When the vendor delivered the meat, the store became busy again. The four people, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, all started to help wash the meat. This time, the amount delivered was twice as much as yesterday.
As expected, people came to eat before dinner time. The first person to come in was Mr. Qian, who had been gathering at the barbecue restaurant the day before it opened.
Mr. Qian also brought his wife and child with him. Manager Zhang arranged for them to sit down and told the waiter to pour tea. The child, who was estimated to be about three or four years old, had a pair of big eyes rolling around as he looked at the paintings on the wall curiously.
Mr. Qian ordered one of each meat dish. Manager Zhang suggested, "Mr. Qian, how about adding a serving of vegetable leaves? Wrapping the meat in vegetable leaves will not only help with the greasiness, but will also be delicious!"
"Oh? I'll do as you say. Okay, it's almost done. Hurry up and serve the food! I can't wait to try this barbecue. If I hadn't been delayed at noon, I would have come a long time ago. Now it's just the right time to bring my wife and youngest son to try it!"
Shopkeeper Zhang said with a smile, "Master Qian, you've come to the right place. We guarantee you'll be satisfied with the food. However, your young master is still young, so don't let him touch the grill pan. The temperature is very high. Also, I guess he can't handle spicy food, so don't sprinkle any red chili peppers on it."
Mr. Qian agreed, and Zhang ordered the waiter to serve Mr. Qian the dishes. After all, Mr. Qian came early, and they were the only ones at the table, so the dishes were served very quickly.
After the waiter's demonstration, Mrs. Qian found it simple, so she started to roast it. As she roasted, she said, "Master, this way of eating is really novel. This is my first time to cook. Don't blame me if it doesn't taste good!"
Mr. Qian said, "Madam, what are you talking about? I just brought you and Xiaozhi out here to have some fun and relax. Let's try a different way of eating today!"
Xiao Zhi suddenly said, "Mom, the painting is beautiful, and there are flowers!"
Mrs. Qian smiled and said, "This painting is quite good. It doesn't seem to be made with ink. I've never seen the pigment used in this painting before! I don't know what it's made of!"
Mr. Qian said, "That's easy. If my wife likes it, I'll ask the shopkeeper about it!" Then he walked over to the counter and asked, "Shopkeeper, I'd like to ask where you buy the paint for the wall paintings in your shop? My wife likes it very much and wants to buy some to use at home!"
Shopkeeper Zhang had already received instructions from the master not to reveal that the painting was by the young lady, so he politely said, "Boss Qian, I'm afraid you're disappointed. We didn't buy the paint. We hired a traveling painter. My master likes it, but the painter treasures it very much. He said he found it by chance, took the money, and left. We don't know where he is now, but his accent doesn't sound local, so it's probably hard to find him."
Mr. Qian said somewhat disappointedly, "So that's how it is. Thank you very much for telling me, shopkeeper." After that, he returned to his seat and told his wife the news he had heard.
Mrs. Qian was also disappointed when she heard this and said, "That's such a pity!"
At this time, the meat on the grill was already emitting a fragrant aroma. The boy named Xiaozhi smelled it and drooled as he said, "Mom, meat! I want to eat meat!"
Mrs. Qian said lovingly, "Okay, Zhier, don't move. Mom will be ready soon." Seeing that the meat was bubbling, she knew it was cooked. She took out the meat without chili peppers, put it on a plate, blew on it, and waited until it was no longer hot before feeding it to Xiao Zhi.
The little boy put the meat into his mouth and chewed it. His eyes lit up and he shouted, "Mom, it's delicious! I want more!"
Mrs. Qian smiled and said, "Zhi'er has always been the pickiest eater, but he actually likes this barbecue so much. It seems that it tastes really good." She had been taking care of her son and had not been able to eat a bite herself.
Seeing that his wife was busy with the children and had no time to eat, Mr. Qian picked up a piece of meat, blew it cool, and handed it to his wife, saying, "Madam, try it too. It's not hot anymore."
Mrs. Qian blushed. She didn't expect her husband to do such an intimate thing in public. She subconsciously glanced around and when she saw that no one was looking at them, she opened her mouth and put the meat into her mouth.
Her eyes lit up as she said, "It tastes really good. It's delicious. I didn't expect that I, who can't cook, can grill meat so deliciously." She felt a great sense of accomplishment.
Mr. Qian also tried a piece and praised it, "It's good. I usually eat the same few dishes at home, and I'm tired of them. It's a good time to change the taste!"
Mrs. Qian said, "Then let's come here often to eat, okay?"
Mr. Qian smiled and said, "I'll listen to what my wife says!" The family of three ate barbecue happily.
Qibao saw everything that Mr. Qian's family did, and smiled knowingly. Looking at their clothes and appearance, he thought that they must be from a well-off family. It was rare that Mr. Qian was so good to his wife, and from their interactions, it could be seen that they loved each other very much.
Qibao will never allow any mistresses when she finds a husband, otherwise she will castrate him and then run away to find her next love. If she really can't find one, then living alone is fine. However, she will definitely not be able to avoid the nagging of her family. In this era, women get married early, and she doesn't want to get married so early!
I was shocked. I was only five years old. Why was I thinking so much? Getting married was still a long way off! I couldn't be so mature.
"Qibao, what are you thinking about? You don't even respond when I call you!" Wang asked.
Qibao said, "Grandma, I didn't hear you. What's wrong?"
Wang said, "I wanted to ask if you'd like to fill your stomach. We won't have time to eat if there are too many guests later!"
Qibao said, "Grandma, I'm not hungry yet. You guys can eat."
Wang didn't persuade him either. She just left a portion for her granddaughter later and she could eat it when she was hungry!
After the family finished their meal, guests began to arrive one after another, and the restaurant became busy. However, after a while, all the private rooms in the hall were full of people, and there was a queue at the door.
Many of the lunchtime guests come with their family and friends.
For a while, the sound of guests chatting and the sizzling of grilling was everywhere. Those who came for the first time praised the food highly. There were also many scholars who studied poetry while grilling meat. It was really pleasant.
The sky gradually became completely dark, but the barbecue restaurant was brightly lit and still full of customers.
It was probably after two o'clock in the morning when the guests started to leave one after another. After the last table had left, everyone was too tired to move. There were more people than at noon.
After the shop assistants cleaned up the shop, the Xu family sat together to see how much they had taken in that night. After calculating, Shopkeeper Zhang took a deep breath and said, "Tonight's total revenue is 1,100 taels!"
The Xu family all took a deep breath. Wang said, "That's a lot! Wow, including the money we got at noon, it's already 1,800 taels!"
The three sisters-in-law opened their mouths in surprise, looking as if they couldn't believe it.
Su Chenyu said: "Because it has just opened, there will definitely be more. Once it stabilizes, there won't be so many."
Qibao also said: "Brother Chenyu is right, so there won't be so many in a few days, everyone should be mentally prepared." The Xu family also calmed down and nodded.
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