Chapter 128 The Strike of Reality
Everyone leaned over and saw that there was actually a small piece of meat the size of a fingernail in the middle of the vegetable dumpling. It seemed that one penny per piece was not expensive at all.
At that moment, some people bought them for the sake of cheapness, and others followed suit. The wild vegetable dumplings brought by Xiong Kai were also sold out.
He immediately felt proud and thought about making more tomorrow and then sending them to Dahe Town to see if there were any restaurants that wanted them.
If he could sell four or five baskets a day, he would become rich.
The next day, Xiong Kaizhen asked Mo Chunxiang to make a full basket of vegetable dumplings, sold seven or eight of them on the boat, and arrived at Dahe Town.
He first went to small restaurants to ask, and each shop owner bought three or four, but no one took the initiative to offer to purchase from him.
Xiong Kai was a little depressed, so he went around an area of houses, asking every household. It took him most of the day to sell out the basket of wild vegetable dumplings.
As a result, when he came to the town again on the third day, he found that all the restaurants, big and small, were selling wild vegetable dumplings. Not only were the ingredients better than what he sold, but the taste was also better than his, and they were also sold at one penny each.
He was so angry that he started arguing with the owner of a restaurant on the spot, "You are too insidious. You actually copied me and sold wild vegetable dumplings!"
The shopkeeper was not panicked at all. He just said calmly, "Sir, you have to have evidence when you speak. We didn't ask you for the recipe of the wild vegetable dumplings, and we didn't promise you anything. How can we be considered to be learning from you? Is this wild vegetable dumpling some extraordinary and unique delicacy?
Not only my family sells it, all the restaurants and inns on this street sell it! The more diligent people in this town can make it by digging wild vegetables themselves. Do you really think that wild vegetable dumplings are unique to your family?"
Xiong Kai's face turned pale and blue at what he said, it was really interesting.
When the shopkeeper came in, the waiter came forward with a sympathetic look on his face and whispered, "Hey! If you want to learn how to sell Guokui, you have to show some real skills. Who doesn't want to make Guokui by themselves? But look at how much time has passed, and there is no chef who has figured it out. This kind of business can only last long!"
Xiong Kai was confused, confused and frustrated, "That Guokui is not a craft passed down from our ancestors, how come I can't make it?"
The waiter shook his head. "I don't know about that. I just heard from our cook that the filling of the pot cake is very special. The preserved vegetables in the preserved vegetable braised pork are nowhere to be found. The taste is more like dried and soaked. No one knows what it looked like originally. This alone is enough to discourage a group of people from eating it.
And that taste is not just the result of adding salt. It's just that the other party is smart and turned it into powder. You can't see it at all. Even if you can see it, you don't know the proportion and can't imitate it.
The onion fragrance and sweet taste can be imitated, but the final product is not as fragrant as others, and it is very laborious. It is not worth spending so much effort. It is better to order all from the Shen family.
I also heard from Master Shen that this pot cake was made by his wife, which shows how caring and thoughtful his wife is.
If you really want to do business, then learn it and make some food that others can't imitate. Otherwise, don't learn it, or you will burn your family's wealth, waste money and effort, and in the end it will be all in vain. "
These words were like a bucket of cold water, chilling Xiong Kai to the core. His dream of getting rich was extinguished at this moment, and he kept thinking about the waiter's words in his mind.
He really couldn't accept that such delicious pot cakes were made by the woman he disliked.
After delivering the Guokui that day, Shen Yi heard the waiter muttering to him about the wild vegetable dumplings. He also knew that someone wanted to follow his example and sell the goods, but he just smiled and didn't comment.
When he got back, he casually told Su Tai the news.
Su Tai said with a look of relief: "Fortunately, we have accepted Ma Xingteng's order. Otherwise, I have to think of a way to upgrade our Guokui so that others can't even learn it!"
Shen Yi smiled bitterly twice, "Isn't it good enough now? I think it smells good enough!"
Su Tai shook her head seriously, "It's not enough. For example, if it was sweet, it would be even better if some black sesame seeds were sprinkled on it. If the maltose inside could be replaced with brown sugar, the taste would be even better. Unfortunately, we can't do it now and have to wait until autumn.
However, for those that cannot be upgraded, we can add more flavors, such as shredded cabbage and carrots, shredded pickled cabbage and bamboo shoots, leeks and eggs, all of which are fine. In short, we want to take over the entire Guokui market!"
After saying that, she returned to the house with high morale, went to the Mu Shikong Vegetable Store, bought some vegetables and took them home to tinker with them.
Shen Yi had no other choice but to pamper her.
The final product is quite stunning.
So, when Shen Dagou and his sister came over the next day, they found that they had made three more fillings. As soon as the things came out of the oven, Shen Yi asked them to try the flavors, which received unanimous praise from the two of them.
When they were working, none of them said a word, all of them focused on pressing the dough. Shen Dagou also learned how to make the dough stick from Shen Yi, so there were two people baking the dough, which made the process much faster.
The three new flavors of Guokui were well received by diners as soon as they were launched, and some people even preferred the ones with pure vegetable fillings.
After all, many wealthy ladies here worship Buddha and eat vegetarian food on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, but there is really nothing delicious about vegetarian food.
The pot-cakes stuffed with shredded cabbage, radish, and pickled bamboo shoots immediately captured the taste buds of all vegetarians. Even people from Buddhist temples came to Chen Yi, hoping that he could send a batch of vegetarian pot-cakes to the temple on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month.
Su Tai would definitely not refuse such a deal, and she would take it no matter how many orders came in.
Chen Yi originally wanted to dissuade her, but seeing that Su Tai was enjoying it, he could only let her go.
After seeing off the last guest, the couple sat there and discussed the deal. Su Tai finally couldn't laugh anymore.
"Brother Shen, this number is more than three times more than usual. How could this happen?" Su Tai panicked.
Chen Yi smiled bitterly and said, "I wanted to remind you a long time ago, but I couldn't get a word in, and I didn't mention it for fear of offending anyone. Now we have to get more charcoal stoves and find more people to help. Fortunately, it's only the first and fifteenth day of the month. If it's this amount every day, we won't be able to live like this."
Su Tai laughed awkwardly and said coquettishly, "I was too happy and got carried away. I will change next time! Let me tell you this! You go to Dongmen Village and tell my parents about the situation here. Ask my brothers if they can come to work on the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month. We will pay them."
Shen Yi nodded. This was the only way at the moment.
The next day at noon, Shen Yi went to Dongmen Village with snacks.
After Su Chunlin and his wife learned of Shen Yi's purpose, they immediately called Su Zhan and the other three over and said, "Your eldest sister and brother-in-law are too busy, so we need someone to help on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. You all go over and lend a hand, and leave a day in advance."
The three of them nodded repeatedly.
Su Zhan said, "Brother-in-law, Sister Su Yan is pregnant, and Brother Song also wants to find a job. Do you think we should invite him along as well?"
Ever since the last wild boar incident, their family has become much closer to Song Yongnian and they often interact with each other. Whenever there is something good, they would always think of each other.
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