It is winter now, and eating hot pot in winter is a real treat.
She acted first and told her relatives and friends later. She resigned first and then told them.
Yu Xiangyan was speechless after knowing this, and looked at his sister for a long time without saying anything.
He always knew that his sister had an idea, but wasn't this idea a little too big?
My brother-in-law doesn’t object?
Lin Chuanbai: "Second brother, I have no objection. She can do whatever she wants."
Wen Ruzhen looked at Yu Xiangan with envy. She couldn't understand her choice to give up her golden rice bowl and become an unstable self-employed person. However, the relationship between the couple was really good.
Yu Xiangyan: "...Okay, then if you agree, do your family know about it?"
Lin Chuanbai: "I'll write back and tell you when the business opens."
Yu Xiangyan: Isn't this just acting first and reporting later? He himself knows that most people are against it.
Yu Xiangyan was a little worried. What if her younger sister's in-laws had something against her?
Yu Xiangan: "Second brother, please help me keep this a secret from my family."
Yu Xiangyan: ???
Yu Xiangan said calmly: "It's so far away. If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, who will know? When I make achievements in the future, they will be more receptive. You don't want to upset your family, do you?"
Yu Xiangyan:!!!
He had a bitter face. If his father knew about this, he would definitely be angry with him and say that the two of them were "in cahoots with each other" and were accomplices.
How unfair it is for him.
By then the firepower will be concentrated on him, and it will be his fault for not telling the truth.
Yu Xiangan pretended not to see it: "Second brother, you also know that grandpa and his family are old and can't stand stimulation. I still have some confidence in myself. When I return home in glory, they won't worry about me anymore."
What could Yu Xiangyan do? He could only be her "accomplice" and help her conceal the truth.
Liu Hengbo was also the one who didn't understand, but he knew that Yu Xiangan was a bit rebellious in nature. He could see it when he worked in the bookstore before.
After talking to each other, I could only send my blessings. He brought a lot of people to show his support when the business opened.
Zhao Li also came. He was very confused and didn't understand, but this was the daughter-in-law of his comrade-in-arms, and he couldn't interfere too much due to his status. He could only say that if she ran into any problems, Chuanbai would back her up.
With her education, it would be easy for her to find another way out if she suffered.
On the opening day, Zhao Li was surprised when he and his subordinates from the Public Security Bureau arrived here in plain clothes.
There are flower baskets on both sides. The first store opened is two stores, one is a hot pot restaurant and the other is a braised food restaurant.
He led people into the hot pot restaurant. The walls were painted white and there were lights on. It looked bright. Each table was separated by a distance. On one side of the wall was a menu with many soup bases listed, including beef bone soup base, clear soup base, mushroom soup base, sour soup base, spicy soup base, tomato beef soup base, spicy soup base... People drooling at the sight. On the other side of the wall was a large glass cabinet with ingredients divided into grids. On one side was meat and on the other side were vegetables. There were many kinds of meat and vegetables, including pork belly slices, mutton, chicken offal, chicken nuggets, fish fillets, beef offal, meatballs, fish balls, mushroom meatballs...
There are many kinds of vegetarian dishes in this winter. The most common ones are radish, cabbage, potato, and there are also spinach, Chinese cabbage, leek, coriander, mushrooms, etc. Zhao Li knows that these dishes are grown in greenhouses in the suburbs and can also be found out of season.
It looks very appetizing.
Because there was a poster at the door offering 20% off on the opening, it attracted quite a few people to come and watch. When their group of eight arrived, there were no more empty seats, so Yu Xiangan led them to the private room inside.
"You have good business here."
Yu Xiangan smiled and said, "Many acquaintances came to show their support."
Zhao Li laughed: "Just order whatever you want. Whatever you recommend must be delicious!"
"Then let's have a beef bone soup base and a spicy soup base. Uncle Zhao, you can handle spicy food, so I'll control the spiciness of this one. Let's have the full set of the others."
