Zhao Siniang asked with a straight face: "Grandpa, I heard my uncle say that he can get forty yuan a day to move goods on the dock on weekdays, and he also packs a lunch, is it true?" ”

"Yes, but that's the treatment that can only be obtained by moving goods to Su Ji Commercial Bank. If you move goods to other families, there are more than 40 Wen, and the less is only 30 Wen, but they don't give Bao Yu lunch. Speaking of this, Old Man Jiang sighed: "Yesterday, I heard that a batch of goods came from Su Ji Trading House, and your uncle ran to the dock to move the goods, and the result was ......."

Zhao Yongzhong saw that Zhao Siniang didn't open which pot to mention, so he gave her a look and asked her not to ask again. Zhao Siniang just didn't see it, and then asked: "Then Su Ji Commercial Bank often has goods here?" What's the lunch? ”

"Su Ji is our Jinghai County, no, it should be the largest commercial house in Youzhou, and there will be goods every three or five days. For lunch, one person will give two white flour steamed buns. Old man Jiang said.

"Alas, your uncle is filial, whether he works for Su Ji or not, he only eats the dry food he brought over, and he brings back the steamed buns sent by Su Ji every time for our old couple to eat." Yang interjected.

"Then what does my uncle bring to make dry food?" Zhao Siniang then asked.

"How can there be any good things for him at home? can only give him two nest heads, sometimes he is reluctant to eat even nest heads, secretly take two sweet potatoes and leave! Yang sighed.

"Isn't it choking on dry food, is there a proprietor who will serve some hot soup, or who sells some hot soup on the dock?" Zhao Siniang broke the casserole and asked to the end.

"The owner is already benevolent and righteous to give two white-flour steamed buns, how can they prepare hot soup again? I've never heard of a hot soup seller either. When Yang said this, he couldn't help but shed tears, and choked up: "Isn't it choking to chew dry food?" Doing such heavy physical work, I can't even drink hot soup, so I can only eat dry food that blocks my throat! Alas, such a good and filial boy, why didn't God have long eyes and let him hurt his leg? ”

"Siniang, it's okay to ask what these are you doing?" Jiang saw that Zhao Siniang made Yang cry, and couldn't help but reprimand.

"Mother, only when I ask clearly, can I know whether it will be successful or not to open a noodle shop near the dock." Zhao Siniang said.

"What? Noodles? Everyone couldn't help but exclaim.

"Yes, I'm thinking that the lunch that the people who work on the docks eat, whether it's given by the owner or prepared by themselves, is basically dry food. If we had a noodle soup shop near the pier, maybe some of them would be willing to pay for it? Zhao Siniang explained.

For a while, everyone looked at each other and opened a shop to do business? They are all honest farmers, and they have never thought about it!

"This ...... Siniang, moving goods on the dock, although you can earn thirty or forty dollars a day, but those are hard-earned money. You don't know, if you are tired of working on the dock for a day, and your family is a little better, you won't go to the dock to move goods. Fear...... I'm afraid none of them will be willing to spend money on noodles to eat! Although Zhao Yongzhong didn't want to discourage his daughter's enthusiasm, business was a big deal, and it sounded a bit unreliable to hear this idea, so he could only stop it.

"Yes, let's eat a bowl of clear soup noodles in the town today for five cents. Although your belly and lung soup is not worth much, and it is even lower than the cost of that clear soup, but you can't help but make white noodles expensive! Selling noodles on the dock, I guess it won't sell! Jiang objected.

"Not necessarily, I think it's in the idea!" At this time, Jiang Hua's loud voice came from next door.

It turned out that the Yang family forgot to close the door after delivering dinner to Jiang Hua, and Jiang Hua heard the conversation in the hall just now. Hearing that his sister and brother-in-law spoke out against Zhao Siniang's idea, he couldn't help but speak out.

