Chapter 60 Chapter 60 This seems to be an opportunity? …
Chapter 60
When Zhao Ruyue was worried about the lack of purchasing power in the town and the small market, she always thought: "It would be great if our house was in the county town."
"Can you make money by buying anything in the county town?" I suddenly heard my daughter ask this.
Zhao Ruyue realized that as she was thinking, she unconsciously said what was in her heart.
"Not necessarily. It depends on whether the things you sell are good. But selling in a county town is much better than in a town. There are more varieties to choose from, and people in a county town are more willing to spend money. There are also more people in a county town, and people from towns near the county town also like to go to the county town for fun. When they go there for fun, they have to spend money to buy food."
My husband is busy building a house. Every day, in addition to cooking for the people who come to help build the house, he also has to work with them at other times. It is busy and tiring.
Zhao Ruyue didn't plan to disturb him with these things for the time being, but she didn't know who to tell, so she unconsciously told her daughter a lot.
Ning Shixia asked again after listening: "People in the town spend money when they go to the county town. Do they like the things in the county town very much?"
"That should be the case." Zhao Ruyue felt that most people thought so. Even if it was the same product, many people felt that the one bought in the county town was of higher quality.
Many people can talk about a trip to the county town for a month after returning, repeating over and over again what they did and bought in the county town, adults and children alike.
“The county also has a lot of things that the town doesn’t have.”
Ning Shixia nodded and blurted out, "Then our family can sell things that are available in the county but not in town. We can just say they are from the county. Last time we went to the county, my brother bought me some small card paper. They were also sold in town during the New Year. My brother and I went to see them and they were exactly the same as what we bought in the county. But my cousins think that what I bought in the county is better. Silian and the others said the same thing."
As Zhao Ruyue thought about it, her chaotic mind seemed to be enlightened and she suddenly became clear-headed.
She pressed the issue, "Did your cousins and their good friends go to buy some cardboard in town later?"
If you think the products in the county are better and don't buy the same products in the town, you can't say that you are from the county. If you still buy them, this operation is very feasible.
Few people in the town can often go to the county town. Some of the older generation have never even been there once. They have lived in the town all their lives and can only hear about what the county town is like and what is in it from other people. They are definitely curious about the things in the county town.
In the eyes of the people in the town, the things in the city are higher-end than those in the county town, but the city is too far away from the town and is out of reach for many people. She said that the things she sells are the same as those sold in the city, but others may not believe it.
It is said that the things are only available in the county town, and people in the town who often go to the county town can testify for her family.
Ning Shixia nodded under Zhao Ruyue's expectant gaze: "I bought all the New Year's money that I didn't have to hand in. Everyone likes to buy those small cardboards with the same patterns as others bought from the county town. Only when those are sold out will they choose other ones."
Zhao Ruyue had a direction. When she was going to the county town to buy a water heater, she asked her cousin, who happened to be free and familiar with the current county town, to accompany her and visit the stalls and restaurants in the county town.
She didn't have to try them all. After all, her family wasn't coming to the county town to compete with these small stalls and restaurants. She just went there to see what others were selling and how their business was.
If you are interested, buy some and try it. If you are not interested, just take a look and leave.
The food in small county towns nowadays has more variety than in towns, but it is not as prosperous as it will be in the future.
She doesn't think much about snacks because the purchasing power in the town is not high. It's okay during the New Year and holidays, but even on market days, people who come to the market are more willing to buy food for their children that can fill their stomachs, is delicious and affordable.
For many adults and children from the surrounding villages, being able to come to the town to eat a bowl of rice noodles, rice vermicelli or wonton noodles is a very happy thing for them.
Based on the situation in the town, Zhao Ruyue and Ning Shaoming discussed it before coming, and they also planned to make something that is more filling.
The main purpose of this visit was to see these. Zhao Ruyue and her cousin walked around and visited everywhere, and it was only noon.
I asked my cousin to go shopping with me for the whole morning, and she didn't complain at all.
Zhao Ruyue was embarrassed to only invite her cousin to eat at a small stall or restaurant, so she asked her cousin: "Is there a restaurant you like? Can you take me there to try it?"
Zhao Ruyu also wanted to help her cousin save money, so she said, "It's not cost-effective to go to a restaurant. Let's just find a fast food restaurant and eat until we are full."
Zhao Ruyue said jokingly, "No, that won't do. I'm here to do that... to investigate the market. Whatever I spend can be reimbursed by your cousin's husband. It would be a shame if I don't eat something good. Hurry up and call out the restaurant you usually like to eat at."
At her urging and insistence, Zhao Ruyu brought her to a restaurant that was well decorated. It looked expensive, making people reluctant to go in and spend money, but was actually quite affordable.
The waiter brought the menu over, and Zhao Ruyue took it and handed it directly to Zhao Ruyu: "Order whatever you like, don't be polite to me."
Now that he was here, Zhao Ruyu didn't hesitate: "Then I'm going to eat at the rich man's house!"
Although she said she was going to eat a lot, she actually couldn't eat much, so she ordered a steamed fish, a cilantro beef, a seasonal green leafy vegetable, and two bowls of rice according to the appetite of two people.
The steamed fish was sea bass, which both she and Zhao Ruyue liked, and Zhao Ruyue didn’t dislike coriander either.
After ordering these, she handed the menu to Zhao Ruyue.
