Chapter 58: Garlic Clams Go Hot

As time went by, more and more customers came to Fengweilou.

As soon as everyone entered the store, they saw a sign on the counter saying that the new dishes had been fresh for two days and were 30% off.

Oh, the price is reduced by 30%.

Almost every customer asked what the new dish was. When they heard it was garlic clams, their interest dropped significantly. By the time they heard that the price of garlic clams had been reduced by 30% and was still only 35 cents per serving, most people had left.

After all, a plate of fried clams at Fengweilou is only eight cents. Everyone knows that clams are cheap on the island. A 30% discount would cost thirty-five cents. If it were back to the original price, it would cost fifty cents a plate...

Not worth it.

No one wanted to be the sucker, and the kitchen had no orders for garlic clams. Shopkeeper Yu was not in a hurry, and while collecting money and keeping accounts, he recommended it to the new customers.

After one stick of incense, shopkeeper Yu's eyes lit up.

Here comes someone who knows how to eat!

"Master Fu! Master Qi! Are there only two of you here today?"

"Yes, Master Huo has something to do and is eating at home. Today, it's just Master Qi and I. There's no need to go upstairs to eat. Let's just eat here."

As Fu Yuanling spoke, his eyes noticed the words on the counter.

"New dish? It's rare for you, Manager Yu. You've already had a new dish this month, and there's another one. What is it this time?"

Shopkeeper Yu was well prepared and immediately blew up the garlic clams.

Many people know that Master Fu loves to eat. He will go to any restaurant to try new dishes. So Shopkeeper Yu is confident that Master Fu will be the first customer to try new dishes.

"Is this new dish you're talking about made with clams?"

Just as Shopkeeper Yu was about to answer, he heard Qi Xiao's unhappy voice from the side.

"Why are clams so expensive? A handful of them at the beach cost thirty-five cents. That's a discount."

Although Qi Xiao was not the one paying today, it didn't stop him from feeling the pinch over the price of the vegetables.

Shopkeeper Yu smiled awkwardly and said, "Clams are cheap, but the ingredients used to make them are expensive. Master Fu, you will know once you have tried them. They are definitely worth the money."

"Okay, just for what you said, give me a plate. If it doesn't taste good, don't blame me for being rude. Also, give us a few signature dishes, as usual."

After Fu Yuanling finished his instructions, he pulled his friend to find a bright place to sit down.

"You have too much money to spend, why did you order such expensive clams..."

Qi Xiao felt very upset about this, and the feeling of being cheated made him feel uncomfortable.

"It's only thirty-five cents, how can it be expensive? The other signature dishes are really expensive."

"The signature dishes all use the best ingredients. How can we count the clams? You can get several kilograms of this for just one penny."

"Oh, we've already ordered it, so don't worry about it. We are regular customers of Fengwei Restaurant, and the shopkeeper Yu is busy trying to curry favor with us, but he can't possibly rush to offend us, right? He dared to recommend it to me, so this dish must have its merits."

Fu Yuanling waved his fan, still feeling very excited.

Soon the first dish came up, which was the garlic clams.

When the waiter carried it from the kitchen through the lobby, many people smelled the rich garlic aroma and were curiously waiting to see Fu Yuanling's reaction.

"It smells pretty good..."

Fu Yuanling's impression of clam meat is that it is a bit fresh, and he always eats it lightly. This is the first time he has eaten clam meat with such a strong flavor.

The garlic aroma wraps around the freshness of the clam meat, and the taste is truly amazing.

"Ah Xiao, try it, it's really delicious! I guarantee you've never tasted anything like it."

Qi Xiao also smelled the fragrance. Although he said that it must not taste very good, he picked up the second one with his chopsticks very sincerely.

A plate of clams took up quite a lot of space once they were opened. There were only about twenty clams in total, and neither of us could eat enough before they were gone.

"Waiter, another plate of garlic clams!"

"Okay!"

The waiter went into the kitchen, loudly reading out the names of the dishes. The other guests in the lobby felt a little itchy.