The eight people he brought with him were all grown men. If they ate as much as they could, it would be like a bottomless pit.
"Big opening promotion, everyone gets a free cup of soy milk."
The braised food shop next door doesn't have much business either. It's a fast food restaurant that specializes in braised food, but also offers other dishes. Some people dine in, while others come in just for the smell and take the food home to share with the family.
From opening in the morning to closing at night, there were always people in the store, and Yu Xiangan took care of both sides.
The hot pot restaurant takes a long time to eat. A meal can take one or two hours. All the comments left by the guests are very positive.
They have abundant materials here, and most of them are sourced through legitimate channels. Zhong Jianqiang is one of the suppliers.
After coming here once, Zhao Li came for three consecutive days, calling his friends and asking them to come over from time to time. Seeing the people in uniform around, no one dared to cause trouble here.
The first time he came was to show his support for her, but the next time he came he was just to satisfy his own appetite.
With so many soup bases, it would be a shame if he didn’t try each one.
If he wasn't short of money, Zhao Li would have wanted to come again.
Wang Mei is a worker who lives nearby. When she passed by, she was attracted by the braised food. As it was a newly opened shop, she came over to take a look out of curiosity.
The braised food is free to try, and you can taste it by poking it with a bamboo stick.
She poked at a piece of braised tofu.
So delicious!
It's definitely good to eat with rice.
This question is not expensive.
Vegetarian dishes range from 20 cents to 50 cents per pound, pork costs one dollar per pound, and the braised pork here costs one dollar and fifty cents per pound. The offal and leftovers are cheaper, which is cheaper than state-owned restaurants.
She wanted to buy some to add to her meal.
"I want to buy some to eat at home, how can I do it?"
"You can wrap it in oil paper or dry leaves and take it home. If you want the marinade, you have to bring a plate or lunch box with you."
“Free marinade?”
“Yes, the marinade is free!”
Wang Mei: "Then I'll go back and get a big bowl!"
The marinade is so delicious, it tastes so good when eaten with rice.
She quickened her pace and went back. When she came back, there were two half-grown children beside her, who came together to buy delicious food.
They had already asked about the aroma of the braised food here. The aroma was so overbearing that when the wind blew, the noses of passers-by were strongly filled with the smell, making their mouths water.
After queuing for a while, it was her turn. Qi Xiaohui asked, "Sister, what would you like to order?"
Wang Mei looked at the dried tofu and said, "Give me a pound of dried tofu, half a pound of peanuts, and a pig's trotter." Every time she said something, the two children swallowed their saliva, especially when they saw the plump pig's trotter.
"Okay, it's one dollar and fifty cents in total, and I get three spoonfuls of marinade." Qi Xiaohui took the big bowl swiftly and filled it up separately, and finally put the marinade into the pig's trotter.
"These marinades are made with good ingredients, otherwise they wouldn't be so fragrant. If you pour this over steamed white rice at home, it will taste like heaven!"
"Gudong!"
A child was heard swallowing loudly. Wang Mei was both angry and amused. She took the bowl of pig's trotters herself and let the children carry the other two bowls themselves.
"Be careful, or you'll get into trouble if you get hurt along the way!"
The child laughed and said, "Mom, no, I won't let it spill even if I drop it..."
A child's cheerful voice came.
The other children around him looked at him with envy.
Not to mention the kids who live nearby opening a shop here.
Happy and painful.
Happiness is so close and smells so good. There are cheap vegetarian dishes in the store and the adults at home are not heartless. But it’s enough to eat it once to satisfy your craving. Do you want to eat it every day?
That's a dream.
Only when the child is in distress will I say to give up some money to buy something.
Many people are used to saving money. They spend one cent to buy braised food and then ask for more sauce.
In this case, they will give a little at their discretion. Only if you spend 50 cents will you give a spoonful of sauce. Otherwise, you will lose money by giving the sauce away.
Moreover, this place is near the school district and there are many college students. They receive subsidies, so it is not unusual for them to come here for a meal occasionally.
