The little one's purse connects the two worlds, turning a desolate village into a paradise.

Wang Guifen ate non-stop, saying, "I'm serious, with this sauce, plain noodles would sell like hotcakes. But if you add that chicken and snail broth you mentioned, the flavor is unimaginable, it's so delicious it'll seep into your bones!"

Cao Xiulian nodded. She hadn't tried chicken and snail soup before, but judging from how highly Sister Wang praised it, it must be delicious.

However, she then became worried: "After hearing what you said, I am confident in making this noodle soup. However, Ya Ya is too young to cook noodles at all. Both of my pots are steaming things. Even if I can free up one pot, I am afraid that I will not be able to cook the noodles quickly enough when there are many customers."

"The noodles will get soggy if cooked for too long, and I can't cook too many at once, otherwise people will be unhappy waiting in line. Besides, I'm not sure what the appropriate price should be."

Ya Ya sat to the side, listening to her aunt and Grandma Wang talk about the noodle soup business in their village, silently remembering everything they said.

She didn't understand, so she didn't interrupt, but she could learn.

Wang Guifen waved her hand, "The price for the soup noodles will be 25 yuan a bowl, the same as the stir-fried snails, with some greens. As for the meat sauce..."

She glanced at the small jar in her hand. The jar wasn't big, and each jar contained about half a pound.

"Generally it's free, but the owner is worried that people might eat half a jar or a whole jar of this sauce at once, so he still charges extra. This isn't a cheap sauce; it's made with fresh meat and high-quality ingredients, so selling it for fifteen to twenty-one jars is reasonable. Good meat sauces on the market sell for about the same price."

Cao Xiulian listened attentively, her ears perked up.

Looking at the two business owners, one big and one small, who were listening attentively to her, Wang Guifen unconsciously straightened her back a bit and continued, "Most noodle shops offer free chili sauce, but that's pure chili sauce. Yours uses a lot of ingredients, which increases the cost. If a customer who loves it eats a whole jar in one sitting, we'll lose money. Besides, the chicken and snail soup isn't cheap either; a single free-range chicken costs over a hundred yuan. We can't afford to lose too much money."

"I suggest making two kinds: one with the original broth and one with sauce. Use a larger standard ladle, and charge two or three extra dollars for the one with sauce."

Cao Xiulian nodded repeatedly, admiring Wang Guifen from the bottom of her heart. Sister Wang was indeed worthy of being called the eldest sister. When talking about doing business, she explained everything to Cao Xiulian clearly. After hearing what Wang Guifen said, Cao Xiulian's originally confused thoughts instantly became clear.

"Okay, then the original soup noodles will be 25 yuan a bowl, and the meat sauce noodles will be 28 yuan a bowl."

"As for cooking noodles, it's simple. Just set up an induction cooker and a small soup pot over your worktable, prepare some water, and let the customers cook the noodles themselves. Most of the customers are regulars. Even if you encounter new customers, you're the only one selling chicken and snail noodle soup in the entire morning market, so you don't have to worry about people not coming," Wang Guifen continued to offer suggestions.

"This... isn't that a bit inappropriate? We come to the restaurant so early in the morning to save time, why do we have to cook for ourselves?" Cao Xiulian was taken aback.

Ya Ya raised her hand: "How about I cook? I know how! I often help Grandma start the fire and cook! But what kind of stove is an electric stove? Is it like the stove Auntie uses to steam buns, made with those black honeycomb briquettes?"

"No way!" Wang Guifen and Cao Xiulian refused in unison.

Cao Xiulian warned sternly, "Induction cookers are electric, and you're too young to easily get burned. Fire and electrical appliances are dangerous; never touch them carelessly, understand?"

"I heard you, Auntie!" Ya Ya nodded obediently and pulled her hand back.