"Uncle, you haven't rested yet?" Zhao Siniang finally heard someone agreeing in a burst of opposition, of course she had to seize this opportunity. So she flew into Jiang Hua's room like a little butterfly.

Everyone knew that Jiang Hua, who was moving goods on the dock, was able to contact people from the south to the north, and he was quite insightful, and wanted to hear his opinion, so he also followed up with the house.

"Uncle has slept all day, where can he still sleep? I originally heard that you made such a delicious belly and lung noodle soup tonight, and I still didn't believe it in my heart, but later I learned that our Siniang worshipped a famous teacher! Jiang Hua said to Zhao Siniang with a smile.

At this time, seeing that everyone came in, Jiang Hua said, "I think this idea is feasible." Because since the imperial court issued a ban on the sea, it is no longer possible to take the sea route, and many businessmen have changed to go ashore from our Jiangjiatan wharf. I've often heard them complain that we don't have anything on the docks, and that the boat that has been on the boat for so long has finally come ashore, and that if you want to eat something hot, you have to run to town. If we really open a shop near the dock to sell noodles, even if the people who move the goods are reluctant to buy it, they will buy it. ”

"Even if I sell noodles made from white noodles, I don't plan to sell them for five cents a bowl like in the town." Zhao Siniang saw that her uncle supported her, so she hurriedly calculated the accounts to everyone: "In our Youzhou white noodles, they are generally sold for six yuan a liter, and according to the amount of each bowl of noodles in the Lin family's noodle restaurant, one liter of white noodles can make at least four bowls of noodles." I have inquired, the reputation of the Lin family noodle restaurant is very good, and people think that his noodles are full of weight, so if our family sells noodles according to this amount, there should be no problem. Just now, my mother also said that my belly lung soup is actually worthless, and when it is really sold, you can add more water to the pot, and the cost is negligible. In other words, each bowl of noodles in our house costs less than two pennies. Let's talk about it, there is such a delicious belly and lung noodle soup on the dock, if it is only sold for three cents a bowl, someone should buy it, right? ”

Everyone pondered, a bowl of noodles with such a good taste and a meaty taste can only be sold for three cents, even if it is placed on the dock, no one will buy it, right? If someone really buys it, they can earn a penny for a bowl, and this business seems to be possible?

Zhao Siniang added: "If they are still too expensive, then we will just sell him noodle soup." Anyway, belly and lung soup is not worth much, even if we just sell soup, we can make money for a penny and a bowl! ”

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and they all felt that this business could be done!

"Grandpa, Daddy, why don't we give it a try?" Zhao Sanlang, who had been thinking about it with his head bowed on the side, suddenly spoke.

Old Man Jiang and Zhao Yongzhong glanced at each other and nodded.

It's just that no one in the crowd has ever done business and doesn't know what to do? So the two families moved benches from the hall and sat together in Jiang Hua's room and began to discuss every link.

The first thing to discuss is the location of the noodle shop.

"I don't think I'm looking for any shops. I've seen people in the town who don't have shops, put everything on a cart, and when they get to the market, they put up a small pot on a small stove and start selling noodles. Why don't we boil the belly and lung soup and put it in a wooden barrel, then buy a small stove, bring a small pot or something, and push our trolley to the dock? Yang proposed.

At this time, Zhao Sanlang suddenly said: "Little sister, I know that you have learned a good skill in making noodles, so you want to open a shop that sells noodles." But wouldn't it be better if we only sold noodle soup and not noodles? The profit may not be much less than selling noodles at the same time, and the most important thing is that we can contribute less capital. ”

Zhao Siniang couldn't help but be stunned, she didn't expect that Zhao Sanlang, who had been dealing with crops in the field since she was a child and had never been in contact with business, would be able to think of this layer.

"Big brother, if the noodles I sell are only made of white noodles, it is indeed like what you said, then it is okay not to sell it." Zhao Siniang said.

"Are you going to mix cornmeal with white flour? But in that case, the customer may not be willing to pay three dollars to buy it! Yang groaned.

