It has been half a month since Ji Huai and Cheng Yunyu moved into their new home. The new home has been cleaned and a lot of things have been added intermittently. She also bought some green plants and placed them in the living room. The house has slowly become popular.
In the past, the space in the rental house was small, and it was naturally troublesome to prepare ingredients. Now the house has a large space and has a double stove. One can fry meat, the other can make sauce, and the induction cooker can also make soup. It can do several things at the same time. Efficiency can be improved instantly.
There is a small faucet outside the kitchen. Cheng Yunyu can go there to wash vegetables and clean all the small iron pots that will be used later.
After Ji Huai finished frying the meat, he turned off the fire and walked out. He looked at her and asked, "What do you want to eat later?"
They prepare ingredients very quickly now and have a lot of time left, so they always go there after having a good meal.
"I don't want to eat, I want to eat hand cakes." Cheng Yunyu washed the small iron pot, stood up and said, "I also want to eat pastries. I thought about it yesterday."
"Didn't you eat pastries two days ago?" Ji Huai frowned.
Cheng Yunyu replied: "Yes, but I haven't tried their other pastries. The colorful cake, the thousand-layer cake, the glutinous rice cake, and the snow meiniang is still my favorite taro flavor. I want to try them all."
"..." Ji Huai couldn't help but said, "Are you going to a stall or looking for food? The students in the school are not as diligent in buying as you are."
Since she started her business, she has been thinking about what to eat every day. Today she will eat pastries, tomorrow she will eat soybean pancakes, and the day after tomorrow she will eat Bobo Chicken, Tofu Nao... She is like a foodie.
"It's so tiring to work, what's wrong with eating more? Am I not worthy?" She turned her head and stared at him with her bright beautiful eyes, her pink lips slightly pursed.
"It's worthy." Ji Huai didn't dare to say it wasn't worthy, but after he finished speaking, he added, "I still have to eat some staple food. There is beef in the refrigerator. I'll fry some green pepper beef. You should eat some."
The refrigerator was also bought online and cost one thousand and one dollars. This was a huge expense, but there was no other way. They had to use the refrigerator to store the ingredients, which was indispensable.
In the end, Cheng Yunyu only ate half a bowl of rice, and Ji Huai also stopped. There was still a lot of beef on the plate, and they discussed eating half of it each.
They don't eat overnight meals, so they have to finish every meal. She's afraid of wasting it, so she eats more.
Three forty.
The two of them loaded the ingredients onto the tricycle and set out to set up the stall.
There was no one in front of the school gate at four o'clock, but the Oden couple were there. They used to come after four o'clock in the afternoon, but now they seem to be there all day long, even on weekends and Sundays. However, the business is not very good, and they probably can't sell it. They can only be forced to extend the front line.
Ji Huai moved the table down, and Cheng Yunyu opened the folding stools one by one and took them over. The two of them set up a stall. Parents came to the school gate one after another to wait to pick up their children. At this time, people began to come to his stall.
A middle-aged woman walked to his stall with a key in her hand: "I heard that your rice noodles are good. What flavors do they have?"
Ji Huai opened the lid: "We have sauce-flavored chicken, sauce-flavored beef, spicy chicken, spicy beef, and pickled pepper chicken. The lighter ones are mushroom beef and mushroom chicken, and minced meat. Chicken and minced meat It’s five dollars, beef is seven dollars.”
At the beginning, he only made three flavors. Considering that students would get tired of eating them, he kept developing new flavors, and the effect was very good. You can change the flavors.
The other person said: "One portion of soy sauce chicken, one portion of mushroom chicken, and both vermicelli."
"Okay, wait a moment." Ji Huai lit the fire and started cooking.
"Don't worry, the child hasn't finished school yet, I'll come and get it later."
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Cheng Yunyu put the two packing boxes in front of her and looked up to see a cart selling hand cakes coming. She kept looking over there.
Ji Huai opened the money bucket, took out a twenty-dollar sheet and handed it to her: "Go and buy it. Let's try what the deluxe version of the hand cake looks like today."
She was calculating the accounts in her little head, but she still couldn't bear to part with it: "How much will it cost?"
Although they have made a lot of money during this period, they have a lot to buy, so they still have to save money and not spend it randomly.
