"This is really too much of a bother for you. You just arrived and we still need you to cook for us." Aunt Pei looked embarrassed.
"No, you and Uncle Zhou have taken good care of us. Not only do you charge a low rent, but you also let us use your kitchen at any time. We have been busy making braised dishes in the kitchen this morning. After you two taste them, I hope you and Uncle Zhou can give us more suggestions. If there is anything that is not so good, please feel free to tell me." Jiang Ning said as he brought out the cut braised dishes on a plate.
"Okay, okay, the aroma is already very strong. I believe the taste will definitely be good." Aunt Pei said as she was about to help Jiang Ning serve the meal.
Unexpectedly, Chen Yan, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, had already gone to the kitchen to serve the meal.
So the old couple sat at the dinner table and waited for them to come.
After the four of them sat down, they saw that the dishes on the table were quite rich. The first one must be the highlight of the day - the braised dishes. Both in terms of appearance and taste, they were completely acceptable. They were colorful, fragrant and delicious, and they made people's mouths water just by looking at them.
Uncle Zhou picked up a piece of pig intestine with chopsticks, put it in his mouth and slowly chewed it. He couldn't help but exclaimed while chewing: "Well, Ning girl, how did you make this pig offal? How come it has no taste at all? It's delicious, even better than what I had in the state-owned restaurant before." After eating, he did not forget to give Jiang Ning a thumbs up, indicating that it was delicious.
After hearing this, Aunt Pei also took a chopstick to taste the potatoes and fungus and said, "Well, they are indeed very delicious. There must be no problem with your stall, Miss Ning."
He also tried the cabbage fried by Jiang Ning and said it tasted very good. If he could open a restaurant with it, the business would be good.
"After hearing what you said, I feel relieved. I am more confident about our small business." Jiang Ning said with a smile.
Uncle Zhou: "Don't worry, this is the first time I've eaten braised food like yours, and it's really delicious. There's no problem selling it."
After the four of them had lunch, Jiang Ning started to braise all the pig offal that Chen Yan had washed but had not had time to braise. She was not worried even if she couldn't sell it all. After all, she had such a big refrigerator here. Of course, the golden finger had to be used reasonably, just like that piece of land. Jiang Ning hadn't thought about what to plant before, but now that she knew what to plant, she would plant vegetables. The more types of vegetables she planted, the more types she could sell, which was just the right way to save resources and increase income.
After preparing these things, Jiang Ning and Chen Yan each carried a backpack and a bucket of braised vegetables and set off for their destination today - Laicheng.
The place they chose was an early industrial park with textile factories and wood processing plants nearby. There were at least a thousand people working there, so there was no need to worry about the flow of people.
It was only 4:30 when they arrived in Laicheng, and there was still half an hour before the workers got off work. There were a few snack stalls nearby, but not many. Some sold pancakes, some sold sweet potatoes, and some sold roasted chestnuts.
When they saw Jiang Ning and Chen Yan coming, they didn't take them seriously. They were all preparing for their own business and had no time to care about others.
After Jiang Ning and Chen Yan arrived at the stall, Chen Yan took the small table off the backpack. This was the table that Jiang Ning's father had specially made for her before she came out so that she could put things on it. He also equipped the brine bucket with two small lids to cover it. They placed the bucket of braised food next to the table and now waited for the workers to get off work.
Soon five o'clock arrived and a large number of workers poured out of the factory.
Jiang Ning opened the covered braised food barrel, and the aroma of the braised food instantly penetrated into people's nostrils.
The aroma attracted some people to Jiang Ning's stall. Looking at the bright red stewed vegetables soaked in brine, they were very appetizing. So someone asked, "Boss, how much is this pig intestine?"
Jiang Ning said, "Meat dishes are all 35 cents per pound, and vegetarian dishes are all 20 cents per pound."
"Why is it so expensive? Pig offal outside is only 20 cents per pound."
"Brother, you also said it was from outside. This is processed by us. It tastes absolutely delicious. You have definitely never tasted it like this anywhere else. Otherwise, why don't you try it first and then decide?" Jiang Ning scooped a pig intestine for the brother in blue work clothes and put it on the cowhide bag.
The eldest brother took the pig intestines from the cowhide bag, tasted them, and smacked his lips. "Hmm, it's really good. Give me a pound of meat dishes, with more pig intestines and less pig tails, and half a pound of vegetables. Buy some and try them today."
Then he took out sixty cents and gave it to Jiang Ning. Jiang Ning pushed Chen Yan to signal him to weigh the dishes. He took out five one-cent notes from his pocket and gave them to the big brother as change. At the same time, Chen Yan packed the braised dishes and handed them to the big brother.
At this time, the workers around were still looking at Jiang Ning's stall, hesitant.
So she simply shouted: "Delicious braised dishes, everyone can try them for free."
While she was shouting, Chen Yan took out some pig tails from the braised food bucket, cut up pig intestines, potatoes and other offal, and handed them to the people around him to taste.
"Boss, your cooking skills are amazing. I've never eaten braised dishes that taste this good. Potatoes can actually be cooked so deliciously. I have to buy some for my wife to try. Give me a pound of vegetarian dishes and half a pound of meat dishes." He handed over the money.
"Boss, give me half a pound of meat dishes too."
"I want half a pound of meat dishes and half a pound of vegetables."
Fortunately, Jiang Ning and Chen Yan had a good understanding of each other. Jiang Ning was responsible for collecting money and Chen Yan was responsible for packing. Their actions were very smooth.
Seeing waves of people coming to buy braised dishes, Jiang Ning was very happy and became more motivated.
In a short while, Jiang Ning and his friends sold out 20 kilograms of meat dishes and 15 kilograms of vegetarian dishes.
The two of them were so tired that they were out of breath. Even when they were closing the stall, people came to ask if they had any more braised dishes to sell. They wanted to buy some.
"I'm sorry, today's braised dishes are sold out. Come over tomorrow and I'll leave some for you."
"Okay, then I want half a pound of meat dishes and half a pound of vegetables. Remember to leave some for me."
"Okay, no problem." Jiang Ning agreed readily.
When the two of them returned home, they gulped down two large jars of water. They were so thirsty. Maybe they were too excited about their first stall, so they even forgot to bring water.
The response was quite good during the first trial. All the braised dishes were sold out in less than an hour. When they were closing the stall, many people came to ask if there were any more braised dishes. They couldn’t sell them all out and there was nothing left, so they could only watch the money fly away.
Jiang Ning thought that he would need to prepare more materials tomorrow so that he could make more money and go back earlier.
On the first day of doing business, of course the thing I look forward to most is counting money.
Jiang Ning took the wallet and poured the money onto the table. It was filled with banknotes, each one full of stories.
The two men began to spread out the money one by one, and then calculated how much money they had earned that day.
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