Miao Wan's chatter aroused the interest of the others. She turned around and saw that there were also guests in the kang room who had eaten and drunk their fill and came out to listen, so she stood up immediately.
"Oh, I've even eaten tofu that's smoother and sweeter than egg custard. Tender, white, and fragrant tofu, stir-fried with meat sauce, and then poured over rice. Wow... fresh, fragrant, and spicy, much better than spicy skewers."
Customer: ...Suddenly the skewers don’t smell as good anymore.
"Also, this barbecue and crystal agate meat are delicious, but you can't eat them every day. I heard your chef is a master at roasting whole lamb. So when are you going to have some roasted pig?"
The guest who invited her to dinner couldn't even taste the wine. "How is it delicious? Tell me!"
"Alas, I can't eat it even if I tell you." Miao Wan deliberately acted like she deserved a beating and moved her feet calmly. Seeing that Qiao Bailao was reliably protecting her, she felt relieved and bold to speak in a sarcastic tone.
"Jufu Restaurant probably only makes these two dishes well, yet they dare to chase customers away? What's going on? Are you worried about the money?"
Guest: That’s right.
"The waiter is inflexible. The root cause is that the boss is stupid. There's not even a painting on the wall of the lobby. You should at least make it more elegant. Otherwise, if the customers are dissatisfied, they won't even have a place to complain."
Guest: ...That doesn’t stop you from cursing.
Zhang Sanzhuang was dumbfounded after hearing this. When Awan got angry, she even scolded herself. Wasn't she the biggest boss?
And that counter and that wall, didn’t she say they wanted to be the cleanest and most simple?
What, you want colorful black now?
Miao Wan, unaware of Zhang Sanzhuang's inner criticism, clapped her hands and said loudly, "You should at least put up a few boards on the wall. If the customers are satisfied with the meal, they might even leave their calligraphy for you."
Most importantly, "If you're not satisfied, you have to give us a place to vent so that the diners who come after you don't get fooled by you. The diners have sharp eyes and will notice the shortcomings. Anyone who can read will supervise you to correct them."
Customer: Good! This method is bad... ahem, good method!
"Who doesn't spend money to have fun? You can't go back home with a stomach full and suffocating. Wouldn't that be a waste of money?"
Every time she spoke, the guests would cheer her on. Even people outside, hearing the excitement inside, would crowd at the door to join in the fun, regardless of whether they were eating or not.
Some merchants from Jiangnan are very interested in writing words. In Jiangnan, there are indeed some restaurants where people with literary talent can write words or poems on the wall after dinner if they feel like it.
There are people from all over the world here. If the poems can be left here, they will surely spread throughout Dayue and even to other ethnic groups sooner or later.
If this Ju Fu restaurant also had a space, I could not only write poems, but also complain. Hehe, it’s interesting to think about it.
Miao Wan thought about it and realized that all the new products that needed to be launched had been hyped up and all the promotional activities that needed to be launched had been publicized. The matter was over. Seeing that Zhang Sanzhuang and the waiter were about to cry, she could call it a day.
The original intention of making a scene outside was mainly to advertise, not to damage the reputation of Ju Fu Restaurant.
As for the issue between the waiter and Zhang Sanzhuang, it's just like teaching your daughter-in-law, you must do it in a place where there is no one around.
It’s okay to be excessive, but there’s no need to deliberately embarrass others. She is Miao Shiren, not Miao Baopi.
So she tapped the fan on her hand and said, "I see the kang room is now empty, right? How about this, I can give these methods to the owner of Jufu Restaurant. After all, I have to stay here for a while, and I want to eat and drink comfortably. If you still can't do it after I teach you, then don't call it Jufu Restaurant, just call it Jusha Restaurant."
The guests burst into laughter and asked from the door, "Young Master, are you going to bring this good stuff to Jufu Restaurant? Go out and ask around, there must be someone willing to pay for it!"
Miao Wan raised her chin, looking extremely naive. "Who said that Jufu Restaurant is the only restaurant on this street that has a kang room? I'm not the only one who would look down on anyone else!"
She looked at Zhang Sanzhuang with a smile: "I am not without conditions. You have to leave a kang room for me in the future. Other restaurants have empty private rooms. If a distinguished guest comes to visit, you can't chase the other guests out, or ask the distinguished guest to come another day, right?"
