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"I have a long-standing friendship with Lao Fang, and we are used to calling each other brothers..." Guizi said with a smile:
"To be honest, I wanted to visit you after I ate your fried dough twist at Lao Fang's last time. I asked Lao Fang to come with me today. When you're done with your work, we can go to the store and have a chat."
After listening to her, Hu Yufeng lifted up her apron and rubbed her hands, then took off her apron and handed it to Yang Xiu, saying to Guizi:
"Okay, let's go..."
"Hey..." Guizi smiled warmly. Lao Fang led the way and the three of them walked into the store.
Several people went into the inner room, Hu Yufeng and Guizi were asked to sit on chairs, and Lao Fang went to pour tea.
Guizi smiled and said, "Sister, I'll get straight to the point. I originally wanted to buy goods from you, so I asked Lao Fang about it. But then I heard that it's not convenient to ship the goods over because of the distance between us."
"Yes, I am really happy that you like my fried dough twist.
But the family doesn’t have a car, and the business is not going well…” Hu Yufeng nodded.
"So I was thinking, why don't we change the way of cooperation?" Guizi said.
“How to cooperate”
"I want to buy your fried dough twist recipe..." Guizi saw Hu Yufeng's face change slightly and continued:
"I thought that our markets would not overlap and would not affect each other, so you would save the delivery fee. I will pay the formula fee in one go, so you will have more money for expanding your scale or for working capital..."
Hu Yufeng sneered in her heart, but she didn't show any sign of it on her face: "This is a big deal, I have to discuss it with the children..."
"Of course, sister...but I guess not many people can afford this condition. After all, the fried dough twist will be almost the same no matter how it is cooked. You can talk to the children, we are older and can see the long term, and some things still need the decision of the elderly..." Guizi said with a smile.
Lao Fang frowned when he heard this, and was in a dilemma with two cups of tea in his hands. He saw Hu Yufeng had already stood up, so he hurriedly walked in and said:
"Is that all? You won't sit for a while longer, sister?"
"No, there are some things Xiu'er can't clean up by herself. You are busy, I'll leave first..." Hu Yufeng smiled, turned around, and walked out with a sullen face.
Lao Fang pretended not to hear the conversation between the two and asked, "How did the discussion go? Have you sorted out the delivery?"
"Come on, I can see your shadow, don't pretend you didn't hear it..." Guizi glanced at him.
"Hey...you really want to buy the recipe?" Lao Fang put a cup of tea in front of Guizi.
"Well... fried dough twists are definitely more delicious if they are freshly made." Guizi did not hide it at all.
"This is their livelihood, I'm afraid they won't be willing to sell it. Besides, can't you figure out the recipe?" Lao Fang didn't believe it.
"It's not that I can't figure it out, I'm just too lazy to figure it out. Anyway, my business location doesn't overlap with hers at all, so why wouldn't I be willing to sell it?"
"So what's going on now?" Seeing that she was unwilling to tell the truth, Lao Fang changed the subject.
"I discussed it with my child..."
What are you discussing about? Are you going to fool her just because she is a country woman?
They don't affect each other. Believe it or not, as soon as she sells the recipe, she can sell her fried dough twists to Shangguanlai.
Is it the same as Mahua? Then you can do some research and make it yourself and sell it wherever you like. Why bother buying her recipe?
The old woman has to make the decision. She is old but not stupid! ! !
Does she look like someone who is only interested in short-term gains?
Hu Yufeng told Qin Wenli and his wife about this with a gloomy look on her face, and they both had the same idea: not to sell it.
It's your ability if you figure it out, why do you come to buy the formula?
If they really sold it, seeing how rich they were, they would have to squeeze their own stalls out of business.
If you figure out a better taste, I'll just accept my loss. But what if it loses to our own recipe?
Qin Wenli said to Hu Yufeng: "Mom, I'm going to refuse..."
Hu Yufeng nodded, she was too lazy to look at the woman's face.
Qin Wenli came back soon and the three of them packed up and went home.
Old Fang Store.
Guizi was a little surprised: "Such good conditions but they are still unwilling? This family is so stubborn..."
Lao Fang took a sip of tea and said, "It's normal. After all, it's their way of making a living." Only a fool would sell it so easily.
Guizi frowned: "Forget it if you don't want to sell it, it's not something rare..."
Lao Fang saw that she said she didn't care, but her expression said otherwise.
Knowing that this matter might not end there, I couldn't help but sigh for the Qin family.
*
Here, although Hu Yufeng rejected Guizi, she felt a little anxious.
If she could get a windfall, she would recruit people and open a factory to ship her fried dough twists to the whole city...
Qin Wenli laughed when he heard this: "Even if there are no competitors after the factory is built? By then, there will probably be more and more competitors."
He comforted her, "Don't worry, Mom. If she can come up with something better, that's her own talent, just let her sell it. Food is hard to please everyone, and with so many people and such a big market, can she take over all of it? There are three fried dough twist stalls on our street, and they all have customers. I say, we should just do it step by step, accumulate word of mouth, and then it won't be too late to plan other things..."
"Besides, after all the planning, money is a hard currency. If you don't have it, you don't have it. Why bother yourself with that..."
Although Hu Yufeng was unwilling, she calmed down a bit after hearing Qin Wenli's words.
