Chapter 46: Zhou An's countermeasures
Uncle Lu, who sold baked cakes, was true to his word, and sure enough, when he accompanied Zhou An until ten o'clock, he began to pack his things and prepare to push the oven home.
Zhou An saw it, thought about it, picked a convenient bag, scooped a large portion of snails and handed it to Uncle Lu, "This snail will be taken home for you to eat! Don't shirk, anyway, I don't seem to be able to sell it out tonight!"
"This, how embarrassing is this, hehe, I won't be polite to you about that old man!"
Uncle Lu was very happy.
Zhou An smiled and sat back in his place.
He was thinking, the weather is so hot, he needs to buy a big freezer as soon as possible in this business, if there is a situation like tonight in the future, the cooked snails will not be sold in one day, and he will go home at night and put them in the freezer, and the next day he will heat up, and he can sell them again, but he will definitely not be able to sell them today! Not to mention the freezer at home, there is not a single refrigerator, and if the snails that cannot be sold are left at room temperature until tomorrow night, the taste will definitely not be right.
Selling food, the taste is not right, if you still insist on taking out, it is to smash your own signboard, your reputation will soon be ruined, no matter how prosperous the business can not stand that, before his rebirth, he has been a chef for more than ten years, he has worked in large and small restaurants, and has seen a lot of originally prosperous stores, because the boss is reluctant to deal with some of the bad food, and finally the door is full of birds, and he has to close the door.
"Anzi! I'll go back first!"
"Well, let's go!"
Uncle Lu went back, and the stalls that were still open on the food street were about half less, and even the stall of the big black fish opposite had been packed up.
Zhou An still guarded his stall, watching the streets with fewer and fewer diners gradually becoming empty, the weather gradually changing, and the night wind began to slowly become stronger at some point, rolling up some plastic bags and pieces of paper on the street and flying into the air, and falling back to the street.
"It's not going to rain tonight, is it?"
The stall owner selling cold noodles next to him looked up at the dark night sky and frowned.
Zhou An also had such a hunch.
Zhou Jian came over at this time, he rode a bicycle with two empty buckets, frowned and rode to the front of Zhou An's stall, stretched out his head to look into the bucket where Zhou installed the snails, and said, "Big brother! What's going on? Why do you have so many snails left tonight? Aren't they usually sold out long ago? Aren't there many people coming to the food street tonight?"
"Don't talk nonsense! Come and sell it with me for a while!"
Zhou An said angrily, glancing at the two buckets behind Zhou Jian's bicycle, "Are you sold out?"
"Well, I've got a good business there tonight!
Zhou Jian said, got out of the car and pushed the car behind Zhou An and put it away, walked over and handed a small cloth bag to Zhou An, "Big brother, all the money sold tonight is here, you count?"
Zhou An took it, pinched the thickness of the wallet, and put it at his feet, "Go home and count it!"
"Okay!"
Zhou Jian turned around and took down the white bucket of mussel shells on the bicycle, buckled it upside down on the ground, sat on it, sat next to Zhou An, and asked in a puzzled and low voice: "Big brother, what is the situation today? I have sold out a bucket of snails at the gate of the county No. 1 Middle School, why don't you have half a bucket left here? Usually you sell well here? Fortunately, I sell it well tonight, otherwise we wouldn't bring a bucket of snails back tonight? I said that I waited over there until the flowers were grateful, why don't you go to me to get the snails!" So your business here is so bad tonight......"
Zhou An had a calm face and glanced at him, "The price of the big black fish snail will be reduced tonight, 10 yuan a piece, and most of the people who eat snails will buy him!"
Who is the big black fish, Zhou Jian has been selling here with Zhou An for several days before, and he has heard about it for a long time, after all, his peers are enemies, and the five-spice snails are sold on this food street, just Zhou An and the big black fish have two stalls, and the two stalls are diagonally opposite, Zhou Jian naturally will not notice it.
"Ah, 10 yuan a piece, vicious competition! So, big brother, didn't you follow suit? Just watch our business being robbed by the big black fish?"
Zhou Jian was a little excited.
Zhou An snorted lightly, "It's easy for the price to go down, but it's hard to go up again! The guests will have a lot of opinions, besides, what if I follow the drop to 10 yuan, and the big black fish continues to fall? Will I follow the drop again? The nose is led by him? We are here to make money, not to be angry with others!"
"But, big brother, what can you do if you don't follow the surrender? Look at it! If you don't surrender tonight, the business will be robbed so much by the big black fish, and now there are so many snails left, what can I do?"
Zhou An looked at the place where the big black fish originally set up a stall across the street, and said coldly: "I won't accompany him to fight a price war unless it is absolutely necessary!"
Zhou Jian raised his eyebrows, "Big brother, isn't it a last resort now? Most of our business has been robbed by others! Our snails are going to the river to explore by themselves, and the cost is definitely lower than that of the big black fish, and if he wants to fight a price war, let's accompany him to fight! I'm afraid that he will be a bird!"
Zhou An looked at him with calm eyes, "You have to fight a snake for seven inches! The five-spice snail is not the seven inches of the big black fish! He wants to use the five-spice snail to fight a price war with me, he thinks it is beautiful!"
Zhou Jian looked at Zhou An suspiciously, his mouth was slightly open, his brows were furrowed, he didn't understand what Zhou An meant for a while, he only felt that the eldest brother's expression looked calm at this time, but that kind of calm gaze was matched with a calm expression, Zhou Jian was a little afraid to look directly, and suddenly, he understood what Zhou An meant.
"Big brother, what do you mean...... You're going to have a price war with him on crayfish, but we don't sell crayfish?"
A sneer appeared on the corner of Zhou An's mouth, "We'll sell it soon!"
Zhou Jian: "......"
After staying for a while, a look of excitement and worry flashed on Zhou Jian's face, and he subconsciously approached Zhou An's side and whispered: "Big brother, do we really want to sell crayfish? However, do you have the skill of making spicy crayfish? I heard that the crayfish of the big black fish tastes good, and if we sell it too, if it is not as delicious as he makes, even if there is a price war, I am afraid we will not be able to steal much business from him! Crayfish is 40 yuan a piece, and those who are willing to eat this will not buy a bad taste in order to save a few yuan!"
"You'll know in two days!Okay, stop talking nonsense, I don't think anyone will come to buy snails tonight......"
Zhou An said, reached out and took a clam shell, scooped one and handed it to Zhou Jian, "Since you can't sell it, give it to someone as a favor!
Zhou Jian was a little stunned and a little reluctant, "Big brother ......"
Zhou An glared at him, "Go quickly! What nonsense? When you give it to someone, you have a better attitude, and you don't give it away, and it hasn't fallen into favor yet!"
As he spoke, Zhou An took another clam shell and scooped it up, took it to the Malatang shop opposite, and handed it to the proprietress who was sitting behind the stall counting the money, "Auntie, this snail is for your granddaughter to eat!"
The proprietress looked up when she heard this, and was surprised, "Oh! How embarrassing this is!
"No, don't be so polite, Auntie, don't be so polite, if you want to give money, I won't sell it to you, I'm leaving!"