53. Trial operation at the entrance of the school
Soon it was Friday, and on this day, the city's primary and secondary schools were holding sports meetings, which was the happiest day for students in recent times.
I don't have to go to class, I don't have to do my homework, I can play with my classmates, and I have two days off after that.
For middle school students, there is another thing worth their happiness on this day, that is, they can get extra pocket money for the two sports meetings every semester, which can be used to buy some things they like, or they can go to the game hall with other friends to play games for a while, and they can drink two more bottles of drinks at the worst, which is not too cool.
And on this day, Zhou Fangyuan's family got up early in the morning. Because they wanted to try out burgers at the entrance of No. 3 Middle School, they had to prepare everything before the students entered the school and set up a stall in front of No. 3 Middle School.
In order not to delay things, and at the same time have never had any experience in this area, Zhou Fangyuan and his family of three got up at half past three in the morning, and Zhou's father specially asked for a day off for this matter. When I woke up, I didn't even bother to eat, and I started to get busy. Zhou's mother kneaded the dough that was made yesterday and then sent it to the oven, Zhou's father fried the french strips, Zhou Fangyuan powdered the chicken, and finally handed the chicken to Zhou's mother for frying.
At Zhou Fangyuan's request, they had to prepare fifty burgers today, which was not a simple job, after all, his family did not have a professional kitchen, and if he only used a wok to fry French fries and chicken, one pot really couldn't fry much. The same goes for bread, the oven is the kind of small oven that is used at home, and it is also very small, and can only bake five or six loaves of bread at a time.
It was busy from half-past three until half-past five, and they got these things ready. Then put all kinds of ingredients into the burger, and at the same time, Zhou's father and Zhou Fangyuan used the wrapped paper they bought to pack the burger.
Wait until half past six in the morning to prepare all the things you need for today. After putting all the hamburgers, fried chicken, and fries into the foam boxes that they bought from the market for heat preservation, Zhou Fangyuan's family breathed a long sigh of relief, and then collapsed neatly on the sofa.
Eat hamburgers for breakfast, Zhou's father and mother have no time or energy to prepare other things.
As for the hamburger brought from home to school, will it not taste good for such a long time, which will affect the taste or something...... Regarding this issue, Zhou Fangyuan can only say casually.
Anyway, after graduating from college in the last life, he occasionally passed by the school gate, and he could see someone pushing a small cart to sell homemade hamburgers, and those burgers were not all covered with bread and chicken? You must know that at that time, the streets were full of hamburger restaurants, and basically individuals had eaten freshly made hamburgers, but even so, the small traders and vendors who sold hamburgers at the school gate every morning were not bad, which showed that hamburgers were still very attractive to students.
Therefore, he is not worried that his burgers will not sell because of the taste.
At seven o'clock, the family got in the car, fifty hamburgers and a large number of fried chicken and fries, enough to fill three boxes, and the family of three took a taxi at the entrance of the village and went straight to Beitong No. 3 Middle School.
By the time they arrived at No. 3 Middle School, it was 7:15 a.m., the school gate had been opened, and many students had already entered the school.
However, more students stopped at the school gate to buy breakfast, and more than a dozen breakfast stalls were set up along the school fence and on the side of the road. There are those who sell pancakes, there are those who sell meatloaf, and there are those who sell soy milk fritters. This place is a densely populated area, and there is a third middle school here, so there are a lot of people who set up breakfast stalls here.
Zhou Fangyuan: Because they are setting up a stall temporarily, they don't need to grab a place. After getting out of the car, they directly found a location some distance from the school gate, placed three boxes neatly on the ground, and then took out a piece of cardboard from one of the boxes.
In fact, from the time they got off the bus to the time they walked here, during this time, many people on the breakfast stalls around them projected their eyes. They were just curious and didn't know what the family was going to sell.
But after Zhou Fangyuan put the cardboard up, everyone suddenly realized, and then snickered.
"Chicken burgers, $10 each. ”
There are only eight big characters written on the cardboard, but the words "ten yuan" can make the surrounding small traders laugh to death.
Ten bucks?
I'm afraid I'm not crazy about money.
What's the difference between this and open robbery?
Hamburg?
What is a hamburger? Is it a hamburger? Is anyone eating that thing?
All kinds of ridiculous questions arose in the hearts of the people around them, they were very optimistic about Zhou Fangyuan's behavior, ten yuan was already equivalent to the food expenses of ordinary people for a day, just to buy a hamburger, it was too expensive.
Almost everyone who practices stalls here feels that Zhou Fangyuan will definitely fail, and they will definitely leave the stall very disappointed, which is inevitable.
