Chapter 42 An instant hit
Nan Jingyi remembers that in her previous life, in the early 1990s, crayfish gradually became popular in Jiang City’s late-night snack market.
By the end of the 1990s, crayfish became the protagonist of Jiangshi's night snack market. At that time, the most popular item in night snack bars was flavored shrimp.
When business is at its best, customers can line up from the lobby all the way to the kitchen, and customers take the initiative to pass on the dishes without the need for a waiter to pass them on.
With the development of time and people's continuous exploration of delicious food, in addition to the traditional shrimp flavor, later night snack bars also introduced other crayfish dishes.
For example, new products such as dry-fried fried shrimps, braised prawns in oil, fried noodles with scallops and shrimp paste, garlic prawns, braised prawns, etc. are designed to meet the different taste needs of diners.
After Nan Jingyi delivered a hundred kilograms of crayfish to Boss Li's shop, she put the 800 yuan payment and the delivery truck into the space.
She also came to the late-night snack market and looked around.
This was her first time to come to the late-night snack market after her rebirth.
Nan Jingyi does not have the habit of eating late night snacks, and her professional habits make her stay away from late night snacks.
The night snacks in Jiangshi in the 1990s had the characteristics of typical southern night snacks, mainly a variety of stir-fried dishes, such as fried pork with peppers, stir-fried screws, peanuts, edamame, barbecue, fried skewers, etc. The staple foods were fried noodles and fried noodles. , egg fried rice and rice.
Most of the diners are workers coming off the evening shift, young people, or couples. Few parents come with their students.
People gathered in twos and threes at the late-night snack stall, ordering a few stir-fries, a plate of fried peanuts, a pot of crayfish, and a box of beer. The feeling of being half drunk and half awake after a day's work was really great. Fatigue seems to disappear here.
As an emerging product in the 1990s, crayfish became very popular as soon as it came on the market.
Especially in the late-night snack market, it is regarded as a classic.
Currently, most of the crayfish on the market are wild, and the industrial chain of farmed crayfish has not yet emerged.
Nan Jingyi watched while walking.
She found that every household in these dozen or so late-night snack stalls was serving flavored shrimp.
The size of the crayfish is also uneven, and they are incomparable with the crayfish raised in her space. Crayfish like this are still in short supply.
It's just 22 o'clock, and several store owners said that the crayfish are out of stock and cannot be stocked.
Nan Jingyi felt confident.
The next morning, Boss Li called with a loud voice,
"Xiao Nan, the 100 kilograms of shrimps last night, my brother and I each had 50 kilograms, and all were sold out. Oops! Your crayfish is really delicious. Not to mention the size, the taste is very delicious. Give me another hundred pounds today, thank you. "
Boss Li is still very profitable. The purchase price of a pound of shrimp is 40 yuan, which is enough for just the crayfish in one night. 1,600 yuan.
The current monthly income of ordinary workers is 400 to 500 yuan.
"Okay, I'll deliver it to the supper shop for you at six o'clock in the afternoon." Nan Jingyi put down the phone, as expected.
Boss Li's supper shop is mainly in charge of his son Xiao Li. His daughter-in-law is responsible for helping, and his son is responsible for cooking. After his wife closes the door of the restaurant, the old couple will often go to the late-night snack bar to help for a few hours.
Next door is the supper shop owned by Boss Li and his brother. Both brothers are willing to endure hardships.
Nan Jingyi admires this hard-working quality. Although she also has a personality that refuses to admit defeat, she still admires her for staying up late every day and working so hard.
Jufeng Tower and Jiangnan Banquet are also here to report good news today.
Boss Wang's tone was full of pride. The regular customers of Jufenglou had a different taste of crayfish today.
Today, the chef of Jufenglou followed the cooking method of garlic shrimp provided by Nan Jingyi and recommended the garlic shrimp first, and the result was extremely popular.
"Xiaonan, your unique delicacy has captured the stomachs of customers right away. Give me 100 kilograms tomorrow first." Wang Gang knows that it is better to strike first. It is hard to find such good quality crayfish outside.
Nan Jingyi is also very happy. Jufenglou will be a major seafood restaurant customer in the future. A strong partnership has been established between them.
Let’s talk about the Jiangnan Banquet. Boss Huo himself loves shrimps. Today he carefully studied the cooking method Nan Jingyi taught him, cooked it himself, and introduced dry-fried shrimps.
At present, there is no restaurant in Xiajiang City that can make dry fried shrimps and garlic shrimps.
The dry fried shrimp focuses on the crispy and spicy taste.
In its production process, the shrimps must be marinated until they are half-cooked, and then stir-fried with spices and ingredients. During the stir-frying process, you need to stir-fry until the shrimp shells burst slightly and you can take it out of the pot.
This method makes the shrimp shells turn orange-red, and each shrimp is covered with sesame, cumin, chili and chopped green onion. When you take a bite, it will be crispy and crispy. The crispy taste complements the sweetness of the shrimp itself.
When Boss Huo brought the fragrant dry fried shrimp to the table, diners stretched out their hands and couldn't wait to try it.
"Boss Huo, congratulations, it seems you are going to make a lot of money every day!" Nan Jingyi was very happy when she heard Boss Huo's happy feedback and congratulated her repeatedly.
"Thank you, Xiaonan. We have a great cooperation! Tomorrow morning, send me 100 kilograms of shrimps." Boss Huo is eager to give it a try. Starting tomorrow, he will vigorously promote his city's first dry-fried shrimps.
"Okay!" Nan Jingyi couldn't help laughing after putting down the phone.
It seemed that her crayfish battle was an instant success.
The purchase price she paid to the two bosses Huo and Wang was 10 yuan, and the two bosses bid 50 to 60 yuan for the takeout.
The two bosses can earn at least 5,000 yuan from crayfish every day, and there is still a lot of room for growth.
As for the hospital, just after the morning meeting, my best friend Su Jiali called Nan Jingyi in the operating room.
Nan Jingyi is preparing in the operating room. Today she is in charge of the first operating room, which includes five eye surgeries and pterygium resections. The first operation must start before 9 o'clock, so she has to hurry up.
Su Jiali said happily that she had just received a notice from the head nurse that she would be moving to the operating room tomorrow!
Su Jiali was finally leaving the Department of Infectious Diseases.
On the phone, Su Jiali could be heard trying her best to suppress it. She was probably grinning from ear to ear at this moment.
Nan Jingyi was also very happy for Su Jiali, "Congratulations! Welcome to the operating room! Nothing to say, you can treat me tonight! We haven't been together for a long time, you can make arrangements, you can go to my place!"
Zhang Ming and Jiang Qi, she, Jia Li, and Chen Fang haven't gotten together for a while.
The last time Zhang Ming sent Nan Jingyi back was for Su Jiali's birthday. Another half month passed in a flash.
May Day is coming soon.
Tonight, Jinlong Bay, Nan Jingyi’s villa.
Five people gathered together to celebrate Su Jiali's escape from the infectious disease department.
"Come on, come on, let's raise a glass and congratulate the beauties on their dreams coming true!" Zhang Ming took the lead in saying.
Everyone, you can speak freely to me. It's been a long time since we got together to eat and drink happily, so it's rare to relax.
Usually either this person is unavailable or that person is on duty.
They are all hard-working workers, and I will cry if I talk about them too much.