Early April.
It's another morning.
The family had dinner. Chen Qi was wearing a set of gray clothes and pants, with a cotton shirt underneath, and the same pair of black-faced and red-soled cloth shoes. He was happily going to sell tea, but his parents were miserable.
Face, I sent someone out of the camp to kill him.
"You said you don't want a good job, you have to ruin yourself."
"I don't know what your temper is? Do you have the nerve to shout? You don't even know how to count the money people give you."
Yu Xiuli's nose burst into tears, and Chen Qi was speechless: "Mom, don't make me look like a fool, I'm smarter than a monkey!"
"Be careful anyway. If you can't continue, just tell us."
Chen Jianjun also gave a warning.
Finally, Yu Xiuli took another cotton hat and wanted to put it on him. Chen Qi refused to wear it. This thing would make his appearance very vague. The upper limit was Edison Chen and the lower limit was Zhao Benshan.
Huang Zhanying has been waiting beside her, but in comparison, her parents don't care at all.
Chen Qi waved his hand, and Huang Zhanying followed silently, creating a sharp contrast. Those who knew about it were going to sell tea, but those who didn't knew thought that Gui Nan had given him a gift of 800,000 yuan and was finally marrying his wife.
The meeting point is at the Qianmen Arrow Tower.
The distance was only a few hundred meters, and the two of them walked there in about ten minutes.
This central axis of the capital includes the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Monument to the People's Heroes, the Memorial Hall, and to the south of the Memorial Hall is the Qianmen. Further south from the Qianmen is the Arrow Tower. It is only 5 kilometers from the flag pole in Tiananmen Square.
Belongs to the core scope.
This archery tower was built in the Ming Dynasty. It is 38 meters high and quite spectacular. There is a gate below. The People's Liberation Army entered the city through this gate in 1949.
"Huang Zhanying!"
"Chen Qi!"
At this moment, on the east side of the arrow tower, the 11 unemployed young people have arrived, and they are busy running around under the command of Aunt Wang. Aunt Wang saw them and called out: "Come and help, put the bowls on the table and turn on the stove!"
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"Okay!"
Chen Qi didn't say anything, just rolled up his sleeves and started doing it.
There wasn't much to prepare for selling tea. We pooled together 40 yuan and bought two large teapots, tea leaves, and 50 large porcelain bowls. We borrowed the table and built the stove ourselves. That's right, we built the stove at the front door!
This is nothing, there are still people selling radishes in Tiananmen Square...
Tea is the cheapest high-end tea, costing 2 cents a bowl, yes, 2 cents. Arctic soda is only 15 cents a bottle, which is called light luxury. How much does a large bowl of tea with a much different taste and temperament cost? Of course.
Check out Pinduoduo for the price.
Chen Qi looked busy, but actually he did nothing.
Schrodinger was busy.
"Ouch, I'm so exhausted!"
This guy pretended to wipe his sweat and said, "Aunt Wang, can I have a bowl to try first?"
"Come and have a try. Although our tea is cheap, it can quench your thirst. Passers-by are looking for water not for the taste, but for quenching their thirst. Come on, you are tired too, so take a rest first..."
Aunt Wang is a very capable person, so she poured several bowls of water for everyone to share.
Chen Qi picked up the big bowl, but it felt rough to the touch. He took another bite, and his taste buds suddenly hit a memory nerve: that was when he was still working part-time in his previous life, and he spent ten yuan on Taobao to buy half a catty of Biluochun.
The main taste is "Bah, bah, bah!"
"Quante Niang tea leaves and stems!"
My friends don't feel much about it. I've been drinking it since I was a kid.
What is Gaomo?
The poor people in the old capital couldn't afford good tea, but they also liked to drink tea. Tea shops named this product "high-end tea powder". By selling it, the poor people not only drank tea, but also gained face.
Hey! Just call it authentic!
"Zhang Yiyuan", a time-honored brand in Dashilan, still insists on selling this kind of high-end products in later generations.
