章節 29: Popular Business (3)
編輯: Henyee Translations
"What's that smell?"
"It smells so good. Where did it come from?"
"It seems to come from that stall?"
"Malatang? Have you eaten it before?"
"I've never heard of it. Do you want to try it?"
"What if it doesn't taste good?"
"Two sticks for 10 cents. It's not expensive!"
A few female employees hesitantly came over to buy Malatang. They were all wearing headbands, which were original headbands of the Yue Family.
A female employee joked, "Boss, can we refund it if it is not good?"
Yue Yan smiled. "Sure! As long as you say that it's not delicious, we'll refund it."
"Yueyue…" Yue Huaide called her anxiously.
Yueyue shook her head. "I'm very confident in my family's food. I also believe that Sisters aren't people who eat without paying." They could even afford a headband. How could they freeload on a 10-cent skewer?
As expected, the female employees only bought the 10-cent skewers. After they tasted it…
"Boss, cook me a skewer of potatoes, lotus root slices, and this chicken heart!"
"Boss, give me two sticks of potatoes and two sticks of kelp!"
"Boss, I…"
The people in the square who were watching, saw that these female employees wanted to continue ordering after eating a skewer, so they wanted to come over and try.
"Grandma, I want to eat that. I want to eat something fragrant!" The little boy grabbed his grandma's sleeve and refused to let go. His grandpa slapped him on the back.
"I can afford it. If Grandma doesn't buy it for you, I'll buy it for you!" The child turned around and hugged his grandfather's thigh.
There were many people taking care of children in the square. The children could not help but crave for Malatang.
It couldn't be helped. Malatang was especially fragrant when boiled. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was aromatic.
Most of the street was occupied by the fragrance. Many people who lived at home could not help but go out when they smelled the fragrance.
"Shhhh, it's so spicy. Boss, does your family sell popsicles?"
Yue Yan recommended the bingfen. "There's no popsicle. Try the bingfen. It's a dime. You won't be fooled."
Her family made Malatang with medium-spicy flavors. Those who could not eat spicy food were suggested to choose a mushroom soup pot.
The man hesitated for a few seconds. "Alright, I'll try one serving."
Yue Huaide cooked Malatang in a hurry, so Yue Yan helped to mix bingfen for the customers.
He originally thought that it was just a bowl of transparent things, but who knew that this girl kept adding things to it? Brown sugar water, raisins, hawthorn slices, peanut fragments…
The man couldn't take it anymore. "Little girl, stop putting things in. It's just a dime. Are you going to sell your father to bankruptcy?"
Yue Yan smiled at him. "There are so many side ingredients for bingfen."
The people around him originally thought that this man was stupid. He was afraid that she would suffer after taking advantage of her. She really put in so many side ingredients!
He couldn't take it anymore. "Little girl, give me a serving of bingfen too. I'll also have so many ingredients, right?"
Yue Yan said, "Of course. There's indeed so many side ingredients for bingfen. 10 cents for so many ingredients. I guarantee that it'll be worth it for you!"
Many people who were waiting for Malatang were tempted. They didn't know anything about bingfen, but they had to try the hawthorn slices with brown sugar water and raisins for 10 cents.
Hence, there was a long line of people queuing up for bingfen in front of Yue Yan.
Yue Yan did not know how many customers were in front of her. She could not even raise her arm.
She looked apologetic. "I'm sorry, I'm out of bingfen."
The people in the queue behind sighed. "Why is it all gone? There was a huge bucket just now!"
"I've been queuing for half an hour, but it's all gone!"
"Why doesn't your family make more? How do you do business!"
Yue Huaide paused.
Yue Yan said sincerely, "I'm sorry, this is the first time our family has opened for business today. I didn't expect to be warmly welcomed by everyone. We'll continue to open tomorrow. Everyone is welcome to try it then. The bingfen is all freshly made and made by hand, so there won't be too much. I'm really sorry to everyone."
"Everyone, forget it. Seeing how sincere the young lady is, can you bear to bully her?"
"That's right. The father and daughter are busy. We'll just buy them tomorrow."
"There are still a few dishes for Malatang. Why don't we buy them up as soon as possible and let the father and daughter go home to make bingfen? They can make more tomorrow!"
A young man squeezed in. "Boss, give me three skewers of chicken gizzard and two skewers of duck intestines!"
Yue Huaide did not stop after firing up the stove. His mind was working, remembering which dish was ordered.
Because Yue Yan's attitude was sincere, the bingfen was too cost-effective and the Malatang was delicious, their snack cart was all cleared before the afternoon.
Yue Yan rubbed her shoulders. "Dad, can you handle it alone tomorrow?"
Today, the father-daughter pair had been working very hard. Yue Huaide would probably be even more flustered if Yue Huaide was alone tomorrow.
"Your mother is resting tomorrow. I'll get used to it after a few more times. Don't worry."
Yue Huaide thought of his daughter's performance today. "Yueyue, I realized that I still have to learn from you. I was angry when those people criticized us, but you could still calm down and apologize."
Yue Yan smiled faintly. "Because we're doing business. Peace makes money. As long as we're not looking for trouble on purpose, we'll retreat if we can."
However, the efficiency of grinding bingfen was too low, and the people's purchasing power was really strong. The price was indeed too low.
However, she did not plan to increase the price. The cost was within her control. She should make a net profit of 200 yuan today.
Should she hire a helper to grind the bingfen?
Yue Yan asked her father, "Dad, do you know which relative of ours doesn't have a job? The kind whose character is trustworthy."
"I'm not sure about that. Dad's from the countryside and doesn't have any relatives in the city. I'll have to ask your mother."
Wen Hongyu had finished cooking when they returned home, but she was distracted when she ate.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
Wen Hongyu sighed. "It's all because of your eldest cousin. He followed a chef a few years ago and served him everywhere. He was even more filial to him than to your eldest uncle. In the end, this chef gave birth to a son and sent him back."
The masters of this era were almost equivalent to half a father. No matter what, the apprentices had to suffer a little to show their sincerity if they wanted to learn other people's ancestral skills.
However, this chef had ordered Eldest Cousin around and had been drawing castles in the air for him for a few years. He only taught him how to cut vegetables and buy vegetables and refused to reveal anything else.
At the housewarming banquet, Eldest Uncle even said with a flushed face that the chef had the intention to take in a disciple. Eldest Cousin had great hope, but the chef kicked him out after only a day.
It was really because there was a problem with the chef's character.
Yue Yan asked, "Has the child been born?"
Wen Hongyu: "I heard that he found connections to check the gender. It's indeed a son."
Ridiculous.
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