Chapter 138 Such Self-help
Bai Qinghuan was actually bored at home and thought it would be nice to go out for some fresh air.
Buffets were quite popular for a period of time in the past.
I just don’t know to what extent Bai Qingyou can achieve.
Qilin Street is as bustling as ever.
The crowds were bustling and jostling each other, like flowing ribbons weaving between the dazzling shops lining the streets.
The children were running and playing excitedly with their newly bought toys, while their parents were smiling and giving them instructions from behind.
The snack stand was still steaming and fragrant, and the stall owner's shouting attracted diners passing by.
Food is the most important thing for people. Whether it is the snack stand or the restaurant next to it, there are a lot of people.
Looking around, the place with the most people is the Youran Buffet opened by Bai Qingyou.
Even the people in her Dianmo Pavilion are inferior to them, which shows that her business is booming.
Bai Qinghuan didn't think about squeezing into the queue, but sat by the window on the second floor of the teahouse opposite, sipping tea and wondering whether Bai Qingyou's shop could make money.
She only needed to turn her head slightly to see the dishes arranged in the lobby opposite.
The area where the dishes are placed is divided into three parts, respectively for meat, various vegetables, and snacks and staple foods.
Most of the meat is pork, chicken, with smaller amounts of lamb and fish.
In Dongxi, beef cannot be eaten casually because killing oxen for working is illegal.
Unless an ox died of illness or old age, it could be killed and eaten only with permission from the government.
There is not much mutton available, and it has a strong smell that is difficult to remove, so it is rarely seen in daily life.
Fish meat has a strong earthy smell and is not popular among the common people.
There are also a variety of vegetables. In winter, the main ones are cabbage and radish, but even with these two vegetables, many different dishes can be made.
Bai Qinghuan also saw some modern dishes, such as pickled cabbage with vinegar, cabbage stewed with vermicelli, coral cabbage, etc. There were also many dishes with radish, which were obviously made by Bai Qingyou.
I didn’t expect that she still remembered so many recipes?
Either she has a photographic memory, or she used to be a chef or someone in her family is a chef.
She felt that the latter possibility was more likely, because if a person has a photographic memory, then his brain is usually very good.
But Bai Qingyou didn't seem to be smart.
Otherwise, why would she become a concubine in the Third Prince's mansion?
"Girl, it's so lively in there."
Pearl counted on her fingers: "One, two, three,..."
"What are you counting?"
"Counting heads."
Biyun was horrified: "You are not going to kill them, are you? They are just going to have a meal. Even if we have a problem with the Second Miss, we won't kill anyone. Those people are innocent."
Pearl stopped counting and rolled her eyes. "What are you thinking? I was just counting how many people there were and how much money she could make in a day."
Biyun patted her chest and smiled awkwardly: "Haha~ So that's how it is."
"Did you count them? How many people are there in total?"
"Almost done, but you interrupted me."
"...Uh, how about you count again?"
Pearls were messed up: "I won't count them, it's all a mess inside."
They all looked over there, and saw the waiter coming up with a few plates of meat, but before he even reached where the dishes were placed, they were all snatched away.
"This plate is mine, mine!"
"Get lost, you idiot! I got it first!"
Many people rushed forward and grabbed the meat on the plate. No matter who was holding it, they just grabbed it and stuffed it into their mouths. The scene was extremely chaotic.
No wonder there are so many pearls that I can’t count them.
After a while, another waiter came over with snacks and the same situation occurred.
Almost no one is interested in the dishes. No matter how beautiful they are, very few people eat them.
Judging from their clothes, they are all poor people, and they are all men. It is no problem for them to eat more than ten plates of meat by themselves.
As pork costs ten cents per pound, charging twenty cents per person is far from enough.
"It's always been 20 cents per person?"
"On the first day of opening, it was 10 cents per person, and from then on it was 20 cents per person."
"Small profits but quick turnover. With so many people coming to eat, if the Second Miss makes some money, wouldn't she be able to win the respect of the Third Prince?"
It's not a good thing for a girl.
"Won't."
"Girl, do you mean you can't make money?"
"Look at what those people eat?"
"Meat and pastries."
"Yeah, how much is the meat, and how much does one person eat?"
Biyun suddenly realized: "Does that mean I will definitely lose money?"
"It won't last for a few days."
"You ate so much the first time, you won't be able to eat the second time, right?"
Although meat is delicious, who can eat meat every day? It's too greasy.
"You have lived in the palace since you were a child, so you still don't understand the thoughts of ordinary people."
Biyun was not convinced: "The girl is of noble status, so she must not understand."
Bai Qinghuan thought to herself, this girl has a bad temper: "If you don't believe me, let Zhenzhu follow that person and see for herself."
Just then, a diner squeezed out from the door of the store. He was thin, but his belly was round, and it was obvious that he had eaten a lot.
Pearl flew away and disappeared, and came back a quarter of an hour later, but her face did not look very good.
Biyun asked anxiously, "How is it? Is he feeling full and uncomfortable? Did he say he would eat less next time he comes?"
Pearl almost vomited as she thought back to what she had just seen.
"Miss, I followed him home. There were seven people in the house, young and old. His wife brought a basin, and the man began to induce vomiting, vomiting out everything he had eaten, and then..."
Biyun asked: "Then what?"
"Then the whole family ate it together. Most of what they vomited out was meat. They all enjoyed it very much."
Biyun was shocked: "What? You ate what you vomited out?"
That's so disgusting.
After thinking about it, I knew why this happened.
Twenty cents seemed like a small amount of money to them, but for ordinary people, it would take a long time to save up.
Gather up twenty cents and send the men to eat, and eat enough for the whole family.
Especially when it comes to meat, it is not a problem for men to eat four or five kilograms, it is a good deal no matter how you calculate it.
You have to know that twenty cents can only buy two pounds of meat, and after it is cooked, there is less than two pounds left.
Now, twenty cents can buy four or five pounds of cooked meat.
I believe that many people would do this.
In addition to meat, there are also snacks.
Sugar is needed to make snacks, but sugar is very expensive and most people can’t afford it.
As a result, dim sum became a hot commodity. Just like what happened before, as soon as the dim sum was served, people would rush to grab it and eat it even if they had to swallow it dry.
As long as you don’t choke to death, eat until you die.
Biyun blushed: "Girl, that person should eat more next time. I was wrong before."
Although she did not come from a good family, she was bought into the mansion when she was young and lived a much better life than ordinary people.
At least you don’t have to worry about three meals a day, and you get monthly salary.
Bai Qinghuan patted her hands: "So do you think she can still make money?"
Biyun shook her head frantically: "Definitely not."
Bai Qinghuan looked out the window again. Outside the buffet store, there was a long queue that seemed to have no end in sight.
I can’t say all of them, but most of them come here to eat this way.
I wonder if the meat Bai Qingyou prepared is enough?
"Bai Qingyou is probably being praised by the common people for being kind and beautiful now."
She delivered meat to people every day, and countless people who couldn't afford to eat meat were grateful to her.
"A kind-hearted person? Girl, are you sure you don't mean... a stupid person with lots of money?"
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