Chapter 106: Money Making Festival
Seeing that everyone from the county was coming here, the villagers below gave themselves a day off and were also on their way.
It’s not even noon yet, but the place is already almost full.
There will be more people later.
The logistics director was just talking to Shen Qingyue.
At this moment, the aroma of barbecue wafted out, and people surrounded the barbecue stall in an instant.
On the barbecue side, seventy stoves are grilling at the same time. Who can stand it?
"Give me two skewers of meat, one of eggplant, and a handful of roasted garlic."
Chen Mei wrote it down, collected the money, and handed out the order. It was baked in a short while.
The beef is of good quality and tastes fragrant and tender, and the garlic is fragrant with cumin and chili.
The roasted garlic is not spicy at all, but rather sticky.
He was eating with great relish when the person next to him asked, "Brother, can you roast garlic?"
The person eating said, "I didn't know it could be roasted before! Now I love it. And roasted garlic helps digestion. Now that I'm done with this, I'm going to eat at another stall!"
His words made the people around him light up. That's right! There are so many delicious foods today.
Suddenly, orders for roasted garlic surged.
"Give me a handful of skewers and two grilled eggplants."
Shen Mei smiled and said, “Are you also from the steel factory?”
The customer was a little surprised: "You know all this?"
Chen Mei said, "I know how to eat."
The customer understood immediately and smiled in agreement.
Generally, people who come from outside come to eat the meat skewers. If you cook them lightly, they are tender and soft; if you cook them over high heat, they are burnt and fragrant. Each one tastes good in its own way.
But only after trying their roasted eggplant will you know what it means to be a good eater.
Grilled eggplant is topped with a honey sauce. A thick layer of minced garlic and a sprinkle of cilantro are added on top. The eggplant flesh is very tender, and the garlic and honey sauce make every bite delicious.
One roasted eggplant is not enough.
Especially the eggplants purchased from Shen Qingyue Village, each one is plump and has a lot of pulp.
The eggplant skin at the end is like dry and hard paper. Scraping off every bit of eggplant flesh is a pleasure that feels like obsessive-compulsive disorder.
However, most people haven't unlocked the concept of grilled eggplant yet, and only those who know how to eat it will order it.
So it's easy for people in the steel plant to tell the difference.
They didn't argue with the meat, but instead focused on the grilled eggplant, grilled garlic sprouts, and grilled fish.
But these things at the barbecue stall really didn't disappoint them.
The skin of the grilled fish was crispy and the inside was sweet and fresh. There were no other problems except that there were a lot of bones.
After some meat skewers and a bottle of lychee soda, I was fully refreshed for the whole morning.
The barbecue stall is booming.
Whether it is the barbecue chef or the food preparer, everyone is busy as hell.
Shen Qingyue had just taken out a hundred skewers of meat, piled them into a small mountain, and came over with a basin.
It was snatched away by these barbecue chefs in no time, and it still wasn’t enough.
Shen Qingyue asked the village chief to call a few people to bring out a 600-liter freezer filled with skewers of meat.
Someone said, "Hey, Shen Qingyue, was the logistics director looking for you just now?"
Shen Qingyue said: "Ah, where is he?"
"I don't know. I was here just now."
…
The logistics director is very worried.
I hurried to find the director of the steel plant, but who knew that the director was drinking tea with the county leader and several bureau chiefs in his office with a smile on his face!
They had seen it when they passed by just now. It was very lively here. They were all very satisfied with this barbecue festival.
The logistics director was not as leisurely as them, with beads of sweat on his forehead.
He had a telescope around his neck, and his clothes were wrinkled from being squeezed by other people, making him look very disheveled.
The logistics director said, "Director, I have something to report."
The factory director said, "Speak, these are not outsiders."
The logistics director said, "I just received a call saying that people from the county are rushing to our factory, and people from the countryside are coming too. There are already quite a few people here, and there will be even more later. I'm worried that our capacity to accommodate them is limited."
After a pause, the logistics director said, "I was thinking, could we ask the comrades in the factory to make room for the outsiders?"
There is only one important production line in operation in their factory, with several hundred people working there.
The remaining 2,500 people were given the day off.
In addition, the factory dormitory is nearby, and with children, elderly people and others coming, there are quite a few people coming.
Conservatively speaking, the employees and their families of our own factory account for 5,000 people.
The steel plant is divided into an inner and outer area. The inner area can only accommodate 20,000 people, while the outer area can accommodate 30,000 people.
The factory director frowned. He was also a child of a large factory. This matter had been brewing for several days, and everyone in the factory was looking forward to it!
When guests came, they drove the hosts out.
When he gets back, the people in the factory will point at his spine and scold him.
but……
The logistics director said, "After we finish this one, we'll go back and do a smaller one in our own factory. We'll compensate you then."
The factory director said, "Okay, I'll go to the broadcasting room." This kind of news had to be broadcast by the factory director himself to persuade the employees to leave the factory.
When the county leader and other officials heard that so many people had come, they were both excited and nervous.
The police leader said, "I will mobilize some people now to maintain law and order and catch thieves."
"Right," the top leader exclaimed. "The steel mill has contributed so much to this barbecue festival. They've already done so much, and we need to support them with other support efforts."
"yes."
Soon, the steel mill's broadcast began, and soon, many people were evacuated.
State-owned factories have a strong sense of collectivism, and even the troublemakers on weekdays have left quietly.
However, before leaving, he did not forget to wipe his mouth and pack some barbecue to take home.
Now that we are here, we can’t leave empty-handed.
Not only Shen Qingyue's stall was popular, but other stalls were also popular.
Those selling noodles were out of noodles before 10 a.m. Those selling snails were out of snails.
It was hot, and the stall selling sugared ice cream was even more crowded.
The refreshing and heat-relieving mung bean smoothie is long gone, and the price of white fungus ice milk is a bit more expensive, but it has also reached its lowest point.
Everyone is really willing to spend money when they come out.
Mu Shiba was setting up a stall with his sister. Now, he said, "Before Mom came out, she said we couldn't sell any of it. Now I don't think we'll have enough. Luckily, I soaked another 50 kilograms of mung beans before I left. I'll go back and cook them. You stay here and watch over the stall."
The younger sister said, "Brother, then you should come back quickly. You can do some transportation first."
Seeing so many people wanting to buy it but it’s out of stock made her feel sad.
Mu Shiba said, "We don't have that much ice." And he'd have to borrow another refrigerator. If he'd known it was so popular, he could have bought a large one like this. If he did it right, he could earn back the money in a day.
Mu Shiba, hurry back and get it!
The situation was similar for others. Those in the backroom who claimed to have prepared more were also taught a lesson by the customers.
I sold out early and went back to prepare. I have never encountered such a good deal in my life.
Looking in Shen Qingyue's direction, they all felt a little emotional. We are both human, but how come she is so smart?
This is not a barbecue festival, it's a money-making festival.
No matter how hot the weather is outside, it is not as hot as the warmth in our hearts.
Shen Qingyue and her group were the ones who prepared the most ingredients in the inner court. There was a constant stream of grilled meat skewers, grilled vegetables, and grilled fish.
The other stall owners in the back field felt that it was not okay after experiencing it once. Their hearts could not bear the stimulation. They looked at Shen Qingyue with envy. She must be making a lot of money, right?
It's true. At this moment, Shen Qingyue's order money is packed in a sack.
Two sacks full.
After all, it was cash, and to avoid any problems, Shen Qingyue specially asked two people to escort her back, and after counting, she deposited it directly into the bank.
Before lunchtime, they had already sold 20,000 yuan.
Even Shen Qingyue, who had seen a lot of things in the world, was stunned by this number.
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