Chapter 164: 780 characters
That’s right, there was already a queue in front of Sang Yu.
Some passersby who happened to pass by and wanted to buy some to try, plus customers who wanted to eat more after finishing one portion, unknowingly formed a small line of about ten people.
At first, those customers who had never eaten it thought it was a bit exaggerated. It was just a snack. How could it be so delicious that they would have to queue up to buy it?
After they took the bamboo tube and put it into their mouths casually and chewed for a while, the feet that were about to leave turned around unconsciously and ran to line up, actually eating while queuing.
Those who had never eaten it lined up out of curiosity, while those who had eaten it once were not satisfied and waited while eating, and the line was getting longer and longer.
Sang Yongjing and his son Sang Xingjia, who were originally responsible for collecting money and handing out bamboo tubes, had to step forward to maintain order.
This even forced Sang Yu to limit purchases to three per person. It wasn't that she didn't want to make money, but the skewers she brought... were not enough to sell.
She roughly counted the number of skewers left in the bucket and estimated a number based on three skewers per person.
He quickly called Sang Xingjia and asked him to count the number of people, and told those after this number not to queue up.
Needless to say, he gave a lot of explanations and apologies, and after serving everyone in the long queue, there were only four or five skewers left in the bucket.
Sang Yu didn't care whether the ground was dirty or not, she just sat down on it. She was really tired from dealing with people so frequently in such a short period of time, so she needed to take a break first.
"Little sister, are you okay?" Seeing this, Sang Xingjia rushed over and wanted to help her up.
She waved her hands weakly: "It's okay, just a little tired, take a rest."
The booming business today completely exceeded her expectations. She had originally thought that she might not be able to sell out all the items and might barely make back her investment, but she didn't expect that almost all of them were sold out.
If she wanted to, she could sell the remaining strings, which was really a pleasant surprise.
Liu Bao, who had been watching the whole process, saw that everyone had dispersed, so he approached stealthily, holding the three bamboo tubes that he had eaten most of.
I looked inside and was delighted to find that there were still a few strings left in the bucket.
He asked quietly, "Young lady, please sell me the remaining skewers. I'll take them back for my family to try."
She hadn't expected the first customer of the day to be here. Sang Yu forced herself to cheer up and forced a smile: "These are just some leftover dishes. If you don't mind, just take them away and eat them. It's free."
If an ordinary person wanted these remaining strings, even if it was only two or three cents, Sang Yu would sell them instead of giving them away, but this person was really different.
From the bulging purse around his waist, it can be seen that he is not short of money. He must really like eating skewers.
In addition, many customers are willing to come and try the food just because they see him enjoying it, so it is only natural to give him some skewers.
"That's embarrassing." Liu Bao was unusually embarrassed.
He bought a total of 33 skewers, and only 7 were left after he finished them. It wasn't that the remaining ones tasted bad, but he simply couldn't finish them.
There are quite a few people at home, including his parents, younger sister, wife and two children. He only took this little back and each person could only get a little more than one string, which is really a bit too much.
Fortunately, Sang Yu still has some left, so everyone can get at least two skewers to take back. He can try them first, and he will definitely buy more tomorrow.
"It's all thanks to you that business is so prosperous today. Please don't despise these."
As Sang Yu spoke, she winked at Sang Yongjing. He reacted quickly, picked up a bamboo tube, scooped up the remaining five skewers, and poured a full spoonful of sauce on them.
"Then I will refuse it disrespectfully."
Seeing that the other party was sincere in wanting to give him the gift and was not just pretending, Liu Bao did not force it and accepted it with a smile.
I was thinking about finding a few good friends and bringing them over to run the business. I wanted to open the eyes of those self-proclaimed gourmets and see what real food is.
After Liu Bao left, Sang Yongjing simply cleaned up the two wooden barrels, other miscellaneous items, and the garbage left by the diners.
Then he asked Sang Yu: "Should we go back or rest for a while?"
After a period of rest, Sang Yu also recovered. Selling skewers is not a very tiring job in itself, it just takes a lot of energy.
"go home!"
Sang Yu didn't hesitate at all, and spat out two words directly. She was going to go home and count the money, and then... make a bunch more skewers to sell tomorrow.
Carrying an empty bucket and a bamboo basket with half a bamboo tube left, the three of them walked home.
On the way, Sang Yongjing was already impatient to count the money.
He was basically the one who collected the money. Fortunately, Sang Yu was thoughtful and asked Xie Qiujin to sew a purse for him in advance, otherwise he would definitely have a big belly in front of him.
Because one order costs ten cents, the currency used in the transaction is mostly copper coins. The purse is bulging and heavy at this time, and a slight shake will make a rattling sound, which is very pleasant.
"Yu'er, how about we count the money first?" Sang Yongjing, who had been holding it in for a long time and couldn't hold it in any longer, finally spoke.
Sang Yu didn't even look up and said directly, "No need to count. There are 240 skewers of twelve dishes in total. At 10 wen for three skewers, that should be 800 wen. But six skewers are not counted, so that's 780 wen."
She seems calm now, but that's because she had already calculated how much these skewers could be sold for when she was stringing them together yesterday.
But she didn't expect that all these skewers could be sold.
"Seven hundred and eighty wen?!"
The father and son exclaimed at the same time. This figure seemed a bit too exaggerated for them. They knew that business was booming today and that they had collected a lot of money, but how could it be so much?
"Yu'er, did you calculate it correctly? Just these two buckets of things sold for so much money?" There was a hint of trembling in Sang Yongjing's voice.
"My calculations were correct. After deducting the cost of vegetables, spices, and the stall fee, excluding labor costs, I made a net profit of nearly 700 wen."
As a chef, Sang Yu knows the profit best. If the net profit of a snack bar is less than 60%, it is not very profitable.
They haven't taken into account the labor costs and venue fees, which are not much. In addition, those people feel novelty in eating cold pot skewers for the first time, so it is normal for them to earn so much money.
If you have enough materials, you might be able to earn not only 700 coins, but even 1,000 coins.
"Wow, our family is going to get rich."
After receiving her affirmative answer, Sang Yongjing immediately put aside all his doubts, and only the desire for money remained in his eyes.
"Well... I can only say that you can make a little money, but you definitely won't get rich." Sang Yu poured a basin of cold water on his head.
"Why?"
Sang Xingjia, who had been listening silently with a smile on his lips, frowned in confusion. He had clearly earned seven hundred coins today, but his younger sister still said that he could only earn a small amount of money.
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