This is how business works. Once you open a business, you won’t have to worry about subsequent business. Passersby are attracted by the aroma and see the man eating with satisfaction, so they come forward to ask about the price.
Those who were not stingy with their money ordered all the food in the restaurant, while those who did not have much money could spend their little money to buy two pieces of dried tofu to try the flavor.
Just as Li Jianmin was busy frying chicken, a familiar figure walked to the front of the shop: "Brother Li, are you busy?"
When Li Jianmin looked up, he saw Shunzi, the man that Manager Qian had found to take over his job.
"Shun Zi, why are you here today? Come in and sit down!" Li Jianmin said while keeping his hands moving.
"Brother Li, the restaurant is busy, so I won't sit down. The owner asked me to order eight fried chickens, and by the way, I want to discuss something with your boss!"
Li Yan, who was standing aside and putting dried tofu into a ceramic pot, stopped what she was doing, stood up and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Well, our boss wants to place a long-term order for fried chicken from you, young lady. Starting today, before you close the shop, I'd like to inform you of the quantity I'd like to order for the next day. Is that okay?"
Yesterday, a customer brought the fried chicken he bought here to the restaurant. There were many people at that table, so the fried chicken was snatched up in a few seconds before people could even taste it. Everyone still felt unsatisfied, so they asked the restaurant to serve another serving of fried chicken.
Shopkeeper Qian had no choice but to ask the chef in the kitchen to fry it temporarily, but the taste was not very satisfactory. In order to retain these customers, Shopkeeper Qian promised that the restaurant would have this kind of fried chicken today, and those who wanted to taste it could make a reservation in advance.
It is said that the experienced ones are the most experienced. He turned the unfavorable situation around in an instant and immediately ordered eight for the customer!
"What's the price?" Li Jianmin asked.
"Don't worry, Brother Li. You can sell it at whatever price you want. The boss won't bargain!" Shunzi said frankly.
If this restaurant wants to do prosperous business, it must keep innovating its dishes. I have it and you don’t, and that’s the advantage. As for whether one or two dishes make money, that’s not the most important thing. The most important thing is to attract customers and keep them!
As long as you can keep your customers, you won’t have to worry about not making money!
Li Yan also understood Manager Qian's thoughts. After all, the two had worked together many times. This matter would bring many benefits to her, so she readily agreed!
Shunzi was very happy to get Li Yan's affirmative answer. Now he could complete his task smoothly!
"Brother Li, I'm going to go back first. I'll come back to get these eight fried chickens later!"
"Okay, I'll fry the chicken when you come. Fried chicken is the crispiest when eaten hot!" Li Jianmin replied.
The two agreed on a time, and Shunzi left first.
In the following time, customers came from time to time. The eldest brother was responsible for frying chicken and collecting money, while Xiaocao greeted customers and cleaned up the dishes. Li Yan saw that the two of them cooperated well, so she handed the shop to them with confidence and went next door.
Unlike the food shop, which had scattered customers, there was already a crowd outside the soy sauce shop. Most of them were people who didn't buy soy sauce yesterday. When they heard that Li's shop was open, they hurried over!
"Sister, you came at the right time. I was just about to look for you!" Lin Qing said to Li Yan who squeezed in.
"What happened?" Li Yan asked as she pushed through the crowd and walked into the shop.
The woman carrying the basket saw the person in charge coming and asked expectantly, "Miss, look at this basket of eggs. They were all laid by our chickens recently. They are fresh, not stale, and all large. Do you think you can exchange them for soy sauce?"
Now that the weather has warmed up and the chickens at home have started laying eggs, the woman is thinking of taking some eggs to the market to exchange for some copper coins, and then buy some oil, salt, or needles and thread.
However, there were many women who had the same idea as her. They wanted to take advantage of the market today to bring the vegetables and eggs from their homes to the market to have a look.
Although the woman left home early, her home was still quite far from the city. Even if she left home before dawn, it was already too late when she arrived in the city. The open space in the market was already crowded.
A kind-hearted stall owner, watching the woman standing awkwardly in the market for a long time, couldn't help but say, "Lady, why don't you try your luck at the newly built market outside the city? Standing stupidly on this street corner isn't going to work!"
After hearing what the stall owner said, the woman selling eggs immediately asked for the direction of the market outside the city and came out of the city with the mentality of giving it a try.
Coincidentally, when she was walking towards the market outside the city, she happened to meet a group of people walking past her in a hurry. From their conversation, she got a piece of news that a soy sauce shop selling extremely cheap prices had opened outside the city!
"Hurry up! I'm going to grab this soy sauce today. Did you hear that Wang Xiaoliu bought soy sauce for 18 cents yesterday and sold it for a net profit of 10 cents?"
"There's such a good thing? Who would be so stupid as to do this? Just go to the Li family shop and buy it yourself!"
"Hey, think about it, soy sauce outside costs eighty cents per pound, how much is this from Li's shop? I really hope they can sell me more. If I can sell a few bottles to the next town, wouldn't I make a fortune? But the Li's shop limited the quantity yesterday. If you want to buy soy sauce right now, you either have to go early or be lucky. You better leave quickly, otherwise it might be sold out if you go too late!"
The woman carrying a basket of eggs heard the conversation between the two and was very surprised. She wondered if she could exchange the eggs for soy sauce.
From what the two men said, the soy sauce should be worth trading and making a lot of money. The woman's heart moved slightly, and she couldn't help but quicken her pace and followed the two men to the Li family's shop.
Li Yan met this woman when she walked into the soy sauce shop. She was carrying a basket of eggs and asked if she could exchange the eggs for soy sauce.
Li Yan glanced at the eggs in the woman's basket. They were indeed quite large. Since the shop next door also needed eggs, Li Yan didn't hesitate and said directly, "Auntie, if you want to buy soy sauce with eggs, you can do so. Each egg will be one cent. We have two kinds of soy sauce in our store today, one half a catty and the other a catty. However, we have a limited supply today, so we can only exchange for a catty at most. Which one do you need?"
The woman was delighted when she heard that she could exchange them, but then she heard Li Yan say that she could only exchange them for one kilogram. She looked a little disappointed and had no choice but to beg, "Miss, please be kind. I've been carrying these eggs for the whole morning. Please help me exchange them all!"
Li Yan shook her head. "Auntie, since I've already made my promise and set the rules, I can't just break it. It wouldn't be fair to the customers who come later!"
"That's right, that's right, we want to buy it too, the boss can't be partial!" shouted the customers gathered outside the shop.
Just when the woman felt hopeless, Li Yan came up with a solution!
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