Chapter 34 Noodle stall business. Making money!
Zong Anji's marriage was not originally scheduled for this year, but the old man in Liu the butcher's family was seriously ill, and thinking that it was not appropriate to get married during the mourning period, the two families decided to move the date forward.
The wedding took place at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month. Although the weather was cold, it was a rare auspicious day.
Zong Xiao thought for a moment and said, "It's definitely coming soon. By the time my third brother gets married, he probably won't have to run back and forth down the mountain all day."
Although their main family has split up, they still work together to make money these days, getting up early and going to town every day, just to earn more and have a good winter.
Qiu Xuan doesn't think so. Getting married is expensive, and now that she can earn money every day in the town, who would go to the mountains to beg for food?
However, she didn't know what the Liu family girl's personality was like, and whether she could accept setting up a stall together. If she could, that would be fine, and they could go on with their lives as usual. If not, then she would have to work alone with Zong Xiao.
Although the work may not seem like a lot, with two people missing it becomes a lot of work, so you have to get up at least an hour earlier every day.
The two of them walked towards the stall while talking. They set up a noodle stall in the town, and the clan mother and others were guarding it.
As the weather gets colder, hot noodles have become people's first choice.
It's not even dinner time yet, but there are already two people sitting in front of the stall.
"How much are these two kinds of noodles? Is the braised large intestine delicious?" It was the first time the man saw large intestine noodles being sold on the street, so he came over to ask out of curiosity.
"They're all meat noodles, ten copper coins." Zong Anji said it with a guilty conscience, because the price was one cent more expensive than the other stalls.
But the price was set by Qiu Xuan, and he didn't have the courage to change it.
The man sighed softly, saying the price was a bit high, but he counted out twenty copper coins and said, "Two bowls, one for each."
"Okay." Zong Anji breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he didn't bargain. If this man had bargained, he wouldn't know what to do.
He thought of Qiu Yu's instructions and asked, "Do you want wide or thin noodles? My meat sauce noodles are different from others. Thin noodles will taste better."
"Just as you say." The man was not a picky person. To him, it didn't matter whether the food was wide or thin, as long as it tasted good.
The grandmother started boiling water. While the water was boiling, she took out two long bamboo baskets and put the two portions of noodles into each basket.
This method was also suggested by Qiu Xuan, who said that by cooking each portion separately, the amount of each portion can be controlled, and it is also convenient to put wide noodles and thin noodles into the pot together. They spent several days weaving these small bamboo baskets.
It was the first time the man had seen noodles cooked in this way, and he couldn't help but stand up and take a closer look.
"That's a good idea," he said, pointing at it. "This is the first time I've seen this in town."
The grandmother was not a timid person. She smiled and said, "This is our first time setting up a stall. I'm not bragging, but my noodles are really delicious."
As she spoke, the clan mother picked up the bamboo basket and saw that the noodles inside were cooked, so she poured them directly into the bowl.
Two bowls of noodles and two servings of ingredients. Since it was the first time to set up a stall, Zong's mother asked Zong Anji to give her more ingredients.
The man brought two bowls of noodles to the table himself, and gave the other portion of noodles, which he ate with the large intestine, to the man opposite him.
"It looks good, how about trying it?"
The man opposite was stirring the meat sauce. Just by looking at the sauce, he knew it was different from other places. When he put it in his mouth, he kept praising it, "This noodle is expensive for a reason. The diced meat is worth every penny."
"Really? Let me try it."
"Eat your large intestine noodles." The man blocked it with his hand and refused to let her taste it.
Qiu Xuan came back and saw this scene. Seeing that the meat stew she had researched was popular, she cooked another portion, divided it into two small bowls, and sent them to the two people at the table. The two bowls still had different stews.
"We didn't order anything, what's this, girl?"
"My stall just opened today, and you two are the first table of customers. I thought of sending some noodles for you to try. I wonder if this noodles suits your taste." Qiu Xuan said very politely. When doing business, retaining customers is the most important thing.
The man bowed and thanked her, "You are so polite, young lady. This noodle is really good. I think your business will be good in the future."
A bowl of noodles costs ten cents, and the girl specially cooked a bowl and gave it to them. Isn't this equivalent to them eating it for free?
How could a person who is so good at business do bad business?
