Chapter 316: Take Less Silver
Yu Qinghuan immediately thought of Du Yunxiao and frowned. Could it be that he was the one who called someone?
"Sang Ru, go down and tell them that the kitchen is short on food and needs to rest for an hour."
Sang Ru immediately understood what her daughter meant. "Miss, there are actually quite a few guests coming to our restaurant today. These people may not be the ones called by General Du."
"We're open for business, so there's no reason for us to be picky about our customers."
Today, the girl thought that Mr. Zheng was young, so she didn't take the money. That was already an exception.
If you are still picky about your customers nowadays, how can you make money?
Besides, even if these people were called by General Du, the restaurant was a serious food provider and it was only natural to collect money. There was nothing to be embarrassed about.
There is no reason to refuse money that is delivered to your door.
Yu Qinghuan naturally knew what Sang Ru meant, but what she was thinking was that these were the brothers who fought with Du Yunxiao on the battlefield, the ones who defended their country with real swords and guns.
The imperial court never valued military officers. Her restaurant was making dirty money, but she had no intention of earning the hard-earned money of these people.
Moreover, if these people were cheated, they would blame Du Yunxiao later...
He had escaped death to return to the capital, and now he finally lived a good life. However, it was not easy to get along in the officialdom. If he fell out with his colleagues, his future life would not be easy.
She explained the reason, and Sang Ru felt that there was some truth in it.
"But, girl, they've already ordered food, you can't kick them out at this time."
Yu Qinghuan hesitated for a moment, "Then find a reason to charge less money."
Sang Ru: "OK."
As long as you don't turn people away.
...
When it came time to pay the bill, Sang Ru made up an excuse and only charged one-third of the original price for the three tables.
The people at the table next to them had just paid and were feeling the pinch. They were immediately dissatisfied. "Hey! We had the same food and wine, but you only charged me three hundred taels for my table. How come you only charged them three hundred taels for all three tables combined?"
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The Jinwu Guards were also stunned, especially the leader, who thought: Could it be that Miss Yu guessed that they were invited by the leader?
Sang Ru explained, "My master admires the heroes who kill the enemy on the battlefield, and has specifically issued a decree that anyone who joins the army and kills the enemy will receive a discount on the price of wine and food."
Those people looked at each other, all of them were dissatisfied. They thought they were all high-ranking officials in the court, and everyone who saw them was respectful. But today they were not as good as a few rough men with swords?
"Ha! How brave! Do you know who we are?"
Sang Ru's courage had long been strengthened by Cheng Gongjin, Xiao Jinghe and others. She was not even afraid of the emperor. Now, facing these officials who were pregnant and obviously good-for-nothings, her attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and she was justified.
"After eating and drinking, everyone must abide by the rules of our Fuyanlou."
"If you want to reduce the price, you can also go to the border."
Lin Jing had just arrived and was thinking of ordering a pot of wine when he heard this conversation. His eyes lit up. Such a good thing could actually happen!
The discounted food and drinks were only slightly more expensive than those at Xifeng Tower. Doesn't that mean I could just bring an officer with me and eat the cheap Hongchen Zuixian Duck?
Those high-ranking officials wanted to make some more trouble, but suddenly they remembered the matter of the wine. What if there was someone behind the restaurant whom they couldn't afford to offend... so they left in anger.
When they left, they were both gritting their teeth, determined to cause trouble for Gu and Xie when they got back!
After the bills were paid at several tables, Sang Ru watched the guests leave with a smile on her face, holding the heavy silver in her hand, she was extremely happy.
Lin Jing couldn't help but ask, "Miss Sang Ru, is what you just said true?"
Sang Ru looked at him with confusion: "?"
Lin Jing licked his lips and said, "Just now you said that as long as the diners have served in the army and killed the enemy, the price of wine and food will be reduced."
Sang Ru nodded, "It's true."
Lin Jing's eyes lit up, "If I eat at the same table with them, will the price also be reduced?"
Sang Ru: “…”
She immediately looked at Lin Jing and cursed him in her heart. This civil servant was so cunning that he even tried to take advantage of the loopholes in her words.
Facing Lin Jing, Sang Ru smiled wryly, "Master Lin, my boss said that only they can reduce the price of wine and food."
Lin Jing suddenly felt it was a pity, as he had thought he could have the dish of Red Dust Drunken Immortal Duck again.
He sighed and said, "Okay, please bring me a pot of wine."
Sang Ru originally thought that he would seize on the loopholes in her words, but unexpectedly he didn't. She immediately looked at him twice more, and he turned out to be a gentleman.
So when she served the dishes, she added a side dish, a new dish Yunniang had developed yesterday, called cold-mixed shredded pork, which was perfect for drinking with wine.
Lin Jing thanked her.
...
After coming out of the restaurant, the Jinwu Guards dispersed and the leader turned into a corner.
Du Yunxiao was waiting there. When he saw his subordinates coming back after eating and drinking, there was some envy in his eyes.
The subordinate was the first to speak: "Boss, Miss Yu seems to have discovered us. She only charged us three hundred taels for the wine and food."
Du Yunxiao's expression froze when he heard this. "How much more?"
The subordinate answered truthfully: "Three hundred taels."
Du Yunxiao's forehead twitched, "There are only ten of you, and you want to eat three hundred taels!"
He usually only eats a few taels when he eats out, how can he eat this? Isn’t he full?!
The subordinate touched his nose and felt a little embarrassed. Three hundred taels was a bit too much, but it was not because they ate too much, but because the price of wine and food in Miss Yu's restaurant was too expensive.
He immediately explained, "Boss, we're actually not full. It's simply because the food and drinks at Miss Yu's restaurant are too expensive. They're even more expensive than at Xifeng Restaurant. And this is after a discount. If it were the original price, it would probably be nine hundred taels!"
God knows, there were only about ten of them, and they scraped together the money to pay the bill.
It was just that two of them happened to have a lot of silver on them, otherwise they would not be able to pay today, which would be a huge embarrassment.
Du Yunxiao originally saw that Yu Qinghuan's restaurant didn't have many customers and was afraid that she would be sad. Now that he learned that the prices of the restaurant's food and drinks were so expensive, he felt very complicated.
The subordinate coughed lightly and asked shamelessly, "Boss, silver?"
Even though Du Yunxiao didn't need this little bit of money, he didn't eat anything and didn't even see anyone, so he felt a little pained: "I'll give it to you when I get back."
The subordinate chuckled and said, "Boss, are you going again tomorrow?"
He felt that although the food and drinks at Miss Yu's restaurant were a bit expensive, they tasted really good. He had never eaten such delicious food before.
Moreover, the people in the restaurant were very polite to these big and strong people, and even reduced the price.
You know, on ordinary days, when the civil servants see them, they only look at their noses and eyes.
But just now, seeing his humiliated look, they felt so happy.
No wonder the boss likes Miss Yu so much. The restaurant she opened is so good, and that person is also the best!
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