Chapter 103: Are you saying that the sugar from that company is fake?
After everything was finalized, he ordered his men to buy food and seasonings, while he asked the new chef to cook and test his skills.
In charge of purchasing for the restaurant was Chen Kang, the son of a family who had followed him all the way from the capital to Lingnan. Now in his early twenties, despite his youth, he was quite steady and composed, and Sang Yongnian felt most at ease leaving things to him.
Of course, the shopping had to go to Shengping and Xuanping. He asked someone to push a cart behind him, and Chen Kang started to make big purchases with his purse in hand.
Although he was a family boy, he did not just hang around in the Sang Mansion.
Sang Yongnian wanted to promote him to be a manager, and had let him take over two shops before the accident, one of which was a restaurant, which was the main reason why he was now confident in letting him be in charge of purchasing.
Chen Kang, who had rich purchasing experience, led his men straight to Area B of Xuanpingfang and brought in some soybean oil, lard, loose salt, rice vinegar, soy sauce and other seasonings.
After buying a can of soy sauce, Chen Kang looked at the bottles and cans on the cart and nodded with satisfaction: "The only thing missing is sugar."
After walking around Area B, he found only two candy stalls, not many. He broke open the candies one by one and tasted a few, then shook his head and left without a word.
The servant next to Chen Kang was a little curious. Knowing that Chen Kang was always good-tempered, he boldly asked, "Manager Chen, why don't you buy candy from either family?"
They now have all the other seasonings, only lacking sugar. However, neither of the two Chen Kang stores in the market are interested. Are they going to return empty-handed?
Chen Kang glanced at him sideways and saw that he had a flattering smile on his face. It was no secret, so he simply told him the reason: "Take a look at the malt candies from those two shops. Don't you think they are both pretty good?"
"Yes, it has a dark color and a strong fragrance. It's good at first glance..." The servant was halfway through his words when he realized that his words were a bit like arguing with Chen Kang, and he immediately changed his words, "No, I'm short-sighted and can't tell whether something is good or bad."
"Okay, not to mention you, even I didn't realize that the candy was wrong until I tasted the core." Chen Kang laughed at himself.
He is not someone who likes to be flattered. If he is wrong, it is wrong, and there is nothing to be said.
"The sugar from the first shop has obviously been diluted with water. You should be able to tell even if I don't tell you."
"The second one was the real gem. The color and the sugar coating were all top-notch. But I deliberately avoided the spot where he cracked the candy and took another piece to taste. I immediately knew it wasn't right."
The servant was shocked: "Are you saying that the candy from that store is fake?"
Chen Kang shook his head slightly: "You can't say he's faking it. After all, those things are still sugar, just not pure enough."
Among the many seasonings, sugar is the easiest to fake. It is not like other seasonings like sauce and vinegar, where the difference can be easily tasted after being added with water.
The most common state of sugar in the market is solid, which makes it possible to counterfeit sugar by diluting it with water.
There are many ways to counterfeit sugar. A slightly higher-end method is to wrap the sugar cubes diluted with water with a layer of sugar coating that is not diluted with water.
A more advanced one is that the color and taste are the same, but the sweetness inside and outside is inconsistent, and the inner and outer layers are wrapped with sugar diluted with water.
They don't mind the trouble and try every possible way to make more money. If you don't have a keen eye, you will be fooled by them.
Since he failed to buy satisfactory candy in Xuanpingfang, Chen Kang naturally would not give up easily. He led his men into Area B of Shengpingfang.
Ever since she discovered that Sang Yu was the culprit who had caused her family to fall into this state, Zhang Xiu Lan had been staring at Sang Yu with an undisguised look of resentment.
If looks could kill, she would have killed Sang Yu a hundred thousand times.
Suddenly she heard the sound of a cart being dragged along the street in front, and she became excited.
During the few days she stayed in Shengping Street, she found that those who shopped were really willing to spend money. Every time they bought seasonings, they would buy dozens or even twenty kilograms, spending money as if it were free. All the merchants who traded with them made a lot of money.
When the head of the family returned with his men, she would have plenty of ways to deal with that bitch. Furthermore, from her observation, the father and daughter showed no signs of wanting to leave, so it would be better for her to start doing business and earn money first.
The wooden wheels of the cart rolled over the bluestone slabs, making a "gurgling" sound, but none of the vendors on both sides thought it was noisy. They all greeted the vendors with smiles, and kept greeting and shouting.
"Do you want to buy some oil, Steward? The oil is made from the best beans. It's very clear and makes the food especially fragrant when you cook it."
"Dear guest, take a look at my vinegar. It's a fifty-year-old vinegar from my family, a craftsmanship passed down from my grandfather's generation."
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Seeing the cart about to pass by her stall, Zhang Xiulan hurriedly called out, "Dear guest, please take a look at my candy. It's made with the craftsmanship of two or three generations of my family. It's especially sweet."
Sugar? Chen Kang paused and looked sideways at the low table in front of Zhang Xiulan. On it was a pile of neatly stacked sugar cubes. The color was indeed good.
Seeing him stop, Zhang Xiulan was delighted and called out even harder, "Dear guest, would you like to try it?"
Ever since someone tasted the difference between the inside and the outside last time, they went back and made some changes to their candies. The core and the outside are sweet, but the middle part has no taste.
Although this takes more effort, the cost is about the same as before, and most people can't taste any difference. Everything is ready and we just wait for customers to come.
Chen Kang felt a little more at ease after being offered a taste, but he wasn't completely off guard. He pulled a candy bar from the neatly stacked pile and handed Zhang Xiulan two coins.
"I bought this one."
The candy was only the size of two fingers, so two cents was more than enough.
If you know how to do business, you will definitely not accept this money.
If people like the candy, they'll naturally buy more. Buying more than 10 or 20 kilograms at a time isn't a problem. Giving someone a piece of candy not only lets them try it, but also helps them get closer, killing two birds with one stone.
But Zhang Xiu Lan was not a broad-minded person at all. When she saw the two cents handed to her by Chen Kang, she immediately accepted them with a smile on her face.
"Try it. If it tastes good, buy some more and I'll break it open for you."
As she said this, she was about to take the candy from Chen Kang's hand. She had also learned a trick from him.
When smashing candy, replace it with normal candy prepared in advance. No matter how the other party eats it, it is right. However, the product bought back is not what was promised.
What if the other party comes back to me to argue? Who knows if the candy you brought was actually the one I sold? If you accuse me of selling fake goods, I'll accuse you of extortion.
In this kind of situation, each person has his own reasons. Even if you report it to the authorities, they cannot easily make a judgment, and some of it is nonsense.
Chen Kang avoided her hand, with a hint of mockery on the corner of his lips, and glanced at her lightly: "No, I can do it myself."
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