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

Chapter 48 Peer Competition
As the morning glow spread over the mountains, Sun Dawang drove the ox cart slowly through the long street, and finally stopped in front of Changxing Restaurant.

The sharp-eyed waiter recognized Qin Mengshang at a glance, threw the cloth towel over his shoulder, and ran to call the shopkeeper.

Business has been good these two days. Shopkeeper Liang's face is red and his whole face is radiant: "Oh my, I've been waiting for you for so long! Come in quickly, don't serve Boss Qin tea yet!"

Qin Mengshang: "."

This sentence sounds strange to the boss.

Shopkeeper Liang poured her a cup of tea himself and said with a smile: "The method you gave me is really amazing! I will sell konjac on Wednesdays and Saturdays according to the method you told me. Each table is limited to two servings. While supplies last. If you want to eat, you can join our restaurant as a member by recharging 50 taels and enjoy the discount of advance reservation and a plate of cold konjac shreds."

Things are rare and valuable, and those rich people love to secretly compare themselves with each other, "Who doesn't have it but I have it?"

The second-generation ancestor of the county magistrate's family alone spent 200 taels in one go, and there were at least 20 other shop owners.

Based on the entrance fee of three taels of silver per person, there is at least 50 taels of income, which does not include the normal income of the restaurant.

He can't bear to put down his calculations even at night. He must be number one this year!

Qin Mengshang admired Shopkeeper Liang very much. When she just casually mentioned membership day, he could think of so many things.

Sure enough, no matter what age, businessmen are the smartest.

"Shopkeeper Liang, I brought 67 kilograms of konjac this time, which is enough for you to sell until next month. There won't be that much in September, but at least it won't be less than the amount in the contract."

Shopkeeper Liang is counting money until he is weak, why does he care about this?He said very boldly: "It's okay, you just supply the goods, I will take care of the rest!"

He is so refreshing that Qin Meng Shang is willing to cooperate with him for a long time.

The two chatted for a while, and shopkeeper Liang asked someone to move the konjac into the back kitchen and paid her.

It was originally supposed to be two or three taels of silver, but thinking that the business would be booming this time thanks to Qin Mengshang, he scraped together a sum of three taels for her.

"Boss Qin, we have such a strong relationship. Next time you come up with a good recipe, you should be the first one to think of me."

After saying that, he didn't forget to give her a "wink".

Qin Mengshang had goosebumps all over the floor and laughed: "How about the next delivery is scheduled for August [-]?"

Shopkeeper Liang has no objection. As long as the income can be stable in these two months, it will not be a problem to surpass several other Changxing restaurants.

After leaving Changxing Restaurant, Qin Mengshang went directly to Boss Zheng and agreed on the construction period with him. Finally, he settled on a price of 320 yuan per table and delivered the goods ten days later.

After settling the two major matters, Qin Mengshang took Lu Ximing to the medical clinic.

There is only one medical clinic in the town. In addition to the doctor, there are also two or three guys who take medicine and run errands. With more people hired, the consultation fees are naturally higher.

When the siblings went in, an old man came out with medicine in hand and sighed: "I don't know when Dr. Lu will come back. These five medicines alone cost me 45 cents. If I take them in this month, I will lose half of my net worth." Spend it in."

When Lu Ximing heard his second uncle's name, his eyes followed the old man involuntarily.

Qin Mengshang expressed relief and said, "Your second uncle is not here, so why are you there? If there is a chance in the future, let's take over that shop."

Lu Ximing's eyes moved slightly and her voice was a little sour: "Well, thank you, sister..."

"Okay," Qin Mengshang patted him on the shoulder, "After taking the medicine, you still have to go shopping, don't think about it." Apart from food, the only food left at home was wild vegetables and eggplants, and I had eaten eggplants for so many days. , not to mention Zhou Lingqi was about to vomit after eating, she was the same.I just got money from Changxing Restaurant, so I can buy some vegetables, fish and meat back.

Sui'an Town is close to the Xunjiang River, and fish in the town is cheaper than meat.After the stall opened, the family could eat meat every three days, but the fish had not yet been cooked.

Qin Mengshang went to the fish stall where she often took care of her business.

She hadn't come to the town to set up a stall in the past two days. The fishmonger was worried about her and greeted her warmly: "Why haven't you been here these two days, boss lady? Many people remember you! Although there are two cold stores on the street. The noodles are delicious, but they don’t taste as good as the ones made by the boss lady.”

"Two families?" In addition to the noodle stall, there is another noodle seller?

"Yes," the fishmonger responded as he neatly caught a black fish from the water, "but they are very stingy. Without the courgette shreds, it wouldn't have much flavor. The price is actually cheaper, only six Wen Yiwan, many people came to eat."

He hung the fish on the hook of the scale and continued: "Three pounds and twenty taels, we are old acquaintances, so I'll count you thirty cents!"

"Thank you very much, boss." Qin Mengshang smiled and counted the coins and handed them to him.

"You're welcome! Will you come to town tomorrow?"

"Of course he will come." If he doesn't come, there will be no business.

Lu Ximing took the initiative to take the fish and frowned: "Sister, that noodle stall used to imitate you in selling cold noodles, at least the price is the same, but now that noodle stall sells it cheaper than us, will it have an impact? ?”

The impact is inevitable. Competition among peers not only compares with taste, but also with price. Even if the taste is good, a penny cheaper will still attract many people.

"Go and have a look first."

Qin Mengshang took a look over and saw that the stall was set up by a middle-aged couple.The method is similar to hers, first boil the thick noodles in cold water, then add various seasonings and mix well.It's just that courgette shreds and coriander are missing, and the sauce doesn't smell that fragrant. It should be that sesame seeds or dogwood are missing.

But the couple sells it cheaply, and those who can't afford the expensive food come here to buy it.

Feeling confident, Qin Mengshang turned around and walked towards the grain store.

Lu Ximing thought she was going to buy thick noodles, but he didn't expect her to buy thirty kilograms of white noodles in one go.

"Sister, why did you buy so much white flour?"

“Of course it’s used to make cold skin!”

You can make cold noodles, but why can’t you make cold noodles?Two bundles of thick noodles cost 24 yuan, which can only make [-] bowls at most.White flour costs five cents per pound. Thirty pounds of white flour can be used to make about eighty pounds of cold noodles, which invisibly reduces the cost.

The abacus in Qin Mengshang's heart crackled.

Cold noodles are easy to make, but cold noodles are not that easy to make.She didn't want to do it because it was too troublesome, but now there are so many noodle stalls and there are only so many people who can afford to eat noodles. If she doesn't come up with some new ideas, her plan to buy land will have to be postponed.

After loading the things, Qin Mengshang added, "By the way, I still have to go to the blacksmith shop."

Lu Ximing still didn't understand what Liangpi was, so she took her to the blacksmith shop again. Seeing that she bought a large scale, he became even more confused: "Why do we need to use a scale to make Liangpi?"

Qin Mengshang smiled pretendingly: "You'll know when you get back."

Normally, it is best to use a stainless steel plate for making cold skin, but now conditions are limited and stainless steel is not available.The scale pan is made of copper, which is thin and has good thermal conductivity and can be used instead.

Lu Ximing was curious as to why she had so many strange thoughts in her mind. Could this be Fengjing's unique food?
(End of this chapter)