Far away in Moscow

Chapter 88

"The big rice cooker you brought on the train is not needed now, is it? Bring it tomorrow, let's use two rice cookers to steam rice. Take time to go to the market to add more seasonings, choose a few large containers for vegetables, Buy some disposable lunch boxes with grids." Hu Yi got up and paced around the room: "You are the chef, and you decide the daily menu. Consider the taste combination and try to keep the same food seven days a week, at least There is also a new dish every day.”

"Come on!" Li Baoqing jumped up, "Old Hu, no matter what, the two of us must make this business a success, and let that little bastard Wang Shen know how good we are!"

"Don't get excited, we do food delivery to make money, not to fight against him." Hu Yi smiled lightly: "Speaking of which, we both have to thank Wang Shen, if it wasn't for him to get in the way, I wouldn't be able to do this Determined."

A few days later, everything was ready, and the two posted well-designed advertisements downstairs in each dormitory, and started their takeaway business.

Thanks to their short work experience in Huanghai Restaurant, the two of them have a lot of experience in kitchen matters.Li Baoqing has been cooking for Hu Yi and Zhou Dali every day for the past two years, and has been instructed by Huang Hai's cook once or twice. Although his skills are not good enough to be a restaurant chef, he is quite handy in making some regular dishes for takeaway sellers, so their fast food business It has won a good reputation since its opening.After the first week, a total of more than 50 lunch boxes were sold, which surprised the two of them.

Hu Yi and Li Baoqing boosted their confidence and worked harder and harder.At this time, Moscow has entered the early winter season, and they often have to go to the market to buy in the wind and snow, and start preparing meals when they return to the dormitory after class every day.Hu Yi was in charge of washing and cutting vegetables, and Li Baoqing was in charge of cooking and washing pots, and then the two took turns to deliver meals, very busy.

Now Li Baoqing can only return to the apartment after nine o'clock every night, Zhou Dali is too lazy to cook alone, so he simply comes to Hu Yi's house to eat with them after class, and occasionally helps to buy vegetables or deliver meals.

Yu Feifei and Xia Yan will also come to Building 10 to see them when they are free. Although they can't help with cooking and running errands, they can help promote it.

Yu Feifei printed a lot of simple ordering advertisements for the two, and then carefully cut them into small paper strips, and distributed a few of them with each meal delivery.Xia Yan even became their spokesperson in Building 6. Not only did she go door-to-door to advertise in the houses of Chinese preparatory students, she also often led friends to order meals together.

Chinese people are not the only ones who come to order food. Although they only posted advertisements in Chinese, foreign students are sometimes attracted to the kitchen by the smell in the hallway, and they can't help but buy a copy.In particular, Omar and his friends next door would check out the side dishes of the day every now and then, and if they liked the side dishes, they would pay for a few boxes and become the most frequent foreign customers.

Of course, everything is not all smooth sailing.The same roommate Han Shangyun was quite critical of their fast food business at first, mainly because the fried dishes would inevitably smell after being stored in the house for a long time, which would affect the night's rest.

Hu Yi also felt the same about this, and understood that if he wanted to continue this business for a long time, he must get the understanding and support of his roommate.So he bought a few bottles of air freshener, and sprayed it every half an hour every night, trying to keep the smell in the room fresh.

At the same time, Hu Yi often called Han Shangyun to have dinner together.Han Shangyun is not a hardworking person, so he is naturally happy to eat ready-made meals, but after all, he is still a little embarrassed, and has to decline every time.

Hu Yi made a look of disapproval: "Hey, I have made too much food today, and I will definitely not be able to sell it all. It is a waste if I don't eat it. Help us solve some."

Only then did Han Shangyun feel a little more at ease, and took out his kimchi to have dinner with everyone.Sometimes when Korean friends come to him for dinner, Hu Yi asks Li Baoqing to cook a separate dish and deliver it to the table. When he is not busy, he will sit down and drink a few glasses of beer with them.

After a long time, Hu Li and Han Shangyun and his Korean friends had a heated fight, and Han Shangyun was embarrassed to worry about the faint smell of food in the room.

While chatting, Hu Yi told him about the loss of money between himself and Li Baoqing, and complained by the way: "Cang Om, to be honest, I only have less than three hundred dollars left on hand, and life in the future may be very difficult." .”

"Three hundred dollars? Li Erlei?!" Han Shangyun was shocked: "I didn't know it was like this. Do you need money? I can lend it to you."

"No, no." Hu Yi waved his hands again and again, with a very sincere tone: "I can earn some money by selling dinner with Li, which is enough for us. It's just that the smell in the room may cause trouble to your daily life and rest. Don't you Would you mind?"

"No! It doesn't matter at all!" Han Shangyun waved his hand: "The smell in the room is not important, just go ahead and cook. I understand your situation!"

Having successfully won the understanding of their roommates and the support and support of their friends, Hu Yi and Li Baoqing's fast food business is getting better and better.Just like this, I have been so busy in the new year, and when I look back, I have sold an average of about [-] copies a day throughout December.They operate in dormitories, and there are almost no other economic costs except raw materials. According to a rough estimate, they can earn about [-] rubles per box lunch.

Calculated in this way, the daily profit is about 500 rubles, which is [-] rubles a month.The two of them split half and half, and each of them could get almost [-]. According to the exchange rate at that time, it could be exchanged for more than [-] U.S. dollars, far exceeding previous expectations.

"Old Hu! We are so awesome!" Li Baoqing couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart: "If you continue with this momentum, you can earn at least a few thousand dollars by the summer vacation! Your idea is really good!"

"It's okay right now, hold your breath, and do it day by day." Hu Yi was relatively calm: "The exam is coming soon, and we have to pass this hurdle first."

Hu Yi's worry is not unreasonable. In the past two months or so, the two have focused on the fast food business, and it is inevitable that they will lag behind in homework.In particular, Professor Sergey's class is scheduled for the last class on the Friday afternoon of the next week. The end of class is too late. Recently, the box lunches are selling better and better. People often call early to order food, and he gradually ignores it. Take that boring course that's holding you back from earning money.

Fortunately, Sergey's class was not included in the final exam subjects of last semester. Hu Yi had a relatively solid foundation, and other exams were relatively easy for him.Although it is not realistic to get all five points in the exam like last semester of the preparatory school, the overall score is still mostly four and five points.

Li Baoqing was in a worse situation. His current study has returned to the state he was in Ma Ji's preparatory school, and he was confused and uninterested in class.

At the beginning, he thought about copying Zhou Dali’s homework before going to bed every day. Later, the workload of cooking and delivering meals increased greatly, and the money he earned was also increased. When Li Baoqing returned to the apartment at night, he just wanted to drink a few bottles of beer to relieve fatigue. If you leave your homework out of the blue, you will inevitably be reprimanded by the teacher when you arrive at school the next day.

(End of this chapter)