At 2:45, He Wenlin went to the market to buy meat and asked the others to wash vegetables, chop chili peppers, and crush garlic for later use.
Not having a refrigerator is so inconvenient; I have to go to the market twice a day.
"Little sister, would you like some chicken drumsticks today?" The frozen food vendor called out to He Wenlin as soon as she entered the market.
"Boss, I need a box of chicken wings for tomorrow morning. I'm in a rush today, and it takes too much time to prepare them."
"Okay, I'll save you a box tomorrow morning."
"Boss, how much are your chicken gizzards?"
"Little sister, chicken gizzards are more expensive than chicken wings."
"Hmm, how much is a case? If the price is right, I'll take a case tomorrow night."
"40." After saying that, the shopkeeper, afraid that He Wenlin would turn around and leave, quickly added, "Sister, this is really the lowest price. No one else will offer it for less."
"Okay, I'll buy a case tomorrow afternoon."
Spicy and sour chicken giblets are also great with rice; I'll have them for tomorrow night.
He Wenlin bought five jin of meat and hurried home.
He Wenlin quickly set up a pot to boil water and cook the wood ear mushrooms, having already washed some of them.
To prevent wood ear mushrooms from bursting when stir-fried after being boiled, they need to be cooked first.
He Wenlin rinsed the meat clean and then blanched it so it would be easier to cut.
All five pounds of meat were cut and set aside. He Shan had also crushed the garlic. Now, He Shan started cutting the chili peppers.
He Wenlin quickly chopped the cucumber.
Today's dishes are smashed cucumber, stir-fried wood ear mushrooms and carrots with meat, and stir-fried eggs with chili peppers.
Of the ten pounds of cucumbers, He Wenlin kept only six unused and photographed the rest, which took her more than half an hour. Then she added seasonings, set them aside, and covered them with a fly net.
At 3:40, all the wood ear mushrooms were cooked.
The rice is ready.
He Wenlin cooked the dishes, and they started packing the rice.
At 5:25, they took 56 boxed meals and 20 servings of fried rice to the crossroads to set up a stall.
He Wenlin continued to stir-fry the noodles.
5:35.
Customers who had prepaid for their meals started coming to pick them up one after another.
He Wenlin was still sweating profusely as she stir-fried rice noodles.
At 5:40, He Wenlin finished cooking the last batch of stir-fried noodles.
The room was already packed with people.
"Don't worry, everyone. Those who have ordered food will all get some," He Wenlin said loudly.
"Hey pretty girl, we didn't order anything, can we still buy some food?" someone in the crowd asked.
"If you didn't order a meal, you can't buy a boxed lunch, but you can still buy fried noodles for 1.5 yuan a serving!"
He Wenlin has a lot of followers because she will be selling late-night snacks that evening.
"Then give me a plate of fried noodles."
"I'll have one too."
"Okay." He Wenlin quickly stir-fried two servings of noodles.
Stir-fried rice noodles cook quickly; in no time at all, two servings are ready, and they smell delicious!
Not long after, two more groups of people came to buy boxed lunches. He Qian explained to them that the boxed lunches needed to be pre-ordered and paid for in advance. Those who did not pre-order could only have stir-fried noodles today.
These two groups of people, a total of five, each bought a serving of fried noodles. In addition, three of them also paid to reserve boxed lunches for tomorrow's lunch, only vegetables, not rice. He Qian collected a total of 15.9 yuan.
A little after six o'clock, He Shanlin returned.
With no customers left in the shop, He Wenlin and the others were finally able to rest.
"The watermelon cost two yuan and fifty cents in total." He Shan said as she handed the bag to He Wenlin. "Damn it, someone tried to steal my money today, but luckily I caught them."
Lin Fei was filled with righteous indignation: "If I weren't busy selling boxed lunches, I would have beaten him up!"
"Brother Fei, you must not have such thoughts, because you can't be sure if they have accomplices. If they do, you'll be the one who suffers. Money can be earned back, but your safety is more important than money. You are more precious than money at any time, understand?"
At this time, there are very few places with surveillance cameras. There are many motorcycle gangs, pickpockets, and burglaries. If the perpetrator has accomplices, the consequences could be unimaginable.
"Let's eat first. Soak the watermelon in water for a while, and we'll cut it up and eat it later."
After dinner, it was still He Wenlin's favorite time to count money.
There was a total of 392.8 yuan in the bag.
They had twelve boxes of rice left unsold at their stall, and they also bought a watermelon. With the two hundred yuan in change they already had in their bag, they were only three mao short.
“A difference of three cents is no big deal. If you can make it exactly the same one cent someday, I’ll give each of you a dollar as a reward.”
A boss should have both rewards and punishments. If there are only punishments and no rewards, where will the team's cohesion come from?
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