Chapter 394
The next day, when they came again, the popcorn stall was still firmly occupying that spot, and the vendor looked at them with a smug look on his face.
Seeing this, Su Miao just shrugged indifferently, waved his hand, and asked Uncle Qi to park the car across the road.
A crossroads, with visitors from all directions, so as long as the roasted pig smells good and the pots are banging loudly, why worry about not attracting customers? There's no need to be confined to a small area.
When the roast pork stall was surrounded again, the popcorn vendor was completely stunned. What kind of magic was this? How could so many people buy it? Would they rather buy the roast pork for 4 yuan per pound than his popcorn for 20 cents a bag?
No! He wants to pull the guests over!
After making up his mind, he decided to pop another bag of popcorn, thinking:
Don't they bang on pots over there to attract customers? Humph, the sound of me popping popcorn is much louder than that, so I'm sure they'll attract all the customers!
He did it right away. He put the ingredients into the cannon-like popcorn machine, placed it on the small stove, held the handle, and started turning it round and round.
Before the popcorn came out of the oven, two children were attracted to it. With sparkling eyes, they squatted on the side and watched obediently, looking like two greedy cats waiting to be fed.
The vendor thought smugly, "People really like popcorn! They'll definitely come over there soon."
"Kid, move aside and cover your ears! It's going to be really loud!"
The vendor reminded at the top of his voice while turning the popcorn machine.
Finally, with a loud "bang", the popcorn was popped into the cloth bag attached to the tail of the machine, and a sweet smell filled the air.
"Pop! Pop! Pop! Popcorn! Crunchy and sweet popcorn!"
The hawker shouted loudly and excitedly, his voice full of anticipation.
After the loud bang, the people who were originally gathered to buy the roast suckling pig all looked in the direction where the sound came from.
But when they saw it was popcorn, everyone turned around as if nothing had happened and continued to queue patiently to buy roast suckling pig, treating it as an insignificant episode.
Huh? What's going on? No one likes popcorn anymore?
Just as the vendor was feeling lost, a chattering voice came from behind the tree nearby:
"Uncle, I want a bag of popcorn!"
"I want some too! I love popcorn the most!"
"Ah! I only have twenty cents, and I want to eat some popsicles later."
"You still want to eat popsicles in such a cold weather?"
"I just want to eat it! How about this! You pay 10 cents, I pay 10 cents to buy some popcorn and we can eat it together. I'll buy some popsicles later too."
"Okay! Deal!"
So, the real audience for popcorn rushed in and divided up the whole bag of popcorn.
The peddler happily looked across the street while holding a small stack of banknotes. He happened to see Su Miao putting several one-dollar bills into his pocket, and suddenly he felt that the banknotes in his hand were not so valuable anymore.
Wow, wow, wow~ The income is not at the same level at all!
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After closing the stall, Uncle Qi said to Su Miao and Su Yuanzheng, "Don't bother coming tomorrow. I plan to bring Xiaohua and Xiaofang with me. If this business continues, they won't have to work so hard on the farm. I'll pass on my skills to them in the future."
Xiaohua and Xiaofang are Uncle Qi’s children, twins, a boy and a girl. They are 17 years old this year and are no longer in school. They usually help with farm work at home.
Uncle Qi originally had an older son who was five years older than the twins. He fell into a pond and drowned when he was six years old.
It was for this reason that after the twins were born, Uncle Seven moved his family from the side close to Uncle Two and Su Yuanzheng to the other end of the village.
The first is to stay away from the sad place, and the second is to keep the twins away from the pond.
Su Yuanzheng nodded, indicating that this arrangement was quite suitable. He asked with concern, "Seventh Brother, you don't have many pigs left, right? Have you found a good source of supply? We're just starting out now, so we need to strike while the iron is hot. We don't want to lose business."
"I've already made an agreement with my relatives in the village. They're willing to sell me half of their piglets. If I get three or four a day, that'll last me about half a month. After that, I can go to other villages to buy more."
"It's good to be able to buy it, but the square won't be as crowded after the New Year. We'll have to find another place when there are fewer people. It's best to go to the department store. That's in the city center, there are more people, and it's close to several workplaces."
Su Yuanzheng analyzed carefully based on his business experience.
"Okay! I'll listen to you! Ah Zheng, you've really changed after a few years in business! You speak so clearly and do things in a stylish way. That's great!"
"Seventh Brother, I'm optimistic about your skills in roasting suckling pig. If you become bigger and stronger in the future, you can become a big boss!"
Uncle Qi expressed his concerns: "To be honest, this little pig only produces ten pounds of meat, and I can't roast many in the morning, so it might be difficult for me to become a big boss.
But now I can earn this kind of income, which is something I never thought possible before! One day's income is equivalent to what I used to earn in half a month!"
Su Miao thought for a moment and said, "Seventh Uncle, actually, the roasted pig that uncle mentioned is also a very good suggestion."
"Ah? You mean to roast a big pig directly? I thought you were joking." Uncle Qi looked at Su Miao in surprise.
Su Miao analyzed clearly: "Although it seems that there is a lot of pork now and it may not be sold out, we can't completely deny this development direction.
In the early stage, you have to put up a sign for roast suckling pig to let more people know that your roast suckling pig is delicious and attract more customers to buy it. When the number of customers reaches a certain level and the supply of roast suckling pig can no longer keep up, you can consider roasting a larger pig.
You can even sell both small and large pigs together. After all, there is definitely a difference in taste between the two roasted pigs, and customers can choose according to their preferences!"
Uncle Qi thought for a moment and nodded: "That seems to make sense."
"Of course, you're just starting out now, so you need to lay a solid foundation. You still have to roast the piglets well and sell them first. You must control the quality well, and it's best not to fluctuate, otherwise it will cause distrust among customers."
"Don't worry about that. I'm roasting the pig with all my heart. I won't be careless at all. You said it's a sign, right? Miaomiao, you're educated, so help Uncle Qi come up with a more elegant name."
"Seventh Uncle, we sell food for the common people, so we don't recommend using overly elegant names. For example, our store is simply called Su Ji Food Shop. It's more down-to-earth and easier for customers to remember."
"Down-to-earth, what does it mean to be down-to-earth? Delicious roast pork? Tasty roast pork? Fragrant roast pork?" Uncle Qi muttered and thought at the same time.
Su Miao thought for a moment and said, "How about just calling it Uncle Seven's Roasted Pig? Naming it after you, the founder, is more representative and more approachable for customers."
"Okay, okay! From now on, I'll call it Uncle Qi's roasted pig! Uncle Qi's roasted pig! When I get back, I'll ask Brother Hua to make me a sign!"
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