Chapter 048
Riding on the north wind, Shuning and his family headed south smoothly, and when they arrived in Yangzhou, they were about to celebrate the New Year.
The old Song family’s house is in Yangzhou City. It is not as comfortable as the new house in Beijing, but it is also newer than the one I rented in Beijing. The yard is covered with bluestone slabs, but it has not been occupied for more than three years. A dense weed grew between the cracks of the boards. Jiangnan is so warmer than the one in Beijing. The weeds in the yard are greener and full of vitality!
After unloading his luggage, the family began to roll up their sleeves and work!
Shu Ning, Du and Jin'er were responsible for cleaning up the dust in each room. The three of Mr. Song and Uncle Li first weed the yard and the roof, and the tiles were replaced with leaking roofs. After working hard for three days, the daily necessities that should be purchased were also purchased, so the whole family could take a good breath.
The old neighbors all came to ask why the Song family was not an official in the capital.
Lord Song did not mention that his family was retaliated by His Highness Mu. He only said that he could not adapt to the climate of the capital, always coughed, and vomited blood when it was severe. After the doctor saw the doctor, he said that he was not suitable for the local environment and could only move back to his hometown to relieve it. Although Lord Song wanted to be an official, he cherished his life even more, so he brought his whole family back.
"Why did Brother Ze return too? Didn't he take the exam for the juren?"
"He is unreliable and has a home-loving relationship and doesn't want to stay alone in the capital."
In short, no matter how others inquired about it, the Song family did not mention that His Highness King Mu had a bad sentence, so as not to spread it to the capital, and King Mu came to find fault again.
After settled, after the Lantern Festival, Song Ze went to find errands separately. Lord Song was a Jinshi and had many years of experience as an official. He set his goal for himself as a private school teacher. As a result, he was invited by the prefecture school in Yangzhou City to be an official school teacher, and he made a lot of money. Although Song Ze gave up his fame as a juren, his talent and knowledge were placed there, and he was hired by a wealthy family in the city to teach books to the young men in the family.
The Song family originally had dozens of taels of cash deposits. Now that the father and son have found good jobs, they basically don’t have to worry about making a living anymore. Du went to Renyazi to buy a mother and daughter, who was cooking in the kitchen, cleaning the yard, and waiting for her to do anything.
"Does Ningning still want to do business? Now that our family has money, you should stay at home obediently. It's a 16-year-old girl. My mother asks someone to find a marriage for you." Du, who was idle, came over to talk to his daughter.
Shu Ning looked desperate: "Don't mention this, okay? I have suffered so much in the capital, and I am afraid when I think about sleeping with a man again. Can I let me rest for two more years?"
When she was in the capital, Shu Ning never mentioned how she served King Mu. Du didn't dare to inquire, for fear that his daughter would feel uncomfortable. Now that his daughter said this, Du's tears immediately fell down. Damn King Mu didn't favor his daughter normally, but did he torture her daughter?
"Okay, okay, I won't mention it anymore. Ningning will help you when she wants to marry. If you don't want to marry, I will raise you for the rest of my life!" Du said with a heartache.
Shu Ning smiled secretly. Du Shi was very simple in this regard and never doubted that her daughter would lie to her.
Having Du's hands is equivalent to having Lord Song. Without the pressure of urging marriage, Shu Ning began to think about how to be self-reliant.
Scallion pancakes and wontons are rare in Beijing, but they can be seen everywhere in Yangzhou. Especially small wontons, which almost every store can make. If Shuning sells these local snacks, it may not be competitive.
Foreign food?
Shuning first thought of Sichuan-style hot pot, but the hot pot base is a technical job. Shuning has never made it, and there are too many kinds of ingredients used in hot pot, so it is difficult to keep fresh without a refrigerator.
You can’t just consider the reputation of the food, but also consider whether you can make it. Shu Ning recalls what he cooked at home. Ordinary home-cooked dishes lack highlights, fresh ones...
