Chapter 163: Everything is in one place
"Madam Xu, please."
"Shopkeeper, please."
Putting down the bowl, Shopkeeper Tang invited Xu Zhichun back to the elegant room.
This is about talking about price.
"I wonder how much Madam Xu can supply in a day? And how long can she supply it?"
A restaurant is not like home. The supply is insufficient and the source of goods is unstable, so there is no way to make a good menu.
Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "Don't worry, Shopkeeper Tang. I've grown quite a few at home, and these tomatoes can hold up well. If we deliver every two days, I think we can deliver 40, 50, or even 60 kilograms at a time. I estimate we'll have enough to last until late autumn."
Forty to fifty kilograms in two days, and only about twenty kilograms a day, it can be sold.
Some people are happy to try new dishes.
Shopkeeper Tang nodded, "I wonder how much Madam Xu wants?"
Xu Zhichun thought for a moment and said, "It should be at least twenty or thirty cents. After all, this is something new."
These days, the best part of pork is only sixteen or eighteen cents per pound, and chicken and duck are about the same price. Tomatoes are vegetables after all, and no matter how fresh they are, they are not so delicious that people have to eat them. Twenty or thirty cents per pound is considered the cheapest.
If it’s more expensive, it won’t sell well.
Maybe there will be a few people who are rich and curious and will order some to try, but the business cannot be supported by just a few people.
Shopkeeper Tang smiled and said, "In that case, how about twenty-five cents per catty? I'll send forty catties tomorrow."
"OK!"
Xu Zhichun agreed with a smile.
Shopkeeper Tang continued, "Tomatoes are still fresh, so the price is naturally high. I'm afraid they won't be so high in the future. I can adjust the price at any time. Madam Xu, don't you mind? Of course, I won't lower the price arbitrarily. I'll naturally follow the market."
"That's natural, it should be so."
Xu Zhichun smiled and nodded without hesitation.
"Well, fine, that's it."
Shopkeeper Tang didn't expect Xu Zhichun to be so straightforward, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"OK."
Xu Zhichun smiled. Shopkeeper Tang didn't need to remind her; how could she not understand? These tomatoes were different from konjac tofu and ice jelly. They came with their own seeds. With proper fertilization and watering, they would produce a bountiful harvest. There were more than enough to eat. There were no way they could be eaten. I'm sure there will be a lot of them on the market next year, and the prices will definitely be incomparable to now.
However, it is worth it to be able to make a lot of money now by taking advantage of the time difference.
The dozen or so Xu Zhichuns he brought were given to Manager Tang.
Twenty-five cents per catty, that's several catties, worth hundreds of cents in total.
How could Shopkeeper Tang have the nerve to ask her for nothing? He packed a roast chicken, the restaurant's signature dish, and a large bag of fried meatballs weighing about two or three pounds for her to take back.
Xu Zhichun smiled, thanked him and accepted it.
If we have a dinner party tonight, this is perfect as we'll have two more dishes.
When I returned to the stall, half of the konjac tofu and konjac noodles had been sold. There were also about 20 kilograms of braised meat today, but they had all been sold out.
Although it is not cheap, the quantity is small and rich people like to eat it, so it sells the fastest.
When they were about to close the stall and go back, they unexpectedly received another invitation from Master Zeng and Manager Fang. This time, it was not Zeng Xiaoyan who was invited, but Xu Zhichun.
Zeng Xiaoyan glared at Laisheng warily, "What are they planning to do now? Even despicable behavior has its limits. They're not going anywhere, are they?"
Lai Sheng's face was not looking good: "Miss San, aren't you going too far?"
"You guys are not going too far. What you're doing is what humans do, right?"
"You—" Lai Sheng was furious, but he held back his anger. "Madam Xu, our eldest young master and the shopkeeper have asked you to come over. Will you not give them face?"
Xu Zhichun thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go."
She really didn't want to give face, but if she didn't go, the Zeng family might keep pestering her.
Zeng Xiaoyan and others naturally accompanied them, and Lai Sheng couldn't stop them. He just watched them rush into the restaurant as they arrived.
In the small flower hall on the second floor of the Sifang Restaurant, Young Master Zeng frowned and said, "We're only looking for Madam Xu. Laisheng, please ask the Third Miss and the others to sit somewhere else."
Zeng Xiaoyan: "We won't go anywhere else. We'll just wait outside this door."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm worried."
"you!"
Young Master Zeng was extremely angry.
Xu Zhichun: "Master Zeng, Manager Fang, what on earth did you call me here for? I'm also very busy and don't have time to waste here with you two. Please speak quickly."
Zeng Xiaoyan: "That's right, Sister Zhichun is not your servant, so why should you order her around?"
Young Master Zeng glared at her fiercely.
Zeng Xiaoyan was not afraid at all. She turned to Xu Zhichun and said, "Sister-in-law Zhichun, we will be waiting for you outside. If you need anything, just call me."
"OK."
Young Master Zeng: “.”
Zeng Xiaoyan, Liang Mingliang, and Aunt Zhu'er all went out and were waiting outside as expected.
Young Master Zeng had a dark face and was full of anger.
Zeng Xiaoyan, that guy with his elbows bent outwards!
Young Master Zeng was subjected to a few sarcastic remarks and retorts, while Shopkeeper Fang was completely ignored, which made him even more angry.
He looked at Xu Zhichun with a displeased expression, "Is the ice jelly sold at the Lotus Restaurant and the Bishui Teahouse also supplied by Madam Xu?"
Xu Zhichun almost guessed that this was the case, but he didn't expect it to be true.
Everything has come together and been exposed, so whatever.
"Manager Fang, are you questioning me?"
Shopkeeper Fang paused: "So this is true?"
The uncle and nephew looked at each other and were both extremely annoyed.
That shopkeeper Tang is so cunning. He appears to be smiling and friendly on the surface, but he is full of lies.
Liar.
If he hadn't intentionally misled them into thinking that the ice jelly was made by their Lotus Restaurant, they wouldn't have been misled for so long.
The moment I learned the truth, I was so angry.
How many customers go to Lotus Restaurant or Bishui Teahouse just for the bing jelly? Do they only order bing jelly when they go there? Of course, they also order other things as well.
Originally, the two companies were evenly matched and could have been tied, but ever since they started selling ice jelly, crystal meat, and cold crispy shredded vegetables, their business has been booming, leaving their own company far behind.
It makes me angrier the more I think about it.
Xu Zhichun smiled, calm and composed. "I sell my things to whoever I want. Isn't the tone of Manager Fang's accusation a little inappropriate?"
Xu Zhichun didn't even bother to mention the fact that she had come to their house to ask them if they wanted it in the first place. She felt it was cheap.
Let’s not talk about it.
Shopkeeper Fang sneered: "Xiaoyan is also a member of the Zeng family. Don't you think it's too much for you to do this?"
"It's my stuff, I have the final say, how can I say that? Xiaoyan is Xiaoyan, I am me, she's just someone I hired to do some work, how can she make decisions for me?"
“.”
It sounds like that, but in reality it obviously cannot be calculated that way.
Both the nephew and the uncle felt extremely aggrieved, but they couldn't find any words to refute.
Young Master Zeng took a deep breath and said, "We also want this ice jelly. Madam Xu, please name a price."
(End of this chapter)
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