Those who originally had no idea what hot pot was were directly attracted into the store when they smelled the unique aroma.
Of course, these people were eating hotpot for the first time, so the waiters who served the dishes today had to teach them one by one.
Chaoge watched the waiter running around serving the dishes, and he knew how good the business in the front hall was.
By the time of Shen, the guests who had come to eat hotpot and barbecue for the first time at noon had started to leave one after another.
Chaoge came to the accounting office, looked at today's bill, and then looked at the silver in the wooden box, and was very surprised.
“Big sis, I secretly watched from the back today, and the business is booming!
At first, it was already noon and there were only two or three tables of guests coming in. I was a little worried, but later on, more and more guests came in.
I guess it must be because the aroma of our hot pot drifted to the street and attracted those customers, right?"
Looking at Leng Furong who was talking incessantly with joy on her face, Chaoge also felt happy.
“The capital has a large population and no shortage of wealthy people, unlike small towns where the number of people who can consume is limited and fixed.
And this capital city is the place with the largest floating population.
People from other places often come and go. Our shop is also located in a place where we cook delicious food, so we don’t have to worry about not having customers.
The aroma of the hot pot will automatically attract a group of customers. Customers who have eaten our hot pot and barbecue today will definitely bring new customers back, and our business will continue to be good. "
"Then based on today's income, how much money do we have to earn in a month?"
“I don’t know about that, but it would be best to open in winter.
Let's first count the lunch revenue. You check the bill and I'll see if the money matches the bill."
"Okay, big sister."
After that, the two of them started to get busy in the accounting office.
The prices of dishes in Chaoge are average, unlike Yuefeng Restaurant, where a single dish of seafood costs dozens of taels of silver.
The only seafood in their hot pot restaurant is some frozen shrimps and shrimp balls.
The transportation in this era was still not developed enough. If Chaoge wanted to have a fixed amount of seafood every day like Yuefeng Restaurant, he had to find a supplier.
Generally speaking, a table of hotpot for eight people would cost around fifteen or sixteen taels of silver.
If two people come to eat, it would only cost four or five taels of silver, and that's without ordering barbecue.
There is no shortage of people in the capital who spend several taels of silver on a meal, and they don't feel sorry at all for spending a few taels of silver on a meal.
The store has three floors, plus an open-air backyard, with a total of seventy tables.
But today at noon, none of the seventy tables were empty; all were occupied.
Even at the back, there were more than a dozen tables that were turned over.
After a busy period, Chaoge sorted the silver and silver bills into categories, and Leng Furong calculated the total account based on the bill.
"Big sister! The total is six hundred and ninety-six taels and eight cents of silver!
There are so many, and it’s only noon!
Even if there are fewer people at night, the price might exceed one thousand taels!
We made so much money in just one morning?!
This is simply unbelievable. Back then, my father’s salary was only about ten taels of silver a month!”
"How did they make so much money? This doesn't include the cost and the monthly salary of the store clerks."
"Yes, yes, look how excited I am!
But it’s not a small amount. According to our pricing profit, the profit is at least around four hundred taels, or even more! ”
Seeing Leng Furong's excitement, Chaoge was much calmer.
Perhaps it was because there were too many gold, silver and treasures in her own space, so these several hundred taels of silver did not cause much trouble in her heart.
But she still encouraged Leng Furong with a smile: "I counted the same amount of silver. It seems that your accounting skills have improved a lot in this month.
Good, we’ll see how much we can sell tonight.
Take out some of the small change from this money and put it on the counter so that it will be easier to make change. Lock up the rest and take it back with you at night."
"good!"
After finishing today's accounts, Chaoge went to the backyard again.
Although there were no more diners, the fifty or sixty employees in the backyard were busy as ever.
Some were cleaning, some were preparing food for dinner, and only a few cooks bought by Chaoge had time to take a break.
Those employees are like spinning tops.
Even Yunchang, Leng Liecheng, Ziping and Zisu joined in washing vegetables, not to mention Aunt Li, who was the busiest one.
"Auntie Li, do you have enough food for dinner?
I think the business might be better in the evening, so we need to prepare more ingredients than at noon.”
Aunt Li, who was instructing her employees to work, was suddenly grabbed by Chaoge. When she heard what Chaoge said, Aunt Li was confused.
“Why are there more customers eating out at night than during the day?
I prepared less than I did at noon. I never thought that there would be so many people coming at the opening, and many of the ingredients were freshly prepared by everyone.”
"It's okay, just listen to me and prepare more.
For hot pot noodles, just make the amount needed for lunch. Take the shrimps out of the cellar, thaw them immediately, and start cooking them now.
If you really can’t use it all, just put it in the cellar at night, freeze it with ice, and use it tomorrow.
Even if it’s not fresh, we can eat it ourselves in the evening.
As for vegetables, ask the vegetable farmers to send more. It will be no problem to store them for a day or two in the winter."
"Okay, I'll go and give the order right away."
After Aunt Li left, Chaoge also joined in washing vegetables.
Seeing Chaoge rolling up her sleeves and squatting in the basin to wash vegetables, the employees were so scared that they wanted to pull her up.
"It's okay. I didn't expect business to be so good today. It seems that we must hire more waiters.
Thank you for your hard work today. I will give you a bonus packet tonight."
When they heard that there would be a bonus envelope in the evening, the group of employees who were exhausted suddenly became excited.
Before the hour of You, customers started to arrive in the store one after another.
Everyone thought that business in the evening would definitely not be as good as at noon, but by the middle of the You hour, more than 70 tables were all occupied.
Looking outside, there were still guests who wanted to come in, so Aunt Li and Xue Fei had to take out stools and let them sit and wait.
"It's not okay to just sit there like this. Xue Fei's furniture shop is not closed yet. Go over immediately and have someone send over ten long tables and some more benches for them to sit and wait. Go buy some melon seeds and put a plate on each table for the waiting guests, and put a pot of tea."
"Okay, I'll be there right away."
After a while, the furniture shop delivered tables, chairs and benches, and placed tea, water and melon seeds on the table. None of the complaints from the waiting customers disappeared.
Seeing such an effect, Xue Fei looked at Chaoge with admiration.
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