Chapter 50: Restaurant
The next day, when Qin Huiyin and others arrived at the county town in a bullock cart, the city gate was slowly opening.
They found out in advance where stalls were available for rent, rented a stall first, and then moved their mobile cart off the ox cart.
The mobile cart is foldable. After it is assembled, their restaurant sign is hung on it, and then the cloth with the menu is hung in front of the cart.
The jelly, cold noodles, cold skin and braised meat are all prepared in advance. At this time, you only need to put a few portions in a bowl as a sample.
The spicy hot pot has been cooked long ago. Now let’s light the fire and boil the soup before continuing to cook the skewered dishes.
Thirty roujiamo steamed buns were prepared in advance. If they were not enough, Tang Luwu could bake them on the spot.
As for the skewers, Qin Huiyin will perform on the spot.
They divided the work in advance, so when they arrived at the scene, everyone was busy with their own work, in an orderly manner and with good coordination.
When Qin Huiyin grilled the skewers, it was already daybreak and people were walking around the market. The aroma of the skewers was like a living sign, attracting many people.
"Girl, what did you cook? It smells so good?" "Auntie, this is barbecue, two cents a skewer." Qin Huiyin turned the skewers over and opened the lid of the pot next to it, revealing the fragrant spicy hot pot. "This is spicy hot pot, a skewer of meat is also two cents, and a skewer of vegetables is one cent. By the way, these cold noodles, jelly, and cold skin are all five cents a bowl, and braised meat is eight cents a bowl."
"We also have roujiamo. Look at this steamed bun, it's thick, one can fill you up, and most importantly, there's minced meat in it. In addition, we have sauce-flavored pancakes, scallion oil bottles, hand-pulled pancakes... Each pancake costs five cents. If you want to add toppings, that's fine too, an egg costs one cent, a portion of meat costs two cents..."
The people in the county town live a more affluent life, and seeing these things they have never eaten before and which smell so delicious, many people want to try them.
So they opened the business soon.
The first one to start working was Qin Huiyin. After all, the meat she was grilling was still sizzling with oil, and it smelled so good!
With the first person eating the barbecue, everyone stared at his reaction. He chewed and chewed, and swallowed it in a few bites. Then he shouted loudly: "Ten more skewers."
Everyone: “…”
Ten skewers equal twenty cents, which can buy more than a pound of meat. Is this guy crazy?
Although they were shocked and confused by his decision, more and more people wanted to try it. Then more and more people tried to buy a skewer, and once they ate one, they would order more. However, they had to queue up again when they wanted to order more, so the skewers here were almost overwhelmed.
"Dear uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, please try other dishes, they are also delicious." Tang Yi smiled and greeted them warmly.
"This is called Ma or something, and the soup smells delicious! I want to try a bunch, can you give me some soup?"
"I'm sorry, big sister. This soup is very nourishing. We spent several hours simmering the ingredients. You need more than ten coins to get a bowl to drink with it." Li Taohua looked embarrassed. "How about this, as my first customer who buys spicy soup, I'll give you a sip to try."
She looked around and said in a low voice, "Don't tell anyone. This soup is made with a recipe from the palace. Drinking it will improve your beauty."
"Okay, then let me try it. If it tastes good, I will definitely buy it again."
Li Taohua also opened a business with her eloquent tongue.
Tang Luwu was not good at speaking and was timid. Seeing so many people asking about her cakes but no one was interested, she felt embarrassed to shout out.
She looked at Li Taohua, then at Qin Huiyin. The mother and daughter were both very good at dealing with people, but she and Tang Yixiao were just dazed and didn't know how to keep the guests.
No, this can't be done.
She also wants to become a likable person like Yinyin.
"Auntie, my cakes are really affordable. Just one is enough to fill you up. Uncle, buy one. If you buy two, I'll charge you nine cents." Tang Luwu greeted the customers with a red face.
"Eight cents." The aunt's eyes were full of calculations to get a bargain.
"This..." Tang Luwu looked at Qin Huiyin.
Qin Huiyin came over and said a few words in Tang Luwu's ear.
Tang Luwu's eyes widened and her face blushed as she said, "Sister, why don't you give this lady a discount?"
"No, our costs are already high. If we make it any cheaper, we won't make any money at all." Qin Huiyin shook her head and refused.
"This lady looks so friendly. She will definitely come often to take care of our business in the future. Right, auntie?" Tang Luwu continued to "persuade".
Qin Huiyin looked at the aunt with hesitation.
The auntie immediately assured her, "We often go to the city, and we will come to your house to buy breakfast in the future. Little girl, please make it cheaper. Let us taste it and buy more if it tastes good."
"Okay! But auntie, you must not tell anyone. We really don't make any money at all with four cents for a cake. We only broke even on the cost." Qin Huiyin said.
"Hey, why do you only give them a discount? I want to buy this cake, too, and I want it at four cents each." The big man next to him said in a rough voice.
"Big brother, two cakes are cheaper. One cake is not cheaper. It must be five cents." Qin Huiyin said, "You are so tall and strong, you should be able to eat two, right?"
“Then I’ll buy two.”
"Brother, which two cakes do you want to eat?" Tang Luwu immediately greeted the guest.
Hearing that two pancakes could be purchased for two cents cheaper and that you could get two kinds of pancakes, several people came to Tang Luwu's place to line up in order to "get a bargain."
As for Tang Yixiao, perhaps it was because the jelly, cold noodles and cold skin mixed with seasonings were too tempting, so some people tried to taste them.
No matter which dynasty people were from, they loved to join in the fun. Wherever there were a lot of people, they would squeeze in to see what was going on. When they saw so many people buying their food, they would buy it first to try it, regardless of whether it tasted good or not.
"Laughing Restaurant..." A scholar read the name on the sign. "This restaurant is interesting, the writing is witty and humorous, I have never seen it before."
“The calligraphy is good and the stall is very clever.”
"And the packaging paper of this cake, did you see it? There are also patterns and signature names on it."
"The boss is a very thoughtful person. Who is the boss? Is it that beautiful woman?"
"She is the oldest person here, and the others are all children. It must be her."
Mr. Tang Sanye had agreed with Qin Huiyin before that he would push a small pot with spicy hot pot on a cart and sell it around the city, and he would get a commission based on the sales.
When Mr. Tang San sold out the spicy hot pot in the small pot, he found that Qin Huiyin and others had already sold out the goods they had.
This kind of business is much better than in town. There are not so many customers in town, and they are not so willing to spend money. What I sold today cannot be sold out in town in ten days.
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