Zhao Siniang shook her head and said, "Actually, I insisted on setting up a noodle stall to sell noodles because I planned to sell noodles made with sweet potatoes!" ”

"What? Can sweet potatoes also make noodles? And they were all amazed.

"This recipe was actually taught to me by my master. He said that he could first beat the sweet potatoes into flour and then make the sweet potato flour like noodles. Zhao Siniang said.

"Really? Is it true? If sweet potatoes could also be used to make noodles, that would be a ...... It's really ......" Yang held Zhao Siniang's hand, and was so excited that he was incoherent.

Zhao Siniang nodded solemnly and said, "I have also eaten the noodles made with sweet potatoes, although the taste is not as good as white noodles, but it is not much worse!" ”

At this time, not only the Yang family, everyone was boiling! The sweet potatoes here are not worth much, no one wants them for a penny to sell for a few catties, and the Jiang family alone still has thousands of catties, and they are about to spoil if they are placed in the cellar. If you can make noodles and sell them, even if you sell them cheaply, it's still a purchase!

Zhao Siniang muttered: "It's just that I heard Master say that it takes many steps to make sweet potato noodles, and it's very hard to make......

"What are you afraid of? We don't have anything, we just have a lot of strength left, how can we do it without suffering a little? Old Man Jiang said excitedly. If you can really make this sweet potato noodles, the debt owed by the family will be repaid!

The others also nodded yes, and even the two children, Zhao Shilang and Jiang Xiaohu, said: "We are not afraid of hardship!" ”

"We have to have the right tools to make this sweet potato noodles, and now we don't have anything, and we have to slowly fumble around, and we can't make it in a day or two. But we are in dire need of money, and we must go to the docks as soon as possible to do business and make money. We also have a lot of manpower, so why don't we divide into two ways, one way to make sweet potato noodles at home, and all the way to do business on the dock, how about it? Zhao Siniang proposed.

Everyone felt that Zhao Siniang was reasonable, and nodded in agreement.

"Just now, my grandmother proposed that I just push the trolley to set up a stall on the pier, and that would be it. But if it's windy and rainy, we won't be able to do this business. I heard my mother say that the land next to the official road leading to the pier also belongs to Jiangjiatan. Grandpa, can you go and discuss with the owner of that land, and we can give him some rent and build a simple straw hut on that land to do business? It doesn't cost much, and having a regular shop attracts more customers! Zhao Siniang said.

I only heard Jiang Yue'e burst out laughing and said, "Where do you need to discuss with others, that piece of land was bought back from others by our family ago!" ”

Since the time and place were favorable, everyone agreed to build a straw hut and two stoves in the closest part of the land to the wharf.

The problem of the location of the shop was solved, and then everyone began to discuss how many pots and pans and benches to buy, and also calculated the daily consumption of belly lungs and white noodles.

Although it is a small business, it will almost cost the same amount of money to purchase such a set of things.

Zhao Siniang smiled: "Dad, the one or two pieces of silver in your arms have just been warmed up, and they are about to be sent out!" ”

"What are you afraid of? With our daughter here, this money will be earned back immediately! After tonight, Zhao Yongzhong is very confident in his daughter.

At this time, Old Man Jiang was a little uncomfortable, and said: "Our two families say that they are doing business in partnership, but this capital has to be paid by your family, and I ......" He really didn't want to go!

"Grandpa, what did you say? The land of this shop belongs to your family, and the sweet potatoes that will be used to make sweet potato noodles in the future are also your family! The two of us just have different costs. Zhao Saburo persuaded.

"Yes, grandpa, both of us have people, aren't they? Speaking of manpower, let's discuss which of us will go out to do business, and those who will stay at home to make sweet potato noodles! Zhao Siniang also persuaded.

So everyone discussed the distribution of manpower again, and after reaching an agreement, they dispersed and rested.