Back in the village, Yu Qingze first told Grandpa Chang to buy the villagers' sweet potatoes at the market price of two cents a pound. He also needed to find two brothers and three men to help make vermicelli. The brother was fifty cents a day, and the man was sixty a day. Paper money.
After hearing this, Grandpa Chang went to the village to announce the purchase of sweet potatoes and to find someone. Then Yu Qingze went to the village chief's house to give him the drawings, and took a look at the strollers, walkers, and push carts they made.
"I was just looking for you, and it will be available for sale after tomorrow. Where do you think it will be sold this time? Is the vegetable market okay?" asked the village chief.
Yu Qingze nodded and said: "The vegetable market can be divided into two batches, and the other batch will be sold on North Street, and it can be placed in front of the snack bar. The people who eat dim sum are all from relatively well-off families, and there are people who travel from south to north. More, easier to sell.”
The village chief was a little worried, "Will it delay your business? Don't block the door."
On North Street, in addition to the aisle facing the front door of each store, there are basically stalls on both sides, and sometimes the aisles of the stores behind others are very narrow.
But this is allowed by the government, and the government also collects money from the booth. The village chief is afraid that if it is placed at the entrance of the snack bar, then the aisle of the snack bar will not be blocked.
"It's okay, in order to make the door more spacious and not affect the business of the store, I rented the stall in front of the snack bar for a long time, which can be used to sell baby strollers." Yu Qingze replied.
"Oh, no wonder, I said why your door is wider than the previous one, and it is wider than other people's houses. It turns out that you rented it." The village chief suddenly realized.
Yu Qingze nodded and said, "Yeah. If the aisle at the entrance is too narrow, it will affect the image of the store. Sometimes customers are reluctant to enter when they see that the entrance is too crowded. Moreover, there are many businessmen among the customers, and most of them carry carts of luggage. There has to be a place for them to put things temporarily."
Hearing the words, the village chief nodded and said in admiration, "You think so well. Then how do you set the price?"
Yu Qingze asked the village chief about the approximate cost price, and then several people discussed a suitable price together, and finally decided to sell it the next day.
Afterwards, Yu Qingze took out the blueprint of the wooden bed and gave it to the village chief, and told him what it would look like.
The village chief and his two sons looked at the drawings, and their eyes lit up. Hearing what Yu Qingze said again, Dajian was pleasantly surprised: "This is good, there are many children in the family, this bed can be very useful!"
Yu Qingze nodded and said to the village chief: "If you have enough time, please add a few drawers to the bottom of the bed, the big ones that can hold clothes and the like, and separate a thin layer of wood from the bed. so as not to fall into the ashes.”
"Okay, this is good. Save space." The village chief nodded, and then said to Dajian and the others: "Tomorrow, Dajian and your brothers will bring your husband to sell cribs, and I will make wooden beds at home."
"Okay dad." "Got it." The two brothers agreed.
When the matter was finalized, Yu Qingze went home and saw a villager carrying sweet potatoes to Changle's yard waiting for him to come back and weigh.
A lot of sweet potatoes are grown in almost every household. In summer, sweet potato vines are the main source of pig food, and in winter, sweet potatoes become the food source for every household. Because everyone has planted them, they are not very easy to sell in the market, they are very cheap, and they are not very sold. Now Yu Qingze said that he would buy it at the market price. Everyone was very happy. He set aside for winter and next year's seed potatoes, and sold the excess.
At the end of the day, the villagers basically picked out the sweet potatoes they wanted to sell, and there were a lot of them in the main room.
In the evening, Grandpa Chang called over the helper he was looking for. Yu Qingze saw that there was basically no problem, so he told them the requirements and asked them to come over and start working tomorrow.
The next day, the helpers arrived on time. Yu Qingze first told them the content of the work, divided the work, and then arranged for everyone to pick up the sweet potatoes to wash by the creek. The cleaned ones were taken to the public stone mill beside the well in the village, where they were placed on the spot. Mince, then grind into a pulp. Then the pulp was picked back and filtered twice and then poured into the tank for sedimentation.
After the assembly line operation was formed, one of the two brothers cleaned sweet potatoes by the stream, and the other was in charge of chopping; on the man's side, one man was in charge of picking sweet potatoes and puree, and the other two men were in charge of grinding the pulp. Yu Qingze and Grandpa Chang were there. Filter at home.
Yu Qingze prepared several large tanks for precipitating the puree. Two days later, when the precipitation was good, they took them out and dried them in batches. After drying the starch, all the sweet potatoes over there had been milled, and they started making sweet potato flour again.
