Traveling Through Ancient Times To Be a Shopkeeper

Merchant ships at the county pier gradually decreased in winter.

Merchants in the south can still be seen, but ships in the north are rare.

A few tall men from the north, with fleshy muscles, entered Nanshan County from the south, and stopped here temporarily. They had to stay for two days, and then entered the north from Nanshan County.

"Brother, we are all hungry, let's find food to fill our stomachs first. I don't know what to eat in Nanshan County. I can eat something in Huaishui Prefecture. I want to make a big mess at home." A The man complained.

"Ask someone, what's delicious near the pier."

The leading man had a rough voice, so he asked the other man beside him to inquire about the taste, not bland, and Nanshan county special, so the porter asked them to go to the pier to eat food street, there is a Wei Ji family over there The stall is the most popular at the wharf. Businessmen from both the north and the south like to go there to eat, and it suits the taste.

Several northern men went to the Weiji stall, asking passers-by on the way to find out the exact location.

Weiji stalls offer hot dishes, and there are transparent windshield tents, even if the cold wind blows, the number of customers will not decrease.

A group of five northern men just started to open for lunch at that time, and there were still empty tables at the stall. They sat down at the empty tables, smelling the fragrance, and they were even more hungry.

Most of the stalls have a lot of regular customers. Knowing that ordering at the stalls is done in front, and then take the small brand, it will be confusing. A few northern men don’t know. They just wait for someone to order, or tell them at the next table. If you want to eat, go to the front of the stall to order.

The leader asked the others to order and order whatever they wanted. Wei Yuan's family saw that they were all new faces, taller than them, and they must be from the north, so he explained to them what to eat at the stall.

Sauce-flavored flatbread, spicy and clear soup hot dishes, miso fried rice, seafood fried rice, noodles mixed with miso, seafood noodle soup, stewed elbow, stewed chicken with mushrooms, stewed duck with potatoes, stewed meat and vegetables, white rice, rice with coarse grains, Steamed bun.......

There are so many delicious foods in a small stall, looking at the big soup pot boiling away, watching the stewed meat in the pot next to it, watching the fried rice on the iron plate... Swallowing at the same time... .

They don’t need money, so they just eat a good meal. Except for the staple food, they don’t want sauce-flavored pancakes and noodles in clear soup. Point a lot.....

Wei Yuan watched several people order hot dishes,

The spicy hot dishes are a bit too much, so let’s eat together. Wei Yuan proposed to make them a spicy dry pot. The dry pot sauce can also be eaten with steamed buns. Wei Yuan also pointed out that three people at a table were eating small A dry pot, they agreed when they saw the dry pot.

There was a table full.

The five men ate it.

"Brother, this tastes delicious!"

"This is a spicy dry pot, full of flavor."

"Seafood fried rice with spicy sauce, try it, it's so delicious."

"The stewed meat is delicious. The stewed meat is delicious, and the potatoes are more delicious than those eaten at home."

"The food at this stall is really delicious. I don't know how to make it. If it is sold in the north, I will never get tired of eating it every day."

Wei Yuan saw that they were men from the north, and the taste of their food was heavier than usual. The customers at the stalls came from all over the world, and they were familiar with which places had light taste, which places had heavy taste, and which places had very spicy taste. , in which places the taste of the guests is as usual...

"I don't know how the stall owner's craftsmanship is so good."

The guests next to me are from Nanshan County, and I am envious when I see how many people order a full table, and I am honored to see how many people are full of praise.

This is their unique delicacy in Nanshan County.

"You guys don't know that food at a stall can be made delicious not only by craftsmanship, but also by sauces from Wei's grocery store. When I saw other food stalls, the business used to be mediocre, but now I bought the sauce from Wei's grocery store. The food is cooked with ingredients, and the business is better. My family buys Weiji sauce to stir-fry and cook vegetables. The dishes made with the sauce are more delicious than usual. However, after eating so many, it is still made by Weiji stalls. Eat everything."

Sauce? !

The tall man at the head pondered for a moment, and said, "Where can I buy the sauce?"

The customer: "You can buy it at the Weiji grocery store opened by the boss behind the Weiji stall. If you don't know him, let the stall owner take you there."

When Wei Yuan's family closed the stall, several northern men followed the whole family to Wei Ji's grocery store.

Wei Shi, who was in charge of the grocery store, saw five menacing tall and strong men, each of whom was as strong as Wei Hu, and his first reaction was: Why don't we go to the back workshop and find Wei Hu to fill the space!

"Wei Shi, is Yuanzi at the grocery store? Several northern businessmen approached him to order sauces."

"Yes, the master is here!"

Wei Yuan's voice brought Wei Shi back to his senses, and he immediately invited people to sit in the side hall and asked them to pour tea and cakes to greet him. He went to the living room in the backyard to report, and Wei Yuan followed him in. He knew the reasons why several people came to order sauces.