"Hey, Miss Qiu, give me two bowls of noodles with meat sauce to take away." The guy from the braised meat shop came hurriedly with a lunch box. Fortunately, Qiu Xuan and the others walked slowly, so he was able to catch up with them. Otherwise, he would not know where the two people's stall was.
Qiu Xuan and Zong Xiao looked at each other and smiled. It seemed that this method was really useful.
Qiu Xuan: "There's a stool there for you to rest first. We'll be here for a while."
Zong Anji took over his mother's job and watched over the pot alone. When the noodles were ready, Qiu Yun personally added the meat sauce.
The waiter only took one look and knew that there was too much gravy. "How much copper coins?"
"Why do we have to distinguish so clearly?" Qiu Xuan waved her hand. "Take this back quickly. It's perfect for eating while it's hot."
The guy is no longer the stupid fool he was just now. He has come to his senses and knows that Miss Qiu is a good person.
Besides, this is a small business, how could he not pay?
"Ten copper coins, this noodle is worth this price." The man who had just eaten the noodles wiped his mouth and shouted to the waiter.
"Okay." The clerk counted out twenty copper coins and put them directly into the jar with a smile. "It's not easy to run a small business. Next time, just give my boss some more buns."
Qiu Xuan didn't bother to be polite with him anymore. When she packed the lunch box, she also put a small dish of braised large intestine in it as a token of her thoughtfulness.
The waiter returned to the shop with the lunch box. It was the peak time for customers in the shop, so he did not greet the customers but followed the shopkeeper's instructions and took out the noodles.
"That's yours." He handed the other bowl to the checkout clerk. "Try it. It's delicious."
He spoke loudly, and slurped his noodles, so the diners in the shop were really attracted to him.
"Waiter, where did you buy this noodle? Why does it smell so good?"
"Did Old Chen's family have a new stew? The meat sauce looks different from before."
The waiter finished his meal, wiped his mouth, and said, "Hey, this noodles is from a street vendor. Turn left after you leave the shop and keep going straight. It's the one under the big dead tree."
"A few copper coins, how does this taste compared to Old Chen's?"
"Ten copper coins." The waiter sipped. "It smells delicious. If you don't believe me, buy some and try it yourself."
The diners saw that he was eating with such relish that he didn't seem to be lying. Besides, ten copper coins was not a lot for them, so some of them thought why not buy some to try?
After this publicity, many diners came to Qiu Xuan’s stall in a short time. They all came for the meat sauce noodles. Some people saw that there were also large intestine noodles, so they also wanted to try a bowl.
More people will only attract more people.
Fortunately, Qiu Xuan and her group had a lot of people, including those who collected money, cooked noodles, and served noodles. They had a clear division of labor and were busy.
Just after noon, there was very little left of the big bowl of noodles they brought.
On the first day of selling food, no one expected it to be so popular.
Qiu Xuan wiped the sweat from her forehead and said to Zong Anji, "We won't sell the rest. We'll cook and eat them ourselves."
When they returned home in the afternoon, the first thing they did was to close the gate and count the coins.
Zong Xiao poured half a jar of copper coins onto the table. Everyone's faces were filled with joy. It was a lot of money.
They counted them one by one, stringing together every hundred copper coins with hemp rope. In the end, there were more than three strings, totaling three hundred and fifty copper coins. In total, they sold thirty-five bowls of noodles today.
Qiu Yun calculated that after deducting the cost price, they made at least 150 copper coins from selling noodles.
Including the buns sent to the braised meat shop, I made at least two cents today!
Qiu Xuan gave her mother and the others a string of copper coins, and took the rest back home with Zong Xiao.
The division was decided at the beginning, and the clan mother and the others all agreed. After all, no one had dared to imagine earning so many copper coins in a day before.
"So much money! Today's business is really good." Qiu Xuan held the copper coin and wanted to kiss it.
If they could earn the same amount of money as today every day, then they would be able to become rich in no time. However, Qiu Xuan also knew that the business could not always be the same as it is today.
Seeing that she was happy, Zong Xiao felt happy too. He raised his hand and rubbed Qiu Xuan's head.
Qiu Xuan was in high spirits and didn't see anything wrong with this action. She smiled and said, "We just made some money. Let's go buy some cotton tomorrow to add another layer to our winter clothes."
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
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