Only then did the people in the village know that they bought sweet potatoes to make vermicelli, and they were amazed that sweet potatoes can also be made into vermicelli.
On the other hand, in the past few days, baby strollers and baby walkers made by the village chief have also begun to be sold in the city. More than 70% of the purchases are from urban people, and a small number of rural people buy them, and the rest are brought to all parts of the country by traders.
For a time, strollers and walkers became popular in the city, and it was common to see young and old couples strolling the streets with strollers pushing babies and toddlers.
Cai Laofu chatted with Zhao Fulang, and regretted: "It's a pity that we didn't have this car before, we all hugged it with our hands, we're tired..."
Zhao Furang also sighed, looked at his youngest son, and said, "Yeah, you said it would be great to come out four years earlier, and I won't be able to use it at this time."
Zhao Furang's youngest son, the little brother, ran back, pointed to the car outside, and said, "Ah, the car, I want to sit too."
Zhao Fulang: "...that's for a baby, you can't sit down."
The little brother pouted, "No, I want to sit, I want to sit. Ah, buy it!"
When the village chief was talking to Yu Qingze, he laughed and said that Zhao Fulang couldn't resist the request of the younger brother at home, so he bought a car and went back.
Yu Qingze turned his head and said to the village chief, "I'll give you another drawing in two days, and then that car will be reserved for children under the age of four."
The village chief's eyes lit up and asked, "What car?"
Yu Qingze smiled and said, "Baby tricycle. But this wheel has higher requirements and is much larger. You can try it out first."
Two days later, Yu Qingze gave the drawing of the baby tricycle to the village chief. At this time, their first batch of sweet potato flour was ready and dried.
Yu Qingze asked Grandpa Chang to take a few men to a neighboring village to buy another batch of sweet potatoes, and came back to continue making the second batch.
Yu Qingze took out the sky, pulled the first batch of sweet potato powder into the store, and then taught Le Geer and Chang Ge'er to make hot and sour noodles. The most important thing for the snack of hot and sour powder is to adjust the taste. As long as you master it, the taste will never be bad.
After teaching them how to do it one by one, and then watching each of them succeed three times, Yu Qingze called Brother Chang and Jiabao in again, explained some precautions for launching hot and sour noodles tomorrow, and then went home again.
Yu Qingze and the others' high-profile movements were naturally hidden from the villagers. From time to time, villagers came to watch and inquire.
This time, Yu Qingze didn't plan to hide it. They made the first two batches of sweet potato flour by themselves. There will be more things to do in the future. Negotiate the terms and they will buy it.
Sweet potato flour and bacon sausages can only be seasonal foods in this world. Sweet potato flour can only be made when the sweet potatoes are harvested in autumn, and bacon and sausages cannot be made when the temperature is too high, and can only be made when the weather is below ten degrees, otherwise there will be no refrigerator air-conditioning, and the meat will be marinated in the early stage. stink.
Yu Qingze once thought of setting up a small workshop, but one is that the time is too late, and the other is that this kind of seasonal thing, it is not very worthwhile to set up a small workshop. It takes a lot of money to build a small workshop. The temperature is expected to rise again, and it will not take long.
Therefore, Yu Qingze negotiated with Grandpa Chang early in the morning. When they earned the early stage, they would share the practice of sweet potato flour with the villagers to generate some income for them. At that time, they can't smoke the bacon and sausage themselves. They can prepare the marinated ingredients and sell them to the villagers, let them smoke it, and then they can buy it.
After the second batch of sweet potato flour is done, the bacon is also smoked.
For dinner that night, Yu Qingze made bacon and sausage, and they tasted it. Chang Hao and Grandpa Chang were full of praise, and Chang Hao stopped after eating three bowls of rice in a row.
After confirming that the taste was suitable and the smoke was good, the next day, Yu Qingze went to Xiacheng again and sent two pieces of bacon, two strings of sausages, and recipes to Brother Le to deliver the dishes to Cai's house and Zhao's house. He went to buy the necessary spices, meat and pig intestines, and then went back to the village.
After returning, he found the village chief and asked him to convene the villagers to hold a village meeting.
That night, the villagers heard that Yu Qingze had asked the village chief to gather everyone, saying that they had something to discuss with them, so they all went to the ancestral hall in the village early.