Zhou Yuan said with a smile: "There are quite a few merchants who have ordered sauces from grocery stores through the stalls, and now a merchant from the north has come. If you go to the wharf to sell directly, maybe you can sell them."

Wei Cheng intends to open a goods store at the dock. He must know that the merchant ships at the dock can bring many merchants, so he has never let the merchants go to the dock to sell. goods.

The construction of the Jinzhou Fucheng Sauce Workshop has just been completed, and it is still a super-large sauce workshop, and the supply will not be available until next year.

Wei Cheng also smiled and said, "Yuanzi, if a customer orders sauces, I'll give you a commission."

There have been many times before, but the reservations are relatively small, and they all have to be shipped back to try the sales effect. Wei Cheng is not afraid that those people will not turn back.

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "It's not my credit, it's a regular customer at the stall, so I'll bring someone along." He explained again.

So it is!

That is really the credit of regular customers.

This reward can't be given to that guest. If you give it a start, it will be troublesome to follow suit, but if you want things to be negotiated, there is always something to show.

Wei Cheng went to meet the guests first, and asked Wei Shi to go to the sauce workshop to get some medium and high-grade sauces. The sauces in grocery stores are all low-to-medium.

The five northern men were waiting for tea and cakes. The cakes were delicious.

"Brother, tell me where to buy these pastries. Our county town doesn't even have to buy them. If you buy them back for my husband, he will definitely like them."

"Second brother, you have a good suggestion. I also want to buy some to please my future wife."

"Go, third son, where is your future daughter-in-law? You want to eat it. A man likes to eat cakes. I'll go to the Huaishui state capital to eat cakes. See how promising you are."

"Who says I don't have one? I'll show you when I get back." The youngest said stubbornly. He likes to eat, but he also has girls he wants to please. If he didn't say anything, how could his second brother know? I know that drinking and eating meat and brothers.

The other two men were partners, and when they didn't talk to each other, they just watched the two brothers bickering.

The leading man is the eldest, and also the eldest brother of the two bickering brothers.

The second child asked, "Don't you buy it for your brother-in-law?"

The boss laughed and said, "Buy!"

In terms of doting on his wife, he doesn't dote on him. This pastry tastes delicious and not greasy. His wife will definitely love it when he buys it back! Definitely a must buy!

Wei Cheng came in followed by Wei Hu, Wei Cheng raised his eyebrows imperceptibly when he saw the tall and strong people.

"Keep everyone waiting, I'm Wei Cheng, the owner of the grocery store."

"Hello, Boss Wei. I'm Fan He. This is my second brother Fan Hong and third brother Fan Hao. They are my brothers."

Fan He looked at Wei Cheng, and Wei Cheng also looked at Fan He. Fan Hong felt itchy when he looked at Wei Hu. As far as the territory is concerned, it can be judged that the person is not his opponent, but the leader and the boss can't guess it.

The eyes of the two sides collided for a while, and then looked away.

Fan He saw his second brother's eyes ready to move, and said in a low voice: "Second brother, put away your thoughts, you are not his opponent." They came to discuss business, not to fight.

The boss warned that Fan Hong could only regret it.

"You want to order sauces. I have several grades of sauces in my hand. I picked sauces suitable for northern tastes. There are stewed meat, stir-fried vegetables, good hot sauce, mixed sauce and flatbread sauce, and hot pot sauce."

Wei Cheng asked people to bring in the sauces. Fan He and the others had tried them, but they didn't know how the food tasted with these sauces, so they couldn't choose.

Wei Chengdao: "You guys shouldn't be in a hurry to leave. Mr. Wei treats everyone to dinner tonight, and you know the taste of the food made with each sauce."

This situation is easily resolved.

"Then respect is worse than obedience."

After making an appointment, someone will go to their inn to invite them to Xianmanju.

Fan He: "I don't know where to buy the pastries in your shop. We want to buy some pastries for our family."

Wei Chengdao: "My store sells pastries. If you want to buy them, you can buy them here, or go to Xianmanju to buy them."

Fan He said his thanks and left.

Wei Cheng went back to the living room in the backyard, and leaned against his wife, "Yuan Yuan, I have invited guests to eat at Xianmanju tonight. Are you going to eat at Xianmanju or go home?"

Zhou Yuan thought for a while and said, "I'll eat at home, you and the guests."

Wei Cheng reminded: "Remember to drink medicine after eating."

"...."

Zhou Yuan frowned at the thought of drinking bitter medicine. A few days ago, he invited Dr. Ge to take his pulse and prescribed medicine for a month. He drank bitter medicine every day.

Wei Cheng looked at his daughter-in-law's bitter face and smiled: "My dear, your hands and feet are cold, the doctor said you will drink for a month."

