Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

Su An picked up a snack for Lin Yong and handed it to him, then said with a smile: "Because taro is cheap!"

"I want to organize a snack-making training class so that some handy disaster victims can learn these snack-making techniques, and then set up stalls to sell these snacks and make a profit together. Taro is good quality and cheap, so I'll try to promote it first. Even if I lose money, it won't be too big."

"Learn technology?" Lin Yong was shocked while eating and couldn't react.

This was an idea Su An had just come up with recently. She nodded and said, "Instead of providing relief to these disaster victims every day, it would be better to let them learn skills and make their own living."

"My main goal is to expand our restaurant into a food city."

"As long as we make this name known, not only will my family dominate, but we will also attract more people to come here, making Fuyou County more prosperous and stronger."

After a moment's thought, Lin Yong felt that the idea was feasible and couldn't help but praise him, "Boss Su really has a brilliant idea. If this food city can really be built, the entire Fuyou County will be elevated to a new level."

But right now he is still worried about the refugee issue.

Although Su An's method is clever, it cannot be implemented in a short period of time. After all, the city is blocked by refugees. How can outsiders dare to run to Fuyou County now?

Su An was not in a hurry either. He ate his meal one bite at a time.

She looked at Lin Yong's troubled expression and knew what he was thinking.

"If Lord Lin is struggling with the resettlement of refugees, why not learn from me and organize the victims to build bridges and roads, allowing them to support themselves through work in lieu of relief?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Zhun interrupted in a deep voice, "There are too many victims. Work-for-relief can only temporarily relieve a small number of people, while the rest of the victims will not be able to wait until the relief food arrives."

"Yeah!" Lin Yong sighed helplessly, looking tired.

With so many victims, how can there be so many relief projects?

Su An was puzzled at first, but soon he figured it out.

She grinned and said, "Fuyou County is small, so there aren't that many projects. But there are neighboring counties and provinces, and there are also villages large and small within its jurisdiction. There's always a need for ditches and autumn harvest workers."

"Those towns are reluctant to take in the victims simply because they're afraid that too many will cause unrest. If only all regions could send some personnel to divert and control their flow, wouldn't that be enough?"

When Su An finished speaking, everyone present was stunned.

They had never thought that they could distribute the victims to villages.

Now is the autumn harvest season, and the victims who go to help only need to have a meal to last until the relief food arrives.

"Great! This is a really good idea!" Lin Yong excitedly slammed the table and stood up, his face flushed red.

"Boss Su, your method really solved my urgent problem!"

"I'm just giving you a heads up. How to implement it depends on Lord Lin." Su An chuckled and then asked someone to go back to the inner room and bring out a box.

"There are 20,000 silver coins in here. My youngest son contributed 1,000 taels, and the rest is used to pay for the resettlement fees for the disaster victims. I originally wanted to send it to the county government office this afternoon, but now that Lord Lin is here, I can take it back on the way."

Su An felt a little embarrassed when she spoke. The God of Wealth was too generous, which made her feel a little awkward.

There is no way, my family is still poor!

Lin Yong did not refuse. He bowed to them very solemnly, thanked them on behalf of the victims, and then left in a hurry.

Fu Zhun looked at Su An's back as he got busy again, and he couldn't hide the relief in his eyes.

Whether it was sweet potatoes, the development of the food city, or the drainage of the village, they all made him feel refreshed.

"I didn't expect her to be so knowledgeable. She always brings surprises." Fu Zhun sighed softly, muttering in an ambiguous tone, "It's clear that she's not an ordinary person."

Zhou Li and Xie Qingfeng looked at each other and nodded in agreement silently.

"It shows that Your Highness has good taste. You fell in love with such a capable princess at first sight." Zhou Li touched his chin, expressing his genuine envy.

Xie Qingfeng rolled his eyes and went to eat his snacks obediently.

"It's been so long since the drought. What's the reaction in Beijing?" Fu Zhun asked with his eyes slightly narrowed.

