Chapter 4 It would be nice if the Second Master could come
Customers came one after another to eat wontons.
"Give me a bowl of wontons!"
"Okay."
"I want two bowls of wontons, and put more of your scallion oil..."
It’s not even noon yet, but the wonton stall is already quite busy.
The small bowl of wonton stuffing prepared by Su Yujin was sold out by the end of Wei hour when she opened her stall at the beginning of Si hour.
After closing the stall and going back home, the master and his two servants closed the door to the yard and gathered together to count the money.
The unit price of wontons is ten cents a bowl. Today, more than seventy bowls were sold, earning a total of seven hundred and forty cents, a net profit of more than four hundred cents.
"I can earn more than 400 coins a day. With 30 days in a month, I can earn…"
Ai Cao was not very good at arithmetic, so he started counting with his fingers.
"You can earn twelve taels of silver a month!" Mother Liu took over the conversation with a smile on her face.
Amitabha, if you can earn twelve taels of silver a month, are you still afraid that life will be hard? "Mother Liu will go to Qianji to buy a fairy chicken and some braised vegetables."
The business opened the day before and they made a lot of money. Su Yujin was also thinking about how tired Mama Liu and Ai Cao were today, so she was quite generous. "Buy some more minced meat cakes. Ai Cao has a big appetite, so buy her one more. Mama Liu, you like to eat yuba, so buy some more too."
"Thank you, girl."
Mother Liu took the money and went to Qianji happily.
Ai Cao also picked up the bowls and spoons with a smile on her face, and cooked porridge for the evening on the stove.
When cooking, add a few pitted red dates.
The wonton stall business continues because it makes money.
Su Yujin, Mama Liu and Ai Cao are busy every day, and this wonton stall is becoming more and more popular because of its reasonable prices, large portions and good taste.
Some people have even rushed from the east side of the county to the west side just to eat two bowls of wontons.
However, although the business is good, the daily net profit of this wonton stall fluctuates around 500 to 600 wen.
The reason is that selling wontons is really strenuous work, and this amount of labor is just right. If it is more, one would probably feel tired.
The money I have now is enough to make ends meet, and if I really want to achieve financial freedom, working hard to run a wonton stall won’t do the trick. I have to think of other ways.
Su Yujin saw things clearly and was able to control the degree.
As the days passed, by mid-April, when the weather had turned warm and a little hot, a new dish was added to the wonton stall - fried noodles with soybean paste.
The chewy and refreshing noodles are cooked and rinsed with cold water. Then add shredded fresh cucumbers and some cooked green beans. Then pour a spoonful of pork belly, eggs and soybean sauce on top to make a rich meat sauce. Mix it yourself...
Every strand of noodle is covered with meat sauce. When you put it in your mouth, you will feel that it is extremely fragrant and has a long aftertaste.
For a while, the sales of wontons and noodles with soybean paste at Su Ji's stall were almost evenly matched.
By the end of April, after deducting daily food and various expenses, Su Yujin's dowry had an extra ten taels of silver.
Touching the heavy silver, Su Yujin felt disappointed.
The record is good, but the road to wealth is long and she still needs to work harder.
Mother Liu and Ai Cao were washing dishes in the yard and chatting casually.
"It's already May, and there's still no sign of Second Master..." Mother Liu sighed.
"Yes." Ai Cao also sighed, his head drooped, but soon stood up again, "But now the girl is leading us to earn money, and even the monthly salary is one hundred coins more than before. Whether the second master comes or not, I don't think it will be a big problem."
"So you were looking forward to the Second Master coming because you were hoping that he would give money to the girl?" Mother Liu rolled her eyes at Ai Cao.
"What else?" Ai Cao was stunned.
Mother Liu reached out her hand and slapped Ai Cao in anger, "What a silly girl! You used to be a second-class maid. I think it was all in vain."
"The girl can make money now, but the little she makes is just enough for her and me to eat, drink and wear. She can't even afford to buy better cosmetics, so her life is still a bit poor. Even if the girl can really make a lot of money in the future, her life will be better. But no matter how much money she makes, she will still be a mistress without a name or status. If others ask her, she won't be able to tell you who she is."
"If the Second Master never comes, the girl will have to live in this yard for the rest of her life, without anyone to rely on. When she gets old, there will be no one to take care of her. Isn't this even more miserable?"
"We still have to hope that the Second Master will come. Not only can he come, but he has to come more often, so that the Second Master will miss our daughter. In this way, when the Second Master gets married, he will be willing to take our daughter back and give her a legitimate status. If our daughter gives birth to a child, then we will have someone to rely on."
There is some truth in what you said! Ai Cao nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Mother Liu is right, we have to look forward to the Second Master's coming."
Su Yujin, "..."
These days, Su Yujin has been busy selling wontons and noodles with soybean paste. Seeing that Ai Cao and Liu Mama seldom mentioned the Second Master, she thought that they no longer cared whether the Second Master would come or not because their wallets were visibly bulging.
Unexpectedly, I still think about it in my heart.
And the obsession is quite deep.
But we can't blame them. The natives of this era will only think about problems from the perspective of this era.
The two of them were eagerly looking forward to He Yanxiu's arrival, which was actually a manifestation of their loyalty to her and their genuine intentions for her.
Combining the original owner's memory and her personal experience, Su Yujin felt that Ai Cao and Mother Liu were indeed good.
He was dutiful and honest, never broke any rules, never did anything cunning or dishonest, and he was not stupid either, so she found it quite easy to use.
If possible, Su Yujin planned to take them both with her when she left here and gained her freedom.
However, the indentures of these two people are with He Yanxiu.
Her indenture was also with He Yanxiu.
It would be nice if the Second Master could come...
Su Yujin also had this idea in her mind. ——In May, pomegranate flowers bloom.
After the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather gradually becomes hotter.
The carriage moved forward slowly, and the person inside suddenly sneezed loudly.
"Second Master, are you okay?" The servant Xing'an asked with concern through the curtain.
"It's okay." He Yanxiu paused and said in a low voice, "Where are we going?"
"Master, we have arrived at Qinghe. It will take another half a day to reach the capital. It is almost noon now. If we go further, there will only be teahouses and wine shops on the roadside. Master, do you want to stop here and have something to eat?"
Qinghe.
He Yanxiu raised his eyebrows slightly, "Go quickly and come back soon."
The answer is that I don’t want to get off the bus and stay for too long.
"Yes." Xing'an jumped off the carriage and went to find something that He Yanxiu could eat.
He Yanxiu's taste can be said to be quite picky. He doesn't like greasy food, hates sweets, and doesn't eat spicy food.
Xing'an walked around and saw no one closing their eyes until he saw a stall that was quite busy.
The gross profit of contemporary catering is about 60%-70%. Since there is no rent or labor cost for setting up stalls as mentioned in the article, the net profit is temporarily calculated as more than 50% but less than 60%.
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