Wherever there are students, there are faculty and staff. Many of them have received compensation and are jumping back and forth between braised food shops and hot pot restaurants.
The food here is more affordable than state-owned restaurants, the service is better, the food tastes great, and I felt satisfied and comfortable eating here, so I became a regular customer.
For example, Liu Hengbo and his grandson are both average cooks. The dishes they make are edible but not delicious. Now that Yu Xiangan has opened a shop, the two grandfathers come here every now and then, and even take out food from time to time.
At the end of the first month, Yu Xiangan took stock.
She hired four people, each with a monthly salary of 30 yuan, and the cost was 120 yuan.
The purchase of meat was over 500 kilograms, costing 500 yuan.
There are more than 1,600 kilograms of vegetarian dishes, and the cost is 350 yuan.
Miscellaneous expenses for seasonings are one hundred, the total cost is one thousand and seventy, the cumulative income is two thousand two hundred and thirty-eight, and the net profit is more than one thousand one hundred.
It is more than ten times her monthly salary.
And this is just the beginning.
Lin Chuanbai, who was counting the profits with her, was shocked when he saw the profits.
What does a monthly income of more than 1,000 yuan in 1982 mean?
Quite a number of workers earn thirty or forty yuan a month.
There are more than ten to twenty temporary workers and first-level workers.
If you buy an old and small house in a non-busy area, one thousand yuan will be enough.
It is no wonder that more and more self-employed businesses are springing up.
Yu Xiangan planned, "Next we can start wholesale, or a small stall cart will also work, but let's put this off for now."
Wholesale means selling braised food to retail customers. She sets a price for them, and they are free to sell as much as they want and even set their own prices.
The profit of a small stall cart is obvious. The store location is determined, but the small stall cart is mobile and can go to places with high traffic in minutes.
But manpower is a problem.
She now has four people enrolled.
Qi Xiaohui, an educated youth who returned to the city and lived nearby, had no place to live, so she and her husband, along with their child, lived on both sides of her husband's and her own family's. She could not find a formal job, but she was diligent and clean, good at math, and quick with her hands. She seemed like a straightforward person. She was now in charge of a braised food shop, packing and serving food for customers and collecting payment.
Gu Nanfeng was also an educated youth who returned to the city. He was the original wife's child, and his job was given to his stepmother's son. He was responsible for collecting bills and welcoming and seeing off guests at the hot pot restaurant.
Wei Funi, an educated youth who returned to the city, had a son and a daughter, and a family to support. She also lived a hard life, working as a waitress in a hotpot restaurant and a braised food restaurant.
Lu Xiao, a young man who was only sixteen years old, followed Yu Xiangan to do odd jobs in the kitchen.
The current policy does not allow private individuals to recruit more than six people. Many people think that if they exceed that number, they are capitalists.
Therefore, Yu Xiangan does not plan to recruit any more staff for the time being.
It's not easy to be the first to stick your head out.
Every morning, there would be people waiting at the door of the braised food shop early in the morning, holding buckets or plates with large capacity.
They come for wholesale.
Each time, I would come to register one or two days in advance, stating the type and quantity I wanted, and then I would pay and receive the goods on the day.
After getting the goods, they will disperse and sell them in other places.
You can do this business with low cost.
If you can’t sell it, you can still eat it yourself.
Most of those who come to wholesale are educated youth, and there are also elderly people who have let their children take over their jobs.
No matter who it is, as long as they are doing serious business, they will sell it.
Hot pot cannot be made at the current stage, but braised food is different. It can be preserved for a long time in winter and is very convenient to take anywhere. Once the wholesale business is established, the net profit for that month will reach three thousand.
In contrast to the profits, their hard work has doubled.
The main process of making hot pot involves cleaning and packaging the ingredients. Everything else is fine, as Yu Xiangan has already prepared all the seasonings for the base of the pot.
The braised food was okay. After she made the initial marinade, it became relatively simple. However, it was a hassle to keep watching the heat and adding the ingredients.
