Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

Wu Erping's expression eased a lot when she saw that both of her daughters-in-law had expressed their opinions.

My daughter-in-law is quite sensible and has no bad intentions.

When Zhang Qingshan and his companions came back, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had already prepared everything at home.

Just set up the stall tomorrow.

Place all the prepared small ingredients in a clean bowl and cover it with a lid.

The dishes and chopsticks were also washed clean and placed in a large basin.

I also took a few buckets of water, and put the boiled bone soup in a large bucket, and took them to the stall tomorrow.

"Mom, are we going to open the stall tomorrow?"

"Well, let's go tomorrow. The sooner you open the stall, the sooner you can make money. You two can sew the sign for the stall later."

It is a plaque flag made of cloth.

"Okay, Mom, what should we call our stall?"

They didn't dare to make a decision, so they had to ask Wu Erping.

"It's called [Zhang's Hot and Sour Noodles with Crumbs Pancake]."

This is what Wu Erping thought of in the afternoon.

She knew that all of Zhao Yuanzhen's shops were called Zhang XXX, and she admitted that she wanted to take advantage of the brand.

But their surname is indeed Zhang!

She's not a liar.

"Okay, Mom, let's make it now."

If you have fabric at home, you can make it directly.

"Well, go ahead and make it bigger and more eye-catching."

"Yes, mother!"

"Boss, go find some bamboo poles and hang up the sign tomorrow."

"Yeah. I'll go right away."

Zhang Qingshan went up the mountain with a hatchet.

"Xin You, go find Carpenter Zhang in the village and ask him to make a money box for you. It should be sturdy and lockable."

"Yes, mother, I'll go right away."

"Zihu, your handwriting is beautiful. Go write the name on the signboard and show it to your mother and your second aunt!"

"Okay, grandma, I'll go right away."

Wu Erping felt good seeing her whole family busy at work.

Everyone, get moving. No one should be idle.

She was not idle either. She started to count the things at home, although she had to prepare for setting up the stall.

But it’s time to start preparing for the move.

In this way, after moving, they won’t have to run back and forth to set up their stalls.

She had already thought it through. If she made a lot of money from this stall, she would rent a shop and sell the products there to make more money.

When Sun Zhangshi and Zhang Sandao came back from get off work, they found that everything for setting up the stall had been prepared.

There is absolutely no need for my own help.

"My dear, how much do you plan to sell this hot and sour rice noodle and crumb cake for?"

The price must be reasonable. If it is too low, you won’t make any money. If it is too high, there will be no customers. It must be customized.

"Mom, I haven't thought about this yet. I was just about to ask everyone to think about how much it would be appropriate to sell it for."

Wu Erping was also worried about how to set the price.

"First calculate the cost and labor, see how much it will cost, then set the price."

Zhang Sandao gave a pricing direction.

"Okay, let's start the calculation. Zihu, I'll tell you to calculate."

Zhang Zihu is the best at math in the family.

"Okay, grandma, go ahead."

Wu Erping listed the ingredients of the hot and sour noodles one by one: peanuts, soybeans, seasonings from Zhao Yuanzhen, pickled mustard tubers, minced meat, large bones, white flour, labor, etc.

They all add up to the same thing.

After final calculation, it was found that the cost of a bowl of hot and sour noodles was 3 cents, and the cost of a crumb cake was 1.5 cents.

Considering the number of people who would set up the stall, all the adults in the family except Zhang Sandao and Sun Zhang went on the first day.

That's a lot of work.

After discussion, the final price was 8 cents for a bowl of hot and sour noodles and 4 cents for a crumb cake.

They've all doubled.

If they sell 500 bowls of hot and sour noodles, they can make a net profit of 5 wen. With people working, the average profit is wen per person.

It's much more cost-effective than workmanship.

This is not even a drop in the bucket.

The price is neither too high nor too low.

Everyone can afford it.

The price of hot and sour noodles is about the same as a bowl of noodles, and it is a little cheaper than noodles.

Although the crumb cake is a little more expensive than the steamed bun, a crumb cake is much bigger than a steamed bun and has much more meat filling.

All in all, it’s not expensive.

"Mom, where are we going to set up the stall?"

Zhang Xinshu asked the most important question. Although they have settled here for many years, they are not very familiar with the capital, mainly because it is too big.

"Well, I haven't really thought about this yet. So, Zihu, go ask your second grandmother to recommend a place to set up a stall. She is more familiar with the capital."

"Okay, grandma, I'll go right away."

After Zhang Zihu finished his meal, he stood up and went to find Zhao Yuanzhen.

"Second Grandma, my grandma asked me to ask where is the best place to set up our hot and sour noodles and crumb cake stalls? We are not very familiar with the capital."

"Okay, let me think about where to go."

The hot and sour noodle business can be done not only by setting up stalls, but also by opening a shop. When you have money in the future, it will be more profitable to open a shop.

After much deliberation, she finally decided to set up a stall next to the bridge where Bianhe Street and Ditianshupuzi Street intersect.

There are several reasons for choosing this.

