Chapter 149 Eastern Region 12 With the little girl's physical body used for publicity, ...
With the little girl's personal endorsement, the business of the group went from being at a loss to suddenly becoming very profitable. People kept choosing to buy a bowl of mung bean soup served on a leaf from them and then queue up at the city gate.
Some people even think this is the legendary city service of Buzhou Immortal Realm? It's so thoughtful.
Xie Jiaoyue thoughtfully assigned Xin Xiuying to carry a tray of mung bean soup to the queue to sell. After walking a few steps along the queue, the tray was completely sold out.
However, their smooth-sailing business soon encountered problems.
The tea vendors, disgusted that Xie Jiaoyue and her companions were selling their tea too cheaply, surrounded their stall.
Xie Jiaoyue asked, "How much do you sell it for?"
The tea stall owner declared confidently, "This is the hottest time of year in the Buzhou Immortal Realm, so of course we want to take this opportunity to make a good profit. One low-grade spirit stone per bowl—fair, reasonable, and honest!"
Xie Jiaoyue was shocked. This was equivalent to a hundred yuan for a bowl of tea! Could it be that they were also using tea selected by masters in small cans?
Xie Jiaoyue peeked at the bowls not far away. Not only had the price increased, but the quantity had also decreased. She had thought before that the large bowls of tea used in Buzhou Immortal Realm were a whole size smaller than those in Jinling City.
Xin Xiuying couldn't help but clutch her spirit stone bag, sobbing, "It's even more expensive than in the city! In the city, it only costs three large bowls of tea and two low-grade spirit stones."
Waaah, a few bowls of tea cost her so many spirit stones, and she was heartbroken. Xin Xiuying, who had always been a pampered young lady, rarely realized the importance of spirit stones.
Seeing that Xie Jiaoyue refused to leave or raise prices, stubbornly indicating that she would fight if he didn't, the tea stall owner pointed at Xie Jiaoyue's nose and cursed, "Fight? You're so vicious! You want me arrested by the Heavenly Court! A bunch of brats, I'll show you today that I have plenty of ways to make your business impossible!"
Xie Jiaoyue was a little curious. Since these people were causing trouble and they couldn't sell their mung bean soup for the time being, she followed several tea stall owners.
When the stall owners saw Xie Jiaoyue following them, they didn't stop her. Letting Xie Jiaoyue witness the destruction of her business was the first lesson these adults were teaching the little girl.
The stall owners marched proudly along the long line, reaching directly in front of the city gate guards.
Xie Jiaoyue: ?
What are you doing here?
The stall owner, with his menacing face, stood fiercely in front of the city gate guards, looking as if he was about to attack them.
The city gate guards couldn't help but grip their swords tighter.
With a thud, the stall owner knelt down. Huh?
"Your Honor, someone is selling poisonous soup, trying to ruin the reputation of the Buzhou Immortal Realm and harm passersby!"
The stall owners had no evidence, of course, but time was of the essence in business. Once the city gate guards started their investigation, Xie Jiaoyue and her group's dubious soup would be unable to be sold for a considerable period of time.
Moreover, being investigated is a stain on one's record, and stains are not easy to wash away. Xie Jiaoyue and the other outsiders simply do not have the ability to quickly handle such matters.
Their business will then return to normal.
How could outsiders possibly steal their business!
The city gate guards stood up.
The stall owners glanced at Xie Jiaoyue smugly. Normally, the city gate guards might not bother with such matters, but now it was a sensitive time. Even if there was the slightest doubt, the guards would not let it go and would definitely deal with it.
"Ouch."
"Ouch."
A chorus of cries of pain rose and fell.
The knife handles smashed onto the stall owners' heads.
The guard captain held a bowl of mung bean soup in his hand, took a sip, and smacked his lips to savor the sweet taste.
"What nonsense are you spouting? I've already drunk several bowls, how is this stuff poisonous? If you're going to do business, do it properly, stop resorting to these underhanded tricks, understand?"
He had long complained about the soaring prices inside and outside the Buzhou Immortal Realm, and these stall owners only knew how to rip them off for their meager monthly allowance.
Another guard also praised the mung bean soup: "This cool and sweet thing is really good. I think it should be added to the guards' regular supplies so that we can have it every day."
The stall owners were desperate. This wasn't the first time they had used this method to drive out several competitors. Why wasn't it working this time?
The stall owner glared angrily at Xie Jiaoyue and pointed at the guard captain, saying, "You! Xie Jiaoyue, you openly bribed the city gate guards! I'm going to report you to the Heaven and Earth Bureau!"
The guard captain tapped the stall owner on the head with the hilt of his sword, making a crisp, thud.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I paid with spirit stones! Ten copper coins a bowl, and these ten bowls on the table only require one low-grade spirit stone!"
The guard chief had a very loud voice, and after he shouted it out, everyone who hadn't known about the mung bean soup queue before now knew about it.
So cheap!
It looks delicious!
Even the city gate guards loved it!
If they weren't already in a long line, I really would have liked to go and have a bowl right now.
Xie Jiaoyue quickly contacted Xin Xiuying and asked her to bring more to sell.
They now have officially promoted mung bean soup.
No one knows exactly how many mung beans Jin Wan got, but the others sold them in front while Jin Wan cooked the soup in the back. They sold from morning till night, and whenever Xie Jiaoyue thought they should run out of stock, Jin Wan always managed to restock them just in time.
At first, due to production capacity issues, they could sell for a while and then rest for a while. Later, no one knew what steps Jin Wan optimized, but he called Xie Xinghui over to cook soup together. The two of them cooked soup faster and faster, and were able to keep up with their sales speed.
As the soup was cooking, Xie Jiaoyue felt spiritual energy gathering behind her. When she turned around, she saw that Jin Wan was showing signs of a breakthrough.
What does this mean? It means that you should love what you do and not look down on chefs. Who says that culinary skills cannot be a tradition?
However, Jin Wan did not take the opportunity to advance, but instead suppressed the spiritual energy that entered her body and let it settle into her dantian.
If he gets promoted, he will have to stop making mung bean soup. So many people are waiting for his mung bean soup to cool them down. How can he give up on his customers and make them wait in vain because of such a small thing?
With the absolute sense of responsibility befitting a master chef, Jin Wan is steadfast in his career.
After a long day of work, even someone as physically fit as Xie Jiaoyue felt incredibly tired by evening.
She was so busy that she didn't even have time to look at the psychic compass and had no idea how the other two groups were progressing.
Just as the city gates were about to close, Xie Jiaoyue leaned against the city wall to read the messages sent by her companions after they were among the last to re-enter the Buzhou Immortal Realm.
First, it was the Heaven and Earth Bureau.
Gong Shi Moyu and Feng Qianqian each sent her a message.
Gong Shi Moyu's message was simple: just a picture showing an endless queue at the entrance of the Heaven and Earth Bureau.
Feng Qianqian then sent several messages.
"Bright moon! There are so many people here, all queuing up to complain. We don't know when it will be our turn."
"Wow, when I said I was a phoenix, someone led us inside."
"Waaah, but it still doesn't work. They're short-staffed right now. Even if they expedite the process for me considering the relationship between our two races, it won't be until tomorrow. But the inn allowed us to wait until tomorrow, right?"
Then Xie Jiaoyue started looking through the messages sent by Pianxian and Xie Lingliu.
Xie Lingliu cursed, "Idiot! This waiter went back on his word and told us to get out tonight. If I hadn't stopped him, he would have thrown everything out of our room!"
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