Chapter 124 Booming Business
Although the members of the Witch Forest Commune are short of words to express themselves, their simple and sincere praise, the smiles on their faces and the wallets that are willing to open are real, and they sincerely express their love for the Brewing Workshop branch.
Originally, nine copper coins seemed expensive, but after taking the first bite of rice wrapped with egg and beef, all the money became external things, and only this delicious meal became the ultimate pursuit in life.
The chef's masterful technique combined eggs, beef, and unusual rice into a dish you've never seen before, creating a delicious and irresistible flavor. A single plate of beef and egg rice, rising like a mountain, was just enough to satisfy everyone. People licked their plates clean, still feeling unsatisfied, and reached for their wallets, asking for another bowl!
"Do everyone here eat so much?" Jiang You couldn't help but click his tongue at the new orders pouring in. "According to the portions I calculated, one plate should be enough to fill you up, right?"
Meili, who had experienced the food tasting a few days ago, could understand everyone's feelings very well. She said quietly, "This is so delicious, one plate is not enough! Even if the stomach is only about 70% full, the appetite of the eyes and brain is still piqued. Damn, they won't be able to sleep at night unless they eat too much! Hey, they just experienced the beauty of beef and egg rice, and when they try the char siu rice...hiss!"
She couldn't help but slurp her saliva a few times.
Jiang You: “…” There’s no need to work so hard!
The customers' appetite and enthusiasm were beyond expectations, and the takeaway window was also extremely busy. The delivery birds flying in from the window had almost filled up the cage inside and outside. This directly led to an obvious, unexpected, yet reasonable result -
"Xiaoyou! We don't have enough rice!" Lolita said in distress, "The last few pots are only enough for takeout!"
There is still a lot of beef and eggs, but all the rice cooked today is used up, and it will take a lot of time to cook again.
"First, ensure that the takeout orders are delivered." Jiang You said calmly, "Lorisa, change the takeout menu and mark all rice dishes as sold out. As for the dine-in... Meili, there are very few customers in the cafeteria tonight. Go ask Cook Jasmine if they have any brown bread and baked potatoes left."
"Okay!" Meili lifted her apron and ran out.
There was, of course, ready-made brown bread and baked potatoes, and quite a bit of them. A few minutes later, Meili came back with a large basket: "It's back!"
"Lorisa, tell the dine-in customers that we're sold out of beef scrambled egg rice. Right now, we only have beef scrambled egg mashed potatoes and beef scrambled egg sandwiches. Because they use cafeteria ingredients, they're only four copper coins." Jiangyou instructed methodically, "Meili, help me cut the brown bread, peel the sweet potatoes, and mash them... The mashed potatoes don't need to be too fine; keep some chunky texture; it will taste better~"
When the guests heard that the ingredients had been changed, they were a little hesitant, but when they heard that the price had been reduced by almost half, their hesitation disappeared in an instant.
The new meals were quickly served.
The beef scrambled egg and mashed potatoes dish features a golden mashed potato instead of rice. The roasted sweet potatoes are soft and fluffy, then simply mashed, leaving plenty of larger chunks. The beef scrambled egg, topped with a thick sauce, is fragrant.
In order to adapt to the taste of mashed potatoes, Jiangyou added a lot of black pepper to this version of the sauce. Each serving of mashed potatoes is topped with a large spoonful of black pepper sauce, and it doesn’t feel bland at all.
The rye bread is split in half and stuffed with a generous amount of scrambled beef and egg, creating a submarine sandwich. The crispy, slightly sour rye bread, tender and tender inside, sandwiched between the egg and beef, is a mouthful of satisfaction, leaving you wanting more than just one bite.
“The rice is good, but the mashed potatoes are good too!”
“I prefer the texture of brown bread; it’s firm and chewy!”
"To be honest, I prefer the latter two. They're cheap and delicious!"
The temporary shortage of ingredients did not cause too much trouble to the guests. Instead, it added different ways of eating. The extra staple food in the cafeteria also had a place to go and was not wasted at all.
More cash-strapped members were inspired. They scraped together some ideas and bought a few dishes, flexibly combining the canteen's dishes to come up with more ways to eat them: crayfish oatmeal porridge, vegetable salad with smashed cucumber sauce... Those dishes in the canteen that they had been tired of for a long time suddenly got a completely different look and tasted very good, which whetted their appetites!
Calculate the cost and it’s quite affordable!
After dealing with the dine-in customers, Jiangyou and the others began taking out orders. Jiangyou had initially expected Lolisa's ravens, Xiaoguai and Xiaoniangao, to be incredibly busy, but the reality was completely different: for customers to order takeout, they first had to send their own bird messengers to request a takeout menu. Once they received the menu, if the customer decided to place an order, they would have the birds deliver an order sheet wrapped in coins.
These birds will wait patiently until the takeaway food and change (if any) are placed in the parcel box on their legs, and only then will they take off. If a customer places an order for too many dishes at once and the parcel box can't hold them all, that's when Xiaoguai and Xiaoniangao come into play.
Because it was the first day of opening, they were too busy to handle the food. On today's takeaway menu, only crayfish and beef with egg rice were marked as 'in stock'. Now that the beef with egg rice was also sold out, only crayfish was left.
Coins jingled as they fell into the cash register. The two little witches and the skeleton were so busy that even Aunt Wolf, who had nothing to do, came to help pack the takeout meals.
After releasing the last takeaway courier, Lolisa couldn't help but sigh a sigh of relief and said, "When Jiangyou and Aunt Wolf return home in a few days, we'll probably have to hire some more help."
At the very least, the takeaway window needs to be looked after by an employee, otherwise the birds will pile up more and more and it will affect the operation of the store.
"We also need to sort out the relationship between the shop and the cafeteria," Meili said. "We have too many customers here and can't accommodate them, but if the cafeteria has too few customers, a lot of food will be wasted... We need to think these things through carefully."
"It's okay, we'll take it one step at a time." Jiang You said with a smile, "Any new thing requires adjustment and adaptation through practice, identifying and solving problems. Fortunately, we made a lot of money today! This way, whether it's hiring new employees or stocking up on more food, we have more room."
Maybe, they will soon be able to save enough money to buy a [magic refrigerator] that can store food for a long time!
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