Chapter 79: First Use of Food Stamps
Pan Ye was also speechless, thinking that this Young Master Lin didn't seem to be very good at ordering food.
(Lin Sanqi: I just want to try the most authentic food of this era. It’s a rare opportunity to come here, so I must order more.)
So Pan Ye didn't even look at the menu and said to the staff around him:
"If you remove the four dishes, namely, Yipinguanyan, Tongtian Shark's Fin, Clay Pot Fish Maw, and Braised Fish Skirt, they are just too flashy and can be eaten in just two or three bites. The taste is just so-so. They are mainly for the sake of fame, not worth it.
I'll replace it with the following dishes, all of which are meat dishes and solid dishes. They're good enough. Lin Sanqi, what do you think?"
Lin Sanqi was a little surprised, thinking that this little girl had just complained about the expensive dishes, looking like she had never seen the world, but now she was so graceful and seemed to be very familiar with ordering dishes at Fengze Garden.
"No, no problem. I'll listen to you."
The staff member took the order and chuckled, looking at Lin Sanqi as if he were a club:
"Comrade, next time you go out, don't order food by yourself. Let your wife order it. She's an expert."
As soon as these words were spoken, Pan Ye's face turned red, and he no longer looked like he was giving orders just now.
Pan Cen, Pan Ren, Lin Jiageng, and Lin Zhenzhen also covered their mouths and laughed.
Only Lin Sanqi was pleased to hear this and gave the staff a thumbs up: "I think you are right. I will definitely listen to my wife in the future."
Pan Ye stepped on Lin Sanqi's shoes under the table, "Lin Sanqi, you want to die!"
Lin Sanqi chuckled and deliberately changed the subject:
"By the way, it looks like this is your first time here at Fengze Garden too. How come you're so familiar with the dishes?"
Pan Ye's shyness was indeed diverted:
Shandong cuisine has a number of signature dishes, like bird's nest and shark's fin. These were once reserved for the imperial court, and later everyone followed suit. But what nutritional value does bird's nest actually have? It's just protein and carbohydrates.
My dad used to take me out to eat, and the restaurants in this city mainly serve Shandong cuisine, so I'm somewhat familiar with them. I don't know how rich you are, but even if you have money, you can't waste it casually."
Pan Ye thought, Lin Sanqi is someone like her who has to go to the night market to sell things in the middle of the night, so how much money can he get even if he is rich?
Even when it comes to power, the real children of the big courtyards are all like the Yellow Banner of the Qing Dynasty. How many of them would go to the night market to suffer?
So in Pan Ye's mind, Lin Sanqi must have some connection, otherwise where would so much tea come from?
They made a little money from selling tea, but they were definitely not wealthy.
After being taught a lesson by Pan Ye, Lin Sanqi was convinced.
I thought that the girl could treat an ordinary friend like me so sincerely and help me save money. It seems that she is a virtuous girl who is suitable for both family and home. I don’t know which pig she will benefit from in the future?
Thinking of this, Lin Sanqi felt a little bitter.
He definitely likes beautiful women, and he likes Pan Ye even more, but Lin Sanqi is not sure how long his golden finger can last, and whether it will suddenly disappear one day.
If he had married Pan Ye in 1959 and had several children, if the "Door to Anywhere" disappeared one day and he couldn't get through, I can't imagine how Pan Ye and the children would live?
(Pan Ye: Pah, we’ve only known each other for a few days, and you’ve already decided how many children you want?)
After a while, the staff came over again:
"Comrade, your meal order will cost you 63 yuan in total, plus 15 kilograms of food coupons. Please see..."
In 1959, food coupons had only been in place for a few years, so restaurants only charged food coupons, but ordering meat dishes would double the amount. Starting in 1961, ordering meat dishes at restaurants would require additional meat coupons. (This is information I looked up, so I'm not sure if it's accurate.)
Hearing this figure, the three siblings of the Pan family all stuck out their tongues. This was equivalent to a fifth-level worker's monthly income, which could only be described as a sky-high price.
Lin Sanqi thought: The dish I ordered wasn’t even the most expensive, but it was already so expensive. I don’t know where the people in the private room upstairs got the money and tickets to order those sky-high priced dishes.
They must also be fake food stamps and banknotes, right? ...
"Comrade, comrade?"
Seeing Lin Sanqi in a daze, the staff member thought that Lin Sanqi couldn't afford to pay, and felt like laughing in his heart. Did the young man fail in pretending to be cool?
If it were a private room on the second floor, the staff would definitely not give the bill before serving the dishes, otherwise it would be against the rules.
But for individual customers on the first floor, it is better to clarify the rules in advance, so that if you cannot pay later, the loss will be borne by the country.
Lin Sanqi came back to his senses and said indifferently:
"Okay, then pay the bill first. Also, give each of us a bottle of Beibingyang soda, preferably iced. And give me two bottles of Moutai."
A bottle of Beibingyang soda costs 10 cents, a bottle of Moutai costs 8 yuan, and Fengzeyuan does not require wine tickets, and is 2 yuan more expensive than the market price.
After saying that, Lin Sanqi took out a roll of RMB and a roll of food coupons from his pocket, all tied together with rubber bands.
When the staff saw this young man carrying so much money, their eyes widened!!!
The money was at least around 200 yuan, and the food coupons were more than 100 kilograms.
He even doubted his own eyes and wanted to rub them.
Having worked as a waiter for decades, he should have developed a keen eye and could tell at a glance whether the other person was rich or poor, human or ghost.
How could I have been wrong this time? This person is not just rich, he is extremely rich.
The key point is that only grandparents who have climbed the Great Snow Mountain can have so much money and tickets these days. Even capitalists and the old people of the Qing Dynasty can't do it (they only have money but no tickets, such as Mr. Fu Zuo).
The young man in front of me turned out to be the son of a dragon and a grandson of a dragon. He was a low-key one who didn't go to the box.
(Lin Sanqi: I also want to go to the private room, but to go there you need to be of a certain level and make a reservation in advance. Do I have the ability to do that?)
Pan Ye was also surprised to see Lin Sanqi counting the banknotes and food coupons one by one.
She wasn't so short-sighted as to be tempted by such a small amount of money. She was just wondering which idiot would go out with so much money and tickets? If it was stolen, she would have no place to cry.
Lin Sanqi didn't care what everyone thought. At this moment, he was very nervous and felt guilty.
The money is real money, but the food coupons may not be real food coupons...
"Comrade, here are 79.6 yuan in cash and 15 jin of food coupons. Could you count them?"
The staff took the food coupons and money, counted them, and said with a smile: "That's great, let's serve the food!"
Lin Sanqi still couldn't hide his nervousness, pretending to be relaxed and waving his hand, saying, "Hurry up and serve the food, we're all hungry!"
Then Lin Sanqi watched with his own eyes as the staff took the food coupons to the cashier counter, and the cashier casually counted the quantity and put them into the cash cabinet and food coupon cabinet respectively.
Lin Sanqi suddenly collapsed in his chair, knowing that the crisis was over. At the same time, he despised the staff these days for having no awareness of anti-counterfeiting.
If the staff knew about this, they would definitely kneel down in the wind, rain, thunder and lightning and shout:
Oh my god~~~
Who would have thought that someone would be so bold as to come to Fengze Garden and use fake food coupons~~~
(End of this chapter)
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