There are quite a few restaurant owners who have the same idea as Manager Qian. They either send their servants to inquire or go to the restaurant in person to plead for the sake of the restaurant.
This coincided with Li Yan's desire to promote chili peppers, so she agreed very readily.
In this way, chili peppers quickly became popular in Rongcheng.
"Selling dried tofu, spicy fried dried tofu!"
“Selling spicy fried tofu, delicious and inexpensive!”
Next to the official road leading to the market, a middle-aged man set up a small stall selling fried tofu. While frying the tofu, he shouted to the passers-by.
The aroma of fried tofu wafts in the wind, tempting passers-by.
A young man came forward and asked, "Is your fried dried meat delicious?"
"Don't worry, bro. I marinated it with Li Ji's hot sauce. It tastes great!"
"Then I'll give you a taste for a penny first!"
Upon hearing this, the stall owner immediately picked up a piece of fried dough and handed it to the young man.
The young man didn't care about the heat and swallowed it in two or three mouthfuls, and he still felt a little unsatisfied.
"You're right, it's really good. Give me another five cents!" After saying that, he put the copper coins on the stall.
"I want three cents!" said a passerby.
"Hey, your fried tofu is hot!"
“…”
But in just a short while, all the fried tofu he brought were sold out!
The middle-aged man happily packed up his belongings and prepared to go home to tell his wife the good news.
The man was originally a porter in the city, making a living by carrying goods for merchants.
A few days ago, many refugees came to Rongcheng to escape the war. As the construction period outside the city was completed, they had no special skills and started working as porters.
As the number of people increased, they went from earning a dozen cents a day to only earning seven or eight cents a day.
Since he often carried goods outside the city, he was very familiar with the new food at Li Ji Snack Shop.
He saw that the dried tofu on the small bamboo sticks was boiled in brine and then brushed with chili sauce. So many people liked to eat it, so he decided to imitate it.
It happened that at this time, Li Ji's snack shop started selling chili sauce. He went home in the evening and discussed this matter with his wife.
The couple hit it off immediately and decided to take advantage of the popularity of Li's chili peppers to start some small business to support their family.
Last year, his wife gave birth to another boy, which was a happy thing. However, his wife had a difficult delivery and had to rest in bed for a long time after giving birth. During this period, the family savings were almost all spent on taking care of his wife.
Fortunately, everything is getting better. My wife can now do some light chores, and my son has grown plump and white. When I see him, he will drool and giggle, waving his little hands as if to raise them high.
The middle-aged man was carrying the tool with great energy, and his pace couldn't help but quicken a bit. The journey that originally took more than half an hour was shortened to less than half an hour.
When he was almost at his own yellow mud cottage, he saw two young children squatting in front of the courtyard gate. The older child glanced towards the village entrance from time to time.
When the older child saw the familiar face, he stood up and ran towards the middle-aged man like a happy little bird, "Dad, Dad, you're back!"
The squatting boy was a little slow to react. Seeing his elder brother running towards his father, he also stood up and staggered forward.
The middle-aged man happily rubbed his son who rushed to him, and took out a pancake from his arms, "Go share it with your brother!"
This pancake was given to him by the stall owner next door. He was reluctant to eat it, and it had already gone cold. However, the child was so excited to take the pancake that he jumped to find his younger brother.
At this time, the woman who was picking beans in the yard heard the noise outside the door and hurried out. Seeing that it was her husband, she hurriedly asked, "How is it? Can you sell it?"
"Why did you come out? It's windy outside. Come inside and talk!" After saying that, he urged his daughter-in-law to go home.
The man put his things in the kitchen, then walked into the main room, untied the small bag at his waist and handed it to his wife. "We've sold all the spicy fried dried tofu we brought out today. Can you count the total price?"
Upon hearing this, the woman couldn't help but feel relieved. In order to make this fried dried food, not only had their family spent all their savings, they had also borrowed a hundred dollars from the clan leader's family. If they lost money, the loss would be too great!
With excitement, she took the bag from her husband's hand, and the couple counted it again and again, a total of two hundred and ninety coins!
Excluding the expenses for buying chili sauce, oil, salt and tofu, I made at least a hundred coins on this trip!
The woman was so excited that she kept wiping away tears.
The woman has been worried since yesterday, wondering what she would do if she couldn't sell it!
This is what poor families are like. They have to think twice before doing anything.
Fortunately, fortunately they succeeded!
"I'll buy some more dried tofu later. I plan to take some to the market to sell tomorrow!"
This time the woman did not hesitate, and quickly prepared the clean beans to exchange for dried tofu for her husband!
Some people saw that this kind of food could make money, and soon people in Rongcheng followed suit. Because this fried tofu was cheap and tasted good, it was very popular among the people.
As the number of people increases, competition also increases, especially in the markets outside the city and outside the school. Due to the large flow of people and many people buying, there are often two or three fried food stalls set up at the same time!
Some stalls have a lot of customers because the fried tofu tastes good and the stall owners are willing to add more ingredients!
Those small stall owners whose hot sauce tastes not as good as others are not discouraged. They simply find another way and go to other big markets to sell their hot sauce. Due to the unique flavor of their hot sauce, their business is pretty good!
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