Chapter 146: Opening of a small shop
"Yeah, now that you've said that, I've got a clue. In fact, it's not that difficult to purchase raw materials now. The main thing is the price. I can handle this matter and I don't need you to do anything for the time being.
Shaojie, I have an idea that I haven't had time to tell you. How about we do this together? You just go to work and provide technical guidance. I'll find a place to open a small shop, I'll provide the funds, and we'll each get half of the money. What do you think?"
Section Chief Guo's matter reminded Su Dapeng and made him realize the great value of the formula.
Although the two were childhood friends and had a good relationship, Su Dapeng suddenly felt a sense of crisis.
After thinking it over, he still felt that it would be better to tie the interests together, so that the business could be done for a long time.
"Okay, you make the decision on this matter. But I can't let you work alone all the time. When the time comes, my mother can help you."
If Du Shaojie really wants to make money, there are many ways to do it. It's okay to share some of the profits.
He will not leave the unit for the time being, and this form of cooperation is also good.
After Su Dapeng left, he talked to Wang Yuxiu about this matter, and Wang Yuxiu agreed immediately.
To be honest, if Wang Yuxiu really wanted to do this alone, she was not sure. She didn't understand many things, and she felt much more relaxed with someone to help her.
"Mom, making money or not is secondary. The most important thing for our family now is Xiaomei and Xiaoya's studies. Xiaomei will take the college entrance examination in a few months, and we must create a good learning environment for her."
After talking about the cooperation with Su Dapeng, Du Shaojie specifically reminded Wang Yuxiu.
He didn't want the two sisters to go home without food when the business was busy. Do the things outside if you can, and don't do them if you are too busy. In short, you can't lose the big picture for the small.
"I know, the outside things are mainly Dapeng, I just help him, and most of my thoughts will still be at home."
Wang Yuxiu knew the importance and immediately expressed her attitude.
Du Shaojie nodded with satisfaction and stopped talking.
He took advantage of the New Year's break to sort out the various theories and techniques he had mastered.
Liao Yongxin has already passed on the essence of traditional Sichuan cuisine to Du Shaojie, and the rest depends on time. He attaches great importance to this aspect. Only by returning to the origin can we bring forth new ideas, which is the same as laying the foundation and building a house.
He usually cooks a variety of dishes, including Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Hunan cuisine, pasta and snacks, but the only systematic one is "traditional Sichuan cuisine".
Recently, I have been busy with the Chinese New Year, and the time for liver experience has been shortened a lot, and the remaining time is more than enough.
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After the holiday.
Newspapers and radio are full of news about the South Line.
Although Du Shaojie is very concerned about Liang Meiqin, he cannot get in touch with her.
Wang Liwen advised him: "You have guessed many things yourself. Maybe Meiqin didn't go to the south line at all. I see you keep turning your neck. Is your neck uncomfortable because you have been standing for a long time? Come here, I will massage it for you."
It was lunch break time at this time. Du Shaojie had a meal at Wang Liwen's place, and the two chatted casually.
Wang Liwen didn't want him to think about it, so she quickly changed the subject after persuading him.
Du Shaojie sat on the bed, and Wang Liwen knelt on the bed to massage his neck and temples. The purpose was to make him relax and not be so anxious all day.
After massaging for nearly twenty minutes, she stopped.
"Sister Liwen, I have to go to work. I will come to see you in two days."
Du Shaojie almost fell asleep in the gentle land. He looked up and saw the alarm clock on the table, and quickly stood up and ran away.
There are more constraints at work. Fortunately, the work in the back kitchen has a certain degree of flexibility, otherwise he has almost no personal time from morning to night.
At the beginning of March.
The hardware factory officially stopped work and production, and all employees were only given basic living expenses, giving everyone a buffer time to find a way out.
Su Dapeng was optimistic about a small storefront near the Lihua Street Market, which was less than 8 square meters and had a monthly rent of 15 yuan. It was not cheap to say. Nowadays, renting a three-bedroom house outside the front gate of Beijing is only 11.5 yuan.
Of course, there is a difference between storefronts and houses. But this price is not cheap in the local area.
The reason why Su Dapeng valued this place was because the storefront was near the entrance and exit of the market, with a large flow of people and convenient transportation. It was easy to understand why he did not choose the market. After all, the market was relatively dirty and not suitable for selling cooked food.
He found time to take Du Shaojie to take a look. Du Shaojie thought it was okay, similar to window sales, and it was suitable to sell [Dezhou Braised Chicken].
Su Dapeng decisively rented the storefront, and he did not need to hire anyone for the remaining simple decoration. He could do it himself.
Du Shaojie thought about it and drafted a contract. Nowadays, people generally have no concept of contracts. Personal matters are generally agreed upon verbally.
Su Dapeng also didn't understand, but in the end, under Du Shaojie's insistence, he and Wang Yuxiu signed the contract separately.
"Take this one back and keep it safe. This thing is for backing up. You will understand what I mean later."
The contract was in duplicate, one was given to Su Dapeng, and the other he took home for Wang Yuxiu to keep.
After school started, the whole family moved back to the new house, mainly to make it convenient for Xiaomei and Xiaoya to go to school.