Lu Xiao can't handle it all by himself.
Yu Xiangan also found a middle-aged woman from the neighborhood to do odd jobs, responsible for washing vegetables and dishes, and that made the job easier.
Seeing the newcomer coming, the other four people were not very happy.
Yu Xiangan didn't understand why at first, but later when Lu Xiao asked her if they would reduce their wages, she understood.
Yu Xiangan gave the four of them a probationary salary of 30 yuan each. After two months, they would be promoted to regular employees, with a starting salary increase of 5 yuan. There would also be an additional bonus every month. Three meals were provided, but accommodation was not included.
This income is not lower than that of formal workers.
There are also bonuses, which will make them even happier and busier?
It’s good to be busy, so that they can feel at ease taking the money.
Qi Xiaohui has been treated with contempt by her sister-in-law since she came back from the countryside. There is nothing she can do about it because both she and her husband are from the capital and live close to each other. Otherwise, they would have been separated. Although they don't live together now, at least they can see each other from time to time.
She lives with her daughter at her parents' home, while her husband lives with his son at his in-laws' home.
They all sleep on the floor.
If the place was bigger, it wouldn't be so difficult.
After I came back, I looked for a job everywhere, but I was rejected everywhere. But when it came to job vacancies, the huge crowds of people made me despair.
It is winter now and we cannot sleep on the floor as it is too bright. So the mother and daughter sleep on a bed made of stools. They dare not even turn over for fear of falling down accidentally.
She had cried and cursed before, but it was no use, so when she heard that there was a job available, she was very happy.
At least she can earn some income, but as for her face, she has lost it long ago.
Being scolded by her sister-in-law every day, her own daughter can't even hold her head up.
This is shameful now, but I have money, and if it is stable, I can even rent a house.
Knowing her difficulties, the boss gave her 10 yuan salary after she worked for ten days, saying it was an advance and the rest would be paid in the middle of the next month.
With the 10 yuan, she immediately took out 5 yuan and gave it to her mother when everyone was there. With the 5 yuan, her sister-in-law's face immediately looked much better. She stopped pointing fingers and scolding her for being a freeloader, which made her feel relieved. Her mother even cried with joy. After all, it was good to be able to earn money.
And apart from the embarrassment at the beginning, she found that these days were not so difficult.
I'm so busy that I don't have time to think about anything else. I fall asleep as soon as I get home every day.
She received a salary of thirty yuan in the first month, and because she was too busy, her boss gave her a bonus of five yuan.
She also got thirty-five in the second month. She bought a piece of cloth for her mother and a pair of shoes for her nephew. Now her sister-in-law no longer scolded her and greeted her with a smile. Her daughter also asked if it was enough when eating a little more. She could finally hold her head up high. This little bit of hard work was nothing to her.
Now that there are more people around, does she no longer have the five dollars?
And will the salary after becoming a regular employee also be reduced?
She also planned to rent a small house nearby if she could work here for half a year.
Lu Xiao was also very nervous. Qi Xiaohui was too embarrassed to say it, so he asked while he was helping in the kitchen.
His grandfather now has to take medicine every day. If Yu Xiangan hadn't given him this job, he didn't know how he could buy medicine for his grandfather. If the boss hadn't come to him, he couldn't imagine what would happen to his grandfather.
Will I just have to watch my grandfather getting heavier and heavier, and when he gets heavier and heavier, he will be all alone?
Every time they go back and see grandpa doing well, they become extremely alert, fearing that they may have done something wrong and that such good days will be gone and they will not be able to live on.
What is idle talk? What is busyness?
The money in your pocket is real, and the medicine you can buy is real.
He wished he could be busier and get more money.
Yu Xiangan understood: "Don't worry, your treatment will remain unchanged. Aunt He's coming will allow you to do more things. This is necessary." She gave them a reassurance.
Wei Funi and Gu Nanfeng also breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.
As long as it doesn't affect their treatment.
They must not slack off from now on. If they can recruit one more, they can recruit a second one.
