The skilled widow is busy farming

Chapter 38

After half a month of organizing the shop, it was finally opened. Fourth Grandpa personally helped to give guidance and set up, and let his children and grandchildren sit in the shop. They were all women who were easily bullied.

Everything was arranged properly, and the auspicious day was chosen to set off firecrackers for the opening.

The door sign says that there will be breakfast in the morning, meals and drinks at noon, and a night market for meat and drinks in the evening.

It was already noon that day. Xiu Niang asked them to make noodles and grains. She made a few more vegetables and put them in wooden basins. You can eat whatever you like. There are three dishes in a bowl of rice. If there is meat, there are five. The copper plate is neither expensive nor too cheap, but the dishes are good, and two of the three dishes have meat.

A spoonful of pure meat costs one copper plate, but the pure meat menu has three copper plates per plate.

Stir-fried pork with chili is considered a meat dish, while braised pork is considered a pure meat dish, and the prices are different.

There are also more moderate meat dishes, such as braised pork belly, stir-fried pork intestines, and braised pork head. These menus are cost-effective, and if you include the regular dishes, you will get an extra copper plate.

The dishes are rich in oil and water, and the rice is solid. There are rice, noodles and multi-grain steamed buns. Choose whichever you like.

For three or five coppers per serving, you can have a full meal.

Many dock workers came over to eat that day, and the more people came, the more food was given. If five people come to buy together, and you bring your own rice bowl, just give more, it will be enough for six old men, so it is suitable. very.

The tracker was happy when he saw it and was satisfied with the meal.

Not much was done that day, and all the afternoon dishes were sold out. A group of people were so tired that their hands and feet were weak. Everyone was curious, and everything would be sold out in the first few days, but the business may not be so good in the next few days.

A night market was also prepared that day, selling exquisite stir-fry dishes, side dishes, drinks, etc. Some night trackers came to order food, and peanuts were given as free. It was next to the pier, and there were indeed a lot of people eating.

Their dishes are fresh, plentiful and reasonably priced. The response on the first day was really good.

It was late at night when no one was eating, and everything was sold out. I didn’t dare to prepare too much on the first day, for fear that it would be wasted if I couldn’t finish it.

"Everyone has worked hard today. Can we start early tomorrow morning?"

"It works. I'll sleep here tonight."

Uncle Zhang's eldest grandson slept here. Sister-in-law Lin dragged her eldest brother, sister-in-law and nephew all over, and her brother and nephew followed her to make pastries and breakfast.

Xiu Niang saw that they worked really hard and were not lazy, and they were down-to-earth people. She could see it today. The night market is really a good place. It’s so busy. As long as you have food and wine, you don’t have to worry about selling. But his family doesn’t have enough hands.

"Okay, this way, I won't let you work for nothing. Everyone has seen this night market. It is very profitable. We don't have enough manpower, so you two will work in the store. I will calculate the money for you two according to the clerk's money. Your son Just like Brother Kang, it’s the boy’s money, and the pastry chef’s money is what’s left after the pastries are sold. You don’t have to fight with your sister for that little money, I’ll give it to you.”

Xiuniang made a quick decision and kept the eldest son of the Zhang family, and let him make dim sum for a long time in the future.

"Sure, listen to you."

"Sister-in-law Lin, if you want the house early, you have to take it by yourself. The money earned is yours. You only need to pay me the rent. The pastries will be charged separately."

"understood."

In this way, the Lin family will not murmur, and even if they work more in the shop, they will not complain in their hearts, whether they will make money or lose money.

"Okay, let's arrange it this way first. Let's go home and sleep. We're tired."

Xiu Niang couldn't bear it anymore.

Everyone went back in a bullock cart.

"This bullock cart can't just be used in the shop. Brother, you have time tomorrow to buy another cart. I want one with a roof. It can be used in rainy or windy weather. You can have a stove inside. Buy a donkey."

Donkeys are cheaper than horses. If they don't work, they can still be used for grinding. Horses are expensive to raise, and horse feed must be mixed with grain. "middle."