"How much money can you have? Won't you make it back by selling a few bowls of rice noodles?" He said and handed the money to her, "I want to try it too, buy it back and share half of it with me."
As soon as she heard that he also wanted to eat, Cheng Yunyu immediately felt confident and took the money with a smile: "Okay~"
It's still early and the students haven't finished school yet, so it's not busy and she can go away for a while.
Ji Huai looked at her back while adding ingredients to the small pot, with a smile in his eyes. He used to have great ambitions, but later he discovered that he was just an ordinary person. He could not be more mediocre. He focused on doing the things in front of him and his life was enjoyable.
Cheng Yunyu walked to the stall selling hand cakes and said with a bit of pride: "I want purple sweet potato flavored hand cakes, add eggs, ham, hot dogs, bacon, meat floss and two portions of crab sticks. Split into two portions. Thank you. .”
This should be considered a deluxe version, right
A hand cake costs two and a half yuan, one egg, one and a half ham, two pieces of meat floss, two crab sticks and one yuan, and bacon... a total of ten yuan.
Looking at the pancake that could hardly be rolled up, Cheng Yunyu felt that it was really luxurious. There was still ten yuan left in the money Ji Huai gave her, so she went to the shop on the other side to buy cold dishes.
"You can pick up whatever you want to eat." The lady boss, who looked mellow, smiled and gave her a bowl covered with a plastic bag, and then gave her a tong.
"Thank you." Cheng Yunyu took it and started selecting.
Beancurd sticks, kelp, lotus root, fungus, tofu, preserved eggs, enoki mushrooms, pickled bamboo shoots... She picked up all the dishes, adding more to those she liked and less to those she didn't like to taste.
"Okay." She handed over the bowl, which was mostly filled with food.
"Is it spicier?" the boss lady asked.
Cheng Yunyu: "Just add a little bit."
The boss lady made a meal of vinegar, sesame oil, sesame oil, soy sauce, a little sesame paste, chives and coriander... Finally, she cut a small orange, squeezed it in, stirred it quickly, tied it up, put it in a black bag, and put in chopsticks: "Five Bucks.”
Cheng Yunyu paid and came back with snacks. The stall was already a little busy. Ji Huai was cooking three portions of rice noodles at the same time, and there were two portions of packaged vermicelli placed in front.
"I also bought cold vegetables." She leaned into his ear and said.
"What's so delicious about that thing?" Ji Huai poured the bowl of rice noodles on the far right into the packing box, reached out and pulled out a bag, kneaded it open and put it inside.
Cheng Yunyu: "I think it's delicious."
"As long as it's delicious." Ji Huai finished speaking and added, "Hurry up and eat some while it's hot. I can keep myself busy. I'll be very busy again soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, the parent standing in front asked: "Is this your sister?"
Ji Huai is wearing a chef's uniform, his hair has been cut short, and he is wearing a black peaked cap and a mask. He looks very mature. Cheng Yunyu has a baby face, white and tender, with smooth skin, making him look younger.
Cheng Yunyu was stunned for a moment when he heard the word sister.
"No." Ji Huai laughed softly and then said, "My girlfriend looks petite and cute, but she is actually only one year younger than me."
"Oh, it's good that you look smaller." The parent was embarrassed and changed the topic, "The cold dishes sold by that restaurant are indeed pretty good, with many medium-sized dishes and a lot of ingredients."
"She has tasted a lot of snacks nearby. Do you have any snacks or shops you recommend? She is interested in this." Ji Huai cooked another bowl and took the lid to pack it.
The parent handed the ten yuan to Ji Huai and pointed to the front: "There are two stores selling cold vegetables over there. Their pickled chicken feet are good, and there is also the one selling fruit..."
She actually recommended several snack bars, and Cheng Yunyu also listened carefully. Ji Huai looked at her little eyes that kept rolling, with a lot of smiles in his eyes.
The little girl is carefree, her purpose of being with him is simple and pure, she is sunny and loves life, which is great.
As soon as the bell rings, they start to get busy, especially this week. As soon as they set up the stall, they start working at about four o'clock. In the past, there were no people after 6:30, but now students don't buy, and people passing by after work will come to buy. , there are more and more repeat customers.
Most of these people buy after 6:30, or after 10:30, so Ji Huai has to be busy all the time.
