It was already late, and no one had eaten yet. Li Yan said to them, "Thank you all for your hard work today. I'll go buy some food!"

Li Jianmin called his sister over and said, "Don't waste that money! The stove is ready. I brought some flour from home and will make noodles for you."

After saying that, he immediately picked up the wooden barrel and went towards the restaurant. These two shops had no backyard, so it was still a little inconvenient to do business now. Li Yan thought that when she saw Qin Yue next time, she would discuss with him about expanding the backyard.

Li Jianmin quickly came back with a bucket of water. The rest of the people were also used to doing the work, and they cooperated well. Daya and Xiaocao kneaded and cut the noodles, while the cousin washed the pot and boiled water. The noodles were cooked in just a cup of tea.

A simple bowl of vegetarian noodles paired with tea eggs and braised tofu. The eggs are salty and fragrant, and the noodles are chewy. It is quite a good meal.

When they finished eating and were clearing away their dishes, a few students dressed as scholars came in from outside the food store and asked, "Brother Lin, are those tea eggs you brought from here?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yan immediately stood up and walked forward: "Cousin, what is this?"

Lin Yan explained, "These four are all my classmates. My cousin gave me some tea eggs today, and they thought they were delicious, so they asked me to take them for a walk!"

One of them must have been impatient. As soon as Lin Yan finished speaking, he couldn't wait to ask, "Excuse me, young lady, how much are these tea eggs?"

Li Yan told everyone the price of the snacks, and the man immediately said he wanted to buy five to take away.

The three students who came with him also bought some to take home for their families to try.

The cousin collected the money and Xiaocao packed the food. The students bought the tea eggs they had been thinking about all morning, said goodbye to Lin Yan, and hurried home with the food.

Li Yan didn't expect that the tea eggs she brought to her cousin this morning would bring her business. Li Yan said with a smile, "It seems that the tea eggs I gave to her cousin this morning were the right thing to do!"

It is really an unexpected success.

After a few words, Lin Yan turned to his sister and said, "The teacher told us to review our lessons this afternoon. I came here to ask you when you'll be leaving. If you're not in a hurry, I'll go back to the academy and come find you later!"

Li Yan: "Cousin, everything is fine in the shop now, you can go back with your cousin first. I am worried about you going back alone. Since you are with your cousin, I won't send you off!"

Lin Qing waved her hands repeatedly, "My brother and I will go back!" She knew how busy her cousin was these days, so she didn't want to trouble her anymore.

After seeing the two off, they returned to the shop, and Li Yan reviewed today's affairs in the snack shop with her eldest brother.

"Today went pretty smoothly. Besides the eight fried chickens that Shopkeeper Qian ordered, the rest were sold out smoothly!"

He then counted all the copper coins sold today and handed them to Li Yan: "A total of 2,160 coins. The fried chicken sold for 1,400 coins, the braised chicken offal sold for 160 coins, and the braised tea eggs and dried tofu sold for 600 coins."

Li Yan took the money and asked, "Is there anything you can't decide on?"

This is true: "If other restaurants or food establishments come to us to order fried chicken, will we accept it?"

"We are open for business now. We have no business turning away. Just treat everyone equally, big brother!"

Li Jianmin nodded, indicating that he understood. Then, as if remembering something, he asked, "Sister, how many chickens should we prepare tomorrow?"

Li Yan didn't answer but asked, "Brother, how many chickens do you think should be prepared?"

Li Jianmin thought for a moment and said, "In my opinion, apart from what Piaoxianglou has reserved, we can't prepare too much ourselves."

"Oh? Why? Aren't all forty chickens sold out today?" Li Yan asked curiously.

Li Jianmin began to recount his thoughts: "The first day is when we just opened, so we're having discounts and the prices are a bit lower. Today is a market day, so there will be a lot of people, and there will definitely be those who are willing to spend money and take some home to try. By tomorrow, those who want to try something new will have already tried it, and those who are reluctant to spend will still be reluctant to do so. So I suggest we stock up a little less!"

The most important thing is that the market has not been fully opened, and the customers who can really afford to spend have not arrived yet!

After hearing this, Daya couldn't help but exclaim, "This shop makes money by selling fried chicken. If fried chicken doesn't sell well, how much money can we make from snacks alone?"

This is indeed a problem. Li Yan remained silent, looking at the few people with frowns on their faces as they thought. She wanted to know if they could come up with a way to deal with it.

At this time, Li Jianmin said, "How about we sell roast chicken? The stove is equipped with a roasting oven, how about a different flavor?"

Li Yan shook her head in disapproval. Changing the taste still does not solve the fundamental problem. There are not so many consumers at present.

In fact, as long as we base ourselves on the needs of the market at this time, we can fundamentally change the problem.

At this time, Xiaocao, who had been silent all this time, spoke up: "Girl, although this market is closed, I see there are still many craftsmen working inside. They should need to eat at noon. Why don't we start from there?"

Xiaocao continued under Li Yan's encouraging gaze, "I just noticed that when it's time for dinner, the craftsmen go to the stalls up ahead to buy food. Maybe we can make some in our shop, too?"

"But we are a snack shop. Do we have to change it into a restaurant?" Li Jianmin asked in confusion.

Li Yan first affirmed Xiaocao's observation skills, then said, "Since we're open for business, we have to find a way to keep this shop afloat. Right now, many shops in this market haven't opened yet, and customers haven't arrived yet. We can't just sit there and wait for business to come to us! If the mountain doesn't come to me, I'll go to the mountain. As long as we can meet the needs of the people now, why should we be afraid of not being able to do business?"

Li Jianmin also heard that his cousin must have come up with an idea at this moment, so he said, "Second sister, please don't embarrass us. If you have any good ideas, please tell us!"

"Xiao Cao just said that the majority of people at the market right now are these craftsmen. All we have to do is provide a meal that's both delicious and filling, and affordable. That way, we'll have a good business!"

"Noodles, wontons, and buns?" Li Jianmin asked.

"Noodles and wontons require water. We don't have a well now, so it's not very convenient. I think it would be better for us to just sell buns!" Daya suggested.

The three of them were undecided for a moment and looked at Li Yan, waiting for her final decision.

"The noodles are fine, but you can try a different method! Just make the scallion oil noodles! Fry the scallions and garlic in oil until fragrant, then mix them with our soy sauce. It's delicious, inexpensive, and can be served quickly!" Li Yan suggested.

Although I have never eaten it, I feel it must be right just by listening to it.

After coming to his senses, Li Jianmin hurriedly said, "Sister, I will listen to you!"