Chapter 34: Selling Oden
Jing Miao picked a piece of white radish first, blew away the juice carefully, and took a light bite. The soft and glutinous texture and sweet taste made her squint her eyes and praise it repeatedly.
The little orange in her arms sniffed the aroma of the soup, rubbed her arm gently, and stretched out her cat claws with all her strength.
Jing Miao smiled, casually handed a small piece of carrot to the cat's nose to tease it, then picked up a bunch of tempura and continued to eat.
Although Mi Xiaotong is not as close as Jing Miao and Zhu Yu, she is cheerful by nature and a tough person.
Hearing Zhu Yu's invitation, she was not polite and shouted to Zhu Yu with a smile: "Thank you, boss, you are so generous!" After that, she picked out a golden bamboo wheel from the iron grid on the cart.
She took a bite and her eyes lit up immediately. She exclaimed in surprise: "Oh my, this tastes exactly the same as what I ate at school before! You know, the taste of the food in our cafeteria is simply hard to describe. The oden at window No. 9 has saved countless students' lives!"
As soon as the university cafeteria was mentioned, the three young people immediately found a common topic, opened up the conversation, and had a very pleasant chat, as if they had found a confidant.
"Let me tell you, our school cafeteria is outrageous! Have you ever seen leftover fruits and vegetables cooked together and served as a dish? Yes, I'm talking about celery fried strawberry cubes, cantaloupe and pig ears, and bitter melon stuffed banana chips!"
"Wow! That's nothing. I've even found screws in my food in the cafeteria! Sometimes, if you're unlucky, you can even run into some disgusting creatures. I won't say more, because I'm afraid you won't be able to eat after hearing this."
"Not only is the food in our cafeteria unpalatable and unhygienic, it's also very expensive! Can you imagine that a simple bowl of fried noodles costs 36 yuan? This is simply a rip-off!"
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While Zhu Yu and the other two were complaining fiercely, on the other side, Bai Xiumin and the Xun Rong couple were holding a string of kelp rolls and a string of chicken meatballs respectively, chewing gently with nostalgic expressions on their faces.
Bai Xiumin whispered to her husband, "Remember our son loves kelp rolls the most? He always asks for more slices and eats until his face is covered with soup."
Xun Rong nodded and took over the conversation: "Yes, and our daughter has loved eating chicken meatballs since she was a child. Every time she gets them, she can't help but put them in her mouth. She always hisses and inhales because of the heat, but she still refuses to put them down."
As they spoke, they looked at each other, their smiles filled with memories and warmth.
At that time, they had just opened a massage parlor, business was slow, and they were often short of money.
Even so, every winter, after closing the store, they are still willing to spend some money to buy a few skewers of oden for the children and take them home to share with their children.
Each skewer of oden ingredients was divided into several bites, and everyone took turns eating it. Finally, everyone would share the soup in the disposable cups and drink it up. It was simple and plain, but it was the warmest time for them during that time.
As they ate, a look of worry gradually appeared on the couple's faces.
"I don't know how dangerous this game is. The children at home... I don't know how they are doing." Bai Xiumin sighed softly, her eyes drifting away.
Zhu Yu's ears caught this sentence quickly. She immediately stopped talking about the topic, turned around and comforted them with a smile: "Don't worry, everything will be over. You will definitely be able to get out of the game safely. By then, you will definitely be able to bring back more delicious food for the children and enjoy a better life."
Hearing Zhu Yu's comfort, Bai Xiumin and Xun Rong smiled a little more, and the fine lines at the corners of their eyes slightly smoothed out with the smiles.
The two of them lowered their heads and continued to eat the oden and drink the soup, as if they had found a moment of peace in this bowl of steaming oden.
Because each person didn't eat much oden, everyone just ate a few skewers to satisfy their cravings. Soon, everyone finished the food in their hands and started giving Zhu Yu feedback.
Zhu Yu wrote down everyone's feedback and suggestions one by one, and only started to seriously price the oden after everyone had left.
She first clicks on the blue box above the cart to see all the types of oden she currently has.
[The types of oden you can currently choose to purchase include Arctic Fin, Fish Roe Grilled, Golden Crispy Bone Sticks, Crab Meat Bamboo Rolls, Tempura, Stuffed Fish Cakes, Crispy Bone Tofu, Glutinous Rice Lucky Bags, Beef Balls, Fish Lotus, Intestine Blossoms, Chicken Crispy Bone, Tripe Knots, White Radish, Kelp Knots, and Konjac Shreds]
Zhu Yu continued to browse and found that the purchase price of any five skewers of oden, regardless of whether it was meat or vegetarian, was 3 gold coins.
This time, the oden is different from hot pot snacks. Not only does it cost money to purchase and replenish the stock, but it also has no additional effects.
Therefore, Zhu Yu believes that most players who buy oden in the future must have some spare money and eat it as a snack.
In that case, Zhu Yu's lips curled up slightly.
Then she doesn't have to be polite when setting the price!
You have to know that in order to ensure the survival rate of players and allow most players to afford foods with additional effects, she has always been relatively loose in pricing for products such as hot pot. This is not fun at all and lacks a lot of fun in running the business.
Fortunately, at this time, she no longer had money in her pocket and didn't have to worry too much about the sales of oden.
Now that many players are financially secure, she can feel free to let prices return to more appropriate levels.
So she waved her hand and set the selling price of oden at 9 gold coins for any five strings, so that she could make a profit of 6 gold coins.
In addition, since the oden is served in a cart, doesn’t that mean she doesn’t have to stay in front of the hot pot restaurant all the time to sell it?
