"Wenxiu, according to what Xiao Yu said, we do not have a problem with the funds. But can we do a monopoly on snails?"
"Aren't you interested? Why are you still asking me?"
"The main reason is that I am not confident. It seems feasible, but what if we lose money?"
"If we lose money, then so be it. We can still afford to lose money."
"That's true."
Chen Simian couldn't help but smile. "I didn't expect Little Yu to give us such a good idea."
"Don't you know who gave birth to him?"
"Yes, yes, yes. You gave birth to him. But Wenxiu, don't you feel that Xiao Yu is different from before? "
"Different? How is he different? Is he the same?"
"I don't know. I just feel that Xiao Yu is more meticulous and mature."
"That's not good. Let's go. I will go and buy a few pounds of snails."
"Ah? Why do you want to buy snails?"
"What else? Aren't we going to sell snails? I will come up with a few tricks."
Zhang Wenxiu was impatient. She did not even wash the dishes. She wanted to buy a few pounds of snails.
… …
"Feels good."
After waking up, Chen Yu stretched himself.
These few days, he did not sleep well at the internet café. Now that he was at home, he slept until night time.
"Eh? What's that smell? It smells good."
A fragrance wafted over, and Chen Yu walked out of the room.
When he saw his mother placing a few plates of snails on the table, Chen Yu grabbed a snail.
Slurp.
Chen Yu was an expert at eating snails. He did not even need a toothpick. Just by sucking, the snail meat was sucked out.
"You don't know how to use gloves. You actually used your hands to grab the snails. Quickly put on gloves."
"Okay."
Chen Yu put on gloves and ate a few more snails.
"How is it? Is it delicious?"
"Delicious. It's really delicious."
"A bowl can be sold for 3 RMB."
"It's more than 3 RMB. Mom, I think people will buy it for 5 RMB."
"You are just bragging."
Although Zhang Wenxiu said that, she was laughing happily.
"Hey, mom, why are there so many bowls of snails?"
"This one seems to taste different."
"Let me try it again."
After eating one in each bowl, Chen Yu understood. "Mom, you made many different flavors of snails."
"I thought you couldn't tell."
"Mom, this seems to be garlic flavored. This is thirteen-spice. Wow, there's even a spicy one …"
"Mom, you're so talented."
In one breath, Zhang Wenxiu actually made five different flavors of river snails.
"Your mouth is still the best. You can actually taste all of it."
"Hehe, I'm a famous glutton. How could I not eat? Mom, hurry up and open the shop now. "
"Get lost. Do you think it's that easy to open a shop? Not only do we need to contact the raw materials, but we also need to find a suitable store. "
"The raw materials are simple. Now that there are wholesale snails, it's very easy to buy. Moreover, the production of stir-fried field snails is relatively simple. We don't need large-scale kitchen equipment. When the time comes, we can stir-fry dozens of catties at once. It's also easier than opening an ordinary restaurant. As for the store, it's easy to find. Mom, I think the location beside Guoguang Supermarket is not bad. "
"Beside Guoguang Supermarket? That's the center of the county. The rent there is very expensive. We can't afford it."
"Mom, if we don't take a look, how do we know we can't afford it? Let's go. I will bring you around. Maybe we can rent it."
"Nothing is set in stone yet. Why are you in such a hurry?"
"We have to rent it early or late. Why don't we take a look first? If there is a suitable store, it will be troublesome if it is rented by someone else. "
"This … I will ask your dad first."
Although it was too fast, both of them were tempted. Since they have time at night, the three of them decided to walk around to see if there are any suitable stores.
But it's a pity. After walking around, there were some stores, but the rent was very expensive.
"Xiao Yu, I think we should go to Tongyi Market to look around. The rent here is too expensive."
Zhang Wenxiu was too scared to ask when she saw that the rent was a few thousand RMB.
"Mom, Tongyi Market is only a vegetable market. There are only people there in the morning and very few people at night. Also, we can't afford to rent there. Even if the rent is cheap, we can't rent there. "
"But the rent here is too expensive."
"Even if it is expensive, it has its value. Eh, isn't there a room for rent over there?"
Chen Yu pointed to the front and said.
"Let's go take a look."
The three of them walked forward. But Zhang Wenxiu said: "No, it's too small. It's only about 10 square meters."
"It's indeed too small. Such a small place, it will be full with just a few tables. We can't do business."
Chen Simian said.
Chen Yu looked at the store carefully and said: "Mom, I think this store is good."
"Good?"
Zhang Wenxiu shook her head: "How can we do business when it's so small?"
"Mom, don't be fooled by its small size. Its location is good."
Chen Yu said to Zhang Wenxiu: "Look, this place is close to Guo Guang Shopping Center. There are a lot of people here."
"This is the first reason. Second, this street sells Malatang, Stinky Tofu, milk tea, and Liangpi. There are also many stalls selling snacks. This is a typical snack street. If we open a store here, we don't have to worry about customers."
"But this store is still too small."
Zhang Wenxiu agreed with Chen Yu's words. The location was indeed good.
Plus, it was a snack street, so it was very popular.
But no matter what, a small store was a small store. What kind of business could it do?
"Small? It's not small. Mom, look, this store is small. But did you see that the opening of this store is five meters wide? Other stores are at most three meters wide. The bigger the opening, the easier it is to be noticed. Also, although the depth of this store is only about three meters, the entrance of this store is an empty cement floor. Mom, think about it. If it's nighttime, can we put the tables on the cement floor? "
With that said, Zhang Wenxiu and Chen Simian both looked at the shop seriously.
As Chen Yu said, this store was small, but the cement floor in front of it was big.
Unlike the later generations, people would be fined for setting up a table. Now, they were more lenient. Not to mention setting up tables in their own stores, even a large group of people who did not rent a store could find a place to set up a table.
If they could make use of the cement floor in front of them, this business could definitely be done.
"Wenxiu, I took a look. This cement floor is very big. We can set up several tables. Plus, snacks like snails like to be eaten outside. It doesn't feel like eating in a store. "
Chen Simian interrupted.
"That's right. Nowadays, who likes to eat supper in a store? They all like to put it outside. While eating snails, they can look at the stars, the moon, and beautiful women … Uh, no, dad is right. Anyway, it's like eating outside."
"Xiao Yu, you're a high school student now. You can't let your imagination run wild."
Zhang Wenxiu reprimanded Chen Yu.
"I know, I know. I just said it casually. And, mom, there's the most important point. Because this store is small, his rent won't be too expensive. "
"Okay, I'll ask. Old Chen, hurry up and call the landlord. "
It was 2001 now. Mobile phones were not as common as the later generations.
Even at home, only Chen Simian had a Nokia blue screen mobile phone.
Although it was called a blue screen mobile phone, it was actually a black and white phone without a color screen.
Of course, even if it was a blue screen mobile phone, ordinary families might not necessarily have it.
"It seems that I have to make a smartphone sometime."
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