Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Stall Suspension
After regretfully rejecting the first customer's generous request, Jiang Heng started weighing the items.
Crayfish, spinach, lettuce, and mushrooms.
After weighing them one by one, the opening price for the stall today is 285 yuan.
Jiang Heng happily quoted the price: "A total of 285 yuan."
The familiar sound of money arriving is very pleasant.
Shen Qiong paid the bill with a painful look on her face and picked up her dishes. The next second, she thought of the delicious food she would eat in the evening and smiled happily again.
The sale has officially begun.
Most of them are old customers who are very familiar with the stall and place orders very quickly. However, not many people buy spinach. About three out of ten people will buy it to try it. Generally, they are people who are not short of money and are willing to spend money on food.
Spinach is quite expensive, but its test report looks so good.
Plus, Jiang Heng’s food always tastes better than other people’s.
And it is light in weight, so it doesn't weigh you down.
Thirty yuan per pound can buy half a bag.
When you get home, stir-fry it and it will become a big dish.
It is a pure natural vegetable without pesticides and so clean that it cannot be grown at home. Looking at it this way, the price is also acceptable.
Customers who are willing to pay this money know what is going on.
You can't expect this all-natural vegetable to sell for the same price as other vegetables on the market, right? What's the point of working so hard and carefully growing it?
Jiang Heng: ...cough cough.
It wasn't exhausting.
But she sets this price to differentiate it from other vegetables on the market.
Firstly, she doesn't grow many vegetables, so there's no need to lower the price to speed up sales.
Secondly, the price of such dishes is too low, which will impact the market.
If the quantity is sufficient, the old men and women selling vegetables around her may find it difficult to keep their business open.
Of course, those who are unwilling to buy do not mean that they do not believe in the quality of Jiang Heng's vegetables. Their thinking is also very simple -
There are reports, so it should be true. The price is understandable, but it's a bit beyond their means. The most important thing is that the vegetables taste pretty much the same. They have been eating them for so many years even though they have been sprayed with pesticides. There is no need to pursue more expensive ones, as they are all edible anyway.
Therefore, Jiang Heng did not deliberately promote the product when selling it.
I only brought 30 kilograms with me, and I could sell almost all of it in small amounts.
If you really can’t sell all of it, you can go home and cook it and share it with your cats and dogs.
However, when someone questioned the price, she would quickly shove the test report into his hands and say, "Take a look at this first. The quality is guaranteed, and the price is worth it."
Then the customer: "...well...I'll have some too."
So I really bought half a pound or a pound of spinach.
I always feel that customers who question the product may really want to buy it, but are just afraid of being cheated?
"Two pounds of spinach, six heads of lettuce, and two pounds of crayfish..."
Another customer chose to buy spinach. He saw that there was still one eel left and asked for it as well.
Jiang Heng was quite surprised that the other party actually bought two kilograms of spinach at once, so he looked up inadvertently and found that it was a familiar customer.
The middle-aged man who had first questioned the quality of her lettuce.
Seeing her look, the middle-aged man Shi Junfeng pursed his lips uncomfortably and coughed lightly: "The quality of your vegetables is quite good and they are delicious."
"Thank you. I hope you like the spinach too." Jiang Heng smiled and continued packing.
Shi Junfeng breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the boss probably didn't remember what he did last time.
At first, he really didn't want to believe that there were really natural vegetables that didn't use pesticides that could grow so well. He thought the boss had made money from mushrooms and crayfish, and was using word of mouth to cheat people out of money, so he stood up!
One act of bravery will lead to countless subsequent bouts of introversion.
For example, right now...
He followed the whole process through the live broadcast link in the group and naturally saw the result. He blushed at the time. If he had known that the boss could reimburse the expenses, he would have agreed. Why did he continue to question him?
It's okay now.
Did you get slapped in the face?
At one point I even thought, what a shame, forget it, I won’t buy from this store anymore.
However, at dinner that day, his wife, son, and daughter-in-law took turns asking him why he didn't buy the dishes from the mushroom stall owner?
The dishes on the table seemed to be lacking in flavor and tasted bland.
Shi Junfeng: ...
