He Wenlin has been setting up her stall here for the past few days, and her regular customers all recognize her.
As soon as they saw He Wenlin arrive on her tricycle, the people in the back of the line rushed towards her like a swarm of bees.
"Little sister, quickly give me a box, no rice."
"Me too, I want a box of vegetables, but no rice..."
"And me..."
He Wenlin and He Jian were surrounded by a huge crowd. The two of them were extremely busy collecting and making change.
At 12:30, all thirty boxes that He Wenlin brought were sold out!
He Qian had already sold out, and the group packed up their things and gathered around He Wenlin.
My uncle even said with a smile, "Linlin, your business is doing quite well."
He Wenlin has been doing business for a few days and has started to hire help. He's parents and He Qian's parents all came to visit today.
He Xing originally thought that the kids were just playing around and he would be lucky if they didn't get scammed, but he never expected the business to be so good!
In just a short while, a hundred portions were sold. How much does the vegetable cost per pound? They must be making a 50% profit!
Even if we don't make half the profit, even if we only make 50 cents per box, if we sell 200 boxes a day, that's 100 yuan, and 3,000 yuan a month!
He Xing's heart was filled with turbulent waves.
He Wenlin said with a smile, "Business is good for the last few days. Everyone is just looking for something new. In a couple of days, there will definitely be people competing for business, and then business will be hard to predict. Besides, we can't set up our stall when it rains."
There is no shortage of smart people in any era, and those who follow suit will surely appear soon.
"Sis, I want a Coke," He Wenjun said.
He Wenlin gave him sixteen yuan: "Buy eight cans, one can each."
Four adults and four children, making a total of eight people.
He Wenjun clutched the money and ran happily toward the convenience store.
Back at the dormitory, He Hui and the other villagers had already finished eating.
"Boss He is back! Boss He has employees now. When he makes a lot of money in the future, he'll have to look after his brothers," Zhou Libo joked.
He Wenlin asked He Qian and her brother for help. Although she didn't tell anyone, He's mother, who was proud of her daughter, couldn't keep it a secret and had already started talking about it in the workshop.
He Wenlin: "Thank you for your kind words, Brother Zhou. If I ever get rich, I'll buy you whole packs of Furongwang cigarettes."
"Then I'll be waiting!"
He Hui gave He Wenlin eleven yuan: "This is the final payment for lunch today, and also to prepare a boxed lunch for me tonight."
He Wenlin smiled and took the money: "Okay, it's more cost-effective for you to steam the rice yourself. When the time comes, I'll put the dishes in bowls, and you can just come over here."
After saying that, He Wenlin gave He Hui two cents in change.
Several other fellow villagers also gave money to He Wenlin so she could keep the boxed lunches.
Besides them, five fellow Jiangxi natives who lived in the same row of dormitories also found He Wenlin, gave her money, and asked her to save some boxed lunches for them.
He Wenlin then pre-sold fifteen boxed meals, earning a total of forty-two yuan.
After dinner, He Wenlin added water to two pots and boiled a total of seventy eggs. Tonight, she was going to make a different kind of chili-fried eggs, so she needed to prepare in advance.
While boiling eggs in the pot, she tallied up her earnings for lunch today. She sold 100 boxed meals and 90 boxes of rice, all of which were sold out, bringing in a total of 298 yuan.
I made sure to keep a record of the expenses, put a hundred yuan in my bag, and hid the rest of the money separately.
The money will keep increasing, and He Wenlin wants to find an opportunity to save it. This money will also be the capital for her to expand her business.
After boiling the eggs, she put them in a bucket and soaked them in cold water. Then she washed her face and took a nap in her dormitory.
At 2:30 pm, I rode my bike to the farmers' market and bought three catties of meat and seven catties of bean sprouts. I also bought two basins to hold the food and ten plates, which cost a total of sixty yuan.
When she went back, she also brought home the two thousand takeout boxes she had ordered and settled the remaining balance of one hundred and thirty yuan with the boss.
There were so many boxes that her parents' single room couldn't hold them all, but luckily there was an empty bed in He Wenlin's dormitory, so she put the packing boxes on the empty bed.
After putting everything away, I quickly prepared the boxed meals for dinner.
Tonight's dishes are stir-fried bean sprouts, stir-fried pork with carrots, hot and sour shredded potatoes, and a different kind of stir-fried eggs with chili peppers.
The four dishes are randomly combined, just make sure that each boxed meal has three dishes.
He Qian and her brother came to help early on. He Qian washed the bean sprouts, while He Jian and He Wenjun peeled the eggs.
He Wenlin first cooked a pot of rice, which she then spread out to dry with a fan for a late-night snack. After cooking the rice, she also soaked two pounds of vermicelli, which she would then stir-fry and sell as a late-night snack.
Then I started cutting carrots, potato shreds, meat, chili peppers, ginger, garlic, etc.
At 3:30, He Wenlin spread out the first pot of rice, blew the air onto it with a fan, then washed the rice again and started cooking it.
Since He Qian and her family of four are now eating at He Wenlin's place, He Wenlin has "requisitioned" He Qian's rice cooker.
The rice was cooked at 4:10, so I scooped it all out and poured it into a bowl, then quickly cooked three more pots.
By this time, all the preparations were complete, and He Qian and her brother, along with He Wenjun, skillfully packed up the food.
He Wenlin started cooking.
At 5:20 PM, He Qian and her brother, along with He Wenjun, set off with eighty boxed meals.
As usual, upon reaching their destination, He Jian rode his bicycle back to continue packing with He Wenlin.
As soon as He Jian entered, he said as if facing a formidable enemy, "Sister Lin, there's someone stealing our business from the stall next door."
"So fast! But there's nothing we can do about it; there might be even more competitors vying for our business in the future."
He Wenlin knew there would be competitors vying for her business, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon; she had only been setting up her stall for a few days.
At 5:45 PM, He Wenlin and He Jian rode their bicycles to their destination with the remaining forty portions.
He Qian's stall had almost sold out, and there was another stall selling boxed lunches across from hers, which was quite popular.
He Wenlin observed her for a moment and, judging from her accent, thought she was a local.
He Wenlin sent He Jian to buy a box, because knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory.
By six o'clock, all the boxed meals were sold out.
The competitors on the other side probably didn't prepare much either, and they sold out and went home early.
He Wenlin opened the boxed lunch she had bought from her rival; inside were fried tofu, poached eggs, and stir-fried lotus root slices with meat.
The fried tofu was pitch black, indicating that a lot of soy sauce and other seasonings had been added.
"There's so much soy sauce, but I can't see any chili peppers. How can it taste good?" He Qian muttered.
People from Jiangxi Province prefer to use soy sauce, light soy sauce, chicken essence, and MSG when cooking. Their dishes tend to be light and have a sweet taste, which many people find unpalatable.
In Jiangxi Province, apart from braised bamboo shoots and braised pork with preserved mustard greens, He Wenlin prefers other dishes and doesn't like any of them.
He Wenlin tasted the boxed lunch. To be honest, the taste was okay, but it definitely wouldn't suit the tastes of people from other provinces, especially those from Sichuan, Hunan, and Jiangxi.
However, the migrant workers in this area are mainly from these three provinces.
He Wenlin has gained more confidence in her fast food business.
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