Chapter 185: Growing
After having some initial attempts, Lin Qingqing's stinky tofu became famous in the village. Everyone was very interested in what kind of stinky tofu tasted.
Although there are not many people in the village, and the income is not high, it is enough to come and eat once in a while, after all, stinky tofu is not a thing that can be eaten to a full.
And as the business slowly matured, Lin Qingqing also slowly figured out some business outlets.
Stinky tofu is naturally the best to be freshly fried, but it is too time-consuming to fry freshly, so she has fried it before opening the stall, and when it is time to sell it, she will fry it again.
For example, she started by placing a few tables and chairs next to the stalls so that customers could have a place to sit and eat, and also to make people who were interested in 'Can you eat stinky tofu?' Those who have doubts are dispelled.
Slowly, Lin Qingqing's business got better and better. Naturally, the population of this village can't support much sales, but the people who will come to her stall are not only the villagers in this village.
Some of the villagers in the next village will also hear the news of stinky tofu and come over to try it with curiosity, but the more important guests are some unattractive foot dealers.
They usually sit in horse-drawn carts, carrying all kinds of things, which are a way for the residents living in Jiangle Village to replenish important daily necessities.
These traders are the most well-informed, and they regularly exchange information with each other. As a result, these businessmen became one of Lin Qingqing's most important guests.
The first people who came heard the name of stinky tofu and were curious that stinky tofu could be eaten, so they came to find out. But when they got their taste of stinky tofu, the delicacy began to spread rapidly among these traders.
Nowadays, those foot merchants who pass through nearby villages will always come to Lin Qingqing's stall to spend some money and taste this legendary delicacy.
Of course, as merchants, they can't come just for the delicious taste. After they finish eating one serving, they usually take away a dozen or so servings to be used as merchandise.
This kind of stuff doesn't make much profit for them. Salt, ironware, wine, and the like are their favorites.
And the reason why they buy a few copies is just to attract those who are curious, so that his other goods can be sold better.
Later, there were more and more foot merchants who went to Jiangle Village, and Lin Qingqing's reputation became better and better, and he even had a nickname - stinky tofu Shih Tzu.
When Lin Qingqing first heard this nickname, the whole person was stupid. Even now, Lin Qingqing didn't know how they broke their names when they read this full stop. Is it tofu or Shih Tzu that stinks?
Those two playful children have now become Lin Qingqing's official employees. Since they didn't have any hard work, their parents were relieved that they were here to help. Xiaoyou is good, but a little stupid, the little girl Xiaoling is shrewd, but she loves to bully people.
"A piece of stinky tofu." Xing Qianye stood in front of the stall and said.
"What condiments do you want to brush?" The little spirit asked.
"Sesame oil and minced garlic."
"To pack or to take?" Xiao Ling asked impatiently.
"Huh?" Some of the criminal relocation industry did not react.
"To pack or to take?" Xiao Ling asked again.
"No, I don't want to." Xing Qianye waved his hand and said.
"Xiaoyou, there's a guy who is here to make trouble, him!" Xiao Ling said to the little boy.
"No, that's not what I meant, I just want to eat here......" explained in a twisted manner.
"Flutter." Lin Qingqing looked at Xing Qianye, who was bullied by children, and laughed.
By the way, eat, pack, take away here, these two words are also starting to spread. If you want to eat here, Lin Qingqing will fry it, wear it on skewers, and then put it on a plate for the guests to bring to the table to eat.
If you want to take it away, put it on paper after frying it, wrap it into small squares, and tie it with a rope so that guests can carry it back.
And as Lin Qingqing's business got better and better, the entire Jiangle Village began to flourish.
At the beginning, Lin Qingqing only let those peddlers come to Jiangle Village more often, which made it easier for the villagers to buy salt, iron tools and other important daily necessities.
Then, the residents of Jiangle Village found that with the gradual increase in the number of merchants, the roads were slowly opened up, and the roads for the villagers to go out became more developed.
It is better to say that it is precisely because of this kind of development that the roads in all directions have passed through Jiangle Village, and there is a feeling of 'all roads leading to Jiangle'.
For Lin Qingqing, the most important thing now is efficiency. Although Lin Qingqing used the method of re-frying to speed up the speed of selling things, and improved the packaging to make it easy and convenient for customers to bring it.
But now, for Lin Qingqing, the most important thing is that the production speed of stinky tofu itself cannot keep up.
So, Lin Qingqing knew that the most important thing now was to increase the number of workshops.
"One, two, three, four, five, six...... One hundred, which is consistent.
One, two, three......" Lin Qingqing was counting the money he had earned recently.
In fact, she was supposed to exchange the money with the merchant who caused the move, but her business was too busy to have time to spare. After counting carefully, Lin Qingqing found that the money here was enough to buy two more sets of stone mills, so she decided to expand the scale of production.
The so-called set of stone mills is stone mills and pack beasts. That is, the combination of prosperity and stone grinding.
After deciding, Lin Qingqing took direct action. She finally bought two sets of stone mills from the villagers at a price of several times. After all, normal people don't have an extra set of stone grinders. After two more sets of stone mills, the storage capacity of soybeans has become a problem again.
But fortunately, there are many people in the village who grow soybeans, and Lin Qingqing can easily buy good quality soybeans from them.
With these preparations, Lin Qingqing's stall slowly grew bigger and bigger, and later, she bought a small storefront directly next to the original site.
And when all the links were taken care of, Lin Qingqing's business could be said to be thriving, which made the old couple of the Qi family very happy.
Originally, the old couple wanted to come to the store to help, but Lin Qingqing didn't want the two of them to work on such a complicated thing, and even wanted the two of them to enjoy Qingfu, so she refused.
And the two members of the Qi family also saw that Lin Qingqing was thinking about them, so they followed Lin Qingqing's intention and relaxed at home. And the back garden that was opened up, with no more work and no less, became a place for the two old men to work leisurely.
However, Lin Qingqing's side is so smooth, but not everyone will sincerely wish her.