bookcurios Chapter 114 How much does the milk chicken cake cost?
Chapter 114 How much does the milk chicken cake cost?
Cheng Ruoan stayed in the space for a long time, but only the time it takes to drink two cups of tea had passed outside.
She made a plan: planting bamboo was not just for making a hand cream, but for all the cosmeceuticals she and her master would make in the future to be divided into two "production lines," or even three.
High-end bespoke clothing, middle-class consumers, and the lower-tier market.
They were poor families, struggling to survive, so where would they find the spare money to buy cosmetics?
No, no.
Countless people who make a living in the north suffer from cracked hands and faces in autumn and winter.
The low-end cosmeceuticals made by Cheng Ruoan and Dr. Hu mainly provide moisturizing and anti-freezing effects.
The frostbite ointment in the clinic was a medicine that poor people couldn't even dream of.
The bamboo tube hand cream formulated by Cheng Ruoan and Dr. Hu has only half the repairing effect of frostbite cream, but costs only one-fifth of the price!
Therefore, in addition to hand cream, low-end cosmeceuticals such as face cream and lip balm also use bamboo tubes as a packaging material.
Besides, bamboo is easy to grow, and the flow of space and time can be adjusted, so the harvesting speed will be incredibly fast.
If you don't use all the bamboo you make, you can resell it under the guise of a bamboo merchant and make a living that way.
Cheng Ruoan wanted to make money, big or small, she wanted it all!
After tidying up the courtyard, Cheng Ruoan left the space and prepared to go to the street to see where she could buy bamboo seeds.
As he left his small courtyard and walked to the second gate, he ran into Cheng Ruotong, who was rushing back from outside.
The two bumped into each other.
"Hey, big sister, what's the rush?" Cheng Ruoan rubbed her head.
She was shorter than Cheng Ruotong, and her forehead bumped right into Cheng Ruotong's chin.
Cheng Ruotong also winced in pain: "Little sister, you're going out? Where are you going?"
“I went out to buy bamboo. The bamboo that Mom bought a couple of days ago to build chicken and duck coops has all been used up by me…”
Upon hearing this, Cheng Ruotong quickly grabbed Cheng Ruoan's hand and ran outside.
"Your matter isn't urgent, why don't you help me make that milk chicken cake first!"
Cheng Ruoan was stunned for a moment, "Big sister, why are you dragging me like this... are we running outside?!"
Isn't her sister's oven in her own Caitong Courtyard?!
"Yes, the owner of the chicken cake business is in the main hall of the front yard!"
Cheng Ruoan was startled.
Goodness, the recipe isn't even finalized yet, and we're already getting business?!
Cheng Ruoan was pulled by Cheng Ruotong to the main hall in the front yard, where she saw her mother helping to serve tea to a middle-aged man who looked like a shopkeeper.
Cheng Ruoan covered her face: "Big sister, are you conscripting men everywhere? Did you drag Mother here while she was making tofu?"
Cheng Ruotong: !!
"how do you know?!"
Cheng Ruoan: "...Isn't Mother still wearing the dress she wore when she was making tofu?"
After buying the house, in addition to buying people, Cheng Ruoan secretly took two hundred taels of silver notes to give to his mother as start-up capital for the family's business.
Since they were new to the area and people, and since people generally respect clothing before people, Cheng's mother changed the clothes of the whole family.
Except when she was working, she wore her old skirts and gowns, and the rest of the time she wore fine cotton dresses from clothing stores.
At this moment, Cheng's mother's coarse cloth dress with pudding was really eye-catching.
Cheng Ruotong smiled shyly: "Then you should hurry up and change your mother's clothes. Manager Luo is the manager of Youjian Inn. We moved here from the inn after we bought a house, and his wife had his donkey cart help us move."
So even though they didn't come to the inn to pay their respects, my mother and I still sent a return gift.
