Chapter Forty-six: The Train Station

  When Qiū Yè and others arrived at the entrance of the train station, it was almost eight o'clock.

  There were already several vendors at the entrance of the train station. Qiu Ye saw an old man selling roasted flatbread, and he set up his own stall next to the old man.

  Qiu Ye let Zhu Zi Ge put down the iron bucket, then took out all the tea eggs from the other iron bucket that was almost empty and put them into the basin she brought. She stacked the empty bucket on top of the full one and placed it in front as a shelf, then put the basin with tea eggs on top of the bucket, and this small stall was set up.

  Qiu Ye took out a small stool and put it behind, letting Zhu Zhi Ge sit down to rest. She saw that several people had come down from the bus station and were walking towards the train station, so she started calling out in front.

  "Take a look, have a taste, stop for a while, and try it out! Qiu Shi's Five Spice Tea Leaf Eggs are nutritious and delicious. They're a must-have for traveling, visiting relatives and friends!"

  Among those people, there was indeed a young man who was attracted by Qiu Ye's sweet and crisp voice. He walked up to the stall, looked at the brown eggs in the bowl, and asked: "Little sister, are these chicken eggs?"

  "It's Qiu's five-spice tea leaf eggs, big brother, do you want to buy a few to try? They're very delicious." Qiu Ye enthusiastically promoted.

  The man beside the stall was accompanied by a woman who said somewhat impatiently, "Brother, hurry up, or we'll miss the train in a while."

  "It's okay, I'll keep an eye on it. We can definitely make it. Look, none of us have had breakfast yet, and the boxed meals on the train are expensive and taste bad anyway. It's better to buy some at the bottom." The young man said.

  "Then let's buy two shaobing, the old man's shaobing next door is delicious, and with my tea egg, it's guaranteed to be better than the boxed meal on the train." Qiu Ye said.

  "Hey, little sister is quite good at doing business, how much does this tea egg sell for?" the young man asked with interest.

  "Two mao five each."

  "Brother, let's go quickly, it's too expensive, don't buy it, just buying a few shaobing is enough." The woman next to him thought it was expensive and wanted to pull the man to buy shaobing.

  "This isn't expensive, you try eating a dish on the train's dining car, it'll cost at least 1 or 2 yuan, if not more. Think about it, with just 1 or 2 yuan, what kind of dish can you buy? It's either potatoes or cabbage, how can that compare to my tea leaf eggs? These are made from chicken eggs, high in nutritional value, and processed using our family's traditional craftsmanship, they're delicious and can be eaten as a dish. So, my tea leaf eggs aren't expensive at all."

  That man had just wanted to buy it, now hearing Qiu Ye's words made him even more tempted, and he said, "Alright, listen to advice and eat a full meal, little sister, get me four."

  Qiu Ye smiled and turned to look at them, "Alright, big brother, I'm not lying, our tea eggs are delicious, no one says they're bad. But looking at your build, eating two eggs won't be enough for you. I suggest you listen to this lady's advice and buy some buns from the old man. My tea eggs will make a great side dish, absolutely delicious."

  Qiu Ye said while quickly wrapping four tea eggs in newspaper for him.

  "Go on, listen to little sister, old man, you pack two shaobing for me."

  Qiu Ye's business started smoothly like this.

  "Little girl, thank you just now for helping me sell two roasted buns." The old man next to her spoke up and expressed his gratitude after the person left.

  "Uncle, no need to thank me, it's not easy for anyone, just helping out a bit." Qiu Ye had her own reasons for helping this old man sell roasted buns. She didn't want to spend too much time selling tea eggs here, and Zhu Zi Ge wasn't the right material either, so she needed to find someone to take over, and just focus on wholesale herself.

  After that, Qiu Ye did business while chatting with the old man next to him. When selling his own tea eggs, he also promoted the old man's roasted buns.

  The old man selling shaobing is surnamed Cheng. He also learns from others and when someone buys his shaobing, he also promotes Qiu Ye's tea eggs.

  By noon, Qiu Ye's bucket of tea eggs was left with only half.

  Qiu Ye looked at the time and found it was not early, so he took out the five three-tiered mantou buns he had taken in the morning from his backpack, preparing to have lunch with Zhu Zi Ge. Of course, these mantou were distributed according to a ratio of 1:4, Qiu Ye's appetite could be satisfied with just one large mantou.

  Qiu Ye also took out a few tea eggs from the basin and handed two to the old man beside him, "Mr. Cheng, try my family's tea eggs and give me your evaluation, are they delicious?"

  "Oh no, I couldn't possibly want this. This is all stuff you're going to sell for money." Old Man Cheng hastily pushed it away, thinking that even though he was in the business himself, he still couldn't bear to eat it, since it was all meant to be sold for money.

  "It's nothing, just take it and eat it, just two tea eggs, I can still afford it." Qiu Ye forced the tea eggs in her hand into Cheng Da Ye's hands.

  "Hey, hey, do you want to try some of my roasted buns?" Mr. Cheng looked at Qiu Ye's sincere expression and couldn't refuse anymore, but he felt embarrassed for eating two tea eggs without paying, so he hesitated when speaking.

  Qiu Ye hastily waved his hand and said, "No need, Uncle Cheng. We've brought our own mantou. These are too much for us to finish. Let's try your shaobing another time."

  At this time, another customer came in, Qiu Ye hastily handed the remaining tea eggs to Zhu Zi Ge, and then went to attend to the business herself.

  The business in front of the train station is indeed very good, especially at noon. It seems that there are several trains heading south at this time, so there are many people. Qiu Ye's business is also booming. Now everyone doesn't like to call out when selling things, maybe they are ashamed to speak up, so Qiu Ye takes advantage of it. She is a little kid, still a reborn little kid, but she doesn't have that much shame.

  By late afternoon, Qiu Ye's tea eggs were all sold out. After saying goodbye to Cheng Dage, she and Zhu Zi Ge carried the empty bucket back home.

  Uncle Cheng looked at the two people walking away, feeling really envious. This tea egg is selling well. In just half a day, he saw that little girl with the surname Qiu sell out a whole bucket of tea eggs, at least over a hundred, and also sold many more of his own baked buns today.

  On the other hand, after Qiu Ye and his wife took a bus back home, Wang Zhu zi thought it was still early and said he wanted to go to the countryside again to collect some more eggs.

  Qiu Ye was delighted, of course. Any boss would be happy to have such a diligent employee. However, she also instructed Zhu Zi Ge not to come back too late, as there were still nearly two thousand eggs stored at his home, so it wouldn't matter if he didn't collect them for a day or two.

  After parting with Zhu Zi, Qiu Ye skipped and jumped all the way home. Today's task was successfully completed, and those vendors must be envious of her. If she worked hard for another two days, she would definitely be able to sell out the tea eggs.

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