"I want ten coins!" the man in the blue robe said.
Lu Qiqi laughed and said, "Okay! We'll collect the money on Saturday!"
Lu Qiqi took a piece of mulberry paper from the side, folded it a few times to make a bucket shape, and put ten scoops of popcorn in it. It looked full, enough for the whole family to eat.
The man in the blue shirt paid, took the popcorn, thanked him, and was about to leave.
Lu Qiqi called out to the man in the blue robe, "Young master, I have another new style here, would you like to try it too?"
The man in the blue robe wasn't in a hurry to leave. He was also curious about what kind of thing required such a large pot of oil to make.
He said, "Okay!"
For a moment, they couldn't help but look at Lu Qiqi with new respect. After all, what boss would be so generous as to use such a large pot of oil for cooking?
Anyway, he had never seen such a generous boss in Qingshui Town before. Lu Qiqi was the first time he had ever met such a wealthy boss.
Lu Qiqi said to Zhou Liu, "Go and get the peeled potatoes, as many as you can get."
On Saturday, I nodded and headed to the noodle shop. I had only gone halfway when Friday brought over a small bowl of potatoes.
On Saturday, I took the potatoes and headed back, then turned over the stall and placed the potatoes at my feet on Monday.
On Monday, once all the main ingredients were in place, I started using a slicing knife to slice the potatoes into thin slices before cooking.
The sound of frying potatoes in oil is very soothing, and it also brings out a lot of aromas, attracting more and more passersby to watch.
On Monday, I sliced all the potatoes in a small bowl and put them in a pot. After a short while, I used a bamboo strainer to scoop them out and put them into a bamboo basket that was ten centimeters high.
The man in the blue shirt was clearly more interested in the potato chips; he had just smelled them and felt his mouth water uncontrollably.
Lu Qiqi used bamboo chopsticks to separate the stacked potato chips, and the aroma of potato chips could be smelled even from the stall opposite.
Lu Qiqi asked, "Would you like it spicy or salty, young master?"
The man in the blue shirt, considering that he had children at home, said, "Salty, please."
Lu Qiqi casually scooped a few spoonfuls with a spatula, put them in a small bamboo basket, sprinkled them with salt, and tossed them gently a few times to mix the salt and potato chips evenly.
After making the savory potato chips, she used bamboo chopsticks to pick up a chip and let the man in the blue shirt try it.
The man in the blue shirt tasted the crispy and savory potato chips, his eyes widening as if he had discovered a new continent. He exclaimed, "These are delicious! Give me some quickly!"
"Potato chips, three coins a scoop, how much would you like, sir?"
The man in the blue shirt felt a pang of regret when he heard that potato chips cost several times more than popcorn, but when he saw the hot oil in the pan, he felt that the three coins per scoop were well worth it.
He then said, "Give me ten scoops of that too! I want to take some back for my family to try!"
The onlookers, seeing the man in the blue shirt buy so much at once, had all sorts of reactions.
Taking advantage of the large crowd, Lu Qiqi loudly proclaimed, "New-style snacks, delicious and inexpensive, don't miss them if you pass by!"
The onlookers, initially intrigued by the fragrant aroma of the new product, and seeing it being sold by a stunningly beautiful woman, couldn't resist taking action.
"Give me ten shovelfuls."
"I want popcorn."
"Ten scoops of spicy potato chips."
Lu Qiqi looked at the thronging crowd that was gathering around her, afraid that she might accidentally kick over the oil pot on Monday.
Startled, she quickly tried to maintain order, saying, "No rush, everyone gets a share. Please line up and buy one at a time!"
After Lu Qiqi finished calling out, customers who wanted to buy snacks lined up and waited to make their purchases.
Saturday was not tall, but he was efficient and methodical in his work, collecting money and telling Lu Qiqi what the customers wanted and how much they needed.
Lu Qiqi also discovered that Zhou Liu was not only good at math, but also had an amazing memory.
He can remember perfectly who paid him, what he bought, or the quantities that were changed at the last minute.
Sometimes when Lu Qiqi gets busy, things get a bit chaotic, and it's only when she reminds her on Saturdays that she doesn't make mistakes.
It was still morning, and there weren't many people eating noodles, so there were quite a few people helping to peel potatoes at the noodle shop.
There's absolutely no need to worry about a potato shortage for making potato chips.
What Lu Qiqi didn't expect was that most people liked salty and spicy potato chips.
She decided to have them make some more chili salt on Thursday and Friday.
Li Changlong's popcorn sold the most, mainly because it was cheap.
Customers who want to try something new will choose popcorn as their first choice.
As noon approached, more and more people arrived, and Lu Qiqi was busy packing potato chips and popcorn without taking a break.
The money bags that were used to store money on Saturday were bulging, and although everyone was tired, they all had smiles on their faces.
It was past noon.
Seeing that the popcorn was still not ready, Lu Qiqi turned her head and called out to Li Changlong, "Second Brother, is it ready yet?"
Li Changlong popped the last batch of popcorn, and walking towards Lu Qiqi through the white smoke, holding a burlap sack.
All the popcorn from the burlap sack was put into the winnowing basket. Li Changlong said, "Qiqi, this is the last batch."
Lu Qiqi didn't expect popcorn to sell so well. It seems she should bring some more out of her space today and pretend it was bought to store in the noodle shop.
“Miss Lu, Xiao Si just told me that this is the last pot of potatoes,” Zhou Yi said, pointing to the peeled potatoes in the pot.
Lu Qiqi roughly estimated the number of potatoes, then looked at the long line of customers and thought that there was no time to pretend to sell them right now.
It would be better to call it a day and leave those who didn't manage to buy something with something to look forward to, so they'll come early tomorrow.
Lu Qiqi shouted, "There's only one batch of popcorn left, and only one batch of potato chips left too. Customers in the back of the line, hurry up tomorrow!"
After Lu Qiqi finished speaking, some of the customers in the back of the line complained, while others left immediately without lingering for a moment.
"Young lady, it's still early, why don't you make some more?"
"Yes, we've been waiting in such a long line, it's not easy at all. If we don't get anything, then all that waiting will have been for nothing!"
"I'm sorry everyone, please come early tomorrow. I can't make any more for today," Lu Qiqi said.
Li Changlong whispered to Lu Qiqi, "Qiqi, how about I go and buy some potatoes and corn? We can make more and sell them for more money."
Seeing so many people unable to buy anything, he felt it was foolish of him to pass up a business opportunity.
Lu Qiqi's idea was exactly the opposite of Li Changlong's. She said, "The line is so long, we won't finish even if we work until dark. We might as well save our energy for tomorrow."
"After all, we can't please everyone."
"Second brother, go and buy some more mulberry paper later, for tomorrow's use."
Li Changlong nodded in agreement, agreeing that Lu Qiqi's words made sense.
Li Changlong packed up the popcorn machine and sack, moved them to the noodle shop, and asked if he could get the money on Saturday so he could buy mulberry paper.
Lu Qiqi sold out of popcorn, and the potato chips were ready too.
A gruff voice rang out, "I'll take the rest! No need to queue anymore!"
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