Chapter 430: Takeaway Merchant
() "I know that you are angry at Mei Ji for a gamble I don't know about, and I have to make duck dishes in Zuixianlou to block my heart, since I am sincerely here to discuss cooperation with you, how can I use Song Gongzi to suppress you, I came today, I am guilty of asking you to be angry." Du Mei said, bending down and saluting again.
"The big shopkeeper has tormented the little old man." Qiao Shouzheng hurriedly supported Du Mei, and said with a guilty face, "Although you are a girl, you speak and act in a good manner, which directly shows my small belly and chicken intestines. ”
"Exactly, you are the first merchant of Meiji Takeaway, and you will naturally have to ask Shopkeeper Qiao to help you in the future." Du Mei said with a smile.
The business was negotiated, Qiao Shouzheng chose left and right, and finally selected fifty kinds of fine dishes, the guest and the host talked for a while with a pleasant face, seeing that the sun was rising, Du Mei was inconvenient to disturb, got up and left, Qiao Shou sent straight to the carriage, and sent it to the carriage seriously.
"Boss, where are you going next?" Lin Zheng is the happiest in his heart, from tomorrow, the takeaway cars and horses can also make money for Mei Ji.
"Go to the Chunjiang Restaurant at the east end of the street." Du Mei said softly.
"What?!" Lin Zheng suddenly grabbed the reins and said in surprise.
"It's to find Zhang Sanniang, hurry up." Du Mei was not surprised when he saw him react like this, and only calmly urged.
"Shopkeeper Qiao is already very difficult, Zhang Sanniang is even more of a crazy woman, if you don't provoke her, she can be like a shrew, scolding people all over the street, at this time, our takeaway is so hot, she is jealous, you go, it's like stabbing a hornet's nest!" Lin Zheng parked the carriage under the big willow tree on the side of the road and said worriedly.
"She went crazy and scolded the street because she didn't make any money, I'm going to give her a chance today, she's not stupid, can she still push the God of Wealth out?" Du Mei spent a lot of effort to persuade the shrewd Qiao Shouzheng, but at this time, it was much easier to face Zhang Sanniang, who regarded wealth as her life.
"You can go, but you'll have to let me follow you." Lin Zheng thought for a while and said.
Du Mei's temperament, in getting along day by day, Lin Zheng also touched the law, everything she decided to do, must be done, instead of persuading her to give up, it is better to stand with her, open the mountain when encountering the mountain, build a bridge when encountering the water, accompany her all the way to overcome obstacles, move forward bravely, and it is better to come.
"Okay." Du Mei smiled crookedly. She is always glad that she is a blessed person, and she has always met people who understand her and treat her well.
Lin Zheng drove again and soon arrived in front of Chunjiang Restaurant.
When Du Mei got out of the car, she saw Zhang Sanniang leaning on the door frame enchantingly and snorting melon seeds, and the melon seed shells on the ground were scattered everywhere.
"Hey, where should I be a distinguished guest, does the shopkeeper of Mei Ji still have the leisure to sit with me?" Zhang Sanniang patted the melon seed crumbs in her hand, sat under the porch and drank tea with Erlang's legs crossed.
"I'm here to talk to Sanniang about business, so I'm naturally a distinguished guest." Du Mei was not polite at all, and he didn't want her to invite, sitting across the table from her, Lin Zheng tied the carriage to the shade of the tree, and stood behind Du Mei in a few steps.
"What do we have to talk about? Could it be that the big shopkeeper has taken a fancy to my store, and he can't buy it by force! Lin Zheng was born tall and burly, he stood with a straight face, and the wide and long shadow covered Zhang Sanniang completely, making her feel a sense of oppression that she couldn't breathe, and Zhang Sanniang couldn't help muttering.
"Your shop, that is, the recipe of the red bean smoothie drink, is worth a little money, if you want to sell it, you must sell it together to negotiate the price." Du Mei raised an eyebrow and looked at the dirty yellow walls of the room with some disgust. To deal with an arrogant and unreasonable person like Sanniang, only if you are more arrogant than her, can you be calm
It's okay.
"Okay, you black-hearted woman, it turns out that you have such a bad idea!" Hearing this, Zhang Sanniang was like a cat with fried hair, she jumped up all of a sudden, staring at her waist, she was afraid of Lin Zheng, and she only hated to use the eye knife to break Du Mei's body into ten thousand pieces.
"If you don't want to sell and still hope to keep your ancestral business, sit down and listen to my advice." Seeing her react so violently, Du Mei glanced at her coldly.
"Sanniang is anxious, and the big shopkeeper must not be as knowledgeable as her!" Zhang Sanniang's man, Li Baosheng, wore an apron, hurriedly walked out of the kitchen when he heard the sound, and stepped forward to laugh and play a round.
Chunjiang Restaurant is handed down by Li Baosheng's ancestors, originally hired a cook, and then his parents fell ill one after another, and spent a lot of money to ask for a doctor's medicine, but he didn't survive for long, and he died in a year or two.
Although Li Baosheng has never learned to cook seriously, he grew up in the smoke and fire since he was a child, and he has seen a lot, so the dishes he makes are not unpalatable.
Chunjiang Restaurant is most famous for its red bean smoothie, which is a secret recipe of the Li family, the delicate red bean paste and ground ice particles are fully stirred, soft and hard, smooth and cool, and is one of the most popular drinks for diners in summer.
"You say!" Zhang Sanniang sat down angrily, "I want to see what kind of flower you say!" ”
"Let's take a look at this first." Du Mei took another piece of paper from his sleeve and unfolded it on the table.
