“Manager Li, this business is worth doing,” one of them said.
With the owner absent, the restaurant's head chefs all agreed it was acceptable, so Manager Li naturally had no reason to refuse.
"Little girl, are you really not going to become my disciple?" the man asked again.
Another person next to him chuckled: "Hey Lao Zhang, you always refuse so many people who want to become your apprentice. I never thought you'd be the one being rejected."
The chefs walked out chatting and laughing. The man called Old Zhang turned back to Manager Li and said, "Manager Li, the rest is up to you." He then whispered, "You have to keep them here no matter what."
Manager Li smiled and said, "It seems that our cooperation is what everyone wants."
"Well...should we talk about the price first?"
Shopkeeper Li laughed a few times: "Don't worry, little girl, as long as your products are good, the price is negotiable."
Song Ning didn't want to waste words, so she said in advance that she wouldn't sell her braised food for less than seventy coins per catty.
Manager Li nodded: "We're old friends, so don't worry, I definitely won't let you suffer any losses."
As Song Ning emerged from Zuixianglou, a victorious smile spread across his face.
I didn't expect the first stop to go so smoothly.
If you succeed in selling in the county, you'll have even less to worry about in the town.
Zuixianglou has branches in several towns under Jiangning County. If it sells well this time, all the other branches will definitely be included.
After leaving Zuixianglou, Song Ning went to Jufu Restaurant, tried their food, and immediately left the remaining twenty catties behind.
There are forty catties of braised food in total. The price of vegetables and meat is the same, seventy-five coins per catty, which is three taels of silver. Three taels of silver a day, that's sixty taels a month.
Her costs are basically just the money for buying meat and labor. She has plenty of vegetables in her storage space. Her daily costs add up to about one or two taels of silver.
She is confident that she will increase the quantity in the future, but she doesn't know if the raw materials can be supplied.
It was still early, so Song Ning went to Yunxiufang.
She no longer pretends in front of the owner of Yunxiufang and shows her true self.
Song Ning delivered another fifty catties of cotton. The proprietress led her upstairs and told her that the young master who had come last time had come again yesterday.
"He wants to buy more cotton?"
The proprietress nodded: "But this time I probably won't need that much. I said I'm going home to take some back with me."
Is Xie Linzhou leaving?
Although Tianxiang County is the closest of these counties to Tianxiang County, it is still close to the border and a long way to and from. Once you leave, you probably won't be coming back anytime soon.
Thank goodness Xie Linzhou is leaving.
Finally, God intervened.
Did they say how much they wanted?
The proprietress held up her finger: "Five hundred catties."
"No problem, I'll go get it right away."
Song Ning went out through the back door and returned shortly afterward, with 500 jin of cotton already placed at the back gate.
The proprietress was used to seeing people act this way. She was curious at first, but over time she learned that some things are better left unasked about.
As soon as Song Ning came out, Xie Linzhou entered Yunxiufang.
As they brushed past each other, their view was blocked. Xie Linzhou was startled and glanced at the distance.
"Young Master, what's wrong?"
Xie Linzhou turned around: "It's nothing, let's go."
As soon as the people arrived, the proprietress quickly led them to the backyard: "These are the goods the young master ordered. The man said they cost one and a half taels of silver."
Xie Linzhou didn't haggle and told Zhang Ping to pay directly.
He earned 250 taels of silver in one go, which even surprised the proprietress.
When Song Ning returned to the city gate, Zhou Ling'an was already there.
"How about it?"
"It's a success, of course."
Zhou Ling'an laughed: "I knew you could do it."
As Song Ning climbed into the car, he felt as if the days in Nanshan Village before were a distant memory.
In just a few months, many things have changed.
She had never imagined that she and Zhou Ling'an could get along so peacefully.
The person who used to avoid her is now, besides her parents, the person she spends the most time with.
Once home, Song Ning immediately called over Song Xiu'e, Aunt Zhao, and Madam Sun.
There's work to be done.
When the three heard there was money to be made, they readily agreed.
This time, however, the task was different from making liangpi (cold skin noodles) last time.
"The food we're doing this time might not taste so good."
Song Ning had already arranged with the supplier that she would pay an extra two coins to buy the pig offal at four coins per pound.
However, after the pig is slaughtered, the task of emptying the pig's stomach and large intestine is left to them.
However, the smell was still quite unpleasant.
"Hey, I thought you were going to say something. What's the big deal? That manure bucket has been washed before, it's fine," Aunt Zhao said loudly.
“No matter how bad it smells, it’s still food. Don’t worry, we can definitely do it.” Song Xiu’e was also eager to try.
With the tasks of washing and cooking the pig offal arranged, Song Ning handed over the daily task of picking up the goods to Li Xingwang.
Aunt Zhao was overjoyed. Look, Er Ya is definitely on her son's side, saving such a good job for her family's Xingwang.
News of Song Ning's business venture spread quickly.
Everyone in Dongyuan Village knew about Song Ning's previous business selling cold noodles. The families who were on good terms with the Song family made a lot of money by following Song Er Ya.
Now I hear that those families in Nanshan Village have all found work, and I can only look on with envy.
Song Ning can't take care of so many people right now. She's just starting out. When the scale expands, she might be able to hire more people.
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