Old Mrs. Qu didn't scold her. She carried Qu Yingying to the riverbank.
With a cold face, he watched Qu Songsheng's family busy at work from a distance.
It was already 1980, and the country had just begun to encourage small businesses.
But the Qu Songsheng family is the only one who is so bold and direct as to set up a snack stall on the riverbank.
Not only Old Man Qu and Old Lady Qu, but also many villagers from Quwan Village were watching from a distance.
The cart was pushed to the riverbank early in the morning to cook soup and make pancakes. At first, there were not many people around.
But as the bone broth became hotter and hotter, the aroma of the broth mixed with the aroma of the pancake wafted out.
Before noon, a river worker couldn't help but come over to ask questions.
"Meat broth is 20 cents for a large bowl, 30 cents for two bowls."
"Add braised pork for 1 cent a piece, and braised eggs for 5 cents each."
"Green peppers and potatoes are five cents a scoop."
"A whole pancake costs 20 cents, but you can buy it in pieces, or even 5 or 10 cents. You can get as many pieces as you want!"
“The pickles are free.”
A river worker hesitated after hearing the price: "Isn't it a bit expensive? Pork bones are only 40 cents a pound. Cabbage and radish are 2 cents a pound, and tofu is 3 cents. Pork belly is at most one dollar a pound, and eggs can be bought for 28 cents a pound. And you're charging 5 cents each?"
"Brother, you can't calculate the account like this."
Qu Songsheng had already said, "My charcoal, water, oil, and side dishes are all free, right?"
"Besides, can braised meat and eggs be priced the same as raw meat and eggs?"
"If you want to eat, I just opened. Soup is only 10 cents a bowl, and buy one pancake and get half one free."
"It's cold out, and you're tired from work. Eat something warm to feel better."
"It's a new opening, so we're offering a special price to just five people."
"After that, I won't be able to sell it at this price."
"Try it and see if it tastes good. If it doesn't, I won't charge you a cent."
The other party listened to Qu Songsheng's words and hesitated for a while.
However, the aroma of the broth was so tempting, and the pancakes, which were golden on the outside and soft on the inside, looked more appetizing than the dry steamed buns in his arms.
Finally the man nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask my fellow villagers to come and eat together later."
Not long after, the man called four fellow villagers.
Five people ordered five bowls of bone soup and two pancakes, and Qu Songsheng specially sent an extra pancake.
The milky white and fragrant bone soup is stewed with just the right amount of cabbage and radish, snow-white tofu, and golden bean curd skin.
When serving, sprinkle some cilantro, chopped green onions, and garlic on top according to the customer's taste...
The hot flavor of the drink warms your heart directly after you take a sip.
Take another bite of the wheat-flavored pancake fresh from the pan, and eat it with the pickled peppers and diced vegetables on the table.
It was really savory, salty, spicy and warm.
The river workers, who were sweating from working and feeling uncomfortable in the chilly spring breeze, drank half a bowl of hot soup.
I feel so comfortable all over.
The five of them ate happily and couldn't help but shout, "Brother, another bowl of soup."
"Okay!" Qu Songsheng scooped up the broth and added plenty of cabbage and tofu to them.
In the end, each of the five people drank two bowls of soup and ate more than three large pancakes in total.
In total, each person costs 20 cents for soup and 10 cents for pancake.
A meal costs only 30 cents, and it is full and comfortable.
After the five people finished eating, they felt more energetic and refreshed to work.
With them taking the lead, more people soon came forward to ask, "How much are the cakes and soup..."
Soon, bowls of soup were served and pieces of pancakes were cut.
Some people, who were rich, even added green peppers, potatoes, braised pork slices, and eggs...
A small square table soon could not accommodate so many people.
The river workers were not too particular, most of them brought soup and pancakes, and sat down anywhere on the riverbank to eat.
Qu Songsheng and his wife were busy making pancakes, serving soup and collecting money... they were almost too busy to handle it.
The couple was originally worried that they would not be able to sell all the soup.
As a result, the first pot of soup was sold out before noon.
I quickly cooked another big pot, but it was still sold out in the afternoon.
By the evening, only a palm-sized piece of pancake was left out of the thirty kilograms of leavened dough.
Only half an egg was left out of the three pounds of braised meat and two pounds of braised eggs.
A bowl of shredded green peppers and potatoes and a jar of pickles were also empty.
As for money!
All together, the total sales amounted to seventy-two dollars.
The total cost of the meat, bones, slices, charcoal fire and pickles is only twenty yuan.
More than 200 percent net profit.
When they got home and counted the money, the couple were shocked.
I can earn more than 50 yuan a day, which means more than 1,500 yuan a month.
You should know that Qu Yingying's biological parents are teachers, and their combined monthly salary is only more than 50 yuan.
In just one day of setting up a snack stall, he could earn as much as a teacher's family who were on the government pay would earn in a month.
“This is too profitable!”
Looking at the banknotes in front of her, Lin Wanxia was so excited that she wanted to hug her daughter and kiss her.
Her little girl, Manman, is definitely the lucky star of the family.
Thanks to Manman's good idea, otherwise, I would never have come up with the idea of selling food at the river construction site.
"I'm afraid tomorrow's sales won't be so good. We're definitely not the only ones setting up the stall."
Qu Songsheng looked at the money, excited but rational.
Today, many people in the village saw that their business was booming and they were making a lot of money. Tomorrow, many people will definitely follow their example and go to the river construction site to sell food.
"That's how it is. Having money can't stop others from making money."
Lin Wanxia was more open-minded: "Anyway, we just have to do our best to make the food. At worst, we'll make less money, but it's better than staying at home."
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