Chapter 25 Big Customer, Big Order
"No wonder people say that there is no son in Yanguan Town who is more filial than Mr. Huang. Today I see that it is indeed true."
"Master Huang, you have entrusted me with such an important task, and I cannot let you down. The birthday of the old man is so important, I will definitely not mess around. How about this, I will make some cakes of various colors and send them to your house for tasting in the next two days. If the old man is satisfied, you can place an order from me later."
Tong Huaqiong threw flattering words at Huang Yuanwai as if they were free.
She must take this order.
But there are rules for accepting this invitation. She can't just make a bunch of cakes and deliver them to the birthday guy's door on his birthday. What if the other party is not satisfied or changes his mind?
She had to make the taste samples first, and only after Mr. Huang and his mother tasted them and were satisfied, could she start working.
Of course, a deposit is essential.
In this way, if Mr. Huang changes his mind halfway, she will not suffer any loss.
Mr. Huang was visibly happy when he heard this.
He took the mung bean cake, waved his fan and said with a smile: "Big sister, you are really thoughtful. My old man has gone to the temple to pray for blessings and will not be home until the day after tomorrow. You can come to my house early the day after tomorrow."
Mr. Huang looked up to Tong Huaqiong in his heart.
It’s no wonder that this widow was quite methodical in doing business. She didn’t take his order rashly, but instead delivered the food tasting to his door first.
With this understanding, he has confidence in this widow.
"Everyone come and try it, this girl's mung bean cake tastes better to me."
Before leaving, Mr. Huang shouted a few words on behalf of Tong Huaqiong.
I have to say that Mr. Huang’s ability to sell goods is quite strong. The remaining mung bean cakes and mung bean biscuits were sold out very quickly, and even the dry biscuits were sold out.
"Mom, we sold for a total of five taels of silver." Gu Taohua counted the copper coins with an excited look on her face.
What a sense of accomplishment!
Her worries were in vain.
They were actually able to snatch food from the tiger's mouth right next to the snack garden.
Anyone who has tasted the mung bean cake at their stall will say it’s delicious!
Originally, Gu Taohua thought it was just fine if she couldn't sell it, so she could keep it for herself to satisfy her craving. But now, compared to eating the mung bean cakes herself, she is more excited about the new clothes.
After all, her mother promised her on the way here that she would buy her new clothes if she earned five taels of silver.
Tong Huaqiong was also very happy. With her own hands, she finally earned her first pot of worthwhile gold.
Although she could only make a profit of three or two taels at most after deducting the costs, her pastries had become famous.
After Huang Yuanwai's mother's birthday, she believes that her pastry business will be firmly established.
Soon, she will be able to rent a shop to compete with Sushiyuan.
Just thinking about it makes me excited.
"Mom, you promised that you would buy me new clothes when you earned five taels of silver." Gu Taohua laughed so hard that her fat shook and her eyes were squeezed so hard that they were blurry.
"You only saw that it was sold for five taels, and that's not even counting the cost." Tong Huaqiong scolded Gu Taohua with a stern face, "If you want to spend all the money you earn like this, our family will continue to starve. How come you don't know how to plan for the future at all?"
In a blink of an eye, Gu Taohua was just a 14-year-old girl. When she was Gu Taohua's age, she was still in middle school and acting like a spoiled child to her parents, but Gu Taohua had already started hawking her wares.
It's not easy for the fat girl either.
She shouldn't pour cold water on Gu Taohua's enthusiasm.
Thinking of this, Tong Huaqiong's tone began to soften, and under Gu Taohua's dim gaze, she said, "I will definitely do what I promised you. After we have dinner, I will take you to buy clothes, and also buy some for your sister-in-law and Man'er."
Gu Taohua's disappointment was swept away, and she became excited again, saying, "I know that my mother loves me."
"By the way, mother, Mr. Huang wanted to buy all the remaining cakes and pastries just now, why did you refuse? Wouldn't it be better to sell them all to him?" Gu Taohua asked the question that was buried in her heart while packing the baskets.
She really doesn't understand what I'm doing.
Isn't it better to sell them all at once than to sell them piecemeal?
