Ye Caiping and her group arrived in the county town and searched for quite a while before finding a corner where the flow of people was not too heavy.
Ye Daquan was somewhat worried.
Ye Caiping said, "It's already great that we were able to find a spot. Brother, you just need to take care of lining the bowls and ladling the soup; Huan'er and I will handle the rest."
Ye Daquan nervously rubbed his hands together: "Okay."
Ye Bajin helped set things out and prepared to leave: "I will come to pick you up at 1:30 PM sharp."
The town has a fixed rule that the goods will be sold out before noon.
We don't know what the situation is like in the county town yet, so we can only pick you up in the afternoon.
Grandma Ye would wait in town until that time, and have some noodles or steamed buns for lunch.
After Ye Bajin left, it got light, and more and more people started to walk by.
Ye Caiping and her daughter immediately shouted at the top of their lungs, "Spicy soup! Spicy soup! Small bowl for five coins, large bowl for eight coins, can be sour or spicy."
"What is spicy soup?" The pedestrian stopped.
"Wow, they even sell spicy soup in the county town!" Someone who had eaten it before came up to me. It was an auntie. "I ate it in Dashu Town when I went back to my parents' home last time."
"I thought to myself, 'I wish they sold this in the county town too.' It's true, haha. But is this soup authentic?"
"I remember there were a few places in town that served it, but it wasn't good at all."
Ye Caiping laughed and said, "It's the authentic one! It's from my family, the one next to the big tree on West Street."
The aunt looked closely and said, "Oh, it really is you, my dear sister! You're so beautiful, I recognize you."
Ye Caiping smiled and asked, "Would you like a large bowl or a small bowl? Spicy?"
"Make it a big bowl, add lots of chili oil, and some vinegar too!"
"good."
As Ye Caiping was seasoning the food, a curious passerby asked the aunt, "Is it delicious? Five coins, that's too expensive!"
"It's delicious! It's a bit pricey, but the taste is truly unbeatable. It's even better than wontons. You should try it. If you don't like it, I'll cut my head off for you to sit on."
The passersby were intrigued by the aunt's words.
Moreover, people in the county town are generally well-off, so they don't mind and sit down to try the new food.
Before long, the stall became lively.
Because it was the first day and the location was remote, by noon there was still half a bucket left.
The half-bucket had already gone cold, and Ye Caiping didn't plan to sell any more.
For lunch, I bought some fried dough sticks and sesame flatbreads and ate them with spicy soup.
At 2:45 PM, Ye Bajin arrived precisely on time to pick him up.
When they returned to town, Grandma Ye felt a pang of heartache seeing that there was still half a bucket of spicy soup left.
Ye Caiping said, "The weather is getting colder and colder, but this soup won't spoil. I can take it home for dinner."
The group carried their belongings one by one onto the oxcart.
Because there were three grown men, Ye Caiping and the others didn't need to lift a finger.
"Jin'er, are you used to selling by yourselves today?" Ye Caiping asked.
"Hmm." Ye Jin'er chuckled. "By the way, someone else wanted to buy our formula today."
As he spoke, he patted his chest:
"My mother said the recipe can't be sold. That man was shameless enough to say that if I didn't want to sell it, I could supply him with some of the ingredients. I immediately refused. Dream on."
Ye Caiping initially nodded, but then froze: "Why did you refuse? The supply is good!"
Ye Jin'er was stunned: "If we supply them, won't our business be affected?"
"Then sell a smaller batch." Ye Caiping poked her head. "Do you remember who wanted the goods?"
"It seems to be Shunkelou," Ye Erquan replied, turning around.
Ye Caiping said, "Mother, eldest brother, second brother, you go home with Bajin first. Jin'er and I will go to Shunkelou to take a look. We'll find a car to go back later."
She wanted to take her two daughters to broaden their horizons, especially Jin'er, who, although the older sister, was a bit stubborn and needed to learn more.
Of course, she also wanted to raise her two older brothers, but the sight of a large group of people suddenly appearing was somewhat intimidating.
I'll bring them again next time I have the chance.
...
Shunkelou
As Ye Caiping and her two companions entered, they saw the shopkeeper frowning and fiddling with an abacus.
"Shopkeeper," Ye Caiping walked over, "I sell spicy soup on West Street."
Manager Chi looked up suddenly, his eyes lighting up: "It's Boss Ye, please have a seat."
Manager Chi had been observing the spicy soup stall for a long time and had already found out that Ye Caiping was from Qinghe Village and that her surname was Ye.
He failed to buy the house today and didn't get the goods, so he was quite disheartened.
Upon seeing Ye Caiping, he was overjoyed and quickly gestured for the three of them to sit by the window.
"My surname is Chi. Sister Ye, you're here to..."
"I went to the county town to set up my stall today, and only found out about the shopkeeper's matter when I got back. Are you planning to sell spicy soup?"
"Yes, yes!" Manager Chi nodded quickly.
He knew he couldn't buy the recipe because he'd heard that Baiweilou also wanted it, but they hadn't been able to get it either.
He said he wanted to buy a son this morning, but it was just a trial.
Now that Ye Caiping is coming to the door, it's unlikely she's delivering a prescription; it can only be supplying goods.
"How many buckets do you want?" Ye Caiping asked.
Manager Chi hesitated: "To be honest, I took over this restaurant and have been operating it for two months, but business has been unsatisfactory. I don't need too much... Could I try one bucket a day first?"
Ye Caiping nodded: "Okay."
Shopkeeper Chi rubbed his hands together happily: "Then the price..."
“Our small bowls cost five coins, and a bucket can hold at least one hundred and twenty bowls. That’s six hundred coins a bucket. I can supply you with a bucket for five hundred coins.”
Manager Chi thought for a moment, "I only make one hundred coins per bucket!"
However, as long as they don't lose money, it's fine, because Shunkelou's business is not good, and they are selling spicy soup to boost popularity.
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