"What am I going to do when I show this? This is clearly Zhang Meiji's takeaway ordering list! Zhang Sanniang felt that she was being tricked by Du Mei, and she unconsciously raised her voice
"Look around here." Du Mei curled his fingers and clicked on the inconspicuous lower right corner of the order list.
"Chunjiang Restaurant, red bean smoothie drink, two cups!" Zhang Sanniang looked at the faint charcoal traces and read them out excitedly while reading.
"Don't hide it from the two of you, I asked people to buy and send the previous two cups, today, let's talk about Chunjiang Restaurant's addition to Mei Ji takeaway." Du Mei looked at her irrepressible excitement and said with a smile.
As soon as Zhang Sanniang heard this, her face immediately changed a few times like turning a book, you must know that Mei Ji takeaway is popular in the entire Jiangling City, if the red bean smoothie drink can be sold with it, the day when she will make a fortune is just around the corner!
"The big shopkeeper, the weather is weird hot, take a walk, come into the house and drink a cup of red bean smoothie, cool and cool!" Zhang Sanniang said with a smile on her face.
She secretly looked around, because of her loud voice before, the shopkeeper of the shop next door was either standing at the door or standing under the window, clearly listening to them with their ears pricked up.
"Yes, yes, today's freshly made, fresh and relieving the heat." Although Li Baosheng said little, his brain was not stupid, and he hurriedly echoed and let Du Mei in.
The three of them sat down in the room, and Lin Zheng dutifully followed behind Du Mei.
After Du Mei drank a cup of red bean smoothie, the cooperation with Chunjiang Restaurant was negotiated, this summer was unprecedentedly hot, and there were many people who wanted to drink ice drinks, but no one was willing to toss back and forth for a glass of ice drinks.
Now that there is Mei Ji takeaway, selling red bean smoothie drinks is equivalent to sitting at home to earn money, such a good thing, Zhang Sanniang, who saw the money, naturally agreed, as for the car and horse money that Du Mei wanted, she agreed without blinking.
You must know that every cup of red bean smoothie drink is sold, it is half of the money, because it is a takeaway, and it can also save the ice cubes that cool down in the store, and the money saved is enough for Du Mei's carriage and horse expenses.
Du Mei got in the car and left, and the two couples were sent out of the door with smiles, especially Zhang Sanniang who smiled so much that she couldn't see her teeth, and just now she was like two people.
"Boss, where are we going?" Lin Zheng shook the reins and asked.
"Let's go back, it's almost noon, let the horses rest, eat some forage, and then it's time to deliver food." Du Mei rubbed his eyebrows and said.
"Okay, let's come out again tomorrow." Lin Zheng responded.
"From tomorrow onwards, I will be Mrs. Jiang again, just sit in the restaurant and wait for someone to come and talk." Du Mei said with a smile.
"Is anyone really coming?" Lin Zheng was a little puzzled, but since Du Mei said so, he chose to believe it without hesitation!
After a while, they returned to Mei Ji Restaurant, Du Mei got off at the door, and Lin Zheng drove the carriage to the backyard.
Lin Dai was sorting out the orders on the counter, the kitchen was busy, and Dong Chang even rolled up his sleeves to load the food box himself.
"When you deliver food later, by the way, bring the menu to Murong Xi for printing." Du Mei waited for Lin Zheng to come, and handed him the sorted menu.
This time, Du Mei added four or five new dishes, all of which were discounted, and they were the preferred dishes, one is to give diners a try, and the other is to see if these dishes will be generally accepted by diners.
After Du Mei visited Zuixianlou and Chunjiang Restaurant, as if she was lazy, she stayed in the restaurant all day long and did not go out, the fifty flavors of Zuixianlou and the red bean smoothie drink of Chunjiang Restaurant, since she made an order, the business was unprecedentedly hot, and the Mei Ji takeaway carriage was filled with all kinds of food boxes every day.
Seeing that the two of them are like this, which restaurant on the street is not tempted, they still want to hold it and wait for Du Mei to come to talk, but seeing that two days have passed, Du Mei does not even step out of the door, these shopkeepers really can't hold on, and they have rushed to the restaurant to get close to Du Meitao.
For the twenty or so merchants who came to the door one after another, Du Mei received them very warmly, but there was no fame, and there were no dishes or two that could be used, Du Mei politely refused to join them.
Takeaway is hot, others look lively, in fact, there is more to fight for the fame and strength of each family, Mei Ji is to eat, dare to pull the drunken fairy building to join the takeaway, is to have full confidence in yourself, takeaway is to order food on a piece of paper, there is no physical object to see, there is no guy to introduce, if there is no long-term sales reputation, it is difficult to attract diners to tick.
Due to the limitations of the existing conditions, Du Mei deeply understands that her takeaway cannot achieve the popularity and convenience of modern life in her dreams, and she can only make takeaway a part of the exquisite life of the wealthy and nobles, so she must not engage in vicious competition at low prices.
Although low prices can promote temporary prosperity, but it will lead to a decline in quality, and the existing takeaway carriage will not be able to deliver the food that suddenly swells, and then the diners will be dissatisfied, and the merchants will complain, not to mention making money, I am afraid that they will have to lose money, Du Mei will not do this kind of thing that outweighs the losses.
Those merchants who were fortunate enough to be selected by Du Mei negotiated the takeaway bus and horse fares very happily, and left happily, after all, there were few additional dishes, and each family only had three or two single items.
And those who can't be selected, only look at the smiles of others, and think about it, go back to study the dishes by themselves, and strive to make a dish that will be remembered.
But there are some people who don't have the strength to see others, and they can't see the good of others, and they are crazy in the hot summer!
Thank you Sandox for your support!