I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

While they were preparing, many people kept glancing over there; the smell was just too enticing.

And it looks golden and has a very appealing appearance.

So as soon as people heard that they could sample it for free, they immediately gathered around.

Liu Nanjia took out a small dish of popcorn chicken, a small dish of bread cut into small pieces, and bamboo skewers for them to try.

The plates and bamboo skewers were prepared yesterday.

The reason Liu Nanjia was able to let these people sample the food for free was naturally because she was quite confident in its taste—a common marketing tactic, after all.

Sure enough, among those who tried it, some immediately decided to buy it.

"Young lady, what's this? Fried chicken? How much is it?"

"You just had popcorn chicken, which costs 10 coins a serving. We also have individual chicken wings and drumsticks, which cost 10 coins each and 15 coins each."

"It's just chicken, why is it so expensive?"

Some people blurted out that it was too expensive.

"Look, my fried chicken is all deep-fried, which uses a lot of oil. And this crispy crust is made with my own secret recipe. The price is a bit higher because of the high cost, but it tastes so good that you can't find it anywhere else!"

Liu Nanjia certainly wouldn't lower the price just because someone said it was expensive. Instead, she took the opportunity to promote how good her ingredients were.

"Or, you can try some bread, three coins for one, or five coins for two. It has milk in it, and you know how expensive milk is, right?"

The mention of milk attracted those interested in bread.

Compared to fried chicken, bread is obviously more affordable for more people. A regular flatbread costs 1 coin, and that's without any fillings. This bread is about the same price as a meat bun, but it's much bigger, and it also contains something as precious as milk.

As a result, many people came to try this bread.

Its soft and sweet taste quickly won over a group of people, especially children.

"Mom, this is delicious, buy it for me!"

"delicious!"

Many women with children couldn't resist their children's requests and ended up buying two.

Give me two.

"I want two too."

Soon, Liu Nanjia and his group's stall became bustling with activity, keeping the two of them extremely busy.

Liu Yanxi was still in charge of accounting and collecting money, while Liu Nanjia wrapped the bread in oil paper and was busy frying chicken.

Fried chicken holds a place among so many modern delicacies, so it goes without saying that it's even more so now.

Some people find it too expensive, while others are willing to spend money to try new and interesting food. Of course, there are also those who are captivated by the taste and texture after trying it.

Besides, Liu Nanjia felt that her pricing was quite reasonable. Meat was not cheap to begin with; a pound of pork belly cost more than thirty coins, and she used so many other ingredients for her fried chicken.

The fried chicken was also sold individually wrapped in oil paper, as Liu Nanjia simply did not have the means to allow guests to eat there.

To prevent burns, they're all double-wrapped. When handing them to customers, we remind them, "They're fresh out of the oven, be careful they're hot. Also, eat them as soon as possible after you buy them, because if they sit for too long, the outer shell won't be as crispy and they won't taste as good."

As a result, some people who bought fried chicken rushed home, hoping to bring it to their children while it was still in good condition.

Before long, everything Liu Nanjia brought today was sold out.

Those who couldn't buy it were filled with regret.

Liu Nanjia comforted him, saying, "It's our first day of business, so we didn't prepare enough. Please come again tomorrow, and we'll come back again."

Those who had been queuing dispersed, deciding to come earlier the next day.

Liu Nanjia asked her brother to pack his things while she went to buy materials for tomorrow.

Milk and chicken need to be bought every day because they need to be fresh.

Based on today's situation, she bought more chickens than usual and even negotiated with the chicken vendor to see if they could sell her some chickens that weren't fully grown yet, as they would have more tender meat.

The vendor initially disagreed, but after much persuasion from Liu Nanjia, he finally said he needed to go back and discuss it.

"Young man, those that haven't grown up yet are indeed not as expensive as those that can lay eggs, but I need a lot. I buy many every day. Besides, I buy chickens to make food, male or female is fine, I just want tender meat."

"If you agree, we can have a long-term partnership, and I'll come to buy here every day at this time."

Seeing that the vendor's expression softened and that he would probably agree to sell her the chicks, she left.

Afterwards, she bought some spices, such as star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, cinnamon, and so on.

Because fried chicken only uses meat, the chicken feet, necks, and internal organs are not used. They ate the chicken for the first few days, but you can't eat that every day.

Moreover, they make so much fried chicken every day that they can't finish it all, so they came up with the idea of ​​braised duck necks and braised chicken feet, both of which are very popular snacks.

Although it's a chicken neck, it's pretty much the same.

As for the ingredients for making braised food, she was actually a little unsure. She used to buy ready-made ones, so she didn't know much about them.

Well, let's just try it anyway. The raw materials are readily available, and if we try a few more times, we should be able to get a similar result.

By the time they got home after a long day, it was quite late. Liu Sirou and Song Chen were still waiting for them to have dinner, which was fried chicken and bread that they had specially saved before selling the food.

Since neither of the two people in the family is good at cooking, we had them simply cook some porridge.

After finishing her meal, Liu Nanjia kneaded the dough for tomorrow and couldn't wait to start calculating today's accounts.

This was her first time selling chicken, so she didn't prepare a large quantity. Yesterday, she bought a total of four chickens. They ate about one themselves, and the remaining three were sold out. Apart from the chicken wings and drumsticks, each of the remaining chickens could be used to make five or six servings of popcorn chicken.

So the fried chicken sold for 300 coins.

There were about 50 loaves of bread, mostly bought in pairs, for a total of 130 coins.

The main raw materials are chicken, eggs, flour, milk, oil, a little seasoning, and packaging paper, which cost less than 200 coins.

A profit margin of over 50% is quite considerable.

If we also make braised chicken feet and other similar products, the profit margin will be even higher.

After calculating, Liu Nanjia was excited. They hadn't sold much today, but they had already earned more than 200 coins. This business was worth doing!

So, Liu Nanjia was very motivated the next day and got up early to start preparing.

Today, in addition to making fried chicken and bread, she also wants to try some braised dishes. She prepared several different ingredients and wrote them down.

Once the braised food is ready, I'll bring Song Chen over to taste it and ask him to give his opinion on which one is the best or if there's anything that could be improved.

After everything was prepared, Liu Nanjia and Liu Yanxi went to town to sell it.

She prepared more today, twice as much as yesterday, and was initially a little worried that she might not be able to sell them all.

When they arrived at the market, they found that there were already people waiting.

As soon as they arrived, they couldn't wait to shout, "Girls, you've finally arrived! You have to give me a lot more today. I queued for ages yesterday but couldn't get any."

Liu Nanjia readily agreed: "No problem, I'll make it for you today!"