I sold snacks in ancient times

The crayfish cooked by Qi Yongfan is full of delicious soup, full of color, fragrance and taste.The three of them ate up a large pot of crayfish like a storm.

Yin Xu still couldn't stop saying, "It's a pity that there is too little meat, and I can't eat enough."

Qi Yongfan thought that an average of two catties per person was really not enough to eat. Next time he would personally set up a net to catch crayfish, which would make him ten or twenty catties.

It's just that it's still spring, and the crayfish's meat quality is the most plump in June and July.

The ancient crayfish had a big round head and a lot of weight, which tasted much better than those in modern farms.

Thinking of this, Qi Yongfan can't wait to usher in summer immediately, eating crayfish with cold beer is simply a great joy in life.

In the afternoon, Qi Yongfan went to the vegetable market again, but he didn't expect to meet that boy selling lobster again.He paced back and forth anxiously in front of the pharmacy, and shouted inside: "Doctor, can you give me another [-] yuan cheaper! My mother is dying, and I can't afford that much money..."

The clerk in the pharmacy was quite indifferent, and he drove him out like a mosquito with his hands, saying: "Go, go, don't wander around here if you don't have money, do you really think we are opening a charity hall?"

There are two medicine shops in Nanshan Town.One is called Miaoyi, and the other is the aphrodisiac shop in front of me.

The rejuvenation medicine store is notoriously a trap, and it is extremely ruthless. If you can't get the money for the medicine, you don't even care if you die in front of their store.In contrast, Miao Medicine Shop is much more benevolent, and will hold free clinics every once in a while.

The boy squatted on the side of the road in frustration, when suddenly someone patted his shoulder from behind.He turned his head and found that standing in front of him was the man who bought all the shrimp at noon.

Qi Yongfan handed over a tael of silver and said, "If you still have those red shrimps in the future, send them all to Xia Xing Tavern."

The boy was stunned, took the money quickly, and happily said: "There are a bunch of them by the river! When I go to buy medicine for mother, I will catch shrimp for you later!"

He grabbed the money and wanted to run away, afraid that Qi Yongfan would regret it, so he whispered: "I will definitely send you shrimp, but now I'm going to buy medicine for my mother."

Qi Yongfan nodded and said: "Go ahead, the matter of the shrimp is not in a hurry, as much as you have, this money will be given to you. There is also a wonderful medicine shop on the side of West Street. The doctor is more kind, how about you?" Go there to buy medicine?"

The boy hurriedly thanked him, then disappeared at the end of the street like a gust of wind, and ran to the wonderful medicine shop.

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At the same time, Miao Medicine Shop.

There were several wooden boxes piled up at the gate of the courtyard, and Lao Miao was passing water to the man, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry for your trouble, I made this trip all the way."

"It's okay." The man was pale and beardless, and his voice was shrill, "The princess is celebrating her birthday outside the palace for the first time, and the emperor only ordered me to bring these few boxes, and the rest will be given when she returns to Beijing."

"After traveling for so long, why don't you take a break in the humble house?"

The man looked around, a look of disgust flashed in his eyes, but he concealed it without a trace, and said lightly, "No, where is the princess? She's here too?"

"The princess went to visit the mountains and rivers a few days ago, and the villain doesn't know where she is going..." Lao Miao wondered.

The man waved his hand and said, "That's all. I'm in a hurry to return to Beijing, so there's no delay."

It just so happened that a clerk called from outside the door, Lao Miao didn't hold back any more, and went into the house.

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Time passed day by day, and the reputation of Xia Xing Tavern spread to nearby villages and towns through word of mouth.However, there are poor families here, even if they know there is a strange restaurant, they don't have the money to taste it.

Qi Yongfan finally realized a truth while earning less and less money.It is better to pull weeds on the rich than to scratch the oil on the poor.

In business, it must be capitalism.Qi Yongfan didn't think he came here to open a charity hall, but he couldn't help but feel sad every time he saw those children who couldn't afford bread lingering in front of the store.

Things are sent out one after another, so what does he earn?What to eat?Drink northwest wind?

If the rich people in the south gather together, it should be Yuechuan County.But now that he has a wanted warrant on his back, he dare not go to such a provincial capital city.If he was caught in a prison, he would definitely become one of the worst traversers in history.

Gradually, Qi Yongfan came into contact with a strange type of businessman, who were called "sellers" by the residents of the town.

Shopkeepers travel between major cities and towns, selling goods bought at low prices at high prices, and earning the difference between middlemen.Like wild cats smelling fishy, ​​they quickly discovered the business opportunity of Xia Xing Tavern.

Although this is just a "tavern", if the bread, milk, dried fruit, peanuts and other items sold in it are sold in the county town, they will definitely double their profits and make a lot of money.

Therefore, the shopkeepers came to Qi Yongfan and wanted to make this deal with him.

To be honest, Qi Yongfan is worried that there is no place to sell snacks, and in this world, it is not easy to open a store.He happened to meet a shopkeeper, so he wholesaled the goods to them in large quantities at the retail price in the store, and came to pick them up regularly every seven days.

In this way, what Qi Yongfan earns is not the few taels of money he earned from opening a store.Every time a shipment is made, it is easy to earn hundreds of taels.