They originally had two soup buckets, but they were upgraded to a larger size, but there was not enough in the back, so the small soup bucket was used to hold soup. After one bucket of soup was filled, the next bucket was placed on the stove to burn. Otherwise, it will take too much time to cook again.
After eleven o'clock, there were no students, but many nearby residents came, and the five tables were still full.
This street has a beautiful scenery and a gentle breeze at night. The rice noodles they sell are cheap and delicious, and are loved by everyone.
The other vendors had already gone back, but the Oden couple were still there. With the flow of people, they benefited a little at first, because Ji Huai only sells noodle soup, so people would go to their house to buy skewers.
The skewers were stale and tasted so-so. Those who came for late night snacks were all regular customers who would stop eating after one meal. Their business continued to be bleak.
Students didn't buy it, parents didn't buy it, and nearby residents didn't buy it either. Chen Juan finally couldn't sit still. She felt like her head was on fire when she looked at the stalls surrounded by people across from her.
She said to Liang Dong: "You go and buy one, I want to try it, how delicious it is!"
When the two people opposite didn't come, it was as easy for them to make money as picking up money. Now that most of them are missing, they can't find balance in their hearts.
Two old men in the family helped string things together. They kept watch for a whole day, but they could only earn dozens of dollars a day.
Liang Dong used to be lazy. She went to work in a restaurant, and her family's income was only a thousand and a half. Now she earns tens of a hundred a day, which is not too much. But when she made money before, the gap became bigger.
Moreover, after making money, he spent money lavishly. Now that his income is less, he cannot change this problem. Liang Dong smoked 31 packs of cigarettes, and now he is not willing to get back a few dollars.
Liang Dong was also angry. When no one was around, he walked over, looked at the menu, and said to Ji Huai, "Have a bowl of noodle soup, and I'll have a taste of your home."
After making money, he spoke to people differently, and he didn't take Ji Huai seriously. He was just a little brat, and he was more than ten years older than him!
"Brother, what flavor do you want to eat?" Ji Huai asked politely.
Liang Dong said to him: "Whatever flavor is the best in your family, then choose that flavor."
Ji Huai: "The beef with soy sauce is good, but it's a bit expensive. It costs seven yuan a portion. Students generally don't buy it. They buy chicken with soy sauce."
How can Liang Dong make people feel that he has no money? Just throw what Chen Juan said behind her: "Seven yuan isn't expensive, okay, let's get this."
"Sister-in-law, don't you want to eat? One portion is only enough for one person."
"she… "
"Spicy beef is also good, you can try it."
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Liang Dong was a face-saving person, so after Ji Huai said a few words, he bought two copies. He regretted it when he handed over the money, but he could only bite the bullet and buy it.
Cheng Yunyu found him six yuan and his attitude was very good.
Ji Huai finished cooking quickly. Liang Dong turned around and left with the two packed rice noodles. Cheng Yunyu approached Ji Huai: "Don't they also sell rice noodles? I always feel that they are not just here to buy rice noodles. Will they take the opportunity to mess with us?"
The business of the Oden Cooking Couple used to be very good, but now the business is much worse than before. It seems that students are all coming to their place. The more money she makes, the more careful she feels.
"They won't mess with us just because they bought a bowl of noodle soup. Maybe it's to compare the taste, but they are a little bit resentful." Ji Huai said, looking sideways at her.
"If we don't grab business, others will. That's the result of students' comparison. Why do you blame us?" Cheng Yunyu was not happy. "I feel that the little girl selling sushi was also quite dissatisfied with us. She had a good attitude before. After learning that we sell noodle soup here, her attitude changed immediately."
She hasn't bought sushi since then.
"What do they care about?" Ji Huai felt that the sushi seller was more or less because of him, but there was no need to take it to heart.
The two were chatting when Chen Juan's scolding came from the opposite side. She seemed to be afraid of a joke. She stopped after a few curses, but the arguments in low voices continued.
"I asked you to buy the cheapest one, but you actually spent more than ten yuan. You can't earn that much in a day. You spent it all and you can't do anything." Chen Juan exaggerated the facts and scolded.
She didn't want Ji Huai and the others to make an extra penny, which made her mad.
"I bought everything, bitch, shut up now!" Liang Dong also had a bad temper and ignored her at all. He reached out to open the lid, took a sip of the soup and tasted it carefully.
