novellhall Chapter 104 Earning So Much Money for the First Time
Chapter 104 Earning So Much Money for the First Time
The commotion at the door quickly attracted the restaurant manager, whose expression changed when he saw the same two people from before.
"What are you doing? I've already made it very clear that I have a responsibility to all my customers. My decision not to cooperate with you was made after careful consideration, and I hope you can understand my difficulties."
The hotel manager was fairly polite and didn't have them kicked out immediately.
He just didn't expect these two people to turn out to be such scoundrels. Luckily, he didn't choose to cooperate with them.
If they really cooperate, who knows how much their restaurant will suffer?
"I don't care, you're bullying me." To buy Wenrou time, Peng Xiaowan continued to act like a shrew.
Seeing this, Hao Gang continued to cooperate with her performance.
At this moment, Wenrou didn't dare to delay in the kitchen. She was a good cook and had been researching several ways to cook white mushrooms in the past few days.
Less than half an hour later, the dish was cooked, portioned into plates, and served.
She served this plate of stir-fried white mushrooms to all the guests in the private rooms and the main hall. As soon as the dish was served, its aroma filled the surrounding area.
"What is this dish? We don't think we ordered it before?" someone asked, looking at the dish with a puzzled expression.
"It seems they were saying it was a new dish from the restaurant, and they were giving it to us to try for free."
The guests were immediately drawn in by the aroma of the newly served dishes and couldn't wait to pick up their chopsticks and start tasting them.
Wenrou saw this scene and realized that her goal had been achieved.
So he took this opportunity to sneak out again.
At this time, Peng Xiaowan and Hao Gang were still arguing with the restaurant manager.
Seeing that Wenrou had already come out, the two of them made up an excuse to leave.
"How is it, Xiaorou?" Peng Xiaowan asked impatiently.
Wenrou smiled gently at them, "I'll definitely handle it. Let's go back first."
"Are you going back already? Aren't you going to wait a little longer?" Hao Gang asked, puzzled.
They didn't know what Wenrou did when she went in, but seeing her confident look, they believed that there was definitely no problem.
After they returned, the hotel manager realized something was wrong.
The guests gave high praise to the new dish, stir-fried white mushrooms. Several people in the private rooms couldn't get enough and even ordered it again.
"What? Stir-fried white mushrooms?" As more and more customers placed orders, the restaurant manager was also bewildered.
How come he didn't know when their restaurant had ever served this dish?
The chefs looked at each other, completely bewildered.
The restaurant manager asked all the chefs, and none of them had ever made this dish before.
"You guys, serve the guests in the private room the plain stir-fried mushrooms first." The restaurant manager really didn't know what white mushrooms were, so he could only do it this way for now.
What he didn't expect was that after he served the dish, it aroused strong dissatisfaction among the guests.
Even some regular customers who often dine there have come to him demanding an explanation.
"What does your restaurant mean by this? The stir-fried white mushrooms we just had weren't like this at all. Are you trying to fool us by serving us mushrooms?"
"Exactly, we can tell the difference between white mushrooms and regular mushrooms, how could you do this?"
"The stir-fried white mushrooms we just had were not only tender and juicy, but also very fragrant. These mushrooms are dry and have no texture at all. You can bring us another plate of stir-fried white mushrooms right now and that's the end of it. Otherwise, we will never come here again."
The restaurant manager was also sweating profusely. He had never eaten this dish before, let alone seen it. How was he going to find it for them?
Isn't this putting him in a difficult position?
At that moment, he suddenly thought of those people from earlier. Could it be that they were the ones who did this?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly apologized to all the guests, saying, "I'm so sorry, we've run out of ingredients for today. We'll definitely make up for it once the ingredients arrive."
The guests hadn't enjoyed their meal, and upon hearing his words, they reluctantly left.
After all the guests had left, the hotel manager immediately sent someone to find Wenrou and the others.
Unfortunately, Wenrou had already returned to her family home by then.
However, he still had the letter of introduction that had just been given to him, which he threw into the trash can in the room.
After realizing what had happened, he quickly went back to his room and retrieved the letter of introduction from the trash can.
After finding Wenrou's address, he and his men rushed over there.
Wenrou wasn't in a hurry at this point; she knew the restaurant manager would definitely come looking for her.
