Chapter 272 Chapter 272 Hot
what is going on?
He Junxia arrived at the university gate full of doubts and skillfully set up a palm-sized barbecue stall.
"Kebabs, kebabs"
"Five yuan a string, twenty yuan for five strings, first come, first served, hurry up."
He Junxia put on a plastic mask to prevent spray and kept shouting, and soon a few college students came over out of curiosity.
The slightly chubby boy looked at the bright red lamb skewers on the charcoal grill with a hesitant expression. The weather was too hot, and he didn't want to wait.
"Hey, boss, you come so early today."
"I want five."
"Twenty yuan has been credited to my WeChat account."
The boy who came up later ran over and placed the order immediately. He was sweating profusely after just a few steps.
"It's so hot, boss, you grill first. I'll go get a drink so I don't have to wait in line."
"Don't worry, you will definitely be the first."
The boy strode away again.
The lamb skewers on the grill have been roasted by the charcoal fire, sizzling with oil and emitting an enticing aroma.
The slightly chubby boy swallowed his saliva, but finally couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food and asked, "Boss, how long are you going to bake it for?"
He Junxia glanced at the color of the skewers and replied, "It'll probably take another ten minutes. If you can't wait, you can go somewhere else first."
He hates companies that use vague words like "right away" or "a few minutes" to deceive customers even though the service clearly takes a long time, thereby increasing their sunk costs and making them stay for a long time.
The slightly plump boy hesitated again.
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He really hates queuing in hot weather.
Forget it, since the boss is very honest. And my roommate had the lamb skewers from this place last night and said they were quite delicious.
"Boss, I want five skewers too."
"Okay, do you want it spicy?"
“Add more spice.”
"good"
He Junxia sold ten skewers right after setting up the stall. He stopped shouting and focused on grilling the skewers.
The sweat on his forehead slid down his face, soon wetting his chest and back, leaving deep and shallow marks on his gray short-sleeved shirt.
Too hot
At 6pm it was still 35℃
He was selling charcoal grilled skewers, and was surrounded by heat and smoke from both sides, and sweat was pouring down his face.
He Junxia took a few steps back, removed her mask, and took a bottle of iced mineral water from the cart, pouring it over her face. The cool water constantly stimulated her pores, bringing a pleasant coolness to her heart.
He Junxia drank the remaining water in the bottle, put the mineral water bottle back into the cart, put on a mask and continued to work.
"Handsome guy, should we pack it up or eat it now?"
"Pack it up."
"Boss, buy me a kebab."
"Boss, I want five skewers."
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In one night, He Junxia's rest time did not exceed ten minutes, and he had sold out all the skewers and closed the stall within two hours.
Of course, the reason why the business is so good is not only because of He Junxia's good skills, but also because before he appeared, no one had set up a stall to sell lamb skewers in front of the school.
If college students want to eat grilled lamb skewers, they have to go to a barbecue restaurant farther away, and it is not convenient to make a special trip and just order one skewer of lamb.
The food in the barbecue restaurant is not cheap, and a visit there will definitely cost your wallet a lot of money.
It’s okay at the beginning of the month, it’s okay to be a little extravagant, but at the end of the month, sometimes I can’t even afford to eat in the cafeteria, so how can I have the money to satisfy my appetite?
There is another important reason besides this.
The customers at the barbecue restaurant outside were not only college students but also nearby residents. Some men sat shirtless in the barbecue restaurant, drank some "horse urine" and started making a lot of noise, and even harassed female students. It was more disgusting than swallowing a fly.
Now He Junxia sets up a stall on the street in front of the school gate. A string of red willow branch lamb skewers costs only five yuan and tastes good.
You don't have to walk such a long way, and the people around you are all greedy boys and girls among college students, so they don't care whether you are a man or a woman.
At most, I'll take a few more glances when I meet a handsome guy or a beautiful girl.
Students who like this kind of food are willing to spend five dollars to buy a string to satisfy their cravings even at the end of the month. There are also curious students who come to try it. It would be strange if the business is not good.
However, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. The kebab business is so good that it is inevitable that people will be jealous.
He Junxia processes ingredients and sets up a stall in a busy square during the day, and sells skewers outside the university gate at night.
Just after earning a few thousand yuan to upgrade his charcoal grilling tools, he found that there was a new barbecue stall selling lamb skewers in front of the school, which had already occupied the stall he had occupied for a long time.
When the stall owner saw him pushing the cart, he glanced at him provocatively, but He Junxia pretended not to see it.
Ignoring it is the best solution.
The reason he was able to gain a foothold in the food street outside the school (a self-proclaimed name by the students) was not because he was irreplaceable, but because of his increasingly improved skills.
Do you really think college students are not picky about food?
The school cafeteria had already caught all the students.
He Junxia found an open space to stop and placed the prepared fresh ingredients on an iron plate filled with ice.
As soon as the lights in the dining car were turned on, the fresh lamb in the ice seemed to be under beautiful lights and became even more tempting. The other small skewers and vegetarian skewers also came into everyone's sight.
"Hey, boss, why are you setting up a stall here? That guy said he was your relative and you two are taking turns setting up the stall." The slightly fat boy frowned and said, "His food is not as good as yours."
It’s not bad, it’s just the level of an ordinary roadside stall. However, the greedy boys and girls are already accustomed to good cooking, so eating at ordinary roadside stalls is a bit of a stretch.
