Summer limited seaside shop
[Mood value +10]
[Mood value +20]
[Heat value +10]
[Mood value +30]
[Heat value +20]
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The small shop was filled with residents of Bauhinia Town who had heard the news and rushed over to join in the fun.
People were standing in a crowded place, but the amazing thing was that it didn't feel stuffy at all, and it was even cooler than outdoors.
They didn't notice anything special at first, as they were busy looking at the rows of soda in the freezer.
Heads were piled up one after another, and the people in the back row couldn't see anything, so they were so anxious that they jumped on tiptoe.
"Let me see it too!"
Finally, the people in the front row had to squat down so that the people behind them could see clearly.
Looking at this funny scene, Shu Mo was in a trance for a moment.
Did I put the giant panda in the refrigerator?
After they had seen enough, someone finally reached out and opened the freezer.
When the door was opened, the cold air rushed out, and the residents were very uneasy for a while.
Unlike the old hot spring customers who are no longer surprised after a year of experience, the residents of Bauhinia Town have been almost isolated from the outside world for a long time and their lives have remained unchanged. Naturally, they find everything they see strange.
Fortunately, the hot spring staff have long learned how to deal with this enthusiasm skillfully.
It didn't take Gu Xiao much effort to get them to line up in front of the cash register and hand the goods to Liu Xueruo for payment. The two of them worked in perfect harmony. Shu Mo was pushed aside and assigned the task of replenishing the stock.
——If the shelf is empty, just reach out and click.
It's peaceful and quiet, totally different from the cashier area.
Is this the benefit of having employees?
Shu Mo was touched.
The residents stood in the line obediently for a while, and finally realized that something was wrong.
...Even though it's almost sunset, isn't it too cold in this house?
Why does it feel like I'm standing in an air-conditioned room, and even when I'm standing still, it's still a little chilly?
They looked around and their eyes fell on the only refrigeration tool in the store, and they were worried.
"Boss, is your freezer leaking air?"
The person next to him hissed, "How much electricity will that consume!"
"No, there is no electricity in the game..."
They chatted one by one, and then started talking again.
In the closed town, almost every resident knows each other, and any few people can get together to chat, making the store very lively.
Shu Mo: “…”
I can't get a word in at all.
The store is so cool because there are so many people shopping. In her eyes, the residents lined up in a long queue were like the little people in a business simulation, coming forward one by one and repeating the mechanical actions of "paying - getting the goods - leaving happily".
It was like the later stages of the Plants vs. Zombies game, with the little suns above their heads that symbolized the heat value popping out one after another, and she was a little afraid to pick them up.
If the temperature continues to drop like this, won’t snowflakes fall from the sky in a few days?
Fortunately, the system popped up a reminder not long after.
[It is detected that the room temperature continues to drop. Do you want to turn on the constant temperature mode? 】
[Tip: After the constant temperature mode is turned on, collecting heat value will no longer affect temperature changes. 】
[You can spend 30 points of heat to adjust the indoor temperature (one time)]
[You can spend 300 points of heat value to unlock the temperature adjustment function (permanent)]
[Current balance: 110 heat points]
It can only be adjusted once at 30 points, so it is better to save up and unlock the permanent function.
It’s a pity that the balance was insufficient. Shu Mo took a few glances and finally just turned on the constant temperature mode and temporarily closed the panel.
The air conditioning in the room is turned on so high that customers don’t want to leave after buying things and are willing to stay here for a while.
It’s a pity that there were only two items in the store, which I bought in one glance. I couldn’t even find an excuse to stay.
After a short delay, those who had to wait outside the store because they couldn't squeeze in gave me dissatisfied looks.
These guests had no choice but to leave, feeling regretful.
If only there were more merchandise in this little shop, they could shop around more.
Even if I could just exchange the points for a chance to stay in the store and enjoy the air conditioning, that would be great!
Shu Mo was also anxious, but fortunately, not long after, she saw the number in the upper right corner suddenly break through 500.
He quickly unlocked the dessert stand at the speed of light.
【Name: Sweet Soup Stall】
【Types of goods that can be placed: 2】
[Currently owned product types: 1]
[“Mung Bean Milk Smoothie” has been automatically put on the shelves]
【Types of small ingredients that can be added: 3】
[Currently available small material types: 0]
[Tip: You can add small ingredients to all products, please combine them by yourself! 】
[Unlockable condiments list: candied beans, grass jelly, condensed milk, taro balls, raisins, oats, taro paste, tapioca pearls, crushed peanuts, milk jelly, tea jelly, shredded mochi...]
The small ingredients are placed in special grids, which require mood points to restock. You need to fill up one grid at a time, and then you can add the required amount.
