College town.
Because several universities are located adjacent to each other, the area has an extremely large flow of people. As a result, several nearby streets are densely packed with small restaurants and fast food restaurants, and there are also various snack stalls on the streets, which are filled with fragrance.
It can be said that all kinds of common snacks are available here, and in a relatively remote stall, Liu Miaomiao quietly opened her simple snack stall.
Her stall was a teppanyaki snack stall that she bought for over a thousand yuan. There was a fancy banner printed on it that listed two snacks: grilled cold noodles and fried tofu.
The stall was newly bought and very clean, and it was still reflecting light. The woman selling wolf-tooth potatoes next to her saw Liu Miaomiao's outfit and asked, "Little girl, are you out here experiencing life?"
Liu Miaomiao smiled but said nothing. She tied her hair into a ponytail today and wore a gray sweatshirt and black sweatpants, which were mainly designed to be comfortable and convenient for work. She did look like a college student and it was easy to be misunderstood.
She put on the dark apron she had prepared, turned on the fire, and laid out the ingredients one by one, placing them in a place where they were easily accessible. There were two main ingredients: cut tofu and soaked cold noodles, and the rest were various condiments.
The most eye-catching and space-consuming of these things are two cans of sauces, which are placed in transparent glass jars with lids, one with a sauce-flavor label and the other with a spicy label.
It was just six o'clock, and more and more college students were coming out to the street to look for food. Liu Miaomiao's stall didn't really have any advantages. It was a bit remote, in an alley near the inside of a street.
The stall of the lady she just spoke to was at least at the corner of the alley, next to a main street. From time to time, some students dressed up would pass by and take a look, but her stall was currently unpatronized.
This definitely won’t work!
Liu Miaomiao took out the large speaker she had prepared in advance and pressed the play button. In an instant, her somewhat gentle voice rang out from the speaker at a very high volume.
"Secret fried tofu, secret grilled cold noodles, new shop opening, both are only 6 yuan a portion..."
When the voice came out, she was startled at first.
She looked up and found that apart from the old lady who just glanced at her, there seemed to be no movement. Her heart slowly relaxed and she began to proceed to the next step according to the plan.
Liu Miaoer picked up the oil bottle and sprinkled some oil on the preheated iron plate, then put the onions that had been chopped in advance on it. A strong aroma spread in an instant. Watching the onions wrinkle slightly, she took out a few pieces of tofu and evenly placed them on the iron plate and fried them slowly.
Seeing that the time was almost up, she turned over a few more pieces of tofu. On the other side, the tofu was golden in color. She opened the two cans of sauce, dipped a small brush in the sauce-flavored one, and brushed a layer on the golden tofu. In just a short moment, an overbearing and tempting aroma spread in the alley.
The fragrance and the sound from the loudspeaker spread far away, and Liu Miaomiao's stall finally attracted its first customer.
Wang Dong is a junior student who loves games. After spending two days in an Internet cafe and eating three buckets of instant noodles, he finally decided to go out and buy something to eat at the snack street.
The stalls in the snack street are still full, but unfortunately he has eaten too much in this snack street, and the smells in the air all seem to be the same, which he even feels a little annoyed with after smelling them so much.
He walked around the street thinking that he couldn't go home empty-handed. Just when he was feeling a little tired, he suddenly smelled an enticing fragrance.
"Gurgle~"
Wang Dong's stomach growled. He followed the aroma to the entrance of the alley a few steps away, where he heard an announcement: "Secretly fried tofu, secretly grilled cold noodles..."
He sniffed the increasingly strong aroma and walked towards where it came from. He saw a few pieces of golden tofu soaked in a deep red and amber sauce on a food stall, emitting a fragrant aroma. He thought to himself, "This is the tofu!"
Wang Dong called out, "Boss, give me a portion of this tofu."
"Okay, do you want the sauce-flavored or spicy?"
"It's spicy!"
Liu Miaomiao's hands were very quick. After hearing what she said, she sprinkled some onions on the iron plate, poured oil and put the tofu on it. A "sizzling" sound was heard. When the time was almost up, she turned the tofu over and spread spicy sauce on it with a brush.
A fragrance that was obviously more stimulating than just now emanated. Wang Dong couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he smelled it. This smell really made him greedy.
At this time, the tofu was turned over and smeared with a layer of sauce.
Liu Miaomiao took out a paper bowl, put the golden tofu soaked in sauce into it with a spatula, sprinkled some chopped green onions and coriander, put a toothpick in it and handed it to the tall boy opposite the stall.
"Okay, that's six dollars total," she said.
Wang Dong was getting impatient at this moment. He took the paper bowl, paid for it, and didn't leave. He just stood in front of Liu Miaomiao's stall and started eating.
As he took a bite, the crispy outside and tender inside texture of the tofu blended with the spicy sauce, exploding and blending in his mouth. The taste was even better than what he had just smelled.
He actually felt a sense of happiness while eating this piece of tofu. It was so delicious!
Wang Dong couldn't help but eat a few more pieces. The small bowl of tofu was almost empty in a short time. He turned around and said, "Boss, five more servings, take it away!"
Such delicious food, he must bring some for Su Se’s three best friends, so that they can call him daddy!!!
Liu Miaomiao was stunned when she heard that, then asked, "You want five servings? What flavor?"
"Yes, five servings, one serving of sauce-flavored and four servings of spicy." Wang Dong affirmed after eating another piece of tofu.
Under the light, the tofu on the iron plate made a "sizzling" sound and quickly turned golden. Then it was spread with sauce and packed in a paper bowl. Wang Dong paid the money, took five portions of tofu with an enticing aroma, and walked away with a smile.
Perhaps everything is difficult at the beginning. After this customer bought six servings of tofu at once, many people came to Liu Miaomiao's snack stall one after another.
There are couples, and there are also people with friends...
When it was completely dark, the tofu Liu Miaomiao had prepared was gone at a speed visible to the naked eye. Finally, when a few people who had bought a portion earlier came back to buy more, she could only shake her head helplessly.
"Sorry, the fried tofu is sold out. You can come back tomorrow to buy it. It's still here."
Seeing this, several customers expressed regret and said, "What? They're sold out so quickly? Boss, what time are you coming tomorrow?"
"I came at five in the afternoon."
These repeat customers could only leave with regret and decided to come earlier tomorrow.
Liu Miaomiao set up the stall for a while and sold out the few remaining cold noodles. She closed the stall and went home at around ten o'clock, counting the income.
Today, we sold a total of 100 servings of the two snacks, which is 600 yuan. After deducting the cost, we made a profit of almost 400 yuan.
She knew that the main reason was that the materials prepared were a little insufficient. Considering the number of people, she should prepare more tomorrow and then check again.
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