The New Year was spent casually in Li Youran's busy life. When he came to his senses, it was already January of the following year. This is the coldest time of the year, with the lowest temperature reaching minus eight or nine degrees Celsius. Pedestrians wrapped themselves in
Wearing thick cotton clothes, he hurriedly passed by on the street without any intention of stopping.
But there are always exceptions to everything. At the spontaneous market on the east side of Anhua Street, there is still a long queue in front of the steamed bun stall with straw ropes around the waist and under the bare old poplar trees. People are hunching their necks and putting their hands into their sleeves.
Stamping their feet. The cold wind was biting, but no one wanted to leave. They just stared at the steaming cage on the stall eagerly, swallowing their saliva.
Near eleven o'clock at noon, the fat middle-aged woman put down the basket and shouted in a loud voice:
"Everyone! Everyone! I'm sorry, today's buns are sold out. Please come back!"
The crowd roared and the team was immediately in chaos.
"Sold out again? I didn't buy any yesterday! My grandson is still making trouble with me." An old woman carrying a vegetable basket shouted dissatisfied.
"That's right, you only order so much every day. What do you do? You don't even know how to make money." An old man also criticized.
"Aunt Qi, please do more. I've been waiting for almost an hour."
"Yes, yes, please pack more, we are all waiting." Many people agreed.
Aunt Qi felt happy, but she deliberately made a grimace and sighed helplessly.
"Dear neighbors, we also want to do more. Alas, firstly, there are not enough manpower. Secondly, the main reason is that the materials are not available, and the suppliers are very tight. Everyone, I'm sorry.
You go take care of other people's business."
"What's more, the food on other stalls is like chewing wood slag when I eat it now. Forget it, go home and make noodles yourself."
"Well, it seems that I have to come early tomorrow and let's go."
The customers shook their heads and dispersed reluctantly.
Sun Xiaoying panted and sat on the stool. The half of her face exposed under the red scarf was red from the cold, but there were fine beads of sweat on her forehead.
"I'm so exhausted." Sun Xiaoying shook her sore wrist.
Aunt Qi packed her things quickly, her face was filled with joy, and she didn't seem to feel tired at all.
Since joining the steamed stuffed bun stall, although it is harder than before, it has been fruitful. In less than a month, Aunt Qi's dividends have reached more than 3,000 yuan, which was almost unimaginable in the past. There are also more braised pork dishes on her dining table.
Meat, sweet and sour fish and wine, make your home
The one who kept saying he was ashamed and ashamed, but shamelessly feasted on it. He bought his son a new down jacket, and the little guy’s eyes shone brightly. There was also the landlord who always had a sullen face, when faced with Aunt Qi who took the initiative to come to pay the rent in advance.
, an ugly smile broke out for the first time.
Thinking of this, Aunt Qi smiled from the bottom of her heart, her heart was warm, and she didn't feel anything when the cold wind blew on her face.
"Xiaoying, why hasn't your brother come back today?" Aunt Qi turned around and asked.
"I don't know. Brother Youran went out early in the morning and didn't say anything. Humph, he must have been lazy." Sun Xiaoying pouted and said dissatisfiedly.
Aunt Qi approached Sun Xiaoying.
"Haha, Xiaoying, your brother has probably bought some more. By the way, do you know where you bought that kind of Chinese cabbage? It's such a good variety. It's the first time I've seen it after selling vegetables for so many years.
"Aunt Qi's face was full of curiosity.
"I don't know. Brother Youran said it was a new variety that a fellow villager of his tried to grow. There are very few varieties available. Others can't buy them." Sun Xiaoying said casually.
"Haha, I'm just curious, just ask." Aunt Qi smiled and stopped talking.
At this moment, a crisp ringing of a bell rang. The two of them looked up and saw Li Youran, wearing a woolen hat and a gray cotton coat, riding over on a bicycle.
"Aunt Qi, Xiaoying, we've closed the stall. Thank you for your hard work." Li Youran stopped the car, put one leg on the ground, and said hello with a smile.
"Brother Youran, where have you been? I didn't even say a word." Sun Xiaoying asked dissatisfied.
"Xiaoying, get in the car, I'll take you to a good place, I'll make sure you have fun and can't sleep at night." Li Youran said in a low voice with a mysterious smile.
"What, so mysterious?" Sun Xiaoying muttered and stood up.
"Aunt Qi, please close the stall while Xiaoying and I go out." Li Youran said to Aunt Qi.
"Okay, don't worry, my son will be here to help after school soon." Aunt Qi nodded with a smile.
