On Sunday, the sky is clear and the clouds are clear, which is perfect for sleeping in.
But Lin Mai got up at six in the morning.
Although I have reconciled with Tsingta University, I don't have to go to Beijing University to discuss admission, let alone go to the TV station to expose Wan Hui, which saves me a lot of trouble.
But if you rent a shop, you have to open it for business. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a waste of money?
Besides, she also posted a recruitment notice, so she has to go and recruit.
She had just finished washing and was about to go out when Bai's father called.
Ask her to wear that gold necklace when attending the banquet today.
Whenever Lin Mai thinks about the gold necklace Lin Bei once wore, he feels nauseated and various discomforts.
But Father Bai specified that she should wear that gold necklace, which was really embarrassing.
Lin Mai thought about it and decided to do both.
Buy an identical or similar gold necklace to replace that gold necklace.
Then ask the goldsmith to cut the gold necklace into a small gold lock piece and give it to Xiao Tiantian, so that it will be out of sight and out of mind.
She put on the gold necklace and went out.
The shop Lin Mai rented was a house of more than ten square meters facing the street. The previous landlord used it as a dining room.
Lin Mai rented the house yesterday and gave the landlord a sum of money to help buy a large stove made of oil drums, a steamer, tables and chairs and other things needed to open a bun shop.
She also said that if the money was too much, she would not need to refund it, but if the money was too little, she would make up for it.
Lin Mai knew that the money she gave would only be more, not less.
If you ask someone to run errands, you have to pay a certain amount of errand fees. You can't let others help in vain.
Not only Lin Mai would think so, but most southerners would do the same.
Southerners are simpler and more sophisticated than northerners in terms of human relations and sophistication.
Those who can not owe each other will never owe each other.
If you give me an apple, I will give you two peaches in return.
Northerners have a sense of loyalty. If these three melons and two dates come and go, they will feel too shabby~
With the landlord helping to buy the necessary items for opening a steamed bun shop, Lin Mai only had to buy meat, flour and other seasonings for making steamed buns in the morning.
By the time she bought the ingredients and seasonings and hired a tricycle to deliver them to the store, it was already past seven in the morning.
She used warm water, yeast powder, and a little sugar to make the dough, and the dough was ready in more than ten minutes.
After the dough is ready, you still need to knead it for ten minutes and then wake it up for ten minutes. At this time, the dough is the most chewy and delicious.
However, it has already reached the peak period for selling breakfast, and time waits for no one. There are some steps that Lin Mai can save.
It was already past eight o'clock when the first batch of steamed buns came out.
Fortunately, today is Sunday, people all get up late, many people don't get up until eight o'clock.
Otherwise, on a normal day, after eight o'clock, it would be almost past the peak period for selling breakfast.
On weekends, at eight o'clock, the morning peak has just arrived.
People nearby who came out to buy breakfast saw a new steamed bun shop opened and walked over curiously.
I saw a girl under twenty years old making steamed buns for sale.
The girl is very beautiful, with thin skin and white flesh. She doesn't look like she can do anything, but her buns are so good at making them.
Everyone is even more curious, will the buns made by this beautiful girl be delicious?
A young man asked about the price of steamed buns: "Little girl, how do you sell these steamed buns?"
Today was the trial opening. Lin Mai only made pork and green onion buns. She replied: "Thirty cents each."
Steamed buns in Beijing only cost 2.5 cents each, but Linmai's steamed buns cost 30 cents each, which is a full 5 cents more expensive than others.
This 5 cents can buy a park ticket and a few fruit candies.
Many customers who wanted to buy steamed buns shouted: "Girl, your steamed buns are too expensive. They only sell them for 2.5 cents each."
Lin Mai was calm and composed, with a smile on his face: "My steamed buns are delicious, but of course they are a little more expensive."
She deliberately sold the buns at a higher price than the market price, just to see if many people would eat such expensive buns.
If there are many people eating, it will not be easy for her to open a chain store of delicious food in Beijing.
A customer sneered: "Who knows if your steamed buns are delicious or not? Just let yourself brag."
Lin Mai glanced at the customer in his busy schedule: "You will know after you buy one and try it.
If it doesn’t taste good, just don’t buy it next time, and you will be deceived for only 30 cents.”
The customer thought about it and felt that what she said made sense.
So I paid for one and bit into the meat filling inside.
The meat filling was very delicious, and the customer had an intoxicated expression on his face.
Everyone asked him if the buns were delicious. The customer nodded sharply: "It's delicious."
Everyone was still skeptical, and many people only bought one bun.
But after a while, the customers who had bought the buns came back and bought one, two or even more buns.
Lin Mai's bun business quickly picked up. Although she worked quickly, she was still a little busy.
At this time, a pair of rough but very clean hands stretched out, picked up the dumplings Lin Mai put on the desk and began to make the buns.
Lin Mai glanced at the owner of those hands. He was a middle-aged man in his forties.
The man was wearing a clean apron and smiled at Lin Mai sheepishly.
Lin Mai smiled and asked, "Are you here to apply for a job?"
The man nodded: "Yes."
The two of them said nothing and were busy working.
After a while, an aunt came, stood at the door of the store, looked inside for a moment, and asked: "Is the boss here?"
When she said this, the aunt kept staring at the uncle, and Lin Mai smiled and responded: "Here he is."
The aunt looked her up and down in surprise and asked suspiciously: "Are you the boss?"
Lin Mai nodded: "Yes, you are here to apply for the job."
"Hmm." Auntie asked, "Do you still want a master?"
Lin Mai's recruitment notice stated that he only needed a master chef to make buns and a waiter.
When the aunt saw two bun makers in the store, she was not sure whether Lin Mai wanted to be a master chef.
Lin Mai didn't expect the business to be so good. Just recruiting a master chef would definitely not be enough, because she didn't plan to make buns by herself every day.
She is only responsible for mixing the stuffing, leaving everything else to the employees.
She nodded: "I want more."
The aunt's eyes immediately lit up: "I'm here to apply for a job, do you think I can do it?"
Lin Mai saw that this aunt was far worse than her uncle.
The uncle was very clever. He helped make the buns as soon as he arrived and showed Lin Mai his skills.
This aunt is a bit dull and doesn't know how to express herself.
She smiled and said: "If you don't make a few buns for me to see, how will I know if you can do it?"
"Then let me wash my hands first. You must be hygienic when selling food."
The aunt washed her hands and came over to make the buns. She was indeed an experienced hand, and she could make the buns quickly and well, no worse than the uncle's.
Lin Maidao: "You two have been admitted. You will pay for it and sell it by yourself. In addition to the basic salary, you will also receive commission at the end of the month."
She changed her mind temporarily and asked them to take care of the business and sell it themselves, which would prevent them from fishing in troubled waters.
In this way, there is no need to hire the boy who is responsible for selling steamed buns.
Lin Mai washed his hands and was about to leave. Seeing that the aunt was not working very hard, he said: "The wages and commissions will be calculated from today."
The aunt immediately became very energetic and worked like a tiger.
Lin Mai didn't mind the aunt's positive attitude if she had money, and she wouldn't want to work for nothing.
After leaving the snack bar, Lin Mai went to the mall and bought an identical gold necklace.
Then she found a goldsmith's shop and cut the gold necklace Lin Bei had worn given to her by Bai's father into a gold lock piece and tied it with a red string.
I went to the mall again and bought a bicycle.
It feels too inconvenient not to have a bicycle.
Lin Mai rode his bicycle back home and put on the skirt and shoes he bought with his brother and sister Bai Lu yesterday.
After dressing up, I rode my newly bought bicycle to the hotel where Bai's father was entertaining guests.