Chapter 36: Preparing for the opening and being nervous again...
Chapter 36
Lin Mujin was very glad that she stayed up late last night to finish writing the 4,000-word manuscript so that she could concentrate on opening the food store.
The whole family is together today. Lin Muli has taken a leave of absence, and cousin Lin is taking a day off.
The whole family got up at 3:30 in the morning.
Cousin Lin carried Cousin Lin to the morning market to buy vegetables.
Since it was the first day of setting up the stall, I didn’t know how the sales would be and was afraid of waste, so the quantity was relatively conservative.
I only bought five pounds of pork, six pounds of shrimp, and six heads of fresh corn...
Lin Mujin didn't go with them, but she wasn't idle either.
My younger brother and I beat the rice that we soaked last night into rice milk at home, added an appropriate amount of tapioca starch, and then put the mixed rice milk into a clean large bucket and let it sit.
Boil the sour plum soup.
In order to make sour plum soup, cousin Lin went to the second-hand market yesterday afternoon and bought a big pot used by restaurants to make broth.
After I got home, I washed it inside and out twice, rinsed it with boiling water, and boiled water with it. It was definitely sterilized.
So now I feel safe to use it.
I checked the tea eggs again and found that they were cooked last night and had been soaked for most of the night.
"Little brother, try one."
She peeled one directly and it was very nice, with dark "patterns" on it.
Lin Muli opened his mouth and took a bite. "Delicious, so flavorful."
Lin Mujin wasn't one to treat herself badly, so she ate one too. Her comments were spot on: it was delicious! "Go get one for Uncle."
Originally, I wanted the old man to continue sleeping, but he said he couldn’t sleep and insisted on getting up so early.
When cousin Lin and the others came back, Lin Mujin let each of them eat a tea egg to fill their stomachs.
Start working.
Minced pork meat.
Wash the bean sprouts and cut the carrots into shreds. These two need to be blanched, while the cucumber only needs to be cut into shreds.
Lin Mujin rubs fresh corn.
Lin Muli is peeling fresh shrimps.
Lin Mujin rubbed the shrimps and said, "Brother, don't throw away the shrimp heads."
Fry the shrimp oil for a while and add it to the meat filling of the fried dumplings to increase the freshness.
There is strength in numbers. Although there is a lot of work to do, it will only take about half an hour to finish.
"Sister, make some hot noodles. We have to leave after we finish eating."
Lin Mujin looked at the time. It was only half past five.
This was the first time for cousin Lin and cousin Lin to go to the morning market. They were not familiar with the market and wasted time.
There is still enough time. There is no need to get up so early next time.
However, the meat, vegetables and seafood at the morning market are really fresh and cheap.
Before, Lin Mujin was thinking of negotiating the wholesale price directly with the vendors.
But if I can't give the quantity, it's difficult to negotiate.
Not everyone can eat "empty pie".
So I can only buy it in small quantities first.
And because I don’t have a refrigerator at home, I can only buy it at the morning market.
The morning market opens at 4 a.m. and closes at 6:30 p.m. Lin Mujin never went there before, for one reason only - she couldn't get up.
"Sister, bring a bowl over here."
Lin Mujin quickly came back to her senses and went over with the bowl.
Then add more chili peppers.
After these days of exercise, she has become more tolerant of spicy food.
The whole family is in a similar situation.
Ten minutes later, breakfast time arrived and everyone had eaten their fill. They also double-checked the items they were going to take with them.
Lin Mujin waved her hand and said in an enthusiastic voice, "Let's go!"
The movements are passionate and heroic, but the sounds are low so as not to disturb the neighbors.
Except for Uncle Lin who only had to take care of himself, everyone else was carrying things or pushing bicycles.
I only brought one bike this time, after all, there was also a food truck.
In fact, the big items including the gas stove and cooktop were installed yesterday.
Otherwise it would take more than one trip to finish.
Everyone went to the repair shop first, which was just a small warehouse.
There were some old materials piled up inside, so Boss Gao generously gave them a key, meaning that they didn't have to call him to open the door so early in the morning.
Because of this key, Lin Mujin discussed with her cousin Lin and decided to pay Boss Gao a storage fee of two hundred dollars per month.
It's not that she has too much money to burn, she is preparing for a rainy day.
I’m afraid that Boss Gao will stop allowing storage if he doesn’t get any orders for food trucks in the future. I won’t know where to find a cheap warehouse then, and it will definitely affect business.
Or you can ask them to store the property and be sarcastic every day, which is very likely to happen, so it is better to spend some money and sign the contract, so that you can feel at ease when holding the key.
Cousin Lin pushed out the food cart, which attracted waves of surprise and praise from Lin Muli. It was the first time he had seen it.
Uncle Lin was the same, but the old man was patient.
Lin Mujin patted her younger brother and said, "Go away and don't get in the way."
There is still a lot of space under the gas stove to put some things in the car.
The bicycle is still too shaky and can only carry a limited amount.
"Sister, you try it, can you push it?" Lin Mujin asked her cousin to make way.
After all, I can't ask cousin Lin to pick me up every day.
Cousin Lin nodded, took a few steps, and then pushed it easily. She was quite surprised, "It's not sinking at all. I can do it myself. Dad, you go up, I'll try again."
Uncle Lin waved his hands wildly, "No, no."
Cousin Lin was unhappy, "I can't throw you down."
Lin Mujin thought it was quite funny and cheered on the side, "Don't be afraid, uncle, we are here to protect you."
Lin Muli was eager to go up and play on his own, but he still had to push the bicycle.
In the end, Uncle Lin went up and never came down. Everyone took turns pushing him to the vicinity of the market.
"Here, here, there is a sign on the ground, this is our location." Lin Mujin helped park the food truck.
They arrived too early and there were only a few stalls scattered around.
"Sister, they are looking at us." Lin Muli lowered his voice and said in her ear.
Lin Mujin didn't care. "Just watch it, it won't hurt you. Lock your bike and keep an eye on the time. Set off the firecrackers at 6:56."
She wanted to let it go at 6:66, but there are only 60 minutes in an hour.
I can only settle for the second best.
Lin Muli held his head high and said, "I promise to complete the mission!"
Cousin Lin started to get nervous again, and she pulled Lin Mujin aside to nag, "Last time you said the two stalls next door were doing very good business. Are they going to steal all our business?"
Lin Mujin didn't know how many times she had consoled him. "It's okay. We've already figured out a plan. Let's have free tastings for the first three days. And since one of them sells wonton noodles and the other sells pineapple buns, it doesn't conflict with ours."
She chose this location just to take advantage of the customer flow.
However, whether it can finally stand firm depends on its hard power, that is, the taste of the food.
She is still very confident.
Cousin Lin was obviously not completely appeased, and she began the third major examination while mumbling.
Lin Mujin had no choice but to give up her place and let her go.
I know that no matter how much I say, it’s useless. When the time comes, I will naturally calm down.
"Ajin, come here."
It was Uncle Lin who was calling her. Lin Mujin hurried over and asked worriedly, "Uncle, are you feeling unwell?"
Uncle Lin waved his hand. "No, I'm fine. This hot noodle is eight yuan a bowl, an extra vegetable dish is nine yuan, and half a tea egg is ten yuan. There are ten fried dumplings, each for ten yuan, sour plum soup is one yuan a cup, and tea eggs are two yuan each."
Lin Mujin almost scratched her head, not understanding what the old man meant.
"Am I right?"
Lin Mujin suddenly realized, OK! Another nervous one!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
