It has to be said that the publicity effect of the Internet is amazing.
In the next half month, the stall set up by Ji Huai and Shani sold everything that was popular. In addition to the two flavors of chicken feet, there was also a spiced version. If it was early, the stall would be closed before three o'clock in the afternoon.
Most of the people who come to buy are young people, and the amount of profit ranges from one thousand to two thousand, and then to two thousand five. This is how it feels to be merciless when collecting money.
Everyone likes to buy them and take pictures. Their kelp silk costs six yuan a piece and is packaged in nice-looking boxes and paper bags.
Very good looking.
The store that was being renovated at an accelerated pace also slowly took shape. In order to promote the store, Ji Huai and Shani slowly placed their stalls at the entrance of the store.
They also learned about the so-called short videos and live broadcasts. They heard that you can sell products on them, and you can also run live broadcasts and so on. When it becomes popular, you can hire a dedicated team.
It was said that I could make a lot of money, but after careful consideration, I gave up.
They don't know how to do this. It can be said that they have never been exposed to it at all, and they are afraid of making jokes. Neither of them is very good at speaking or acting, especially Ji Huai. He doesn't like it at all. Now they don't have the energy to start it again. Learn these things and face the unknown.
The two of them don't have much ambition. If they want to sell goods all over the country, open chain stores, and hire workers, that's just to paint a picture for them. They still want to open a store in a down-to-earth manner and live the lives of ordinary people in the market.
Since the chicken feet were selling well, when they were renovating the snack bar, they specially set aside a space at the door just to sell them.
I have been making money these days, and I have also made some money, but decorating the store is far from enough. Originally I just wanted to simply decorate, but now I can't.
When these young people come to buy chicken feet, they must sit in the store for a while. Young people like to take pictures, so a lot of effort must be put into the decoration.
No, all the money earned was lost in decoration.
While they still had some reputation, this store was opened.
The decoration is more literary and artistic. When you step into the store, you will see a small fountain made of stones. Ji Huai built it by hand and painted it, which looks quite unique.
The small fountain is surrounded by green plants and there are several small goldfish in it.
On the right is a small stage, which occupies a small area and is only big enough for one person to stand. There are various beautiful paper bags on the wall, as well as some ornaments, a small lucky cat, and boxes of boxes placed on the small stage. There are various flavors of chicken feet, from large to small, and there is a paper bag on the small box with their store name written on it: Zhiwei.
The font is Mao script, written by Ji Huai. Although he didn't read much, he is good at calligraphy. The pattern was designed by Shani. It's a bit old-fashioned, but it's quite distinctive.
It can be said that every detail in the store has been designed with great care. They can't afford hundreds of thousands of dollars in decoration, so they design everything themselves.
There are some green plants growing on the half-meter-high partition wall in the middle. Shani went to the flower market to carefully select those green plants. They grew them for half a month before they looked better. After a while, they will bloom.
There are a total of fifteen tables in the store, eight tables for two or three people, five medium tables, and two large tables. Taking into account the local economy, they are taking a long-term route, not just to make quick money for taking photos and checking in. The price Like other snack bars, some are a dollar or two cheaper.
They originally didn't want to hire anyone, but after the store opened, it was packed every afternoon and evening. The two of them were definitely too busy, so they had no choice but to hire a young man and an aunt as waiters.
In this way, the store's expenses suddenly increased, including electricity bills, rent and wages, a fixed expenditure of four to five hundred a day.
They no longer have any savings. Shani is not like Ji Huai, who has a calm attitude when the boat is over. She thinks a lot and is very anxious, but she cannot afford to pay.
The rent deposit has been paid for half a year.
Working with Ji Huai all day long, washing carrots, cutting cucumbers, frying celery, cooking chicken feet...
She was already pregnant, and her belly was bulging day by day. She felt uncomfortable when she was tired from working, her face turned yellow, she was retching and sweating, and her breathing was rapid.
"Stop it, just sit at the front desk. I can finish it by myself, otherwise I'll hire someone else." Looking at her like this, Ji Huai seemed to have lost some weight and didn't dare to let her work any more.
Shani just thinks she can do it, "When I was pregnant with Xiaofan, I was busy until nine months, and nothing happened at all."
How can I invite someone
We need to hire people for this and that, which adds up to a lot of expenses. We have just opened the store and it cannot withstand the hassle.
Ji Huai looked at her and couldn't help but tap her forehead with his fingers, "You used to just do the work, but now you have to use your brain. You're already tired from settling accounts."
"You can make less money and take your time. Your health is important."
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He was as considerate as ever, and when he saw that she was working too hard, he would do all the big and small work on himself. Shani went back and forth and became the person who stayed at the counter to collect money.