After all, he ordered a second dish because it tasted good, and it's impossible for Mr. Fu to be a hostage.

So several tables ordered garlic clams to try it.

Most of those who could afford to dine in the restaurant could afford a few dozen coins, and the number of tables ordering garlic clams increased from two or three to seven or eight. Later, the entire lobby was filled with guests tasting the new dish.

The sound of copper coins rang out, and the shopkeeper was both happy and sad. Today, the price was reduced by 30%, and the plate was only sold for 35 coins. How much money did he lose?

After lunch, the number of customers gradually decreased. Shopkeeper Yu calculated that he had sold 22 plates of garlic clams today and earned 770 coins. Clams cost very little, and it only cost one coin to buy three pounds.

Even if each of the 22 plates weighs one jin, it only costs seven or eight wen. After deducting the cost of soy sauce, garlic and oil, 700 wen is definitely worth it.

The money spent on oyster sauce was earned back in no time.

What a pity, the price is reduced today. I will definitely be able to sell more money when I return to the original price tomorrow!

Just as the shopkeeper Yu was enjoying himself, a waiter came trotting over from the back kitchen.

"Boss, Chef Sun said there's only half of the oyster sauce left!"

Manager Yu: “…”

It's surprising that Jin'er didn't expect that there wasn't much oyster sauce in the jar.

What can I do?

You can't just sell it today and not sell it tomorrow. The new dish the restaurant launched half a month ago was not as hot as this garlic clams, so it's obvious that it has to continue to sell.

No, he had to send someone to Lianjiagou to find the mother and daughter and buy some more.

After Manager Yu figured it out, he called his nephew Yu Ming and handed the matter over to him.

At this time, Yin Huaixi and her daughter had just finished their meal, and the whole family was prying oysters under the eaves.

The house was almost repaired, and since there were still outsiders at home, they did not mention the matter of selling oyster sauce.

However, the oyster sauce still needs to be cooked.

Before leaving today, Jiang Wan had already given twenty cents to her cousin, asking her to ask Aunt Cuifang and her mother-in-law to go pry up the oysters when the tide went out.

If the food at Fengweilou is not selling well, then I can make it for myself. Otherwise, I can sell garlic seafood at the pier. Anyway, the cost is low, and I can make money by selling more products at a lower profit.

There is no one to help pry the oysters today, so we have to do it ourselves.

Jiang Wanqiao's fingers were aching, and she thought that if the business at Fengweilou could be stabilized, she would rather spend a little more money to buy the oyster meat directly.

This way, you only need to take care of the final step of boiling the food, which is both convenient and less tiring.

I have to go to Fengweilou tomorrow to secretly find out whether the garlic clams are selling well.

Jiang Wan didn't know that the shopkeeper Yu had already anxiously sent his nephew to come and spend the entire afternoon prying the oyster meat.

Yu Ming took the boat directly to Lianjiagou, but he didn't know where the lady who sold oyster sauce lived, so he planned to ask a villager.

Not long after I walked, I saw a thin man hugging an old man's legs and crying bitterly.

"Village chief! Please help me! I passed the exam to become a tutor when I was 17 years old, so I am qualified to be a teacher. Our village exiled these three families. You have accepted the Yin and Zhou families, so you should treat us equally and accept a member of my Cai family!"

The old village chief pulled his leg, but it didn't move.

Isn't it said that the eldest child of the Cai family is a sickly child? It doesn't look like he is so strong.

"Our village school is small, so we can only employ two teachers. Cai's boy, you are quite strong. If you really want to make money, I can let you work on the boat."

When you get on the boat, cast the net and row the boat to catch fish, there are plenty of places to exert your strength.

The old village chief just said it casually, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was really possible.

There are so many people with bad conduct in the Cai family from top to bottom, who knows what kind of person Cai Shuyuan is.

Get him on board, and let him suffer a little to straighten his temper.

At the same time, I can also earn some money for food and drink, isn't this the best of both worlds?