"The money for buying ingredients...why don't you just give it to me day by day?" Li Dayong said in a daze as he looked at the large stack of money in his hand.

"It's okay, I trust you." Song Ruan said lightly.

Don’t employ people you doubt, and don’t doubt people you employ.

Since she has decided to let Li Dayong do the job, she must trust him. If she is betrayed, she can afford the consequences.

But her light words deeply moved the big guy Li Dayong.

"Boss, don't worry! I will never let you down! I will definitely sell out all the stewed meat every day. If I can't sell it all in the shop, I will sell it somewhere else. I guarantee that I will make money for you every day!"

Li Dayong spoke in a sonorous and passionate voice, almost swearing an oath on the spot.

Song Ruan was stunned by the sudden use of the word "boss".

She couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's okay, it's okay. If we can't sell all of them, we can eat them ourselves."

Anyway, she is quite confident about the braised pork in the shop. If she were a customer, she would definitely be happy to buy some delicious braised pork if they saw it sold outside the school. After all, delicious snacks are very rare nowadays.

Moreover, this is just a preliminary attempt, and she doesn’t just sell this.

Song Ruan took out the vegetable seeds she bought today. Except for a bag of beans and a bag of loofah seeds that she would plant in the black soil of the space, she took out all the others.

"These are the seeds of Chinese cabbage, Chinese cabbage, leek, loofah, cucumber, and beans, among which Chinese cabbage is the most abundant.

We can plant some in the yard, and the houses here have vegetable plots.

Some other day we will find this house and the vegetable garden of this beautiful house and plant the vegetable seeds there.

When the vegetables have grown, in addition to the ones we eat ourselves, we can make the largest amount into spicy cabbage and sell it in the store."

If we say that braised pork is sold to students who have extra money.

So, kimchi is sold to students who have no spare money.

A large number of students are reluctant to buy vegetables in the cafeteria, so you can sell kimchi to them and eat it with their meals in the cafeteria.

"Okay, I'll go dig the soil now!"

Li Dayong now wanted to use up all his strength to prove that Song Ruan did not trust him wrongly, so he was full of energy when he heard that there was work to do.

Li Dayong went out to the yard and saw a hoe lying on the mud ground. He immediately picked it up and started hoeing to loosen the soil.

Everyone started to busy themselves with their own affairs.

After dinner in the evening, Song Ruan talked about salary with Li Dayong in the yard.

“I have in mind two types of salary for you.

The first type is a fixed salary, which includes food and accommodation, and you can get six dollars a month.

The second is profit sharing, where after deducting the cost from the profit, 10% is given to you. The more you earn, the more you get, and the less you earn, the less you get. Moreover, if you lose money, you will not get any salary for that month. "

Song Ruan carefully explained the two different salary models to him and asked him to choose.

In fact, if it were her, she would choose the second one.

Because she had done business before, she was confident in these deals, but others often couldn't see the gross profit behind these deals.

"I choose the second one." Li Dayong said without hesitation.

He didn't think about which one could get more wages. He was thinking that Song Ruan had already given him a place to live and food to eat, and he couldn't let a good person suffer.

"Okay, that's settled. Just sign the contract." Song Ruan was very pleased with his choice.

If you want to expand your business, you must have trustworthy and reliable people under you.

She was impressed by Li Dayong's character, so she also hoped that he could make money and help her for a long time.

The next day was Sunday.

After waking up in the morning, Song Ruan did not stay in bed.

Because today I want to teach Li Dayong how to make braised pork.

Song Ruan changed her clothes and went downstairs, and found that Li Dayong had already gone to the meat processing factory early in the morning to buy ingredients such as chicken feet, duck feet, and duck necks.

"You bought it so early?"

It takes an hour to go to the meat processing factory and back, not to mention the long queues, unless...

Li Dayong scratched his head and said in a silly voice, "I went early and was the first in line, so I can come back quickly."

He is a hard-working person, Song Ruan praised him in her heart.

"Then I will teach you how to make stewed pork."

Stewed pork requires secret ingredients and control of time and heat.

Song Ruan did not keep anything to himself and told Li Dayong all these things one by one and asked him to write them down so that he could strictly follow the steps and time.

Liu Guilan also followed and learned together. After all, she would come to help when she was free.

As the steps proceed step by step, the fragrance slowly wafts out.

"Wow, it smells so good! Aunt Song Ruan, the house smells so good~"

The kids and daughter who were playing outside rushed in and exclaimed that the smell was great.

