Chapter 27: Selling the Son, Cooperation with Manxiangyuan
So the family of four started to get busy again. Seeing that today's business was better than last time, they were very happy.
"Is this the place?"
Not far away, Yu Qian, the shopkeeper of Manxiang Garden, stretched his neck to look over. Standing next to him was a man in his thirties, who was none other than Chen Tong, the accountant of Manxiang Garden.
"That's right. The wooden board of the oxcart says 'potato omelet' and 'Tiancan potato'."
Chen Tong was quite tall and could see the wooden planks on the oxcart, but because there were so many customers, he couldn't see the stall owner clearly.
"Let's go, we must get ahead of Weixianju."
Yu Qian was full of fighting spirit and excitement. He strode towards the stall with big strides, and Chen Tong quickly followed him.
"What are you doing? If you want to buy something, go to the queue at the back."
Noticing the two men pushing forward with all their might, the customers in line immediately became unhappy.
Chen Tong's face turned serious, and he acted arrogantly: "What are you yelling about? This is the owner of our Manxiang Garden. He is here to discuss business with this lady."
When everyone heard that it was the owner of Manxiangyuan who came to discuss business, not to steal things from them, they immediately stopped talking and made way for him.
Xiao Ying looked over in surprise when she heard this. Manxiangyuan? It seemed to be one of the two largest restaurants in town.
She had been thinking about going to the restaurant to ask after she finished selling things today, but she didn't expect the other party to come to her door on their own initiative.
She raised the corners of her lips slightly. In this case, the initiative is in her hands.
Just as she looked over, Yu Qian and Chen Tong also saw her. Yu Qian didn't react at all, but Chen Tong suddenly opened his eyes wide in disbelief.
"Second sister-in-law?"
A cry of surprise came out of his mouth, Chen Tong's eyes were full of astonishment.
What did he see? The stall owner turned out to be his second sister-in-law Xiao Ying?
How is that possible!
His second sister-in-law had always been gambling. When she ran out of money, she would borrow money or sell her children and land. Now she actually started a business, and it was such a rare and popular business!
Could it be that the sun rises from the west?
Looking at the children next to them, they are indeed my second sister-in-law's children.
Wait, why is Xingyue here too? Wasn't she sold to Mr. Zhao as a maid? Did my second sister-in-law redeem her? Where did she get the money?
Because there are only two days of vacation every month, Chen Tong has not returned home yet, so he doesn't know about Xiao Ying's recent changes.
That's why I was so shocked.
"Chen Tong, is this your second sister-in-law?"
Yu Qian was also surprised.
He had heard Chen Tong talk about his second sister-in-law. Every time he mentioned her, he looked disdainful and angry, saying that she was lazy, loved gambling, and sold her children. Therefore, he didn't have a good impression of her.
But today I see that his business is booming, he doesn't seem like that kind of person.
Chen Tong was a little embarrassed: "It is indeed my second sister-in-law. I don't know how she started her business."
"Third Uncle." The three siblings of the Chen family called out politely and obediently.
"Xinghai, Xingyun, Xingyue, I didn't expect it to be you."
Chen Tong still couldn't believe it and was quite emotional.
"I wonder what brings you here today, both of you?"
Xiao Ying finally spoke, still mixing the potatoes in his hand.
Only then did the two remember the purpose of their trip.
Yu Qian immediately smiled and said, "Madam, I'm here to discuss business with you. May I have a moment to talk?"
"I'm afraid not. There are so many people waiting behind us. Why don't you wait a moment, boss?"
Xiao Ying looked embarrassed, but his tone was still gentle.
Yu Qian saw that there were more and more people queuing up, about a dozen or so, and the other party really couldn't leave.
"Okay, I'll wait here for a while. But you have to promise me that no matter who comes, you have to talk to me first."
"Can."
Xiao Ying's heart moved. Could there be other restaurants that also want to cooperate with her?
Today's sales were faster. Although there were fifty more copies of both types, they were sold out in about the same time as yesterday.
Seeing that Chen Xingyun couldn't collect all the money, he had earned at least a thousand copper coins in such a short time. Chen Tong was a little envious.
Where did his second sister-in-law get this potato thing? And how did she develop these two snacks?
The shopkeeper came to discuss business today, but he was determined to buy something and was willing to spend a lot of money.
Thinking of this, he became more envious and jealous. His second sister-in-law was about to become rich.
The two snacks were finally sold out, and the family of four were sweating. Yu Qian also bought two of each to try, and he and Chen Tong started eating while standing on the street.
"Madam Xiao, can they discuss cooperation now?"
Seeing that his old rival did not come, Yu Qian was in a good mood and more confident about winning the two snacks.
Chen Tong had just told him Xiao Ying's name, so his way of addressing her changed accordingly.
"May I know your name?"
Xiao Ying wiped the sweat from his forehead and found a shady place to stand while the children were busy packing up.
"My name is Yu Qian, and I'm the shopkeeper of Manxiang Garden."
"So it's Brother Yu. How would you like to cooperate?"
Yu Qian was very happy to hear her call him "Big Brother" and said seriously, "Since you are Chen Tong's second sister-in-law, you are not an outsider. I will tell you the truth."
"I want to buy these two recipes from you. I can give you this amount for each recipe."
He made a gesture of fifteen taels, and the two gestures together made thirty taels.
This is not a small amount of money. I don’t believe that this ordinary village woman would not be tempted.
Xiao Ying was really not tempted. Fifteen taels was not a small amount, but it was definitely not a lot either.
"To be honest, sir, I can earn one tael of silver every time I sell at the market. Thirty taels would only take two months."
She shook her head, obviously not happy with the price.
Yu Qian frowned slightly, not expecting such a reaction. But Xiao Ying was right. These two snacks were selling very well, and perhaps they could make that much in less than two months.
"So how much do you want?"
"Forty taels per prescription."
"It's too high. I can't give you that much. Twenty taels at most."
Yu Qian frowned even more tightly, feeling that the other party was asking for too much.
"Thirty taels."
Xiao Ying continued to bargain.
Seeing that the other party was not very happy, she added: "You should know that I am the only one in the whole Hongye Town, and even in Yun'an County, who can do this. I'm afraid it will take you less than half a month to earn back the thirty taels. If it's less, I will have to find someone else."
Yu Qian gritted his teeth. Indeed, Manxiang Garden was not only in Hongye Town, but also in Yun'an County. If it was sold there, it would definitely be sold at a higher price.
"Okay, then thirty taels."
He finally made up his mind, but he didn't expect that this woman would be so difficult to deal with.
"And what's the price of these potatoes?"
A recipe alone is not enough without the raw materials. So far, he has never heard of potatoes from anyone else.
Xiao Ying said, "I found the potatoes deep in the mountains. I'm the only one who has them right now, so they're thirty coins per pound."
This price is definitely high, even more expensive than pork, but pork is everywhere and she is the only one who has potatoes.
Yu Qian thought for a moment. The price sounded expensive, but it wasn't.
He had just observed that there were only a few potatoes in a potato pancake. There were more Tiancan potatoes, but a pound of potatoes could make at least five servings.
The other party sells it for five cents per portion, but if it is sold in his Manxiangyuan, it can be sold for at least ten cents. This is the difference in brands.
With this calculation, he can still make a lot of money from one pound of potatoes.
Furthermore, if someone else finds potatoes in the future, he can buy them at a lower price.
"Okay, then it's thirty cents a pound. How much do you have?"
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