Chapter 52 Plagiarism
"Don't miss it if you pass by. The new wine and lotus seed cake are only fifty cents. Come and take a look."
Early in the morning, as soon as Xu Miaomiao and others arrived at the store door, they saw the guy opposite shouting loudly and launching his new products.
It was nothing at first, but when Xu Miaomiao heard about these dishes, she frowned and looked at Gu Yuanniang. Aren't the dishes served next door the same as ours?
"Lotus seed cake is difficult to make, and wine brewing requires a lot of effort. Wouldn't it be a loss to spend one penny of silver?"
Listening to Gu Yuanniang's analysis, Xu Miaomiao seemed to be thinking: "It is common for these stores to plagiarize. They are cheap, so we can't lower the price because of this."
Gu Yuanniang nodded thoughtfully: "Miaomiao is right. Fortunately, my plum wine has been brewed and I can launch a new product."
Xu Miaomiao nodded. In the past, wine tasted best with lotus seed cake. Now that she had changed the wine, she had to make some new cakes.
"Mother, it smells so good."
Erbao and Xiaobao held hands and walked closer to the house, smelling the fragrance, and saw the woman moving constantly in the smoke.
Seeing the person coming, Xu Miaomiao stopped and put out the fire.
"What's wrong, Erbao, Xiaobao?" Xu Miaomiao said as she urged the two of them, "Mom is making cakes and there's a lot of smoke. Go play outside."
"Is this the little tiger that mom made? So cute."
Erbao looked at the little lion on the table and spoke. Xu Miaomiao touched her head lovingly: "This little lion, go play."
After watching the two children leave, Xu Miaomiao reignited the fire and started frying noodles.
"Wow, what kind of pastry is this? It's so special."
Gu Yuanniang looked at the pastries on Xu Miaomiao's plate and spoke.
"This is the Lion Cake. How about trying it with plum wine?"
At Xu Miaomiao's urging, Gu Yuanniang picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. The crispy and glutinous texture and the sweet outer skin melted in her mouth, and then she drank some sweet plum wine, which made her very happy.
Gu Yuanniang was surprised and couldn't believe it as she held the Lion Cake in her mouth: "Miao Miao, this is amazing."
As he spoke, he looked a little hesitant: "But what is the appropriate price?"
"A pot of wine and a bowl of pastry, priced at three coins."
"Three cents!" Gu Yuanniang looked at her in disbelief: "Three cents, that's too expensive."
Xu Miaomiao shook her head: "Not only is the price three cents, but we only supply twenty servings a day, while stocks last."
Gu Yuanniang was a little hesitant, but after looking at Xu Miaomiao, she compromised: "We'll settle on whatever Miaomiao says."
"Boss, what's that cost three cents?"
The man looked at the menu, thinking he had seen it wrong, and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
"Sir, you can give it a try. We only limit the purchase of twenty pieces of this new product every day." Xu Miaomiao explained patiently.
"But it's not appropriate to charge three cents for any new product."
When the people around heard this, they all agreed, thinking that Xu Miaomiao's pricing was a bit outrageous.
Xu Miaomiao was not in a hurry and slowly explained: "This awakening lion pastry is made of several layers of pastry. It not only looks beautiful but also tastes crispy and soft. Paired with this sweet apricot wine, it makes you feel like a god."
"Oh?" The man raised his eyebrows and looked at Xu Miaomiao with interest: "Is it really as magical as you said?"
Xu Miaomiao nodded, and said firmly: "I guarantee that once you eat it, you will never forget it."
"Okay!" The man made the final decision: "Just because your wine is so delicious, I have to try this Lion Cake too!"
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Xu Miaomiao turned and left. In order to ensure the crispiness of the crust, each lion cake had to be fried on the spot.
Xu Miaomiao didn't dare to stop, and after a while, a fragrance came from the air.
Following the scent, a vivid little lion appeared before my eyes.
"Oh, this pastry is so exquisite, I really can't bear to eat it."
The crowd watching nearby also echoed the conversation and started discussing what made the Lion Dance Pastry so special.
The man slowly picked up a piece, put it in his mouth, and took a sip of wine. The shock in his eyes was about to overflow.
"This taste is rare in the world." The man praised: "Don't say three cents, even if it's ten cents, I want to taste it!"
After hearing the man say that, the person next to him immediately ordered some Lion Dance Su, which made Song Weiwei's front desk staff a little overwhelmed.
"Everyone, our store can only provide 20 servings a day. If you miss out, please wait until tomorrow."
"What, only twenty copies?"
When they heard that there were only twenty servings, everyone lined up quickly for fear that they would not be able to get any.
"Ms. Xu, can you please work a little more every day?"
The customer who failed to grab the food looked at Xu Miaomiao with a look of disappointment.
Gu Yuanniang also tried to dissuade him, "Yes, Miaomiao, twenty servings a day is not too little."
Hearing this, Xu Miaomiao smiled and looked at the people in front of her: "It's not that I don't want to, it's just that the preparation of this Lion Dance Pastry takes too much energy and the requirements for the dough are also relatively high. Even if I don't buy it, I can't give you the defective ones."
"Oh my." The people nearby clapped their hands immediately after hearing this: "Ms. Xu is truly a conscientious businessman."
"Yes, yes. Not only are the cakes and pastries delicious, but the wine is also good. I miss Qinglou every day I don't come here."
Xu Miaomiao leaned forward slightly to thank the people in front of her: "Thank you all for your kindness."
Because of the new products and the gimmick of limiting purchases to twenty portions per day, although the prices at Qinglou were high, it temporarily surpassed the restaurant across the street.
"Miao Miao, this is a great move."
Gu Yuanniang couldn't help but applaud her.
Xu Miaomiao laughed and looked at Gu Yuanniang and said, "Sixth Lady, please don't tease me."
"That's right." Song Weiwei, who was standing by, spoke with a little slurred words while holding a piece of cake in her mouth: "This Lion-awakening Cake is absolutely amazing, and the apricot wine is delicious, too. Delicious!"
When Xu Miaomiao and Gu Yuanniang saw her like this, they couldn't help but smile at each other.
"Little Fruit, why don't you eat?"
Song Weiwei looked at the boy beside her while eating.
Xuguo carefully put away the awakening lion cake and glanced at Song Weiwei in dissatisfaction: "Don't call me Xiao Guozi!"
"That's right, Brother Guozi, why don't you eat it?" Erbao blinked and looked at the boy with some curiosity.
Xuguo's back teeth were clattering, but she couldn't get angry with Erbao and could only look at Song Weiwei in frustration: "Don't call me Xiaoguozi!"
Seeing the situation, Xu Miaomiao understood what the boy was thinking. He probably wanted to leave it to his little sister Lan Yin.
Xu Miaomiao immediately said, "The Lion Cake won't taste good if it's left for too long. I've prepared a portion for Lan Yin. Give it to her after you finish eating."
Hearing this, Xu Guo raised his head in disbelief, looked at Xu Miaomiao with gratitude, and immediately started eating with big mouthfuls.
Xu Miaomiao shook her head helplessly. Children at this stage are the most sensitive. It seems that she will have to pay more attention to Xuguo in the future.
(End of this chapter)
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