Chapter 35 Earned more than ten yuan on the first day
More and more people came into the store. Some came in because of the aroma coming from the store, while others came in out of curiosity after seeing Ye Muqi's ramen and shaved noodles.
No matter how agile Ye Muqi was, he couldn't handle the large number of people. The store gradually filled up, and the queue even stretched outside the door.
“This is so spicy, so spicy!”
"The meat is really delicious, the ribs are well-cooked and not too chewy."
“The halved pork with soy sauce is also delicious.”
All the tables in the store were full. Looking at the customers who were eating, each of them wolfed down the food, with almost no one leaving any food left, you could tell how delicious the noodles were.
Ye Muqi was also very satisfied. For a cook, seeing a customer almost finishing the bowl was the greatest affirmation of her cooking skills!
The people in the queue were full of anticipation for the upcoming breakfast and couldn't wait to get there.
Although there were many people waiting, no one left.
Even if the store is full, they are willing to stand outside the store with their bowls in hand and eat, which makes passers-by very curious about this small and shabby breakfast shop.
Ye Muqi never stopped in the kitchen, and Cai Dongmei was busy outside cleaning up the dishes and collecting money.
Seeing that there were not enough dishes and chopsticks and they had to wash them, both of them were very busy. The dough that they had kneaded before was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the stewed side dishes were almost finished.
Ye Muqi tried on the first day and didn't prepare much. Besides, it would be difficult for her to carry too much by herself. If she didn't wait for the bus, wouldn't it be even more difficult?
All the wontons prepared by Cai Dongmei were sold out, and only a few buns were left.
"No more. Today's side dishes have been sold out." Looking at the people still queuing, Ye Muqi announced helplessly.
There were more customers than she expected, and everyone's feedback was good, but it was a pity that she didn't prepare enough.
The customers who didn't get any looked regretful, as they had been craving for it for a long time, especially those who had approached the window and could have ordered right away, but it was sold out.
"I'm so sorry, why don't you come back tomorrow? We will prepare more tomorrow and there will be new side dishes!" Ye Muqi said quickly.
Since the effect is good, Ye Muqi plans to make more and add more types of side dishes.
After all, the people who come to eat here are all nearby residents. They will get bored easily if they always eat the same thing. It is easier to keep people here if you change the way they eat.
After thinking about it, I decided to add rice noodles tomorrow.
She also has rice noodles in her space. The side dishes are also delicious when added to the rice noodles, and the taste is completely different from noodles. This is what Ye Muqi prepared to sell early in the morning.
But today is the first day, and I haven’t had time to prepare many things, including forgetting to take out the rice noodles.
After hearing what Ye Muqi said, all the guests, whether they had eaten today or not, were full of anticipation for tomorrow.
Only after all the diners had left did Ye Muqi and Cai Dongmei start to clean up. There were a lot of used dishes to wash, and the hygiene of the store also had to be taken care of.
Although the items sold quickly, the two of them were still busy cleaning up until noon.
"We need to buy a few more small stoves, and also the long table here. Even if we don't make dry dishes now, we can put seasonings on it." Ye Muqi ate the remaining buns for lunch while looking around the store.
The seasonings are placed on every table, but after today's business, there were too many people, so it was a bit difficult for customers who couldn't get a seat at a table to add seasonings.
It was also thanks to the enthusiasm of people in the 1980s. They would let customers who could only stand to get more seasoning at the table, and would even take the initiative to offer to squeeze in. However, there were not enough chairs in the store.
"Let's buy some more chairs. Even if I can't sit at the table, at least I don't have to stand or squat to eat." Ye Muqi thought to himself.
After eating the buns, Cai Dongmei took out all the money she had received that day and counted it. She took out a large box of money, which was more than she had received in the previous two days.
Although she was a little busy, Cai Dongmei felt more relaxed than usual. After all, all the work in the kitchen was done by Ye Muqi. She just collected the money and put away the dishes.
"I actually earned more than 30 yuan today!" Cai Dongmei was shocked when she looked at the number she counted.
Normally when her business is good, she can only make about ten yuan, and basically seven or eight yuan a day. But today, Ye Muqi made more than thirty yuan in one day, and that's even though many people didn't get to eat it.
While being happy, Cai Dongmei divided the money into two equal parts and gave one of them to Ye Muqi.
Although I didn't count them, I could tell from the amount that the two payments were the same.
"Grandma, didn't we agree on a 40% to 60% split?" Ye Muqi was about to count out one portion and give it back.
Cai Dongmei shook her head. She had suggested a 50-50 split before, but Ye Muqi did not agree. She did not expect to earn so much at the time, and only agreed to Ye Muqi's proposal because she still had to pay for her grandson's medical treatment.
But even so, her plan was to wait until her grandson's medical expenses were sufficient, and the two of them would still split the cost 50-50.
But what she earns in one day, even if it is split 50-50, is equivalent to what she earns in two days. This is all brought by Ye Muqi. Even if it is split equally, Cai Dongmei feels unworthy of it. How can she possibly split it 40-60?
Even if Ye Muqi didn't care, she would still feel guilty about it.
"Without you, how could I make so much money? And your side dishes are all made of meat, and meat is so expensive." Cai Dongmei didn't let Ye Muqi continue counting the money for her, "From now on, we will split it in half!"
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Seeing Cai Dongmei's persistence, Ye Muqi didn't say much and put away all the money in his hand.
"Keep this key. I went to get a copy yesterday." Cai Dongmei handed Ye Muqi another key from the store. If she didn't have an extra one, she should have given it to Ye Muqi yesterday.
Ye Muqi took it and thought that he could go buy some things to put in the store, so that he wouldn't have to take so many things in the morning.
Cai Dongmei has a little grandson at home, and he went back home after dividing the money.
Ye Muqi was alone in the store, so he boldly took a lot of things from the space and put them in the store. If Cai Dongmei asked about it tomorrow, he would say that he bought them today and there would be no need to worry about exposing the space.
After buying the small stove, tables and chairs and putting them in the store, Ye Muqi closed the door of the breakfast shop and left.
A shabby breakfast shop is changing little by little, and sooner or later it will become different!
Ye Muqi was thinking that when he made more money, he would buy a better sign for the store. It would be even better if he could expand the store.
But that was all for the future, now she had to go home.
She had earned more than ten yuan today, which was almost as much as Rong Jingchen gave her this morning. Although it was not comparable to her salary in the future, times were different. Besides, it was her first pot of gold, which was a good start. Things would only get better in the future.
Decided, add on dinner tonight!