The donkey carts of these peddlers parked in front of Qi Yongfan's house in rotation every day, as if they gave people the illusion that they were here to deliver goods.After all, others can't tell who is buying and who is taking away. For a while, Qi Yongfan is not afraid of being found out about the source of the snacks.

The most troublesome thing is to unpack the snacks.Goods like bread, milk, for example, are bought by buckets, and the milk in the warehouse is only 250ML per box.Qi Yongfan had to squeeze out the milk little by little every time, and when the bucket was full, the salesmen waited until the flowers withered, thinking that he was really squeezed out of the cow's teat.

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More than ten days passed, it was late spring and March, and there were more than ten gold bars under Qi Yongfan's bed.

The temperature was getting higher and higher, and he didn't turn on the air conditioner when he got up early, so he was too hot.Open the window, and the faint spring breeze mixed with the fragrance of flowers is blown into the RV, as if adding a little breath of nature to the modern objects in the room.

He stretched, walked to the kitchen, opened the freezer, and it was full of ice cream popsicles that he hoarded back then.In summer, he sells this thing in the antique garden, and the business is really good. He can sell forty or fifty pieces a day, earning him twenty or thirty yuan.

He took a piece of strawberry-flavored ice cream in his hand and bit into it without a bite.The room temperature is close to 20 degrees, and the ice cream is not easy to melt. He threw half of it into the trash can because it was too sweet.

If you sell popsicles in summer, you can make a lot of money if you think about it.

After breakfast, Qi Yongfan went to Xiaxing Tavern to deliver the goods as usual.But today he brought out a new product, milk tea.

This is a fragrant bag with classic flavor, taro flavor, etc. Each small bag can brew a cup of delicious milk tea.

Qi Yongfan deliberately disassembled each bag, and put different flavors into five different bamboo tubes.

He tried it for Yin Xu last time, and the other party said it was delicious, so he decided to sell it in the store.When the milk tea becomes popular, there will naturally be salesmen coming to the door.

The Great Yin Dynasty had a tradition of drinking milk tea since ancient times.Of course, this came from the northern nomads, and it was only for the nobles to enjoy.The ancient milk tea is cooked with tea leaves and milk. Although Qi Yongfan has never tasted it, he thinks it is definitely not as fragrant and delicious.

After all, Xiangpiaopiao is a time-honored brand with hundreds of years of history in modern times, and the milk tea sold can circle the earth 30 times.

It was not time for dinner, and there were not many people in the tavern.Qian Ping took the bamboo box in his hand and carried it inside with great effort.When he got to the back kitchen, Qi Yongfan took out the milk tea, summoned the two remaining female shop assistants, and explained: "This item is called [Milk Tea], and the tentative price is 30 Wen a cup. Qian Ping, go and get one. Last time, I got the porcelain cup from the store and got a pot of hot water."

Qian Ping responded, and quickly went to fetch the cup.This ordinary white porcelain cup was custom-made by Qi Yongfan, and the words "Xia Xing Tavern" were engraved on the body of the cup.

There has never been a cup of this shape in Nanshan Town before. After getting the blueprint, the craftsman was very curious and didn't take anything. He only asked Qi Yongfan to allow him to make some privately and sell them.

Qi Yongfan agreed, and then saved a fortune for the store.

Qian Ping quickly came over with a cup and hot water.Another clerk, Xia Ruyi, looked at this scene and cast curious eyes.

Qi Yongfan opened the bamboo tube, scooped out two tablespoons of milk tea powder with a spoon, poured it into a cup, then added hot water and stirred slowly, and said, "Look, this is how [milk tea] is made."

Qian Ping said in amazement, "It's so simple!"

Qi Yongfan smiled and said: "Yes, Qian Ping, you are in charge of ordering, and you will recommend more customers to buy milk tea in the future."

He divided a cup of milk tea into two cups and gave them to Qian Ping and Xia Ruyi respectively.

After the two women tasted it, they fell in love with milk tea one after another.To say that in modern times, this is also the favorite drink of little girls, not one of them.

Qian Ping packed the ticket and said, "There will definitely be a lot of people coming to buy it."

Qi Yongfan thought to himself that in summer, he could still sell freshly squeezed fruit juices and vegetable juices, which are both nourishing and healthy.

At noon, the number of guests in the tavern gradually increased.The first person to step into the store was Guan Gu. As a frequent customer of Xia Xing Tavern, his membership card consumption had reached as high as 25 taels of silver.

As soon as he sat down, he complained: "Why doesn't your store come out with some new food? I'm getting tired of eating instant noodles all the time."

Qian Ping hurriedly said: "I have it today, milk tea! 30 Wen a cup."

For poor people, 30 Wen is already a lot of money.But Guan Gu casually ordered two cups with different flavors.

Hot milk tea is served.Guan Gu took a sip, his eyes lit up, and said: "Boss Qi is amazing! Every new product is so delicious!"

Guan Gu drank two cups in one go, felt a little sweet and greasy, and ordered some skewers to eat.He thought about it, and then he would pack a cup and take it back to his father, so that the family could try something new.

And Qi Yongfan has returned home at this time.He made himself a cup of milk tea, scooped ice cubes from the refrigerator into it, and drank the iced milk tea, feeling even happier.

It's no fun being by yourself.Qi Yongfan brewed two more cups and took them to the next door.