coobybook Chapter 67 Selling Cold Noodles (Part 2)
Chapter 67 Selling Cold Noodles (Part 2)
Xiao Siyue was so tired that she quickly sat down in a chair to rest.
"Yue'er, you must be exhausted. Have some water first." Aunt Lin smiled and poured a glass of water for Xiao Siyue.
"Thank you, Aunt. Let's rest for a while before we go." Xiao Siyue took the water and gulped it down.
"Yue'er, there are so many people today!" Lin Dandan said, sitting next to Xiao Siyue and holding a glass of water.
"Yes, but we made money," Xiao Siyue said happily. Their business today could be described as a great success.
"Aunt, we need to make more tomorrow," Xiao Siyue suggested.
"Yes, we're out of flour at home. We'll buy some more when we get back," Aunt Lin said, genuinely happy.
Xiao Siyue thought about it and realized that it was true; she had only bought one bowl of noodles before, and had cooked them all yesterday.
"Let's move the tables and chairs to the toy shop first, then go to the grain shop." Xiao Siyue looked at the already packed list, got up, and prepared to leave.
Seeing Lin Xinzhou already carrying the table ahead, Xiao Siyue thought that she would discuss with Uncle Lin about making a cart when they got back, otherwise it would be too much trouble.
Because Aunt Lin and Grandma Lin were there, they bought three bushels of flour, and the group happily returned to the Lin family home with their belongings.
Because they sold out quickly, they arrived home around noon.
As soon as I entered, I saw Uncle Lin leaning on his cane cooking in the kitchen.
"You're back?" Uncle Lin said, looking at his daughter who was jumping and skipping in excitedly, and the smiling people behind her.
"Husband, let me do it. Your leg isn't healed yet, so be careful not to hurt it again." Aunt Lin put down the load and quickly took the shovel from Uncle Lin's hands.
"It's nothing, just cooking. You've been working hard all morning, so why don't you rest for a bit? It'll be ready soon."
"You'd better get out of here right now," Aunt Lin said, shooing the person out.
Helpless, Uncle Lin could only lean on his cane and go outside again.
When Xiao Siyue saw Uncle Lin come out, she called out, "Uncle, come sit here."
Lin Xinzhou quickly stepped forward to help him up.
"Uncle, guess how much silver we made today?" Xiao Siyue asked Uncle Lin mysteriously.
Seeing Xiao Siyue tilting her head, looking so adorable, Uncle Lin deliberately teased her.
"Hmm, how much did you make? I'd never guess."
"Uncle, we earned 548 coins today!" Xiao Siyue announced loudly.
Today, a total of 50 bowls of liangpi (cold skin noodles) were made. 40 bowls of regular liangpi and 10 bowls of sesame sauce liangpi were sold, which amounted to 550 wen. The first woman was given 2 wen less, so the total was 548 wen.
"Wow, that's a lot! You guys are really amazing." Uncle Lin was also surprised; the amount he earned in one day was much more than what an ordinary worker would earn.
“Of course, it’s because we haven’t done enough,” Xiao Siyue said.
"Yes, Dad, there were still many people complaining today because they didn't get to eat," Lin Dandan said. Thinking back to the scene today, she was a little scared at the time, but her cousin Yue'er was so clever; she silenced everyone with just a few words.
Lin Dandan thought to herself, her eyes shining as she looked at Xiao Siyue, wishing she could be like Yue'er.
"Is business really that good?" Uncle Lin was excited. After all, he was easily injured and owed a lot of money. Although Xiao Siyue said he didn't have to pay it back, he couldn't take advantage of his niece.
He hadn't been sleeping well for a while because of this, constantly thinking about how to make money. Now, the clouds have finally parted and the sun is shining.
Although Xiao Siyue was the one who came up with the money-making business, he was still very happy.
"Of course it's true. We even told those people to make more tomorrow." Xiao Siyue thought to herself, "Let's make 150 bowls tomorrow."
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The next day, before they even arrived at their stall, they saw a large number of people waiting there.
"Oh, you've finally arrived! We've been waiting for so long. Quickly, give me a bowl," a middle-aged man said, his eyes sparkling as he saw them approach.
"You guys are here way too early," Xiao Siyue couldn't help but exclaim. There are always foodies at any time; they even came early today.
"I was just worried I wouldn't be able to buy any. I was so craving them yesterday," the man said sheepishly.
"Haha, wait a moment, we'll set up the table and chairs and then we'll get you a table." Xiao Siyue said, as she and her cousins quickly set up the table.
"Little girl, give me a regular bowl and a bowl with sesame sauce." Xiao Siyue had just finished seeing the group off when she heard the familiar voice.
Looking up, I saw that was the first woman who ate liangpi (cold skin noodles) yesterday.
She quickly greeted him, "Oh, it's you, sister. I'll make it for you right away."
"Yes, your liangpi (cold skin noodles) is really delicious. That's why I couldn't resist coming again today, and I even brought my youngest son with me."
"Tiger, come and call your sister," the woman said warmly to Xiao Siyue.
"Hello, sister." The little boy, who was only four or five years old, looked at Xiao Siyue and spoke shyly.
"Tiger, hello there, have some candy." Xiao Siyue looked at the boy's well-behaved appearance, took out a piece of candy from her small bag and handed it to Tiger.
She couldn't help but pat Hu Zi's head, acting like a strange aunt, completely forgetting that she herself was only six years old.
Gradually, more and more people arrived, and business was even better than yesterday.
Of course, they were extremely busy.
Xiao Siyue felt like her throat was about to burst into flames.
She needs to mentor Lin Dandan properly; she feels her cousin is quite talented, and she's been learning quite well these past two days.
She has to go home; she can't keep helping her aunt and uncle sell cold noodles forever.
However, once the customer base stabilizes in a few days, she will no longer be needed.
Another point is that we don't need to make too much cold noodles every day, otherwise my aunt and uncle won't be able to handle it all. Also, if we can't sell them all, it will be a waste. Cold noodles can't be kept overnight. The weather is so hot now, it won't be good to wait until the next day, we can't even eat them ourselves.
When I got back, I talked to my uncle and his family, and we decided that we would not make more than 300 bowls of cold noodles a day. That way, we could sell them from morning until afternoon without getting too tired.
Over the next period of time, business got better and better. Many people in Taohua Town already knew about this new food, liangpi (cold skin noodles), and many people came from far and wide to try it.
They earned almost as much in just a few days as they would in a year, which made them even more motivated.
Xiao Siyue noticed that the atmosphere in her uncle's family had clearly improved, and they were full of energy every day.
Especially Uncle Lin, whose usual negative mood vanished completely. He became radiant, a completely different person from before.
Xiao Siyue felt much relieved and planned to return to the Xiao family in the next few days. It had been almost a month, and she had been missing her grandparents for a long time.