Chapter 34 Talking about business
Chapter 34 Talking about business
Jiang Yuwei was busy collecting money at the moment and had no time to visit Sun. Ning Qiu thought that all the food would be wasted today, but he didn't expect that after Chen Guixiang and Sun's commotion, the fried cakes sold even faster.
The two of them had sold out the food they brought before noon. As usual, Jiang Yuwei gave Ning Qiu thirty copper coins and went to see how the business of Lianxiang Tower was doing.
Jiang Yuwei thought that if the sales were good, all the chili sauce she got last time would be used up. This time, she had already pickled a hundred cans of chili sauce and stored them in the space, waiting to give them to Lianxiang Tower when she went to the market today. So Jiang Yuwei found a deserted place, moved the chili sauce into the backpack, and then walked towards Lianxiang Tower.
Jiang Yuwei didn't expect to see a long line as soon as she arrived at the restaurant on East Street. The person in front was still shouting impatiently:
"Isn't it our turn today?"
"After waiting for so long, are those two crucian carps still available?"
At this time, Shopkeeper Xu was trying to calm down the guests in the lobby. He looked extremely anxious and even shouted to the servant behind him:
"Go and find me the wife who sold the house that day!"
The servant was about to go out to look for Jiang Yuwei when he looked up and saw her. He excitedly shouted to Shopkeeper Xu:
"Shopkeeper, the person has been found. No, the person is here."
When Shopkeeper Xu heard that Jiang Yuwei had arrived, he didn't care about anything else and quickly squeezed out of the crowd. When he saw Jiang Yuwei, he hurriedly called her to go inside. Jiang Yuwei didn't dare to delay and finally squeezed in.
Shopkeeper Xu asked anxiously:
"Hurry up, did you bring any chili sauce today? The chili sauce in the kitchen is all used up, and there are so many people waiting in front. I am really worried."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and handed the backpack to the servant beside her and said:
"Count them, there are a total of one hundred cans. I came here today just to bring you the chili sauce."
Shopkeeper Xu hurriedly ordered the servant to bring the chili sauce to the kitchen, and invited Jiang Yuwei to the private room on the second floor.
After seeing the chili sauce, Manager Xu's anxious mood was relieved. The only thing he regretted at this moment was that he did not discuss with Jiang Yuwei when to let her deliver the chili sauce. If she did not come today, the newly-put-up signboard of Lianxianglou would be ruined.
Shopkeeper Xu first made a cup of tea for Jiang Yuwei, and then said to her:
"May I ask your name, Madam?"
Jiang Yuwei took the teacup handed over by Shopkeeper Xu and said with a smile:
"My name is Jiang Yuwei. I see there are quite a few customers today. I'm afraid that Shopkeeper Xu's shop is becoming more and more prosperous."
Shopkeeper Xu waved his hand and said with a smile:
"It's all thanks to you that I received the recipe that saved my life, and you taught me how to attract customers. You also sent me the chili sauce today. In the future, just make more of this chili sauce. My shop uses a lot of it. You can send me a hundred cans of chili sauce every seven days. If you have a new recipe in the future, just send it to me. I want all of it!"
Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
"Then I will have to rely more on Manager Xu's care in the future."
At this time, the guests downstairs were waiting anxiously, and Manager Xu had no intention of exchanging pleasantries with Jiang Yuwei. He quickly paid her the money and sent her downstairs.
Jiang Yuwei smiled and weighed the heavy five taels of silver in her hand, thinking to herself that making money is indeed addictive. Jiang Yuwei had just come out of Lianxiang Tower with the silver when someone grabbed her arm.
Jiang Yuwei was about to fight back, but when she turned around, she saw that it was the shopkeeper Lin from Zuixianlou that day. She angrily pulled out her arm and said angrily:
"Manager Lin, what do you mean? Men and women should not touch each other. Are you trying to tarnish my reputation in public?"
Seeing this, Shopkeeper Lin waved his hand with a wry smile and said:
"No, no, you misunderstood. I was just a little anxious just now, so I pulled you. Please keep your voice down, and let's go to the store to talk."
Jiang Yuwei glanced at Shopkeeper Lin and saw that he was completely different from the bossy look he had shown her the last time, so she said in a cold voice:
"Just say it here. I'm still busy."
Seeing this, Shopkeeper Lin had no choice but to take a step forward and whispered:
"I wonder if Madam has any other recipes that she can sell to our Zuixianlou?"
Jiang Yuwei then realized his intention and sneered:
"How can I, an ignorant village woman, catch the eye of Shopkeeper Lin? Besides, Shopkeeper Lin avoided me that day, so why is he asking me for a prescription today?"
Shopkeeper Lin felt very regretful when he thought about the scene that day. He had never expected that this unremarkable woman would allow the man surnamed Xu to revitalize the business of Lianxiang Tower just by selling a recipe. Now their Zuixianlou has been squeezed out and has little business. A few days ago, the owner of the restaurant came and scolded him harshly.
With this in mind, Shopkeeper Lin no longer dared to neglect the man in front of him, so he smiled again and said:
"What are you talking about? I am blind and don't know the real deal. Madam, please forgive me. If you have other prescriptions, I will definitely buy them at a high price!"
Jiang Yuwei looked Shopkeeper Lin up and down, then said:
"Do you really want to buy my recipe?"
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei was moved by his words, Shopkeeper Lin nodded respectfully and said:
"Madam, there are too many people here, let's talk inside."
At this time, Jiang Yuwei no longer refused and followed Manager Lin into the lobby. Jiang Yuwei looked around and found that Zuixianlou was indeed not as crowded as the last time she came. Now most people were queuing at Lianxianglou.
Jiang Yuwei didn't hesitate to find a table and sat down and said to Shopkeeper Lin:
"I do have a recipe to sell you right now. Two of them."
When Shopkeeper Lin heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. The Lianxiang Tower had such a prosperous business with only one recipe. Now that the girl was willing to sell him two recipes, the Zuixian Tower would definitely remain the most powerful restaurant on this street in the future, and the owner would naturally stop scolding him.
Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Lin hurriedly sat down and poured a cup of tea for Jiang Yuwei and said with a smile:
"If you are willing to sell the recipe to our Zuixianlou, I will definitely not let Madam suffer any loss."
Jiang Yuwei took the teacup and took a sip, nodded with satisfaction and said:
"I didn't want to sell this recipe at first. Even when the owner of Lianxianglou asked me for it, I refused to give it to him. Now that you are so sincere, I want to do this business with you. Now that Lianxianglou has my recipe for double pepper crucian carp, it is packed with people at noon and at night. The customers are still in high spirits after tasting the new food. You can't take away this business anytime soon, so you might as well use my recipe to do the morning business."
Seeing that this woman not only knew how to cook, but also had some knowledge of business, Shopkeeper Lin nodded and said:
"Then according to what Madam wants, can my business this morning be prosperous?"
Jiang Yuwei pondered for a moment and said:
"I noticed that this street is close to the pier, so there are many businesses coming and going. Don't underestimate breakfast. If you manage it properly, it will naturally be a big business. You bought my recipe for fried cakes and gardenia soy milk, and made them into set meals to sell. It will definitely be good."
Shopkeeper Lin listened to Jiang Yuwei's description and became more and more excited. He wanted to start the breakfast business tomorrow morning and asked anxiously:
"Then I wonder how much you want to sell these two prescriptions for?"
Jiang Yuwei smiled mysteriously at first, then took out a fried cake and a cup of gardenia soy milk from her backpack, handed them to Shopkeeper Lin and said:
"Manager Lin, don't be in a hurry to ask about the price. Try these two dishes I made and see if they suit your taste."
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