Song Ruan smiled and said, "Well, if it smells good, then you can smell it more. This is spicy and children can't eat it."

The two children looked disappointed for a moment, but they quickly recovered and actually started to smell it happily.

He first took a deep breath, then said with a smile that it smelled great.

"Come on, come on, it's ready to be served!"

Li Dayong and Liu Guilan each brought out a pot of stew.

Song Ruan quickly called the two children and said, "Come on, let's go and ask your beautiful aunt to come over for some stewed pork."

"Okay~" the two children shouted, and ran ahead with a click.

After calling Zhao Meili over, everyone sat at the table and prepared to taste the food.

"Eat this spicy one first."

Song Ruan and the other two who were cooking watched Zhao Meili eat first.

Zhao Meili picked up a duck claw and took a tentative bite, chewing it.

"How about it?"

Everyone was waiting for her comment, but Zhao Meili didn't say anything and just shook her head.

This made Li Dayong and Liu Guilan very worried and anxious.

Song Ruan didn't believe it, so she picked up a duck foot and wanted to try it.

But before she started, Zhao Meili spat out the bone and continued to chew it.

She didn't speak until she finished the whole chicken foot.

"Mm, yummy, yummy."

"How do you make it delicious?" Song Ruan looked at her and asked.

Zhao Meili thought about it carefully and replied, "It's the kind that tastes good."

Everyone: “…”

"Can you please stop talking nonsense and give some constructive comments?"

"...Oh." Zhao Meili felt a little aggrieved.

"Think back to how it felt when you were eating and after you were done eating."

Zhao Meili thought carefully, "It's very easy to eat in my mouth. It's not like what others make, which you can't bite off with your claws. This one is easy to eat, but the oil is not cooked soft. Instead, it feels very chewy."

Zhao Meili is trying hard to describe it.

"How does it taste?" Song Ruan asked again.

"The taste... a little salty, a little numbing, and a little spicy."

"Then try the spicy flavor. We only made these two flavors today." Song Ruan picked up another duck foot and put it in her bowl.

"Yeah, okay." Zhao Meili was very happy and started eating it.

"This spicy one is a little spicier, and has a very special salty flavor."

After Zhao Meili’s evaluation, everyone started eating, and after tasting it, they all thought it was delicious.

Li Dayong also gained greater confidence in the subsequent transactions.

"Boss, how do you sell this braised pork? How much does it cost?" Li Dayong asked the most crucial question.

Song Ruan had already thought about this question, so he answered without hesitation: "Sell by the pound, 30 cents a pound."

"30 cents a pound?" Li Dayong and Liu Guilan widened their eyes. "But the chicken and duck feet and necks we bought were only 1.2 cents a pound, right?"

"We buy it at 1.2 cents per pound because we buy it directly from the meat processing plant, and we buy 100 pounds at a time, so that's the price."

Of course, there must be two packs of cigarettes and two packets of tea hidden in there, but Song Ruan didn't mention it.

"Will anyone come to buy? Pork is only 0.6 cents a pound, which is half the price of pork." Liu Guilan was still a little worried.

"Don't worry. Even if the price is half of pork, there will be people who will buy it. Buying half a pound at a time is only ten cents. If you buy less, it's only a few cents, which is equivalent to the price of an egg."

Zhao Meili quickly raised her hand to express her opinion: "I think Song Ruan is right. If it were me, I would definitely buy it. I'm tired of the usual meals and have been wanting to eat something delicious for a long time!"

After some discussion, the final price was decided to be 30 cents per pound.

Li Dayong swallowed and told aloud what he had calculated in his mind.

"I buy the ingredients at 1.2 cents and sell them at 30 cents, so I make 1.8 cents per kilogram, and 18 yuan for 100 kilograms. So, I make 540 yuan a month?"

Li Dayong looked incredulous.

Song Ruan said calmly, "There are hidden costs, including your labor, the monthly value of the shop, the cost of the bus, and the cost of the ingredients. After deducting all the other costs, you only make about 400 yuan a month."

"......That's all?" Li Dayong blinked.

"......Just now?" Liu Guilan blinked.

Song Ruan looked at them and laughed, "Okay, don't make a fuss. We don't know if we can sell it tomorrow."

"That's right!" This sentence successfully brought Li Dayong back to his senses, and his face instantly showed a tense feeling as if he was about to go to the battlefield.