As expected, someone came looking for her at the entrance of the family compound in the afternoon.
Seeing that it was the restaurant manager, Wenrou invited him in.
"Comrade, I'm really sorry, but could we renegotiate our cooperation?" The hotel manager was eager to buy the white mushrooms from Wenrou, so his tone was urgent and anxious.
His customers are all very important, and he can't afford to lose them because of this incident, otherwise his restaurant will lose a lot of income in the future.
Since they took the initiative to request cooperation, Wenrou certainly didn't need to push the business away.
"Of course you can."
"May I see the quality of your white mushrooms?" the hotel manager continued.
He came here specifically for the ingredients; he can only feel at ease after seeing them.
"No problem, I'll take you there now." After saying that, Wenrou led the hotel manager and the people he brought to Professor Peng's house.
Peng Xiaowan was shocked to see that Wenrou had actually brought the restaurant manager.
When the hotel manager saw Peng Xiaowan, he understood what was going on.
"Did you make today's new dishes?" the restaurant manager asked Wenrou.
He hadn't seen Wenrou at the door earlier, but now he already guessed it.
"There's nothing we can do about it. If it causes any losses to your restaurant, I can take responsibility," she said with a gentle smile.
The hotel manager suddenly looked at Wenrou with new respect; he hadn't properly understood what she had before.
If he had known these white mushrooms were of such high quality and would be so popular, he certainly wouldn't have turned them away.
"There's no loss; on the contrary, I should thank you. If our cooperation is successful, it will bring a lot of revenue to the hotel."
The hotel manager was indeed angry at first, but he had thought things through on the way here.
If they can attract more customers with new dishes, that would be a good thing for their restaurant.
Upon hearing the hotel manager's words, Wenrou knew that their cooperation was definitely going to be successful.
She showed the restaurant manager the white mushrooms she cultivated and also took him to see her cultivation base.
After seeing it, the restaurant manager exclaimed in astonishment, "I really didn't expect that such high-quality white mushrooms could be grown in a place like the Gobi Desert!"
After inspecting the quality of the white mushrooms, he praised them repeatedly.
"Don't rush, try this stir-fried white mushroom." While Wenrou was in the field earlier, she asked Peng Xiaowan to make a stir-fried white mushroom dish according to her usual method.
The restaurant manager smelled the aroma as soon as the dish was served.
His eyes widened, and he took a bite with his chopsticks, looking utterly incredulous.
"These white mushrooms are so fresh and delicious, they really are tasty."
He finally understood why the customers kept ordering more after they finished eating. Even he, who had tasted many dishes, had never tasted such fresh white mushrooms before.
He had a feeling that this dish would definitely become their restaurant's signature dish in the future.
"Comrade Wen, on behalf of our restaurant, I hereby agree to cooperate with you. We'll take all of these white mushrooms, however many you have." Ever since he personally tasted the stir-fried white mushrooms, the restaurant manager's eyes have been shining as he looks at the white mushrooms in Wenrou's hand.
"No problem. These white mushrooms will be harvested again in about ten days. In addition to the supply for your restaurant, we have also agreed to reserve some for the supply and marketing cooperative. However, this is enough for your restaurant's needs for the next ten days."
She harvested about 400 kilograms of white mushrooms this time, but she only grew 200 kilograms of oyster mushrooms.
Wenrou left 100 kilograms of white mushrooms and 50 kilograms of oyster mushrooms for the supply and marketing cooperative.
Fresh mushrooms in state-run markets now cost about 50 cents per jin (500 grams), which is one yuan per kilogram.
After all, the yield of fresh mushrooms is low, and most of them are picked from the mountains. There are very few artificially cultivated ones like Wenrou.
"Okay, I'll give your restaurant a discount based on the prices in the state-run market. Let's calculate the price of white mushrooms at 40 cents per jin and oyster mushrooms at 30 cents per jin."
Wenrou didn't ask for too much, after all, she still wanted to establish a long-term partnership with the state-owned restaurant.
The restaurant manager thought it was no problem. He had thought Wenrou would ask for 50 cents per catty, but he didn't expect her to be so straightforward and immediately agreed to cooperate.
"Then it's settled. All of these, including our future hotel reservations, are here, so you can't give them to anyone else."
