Chapter 61 Sold Out
"Hey, are there new products?" A familiar voice came from inside the tent.
"Uncle Kong, you're so lucky to be here today! They've just released a new product! Stone buns with nut fillings. Would you like to try a couple more?"
Hearing the voice, Shi Xiaoai greeted familiarly without even raising her head.
The person who was speaking was indeed an acquaintance, a middle-aged man who was the first to come and drink wild tea, and then came almost every morning afterwards.
Hearing the call, he naturally walked over from the table behind and looked at the bamboo basket that Wang Xiaofeng was holding.
The steamed bun was still the same steamed bun, but the obvious walnut kernels and black and white sesame seeds on it dazzled his eyes.
Without thinking, he grabbed one and immediately put it in his mouth and took a bite.
He heard a snap, and the crispy texture with a soft and rich nutty flavor made him close his eyes in enjoyment.
"Little boy, the taste of your steamed buns is even better than Wanxiangju's!" Uncle Kong Kong Yanbin said to Shi Xiaoai with admiration.
"Give me two more!" he said as he was about to take them.
He couldn't help feeling regretful - he came too early today and had already eaten two tea eggs, a flatbread, and drank a large cup of tea. Otherwise, he could have eaten five more of these stone buns!
But what Kong Yanbin didn't expect was that after hearing this, Xiao Ai just used chopsticks to pick up a steamed bun for him and put it in the small bowl.
Then he explained: "Uncle, this is a new product we have launched. You have to allow us to promote it. At least let our old customers have a chance to try it.
Therefore, we are selling these nut-filled stone buns in limited quantities, and each person can only buy two at a time."
Seeing that the uncle was about to glare, Shi Xiaoai quickly took out another salt and pepper candy from the basket beside him and put it into the bowl, still smiling: "Uncle Kong, the salt and pepper candy is actually our new variety. You didn't notice it when I introduced it to you this morning. How about you take one and try it? It also contains my exclusive seasoning, and it tastes very fragrant!"
When Kong Yanbin came this morning, Xiao Ai did promote the salt and pepper stone bun. But recently, he's been obsessed with the red oil shredded potatoes. I don't know how they make them so fragrant!
So much so that in his eyes everything else has to take a back seat.
So he followed the same menu from the past few days and ordered steamed buns with vegetables and tea eggs, and didn't pay much attention to the new variety.
When he heard that the stone buns with nut filling were to be limited in quantity, he immediately started to stare.
But when he saw Xiao Ai's smiling face, he felt that he couldn't vent his anger.
He took the plate somewhat helplessly and snorted, "Okay, that's it."
Then he walked back a little unhappy.
After all, in Kong Yanbin's heart, he always felt that he had a good relationship with this small shop owner.
I didn't expect that I would be rejected just for wanting one more piece of cake.
But what Kong Yanbin didn't expect was that he was not the only one who was treated like this.
The stall was not big, and everything they said was heard by other customers at the stall.
Almost as soon as he left the others gathered around the table.
The remaining 28 pancakes were sold out within minutes!
Unfortunately, these people were basically customers eating at the stalls, and did not come to take their food away.
So after they got the steamed buns, they all chose to go back to their seats and eat like Kong Yanbin.
Soon the whole tent was filled with the rich smell of stone bread mixed with nuts and wheat.
Kong Yanbin took a deep breath and felt that he could eat five more with the sweet smell in this shed!
The more he thought about it, the more upset he felt. The more he thought about it, the less satisfied he felt. Kong Yanbin only felt that the pancake in his hand had become more delicious, so delicious that he couldn't bear to eat it in big mouthfuls!
There are many people who have the same idea as Kong Yanbin, and even more are those who came a step too late and couldn’t even grab a crumb of steamed bun!
It would have been fine if they had come a little later, but when they came in, everyone in the shed was eating stone buns stuffed with nuts!
He kept praising the food while eating it.
Shi Xiaoai was surrounded by people who tried to trick her into going home and doing it.
Shi Xiaoai continued to sell salt and pepper stone buns while explaining her new rules to everyone:
This is to express our gratitude to everyone for their care for our stall, and we specially made it to give back to new and old customers.
Therefore, even though the cost of walnuts and black and white sesame seeds has increased, the price has not increased. They are still sold at 1.5 cents each. It is completely a loss-making business, and they lose money on every product they make.
This means we can only make 30 a day, with limited supply. Sales start at 7:30 a.m., and each person can only buy two at a time, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Although everyone feels sorry for what he said, they cannot blame him.
After all, such nut-filled pastries are indeed scarce, and even Wanxiangju hasn't supplied them properly for many years.
Aside from festivals or other major or minor events, it's only sold a few times a year. And when it's sold, isn't the supply limited?
People at this time were so familiar with limited supply that they quickly accepted the reality and were very understanding.
But the more this happened, the more the sweet taste penetrated into my heart.
Many people decided to come early tomorrow and grab two to try them no matter what!
Putting aside how Kong Yanbin was so reluctant to eat the other nut-filled stone bun and instead took it to the car team to show off to his teammates, Shi Xiaoai and his friends' stall once again ushered in a new round of buying frenzy.
Wang Xiaofeng didn't dare to stay any longer. Seeing that the situation was good, she immediately went home to continue making steamed buns. She finished making the half basin of noodles left at home for lunch in one breath. Only then did she barely catch up and prevent Shi Xiaoai from being drowned by the crowd.
As a result, when checking the accounts at noon, Cheng Yang, who had rushed back in the middle of the day, was shocked!
"We sold more than 500 stone buns in this morning?!" He looked at the account book in shock.
Because they now have to count Wang Xiaofeng, in addition to the routine counting at the start and during the journey, they will also record it in a notebook when selling.
It's not that complicated to remember, just draw some correct characters, so that you can compare them more accurately.
Of course, this stupid method is only temporary, mainly because they have just made the decision and have not had time to find a more suitable method.
A large part of those correct characters were drawn by Cheng Yang while he was collecting money, but even so, he still found it a little unbelievable.
After all, their total daily sales of stone buns usually hover between 150 and 200 pieces.
Especially after the baked steamed buns with vegetables were served, most customers would think that although this thing is only one cent more expensive, it is more cost-effective because it is large in quantity and filling.
This will basically impact the sales of some stone buns.
Shi Xiaoai's focus wasn't on that. She looked at Wang Xiaofeng and asked, "Is the dough I made enough to make 500 steamed buns?"
She knew exactly how much dough she had kneaded, and even if she increased the amount today, she definitely wouldn't be able to bake that many.
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