"understood."

Looking at his daughter-in-law's clear eyebrows, she leaned over and kissed her lightly, then stayed by her side without moving.

Zhou Yuan blushed, and said softly, "Husband, aren't you going to do some work?" He clearly saw that the person was looking at the inventory just now, and there was a thick register book on the table.

"No problem, see you tomorrow."

Zhou Yuan stopped reading, and put the book aside to talk to people.

"Muzi and the others will come to work in the workshop in a few days, Xiaoqiu and I are very happy."

"I arranged a drying room for Li Hu's mountain goods. Will his foot injury be affected?"

"Xiaoqiu said that Li Hu's foot injury is almost healed, and he can sit in the workshop, which will not affect his foot injury."

"Zhou Muzi and Li Hu live in the grocery store, Zhou Qiu, does she want to come and live in the grocery store?"

"I asked, she and her elder brother will go back with company, so there is no need."

Said Zhou Yuan was drowsy, and wanted to take a nap at this point.

Seeing that his daughter-in-law wanted to sleep, Wei Cheng dragged her back to the bedroom to take a nap!

After waking up in the afternoon, Wei Cheng sent his daughter-in-law back to her suburban home before leaving for Xianmanju.

Wei Cheng will pay attention to this negotiation. If he cooperates, the northern market will be opened. He also hopes to get the northern supply from Fan He.

The dishes in the north are different from here, and the taste is relatively strong. Some dishes have to be cooked according to the taste of the north, and he has to teach the chef to do it himself.

When people arrive, the dishes are served directly on the table, hot pot is indispensable, Xianmanlou features, seafood dry pot, each with northern characteristics.

After Fan He and the others tasted it, they wondered how many people would enjoy the northern delicacies.

Fan He: "This sauce is blended into our dishes, and the taste is even higher, and hot pot is absolutely irresistible in the north."

Fan He directly ordered tens of thousands of catties of sauce.

Wei Cheng mentioned cooperation and explained the cooperation method.

On the contrary, Fan He didn't need to think about it, and he directly agreed. He really is a northern man, and he enjoys doing things.

"The nuts you want and the mountain products are small things. I still have some red dates in my hand, but the mountain products are afraid that they will go bad when they are delivered. This is very difficult."

Wei Chengdao: "I have a drying method. I heard that there is potato flour in the north, and every household in the north can make it. I provide a drying method to dry the potato flour for better preservation. It can be eaten for half a year or a year."

"real?!"

Fan He and the others were shocked. If they could be preserved, potato flour could be sold to the south, and even sold to merchants. The villagers in the north could grow more and sell it. Not only can they only eat potatoes to fill their stomachs, but they even have no money to buy them to withstand the cold winter. Frozen to death.

Fan He said in a deep voice: "Boss Wei, what is your condition for cooperation? If I can do it, I agree to this cooperation."

Wei Chengdao: "As long as 40% of the profit is made, the profit of bulk goods is not necessary for store sales. This method can also preserve mountain goods, and there will be mountain goods for sale in winter."

Fan He frowned: "How do you say it?"

Wei Cheng raised his jaw slightly, and his eyes signaled: "The mushrooms and fungus in the seafood dry pot are made after soaking in dry work, not freshly picked."

Fan He's pupils shrank, thinking that if it is, the most important thing in the north is mountain products, and this mushroom is the most rare thing in winter, if...

"Yes, I agree." Although the profit was quite high, he couldn't resist the proposal.

Wei Cheng: "Happy cooperation!"

Fan He: "Happy cooperation!"

Fan He stayed in Nanshan County for five or six days. In addition to waiting for the sauce to be made, he also learned how to dry it. After spending so many days with Wei Cheng, he realized that one person can control the business.

Born to be a businessman.

And the rare commodities in the workshop shocked him even more.

Fan He, the source of goods, will definitely not let it go.

Wei Cheng said, "If you want to come next year, I'm afraid I won't be able to supply you with this batch. Instead, I can give you some. As for whether you want to sell it or be a favor, it doesn't matter."

Fan He frowned: "Boss Wei can have so many ideas. If the business expands, will it attract powerful people to spy on it?" He is not afraid. Although he is not a powerful person in the north, he has various relationships that can stabilize his business. Not to be coveted, at most to give some benefits to those people, that is, to those people in the supply of goods.

Wei Cheng smiled and said, "If I don't have a backer, how can I continue the business."

Fan He felt relieved.

Fan He and the others had their own merchant ship, and on the day they left, Wei Cheng generously gave away hundreds of boxes of pastries for them to take away.

In addition to ordering tens of thousands of catties of sauce, Fan He also bought dozens of glass lamps, thousands of candles and handmade soap and returned to the north.

The cooperation between Wei Cheng and Fan He laid the foundation for the exchange of goods between North and South.