80s: The Rough Villain's Beautiful Wife is Reborn

Chapter 58 A good start
On the opening day, the couple got up at four o'clock.

I was in a hurry to leave and didn't plan to have breakfast at home. I told Shang Rong that I probably wouldn't be back before noon.

While washing up, Hu Dong came over to meet up with a little girl named Liang Chengfang from the slum.

When the store was being prepared, Shang Xiaojun suggested that Hu Dong come to work.

Du Juan had no objection. She had originally planned to invite someone, and it would be best to have someone she knew.

However, as the plan became more complete, Shang Xiaojun felt that Hu Dong alone was not enough, otherwise he would have to do the collecting of money and weighing of goods himself, and he was afraid that Du Juan would be too busy to handle it.

Du Juan thought about the baby in her belly and didn't say anything, but she was a little worried and didn't know whether this business could make money.

It was less than five o'clock when we got to the market.

No one was open in the grocery section this early, but the meat and vegetable wholesalers next door were already open for business.

The advantage of opening a store next to a wholesale market is that you can buy the ingredients right away and they are absolutely fresh.

Not long after they opened the door, someone brought over meat and vegetables.

They are all ordered in advance and we have signed a long-term supply agreement. So there is no need to go pick them up in person, they will be delivered to you directly.

Shang Xiaojun helped Du Juan take care of all these things. It must be said that he is very experienced in business.

When the marinade was about to be put into the pot, Shang Xiaojun said to Du Juan: "Just lead Hu Dong in this, don't worry about anything. I can't say anything else, but I can guarantee his character. Even if he doesn't work with me in the future, he won't do something like using your recipe to steal your business."

Du Juan nodded.

Of course, Hu Dong followed him until the end in his previous life, so why should she worry?

With Hu Dong helping her, Du Juan found everything easy.

At daybreak, Fu Bo and his companions also arrived, carrying a big drum, and said they would help to attract customers when the place became busy.

I didn't expect these guys to be so dedicated.

Du Juan cooked a big pot of noodles. The braised pork was just ready, so she cut a big bowl of it and mixed it with the noodles for them to have breakfast.

Several people kept nodding their heads while eating. Earlier, Jun Ge had said that his sister-in-law was going to open a braised food shop, and they were a little curious, wondering if the food would taste good. Now, after tasting it, they found that it was delicious and could be compared with those in big restaurants.

After half past eight, people started to come to open the market.

Mr. Huang, who owns the store located in the golden triangle of the market, has rented it to someone else. These days everyone is a little curious about it, wondering to whom it was rented and what it sells.

Some people who like to join in the fun came over to watch, and when they walked in, they saw that it was a braised food shop. The aroma wafting from it sounded pretty good.

The visitor stretched his neck and looked through the glass cabinet at the door to see what dishes were available.

Upon seeing this, Fu Bo and others immediately came over.

"Master, our new store is opening. Buy two pounds and get half a pound free. This is a rare opportunity. Buy some and take it home to try."

Two pounds for half a pound...

Ask the price.

Pointing at the big piece of pork belly that was just out of the pot and still emitting steam, he asked, "How much is this per pound?"

"Not expensive, only 3.8 yuan per pound."

The price of fresh pork belly in the market now is between RMB 1.5 and RMB 1.8, and it will be more expensive during holidays.

Du Juan signed a long-term contract with someone, and the meat she gets will be a little cheaper than on the market. After deducting various costs, the net profit will be about half.

This profit is actually not that high because there is still the risk of leftover goods.

However, Du Juan thought that the location she chose was a market, so she sold at a low profit but in large quantities.

Three dollars and eighty cents per pound, normal price.

The visitor was a little conflicted. He wanted to buy some to try, but didn't want to buy so much. However, he would only give away two kilograms.

While he was hesitating, three or four young people came over and said, "Uncle, buy some."

"That's right. Uncle, you're also doing business here, right? Give us some support, and we'll buy from you in the future."

"That's right, uncle, where is your shop?"

Three or four young men were talking at once, some even put their arms around the man's shoulders, just wanting to make the deal happen and give their sister-in-law a good start.

It's a pity that they were too enthusiastic.

The visitor turned around and saw the guy was wearing a leather jacket, curly hair, and a colorful belt with many strange chains and keys hanging on it.

Are these decent people?
The man backed off and prepared to leave, but his shoulders were held tightly, and every time he moved a step he was pulled away, and he was unable to leave.

At this time, Du Juan came out and saw the situation. She quickly asked Fu Bo and others to release the man.

How can you solicit customers to buy things like this?

Du Juan smiled at the man and said, "You are Mr. Wang from Wang's Grain and Oil Shop, right? Are you opening the shop so early for breakfast? Mr. Wang, my last name is Du, and I own this shop. I just opened it today. You are the first customer to come and see it. My friends have never had any customers before, so they don't know how to do these things. Please don't mind. I just cut a little for tasting, so I'll give it to you to try first and tell you what it tastes like."

Du Juan brought out the freshly cut food for tasting and took out a toothpick.

Seeing that the young wife had such a good attitude and was so pretty, Boss Wang decided to give her a try.

"Well, it's okay." It melts in your mouth, leaving a lingering fragrance on your lips and teeth. It's hot and better than the one outside.

Seeing that he liked it, Du Juan took the opportunity to say, "Boss Wang, if you like it, please give me a ticket. You don't have to buy so much. If you buy one catty, I will give you three taels. What do you think?"

That's more or less.

My young wife is quite good at doing business.

Boss Wang nodded with satisfaction.

Du Juan asked him whether he wanted fat or lean meat, and personally cut half a pound and three ounces of meat for him, and also gave him some freshly mixed vermicelli and bean sprouts.

After seeing Boss Wang off, Du Juan looked at the young people standing at the door, who were dressed in trendy and fashionable clothes and looked quite social, and handed each of them an apron.

"There will be a lot of people in the market soon. You just need to announce our opening event and we will take care of the rest."

"Okay sister-in-law."

Several people took the aprons and tied them on, looked at each other, and laughed.

This apron was custom-made by Du Juan and has the name of the store printed on it.

Fu Bo said: "I can see that too. My sister-in-law is a good business person."

Li Chun: "I don't know who was the wicked person who spread gossip about my sister-in-law before, and even called her a fool. It's hilarious."

Several people nodded and looked at Shang Xiaojun who was cutting vegetables inside. They envied him even more.

Generally, the popularity of the market starts to pick up after ten o'clock, but this place is close to a wholesale market, and many people in the catering industry will buy some things when they come to get goods, so the market gradually enters its peak flow from nine o'clock.

Seeing that Wang was getting better, Fu Bo told his brothers to start beating the drums.

The others also shouted at the top of their lungs.

The loud voices of these people attracted many onlookers to come over here.

The prices are reasonable. Buy two kilograms and get half a kilogram free. There are both meat and vegetarian options, and tastings are available.

In this era, people do business in a simple way and don't have many marketing methods. Du Juan's approach is still quite attractive.

No matter whether people come to buy or not, just try it first, it’s free anyway.

After trying it, I found that it tastes pretty good. There is a promotion again, so I quickly bought some. The store is doing good business and there are not many stocks left.

When Zhou Guisheng came over on a motorcycle, he saw that not only was the shop surrounded by people, but there was even a queue.

(End of this chapter)