Chapter 84
The workers got off work at almost the same time, and within a few minutes, diners came one after another. Su Guoer's shop suddenly became noisy. Many people came in and stood outside laughing and giggling. The reason was that the shop was already full and there was no empty seat.
Changqi had no choice but to put down the table leaning against the wall and set up three tables outside. Those who wanted to sit outside to eat could order their food first, and those who didn’t want to could wait in line.
Usually willing.
What's more, seeing that there were so many people, he asked for a bowl of white rice and braised meat from the small window on the west side. With the white rice and braised meat, that was a meal.
You know what, quite a lot of people eat this.
It's a bit dry, but luckily the store provides free tea.
In this way, the diners dispersed. Except for those who had to go in to eat, the others could accommodate themselves and be polite when there were so many people.
The place was bustling with people, and Su Guoer could see it every time she came out to serve the dishes. The crowds of people filled her heart.
But some people were not happy about this. For the past month, the owner of Mingyue Tower next door stood at the door almost every day, looking into Su Guoer's shop.
I feel jealous, but at the same time I feel it's no big deal.
But his argument is no longer valid.
"Boss, there are so many people in the restaurant next door. How are we going to explain this to Madam?"
The fat shopkeeper: "Explain? Explain what? The diners don't want to eat at our restaurant, and you can't blame me? It's obviously the chef's poor cooking skills, why should I blame him?"
After saying that, he waved his sleeves and walked into the gate of Mingyue Tower with a belly full of meat.
The guy next to him looked at her with disdain, and finally chatted with the newly hired worker: "Tsk, wait and see, when the lady realizes it, he will be in trouble!"
A worker nearby said, "Why is this shopkeeper so arrogant? Doesn't he make a living from the boss? Isn't he afraid that the boss will kick him out if he's so arrogant?"
The clerk said, "What do you know? Our shopkeeper is a very special person. He is the biological son of Madam Wu, who is close to the old lady. He has the protection of Madam Wu above him. Even if he does a poor job and has no revenue, the old lady can't do anything to him!"
Worker: "Why? We can't let Mingyue Tower continue to lose money, right? I haven't seen anyone come in for half a month, right?"
The waiter said, "Hey, it's because our Madam hired a powerful old woman. This woman is so unreasonable. She relies on the fact that she has a large family and Madam's soft personality to hold on to the Mingyue Tower. I guess our Madam still doesn't know that the Mingyue Tower, which is famous in Bianjing, has been tossed around like this. If she knew, she would be so angry that she would faint!"
Worker: "Hey, what does the old lady want? If she can revitalize the shop, she can also make more money, right? Why do something that hurts others and does not benefit herself?"
The man said, "Huh? But I did it anyway. I'm living a very happy life with the rent of 12,000 yuan a month!"
Worker: "Tsk tsk tsk, this family is really messy, who is our wife?"
The waiter said, "Madam? Madam is the only daughter of Censor Yan. After Censor Yan passed away, there was no male heir to support the family, so they married the son of a wealthy businessman. Naturally, the shop fell into his hands, right?" The waiter shook his head repeatedly, saying it was a pity, and said that he had worked in Mingyue Tower for two or three years, and he didn't expect that such a good Mingyue Tower would be ruined like this?
It really hurts!
Then he looked at the crowd of diners in front of Suguoer Restaurant, his face full of envy.
This is even better than Mingyue Tower during its peak period.
Su Guoer was holding the spoon in the back and was very busy. She was responsible for making almost all the main dishes, but the remaining vegetarian dishes were left to the two apprentices. Su Guoer also raised their apprenticeship fees.
Now they are paid ten taels of silver a month and asked to work hard in their own shops.
If you do well, there will be rewards.
In this way, the two apprentices worked very efficiently.
Firstly, the money has increased, so they have motivation to work, and secondly, Su Guoer has taught them everything she knows, so they have learned quite a few dishes now.
Of course, they haven’t learned the signature dishes yet, but they are adept at making the most basic dishes.
Earning ten taels of silver a month was considered a very good job when women in Bianjing generally had no other options. Although it was a bit hard and tiring, they were happy to do it.
Therefore, Su Guoer felt a lot more relaxed. She just needed to simply watch and adjust the flavor, and then serve the dishes.
When she was seeing it off, she heard people outside chatting and talking, and they were all very happy, so she became happy too.
Finally, after most of the customers had left, she sat down at the counter to rest. Changqi, holding a kettle in one hand and leaning against the counter, said, "Did you see those people coming down from the second floor? They look like officials from somewhere. They have an extraordinary demeanor!"
Su Guoer: "Probably." Ever since that boy brought his master here for dinner, there has been no shortage of distinguished guests in her restaurant.
New faces appear every few days, and most of the dishes they order are Jiangnan cuisine.
Yunjiang fish balls, assorted vegetarian noodles, golden fish dumplings, boiled seafood, drunken river crabs and vegetarian chicken with exclusive dipping sauce.
Anyway, most of them are Jiangnan dishes and exquisitely decorated dishes, and mutton pot stickers and duck oil pancakes are also very popular with them.
Changqi watched them leave.
With so many adults eating here, who knows what they'll say? Isn't this a good time to use him? He thought so, finally living up to the trust of the adults.
After all, what they say is much more interesting than what the people on the first floor below say.
Just like just now, he heard someone scolding his parents.
What young age, what frivolousness, what ignorance of the immensity of heaven and earth, what cruel means.
Anyway, they said all kinds of things, but not a single good word praising his parents.
Tsk tsk tsk, Changqi sighed in his heart.
Sir, your popularity is really bad, isn't it?
So that night he presented all the insults the adults had said to each other in front of the adults.
Prepare to see the joke.
However, the adult remained calm, just flipped through it twice casually and put it aside without looking at it again.
Seems like he doesn't care at all.
"You think about this little thing all day long?" Pei Yan wanted to say that he was not doing his job properly.
Changqi: "That's not possible." He understood what the adults wanted to see, so he presented another document.
It said: At the time of Si today, the shop earned a total of 198 taels. According to Miss Su, this was the most money she had ever made in the morning since she opened the shop.
She was very happy and made her specialty, fried quail, for lunch.
At noon today, Miss Su went to the butcher shop in person and renegotiated the price with the owner. A pound of pork was one penny less than before, and she was very happy.
At the hour of Hai today, a fire broke out at the Zhouqiao Night Market. Miss Su rushed over with a bucket of water without thinking. Finally, with the joint efforts of everyone, the fire was put out. Only then did Miss Su feel happy.
But it seems like she was behaving intimately with a certain yamen runner who came to put out the fire?
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