Seeing that the little guy had calmed down, Wang Guifen continued to say to Cao Xiulian, "Sister, why don't you buy an induction cooker and try it? Most people want to save time when eating breakfast, but with the food your boss brings, which customer comes here for convenience? They all come from far away because it's delicious! It's just cooking noodles, no problem. Try it tomorrow, and if it doesn't work, I'll reimburse you for the boiler."

"Oh, everyone's here! What are you all chatting about? Trying to cook noodles? Are you going to sell noodles?" Zhang Limin heard Wang Guifen's last words as soon as he came in. He asked while glancing at the shelf: "Oh, you have wild grasshoppers today? These wild vegetables are rare, and they're all tender tips. My family loves them, they're perfect for fillings! I'll have to buy a lot."

"Hey, Mr. Zhang, you'd better take less. These wild vegetables are in high demand; no one in the group has been able to buy any for days. Everyone's been thinking about them, so save some for everyone."

Wang Guifen waved to Zhang Limin.

Huaya's shop hadn't sold wild vegetables for several days in a row, and the usually quiet group chat suddenly became much more active, with some people checking in every day to ask if there were any wild vegetables available. They got to know each other quite well and occasionally chatted in the group, so the two of them became acquainted.

Zhang Limin laughed heartily: "I know, I know! I'll buy ten jin (5 kg) so my family can try it out, and we can use the leftovers to make dumplings and steamed buns!"

"You can eat well!" Wang Guifen gave Zhang Limin a thumbs up.

Zhang Limin picked out over ten kilograms of the two kinds of wild vegetables, and carrying the bag, he went over and asked, "By the way, what kind of noodles were you talking about?"

"Grandpa Zhang, it was Aunt Chuntao from our village who came up with this idea to make chicken and snail noodle soup, using the mountain snails that were previously stir-fried with chili..." Ya Ya briefly explained to Zhang Limin.

"That's great! Noodles are a good choice for breakfast, they're easy on the stomach. What's this chili sauce? Mr. Cao, give me a steamed bun too, I want to try some."

Cao Xiulian picked up a plump steamed bun as instructed and helped Zhang Limin spread some sauce on it.

Zhang Limin took a bite, said nothing, but ate the steamed bun much faster, finishing the palm-sized bun in just a few bites.

After finishing the meal, he finally spoke up: "It's absolutely amazing, so delicious with rice! Can this be made in large quantities? I'd like to order a few hundred cans first, so we can give them to the employees as holiday benefits next month for Labor Day. We can also keep some in the factory canteen at other times."

"Hundreds of jars?" Ya Ya's eyes widened. Aunt Chun Tao's sauce was so popular.

"Wait, Mr. Zhang, you can see for yourself, these sauces are all made to order. The small boss doesn't have any bottling machines in the village, so a few hundred jars might not have a long shelf life... And other people might not have that many jars, plus the price..." Wang Guifen stopped Zhang Limin.

"That's easy. My factory has small jars that are about the same size as this one, specifically for freeze-dried food. We also have sealing machines. You can bring me the larger jars, and I'll seal them myself." Zhang Limin had already thought it through.

"I've forgotten you're still the big boss. But since you don't have to pack it yourself, how about selling it by weight? Forty-one pounds? Let's try a hundred pounds first?"

"Okay! Let me know on WeChat when it's ready, Mr. Cao, and I'll have someone come and pick it up."

Cao Xiulian and Ya Ya stared in disbelief as the two big customers of Hua Ya's shop finalized the order directly, bypassing the two shop owners, and couldn't even get a word in edgewise.

"This...that..." Cao Xiulian was a little confused.

Ya Ya silently counted on her little fingers: 100 jin, 40 yuan per jin, that's... 4,000! Aunt Chun Tao can earn 4,000 just by cooking a few pots! Aunt Chun Tao will definitely be very happy with this business.

"Grandpa Zhang, can I go back and tell my aunt that I'll bring it over when it's ready?"

"Sure, of course, no rush." ​​Zhang Limin happily scanned the 4,000 yuan in full.