Chapter 317: Delicatessen Business
Shang Ruoting nodded: "Yes, my family has a small farm with a lot of chickens and ducks, so I learned to make some roast chicken and duck."
Old Mrs. Shang's craftsmanship can be said to be top-notch in this era, but she does not want to tell outsiders about the old lady's secrets, and can only admit that it was something she figured out herself.
Zhou Ergu had no doubts about this. With the ability of this girl, she could not only cultivate mushrooms artificially, but also grow so many fresh vegetables and fruits. It was not surprising that such a capable person could make such delicious roast chicken.
"Tan Chen is such a lucky young man, marrying such a capable wife."
Tan Chen was happier to see the other party praising his wife than praising himself.
At this moment, Tan Chen's tail was already cocked up in the sky: "Haha... Director Zhou is right. I must have burned incense in several lifetimes to be able to marry Ruoting."
Zhou Ergu looked at the young couple and felt envious from the bottom of her heart. What a perfect match of handsome man and beautiful woman.
She finished eating a chicken leg and then tore off a piece of roast duck, which once again overturned Zhou Ergu's cognition.
She had eaten roast duck when she went to Beijing. It was said that Beijing roast duck was the most authentic in the country, but it was completely incomparable to the roast duck in front of her. Not only the taste, but even the texture was much worse.
Shang Ruoting is quite confident in the roast chicken and roast duck she makes, and Zhou Ergu's actions prove it all.
She had originally planned to wait until Zhou Ergu had almost finished eating before bringing up the matter of cooperation, but Zhou Ergu beat her to the punch.
"Ruoting, if you can supply this roast chicken and roast duck to South Street Food Store, I guarantee you can sell them for a good price."
What Shang Ruoting wanted was exactly what Zhou Ergu said. Although she had no plans to do cooked food business, she needed a good place to sell all the roosters and ducks at home. Not only that, she could make more profit, and she didn't mind working harder.
"Director Zhou, I can provide these roast chickens and roast ducks to the South Street Food Store, but the quantity is limited to the roosters and ducks in my house. After they are all sold, I don't plan to make them anymore."
This was also what she had planned in advance. She and Tan Chen could hire someone to take care of the greenhouse and farm at home when she went to college, but the same could not be done for roast chicken and roast duck. This was Mrs. Shang's ancestral craft, and it was impossible for outsiders to learn it.
Zhou Ergu was a little puzzled. According to her idea, the roast chicken and roast duck would surely generate a lot of profit for Shang Ruoting and his wife. Why didn't Ruoting want to cooperate for a long time?
"Ruoting, you have to know that the profit from roast chicken and roast duck will definitely be very high. Don't you plan to make this money in the long run?"
Shang Ruoting smiled and shook her head. "Director Zhou, you know I have a lot of things to do at home. I only made roast chicken and roast duck because we have a lot of roosters and ducks on our farm. That's why I wanted to make cooked food. If I do it for a long time, I'm afraid I won't have the energy and time."
Zhou Ergu thought about it and realized that what Shang Ruoting said made sense. They had built three greenhouses. Not to mention anything else, they could earn several thousand yuan a month from the artificially cultivated oyster mushrooms. Why should they suffer from this?
"Haha...what you said makes sense, but I personally think it's a pity."
"In that case, I won't force you. Just look at how many roast chickens and roast ducks you can supply to South Street Food every day. If the quantity is not too small, we can still cooperate for a while."
Zhou Ergu thought a lot. If the two kinds of delicacies that Shang Ruoting brought today were sold in the South Street Grocery Store, they would definitely attract a lot of customers. At the same time, they could also boost the sales of other products.
In this way, their Nan Street Grocery Store can also increase its sales significantly.
Shang Ruoting was thinking about making roast chicken and roast duck at home. Although she had a big pot at home, she could only cook four whole chickens at a time.
It takes two hours to cook a chicken, so she and Old Lady Shang can only make 20 roast chickens at most every day.
Roast duck is better. Old Mrs. Shang built a rack in the backyard. If it is expanded a little bit, she can make 10 roast ducks at a time.
Moreover, she has no plans to do this business for a long time. Currently, she has more than 200 adult roosters and ducks at home. She will stop when she has finished with all of them. Therefore, she has no plans to add more tools.
Twenty roast chickens and dozens of roast ducks were delivered to Zhuang City. It was not very convenient to run back and forth every day due to the long distance.
Finally, Shang Ruoting made up her mind that she would prepare cooked food according to her own family's conditions every day. After it was done, she would pretend to go out and then put it in the space to keep it fresh. After all the chickens and ducks at home were cooked, she would send them to Nanjie Food Store in several batches.
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