Li Mao didn't worry about money either. He got off to a good start today and gave everyone a lot of encouragement.

Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law Feng, and the three younger siblings were too tired to say a word.

Xiu Niang opened the package and counted it again. There were many copper plates but very few broken silver. In total, there were eight taels of silver.

She whispered close to her second uncle and father-in-law, smiled and said: "Eight taels of silver."

"Well done, everyone has really worked hard today and there is hope."

The fourth grandma was worried about everyone working, so she came over and worked with them all day.

"Fourth Grandma, check back in a few days. If it's good, let my sister-in-law serve new dishes."

"middle."

The next day, before dawn, smoke rises from the kitchen and the shop opens. It sells steamed buns, scallion pancakes, soy milk fried dough sticks, and steamed buns early in the morning.

Sister-in-law Lin and the others worked very quickly. Not only did they steam the steamed buns and rice, Brother Zhang and his son started making noodles for lunch. At the same time, popular pastries such as rice cakes were also freshly baked.

At dawn, the eldest sister-in-law and his third sister-in-law, Feng's sister-in-law, arrived at the store. Li Mao went to buy a carriage and couldn't just see them off. He also had work to do.

Xiu Niang didn't come today. She was weaving brocade at home. At the same time, she placed orders with the villagers for the vegetables and meat the shop needed.

After being busy for several days, the heat has subsided and it is not as crazy as the first few days. However, the reputation is good, the food is good, rich and filling, and there are still many dock workers who are willing to come to eat. There are many people in the night market, and Fourth Grandpa's house Everyone has come to help. It's a free day in winter and there's not much work to do, so I just stick to this.

Xiu Niang came to visit only once every seven or eight days. She used a donkey cart to return to the village in the evening, and several of the fourth grandfather's children and grandchildren came back with them. There were so many people that they didn't worry about safety.

The children and grandchildren of the second uncle’s family also took turns coming to help with the work.

Half a month's income was 20 taels of silver. Xiuniang made a mental calculation and found that it was not bad. After deducting the capital, the remaining gross profit was not much, but the advantage was a good start and a good reputation.

Tell them that the food must be well cooked, don’t be afraid of making less, the food must be fresh, and business will only grow if it is popular. We mainly make money from the night market.

The wine is highly praised by everyone. Generally, pubs add water to the wine to make more money. The Li family sincerely does not engage in such extravagant work. The taste is sufficient. They have cheap red sweet potato wine, two copper plates, a pot of wine, and a plate of peanuts. Rice, even the poorest dockworker can take a sip to relieve fatigue.

If you are rich, you should order some meat and vegetables and a pot of good Huadiao wine. The sister-in-law and the others are doing the cooking, which is full of flavor.

Superior braised beef, pot-pot meat, is a casserole stewed with bone broth. There are spicy and spiced ones. You can stew beef or pork bones. You choose. This pot is enough for three people, and you can have another pot. Wine, very beautiful.

The shop has been open for a month, and when winter comes, the north wind blows, making people whistle and it is quite cold. Xiu Niang instructed the sister-in-law and others to add new dishes, and the casserole dishes have many more varieties and tricks.

The meat stew is dry and fragrant when stewed in one pot.

After this month of observation, Xiu Niang promptly adjusted her thoughts and mistakes. The dishes were too delicate and inappropriate. There were many dock workers and merchants here. It didn’t necessarily require high-end dishes. It just needed to be affordable, distinctive, and taste good and fresh. That’s it.

Brother Zhang’s pastries have also been adjusted several times to suit the tastes of merchants from the south. Those who buy pastries are merchants. In the afternoon, instead of selling regular meals, we have to prepare dishes for the night market, so we only sell pastries. There are already repeat customers who have made reservations. Brother Zhang Busy with my son and sister.

The Zhang family and the Lin family are down-to-earth people, working regardless of the inside or outside. They work hard in the shop and prepare vegetables together. They work until the afternoon when they finish their work and then go home to rest. They have to go to bed early to make breakfast.

Seeing that the business in the store was stable and there were no big mistakes, Xiu Niang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)