Chapter 60 Sweet potato and sweet potato
Li Wanyue took out thirty copper coins and handed them to him, and then took out twenty small bamboo tubes from the backpack and handed them to him: "Thank you very much, Brother Zhang Yu."
Zhang Yu took it with a smile: "You're welcome, young lady."
Li Wanyue said hello and the two left the shop.
Li Sandong's heart was pounding. Although he was mentally prepared, the thought of handling eleven taels of silver still made his palms sweat with nervousness.
"Sister, we have made a fortune again."
Li Wanyue looked at him with a smile: "You've become rich already? What does Zuixianju give you count as?"
"It's all considered." Li Sandong sighed, "It takes an ordinary farmer two years to earn this much. But sister, if you want more people to see the effect of the shampoo, why don't you give it to the restaurant owner? They face so many people every day, so they will definitely let more people know."
"Sandong said it well. Your mind is getting brighter and brighter."
Li Sandong laughed innocently.
Li Wanyue continued, "Your idea is very good, but relatively speaking, most people have a natural liking for scholars, and what they like will be more convincing and sought after.
As for the restaurant you mentioned, you can also give it a try. When you sell a product, you should first think about who your target audience is and who is willing to spend money on it. This will make it easier to sell the product. There are five small bamboo tubes of trial packs in the backpack. You can take them and try them."
"I'm going?"
"Yes, since you have an idea, just try it. If you just talk about it but don't do it, you will never know whether your idea is useful or not. Even if it doesn't work, at least you have tried it, so there is no loss for you."
After saying that, they saw a restaurant not far away. Li Wanyue said, "It's noon now. Let's go in and have something to eat. You can sell me some shampoo while you're at it."
"Sister, the food in that restaurant is expensive. I'll just go ask about the shampoo. If you're hungry, we can find a stall to eat some noodles later."
Li Wanyue shook her head: "I also want to see the dishes in the county restaurant. What if there is a chance to make money? Let's go, let's just order less dishes."
After saying this, he walked towards the restaurant first, and Li Sandong followed immediately.
There is a wooden plaque hanging in the middle of the restaurant's door, with three large characters "Baiweilou" inscribed on it.
It was lunchtime, the lobby was bustling with people, and business was good.
The waiter at the door looked at the two of them, stepped forward and reminded them quietly: "My two guests, the dishes in our restaurant are a bit more expensive than those in the small restaurants outside. Are you sure you want to come in and eat?"
Li Wanyue saw that he was polite and had no intention of mocking her, so she smiled and said, "Of course I know that. We came here just for Baiweilou's good reputation."
When the guy heard this, he stepped aside to welcome the two men in. After all, he had reminded them.
This county town has a wharf where most of the merchants traveling back and forth will stop to rest. There are also many restaurants and hotels in the county town, and their Baiweilou business is considered good in the county town.
Li Wanyue went in and took a look at the lobby. There were dozens of tables in the lobby, neatly arranged in four rows. A wooden staircase led to the second floor, which was the private room.
There are some wooden signs hanging on the counter with the names of the dishes written on them.
Li Wanyue walked over and took a few glances at the dishes on it. There were chicken, duck, fish, pork, mushrooms, vegetables, river shrimps and seafood, both hot and cold, but there were few types of cold dishes.
There are more dishes than in town, and the prices are not cheap.
She asked Li Sandong: "Sandong, what do you want to eat?"
Li Sandong learned some words during this period. Although he could not recognize all of them, he could understand most of them and chose a low-priced noodle.
"I just want a bowl of plain noodles."
He saw that a bowl of vegetarian noodles cost thirty cents, and a bowl of meat noodles cost forty-five cents, which was much more expensive than those sold at the stalls outside.
Li Wanyue ordered two bowls of stewed meat noodles and a cold dish from the waiter.
After ordering the noodles, she found a seat near the kitchen, where all the dishes came out, and she could see what dishes were available.
After a while, the noodles were served on the table, and the portion was quite reasonable.
Li Wanyue gave some of the noodles in her bowl to Li Sandong as she couldn't eat so much.
While eating noodles, I looked at the dishes brought out by the waiter.
While she was eating, she saw a dish being served and her eyes suddenly widened. Isn't this potatoes?
She hurriedly called out, "Waiter."
The waiter took a break from serving the food and turned to look at her: "What's up, sir?"
“What kind of dish is this?”
The waiter was in a hurry to serve the food, so he said, "Please wait a moment. I will get back to you after the food is served."
After that, he quickly brought the dishes to the guest's table and came over to reply: "Sir, the dish you just asked about is called fried shredded sweet potatoes. This is a popular dish in our restaurant in the past two months. Not to mention that it is the only one in our county, it is a rare thing in the entire Jing Dynasty. Not many restaurants have this dish.
A good friend of our employer went abroad to purchase goods a few months ago. He saw this vegetable and bought some to bring back. Our employer thought it was good, so he asked his friend to buy it for him from abroad.
We don't have this thing in Jing Dynasty, and the foreign country also limits the quantity. We only sell a certain amount each time, and we won't sell any more.
Our host’s friend also went through a lot of trouble to buy it. This dish is crispy and delicious. Many customers come here just for this dish.”
This grain is a good thing no matter where it is. Even if foreign countries use it to make money, they will definitely keep it for their own country first, so the quantity released to foreign countries is limited.
Li Wanyue asked: "How much is this dish?"
"One hundred and fifty coins."
Li Sandong almost choked on the noodles. This was too expensive, more expensive than meat. Could it be made of silver? He saw that there was not even a shred of meat in it.
Ordinary radishes and cabbages are only two or three cents per pound. How much has it increased now?
The waiter took one look at him and knew what he was thinking. He explained, "Sir, please don't think that our restaurant is unscrupulous. Baiwei Restaurant has always been honest and fair in price. This dish is imported from foreign countries, so the purchase price is expensive. Add to that the manpower, financial resources and materials spent on transportation, so this price is not expensive."
Li Wanyue asked hurriedly: "Are there any other dishes imported from foreign countries? Dishes we don't have here."
The waiter replied, "Yes, there is another kind called Fandi potatoes, which are soft, sticky and sweet. However, Fandi potatoes are imported in larger quantities and the price is slightly lower, 130 Wen per plate."
Li Wanyue thought silently, could it be that the fandi potato is the sweet potato?
"Look, that dish on that table is sweet potatoes." The waiter pointed at the dish on the next table.
Li Wanyue took a look and found that it was indeed sweet potatoes. They were simply steamed and came with some soup, which should have been made with some brown sugar water.
Very good!
She thanked him, asked the waiter to go about his business, and walked to the counter to find the shopkeeper.
"Shopkeeper, I have something I want to discuss with you." As he said this, he put half a tael of silver on the counter.
The shopkeeper saw the silver coins, looked at her again, pushed the silver coins back, and said politely: "No merit, no reward, just speak frankly if you have something to say."
Li Wanyue thought to herself that the shopkeeper was quite principled.
He had no choice but to take back the silver: "Last time I came to your store, I ate sweet potatoes and yams, which were very delicious, but my family has never eaten them. I want to buy some for them. I wonder if the shopkeeper can sell me some?"
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