Chapter 88
Zhihuai Festival? When Xiao Yue heard this name for the first time, he was stunned for a moment and then reacted...
Zhihuai Festival?
When Xiao Yue heard the name for the first time, he was stunned for a moment, and his reaction and expression were the same.
"What is Zhihuai Festival?"
As soon as the familiar words fell, everyone present looked over, even Fu Xunzhou seemed a little surprised.
Xiao Yue hesitated for a moment and was about to ask, but Fu Xunzhou answered her first.
"The Zhihuai Festival is an annual festival in Liuyun City. It starts on June 21st every year and lasts for about half a month. Last year, it was centered around clothing and jewelry, and this year it's food..."
Fu Xunzhou's voice was clear and mellow, very different from the gloomy tone of last night, as he explained concisely sentence by sentence.
Through his words, Xiao Yue knew what "Zhi Huai Festival" meant.
This is Liuyun City's special festival. It is held every year and has become more and more grand. The theme revolves around "Sophora japonica" because the sophora japonica flowers in late June are in full bloom in the city.
However, since three years ago, more people and merchants have come and gone in Liuyun City, and everyone is no longer just focusing on "sophora flowers", but has changed to "summer" and "flowers."
There are many things that can be imagined from these two words, so two years ago, the government began to select a profession and start a competition.
For example, two years ago it was painting, to see who painted better; last year it was clothing and jewelry, to see who made them more exquisitely... this year it's food.
After hearing this, Xiao Yue was slightly amazed.
It’s no wonder that I have no memory of this event. Before my parents passed away, the Zhihuai Festival was just a small special festival, lively but not this grand.
After that, it became a grand event. Xiao Yue had no memory of participating in it. At most, she remembered that at this time last year, "she" seemed to be making money for Liu Mei...
This year is different. Xiao Yue sees this situation and thinks Yue Ting can fully participate in it!
But she was still a little confused, so she asked, "So the Zhihuai Festival needs to be prepared in advance, so how do you participate? How are the rankings calculated?"
Fu Xunzhou didn't expect that Xiao Yue really didn't know about Zhihuai Festival. It was rare to see him asking so seriously, which made him laugh a little.
"You should register at the government office." Fang Sanhong knew that Xiao Yue had lived a hard life in the past, so she explained to her, "Later, a place will be selected as the venue for the Zhihuai Festival. The ranking will be based on how much money you make during the festival, but only the top five will receive rewards, and we don't know what they are yet."
After all, every year is about different things. The year before last the reward was dye, and last year it was cloth.
Regarding food this year...to be honest, I can't think of what it is. I can't just give pots, pans, and utensils as rewards, right?
Xiao Yue understood and frowned even more.
Is there a dedicated venue?
Does this mean that during the half month of Zhihuai Festival, instead of preparing everything by ourselves at Yueting, we have to set up a stall somewhere else?
Xiao Yue hissed in his heart and fell into deep thought.
Not to mention that after registration, Yueting Self-service will definitely be competed by her in person, so there will be fewer people in the store; the most important question is... how to set up the self-service stall?
These two issues are big problems. I hope they won’t affect her normal business operations after the Zhihuai Festival.
Fu Xunzhou noticed Xiao Yue's expression and raised his lips slightly. "It is just as Sister Sanhong said, but this year is different. The venue is Linxiping, very close to West Street. It was jointly organized by the Liuyun City government and the Qingyun City government. The rewards for the top three are extraordinary."
Xiao Yue was stunned and looked up at him.
Everyone in the yard exclaimed in surprise, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
Liuyun City and Qingyun City... jointly hosted?
Why is the scene so grand this year!
Fu Xunzhou remained calm and continued, "There will be shops from Qingyun City participating, and the competition will be fierce. I only heard that the first place... seems to be a restaurant, and it has received government support and publicity, but I don't know the rest."
Not sure?
Duan Lin glanced at him, wanting to say something but holding back, he finally held back and thought silently: Just talking about the first prize, aren't you afraid that Yue Ting will not be able to beat him...
Well, it's impossible to even think about it.
Unlike Duan Lin's complicated mood, several people in the yard were completely shocked.
Even Xiao Yue opened his eyes slightly and his frown completely relaxed.
Just by hearing the scale of the event, one can tell that this year's Zhihuai Festival is bigger than the previous two years, worthy of being jointly hosted by Liuyun City and Qingyun City.
The most important thing is this reward...
Xiao Yue originally thought that if the Zhihuai Festival would affect the normal operation of Yueting Self-service, then she would just participate and join in the fun.
It's a festival after all, and customers like this atmosphere.
But now Xiao Yue was a little tempted, tempted by the reward.
A restaurant is certainly grand, but what she heard was the latter, the strong support and publicity from the government!
Support should refer to support in terms of money, and publicity is the top priority - the government will rotate announcements on billboards at the city gates and streets every day or every month.
The announcement included major events like the arrest and execution of the Si family, and minor events like renting a house and looking for a bride...
It is just like modern advertising, especially since it is "advertising" that is supervised by the government, its nature and influence in the hearts of the people are even greater.
If Yueting Zizhui could be announced during the Zhihuai Festival when there are the most people there...
Xiao Yue's heart beat faster when he thought about it. What's more, it was held in two cities at the same time, which meant that the government of both sides would definitely promote it together in the end.
Then isn’t this the best opportunity for her, for Yue Ting’s self-help, and even for the fame progress bar mission?
"This year's Zhihuai Festival is really great." Fang Sanhong didn't know Xiao Yue's changing mind, so she just said, "Xiao Yue, we have to participate, right?"
