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After leaving Santang Wholesale Market, Qiu Ling went to the farmers' market near Shangtang Street.

I found a small shop in the market that specializes in making preserved eggs and salted eggs. A couple is busy here all year round.

At this moment, most of the vegetable vendors in the farmers' market had closed their stalls. When Qiu Ling arrived, the couple were also planning to close their shop.

"Wait." Qiu Ling stepped forward and stopped the person.

The male shop owner paused for a moment as he closed the shutter door. He turned around and looked at Qiu Ling. Seeing that she was empty-handed, he asked, "Hello, are you buying anything?"

Qiu Ling nodded.

The male shop owner let go of the door and it rolled up again with a crackling sound.

"Today we only have preserved duck eggs and 23 salted duck eggs. What do you want to buy?"

"I came here to ask, if I want you to make 1 preserved eggs and 1 salted eggs for me, how long will it take you to deliver them?"

The couple looked at each other, their expressions still uncertain.

However, in order to avoid the two people questioning her, Qiu Ling made her attitude firm in advance: "I really want to do this business. If you can do it, I will buy the eggs tomorrow."

In today's Guangzhou, it is not difficult to buy 2 eggs, as they are available in the Santang Wholesale Market.

The male shop owner licked his dry lips and said, "You want to order too much. We are the only couple running this shop, so it will take at least 10 days to complete the work.

We have other orders in hand. If you queue up, it will take 5 days before it's your turn. What do you think?"

The processing time alone takes 15 days, and then it has to be left for another ten days before it can be eaten.

In other words, the children will have to wait another month before they can eat this batch of eggs.

"…It's been a bit too long."

Qiu Ling initially thought about buying ready-made products, but based on her years of cooking experience, the ready-made products were far less delicious than freshly made ones.

The shelf life of finished preserved eggs and salted eggs on the market is generally around 180 days, which means that the eggs you get may have been out of the factory for 1-2 months, and if you are unlucky, you may buy products that are near their expiration date.

For freshly packaged ones, you only need to wait about 17 days to enjoy the freshest and most suitable taste!

Since our children are away from home, we should give them something good to eat.

Seeing Qiu Ling hesitate, the female owner made a suggestion: "If you need it urgently, I recommend you go to another processing workshop that specializes in preserved eggs and salted eggs. They have the equipment and hired workers. They can pickle 2 eggs in one day."

This is a good person I met!

Qiu Ling showed gratitude: "Thank you, just tell me an address and I can go there myself."

The female owner walked to the counter of her shop and pulled out a white business card from a wooden box.

"Just tell them it was my recommendation when you go," the female owner said in a relaxed tone.

Qiu Ling looked at the business card and saw that the address was in this district.

“Thank you so much!”

"You're welcome. It's our business anyway."

When I walked out of the farmers' market, it was already dark outside. I definitely couldn't go today.

The next day, Qiu Ling got up just as the elementary school students went out to school.

Following the address, she searched around for an hour and a half before she found the processing workshop.

Its address is located in the most remote part of the city. One step forward is the city, and across the road is the countryside. In later times, this would be the urban-rural fringe.

When he arrived, it was exactly 9:15. The iron gate of the processing workshop was open. There was no security booth nearby and no one answered when he knocked on the door, so Qiu Ling simply walked in.

There was a bungalow in front of me. When I got closer, I could hear the sound of machines running coming from the room.

Qiu Ling walked towards the gate, and the next thing that came into view was a complete egg-wrapping production line.

Wash, dry, coat with batter and pack in boxes, all done in one go.

The workers were busy.

No one noticed Qiu Ling.

She walked in as if no one was around.

There was only one middle-aged man checking the machines. When she passed by, he tilted his head like an owl and asked, "Who are you?"

Qiu Ling stood still and raised the business card in her hand: "I want to buy preserved eggs and salted eggs. A female shop owner recommended me to come here. Who are you?"

