Yi Zhongtian meant to give Yunyan a temporary counter and let her sell sweet potato vermicelli to customers.
But Yun Yan thought about it and rejected his proposal. She suggested that he set up a stall in front of the department store, where she could cook a few dishes with sweet potato vermicelli, hot and sour noodles, and chive dumplings for customers to taste.
Yi Zhongtian thought about it and nodded in agreement with her proposal.
"Manager Yi, I'd like to ask you, where can I rent some pots and pans around here?" Yun Yan asked.
"You don't have to look everywhere for these. Department stores have them. They often offer tastings of products on site as a sales pitch, so they have a set of these things specifically for rent."
Yunyan decided that there was no time to lose and she decided to start selling sweet potato vermicelli in front of the department store entrance from now on.
Let Yang Qian set up the table and pots and pans first while she went to prepare the things needed for the stall.
Yun Yan found a deserted place and entered the space. She put two kilograms of flour, a three-kilogram piece of pork belly, two chopped large ribs, and the leek box filling that had been fried in advance and placed in the department store space in a bag.
After packing her things, she saw that it was still early, so in order not to arouse suspicion, she stayed in the space for another hour.
Seeing that the time was almost up, she carried the bag out of the space and went straight to the department store.
When we arrived at the entrance of the department store, we saw that Yang Qian had already washed and arranged everything.
Yun Yan put the big bones into the pot, ready to use them to make broth. After the broth was boiled, Yun Yan started to prepare the meat sauce, while Yang Qian took the flour and started to knead the dough to make leek dumplings.
It wasn't until 11:30 am that all the preparations were complete. Yun Yan lifted the lid of the pot and looked at the soup inside. It had been simmering for two hours, so it was ready.
Yun Yan and Yang Qian divided the work, she was responsible for cooking and Yang Qian was responsible for boiling vermicelli and making leek dumplings.
Soon their stall was filled with fragrance and quickly attracted several customers.
"Girl, what are you selling? Why does it smell so good?" asked a female customer.
"Sister, what we sell is sweet potato vermicelli. These things are made with sweet potato vermicelli. If you like it, you can try it. It's free to try now." Yun Yan replied.
When she said there were free tastings, the crowd immediately got excited. One ordered pork stewed with vermicelli, another ordered hot and sour noodles. It was quite lively.
It is indeed a free sample, but the portion each person gets is not very large, so you can only taste it.
"This pork stewed with vermicelli is really delicious. The vermicelli is even better than the meat. Comrade, how did you make it?"
"And this hot and sour rice noodle is delicious too, sour and spicy and very refreshing."
"This chive dumpling is delicious too. I used to hate chives the most, but today I actually like the taste."
Yun Yan took out the recipes that she and Yang Qian had written overnight and gave each of them a copy.
"After you buy the sweet potato vermicelli, you can make it according to the recipe."
"How much are your sweet potato vermicelli noodles?" asked a male customer.
"One yuan per pound."
"This is too expensive! It's almost as expensive as meat."
"That's right, these sweet potatoes are only ten cents a pound, and the vermicelli made from them is actually selling for one dollar. Why don't you go and rob them?"
Yun Yan listened to them complaining about the high price and patiently explained to them: "Please don't think it's too expensive. Sweet potatoes are cheap, but I need seven pounds of sweet potatoes to make one pound of vermicelli."
"Adding labor and transportation, I only make ten cents per pound. And these dry sweet potato vermicelli noodles can make three pounds of wet vermicelli noodles. Even an average family of four might not be able to finish three pounds of sweet potato vermicelli in one meal."
The onlookers thought Yun Yan's words made sense. If one pound of sweet potato vermicelli could produce three pounds of wet vermicelli, it would be enough for a meal for her family of four.
"Girl, can you really make three pounds of wet sweet potato vermicelli from your dry sweet potato vermicelli?" Some customers were unconvinced.
"Of course it's true. We can pick a handful of sweet potato vermicelli and soak them on the spot. If one pound of dry powder can't make three pounds of wet powder, I will give all the sweet potato vermicelli in my hand to everyone present for free." Yun Yan said confidently.
Seeing Yun Yan so confident, those who had doubts were relieved.
"Girl, I believe you. Come, give me a pound." said a customer.
"I want one pound too."
"And me, I want two kilograms."
Soon, the thirty kilograms of sweet potato vermicelli that Yun Yan brought were sold out. Shen Ye, who had been watching Yun Yan and Yang Qian upstairs, found it incredible.
Even Yi Zhongtian found it unbelievable. Are sweet potato vermicelli really that delicious?
When Yun Yan saw that the sweet potato vermicelli was sold out, she immediately apologized to the customers who had not yet bought the vermicelli.
"I'm sorry, everyone. We're out of sweet potato vermicelli today. If you want to buy some, please come back the day after tomorrow."
Those who didn’t buy the sweet potato vermicelli can only blame themselves for being too late when they hear that the vermicelli is out of stock.
After everyone left, Yun Yan and Yang Qian started to pack up. Yang Qian was washing the pots and pans, and Yun Yan brought the pork stewed with vermicelli and leek boxes that she had put aside earlier for Yi Zhongtian to taste.
After eating the pork stewed with vermicelli and leek boxes, Yi Zhongtian finally understood why Yun Yan was able to sell 30 kilograms of sweet potato vermicelli in just an hour and a half. It was so delicious that even he couldn't help but buy two kilograms to cook at home.
He signed a distribution contract with Yun Yan on the spot, and Shashi Department Store became the only sweet potato vermicelli seller in the entire Shashi.
Yun Yan used his office phone to call the Red Flag Brigade and asked the brigade leader to transport all the sweet potato vermicelli in the warehouse to Shashi.
When the team leader heard that Yun Yan had won another big order, he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He immediately arranged for people to pack all the sweet potato vermicelli in the warehouse and send them to Shashi.
Yun Yan gave Yi Zhongtian a copy of the recipe she had written and asked him to find a printing factory to print a few more copies.
It would be best to give each person who comes to buy sweet potato vermicelli a portion, which can increase the sales of sweet potato vermicelli.
It would take about a day to get the sweet potato vermicelli from Jingxian to Shashi. Yun Yan and Yang Qian were tired for most of the day and decided to find a place to eat first.
When Shen Ye heard that the two were going to eat, he immediately said, "Yan Yan, I'll treat you to a meal at the state-owned restaurant. It just so happens that I haven't eaten either."
He is now her nominal cousin, and Yun Yan can't find any reason to refuse.
The three of them went to a state-owned restaurant together, and Yun Yan decided to give him a big meal to let him know that being her cousin is not an easy thing.
"Yang Qian, just order whatever you want. Don't be polite with my cousin." Yun Yan ordered a serving of braised pork and a serving of spicy chicken.
Yang Qian ordered a braised fish and a mapo tofu, while Shen Ye ordered a boiled fish and a sweet and sour pork ribs.
All three of them enjoyed the meal very much. After finishing the meal, they returned to the guesthouse and went back to their rooms.
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