"Xuanxuan, be a good girl at school... Go on in... Daddy will pick you up in the afternoon..."

"Mm-hmm~ See you in the afternoon, Daddy~"

Huang Tao stood outside the kindergarten, watching Xuanxuan walk in until she disappeared into the school building.

Only then did he get on his electric scooter and headed to the grocery market.

He went to find the boss of the ice-fresh stall, Old Wang at the pork stall, the fish stall owner, and discussed the quantities of ingredients needed for the food festival.

Old Wang at the pork stall and the fish stall owner were surprised by Huang Tao's sudden change in supply quantities and delivery times.

When they learned that this was only for the three days from the 11th to the 13th, they readily agreed.

But there was a hint of disappointment. If it were this quantity all the time, they could relax for at least half a year!

On the other hand, the ice-fresh stall owner and the vegetable stall owner were both surprised and pleased by Huang Tao's sudden increase in order volume and types of ingredients.

After all, this all meant money~

Each of them eagerly agreed to deliver on time to the Delicious Restaurant.

As for the rice cake vendor and the seafood vendor, Huang Tao asked them to pause deliveries of mud crabs and rice cakes for three days starting from the 11th of this month.

This course of action.

It left the rice cake stall and seafood stall owners baffled.

They instinctively thought that Huang Tao no longer wanted to cooperate with them!

One by one, they anxiously asked Huang Tao if there was something they did wrong to make him dissatisfied.

The seafood stall owner even wore an expression of "Tell me where I went wrong, and I'll correct it":

"Boss Huang, you know the quality of my mud crabs is top-notch. Every time I deliver to your restaurant, I pick the largest, fattest, and the liveliest for you. If there's something I'm not doing right, or if you're unhappy, you can just tell me, or maybe you think my prices are off and you want to negotiate for a lower price?"

In terms of ordering this many mud crabs daily, it's just Huang Tao's place.

And Huang Tao's daily purchase volume supports over half of the seafood stall owner's daily turnover.

Such a significant customer is hard to come by!

The seafood stall owner naturally didn't want to lose this major customer and thus lose the business.

However...

If Boss Huang wanted to use this to press for lower prices, he still had some doubts in his heart.

After all, the quoted price was already very low.

Any lower!

There wasn't much room for further concessions!

Huang Tao didn't expect his actions to confuse the two owners.

He laughed and shook his head: "You've misunderstood, I didn't mean that. Don't overthink it. The reason for stopping the supply for three days is that my restaurant is participating in this year's food festival. The restaurant will be closed for three days, and over there, it's not really suitable for selling crab stir-fried cakes, so we won't be ordering mud crabs and rice cakes for those three days. You can resume delivery as usual on the 14th."

"Oh, so that's the situation! I'm relieved now, okay, I'll deliver again on the 14th." The seafood stall owner felt at ease once they heard this explanation.

The rice cake owner also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Oh, great! Now that you explained it, Boss Huang, I feel relieved."

Both of them also expressed that they would definitely go to the food festival to support Huang Tao when they had the time.

Before long.

The news that Huang Tao was attending the food festival spread throughout the entire market.

All the vendors smiled and congratulated Huang Tao, saying they would also attend the food festival to show their support.

"Great, welcome, welcome..."

Huang Tao expressed thanks as he made his way to the live poultry section.

Indeed.

He planned to use live ducks to make roast duck.

Although many roast duck shops on the market buy frozen ducks, because they are cheaper after all~

But for quality-focused Huang Tao, he still wanted to choose live ducks.

"Yo, Boss Huang, looking to buy chicken or duck? Tell me, and I'll pick it out for you..." The vendors in the live poultry section greeted him enthusiastically.

Waiting for Huang Tao to make his selection~

"Alright, let me take a look first..."

He walked past several stalls selling chickens, ducks, and geese, selecting from each one.

Finally.

He stopped in front of a stall with relatively plump and tender ducks.

The stall lady saw him and quickly greeted him warmly: "Boss Huang, you have a good eye. These ducks are all home-raised, all grown on grains. Each duck weighs about over 5 pounds. Look at this duck meat, plump yet firm, perfectly smooth and rich after cooking. They make an excellent soup, incredibly delicious."

"Yes, indeed not bad, but I need you to help me with slaughtering and plucking, make a seven-centimeter cut under the duck's armpit to take out the innards, but I don't want the innards, is that okay?"

Actually, Huang Tao had considered keeping the innards.

But the amount of innards was somewhat negligible.

If made into braised snacks, the quantity was too little.

If stir-fried into dishes, his skills weren't up to par, not suitable for sale at the restaurant.

If just eating them himself, the amount was too much, estimating it would lead to eating and getting sick.

Weighing the options, not taking them was the wisest choice.

In the southern markets, requests for slaughtering, plucking, and cleaning innards are very common.

But requests like Huang Tao's to forgo the innards aren't as common.

It's more common for customers to request things like duck blood and duck intestines instead.

The stall lady didn't mind and said with a smile, "Sure! The innards and such, there are specialized buyers. If you don't want them, I can sell them to them."

"Thanks, then." Huang Tao smiled slightly, thought for a moment, and asked, "Stall lady, give me 50 ducks first, what's the price?"

Using live ducks is more costly, so the price for roast duck won't be cheap.

It's roughly 188 yuan.

He worried the price might be high, and many customers might not accept it, so the quantity he ordered was relatively smaller compared to other ingredients.

Testing the waters first.

The stall lady and her husband were overjoyed when they heard Huang Tao wanted 50 ducks all at once.

After all, this was a big order!

It directly bought up nearly two-thirds of the ducks they brought in the morning.

Such a significant customer naturally needed to be well-maintained.

The couple whispered to each other and reached a consensus.

The stall lady cheerfully said, "For you, Boss Huang, of course, I'll give you the lowest price. Without the innards, it'll be 65 yuan per duck, originally sold at 90 yuan each."

"Okay, please handle them for me and deliver them to my restaurant."

"No problem, even if you didn't mention it, Boss Huang, I'd still deliver them to your restaurant." The stall lady gladly agreed.

The husband carefully picked out the best ducks and swiftly began slaughtering.

One swift cut!

Clean and efficient!

The stall lady, wearing gloves, quickly placed the slaughtered ducks into a large stainless steel barrel, scalding the duck feathers evenly with boiling water.

Unlike other stalls using asphalt to scald duck feathers.

This is one reason why Huang Tao chose to cooperate with them.

Other chicken and duck vendors glanced over to see the couple working busily, filled with envy.

It's unknown what kind of good fortune the Old Su couple stumbled upon, to be chosen by Boss Huang.

Their future business could only get better and better...

Although business was okay in front of their stall this morning, compared to Old Su's side, it wasn't worth mentioning—a sesame seed compared to a giant tree.

Huang Tao exchanged WeChat contacts with Old Su, paying for the goods.

He also reserved the quantity of ducks needed for the three days of the food festival.

The Old Su couple heard this and both showed happy smiles.

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