On the eighth day of November, in front of the Su family shop, Young Jin lit the cannonball hanging in front of the door, tore off the red cloth covering the signboard, and "Su Jiaxiang" officially opened for business.
In the shop, Wu Ya'er, who was standing in front of the counter, was a little nervous. Because her talent for making dim sum was not as good as Er Ya and Chen Xiaohe, she was assigned by Young Jin to greet the guests. But Wu Yaer grew up in the village, where did he do these things? I was naturally apprehensive.
Seeing the nervous look on her face, Young Yin who was standing beside her comforted her in a whisper: "It's nothing to be afraid of, just give her whatever the customer wants to buy, and then collect the money!" She looks like a small shopkeeper, she just came here. The shrinking and timid expression between his brows and eyes in Luohezhou had long since disappeared, replaced by a graceful manner and an indifferent expression.
After the firecrackers were set off, the smell of sulfur mixed with the fragrance of dim sum wafted on the streets where people came and went, and with the sound of You Jin shouting "buy two get one free" while applauding, only a short while after it opened, there were really customers coming. .
A well-dressed young woman walked into the shop with small steps and asked, "What kind of snacks are there?"
Seeing a guest come to the door, Young Silver raised a smile and brought up the snack that Young Jin had prepared in advance, which had been cut into small pieces: "This lady, try it, we now have eight flavors of dim sum in our shop. For sale, buy two and get one free three days before the opening!"
In the spirit of not eating for nothing, the young woman picked up the bamboo stick on the plate and stuck a small piece of dessert into her mouth, then her eyes lightened slightly, and she tasted all the other seven flavors. Only then nodded with satisfaction: "Then pack me a sweet-scented osmanthus red bean cake and a four-color slice cake!"
Standing in the counter, Wu Ya'er couldn't open her mouth a little, but her hands and feet were very neat, and she packed the two desserts that the woman asked for in a short while. Young Yin said with a smile, "Ma'am, our store is now open for buy two get one free, and a small snack, which one do you want?"
"Then let's chrysanthemum fragrant crisp!" The woman paid the money, and then went out of Su Jiaxiang with the dim sum. The young silver inside was holding the first income of the dim sum shop in her hand, and she was very happy.
Sujiaxiang is positioned as a mid-to-low-end dim sum route. The most expensive four-color sliced cakes and chrysanthemum crisps are only sold for one coin. Among those big dim sum shops that cost a few dollars or even a few taels of silver for a dim sum, Su Jiaxiang's price can be said to be very close to the people.
The good location, the loud shouting of You Jin, and the fragrance of dim sum that drifted far away with the autumn wind, attracted many guests for Su Jiaxiang, which opened on the first day. Zhu and the other four are too tired to lift their hands, but they are all very happy. The more tired they are, the better the business!
You Jin and Wu Ya'er installed the door panels one by one, and cleaned up the sanitation in front of the store a little. Everyone came out of the back door, got on the mule cart that Young Jin hired early in the morning, and hurried out of the city before closing the city gate. Go back to Wuliqiao.
Yulan, who had been waiting at home for a day, and a few children of the Su family saw that the Su family, You Jin and the others finally came back, so they hurriedly greeted them: "How is it?" Because You Jin was afraid that there would be too many people in the store , the family's young Ling, Youluo, and Silk are still young, and it is not impossible for them to be kidnapped in a blink of an eye, so Yulan and Youbao are left to guard a few children at home.
Su Shi's tired hands still hugged Xiaoba, who reached out to hug him, and then smiled and put on the kang, saying, "The business is going well! I can't lift my arms up after a day of exhaustion."
The Su Clan is still mainly to prepare the recipes, and the work of making noodles and other tasks that requires a lot of effort is still the responsibility of Erya and Xiao He. Even the Su Clan is so tired, let alone other people.
However, everyone was very tired and happy. Before the opening, Xiaojin also told Erya and the three of them that they would pay them monthly money. The better Su Jiaxiang's business was, the more money they could get, so the three of them worked together. Work harder.
In the east wing, after Young Jin calculated and recorded his income today, he locked the silver in his small wooden cabinet specially for silver taels, and then dragged his tired body out to talk to everyone: "After these few days, if the business It's so good, I'll hire a few more people to come back to work."
Seeing her coming out, everyone looked at her with anticipation, and everyone was very curious about how much money they made today. Young Jin didn't give a shit, and said with a smile, "We've earned a total of nine taels of silver today!" This is Young Jin's net profit after roughly deducting the cost, although there is still a big difference from the daily progress. But it has been a very good result.
"Nine taels! So many!" Everyone was stunned one by one. Unexpectedly, they earned nearly a month's income from the river workers' dormitory in just one day.
You Jin smiled and took the clingy Xiao Qi into his arms, and said with a smile: "Today is the first day, I guess tomorrow's business will be better, we will have to work harder tonight." The Su family The ingredients for making dim sum are prepared overnight in advance, and the burden can be reduced a lot the next day.
