Food Intelligence King

Chapter 18 Rare Diner Information

On the way home, Chen Zhou chatted with his wife about opening a shop.

I remember that Ms. Lin suggested that I start by setting up a street stall.

But this time, she explicitly agreed.

"I support you in opening a shop."

She then talked about her concerns at the time—the investment in opening a store was large, and Chen Zhou had no relevant experience, etc.

After listening, Chen Zhou smiled and asked:

"Then why are you supporting me in opening a shop now?"

Lin Yifan explained in detail: "Your steamed buns do taste really good, and business is good too. Now you've accumulated so many customers. I don't think there's any risk in opening a shop anymore."

Chen Zhou: "You didn't trust me at all back then!"

Lin Yifan thought for a moment, feeling slightly embarrassed.

"I used to think I knew you pretty well, but now I'm not so sure anymore."

Chen Zhou felt that he had often neglected her feelings and thoughts, taking the stable life his wife had carefully maintained for granted.

During this heart-to-heart talk between the couple, Chen Zhou did not hide anything from his closest person:

"Honey, I actually have a food information system."

Lin Yifan put on that cooperative expression she used to show when Chen Zhou told corny jokes, and said, "Yeah, that's good."

Chen Zhou shook his head and smiled. Indeed, only children would believe such things.

He looked at his daughter.

Chen Taotao: "Dad, I'm five years old."

However, despite his wife's support, the family's savings could only cover a year's rent, making opening a shop now a bit too risky.

the next morning.

Food information is updated on time.

[Food News]: In the past three days, vendors selling homegrown vegetables have appeared on the west side of the entrance to Xingfu Vegetable Market, and the quality of the vegetables is quite good.

When Chen Zhou saw this intelligence, he felt a pang of nostalgia.

I remember when I was a child, the vegetable garden in my hometown was irrigated with well water, and it would produce a lot of fruits and vegetables every year.

The taste was definitely much better than what you can buy in the market.

Take cucumbers for example. No matter how carefully you pick them in the market, they can never taste as sweet as the ones you ate before.

I'll buy some when I go to the market later.

[Customer Activity (Rare)]: Two days later, Uncle Yu, a local geek, will pass by your stall. Getting his positive review can help increase your popularity.

This was the first time Chen Zhou had encountered such rare information about a diner.

I never expected that I could increase the popularity of my stall through this customer.

The information about the diners in the previous cases was relatively simple.

This confirms his earlier assessment—that the rarity of intelligence is more related to information density than anything else.

After all, in Chen Zhou's view,

Everyone is unique and quite rare. You can't say that someone with old money or an old geezer is a cut above the rest.

Although it's true that you rarely see an old man like this.

The intelligence report mentioned that he was just passing by, and Chen Zhou needed to devise a plan to attract him to his stall.

In any case, an opportunity to increase brand awareness is not to be missed.

Finally, let's look at the [Market News]: In Haibin City, a new round of consumer subsidies has been launched starting today. This round of subsidies includes, for the first time, various kitchen appliances such as refrigerators, dishwashers, and microwave ovens.

Chen Zhou had only heard his colleagues mention it briefly when he was still working recently.

Back then, with a monthly salary of 2500, there was really no need to pay attention to promotions like "spend 2,000 and get 200 off".

"Is it that I'm short of those two hundred?"

But now he has actually saved up several thousand yuan.

Thinking of this, Chen Zhou couldn't help but come up with a plan:
"Let's get an electronic loudspeaker and shout it out on the street; maybe that'll attract some people." For the moment, this was the only solution Chen Zhou could think of for the completely unfamiliar, troublesome old man, Mr. Yu.
After reviewing today's updated intelligence, finding nothing of value or opportunity, Chen Zhou couldn't help but sigh:
Earning money diligently is certainly reassuring, but using intelligence to snag a bargain is the key to quickly accumulating initial wealth.

Thinking of this, he checked the system level.

Currently at: lv2 (350.5/700)

However, there are only half the points left to upgrade to level 3, so the goal is still within reach.

Due to system level restrictions, only a portion of the skills redeemed through points are currently available.

Chen Zhou plans to accumulate positive review points over the next few days.

Before the next update of intelligence, break through the 700-point mark.

He's just running a small stall lately and doesn't plan on any limited-quantity sales. So the number of customers each day and how many buns each person buys are not fixed.

Based on my observations of doing business these past few days, I can only say that on average, I get around 60 to 70 positive reviews per day.

Operating 24/7 is not realistic.

We still need to focus on selling more steamed buns in the evening.

Looking at the score of (352.5/700),

That one decimal place, contributed solely by his wife, is truly remarkable.

Chen Zhou couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

From this perspective alone, Ms. Lin may be ordinary in every way, but she is also quite unique.

He looked at Ms. Lin, who was washing up, and said:

"Honey, is there any appliance we need to buy? I saw that the government has a new subsidy policy, and there are subsidies for kitchen appliances."

Lin Yifan laughed and said, "You can buy another refrigerator; one is simply not enough."

The kitchen at home can't fit two refrigerators right now.

My wife actually joked with me, which is quite unusual for her.

Chen Zhou was pleasantly surprised.

However, this did remind him.

Even if you can't fit one at home, you can put a portable one on your food cart.

He doesn't drive far anymore; the food cart's battery is almost entirely used to power other equipment.

It can easily support a small refrigerator.

Then he can put the prepared minced meat inside and sell it while wrapping.

It can also improve efficiency.

at the same time.

A villa in the suburbs of a coastal city.

Yu Shaochun tasted two bites of the cucumbers that the housekeeper had pickled a few days earlier, and couldn't help but look uncomfortable.

"This traditional pickled cucumber doesn't taste good either?"

He picked up a piece of paper from the table and checked it again.

The contents on the paper were copied from a blue-and-white porcelain plate that Yu Shaochun had received from a friend a few days earlier.

"Take tender cucumbers, wash them, and air-dry them in the shade. When placing them in a jar, add ginger, garlic, and peppercorns, a splash of fine wine, and a drizzle of sesame oil. The flavor will be mellow after three days."

"I use: organic cucumber, handmade sesame oil, and Wuliangye liquor."
The ingredients are correct, right? And they were pickled for three days. I even specifically looked for pickled cucumbers in an early Qing Dynasty porcelain jar.

Does that mean that's what food was like in ancient times?

Yu Shaochun was still somewhat unwilling. He suddenly remembered that after Yuan Mei retired from officialdom, he spent most of his time in the Jiangnan region.

Then it dawned on me:

"It won't do if it's alcohol!"

Yu Shaochun looked at the 30-year-old Shuang Gou Daqu in his wine cabinet and began the next round of experimentation.

(End of this chapter)