Chapter 53 - 53 The Appearance of an Opponent
53 The Appearance of an Opponent
Jian Qingqing understood. So this was the reason. It was not a big deal. Why were all of them avoiding her? Stewed meat was not difficult to make and was easy to imitate. It was only a matter of time before other stewed meat stalls appeared. Everyone could do business. Why would they feel guilty just because they did not come to her stall to buy?
Jian Qingqing was very open-minded. Could it be that because she often went to a certain steamed bun shop to buy steamed buns, she could not go to other steamed bun shops to buy? Of course, she would go to whichever shop that had the best one.
After selling the roast duck, there was still more than half of the stewed meat left. Jian Qingqing did not plan to continue selling it. There was already a new stewed meat stall, and her customer flow had already been divided up.
Therefore, she planned to take it back to the workers to eat. She would not make so much stewed meat tomorrow and would get up earlier to roast another batch of roast duck.
Just as she was about to leave, a person dressed like a young male servant came over. “Miss, I want the rest of the braised meat.”
Jian Qingqing was stunned. “Can your family finish it? The braised meat won’t taste good overnight.”
The young male servant nodded. “Don’t worry. Just sell it to us.”
Jian Qingqing asked in puzzlement, “Which family are you from? There are more than 80 catties here. We can’t finish it with so few people.”
When the young male servant heard her pressing questions, he could only answer honestly, “I’m a young male servant from the County Magistrate’s house. Our Lord asked me to come and buy it.”
Sigh, it seemed like he woudl not be able to fulfill the Lord’s orders. The young male servant had a bitter expression on his face.
Jian Qingqing understood. So he was someone sent by Ming Zhiyan. She already said there was no need for him to repay jer, so why did he still call for someone to come over to buy her food?
She said, “It’s too much for all of you. You won’t be able to finish it all. How about this, I’ll sell it to you for 20 catties. I think it’s enough to eat.”
“Umm…” Xiaosi’s face was full of worry. Ming Zhiyan asked him to buy the stewed meat and did not say anything else. If he could not complete the mission, would he be punished?
“It’s fine. Just tell him that I said it. 20 catties is enough for you. If you think it’s delicious, you can buy it tomorrow.”
The young male servant could only carry the 20 catties of stewed meat and leave.
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When Jian Qingqing moved the stewed meat onto the ox cart, Uncle Ox asked in surprise, “Girl, why aren’t you selling it anymore?”
Jian Qingqing smiled. “There are people selling braised meat on the neighboring street. If no one wants to buy it, I’ll take it back and eat it myself.”
Uncle Ox said with heartache, “Aiyo, isn’t this stealing business? Why are they so wicked?”
Jian Qingqing puffed. “How is this stealing business? There are so many stalls selling steamed buns. Can it be said that it’s stealing business from the first person who sells steamed buns?”
Uncle Ox thought about it and agreed. However, it was hard not to complain when such a thing happened to one of his own people.
When the ox-cart drove out of the market, Jian Qingqing saw another stall selling stewed meat at the end of the street. It looked like quite a number of people had gone to buy it.
Jian Qingqing retracted her gaze.
She secretly placed five catties of stewed meat on uncle Ox’s car when she reached home.
Jian Qingqing brought so much stewed meat back to her family. Her family was also surprised. Usually, they would be able to sell all of it.
After Jian Qingqing explained, the Jian Family felt that it was a pity.
“Big Sister, why don’t I wake up early tomorrow and roast some more ducks?” said Jian Dalang.
“No need. It’s enough to sell so much. I’ll think about what other businesses I can do.” Jian Dalang did not say anything else.
The next day, Jian Qingqing only braised 40 catties of braised meat. When she went there, many customers were waiting there.
She asked in surprise, “Why are you here so early?”
One of the guests said somewhat awkwardly, “I’m afraid that you will sell out if I’m late. Your meat is so delicious.”