Du Shaojie's first store after his rebirth was quietly opened in a low-key manner. There was no business license, no plaque, only the four big characters "Dezhou Braised Chicken" were pasted on the glass of the window with colored paper.
The property of the storefront belongs to the Housing Management Office, and the management belongs to the Lihua Street Market.
Every month, the market has to pay management fees and sanitation fees, totaling 2.5 yuan, and nothing else. This time point is the beginning of reform and opening up, and there are really not many people willing to do individual business.
Every morning, Wang Yuxiu went out with Xiaomei and Xiaoya, and sent them to school on the way.
Then he went directly to the old house in Chunfeng Lane, bagged the [Dezhou Braised Chicken] made the night before, and pushed the tricycle with Su Dapeng to the storefront on Lihua Street.
The weather is cold now, so it's not afraid of spoiling if you take it all at once. If the weather is hot, they can only take it in batches, unless they have money to buy a freezer in the future.
Wang Yuxiu is in charge of the store in the morning, and Su Dapeng has to go out to deliver goods to old customers and purchase raw materials for the next day.
The finished products are still made in the old house for the time being. When the weather gets hotter, Su Dapeng will build a professional kitchen in his yard, which will be much more convenient in the future.
When it is almost noon, Su Dapeng, who has processed the raw materials, comes back to replace Wang Yuxiu. She also has to go home to make lunch for her two daughters.
After dinner, Wang Yuxiu goes to replace Su Dapeng, and Su Dapeng goes home to eat, and then starts frying and stewing chicken.
40 chickens a day, unshakable.
The profit of each chicken is about 1.2 yuan. It usually closes at 4:30 in the afternoon, and you can't buy it if you come late.
This is Du Shaojie's idea. People's income is generally not high now, and there are only a few people who can buy [Dezhou Braised Chicken] from time to time. It is far from time to expand.
When he has time, he will go to the old house in Chunfeng Lane after work in the evening to help Su Dapeng check and replenish the marinade in time.
A [Dezhou Braised Chicken] shop similar to a small family workshop runs smoothly and earns about 1,300 yuan a month. 300 yuan was left as working capital, and Du Shaojie and Su Dapeng each received 500 yuan.
Su Dapeng calculated and found that he now earns more than before. In the past, he had to pay Du Shaojie for production fees and send some out to build relationships, so the money he got was really not much.
Du Shaojie gave the money to Wang Yuxiu and asked her to keep it.
"Son, will you make a mistake if you earn so much money a month? Mom is uneasy. I'm afraid I won't sleep well."
Wang Yuxiu has little education. She can recognize words and do simple arithmetic. She is the kind of person who is honest and timid.
When she was poor, she wanted to be rich, but when she got so much money all at once, she was a little afraid of wolves and tigers. Of course, she can't be blamed for this, after all, people's concepts don't change that quickly.
"This is just the beginning. Don't worry, Mom. But don't tell anyone about this. Make a fortune quietly, so that others won't be jealous."
Du Shaojie didn't think that this amount of money was exaggerated. If you really counted it, wouldn't the recipe that was improved after so much hardship be worthless?
Catering is like this, everything depends on quality. The same dish, high quality and good taste, and average quality and average taste, the price difference is very large.
He felt that the price set by Su Dapeng was too low.
But considering people's current income situation, it is okay to run it this way for the time being, so he didn't say anything.
"Yeah, I will keep my mouth shut and won't tell anyone. Put 50 yuan of this money into your living expenses, and I will save the remaining 450 yuan for you. You can come and get it when you need it."
The son is the head of the family, so Wang Yuxiu feels that she is just helping her son keep the money.
Du Shaojie smiled and didn't want to correct his mother's concept.
Anyway, all the money is spent on this family, so it doesn't matter who is the head of the family in name.
"Mom, if you don't have enough living expenses, you can take it from your savings. Xiaomei and Xiaoya study very hard, so you must ensure their nutrition and let them eat well."
Du Shaojie still has savings, and it is estimated that if this business continues for a few more months, the family's financial situation will be fundamentally improved.
If they continue to do this, the first batch of ten thousand yuan households will definitely not be able to escape.
Time flies.
In a blink of an eye, it was the eve of "May Day".
After work in the evening, Du Shaojie rode his bike directly to the old house.
"Shaojie, tomorrow is the holiday, and many people have pre-ordered [Dezhou Braised Chicken]. We need 80 finished products tomorrow. I can't handle it alone, so I asked Auntie to notify you to come."
The professional kitchen in Su Dapeng's home has also been built and put into use.
But the number of finished products needed on "May Day" is too much, doubled than usual, and he can't handle it alone.
This is also an important reason why Du Shaojie doesn't let the small shop expand. Su Dapeng and Wang Yuxiu are both "half-baked". They can still cope with it at present, but if they expand rapidly, they may not be able to cope with it.
In addition, it is not so convenient to hire people now. Hiring one or two helpers is fine, but if you hire 10 or 8, it will violate the policy and you will be punished.
The 1980s was a period of great development of the individual economy, and it was not until the 1990s that the golden age of private enterprises began.
(End of this chapter)
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