“It’s calculated, it’s calculated!”

Ai Cao excitedly showed the abacus to Su Yujin, saying, “Today, we sold a total of two taels and three qian of silver. After deducting all the costs, I calculated that we earned a total of one tael and seven qian of silver!”

one tael and seven qian of silver!

one tael and seven qian of silver!!!

This was still the first day of opening and with a 10% discount. Otherwise, they might have earned two taels of silver a day from now on.

One day was two taels, and ten days was twenty taels. So in a month…

My mother, one month was sixty taels!

A lot of money…

The more Ai Cao calculated, the more excited she became, with a pair of eyes shining brightly.

“Miss’s vision is really incredible. She knows how to move her business into the shop. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to make so much money even if she wanted to.” Mother Liu said with a smile.

“Yes, our Miss is very powerful!” Ai Cao agreed.

She was good-looking, could play the yueqin, could sing, could dance, was good at cooking, and could read, and now there was one more thing – she could do business.

Simply perfect!

Although Ai Cao and Mother Liu’s compliments were a bit rainbow-y, Su Yujin took great advantage of them. She smiled so hard that her eyebrows curved, and even the pear dimples on her cheeks appeared.

Su Yujin’s appearance was originally pretty, gentle, and virtuous. But now she smiled slightly, making her look even more gentle, dignified, and endearing.

Miss has such a pretty smile.

Ai Cao looked at it in a daze and laughed.

“Hurry up and finish your work early. Let’s go back early to prepare dinner.” Mother Liu reminded her as she looked at Ai Cao in a daze.

“Yes.” Ai Cao agreed and helped clean up and wash them together.

It was a huge hit on the first day it opened. When Su Yujin asked Mama Liu and others to prepare dinner, she specially prepared some extra meat.

In the evening, Mama Liu stewed braised pork, prepared a cold dish of green bamboo shoots, made sweet and sour eggplant, and fried vegetable balls. They were served with a dipping sauce for added flavor.

She was afraid that Su Yujin might find the braised pork a bit greasy and not like it, so she made a special dish of fried lean pork slices with green peppers.

The staple food was scallion pancakes, plus millet and rice porridge.

Since Su Yujin revealed her culinary skills, Mama Liu paid special attention to the taste of the meals. Before stir-frying dishes, she would often seek advice, and after meals, she frequently asked Su Yujin about any shortcomings, aiming to make improvements.

Over the past month or so, Mother Liu’s cooking skills had improved, and the food now had reached a level that Su Yujin thought was edible.

Given that Su Yujin had been busy since early in the morning and had only eaten half a bowl of liangpi at noon to fill her stomach, she was feeling quite hungry now. More than usual, she had an extra piece of pancake, and she even ate one-third of the dish of green pepper and sliced pork prepared by Mama Liu.

Since Miss ate so much meant that her cooking skills were much better now!

Mother Liu thought so, and when she was clearing away the dishes, her face became a little more joyful.

It could be said that Su Ji’s business has become more prosperous since its opening.

Even though the three-day 10% discount period has passed, there was still an endless stream of customers from all corners of the city every day.

Looking at the daily passenger flow and the daily turnover, Su Yujin frowned and thought for several days, and finally decided to introduce a few new foods.

Braised eggs, braised tofu slices, braised lion head, and meat.

A broth made from seasoning ingredients such as fragrant leaves, dried tangerine peel, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, soy sauce, etc., was used to simmer and stew boiled and peeled eggs, fried tofu slices, lion’s head meatballs made from minced pork mixed with chopped green onions, ginger, soy sauce, pepper, flour, and uniformly cut pork belly slices that had been rid of any fishy smell.

The braised eggs were salty, delicious, and full of egg flavor.

The tofu slices were deep-fried and soaked up the marinade. It tasted crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and full of braised flavor.

One bite of the lion’s head was all soft and creamy, with a refreshing and mellow flavor, and an excellent aftertaste.

And this handful of meat…

With layers of fat and lean meat, spread out in a large bowl, it exhibited a glossy and ruddy color, providing a visually striking impact. With each bite, the fatty parts were rich but not greasy, and the lean meat was tender without being dry. The meat pieces were blanched to remove excess blood, and tied with reed leaves, creating a dish with a lingering taste and a delightful aroma with every mouthful.

These four kinds of food were all braised in advance when preparing the ingredients. They were served in small casseroles and soaked in the braised soup. Some people just used bamboo tongs to put them into bowls when they bought them. It was very convenient to sell.

The prices of these four kinds of braised food are 2 cents, 1 cent, 5 cents, and 8 cents respectively, with different price ranges to meet the needs of different levels of consumers.

Due to various factors such as good taste and reasonable price, the sales of this braised food were very good once it was launched.

The most suitable staple food to go with this braised food was zájiàng miàn. Since the sale of braised food began, zájiàng miàn had quickly surpassed the sale of hóng yóu liáng pí and become the signature food of the shop.

It was also because of these braised foods that Su Ji’s shop’s daily net profit increased to 2 to 2.5 silver yuan while the customer flow remained stable.

Seeing that the amount of money that could be put into the dowry every day became more and more, Su Yujin couldn’t help but feel complacent.

Discussing the importance of increasing the average transaction value in the food and beverage industry.

Business at Su’s Shop was thriving, and Su Yujin, being generous, took note of the hard work put in by Ai Cao and others. She also recognized the dedication of Shuangye and Qingkui, who worked tirelessly without complaints. Not only did she increase their monthly wages by twenty percent, but she also gifted each of them two new sets of clothes.

“Thank you, Miss!”

Ai Cao and Mother Liu have been following Su Yujin for a long time and knew that she was quite kind and generous to her servants. Although they were very grateful, they were accustomed to it and were not very surprised.

Shuangye and Qingkui saw it for the first time, and they kowtowed to Su Yujin several times in gratitude.

When at home, unable to have enough food or warm clothing, and with a difficult life, they were sold to a slave brokerage. They originally thought that after being sold off as slaves, they were going to live a life filled with fear and anxiety, where they would have no control over their fate. Perhaps, they would endure beatings and scoldings, living in a life akin to jumping into a fire pit.

But the result was, the work they did now was not as heavy as when they were at home. They ate every day as if it were Chinese New Year. They even get a monthly allowance of two hundred cash and now they were getting new clothes.

This was no longer jumping into a fire pit, but jumping into a honey pot.

The two of them thought this way, and they kowtowed twice again in unison. If Su Yujin hadn’t asked Ai Cao and Mama Liu to help them up, they would have kowtowed a few more times.

Also grateful was Feng Shi.

She was hired, and she originally thought it would be different from Ai Cao and the others who had sold their bodies. But Su Yujin’s reward this time was also included her. The wages were also increased and she was given two sets of clothes.

Such an employer was really a blessing gained from her previous life.

Everyone was grateful, and the work became more and more unambiguous, fearing that if they did less, they would be sorry for Su Yujin’s generosity.

So, in recent days, such a situation emerged in Su Jin…

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