Chapter 132 Business is worth discussing
Ye Caiping took Ye Daquan to buy ten large stone mills.
Then I found a ceramic workshop and a printing and dyeing workshop and ordered the necessary pottery jars and labels.
The capacity of the pottery jars is five kilograms per jar, and a total of 1,000 jars and 1,000 labels are ordered.
In addition to these packaged items, you also have to stir-fry the ingredients.
Ye Caiping also customized 10 large iron pots and spatulas, as well as some basins and buckets for storing ingredients.
The next morning, Ye Caiping took Ye Daquan to discuss business again.
The six restaurants she had been supplying were very considerate and ordered 20 kilograms from each of them, saying that they were testing the waters first.
In the town and the county, she took the initiative to find several restaurants and ordered a total of 100 kilograms.
Afterwards we went to the provincial capital to negotiate, and finally only talked to three companies, each of which ordered 5 kilograms to test the waters.
Seeing that his younger sister had been busy for most of the day and only decided on more than 200 kilograms, Ye Daquan couldn't help but worry:
"Why is this prefecture so stingy? It's even worse than the county town and our small town."
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Because our spicy hot pot is only famous in the county town and small towns!"
"Alas, we ordered 2,000 kilograms of spices, and only 200 kilograms have been sold."
"It's the same with business. It's impossible to be prosperous and make a lot of money right after opening. There must be a process to give others a chance to test the waters. After all, no one wants to lose money."
Ye Daquan was still quite worried.
Although he has confidence in his younger sister, what they are selling now are the seasoning packets, and whether the food can be delicious is not something they can decide.
Ye Caiping said: "Don't worry, others want to make money more than you do."
Returning to Dashu Town from the provincial capital, the ox cart stopped in front of Baiweilou.
"Little sister, why are we coming here?" Ye Daquan frowned.
They have a conflict with Baiweilou.
The Baiweilou wanted to buy my younger sister's secret recipe, but I refused, and so we became enemies.
"It's just a minor conflict. As long as the business doesn't reach the point of life and death, there is always room for negotiation."
Ye Caiping remembered that Baiweilou was a chain store, with branches not only in Dashu Town but also in the county town and the provincial capital.
The last time I heard Manager Lin’s tone, Baiweilou is spread all over Da Zhou. It’s a big company!
Ye Caiping and Ye Daquan walked into the restaurant.
"Welcome, sirs. Would you like to sit in the hall or in a private room?" As soon as the waiter saw the visitors, he came forward to greet them warmly.
Ye Caiping walked in and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
It's lunch time now, but the business at Baiweilou is very slow, with only half of the seats in the lobby occupied.
"Shopkeeper." Ye Caiping came directly to the counter.
"Sir..." Shopkeeper Lin looked up, then choked up, his face darkening: "Isn't this Madam Ye? What are you doing here?"
Shopkeeper Lin was extremely angry.
It’s all Madam Ye’s fault!
At that time, he wanted to buy the secret recipe of Hu La Tang, but failed! She still wanted to supply goods to his family, but he didn't want to give her business.
Unexpectedly, she turned around and supplied it to another family.
There is a small shop called Shunkelou, which has come back to life thanks to its spicy and spicy soup.
Now not only is the spicy and spicy soup selling well, but his other dishes are also highly praised by customers, taking away a lot of his business.
When he had to settle accounts before the Chinese New Year, he was singled out by the chief manager because of the decline in business.
"Can we come for dinner?" Ye Caiping said.
Shopkeeper Lin had a subtle expression, revealing displeasure, but he had to force a smile: "Of course, you are a guest once you enter the door."
"I'm just kidding. I don't want to eat." When two families have a conflict, they are not afraid of the other party poisoning the food, but they are afraid that the other party will spit in the food.
Shopkeeper Lin's face darkened: "Are you trying to tease me?"
"I came to discuss business with you."
"Why, you want to sell me the secret recipe?"
"What are you thinking about!" Ye Caiping said, taking out a seasoning packet, "My spicy soup workshop will open in February, and this seasoning packet will be sold. Do you want some?"
Shopkeeper Lin frowned and said, "Are you still supplying goods to Shunkelou and others?"
"It depends on whether they want it or not. If they want it, we'll continue to supply it. If they don't want it, we'll stop supplying it."
Shopkeeper Lin thought that the food supplied by Ye Caiping herself must be more authentic than the food cooked with seasoning packets. Even if they used the seasoning packets at Baiweilou, the taste could not beat that of Shunkelou.
Ye Caiping said, "What I'm thinking is, even if your branch doesn't sell it, what about the ones in the capital? And the ones in other prefectures? There's no Hu La Tang in other prefectures."
Shopkeeper Lin's eyes lit up. If he could push this package of ingredients to the head office first, and then to other provincial capitals, he would also have made a small contribution!
Thinking about this, Shopkeeper Lin looked at Ye Caiping and his smile became more genuine:
"Okay, I'll send the ingredients over. What are you guys eating? It's my treat."
"No, my family left some food for me, so I'll go back first."
Ye Caiping smiled and left with Ye Daquan.
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Ye Erquan and Wei were discussing moving to a new house in the room.
"After building the house, there are still 3 taels and 6 qian left. I received 4 taels as wages from two workers, which makes a total of 7 taels and 6 qian. Also, before you and your sister-in-law started working, my brother and I were already working. At that time, we earned 25 wen a day, and we saved 700 to 800 wen. Together, we have more than 8 taels. It's enough for the banquet."
Ye Erquan said as he counted the money that he was in a very good mood.
Wei frowned: "Are you planning to smash it in all at once?"
Ye Erquan said: "Moving to a new house is a big deal! It may only happen once in a lifetime, how can we not do it well? Besides, don't we still have to get paid?"
"But... now we seem to be making money every day, but after my sister's workshop is established, those restaurants no longer want the goods, so how can we have work?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? The workshop needs people. As long as we are diligent, won't my sister hire us first? Even if we really don't get paid in the future, don't we still have hands and feet? We can make a living by farming well and keeping our feet on the ground. Who doesn't live like this? If we don't get paid, will we die?"
Wei's heart sank when he heard this: "I am afraid of suffering. Life is better now, and I am always afraid of going back to the past..."
"Well, even if we go back to the past, at least we built a big house, right?"
"That's right. But..." Wei pursed her lips and took out three taels of silver from the silver spread on the bed: "You can take these five taels and four cents. I must save these three taels. This is for Peng'er to marry a wife in the future."
"You..." Ye Erquan frowned, "Why are you in such a hurry? It won't be too late to wait a few more years."
"Why not? He's 16!"
Seeing that she was determined to save up three taels, Ye Erquan was a little angry, but he didn't want to quarrel with her over a few taels.
"Okay, you can save it. But I have to decide what dishes to serve at the banquet."
Wei choked. She was still thinking about saving some money on the dishes...
But seeing that Ye Erquan was already a little annoyed, he didn't dare to be stubborn anymore and nodded.
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