Chapter 33
Yueting breakfast buffet only costs ten copper coins
The news that Yueting Buffet would be closed for one day spread across West Street like a gust of wind in an instant.
Every customer who heard about this complained bitterly.
I didn't believe it and went to take a look, but what caught my eye was a wooden board with red words on a white background at the door.
——Yueting buffet breakfast is being prepared, so it will be closed for one day for rectification and will open at noon the day after tomorrow, so stay tuned!
The news quickly spread among people, and the grief of not having enough food to eat was resolved and turned into expectation.
However, there were also some bad voices, which were heard at a tea stall not far from Yueting Self-service Restaurant.
"How much does this breakfast cost?"
"It should be the same price as lunch, right?"
"Am I the only one who finds this weird? There's no limit on the amount of meat and vegetables every day, and the boss isn't making any money, so why would he be so willing to spend so much?"
"Now that you mention it, it's not possible..."
"Right? Otherwise, how could the rumor that the ingredients are not fresh be groundless?"
"Try to fart again? Wasn't the price like this more than a decade ago? It would have killed you."
"Let him go to Shixianglou and he will behave himself!"
The tea stall owner saw that something was not right and quickly stepped forward to stop the two parties who were arguing with each other to avoid any trouble.
After much persuasion, the sun had already set and the group of people left the tea stall one after another.
The boss wiped the sweat off his forehead and when he looked up he saw several craftsmen appearing at the entrance of Yueting Self-service Shop not far away.
The boss scratched his head, not for any other reason but because he was familiar with these people. They were the veteran craftsmen who specialized in repairing courtyard walls in the city.
A few days ago they came to repair his backyard, why did they go to Yueting to do it themselves now?
Xiao Yue learned about the quarrel at the tea stall from the system in the early hours of the morning.
At that time, she was giving extra money to several old craftsmen and sending them away from Yueting Self-service.
Xiao Yue returned to the store only after the few people covered in moonlight walked away. He did not choose to rest, but continued to fry something in the kitchen.
As the aroma of meat spread, Xiao Yue moved the spatula and said nonchalantly, "Spreading rumors is also a form of 'depending on one's ability'."
She wanted to see how embarrassed they would be.
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A day always goes by extra fast. In the blink of an eye, day and night change, and many people have appeared outside Yueting Self-service Restaurant.
However, everyone who comes here will be surprised by the drastic changes in the front yard.
There was a narrow and long table at the entrance, extending to the wall of the front room, and there were two neat rows of high stools under the table.
Even the outer area closest to the river has been surrounded by a new fence.
Therefore, several new square tables were placed from under the big tree to the riverside, as well as many small round tables that could only accommodate two or at most three people, with temporarily closed parasols between every two tables.
It was amazing to see so many tables suddenly appear, and customers, familiar or unfamiliar, all started chatting together spontaneously.
"With so many tables, what will Madam Xiao prepare for breakfast?"
"It must taste good. I'm afraid I won't be able to get a seat!"
“I can smell the smell of steamed buns!”
"You're not just selling steamed buns, are you? But fifty copper coins for everything is fine, right?"
The store entrance was very busy, but the bridge a little further away was much quieter.
Fu Xunzhou looked around the courtyard, then looked into the distance calmly, his face looking a little pale.
Duan Lin on the side frowned and wanted to say something, but he had already repeated it on the way here, so saying it again now would just be a repetition.
He endured it and looked at Yue Ting Zizhu eagerly.
At this moment, in the kitchen.
Xiao Yue stood in front of the stove, in which clear water was gently bubbling.
She was holding a bowl in one hand and a colander in the other, with off-white string-like food in the colander.
The next second, Xiao Yue submerged the colander into the water, and the off-white thread-like food loosened up.
But it remained in the colander and did not fall into the bottom of the iron bucket with the water.