Candied beans, condensed milk and grass jelly are the best choices that you can never go wrong with. They are suitable for people of all ages and everyone likes any combination of them.
If you want to unlock new widgets in the future, you will need enough people to have added previous widgets.
[Next upgrade: Use the current small ingredients 30 times each (0/3)]
[Honey beans: 0 times]
【Condensed milk: 0 times】
[Immortal Grass: 0 times]
The "Sugar Soup Stall" can also be upgraded, but only two conditions need to be met.
[Next upgrade: Serve 100 customers (0/100); 1000 mood points (0/1000)]
[Upgrade to unlock new appearance, product type +1]
The system provided a thumbnail to show Shu Mo what it would look like after the upgrade.
The cart has been upgraded from wood to iron, which looks lighter and easier to move. There is a small device on the grid for small materials that can blow out water vapor, which continuously cools down and immediately gives people a cool feeling.
The next few pictures are completely hand-painted. The uncolored pictures are gray and you can only vaguely see the general direction of the upgrade.
There was a semicircular glass cover above Lv.3's stall, covering the small ice grid behind it, making the appearance more modern. Shu Mo looked at the pencil-drawn squares next to it and made out that it was probably a pile of ice cubes.
So, the third-level stall also has ice-making function?
The pattern of the fourth-level stall is more blurred, and only the outline can be barely seen. Tables, chairs and benches are placed next to the square carts with complete supplies. The dessert shop has been completely upgraded to a "roadside stall".
Level 5...
Level 6...
Shu Mo looked at the pie drawn by the system and felt envious.
Unfortunately, unlike most buildings in the hot springs that only require points to be met, the dessert stall also has a limit on the number of guests it can entertain, making it impossible to upgrade quickly.
There is still a long way to go. The stall now is just a tattered wooden cart.
Even so, Shu Mo was very satisfied.
There was still a lot of heat left, so she took two more shots.
【I drew "Iced Sour Plum Soup"! 】
[The product has been unlocked and can be purchased in the mall. 】
【I drew "instant noodles"!】 】
[The product has been unlocked and can be purchased in the mall. 】
The seaside shop is worthy of its positioning as a convenience store, and the things it sells are quite down-to-earth.
Shu Mo chose an empty space on the shelf and put the instant noodles on the shelf.
After clicking OK, a batch of familiar red packaging bags suddenly appeared on the originally empty shelf.
Shu Mo placed the sour plum soup in the dessert stall. The stall’s built-in heat preservation function ensures that the ice cubes in the sour plum soup will not melt. No matter how long it has been, it still maintains its original appearance when it is taken out. The osmanthus flowers sprinkled on it exude a faint fragrance, and it is delicious in color, aroma and taste.
The price of sour plum soup is 7 points per cup, and the price of mung bean and milk smoothie is 10 points per portion. If you need to add some small ingredients, an additional 1 point will be charged for each small ingredient.
Sour plum soup is cheap, plentiful, cool and thirst-quenching, and is a best seller in hot summer weather. Since the system upgrade has requirements for the number of customers, sour plum soup is the product used to "brush up data" and specializes in the route of small profits but quick turnover.
As for smoothies, the taste is completely different with or without toppings. As the number of toppings increases in the future, there will be more variety. Customers can freely combine them according to their preferences and change the combination every day.
Shu Mo made a quick plan and then walked outside the store, dragging the sugar water stand out of his backpack.
A rather large cart suddenly appeared, which really scared the guests around.
"Iced sour plum soup and mung bean and milk smoothies for sale. Please line up if you need them." Shu Mo shouted.
Everyone came back to their senses and people immediately surrounded them.
"Hello, how much is the sour plum soup?"
The person in front had obviously just heard the news from the town and rushed over. He was panting and his throat was smoking. When he heard the iced sour plum soup, he rushed forward like a traveler who saw an oasis in the desert.
"One cup at 7 o'clock." Shu Mo showed him the plastic cup in his hand and paused imperceptibly.
She then noticed that the disposable plastic cups, bowls, straws and spoons used to hold the sour plum soup and smoothie also required her to consume mood points to replenish them.
The new store has just opened, and the mood value is much more important to her than the points.
Shu Mo felt a little distressed.
The customer didn't notice the boss's expression. He was overjoyed when he heard the price and quickly paid. "Give me a drink first!"
After saying that, he glanced at the long line behind him that had formed very quickly, and became nervous again, "Ah no, how about three cups?"
What if you don’t have enough to drink? Don’t you have to queue up again at the back? It’s better to buy more at one time, it’s not expensive anyway.
He looked at the size of the disposable cup and felt that it was a good deal.