"I've been meaning to say this for a long time. Don't you have time to entertain distinguished guests?" A traveling merchant chimed in, "We have this need too. We can't even make reservations in advance. You're really driving us away."
Zhang Sanzhuang wiped the sweat from his forehead. "We can make a reservation, but there are only a few kang rooms, and they've already been fully booked. We don't dare to make a reservation too far in the future, so..."
Miao Wan made the final decision, "Then leave one room open for the highest bidder. If no one is willing to spend money, just leave it there. Do you still need the money for a room? If someone has an urgent matter, at least give them a chance to spend money, right?"
Customer: Hmm? That doesn't sound right.
"Why don't you take me to the back quickly? I'll tell you here." Miao Wan also felt that if she continued, it would sound too much like an advertisement. She knocked on Zhang Sanzhuang's head with her fan and glared at him.
Zhang Sanzhuang reacted and hurriedly invited the person in: "Ah...ah! Please come in, young master."
The customer who was stopped by Miao Wan was not happy. "I'm at the front of the line, and there are people in front of me. Why should she go in first?"
Zhang Sanzhuang wasn't stupid either. He immediately rubbed his hands together and chuckled, "Look, sir. This gentleman is willing to give us some secret recipes and offer some advice on how to run our Jufu Restaurant so that our guests can enjoy their meals and drinks more comfortably. If you...ah, do you understand?"
Customer: "..." Bah! Do you think I'm as stupid as this girl?
If I had so many ideas and could make money myself, it would really be in line with what Miao Wan said: the highest bidder wins. The rich will not have to worry about not having a kang house in the future.
Those who were unwilling to spend money were thinking about the good things that Miao Wan mentioned. If they stopped her, wouldn't they miss out on a lot of good things? Their mood was very complicated for a while, but they didn't stop her and Qiao Ruichen from walking back.
After entering the kang room, Zhang Sanzhuang secretly asked Miao Wan with a bitter face: "Ancestor, what on earth are you and Brother Ruichen going to do?"
Miao Wan whispered, "Of course, it's to solve the problem. Just stay at the counter. If the waiter wants to talk to you, just tell him to shut up. If there's anything, wait until closing time."
After hearing what Miao Wan said, Zhang Sanzhuang felt a little relieved, but also more uneasy. He ran to the kitchen to talk to his father-in-law.
"What exactly is the problem? Awan, don't you trust me? If I have to fine you, can you do it secretly? It's really embarrassing."
Sun Laohuo looked at him in surprise: "Do you want to save face?"
Zhang Sanzhuang: “…” Dad, how should I answer you when you say that?
"What kind of dignity do you need in business? If you want dignity, why don't you go study? If you have academic achievements, you can have everything you want. Yu Maoyan runs a restaurant, but he still kowtows to his customers. Do I need to teach you that money is hard to earn and shit is hard to eat?"
Sun Laohuo didn't understand what his son-in-law was thinking. "You were quite smart when you were working at the restaurant, but now you seem to be not cut out for it. Regardless of whether you're really stupid or just pretending to be smart, why don't you just listen to Awan?"
Zhang Sanzhuang was shocked. Although his father-in-law was scolding him with every word, the scolding was just right.
After he became the shopkeeper, so many people begged him to book a kang room. When people saw him, they would at least call him shopkeeper, and many called him boss directly. He was also in charge of eight servants who were bound by death contracts, and suddenly he seemed superior to others.
Even his father-in-law never touched the back of his head again. He spoke to people in a gentle voice and was no longer angry at all.
Zhang Sanzhuang thought he had remained stable after seeing such changes in just a few months, but in fact... he had expanded a lot.
His face was burning. Awan just didn't want to hit him in the face directly, so she used this ridiculous way to solve the problem, right?
Later, Miao Wan said that she just didn't want to stand and talk without any back pain.
Before entering the kang room, Miao Wan secretly told Qiao Ruichen, "Brother, protect me well. I'm about to get beaten up."
Qiao Ruichen: “…” Didn’t you start a long time ago?
"How about I do it?" To be honest, Qiao Ruichen was quite amused by his wife's cowardly mischief.
But I’m worried that she’ll be too scared… and run out of food.
Miao Wan shook her head: "No, I'm here to cause trouble, but as long as you don't kill anyone, others will think it's normal."
Although Miao Wan is not afraid of Qiao Ruichen now, not everyone can withstand his cold aura.