Xiao Yue kept the colander for a few more seconds, then skillfully moved his wrist left and right, scooping up and plunging it back in, allowing each of the off-white food threads to come into contact with the water, thus becoming smooth and elastic.
After a moment, Xiao Yue picked up the colander again, and the water flowed out from the round hole. When it was half dry, he could catch it in a clean bowl in his other hand.
Then she reached out and placed the bowl on the table in front of the stove.
"Almost there?" Fang Sanhong, who was standing in the front room, was excited and nervous when she saw the last empty seat on the table was filled.
Xiao Yue wiped his hands as he walked out from the side. He did not look as nervous as Fang Sanhong, but rather calm.
"Almost."
It was about a quarter of an hour before noon. Xiao Yue walked to the door and heard the noisy voices coming from outside. She raised her hand and opened the door.
In an instant, the noise in my ears became clearer.
"Madam Xiao!"
"Boss! I've been waiting for a long time. What kind of breakfast do you sell?"
"At least it can fill my stomach and give me strength to work!"
Xiao Yue took a quick look and saw that the entrance was almost packed with people, just as she had expected. She said, "Please wait a moment, breakfast will be here soon!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd at the door began to gather.
Xiao Yue turned around and pushed out the cart that had been prepared in the front room.
The cart was not small, and there was a strange object on it, about the height of an arm, divided into two parts, upper and lower.
On top is a glazed cylinder with yellow round beans clearly visible inside, and on the bottom is a wooden square table with a familiar drinking fountain outlet.
Xiao Yue pushed the cart to the left side of the entrance, where there was a long table and high stools. After placing it firmly, she turned around and went back.
Everyone was excited, and when they looked sideways they discovered that there was more than one strange object on the cart.
There are five of them!
Not only that, there are palm-sized pieces of paper pasted on the glass cylinder, with black words on a white background: soybeans and millet, mung beans and lilies, red beans and wolfberries...
Before everyone could count clearly, Fang Sanhong came out, pushing another larger but shorter cart.
This cart is very clear at a glance. It has three slightly staggered shelves, with large trays filled with buns and steamed buns.
It smells delicious just by smelling it!
"Sister Fang, how do you sell these?" someone in the crowd couldn't help but ask.
Fang Sanhong smiled slightly: "Don't worry, Xiaoyue will introduce it later, and I guarantee that everyone will be satisfied."
After saying that, she followed him back to the kitchen.
What's the meaning?
Everyone was surprised and delighted. After hearing and seeing this, was there more to breakfast?
Sure enough, the next time Xiao Yue pushed out another cart and placed it at the lunch warmer.
But the things on top made everyone confused. Why were there rows of palm-sized bowls?
Not only are there bowls on the cart, but there are also bowls in the doorless cabinet under the cart. The difference is that they are stacked up one by one, and their shape resembles a wooden ladle.
Before everyone could figure out what was going on, Fang Sanhong came out again and pushed the cart side by side with the previous one.
There was still a bowl on top, but luckily this time the bowl was labeled with salt, vinegar, soy sauce, chili and other condiments, as well as bean sprouts, celery, leeks, etc. that looked blanched and tasteless...
When Xiao Yue pushed the last cart out, some people were already discussing in low voices in confusion.
However, when I saw the food this time, I immediately exclaimed "Wow".
If for no other reason, the bowls above were bigger and labeled with different kinds of meat, twelve in total!
Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, Xiao Yue and Fang Sanhong turned around again and pushed out a large bucket of bone soup together, their anticipation no longer suppressed.
"Madam Xiao, what on earth is this delicious food!"
“It smells so good!”
"Boss, I'm starving!"
After placing the bone soup, Xiao Yue did not return to the kitchen, but walked over under everyone's eager anticipation.
"Everyone, thank you for waiting!" Xiao Yue did not let them down and said with a smile, "Yueting breakfast buffet is officially open for business. Currently, there are five kinds of soy milk, four kinds of steamed buns, two kinds of steamed buns, and a special breakfast of 'rice noodles' for everyone to choose from!"