After Zhao Ruyue got the menu, she ordered a dish of mutton offal soup, and then subconsciously read the restaurant's menu carefully from beginning to end, just like she did when she read the restaurant's menu in the morning.
Seeing that there was a dish of fried rice noodles in the midnight snack section, she suddenly remembered that she had been walking around the county town for the whole morning, but she didn't see this at any stalls or restaurants.
So Zhao Ruyue somehow ordered the fried rice noodles as well.
After she ordered, she realized it was a midnight snack and wanted to cancel it, but the waiter looked calm after seeing her order it, as if he was used to it.
She hesitated for a moment, and the waiter left with the menu.
The two waited for about ten minutes. In addition to the rice that had been prepared in advance, the first dish served was fried rice noodles.
"This is a new dish. We have only had boiled noodles here. This way of eating fried rice noodles is quite novel. I heard that it was brought over from Pengcheng. My colleagues and I like it very much. I passed by here after getting off work recently and ordered a separate portion to share." Zhao Ruyu said as he picked up a small bowl and let Zhao Ruyue try it first.
"Sister, you must have eaten it in Pengcheng before, right? Try it and see what the difference is between ours and Pengcheng's?"
While Zhao Ruyue was eating fried rice noodles, she was also searching her memory to think about which year fried rice noodles first became available in the town.
She hadn't paid attention to these things and really couldn't remember them.
Maybe it was later spread back by people who went out to work. Zhao Ruyue could only be sure that there was no stall or store selling this in the town now.
In an era when information flow is not so fast, the spread of something always seeps into ordinary people's lives quietly, and when people come to their senses, they have already become accustomed to it.
Does this seem like an opportunity?
Realizing this, Zhao Ruyue's heartbeat quickened involuntarily, although she showed no emotion on her face.
The thought lasted only a few seconds. Zhao Ruyue took two bites and nodded, saying, "It's delicious. But it may be because the raw materials and water of our local rice noodles are different from those in Pengcheng, so the taste is a little different, but it is indeed delicious."
The two chatted as the dishes were served one after another. After they had eaten and drunk their fill.
Zhao Ruyue excitedly got on the bus home with the water heater she had bought.
After the rush to return to work, the buses running between the town and the county were very empty, and the driver even had the leisure to help Zhao Ruyue secure the cardboard box containing the water heater.
Zhao Ruyue took into consideration that the temperature for her child's bath needs to be adjusted to a suitable level, but current gas water heaters only have three adjustable temperature levels: high, medium and low, and the temperature cannot be fine-tuned, so she bought a storage type water heater.
The water heater looked very big, but it was actually not heavy at all, so she picked it up easily.
Carrying it all the way from the bus station in town to the doorstep attracted a lot of people's attention.
Ning Shaoming helped mix cement and move bricks at the homestead.
When he heard that his wife was carrying something big, he quickly put down his work and hurried back.
"Didn't I tell you to call home before you come back and have Xiaoqiu come by bike to let me know I'd pick you up at the station? How did you carry such a big thing back?"
Zhao Ruyue waved her hand nonchalantly: "What's so difficult about this? Just try to lift it up. It's not heavy at all. Look at this."
She handed the packed fried rice noodles to Ning Shaoming.
"You bought this for me?" Ning Shaoming opened the bag, smelled a little fragrance, and then opened the package box. "Why did you bring this to me?"
"I..." Zhao Ruyue wanted to tell him what she thought, but when she saw that everyone around was looking at the water heater, she swallowed her words, "When Ruyu and I went to eat it, I thought it was delicious, so I packed it for you. I've eaten it in the county, so you can give some to the children and parents to try."
The food is not cheap during mealtime, five yuan per portion, not counting the side dishes and meat, it is about four or five taels, which is a large portion. But compared with the price of rice noodles and meat in town, it is still not cost-effective.
But this dish is sold during meals after all. If they sell it themselves, the price cannot be set so high.
The family members were sharing their food, and those who came to join in the fun tactfully said they had other things to do and dispersed.
Anyway, Zhao Ruyue also said that this water heater will be installed in their new home in the future.
When it is being installed, they can go and see if they want. But now they are afraid that the children may lose the parts, so they dare not take it apart and let people see it. Everyone expressed their understanding.
After all, those were things I bought in the county town, and if the parts were lost, they might not be available for purchase in town. It was not worthwhile to go to the county town for a small thing and spend money on round-trip fare.
After everyone left, Ning Shaoming gave some to his two children and parents, leaving only two bites for himself, and he took one bite.
While still chewing, Zhao Ruyue asked, "How does it taste?"
The two children who ate quickly said it was delicious, and the two old people also said it was delicious.
Ning Shaoming wiped his lips after eating and said, "It's really delicious, but there's too much oil in it. A good fried rice noodle looks oily and tempting, but it doesn't taste greasy. But for people who don't have enough oil in their stomach, they might prefer something with more oil."
Zhao Ruyue asked expectantly, "Do you think it's feasible for us to sell fried rice noodles in town?" I've thought about it. In addition to this kind of cut noodles, we can also add thick round noodles, thin round noodles and vermicelli to enrich the variety.
There is no store selling this in the town now, and there is only one restaurant in the county that sells it. You can sell mutton soup or mutton offal soup together with it. If the cost of mutton is too high, you can replace it with other soups. ”
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