Shu Ning suddenly thought of KFC. When she was a child, she and her brother liked to eat KFC. The friends were proud of going to eat KFC, but their mother felt that the things sold in KFC were not worth the price. In order to satisfy her and her brother's greed, her mother started to fry chicken wings, chicken legs, and chicken nuggets at home.
When she grew up, Shuning likes to cook and eat. She has tried these fried chicken legs and is very skilled in craftsmanship.
Thinking of KFC, the popularity of various fried chicken shops in China, Shuning believes that if she opens a fried chicken shop, the people of Yangzhou City will come to support her.
Shuning first followed Du to visit the vegetable market and learned about the market of live chickens. Shuning decided to start a business model of raising chickens and self-producing and selling fried chickens.
Shu Ning first bought a chubby chicken and asked the cook to kill it and clean it up. Shu Ning invited the cook out and she tinkered with it alone.
Du, the chef, Jin'er and the little maid were all curiously guarding outside the kitchen. Not long after, they heard the sizzling sound of ingredients falling into the oil pan, accompanied by a strong and attractive aroma. Du is a meat dish lover, and saliva flows down as soon as he smells this smell, and Jin'er and the other two also secretly swallow their saliva.
When the kitchen door opened, Shuning walked out with a plate, fried chicken wings, fried chicken legs, fried chicken nuggets, all of which were golden!
Du first ate a piece of fried chicken wings. The chicken wings were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and fragrant!
After everyone shared a plate of fried chicken, Shu Ning asked Du with a smile: "Mom, will your business become popular if you say I will sell this in the future?"
Du was full of confidence in his daughter's cooking skills: "It must be popular, but Ningning, your father and the others have not eaten this yet. Mom goes to buy two more chickens. Can you make another meal tonight?"
If you want to open a fried chicken shop, you must first have chickens. Otherwise, once the business becomes popular, the chicken sellers will increase the price. If there is a problem with the supply, Shuning's business will not be able to maintain it.
After discussing with the Song family, the whole family supported Shu Ning's entrepreneurial plan, and the family's deposits were willing to give Shu Ning flowers.
Shuning first went to Yangzhou City to buy three acres of the worst land with five taels of silver, and then asked someone to dig stones and sand into the river to make foundations, and went to the deep mountains and forests to cut wood to make houses, chicken cages, and chicken coops. When only labor costs were required, he built a chicken coop that could raise 10,000 chickens in a month, including the place where the chicken farm lived, and the next door to the chicken coop was turned into a chicken slaughtering farm.
With the chicken coop, Shuning signed four chicken raising experts as long-term workers, and then purchased 10,000 chickens from Yangzhou City and surrounding counties at a price of 2 cents. It cost a total of 20 taels. In addition to the chicken food purchase costs and shop rental costs, the existing deposits of the Song family were almost spent by Shuning.
After three months of preparation, in early April, the first batch of broilers were raised. Shu Ning led six men and women who signed her contract to sell her body and trained her to train her. She set off a few coats of firecrackers and officially opened. The black-bottomed plaque was inscribed with four large gilded characters written by Lord Song himself - Golden Fried Chicken!
A pair of fried chicken wings costs 38 yuan. At this price, you can buy a live chicken. However, all the dishes are half the price three days before the shop opened. There are diners who are not short of money and are curious about how to fried chicken with golden gold, so they were attracted by the sound of firecrackers and entered the newly opened store in Yangzhou City one after another.
Facts have proved that not many people can resist the deliciousness of fried chicken. Even if the discount period has passed, the "golden fried chicken" business has not only not declined, but has become more and more prosperous.
In just seven or eight days, Shuning made money back and started a profit model. In Yangzhou City, the girl Song, who was once engaged to His Royal Highness Mu, and her newly opened "Golden Fried Chicken" quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys.
The business here is good, which makes some restaurant owners jealous and find ways to get Shuning’s fried chicken recipe.