Well, so did he, so he went to queue up again next time. Fortunately, everyone seemed to have forgotten the little incident that day.
And today, I saw new vegetables.
This time there was a report, and Shi Junfeng felt a little embarrassed. It must be because of his doubts last time that the boss made preparations in advance. However, this test report was indeed reassuring, and... he felt a little guilty about questioning the boss's character last time, so he thought of buying more to make up for it.
The boss suddenly looked at him, and he was so scared that he thought he was recognized.
Fortunately not.
After paying the money, Shi Junfeng carried the bag back.
Alas, we came a little late and didn’t buy any crayfish, but the eels were pretty good too.
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There was a constant stream of guests, and as one left, another came.
Lin Yirui, who hadn't queued in person for a long time, showed up this time just in time. However, he was still a step too late. Seeing the crayfish sold out after less than twenty customers passed by, he let out a painful wail: "Boss! Can't we make a reservation in advance?!"
Unlike most of the customers in the group, he had added the boss's contact information in advance, so before setting up the stall, he casually asked if there were any crayfish. The answer was yes, so he immediately asked if he could make a reservation in advance. Being rejected, he could only work hard and come early to queue up.
However, it was still too late.
The last portion of crayfish, weighing just over two pounds, was bought by the customer in front of the customer in front of him.
He watched helplessly, unable to stop it.
When it was his turn, he could only feel helpless and furious, and curse his boss for arranging work near the end of the day and eating instant noodles without any seasoning packets!
Jiang Heng spread his hands: "If it were possible, it might not be your turn."
Lin Yirui: “…That makes sense!”
Taking another look at the dishes in front of him, he noticed an extra portion of spinach and said casually, "Boss, give me eight heads of lettuce, two kilograms of mushrooms, and one kilogram of spinach."
"Okay." Jiang Heng agreed with a smile.
Without the crayfish, she packed the vegetables even faster. When she was packing the vegetables, she reminded him, "Spinach is 30 yuan per pound."
Lin Yirui was stunned: "Huh?"
After a brief moment of confusion, his eyes locked onto the price list he had just ignored, and his heart skipped a beat.
Oh my god!
This price!
Well, it’s not unacceptable. Except for lettuce, all the other vegetables in the boss’s restaurant are more expensive than spinach.
Lettuce has already conquered him with its sweet and crisp taste, so the price of spinach must be very good.
So he nodded: "It's okay, just pretend."
Jiang Heng got to work, measuring out the contents until they reached a jin (approximately 1 kilogram). If there was a little more, he would just count it as a jin (approximately 1 kilogram) to make it easier to calculate the price. He then added in the other prices: "The total is 255 yuan."
Lin Yirui paid the money and left the team. When he was about to drive his electric scooter back, he suddenly had an idea and called his good brother: "Where is he?"
Chen Ping: "Hmm..."
"A milk tea shop, right?" Without a direct answer, Lin Yirui immediately guessed, "Did you buy some crayfish and don't want to share them with me?!!!"
Chen Ping: "Damn, you overworked dog, you guessed this."
"Personal attacks?! Wait, if I don't finish eating all the crayfish, I'm not surnamed Lin!" Lin Yirui hung up the phone and quickly ran to the milk tea shop.
Chen Ping looked at the hung up phone and slapped his hand, telling himself to be quick and answer this call!
He was about to go back after buying the item, but something happened in the store and he was delayed for a while, so he was caught.
You will have to pay for what you have done.
Why!
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It was just six o'clock when Shen Qiong returned home.
After a busy day, she was tired. Normally, she would order takeout or pack up some noodles from the noodle shop at the entrance of the community and make do with it.
She gets off work on time, but her work starts at 8:30 and ends at 5:30. She is so busy that she has no desire to cook.
Until I came across Jiang Heng's stall.
At first, it was a rare occurrence for a colleague to bring her own meals. No matter what she cooked, it was all related to mushrooms. Shen Qiong used to be her dining partner, but now her dining partner has abandoned her. No, she hasn't completely abandoned her, as she will let her taste the food.
She was so greedy that she was crying.
But this is someone else's dish, so she can't eat too much.