Qiao Ruichen was speechless. Human hearts are so real. Those who are incompetent are called troublemakers, and those who are really vicious and evil are called thanking for not killing them.
So he could only watch his wife with her hands on her hips, looking arrogant and starting to yell as soon as she entered the door.
Miao Wan kicked the cushion on the kang. "How can I sit on it when it's so dirty? Why don't you give me a new one?"
The waiter in the kang room was more meticulous than the waiter in front, and he also gave Miao Wan a lot of trouble. After changing the mat, Miao Wan slammed the table again.
"It's so dusty outside, and there's not even a wash basin in the house. Are you expecting me to eat with mud?"
The waiter led her outside to wash her hands at the well. Miao Wan kept nagging, "It's so cold, and you asked us to wash our hands outside? Can't you prepare a hot towel?"
The waiter glanced at the bright sun in the sky and replied helplessly, "After the customers have washed their hands, they can place their orders in the courtyard."
Miao Wan retorted, "It was fine if it was warm that day, but are you responsible if I get frozen when it's cold? Can't you just hold a tray and let me choose the dish? I'll turn it over once I've chosen, and you won't make a mistake."
Since flipping the green card can be a way for the emperor to favor his concubines, then using this method to favor delicacies should also be considered a noble thing that can be enjoyed in a kang room, right?
The waiter had no choice but to find a serving tray, put all the labels on the tray, and bring it in for Miao Wan to choose.
Don't mention it, after the waiter came out, some customers heard the commotion and came to watch the fun, and they were really interested, "That's a good idea, let's use this method to order next time. Bring it in so I can see what we have."
The waiter who served Miao Wan seemed to be thinking about something, and whispered to the other two waiters to quickly prepare two sets of menus.
This saves them from having to escort guests in and out again and again, which is really convenient.
After trying it, several customers found it very interesting. Although they couldn’t put into words, they did feel a bit noble. After ordering, they felt that something was missing, so they threw a few coins on the tray.
The waiter was very happy and went in to serve the food to Miao Wan and her family. Before he could even thank them, Miao Wan started to rant again.
"The food is so slow to come out that the daylilies are almost cold. How can the barbecue still be hot?"
"When were these dishes washed? Why do they still feel greasy? Can't you just use some hot water to heat them up for me?"
The waiter was sweating profusely after being ordered around, but Miao Wan was still dissatisfied and slammed the table to complain that he was not working efficiently. Who knew that when she was not paying attention, the bracelet on her hand was hit by the bowl in the waiter's hand and broke into two pieces.
The waiter was stunned: "This, I...it's not me..." He was clearly standing next to the customer just now, and when he saw that it was a young lady, he didn't dare to get too close.
Unexpectedly, the guest reached out and touched the bowl on his own initiative. Was he trying to scam me?
Miao Wan glared at him fiercely: "If not you, then who else? This bracelet of mine is an old mine emerald. It's more than enough to buy ten or eight of your shops. How could I wrongly accuse you?"
The green bracelet that Old Lady Lin passed on to Madam Zhang was said to be a river stone from the riverbed. It was carved into a bracelet because of its beautiful color. It was broken by Goudan and then tied up with a red string.
Now it has been dismantled and used by Miao Wan, referred to as emerald, an old pit.
The waiter was about to cry: "Please forgive me, sir. I was standing very far away from you. I really didn't mean it!"
"Do you think I'm trying to scam you?" Miao Wan sneered. "I don't need you to compensate me for this bracelet. Tell your boss to come over. I'm going to buy you back and torture you!"
Qiao Ruichen: “…” Is this how you act cruelly?
He calmly tried to make amends for Miao Wan, "If you buy it and it makes you look bad, just tell the owner to report it to the authorities and explain why he was beaten to death."
Miao Wan was stunned. So cruel?
Then she immediately realized, "Brother is right, call your boss and the shopkeeper over!"
The guy rushed forward, and Qiao Ruichen immediately became alert, afraid that he would hurt Miao Wan.
Unexpectedly, the waiter just threw himself at Miao Wan's feet and kowtowed: "Please spare my life, sir! Please spare my life, spare my life!"
Miao Wan snorted coldly: "It's not impossible, as long as you tell me the recipe of this restaurant, I will forgive you this time."
The guy suddenly raised his head with a look of shock. Only then did he realize that it was really a scam, but the person who wanted it was not money.
