Chapter 53 Supply
Ye Caiping and her companions arrived at the county town and searched for a long time before they found a corner where there were not many people.
Ye Daquan was a little worried.
Ye Caiping said, "It's great that we can find a seat. Brother, you just need to be in charge of holding the bowls and scooping the soup. Leave the rest to Huan'er and me."
Ye Daquan rubbed his hands nervously: "Okay."
Ye Bajin helped put the things away and prepared to leave: "I will pick you up on time at 13:30."
In small towns, it is always sold out before noon.
I don’t know what the situation is in the county yet, so I can only pick you up in the afternoon.
Old Mrs. Ye would also wait until that time in the town and have some noodles or buns for lunch.
After Ye Bajin left, it was getting light and more and more people were walking by.
Ye Caiping and her daughter immediately shouted at the top of their lungs: "Hu La Tang! Hu La Tang! A small bowl costs five cents, a large bowl costs eight cents, and it can be sour or spicy."
"What is Hu La Tang?" The pedestrian stopped.
"Oh my, there's actually Hu La Tang for sale in the county town!" Someone who had eaten it before, an aunt, came up to me and said, "I ate it in Dashu Town when I went back to my mother's house last time."
"At the time, I thought, it would be nice if the county town also sells it. It's really interesting, haha. But is this soup authentic?"
“I remember there were a few in town, but they weren’t tasty at all.”
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Authentic! My family was the first to make it, the one next to the big tree on West Street."
The aunt took a closer look and said, "Oh, it's really you, my elder sister. You are so pretty. I recognize you."
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Do you want a big or small bowl? Do you want it spicy?"
"A big bowl, lots of chili oil, and some vinegar!"
"good."
While Ye Caiping was seasoning the food, a curious passerby asked the aunt, "Is it delicious? Five cents is too expensive!"
"It's delicious! It's a little expensive, but the taste is really amazing. It's even better than wontons. Try it. If it doesn't taste good, I'll take my head off for you to sit on."
The passers-by were very curious about what the aunt said.
Moreover, people in the county are generally well-off, so they don’t care and just sit down to try the new food.
Soon, the stall became lively.
Because it was the first day and the location was remote, only half a bucket was left by noon.
That half bucket was already cold, and Ye Caiping didn't plan to sell it anymore.
For lunch, I just bought some fried dough sticks and sesame cakes and ate them with spicy soup.
At 2:15 pm, Ye Bajin came to pick me up on time.
When she returned to the town, Old Mrs. Ye felt distressed when she saw that there was only half a bucket of spicy soup left.
Ye Caiping said, "The weather is getting colder, and this soup won't go bad, so I can take it home for dinner."
Everyone moved the things onto the ox cart one by one.
Because there were three grown men, Ye Caiping and the others didn't have to do anything.
"Jin'er, you are selling it by yourselves today. Are you used to it?" Ye Caiping said.
"Yeah." Ye Jin'er giggled, "By the way, someone wants to buy our recipe again today."
He said, patting his chest:
"My mother said that the recipe cannot be sold. But the man was still shameless and asked if I could supply him with some products. I immediately refused. He was just dreaming."
Ye Caiping nodded at first, but was petrified in the end: "Why did you refuse? The supply is good!"
Ye Jin'er was stunned: "If we supply them, won't our business be affected?"
"Then sell less." Ye Caiping poked her head, "Do you remember who wants the goods?"
"It looks like Shunkelou." Ye Erquan turned around and answered.
Ye Caiping said, "Mom, big brother and second brother, you two go home with Ba Jin first. Jin'er and I will go to Shunkelou to take a look. We will find a car to go back later."
She wanted to take her two daughters to broaden their horizons, especially Jin'er. Although she was the older sister, she was a little stubborn and should learn more.
Of course, she also wanted to train her two brothers, but a group of people coming over all of a sudden seemed a little scary.
I'll take them with me next time I have the chance.