The tofu my mother made, the innkeeper ordered two plates each for breakfast and lunch that day while they were at the inn. I think the sponge cake was probably something the innkeeper had eaten the night before…
Cheng Ruotong explained in detail, with a hint of pride on her face, "How about it? Isn't my cooking skill good? Look, the proprietress took a bite and immediately fell in love with it."
Cheng Ruoan smiled and nodded, giving a thumbs up: "My sister is amazing. So how do you want to sell it? I'll go and negotiate for you."
"Little sister, you can decide what to do. Mother said she won't take care of our chicken cakes. I'll just focus on making chicken cakes with Xiao Cui'er. The business is up to you!"
Cheng Ruoan paused for a moment, then came up with a rough plan. "I originally thought that we could convert the front building of our house facing the street into a shop to sell food."
So we never intended for others to share the chicken cake business, but since the innkeeper is a kind person, we'll make this a good connection.
Based on the pricing we agreed on before, how about we give them 70% of the price?
What kind of good karma is this?
Cheng Ruoan felt that the innkeeper was definitely not an ordinary person. A woman who dared to open the only high-end inn in Huangyang Town must have someone behind her!
Since they've extended such an olive branch, of course we have to cling to them.
The cost of the chicken cakes was 20 coins per pound, but they were priced at 50 coins per pound, which really gave Youjian Inn a huge discount on their purchase price.
Cheng Ruotong didn't understand Cheng Ruoan's thoughts, and simply nodded: "Okay!"
Cheng Ruoan stepped into the main hall and gave a junior's bow to the middle-aged, overweight Manager Luo. "My elder sister told me that Manager Luo has come to visit. I apologize for any shortcomings in our hospitality."
When Cheng's mother saw the look her daughter was giving her, she immediately stood up and said, "Since my second daughter is here, then Manager Luo, you can chat with her. The recipe for that chicken cake was devised by the two sisters. I still have some tofu left to be made on my stove."
After saying that, she gave Cheng Ruotong, who was hiding behind Cheng Ruoan, a reproachful look.
I'm really going to die.
She's dressed like that, sitting here drinking tea with the head manager—what kind of behavior is that!
"I'm sorry to have bothered you, Aunt Cheng. Please go ahead with your business. I'll discuss it with your daughter." Manager Luo was plump with a kind face and a somewhat Buddha-like appearance when he smiled.
Cheng's mother nodded with a smile and quickly slipped away.
The main hall was so large that Cheng Ruoan and Manager Luo were sitting across from each other, so it was inconvenient for Cheng Ruotong to personally go over and serve him tea. She could only ask Cheng Ruotong's little maid, Xiao Cui'er, to serve him tea.
"Manager Luo, shall we chat over tea, or shall we follow the example of your boss, Madam Zhao, and be more straightforward and get straight to the point?"
The innkeeper's wife's surname was Zhao. Cheng Ruoan had never met her, but she had heard of her.
"Pfft." Manager Luo, who had just picked up his teacup, almost spat out the tea. He apologized by taking out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of his mouth and forehead, and said with a smile, "Of course, it's better to do things quickly and efficiently."
He thought to himself, "No wonder this family has three daughters supporting them; their words and actions are too straightforward."
Manager Luo took out a contract from his sleeve and asked Xiao Cui'er to give it to Cheng Ruo'an.
"Look, Madam Cheng, our boss asked me to come here with sincerity to discuss this milk and chicken cake business. We've already drafted a rough contract."
Once we've agreed on the amount, we can write it down directly. Before signing and pressing your fingerprint, you can also add any other requirements you have.
If we agree on this today, we can finalize the matter by filling out the form on the spot.
So, I'm wondering how you plan to sell your sponge cake?
Cheng Ruoan looked at the contract; it was very thorough and fair.
In modern terms, the responsibilities and rights of both parties were fully defined, and the special nature of food products was taken into account, with three blank spaces specifically left for the Cheng family to fill in additional conditions.
It truly made Cheng Ruoan feel refreshed and invigorated after reading it.
It's completely different from those stories where the female protagonist travels to ancient times to make food and is immediately confronted by unscrupulous merchants who try to force her to buy their recipes!