Chapter 4
The students of the academy asked for trouble and earned their first pot of gold!
The restaurant was not big, and Xiao Yue did not try to lower his voice. The customers who were eating enthusiastically all looked over curiously.
The young man dodged for a moment, then said with a stiff face, "What else? There is not a single dish among these five that I like!"
"Really?" Xiao Yue looked at the pile of empty bowls on his desk and raised an eyebrow indifferently: "No wonder the young master served nine bowls but only ate four."
The bowl is not a small bowl, nor is it as big as a large bowl, but is of medium size.
But since he was able to finish four bowls, it is impossible that the food did not suit his appetite.
A burly man at the next table burst into laughter and almost spit out the braised chicken in his mouth.
The young man naturally heard the hidden meaning in Xiao Yue's words. His face suddenly turned red and he slammed his chopsticks on the table.
"What do you mean! Isn't it because it's not delicious that there are so many left? You opened a shop and you don't want people to comment on it?"
This statement is like a huge pot being thrown at you out of nowhere.
If other people heard this, they would say, "What kind of restaurant do you want to open if you don't allow customers to comment on the food?"
The problem can be minor or major.
Xiao Yue remained calm and said calmly, "That's not what I meant. Everyone knows that everyone has different tastes. It's a great honor for everyone to come to my store. How can I judge the tastes of my customers?"
"As a chef, I should improve my cooking skills and make sure everyone can enjoy their meals."
These words were very pleasant to the ears, and the people sitting around couldn't help but feel relieved.
The young man also raised his chin and said, "Of course, if I say it's not to my taste, then it's not to my taste! But considering that you are a new store, let's forget about it this time. Next time..."
"Next time?" Xiao Yue interrupted him: "Master, are you leaving?"
The young man looked away, reached out and pulled another companion, pretending to be calm and said: "This meal is so disappointing, of course I..."
"But there are still so many leftovers, young master?" Xiao Yue interrupted again, staring at his face and said, "The rules of our restaurant are written on the wooden board at the entrance. If the weight of the remaining food exceeds two taels, you need to pay one hundred copper coins for every two taels. I estimate that there are still some left on your table..."
Xiao Yue looked at the stone table and deliberately prolonged his voice. Seeing the man's face turning pale, he said with certainty, "Ten taels, that means you need to pay an additional one thousand copper coins."
"What?!"
Not only did the young man's face change, his voice also changed.
There was a buzz of excitement coming from all around, and customers sitting further away even stretched their necks.
“Why are there so many left?”
"Why serve so much if you can't finish it? Isn't it a waste?"
"You want to leave now? Are you doing this on purpose? Don't you want to pay?"
"That shouldn't be the case. Don't they look like students from an academy?"
A student from an academy?
Xiao Yue listened to these words, and seeing the young man's shocked expression, he smiled in sudden enlightenment.
"So you are a student of the academy? That makes it easy for me to talk to you. You must have learned the principle of 'no rules, no order', right?"
Previously, she was thrown a big pot of blame for not allowing customers to comment on the taste, and now she was thrown back in the name of teaching at the school.
Sure enough, the young man who was hit by the boomerang turned pale and red.
Listening to the discussions all around, his companions wanted to dig a hole in the ground and pretend not to know him.
"You, I..." The young man met Xiao Yue's strong gaze. He was so angry that he wanted to argue, but he didn't know where to start.
Xiao Yue couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that I couldn't make food that suits your taste today, but if you don't like it, I can't force you to eat it. So, you can pay and leave."
Pay money?
Where did Zhao Liang get the money!
He and his friends had eaten at a snack stand outside the school after school and were just about to find a place to rest when they unexpectedly came across this newly opened store.
What buffet was that?
Zhao Liang became interested at once, and since the food smelled delicious and was large in portion, he pulled his companion in regardless of his wishes.
Who knew it tasted so good that I couldn’t stop eating it!
And it’s only fifty copper coins. Wouldn’t it be stupid to give more?
Zhao Liang also ordered two large bowls.
But he forgot that he had eaten before, and no matter how delicious the food was, he would not be able to finish so much.
Thinking back to the rules of this store, Zhao Liang suddenly panicked, and then he came up with a bad idea to find trouble with the boss and take the opportunity to leave.
Who would have thought that he was first scolded by his boss in a sarcastic way, then his status as a student of the institution was exaggerated, and finally he was asked to pay money directly and without any tact!
Zhao Liangren was dumbfounded.
That's a thousand copper coins and one tael of silver!
Xiao Yue naturally knew what such people were thinking. He had seen it many times before he traveled through time. This kind of situation would definitely occur in Xindian now.
Finding fault and refusing to pay?
Sorry, she doesn't give this opportunity.
But this kind of person is not that bad, so Xiao Yue "kindly" made up for it while giving him a way out: "Sir, are you going to pay me now? I'm in a hurry to go back to the kitchen to cook and add some to the meal."
The implication is: Don't waste time here, make a decision quickly.
Seeing this, the people around who were watching the fun also started to urge them on.
The young man had never seen such a scene before. Half of his body was shaking. He looked to his companions for help, but could only receive helpless expressions from them.
They simply don't have that much money!
Xiao Yue folded her arms, and the next second she saw the young man turn his head and reveal a smile that was uglier than crying.
"Really? Really? So the boss is in a hurry to cook?" He sat back down with a shaky step: "Then you go ahead and do your work. I'll sit for a while!"
