Chapter 472 It’s just the beginning and someone is already looking for trouble!
But when I looked up, I was shocked by the prices of pork ribs at 80 cents per serving and pork belly at 150 cents per serving.
A portion of mutton costs as much as two hundred wen, and even the price of each part is different, but none is less than two hundred wen.
Even the limited supply of beef weighs no less than one or two ounces per serving.
"Are you guys going to rob me?"
Even in the prosperous Silvermoon City, a pound of pork costs only 45 cents, and even spare ribs, which few people eat, can be bought for less than 30 cents a pound.
The price of several hundred coins for a plate of raw meat was indeed a bit higher than they expected.
At this time, the people who had already entered the store and sat down saw the prices and immediately regretted coming in so early.
After all, if you go to an ordinary restaurant, a plate of cooked food only costs a hundred coins, but here the price of a plate of food is prohibitive.
Ran Qingxuan knew this would happen, so he had thought of the wording early on.
"Sir, why don't you order first? If you think it's worth it, you can pay after eating. If you don't think it's worth it, then the meal will be mine."
"The same can be done for the other gentlemen who are seated."
Now that the store owner has spoken, they don't know what to say.
The first man who came in ordered pork belly, spare ribs and two plates of mutton, and he already knew the price. As for the other vegetables, which cost twenty or thirty cents a plate, the price was already more than one or two taels of silver.
When I learned that the authentic tangyuan hotpot would cost two hundred coins, I waited with gritted teeth.
But then he thought about it and felt that it was not a loss. If he was not satisfied, he could just ask the store to pay the bill and he would get a free meal.
Thinking again, it was just a mere 1 or 2 taels of silver, and he could afford it. He felt mentally balanced and the dishes were soon served.
When I saw the mutton beautifully arranged on the plate, even with its tips sticking out, I suddenly felt that two or three hundred coins was well worth it.
The waiter took a piece of paper and started to mark it. After making sure that all the dishes were served, he began to explain how long the hot pot meat should be boiled to be most delicious.
The man had tasted pork belly and lamb outside, but when he actually sat down and started eating, he had a different feeling.
The waiter personally boils the meat, and while waiting for it to be cooked, he prepares the dipping sauce in front of the customers.
I learned that the food I just ate didn’t have any dipping sauce, so I thought to myself, how delicious it would be if it was dipped in sauce…
After a while of cooking, the meat was cooked. One chopstick filled the bowl with meat. The people watching through the window were drooling at the scene.
"How about it, do you want to go in and try it?"
The two men were standing a little further away, whispering to each other, and their sight just happened to be able to see the people eating in the store.
The person being asked shook his head expressionlessly, indicating that he should not take any action for the time being.
Inside the store, the man never stopped using his chopsticks after taking the first bite.
The men at the other two tables felt the same way, as if they had never eaten such delicious food in their entire lives.
After the meat was finished, they cooked the vegetables. The waiter was serving him all the time. After half an hour, the man put down his chopsticks contentedly.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and couldn't help burping.
"Sir, how is the food?"
The man wiped his mouth, stood up and walked towards the counter.
"Do you think this person wants to eat for free? Why did he put down his chopsticks and leave after eating?"
“Maybe it’s not delicious…” the people who didn’t get to eat it muttered.
"That's not right. If it doesn't taste good, why would you eat it so cleanly?"
…
The man walked up to the counter and stood still. After observing his expression, Manager Zhao took out the bill with table number 3 written on it and started to settle the bill.
"Sir, your total expenditure is one tael and six coins."
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the man showed a satisfied smile on his face and put down the silver willingly.
"No matter what else you say, as long as your store doesn't go bankrupt, I will come here every month."
"The shop is always at your service."
If the man hadn’t been so full, he would have tried all the dishes.
The other two tables of young masters joined together and each table spent only two taels of silver.
Since I am not short of money, after eating it, I feel that the two taels of food are worth it.
Even while the three tables were eating, many diners had already entered the restaurant out of curiosity.
There is no need for any promotion now, as the hotpot restaurant is already full before 10 o'clock in the morning.
With the bustling crowd, the lively atmosphere in the store gradually dispelled the coldness in the air.
The tables were turned over again and again, and the kitchen was extremely busy. Duan Ling had no choice but to transfer a few more people from other restaurants.
As a result, before noon, the kitchen staff came out hurriedly to inform us that the pork belly and mutton were sold out.
"Remove the sign, wait until you buy and marinate it before serving!"
It was done right away. The guests were ordering food when they looked up and saw the waiter's actions.
"What do you mean?"
The waiter smiled and explained, "It seems that the pork belly marinated by our chef is very delicious. You may need to wait for a while. You can order after it is marinated again."
There are always one or two people who stick their heads out. I don’t know if they came from other restaurants to inquire about the news, or if they just couldn’t wait and started a commotion on the spot.
"You're opening a business but not preparing all the dishes. Who are you trying to fool?"
Gu Yanchen originally wanted to come forward, but was stopped by Ran Qingxuan.
"No one's store will be immune to emergencies, let alone such a small matter."
The man was about to start a quarrel, but Ran Qingxuan continued, "We are very sorry. For customers who have ordered pork belly, we will give them a plate of mutton for free..."
"I hope everyone won't dislike it!" While saying this, Ran Qingxuan's eyes never left the faces of the two people who were causing trouble.
The cold look in her eyes made the man who was looking for trouble shudder all over.
"Is this girl the boss? She's so generous!"
"I think it's okay. Mutton is much more delicious than pork."
Amid cheers, mutton was served instead of pork. It seemed like a loss, but in fact it won unanimous praise.
Duan Ling looked at Ran Qingxuan with admiration and was extremely excited.
She is the only one who can do things so beautifully in one night!
The diners were full of praise for the new hotpot, and at mealtime, dignitaries who had heard the news came into the restaurant.
Because there were too many people coming to eat hotpot, Duan Yi and the people he brought with him temporarily acted as dishwashers in the kitchen.
Several dignitaries had come here by appointment. When someone went upstairs, he took a quick look and saw a man washing dishes in the backyard who looked very familiar to him.
"Why do I feel like I saw Young Marquis Duan?"
"Where?"
The man was confused, then shook his head and muttered, "But the young marquis is so precious, how could he be washing dishes in the kitchen of a restaurant..."
After the little episode, Ran Qingxuan and Duan Ling sat at the counter and acted as cashier girls, while the shopkeepers all went out to serve customers.
They were busy until about two o'clock, and the number of customers showed no sign of decreasing. Ran Qingxuan was afraid that the workers would starve, so he quietly went to the hut in the backyard and bought a few boxes of instant noodles.
In order not to attract attention, she had to ask Gu Yanchen to come over and unpack them one by one and put them in a large basin to soak.
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