June 15th, sunny! Easy to open!
Well, as to whether it was easy to open, Han Songlin really didn't consult the almanac; it was just time, so he opened the business in a low-key manner.
At the entrance, he put up a big red paper with the words 'Grand Opening Sale, 10% off!'
The meat is marinated in a large pot for a while, and then placed in a small pot to slowly absorb the flavours.
In the morning, there aren't many people, so only the freshly marinated meat is displayed on the stall.
The aroma of the marinated meat attracts passers-by to stop and smell.
Liu Yuyan keeps glancing over her shoulder as she wipes the already shiny cutting board with a rag.
She wants to call out to customers like the other vendors, but she can't quite bring herself to do it.
An old lady who had just come out of the market to buy food passed by, smelling the aroma and walking over.
Long before, the old lady had noticed that this shop was about to open.
It looked good.
The first impression was that it was clean.
'Ma'am, what would you like to buy?'
The old lady glanced at the few things on the stall and pointed to the piece of braised pork, saying, 'How much is that per catty?'
'Twelve!'
'Then give me a catty, cut it thinner!'
Liu Yuyan agreed, then put a bag over her left hand before taking the marinated pork to the cutting board.
Finally, it was time to weigh the ingredients.
Han Songlin had wanted to buy an electronic scale, but there were none to be found.
Well, the first time Han Songlin saw an electronic scale for civilian use was in the year zeroes.
At that time, the vegetable market had abandoned all other scales and replaced them with electronic ones.
Many elderly people doubted the accuracy of electronic scales.
I had to explain to them every time that these were electronic scales and couldn't be cheated.
'One catty and two taels, 14.4 yuan. Even if it's 14 yuan, I'll give you a 10% discount, so it'll be 12.6 yuan. I'll give you 12.5 yuan!'
'Ma'am, do you want it cut?'
'No!'
Liu Yuyan simply put the meat in the bag in her hand.
Naturally, the old lady was very happy to pay less!
"Here you go, here's your money!'
'Have a good day, ma'am!' Liu Yuyan casually pulled out a box below and put the money in it.
First sale!
One leads to another!
It was half-morning when the number of people buying braised pork increased.
Liu Yuyan was alone and was actually a little overwhelmed for a while.
Han Songlin had to come and help.
At this time, a lot of braised pork was also freshly cooked.
'Is this braised pork delicious?'
'Brother, come and taste it and see if it's delicious!' With that, Han Songlin sliced off a piece of thumb-sized meat from a piece of braised pork and handed it over.
It was true that the new knife was quite fast.
As it got closer to noon, even more people came to buy the braised pork.
Naturally, the two of them also formed a division of labour.
Han Songlin would cut the meat, while Liu Yuyan would collect the money and serve the customers.
As for Han Ting, the two of them couldn't care less about her at the moment, so they just kept an eye on her from time to time.
At the moment, she was watching TV obediently.
It was only at noon that things became slightly less hectic.
Liu Yuyan cooked the rice on the small coal stove, and at noon, she took the leftovers from the night before out of the fridge, warmed them up, and ate them.
In the afternoon, business was not so good.
It was too hot, and people didn't go out much.
This was quite normal.
It wasn't until the afternoon that more people started to come out.
After finishing up, it was time to prepare dinner.
In the end, he sold more than 700 yuan worth of goods.
After accounting for the costs, he made a profit of more than 200 yuan.
This was undoubtedly quite good.
Today's sales were a bit lower, but there was nothing he could do about it. After all, he had to test the market.
Although people may seem poor now, they are not lacking in spending power.
Or rather, there has never been a shortage of spending power in Hua Guo.
Basic consumption is still necessary.
The next day, Han Songlin prepared some more ingredients.
They were sold out again!
Considering that there would be a market in Yuechi County on the 17th, Han Songlin naturally prepared a lot more.
In fact, the braised pork from the braised pork shop often does not sell out.
What happens in this situation?
Of course, the next day, after marinating it a little, it can continue to be sold.
Moreover, many marinated meat shops do not choose fresh meat as the raw material.
Han Songlin does not know this yet, otherwise, he does not know what he will do.
Han Songlin still hopes that the marinated meat prepared every day can be sold out almost all the time.
There should not be too much left over.
On the 17th, the day of the fair, Han Songlin suddenly awakened memories from his childhood.
The place was packed with people, shoulder to shoulder!
Many people had baskets on their shoulders, and they were obviously taking advantage of the market day to come to the county town to do some shopping.
Naturally, Han Songlin's braised pork shop also had many customers.
There were even acquaintances.
'Yu Yan, I'm going to leave my things here!'
Liu Yu Yan agreed, 'You can!'
For the people in the village, there was one advantage of Han Songlin and the others having a shop on the street, and that was being able to find a place to leave things.
Otherwise, carrying things around the street is tiring.
It is naturally a relief to be able to save some physical strength.
Han Songlin generally didn't say much at this time, because there were actually many people in the village that Han Songlin didn't know.
After all, in Han Songlin's memory, they were all people from two thousand years later.
Just Han Songlin's production team alone had a maximum of nearly two hundred people at one time.
That was in the 1990s.
But in the future, the registered population is close to 100 people.
Did the registered population move away?
Not really.
It's because many of the older generation have passed away.
There aren't many young people.
The day was quite busy, but for Han Songlin, it was happy.
It felt like there was a lot more dopamine secreted in his brain. Sure enough, making money is indeed a happy thing.
On the 17th, he sold almost 1,600 yuan worth of things.
The profit was 640 yuan!
Making 640 yuan a day?
That was pretty good in the 1990s, and it's even better in the future.
But is there really that much profit in braised pork?
Yes, there is.
The profit is usually 30% to 40%, and some can even make 50% or more. You can easily compare the price of braised pork with the price of fresh meat to see.
Over the next ten days or so, as the reputation of the shop continued to grow, it attracted many repeat customers.
Han Songlin also continued to improve his products.
For example, he added beef, duck and chicken, as well as some vegetarian dishes such as potato chips and shredded seaweed.
Naturally, cold dishes were also on offer.
In terms of dishes, the stall was finally fully stocked.
The profit margin for vegetarian dishes was even higher than braised meat, reaching 60%!
After the shop had been open for a month, sales gradually stabilised.
Usually, sales were just over 1,800 yuan, and sometimes they could exceed 2,000.
On festive occasions, sales could be as high as 4,000 to 5,000 yuan.
At the end of the day, he could earn more than 1,000 yuan.
Han Songlin felt that Liu Yuyan was largely responsible for such high profits every day.
Everyone likes to look at a beautiful woman.
Moreover, after arriving in the city, Han Songlin dressed Liu Yuyan according to his own aesthetic sense.
She became even more sexy and attractive.
At the end of the month, the savings had reached nearly 40,000 yuan again; then, Han Songlin wanted to do something else.