Looking at Yang Xi's young and serious face, Wen Ying's memory couldn't help but return to the summer of 2005 in her previous life.
That summer, it was so hot that I had to turn on the fan all night to fall asleep.
Wen Ying was having dinner with her parents, the electric fan was whirring, and the sweat on her forehead was dripping on the table while she was carrying the rice bowl.
The news is saying that a fire broke out in a residential area in Chengdu, with unknown casualties.
Wen Ying didn't pay much attention to this news. When she was a teenager, she didn't care about such things. She always felt that floods here today and fires there tomorrow were far away from her.
What Wen Ying didn't expect was that in the next week, follow-up reports of the fire were frequently reported.
A relay of love touches the hearts of Chengdu citizens.
The cause of the fire has been clearly investigated. The aging circuit caught fire, igniting a large amount of cardboard piled up by the residents in the house. The fire got out of control, and residents in the entire building suffered heavy losses.
Some people were injured, no one died.
The Relay of Love is to raise treatment fees for "fire-fighting heroes". When the fire broke out, a girl named Yang Xi rushed into the fire scene. After carrying an elderly person with limited mobility at home, she rushed into the fire scene several times to help save others.
She saved others, but failed to protect herself.
The door panel of a household on the top floor deformed and collapsed during the fire, pinning Yang Xi.
When Yang Xi was rescued by firefighters, although her life was saved, she suffered extensive burns all over her body!
The person who wrote the press release probably spent a lot of space introducing Yang Xi's life experience in order to collect more donations, saying that she was an abandoned baby adopted by an old man who scavenged. A family of three had lived in the community for many years. Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors.
The residents in the community took good care of the Yang family, and Yang Xi repaid his kindness. When the fire broke out, he not only carried out the Yang family's disabled elderly, but also knocked on the door to warn the residents in the whole building to escape... Newspaper
There are two photos on it, one is a photo of Yang Xi alone in her school uniform before the accident, and the other is a photo of Yang Xi lying on a hospital bed wrapped in gauze.
Wen Ying was too young at the time and sympathized with the "fire-fighting hero"'s plight. She was very lucky that he could survive. However, she did not expect that a young girl's face was completely disfigured and her whole body was burned so much. The society could kindly donate to the treatment expenses, but
No one can donate the skin she needs for repair surgery, and no one can share the pain of having to undergo surgery after surgery, and how she should live a normal life for the rest of her life.
In 2005, Wen Ying donated her pocket money according to the donation channels announced in the newspaper.
At first, Wen Ying, like everyone else, was still paying attention to the follow-up of this matter, but Yang Xi's treatment took too long, and the news quickly lost its popularity.
The summer of 2005 was a year when talent shows became popular. People's attention was drawn to other places. Wen Ying only remembered that Yang Xi survived after all-out rescue efforts, but there was no report on what happened next.
There should be no more "firefighting heroes" next year.
The newspaper only mentioned Yang Xi's good qualities and did not mention Yang Xi's "bad qualities". The act of collecting protection money could not be done by a "fire-fighting hero", so when Wen Ying first saw "Sister Xi", she felt that she looked familiar.
, but dare not confirm the other party’s identity.
There was another side of Yang Xi that was not written in the newspapers, but Wen Ying felt it personally.
Yang Xi is just a little girl.
Everyone has many sides. This little girl is very loyal, knows how to do things, and knows how to repay kindness. If there had not been the fire in her previous life, Yang Xi might not have been able to rise from the bottom.
Yang Xi, who was not burned, had a bit of a temper, and was very ruthless in doing things, was standing in front of Wen Ying alive.
Wen Ying couldn't help but sigh again, it was really great to be reborn.
Yang Xi was still chattering about the "low-price promotion" at Shuji Food Stall. Wen Ying couldn't help laughing: Sister Xi got into the role very quickly!
Yang Xi was speechless.
Don't think she didn't see her round face and eyes that turned into smiles.
How do you feel so proud that you can laugh?
Although Shu Ji's crayfish tastes terrible, it is so cheap that Yang Xi is afraid that Shrimp King will go bankrupt and she will never find someone like Wen Ying who is wronged... No, someone like Wen Ying pays generous wages
's boss.
Seeing Yang Xi staring at her, Wen Yingcai smiled and said:
"It doesn't matter, they can just promote if they want to. The peak season for crayfish has passed. The quality of crayfish now is not good. We originally had to reduce the shipment of crayfish to attract diners to switch to other dishes. Shu Ji is not disgusting with us.
, you are destroying your own brand."
Now the purchasing price of crayfish has increased. In the past, live shrimp cost 3 yuan per catty, but now they cost at least 5 yuan per catty.
The demand for 'Shrimp King' is high, and Deng Shangwei supplies it, which can keep the price of live shrimp down. But when others buy live shrimp, they can't buy crayfish for less than 5 yuan per pound.
After Deng Shangwei discovered this market, he not only collected wild crayfish from nearby villages, but also found farmed crayfish from other places.
Farmed crayfish are of better quality than wild shrimp, are cleaner, and have less muddy smell.
Since Deng Shangwei found this channel, all the crayfish used by 'Shrimp King' are farmed shrimp.
Even if the price of live shrimps sold by Deng Shangwei to 'Shrimp King' is lower, the cost of each kilogram of marinated crayfish will definitely exceed 6 yuan. This is the labor cost after the expansion of 'Shrimp King'. When it moves to a physical store, the rent, water and electricity will be
After all, the cost will rise further.
