Now that the family had a strong cow, Xiao Yi was very busy. He went up the mountain early in the morning to cut down a big tree and dragged it back.
In ancient times, there were abundant green plant resources and no shortage of wood, so common people could cut them down at will.
Xiao Yi took a lot of effort to cut down the tree, just for one thing: to build a cattle pen to tie up the cattle.
Xiao's mother was not idle early in the morning. She went out to cut several bundles of grass to feed the cows.
It was dark last night and I couldn’t see clearly, but when I saw it during the day I realized that this cow was really a good one, you could tell from its skeleton.
Although I already have a ready-made cow, I still have to go to this town to inquire about renting a stall.
In addition to building a cattle pen, Xiao Yi also had to make a cart so that he could use it to pull the goods on the cattle.
The mothers and the others have discussed it, and Xiao's mother has decided to let the third child, Xiao Yi, stay at home and not have to look for work from Xiao's father and the others anymore. The family business needs a man to help.
Firstly, some jobs are better done by men, such as herding cattle. Xiao Yi likes this cow so much, he will naturally take good care of it, and women don't know how to herd cattle.
Furthermore, having a man present when doing business will prevent others from bullying and ostracizing them just because they are women.
This is how it is these days, the strong bully the weak. The reason why the Xiao family can gain a foothold in the village is because there are many men in the family. Otherwise, as outsiders, they might be bullied.
The Xiao family has been on the decline in recent years, and people in the village only dare to talk about them behind their backs. No one dares to challenge the Xiao family directly in public, because they have several big and strong men in the family.
Xiao Yi helped drive the ox cart in the future, and his mother would pay him wages every month so that he would not work for nothing.
Liu had been back to her parents' home for a month, but had no plans to come back, so the two families remained in a stalemate.
However, the Liu family estimated that they could not hold out for much longer. Their marriage must be done as soon as possible. Otherwise, if things were delayed for too long, it might fail again. They were anxious and naturally had to find another way.
Xiao's mother brought Jiang Sui to the town. She heard that to rent a stall in the snack street in the town, one had to go directly to the town's headman's mansion to handle the process.
The street management in this dynasty was very good. Every town would have two streets specializing in snacks, where ordinary people could do small business and make a living.
The difference between this kind of snack street and that kind of storefront street is that the snack street is generally visited by ordinary people, while the kind of storefront street is basically filled with regular restaurants, inns, etc., which are places for people with some money.
But Baima Town is just a town with a small area. It is surrounded by more than a dozen villages of different sizes. Except for the people who already live in the town, the people who come and go are all from these villages. They are all ordinary people without much consumption power.
There are restaurants and inns in the town, but there are only those two. The rest are stalls selling snacks.
Because there are more than a dozen villages around, the town has a large flow of people. The snack street is not long, and there are some bun stalls, wonton stalls, noodle stalls, and some selling sugar cakes.
The rest are other businesses, selling shoe insoles, flowery hairbands, mountain products, and everything else.
But there were three steamed bun stalls, three noodle stalls, and two wonton stalls, and they were all competing for business.
In fact, the taste of the things is very ordinary, and the prices are not expensive. Some people come to the town from a long way to buy things, and most of them are willing to spend five cents for a bowl of vegetarian noodles or something.
Jiang Sui saw that by then, she would be the only one selling hot and sour noodles. With just a small stall, she would definitely not have to worry about having no business.
The food at these stalls isn't very good, but there are still a lot of customers. Not to mention a lot a day, after deducting the costs, there must be at least a hundred coins in revenue. Even if it's not stable, there's still an income of two taels of silver a month.
I went to the Tingzhang Mansion to inquire, and found out there was an empty stall at the end of the snack street. The rental fee for one month was only 800 wen, which was 200 wen cheaper than other stalls.
There is no other reason. Although this stall occupies a slightly more spacious space, it is not popular because it is located at the innermost part of the street.
Many diners come here in a hurry to find food just to fill their stomachs. They usually don’t come for the taste, so when they come, they just choose whichever restaurant they see at first sight. Moreover, the tastes are similar and the prices are the same, so there is nothing to choose from.
Look, the two snack stalls at the corner of the street are doing the best business, there is a noodle stall, a steamed bun stall, and a wonton stall.
As time went by, the stall could not be rented out, so the price was reduced to 800 wen per month.
Snack stalls are generally like this, because they take up a lot of space, so they are expensive. If you run a small business and don’t take up a lot of space, the stall fee will naturally be cheaper.
There are some people who specialize in setting up stalls to sell shoe insoles and hair bands. They only take up a small space and earn only three hundred coins a month.
They came at an unfortunate time, as this was the only snack stall left, and Jiang Sui and Xiao's mother had no choice.
Seeing this was the case, Xiao's mother pulled Jiang Sui aside to discuss:
"Sui Sui, what should we do? Although this stall occupies a large area, the location is really not good. If people can't see our stall, how can anyone come to eat?"
The issues that Xiao's mother was worried about were actually not within the scope of Jiang Sui's concerns.
Whether the snack business is good or not, the taste is always the most important. It doesn’t matter if the location is not as good as others, as long as the taste is good, that’s enough.
The key is publicity. You have to let everyone know that there is such a place and such food.
If you set up a stall to do business but don’t shout out, how will customers come to you?
Jiang Sui smiled calmly, everything was under control:
"Mom, don't worry. We have no choice anyway. Just rent this place. It's cheap and the place is big. We can even put two more tables in it. How great!
As for whether there will be any customers, you don't have to worry about it. I have my own solution. In short, don't worry, I will definitely make you money."
Since Jiang Sui said so, they really have no choice, so they can only do this.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. I believe you!"
After the mother and daughter had discussed it, they told the people at Tingzhang Mansion directly that they had decided to rent the stall. After the customized iron colander and molds were made and a batch of sweet potato flour was dried, they would buy a large oilcloth to set up the stall and then they could set up the stall to do business.
Those seasonings are ready-made, and the chili oil and meat sauce made by Jiang Sui are also easy to make, and you can make them anytime when you run out.
Xiao's mother rented the stall for two months in one go and completed all the formalities. In fact, it was just a receipt, and from then on, the stall belonged to their family.
It just so happened that I had to go to the blacksmith shop to get the colander when I came to town today, and the agreed time had already arrived.
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