Tong Huaqiong reasoned with Gu Taohua: "Our foundation is weak. What we need now is not a one-time deal, but a long-term deal."
"If Mr. Huang buys up all the rest, we'll only be able to eat mung bean cakes and mung bean pancakes these days. If he gets tired of them and never buys again, we'll lose this important customer."
Gu Taohua seemed to understand, nodded, and said with a smile: "Mother is really amazing, Mr. Huang actually ordered a large amount of cakes."
Tong Huaqiong thought, she hasn't said yet that this is hunger marketing.
The main feature is limited edition, so that everyone can be curious about her cakes.
Once people are curious, they are willing to try, and then business will come.
"Oh no, we forgot to ask where Mr. Huang's home is." Gu Taohua stamped her feet.
"You'll find out if you ask around."
Tong Huaqiong was not worried at all.
Given Mr. Huang's reputation for being kind and charitable, how could the people in the town not be able to find out where he lived?
After the baskets of pastries were packed up, Tong Huaqiong took Gu Taohua to the noodle stall next door.
"Boss, I want six bowls of noodles." Gu Taohua said to the boss, then turned to Tong Huaqiong and said, "Mom, you take care of the noodles. I'll go buy a basket of meat buns next door."
Tong Huaqiong couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.
Gu Taohua eats too much.
There were six bowls of noodles, she ate two bowls and Gu Taohua ate four bowls, but even that was not enough to fill her up, so she had to eat another basket of meat buns.
The noodles were served quickly. Sesame oil was dripped into the clear soup noodles and sprinkled with chopped green onions. Tong Huaqiong ate them with great relish.
Gu Taohua handed the meat buns she bought to Tong Huaqiong, but Tong Huaqiong waved her hands to indicate that she didn't like them.
Gu Taohua thought that her mother loved her and saved the food for her on purpose. She was so touched that she kept two of them to take home for her sister-in-law.
It’s not that Tong Huaqiong doesn’t like meat buns, it’s still the same reason: pork in this era has a strong smell.
She remembered what her second son's wife said about a virgin massage master in Pingchuan County. After she paid back the money to the Zheng family, she sent Gu Dashu to invite the virgin massage master to come home and castrate the pigs.
After filling their stomachs, the mother and daughter headed straight to the cloth shop in high spirits.
After buying the cloth, there are still a lot of things to do, such as buying various ingredients for making pastries.
She had to think carefully about what kind of pastries she could make to attract Mr. Huang, her important customer.
As soon as she dealt with him today, she knew that Mr. Huang was a person who liked to show off.
Many people would certainly be invited to his mother's birthday party, so the cakes she made had to make Mr. Huang look impressive in front of the guests, and also serve as an advertisement for herself.
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"Did you see clearly? Is it really my evil stepmother?"
In the Nie family yard, Tong Dajiao's stepdaughter Gu Baishuang was sitting on a chair drinking tea after work. She heard Mrs. Fei, who was out buying groceries, mention that her black-hearted stepmother was selling cakes at a stall.
"Madam, I can't be mistaken. Your sister is here too. As for your sister, there is no one fatter than her in Yanguan Town. She is standing there and is very conspicuous." Mrs. Fei said.
What Mrs. Fei didn't say was that the lady's black-hearted stepmother was also her enemy. In order to get revenge, she forked several pieces of mung bean cake from the tasting box, causing the fat girl to roll her eyes at her.
Gu Baishuang thought that her evil stepmother was really forced into a desperate situation, so she started thinking of ways to make money.
A few days ago, Gu Dashu came to apologize to her, but she didn't open the door.
According to the experience she had in her mind, the weasel had ulterior motives when paying New Year's greetings to the chicken.
Especially the evil bamboo raised by Tong Dajiao has no good intentions.
"Madam, you must admit that her mung bean cakes taste better than those from Sushiyuan. I bought a few pieces for you to try?"
Mrs. Fei handed the mung bean cake to Gu Baishuang, but she didn't take it.
She wouldn't even eat anything made by Tong Da Jiao, who is so evil-hearted, even if it was given to her for free.