vrcanaries Chapter 801 Opening a Snack Shop 2
Chapter 801 Opening a Snack Shop 2
Li slammed the table and said, "Okay, our dim sum shop will open the day after tomorrow."
Zhou Guo nodded, "Then we have to go to the shop to prepare tomorrow. It will take at least a day to prepare these cakes, so we have to go early tomorrow."
The number of people at home was definitely not enough, so she picked four young women from the farm who were all skillful and capable.
The whole family went there the next day. Zhou Su and others were on holiday and couldn't make it in time for the opening, so they had to go and help no matter what.
After all, it was the first time that Li opened his own shop, so the younger generations had to go and support him.
It was the first time for the Li family to come here, and they were amazed when they entered the shop.
Keep looking around.
Zhou Guo said, "See if there is anything you want to add or change. If there is, I will do it."
Li said happily, "What else do you want to change? I think this is good enough. It's even better than the decorations in other people's silver shops."
He then said to the four women, "Let's go to the back and make the snacks for tomorrow."
During the first three days of opening, all items are half price, which is still a very attractive price.
The price is not expensive. A small cake costs about ten to twenty cents, and the smallest large cake is ninety-eight cents. The larger the cake, the more expensive it is.
A loaf of bread costs a little over ten cents, and egg cakes and the like cost a little over ten cents per pound. Overall, it's not expensive.
But it’s not cheap enough for one person to eat.
The poor can still buy one or half a piece to try if they grit their teeth.
The rich also have expensive little cakes, which are carefully made, decorated with flowers and garnished with fruits. These are expensive, and the price fluctuates according to the preciousness of the fruit.
If it were a small raspberry cake, it would cost 68 cents per piece, so only rich people could afford it.
The most expensive item in the shop is a big cake for 299 wen, with longevity peaches and fruits on it. It is 16 inches long and suitable for many people to eat.
Zhou Guo also customized some small round plates and placed them on the counter so that people could tell at a glance how big the cakes of different models were.
The family worked in the shop all day and returned home in the evening.
The next day, before daybreak, we rushed to the county town.
Thinking that this was Li's first time opening a shop, Zhou Guo also hired a dragon and lion dance team. Before the auspicious time arrived, the shop entrance became bustling.
The clanging and banging sounds were so lively that they attracted people from the entire street to come over and watch.
People from other streets heard the noise and rushed over here.
Such bustle is rare in a small county town on weekdays, and it is the slack season for farmers, so everyone loves to watch it.
Suddenly there was a huge crowd of people in front of the shop.
Li was both happy and distressed, and shouted, "Such a big show, how much money does it cost? We didn't hire any when we opened the mountain goods store and the grain store, why are we hiring this now?"
Zhou Guo smiled and leaned close to her ear and shouted, "This is your first time opening a shop, and as your daughter, I have to support you. Look, there are so many people here, and the effect is great. Starting today, people in half of the county will know that this is a pastry shop. There are delicious pastries that you have never seen before. It will be much more effective than us standing at the door and shouting that the food is half price for one day."
Zhou Xing also came and she couldn't stop laughing when she saw this scene. She thought back to when the mountain product shop first opened, they stood at the door for three days, shouting for half-price items and free eggs every day. After that, they couldn't speak for several days.
It turns out that standing and talking without doing any work is so tiring.
He smiled and nodded, "This method is still the best. It is much better than us shouting at the top of our lungs, but we still can't attract many people."
When the auspicious time arrived, Zhou Guo lit the firecrackers and Li pulled down the red cloth.
"Lee's Dim Sum Shop???"
"This turned out to be a dim sum shop. I don't know if the food is good or not. I'll go in and take a look later."
"I don't know if it tastes good or not, but since yesterday, the aroma from the shop has been spreading out, and from time to time there's a sweet smell floating in the air. I have to go in and take a look later. The most important thing is, this has just opened, so it must be cheaper than their price."
Ever since Zhouji Mountain Goods Store put up a half-price sign during the first three days of its opening, all the subsequent stores have followed suit. Even if they cannot afford to offer half-price products, they will definitely offer a 10% or 20% discount. This has now become an established rule.
Therefore, they are the happiest whenever a new shop opens, as it means they can get a bargain.
Zhou Gu stood at the door and shouted, "Li's Dim Sum Shop has just opened. For the first three days, all items in the shop will be half the original price. Come in and buy them now, or they will be gone."
When they heard it was half price, everyone was excited and rushed in.
There are very few shops that offer half-price products, and few people are willing to spend so much. This is for dim sum. Dim sum that used to cost thirty cents a pound now only costs fifteen cents.
Dim sum worth a dozen cents can be bought with just a few cents.
When Zhou Guo saw that the situation was not right, he immediately blocked the door with his men and shouted, "I'm sorry, everyone. The shop is too small to accommodate so many people. For everyone's safety, please come in groups. Wait until the people inside come out before you go in."
The crowd was noisy and stood on tiptoe to look inside. The smell was sweet, and they had never smelled it before. They didn't know what kind of pastry it was.
Zhou Guo brought out a tray from the shop. Inside was a tray of bread and cake cut into small pieces with small toothpicks stuck on them. He said to the crowd, "Everyone, today you can taste the dim sum at Li's Dim Sum Shop. It's free. Come, everyone, follow my gestures. So that everyone can have a bite, stand in a line. Stand here. Only after you line up can you have the dim sum. Hurry, hurry, hurry."
She stretched out her right hand, and everyone came towards her, and one by one they lined up at the back.
"You can line up here, too. You can line up in two lines."
After a while, two long and orderly queues formed in front of the originally messy shop.
Zhou Gu, Zhou Mai and others brought trays for everyone to taste.
No one thought that they could eat it for free. The smallest one was the size of a copper coin.
Everyone took a piece, and some didn't use a toothpick, but just grabbed a piece and put it in their mouths.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, it is not a good idea to take too many at once. The most you can take is two pieces, otherwise the people behind you will yell, "What are we going to eat later if you take so many???"
How embarrassing it is.
In this way, everyone who has something to eat won’t be in a hurry to go in.
People in the shop can also slowly choose what they want.
It is located in the county town, and most of the items sold there cost between a dozen and thirty cents.
The cheapest egg cake in the shop used to cost 14 cents per pound, but now it’s half the price at only 7 cents per pound. After everyone tried it, they loved it, and most importantly, it’s cheap.
Therefore, it was the first to be sold out among all the cakes.
Almost everyone who came into the shop bought one or two kilograms, and those who came later could not buy any more.
I felt so cheated. I waited in line for so long that I missed out on eating such cheap and delicious pastries.