Chapter 2 You Have to Find Ways to Make a Fortune (1)
Yu Sheng yawned helplessly, and walked out from the low-cost rented room. He had not walked for dozens of meters when his belly began to protest.
"Shit. 50 yuan can only exchange for a deep-fried dough stick and a carton of milk. The damned system! It is even more unscrupulous than a profiteer." Yu Sheng complained in his heart.
He walked to a snack street outside the house. The snack street used to be bustling, but now was severely impacted by the prevalent take-out food.
The snack street originally opened up for business at night market, but now gradually started to sell breakfast.
Yu Sheng walked to the front of a stall that sold noodles, and said as always, "Auntie Li, a bowl of beef noodles. Please put less noodles and more vegetables."
"OK! Got it!" The boss of the noodle stall was a middle-aged woman. It might be because it was too early that there was no other guests. You should know that the noodle stall was very popular in the neighborhood. Its opened at 6:00 a.m. and closed at 9:00 p.m., and there was no vacant seat at this time every day generally.
Within three minutes, a bowl of steaming hot beef noodles was put before Yu Sheng. It was a perfect combination of color, aroma and taste. Yu Sheng swallowed some saliva, and said with confusion, "Auntie Li, have you made a fortune. There is such a big amount today, with so much beef."
"Naughty boy! Lucky you! It is the last day that I set up the stall. It is the freebie for regular guests. Anyhow, they are useless. If you can eat, eat them up." Auntie Li said with helplessness.
Yu Sheng swallowed a mouthful of the hot beef noodles. Superior soup stock, together with special sauced beef, constituted absolutely a kind of unique and marvelous food.
While eating, Yu Sheng asked with puzzle, "What's wrong, Auntie Li? Your stall is so popular. Why stop it? Is doing business so difficult nowadays? How about those that are not as profitable as you? Can they make their living?"
Auntie Li forced a smile and shook her head, saying "It is not that difficult. The business is indeed good, and I can make three to five hundred yuan each day. But I have no choice. My daughter has given birth to a baby, and I have to take care of them. Eat more, and if it is not enough for you, I can give you more. By the way, It has been several days since I last saw you. You become thinner. Young man, you should not live the life in such a irregular way."
"Auntie Li can make so much money each day. That means she can earn 10,000 to 20,000 yuan every month. It is so wonderful. I (it takes me half a year to earn that much of money)…" Yu Sheng felt a little embarrassed. He used to be an intern at a state-owned enterprise. Recently, he was on the verge of becoming a full member. However, he didn't know where came a lad participating in the internship together with him. Yu Sheng dared not be neglectful at all. Therefore, he was in no mood to come out and have meals.
Sure enough, Yu Sheng totally lost at the end of the internship. It was said that the lad was the son of someone with powerful background. Yu Sheng felt extremely helpless from the bottom of his heart.
Auntie Li smiled proudly while looking at Yu Sheng. She said complacently, "Of course, this is my patrimonial skill. When I was younger, I could sell even more. But now, just selling on the morning made me exhausted. Maybe in your eyes, it is just cooking noodles, but I also have to prepare ingredients and process them, which is tiring work. I am as laborious as workmen. I have to make a living, so I have no choice."
Yu Sheng rolled his eyes. Looking at the noodles in the bowl, he drank some soup stock and said, "I think it is not that difficult. The key is the soup stock. It looks quite simple. Put some seasoning."
"Yeah, but this is a secret recipe. Once there was a fast food restaurant offering 100,000 yuan to buy my recipe, but I declined. Besides this, the ingredients are also prepared by me in a meticulous way. And do not look down upon the seasoning. Each shop has its distinct measure and amount. When it comes to seasoning, an error, the breadth of a single hair, will make a big difference, the breadth of hundreds of kilometers." Auntie Li said with proud.
A hint of smile appeared at the corners of Yu Sheng's mouth.
Yu Sheng: "System, I remembered that you once said information was relatively cheaper than physical goods. Then how much I should pay to exchange for the recipe of the soup stock."
System: "A certain kind of recipe is worth 2,000 to 5,000 yuan. It varies."
Yu Sheng: …
After a quick communication with the system, Yu Sheng suddenly stood up. Looking at Auntie Li, Yu Sheng asked urgently, "Auntie Li, do you want to sell your stall?"