After all, a big bowl of shaved noodles is only three yuan, and an egg is given, how big can this hamburger be compared to a bowl of porcelain and porcelain knife-cut noodles?
But the reality is that they like to joke with people, and these small traders and peddlers will soon realize how ridiculous their previous ideas are.
The cardboard had just stood up for less than ten seconds when a junior high school student wearing glasses stopped in front of Zhou Fangyuan.
"You're selling burgers?"
The junior high school student looked at Zhou Fangyuan's high school uniform, pushed his eyes, and asked curiously.
"Yes, authentic burger, can you buy one and try it?"
Zhou Fangyuan opened his mouth and replied, he himself was amused by his own words, what is an authentic hamburger, is there still an authentic or not authentic hamburger? But it doesn't matter, although this is a little inaccurate, but there is nothing wrong with this. After all, his burgers are very similar to those of fast food restaurants such as KFC and McDonald's, and it is not too much to say "authentic". And the Chinese people think it is authentic, the more authentic it is, the more delicious it is.
"Ten dollars is expensive......"
The junior high school student looked at the numbers on the cardboard and said it, but he still paid for it quickly.
It can be seen that this child's family conditions are good, and he has twenty or thirty yuan from his pocket. You must know that at this time, the average student's living expenses and pocket money may only add up to about five yuan. This student has twenty or thirty in his pocket, and he is already a little tyrant in the school.
"Give me one, I'll try it, I went to Nanlong with my family to eat KFC once during the holidays, the burgers there are very delicious, I don't know what you guys are like." ”
"It's definitely not comparable to other people, it's an international chain, but we have a lot of burgers. ”
Zhou Fangyuan took out a hamburger from the box in front of him, and said with a smile while handing it to the junior high school student with glasses.
"Well, if your burger tastes good, I'll buy it later. ”
"Okay, you can taste it first, and come back later. And we are only having a soft opening today, and if business is good, we will open a store in Dongxing Plaza soon. When the time comes, you'll be able to get more things out, and the taste is guaranteed to be good. ”
"Well, I'll try it first. ”
The junior high school student took the hamburger, handed the money to Zhou Fangyuan, then raised his hand, turned around and entered the school gate.
This is the first order they have opened today, and as they speak, more than a dozen students have gathered in front of them. Everyone who looks like they are well-off, at least from the accessories of their watches and glasses, these things are not cheap.
For students from good families, ten yuan is not a problem at all, and basically these students have a hamburger in their hands. Zhou Fangyuan took the opportunity to recommend his own fried chicken and French fries, which will also seriously affect the taste if they are covered for a long time, but fortunately, it is summer now, so don't worry that these things will cool down quickly. So on the lid of each box, Zhou Fangyuan used a knife to draw out a few openings.
On the one hand, it can release the heat in the box, and on the other hand, it will not lose the heat quickly.
Human beings have a characteristic of being a creature, that is, they like to conform to the herd and like to follow the herd.
In other words, where there are many people, people like to gather in the direction.
There were more than a dozen students standing in front of Zhou Fangyuan's stall, and it was still a place where no one usually set up a stall, and everyone knew that there was a new stall here. Many students were attracted to it, but when they saw that a hamburger actually cost 10 yuan, many of them quietly left because they were shy of money. But there were also many people who stopped and began to wait and see.
As mentioned above, there is a gap between the teaching quality and the admission rate of the third middle school and the first and second middle schools, but the students of the third middle school have money. Anyway, the students of the third middle school, the children of rich families account for a considerable proportion, far higher than the first and second middle schools, for these children, ten yuan is just a drizzle.
But hamburgers are a bit more interesting, along with fried chicken and fries...... It's all things I've heard of but haven't eaten. Even if it's just a taste, there are many people who are willing to pay for it.
And to be honest, such a big piece of chicken, anyone who sees it will swallow saliva, and the student group is a group that consumes a lot of energy. So after many students bought hamburgers, they also bought fried chicken and fries by the way, for these students who came directly to a complete set, Zhou Fangyuan would always be very enthusiastic to remind each other to buy a bottle of chilled Coke, after all, fried chicken with Coke is king.
Many people followed his advice, and as a result, even the small shop with the school gate did a little better.
More and more people are buying hamburgers, and the number of hamburgers is decreasing at a speed that is visible to the naked eye, just when Zhou Fangyuan opened the lid again and checked and saw that there were only five burgers left, his classmates finally appeared in front of him.
"Zhou Fangyuan, what are you doing?"
It was Wu Enqi who spoke, a classmate who got along well with Zhou Fangyuan in his previous life.
The other party was lazily straddle his schoolbag, looking at him with a surprised expression.