009 Bubble Tea
Zhong Zhe carefully recalled this kidnapping case, but unfortunately the things he remembered were very limited, after all, it was more than ten years ago, and most of the details were blurred. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
He only remembered that the kidnappers demanded a ransom of 20 million at that time, but as soon as they got the money, they tore up the ticket and buried it in a fruit grove. And the kidnappers, who were not arrested until a year later, because of another case.
He couldn't remember which fruit forest it was, and he couldn't be sure if it was in Changshan Town. Such a vague clue may not be of much help.
"Forget it, I'm lucky to be able to save one."
He shook his head, threw the matter out of his mind, and quickly fell asleep.
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The next day, when Zhong Zhe went to enter the watermelon, he heard many people talking about this case, thinking that the news spread really fast.
"I'll leave the booth to you today."
After the watermelon moved into the rented house, Zhong Zhe said to his cousin.
"Don't worry, I can do it." Zhong Lin patted his chest and said.
Zhong Zhe nodded, "Then I'll go." ”
When he arrived at the store, he asked his father for the key to the motorcycle, and at his father's advice, he put on his helmet and rode out slowly.
This motorcycle was newly bought by his father last year, and the baby is very good, and he borrowed it yesterday. As soon as I left my father's sight money, I increased the throttle and began to speed up.
He went out today, not to play. Now, his main focus is still on making money, and the profits from selling watermelons are getting less and less, so he wants to see if there are other ways to make money.
After thinking about it, he really thought of one - bubble tea.
In his memory, bubble tea began to become popular in the past two years, and in the next ten years, whether it is a big city, a small county, or even a township, bubble tea shops can be seen everywhere on the street. You can imagine how popular it is.
In the past few days, he has been paying attention, at least around the market, he has not seen anyone selling bubble tea. This means that this is still a blank market.
Entering at this time is definitely a great way to make money.
After making up his mind, he went out to inspect and buy the necessary tools by the way.
He also sold bubble tea, and he opened a small supermarket at the entrance of a middle school back then, selling milk tea at the door by the way. Later, he also had a girlfriend, and he especially likes to drink milk tea, and he often makes some homemade.
The town of Changshan is very large, but for 2,000 years, a large part of it was still rural. He doesn't have to run the whole town, he only needs to go to the more lively areas.
As a member of the Pearl River Delta region, although Changshan is only a town, it looks more prosperous than the urban area of the prefecture-level city to which his hometown belongs.
He spent half a day walking around the town, and combined with the impressions in his memory, he had a relatively clear understanding of the development trend of Changshan Town in the next few years.
"It's a pity, without funds, no matter how good the opportunity is, I can't seize it." He thought regretfully.
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In the afternoon, Zhong Zhe began to purchase. The main raw materials of bubble tea are black tea, creamer, sugar, pearl and fruit powder.
After more than ten years, it is too simple to open a bubble tea shop, milk tea powder and pearls are ready-made, just add water to brew.
But now, bubble tea has not yet come from Wanwan, and the raw materials are only tea leaves and creamer.
Tea is the simplest and is sold everywhere. Creamer is also not hard to find, which is a relatively common food adjunct. The most troublesome thing is the pearl, which is also called pink balls on the other side of Wanwan.
Don't underestimate this thing, there are pearls and no pearls, the difference is big.
In fact, as far as he knows, milk tea has been available in China for a long time, and the drink of afternoon milk tea has been out for many years, but it has not been popular, at least in Guangdong Province, there are not many places to sell it.
It wasn't until the advent of milk tea with pearls that it became people's favorite drink at a very fast speed.
So, pearls are essential.
Zhong Zhe hasn't made bubble tea for several years, and he still knows the main raw materials, but he can't remember how much of each one should be put in. When I bought materials, I didn't dare to buy too much, so I only bought a little of everything, and went back to practice first.
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In the afternoon, as soon as Zhong Zhe returned to the rental house, he went to the kitchen to get busy.
Zhong Lin, who was returning from sending melons, saw that he was kneading something like dough with a basin, and asked curiously, "Brother, what are you doing?" ”
When Zhong Zhe saw him coming back, he beckoned and said, "Quick, come and help." ”
"What do you want me to do?" Zhong Lin asked, washing his hands.
Zhong Zhe picked up a sieve, put it on top of the boiling water that was boiling, and grabbed the small dough that had been divided, "You take a spoon, you have to keep stirring." ”
"Okay." Zhong Lin picked up the spoon and waited for him to stuff a grain of flour into the round hole in the sieve, turning it into a ball-shaped ball, and falling into the boiling water.
"Huh, why did you change color?" Zhong Lin stirred for a while, and through the steam, he found that the originally white balls in the water had turned dark brown, and he was very surprised.
Zhong Zhe explained, "This is sweet potato flour, and it changes color when cooked. ”
After a few minutes of waiting for all the dough to go into the water, he observed, turned the fire to low, and closed the lid.
"How long is it going to cook?" Zhong Lin was aroused.
Zhong Zhe glanced at his watch and said, "It's going to be forty minutes." ”
Then, he went to get milk tea, compared to it, the method of milk tea is much simpler, after brewing, add some sugar, add some creamer, and then boil it a little.
Soon, the first cup of milk tea was ready, and he poured a bowl for himself and a bowl for his cousin. Tried the taste, shook his head, and poured it out.
"Why don't you throw it away, it tastes good." Zhong Lin also tried it and thought the taste was okay.
Zhong Zhe said, "It's a little bitter, and the tea is thick." "It's back to production.
On the side, Zhong Lin was reluctant to pour it out, and drank all his half bowl of milk tea.
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In the evening, before eight o'clock, Zhong Zhe asked Ah Hu and his two siblings to collect the stall. There are already 20 stalls selling watermelons today, and when I went there in the morning, the previous place was occupied early in the morning.
At the end of the day, a total of 20 melons were sold, and the profit was only 200 yuan, and after deducting the stall fee and the wages of their two siblings, there was finally 120 yuan left.
When Ah Hu handed over the money to Zhong Zhe, he said a little depressed, "There are too many people setting up stalls today, and our position is not good, so we only sold so much." Go early tomorrow and get a better spot. ”
Zhong Zhe patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't worry, sell melons for two more days, and we'll sell something else." ”
"Sell something else?" Ah Hu and Xiao Nan were very curious.
Zhong Zhe went into the kitchen and brought out two cups, "You guys try this." ”
"What is this?" Ah Hu and Xiao Nan took it, took a sip, it was sweet, a little like milk, and a little tea, and asked.