Wen Ying has no intention of raising the price of crayfish for the time being. Only 15 yuan/jin of braised shrimp can maintain profitability.
The core competitiveness of 'Shrimp King' is not low price at all.
It was impossible for Shu Guobing to buy live shrimp from Deng Shangwei. The crayfish used in Shuji's food stall were all wild shrimp purchased from nearby villages.
Handling wild crayfish is more troublesome than farmed shrimp. You have to be willing to add ingredients and change fresh oil just like Wen Ying did when setting up a stall, in order to suppress the muddy smell of crayfish.
It was so hard to wash the shrimps at that time. Wang Shuang cleaned them all one by one.
But Shu Guobing only cares about low prices and doesn’t care about the quality of the braised shrimps, and he won’t go out of his way to pick out dead shrimps. If a diner has eaten the braised shrimps from ‘Shrimp King’ and ‘Shu Ji’ at the same time, he can tell the difference!
"It must be able to keep the price of land and have the quality of braised shrimp that is not inferior to that of 'Shrimp King', then it can really steal our customers. If he does this, customers will be attracted away for a while, but they will come back after eating twice."
Wen Ying broke it and kneaded it and told Yang Xi: "The colder the weather, the fewer people eat crayfish. We also have the advantages that Shu Ji has. We can also sell affordable seafood dishes. Crayfish will be available next summer."
Before the peak season, what we and Shu Ji are fighting over is not about whose crayfish sells best. This is not the real issue that affects our business!"
Yang Xi thought for a long time and was not sure.
"Is the place bad?"
Wen Ying nodded, "That's right, the place is wrong and the season is wrong."
Shuji has been renovated and can accommodate more diners. Although it is a food stall, it is not a big deal for ordinary people to treat guests to a meal.
As for 'Shrimp King', because Shu Guobing pried off the store, it lagged behind.
Wen Ying also wanted to build the Yexiao Street store into a franchise template, so she had to worry a lot about decoration planning. Unlike Shu Guobing's food stall, which simply decorated it and then put it into operation, it was two steps behind in terms of time.
There are no serious shops, so selling crayfish and braised vegetables is no big deal. What everyone wants is the atmosphere of having late-night snacks on the street.
The ‘Shrimp King’ stall has added autumn and winter dishes. Some people have ordered cheap dishes such as the popular clams, and they have indeed been well received by diners.
But for spicy crab, a more expensive dish, fewer people order it.
Ordinary people come to roadside stalls for a late-night snack because it is convenient and cheap. If they want to eat a big meal, don't they know how to go to a higher-end restaurant?
For example, Shuji Seafood Food Stall.
For a gathering of three or five friends and a family birthday, I went to Shuji for a meal. The environment was comfortable and the price was right.
Expensive dishes are only sold in places that look expensive.
Wen Ying can get seafood at low prices, but at roadside stalls, seafood dishes cannot be sold.
If summer is for low-priced crayfish, then the further you go into winter, the more seafood dishes that are more expensive than crayfish will be on the market!
Especially at the end of the year, more and more people are inviting guests... Yang Xi suddenly realized.
"No wonder some people are causing trouble and preventing the 'Shrimp King' shop from being renovated quickly!"
‘Shrimp King’ is much better decorated than ‘Shu Ji’.
The price is the same, the food is not bad, and the decoration is better. Whether you are dining alone or treating guests, the opening of the "Shrimp King" store will inevitably have an impact on the business of Shuji Food Stalls.
Most people would only curse a few times and be robbed of their business.
Shu Guobing is different. Shu Guobing has a grudge against the Wen family, and Zhao Dong is hiding behind the scenes, specifically to cause trouble for Wen Ying.
Braised shrimps priced at 6 yuan/jin are available. It is obvious that Shu Guobing wants to ruin the market of crayfish. Shu Guobing just doesn’t want to see the booming business of “Shrimp King” and doesn’t want “Shrimp King” to continue to expand.
Although Yang Xi didn't know the details of these grudges, he only knew that Wen Ying and Shu Guobing had a feud, so he still made a firm judgment: "I didn't catch anyone last time, and they will definitely come back to cause trouble. It is estimated that there will be action in the next two days."
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Wen Ying was curious, "How do you judge the time based on what?"
Yang Xi chuckled lightly and pointed to her head: "My head is not in vain. When it comes to studying, I am not as good as you, but you are definitely not as proficient in these things as I am."
Yang Xi is not at all ashamed of her experience as a Taimei, but is rather complacent about it.
She has put herself in the shoes of Shu Ji Seafood Food Stall. What if she wants to cause trouble for the 'Shrimp King' next time?
Yang Xi reached out and grabbed a handful of air, as if grabbing Shu Guobing's neck.
"Just wait and see, if I don't catch him and get the stolen goods, I'll write my name upside down!"
After receiving a salary of two thousand yuan, you have to do two thousand yuan worth of work.
Yang Xi has no idea how to make the business of "Shrimp King" better, but how to deal with the trouble caused by rogues, Yang Xi thinks it is her professional field, and she is full of confidence in it.
"Okay, then I'll wait and see!"
Of course it would be best to catch Shu Guobing.
The police station needs to ask if they can dig up any evidence that Shu Lu instructed Yue Shanni to do bad things. Although Wen Ying knows that Zhao Dong is the initiator of all this, she can still clean up the Shu family before grabbing Zhao Dong's tail.