They know that there are many people who want to work here.
Those three meals were all real food. If you saved a little and brought some home, it would be used to add food to your family. The salary was also high, not worse than at the factory.
They cherish it very much.
With the addition of Aunt He, the amount of braised food that Yu Xiangan could wholesale increased significantly, and his income was also gratifying.
Zhong Jianqiang is now doing two things at once, one is eating skewers and the other is busy here.
He was also envious of Yu Xiangan's shipment volume, and he was also thinking about whether to rent a store.
But he just bought a house and now his savings are limited.
Yu Xiangan also gets one or two hundred yuan every month from him.
They adopted the strategy of small profits but quick turnover, and their earnings were not as exaggerated as Yu Xiangan's, but compared with the workers, this income was already very low, otherwise they would not have been able to afford a house so quickly.
He now sees Yu Xiangan's pattern and is thinking about whether to change it.
He used his previous income to buy a house, and after saving for a while, he would have the money to do something else...
The flow of people to Yu Xiangan's shop was displayed here, so it naturally caught the attention of those who were interested.
The situation is quite chaotic now and the crackdown has not yet arrived.
Occasionally there are police hanging around nearby, but it’s not necessarily because of this place.
On this day, someone caused trouble in Yu Xiangan's hot pot restaurant.
The other party pointed at the rat in the hot pot, slammed the table and angrily said: "How do you run this restaurant? There is something here, who dares to eat it, put it in the pot with the rat."
Gu Nanfeng stepped forward immediately: "Wait, don't be angry, let me take a look first."
When he saw this, he frowned. The mouse was not too big, but not too small either. Wei Funi had just brought it over. She was very sure: "It wasn't there when I brought it over just now."
When the man heard this, he slammed the table and said, "Are you talking about the rat running in by itself?"
The person opposite him also responded: "Yes, you must give us a lesson today, this is disgusting."
Wei Funi looked at Gu Nanfeng with a stiff face. Gu Nanfeng said, "Don't be angry. Let me understand the situation first. Lu Xiao, Lu Xiao, come out for a moment."
Lu Xiao came from the kitchen in the back wearing an apron. When she saw the mouse, she was very sure: "There was definitely no mouse when it was served. The kitchen hygiene is also very strict. We have two cats here. How could a mouse stay here without caring about its life?"
The man sneered and said loudly: "Okay, this is a big store bullying customers, telling lies with open eyes, everyone come and see, come and see, this rat is not me who is lying."
The other guests who were dining around stood up and looked on, pointing and talking.
"Yes, the rat is in the pot."
"There won't be rats in the food we eat."
"Is the hygiene in this store okay?"
The man's companion listened and raised his voice: "Where is your boss? Let your boss come over. If there is a rat, we won't do it. We will have to go to the hospital to wash our stomachs. I don't know how dirty it is!"
The man also said: "They have to pay for the medical expenses!"
Hearing the noise, Yu Xiangan came over from the kitchen at the back, took a look at the pot, and then laughed angrily: "This is the mushroom soup base we ordered. The rat is so big that you should be able to see it when the dish is served. Even if you are too busy to ignore it, there really is a rat. My guest, the mushrooms that come with the soup base are almost finished, and you just discovered it?"
She turned to the people watching around and said, "You can see it too. This rat is right here. If it comes up, can you eat it?"
As soon as Yu Xiangan said this, the others looked at the mouse and came to their senses; "It's so big, it's not blind."
"You can't finish eating all those mushrooms even if you're blind."
"He's trying to extort money after eating."
Yu Xiangan directed Lu Xiao: "Go report the case to the police station and say that two people came to our store and deliberately framed us."
Lu Xiao took off her apron and ran out, not hesitating at all: "Hey! I'll be right there!"
When they heard her say this, the two of them ran away in shame.
The rule here is to order first, then pay the bill, and then the food is served.
The bill has been settled.
Other diners watching: "Look, he's guilty as a thief, so he ran away."