He was even worried that Wenrou might change her mind, so he immediately reserved all the items she had.
"I wasn't prepared today either. I'll bring some people over by car to pick up the goods tomorrow and settle the account at the same time." The hotel manager also came in a hurry today and didn't expect it to be settled so quickly.
Wenrou readily agreed, "Of course, no problem. I'll wait for you to come tomorrow."
Now that the price has been agreed upon, she no longer needs to worry.
The next morning, before Wenrou even got out of bed, the restaurant manager drove the truck to the entrance of the family compound.
This commotion shocked everyone.
Last night, Wenrou told Huo Yanchuan about the cooperation with the state-run restaurant. Today, he took a day off and went with Wenrou.
According to the price agreed upon yesterday, she had all the goods weighed.
The total weight of white mushrooms is 325 kilograms, and the total weight of oyster mushrooms is 156 kilograms.
White mushrooms, priced at 0.8 yuan per kilogram, would cost 260 yuan in total. Oyster mushrooms, cheaper at 0.6 yuan per kilogram, would cost 93.6 yuan in total.
These two together amount to 353.6 yuan, and the rest of the change was rounded down.
Peng Xiaowan, standing to the side, could hardly believe her eyes when she saw Wenrou collect so much money all at once.
She hadn't expected these mushrooms to be so valuable.
This is only the first batch. Xiaorou and her uncle said that you can harvest three to four batches after planting once. This should sell for more than a thousand yuan.
This was the first time she had ever seen so much money in her life, and she was truly impressed by Wenrou.
Not only Peng Xiaowan, but Huo Yanchuan also didn't expect that these mushrooms could sell for so much money.
He watched Wenrou count the money with a smile, and couldn't help but show a doting smile on his face.
To be honest, Wenrou never imagined that growing mushrooms could be so profitable.
Based on this calculation, once all these batches of mushrooms are harvested, she should be able to earn at least 1,600 yuan.
If she plants twice a year on average, and then expands the planting area, she won't be far from becoming a millionaire.
After receiving the money, Wenrou took Peng Xiaowan to town to buy things.
This is the most she's earned since coming here, so of course she has to go shopping and celebrate.
Hao Gang and Huo Yanchuan followed behind, helping them carry their things.
She was able to close the deal thanks in no small part to Hao Gang and Peng Xiaowan, so of course she had to give them some of the things she bought.
Based on her observations over the past few days, Hao Gang and Peng Xiaowan are probably getting married soon.
So she took Peng Xiaowan directly to the supply and marketing cooperative, bought two pieces of cloth, and prepared to make new clothes for her.
"How's this color? Do you like it?" Wenrou asked with a smile, holding up the fabric against Peng Xiaowan's body.
"You...you bought this for me? This is too much." Peng Xiaowan didn't expect Wenrou to buy her fabric, and hurriedly waved her hand.
This fabric is far too expensive; she can't accept it.
"There's nothing wrong with it. I owe you a lot for your help this time. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to close this deal so smoothly. You don't have many clothes, so consider this a gift from me. If you don't accept it, it means you don't consider me a friend."
Wenrou didn't give her a chance to refuse and bought it immediately.
She had the cloth coupons she had exchanged earlier, just enough to buy fabric.
Besides buying clothes, Wenrou also bought a lot of food. This trip cost her almost 100 yuan.
When she returned to the residential compound carrying large bags and small packages, she made everyone else extremely envious.
They learned today that Wenrou's mushrooms had made a lot of money. If they had grown mushrooms with her back then, they would be making money too.
Seeing that Wenrou was making money while she herself was living frugally and struggling to make ends meet, Shen Qingshuang felt increasingly resentful.
After Wenrou carried the things home, Huo Tingting's eyes widened in surprise.
"Wenrou, you're such a spendthrift! Even if our family is well-off, we can't afford to spend money like this!"
She didn't know that Wenrou was making money from growing mushrooms, and assumed that the money she spent on these things was all from Huo Yanchuan's money. Her expression immediately changed, and she began to criticize him.
Although she usually had a fair amount of pocket money at the Huo family's house, she had never spent so much money at once like Wenrou. She was such a spendthrift.
How could Brother Yanchuan be so indulgent towards her and not do anything about it?