Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

Because of the reputation of food tasting, the stall was quickly surrounded by people.

Most people who have eaten the small pieces of chicken steak will choose to buy some to take away, after all, it is the cheapest, so it is the first to be sold out. Few people are interested in chicken wings, after all, the chickens nowadays are all local chickens, and chicken wings are not plump.

The chicken legs were also selling well. Soon, the six plates were empty and the chili powder was almost gone.

Gu Yue found that it was a bit wasteful to sprinkle chili powder with a spoon. Fortunately, he often ate at street stalls and knew to put a plate underneath to catch the chili powder, so he didn't lose too much by sprinkling and dipping it.

Lu Junmei sent out the fried food again, and it was snapped up by everyone again. They were all sold out before the secret guards of the martial arts hall could even finish their work and come over to taste it.

Only a layer of fried chicken crispy residue was left.

Gu Xu's hands were sore from collecting the money.

He counted the copper coins again and compared them with the correct inscriptions on the wooden board. Not a cent was missing. On the first day of selling fried chicken, he made a total of 2,500 coins. After deducting the cost of flour and chicken, he made a little more than one or two taels of silver.

Gu Yue calculated the money in his mind while packing up his stall and came up with this number.

...a bit low.

Did he price it a little low?

He got the chicken from Hongcheng Restaurant, where a local chicken costs only 80 wen. Hongcheng Restaurant's secret roast chicken costs 300 wen, but it's a high-end restaurant.

But if you do the math, one chicken, two chicken legs, two chicken wings, and the remaining chicken meat plus flour can make five chicken fillets, which is almost 300 wen. Considering the overall price, it is just right.

Gu Yue slapped his head, he was too eager for quick success.

He only thought about the several taels of silver he earned from his writings at Hangdou Bookstore, but ignored the overall income of the common people. One tael of silver is not a small amount.

"Today's results are good, thanks to you." Gu Yue praised Gu Xu and Lu Junmei for their help. "Today is just a trial sale, we will expand the scale in two days."

"Dad is amazing." Gu Xu smiled, "Business is so good on the first day, it seems to be really to everyone's taste."

Gu Xu was truly happy.

The sense of accomplishment from running a small stall was very new, something he had never experienced before. And the feeling of heavy copper coins falling into his hands and accumulating in the cash box was even better, even better than the feeling of getting those treasures left by King Shen...

Fulfilling and satisfying.

Gu Xu and Gu Yue worked together to push the cart towards home.

If Gu Yue heard his inner voice, he would say - this is the simple charm of getting paid for your own labor!

"You've worked hard today. Go back and have a good rest. We'll continue tomorrow." Gu Yue comforted, "Aunt Mei, your wages will still be paid according to the contract and will be paid to you at the end of the month."

"Yes, yes, I'm relieved, Boss Gu." Lu Junmei's face was full of smiles.

Gu Yue plans to give out bonuses in the middle of the month. But he won't tell her yet. When the time comes, Gu Xu and Shi San will both have a share. A group of people will get up early in the morning to kill chickens, bleed them, and pluck their feathers. Then they will cut the chicken, marinate it, grind the seasoning, mix the batter, and make chicken fillets...

Just when I was thinking about how to maximize the profits of fried chicken, a man suddenly stopped in front of the wooden stall.

Gu Yue's heart tightened. Are you looking for trouble?

The man was a chubby young man, a body type rarely seen in ancient times. He was running out of breath, sweating profusely, and his mouth was stained with fried chicken crumbs and chili powder.

"You, you... sold out?!" He read the first four words breathlessly, and the last three words were raised abruptly. The young man stared at the empty bamboo silk tray with his eyes wide open in disbelief.

"Sir, all the fried chicken for today has been sold out." Gu Yue breathed a sigh of relief. It looked like this man was not here to cause trouble.

“How could this be… No, that’s right, it’s reasonable that such delicious fried chicken would be sold out.” The young man looked disappointed.

Gu Yue looked at this man, and his first impression was that he was pleasing to the eye. People, especially adult men, tend to look greasy and wretched once they get fat, but this man is not like that. Maybe it's because of his cute face or his good taste in clothes, but although he looks fat, he looks handsome...

A refreshing and breathable fat man.

The fabric of his clothes looked quite expensive, and he looked like a young master, but he had no servants around him.

Gu Yue was just guessing when he saw him take out a silver ingot from his arms and hand it over: "Here's how, this is five taels of silver. I want to order ten chicken legs, ten chicken cutlets, and five chicken wings. The extra is for tips."

After saying that, he looked at Gu Yue sincerely.

"...I'm sorry, sir, our business has just started and the daily quantity is not much. If you decide like this, we will have nothing to sell." Gu Yue scratched his head.

"Can't I just consider it as a package for you?" the young man said eagerly.

"We want to sell them all to you, but in the long run, we can't just do business with you." Gu Yue walked out from behind the stall, pulled the old man to persuade him with emotion and reason, "How about this, let's be friends, tomorrow I will make five more portions of the three fried foods for you, no more is really not possible. Just tell us your name, and when we set up the stall, come and pick it up directly."

"Okay, okay, this is a good idea." The young man was very easy to talk to, smiling and nodding repeatedly. "My name is Hele, which means "a harmonious family brings prosperity" and "Le" means "happy". What do you think? Isn't this name particularly auspicious?"

"It's really a rare good name." Gu Yue gave a thumbs up.

"Take this five taels of silver as an advance payment. I'll pay you back when I've eaten enough." He Le stuffed the money into his hand with a smile.

"No, no, you can pay when you come to pick up the goods." Gu Yue declined. He knew it would be difficult to calculate the money this way, and he would have to open a separate bill.

"Okay." He Le took back the silver.

Gu Yue overturned his identity as a young master in his heart. This man was too humble. In this era, it was rare to find rich people without the arrogance of rich people.

Maybe it's just that the clothes are expensive.

Gu Xu looked at the stall from behind and raised his eyebrows. This guy...

"Will you set up your stall at the same place tomorrow?" He Le asked reluctantly.

"Yes, still at the entrance of the martial arts gym." Gu Yue smiled.

Hele nodded, looked back every few steps and walked away. Before leaving, he put the remaining fried chicken crumbs on the plate into the oil paper and took them away.

Gu Yue: ...No, buddy, that’s a bit exaggerated.

Watching him eating while walking with his head tilted back, Gu Yue was reminded of himself eating the crumbs of instant noodles and potato chips.

So kind.

After saying goodbye to Hele, the three of them continued pushing the cart home.

……

This is the forgotten martial arts gym.

"Come on, Boss Dashi is selling fried chicken in front of our door today!" Wu Feng greeted excitedly.

Wu Huo responded positively. The two of them dragged Wu Yun and Wu Yan respectively, and a few others followed behind them, and they walked out of the martial arts hall together.

The business was deserted, the streets were empty, and there wasn't even a scrap of fried chicken to be seen.

"Where are the people?" Wu Feng asked confusedly.

"Could it be that the stall is not open?" Wu Huo scratched his head.