Chapter 21: Windfall profits in the shabu-shabu business
The tartar boy took the steamed bun in Erlang's chubby hand, picked up the round Erlang, and let him sit on his lap.
Qin Liu was so frightened that he choked on the steamed bun and coughed violently.
Erlang clapped his little hands and laughed: "Mother, stupid!" Mother, stupid! After speaking, he also learned from Qin Liu to cover his mouth and cough, and his milk voice was milky.
Li Laohan, Lou Laotou, and Da Lang also laughed.
Qin Liu choked so much that tears came out, but he still saw the Tartar boy looking at him with a smile.
She was depressed to realize that she was the only one who was afraid of this tartar.
After eating, Old Man Lou took the Tartar boy to clean up the dishes and chopsticks.
Qin Liu was idle, so he simply went out to buy ingredients on the street, bought some cloth and cotton by the way, and made a fitting dress for each of the two new guys.
When I went out, I saw Old Man Lou and the Tartar boy scrubbing and cleaning up in the store.
Qin Liu nodded secretly, this old man Lou is really good.
Their swallow building usually opens close to noon, and in the morning it is usually to prepare ingredients for business.
Qin Liutuo has already gotten the copper hot pot customized by the people from Xuanfu.
Qin Liu prepared some shabu-shabu dishes. It's just that it's winter, and there is no vegetable supply.
Qin Liu bought some dried mushrooms, fungus, etc. In the cellar of the family, she stored some cabbage and turnips, and bought some dried yuba and mutton, and it was almost the same.
When she returned to the store, she saw the Tartar boy opening the door with unruly and unruly hair, and his forehead twitched a few times.
She still couldn't help but say, "You go and comb your hair." ”
The Tartar boy didn't speak.
She put the dishes in the cellar, and when she came to the east wing, she saw the Tartar boy brushing his hair with water, but unfortunately his hair seemed to have not been taken care of for a long time, and he couldn't make sense of it at all.
Qin Liu went back to the room, took the osmanthus oil he used for hair care and handed it to the tartar boy: "Wipe it with this, then comb it with a comb, and just put it on the top of your head and use a hairpin to hold it." He also gave him a wooden hairpin with hairpins.
When it opened at noon, sure enough, some customers followed the recommendation and ordered shabu-shabu.
The guest is in the cloth business, and he is full of praise for the shabu-shabu: "The most amazing thing is this knife work!" The lamb is cut as thin as a cicada's wings and has an excellent taste! ”
Qin Liu had mixed feelings when he heard this.
She made a rough arrangement for the work in the store, and she handed over the reception of customers and cleaning of the lobby to Old Man Lou.
The old man is kind and proactive, and is most suitable for ushering in.
She is mainly responsible for preparing meals in the kitchen.
The Tartar boy actually used up all her bottles of osmanthus oil, and her hair was neatly groomed, but she could smell the rich fragrance of osmanthus on his head from afar.
Qin Liu simply arranged for the Tartar boy to do some chores in the east wing, cutting meat, washing vegetables, washing dishes, etc.
She didn't expect the boy's knife skills to be so good, and he could actually cut the mutton that was not frozen into ice cubes into thin slices!
The cascading effect of shabu-shabu is very strong, one guest asks for it, and the other guest sees it.
Qin Liu only prepared four copper pots, all of which were in short supply.
The unit price of shabu-shabu is much higher than that of dumpling noodles, and the price of a table of customers is between 500 and 1,000 yuan.
Qin Liu also slowly came back to his senses - these customers are all merchants who are doing business in Xuanfu and plan to return to their hometown for the New Year.
After a year of hard work, now that I have money in my hand, I don't want to wronged myself on the way home in the ice and snow, and it is logical to treat myself with delicious food.
What's more, the hot pot in this restaurant tastes really good, the price is fair and affordable, the ingredients are sufficient, and the meat is fresh.
After a day's business, Qin Liu took stock and found that his income was more than 6,000 Wen, which was several times higher than the previous day's less than 2,000 Wen!
Qin Liu is overjoyed!
She quickly optimized and adjusted the shabu-shabu product line.
First of all, the store has prepared wine, and many customers ask for wine, but unfortunately she didn't think about this before, and the store has no stock.
In addition to mutton, she also added dishes such as beef and hairy tripe.
Hairy tripe is a star dish in modern society, but in ancient times it was a discarded item - it was made after the stomach of a cow was processed.
Qin Liu is a hairy belly lover in modern society and likes the crispy taste very much.
When she went to the butcher to buy beef, she simply asked the butcher to sell her all the cow stomachs to be discarded.
The butcher didn't expect anyone else to ask for this, and he couldn't stop talking.
The treatment of hairy belly is more complicated, and it needs to be scalded with hot water to clean the black film on the inner surface.
After it is cleaned, it is cut into slices of the right size and placed on top of the crushed ice cubes on a porcelain plate.
The porcelain plate is a style customized by the owner of the porcelain kiln, with a special shape and curled edges like petals, which is eye-catching.
Because of the scarcity of hairy belly, Qin Liu simply set a high price - a few pieces were placed on a plate, and they were sold at a high price of 500 Wen.
Some customers who like to try it out will order it and praise it after tasting it.
On the first day, Mao Belly brought Qin Liu an income of 3,000 Wen!
Qin Liu could only sigh that the consumption capacity of this Shabaozi town was limited, and the butcher would only kill a cow for several days, and the tripe could not bring her a stable and sustainable income every day.
After a month, Swallow Tower's business became more and more prosperous.
Qin Liu took stock, and Yanzilou Chun earned more than one hundred and twenty taels of silver!
She jumped up with excitement!
This money is much more profitable than dumpling shop!
But she also quickly calmed down. She also knew from the chatter of the past merchants that because of the wanton destruction of the Tartar soldiers, the civil fort not far from them suffered heavy losses, and the post station and inn were burned down a lot.
It's winter, and it's inconvenient to start construction, so many pedestrians are resting in this sandcastle town.
If the project on the side of the civil fort was completed, her store might not be so profitable.
They complained that there were no decent inns in Sand Castle Town, and that it would be much easier to travel if the inn could drink horses like a post house.
Qin Liu was inspired when he heard this, and quickly went to find Ma Ang: "Brother Ma, can you come forward to help me buy the vacant land across the street?" ”
That vacant land used to have homes and shops, but after being set on fire by the Tartars, it is still a black and ruined ruin.
Maang was stunned and agreed.
He didn't expect that Yanzilou, whose business was tepid, would make money for her so quickly.
When they first built the house, they couldn't get the money to buy the tile, so they still went to Dr. Qian and borrowed a thousand wen before turning it around, and he also knew that building a house had exhausted all her savings.
This Nizi is really good at making money.
Qin Liu understands that the basic services she serves are those wealthy businessmen who pass by with great spending power, which can be regarded as a pinch.
These customers can't live in the post house without official status, and they have nowhere to stay in the ice and snow, so it is easy to make revenge consumption.
If she builds an inn across the street and solves the accommodation, drinking, and catering needs of these customers in one stop, she may earn more.
When Ma Ang handed the title deed to Qin Liu, he mentioned by the way: "I will get married in ten days, and I will borrow your shop to hold a banquet at that time." ”
Qin Liu smiled sincerely: "That's nature. As for the recipe, I thought about it......"
Most of the guests invited by Ma Ang were the generals and soldiers of their military camp, and Qin Liu's idea was to arrange a copper pot for shabu at each table, and buy seven sheep for the butcher to handle and send over.