Chapter 355 Wan Shuang helps Wan Lao Er come up with a solution
Busy times always pass quickly. The scale of Wan Laoer’s potato flour workshop has expanded to two hundred people.
Since Wan Laoer didn't have a better way to preserve potatoes from spoiling, the safest thing to do was to turn all the potatoes into potato flour as soon as possible and dry them for storage.
However, too much potato flour was made, and both the Wan family’s granary and Ergouzi’s granary were full, and there was no sign of it being sold so far.
After breakfast that day, Wan Shuang found Wan Laoer.
"Uncle, we have tens of thousands of pounds of potato flour piled up at home. What are you going to do? You can't just produce without selling, right?"
Wan Shuang looked at the mountains of potato flour at home and was worried.
But Wan Lao Er was not in a hurry at all. He looked at Wan Shuang and said, "Shuang, didn't you say that a real man should build a career first and then start a family? Second uncle is giving you a chance now, a chance to make a career. Do you have the ability to take it?"
Wan Shuang didn't understand what Wan Laoer was trying to say. Although he felt happy and excited, he was still a little confused.
"Uncle, what do you mean?"
"I'm planning to open a potato noodle shop. No, more than one, ten, or even a hundred. It all depends on how capable you are."
"A potato flour shop? What is that? What does it have to do with our potatoes?"
Wan Laoer’s words made Wan Shuang even more confused.
"This is the name written on the recipe of Zhengyang's family. Vermicelli made from potato flour is also called potato flour. We use this name to confuse people and make them unable to figure out that the real material of potato flour comes from potatoes. What do you think of Second Uncle's idea?"
Wan Laoer thought for a long time before deciding not to change the contents of the recipe and just use this name and add Wanfu on top of it.
Wan is the surname of the Wan family, and Fu is the homonym of Hu Zhengyang's surname. Together they mean Wanfu, which is an auspicious name.
"I think it's great. How did my second uncle come up with this idea?" Wan Shuang was very excited.
"Uncle, those white vermicelli-like foods sold in the shops in our town, aren't they the potato vermicelli you mentioned?"
Wan Shuang asked after realizing it belatedly.
In the shop, he rarely paid attention to the source of the ingredients. He only knew that the shop had a new kind of food that no one had ever eaten before. Each person had a small pot, steaming with various side dishes and an egg. The staple food was white thick vermicelli, which was crystal clear, smooth and chewy. Almost everyone in the town had tried it, but unfortunately it was suddenly out of stock.
It turned out that they were sold out and there were not enough to sell.
"Yes, haven't you eaten it before?" Wan Laoer was a little surprised because he had tasted it at home.
"Uncle, there's no way I can get a share. The store doesn't have enough to sell. During that time, customers had to line up early every day just to have a bite of the potato noodles you mentioned. It turns out you've started selling it so early. Why didn't you tell me earlier? I was so worried about not being able to sell all the potato noodles at home."
"Well, now I'm telling you, do you think you can take over? I plan to open two stores in the county, five in the prefecture, and two in all the counties under the jurisdiction of the prefecture. Do you think you can handle such a big business?"
Wan Laoer looked at Wan Shuang with a smile.
Wan Shuang was a little nervous. He couldn't help but calculate that there were seven counties under their capital, which meant there were fourteen shops. Together with the five in the capital, there were nineteen in total. He suddenly felt that he had no confidence.
"Uncle, I feel that I am not capable enough right now, and we don't have that many trustworthy people. Uncle Four said that other people's stewards were trained step by step from waiters, or they were bought directly. Otherwise, once they betrayed the boss, the boss might go bankrupt overnight."
"I really don't know about this. Maybe I, your second uncle, really don't know how to do business. But this is just an idea I have. The details need to be discussed by the whole family."
Wan Shuang agreed with Wan Laoer's idea. It was better to open a shop sooner rather than later. However, their family was short of manpower now. With Er Gouzi and Wan Laosi, there were only three people available. If one person was employed in each shop, they could only open three shops.
"Uncle, I think it would be better to call Uncle back. He has a lot of experience and a quick mind. Maybe he can come up with a better solution. If we want to open a shop, we need to quickly go around to find a suitable shop to rent and start decorating. It seems that this potato flour can no longer be stored. It is far from enough to rely on the consumption of these people in the town."
Wan Shuang is now worried that on the one hand there is no room in the family’s granary to store potato flour, and on the other hand all the funds are tied up in this and need to be recovered quickly.
This time, Wan Laoer used the thank-you gifts that Shen Qinghan gave to Xiao Fubao, as well as all the family savings.
"Shuang'er, before we open the store, we need to make dried potato flour first. This dried flour can be stored for about 20 days. In order to keep it longer, we need to make some moisture-proof bags. I have been thinking about this for several days, but I still have no idea. Can you help me think about what kind of bag can be moisture-proof?"
Wan Laoer is stuck on this issue now, otherwise he would have set out to look for a shop long ago. He also plans to choose a place in the central location between the county towns and the provincial capital, and rent or buy a small workshop that specializes in making dry potato flour. In this way, the chefs in the shop will not know how to make potato flour from potatoes, and he can also supply the goods on time, saving a lot of time.
"Uncle, isn't the thing that can prevent moisture just oil paper cloth? I think we can try sewing the oil paper cloth into the bags we usually use to store food. Will it be able to prevent moisture this way?"
Wan Laoer's eyes suddenly lit up, and he patted Wan Shuang's head and laughed, "Hahaha, you are indeed my uncle's good nephew. You have a really useful brain. Why didn't my uncle think of it?"
Wan Shuang was praised by Wan Laoer like a child. Although he was a child himself, he felt a little embarrassed and blushed, which was rare.
"Shuang'er, I'll leave these things at home to you and Zhengyang. Second uncle is going to go to the town to discuss with your fourth uncle, and buy some oil paper cloth and coarse cloth to sew bags. You can also recruit people to work at home in advance. Anyone who is good at needlework can come and earn money. The wages will not be calculated by the day, but by the piece. If you sew five bags, you will get one penny. Ask if anyone is willing to do it?"
Wan Laoer's mind suddenly became clear and he assigned the work without any hesitation.
"Uncle, don't worry. I have someone to take care of this matter. Just leave it to Guihua. I think she likes to run errands and is very familiar with the aunts and wives in the village."
"Okay, tell Guihua that once it's done, I'll buy her some candy."
Wan Shuang laughed, "Second Uncle, how old is Guihua? Does she still want your candy? I think you should pay Guihua for her work. Although the little girl is young, she is quick and careful in her work. She has helped the family a lot during this period. Haven't we all seen it?"
After Wan Shuang had more contact with Guihua, he admired this little girl very much. Although he was not much older than Guihua, his tone was very mature.
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