The first reason is that this place is already large enough, with many snack stalls here, so the flow of people is not small.

The second is that this geographical location is where the rich and poor areas meet.

The rich area is on this side of the bridge, and the common people area is on the other side of the bridge, which can connect the population of the two areas.

The third is that the shops here are relatively inexpensive, so they can consider renting or buying a shop in the future.

Zhao Yuanzhen told Zhang Zihu the place she had chosen and also told him the reasons why she chose it.

As for whether to choose in the end, she doesn't care.

After Zhang Zihu expressed his gratitude again and again, he went back.

After returning, he told everyone exactly what Zhao Yuanzhen had said.

Wu Erping made the final decision and chose this place.

What Zhao Yuanzhen said were all very reasonable. What's more, she gave me the prescription, so she definitely didn't have any bad intentions.

She saw Zhao Yuanzhen's ability to make money.

Since her brain wasn't working, she would listen to advice. She always listened to advice. She knew the situation was stronger than people.

After all the preparations before setting up the stall were completed, Wu Erping urged everyone to go to bed early.

I have to get up early tomorrow.

They planned to do the early morning business and work until noon. They would go back when the materials were sold out.

On the first day, I didn’t know how sales were going.

They prepared the ingredients for more than a hundred bowls.

With a nervous heart, Wu Erping set out from home at around four in the morning with several people from her family who were going to set up the stall.

When we arrived in Beijing, it was already past five o'clock.

I found the place Zhao Yuanzhen mentioned and saw that there was already a breakfast stall set up next to it.

Several people hurriedly set up their own stalls.

The first thing is to take bricks, build the stove, light the fire, and let the bone soup boil.

Then the tables, chairs and benches were moved down and placed in place.

Various pre-fried seasonings are also laid out.

The shiny money box that Wu Erping had collected was also put away.

I was busy all the time and it was already past six o'clock.

People have started to arrive one after another.

Wu Erping looked at the morning market which was already crowded and shouted at the top of her voice.

She is not a shy person. As long as she can make money, it doesn't matter if she shouts a few times.

"It's fresh food, come and have a look, the only hot and sour rice noodle cake in the whole Daliang Dynasty. It's sour and spicy, and it smells so good that it makes you drool! The hot and sour rice noodle cake! Come and have a look! If it doesn't taste good, you won't pay for it! Come and have a look!"

"After finishing a bowl of our hot and sour noodles, I want to have a second bowl. You can't find noodles as delicious as this in the entire Daliang Dynasty. Come and try it and see for yourself."

Maybe it was true that Wu Erping had a loud voice and attracted everyone.

There were a few that I thought were really special foods and wanted to try them.

So you bought one bowl, I bought one bowl, and in a flash we bought six or seven bowls.

Zhang Qingshan was in charge of making fire, Zhang Xinyu was the waiter, Zheng Shuang'er was cooking and scooping noodles, and Zhou Hong was in charge of adding various seasonings.

Wu Erping was responsible for shouting and collecting money.

Several people worked together efficiently with a division of labor.

Soon, the first serving of hot and sour noodles arrived in front of the customer. The customer tasted it and found it a little spicy and a little sour.

But it is very refreshing and I want to eat more after taking a bite.

"Well, not bad, this hot and sour noodle is good, delicious!"

The seasoning here has a very special taste. After adding soybeans and peanuts, it feels particularly fragrant.

He slurped the noodles mouthful after mouthful.

I'll also have a sip of the spicy and sour soup.

So enjoyable!

Seeing how he was eating with relish, the others couldn't wait to grab a spoonful of noodles when their own dishes were served.

Mm, it’s really delicious!

“It’s really delicious, sour and spicy, delicious, and the soup is delicious too!”

"Yes! Good!"

"Dear guests, if you pair it with our crumb cake, it will taste even better. It's delicious!"

Wu Erping quickly recommended her own crumb cake.

"Really? It's so delicious? Give one a try."

"Give me one to try, too."

"I want a crumb cake too!"

"Then I'll have one too!"

These people are those who dare to try new things. Once they hear that there is something delicious, they all want to try it.

Wu Erping was smiling from ear to ear!

Good, good, people in Beijing are just great!

The other people were also very happy.

My heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled a little.

With this wave of people leading the way, some more people came up slowly. They all ordered the set meal of hot and sour noodles with crumb cakes.

Most people who come here drink up the hot and sour noodle soup!

In this kind of weather, if you have a bowl of hot noodles that makes you sweat, and the soup is so delicious, only a fool would miss it.

The low temperature in winter makes the hot and sour noodles here even hotter!

There was a constant stream of people coming to the hot and sour noodle stall all morning.

The one hundred crumb cakes we baked have been sold out.

There were less than 30 bowls of hot and sour noodles left.

Several people looked at the money box with smiles on their faces.

That’s great. It’s worth the hard work for the whole morning.

By around 12 noon, all the noodles we brought were sold out.

A few people closed their stall reluctantly.

Looks like I need to prepare more tomorrow.

These 130 portions are not enough to sell! It’s only dinner time and they’re all sold out.