bookcurios Chapter 128 It’s better than going home to farm
Chapter 128 It’s better than going home to farm
"Mom, are those two families following you in cooking and making steamed buns?" Gao You asked Liu Yue'e.
When this was mentioned, the smile on Liu Yue'e's face faded a little.
"It's more than just those two. Ever since we started selling steamed buns with vegetables, seeing how well they sell, people have been following us, and there are already several groups."
Liu Yue'e became more and more angry as she spoke.
"Whatever steamed buns we sell, others will follow us to make them. Whatever side dishes we sell, they will follow us to sell them. Even the vehicles and signs for the stalls are copied from us.
We call it Ejie vegetable steamed bun, and they call it Huajie vegetable steamed bun and Cuijie vegetable steamed bun. These are smart imitators! "
“But some products are not made with good craftsmanship, so they can’t be sold after just a few days. Others cut corners, causing people to get sick and the bosses to be put in jail.” Liu Yue’e felt a little proud when she said this.
Otherwise they will have even more opponents.
The two companies that persisted have something of their own.
And they are five cents cheaper than them.
This made them very annoyed.
Liu Yue'e also wanted to lower the price, but Gao Ping refused. She would rather sell less than lower the price.
However, the two have been constantly improving their craftsmanship and taste, and constantly introducing new flavors, which has finally retained some customers.
The business is not as popular as it used to be, but with a stable income of more than ten yuan a day, they can still hold on.
It’s better than going home to farm.
"Little sister, can you give us some advice?" Liu Yue'e looked at Gao You expectantly.
Gao You ordered a steamed bun with vegetables made by Liu Yue'e and her friends, and put a little bit of various side dishes in it to taste the flavors.
Then she went to two other stores, bought one from each, and tried the taste of each.
Now you know why they were able to survive.
The man in the couple's duo has greater strength in kneading the dough, so the steamed buns he makes are chewy and flexible, with their own unique characteristics.
The sisters are good at making spicy food, which tastes very fragrant.
Gao Ping is good at cooking noodles, but her strength is still a little lacking.
Liu Yue'e's pickles are their biggest feature.
But she doesn't like spicy food very much, so she is not as good as others in terms of spicy food.
There is a lot of knowledge behind this small vegetable sandwich.
However, Gao You saw that the side dishes and steamed buns they made were much better than before, which showed that the two of them were very willing to put in some effort to think about it.
"How is it?" Liu Yue'e felt a little embarrassed when she saw Gao You buying someone else's vegetable steamed bun openly.
She had previously asked someone to buy it secretly to try the taste.
"Let's talk about it when we get back." Gao You said.
"Where is my second sister?" Gao You didn't see Gao Shuang's stall.
"Xiao Shuang is setting up a stall at the wholesale market." said Gao Ping.
It turned out that Gao Shuang found a shop near the wholesale market two months ago.
She rented it and sold clothes there.
Gao You went to the wholesale market again and found Gao Shuang's shop in an inconspicuous location.
It is called a shop, but in fact it is just a shed with a door, and that is what makes it a shop.
Gao Shuang was sorting goods in the shop.
I heard from Xiong Dani that the two employees she hired later were her comrade-in-arms Yu Honghong and Peng Danyun, who was divorced and came out to make a living with her daughter.
But she only saw one employee in the shop.
It looks like it should be Yu Honghong.
"Sister." Gao You went over to say hello.
Gao Shuang, who thought there was a guest, was about to come over to greet him when he saw Gao You, whom he hadn't seen for several months.
She was more surprised than seeing the guests.
"Little sister!" Gao Shuang hurried over to greet her, brought out a chair, and poured her some hot water.
"When did you come back?" Gao Shuang handed the boiled water to Gao You.
"I just came back today. I'll have the graduation exam in a few days." Gao You said after taking a sip of water.
"Oh, I see. Hey, this is Sister Dani's comrade-in-arms Yu Honghong, Sister Hong, she's helping out in my shop now." Gao Shuang introduced Yu Honghong who was moving goods nearby.
"Sister Hong." Gao You greeted her.
"Hello." Yu Honghong didn't look like a talkative person.
"Just call me little sister." Gao You chatted with her for a few words.
"Little sister." Yu Honghong nodded.
"Sister Hong, take a break. You've been working for a long time." Gao Shuang called her to rest.
Perhaps people who have served in the military all have this habit of not allowing themselves to be idle.
This is the case with Sister Dani and Sister Hong as well.
Gao Shuang sometimes feels that he is exploiting the other party.
"Okay." Yu Honghong then sat down, wiped the sweat off his face and drank some water.
Then, Gao You listened to Gao Shuang talking about what had happened in the past few months.
It's mainly business matters.
After the tour ended on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, this trend gradually passed.
And as the weather gets warmer, fewer people buy winter clothes.
Gao Shuang took this opportunity to buy a shop and started a wholesale business of new spring and summer clothes in the wholesale market.
It was pretty good at first, but gradually it became mediocre.
The market is really too limited.
At the end of the day, I earn between ten and several dozen dollars.
I don't have to worry about rent or food.
I can also save some money.
But Gao Shuang had experienced making hundreds or thousands of dollars a day, and now she was forced to go back to making only a dozen yuan a day.
She just didn't feel that good.
Gao You listened quietly until it got dark.
Gao Shuang estimated that there would be no more business, so he and Yu Honghong began to move the clothes displayed at the door into the shop and prepared to close the stall.
Gao You also went over to help.
After closing the stall, Gao Shuang went to the vegetable market, bought a lot of vegetables, and returned to the rental house to prepare a simple welcoming banquet for Gao You.
Liu Yue'e and Gao Ping will close their stall later.
They originally only had two hours: morning and noon.
Later, as competition grew, in order to sell more, I pushed the cart to the vegetable market in the afternoon and could sell a dozen more.
After Gao Shuang and Yu Honghong finished preparing dinner, Liu Yue'e and Gao Ping came back, one pushing a cart and the other pulling a cart.
After they washed their hands, they sat down and had a good meal.
After dinner, clean up.
As soon as Gao You rinsed his mouth and sat down, Liu Yue'e couldn't wait to ask Gao You if he had any good ideas.
"I have never done business, so what good ideas can I have?" Gao You said.
"You little girl, do you still want to keep me in suspense?" Liu Yue'e pretended to hit her.
Gao You didn't dodge and was patted on the shoulder.
"Why aren't you hiding anymore?" Liu Yue'e was stunned for a moment.
"That's called taking the enemy by surprise." Gao You laughed.
"Ancestor, please, tell me quickly!" Liu Yue'e said with her hands clasped together.
She was almost dying of anxiety.
They used to earn dozens or hundreds of yuan a day, but now they can only earn a dozen yuan a day.
How could she not be anxious and angry?
"Mom, haven't you and sister thought of any way to deal with this?" Gao You looked at Liu Yue'e and Gao Ping.
"Where is it not available? We have been improving the taste and coming up with new flavors. We have added several dishes and also braised eggs, which also sells well." Liu Yue'e said.
Gao You looked at Gao Ping.
"I have improved the iron pan for baking steamed buns. It can bake more steamed buns at a time, and they are crispier and more crunchy." Gao Ping said after thinking for a while.