Village Girl Tian Xiaoman: After Breaking Off My Engagement, I Turned My Fortune Around in the County Town with Braised Delicacies
On the day her engagement was broken off, Tian Xiaoman had only 43 yuan in her pocket. She didn't return to her village. Instead, she went alone to the county town, relying on the braising recipe her grandmother had left her. She started by selling braised eggs for fifty cents each outside the vegetable market. When Ma Guixiang cheated customers with a rigged scale, Xiaoman exposed her in public. When Zhao Pangzi demanded a basin fee, she pushed her cart to another street. When Qian Youde demanded seventy percent of her profits, she flatly refused. When Qin Wan tore down her stall, Xiaoman rushed out clutching its sign, without spilling a drop of her precious old broth. From an enamel basin to Xiaoman's Kitchen, from working alone to hiring staff and opening a proper shop, she simmered the humiliation of her broken engagement into a pot of broth that never went cold. Her mother had remarried without taking her along, but later returned to help tend the fire. Xiaoman says, 'As long as the old broth keeps simmering, people can keep going.'
Main characters: Tian Xiaoman, Sun Zhiqiang
Supporting characters: Ma Guixiang, Zhao Pangzi, Qian Youde, Qin Wan
Also known as: 村女田小满：退婚后我靠卤味逆袭闯县城
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Pada hari pertunangannya dibatalkan, Tian Xiaoman hanya mempunyai 43 yuan di dalam poket. Dia tidak pulang ke kampung, sebaliknya pergi seorang diri ke bandar…
Pada hari pertunangannya dibatalkan, Tian Xiaoman hanya mempunyai 43 yuan di dalam poket. Dia tidak pulang ke kampung, sebaliknya pergi seorang diri ke bandar daerah. Dengan berbekalkan resipi masakan rebus berempah peninggalan neneknya, dia mula menjual telur rebus berempah pada harga lima puluh fen sebiji di hadapan pasar sayur. Apabila Ma Guixiang menipu pelanggan menggunakan alat penimbang yang tidak tepat, Xiaoman memeriksa alat itu di hadapan orang ramai. Apabila Zhao Pangzi mengenakan bayaran untuk besen berniaga, dia menolak gerobaknya ke jalan lain. Apabila Qian Youde meminta tujuh puluh peratus daripada keuntungannya, dia terus menolak. Apabila Qin Wan merobohkan gerainya, Xiaoman berlari keluar sambil memeluk papan tanda, tanpa menumpahkan setitik pun kuah rebusan turun-temurun itu. Daripada besen enamel kepada Dapur Xiaoman, daripada berniaga seorang diri kepada mengambil pekerja dan membuka kedai, dia mengubah penghinaan akibat pertunangan yang dibatalkan menjadi seperiuk kuah lama yang apinya tidak pernah padam. Ibunya berkahwin semula tanpa membawanya bersama, tetapi kemudian pulang untuk membantunya menjaga api. Katanya, 'Selagi api kuah lama tidak padam, manusia masih mampu meneruskan hidup.'
村女田小满：退婚后我靠卤味逆袭闯县城 · Village Girl Tian Xiaoman: After Breaking Off My Engagement, I Turned My Fortune Around in the County Town with Braised Delicacies