During the long may day holiday, our family went to Qiliping to visit grandparents. This is the season when the shoots grow in March. Dad suggested that I sell bamboo shoots and experience life.
第二天一大早，我就跟着外婆来到菜市场。菜市场人可真多，我们就在一条小道旁边“安营扎寨”。外婆从背兜里拿出一早采来的竹笋摆放好，又在旁边开始削笋了。
The next morning, I followed my grandmother to the market. There are so many people in the food market. We just set up a camp next to a path. Grandma took out the bamboo shoots from her back pocket and put them in place. Then she began to cut the bamboo shoots.
三月笋外皮棕黑色，又短又粗，笋尖尖尖的，真似一把锋利的剑。外婆麻利地提着笋尖往下一削，再一拧一扯，竹笋就脱掉了衣服，真似个白白的胖小子。我看着外婆娴熟的手艺，不禁出神了。外婆笑着说：“你别看我削笋子，自己去吆喝呀！莫非你不敢，”“什么不敢。”我口头虽然这么说，可头一回卖菜，还是有点害怕的。
In March, the outer skin of the bamboo shoot is brown black, short and thick. The tip of the bamboo shoot is sharp, just like a sharp sword. Grandma quickly took the tip of the bamboo shoot and cut it down, then twisted it, and the bamboo shoot took off its clothes. It was like a fat white boy. I watched grandma's skillful craftsmanship and couldn't help but get distracted. Grandma smiled and said, "don't look at me cutting bamboo shoots. Go and shout for myself! "I don't think so." Although I said it verbally, I was a little afraid of selling vegetables for the first time.
过往的人有的行色匆匆，看都不看一眼；有的步调缓慢，盯了盯竹笋，又走了；有的蹲下身子，拨弄一下竹笋，还是离开了。“你看你，快吆喝呀，多少生意都跑了。”外婆开始用激将法。昨晚还说卖菜小菜一碟，可今天怎么……唉。
Some people in the past are in a hurry and don't even look at them; some are slow-moving and stare at the bamboo shoots and go again; some squat down and fiddle with the bamboo shoots and leave. "Look at you. Shout out quickly. Many businesses have gone." Grandma began to use the method of agitation. Last night, I also said that it's a piece of cake, but today Alas.
“这竹笋怎么卖的。”正当我沮丧之时，一个外地口音响起。我猛一抬头，是一位带着太阳镜的老婆婆。“削了皮的八元一斤，这个五元一斤。”没等我开口，外婆抢先介绍。“好的，给我称三斤没削皮的。”等老婆婆走后，我埋怨到：“你怎么抢我生意。”“好、好，下次我不说了。”一位叔叔向我们走来，我鼓起胆子笑眯眯地问：“叔叔，您要买笋子吗？今天早上采的，很新鲜。”叔叔看了看我，又看了看竹笋，笑着说：“好，我买两斤没削的。”天呀！我竟然做成了第一笔生意。握着手中的十元钱，我兴奋极了。客人来了一批又一批，我卖竹笋的钱也越来越多，信心也越来越满。我感觉自己成了卖笋小能手了，不禁飘飘然起来。
"How do you sell this bamboo shoot?" Just when I was depressed, a foreign accent sounded. I suddenly looked up, was an old woman with sunglasses. "Eight yuan for skinning, five yuan for skinning." Didn't wait for me to speak, grandma first introduced. "OK, give me three Jin without peeling." When the old woman left, I complained, "how do you rob my business?" "Well, well, I won't say it next time." When an uncle came to us, I summoned up my courage and asked smilingly, "uncle, would you like to buy a bamboo shoot? I picked it this morning. It's fresh. " Uncle looked at me, looked at the bamboo shoots again, smiled and said, "OK, I'll buy two catties of it." God! I actually made my first business. Holding the ten yuan in my hand, I was very excited. The guests came to me one after another, and I sold more and more bamboo shoots with more and more money and more confidence. I feel that I have become a small expert in selling bamboo shoots, and I can't help floating.
哈！又来了一位打扮时髦的帅哥，他这里翻翻，哪里弄弄，把我摆放得整整齐齐的竹笋给弄乱了。我不禁有点烦了：“你到底买不买。”帅哥盯了盯我，不满地离开了。“哼！金玉其外。”我嚷嚷道。外婆看透了我的心思，语重心长地说：“做生意最重要的是以礼、以诚待人，你刚才的表现顾客是不喜欢的。”听了外婆的话，我惭愧起来。
Ha! Here comes another handsome guy dressed in fashionable clothes. He rummaged here, where to get it, and disordered the bamboo shoots that I placed neatly. I can't help but get a little upset: "do you want to buy or not?" The handsome man stared at me and left discontentedly. "Hum! Beyond gold and jade. " I cried. Grandma saw through my mind and said: "the most important thing in business is to treat people with courtesy and sincerity. You just showed that customers don't like it." I was ashamed to hear my grandmother's words.
老大爷慢慢走来，我立刻迎上去：“老爷爷，您瞧，这笋子是今天早上刚采的，十分新鲜，买一些吗？”老大爷笑眯眯的打量我一番，竟毫不犹豫的称了十斤，成了我的大主顾，我惊讶地张大嘴巴。“小伙子，你有礼貌，有出息，为了鼓励你，我多买点回家。”慈祥的老爷爷一边笑呵呵地说着，一边把钱递到我手中。老爷爷的话让我的心里暖洋洋的，一颗礼貌的种子我的心中扎下了根……
The old man walked slowly, and I immediately greeted him: "Grandpa, you see, this bamboo shoot was just picked this morning. It's very fresh. Do you want to buy some?" The eldest brother looked at me with a smile, and without hesitation, he weighed ten Jin and became my big customer. I opened my mouth in surprise. "Young man, you are polite and promising. In order to encourage you, I will buy more to go home." The kind grandfather said with a smile and handed the money to me. Grandpa's words make my heart warm. A polite seed has rooted in my heart
一次小小的卖笋，让我受益匪浅。
A small sale of bamboo shoots benefited me a lot.