Chapter 200
Su Ji's business is as prosperous as ever, but the raw rice noodle shop at the entrance of the alley has put up a sign for sale.
This transfer was a bit special. It was not just a simple transfer of the shop, but also a transfer of technology. This was quite novel and attracted many people to inquire about it. Most of them shook their heads and said the price was too high.
The gossip brigade gathered together and chattered:
"Forty thousand yuan! In cash! How many people can afford that? Even if I sold my old bones I wouldn't be able to get that much!"
"Forty thousand yuan isn't just for the shop, right? I saw the notice saying they also have the technology to make raw rice noodles. Although the shop is smaller, it's closer to the main road, and the market value should be closer to twenty thousand yuan. By that calculation, the technology fee is also twenty thousand yuan."
"Is 20,000 yuan for this technology expensive or cheap?"
"Based on the business of the old shop, it's not that expensive, right? With so many people eating noodles every day, I heard they can make several thousand yuan a month! If that's the case, won't the money be back in a few months?"
Aunt Zhang asked Su Miao: "Miao, your family is in business, do you think this 40,000 yuan is worth it?"
Su Miao shook his head and said, "I can't say for sure. After all, even if it's the same technology, if someone else runs it, everything will be different. It might be better, or it might not be as good as before."
This is a conservative statement. In fact, what she was thinking was, would the original owner really transfer all the technology?
If you keep a little bit of it, the taste of the food you make in the future will be different. Regular customers may not notice it in the short term, but after a while, the customers will be able to taste it, and then it’s hard to say.
The original owner bought a house for his son in another district and planned to move in with him. His daughter-in-law was pregnant, so they would have to help take care of their grandson.
So they decided to sell the shop, which was originally the housing they were allocated. The location was particularly good, so it was converted into a noodle shop six years ago.
With the skill of making raw rice noodles, he has accumulated a considerable fortune. Two years ago, he also gave his daughter a two-bedroom apartment as a dowry when she got married.
Making raw rice noodles is very hard work, especially now that it is done purely by hand, and work has to start in the middle of the night every day.
First, you need to select the rice and soak the rice. Then take out the soaked rice and place it in a fermentation container, and ferment it slightly using a special method.
Then grind the fermented rice into rice slurry, put the rice slurry into a cloth bag to drain the water, and get a relatively dry rice flour ball.
Cook part of the rice flour dough into a paste, mix it with the remaining rice flour dough, and knead until completely combined.
Put the dough into a flour press and press it hard to squeeze the dough into round rice flour threads from the small holes, which then fall directly into boiling water and cook.
Only after this series of tedious work can you get authentic raw rice noodles, and there are still more steps to get a bowl of noodles that can be served on the table.
Noodle soup is usually made with a broth made from pork shanks, mushrooms, red dates, and other spices, while side dishes include minced meat, chopped cabbage, tofu strips, chopped green onions, and special sauces.
The old couple worked hard from dawn to dusk for six years. Now that they are old, they could have retired, but they still want to do more and leave more of their family business to their children and grandchildren, so they plan to rent a new store after moving there.
Their son came up with a way to transfer the technology as well, so that the store could be sold at a higher price. By the way, they could also leave the store's old equipment and tableware to the new owner, and they would buy new ones there.
The sign was hung for more than half a month before it was actually transferred. The person who came to visit the store was a gorgeous middle-aged beauty with big curly hair, a fitted suit, high heels, and a full set of pearl jewelry. It was obvious that she was rich!
A younger guy drove her there and called her Sister Li.
Su Miao and Sister Hui happened to be there to eat noodles. There were only two seats left in the restaurant next to them, so the two of them sat down.
"Ah Wei, go check your watch and try the most signature dish."
"Okay, Sister Li."
Ali looked around, pleased with the store's customer flow. She turned to Su Miao, who was slurping noodles beside her, and asked, "Miss, do you live nearby? Do you eat noodles here often?"
Su Miao nodded and said, "Yeah, I come here quite often."
“Are there always so many customers here?”
“There are always a lot of people at mealtimes.”
Awei quickly brought over two bowls of noodles, and the two of them started chatting while eating, regardless of whether others could hear them.
"Sister Li, the noodles here are delicious, but isn't 40,000 yuan too expensive? I bought a car before the New Year, and I don't have much money left."
"It's because I don't have much money left that I need to find a way to make a living. Look at the endless stream of customers since we sat down. If we could keep the business, we wouldn't even need to advertise."
"But this is a customer of the old restaurant. Who knows if they will come to the new restaurant again."
"Of course not. They've been keeping the news for so long, regular customers already know they've transferred the store and technology. As long as our food tastes the same, we don't have to worry about them not buying it."
Two days later, Lao Wang's Authentic Raw Noodles officially closed down, the transfer sign was taken down, the door was opened, and a team of decorators came in.
Ali was disgusted by the unkempt appearance of the shop, which was used for both business and residence, and planned to repaint it, change the layout, and demolish the old couple's bedroom to make more space for tables and chairs.
As for the technique of making powder, she learned it, but looking at her shiny red nails, it was impossible for her to get up early and work late.
She brought her two cousins to learn, and she took charge of the fermentation process, leaving all other work to them.
Half a month later, Ali's Authentic Raw Noodles opened for business. The proprietress dressed up beautifully to greet customers outside the door and actually attracted quite a few customers in.
"Boss, you took over this shop from Lao Wang, right? Did he teach you the art of making noodles?"
"Hey! Big Brother! Master Wang's sign has been hanging for so long, doesn't everyone know it? I paid tuition and learned how to make it, I guarantee it will be exactly the same as Master Wang's~"
The diners ate the noodles and found that they were indeed similar to before, just a little bit sour, probably due to the difference in the degree of fermentation.
But they had just opened and were so welcoming, so I couldn't ruin the atmosphere by asking questions. Besides that small difference, everything else was the same, so we just ate.
With a 20% discount during the first three days of opening, Ali’s Noodle Shop was indeed very popular right after it opened. The proprietress was extremely satisfied as she counted the money in the cash box.
She secretly praised herself for having a good vision and picked up a good business for free. The fortune teller had said that she was destined to make money, and it turned out to be true. She had to find a time to go to the temple to fulfill her wish.
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