"It's good that there are no mice, otherwise I wouldn't be able to eat it."
Yu Xiangan bowed to the people sitting around him and said, "I'm sorry to have caused such a farce for everyone. I'll give each table a plate of side dishes. Please forgive me."
The diners laughed and said, "The boss did this very openly."
"Thank you, boss."
"Don't worry, boss. We'll come again next time..."
Then Lu Xiao came in, and Wei Funi asked him, "Did you really report it to the police? So quickly?"
Lu Xiao laughed: "No, no, I just turned a corner and waited for a while, and when I saw them running away, I came back."
Yu Xiangan also smiled: "There is no need to go for this matter. You did a good job. But if the other party is not willing to give in, then you should go. We are doing business honestly and openly. If we are bullied, we can ask the police to seek justice!"
Gu Nanfeng and Wei Funi felt a little embarrassed: "We didn't react just now." They didn't think that they deliberately threw the rat into the room for the guests.
Yu Xiangan comforted them: "This is the first time, you may be a little panicked. Think more about it next time you encounter something. Harmony is the most important thing. When doing business, you will encounter all kinds of people..."
Afterwards, Lin Chuanbai learned about this and became a little worried: "What if other people come to cause trouble?"
Yu Xiangan comforted him: "When the enemy comes, we will stop him. When the water comes, we will block it with earth. No matter when, as long as you open a business, you will inevitably encounter such people. Sometimes you have to spend money to avoid disaster. The two who came today are considered to have some dignity. Some are scoundrels. Even if you call the police, there is nothing you can do."
Her grandfather encountered this kind of person in the restaurant he opened.
He didn't do anything excessive, but when he failed to achieve his goal, he disturbed other customers in the restaurant. That's disgusting.
"Just keep an idea in mind. How much money have you made now?"
"It's a few thousand dollars, what's the matter?"
"Now that we have money, why don't we go to the antique street? There are good things there, and there are state-owned shops. The antiques there are all real and sold to foreigners. Some are expensive, and some are reasonable."
Yu Xiangan: "Then go!"
The Antique Street was depressed during that decade. It became popular only after the chaos was rectified. After the reform and opening up, the flow of people here gradually increased. However, there are not many people who come here to buy things. A considerable number of them are blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners who come here to buy "specialties".
There are shops on both sides and stalls on the street.
Many of the items sold at these stalls were returned by the country.
Some people are afraid and worry that these things will cause trouble, so they sell some things.
For example, bulky porcelain.
Many people keep those delicate, small and easy-to-hide things.
If this doesn't happen again, it will definitely be worth money.
Yu Xiangan and Lin Chuanbai did their homework before coming.
It won’t work if you ask them to distinguish between truth and falsehood. It will be enough if they know some historical stories behind it and the period.
This is not to say that there are no fakes. There are always imitations of those that are really valuable.
Yu Xiangan and Lin Chuanbai mainly rely on chemistry.
It looks good and the price is right, so I bought it.
The two people looked at each stall one by one.
We stopped in front of a stall selling porcelain bowls and plates.
The stall owner was a man in his thirties. When he saw someone stop, he said in a muffled voice from under his thick scarf: "One dollar over here, five dollars over here, and twenty dollars over here."
The one that costs one dollar has some small cracks, the one that costs five dollars looks intact and not too big, and the one that costs twenty dollars is big and looks more eye-catching.
Yu Xiangan first squatted down in the pile where the coins cost one yuan each and looked at them one by one.
Lin Chuanbai asked the stall owner: "Can I get started?"
"Sure, but you have to pay for it if it's damaged."
"good."
Yu Xiangan looked at them and found that some of them were signed and looked like they were from the Qing Dynasty. The era was not too far away and the quality was not very good. No wonder they were so cheap.
She looked away at the five-yuan piece and picked up the plate with the carp playing in the water. As she was looking at it, a voice in Chinese with a foreign accent came from behind her: "Look at this porcelain. How much do you want to sell it for?"
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