While they were busy, a crowd had already gathered around them.
Qianmen has been a prosperous place since the Qing Dynasty. There are many shops here and the transportation is convenient. There are bus stations, bus stations, subway stations (opened to traffic in 1971), and a large foreign-related hotel "Qianmen Hotel". There are all small shops parked at the door.
car……
The current population of the capital is 8.97 million. Including those on business trips from other places, overseas guests and overseas Chinese from Hong Kong and Macao, countless people pass through it every day.
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The men, women, and children were dressed in gray, blue, and military green clothes, with three layers inside and three layers outside. They looked like surprised NPCs with question marks above their heads. As long as they took a step forward, they could trigger the "big bowl of tea task."
When Huang Zhanying and others came back to their senses, they saw such a scene.
Then, I got all scared.
"Aunt Wang, what should we do?"
"Shout!"
"We have a brand."
"You have to shout even if you have a brand. This is called business. Where will the people come from if you don't shout?"
"Scream, shout, shout..."
The 12 people, including Huang Zhanying, are like those clear and stupid college students in later generations. No one has ever done this, and they can't let go of their face - let alone 1979, let you set up a stall in 2024 and let you shout.
Many people couldn't shout.
Aunt Wang was very knowledgeable and said: "Don't count on me. If I help you once, can I help you again and again? You have to rely on yourself."
"Hey, what do you do?"
"Selling what?"
"Why didn't you say anything?"
The crowd of onlookers could see their embarrassment. They had no good intentions or malice. They were just watching the excitement and had already begun to boo.
Huang Zhanying glanced at Chen Qi, who was counting ants with his head down. She had to grit her teeth, her face turned red and her teeth were trembling: "Big, big bowl of tea! 2 cents a bowl!"
boom!
Even though the sign said "Big bowl of tea is divided into two bowls", even if the crowd was mentally prepared, they were still blown away with a loud bang.
This shout is the same as China's first bottle of Coke, the first TV GG, the first poster showing thighs in a swimsuit, the first disco, the first Teresa Teng song, the first red skirt... they are all countless
The waves that merged into the masses slowly gathered into a great tide of reform.
Someone asked from a few steps away: "Comrade, which unit do you belong to?"
"Dashilan Production and Service Cooperative."
"Want a ticket?"
"No votes!"
One question and one answer will prove your identity.
The crowd became more and more commotion, and the person asking the question seemed to hesitate, but finally took a step forward. This guy looked like a middle-aged cadre, carrying a bag, and said with a Shandong flavor: "Bring me three bowls!"
"Okay!"
Huang Zhanying hurriedly signaled to his friend, who was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing. He hurriedly poured water. The tea, which was like yellow soup, was poured into a large porcelain bowl with blue and white background, and the heat was rising.
They were inexperienced, so they should pour it out first and cover it with a lid, so that the tea would be warm and drinkable immediately.
The middle-aged man stretched out his hand and touched it. It felt hot, and he simply chatted for a few words: "We ran for a long time and couldn't find a sip of water. You set up the tea stall very well, we would like to express our gratitude."
"They are all serving the people. Are you here on a business trip?"
"Yes, we are from Shandong."
"Welcome to the capital. You can visit more when you have time. The Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace are all good."
Huang Zhanying slowly stabilized and his true character began to show.
The middle-aged man also had two companions. Each of them drank a bowl. They were not satisfied after drinking, so they had three more bowls. Then they took out two five-cent steel coins and two one-cent steel coins and lined them up neatly on the table.
On, eh, the word row is well used!
“Thank you for supporting our work!”
“Welcome again!”
Huang Zhanying's hands shaking when taking the money were a little ashamed, but also felt a sense of accomplishment. He sold six bowls of tea at once, and threw the four steel coins into the money box. The jingling sound was very nice, and the same expression
Appear on the face of your friend.
Chen Qi is still playing counting ants.
Chapter completed!