Seeing that everyone was almost there, Yu Qingze stepped forward and said, "Folks, thank you for coming, I will invite the village chief to gather everyone. We have been making vermicelli with sweet potatoes these days, and I believe everyone has seen it. . This vermicelli has been launched and sold in my snack bar now, and the response is not bad. However, we can't make it ourselves, so we want to ask the villagers, is there anyone who wants to learn? When the time comes, you will make it, and it will meet my requirements. If the conditions are met, I can buy them all, and you don’t have to worry about not being able to sell them. If there are any, I can teach you.”
Hearing that Yu Qingze was going to teach them to make vermicelli, many villagers started talking. Every time Yu Qingze sells things that are very popular, everyone in the village knows this. What he teaches is sure to make money.
"Aze, I learn!" Someone immediately raised their hands and shouted.
"I also learn."
"I learn too!"
"… "
Yu Qingze pressed his hands flat, and after everyone was quiet, he said again, "Okay, you can teach whatever you want to learn. But this matter, I have to make an appointment with you for three chapters first. If everyone agrees, we can start tomorrow."
"What is it? Aze, you said, let alone three chapters of the law, even eight chapters and ten chapters, I also learn!"
"That's right, just say it."
Yu Qingze said: "What I teach everyone is not available outside, and it will definitely make money. Therefore, my request is, first, any method of eating that I teach you must not be spread outside, that is, your outsiders. Other relatives such as family members or married brothers are also not allowed, that is to say, they cannot leave the village! Can everyone do it?"
Hearing this request, the discussion started again. Some people agreed, and some people felt that it was a little inappropriate. They couldn't even say it to their family members and their married brothers. When they asked, it would be difficult to deal with them. Can't make it through.
Yu Qingze said: "Folks, the reason why I teach you is that everyone can increase their income. However, if the method spreads outside the village, think about it, your brother-in-law and brother-in-law also have them. It won't take long for this method to spread throughout the county, and even to the outside world. At that time, there will be vermicelli outside, how will you make money? To make money, you have to Cover up your own way of making money, think about it, is this the truth?"
Hearing the words, the villagers thought, indeed, this thing can't be said to be like a rumor. If it is not covered up, it will soon spread all over the country.
Whether it's better to live with love or to live with money, everyone has a pole in their hearts.
So the villagers nodded and agreed.
Yu Qingze paused for a while, and then said: "Second, the food that is made must be sold to me first. As long as the quality of the food that is made meets my requirements, I will buy it and I will give you a fair price, everyone. You can rest assured, and you don’t have to worry about whether you can sell it or not, just think about how to do it well.”
"What if it doesn't fit?" a villager asked.
Everyone looked at Yu Qingze, waiting for his answer.
Yu Qingze smiled and said: "Of course, if it doesn't meet my requirements, then you can sell it on the market. If I don't need so much, I will inform everyone in advance so that everyone don't do so much. You can decide for yourself whether to continue doing it or not. Of course, when the time comes, you can deal with the excess, and you can sell it in the city. Let’s see if you can do it?”
This requirement is much easier to meet than the first requirement, and everyone has no opinion, but some people start to think carefully in their hearts.
However, afterward, their careful thoughts were ruthlessly shattered by Yu Qingze.
"Folks, what I want to teach you is not only the same and two kinds of food, but there will be more in the future. If someone violates the rules I set, including your children, when the time comes, there will be new ways of eating in the future, and then If there is an opportunity to make money, I will not teach him any more. I hope the folks will consider it carefully. "
Whether it is for long-term consideration, or for a little profit now, don't think too much about this, smart people will definitely choose long-term.
Seeing that everyone had no objection to this point, Yu Qingze added: "If you can do what I ask, you can come to me to register after the meeting. Take the family as the unit, and each family can have a maximum of two people. Study. In addition, tomorrow I will teach you another new food, this one should be simpler, do this well, and then I will teach you how to make sweet potato vermicelli."
Hearing that, there are two kinds of food that can be cooked, and everyone is very interested. Yu Qingze has already said that if you do it, you can sell it to him. How could you pass up this opportunity to make money? Moreover, in this big winter, there is not much to do in the fields and fields, just to make some money for the New Year.
As a result, the villagers gathered around Yu Qingze to sign up. Basically, every household signed up, including the village chief's family, Dr. Yu's family, Yu Xiucai's family, and the hunter's family in the village.
After returning in the evening, Yu Qingze and Grandpa Chang prepared the spices for the marinated bacon and sausage overnight, and Chang Hao also helped to go to bed very late.
They made three kinds of spices, five-scented, spicy and spicy.
Early the next morning, at the specified time, eighty or ninety people gathered in the courtyard of Changle's house. Every household in the village sent representatives to learn the method.