I feel even more sad.
So she asked her how her cooking skills suddenly improved, and then she heard about this stall, so Shen Qiong tried it and later became a regular customer.
Whenever the boss sets up a stall, she goes to buy.
As long as we have the boss’s food at home, we can have a meal.
For example, mushroom fried rice, mushroom soup, etc.
It goes without saying that there are many benefits to cooking for yourself. She doesn't have acne-prone skin. Before, her colleagues said that their faces were clearer, but she didn't realize it much. But as she ate her own cooking almost every day, her sleep improved, her complexion improved, and her purple lips returned to their previous rosy color without her noticing.
Therefore, I decisively joined the boss’ vegetable selling group, and as soon as I saw the news of setting up a stall today, I ran over immediately.
Buy, buy, buy!
This purchase will cover the food for the next two days!
As a result, I was lucky enough to encounter crayfish.
After skillfully handling the crayfish, Shen Qiong began to follow the tutorial. As long as she didn't make any sudden changes, the dishes cooked with the boss's recipe would taste very good. Finally, she poured in half a bottle of beer and cooked it. At this time, she began to process the spinach.
One pound may not seem like a lot, but it actually weighs quite a bit.
Shen Qiong decided to make two dishes, one part was cooked into soup with mushrooms, and the other part was blanched and served cold, both of which were convenient and quick to prepare.
Cut off the roots and cut the rest into sections. Wash them and put them in the mushroom soup when it is fragrant. The tutorial says that if the vegetables are tender, you can put them in later.
Just at this time, the fragrant crayfish are out of the pot. Wash the empty pot, add water again, and blanch the spinach. This time, calculate the time in seconds, especially the leaves. Put them in for five seconds and then you can take them out.
The spinach, which was originally green, became much brighter in color after being blanched in hot water.
Take it out and put it on a plate, then pour the prepared cold dressing on it. Finally, put the spinach into the mushroom soup and cook for one minute. Before serving, break off a few lettuce leaves and stuff them in.
One meat dish, one vegetable dish and one soup are ready.
Pour a bowl of rice and start eating!
The first thing to eat is of course the fragrant crayfish.
It was a very big one. She pinched the shrimp tail and body and twisted it in the opposite direction. The shrimp tail was broken off, and a large piece of meat came out. In order to save trouble, she did not open the back of the shrimp when she handled it herself. The shrimp meat was still tender and white, so she put it in the soup and rinsed it, then bit the shrimp meat covered with soup.
With a little force, the shrimp meat is brought out whole.
The stimulating spicy flavor and the tenderness of the shrimp are perfectly combined.
So satisfying and delicious! So tender! So bouncy!
After eating several of them, Shen Qiong felt as if all the fatigue from work was cured.
After slightly satisfying her craving, she finally had the appetite to eat something else.
If you are eating alone, you don’t need to serve soup separately. Just scoop it out with a spoon. The light yet delicious mushroom soup is as delicious as ever. Eat two pieces of vegetables. The lettuce is blanched for a short time and is still a bit crispy. The freshness is also accompanied by the sweetness of the lettuce.
Try another bite of spinach.
It is soft and delicate, with the unique fragrance of vegetables and a slight sweetness when chewed.
The key is——
There is no usual astringent taste.
It also has the delicious flavor of mushroom soup, so the taste is particularly good!
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been eating too much lettuce these days, but Shen Qiong felt pleasantly surprised when she suddenly ate this completely different vegetable.
Better than expected!
Shen Qiong liked it very much and couldn't wait to pick up the cold spinach.
It feels different from the spinach in mushroom soup.
The blanching time is not long, the leaves are still soft and delicate, but the leaf stems are more crisp and tender. The cold salad sauce she prepared is the very common minced garlic, salt, chili powder, and hot oil. After the garlic aroma and spicy taste are stimulated, balsamic vinegar and light soy sauce are added.
A very common combination.
When combined with spinach, it tastes sour, spicy, salty and fragrant, while you can also taste the sweetness of the spinach itself and a hint of the fragrance of grass. In this hot summer, it is especially refreshing and comfortable to eat.
After taking one bite, Shen Qiong took a second big bite with his chopsticks.