Sun Wen, who was standing by, was already very excited, dancing with joy: "Let's join, we must join Yueting Self-help!"
"I'm looking forward to Sister Xiao taking first place!" Hua Cancan said while shaking her sister's arm.
Lu Ran glanced at Duan Lin and saw him shrug and look at Fu Xunzhou. She immediately understood.
"Of course I will." Xiao Yue was more determined after seeing everyone's reaction. He said with a smile, "Let's aim for first place!"
If she doesn't win first place, why did she participate?
Fu Xunzhou chuckled: "I believe you can definitely win."
Hearing this, Xiao Yue glanced at him, and saw that his eyes were as gentle as the clear sky.
She thought of Fu Xunzhou's appearance last night again. As expected, he looked better the way he does now.
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Having decided to attend the Zhihuai Festival, Xiao Yue started discussing it with everyone after seeing Fu Xunzhou and Duan Lin off after dinner.
At first, Sun Wen and her sisters were quite excited, but the more they listened, the more serious they looked.
For example, the participant going to Linxiping must be Xiao Yue, so Yueting Buffet’s daily meals, inventory, and operations... all need to be carefully planned.
The first thing is cooking.
Fang Sanhong is the one who learns the fastest and has stayed in the store the longest. He has already learned 80% of the cooking skills and is fully capable of handling the job on his own.
However, it would not be possible for her to be the only one working in the kitchen. Lu Ran, Sun Wen, Hua Jinjin and Hua Cancan also had to speed up their learning.
The second is inventory.
This is easy to do. We are basically working together now, and Xiao Yue can help when he comes back in the evening.
Although the specific rules of this year's Zhihuai Festival are still uncertain, it does not mean that Xiao Yue will just ignore it.
Of course, I would give them instructions before going out every day, and when I came back in the evening, I would listen to Fang Sanhong and the others talk about the situation in the store in detail.
Xiao Yue guessed that the time to go to Linxiping every day should not be too early, so there should still be time to arrange things, such as receiving fresh fruits, vegetables and other ingredients delivered from the warehouse, and there is no need to hand them over to Fang Sanhong for the time being.
"…Finally, here are the recipes and production processes for the food in the store. I didn't have time to write them down last night, so I'll write them down for you later. They're actually not that difficult to make."
Cooking is difficult for someone who has never been to a kitchen, but everyone has experience, so Xiao Yue feels more at ease.
Lu Ran and the others looked at each other and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Madam Xiao, we will definitely study hard!"
They see this as complete trust, because they are being shown the deeper secrets and can learn more than the customers at the window.
How can you not take it seriously?
Xiao Yue smiled and stopped saying anything more to put pressure on them. There was still a long time before the Zhihuai Festival and they had plenty of time to prepare.
Speaking of which, if Su Xiaoxiao were here, she would definitely be able to guarantee it, because she is the one who remembers things the fastest.
It was getting late, so Xiao Yue played with Xu Qingwu, who was becoming more and more lively, for a while and decided not to keep them any longer.
After a few people left, Xiao Yue returned to the room and began to write down the recipes of all the items currently on the menu on paper.
While writing about Xiao Yue, I was multitasking, thinking about how to participate in the Zhihuai Festival in the future.
She has already spread the name of Yueting Self-service, so there will definitely be a lot of people coming. So how should she set up the stall...
To be honest, Xiao Yue knew without going to Linxiping that the space assigned to each person would definitely not be too big.
Not to mention that there won’t be many types of food on display, but it will be so crowded that customers won’t have time to slowly choose.
In particular, the Zhihuai Festival is not a competition of other things, but a simple and crude one - how much money is earned.
Then the relatively slow-paced self-help seems really not feasible...
Xiao Yue rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought as he wrote, until he thought of something and paused for a moment with the charcoal pencil in his hand.
Yueting Self-service did not become famous simply because of the word “self-service”, but also because of the most important point - it was cheap.
During dinner, Fang Sanhong talked a lot about the Zhihuai Festival in the past two years. The stores had one thing in common, which was that they sold items at extremely high prices.
Because this is the only way to make money and have a chance to win first place.
But Xiao Yue’s original plan was not to sell at a high price, but to set up a stall and offer affordable self-service like Yueting’s self-service.
So now that “self-service” is gone, isn’t the only thing left but affordable prices?
Affordable, able to set up stalls, profitable, and in line with the public's tastes and close to the characteristics of the festival...
The corners of Xiao Yue's mouth curled up wildly, and even his writing speed increased.
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The next morning, Xiao Yue had just finished washing up when he saw Lu Ran and others coming earlier than usual.
They had helped in the kitchen to make breakfast before, so they were very skilled, but today they were even more careful and serious, asking Xiao Yue about details that she had not noticed before.
Xiao Yue understood their thoughts and said a little more.
But breakfast is really simple, and most of the time a steamer is enough, so she asked Lu Ran and the others to come and watch when they were making lunch.
In addition to the dishes on the menu today, Xiao Yue is preparing a round of home-cooked dishes.
Therefore, Xiao Yue simply handed the first few dishes to them, asking each of them to make one while he guided them from the side, so that they could learn faster this way.
As expected, Lu Ran, Sun Wen and the four sisters looked at the dishes they made with bright eyes and a full sense of accomplishment.
The next step was to prepare new dishes. In order to make it easier for them to watch, Xiao Yue could only say sorry to the customers in front of the window and then took them to the spacious backyard.
There is a basin of clams here.
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