"Big brother, how much is it in total?"
The eldest child looked at the bag of money again, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.
"Wow...wow...so much money!!!"
This amount of money was nothing to Yin Lan and Chen Yourun, but Da Wa had never seen so much money before. The little money-grubber sat down with the money bag in his arms, his eyes shining as he buried his head in counting the money, ignoring everyone who tried to talk to him.
After counting once, the eldest child couldn't believe it at all, so he buried his head and counted a second time. When he looked up, his eyes were brighter than the stars.
"Father! Mother! It's five taels, two mace, and eight coins in total!"
The eldest son had never seen so much money in his life! He hadn't done anything, so how did he get so much money? If he could make money like this every day, his family would be rich!
I'll be able to afford calligraphy brushes in the future! Then I won't have to practice calligraphy on the ground with sand anymore! Maybe I can even come to the county town more often!
Yin Lan found it amusing; this good-for-nothing child was nothing compared to what she had learned.
However, today was indeed a great start.
After selling everything, Yin Lan went to Ji Qing Lou again. From afar, she could see that Ji Qing Lou was somewhat different from yesterday. There were significantly more people coming in and out of the door, and the waiters all had smiles on their faces, indicating that business was booming.
Yin Lan walked closer and looked inside. Sure enough, about three-quarters of the tables were occupied. You know, yesterday there were only a few tables of customers, and most of them had braised food in front of them.
Manager Liu was also quite shrewd in business. He put up some signs at the entrance, including one for "Liangfen Xishi" (a type of cold noodle dish), and even greeted people at the entrance and handed out some free braised food.
Since it was free, I naturally had to try it since I was passing by. After trying it, I thought it was pretty good, so I went into the store with the enthusiastic invitation of the waiter.
Some customers who originally planned to go to Yinhelou Restaurant saw the commotion at the entrance, tugged at their companions' sleeves, pointed over, and came in groups. Knowing it was a free tasting, they were just trying it out, but the taste far exceeded their expectations. Eating at any restaurant is fine, especially since the fresh, delicious, and inexpensive food was a given, so naturally they went straight in.
As more and more guests saw this, more and more people came over.
People arrived quickly. Jiqinglou didn't have many employees because business wasn't good, so Yinlan helped to take care of them. Everyone was in a business relationship, and she couldn't refuse to help if she could.
Even Manager Liu himself came out to serve, and the smile on his face never left his face.
Around noon, after working for an hour, the number of people gradually dwindled, and all thirty catties of pig offal that had been brought had been sold out.
Manager Liu was overjoyed.
"Hahaha, Sister Yin, it's all thanks to you that I... haven't had... in so long..." As he spoke, Manager Liu, who had been all smiles, suddenly had tears in his eyes and choked up.
"Boss, this is a good thing, why are you crying?" The shop assistants were also very happy.
"Yes, yes, I'm just... happy, happy!"
The entire Jiqinglou restaurant was filled with a festive atmosphere. However, they also posted a notice saying "Sold out of braised food today" to avoid customers coming to find that there was nothing left, which would upset them and is not the rule of doing business.
Business was expected to be slow that night, but Manager Liu was already very happy and immediately increased his order for the next day to 100 jin!
Yin Lan clicked her tongue in amazement. This...
"Yesterday, I sent some to the restaurant owners in the neighboring prefecture and county that I know well so they could try it. Today, this stuff is so popular, I think they will definitely want to try it. So, not all of these are mine. I sent some out so they can try it too."
Yin Lan naturally agreed with a smile.
This shopkeeper Liu is a very good person. He made a fortune through his braised food business, and instead of hiding it, he thought about everyone's well-being. He also didn't bring up the matter of selling his son again. He's a person of good character, and you don't have to worry about being taken advantage of when you cooperate with him.
Of course, Yin Lan wouldn't be careless in areas where caution was necessary.
Once she received the large order, she naturally had to rush back to prepare. The next day, she could get 100 jin (50 kg), and she also needed to sell 200 jin (100 kg) herself, which was a considerable amount of work. If she went back to prepare now, she might not even have enough time.
So, Yin Lan thought about it and realized that the hardest part of the whole business process was actually the process of making braised food. She supplied the goods to others, who bought them at cost price and then sold them, making a lot of money. Of course, they also had costs, such as labor, rent, and others.
From the perspective of hard work and fatigue, the part she occupies is really not very cost-effective.
So, firstly, she was determined to outsource the work; if she did everything herself, she would eventually be exhausted.
The high volume these past two days is because the product is new, so everyone is eager to try it, resulting in high sales volume and rapid turnover. However, after a while, once everyone has tried it, sales will likely decrease and then stabilize.
However, Manager Liu has already started piloting the program in other places, and the overall volume is bound to increase, so it's definitely not feasible for her to operate it alone.
Moreover, even if she could, Yin Lan never considered becoming a head chef in the kitchen; she didn't want to be stuck in the kitchen forever.
"So you want the villagers to help you?" Chen Yourun asked, knowing her thoughts.
"Of course we should. Think about it, we've sold so much now, we might be able to keep it a secret for a day or two, but once the volume increases, everyone in the village will definitely find out."
Humans are naturally prone to jealousy, so if something suddenly seems amiss in your home, it's likely that someone will try to sabotage you.
Chen Yourun naturally understood, "I'm here, don't be afraid."
He will not let anyone who dares to come get away.
"Even if we make them ourselves, we can't make that many."
Chen Yourun looked at her. He didn't really care about anything. What mattered was that Yin Lan had made all of these things herself, and the secret recipe was in her hands. He was afraid that her precious things would fall into the wrong hands...
"It's alright, I'll handle the important steps."
Besides, this place doesn't have that many spices, so it doesn't really matter.
After the three of them went back, Yin Lan and Chen Yourun went back to the house first.
Another 200 jin of pig offal had been delivered. Yin Lan had already instructed her third son's wife to help unpack the goods when they arrived, and then she led the village women to start washing them.
When they returned, most of the pig offal had already been washed.
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