Chapter 20
Su Yuanzheng was stunned for a moment, then asked uncertainly, "Just buying the pork offal? No porridge?"
"Yes, it's just like buying prepared food outside. We enjoy the convenience too."
"What if more people come to buy pork offal? Do we still need to open the porridge stall?"
Su Miao had already made up his mind and said to his father, "We have to keep going. We've rented this stall for several months. Besides, customers come to drink porridge not only for the pork offal, but also for all the side dishes and that light bite. At least before the weather turns cold, our porridge stall business will not be bad.
If others know that our pork offal is delicious, it’s because they come to our porridge stall to drink porridge, which has a publicity effect.”
Su Yuanzheng agreed. "Two young men came here today and said they were from the street office across the street. They heard this place has been bustling for two days, so they came over to try it out. I think more and more people will know about it in the future."
"That's the idea. We should build our reputation first. When the weather gets cooler and fewer people want porridge, we can start selling pork offal to go. Then we can add some other braised dishes, and business will be good."
After taking over the pork offal takeout business, the father and daughter took the pork offal more seriously. Su Miao thought for a moment and asked her father, "Dad, if we want to do takeout in the future, it won't be good to ask others to bring their own tableware every time. Can we buy some simple packaging boxes?"
Su Yuanzheng was a little worried: "Other people sell roast chicken and roast duck, and they wrap them carefully with oil paper. Ours is easy to spill with soup."
"I heard there's a kind of disposable lunch box that's white and looks like foam. It's very convenient for storing rice and vegetables. I wonder if we have it here."
"Okay, I'll ask around tomorrow when I go grocery shopping. If they have any, I'll buy some and let me see."
Su Miao was talking about foam tableware, which started to be used on trains around 1985 or 1986. It is lightweight, pressure-resistant, cheap and convenient, and soon became widely used.
With this, it would be much more convenient to order food. She wanted to go find it herself, but since she was still a child, she had to ask her father to help run errands.
The next morning, Su Yuanzheng went out to buy vegetables for a long time. When he came back, he started to clean up the pig offal without stopping. He had to process ten more kilograms of pig offal today.
"Miao Miao, those disposable lunch boxes you mentioned, Dad has heard about them, and they really do exist. The Railway Bureau ordered a batch, saying they're going to be used for selling meals on the train, but they haven't arrived yet."
Su Miao rubbed the pig intestines and asked, "Can we buy some from them then?"
"Yes, the purchasing manager used to work at the watch factory. He was close to Dad back then, but a box costs two cents."
"It doesn't matter. We sell pork offal for two yuan per pound. The cost of these two cents is still affordable."
Su Yuanzheng laughed at himself: "We both joined the watch factory on the same day. Now they have lucrative jobs, while your father was laid off."
"Dad, how much money have we made these days?"
Talking about the income of the past few days, Su Yuanzheng's eyes lit up. "Now I sell two buckets of porridge every day, and the daily turnover can reach 60 yuan, which is more than my father's previous monthly salary! After deducting the cost, the net profit is 40 yuan!"
"That's right! The purpose of hard work is to earn money and live a good life. Why should we be bound by fixed work conditions and ideas? Being self-employed is also good now. The working hours are short and the flexibility is great."
Su Miao’s way of comforting people was indeed good. At least her father benefited from it and immediately became full of fighting spirit again.
There is a small pot at the stall today, which is filled with pork offal ordered by customers. It is weighed with a small scale, and the tail of the scale is tilted high. The customers are very satisfied with the portion.
They packed the porridge in their own containers and paid the balance. Some people took it home, while others filled it up with porridge at the stall and ate it together with their coworkers.
Although more people came to take away their food, the customer flow to the stall did not decrease. People from several nearby units also came to eat, and the reputation of this self-service porridge spread slowly.
More than an hour later, the two buckets of porridge were sold out, and there was also an order for 15 kilograms of pork offal, with a minimum order of half a kilogram, and customers were required to bring their own packaging containers.
More and more pork offal were needed. Taking advantage of the ample time in the afternoon, Su Miao asked his father to ride a bike to the vegetable market together and order pork offal for tomorrow.
Now, in addition to the meat processing plant’s store, there are also several meat stalls in the vegetable market.
Because considering the wage level, pork at more than one yuan per pound is not cheap, and not every household can buy it every day, so the number of pigs slaughtered every day is also limited.
Basically, a batch of pigs are slaughtered every morning, and one or two more are slaughtered in the afternoon. When they arrive at the market, the newly slaughtered pigs have just been delivered and cut up.
Different parts of pork are placed on the large wooden boards of the stall, and the most exquisite pork belly is hung on large iron hooks for display.
The cheapest pig offal is usually placed in the corner or in a large wooden basin.
Seeing Su Yuanzheng and Su Miao coming over, a bearded boss greeted them, "Xiao Su, good afternoon. Is this your daughter?"
Su Yuanzheng nodded: "Yes, she is my daughter. Miaomiao, these days Dad has been buying pork offal with this bearded uncle."
Su Miao just secretly observed several stalls lined up together. They all sold pork offal, but only this one had done pre-cleaning, so it was relatively cleaner. No wonder his father always bought from the same stall.
She looked up and smiled, "Uncle Bearded, your pig offal is clean and fresh. You're obviously a hardworking person."
The bearded boss laughed heartily and said, "Hahaha! These pork offal are cheap, and most butchers don't bother to clean them up, so there's often leftovers.
But meat goes rancid overnight, so I can only eat it at home. The water used to wash it smells bad, and it still smells even after a long time of washing. My family doesn’t like to eat it, so I can only wash it once to make it look cleaner, and then sell it for as much as I can!
Su Miao saw that there was still quite a bit left in the basin, probably from a new pig. "Uncle, my family needs 30 kilograms of pig offal tomorrow. We should be purchasing it regularly in the future. Do you think we can get a better price if we place a long-term order?"
The bearded boss blinked in surprise. "Your dad mentioned setting up a stall before. Is business so good now? Do your customers love your fried pork offal?"
"Yeah, business is pretty good. We clean the pig offal very well, so it doesn't smell bad. We cook it into ready-made dishes and sell them at a reasonable price. Customers are quite willing to eat them."
"Hahaha! Then I have to find a chance to try it. Xiao Su, you are amazing. You are so articulate and smart at such a young age."
When Su Yuanzheng heard him praising his daughter, he didn't show any modesty and said with a smile, "She has been smart since she was young and has a bright future ahead of me."
"My dear, how about this? If you need more than 20 kilograms at a time, I'll give you a discount of 10 cents and sell it to you at 30 cents per kilogram. I'll also wash it first."
The price dropped from 40 cents to 30 cents, which was already a 25% discount. Su Miao nodded with satisfaction: "Okay! Thank you, uncle! Then please keep the 30 kilograms for us tomorrow morning. Do you want to pay a deposit?"
The bearded boss waved his hands repeatedly: "No need for a deposit. Pig offal is a hard sell and not that popular."
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