Chapter 72： buy a pot

When Zhang Yuniang heard this, she showed a genuine expression. She stretched out her hand and gently poked Niu Niu's smooth little forehead, and said to her daughter: "Look, your Aunt Liu has only known you for a long time. She is worried about everything." I’m looking forward to you, and when you grow up, remember to be filial to Aunt Liu, you know?”

Niu Niu nodded with a smile, then leaned her head softly on Liu Xiaoru's neck, and said in a sweet voice: "Mom, I am filial to Aunt Liu, and I am also filial to you. In the future, I will earn a lot of good money and buy a big house for my mother." Live here and buy countless gold jewelry to wear. Mom and Aunt Liu don’t have to do anything but enjoy happiness every day.”

Zhang Yuniang felt soft after hearing this, and said angrily: "I don't know who I learned from, but I have such a sweet mouth."

Liu Xiaoru was smiling at the side, and couldn't help but sigh, and said: "If only I were a man, I would marry my sister and be Niuniu's father. Then I must be the happiest man in the world."

Before Zhang Yuniang had time to speak, a familiar man's voice came from outside the shop.

"You don't have this blessing anymore. I am the luckiest man in the world." Gu Mingda walked in with a smile, carrying large and small bags.

Niu Niu hadn't seen Gu Mingda all day, so she immediately let out a cheer and threw her little body at Gu Mingda. Liu Xiaoru almost couldn't hold her in her arms.

"Niuniu said she liked me and was filial to me, but as soon as she saw your father, she forgot about me." Liu Xiaoru deliberately pretended to be jealous.

Niu Niu immediately twisted her body and retracted from Liu Xiaoru, stretched out her little hand and gently patted the top of Liu Xiaoru's hair. She imitated Zhang Yuniang's usual way of coaxing her children, looked at her seriously, and said:

"Niuniu really likes Aunt Liu very much. Niuniu didn't lie. It's just that Niuniu likes several people. In addition to Aunt Liu, there are parents, grandparents, eldest brother, second brother and third brother."

Liu Xiaoru was watched intently by the child's eyes, and she couldn't help but believe everything the child said, and decided that she was also a particularly important existence to Niu Niu.

The trace of jealousy in Liu Xiaoru's heart suddenly disappeared.

Zhang Yuniang and Gu Mingda on the side also felt sour in their hearts at this time, secretly saying that although Niu Niu was young, she was like Ming Jing in her heart, knowing who was truly hers.

Early the next morning, when the braised food was being cooked, there were three or four people waiting outside the door.

"I don't know how your family's braised food is made. It makes people want to eat it. Before I tasted it, my man had been lying on the bed thinking about it all night. I finally tasted it yesterday. My man I still want to eat it, and the children at home love it so much that they rush me over before dawn, for fear of being snatched up by others," the woman said with a smile.

She was the first customer yesterday and the first one today.

Liu Xiaoru feels that nothing makes her happier than seeing repeat customers. Although she is very confident in her braised food, the recognition from customers makes her more confident in this business.

"I want dried tofu and a roast chicken..." The woman was already bleeding profusely after buying so much at once, but when she caught sight of the fragrantly braised quail eggs, she couldn't help but feel excited.

"I don't know if your quail eggs are delicious or not," the woman whispered.

Liu Xiaoru weighed the dried tofu and roasted chicken she wanted, and after calculating the money, she scooped two quail eggs in.

The woman was displeased when she saw this move. She thought it was a forced sale and was about to say that she hadn't decided whether to buy it yet.

Liu Xiaoru already smiled and said: "It's a good start. I'll treat you to these quail eggs for free."

The woman immediately beamed.

When the customer waiting behind her saw this, his eyes immediately lit up and he said, "I also want to know if these quail eggs are delicious."

Liu Xiaoru naturally knew that this was someone who took advantage of love. Recalling the amount of money the woman purchased just now, she said confidently: "Guest, if the amount exceeds five silver coins, I will give you two quail eggs as a gift."