Drink two more sips of soup.
Let’s eat crayfish again.
They are all delicious!
Each one has its own characteristics, I can’t eat them all!!!
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"It's time to eat!"
Shi Junfeng shouted and put the tomato, egg and mushroom soup in his hand on the table.
At this time, there was a serving of stir-fried eel, a serving of oil-drenched lettuce, a serving of stir-fried spinach, and finally tomato, egg and mushroom soup, and stir-fried tea tree mushrooms with bacon on the table.
Shi Junfeng's son asked curiously, "Why are there eels?"
Shi Junfeng: "You guys were all clamoring for Boss Jiang's food, so I happened to come across him today, so I bought some. I didn't buy any crayfish, but there was one eel left, so I bought that. The boss was also selling spinach today, so I bought that too."
As for how much the spinach costs, he won't say for now.
I was in a difficult situation at the time and wanted to buy more to show my support.
If it doesn't taste good, forget it.
If it tastes good, considering the price and the inspection report, my son and daughter-in-law will definitely support it.
"Wow!" Shi's daughter-in-law was the first to praise: "I bought so many vegetables, even eels. Come on, eat them! I'm drooling."
"Me too, it smells so good. When dad cooks, I keep drooling. And only stir-fried dishes have this aroma!"
"What a nice smell!" The granddaughter, who had already sat down, nodded and said, "I can't even do my homework anymore."
Shi Junfeng's wife tapped her granddaughter's forehead in amusement and said, "...just be lazy and don't write until eleven or twelve at night."
The little girl covered her ears.
I don’t want to listen.
The homework wasn’t fun, but the food was delicious!
Chatting and laughing, the whole family sat down, picked up their chopsticks and started to pick up their favorite dishes.
Of course it’s stir-fried eel.
This dish has the strongest aroma.
The meat of eel is naturally firmer and more elastic, and this stir-fried eel is even more so. When you bite it with your teeth, you can clearly feel that the tender and smooth eel meat has some toughness, which is different from fish and shrimp meat, and has its own special taste.
When Shi Junfeng makes this dish, he likes to add a lot of Sichuan peppercorns and chili peppers. The taste is spicy and numbing. The eel meat has a slightly burnt skin, while the inside is still soft and tender. The spicy, salty and fragrant taste mixed in with the chewing makes the eater feel that it is delicious!
The Shi family's son exclaimed, "It's delicious! It tastes even better than crayfish."
It’s fragrant, spicy and numbing, and the meat is good!
Absolutely amazing!
Shi Junfeng glared at him: "Then I'll only buy eels and not crayfish next time?"
The Shi family's son quickly changed his words: "I said this because I can only eat yellow eel. Next time, Dad, buy both and I will try them again so that the comparison is more accurate."
“Virtue!”
The whole family was panting while eating, but they were reluctant to stop.
The eel meat is rapidly decreasing.
It looks like a large portion, but in reality there is only one eel, which is made up of onions, garlic cloves and other ingredients. Soon, only the bottom is left.
Everyone was still not satisfied, but the taste of the stir-fried food was too overpowering, overshadowing the other dishes. But after finishing the eels, they could only eat something else.
So they each went to other dishes.
They have been eating lettuce every day except yesterday when it was out of stock. They didn't think much of it and instead picked up a piece of spinach with chopsticks.
Stir-fry the spinach, slice the garlic cloves, and add a little shredded ginger to bring out the aroma. Then pour the spinach stems in and stir-fry. When they are almost done, add the leaves. The spinach is tender, so Shi Junfeng just stir-frys it twice, adds some salt, and serves.
When eating it at this time, you can clearly taste the flavor of the spinach itself.
The stems are crisp and tender, and the leaves are soft and smooth. The taste alone is eye-catching. It has a salty taste with a hint of sweetness, and carries the aroma of garlic and a comfortable fragrance.
Not bad!
As soon as we tasted the flavor, we loved it. We stopped eating the spicy and salty eel and started picking up spinach with chopsticks. It goes better with rice and is softer and tenderer than lettuce. Wrapped with rice, we swallowed it unconsciously after chewing it twice.
