Chapter 22: The Envy Soup Base
Early the next morning, Xiaofang came to Li's house and prepared to buy today's base ingredients.
"Business should be good these two days, right?" Li Changan happened to be exercising.
"It's not bad, but I met a few strange people." Xiaofang took the food box from Liu Zhiyin and returned yesterday's food box.
"Oh? Tell me." Li Changan became interested and asked quickly.
"A few people ate several times in a row, and there was one person who was the weirdest. He bought the last half bowl of soup base and gave him 20 cents. Xiaolan and I were stunned."
Xiaofang explained what happened last night,
"By the way, some people advised us to open more stalls. Boss Zhang from Zhangji Winery also came to us and said he wanted to bring the Malatang business to his winery."
Li Changan nodded when he heard this,
"Wait a while, wait until the reputation of Malatang becomes bigger, then Miss Xiaolan and Sister Xiaofang can make it together with their families, and they can set up stalls in the four squares of the southeast, northwest, and Sanyangmen."
"As long as Wangfuji's sign is loud enough, we can open a store together and we won't have to worry about running out of business."
Xiaolan and Xiaofang looked at each other in surprise after hearing this.
Such a huge leap from a stall to a shop was something they had never thought of before.
Who would have thought that after just a few days of doing business, there would be an opportunity?
Even if the shop's surname is Li, their benefits are definitely indispensable.
It's like a dream.
After seeing off Xiaolan and Xiaofang who were satisfied and full of energy, Liu Zhiyin walked up and said, "Erlang, do we really want to open a shop to sell spicy hotpot?"
Li Changan turned around and said with a smile, "Eating Malatang is convenient, and a small stall is enough."
"If we open a store, what we sell will not be Malatang."
"Then what's for sale?"
"Hot pot." Li Changan said two words that were popular in his previous life.
Liu Zhiyin blinked in confusion, hot pot? Another thing he had never heard of before.
"In the future, we will open a hot pot restaurant. Once we have established a foothold, we will use the best Erguotou to make the store's treasure. Business will definitely not be bad."
"I'll start making preparations when I get my little sister back." Li Changan took out a few roadblock nails from the north room, "Sister-in-law, I'm going to go for a walk first."
"Erlang, why do you always go out with this nail these days?" Liu Zhiyin finally couldn't help but ask.
Li Changan twitched the corner of his mouth, a little embarrassed, "I just went for a walk, this nail... defended myself."
You can't say that he specially prepared this for Wang Ergou, right?
Every now and then, he throws a few roadblock spikes at Wang Ergou's house irregularly every day. After these few days of observation, Wang Ergou is almost tortured to death.
Every day he walks with a squint, tiptoeing when he has nothing to do, for fear of stepping on something, but no matter how careful he is, he will sometimes be careless, so Wang Ergou has had several bloody holes on his feet in the past few days.
The physical damage is only temporary, but the mental damage is devastating.
I always have to worry about stepping on something, and I can't finish stepping on it. This kind of pressure has made Wang Ergou not go out for several days.
As for settling accounts with Li Changan, Wang Ergou wouldn't even dare to do so.
The last time he climbed the wall secretly, Wang Ergou was almost disabled. Coupled with the torture of the past few days, Wang Ergou was on the verge of collapse.
After throwing away the roadblock spikes, Li Changan clapped his hands and left humming an unknown tune.
Wang Ergou covets his sister-in-law, even if he just talks about it, he should be educated.
Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be escaped.
When he enters the county school and has overwhelming status and strength, he can let him go. Otherwise, if this mad dog goes crazy and hurts his family, he will regret it.
The next days were spent in peaceful waiting.
The reputation of Wangfuji Malatang is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more people are imitating it, but the taste is also very different, which makes the Wangfuji brand even more famous.
Three more days passed,
The chef with a mustache, known as Da Liu, came here for three days in a row. After eating, he would buy a bowl of soup back.
Xiaolan and Xiaofang were greatly surprised.