First of all, the portions sold by the other party are large, the soup is fresh and sweet, and the beef is mellow and rich, chewy and has distinct grains. He thought it was good and ate a few more bites.
Chen Juan also took a few bites, stirred the rice noodles and beef in the bowl, looked at the oil floating on it, and said coldly: "It smells very fragrant and tastes very fragrant. I don't know what was added to it. "
"Can it be fragrant without adding anything? Why don't you ask him what he added, and we can add it too." Liang Dong said, mouthing the powder again, and said to Chen Juan.
"They have taken away most of our business now. Will he tell us how to make money?" Chen Juan rolled her eyes at him. "If this continues, we won't be able to sell it! The meat can be stored in the refrigerator and sold tomorrow. What about the food? Does the food cost free? We can’t sell out every day!”
Hearing this, Liang Dong's face also darkened.
"Besides, I don't know if the food he added is edible. If it tastes delicious, it must be bad for your health!" She said firmly.
Liang Dong: "It must be bad, otherwise everyone would join in."
Although the two said this, they finally finished the bowl of noodles and drank all the soup.
It was already half past twelve, and several more people came to Ji Huai's stall, packing up one portion after another, which made Chen Juan feel angry.
Liang Dong took out the cigarette case and found that there was no cigarette in it. It's not easy to make money recently. When Chen Juan talked about buying cigarettes, she would argue with him and even start fighting. His face became very ugly again: "We can't let this kid continue to sell here. In this case, we won't make any money and we'll have to cover it." What house?”
They live in an old tile-roofed house in the village, which leaks when it rains. I made money before, but I didn't save it. I thought I would make money like this in the future, but I didn't expect that most of my income was gone at once, so I became anxious.
Chen Juan was also angry: "I was supposed to be able to build it this year, but look at it now! Why else will it be built?"
The two of them observed Ji Huai and waited until they got closer. They sold three buckets of soup for ten yuan, and they had all been sold out. They were packing up and getting ready to go home.
Chen Juan had sharp eyes and saw at a glance that the small money bucket was full of money. The smile on Cheng Yunyu's face was particularly dazzling to her, and her teeth made a clicking sound.
Cheng Yunyu was indeed very happy. Yesterday, the food was sold out at half past one, and today he can go back before one o'clock.
Back home.
When Ji Huai came out of the shower, Cheng Yunyu was sitting on the ground counting money. This is the happiest time for her every day, and she can't stop smiling. After counting today, her voice suddenly rose: "We made 406 yuan today, and there are actually 400 yuan!!!"
The day before it was more than two hundred, more than three hundred, no more than three hundred and six at most, but today it actually reached four hundred!
Four hundred yuan a day!
"Well, it's over four hundred." Ji Huai wiped his hair, "It's the limit, I can't cook it anymore."
She quickly stood up and squeezed his arm: "Four hundred, it's already a lot. Keeping it at three hundred is very good. It's close to two hundred on weekends, and the business on weekends is getting better, and there may be more in the future." More than two hundred yuan, so we can earn seven to eight thousand a month."
When she mentioned the number of seven or eight thousand, she took a breath and couldn't believe it.
Too much? Oh my god.
"Seven or eight thousand is not bad." Ji Huai looked at the hand being massaged by her and curled his lips, "Where did you learn this craft? It's very comfortable."
"Self-taught without a teacher." She clenched her little pink fist and continued to help him hammer, "It would be great if we could always maintain such profits."
Ji Huai: "I think it should be possible."
"It's good to be so busy every day." Cheng Yunyu was full of energy when he saw so much profit. "When we run the stall for a few more days and save an extra thousand yuan, I will deposit it in the bank and round up the sum."
"It's up to you." He pulled her over, lowered his head and kissed her.
"When we save enough money, we will open a store!" She planned in his arms, then frowned, "I don't know how long it will take to save up to open a store. After all, it will cost a lot of money."
She thought it might take several years to save.
"Take your time and save this thousand yuan first."
"Yeah!" She nodded vigorously.
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Cheng Yunyu probably didn't expect that before they could save the thousand yuan, they would be reported the next day.
They were selling rice noodles when someone from the quality inspection department suddenly came and took samples of all their ingredients. They also said they had received a report that someone said their ingredients contained poppy, and asked them to stop business immediately and accept investigation.