When Zhou Li mentioned this, his face darkened and he sighed, "It's still the same old disaster relief method, but the task of disaster relief has fallen on my eldest brother!"

Fu Zhun's eyes narrowed slightly as he warned, "This matter involves a lot of collusion between officials and businessmen, and it's difficult to handle. Tell Zhou Chen to be extra careful."

"I've already written to my eldest brother. I hope nothing goes wrong!"

Fu Zhun nodded, looked at the sky which had inexplicably darkened, and felt a sense of unease in his heart.

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Su An quickly set up his own snack training class.

The vendors who first heard the news laughed mercilessly:

"What the hell is this food court? I've never heard of it. It must be just a gimmick to attract attention."

"That's right! Maybe she's treating the refugees as free labor and tricking them into working for her!"

However, Su An's training class does not charge a penny. After teaching the skills, he takes 10% of the profits from their respective businesses and also provides the venue for free.

Everyone thought they had met a living Buddha and signed the treaty without hesitation.

"Boss Su is giving us refugees a way out! Everything has been paved for us, we can just get started. This is a deal that won't lose money!"

"Boss Su is so kind and generous. We will definitely study hard and never let him down!"

The crowd was excited, and Su An was very satisfied with this: "Okay, okay, we will benefit from each other!"

The training class officially started. In addition to those taro cakes, Su An once again introduced stir-fried dishes and fried noodles. The entire kitchen was busy.

Fu Zhun arrived at the right time and brought good news to Su An.

"I've bought that deserted garden on West Street. Do you have any ideas?"

Su An's eyes lit up, and he said without hesitation: "Let's build a snack street first! Invite some refugees to work on the construction, and build at least ten shops as a foundation!"

In just over half a month, ten shops were built on West Street, and the first batch of members of the snack training class have graduated.

Su An waved his hand and led his people to enter the food street in a grand manner.

The nearby vendors were sour and disdainful.

"So what if she bought the whole street? It's just a waste of money. I don't believe she can create a whole street full of different kinds of food."

"And Boss Su is crazy. He actually waived three months' rent. He'll lose a lot of money sooner or later!"

"It's Boss Su's fault for losing so much money. I even got a free shop. I'll give up the lease in three months. Hahahaha..."

There are quite a few people who hold this idea, but unfortunately, a group of them were quickly slapped in the face.

Dozens of shops opened at the same time, selling fried snacks, barbecued skewers, spicy hot pot, fried noodles... hot smoke was emitting, and waves of aroma filled the air!

The rumor about the food street had already spread a lot during this period. The wide bluestone road after renovation and the elegant shop buildings, now the fragrance spread like this -

At first glance, the aroma and the array of delicious food made the diners who came over immediately stare blankly!

"Oh my god, this thing is worthy of being called Malatang, spicy and refreshing, so delicious!"

"What kind of seasoning is on this barbecue? It smells good! It smells good!"

"And this fried noodles, this is the first time I've seen it prepared this way!"

The bustling crowd burst into exclamations of surprise, all intoxicated by the aroma of the fresh food. They hurriedly stuffed it into their mouths, and each of them ate so much that their stomachs were full and they had to hold their stomachs to come out.

"It's delicious, so delicious! Give me some hawthorn soup, I can eat more!"

Su An stood at the entrance of the snack street, showing the loving smile of an old mother feeding pigs.

"Great, great! After three months, this will be the hottest business district. We can continue to expand and renovate it!"

"We need to put in place supporting facilities, including toilets and check-in spots. We must create popular attractions and boost the county's economic development!"

After the snack street was built, it became an instant hit and everyone went there to have a look, and the employment problem for refugees was also solved.

For a time, everyone praised it.

"That's nothing! Boss Su is doing a good deed! Not only is he teaching these disaster victims for free, but he doesn't even pocket a single cent of the profits. He gives it all to the county magistrate to help the disaster victims!"