Struggle, fear, and compromise flashed across his face... In short, it seemed as if he had gone through a deep psychological battle.
Then he lowered his head, his face ashen as death, and said, "I'm telling you, people outside don't know that Jufu Restaurant's spicy skewers and crystal agate meat..."
Miao Wan held her breath and concentrated, catching anyone with a problem.
"They're all made with pork, barbecued lamb, and chicken. I've heard how to handle these ingredients."
Miao Wan: "...Do you want to die? Do you even need to tell me this?"
The waiter kept kowtowed on the ground, "I really don't know anything else. I can't even get into the kitchen. I only found out about this by eating the customers' leftovers. Woohoo... I've told you everything I know!"
Miao Wan and Qiao Ruichen exchanged a glance, and she probed again, "Then you have no idea what seasonings were added?"
The guy shrank his neck: "I know."
"explain!"
"Salt was added!" This was the only thing the waiter was sure of. As for spices and the like, he wouldn't dare to say it even if he was beaten to death. He would die anyway, so he might as well be worthy of the silver he paid for his indenture.
Miao Wan: "...Get out! If you dare to tell anyone, I'll send you to the government office and have you beaten to death. I'll have someone else come in to serve you."
The clerk got up with weak hands and feet and ran out. When he calmed down, he hurried to find the shopkeeper.
Not telling tales? Are you dreaming or am I dreaming?
The two guys at the back had been ordered around by Miao Wan. When they heard Miao Wan's voice, all three of them felt a little scalp-tingling.
When they were almost done eating, Qiao Ruichen handed her a handkerchief and said, "Third brother... maybe you're not suitable to be the shopkeeper?"
Qiao Ruichen had also read the service booklet left by Miao Wan. It was written about how to provide customers with a better service experience. When these guys found fault with them, they had no ability to resist at all.
Qiao Ruichen was alert for a long time, but in vain.
"If I remember correctly, my third brother is only in his early twenties this year. He is the youngest son in the family. Ada and Am both spoil him. It's understandable that he is in charge of such a big shop all of a sudden. He is quite busy." Miao Wan understood.
She opened a pig farm at the age of 23. She had just opened the farm and the pigs had not grown up yet, but she was already feeling proud. If it weren't for the village chief father and Sister Chenxi, she might not have been able to run the pig farm successfully.
"I also thought that letting Third Brother handle some things on his own might be more helpful in managing the restaurant. I didn't write too much detail. I'm in confinement and can't leave, and it's not easy for Dad to come over directly. If Third Brother relies on himself, the situation is not too bad."
Zhang Sanzhuang does have some talent and intelligence, but it can only be said that he has been a bit too aggressive. The restaurant has only been open for less than two months, so it is normal to have problems.
She leaned close to Qiao Ruichen's ear and asked, "How do you feel about what those guys said about the restaurant just now?"
Qiao Ruichen: "The first one only mentioned what kind of meat he used, but the next two even mentioned what spices they bought. I just went out and saw that they were very nervous. There's something wrong with these two people."
These should be the two people Sun Yaozu mentioned. Miao Wan probably knew what was going on.
"Okay, then let's go back quickly." Miao Wan said awkwardly, holding her chest and bending over.
Qiao Ruichen thought she was feeling unwell, "What's wrong? Why don't you go see a doctor first?"
Miao Wan's face flushed a little, and she gritted her teeth and whispered, "Taotao's rations are out. Let's go back quickly. If we don't go back, Taotao will cry."
Otherwise, why would she wear a double-breasted robe and carry a fan? It was to cover herself up in case of emergencies.
Qiao Ruichen's ears also felt a little hot. "Then I'll carry... hold... help you out."
The two of them sneaked out of the restaurant through the back door. Qiao Ruichen went to catch the car. It took a cup of tea after the two of them left before a waiter noticed that they were missing.
It was the waiter who hadn't revealed anything. He had already told Zhang Sanzhuang about the scam. Now his face was filled with indignation. "Boss, that young woman with a guard not only tried to find out about our restaurant, but also ate and ran away. Should we report it to the police?"
Zhang Sanzhuang was not surprised at all, his face calm, "Don't worry, they will come back."
Clerk: "..." Boss, you must be dreaming.
The author has something to say:
The second update is still before 22:00~
I've been a bit of a procrastinator these past two days. I'll definitely start writing early tomorrow, right at 6 p.m.
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