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Song Xile pondered for a moment and said, "We are not from the surrounding area, so we don't know whether the bamboo on the mountain is ownerless. Second brother, I think we should find the locals and assign them the job of cutting bamboo sticks."

Song Ping was a little reluctant. The mutton kebab business hadn't started yet, and he had to spend money again. "Then I'll choose a place far away from the village. Why waste that money?"

Song Xile heard what Second Brother Le was thinking, "Second Brother, the business hasn't started yet, so you have time to cut bamboo sticks. Once your business gets busy, how can you have the energy to cut these things?"

Song An was stunned. He took it for granted.

He paused and asked, "So, how do you think we should price these bamboo sticks?"

Song Xile said, "Let's cut ten pieces and get one penny. This way, we won't lose too much. Those people can earn ten pennies a day."

If she could tell the way out, Song Xile would rather buy them from the mall. She planned to take advantage of the situation and exchange some from the mall to mix them together.

Song An did a rough calculation in his mind and felt that it was acceptable, so the matter was settled.

In the next two days, several people were busy preparing for the stall to sell skewers. From preparing bamboo sticks to preparing seasonings, everyone prepared in an orderly manner.

When the oven was brought back from the blacksmith shop, Song Xile specially asked his second brother to try the effect of the oven.

Song An stood in front of the oven, flipping the skewers skillfully while nodding and praising: "This oven is really good, the fire is just right, not too strong or too weak, just right for grilling skewers."

Song Xile nodded with satisfaction after hearing this. "It's good as long as it works. Second brother, you should practice well. We will open the stall tomorrow."

After saying that, she walked to the well and lifted up the wooden bucket hanging in the well.

She scooped up a few bowls of sour plum soup from the wooden barrel and handed them to the people sitting on the stone benches: "Try it, how is this sour plum soup?"

Chen Yunyou picked up a bowl of sour plum soup, took a sip, and immediately felt a cool, sour and sweet taste spreading in his mouth.

He nodded. "It tastes good, sour and sweet, very appetizing."

Qian Feng couldn't wait to take a sip. He smacked his lips and said with satisfaction, "In such hot weather, drinking a bowl of sour plum soup is very refreshing. I feel like I've cooled down a lot."

After taking a sip, Song Ping nodded vigorously. "This delicious drink can relieve heat and quench thirst. Little sister, how much is this bowl of sour plum soup?"

Song Xile also tasted the sour plum soup. Because it had been chilled by hanging in the well water, it tasted cool and quite delicious.

Hearing his second brother's question, Song Xile said bluntly: "It's only one penny a bowl."

"Isn't it too cheap? There are medicinal herbs and sugar in it!"

The medicinal ingredients and sugar for the sour plum soup were all bought by Song Xile from the system mall. These things are not worth much in the mall, especially the sugar.

Song Xile couldn't tell her second brother the inside story directly, so she thought of a reasonable explanation and said, "Second brother, this sour plum drink is mainly a gimmick to attract customers to our shop."

"Just think about it, on a hot day, if you go out for a walk, you will be thirsty, right? This drink only costs one cent, and anyone who goes out for fun can afford it. This will also boost the lamb kebab business."

Song An thought about it and felt that this was the truth, so he asked again: "Then how do you sell the mutton skewers?"

"I did a rough calculation. Two cents for one string, three cents for two strings. Based on this, we can probably make a net profit of about two taels for each sheep. This way, my second brother won't have worked in vain!"

When Song An heard this, his heart was burning with excitement. If he sold all the sheep, wouldn't he be able to earn nearly forty taels of silver?

He just felt dizzy with excitement.

Seeing his second brother like this, Song Xile couldn't help but smile and said, "Second brother, this is just the income from selling skewers. This sheep also has a set of offal."

"I think this thing can't be wasted. I'll set up another pot on the stall and sell mutton offal soup. A bowl of mutton offal soup will cost five cents."

Song An's heart surged when he heard this, and he nodded repeatedly, "This is a good idea. Selling the same thing is selling it, and selling two kinds of food is also selling it. There are more types of food, and customers have more choices."

Seeing that his second brother had no objection, Song Xile suggested, "Later, when the sun is not so scorching, let's go to Yun Lake to take a look and choose a location for the stall tomorrow."

"Okay." Song Cheng agreed.

When the sun gradually set and was not so scorching, Song Xile led the group out of Liuer Hutong and headed towards Yunhu Lake in the east of the city.

The group walked briskly along the main street, then walked east for another quarter of an hour before they heard the sound of gongs and drums in the distance.

As the group approached, the sounds of drums and chants became clearer, and even before they arrived, one could guess that someone must be practicing in the water at this moment.

After turning a bend, the boundless surface of Yun Lake came into view. Although the water level of Yun Lake had dropped significantly compared with previous years due to the drought, it was still suitable for dragon boat races.

At this moment, more than a dozen dragon boats have been launched on the lake. The men on the boats are wearing uniform clothes and sitting in the boats in high spirits.

They paddled their oars in unison to the rhythm of the drums, creating ripples on the water.

They were able to assemble a well-trained team in such a short time. When Song Xile saw the scene, he knew that they came well prepared.

By the Yun Lake, some city residents had already found a good spot under the shade of the trees, sitting or lying down, leisurely enjoying the grand spectacle of the dragon boat race.

Children were running around and playing among the crowd, laughing happily from time to time.

Song Xile and his group were attracted by the scene before them and couldn't help but slow down their pace.

She was surprised to find that the edge of Yun Lake had been divided into small stalls.

Some smart and courageous people have already set up a simple awning with oilcloth on top of these designated stalls and set up stalls to sell snacks such as wontons.

There was also a man carrying a load on his shoulder, walking among the crowd and hawking his wares.

Although there are not many stalls, Song Xile found that because this place is a certain distance away from the inner city, the business of every stall is quite good.

Prayer areas have been set up at the starting point of the event, as well as at the award ceremony area.

There was a cloud of incense, and there were monks chanting something nearby. Some believers were holding incense sticks and praying devoutly.

There is also a small stall next to the prayer area, which provides various incense sticks and candles for people who want to pray.

Song Xile couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the prefect's execution ability is still very strong!