Chapter 288: Overcharging Customers
It would be fine if you didn't look at it, but once you do, you will be unable to walk.
They didn't expect that these dishes not only smelled delicious, but also looked even better.
Moreover, these ingredients and cooking methods were things they had never seen or heard of before, so they inexplicably felt like they had broadened their horizons.
"Oh my, who are these?" Zhou Huaining's friends spotted them. "Didn't they refuse to come before? Why are they showing up now?"
The group tried to save face by saying, "We can't sleep, so why don't we just go for a walk?"
"Okay, then you guys continue shopping and we'll continue eating ours!"
"S-ha-ha, so spicy! So satisfying!"
The diners ate with relish.
The people who came later were drooling.
They couldn't bear it any longer, so they found an empty seat and sat down.
"Waiter! Is there a waiter here?"
"We want to order!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, what dishes did you order? There are no dishes here." Zhou Huaining walked over leisurely.
"Zhou Huaining, what are you talking about? What will they eat if there is no food?"
Zhou Huaining laughed frivolously and said, "Open your eyes wide and see clearly. What they eat is not vegetables, but soil! The people of Heihe Village all live on soil!"
The group: “…”
"Zhou Huaining, you're really vindictive! It was just a joke!"
"Honestly, we're so hungry, let them make us something to eat!"
Zhou Huaining spread his hands and said, "Sorry, we're full! You'd better go back to the carriage and starve!"
The county magistrate came over like a gust of wind and pulled Zhou Huaining aside. "My Lord County Magistrate, it doesn't matter whose money you earn. Why are you so picky about money?"
Zhou Huaining glared and said, "Didn't you see how they mocked me all the way? Don't I, Zhou Huaining, have any dignity? Don't they want to eat? Then let them be turned away!"
"Susu!"
With a soft and cute baby voice, Zhou Huaining's sleeve was pulled by the little dumpling.
"Xiaobao, aren't you sleepy? Why haven't you slept yet?" Zhou Huaining picked her up.
"Susu, listen to me!" Little Dumpling leaned close to Zhou Huaining's ear, "Do you want to kill him?"
Zhou Huaining shuddered when he heard this. "Xiaobao, not really, not really! Although they are a bit annoying, their crimes don't deserve the death penalty!"
Zhou Huaining was almost scared to death. Although he was a bit of a playboy, he had never done such a thing as killing someone!
"Susu, what are you talking about?" The little dumpling rolled his eyes speechlessly, "It's just a scam, not murder!"
Zhou Huaining finally understood and couldn't help but said excitedly: "Xiaobao, tell me quickly, how are we going to kill them?"
…
Ye Yanping raised his voice, "Dear guests, there's not enough food left for a fifth round! It's getting late, how about we call it a night? We'll prepare more dishes tomorrow and make sure everyone enjoys their meal!"
The guests started to buzz. "We're not full yet! Why are there not enough ingredients?"
"How much food do you have left? Will it be enough to add one more dish to each table?"
Each table only ordered eight dishes, which means one dish per person on average. It was not enough to eat and not satisfying at all.
"There are only thirty or forty dishes left, not enough to share!" Ye Yanping said.
"Give us all!" the next group shouted. "They're all full! We're still hungry!"
"Who said we are full? We asked you to come before but you didn't come. Why are you competing with us now? Those who come later should stand aside!" Zhou Huaining's friends deliberately sang a different tune.
"Why? You've already finished the fourth round! It should be our turn anyway!"
Someone shouted, "How about this? There are a lot of people here tonight, so whoever offers the highest price gets the remaining dishes! Do you want to play?"
This proposal was echoed by many people, "Good idea!"
“Interesting!”
They are a group of people who are not short of money, and the prices of these dishes are much cheaper than in Beijing.
Zhou Huaining jumped onto the stool excitedly.
"First dish, spicy chicken, starting price, forty cents!"
As soon as the words fell, someone immediately started bidding, "Table number six, fifty cents!"
"Table number four, sixty cents!"
"Table number 12, eighty cents!"
"Table 30, one hundred wen!"
…
Amidst the sounds of bidding, a voice like thunder rang out.
"Five hundred coins, we want them!"
Everyone: “…”
You know who it is without even looking.
Apart from the group of starving ghosts with green eyes just now, who else would be so anxious?
Zhou Huaining glanced around the room, "Is there anyone raising the price?"
Everyone shook their heads and said, "Forget it, let them have it!"
Zhou Huaining said loudly:
"Five hundred coins, first time!"
"Five hundred coins, second time!"
"Five hundred coins, for the third time!"
"Okay, the spicy chicken is yours!"
When the fragrant spicy chicken was served on the table, the group of people ignored etiquette and started grabbing it with their chopsticks.
Premature hand gets you by the bucket load. A plate of spicy chicken disappeared in the blink of an eye, and those who missed out on it stomped their feet in anger.
"Now, bidding on the second dish, spicy and sour shredded potatoes, starting at 15 cents!"
Before anyone else could speak, the group munching on the spicy chicken made their bid. "One ounce! We'll give you one ounce!"
Guests: “…”
It’s really annoying, how can I play like this!
"Damn it, are you guys crazy?"
"From fifteen wen to one tael, is there anyone who would bid like that?"
The group said, "What's the matter? Can't we have more money? Who made us rich? If you have the guts, raise the price!"
This made the others angry.
I wanted to give them some food because they were hungry, but now no one wants to give them any more.
The first guest who arrived said: "Table number five, one tael and two hundred wen!"
Those who came later: "We, one, two, three hundred coins!"
The first guest who arrived said: "Table 54, one tael, five hundred wen!"
Those who came later: "We, one tael, six hundred wen!"
The first guest who arrived said: "Table 30, one tael, seven hundred wen!"
…
The two sides started arguing with each other.
It was a tug-of-war just for a plate of spicy and sour potato shreds.
In the end, this plate of shredded potatoes was sold at a sky-high price of two taels of silver.
The villagers of Heihe Village were stunned and could only say that they didn’t understand the world of the rich.
They watched helplessly as the price of a dish suddenly increased by a hundred times.
These people's money doesn't seem to be money, it's even worse than dirt.
When they think about how hard everyone works and how they are happy to earn a few hundred cents, they feel a little sad when they compare themselves with these people.
But what can we do?
We must find ways to earn more money from these people!
The villagers of Heihe Village made up their minds at the same time.
It took half an hour to finish the bidding for the remaining dozens of dishes.
Most of the dishes were bought by the group that came later.
It’s not that others are unwilling to bid, but that group of people are like hungry mad, and they are determined to get it.
The village head smiled so hard that his teeth showed. "Dear guests, there is an inn next door. You can go in and rest!"
"It's time to take a nap! There aren't enough rooms!" Little Dumpling urged in a baby voice.
A guest shouted: "Room No. 1, I want it!"
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