It's not that they can't afford expensive ingredients, but these gourmets who travel long distances for a good meal have very sensitive noses and can immediately tell that the spices they use are different.

The aroma of the dishes in Yunhe Village seems to possess some kind of special magic.

Hearing that so many people had come, Lin Jinyue began to entertain them.

Upon hearing that they had come to order a birthday banquet, Lin Jinyue took out a box.

She had made preparations well in advance.

Lin Jinyue took out another sign with a piece of paper attached: November Arrangements.

The top part is a calendar, and there's an extra empty space below for her to write things down.

That wasn't all. She smiled and said, "How many companies do you have in total? Take a look at the prices I'm offering before you decide."

As she spoke, Lin Jinyue began distributing booklets.

The booklet listed banquets of various grades, categorized by the complexity of the dishes.

The first-class banquet features special delicacies made in their village, the second-class banquet also has some, but only wine, and the third-class banquet is a bit simpler, but it consists of dishes that they have never seen before.

Lin Jinyue's prices are relatively high because she's afraid they'll treat her every day.

The first-class banquet includes local specialty wines that are not for sale, as well as some special dishes such as hot pot, dry pot, and some fancy Chinese and Western dishes.

Everything can be arranged.

There's nothing Lin Jinyue can't do, only things they haven't thought of.

She'll be able to unlock the villa soon. When she was writing her novel, she collected recipes for all the specialties from all over China during her five thousand years of history. There will definitely be some unexpected delicacies to discover.

However, someone asked: "Isn't it always cheaper the more you order? Your first-class banquet costs 188 taels of silver for just two tables, so how come it costs 1,000 taels for ten tables?"

Lin Jinyue explained, "It's not tiring to prepare two tables, but we have to prepare ten tables the night before, and it's tiring with more people, since there are only two of us."

Lin Jinyue thought her price would deter many people.

This is just the price of the banquet.

The price of the cake is listed below.

The cheapest one costs 100 taels of silver, which is the kind of simple single-layer cake that Old Madam Li makes, with a peach placed in the middle of a bunch of flowers.

The slightly prettier ones can be made into all sorts of shapes.

Butterflies, beautiful women, and all sorts of unique fondant cakes.

The most complicated one, Lin Jin received 888 taels of silver per month.

To everyone's surprise, even after she set the price, she noticed several men in fancy clothes whispering amongst themselves.

She can't hear, but she's relatively close, so the system can relay the message for her:

“Brother Xu, our two families have always had a good relationship. How about this, you book on the fifth day and I book on the seventh, and we can take turns eating here.”

"I have no concubines or children who celebrate my birthday on the first day of the lunar month."

"Brother Xu, I told you, you can't be too honest. Look at this, do you think people would lie under your bed and listen to when your concubine's birthday is?"

"Brother Chen is right."

"Hey, what are you two talking about? You didn't include me. Although we had a falling out before, this banquet is a rare treat. Your family can't invite people over to cook every day, so how about we..."

"Okay, the old grudges between our Chen and Zhao families are now wiped clean."

"..."

Lin Jinyue remained silent.

Oh wait, they even put them together on the table?

Lin Jinyue exclaimed, "Wow!"

Fortunately, she had a backup plan.

Lin Jinyue pointed to the exquisite wooden box beside her: "You can draw lots and decide in the order you draw them. Half of the deposit will be collected, and it will not be refunded if you cancel."

Despite the stringent requirements, everyone present was excited.

No one left; everyone was somewhat excited.

Some even prayed repeatedly to the distant sea, asking for blessings so they could draw the prize sooner.

Lin Jinyue:......

She felt that not opening a restaurant would be a real loss for her family.

People from Lingnan are surprisingly wealthy.

[System: Grain can be transported out of Lingnan, but the price of grain outside...]

[Lin Jinyue: !! Then aren't we in some danger?]

[System: That's correct.]

[Lin Jinyue:...]

The system is really too calm.

Well, the fire hasn't reached her yet, she can still make money.

Lin Jinyue counted, there were eighteen people in total, but she had set a rule that she wouldn't do that many each month, only fifteen. So, a few unlucky people present would have to wait until next month.

Lin Jinyue put 20 cards inside and let them draw them one by one.

The sign was exquisitely made, but to prevent cheating, she simply wrote down the numbers instead of touching them.

To ensure fairness and impartiality.

After drawing her number, Lin Jinyue asked, "Mr. Zhao, which day would you like to book? If you book more than two tables, you'll need to give me a day to prepare."

"bright……"

Before Master Zhao could finish speaking, Lin Jinyue quickly crossed out November 3rd.

Master Zhao: "Then let's have number four, a first-class banquet, ten tables, and an 888 cake. You can write the congratulatory message yourself, as long as it looks nice."

Lin Jinyue nodded: "Okay."

After saying that, she crossed out numbers 4 and 5 and wrote down Mr. Zhao's order.

Mr. Zhao couldn't wait to send out the deposit, afraid that something might change if he delayed even a second.

Lin Jinyue looked at the rows of silver ingots and accepted them with a smile.

I don't know how the war is going outside. The wealthy merchants in Lingnan have stopped using banknotes and are using silver instead.

Almost every family booked several tables.

There was one family, though, that was a genuine elderly person celebrating their birthday. They were willing to pay extra to book 20 tables, and for the cake, they chose a simple longevity peach design.

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