In addition to the mustache, people from many small restaurants saw their counterparts in the queue.
Malatang is different from candied haws on a stick. Candied haws on a stick is destined to be a snack and will not affect the business of small restaurants and wine shops.
But Malatang can be said to be a snack, but it can also become a dish, especially the special soup base, which makes these small restaurants and restaurants jealous.
Becoming a big restaurant is the dream and pursuit of all small restaurants.
But there is a prerequisite for becoming a big restaurant, which is to have the restaurant's special dishes, in other words, dishes that others cannot imitate.
Secondly, you must write articles and poems to gain fame, and over time you can rise to the ranks of big restaurants.
There are not many big restaurants in Linxian County, only nine in total, but each one has a profound heritage.
Let’s not mention the reputation of poetry and prose. At the very least, we need to create special and famous dishes.
But just this step blocked eighty-five restaurants, large and small, and forty-five wine shops in Linxian County.
Nowadays, Malatang has become famous in Linxian County. The simple ingredients have a rich and fragrant aroma, and the secret lies in the soup base.
If you can master this soup base, you will have the foundation to become a great restaurant.
They couldn't help but have expectations.
"Girl, I wonder how you have considered what we talked about last time?" When closing the stall, someone else stopped Xiaolan and Xiaofang.
"Our prices are very fair. As long as we have the recipe, we will definitely not steal your Malatang business."
"After all, restaurant and stall business are two different things."
Xiaolan pushed the flatbed trolley and shook her head, "I'm sorry, this is what we worked so hard for. We won't sell it."
"Let's discuss it. Can fifty taels be okay?" The man continued, looking like a dog-skin plaster.
"Fifty taels?" Xiaofang sneered, "My guest, are you overthinking?"
The visitor wanted to say something more, but was stopped by another voice, "Shopkeeper Qian, that's it. Be careful, they will report you to the government for molesting a good woman, and you will be imprisoned for two or three days."
Shopkeeper Qian turned around and sneered, "Boss Zhang? Aren't you also here for this soup base recipe? Let's give a half a pound to an eighty ounce. Don't look down on the other."
Zhang Fugui rolled up his sleeves, showing off his brash temperament. Shopkeeper Qian suddenly changed his expression, and then said quickly to Xiaolan,
"Girl, please think again. If fifty taels is not enough, we can talk again."
After Shopkeeper Qian left, Zhang Fugui stepped forward and said, "You must never believe this Shopkeeper Qian. Fifty Liang is too cheap to sell."
"Thank you so much, Boss Zhang, for coming to the rescue." Xiaolan said softly, "It's just a matter of cooperation, we still have to consider it."
Zhang Fugui smiled and said, "This is what it should be. I couldn't explain it clearly last time. This time I came here just to explain the conditions to you."
"I don't want to buy the recipe, I just need you to sell malatang in my wine shop."
"You can make it in advance every day and put it at my place, and I will help you sell it. We can pay the amount in advance according to the number of strings."
Xiaolan glanced at Zhang Fugui in surprise, "I wonder how Boss Zhang plans to divide the accounts?"
"Eight-two, you are eight, I am two."
"Okay, thank you Boss Zhang for your sincerity, we will talk to you after discussing it."
Zhang Fugui nodded cheerfully, then turned and left.
Xiaolan and Xiaofang came to Li's house and told Li Changan the news.
Li Changan touched his chin and said, "Everyone refuses to buy the formula. As for the cooperation of Zhangji Winery, it is not impossible."
"After all, we don't need to spend any effort. We just need to boil the soup base and put it in."
Xiaolan nodded and said, "Boss Zhang said that the accounts will be divided into eight and two, which sounds very sincere."
"Well, he is very conscientious. He gets 20%, but it can also bring business to the wine shop, and he can make more money from other places. It's a win-win situation."
Li Changan pondered for a moment, "In this case, wait for another two days and I will give you a reply then."
However the next day,
Xiaolan's words made Li Changan frown suddenly.
Chapter completed!