In the town, the sun has already set, Wang De squatted in front of the stall, looking at his plates and bowls reluctantly. He made them one by one, and he was proud of them, but also dissatisfied with them. But after today, they will be put into some unknown corner.
Today was the last day he had agreed with Jiang Yunzhu. In fact, it didn't matter whether Jiang Yunzhu came or not. Even if she bought some bowls, it wouldn't save his business. This was just an excuse for him to delay. He just couldn't bear to give up his craft.
Now this excuse is about to run out, and he knows that he must give an explanation to his wife and family.
Never mind, I'll go to the mine tomorrow, he thought.
Just then, "Boss, do you remember me?" a clear voice asked.
Wang De looked up and saw Jiang Yunzhu. He remembered her. "Girl, have you gotten through the difficulties?" he asked in surprise.
"Yeah." Jiang Yunzhu said with a smile.
"That girl..." Wang Degang made a decision. He would go to the mine tomorrow and help Jiang Yunzhu make dishes, which might delay him for a few more days.
"Boss, how many lunch boxes of the kind I want can your kiln produce?" Jiang Yunzhu asked.
What did she mean? Wang Dexin asked, "About a hundred."
"Then I want to order 100 of those lunch boxes. Can you do it, boss?"
One hundred pieces, that's seven hundred coins. Even if she sells them at a lower price, she can still make a lot of money from this order, which is more cost-effective than going to the mine.
Wang De asked anxiously, "You want to order a hundred?"
"Well, let's take a look at the situation first. We may need more later." Jiang Yunzhu said. There are thousands of soldiers and craftsmen in the mine. It is estimated that these one hundred people are not enough.
Wang De was overjoyed, "Then give it a discount." He offered.
Jiang Yunzhu did not bargain with him. First, the price was not expensive. Second, it was rare that the boss still remembered her and her story.
One hundred lunch boxes cost six hundred and fifty coins. When Wang De heard that Jiang Yunzhu needed it urgently, he stopped setting up his stall and immediately packed up his things and went back to cook for her.
Jiang Yunzhu went to the market to buy vegetables. Since she had decided to cook lunch and dinner for a long time, she would prepare some necessary vegetables. Now that the weather was cold, she would buy vegetables for the next day in the afternoon so that they would not go bad. This way, she would not have to rush to the market every morning and would be sure to buy the ingredients she needed.
The next morning, Jiang Yunzhu set up her stall again, but today she didn't sell food. She just boiled a large pot of tea on the stove.
Wang Bin and others were arrested, but the incident did not become a big deal. Many people in the mine did not know what had happened. They just watched many soldiers come yesterday, and then those soldiers left, and life went on as usual.
However, "Boss, you don't sell rice anymore?" Someone came to Jiang Yunzhu's stall specifically to eat, and when he found out, he asked.
"We don't sell breakfast anymore, but we sell lunch and dinner. For lunch, we have braised pork rice, chicken rice, braised lion's head rice, or there is a menu here, customers can order whatever they want. Once it's ready at noon, we'll deliver it to your designated place." Jiang Yunzhu introduced.
After buying groceries yesterday, she made a menu overnight and made menus every day based on the groceries she bought.
As for the braised pork rice, it is considered the first batch of set meals launched. It only has one dish and can be served in an ordinary bowl.
In fact, Jiang Yunzhu also thought about making rice bowls, but rice bowls have to be divided into different types, which is too troublesome. It is better to use the model of stir-fry plus set meals. The former has high profits, and the latter can be directly packaged and sold, which is simple.
Some people were disappointed after hearing this, but some were very interested in the lunch and asked about the price.
"A bowl of braised pork rice costs 13 cents, a bowl of chicken rice costs 11 cents, and a bowl of braised lion's head rice costs 12 cents."
The miners all looked gloomy when they heard the price. They worked hard all day to earn only twenty cents, and spent three cents to buy a bowl of soup and a fried steamed bun. They could still eat it once in a while if they were brave enough, but they really couldn't bear to buy this meal.
Jiang Yunzhu still smiled. Her main customers were not the miners, but the soldiers and craftsmen.
Sure enough, some soldiers decided to order a portion to try. Thirteen cents was acceptable. Jiang Yunzhu's soup, cakes, and buns were all very delicious, so the rice was probably not bad either.
Moreover, Jiang Yunzhu had already gained some fame among the defenders for her stir-fried dishes. Everyone knew by word of mouth that the meals that Deputy General Zhao and others ate every day were particularly delicious, but many people did not know that they were made by Jiang Yunzhu. Now that they knew, they naturally wanted to order some.
"I want a braised pork rice."
"I want a plate of braised lion's head rice."
"What's on the menu? I can't read." asked a thin, dark man. He was an iron smelter in the mountains. It was a skilled job and he earned a lot of money every month.
Jiang Lin stood nearby and immediately read the menu to him.