Shu Ning was prepared for a long time. The fried chicken kitchen was in the backyard of the shop, and no one could enter. All the guys who signed a dead contract were signed. In addition, Shu Ning gave each of them a commission. The shop made money and the shop made money. As long as the secret recipe was not spread, they would keep making money. It was much more cost-effective than taking a generous bribe from others without having to bear the danger of life. So the shop was as solid as the hearts of the shop, and the business was getting better and better!
After the business of the shop stabilized, Shu Ning no longer cooked himself, but she would stay in the shop every day, just like a manager who supervised the operation of the business while dealing with emergencies, such as whose young master was so hot that he cried, and a lustful diner teased the maid who ran away.
Of course, there are also diners who come for Shuning.
Which man doesn't want to marry a young, beautiful and can make a lot of money? In addition to those beauties who want money, there are also those who are greedy for money and dislike Shu Ning who show up in public or are unfamiliar with Shu Ning, or they don't care about money and Shu Ning's reputation. They just want to have a marriage with Shu Ning and even take Shu Ning as a concubine.
In order to complete the task of this world, Shu Ning really wanted to fall in love, but the men who appeared now all had their own intentions, and the motivation to pursue her was not simple, so Shu Ning refused. Because of some of the relationships between Lord Song in the officialdom and Shu Ning's engagement with King Mu, no man was angry and dared to have some despicable thoughts.
It was drizzling this day, there were fewer pedestrians on the street, and the business in the shop was lighter than usual. In addition, the dining peak was not yet at dusk, so the shop seemed very quiet.
A guy who was running the house took a marriage leave and went home to get married. Shu Ning didn't want to find someone temporarily, so he decided to run for the guy for two days.
Holding a custom-made apron with the word "Song" printed by her embroiderer, Shu Ning and the accountant, the two friends were preparing to welcome the evening rush hour together.
Suddenly, the sound of swaying water was heard at the door. Shu Ning wiping the table while looking up, and saw a young man in blue shirt standing in front of the door. He was about twenty years old, wearing a jade hairpin, handsome face and tall figure, and his temperament that stood out from the crowd, just like the first time the male protagonist in an idol drama appeared.
Shu Ning, who was eager to complete the love task, suddenly felt a little expectation at this moment.
Who doesn't want to find a handsome partner in love?
Look at the drizzle, look at the ancient alley of Yangzhou, which is so suitable for a romantic encounter!
He was a little restless, and Shu Ning was quite reserved on the surface and signaled another guy to entertain the other party.
However, Shu Ning was still secretly observing the young man in blue.
Unexpectedly, the young master in Qingshan sat down shortly after he seemed to look at her unintentionally.
Shu Ning blushed in a desperate situation and turned her head to look aside.
The young master in Qingshan ordered everything on the menu. The young man brought the thing to him. He looked at it and smiled and expressed his intention to meet the boss.
The guy came to ask Shuning.
Shu Ning was inexplicably excited and a little curious. What did this young man do when he saw her?
"I am the boss, is there anything wrong with the guest?" Shu Ning asked with a smile on her face.
The young man in green clothes looked at her, his eyes were not hidden in surprise, and then his beautifully shaped thin lips opened gently and said three words to Shu Ning: "KFC?"
Shuning:...
The young master of Qingshan confirmed his guess and smiled at Shu Ning, "I didn't expect that the girl and I were actually a fellow disciple."
He was generous and generous, regardless of appearance or demeanor, and Shu Ning started to analyze it after being shocked.
In the book "The Powerful Minister of the Dynasty", it seems that only the male protagonist Chu Ling is a time traveler.
The person in front of him is probably Chu Ling.
Shu Ning smiled awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
New guests came in.
Shu Ning nodded at Chu Ling and turned to entertain others. At the same time, Shu Ning completely cut Chu Ling off the alternative list.
Chapter completed!