He Junxia took out a piece of roasted tofu skin and handed it to the regular customer who came to take care of his business almost every day: "I don't know that person, try it, this is a new product I prepared, free of charge."
"I don't know him. Ah, he's so shameless. He sells three skewers of lamb for ten yuan, but they're not as good as yours."
"Thank you, boss."
After complaining for a while, the slightly plump boy took the roasted tofu skin covered with chili powder and put it into his mouth to chew. The crispy texture with a hint of spiciness and bean flavor instantly captured his heart.
In just a few seconds, he had eaten up the entire string of bean curd without leaving any, and it looked like he even wanted to lick the stem.
The slightly overweight man, still eager to get his business done, asked, "Boss, how much is a bunch of tofu skin?"
He Junxia: "One yuan a skewer, five yuan for six skewers. You can pair it with other vegetables. Except for eggplant, all other skewers are five yuan for six."
The slightly chubby boy was surprised: "So cheap?!"
He Junxia smiled but said nothing.
The cost price of vegetarian skewers is cheap to begin with, and a string of bean curd that costs one dollar can make a net profit of 70 cents.
What's more, he is in a hurry to make money, and college students are price-sensitive, so it is naturally better to sell at a low price and high volume.
The chubby boy chose a five-dollar vegetarian dish and three skewers of grilled butter for another five yuan. After waiting for a moment, he reminded his classmates, "Many of my classmates have been scammed by the person who took your seat. Why don't you create a group and I'll promote you."
He Junxia thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Okay, classmate, I'll trouble you then."
As a thank you gift, he gave the boy four skewers of grilled lamb, which made the slightly plump boy feel very embarrassed.
He was just talking, but he didn't expect the boss to be so nice and polite. Damn it, he couldn't let that liar from before cheat people again using the boss's name.
"Boss, wait a minute."
The slightly chubby boy took a photo of the newly upgraded barbecue stall and sent it to various campus groups along with the newly created barbecue kebab group, emphasizing the competitive relationship between the two barbecue stalls.
After a while, dozens of people joined Master Geng’s barbecue group, and a long string of messages were posted.
He Junxia took out his cell phone and sent a message.
[Master Geng: Hello everyone, I am Master Geng who sells grilled lamb skewers outside the east gate of the school. Welcome everyone to join the group.]
[Chef Geng: To thank everyone for their support, for every $15 spent today and tomorrow, I'll give you five free vegetarian skewers. You can choose the vegetarian skewers you want.]
Suddenly, the group became more lively.
Students who received the news came one after another. Thanks to the event, business today is more prosperous than usual.
Even though He Junxia's grilled lamb skewers are more expensive than those at another restaurant that sells them for ten yuan for three skewers, his food cart is spotless, the food trays are filled with ice to keep them fresh, he wears a plastic mask on his face, and even the paper he uses is branded, which makes him look very hygienic.
The most important thing is that the grilled skewers are delicious, there are many types of skewers, and the vegetarian skewers are cheaper.
After hearing the news, most new and old customers are more willing to come to He Junxia for consumption.
However, the grilled lamb kebab business there is also pretty good. It has a good location, in the area with the heaviest traffic, and the prices are cheap, so there is basically no shortage of customers.
He Junxia didn't care. All the skewers he brought had been sold out. The spending power of a university was enough to support two skewers stalls.
He Junxia wiped the sweat off her face with a towel and began to pack up and clean up when suddenly there was a commotion beside her.
"Classmate, classmate?"
"Classmate, what's wrong with you? Are you hypoglycemic?"
I saw a girl walking and suddenly stopped in a trance, holding her head and shaking it back and forth, as if she would fall down in the next second.
Seeing this, several other girls who were buying mango crushed ice hurried forward and helped the girl sit down slowly.
"Would you like something to eat?"
A girl picked up the uneaten starch sausage in her hand and handed it over, but the girl kept her head down and didn't say anything, or she couldn't speak.
More people gradually gathered around.
He Junxia put down the towel in his hand and walked forward quickly. He turned on the flashlight, squatted down and looked at the girl's expression: "It's not hypoglycemia. Everyone, make way and let some air circulate. Don't push forward."
"Beautiful lady, sorry to cut in line, give her this cup of ice first. She has a heat stroke."
He Junxia picked up the freshly made mango shaved ice on the small table to cool the girl down physically.
"Hey, handsome guy, I have some Huoxiang Zhengqi water here, why don't you feed it to her?"
He Junxia pinched the girl's mouth open and took a look at her tongue coating: "No, Huoxiang Zhengqi Water is only suitable for Yin heatstroke, she has Yang heatstroke."
He stood up, looked around, and said loudly, "Sister in front, buy me a cup of mung bean soup. Someone here has a heat stroke."
A moment later, a woman in her forties or fifties came running in with a cup of uncovered iced mung bean soup. Her movements were so rough that the soup spilled all over the floor, soaking her shirt.
He Junxia took out a handful of change from his trouser pocket and stuffed it into her hand, then took the bowl and placed it next to the unconscious girl's mouth, helping her drink it slowly.
The girl drank half a bowl of mung bean soup and her complexion looked much better. The first words she said when she opened her eyes were "thank you".
"Where is the air conditioner? Take her in to get some fresh air."
"There's a snack selection over there."
"OK."
He Junxia put down the mung bean soup, picked up the girl, and walked quickly towards the snack shop at the end of the street. As soon as he entered the door, he felt a chill coming over him.
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