After discussing it with her older brother, Ruan Meng made a list and asked Xiao Kai to help her purchase the items.
Xiao Kai immediately recognized that these were the ingredients needed to make the dipping sauce. Seeing how attentive Ruan Meng was, he felt even more that she and her family were reliable.
Xiao Kai asked a man with a spare hand to pass on a message to the shop's supplier about the ingredients and pellegrino from the order. The supplier promised to deliver them later.
After arranging the main hall, Manager Yu invited Ruan Meng and her brother and sister-in-law to a private room for a detailed discussion, with Xiao Kai waiting on the side.
Ruan Meng told Manager Yu about asking Xiao Kai for help earlier, and thanked Manager Yu along with her.
Manager Yu patted the seat next to him, gesturing for Xiao Kai to sit down.
Manager Yu is full of confidence in the sales of seafood with dipping sauce and is discussing future cooperation models.
Through her experience asking Xiao Kai for help in purchasing oysters, salt, and other materials, Ruan Meng fully realized how much labor this business would consume.
Selling the formula is easier, but for the villagers of Fengjia Village, what they fear least is physical labor.
Despite decades of manual labor, they have not escaped their poverty.
If there is an opportunity to improve their lives, the villagers will spare no effort.
Based on Ruan Meng's shopping list and the numerous times I tried cooking while she was away, none of the flavors I managed to create were as good as Ruan Meng's.
Shopkeeper Yu realized that while buying the formula was simple, the results might not be good.
Moreover, making the broth is just as Ruan Meng had previously said—time-consuming, labor-intensive, and requires manpower.
Through dealing with Ruan Meng, Manager Yu believed that she was not the type to ask for an exorbitant price, so, as previously discussed, she preferred to buy the soup base.
The two sides hit it off immediately, and Ruan Meng discovered that her elder brother not only reacted quickly but also thought things through comprehensively.
Therefore, I felt at ease letting my elder brother talk with Manager Yu.
Ruan Qian explained truthfully that expanding production requires solving problems such as site and manpower. Therefore, he suggested that for the first half, shipments should be made every three days.
To save manpower, the Ruan family asked the He family restaurant to provide support in terms of transportation capacity.
The Ruan family gets up early in the morning to go clamming for oysters and make soup. If they have to go to town, it will inevitably delay the delivery of goods later.
Manager Yu did not hesitate at all. The restaurant had a carriage, which would be much faster than the Ruan family's donkey cart.
Manager Yu offered to provide the containers for storing the soup from He Family Restaurant.
Although it was just a sentence, it saved the Ruan family another expense.
Ruan Qian and Ruan Meng were very grateful.
Ruan Qian said that if all goes well, things will be on track in half a month, and they can ship goods every other day or every day, according to the requirements of Hejia Restaurant.
When picking up goods each day, the staff at Hejia Restaurant can specify the amount to be ordered for the next day.
In this way, there is no waste and the restaurant's business is not delayed.
Before leaving, Manager Yu, eager to learn, asked Ruan Meng if she had any further suggestions.
In addition to suggesting that Manager Yu categorize and sell seafood, Ruan Meng suggested that he do so by type, such as clams in gravy, whelks in gravy, octopus in gravy, squid in gravy, etc.
Even though they're all seafood, the prices vary, and they can also be sold as platters...
In addition, Ruan Meng lowered her voice and instructed Manager Yu on two things.
Upon hearing this, Manager Yu immediately stood up and bowed deeply to Ruan Meng. If Ruan Meng hadn't reminded him, he might not have been able to react so quickly.
If anything goes wrong, it will damage the reputation of He Family Restaurant.
And this is what the employer and he value most.
The conversation went very well. Ruan Qian pointed out that due to the need to calculate costs, the Ruan family could not provide a price for the time being. They would sign a written agreement and agree on the price after the cooperation went smoothly for half a month.
Manager Yu has placed an order; he needs four vats of soup for the day after tomorrow.
The Ruan family only had one day to prepare, so they hurried back home.
The second and third brothers had already retrieved the tools. Having witnessed the sheer size of the machine, the eldest brother felt even more strongly that expanding the house was imperative.
On the way back, the siblings discussed their plans and returned to the village. Ruan Qian personally took Ruan Meng to visit the village chief.
Feng Xi had already made the cabinet and waist basket that Ruan Meng wanted. Ruan Meng was about to pay when the village chief took a puff of his cigarette and waved his hand, saying:
"No rush, let's talk about it when you have more money."
"It's rare to get anything done properly, and it always costs money."
Ruan Meng looked down and saw the village chief's straw sandals, which were tilted due to wear and tear.
Feng Xi's pants were patched upon patched, so how could Ruan Meng possibly ask for credit?
But since the village chief could say that, and Feng Xi had mentioned it before, Ruan Meng was still moved.
"By the way, you two, what brings you here so late? I heard you went into town today?"
Have you eaten yet?
When they left He Family Restaurant, Manager Yu had Xiao Kai pack a bag of steamed buns from the kitchen and also gave them spring water to eat on the road.
There was no need to go into the city for the time being. Ruan Mengxiang switched the donkeys, tied the cart to the back of the horse-drawn carriage, and dragged it back.
The brother and sister thanked them and got down to business.
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