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Shunkelou——
When Ye Caiping and the other two entered the room, they saw the shopkeeper fiddling with an abacus with a sad face.
"Shopkeeper." Ye Caiping came over, "I sell Hu La Tang over on West Street."
Shopkeeper Chi looked up suddenly, his eyes lit up: "It's Boss Ye, come on, please take a seat."
Shopkeeper Chi had been observing the Huo La Tang stall for a long time and had found out that Ye Caiping was from Qinghe Village and her surname was Ye.
He went to buy a house today but failed and didn't get what he wanted, so he felt a little discouraged.
This time, when he saw Ye Caiping, he was surprised and quickly gestured to let Ye Caiping and the other two sit by the window.
"My last name is Chi. Sister Ye is here..."
"I went to the county town to set up a stall today, and only found out about the shopkeeper when I came back. Are you planning to sell spicy soup?"
"Yes, yes!" Shopkeeper Chi nodded quickly.
He knew that the recipe was not available for purchase because he heard that Baiweilou also wanted it, but failed to do so.
In the morning he said he wanted to buy a house, but he just wanted to give it a try.
Now that Ye Caiping came to the house, it couldn’t be to deliver the prescription, she could only be supplying goods.
"I wonder how many buckets you want?" Ye Caiping said.
Shopkeeper Chi hesitated: "To be honest, I bought this restaurant. It has been running for two months, but the business is not satisfactory. I don't need too much... Can I try one bucket a day first?"
Ye Caiping nodded: "Okay."
Shopkeeper Chi rubbed his hands happily: "Then the price..."
"Our small bowls are five coins, and a bucket can hold at least 120 bowls. A bucket is 600 coins. I can give you a bucket for 500 coins."
Shopkeeper Chi thought about it and realized that he only made a hundred cents per barrel!
But as long as they don’t lose money it’s fine, because Shunkelou’s business is not good, and they sell Huo La Tang to boost popularity.
At that time, customers will order something else besides spicy soup.
Just like the breakfast stall next to the Hu La Tang, its sales volume is two or three times higher than before because of the boost from the Hu La Tang.
Shopkeeper Chi nodded without thinking: "Okay!"
"By the way, do you want to sell it in the morning or at noon?"
Shopkeeper Chi had already thought it through: "Let's sell lunch first."
Ye Caiping was already selling at the morning market, and he was afraid that he would not be able to get the goods in bulk, as he could no longer afford the loss.
Shopkeeper Chi walked to the counter and took out one tael and five coins: "This is the payment for the goods. Order for three days first."
"Okay. I'll deliver the spicy soup before noon."
The two discussed some more details and finalized the matter.
The two of them tacitly agreed not to sign a contract. Now Manager Chi just wanted to try selling the products. If they didn't sell well, he would not place any more orders.
After leaving Shunkelou, the mother and her two daughters walked on the street.
Ye Jiner frowned, "Mom, my sister said last time that if people knew there were other places to eat spicy soup at noon, some customers would not get up early to eat at our house."
"I see what mother means... If he wants more, we can supply him with more than one barrel. In this way, our business... Although we are still selling to him, we will lose a hundred coins!"
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "If it sells well, other restaurants will ask us for the goods."
"The stall business will definitely be affected. Then, we won't set up a stall, and just supply them with goods. We will earn a hundred cents less, but we won't have to set up a stall. With small profits but quick turnover, we will earn more."
Ye Jin'er was stunned: "I think I understand a little bit."
Ye Huaner chuckled: "Sister is so stupid, I already understood it."
"You silly girl, you're the only smart one." Ye Jin'er glared at her, and the two sisters started to quarrel.
Ye Caiping looked at them with a smile and came to the place where the ox carts were parked. Sure enough, there were ox carts from other villages.
Ye Caiping gave him six coins and headed for the village.
The wind was howling coldly along the way, and Ye Jiner and her sister were so cold that they hugged their shoulders.
Ye Caiping looked at their thin clothes and thought it was time to make some clothes for them.
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