"Pfft! Cough cough..." Just when Yang Ruxin was about to have a sip of soup before getting to work, she was startled into spraying it out.
Gu Yao and Erni also widened their eyes in shock.
"Xinxin, what’s wrong? Are you okay?" Gu Qingheng heard Yang Ruxin coughing and quickly raised his hand. "How could you be so careless?"
"Gu Qingheng." Yang Ruxin quickly wiped her mouth and grabbed his hand, "Who taught you to shout like that?"
"Is it wrong?" Gu Qingheng had a puzzled look, "I heard the other vendors shouting like this..."
"Right," Yang Ruxin smiled but then felt a bit moved, "However, you don’t need to shout..." Someone of such elegance should appear untainted by worldly concerns. It really was... a waste of your talents to have you shouting like a street vendor.
"I can’t help you with much else, so I can only help by calling out," Gu Qingheng laughed, "Hurry up, there should be quite a few people over here, right?"
Yang Ruxin then nodded and glanced at Erni: "Let’s get to work." If they couldn’t sell anything, it would be letting down Gu Qingheng’s efforts in shouting.
Erni also nervously nodded her head.
"Jianbing guozi, roujiamo..." Yang Ruxin started to hawk her food, "Free bone soup here..." She made a serving while shouting, placed it on a plate, then took out a dagger to cut it into small pieces and handed it to Erni, whispering, "When people come to ask, let them have a taste first."
Erni frowned slightly, thinking to herself that such good food was being given away for free? But since her sister had instructed, she would do as told.
The onlookers, hearing that it was really food for sale, gathered around but didn’t approach too closely, instead watching from a distance.
Erni, holding the plate, didn’t know what to do.
Gu Qingheng shouted out a couple more times, but still, no one came forward. Left with no choice, he took the plate from Erni’s hands and walked towards the crowd: "All you hard-working uncles and older brothers, these are homemade snacks, filling and tasty. This is jianbing guozi, eight wen each. Come on, don’t be shy, try them for free first..." As he spoke, he picked up a piece with chopsticks and handed it to a man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties, "Here, uncle, try and see if it’s good. It’s made with fine flour and even has meat in it..."
"This..." The man seemed hesitant.
"It’s okay if you don’t buy after tasting, it’s free to try..." Yang Ruxin’s smile was very sincere.
"Well, it’s agreed then, I’m not paying." The old man swallowed his saliva, wanting to refuse, but the food smelled too good, and he could actually see the slices of meat inside, so he stated his condition.
"It’s free and besides, we also offer bone soup. It’s been simmered overnight with large bones, free to drink..."
The old man actually took it, sniffed it first, and then stuffed it into his mouth, chewing loudly.
The people around him watched eagerly.
"Hmm." Having swallowed, the old man nodded, "Tasty."
As soon as he had said that, the people nearby surrounded them, all wanting to taste, and in an instant, the plate was empty.
"My food is filling, and besides these, we also have roujiamo, which are six wen each. Buy one and you can have free bone soup too..." Yang Ruxin took the chance to advertise, "As you all can see, my cart is only this big, so there’s a limited quantity. Once it’s sold out, that’s it..."
"Give me one of those samples from before..." Sure enough, finally someone piped up to