I Became Rich after selling Desserts in Ancient Time

Date Cake And Egg Tart

　　"What are you selling, young lady?"

　　"My dear, this is an egg tart. It's sweet. Would you like to buy one to try?"

　　"Sweet? No, no, it's not right for a man like me to eat sweets. How much are these chives?"

　　Tang Yue was silent, watching the customer turn around and go to the lady's stall next to him to ask the price.

　　The old lady said enthusiastically: "Five cents a bundle, my dear, take a look, these are the best willow-leaf chives, just cut early in the morning, still covered with dew, so fresh..."

　　The young man was also very satisfied: "Okay, I want two bundles, and we'll have Yanyue wontons for dinner."[1]

　　The old lady swiftly handed over two bundles of leeks and smilingly put the ten copper coins handed to her by the customer into her purse.

　　"Aunt's business is really good." Tang Yue was a little envious.

　　Half an hour passed, and although my business was not yet open, the lady next door had already sold several bundles of leeks.

　　The old lady knew how good the egg tarts tasted, so the business shouldn't be so bad. She looked at Tang Yue with some sympathy and consoled her, "I guess it's because it's a new product. You know, most people haven't tasted it before, so no matter how good it tastes, they won't know it."

　　Tang Yue felt that this made sense. Having good cooking skills was one thing, but the way to run a business still needed to be explored slowly: "Aunt, you reminded me that when a new product is launched, there should be food tastings."

　　She took out two egg tarts and a piece of date cake, cut them into small pieces, and placed them scattered on the chopping board on the table.

　　He found another clean willow stick and was about to split it into thin sticks with a knife when he suddenly heard a familiar voice.

　　"Isn't this Tang Yue? Why is she setting up a stall like this? But it looks like her business isn't that good."

　　Tang Yue looked up and saw that it was indeed her neighbor Cui Er Niang.

　　Cui Erniang is the wife of her neighbor Wang Dalang. They have been married for five or six years. The relationship between the two families is not bad, but it is definitely not good either.

　　When Tang Yue's parents were still alive, the family was relatively well-off, at least much better off than Wang Dalang's family. When Tang's mother made chicken soup or fried crispy pork, she would always give a bowl to the neighbors, and Tang's father would always spare no effort to help the Wang family build a wall or a yard.

　　At that time, the relationship between the two families was really good. Cui Er Niang was always grateful and said only good things.

　　Ever since Tang's parents died unexpectedly two years ago, leaving the brother and sister helpless, the Tang family's conditions have been going downhill until they are even worse than the Wang family.

　　But Cui Erniang not only did not repay a drop of kindness with a spring of water, but she even seemed to be repaying kindness with grievances.

　　When the Tang family held a funeral, she held her husband and refused to help. The two siblings were hungry and cold, while her family was stewing chicken soup in the yard. She still walked back and forth in front of the Tang family's door in her newly made flowered jacket.

　　All her actions seemed to reveal what she was thinking: Look, I’m living a better life than you are now.

　　No matter how much Cui Erniang shows off, the two families have not openly torn their relations and are still neighbors.