Chapter 107 New Business

Selling cold pot skewers in the summer and oden in the winter, a stall doesn’t have to do business for only half a year, isn’t that wonderful?

Moreover, such a small stall requires little investment, takes up little land, and only requires one person, so it is easier to run. It is a type of stall that is easier to join than the Xia Ji Food Stall.

If this is successful, in addition to the four Xia Ji food stalls in the entire Jinqiu County, many more Xia Ji skewer bars will be added, and the business will slowly grow!

The more Xia Mingyue thought about it, the more she felt that the prospect was promising. She ignored the surprised looks of the crowd, found some paper in the house, and went to the kitchen to find some charcoal sticks, and began to write and draw on the paper.

Write a plan for Xia Ji skewers bar and draw a structural diagram of the skewers bar stall so that the carpenter can make one as soon as possible to see how it looks.

Seeing Xia Mingyue busy like this, Jiang Zhuguo didn't understand what she was planning, but he helped spread the paper and went to the kitchen to get the burned charcoal sticks.

Lu and others looked at each other, wondering what Xia Mingyue was busy with.

Xia Mingyue was busy from dusk till late at night, drawing and revising the drawings, and did not stop even when the moon had set. She got up the next morning and went to look for Carpenter Cao after breakfast.

Carpenter Cao took the drawing given by Xia Mingyue and looked at it for a long time. "I understand it now. This thing can also be made..."

However, he really couldn't figure out what the two holes on the table were.

Moreover, to make such a round hole in a whole piece of wood is quite a test of his skills as a carpenter.

"In that case, I'll trouble you, Uncle Cao." Xia Mingyue said with a smile, "Uncle Cao, remember to choose a sturdy and durable board with the right size, and apply a layer of tung oil on it."

Tung oil is moisture-proof and anti-corrosive, and it looks shiny and easy to clean and looks clean.

"Don't worry, Madam Xia." Carpenter Cao agreed readily. After sending Xia Mingyue away, he put aside other less urgent tasks and worked on Xia Mingyue's task first.

This kind of work is a little challenging, but it also makes people excited!

After explaining this matter, Xia Mingyue went to the street to look for a clay pot of the right size. In the afternoon, she went to the North City District to find Liu Caisheng to make a small stove. Then she tried to find He Shunzi to buy bamboo sticks...

Once she had some free time, Xia Mingyue continued to make fish balls at home.

Xia Mingyue became more and more skilled in making fish balls, and her efficiency continued to improve. Based on the basic fish balls, she even improved and upgraded a type of fish balls with core.

The fish balls are filled with juicy meat sauce. When you eat them, the surface of the fish balls is chewy and full of freshness and fragrance, while the inside is full of gravy and rich fragrance.

Double the deliciousness, twice as good!
Xia Mingyue was very enthusiastic in making fish balls, and the things ordered from various places were also completed one after another.

Bamboo sticks, stove, oil paper cup, clay pot, wooden table...

After everything was ready, Xia Mingyue chose a place on West Street and started setting up her stall.

The sign hanging on the stall was still Xia Ji's, but there were four more words - cold pot skewers. However, these four words were slightly smaller, so when passers-by looked up, they saw two big "Xia Ji".

And when they saw Xia Mingyue and Lu, they were all surprised.

Did this Madam Xia open another food stall?

But the previous food stall was clearly not far away, and this one had opened another one...

Stealing your own business?
With questions and curiosity, many regular customers of Xia Ji came up to take a look and find out what was going on. When they saw that the food stall in front of Xia Mingyue and Lu was completely different from the previous Xia Ji, they suddenly understood.

Got it, it’s new food.

But the food looked a little strange. On the left side of the table was a steaming clay pot with a bunch of bamboo sticks cooking inside. On the right side was another clay pot filled with chili oil with a layer of white sesame aroma, and a bunch of bamboo sticks were soaked in it. In the front was a bamboo basket with bunches of raw vegetables.

Potatoes, lotus root slices, bean curd skin, vegetarian chicken, tenderloin slices, pork belly slices...

"Madam Xia, what is this?" someone asked, pointing at the string of white, tender and round fruits.

"Hand-made fish balls." Xia Mingyue replied with a smile, "Males made of fish meat, this one is solid, this one has stuffing, also called stuffed fish balls."

"How do you eat and sell these vegetable and meat skewers?"

"After boiling, let it cool and soak it in the sauce. This is called cold pot skewers. You can just eat it directly when you eat it."

As Xia Mingyue spoke, she took out some of the vegetable skewers that were almost soaked in the sauce and asked, "Would you like to taste it?"

The other party was a regular customer of Xia Ji. He didn't hesitate to take the vegetarian chicken skewers dipped in red oil sauce and put them into his mouth.

Vegetarian chicken is a soy product, which has a mellow taste. Now it is covered with sauce, making it even more fragrant and delicious, and your mouth is full of spicy and fragrant taste.

"It's delicious." The man ate while speaking incoherently, "What's this cold skewers? How much is it?"

"Vegetarian skewers are three cents, meat skewers are six cents, and fish balls are eight cents." Xia Mingyue said.

When this price was announced, everyone was shocked.

Not cheap!
But if you think about it carefully, this string of vegetarian skewers is very dense, the meat skewers are not small in size, and most importantly, the sauce tastes really good...

The food here is well-known for its good taste and reasonable price. Since it is so expensive, there must be a reason for it!

If you are worried about spending money, then don't buy food outside. Just buy some vegetables and cook them yourself at home.

Out of this mentality, and because the delicious taste of cold pot skewers is really irresistible, many people have already picked up the purses tied around their waists.

"Two skewers of fish balls, two skewers of pork tenderloin, and three skewers of vegetarian chicken!"

"I want two skewers of pork belly, one skewer of potatoes, one skewer of lotus root slices, and one skewer of black fungus."

"Three strings of tofu skin and one string of radish..."

Xia Mingyue and Lu began to busy themselves with collecting money and distributing cold pot skewers.

If you have more than three skewers, you can pair them with oil paper cups and carry them around. It is very convenient whether you want to eat on the go or take them home to eat.

Those who just wanted to try one or two skewers didn’t care whether there was an oil paper cup or not, they just stuffed them into their mouths near the stall.

Many people first order a bunch to try, and after eating it, they find it tastes so good that they simply order some more to take home and eat slowly.

Xia Ji's cold pot skewers business is better than Xia Mingyue expected.

After more than an hour, most of the vegetable and meat skewers prepared today had been sold out, with not much left.

The last person who came saw that none of the few skewers left were what he liked, and finally could only reluctantly choose two to satisfy his craving.

After the last bunch of radish slices was sold, Xia Mingyue and Lu began to pack up.

(End of this chapter)