The store has been very busy since it opened. Netizens who came here because of it used to only come to buy chicken feet, but now they sit in the store to drink tea and eat snacks.
Since the afternoon, the store has been full of people. The two hired clerks are busy and can sell hundreds of boxes of duck feet in a day.
This income is really objective, plus various profits, so it is normal for the profit to reach 3,000 or more a day.
The turnover of the store in the month of opening reached 160,000 yuan, and the net income was 100,000 yuan. When Shani reconciled the accounts, she checked them three times.
But it didn't last long. They became famous by relying on the traffic on the Internet, but this town is neither a tourist destination nor anything special. It is just a small town.
Those are the only people who come and go. Some people will not come again after taking photos and checking in. Gradually, fewer people come.
The wisest thing they did was that Shani listened to Ji Huai's advice and did not lose direction. They still set the price at the same level as other snack bars, and they also retained local customers through their previous popularity.
They can sell not only hundreds of boxes, but also fifty boxes. Their prices are not expensive, the packaging is exquisite, and there are many local customers.
Besides, this is just extra income. Their snacks are quite delicious and there is no shortage of customers.
The snack bar was not open in the morning. As Shani's belly got bigger and bigger, her daily routine became to sleep in in the morning. I don't know whether the child likes to sleep too much or she just likes to sleep. Sometimes she can't wake up even after taking a nap, and her eyelids My body was so heavy and my whole body was so soft that I really couldn’t get up.
If Tong Qingmei was here, she would have to suffer a lot, and she might even point her nose at her and scold her, but Ji Huai would not scold her, and would just let him wake up naturally as soon as he fell asleep.
Sometimes when she woke up in the afternoon, it would be dark and no one would be in the store. She would be so embarrassed that she would die.
On weekend mornings, he is always woken up by his son, and on this day too, when Ji Huai comes back from the market, he will open the door first and give him breakfast, "Go, take it upstairs to mom."
"Okay." Ji Fan was very obedient and jumped up and ran up.
"Mom." He lay on the bedside and called Shani in a soft and soft voice, "Mom has had breakfast. She bought fried noodles and put in eggs."
Ji Huai also deliberately asked the shopkeeper to put two eggs, one egg was too little for Xia Ni.
Shani opened her eyes, looked at the little one in front of her, stretched out her hand, and Ji Fan pulled her up, which made her feel warm in her heart. Besides Ji Huai, there was a little man protecting her.
By the time she came downstairs, it was already half an hour later. Holding her fried noodles, Ji Huai also made a glass of milk for Ji Fan to bring over.
The clerks they recruited only work eight hours a day. If they want to work more, they will have to work in shifts. Another person will have to be hired for the shifts, which will cost more, so the couple does all the work in the morning.
Ji Huai is busy in the kitchen. Now that he has a big pot, he can feel more relaxed. He can cook dozens of kilograms of chicken feet in one pot.
Ji Fan may have followed Ji Huai and worked diligently, so he was busy with the rag he was holding. Ji Huai also brought him a bucket of water, "Wipe it well, first wipe the table, and then mop the floor."
"Yeah." Ji Fan pretended to be playing a game and was very active.
Shani was eating breakfast and didn't stop him. She asked with a smile, "What toys did dad buy you today?"
He wiped it awkwardly, and said happily while wiping it, "I bought a Kart Dragon."
"Bubble Bobble?" Shani raised her eyebrows and took another sip of milk.
"It's Kadinlong." He climbed down from the table and reached into the bucket. His hands splashed. Shani hurried over and said, "Okay, okay, mom is done eating. Mom will do the cooking. You go and play." Bar."
"Go and play with brother Benben." Ji Fan was talking about the ten-year-old child from the house not far away.
"Mom will take you there." Shani held his hand again and took him to her brother's house.
But the other party didn't want to play with him. They were all big kids, maybe ten or ten years old, and he was only three and a half years old. Ji Fan had no choice but to go and play with Zhang Jiaxiao.
Zhang Jiaxiao liked seeing him and ran over, "Xiaofan, my aunt bought me a Barbie doll, do you want to play with me?"
"I have a Kart Dragon." He raised the Kart Dragon in his hand, "We can play together."
Shani could only leave him at Zhang's house. She had to go back to clean up. She looked at Old Mrs. Yan with an embarrassed expression, but the other party didn't think it was a big deal. "Go back, I'll just watch. She's here today too." "
With that, Shani thanked her and hurried back to clean up.
Two waiters came around one o'clock, just enough to put the duck feet made yesterday into the box.
In the afternoon, she was much more free.
There is no need to walk back and forth, just two people are busy enough. When there are not many people, Ji Huai will bring it out by himself. She sits at the front desk as a cashier, and she is still a not qualified cashier.
