Since He Wenlin had said so, Zhang Hong readily ordered fifty boxes, paid one hundred and sixty yuan, and would settle the remaining amount upon delivery.
"Remember to send me a loudspeaker," Zhang Hong added before leaving.
"Okay, I'll give it to you! But you'll have to use the loudspeaker to sell my egg rolls, okay?"
"Can."
The two parties agreed that Zhang Hong was in a hurry to go back to do business, as this was precisely the time when his business was booming.
As soon as Zhang Hong left, He Shan couldn't hold back any longer and excitedly grabbed He Wenlin: "Ahhh, Linlin, you're amazing! You must be the first customer to come and buy goods for our food factory."
Grandma He couldn't stop smiling: "Did you sell all those dozens of boxes of egg rolls you took out before?"
"Yes, they're all sold. They were sold for nine yuan and fifty cents a box."
Lin Fei did the math: "Thirty boxes, nine yuan fifty per box, that's over two hundred and eighty yuan!"
"Actually, we only sold 29 boxes. One box was given to everyone to try and we ate it. I gave the remaining 1 jin of samples to Mr. Zhang. He saw our egg rolls sell out in two hours, so he was tempted and came to buy some to sell. Oh dear, the customers have arrived. I'll talk to them later. Let's serve the customers first."
The people from the Persian silk factory all came.
He Wenlin stopped talking.
While the others in the shop got busy, He Wenlin went to call Ruan Jianxin to come and work that evening.
The workers who make egg rolls have already gone home. He Wenlin has sold all the goods she made today, and she needs to deliver them on time tomorrow, so they will definitely have to work overtime tonight.
Ruan Jianxin agreed without hesitation. Given his family's circumstances, he wished he could work 20 hours a day, 24 hours a day.
Of the other two temporary workers, one had something to do that night and couldn't come, while the other promised to come at 7 pm and work until around 10 pm.
With one person missing, He Wenlin had no choice but to have Ruan Lingfeng work overtime at night to make egg rolls. Making egg rolls is not difficult; all you need are hands and eyes.
Ruan Lingfeng readily agreed.
He Wenlin then instructed Lin Fei and Peng Liang to come over after 9:30 p.m. to pack the goods. There were only about twenty boxes, and even if they were slow, they could pack them in an hour.
With the manpower arranged, He Wenlin returned to the factory and prepared two vats of egg roll batter, so they could start making them as soon as they arrived.
After making the egg roll batter, He Wenlin returned to the fast food restaurant. By then, everyone who had picked up their food had gone to work and was getting ready to eat.
"Shanshan, how did you do with the xiaolongbao lesson today?" He Wenlin asked during dinner.
Grandma He: "It's a bit slow to wrap, but it's taking shape. I reckon it should be about right after a couple more days of practice."
Even the most clumsy person should be able to master making this many xiaolongbao in a day.
"Within three days, you must learn how to make xiaolongbao (soup dumplings). Once you've learned that, learn how to stir-fry shredded potatoes," He Wenlin instructed. "Everyone has been very busy and working very hard lately. Second Brother, Brother Linfei, you need to learn those ten dishes as soon as possible. If you can fill in as the chef in crucial moments, I'll have time to do other things."
During this time, Mr. He has been busy making dumplings and steamed buns, and he has been busy renovating the breakfast shop and buying things, so he hasn't had time to practice.
After lunch, Zhang Shishi, the part-time accountant, went to work.
Zhang Shishi is a student who attends classes during the day and comes over in the evenings to do the accounting.
The income and expenditure of breakfast shops, fast food restaurants, and even egg roll factories must be recorded.
The room near the toilet inside the egg roll factory, besides storing packaging materials, also served as her temporary office.
He Wenlin, He Shan's second brother, and He's father all got up early, and they also need to get up early tomorrow. It's 7:30 now, and they've all gone back to wash up and go to bed.
...
Hongda didn't work overtime today, and it's still early, so Peng Liang is playing billiards with a few close friends.
"Liangzi, how are you doing over there?" Zhang Qiang asked.
"It's easier than working in the factory, but the pay isn't much now." Peng Liang thought about setting up a stall with He Wenlin that afternoon and said to Chen Weihua and Zhang Qiang, "Do you two want to start a business?"
Chen Weihua chuckled: "You don't want us to open a restaurant, do you? Do I look like someone who has the ability or skill for that?"
Zhang Qiang laughed and said, "You really think highly of us."
"It's not about opening a restaurant, it's about buying and selling," Peng Liang said. "My boss is very capable. Now he not only owns a fast food restaurant but also a breakfast shop. He even bought nine egg roll machines to make and sell egg rolls. Do you know how many egg rolls we've sold?"
"How many?"
"Can you guess?" Peng Liang said, keeping everyone in suspense.
Chen Weihua: "Stop talking nonsense and get to the point!"
"I set up shop at the entrance of the vegetable market at 3 p.m., hauled out 30 boxes on a tricycle, and sold 29 boxes by 5 p.m.! Each box weighs two pounds, the factory price is 6.5 yuan, and I sell it for 9.5 yuan. I make 3 yuan profit per box. Do the math yourself, how much do you earn in a day?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Weihua and Zhang Qiang started counting on their fingers, and they were shocked by what they found.
"Ninety yuan profit a day!" Chen Weihua and Zhang Qiang exclaimed in surprise, unable to believe it, and for a moment thought they had made a mistake in their calculations.
Peng Liang: "This is just for a short time in the afternoon. If we sell in the morning, sell in the afternoon, and sell in the pedestrian street at night, I can easily sell forty or fifty boxes a day. This is a conservative estimate. Just do the math, how much would that earn in a month?"
Chen Weihua: "If it were really like you say, you could earn at least four thousand a month!"
"Definitely! It's much better than working a regular job. Are you interested?"
Zhang Qiang: "From what you're saying, you want to start your own business? You're not going to do sales anymore?"
“I do have that plan, but I’m a capable small business owner, and I feel I can learn a lot from her. So I plan to do sales during the day and sell goods at night. Do you want to join me?”
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