Su Luo smiled and said, "It's a good dish to go with wine, right?"
"Yes, give me two pounds! I have to go to work, so use my water jar to fill it." The big man also gave two dollars readily.
Su Luo smiled and nodded, then took his water jar. She had actually seen this kind of water jar when she was a child. It was all white with red festive prints on the bottom and a layer of blue rolled out of the mouth of the jar. Even though it was a copper jar, it would not break even if it was dropped, so it was very useful.
She first weighed the water jar, then scooped out two kilograms of braised food and handed it to him.
There was only this much in total, and the big man bought two kilograms by himself, which was considered a good start.
Su Luo thought about it, and scooped another half pound for him: "Brother, this is a gift for you. You are my first customer, and it's a good start!"
The big man waved his hands quickly: "No, no! This chicken is so expensive! Half a pound is too much! Sister, you are so open-minded, I can't take advantage of you, so how about this, just give me a little bit, and I will bring it to the factory for everyone to taste."
Seeing that his face had turned red with anxiety, Su Luo was afraid that he would take advantage of her, so she did not insist and only gave him two more taels: "Then I'll borrow your golden mouth, big brother, to help me promote it! I'll come here to sell it the day after tomorrow!"
"Okay!" The eldest brother happily carried the jar away.
"Girl, give me half a pound to try!" The remaining two people saw that the man bought two pounds at once, and thought it must be delicious, so they followed suit.
Su Luo smiled and nodded, took their stainless steel bowls, and sold them the braised food scale.
In that era, plastic bags were not so popular, and many people came out to buy this kind of braised food, either wrapped in oil paper or those who lived nearby would bring their own bowls.
Her braised dishes have a lot of juice, which is obviously not suitable for wrapping in oil paper. Asking others to bring bowls to serve them is actually a bit inconvenient.
I'll have to improve it a bit when I get back, reducing the juice a bit while retaining the flavor of the braised food to make it easier to pack with oil paper.
Many people were attracted by her braised food and stopped at Aunt Niu’s breakfast stall, and her breakfast sold out especially quickly.
A woman stopped in front of Su Luo's stall and asked, "Little girl, how much are your stewed food?"
Su Luo smiled and said, "1 yuan per pound, 50 cents for half a pound."
The woman stared at the chicken feet in her stew and asked curiously, "Are these chicken feet? Why do they look so bulgy?"
Su Luo smiled and said, "This is my family's secret recipe for chicken feet. They are delicious when soaked in seasoning. I just sold two, and these two are the only ones left."
The woman asked curiously, "How much do you sell these chicken feet for?"
Su Luo said: "Chicken feet come with the chicken, the same price, if you want, I'll put the chicken feet in and weigh them together."
The woman nodded and said, "Then give me a pound of chicken and put these two chicken feet in it."
"Okay!" Su Luo nodded with a smile, and neatly packed the chicken for her. She added, "There's only a little left, so I'll pack it all for you. Today is the first day to sell braised food, so I can earn some reputation."
The woman finally smiled: "Okay."
Su Luo had sold out all her things, but Aunt Niu still had enough for a basket of buns and two bowls of noodles.
Aunt Niu gave her two buns and said, "Xiao Luo, eat something!"
Su Luo waved her hands: "This is so bad!"
Aunt Niu smiled and glared at her: "Two buns, just a little dough, what's wrong with that? Take it quickly! If you sell braised food next to me, my breakfast will sell much better!"
Su Luo didn't hesitate and said, "Aunt Niu, you eat too. No one's coming now, so let's fill our stomachs first. I still have some braised pork sauce left. It's a good thing! It's delicious if you put it in vermicelli or dip it in steamed buns!"
She used a bowl to scoop out the sauce at the bottom, and there was still half a bowl of soup, which smelled delicious.
When Aunt Niu smelled the taste, her saliva could not help but flow out. She was not polite and was very happy: "Okay! Auntie will also take advantage of you and try it!"
Su Luo also imitated her and glared at her with a smile: "What are you talking about, aunt? What do you mean by taking advantage of others? I'll have to trouble you to take me around and check out the price of meat in the market later! This is a bribe!"
She deliberately lowered her voice when saying the last two words, sounding very serious.
Aunt Niu was amused by her. Seeing her quirky appearance, she couldn't help but lower her voice and said, "That's fine!"
The two of them laughed together, dipped their steamed buns in the braised meat sauce, and ate happily.
When Aunt Niu tasted the meat, she was already amazed. She didn't expect that the broth would be even better with steamed buns. She ate two steamed buns and ended up starving herself: "Xiao Luo, your braised meat is really good! The broth is so fragrant, I feel like I'm not eating steamed buns, but delicacies from the land and the sea. I wouldn't trade it for beef or mutton!"
Su Luo smiled and said, "Aunt, you are so supportive. If you keep praising me, I will get arrogant. I will raise the price tomorrow! My aunt said it is delicious, so I can raise the price!"
Aunt Niu couldn't help laughing: "What are you bragging about? When has your aunt ever boasted about this? It really tastes good, better than the food I had in the big hotel before! They also sell stewed food, which is too salty and greasy at the end, unlike yours, which is still refreshing even when dipped in the sauce. It's really well done!"
Su Luo smiled and said, "I'll have to ask Auntie to take me to the market later. If this business can be done, I want to buy chicken from a butcher, and I hope the cheaper ones will be fine."
Aunt Niu smiled and said, "Leave it to me. I'll take you there after I finish selling and close the stall."
Su Luo smiled and nodded.
"Hey, little girl, do you have any braised meat left?" A young woman dressed in a fashionable style stopped in front of the stall.
Su Luo smiled and said, "No more. Madam, if you want to buy some, come back the day after tomorrow. I'll save some for you."
The woman's eyes flashed with disappointment: "Hey, I just smelled the smell, so I thought I'd buy some vegetables first and then come over to take some back. Your business here is pretty good!"
Su Luo smiled and said, "I brought less today."
The woman nodded, took another look at her empty braised meat bucket, and said with some regret: "Then I'll come back the day after tomorrow."
Su Luo nodded and watched her leave with a smile on her face.
Aunt Niu said with relief: "Xiao Luo, your business is easy to do! It should be no problem to support you and your mother. You can do more the day after tomorrow."
Su Luo smiled and nodded.
She was actually just testing the waters. The cost of making the braised food today was about 4 yuan, and after selling them all, she made 6 yuan in profit, which means after deducting the cost, she made a net profit of 2 yuan today.
When she returned later she had to return the two dollars she had bought on credit yesterday to the boss, leaving her with four dollars left.
After Aunt Niu closed her stall, she put the cart in the backyard where she sold pastries. The two sides were old acquaintances and neighbors and often helped each other.
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