"Boss, can you teach me how to make the remaining two flavors?"

One hundred kilograms of chicken and duck feet and necks were divided into four portions. After tasting the first two portions, Song Ruan taught them how to make two other flavors.

Song Ruan planned to make this braised dish for dinner today, but Li Dayong was reluctant to eat it. After cooking, he immediately took a shoulder pole and carried out these pots of braised dishes, selling them everywhere.

In the evening, Li Dayong came back carrying a shoulder pole, with a happy face.

"Half of the stewed pork has been sold."

Selling half of it means that today's ingredients will not be lost money, and even a little profit will be made. This makes Li Dayong feel more at ease, as he is finally not eating for free.

The next day, the stewed pork shop quietly opened.

However, Song Ruan and the others had to go to class, so Li Dayong was the only one in the shop with the two children.

After school at noon, Song Ruan and his two friends first went to the cafeteria to eat quickly, and then got some food to go to the shop for Li Dayong and the two children.

The busiest time of day is at noon when school is over, but there are few people in front of the shop.

After Song Ruan arrived, she handed him the meal she had ordered: "Brother Li, this is lunch. You and the children should go eat first. I will serve for a while."

Li Dayong took the lunch box with some shame, "Boss, sales are not good today..."

"It's okay, it's only the first day, it's normal."

Song Ruan sent Li Dayong to eat, and she and Liu Guilan took over the braised pork stall.

Zhao Meili couldn't bring herself to stand in front and sell things, so she bought a pound of braised pork with her own money to eat in the store.

Li Dayong quickly ate a few mouthfuls of rice to fill his stomach, then ran over.

"Boss, I want to cut up some duck feet and put them in front for free for people who want to buy them."

"A taste test?"

"What if others don't buy it? Then we'll lose money," Liu Guilan questioned.

Li Dayong hesitated for a moment and said, "But when I went to pick out the stewed pork and sell it yesterday, I found that some people were hesitant because they didn't know what it tasted like. Our stewed pork is so delicious, if they tasted it, many people would definitely be willing to buy it."

Song Ruan hummed: "That makes sense. Good wine needs to be hidden in a remote alley. This is indeed a good idea."

She didn't expect that Li Dayong's observation skills were somewhat similar to her second brother's.

By the way, her second brother who was studying at a university in Hai City wrote a letter a while ago saying that a document supporting private enterprises had just come down, and his teacher asked him to register a company and personally guided him to set up a small factory.

Her second brother also asked her in the letter to register the company as soon as possible, saying that it would require a license for business. She went to handle the formalities when she received the letter. It has been more than half a month now, and it is time to find time to ask whether it has been completed.

"It's you!" an angry voice sounded in front of the shop.

It brought Song Ruan back to her senses from her thoughts.

"Tao Sanjin?" I haven't seen this disgusting thing for a long time. I almost forgot there was such a person in Peking University.

"Are you selling things?" Tao Sanjin showed a look of happy disdain on his face. "Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, these lowly jobs are really suitable for you."

"Brother Li, come out and beat him up!" Song Ruan was too lazy to talk to this kind of person and just suppressed him with force.

Li Dayong was washing lunch boxes in the back. When he heard the shouting, he rushed out.

As soon as the shadow of the tall and strong figure appeared, Tao Sanjin was so frightened that he trembled physically.

The memory of being beaten that day was revived.

"You, you, you! Only villains and women are difficult to raise!" Tao Sanjin stammered and ran away without looking back.

In the next few days, except for the first two days when the braised pork could not be sold out and had to be carried on a shoulder pole to sell it from door to door, the business in the following days was so good that it increased exponentially.

Along with the noise, rumors suddenly spread.

"Have you heard? The top scorer in the college entrance exam, Song Ruan, is selling food outside the school!"

"I heard that! It seems that they still sell chicken feet and duck feet."

"This thing doesn't even have meat, is anyone going to eat it?"

"Yes! Besides, doing business is such a shameful thing!"

"You can't make much money. If you weren't crazy, you wouldn't do this kind of business, right?"

"That's right. I used to see her wearing nice clothes and thought she came from a wealthy family. But now it seems like she was just pretending!"

"How do you know that doing business is not profitable?" Song Ruan passed by and couldn't help but interrupt when he heard the two students' discussion.

After being caught gossiping behind someone's back, the two of them immediately blushed and ran away without saying a word.

But the rumors did not stop, instead they became more and more outrageous.

Even the teacher came to her.