The customer originally didn't want to buy so much, but seeing that he could take advantage of it, he gritted his teeth and bought a lot.

The customers who came to wait early in the morning were willing to spend money to eat braised meat that was much more expensive than ordinary ingredients, which proved that they were not short of money. The two customers behind also bought a lot of quail eggs in order to take advantage of them.

Liu Xiaoru originally thought that the business would be much worse without Niu Niu's live performance and food, but she didn't expect that more than half of yesterday's customers would become repeat customers today.

Although the location is remote, thanks to these repeat customers, Leng Shengsheng sold more than half of the store in one morning.

Near noon, another big customer came. As soon as Cheng He entered the door, he said, "I'll buy whatever braised food you have left."

Liu Xiaoru remembered this person and bought a lot yesterday.

"Are you sure you want them all?" Liu Xiaoru asked in disbelief. After all, there was so much braised food left, which added up to almost ten taels of silver.

Cheng He nodded vigorously. He took it back yesterday and just tasted it, and he was astonished.

His grandfather, who was almost in his seventies, almost started a fight with his father on the spot over a bite to eat.

Cheng He came to Yuanbao Street yesterday to collect bills. He didn't expect that he would encounter such a big surprise just by chance.

After the initial excitement, Liu Xiaoru was not happy to sell it, and instead said: "Guest, no matter how good the braised meat is, it cannot be eaten as food."

Cheng He hurriedly said: "My surname is Cheng. I go up to Cheng and go down to the river. You can just call me by my name."

Everyone else introduced themselves, and Liu Xiaoru could only respond politely.

But she still insisted on her idea: "Boss Cheng, I can't sell you all the remaining braised food. Firstly, there are too many and it will be a waste if you can't finish them. Secondly, the day is not even half over yet. If you come in the afternoon, I’m afraid other customers will be sad if they can’t buy my braised food.”

Cheng He, however, was very wealthy and said, "Boss Liu, money is not an issue. As long as the food is as delicious as yesterday, I can give you a 10% premium."

"As for the waste, you don't have to worry. I own a restaurant. I bought so much braised food to attract business for my restaurant."

When Liu Xiaoru heard this, she realized that a big business was coming.

But she continued to shake her head and said: "There is so much braised food left now, I can sell you half of it at most."

Liu Xiaoru did this not because of business concerns.

Instead, he thought of the woman who came to buy braised meat early two days in a row.

She remembered the happiness and satisfaction of getting delicious food that filled the other person's face when he mentioned his homemade braised food.

Cheng He didn't know what Liu Xiaoru was thinking, but he glanced at her again at this moment.

In the short term, packaging and selling all the braised food in one go saves time and effort, but in the long term, it is not a good thing.

The braised food of this shop is really good. As long as there are enough people selling it, there will be a steady stream of repeat customers, and there will never be a worry about running out of business.

Cheng He didn't expect Liu Xiaoru to look ordinary, but she was quite impressive despite being unmoved by huge temptations.

He wanted to persuade him again, but Liu Xiaoru's attitude was very firm. Cheng He had no choice but to reluctantly buy the remaining half of the braised food.

Now that the business has just started, Liu Xiaoru uses the big iron pot in the backyard kitchen to cook a pot every day, trying to sell out all the food on the same day and not leaving it overnight.

"Boss Liu, forget it today. Tomorrow you will make a special trip to cook me a big pot of braised food. I can pay you a deposit in advance."

Cheng He was afraid that Liu Xiaoru would not be happy, so he changed his mind just after he said this: "I can pay all the money, as long as you can give me a pot of braised food, you set a price, and I will give you the money now."

Liu Xiaoru looked embarrassed and said: "There is only one big pot in the backyard. Even if I want to agree, there is nothing I can do."

Cheng He said without thinking: "How big of a pot? I'll buy it for you. Do you want to build another stove? I'll find someone to come and build one for you today!"

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