Indeed, if you don’t have money, you don’t have it. What’s the point of getting angry?
She stood up, dug out the bundle from the box, and took out the neatly arranged banknotes. He dipped his saliva and counted it again carefully: 2234 yuan.
There is still a shortfall of 2,400 yuan to buy a tricycle, and even more to build a house.
Calm down. In fact, the young and old in the family have worked very hard this year. At this time last year, her family couldn't even find 100 yuan after searching all their pockets, but this year they have been able to save more than 2,000 yuan. There are still livestock and grain at home that have not been converted into cash.
Okay, you can’t become fat in one bite. This has already surpassed many families on the team, so be content! ! ! Hu Yufeng used money to calm her anxious emotions, and the effect was immediate.
She wrapped up the layers of luggage with satisfaction and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Three days later, when she saw Lao Fang again at the market, Hu Yufeng felt nothing.
She greeted Lao Fang as usual. On the contrary, Lao Fang looked unnatural: "Sister, I heard from Guizi. Look how serious this matter is. I even said a few words to her..."
"It's okay, we just didn't reach an agreement on the deal. Even if the deal doesn't go through, we still have a friendship." Hu Yufeng said with a smile.
"That's good. You are such an open-minded person, sister..." Lao Fang gave a thumbs up.
"Then you should take care of my sister's business..."
"Sure, sure..."
Old Fang left happily. Yang Xiu looked at her mother-in-law's expression which hadn't changed at all. She thought to herself: Old ginger is still wise. I still need to learn more about superficial skills...
*
Although you can't get fat in one bite, eating big bites will always make you fat faster than eating small bites. Therefore, we still have to broaden our ways of making money.
The whole family sits down to discuss and pool their wisdom! Hu Yufeng no longer looks down on anyone in the family, not even Qin Shengtian.
The four main dishes we sell at present are tofu, dried tofu, ordinary fried dough twists, and pumpkin fried dough twists.
Tofu and ordinary fried dough twists are sustainable products. As long as the raw materials are not exhausted, the products will be continuously supplied.
Dried tofu and pumpkin are seasonal items. The dried tofu stock can only be sold for half a month, while the pumpkin stock can be sold a little longer, but it cannot be sold until the twelfth lunar month.
What happens next?
"Think about it, if pumpkin and dried tofu are gone, what else can we sell? I won't curse you today, just speak up if you have any ideas."
Hu Yufeng made the promise when she saw Qin Shengtian looking at her.
Everyone was scratching their heads.
The old lady was the first to speak: "I once ate a kind of fried dough twist that my father's subordinates brought back from outside. It was about the same size as our pumpkin fried dough twist, with a layer of crispy stuffing, and it tasted delicious when chewed..."
Hu Yufeng perked up when she heard this: It has to be an old lady, she has seen the world and is different from these peasants.
She quickly asked, "What kind of filling is it? Do you still remember it?"
The old lady thought for a moment and said, "I only got two, and my mother gave the rest to my brother. The filling tasted like minced meat or dried fruit crisps. Alas, it's been so long, I can't remember clearly."
A little heartbroken? Dried fruit crisps? It was another precious thing that I had never eaten before. However, Hu Yufeng still kept it in mind, this was a direction.
"Does this fried dough twist taste crispy or soft?" Yang Xiu asked?
“Crispy, crispy, crispy…” The old lady looked melancholy.
"Okay, what about the others? Are there any more? Yu Yu and Shu Shu?" Hu Yufeng asked.
"Can apple be made? I want apple flavor." Qin Shu asked.
"Okay, we can try it..." Hu Yufeng affirmed.
"Pumpkin is fine, how about corn?" Qin Yu was older and not as imaginative as his younger brother.
"Okay, you can try adding cornmeal..." Hu Yufeng said with a smile.
"Can we fry the kind that you can eat one at a time? I think those are more convenient to carry and don't make your hands greasy..." Qin Shengtian said while looking at Hu Yufeng's face.
Hemp flowers are delicious, but they are conspicuous. When herding sheep, if you meet someone, you have to score, and it is inconvenient to hold them. If there are small ones, can't you put them in a bag and eat them slowly by yourself?
This is also an idea. Hu Yufeng looked at Qin Shengtian approvingly and said, "Okay, you have some brains..."
Qin Shengtian chuckled.
“By the way, the fried dough twist I mentioned seemed to contain sesame seeds.” The old lady remembered some details and quickly added.
"Okay... let's try it later." Hu Yufeng nodded.
Qin Wenli listened to everyone's comments and slowly said, "Why don't we start with the small fried dough twist my father mentioned? There might be a market for this..."
Hu Yufeng nodded: "That's my plan too. Your father may not be good at other things, but he is good at eating..."
Qin Shengtian raised his eyes: He won’t speak if I don’t stab him, right?
Seeing Hu Yufeng looking at him, he quickly turned his head away: Forget it, forget it, if you can't afford to offend him, you can afford to avoid him...
Yang Xiu was eager to try: "It just so happens that I won't be setting up a stall tomorrow. I'll make the noodles now, and we can try it tomorrow morning..."
"Okay..." Hu Yufeng was very satisfied with her daughter-in-law's positive attitude: "Don't worry about wasting things. Only by daring to try can we make what we want."
With the strong support of her mother-in-law, Yang Xiu became even more confident.
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