Chapter 220 A win-win situation
On August 28th, the wine shop opened.
Early in the morning, Fang Tianci, Tao Xia and Chen Xier had already decorated Huajian Hall and hung red silk on the plaque.
Not only that, Fang Tianci also borrowed a pair of gongs from the Feicuixuan next door, thinking that it would be useful when the business opened.
There was something going on in the town, so Song Yuntang and Xu Qingye got up early, and even Xu Wencheng got up early as well.
"Sister-in-law, there's nothing to do at home today. Can I go to town with you?"
Song Yuntang nodded in agreement.
"Okay, the shop opens today, I think you can help."
Xu Wencheng looked at her curiously, "How many shops does sister-in-law have in town?"
Song Yuntang had no intention of hiding it.
"two."
Xu Wencheng gave a thumbs up with admiration on his face, "Sister-in-law is amazing. You and brother are a perfect match, one is good at business and the other is good at studying."
Song Yuntang smiled and said nothing.
Xu Qingye glanced in her direction, then turned to look at Xu Wencheng, "I will be going to the county town in a few days. When I go, please help your sister-in-law with her affairs."
Xu Wencheng patted his chest and made the promise.
"Don't worry, bro. I'll take care of it."
The three of them set off after breakfast, and before leaving, they took two baskets of persimmons that Xu Wencheng and Xu Yongwang had picked from the mountains yesterday.
The orange-red persimmons look very festive and are best displayed on the counter.
The mule cart arrived at the tavern at just in time. Song Yuntang got off the cart and went to the backyard to prepare two crispy chickens for tasting in the morning with Chen and Tao.
Chen's crispy chicken was cleaned and marinated early in the morning.
After frying the crispy chicken, Song Yuntang cut it into small pieces with a knife, put it in a bamboo basket lined with oil paper, and asked Tao and Chen to take it outside the shop and place it under the pavilion where the sour plum soup was placed beside the door.
As soon as the Chenshi arrived, Fang Tianci struck a gong, and many people gathered around to watch the fun.
"Don't miss it if you pass by. Today we are opening our restaurant Hua Jian Zui and we are starting to offer tastings of our specialty dish, crispy chicken!"
The tavern is closed in the morning, so the food tasting is to pave the way for lunch and evening.
Hearing that there were dishes to be tasted, many people gathered around, taking a piece each, and the crispy chicken on the oil paper was quickly snatched up.
"Mmm! Delicious! Really delicious!"
Everyone praised it.
Shopkeeper Miao stood at the door of Feicuixuan, drooling with greed.
He smelled the scent yesterday, but because Huajianzui had not officially opened yet, he did not go to join in the fun.
As a restaurant owner for so many years, he wanted to eat it, so you can imagine how this crispy chicken tastes.
"Boss, after Huajianzui opens, will the business of our shop be overtaken by it?" asked the servant at the side.
Shopkeeper Miao shook his head and said, "There are three restaurants of our size in the town. The other two are located on North Street and East Street. North Street is the wealthy area of Cile Town, and the restaurant business there has always been good. There is a market on East Street, so there are many people on weekdays and the business has always been booming."
"Although our restaurant has some business, it is near the academy and scholars have lower spending power, so our business has always been the worst. Now Huajianzui is opening next to us. Madam Song also told me before that they mainly sell wine, snacks, desserts and noodles. Although we both sell food, the conflict is relatively small. If her business is good, it will only benefit us and not harm us."
The servant was puzzled.
"What good can it do?"
Shopkeeper Miao pulled a small wisp of beard on the corner of his mouth.
"She focuses on her specialty, which will attract many curious people in the town. Those people come here to eat. Who knows if these curious people will want to change their taste after eating too much food in her shop?"
The servant scratched his head and frowned.
"don't know."
Seeing that Manager Miao was about to lose his temper, the servant quickly shrank his neck back.
"Uncle, you know that your nephew has always been dull."
Shopkeeper Miao sighed. He was the second oldest of three brothers in his family. He and his wife had two daughters. The third oldest had more daughters, three in total. Among the three brothers, only the eldest brother had a son.
As the only male in the family, he was naturally spoiled by his uncles.
Among the three brothers of Shopkeeper Miao, only the second oldest has a promising future. After working hard for many years, he became the shopkeeper of Feicuixuan in the town.
Therefore, the family decided that he wanted to bring his nephew along on this path as well, so he followed him to Feicuixuan and started as a servant.
At the moment, it seems that there is indeed a long way to go.
Shopkeeper Miao gestured to him and said, "For example, when you go to buy vegetables, you see two stalls. One stall has only two Chinese cabbages, and the other stall has radishes, eggplants, and cucumbers in addition to the cabbages. Would you go to the stall that only has Chinese cabbages, or the stall that has Chinese cabbages, radishes, and eggplants?"
Miao Dong thought about it seriously.
"If I happen to want to eat Chinese cabbage that day, it will be the same wherever I go, right?"
"I……"
Shopkeeper Miao raised his hand and wanted to hit someone, but Miao Dong was smart and quickly ran away when he saw the slap.
"Boss, please spare me. I won't ask any more questions. Don't get mad at yourself. My parents will beat me up later."
Shopkeeper Miao breathed a sigh of relief.
"You little brat, are you trying to piss off your uncle to death?" He calmed down and walked towards Hua Jian Zui, bowing and saying, "Miss Song, congratulations."
Song Yuntang, who was standing at the door of the shop, returned the greeting.
"Thank you very much, Shopkeeper Miao, for your support. We will all do business on this street in the future, and I hope Shopkeeper Miao can take good care of us."
"Okay, okay." Shopkeeper Miao looked at her, "May I negotiate a deal with Miss Song?"
Hearing that he wanted to discuss a deal with him, Song Yuntang hurriedly made a gesture of invitation towards the second floor of the tavern, and asked Tao to bring up two cups of sour plum soup for them.
Song Yuntang handed one of the cups of sour plum soup to Manager Miao.
"What kind of deal does Shopkeeper Miao want to discuss with me?"
Shopkeeper Miao said with sincerity, "I want to ask, can you supply the signature crispy chicken in the young lady's shop to our restaurant as well?"
"Yesterday I announced that the crispy chicken in the shop is limited in quantity. And since it is a signature dish, it may not be appropriate to supply it to Feicui Xuan. However, I have another specialty dish here. If the shopkeeper is willing, we can supply it exclusively to Feicui Xuan."
There is a saying that goes, let’s make money together.
Feicuixuan has been open in Cile Town for many years and has long been deeply rooted. Suppressing it will hurt others and not benefit oneself. Since Manager Miao is a broad-minded person, she naturally hopes that everyone can make money in harmony.
After hearing what Song Yuntang said, Shopkeeper Miao sat up straight.
"Girl, please speak."
"This specialty is called Crispy Roast Duck." Song Yuntang continued, "Miao may say that he has eaten roast duck, but the texture and taste will probably be quite different from my recipe."
The oven in the backyard can make roast duck, and one oven can roast about ten ducks.
The crispy roast duck dish is indeed more suitable for a large restaurant like Feicuixuan than Huajianzui.
A shop cannot have all the special features, otherwise it will be difficult to be remembered. If Feicui Xuan can make its crispy roast duck special, it will be a win-win situation for Feicui Xuan and its Huajianzui.
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