After saying this, the young man picked up the chopsticks tremblingly and started eating quickly with tears in his eyes.
What to do if you have no money?
Of course I continued eating!
Xiao Yue couldn't help but laugh. She looked around and found that there were indeed a few people who looked uncomfortable. When they saw her looking over, they silently quickened their eating movements.
They probably also held the same mentality of "If you don't take advantage of a good deal, you're a bastard", and the food portions on the table were quite large.
Xiao Yue didn't care. After making an example of someone to scare the monkeys, he prepared to go back to the kitchen and gave a kind reminder at the end.
"Please remember to take only as much as you can eat, and don't overeat. After all, there are delicious dishes every day, and it is shameful to waste them."
The young man's behavior would not be the first of its kind. In any case, Xiao Yue needed to make his attitude clear the first time to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation later.
The little episode did not affect Xiao Yue's mood. She returned to the kitchen and started cooking immediately.
She had left some of the chicken and pork when she was processing them earlier, so now she just had to stir-fry and stew them in the pan.
The rest of the dishes were even simpler. In less than a quarter of an hour, Xiao Yue had brought out all the dishes except the braised chicken and filled the serving utensils.
It wasn't that she didn't prepare more food. She expected that there would be people coming to the buffet today. But since it was a new restaurant, she was afraid of making too much and wasting it.
But now...
Xiao Yue looked at the customers who came in in twos and threes, attracted by the wooden board at the door. He collected the bowls while massaging his aching back, feeling both pain and happiness.
Noon passed quickly and fewer guests came after that.
To be honest, Xiao Yue is already very satisfied that it has achieved this level without any publicity.
And every customer who leaves the store is full and full of praise.
They felt like they were dreaming. Before this, not only was the taste of the food unsatisfactory, but being able to eat enough and feel satisfied was a luxury!
Xiao Yue felt satisfied after hearing this.
Especially after the incident with the young man who was looking for trouble, no one has engaged in wasteful behavior since then.
Speaking of the young man, he and his companion naturally did not finish their meal, and in the end there were only four taels left. He apologized with a bitter face, paid the extra money and left.
As for why he didn’t just run away?
Well, I guess I can’t run.
Xiao Yue wasn't that angry about this matter. Anyway, it could be solved and serve as a warning, so it wasn't worth taking it to heart.
At 3:00 p.m., people in the store left one after another.
Xiao Yue slowly cleaned up the dishes and waited until the last customer left before putting down the wooden board covered with words and ending business for the day.
Each buffet restaurant is different, and today is considered a soft opening in her opinion.
The moment Xiao Yue got up in the morning to exchange ingredients, he had already thought about the initial business model. He would first make home-cooked lunch, add one or two more dishes depending on the number of people, and close the store after all the dishes were sold out.
Otherwise, Xiao Yue would be the only one busy in the store all day long.
Not to mention that she couldn't even wield the spatula after cooking several pots of food, she wouldn't even have time to wash so many dishes, and she had no plans to hire anyone at the moment.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yue looked at the pile of dirty dishes in the kitchen with a numb expression. He simply took them all to the well in the backyard, washed them with a breath, and then collapsed to rest.
She emptied her mind and thought silently: Dishwasher, wait, I'll take you down when I have enough points!
After resting enough, Xiao Yue turned over and sat up from the bed, pouring all the money he earned today onto the bed.
Fifty copper coins per person, five hundred copper coins for ten people.
A total of twenty-eight people came to the store today, which means one thousand four hundred copper coins, which is equivalent to more than one or two taels of silver.
One or two more!
Xiao Yue closed his eyes and took a deep breath. All the aches and pains all over his body from working hard all night and all afternoon disappeared as if he had found a good medicine.
Money can cure all diseases!
Admittedly, this amount is not much in Liuyun City where delicious food is expensive. To exaggerate, it is just the cost of a simple meal for a rich person.
But this is the first pot of gold Xiao Yue earned since coming here!
How can I not be happy?
Xiao Yue could hardly suppress the smile. He carefully put the copper coins into his purse one by one, tied it tightly, packed up and went out.
There are still many things missing in the store at the moment. Except for food ingredients and kitchen utensils that can be exchanged, the rest of the daily necessities have to be bought with money.
Xiao Yue had a purpose in mind and without any other thoughts, he went straight to the grocery store when he arrived at the street.
In less than a quarter of an hour, she had spent nearly one or two taels of silver just on daily necessities. After the whole process, she had only about five hundred copper coins left in her pocket.
Xiao Yue: “…”
It didn't even get warm.
Xiao Yue sighed, lowered his head and found that the clothes he was wearing were inevitably stained.
She sighed softly and stopped in front of a clothing store.
"Young lady, are you looking at clothes?"
Just as Xiao Yue was hesitating, the owner of the clothing store saw her and came up to her with a smile on his face.
Xiao Yue opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, the boss put his arm around her.
"Come on, come on, let's go into the store and take a look! Our embroiderer just made a new style yesterday, it's really flattering!"
Before Xiao Yue could react, she was pulled into the store by the proprietress.
moment.
Under the boss's measurement, Xiao Yue changed into a refreshing light blue dress.
There was a bronze mirror in the store, and Xiao Yue was happily brought over by her to stand in front of it, so that she could see the entire scene in the mirror at a glance.
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