When she found something delicious, Shi's daughter-in-law also picked up some for her daughter: "It's delicious, you should have some too."
Shi Junfeng's wife reminded: "Yuanyuan has never liked eating spinach since he was a child. He said it would bite his mouth. Anyway, there is lettuce, so it's the same."
"This is really delicious. Let Yuanyuan try it first. If she doesn't like it, forget it." The Shi family's daughter-in-law insisted, "Boss Jiang's dishes are all very good. Maybe she will like it."
Not forcing her to eat it, just letting her try it.
Grandma stopped talking.
Yuanyuan looked at the spinach in the bowl, pouted, and looked a little unhappy, but thinking that her mother only asked her to taste it, she picked up a small piece of leaf and took a tentative bite.
Um?
Tender and soft.
The first bite wasn't off-putting.
So Yuanyuan ate it all.
The leaves were soft and tender. A slight sip seemed to melt in the mouth. The tip of the tongue naturally tasted the saltiness and a hint of sweetness. Different from the crisp and tender sweetness of the lettuce, this sweetness was more intense, making her eyes light up. She chewed it and swallowed it, and then took the initiative to eat the remaining mouthful: "It's delicious! Sweet!"
"Really?" Yuanyuan's mother said proudly, "I knew you would like it. This dish is not astringent and is tender. It is at its best. Eat more. It is good for your health."
"Yeah!" This time Yuanyuan nodded repeatedly and started to pick up the spinach, a bite of spinach and a bite of lettuce. He ate so healthily.
Yuanyuan’s mother was also happy to see this.
Ever since Mr. Jiang’s dishes appeared on our table, my daughter has rarely suffered from constipation.
This is a simmering topic, but it is true. Children in elementary school have pocket money and a bunch of snacks at the school gate. In addition, the food cooked by their family members is relatively heavy in flavor. The food tastes good, but going to the toilet is a big problem.
Eh, come to think of it, she seems to be like that too?!
Moreover, after I stopped being constipated, the few pimples that appeared on my face from time to time have disappeared recently.
Yuanyuan's mother's heart moved slightly. Seeing the spinach gradually decreasing under everyone's chopsticks, she looked at her father-in-law and said, "Dad, next time, buy more vegetables from Boss Jiang's shop, especially spinach. It's good for your health."
Relatively more dietary fiber can promote intestinal peristalsis.
Of course, this topic is not suitable to be discussed at the dinner table.
As soon as these words came out, the other people nodded: "Yes, old man, buy more!"
"Indeed, buy more, it's delicious. It's obviously the same spinach, but I feel that Boss Jiang's is more delicious!"
Yuanyuan nodded his head vigorously: "It's delicious! I want more!"
"I bought two kilograms! I still have one kilogram left." Shi Junfeng's eyes twitched, but he also breathed a sigh of relief. He then listed the price: "The boss tested this spinach and found no pesticide residue at all. It tastes good too, and you can tell it's high-quality vegetables at a good price."
"How much?" The whole family looked over, their faces full of curiosity and at the same time worried.
Three words: Boss Jiang, tested and no pesticide residues, tastes good.
Once these key points come out, the price always feels very high.
Yuan Yuan, who had watched the short video, asked curiously, "88?"
"Hiss?! It doesn't have to be so scary, right?" Yuanyuan's father gasped.
Shi Junfeng quickly said, "No, it's 31 kilograms."
Everyone suddenly felt that they had gotten a great deal: "Huh."
“It’s okay, it’s okay!”
"Thirty-one kilograms is a bit expensive, but it's so healthy and delicious, I can't expect it to be cheap, right? I can accept it."
"Buy! Dad, then we can add another thousand to the grocery money later?"
"No, no, your father and I still have pensions, which should be enough..."
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Some guests have already started eating happily.
Some guests finally arrived after rushing for a long time.
"Hey!" A familiar supermarket manager from town hurried over, carrying a suitcase. Seeing the scattered items on the stall in front of Jiang Heng, he exclaimed, "I almost missed it again!"