Sun Xiaoying turned sideways, sat on the rear frame of the bicycle, and grabbed Li Youran's waist with both hands.
"Let's go!" Li Youran kicked the ground and the bicycle moved forward briskly.
"Brother Youran, where are we going?"
"Antai Road."
"Where are you doing?" Sun Xiaoying was a little confused.
"You'll know when we get there, I won't say anything now. Haha." Li Youran still kept it secret.
"Bad brother." Sun Xiaoying pinched Li Youran's waist hard. Through the thick cotton clothes, Li Youran felt an itch, and the handlebars tilted, causing the car to draw a dragon on the road.
"Haha, don't make trouble, don't make trouble. We will all fall into big cakes after a while."
The car recovered and, amidst Sun Xiaoying's giggles, turned the corner and headed towards Antai Road.
About half an hour later, the two of them arrived at Antai Road and turned east until they were about to exit the main road. Li Youran turned the handle of the car and turned into a fork in the road. This was a small street called Shigu Lane.
On both sides are various small shops of two stories high.
Li Youran stopped the car in front of a shop with a sign of "Fengji Snack City" on the east side of the road. The shop was not open, and the facade was tightly covered by aluminum alloy rolling shutter doors. Although the location here is a little out of the way, it is not far from the main road.
Very close, only a dozen steps away.
"This is it, Xiaoying, get off the car." Li Youran greeted.
Sun Xiaoying jumped off the rear frame and looked at the shop suspiciously.
"What are we doing here?"
Li Youran didn't answer. He set up his bicycle, walked to the rolling shutter door, took out a bunch of keys from his pocket, bent over and inserted and turned them into the keyhole at the bottom, and then pulled up hard.
"Crack!" The rolling shutter door quickly rose upwards, revealing the glass door of the store.
"Ah!" Sun Xiaoying screamed, her eyes wide open, and she looked left and right, as if she was worried that someone would come to interfere.
Li Youran pushed open the glass door, turned around, and said to Sun Xiaoying:
"What are you looking at? Come here."
Sun Xiaoying walked over anxiously and said anxiously:
"Brother Youran, why do you open other people's stores so casually? It'll be bad if someone comes soon."
Li Youran laughed, took Xiaoying's hand and walked into the store.
"Silly girl, from today on, this is our store."
"What?" Sun Xiaoying opened her mouth wide and looked at Li Youran in disbelief. The latter nodded with a smile and explained to her the origin of the matter.
During this period, due to the booming business of the steamed stuffed bun stall, Li Youran saved a lot of money. This made him have enough of the guerrilla life, and his desire to open a store became stronger. So he rode his bicycle and started looking for a suitable store everywhere.
But the shops are not that easy to find. They are either expensive, located in a remote location, or the area is not suitable. Finally one day, Li Youran found this place and found that a snack bar could not be maintained due to poor management and was ready to sell it.
Although the location is not in the traditional
It is located in the Hua District, but it is very close to the main road of Antai Road, and not too far from Tianhai University and Normal College. Li Youran calculated that as long as the business does well, the customer base can include students and residents of several nearby communities, and even Antai Road
It is not impossible for customers in the business district on the west side.
Li Youran found the owner of the snack bar and went in to see the store. The store was not small. The lobby on the first floor alone was 36 square meters. Behind the lobby was the kitchen. The kitchen was okay, with a four-burner gas stove and relatively good equipment.
New. There are three rooms on the second floor, one large and two small. The total area of the shop reaches 100 square meters, and it also has a 40 square meter backyard.
Li Youran was very satisfied and asked the snack bar owner to find the landlord. After bargaining, he finally rented the store at a price of 3,000 yuan per month. After paying three months' rent, Li Youran signed a one-year contract with the landlord.
Lease contract.
There was also a batch of dining tables and chairs, counters, shelves, kitchen equipment, pots and pans of good quality in the original snack bar. The boss planned to return to his hometown and quit working, so he gave these items to Li Youran at a discount of 5,000 yuan.
Back and forth, Li Youran spent half of his reserve funds in one go. Spending money was like running water, Li Youran sighed. He thought of Fatty Luo, this guy can't just eat and drink for free, he has to do some work.
Counting him as a public servant, the procedures for business licenses and health permits are not a big deal, they just fall on him.
Li Youran immediately called Fatty Luo and explained the matter. Fatty Luo readily agreed to ask someone to handle it, but said that he would often go to the store for food appreciation activities in the future, and asked Li to take care of the wild girl to ensure his personal safety.
.Li Youran smiled and agreed.
I am finally breaking away from the guerrillas and becoming a regular army! Li Youran shouted excitedly in his heart.