"That's right." Fang Sanhong came behind her and continued to add: "However, breakfast will not be added after 9:00 pm, and it will be sold separately from lunch!"
This means that breakfast is only available for one hour, after which it will be sold out, and it needs to be paid separately from the fifty copper coins for lunch.
Everyone understood, but...
"How much is breakfast?"
A voice came from the crowd, asking what everyone was thinking.
Xiao Yue and Fang Sanhong looked at each other and said calmly, "Yueting breakfast buffet is only - ten copper coins!"
The words fell one after another, and the surroundings were instantly silent.
Fu Xunzhou's eyes on the bridge moved slightly, revealing some incomprehensible emotions.
Duan Lin on the side was stunned for a long time, and then he burst out with a swear word.
It was this sound that brought everyone at the door back to their senses, and the scene literally exploded.
All of this was within Xiao Yue's expectations. She walked to the first cart, half leaned over, took out a cup from underneath, placed it on the soymilk machine interface, and pressed a button.
"Today's soy milk has flavors such as soybean and millet, mung bean and lily, red bean and wolfberry, peanut and oatmeal, black bean and walnut. Just press this button to get it. There are four flavors of steamed buns: scallion pork, celery beef, sauerkraut and mushroom. The steamed buns are divided into brown sugar and whole grain..."
Xiao Yue introduced them one by one, and as the plate for picking up breakfast was very special, she specially showed it.
The plate was porcelain white in color, with a small depression in the center for the steamed buns and a hole in the upper right corner.
Xiao Yue put the light yellow soy milk he had just poured into the cup. The cup did not fall down, but was stuck halfway on the wall of the cup. This made it more convenient to hold it with one hand and take the food with the other.
Not only that, Xiao Yue also mentioned the long table next to the soy milk machine and steamed buns that can accommodate more people, for the customers who come and go in a hurry for breakfast.
"...Of course, everyone can sit anywhere in the yard, and breakfast is still unlimited!"
While Xiao Yue was talking, Fang Sanhong walked to the entrance carrying a small basket for collecting money.
But everyone was still in a trance. They listened carefully, but what they were thinking more about was -
"I'm not dreaming, am I?"
Ten copper coins!
Selling breakfast!
Take it all!
Ever since the trend of expensive delicacies emerged in Liuyun City, people have always been competing with each other over who has the highest price and who has the best food. A steamed bun usually costs around forty or fifty copper coins.
But today the lowest price appeared, ten copper coins, and you can eat as much as you want!
If it were in the past, people would definitely look down on this, or even be angry and think the store was cheating.
But this is Yueting Buffet which already has a good reputation. It has a precedent of serving 50 meals that are authentic and not fake!
For a moment, the crowd was excited and quickly squeezed forward to line up.
While collecting the money, Fang Sanhong also reminded everyone not to be anxious.
When the first group of customers came into the store, they went straight to the steamed bun cart, on which the fillings were clearly marked, making it easy to see at a glance.
Soon, Xiao Yue saw the first person coming to the soy milk machine with five or six buns.
He took the cup, filled it with black bean and walnut juice, took a curious look at the light gray liquid, then went to sit on the high stool.
The first thing he ate was of course the meat bun, but even though he was prepared, he still widened his eyes when he took the first bite and saw a mouthful of fresh meat.
The same thing happened to the next people, who took the buns one by one and never came back.
Thin skin and big filling!
The noodles and meat are fragrant!
Xiao Yue listened to the satisfied cries and helped a few elderly people who didn't understand the principles of the soymilk machine.
Just at this moment, a different voice appeared in my ears.
"Madam Xiao, how do you eat this 'rice noodle'?"
Xiao Yue turned around and found that several people were gathered in front of the rice noodles but were hesitant to take action. She raised the corner of her mouth.
"Right on!"
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