After they had eaten their fill, Qiao Lian'er demonstrated the tasks for them. These tasks were simple, and the children quickly became proficient.
Now that everyone had some free time, the Qiao family went to entertain the guests, and Qiao Yunni was left to fry the potatoes and peanuts.
The roasted sweet potatoes and roasted potatoes were also ready. The sweet potatoes were eight coins each, and the potatoes were five coins each. They were very popular with the customers.
By mid-afternoon, the ingredients were almost gone again, so Qiao Lian'er drove the carriage to fetch more.
Knowing that she would be going back in the evening, and there weren't as many people buying food as in the morning and at noon, Qiao Lian'er prepared thirty catties of each kind. Of course, the sweet potatoes were mainly for roasting. By the end of the day, she would have roasted about fifty catties, but she wouldn't need that much.
As the sun set, the snacks were sold out, and the stall was closing up shop, but some customers continued to arrive.
"That's all, we're sold out. Come back tomorrow," Qiao Yunni said to the customers.
The guests left with regret.
The money from the sales alone filled two bamboo baskets.
Qiao Lian'er counted out thirty coins for each of the little beggars.
"If I need your help, I'll call you again tomorrow."
If we have enough people coming from home, then we naturally don't need them.
"Thank you, Sister Lian'er."
These thirty coins were enough for several meals of meat buns, and they also had new clothes to wear. The little beggars were very content and dared not ask for more.
Qiao Dameng and Qiao Xiaomeng loaded all the things onto the carriage.
When business was booming here, many nearby business owners took notice.
Just then, a burly middle-aged man walked over; he was the one selling roasted chestnuts at stall number thirteen.
He asked Qiao Yunni, "Girl, I've never seen any of those things you're selling before. Where do they come from?"
“This—” Qiao Yunni didn’t know how to answer.
Qiao Lian'er said, "They came from abroad and are specifically supplying us with these goods."
"Could you introduce me to some foreign suppliers? Let's make money together." This middle-aged man had a fleshy face and looked a bit fierce.
Qiao Lian'er laughed: "Uncle, who you get your goods from and what connections you find are all up to your own abilities. We can't just tell you who we've worked so hard to find. It's true that we can all make money together, but in this world, you make your money and I make mine, and we won't bother each other."
The uncle sneered: "It's one thing if you sell one thing, but you sell several. What are we supposed to do if all the customers eat their fill at your stall? Today, I sold less than one-third of the roasted chestnuts that were sold before, and that's all because of what you're selling."
At this moment, the auntie who sells jianbing guozi at stall number eighteen also came over, holding a spatula in her hand.
"Yeah, today I only sold half of what I used to sell. Isn't that because you guys came here selling all this weird stuff? These things I've never seen before suddenly popped up, like some kind of evil spirit."
Qiao Lian'er patiently explained, "At first, customers are curious, so our business will be better. But after a while, it will become like other stalls, just another ordinary food, and your customer traffic will recover. This is the situation when any new snack first comes out."
Her tone was already quite harsh.
"Oh ho, that makes sense, but you sell so many things, it's like several stalls set up together. Customers buy one thing and then another. When are we going to get tired of your stuff?"
A young man selling glutinous rice and blood sausage also walked over, sleeves rolled up.
Qiao Lian'er's eyes darkened, and Da Meng and Xiao Meng also felt anger rising in their hearts, clenching their fists.
The Qiao family did absolutely nothing wrong. The food business is all about fair competition, which is all out in the open. If customers are being diverted, the normal thing to do is to improve the taste of their food and attract more customers, instead of coming to cause trouble and trying to get people to back down.
Qiao Lian'er gently shook her head at everyone. As more and more stall owners gathered around, she said, "Okay, I will give everyone an explanation and a solution tomorrow."
"I believe that by then, everyone will have no more doubts."
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