The young Yin and Wu Ya'er had already prepared dinner, and the family of fourteen was divided into two tables. After a hearty meal, Su Shi and others began to work with their sleeves rolled up, busy burning the fire. , Washing beans, washing beans, was busy until the second watch, and then washed and fell asleep.
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In the early morning of the second day, not long after Su Jiaxiang's door opened, a wave of guests came to the door. Many of them heard from the neighbors yesterday, and there were repeat customers. After one morning, the income has already exceeded the total income of yesterday. .
For today's lunch, Young Jin went to the West Market to buy 14 meat buns and came back, and everyone in the Su family ate it and continued to work.
In the back kitchen, Mrs. Su was busy carefully knocking out the dim sum in the molds. This batch of molds was also made by Yujin and asked Yulan to draw sketches first, and then found a famous carpenter in Luohe Prefecture to carve each cake. They all have the words "Su Jiaxiang" printed on them, which is also a good way to advertise yourself.
"Let's go on like this, after these few days, we'll have to get tired and lose a lot of weight." Su shi said to Xiao He with a smile, looking at Er Ya who was vigorously kneading the dough.
Xiaozhu, who was stirring the red bean paste on the side, replied, "Yes, the eldest sister also said that she will give us a holiday after she has been busy for a while! This business is so good that I can't bear to open the door to earn money." This amused the kitchen. The others pursed their lips and smiled.
For the sake of hygiene, Youjin also asked everyone to wear a lotus-colored handkerchief on their heads, plus a beige narrow-sleeved top, and a lotus-colored pleated skirt. The very gentle color scheme made the guests who came in to buy cakes. They all feel bright.
On the second and third days, the business was very hot. After the trial operation for three days, the young gold money box received a total of 4327 yuan. Although the business gradually declined from the fourth day, it has always been able to Maintain a daily net profit of seven or eight taels.
When the first snow of this winter fell, Youjin finally bought three girls aged fifteen or sixteen and came back: "From now on, the two of you will help in the kitchen, and Cui Cui, you will be with Shi Su. Learn to greet guests at the front."
Zisu is Wu Ya'er's new name. At Yulan's suggestion, the maids newly bought by Youjin have all changed to the name of the spice. Xiaohe changed her name to Baizhi, which complements the dim sum shop.
The dim sum shop has added three helpers, and Su can finally be freed from here. He only comes to the city in the morning to help with some preparatory work, and before lunch, he goes home with two who have been neglected by himself. Young children who have more than one month.
"It's snowing, I'm afraid there will be a lot more guests coming." Shisu, who was wearing a beige padded jacket, rubbed her fingertips that were slightly red from the cold, looking at the snowflakes outside, she couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Young Jin put the silver he just received into the drawer, and said without looking up, "It's okay, the business should be done as soon as possible, and there is no need to rush." It's a little better than Cuifeng Village, the snow in winter is not that big, and now that the Su family has money, everyone can eat and wear warmly, this winter is not too hard.
The person holding the wooden tray full of bean paste pie raised the curtain with one hand and came in with a smile: "Miss, the newly baked bean paste pie." It was also at Yulan's suggestion and insistence that now everyone has changed their minds. Although the Su family sisters are called girls, the boundaries between master and servant have gradually become clear.
"Well, put it on the shelf." Young Jin looked at the newly baked pies, all of them were golden in color and had the sweet taste of bean paste, which was really tempting.
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Xiao Linfeng, who has already returned to the capital and came to Luohe Prefecture, is still riding his beloved horse, but there are a series of guards behind him. This is the final result of Xiao Linyu and the ancestors of the Xiao family after a game. Although Xiao Linfeng is not. Xi has so many people behind her, but it's better than being stuck at home.
Walking slowly on the street on a horse, he is not afraid of snowflakes getting his clothes wet, because he also wears a fine white fox cloak, which can be said to be extremely showy. Suddenly, he smelled a sweet smell in the cold wind, which made his mouth keep secreting saliva.
After swallowing hard, he asked a passerby in front of whom the scent was clearly emanating from his hand: "What are you holding in your hand?" It smells so good!
The passerby saw that he was a child, he was good-looking, and he didn't care about his rudeness. He took a bite of the pie, and the steaming red bean paste was exposed. The tangy aroma hooked Xiao Linfeng even more. Couldn't move my eyes. The man pointed to a lotus-colored sign not far away that fluttered in the wind: "This bean paste pie was bought from the Sujiaxiang dim sum shop in front of you."
Xiao Linfeng's eyes lit up after hearing this. He rode a horse and trotted to the door of Su Jiaxiang. Before he got off the horse, the scent inside made him unable to move: "It's really fragrant!"
The guards who followed him all the way were not surprised. The young master of the Xiao family loves and knows how to eat. This is an open secret of the Xiao family, and it is also a major driving force for the Xiao family to get involved in the catering industry. There is also the eldest young master who loves the young master very much. In order to satisfy the appetite of the young master, there are more than ten cooks in the Beijing Palace alone.