Exile at the beginning: I rule the world by drawing cards

Chapter 39 It’s better to cooperate than to buy a son

Mrs. Fang knew she was in the wrong and had no face to make trouble, so Qin Mengshang was relieved and focused on his own stall.

When I went to the village entrance to catch a bullock cart early in the morning, I was about to tell the driver that he would be waiting for her back at noon.

Before he could say anything, the man turned around with a smile: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'll come back to pick you up after I deliver the goods to Hedi. Just wait for me at the city gate at noon."

Seeing Sun Dawang, Qin Mengshang was stunned: "Why are you driving the car today?"

"The new supervisor saw that I was doing my job in a down-to-earth manner, so he left the purchasing to me!"

Sun Dawang scratched his head in embarrassment and did not say that Zhou Zizai was responsible for this.But that's fine, the job of purchasing is much easier than moving rocks on the riverbank.

Qin Mengshang didn't think much about it. She walked more than ten miles on the mountain road yesterday, and now her legs still hurt. It would be nice if she didn't have to walk back today.

The ox cart swayed all the way to the town, and Sun Dawang helped her move her things.

Qin Meng Shang didn't take advantage of him in vain, so he left him to eat a bowl of noodles before leaving.

Sun Dawang repeatedly waved his hand and refused: "Thank you sister-in-law for your kindness. I am in a hurry to go shopping, so I won't delay your business!"

After saying that, he put down his things and ran.

Qin Mengshang had no choice but to give up and went into the alley as usual, called Li Bai out, laid out his things and started shouting for business.

Once the stall was set up, regular customers naturally gathered around.

The man selling fish on the street has been eating noodles here for several days, especially the konjac shredded noodles.Unfortunately, I came a little late two days ago and the konjac was sold out.I came here early today and asked if there was any konjac shreds.

Qin Mengshang smiled apologetically: "The konjac at home has been sold out. When I make it next time, I will give you a free portion to try."

Although the fishmonger was sorry, he still smiled and paid for a bowl of cold noodles.

Later, several people came over one after another to ask about konjac silk. They heard that there was no konjac silk, which made them a little disappointed.

The number of wild konjac on the mountain is limited. Although she cuts off the buds of the konjac and plants them in the ground, they will not mature until October at the earliest.

However, the absence of konjac does not affect her business, and there are still many people who like to eat cold noodles.

However, the truth is always unexpected.

Today there is a big market in town, and there are more people than before. Logically speaking, this bucket of noodles should be sold out in about an hour, but today it was not sold out until the market was over.

Qin Mengshang thought for a while and decided to go around. He told Li Bai to guard the stall and went out.

This time, I found a problem.

The Changxing Restaurant on the next street also sells cold konjac shreds. Not only that, but also spicy konjac and konjac roast duck.

"." He is worthy of being a chef in a big restaurant. He can come up with so many dishes in two or three days.

The shopkeeper of Changxing Restaurant was the man with the goatee that day. When he saw Qin Mengshang from a distance, he didn't feel guilty at all about stealing his business. Instead, he greeted him with a smile on his face.

“Cold noodle Xishi!”

Qin Mengshang: "."

I don't know who started calling her "Cold Noodle Xi Shi". She was a little embarrassed when she first heard the name, but later she got used to it as more people called her her.Perhaps the business in the restaurant was good today, so Shopkeeper Liang grinned from the corner of his mouth to the back of his ears: "I was just thinking about looking for you, but I didn't expect you to come over on your own! If you haven't eaten yet after working all morning, come in and sit down. sit?"

Qin Mengshang was not polite and went straight to the topic after entering the door: "Shopkeeper, it turns out that you went to my place to purchase goods in the first two days."

"Hey, you can't say that," Shopkeeper Liang winked at the waiter and asked him to serve tea, "Everyone is not familiar with konjac, but this is the first time that konjac has been made into edible food. Isn't this the same for me? I bought it out of curiosity and tried it!"

Qin Mengshang looked at the plate of konjac roasted duck on the next table: "Haven't you tried everything?"

Shopkeeper Liang felt that she was really dishonest, so he insisted on making it clear.

"It turned out that it can't be cooked for a long time without ingredients!" He lowered his voice, "To tell you the truth, even our young boss is satisfied with the dishes made from this konjac! It's tiring for a woman like you to come to town every day to run a stall. You might as well sell this recipe to me."

"Not for sale."

Qin Mengshang took a sip of tea and spoke in a calm and firm tone.

Shopkeeper Liang didn't expect that she would refuse so readily, and persuaded her nicely: "You come to town every day to set up a stall and get up before dawn to work. Your husband-in-law hasn't been here these two days, so you are busy alone. At most, you can earn one tael of silver, which is not considered the cost. But if you are willing to sell me the recipe for making konjac, the money you get will be enough for you to eat and drink well for five or six years! Such a cost-effective deal, We don’t want to do it when it’s someone else’s turn.”

"Since it's such a good deal." Qin Mengshang's lips curved into a smile, "Shopkeeper, I have an even better deal, do you want to hear it?"

Shopkeeper Liang's eyes flashed with surprise, and seeing her clear eyes, he nodded mysteriously.

Qin Mengshang said slowly: "Making konjac tofu requires fresh konjac, but now is not the season when konjac is ripe. Even if I sell you the recipe, where should you go to find konjac?"

Without waiting for Shopkeeper Liang to reply, she continued: "Suppose you have collected all the wild konjac in the nearby mountains, but Changxing Restaurant has branches in various counties and towns in Yongzhou, so the menu configuration must be the same. Then, every day The supply of konjac required may not be enough from the wild konjac in the nearby mountains."

Shopkeeper Liang nodded thoughtfully and subconsciously asked her, "What do you think?"

"I supply, you sell."

Qin Mengshang still kept a smile on his face: "One pound of raw konjac can produce six or seven pounds of konjac tofu, and one portion is only three taels. According to the price of Changxing Restaurant, a plate of cold konjac shreds costs fifteen yuan. Instead of spending a lot of money to buy it Fang Zi, if you hire someone else to buy konjac and make konjac, why not just get the goods from me?"

Shopkeeper Liang has been working in the restaurant for decades, how could he not be able to calculate the profits?

But he still had some doubts: "Didn't you just say that now is not the ripe season for konjac? Where did you get the supply?"

"Of course Changxing Restaurant can't afford to supply all the restaurants in Yongzhou, but yours can still do it."

It’s not that there are no wild konjac, it’s just that there are few.

The konjac she planted in the yard has already sprouted. As long as she fertilizes it well, the seedlings will soon grow.Furthermore, Lingnan is rainy and humid, and the forests are densely distributed, which is perfect for growing konjac.

Shopkeeper Liang's heart moved.

Although the Changxing restaurants in Yongzhou all have the same owner, at the end of each year the owners will distribute rewards based on the revenue of each restaurant for the year.He ranked third last year and only received 30 taels of reward, which was a full 1 taels less than No. 70!

Now that my boss is away on business, not in Yongzhou, why not take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune?Maybe he will be number one this year.
Shopkeeper Liang's mind became active and he pretended to be calm: "But our restaurant has at least thirty tables of customers a day. Can you handle it by yourself?"

"There are only two people at home, my husband and I. We really don't have enough manpower."

Qin Mengshang was thinking about it, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration and said: "The shopkeeper can designate a few days to supply konjac, and people who want to eat will naturally remember the days. In this way, not only will regular customers be retained, but also new customers will be attracted. .”

Shopkeeper Liang's eyes slowly lit up. It turned out that he could still play like this?
(End of this chapter)