In this way, she can take the oden cart to other places for sale without affecting the normal business of the hot pot restaurant.
So, where is the best place to set up a stall selling oden in the safe zone?
Thinking of this, an ideal selling location suddenly emerged in Zhu Yu’s mind.
As for who will sell oden tomorrow, since her recruitment advertisement has just been sent out, Jing Miao and her colleagues are still busy with the hot pot restaurant business.
Then she will have to do it herself tomorrow!
After the plan was completed, Zhu Yu put the oden cart into the NPC backpack and hummed a little tune all the way back to his cabin.
However, when she pushed open the glass door of the bathroom and saw that the hot tub that was always prepared was now empty, her good mood could not help but be dampened.
"Hey, I don't know how System 996 is doing. I really hope it can wake up soon."
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[Extreme Cold Disaster: Day 21, Temperature: -126℃, Number of Players: 4979/10000]
In order to catch the appointment time for the simulated combat room, Qian Le was woken up early in the morning by his mother Cheng Yuying, who got up early, and he and his friends set out from the shelter and rushed to the training base.
A group of people were walking in the cold morning, when suddenly a strong fragrance drifted in the wind and penetrated into the nostrils of several people.
Qian Le rubbed his sore eyes, yawned loudly, twitched his nose, and walked towards the scent. He was surprised to find that there was someone selling oden at a stall in the open space in front of the training base!
Who is this, so brave... Oh, it turns out to be the owner of the hot pot restaurant. That's all right.
All the players who came to the training base had the same reaction as Qian Le when they saw someone selling oden at the entrance of the base.
Several of the players wanted to take advantage of their status to cut in line, but after seeing who was selling oden, they immediately returned to the line in disappointment and lined up obediently.
They had long heard about the authority of NPC Zhu Yu in the safe zone. If they didn't want to be blocked by her and thrown out of the fortress, they could only follow the rules she set.
Seeing that more and more players were coming, Qian Le didn't even bother to take a closer look at the ingredients in the oden. He quickly pulled his friends and joined the long line.
The price of oden is clearly written in a prominent position on the cart - 9 gold coins for any five strings.
Although the price is not low, as Zhu Yu expected, there is still a steady stream of players coming to buy it.
When it was finally his turn, Qian Le couldn't help swallowing. After all, he was in a hurry to go out in the morning and didn't even have time to eat breakfast.
After getting the hot oden, he hurriedly walked to an open space with the bowl in his hand, squatted down, and picked up a piece of sausage.
The intestines are slightly opened because they are cooked thoroughly in the soup, revealing their delicate texture. When you bite them, they are soft and chewy with a hint of crispness, mixed with the delicious flavor of the soup, which instantly fills your mouth.
Then he picked up a string of fish roe and stuffed it into his mouth. The fish roe burst in his mouth, and the salty and fragrant taste layered on top of each other, bringing a full sense of satisfaction.
Take another chopstick of konjac shreds. The slippery konjac shreds absorb the soup and slide down the tip of your tongue into your throat, refreshing and chewy.
Qian Le ate with gusto, not even leaving out the last drop of soup. He drank it all up, put down the bowl in satisfaction and breathed a sigh of relief.
When he looked up, he was stunned - the open space around him was full of players who were squatting with bowls and chopsticks in their hands, eating hard like him.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but turn around and sigh to his friend: "This oden is simply a 'test level' for players on their way to the training base! Who can resist this aroma?"
Upon hearing this, his friend patted his shoulder and teased, "A test? When you come out of the base, this oden will be the reward for your hard training!"
Qian Le: "That makes sense! Remember to leave the training ground half an hour early. I want a few more skewers!"
Another friend nodded in agreement: "Me too! This oden is so delicious, the ingredients are cooked to perfection. It's a pity that each person can only buy five skewers at a time. If you want more, you have to go back and queue up again."
Other players who had not yet lined up were also standing on tiptoe and looking at the stall eagerly, their eyes full of anticipation, waiting impatiently for their bowl of steaming hot oden.
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"Okay, it's almost time, I'm going to close the stall!" Zhu Yu announced with a smile.
Facing the regretful expression of the players in line, she comforted them: "Don't worry, customer, there will be people setting up stalls here every day. If you don't buy anything today, just come early tomorrow or the day after tomorrow!"
Seeing several players with tired faces, still thinking about queuing up early tomorrow morning, Zhu Yu couldn't help but smiled and advised: "Your eye bags are almost hanging to the ground, take a good rest first and make sure you get enough sleep!"
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After seeing off the last group of guests, Zhu Yu packed up the cart and returned to his cabin.
She clicked on the business section of the panel to check the revenue details of Oden today.
She purchased a total of 3,370 skewers of oden today, with a cost price of 2,022 gold coins, a total income of 6,066 gold coins, and finally a net profit of 4,044 gold coins after deducting the purchase cost.
Zhu Yu was a little surprised to see the result. It seemed that because she raised the price of oden, the net profit after deducting the cost was much higher than expected last night.
In addition, since the news of her setting up a stall to sell oden had already spread among the players, some players who did not live in the fortress also came specially to taste it, which indirectly boosted the sales of today's fortress pass and related income of the training base.
It is even said that some players, in order to grab a bowl of oden, actually rented an ice house even though they had a shelter, just to be able to queue earlier every day.
Sure enough, her economic knowledge did not deceive her! This interlocking market effect brought her extra gains and rewards.
After a busy whole day, Zhu Yu took a comfortable bath and his fatigue gradually dissipated.
After washing up, she put on a silk eye mask, went to bed peacefully, and closed her eyes with a sense of accomplishment.
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