Shu Mo picked up the cup swiftly, scooped the sour plum soup from the ice bucket with an iron spoon and poured it into the cup until it was almost level with the rim of the cup. Then he carefully put on the lid and handed him the straw.
She filled the cup too full and the food would spill if she wasn't careful, but the customer didn't mind that at all. He was filled with joy and even praised the boss for her kindness in his heart and kept thanking her.
Shu Mo stared at the plastic cup, but suddenly an idea came to his mind.
She glanced back.
The customers in the store have already lined up on their own - the townspeople cherish this hard-earned store, and almost no one dares to cause trouble. Even if there are a few individuals who are restless, they are surrounded by acquaintances and the idea is suppressed as soon as it arises.
Gu Xiao finally had some free time and saw the boss waving at him outside the store.
"Xiaoxiao, help me make some sour plum soup." Shu Mo said.
"Coming." Gu Xiao came over swiftly.
With his hands free, Shu Mo bought a small whiteboard in the mall, wrote a line of words on it with a stroke of a brush, and placed it in front of the stall.
【Bring your own cup promotion! 】
【From today, guests who bring their own containers can get a 2-point discount. 】
When the residents saw this, some of them couldn't believe it. "2 o'clock? So many?"
"Is this true, boss?"
After deducting the discount, wouldn’t a bowl of sour plum soup only be 5 points?
Even if he drinks it every day, he won’t feel bad!
"Of course it's true." Shu Mo said with a smile.
She pointed to the sparkling sea beside her and said righteously: "Protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility."
The other party was in awe and at the same time, excited.
They are all ordinary players, with little wealth, and they have to rely on those points to live until the end of the game. Although expenses have been greatly reduced since you no longer need to buy equipment and potions, you can still save some money.
Everyone has cups and bowls for eating and drinking at home. If you can save so many points by bringing them with you, why not?
"It's a pity I didn't bring it today. I will definitely bring it tomorrow."
"Let me think about it. I happen to have a suitable cup at home..."
Almost everyone has relatives or friends who can’t eat due to heatstroke. Sour plum soup is sweet and sour and can stimulate appetite, making it the best choice to bring home for the patient to drink.
Even if you don't suffer from heatstroke, you probably won't have much appetite in such weather. Some people even think that a bowl of mung bean smoothie with lots of side dishes can be a meal.
At worst, didn’t you see that there was instant noodles in the store?
...Sometimes I can’t eat because the food is too bad.
Seafood, wild vegetables, canned food, just these few ingredients are eaten for three meals a day. Even people with the best appetite will probably feel nauseous after eating them.
The small shop that appeared at this time was simply their savior.
The residents of Bauhinia Town looked at the boss with a look that was hard to describe.
Shu Mo felt like a walking meat bag.
Shu Mo: “……?”
Some people are also worried: "The shop is good in every way, except that it is located on the beach. I live on the other side of town, and it takes more than ten minutes to walk here. The weather is too hot, and I am afraid that the smoothie will melt before I get home if I walk all the way back with the bowl in my hand."
"Yes, my elderly family members are not mobile and cannot come to the restaurant to eat, and the gaming backpack is not warm enough..."
"Boss, can you think of a solution?" they begged.
This is indeed a problem.
Shu Mo thought for a moment, "How about this, starting from tomorrow, we will sell at the entrance of the market for an hour every morning from 8 to 9, and in the afternoon from 5 to 6. The rest of the time we will sell in the store."
The market is located in the center of the town and is convenient to get to from everywhere, so no one had any objections.
"In addition, our store is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. If you want to come, remember to calculate the time and don't come disappointed." Shu Mo reminded again.
Due to staff shortages and the fact that it is nominally "on vacation", it is naturally impossible to operate until late at night like the hot springs.
Everything was arranged properly, and Shu Mo finally thought of the original question -
"By the way, why are there so many people suddenly here?"
She really couldn't understand it.
Shu Mo had originally planned to seek cooperation with Jian Xing to place advertisements in the town.
Who would have thought that before we even started planning, so many guests would suddenly show up.
The guest who was asked and the people around him looked at each other in bewilderment. "I don't know. I heard it from Aunt Zhao."
"Little Li next door told me."
"That's not right. It seems that the news was first released by Xiao Zhong on Third Street..."
Shu Mo: “…”
I see. She underestimated the speed at which information spreads in a small town.
After several rounds of discussion, someone finally gave the correct answer, "Yangyang brought some fruit candy back home, saying it had a cooling effect, and that's how the word spread."
Yangyang?
Shu Mo didn't react for a moment, but gradually he remembered the little girl in the afternoon.
She couldn't help it, and the corners of her lips rose slightly.
The "bribe" of four bottles of orange soda attracted so many customers.
...Isn't this deal too good of a bargain?
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