Because... Ji Huai would give her something to eat most of the time in the afternoon. He felt that she was too thin and needed to be taken care of, and he really liked to toss her.
I had pizza the day before yesterday, egg tarts yesterday, and a whole roasted chicken today. Ji Fan said "Wow" and sniffed it with his little nose, "It smells so good."
"Then you eat more." Ji Huai took some disposable gloves from the table and gave them to the two of them.
"Dad, I want to eat mutton skewers." Ji Fan sat on Shani, twisting around with excitement on his face.
"Get off mom first, don't press her down." Ji Huai pointed to the seat next to him, "If you can still eat the roast chicken after eating, dad will roast it for you."
"Oh." He obediently got off his mother and sat next to her.
Shani put on disposable gloves for him and said to Ji Huai, "How about baking another one and giving it to Xiaoxiao?"
Ji Huai often went there to play, and Mrs. Yan even gave him meals several times, and the neighbors also interacted with each other.
"Okay, I'll bake another one later." Ji Huai propped himself up on the table and looked at the big one and the small one sitting inside.
His eyes became softer as he watched his son eating chicken legs.
He didn't ask for much in his life. Having a family, surrounded by his wife and children, and being busy and ordinary was the greatest happiness.
"Slow down, mom, help you roll up your sleeves." Shani leaned to the side, wiped the corners of her son's mouth, and then smiled again, "Is it delicious?"
"Yeah." Ji Fan said and handed the chicken drumstick to her mouth, "Mom, eat it."
Shani didn't open her mouth, "Dad made it for you, and you didn't ask him to eat it?"
"Thank you, dad. Eat, dad." Ji Fan turned in another direction and stretched the chicken legs in the direction of Ji Huai.
"Dad doesn't want to eat." Ji Huai curled up the corner of his mouth and stretched out his hand to rub his head, "You can eat."
This scene was recorded again by a customer in the store, and Ji Huai smiled the same as in the first video.
He seems to be always optimistic, his eyes are full of tenderness, and his temper is gentle. Some netizens have ridiculed them before, saying that they were so happy even though they were poor and running a stall, but they were not married and had no children. The two of them quickly gave birth to a child. You won’t smile so happily.
However, other people’s children are three or four years old, shouldn’t they still be like this
It is said that I am pregnant with my second child. It is really a damn love.
If Shani has a restless mind, she thinks every day about how to make their store better, make the design more unique, and promote publicity and reputation...
In fact, there is also Ji Huai behind him.
If there is no one around at night, they will close the store. Where will they close the store
Go to other people's snack bars, or find out where the snacks are delicious. They will taste them and buy them back for study.
No, Ji Huai has been researching salt-baked chicken recently.
Salt-baked chicken requires old hens that have been raised for more than a year. Usually chickens raised in chicken farms can be ready for sale in two or three months. Some chickens are quick and do not even need this time.
This kind of chicken is tender and soft in taste, and it is not delicious when made.
So at the beginning, the chickens were all taken from Xia's house. The villagers in the village raised them themselves, and then killed them and hung them to dry for a while.
He bought a large pot of coarse sea salt and stir-fried the coarse sea salt until it was so hot that it steamed up.
Shani saw that he stuffed Chinese medicine into the belly of the chicken and put it in coarse sea salt after applying spices. She quickly stopped him and said, "I haven't wrapped it in bamboo paper yet. It will be salty."
"There is no moisture after air-drying. How can it be salty if the salt is not dissolved? There is no flavor when wrapped in bamboo paper, so that the taste can be more delicious." Ji Huai explained, dug a hole with coarse sea salt, and then put the whole chicken in. Buried.
At the same time, turn on the fire to a minimum.
Even if the salt is very hot and the pot is very hot, you still have to wait for a while and let it slowly simmer over low heat to get the flavor.
Shani sat on a chair in the kitchen and waited with him. Ji Fan was also there.
They stood on the table and looked at him, then looked at the pot, looking forward to it.
The family has been together for a long time, and now they own the store and kitchen. Ji Huai has many tricks to coax them.
Today I cooked grilled fish for the two of them and smeared it with the secret sauce he prepared. The air was filled with a mouth-watering aroma, and the waiting time became a little more interesting.
Today, the shop is not open yet, and a family of three is gathered in the back kitchen. Ji Huai is standing in front of the pot, and the voices of one large and one small can be heard behind him.
"But what if mom wants to eat too?"
"Ah? Then you can leave it to mom. Mom also thinks it's delicious, okay?"
"Ji Fan, you are a big kid. Mom is not. Dad said mom is not."
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Shani would sometimes argue with her son, teasing him, and pretending to be ignorant. However, she was still young. She had rested recently and had grown fat, so she looked more tender.
Ji Huai smiled faintly. He never interrupted and called this behavior a joke between friends.