Chapter 479: Opening up Delivery Service
Nowadays, hotpot shops do not just make money.
They bought goods from Heishui City in Shenzhou, which brought them a market for their local cattle and sheep. They hired nearly two hundred men, indirectly supporting these two hundred families. They also had delivery staff on the road, which also provided a living.
Shen Qing thought of what the shop assistants had said before about making cream egg cakes and sending them to his house, as well as processed beef and mutton.
Takeout has existed in the Song Dynasty in Chinese history, so it is not impossible for there to be takeout in the Jing Dynasty!
But this takeaway is only suitable for rich people.
"Mom, are you talking about door-to-door delivery?" Guan Li came over to report the accounts for the past ten days. When she heard this, her eyes lit up and she asked.
Home delivery has been done before, and it is indeed possible during the New Year holiday.
Shen Qing poured red date, longan and wolfberry tea into the cup in front of Guan Li, motioned her to warm her hands and said, "It's a door-to-door delivery, but it's different from previous door-to-door deliveries. This time it has to be extra meticulous."
In the past, when goods were delivered to your door, they would just be whole pieces of lamb legs and beef. They would deliver whatever piece you wanted. They would also deliver chive sauce in jars, and they would not take care of anything else afterwards.
Guan Li took a sip of the sweet red date tea, her eyes showing confusion: "Detailed?"
Shen Qing expressed his idea: "I just prepare everything, such as the iron pot for cooking hot pot, the soup base, various sliced beef and mutton, and dipping sauces, etc., and send it to them without any effort, just add charcoal fire and they can cook hot pot. The main point is that it is convenient and tastes the same as in the store.
The beef and mutton dipping sauces are all served in bowls and plates, and can be collected from the concierge the next day along with the iron pots."
These prices must be expensive. She originally thought of giving away the bowls, plates, and iron pots, but since they were all wealthy families, the things they used couldn't be too bad. If they were not made of coarse pottery, the cost would go up. If she gave them away as gifts, the cost would be spread over a hot pot meal, and the price would be much higher.
Secondly, there will be more good ones, and by the time you have a lot of iron pots and dishes piled up in your house, it will be a waste and take up space, and it might even be an eyesore.
Guan Li's eyes brightened even more. Following Shen Qing's train of thought, she quickly said, "That's great! From now on, if you feel the store is too crowded or you don't want to go out due to the heat or cold, you can have it delivered to your door!"
A faint smile appeared on Shen Qing's lips, and he was extremely satisfied.
She was right. Ali was a perfect fit for business.
If it were the eldest and second child, let alone applying what they have learned to other situations, they might not even understand the first part. What if the third child was only concerned with asking whether it tasted good?
Guan Li thought of the egg cake again and continued, "Mom, cream egg cake is also fine, we always send them together anyway;
Moreover, during Chinese New Year and the first month of the lunar year, there are many people and a large number of cakes are needed. Our egg cakes are dense and melt in your mouth, making them perfect for entertaining guests, from the young to the old.
Shen Qing smiled and nodded, adding: "Yes, I was thinking that ours are not small at the moment, the size of a palm, right?
You can make a big one, bigger than a plate, and you can write words on it, such as "Fu Shou Yan Mian" or something like that. When you eat, cut it into pieces and put it on the plate, similar to eight-treasure rice."
It’s actually a big cake!
However, there is no custom of blowing out candles these days, so you can skip it and just follow the local customs and treat it as a big cake.
It tastes good and everyone can accept it.
Guan Li praised him generously: "Mom, if I could be half as good as you, I would be satisfied!"
Mom is really amazing, she always gives them surprises.
Shen Qing: ...Silly child, you didn't catch up with a good dynasty, otherwise you would be even more powerful than her if you came to Jing Dynasty~
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In the next few days, Shen Qing ran around everywhere without stopping.
I negotiated with the porcelain company for a batch of elegant, upper-middle-range cups, bowls, and plates. Then I went to the blacksmith to order iron pots, and the copper shop to order copper furnaces... The most important thing was to discuss the delivery details with the shop assistants and discuss the reservations with the shop owners...
With the Chinese New Year approaching, all these tasks must be completed before the shops close.
The guys in the shop were even busier.
I have to explain the delivery service to the guests, pick up the ordered cups, bowls, plates, iron pots, and copper stoves, bring them back in batches, and the women in the kitchen clean them one by one.
Everyone was working, but they felt very at ease.
With this delivery job, they will have income even when the shop is closed. As long as the shop has income, they can make money!
The delivery order is made between the first and fourteenth day of the first lunar month. The main feature is freshness, so it can be prepared early on the day.
By the 25th day of the 12th lunar month, there were fewer and fewer customers, so Shen Qing announced that he would close the shop. After cleaning the shop inside and out, he rested for a few days and prepared for the New Year.
The shopkeeper felt a little sad. Although there were fewer customers now, there were still one or two tables a day, and he could earn several taels of silver from these one or two tables. Wouldn't they all be gone if he closed the business?
Shen Qing laughed. How come these workers are more worried about business than her, the boss?
It seems that those in China who ask their employees to treat the company as their own should first ask themselves whether they are paying them enough! If they are making tens of thousands of yuan a month, they would be willing to sleep in the company and they are more afraid of the company going bankrupt than anyone else.
She took out the purse she had prepared in advance and handed it over: "This is a New Year's red envelope. The New Year is coming, even if you don't go home, you should buy some New Year's goods, right?
Take these, and while there are still shops open on the street, buy some of your favorite cakes, candies, fruits, hairpins, etc.
They took all their wages including dividends back home and were reluctant to keep even a penny. They said that they had food, clothing and shelter here and did not need to spend money. But after working hard for several months, it was worth it for them to have some money to buy what they wanted.
All the guys took the heavy purses in a daze, listened to Shen Qing's words, and after they came to their senses, they wished they could go through life and death for Shen Qing.
Is this the boss? This is my adopted parents!
The benefactor who saved their entire family from danger.
The purse in their hands was quite heavy, probably more than a hundred coins, so much money to buy New Year's goods, they were so happy...
Shen Qing's family is also preparing for the New Year.
Meat includes beef and mutton, but chicken, duck, goose, pork and fish are also essential. Eating them alternately is a good way to change the taste.
There must be more candies and cakes. This year, there are not only our own, but also the Lei family and Guan family. When there are more people, everything tastes good.
Melon seeds, pine nuts, walnuts, peanuts, chestnuts, etc. should also be prepared. Children like to eat candies and cakes, and men and women like to eat them.
Clothes and fabrics need to be bought, the New Year brings new atmosphere, new clothes and new shoes are all put on;
Red paper firecrackers are the most important!
Cutting window decorations, writing Spring Festival couplets, and setting off firecrackers, they also want to have a lively and ritualistic New Year~
As the Chinese New Year approaches, a group of uninvited guests come to Zhuangzi!
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