Border Cook

Zhang Mingyi, "..."

Wow, this really works!
Zhang Mingyi gave Fan Pingyang a thumbs up and said, "If you succeed, remember to call me."

"What do you want me to do?" Fan Pingyang said with some disdain, "You can't help wash the dishes, you can't cook, and you don't know how to attract customers. As for accounting and writing, I can do those things too."

"It's good enough that I can eat." Zhang Mingyi said with a playful smile, "When the time comes, I'll sit at the stall and wolf down the food. Won't others be so hungry that they'll die?"

A real living sign!
Fan Pingyang, "..."

It has to be you!

After Xia Mingyue got the franchise agreement, she went to find Qiao and explained the new franchise preferential policy to them.

"Ms. Qiao, you only need to pay one or two taels of silver first." Xia Mingyue said.

Qiao had originally only thought about defaulting on the two taels of silver, and it would be best if Xia Mingyue could agree to it. Now she didn't expect to get such a big discount, and she didn't have to pay interest at all. She nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay, okay, thank you, Madam Xia, thank you, Madam Xia."

"If you have time in the afternoon, you can come to my house to sign the document, and I will also tell you the process of making cold pot skewers."

Xia Mingyue said, "In addition, if there are people with a difficult family background like you, and who have a good character, you can also tell others about this news."

Times are tough, so let's stick together and get through it together.

"Yes, yes, I've got that." Qiao nodded repeatedly, with a hint of mist in her eyes.

When Liu Shanhuai was sent back by the people in the military camp, Qiao felt as if the sky had fallen when she saw his appearance.

For many days afterwards, Qiao felt as if she was living in darkness and could not see any future.

But now, the morning light gradually illuminates her world.

Madam Xia is a kind and well-meaning person.

Tears rolled down from the corners of my eyes...

After seeing Xia Mingyue off, Qiao hurriedly began to prepare the silver.

Liu Shanhuai was lying on the bed at this time, watching Qiao busy herself.

The injury has basically stabilized, and I just need to wait for it to heal completely. But even if the wound heals completely, I will be a disabled person if I lose my arms and legs.

Liu Shanhuai sighed and struggled to sit up.

Seeing this, Mrs. Qiao hurriedly supported him and placed a mattress behind him.

Liu Shanhuai is tall, and even though he has lost a lot of weight now, it is not easy for Qiao, who is short and slender, to support someone of his stature.

By the time Liu Shanhuai was settled, Qiao was already out of breath.

"Thank you for your hard work." Liu Shanhuai's eyes were full of guilt.

"That's not right." Mrs. Qiao tried to calm her breath as much as possible. "I guess you heard everything just now. Madam Xia gave us a lot of discounts. In a few days, the cold pot skewers business will be popular, and life at home will be better."

"Don't worry about what's going to happen in the future." Qiao added, "I will definitely be able to support our family."

Liu Shanhuai did not respond immediately. Instead, he remained silent for a long time and said, "When you have time, go to the street and ask someone to write a divorce letter for you. You are still young, so you should be able to..."

Find a suitable husband's family.

But before he could finish his words, he heard a "slap" sound, and Liu Shanhuai's cheek suddenly felt hot. Liu Shanhuai was stunned.

Then, Qiao slapped him twice more, and then pointed at him and started scolding, "Liu, do you want me to be known as someone who has no moral integrity and no virtue, and for people to stab me in the back whenever I go out? I'm telling you, it's impossible!"

"I have always been a decent person in my life, and I never do anything that would cause others to spit on me. If you want to frame me, just give up on that idea!"

"I will pretend I didn't hear what you said today. If you dare to say such things again in the future, I will beat your face into a pig's head!"

As soon as the words fell, tears in Qiao's eyes surged down like a flood.

The corners of his mouth couldn't stop trembling.

Liu Shanhuai looked at the woman who was usually timid and coquettish, and acted like a little woman, and now she was standing with her hands on her hips, pointing at him and scolding him like a shrew. He was stunned for a long time and couldn't say a word for a long time.

"Did you hear that?" Qiao shouted again, and because she was choking, the ending tone was trembling.

"heard it……"

Liu Shanhuai felt a very sour nose.

……

In the afternoon, Qiao went to find Xia Mingyue, handed over one or two taels of silver, and signed a receipt.

Xia Mingyue first went to find a carpenter to customize the cart needed for the cold pot skewers, and then began to teach Qiao how to make cold pot skewers.

The taste of cold pot skewers mainly lies in the soup base used to soak the various skewers, and secondly in the freshness of the soup and ingredients used to cook the skewers.

The soup base and meat ingredients are all purchased from Xia Ji, so the quality can be guaranteed. What Qiao needs to learn is how to boil the soup base for cooking skewers and how to string the vegetables into suitable skewers.

The soup base is made from chicken racks and large bones, and the emphasis is on a thick and delicious soup, while the skewers require the ingredients to be fresh, clean and neat.

"The cold pot skewers business is all about taste and reputation. You must not be reluctant to use more ingredients, and you cannot use inferior ingredients as good ones. Ingredients that are not sold out on the same day must not be left overnight and sold the next day."

Xia Mingyue reminded, "If the business can be booming in the first few days, it will be good. If the business is not ideal in the first few days, you must remember these points. Only by maintaining a good reputation can you do long-term business."

No one in the world is stupid. Those who are cunning and trying to be clever will eventually react, even if they cannot be seen in the short term.

Then word will spread from one person to ten people, and from ten to a hundred, and this business will surely fail.

Quality and reputation are two important principles that Xia Mingyue believes need to be adhered to in doing business.

"I understand." Mrs. Qiao nodded repeatedly, "I will definitely remember what Madam Xia said and do as she said."

Qiao has always had good conduct and a good reputation among the neighbors. Xia Mingyue also has a good impression of him. Now that she sees that the advice is in place, she says no more and concentrates on teaching Qiao how to make skewers.

Qiao cooked at home every day. She had nimble hands and good knife skills, so she learned these things quickly. In just two days, she was able to cook quite well.

While the snack cart was not yet ready, in addition to taking care of household affairs, Qiao came to Xia Mingyue every day, on the one hand to continue learning, and on the other hand to help with some miscellaneous work of stringing the skewers so that she could become more proficient.

In the past few days, Xia Mingyue's preferential policies for cold pot skewers franchise have gradually spread.

Many people who were originally hesitant because of the few taels of silver now made up their minds and came to find Xia Mingyue, thinking of doing the cold pot skewers business.

Xia Mingyue ordered several snack carts selling cold pot skewers in advance from the carpenter, while negotiating and screening people to join.

Xia Mingyue still gave the task of finding out about the other party's character to the brothers Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu. (End of this chapter)