"That's it."

"I'm ready too."

Su Min and Chen Linjiao nodded and looked at Lu Hao very seriously.

Both of them were impatient and wanted to learn something from Lu Hao.

The rice wine stall business was encouraged by Lu Hao and it was very good. At the beginning, they sold one enamel basin of rice wine a day, followed by two enamel basins, and now they sell three enamel basins.

It moved from a roadside stall to a department store that was sheltered from the wind and rain, and now has a fixed stall. The business is very good, and there are still many regular customers.

Repeat business is the best recognition for a businessman.

"I'll continue with that." Lu Hao nodded, "For making steamed buns and steamed buns, most of the flours on the market use two kinds of flour, one is standard flour and the other is Fuqiang flour. If you two want to make steamed buns and steamed buns, just

Use Fu Qiang powder.”

Standard flour is a flour that requires a higher flour extraction rate when food is in short supply. It is not as fine as Fuqiang flour. 100 kilograms of wheat can grind out about 85 kilograms of standard flour, which is between high-gluten flour and low-gluten flour.

The flour in the middle is also called all-purpose flour.

Fuqiang flour is more refined and has a lower flour extraction rate. 100 kilograms of wheat can grind about 72 kilograms of flour, which is high-gluten flour.

Before 1949, domestic flour was classified into No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4. After the 1950s, this brand was canceled and changed to first-, second-, and third-class flour, respectively named Fuqiang brand and Jianshe brand.

, production brand, the quality is equivalent to the original No. 2, 3, and 4 powder respectively, hence the name Fuqiang powder.

The steamed buns and steamed buns made with Fuqiang flour taste slightly better, but the nutritional value is actually not as high as that of standard flour.

Both can make steamed buns and steamed buns, but steamed buns and steamed buns on the market mostly use standard flour. One is that standard flour is cheaper, and the other standard flour is easier to make steamed buns and steamed buns.

"Standard flour is cheaper, costing 38 cents per pound, while Fuqiang flour is more expensive, costing 40.3 cents per pound." Su Min said, "Fuqiang flour is more difficult to make steamed buns and steamed buns, but it has better chewiness."

She also makes steamed buns at home.

The price difference per pound between standard flour and Fuqiang flour seems to be not big. The difference is only 5 cents. It can be used to make steamed buns and steamed buns. A large amount of flour is used, and the cost of using Fuqiang flour will be much higher.

"It is difficult to make steamed buns and steamed buns with Fuqiang powder. It is not as cheap or expensive as standard powder. Few people use it to make steamed buns and steamed buns. This is a shortcoming, but it is also a feature." Lu Hao passed on his experience to the two.

"There are already many small vendors selling steamed buns and steamed buns on the market. The competition is fierce. If you two are to do this, you are a latecomer. You must come up with new tricks to be competitive."

He looked at Su Min and Chen Linjiao, "Use Fuqiang flour to make steamed buns and steamed buns. When the time comes, write 'Fuqiang flour steamed buns and meat buns, better and chewier' in front of the stall to show the characteristics and attract customers more.

Be good at showing off your own strengths and highlighting your differences.”

Expensive is the truth!

The raw materials used are expensive, but the final product is the same price. Customers will only think that the boss has a conscience!

"I'm covering you two in the department store. There are no competitors, but what about other places? That's definitely not the case. In the future, when you two open a store in other places, if the business is good, someone will open a store next to you.

, so you must highlight your own advantages and make something different." Lu Hao suggested.

"Open a store somewhere else?" Chen Linjiao asked.

Lu Hao looked at her, "Yes, we will open branches all over Qiaokou District and Jiangcheng. You two will be the female bosses, Boss Su and Boss Chen!"

His words made Chen Linjiao and Su Min extremely itchy.

My heart is racing.

"How many steamed buns can one pound of flour make?" Lu Hao asked.

"It depends on how much a steamed bun weighs." Su Min said, "A pound of flour can weigh about a pound and a half after fermentation. Steamed buns can be large or small. The big one can make 10 pieces, and the small one can make 15 pieces."

Lu Hao frowned slightly.

He is calculating costs and gross profit.

The cost of a pound of Fuqiang flour is 4.3 cents. One steamed bun is priced at 5 cents, and 10 pieces is 5 cents. According to this figure, the gross profit of making a large steamed bun from a pound of flour is only 7 cents.

This is the gross profit. If you exclude labor, water, electricity, and stall rental, the profit will be even lower.

I can make 15 small steamed buns at 5 cents each and sell them for 7.5 cents. The gross profit has increased a lot, to 2.2 cents.

"Make small steamed buns, rectangular, not round." Lu Hao gave his idea.

Even if you make small steamed buns, one actually weighs 50 grams. If you make them into a rectangular shape, changing the appearance can make up for the loss of weight.

"Okay." Su Min nodded.

"In the past few days, I have kept track of the number of people who have come to ask if there are steamed buns and steamed buns for sale, and almost 50 people have come to ask in one day," Chen Linjiao said.

She made money by selling rice wine, she tasted the marrow and became addicted to it, so she paid special attention to these aspects.

"There are still many people who are too embarrassed to ask and just take a look and leave. I guess they want to buy steamed buns and steamed buns, but they leave when they see that they are not sold." She said, "There are many such customers."

"That's for sure. Just like an iceberg, only one-tenth of it can be seen above the surface of the sea, and there are still nine-tenths under the sea." Lu Hao affirmed, "Food is the most important thing for the people. When will we shop too early?"

There is no shortage of customers.”

What matters is beating other competitors.

Su Min and Chen Linjiao got together and wrote and drew in a small notebook.

"Honey, do you sell bamboo steamed buns in the department store?" Su Min suddenly asked.

"Yes, and it's quite big. It's suitable for steaming steamed buns and steamed buns." Lu Hao nodded.

These drawers are all made of bamboo. They are imported from the countryside and made bit by bit by bamboo craftsmen. The quality is very good.

Not just bamboo drawers, but also dustpans, bamboo baskets, bamboo brushes, etc., they are all available in department stores, and there are quite a lot of them.

These goods are purchased from the countryside through the municipal supply and marketing cooperative, transported by the local specialty company of the municipal supply and marketing cooperative, and sold in Wanjia Department Store.

Sales are pretty good.

"You don't have to look for a place to buy it, just buy it from the department store." Su Min said, "Chen Linjiao and I will go back early and make some steamed buns and steamed buns first. Husband, you can try them and see how they taste."

"You are using me as a guinea pig." Lu Hao said, "Why don't I agree?"

"You have to agree even if you don't agree." Su Min looked at him playfully, "You have to accept it if you want it, and you have to accept it if you don't want it. You can't go back on it. Who made you my husband?"

"You just have to be so strong in other aspects." Lu Hao said with a smile, "Okay, then I will be the guinea pig. You go back and make steamed buns and steamed buns. When they are done, I will taste them. By the way, tea leaves

There’s some in the store too, take some home to make tea eggs.”

"I want to be a guinea pig too." Nini hurriedly raised her hand.

"Okay, you will be the guinea pig too, we are both guinea pigs." Lu Hao touched her head.

"I am the guinea pig, dad, you are the big guinea pig." Nini corrected.

Su Min and Chen Linjiao stood up and cleaned up the rice wine stall. The woman was really meticulous and quick in doing this work, and they cleaned up in a short time.

Very neat.
Chapter completed!