Transmigrated into a concubine, the main task is to make money

Luyun Cuizhu and Zheng Laoshi had never seen buns eaten in this way, and they were eager to try it. Lin Yuxi shrugged and said that if she wanted to eat it, she could do it herself.

I took a bite of the hamburger and it tasted very good. I hadn't eaten it for a long time and missed it very much. Today I finally satisfied my craving and ate it happily.

"Girl, what's the name of this? It's delicious, sweet and sour, with meat, and the buns are much more fragrant than steamed ones. I'm sure many people will like this if you take it out."

Luyun's eyes were narrowed and there was ketchup at the corners of her mouth, which made Cuizhu laugh at her.

Lin Yuxi also smiled happily: "This is called a hamburger, and it is a fast food like steamed buns. It's good that you can make it taste this way for the first time. If you pair it with a cup of Coke, it will be perfect."

The three of them couldn't help scratching their heads and asked in confusion: "What is Coke?"

Lin Yuxi choked for a moment, and blurted out what she said quickly. She waved her hand and said, "This is really hard to explain, but it's okay to pair it with a bowl of bean juice. There must be bean juice."

After hearing this, Lu Yun smiled and nodded:

"Yes, yes, it's available at the tofu lady in front. It's delicious."

Cuizhu nodded in agreement after hearing this. Yes, it is the most famous one in Tianning City. Not only is the tofu tender and smooth, but the bean juice is also the most fragrant and has the strongest bean flavor.

Lin Yuxi's eyebrows twitched, and she couldn't help but puff out her cheeks, sniffling with anger: "Well, you two damn girls actually came out to eat secretly without telling me."

Luyun and Cuizhu immediately covered their mouths. Oh no! The girls didn't think they sneaked out just for food.

Lin Yuxi got angry and insisted that they pay for her to drink Tofu Xishi's soy milk. If it was good, maybe they could talk about business.

The master has spoken, what else can a maid do?

She resigned herself to her fate and took out the money to buy it. Luyun was originally reluctant to spend the money, but when she thought of the young lady's kindness, she didn't care about the money anymore. Besides, the soy milk was really delicious, so she couldn't wait and ran to buy it happily.

Lin Yuxi tasted the soy milk and found it was indeed delicious, so she started to make an idea, but she couldn't do it herself, so she looked at Cuizhu.

This girl is quite smart and is good at building interpersonal relationships, so this task was given to her.

"Girl, when are we going to open?"

After a long while, Zheng Laoshi finally got in a word. Lin Yuxi looked up at the shop, and felt a warm sense of belonging in her heart. She looked at Zheng Laoshi again and said:

"No hurry, let's wait until Cuizhu comes back. Besides, you can't take care of a shop by yourself. Do you have anyone you trust to recommend?"

Zheng Laoshi thought about it and it was true. A shop needs at least three people to run. One person is needed to light the fire, one person is needed to make the buns, and another person is needed to greet customers and collect money. Zheng Laoshi thought about it and said,

"I do have a good brother in Tianxi Tower. He is very efficient and honest. If you don't mind, I can bring him to you to meet him."

This was Lin Yuxi's first shop, so she had to be cautious.

"I'm handing the shop over to you because I trust you. I don't need to see you. You can make the decision. You will be the owner of this shop in the future. But the shop is still small, so I'll have to ask you to work harder."

After hearing this, Zheng Laoshi said he didn't dare. He was receiving wages from her and it was his duty to do the work.

As this was said, the green bamboo came back.

"Miss, the boss said that the retail price of soybean juice is two cents per bowl, and one and a half cents for more than 100 bowls per day."

Lin Yuxi thought that the price was still a bit high. If they sold it together with hamburgers, it would definitely not be higher than Tofu Xishi.

If it is sold at a low price, I will only make five cents per bowl, with no profit margin. If it is sold at one and a half cents, it will be a thankless job with no profit.

Not knowing how the hamburger market would be, Lin Yuxi put the soy milk issue aside and started to set the price for the hamburgers.

Two steamed buns cost one cent, and two meat buns cost three cents, which is a good deal.

But a hamburger definitely cannot be sold at this price. The lean meat in the middle alone costs more than three cents.

A pound of flour can make fifteen hamburgers, and a pound of meat can make five. Just taking these two things into account, a hamburger must sell for at least ten cents to break even.

"Zheng Laoshi, go to the meat stall in the market and ask how much 20 catties of lean meat costs per day, as well as 10 catties of flour and 5 catties of hair paste. Find out all of these and try to get the best price possible. It would be best if you could set the price of hamburgers between 12 and 15 cents."

It really proves the saying: One who doesn’t manage the household doesn’t know how expensive firewood and rice are.

At the beginning, I always wanted to build up the business, but when I actually started, I felt that there were a lot of obstacles. Just the pricing took Lin Yuxi a lot of thought.

Zheng Laoshi suggested replacing wheat flour with brown rice flour, which was half the price, only ten cents per pound. He also talked to the owner of the meat stall, and got seven taels of silver for twenty pounds of meat per day, which was a full tael cheaper.

Zheng Laoshi was quite excited as he spoke. This was his first time to discuss business, and he saved his boss a lot of money, so he felt very happy.

Lin Yuxi disagreed. Brown rice flour is a low-gluten flour. Although it smells good when baked, the taste is not half as good as high-gluten flour such as wheat flour. So she decided to use wheat flour. The price of meat is still very expensive and it is of no use. Selling a hamburger for less than fifteen cents is considered a loss.

"Girl, let me tell you, this hamburger is sold at 20 cents and people will buy it. A scrambled egg at Tianxilou costs 30 cents. Besides, our hamburger has meat in it. Is it worse than their scrambled eggs?"

Cuizhu pouted and said sourly, thinking of the rich and unkind Tianxilou, sparks appeared in her eyes.

Lin Yuxi suddenly had an idea and slapped her forehead hard.

Yes! Her hamburgers can be said to be unprecedented and unique. She only compared them with other people's steamed buns and meat buns that cost one or two cents, always thinking that people could not accept the high price. However, she chose the wrong reference.

"Yes, I'm confused. I've decided to set the price of hamburgers at twenty-five cents each."

Lin Yuxi made the final decision with one hammer, but Cuizhu was shocked.

Twenty-five cents?

Wouldn't that double the profit?

What she said just now was nonsense. Tianxilou was the best restaurant in Yingshan City, so it was normal for the prices to be high. But they just opened a small shop, and they were charging such a high price right after opening. Who would accept it?

Cuizhu immediately advised her, and Lin Yuxi told her to stay calm. She had already thought it over carefully. Twenty-five cents was not high at all, but in order to justify the price, she still needed her own secret recipe, right?

The method of making hamburgers is actually very simple, and those who are interested can easily discover the tricks. But don’t worry, she still has a unique trump card in her hand.

"Let's go to the vegetable market."

Lin Yuxi stood up and walked out, but was stopped by Lu Yun, who advised her:

"Girl, you can't go to those places anymore. Tell me what you want to buy and I'll buy it for you."

Cuizhu also advised that they were already scared after just one visit, and if they were discovered again, the mistress would take the opportunity to cause trouble:

"Girl, we've been out for long enough. Let's go home first to avoid giving people a chance to talk."