"Lin Aijun, you and Huang Jianguo have done a good job these past few days. You two can go out and try it out today."
Huang Jianguo learned the fastest and did the best among the six people. Lin Aijun was chosen because he is a local and knows more about the various places.
"Okay, Sister Xia."
When Huang Jianguo saw that he had been chosen, he couldn't help but smile. He felt that what he had learned in the store these past few days was not difficult and he really wanted to go out and test his abilities.
"Lin Aijun, you're a local, you should know where there are lots of people, right? Take a look around and choose a place where you can set up your stall for a long time."
"I understand, Sister Xia," Lin Aijun replied honestly, not at all surprised that he was chosen to go out first.
Xia Baozhu gave a few more instructions on hygiene, and then sent the two of them out on their bicycles.
Because Lin Aijun's pain hadn't fully subsided, Huang Jianguo pedaled a tricycle while he rode his own bicycle.
"Big brother, where are we going?"
Lin Aijun pondered for a moment, glanced at his watch, and quickly replied, "It's almost lunchtime. Let's go straight to the Second Machinery Factory; most of them go home for lunch."
"They've almost reached the outskirts of the city."
"Never mind the distance, let's sell these things first. Let's go."
The two rode quickly for more than half an hour and finally arrived at the factory just before closing time.
There were already two stalls next to the factory gate, and they didn't look too happy when they saw us coming. After all, food stalls are competitors.
Lin Aijun and Huang Jianguo, being men who had fought each other before, were completely unmoved by this cold shoulder that offered no real action.
Place the warm pot of braised meat on the honeycomb briquette stove to continue heating.
"This porridge might not sell well today, we don't have any small tables or stools."
Looking at the space inside the car, Huang Jianguo figured there was room for a small folding table as well.
"Let's take a look first. If it doesn't sell well, we'll try to sell it on our way back."
After working in the store for the past few days, Lin Aijun has great confidence in the food.
Now, the aroma of braised meat comes out as soon as it's heated.
As soon as the factory gates opened, workers dressed in dark blue overalls poured out like a carp crossing a river.
Upon seeing the bright red new stall, some curious people would stop and ask questions.
"This meat looks pretty good, how much is it?"
When Huang Jianguo saw customers coming in, he was delighted and immediately said, "This is a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger). The one with all braised meat is 80 cents, and the vegetarian one with braised egg and tofu skin is 50 cents."
"Okay, give me one with all braised meat."
"Would you like some green peppers? It'll taste even better with a little spice."
"Can."
Huang Jianguo opened the pot lid, and the steaming hot water, carrying the aroma of braised meat, wafted out.
"How do you make this meat? It smells so good!" The young man buying the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) smelled the aroma and was full of anticipation for this new food.
"It smells delicious, and it tastes even better. We also have red bean porridge, made with the finest fragrant rice and lots of red beans. Would you like a serving?" Huang Jianguo used the jargon he had learned from the shop, his tone full of enticement.
"How much?"
"Two cents."
"Okay, one order please."
"If you want it sweeter, you can add more sugar when you get home."
If someone buys something at the stall, it easily attracts other customers, and soon five or six people gather around the fresh stall.
"Huh? Doesn't this braised pork rice taste like the fried chicken from that fried chicken shop?" Someone recognized the smell of the braised pork rice.
"Yes, we take them from the fried chicken shop and sell them."
"Why is the price cheaper?"
"Rent is expensive in shops, so prices are high. Small stalls don't need to rent, so prices are lower."
"You guys are really honest. Give me a braised pork rice and a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), that's a 40-cent discount. Also, give me a bowl of red bean porridge."
"Okay, that's two yuan in total, please take it."
The other people at the stall grinned with delight when they heard that the same items were being sold for less than in stores, feeling like they had gotten a bargain.
"Old Li, don't go home for dinner, the braised pork rice here is cheap." Some workers warmly called out to their colleagues in the same work group.
Old Li came over and took a look, then laughed: "It's really cheap! Give me one. My sister-in-law has been craving this braised pork rice these past few days, she goes to the store to buy it every other day. From now on, she won't need to go to the store anymore, I'll bring some back for her."
Seeing so many people, Huang Jianguo was happy. His knife kept moving, and he cut the meat into neat and beautiful cubes. The meat was placed on top of the white rice and looked just right, making people's mouths water.
"Boss, your knife skills are really good."
"Haha, not bad, I've been cooking at home since I was little." Huang Jianguo couldn't stop smiling from being praised.
"Fifth brother, you must be tired. Let me cut for a while." Lin Aijun was in charge of collecting money and serving rice and porridge. Hearing Huang Jianguo being praised, he also wanted to show off his knife skills.
"Brother, your back isn't healed yet, you can't exert too much force. Let me do it, I'm not tired." Huang Jianguo held onto the kitchen knife tightly.
The No. 2 Machinery Factory was a large factory with more than 2,000 employees. Several hundred of them did not eat lunch at the factory, but in the end, about 30 people stopped at their stall.
When there are many people, there is a queue. If the speed is faster, more people can be retained.
In the end, they sold half of the food.
Lin Aijun and his colleague were very excited to have sold so much food in such a short time at noon.
"There's no one here, brother. Shall we go somewhere else?"
"Let me think, let's go to the amusement park in Hongqiao Park, there are lots of young people there."
After tidying up the cutting board, covering the pot of braised meat, and placing it in the carriage, they sealed the honeycomb briquette stove, covered it with an iron lid, and then the two of them moved to the amusement park.
"I think we should sell them separately at lunchtime and after get off work in the evening, so we don't have to bring so many at once."
Selling outside the amusement park isn't as effective as selling outside the factory; it's slower, and on good days, two or three people might come at once.
With the factory as a comparison, the two felt that the sales speed was too slow and became somewhat restless.
"Brother, how about we try selling at that construction site to the north?"
"Okay, let's visit more places today and see where we can sell faster, so that we can save them the trouble of finding a place when they come out tomorrow."
The two of them went not only to construction sites, but also to school gates, residential compound gates, and even to alleyways to hawk their wares.
It took an hour to get to each place, and by the time we got off work in the evening, everything was sold out.
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