When he heard about the dish of braised liver tips, he immediately said, "Give me one portion, I want braised liver tips." He had wanted to eat this dish for a long time, but the canteen on the mountain did not have it at all.
"Okay, one portion of braised liver tips, twenty cents." Jiang Yunzhu sat in front of a table. There were three things on the table. On the far left was a stack of paper slips that was two fingers wide and one hand long. Whoever ordered what meal, she would write the name of the dish and the number on the paper, then tear it in the middle, giving half to the person who ordered the meal and keeping the other half for herself as a base.
When the meal is delivered, the person who takes the meal says his or her number and then compares the note in his or her hand with the note in her hand. If they match, they can take the meal.
The second thing was an account book. If anyone deposited money with her, it would record in detail who deposited how much money on which day, what dishes were ordered on which day, how much was spent, and how much was left.
The third item is a small scale specifically used to weigh silver.
With these three things, she was like a shopkeeper.
As for learning characters, she was not so cautious in front of Gu Yanzhou. She only learned names, dish names, and numbers for a few days before using them. Even if Gu Yanzhou really asked about it, she was not afraid.
There are three-year-old prodigies everywhere, so can’t she be smarter
After a while, more than a dozen people ordered meals, and they earned almost three hundred coins. After deducting the costs, they could still make one hundred coins, which was almost half of the profit from selling breakfast. Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
There was no food for sale today, so she didn't need to come, but she was worried, so she followed. Now that business was so good, she said to Jiang Yunzhu, "Then you stay here, I'll go back and make breakfast for you, what do you want to eat?"
Today is the grand opening of her new business, so she decided to make something delicious to reward everyone.
"Just do it as you watch, mom." Jiang Yunzhu said.
Chen had an idea and went home to cook.
Not long after she left, three people came over there. They were none other than Vice General Zhao and his two men. They were also frightened by what happened yesterday. Later, those troops came and left quickly, and they had nothing to do with it.
It was only later that they heard what had happened.
General Wang and Zhu Liang actually secretly withheld a portion of the iron ore and gave it to the Sixth Prince.
Iron ore is something that is taboo.
No wonder even the famous Qilin Guards came.
After hearing this, they didn't dare to ask any more questions. They just sighed for a while, and then came to the conclusion that they should not do anything illegal, otherwise there would be bad consequences sooner or later.
As for life, it has to go on. After a while, the court will send a new general, and things will be the same as before.
You still have to eat.
A few days ago, Wang Bin tortured them three times a day and they were exhausted. Today, they were free, so they immediately decided to go down the mountain and have breakfast at Jiang Yunzhu's stall.
"Aren't you going to make breakfast?" Deputy General Zhao asked with his eyes wide open.
"Yes, make lunch and dinner." Jiang Yunzhu repeated what she had said before.
Vice General Zhao was a little disappointed, but then he thought, it's not bad, this way he can have a delicious meal at night. In the morning, he can eat something else.
They ordered food and went to other stalls to look for food, but after looking around, they felt that none of the food was as tasty as the one cooked by Jiang Yunzhu, so they just bought some and went up the mountain, waiting for the lunch meal.
At this time, two more people came to Jiang Yunzhu's stall, "Customers." Jiang Yunzhu looked up, but was stunned.
It was the man with thick eyebrows and big eyes who used to buy her meals every day. She guessed that he was a member of the Qilin Guard. How come Shen Fengming had left, but the two of them were still here? Did she guess wrong before
She was not wrong. Nie Xin and the other man were indeed from the Qilin Guard. They used to buy food for Shen Fengming and Yang Sheng every day. They should have left with Shen Fengming yesterday, but it was Yang Sheng who lied about collecting food.
Yang Sheng asked the two of them to stay and deal with the matter.
The two men wanted to help Yang Sheng cover up his lie, but they couldn't really collect so much grain back to Beijing, so they found a grain merchant and sold the grain directly to him.
All this trouble took some time.
Now that they were almost done, the two wanted to leave, but suddenly remembered that they had smelled so much delicious food but had not tasted the food yet. It was just right that they could go to the stall to eat before leaving. This time, the deputy commander should not be able to control them, right
So they came.
Jiang Yunzhu still used the same excuse, saying that they would not be selling breakfast today, only lunch and dinner.
The two looked at each other. What should they do? Otherwise, they should have lunch before leaving. If they hurry up on the road, they should be able to catch up.
The two of them actually stayed, and it was obvious that they were obsessed with the meal. In fact, it wasn't just the two of them, the other members of the Qilin Guard also wanted to eat it, but unfortunately they didn't have the chance.
Thinking of this, the two felt that being left behind was a good thing. They just didn't know if the meal was really that delicious, even the commander ate it every day.
It must be a rare delicacy.
Well, after they finish eating, they have to go back to Beijing to show off to their brothers, no, describe it.