Jiang Heng was indeed about to close her stall. There were only three pounds of mushrooms and two pounds of spinach left, and the rest were gone. It was already six thirty-five, and she was planning to pack up and leave in ten minutes when she saw someone coming towards her.
Looking closely, isn't this the manager who had said before that he would come to patronize the store?
"Did you miss it when you came here before?" Jiang Heng asked curiously.
The manager nodded, calmed down, and said, "I came the next day as I told you, but I was a little late. When I arrived, you had already closed your stall and went home. Then you went on a business trip to attend an exhibition and just got back. I just got a taxi here and saw your stall, so I quickly asked someone to stop."
No wonder he was pulling a suitcase.
Jiang Heng suddenly realized, and his heart moved slightly, exhibition!
Yes, she hadn't thought of this before.
Was there an exhibition for agricultural or livestock products? She'd search back. If there were suitable suppliers, she wouldn't have to travel all that far. She'd just say, "Oh, so what do you want? This is all I have."
The manager glanced at the remaining items in front of him and saw that there were not many left. He said generously: "Please give them all to me. I will clear them out for you and let you go home early. It's not easy to run a stall."
Jiang Heng took the sign thoughtfully and said, "Take a look at the price tag first."
The manager's eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw it. "Thirty?! One pound?!"
The last word "jin" was pronounced in a high pitch.
He works in a supermarket and has a very clear understanding of purchasing prices. When his supermarket purchases spinach, thirty yuan is enough to buy half a box.
Not easy?!
It's not easy for him!
At this price, it’s so easy to make money!
The key is that it seems that quite a lot of people bought it!
Jiang Heng nodded: "Yes."
He handed over the test report without any guilt: "The quality is different, so of course the price is different."
The manager took it, glanced at it quickly, was silent for two seconds, handed it over, and said, "Please give it to me. By the way, can you add your contact information?"
"Okay." Jiang Heng probably saw that he still wanted to cooperate.
So I nodded readily.
I quickly packed them up and weighed them one by one. The total price was over three hundred yuan, mainly because most of the remaining three pounds of mushrooms were relatively expensive.
The manager added the contact information, scanned the code to pay, and took the bag. Seeing Jiang Heng collect the last two empty boxes and get ready to get in the car, he quickly stepped forward and said, "I want to ask, what level of cooperation would you take? Honestly, although the stalls are expensive, it's tiring to be in the sun and rain!"
Jiang Heng thought he was covering everything, so she became more patient. "I just want some freedom. Long-term cooperation is impossible. For single orders over 500, I can deliver to your door and get a 10% discount, but that's all. There are no additional discounts. Also, I can't guarantee a stable supply of something. For example, I might not be able to pick the mushrooms you have tomorrow, or I might not feel like picking mushrooms in a few days, so I'll just suspend the mushroom supply."
"You are too free!" The manager sighed, but today he saw the price list of Jiang Heng's stall and how few things were left... and a few old men and women setting up stalls not far away still had most of their vegetables in front of them, so he no longer had the confidence to say that setting up a stall was difficult.
But after hearing about the various unstable factors later, I felt a little confused.
Jiang Heng served with a smile: "This is how I can get good stuff."
The manager gave up for the moment and turned away with the bag.
Jiang Heng silently took out his mobile phone and searched for the exhibition in their area, but found nothing. However, he found an exhibition in the neighboring provincial capital, which was showcasing various food products, including processed breads and biscuits, as well as various vegetables and fruits.
No wonder this man, a supermarket manager, wanted to go there to select products.
The exhibition is only in these few days, and tomorrow is the last day.
There is a wide variety, but it seems to have nothing to do with her?
Just when I was thinking of searching for any nearby exhibitions that would display live meat, the page scrolled down.
Jiang Heng saw the promotional pictures of live cows, sheep and pigs. She ignored the pigs and focused on the cows and sheep. The promotion said that they were the finest Sunite sheep from the grassland, slaughtered right away and extremely fresh.
!!!
Stalls are suspended!
Mushroom picking pause!
She's going on a business trip tomorrow too!
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The author has something to say: Searching for the quality of lamb makes me greedy and want to eat roasted whole lamb!!!
Fifty random red envelopes in this chapter~[Rainbow fart]
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