The shopkeeper was specially transferred from the shop in the south by Cen Bo. When he came, Cen Bo explained the situation of these shops to him. In addition, this man had been a manager in the south for many years and was quite perceptive.
Yesterday, Li Erlang had already hired someone to clean up the two shops. Now they have all the necessary things, such as tables, chairs, benches, pots, pans, etc. They can open for business as soon as the goods arrive!
After the two brothers came back from next door, they were busy hanging up the sign. They worked in perfect harmony and did not even look for a ladder. They simply stacked up the tables and benches in the snack shop, with someone holding up the tables from below while one person stood on the bench, ensuring the height was just right.
Because so many people helped, the signs of the two shops were hung up in a short time.
"It's done, we can set off firecrackers now!" said Mr. Li.
At this time, Li Erlang stopped him and said, "Wait a moment, the owner of this shop hasn't arrived yet. I notified him yesterday. It won't be too late to release it after he arrives!"
It turned out that Li Erlang had informed Qin Yue when he came to the city yesterday. The owner of this shop was Qin Yue, and it was reasonable to inform him when the shop opened.
After hearing what his son said, Mr. Li also felt that this made sense. It was still early now, and it would not be too late to set off the cannon after Master Qin arrived.
Mrs. Wu sat in the shop with a few children, while Li Yan stood outside the door, observing the situation in the market.
At present, only my shop is open on this street outside the market. Craftsmen can still be seen busy in the two shops opposite. From a distance, the shelves in one of the shops seem to be used to store grain, and the wooden shelves in the other shop look like they are for cloth business.
As for the market, Li Yan did not go in to take a look. She looked at the pedestrians passing by her shop from time to time, and thought that some shops must have already started business.
About a cup of tea later, Li Yan saw Qin Yue coming on horseback.
When he got closer, Qin Yue dismounted and handed the reins to the follower following behind him: "Sorry, I'm late!"
Li Yan shook her head: "We just arrived not long ago, let's go in and sit down first!"
When everyone was present, the two brothers of the Li family took out the firecrackers. After a burst of crackling sounds, Li Yan asked her father to help look after the soy sauce shop while she prepared the fried chicken.
Fuel charcoal and other materials were prepared in advance. Li Yan first heated the pot, then poured soybean oil into the pot. After the oil was heated, she poured the white flour prepared in advance into the wooden basin, then coated the marinated chicken with flour, and finally put it into the oil pan.
Li Yan handed the task of coating the chicken with flour to her cousin and started to concentrate on frying the chicken.
In just a moment, the aroma of fried chicken wafted into the air, and the merchants or pedestrians who had just heard the sound of firecrackers came to the door of the store to look out.
Someone smelled the aroma of fried chicken and asked, "What is this? Why does it smell so good?"
Li Yan raised her head and smiled, "Our shop sells fried chicken. You can buy some and try it. Today is the first day of our new shop opening, and all our fried chicken is on sale. It's only 30 cents per piece, and starting tomorrow it will be 35 cents per piece!"
When the man heard that it would cost thirty cents, he smiled awkwardly and waved his hands. He was reluctant to spend thirty cents on a fried chicken.
Mrs. Wu watched the man leave like this, and anxiously said to her granddaughter, "Why did he leave? Because he thought it was too expensive!"
Li Yan was not worried. Everyone had different spending power. Her fried chicken was affordable for most families in Rongcheng, so the money was enough for her to earn.
Li Yan flipped the fried chicken in her hands and poured hot oil on the back of the chicken with a small spoon. At the same time, she instructed her grandparents, "Grandpa, grandma, please help move the table and benches to the door of the shop. I will need them later!"
She put the fried chicken on a porcelain plate that had been prepared in advance, and asked her cousins to sit in front of the door first, telling them that they would eat fried chicken in a while.
Maomao had been looking forward to his second sister giving him fried chicken since morning. When he heard this, he ran as fast as he could on his short legs. He ran to the small table ahead of the other children and sat down, staring at the fried chicken on the plate with eager eyes.
Li Yan handed the frying job to her cousin, asking him to continue frying the chicken as before. She then tore the fried chicken into small portions.
Li Yan brought the shredded fried chicken to the children. The aroma of the steaming fried chicken filled the air in the children's noses, and the youngest, Maomao, couldn't help drooling.
"Eat it, be careful it's hot!" Li Yan warned.
Maomao grabbed a large chicken drumstick first, thought for a moment, and handed it to his second sister: "Eat it too, second sister!"
Li Yan looked at the little guy's frowning face and rubbed his head with relief: "Maomao, eat it. Second sister has more!"
Although Maomao is small, he knows that the chicken is for selling, and he stubbornly stuffs the chicken leg into Li Yan's hand. He is a big boy now and knows how to share and restrain himself.
"Sister, please try it and see if the fried chicken tastes good!" Lin Qing advised.
Being stared at by four people with burning eyes, Li Yan couldn't refuse anymore. She took a bite. The chicken was tender and the skin was crispy. It was so delicious that Li Yan wanted to cry.
After traveling through this dynasty for so long, this was the first time Li Yan ate fried chicken, it was so delicious!
Maomao watched his second sister eating, and without waiting, he grabbed a crispy chicken and stuffed it into his mouth. When he put it in his mouth, the little guy's eyes lit up instantly. It was so delicious!
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