Seeing the business card, the middle-aged man's tone softened, "I own this processing workshop." After that, he looked at Qiu Ling, as if remembering something, and said, "Oh, you are the female boss that my second son mentioned, right?"

My family, the second child?

Qiu Ling reacted.

The female shop owner should be the daughter of the middle-aged man in front of him.

No wonder when I thanked the female owner, she said it was all her own business.

The other party deliberately greeted her, which saved time for communication. Qiu Ling said directly: "Yes, I guess she has also told you about my request."

"I've told you that you want to make 1 preserved eggs and 1 salted eggs, right? We have two methods here. One is that you buy eggs from outside and bring them to me for processing. I charge 0.08 yuan for each egg. The other is that you buy eggs from me, and each egg is 0.8 yuan including the processing fee. No matter which method you choose, I need to charge a 1% packaging fee."

"Which one do you choose?"

Qiu Ling didn't hesitate, "How is the quality of your eggs?"

The man put down the wrench and said, "I go to the surrounding chicken farms and duck farms to collect eggs every day. These eggs are just the eggs sold on the market in a different packaging. There is no difference in essence. I'll take you to have a look."

Qiu Ling followed him out of the assembly line and into a room that looked like a warehouse.

There was a whole room full of eggs stored in it, and it must have been cleaned regularly, so the smell inside was not bad.

The man produced two bowls from somewhere and asked Qiu Ling to take an egg and a duck egg.

After taking it out, knock it in a bowl.

It can be seen that it is the state of fresh eggs.

"How long will it take to use up so many eggs?" Qiu Ling was a little worried that the eggs would expire and the preserved eggs would go bad.

When a man asks this question, he knows that she prefers the second approach.

He explained calmly: "Don't underestimate my processing workshop. To be honest, many brands of preserved eggs you see on the market are processed from me. They put their own labels on them and the price can be 1-2 times higher. So the eggs in this room are only enough for two or three days.

Since my father's generation, we have been making preserved eggs for other people. We have mastered the craft very well. My two daughters have also learned from them and opened their own shops in the city. Their businesses have been good.

Choosing our processing workshop will definitely not disappoint you. ”

As they were talking, they came to a simple reception room.

The man picked up an egg from the basket on the ground, knocked it on the corner of the table to knock off the hardened paste, and after peeling it, a black, jelly-like preserved egg appeared in his hand.

"This is a solid preserved egg, which has been pickled for 18 days. I want to take it home and eat it myself." He peeled the preserved egg, put it in a bowl and handed it to Qiu Ling.

Qiu Ling tasted it and found it tasted really good. The egg white was chewy, the yolk was delicate, the alkaline taste was relatively light, and it even had the unique fragrance of preserved eggs.

To use modern buzzwords, the finished egg has a calm 'dead' feel.

The freshly packed ones are the coolest!

Next, Qiu Ling tried the runny preserved eggs and salted eggs.

At this point, she already had the answer in her mind, "Uncle Zhang, I will buy eggs from you, 2 chicken eggs, and make 1 solid preserved eggs and 1 runny preserved eggs; and I will buy 1 duck eggs and make them into salted eggs.

Oh, and by the way, don’t add all kinds of preservatives to my products. I think this batch of goods will sell out quickly.”

Uncle Zhang followed the fashion trend and made an OK gesture.

Qiu Ling came with money and paid a 30% deposit, which was 7200 yuan, and also paid 240 yuan for the packaging fee in advance.

Since the processing workshop did not include transportation, Qiu Ling had to contact Chen Huan and book a truck.

"You can just send the truck over at 4pm the day after tomorrow. By the way, after you take the eggs home, avoid placing them in a damp place or in direct sunlight. Place them in a cool place. Preserved eggs can be eaten after 17 days, while salted eggs can be eaten after 25 days."

Uncle Zhang did not forget to give Qiu Ling some instructions on the way out.

Qiu Ling used to live in a small town and often made preserved eggs and salted eggs to eat, so she knew how to store them very well.

But he still thanked Uncle Zhang before driving away.