As the hot pot was cooked over charcoal fire, the aroma became more and more intense, and the strange fragrance drifted from the second-floor room to the lobby.
As soon as the customers entered the restaurant, they smelled a strange aroma and asked the owner what the food smelled so good. He asked if they could have some too!
After hearing this, Shopkeeper Qin looked embarrassed. Their restaurant didn't have this kind of food. Just when he was thinking of how to politely refuse,
Qin Yue walked out of the wing and walked down the stairs, saying, "This is a new dish in our restaurant, called hot pot. It tastes quite spicy, I wonder if you can handle it."
Thanks to Li Yan’s early promotion, the people of Rongcheng are now no strangers to spicy taste. Some diners have even become addicted to it. If they don’t eat spicy food for a day, they feel that the food has no taste.
Coincidentally, the middle-aged man who asked the question just now likes spicy food very much, so he ordered one without hesitation!
"I've ordered hot pot base from Miss Li. You take your men with you to go get it!" Qin Yue ordered.
Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Qin's face lit up with joy. He had also smelled the unique fragrance emitted by the seasoning just now. At that time, he was thinking that if their restaurant could have such seasoning, they would not have to worry about business this winter!
Shopkeeper Qin immediately took a waiter with him and followed Li Yan to the snack shop.
That day, thanks to the hot pot base purchased from Li Yan, Qin Yue's restaurant was always full.
Any customer who enters the restaurant will be captivated by the rich aroma emanating from the air.
Some customers couldn't help but ask the shopkeeper what kind of condiments were added to the hot pot and why it was so addictive and made people feel more and more refreshed the more they ate.
The shopkeeper of the Qin family did not hide it and said frankly that he bought the hot pot base from Li Ji!
This sentence instantly caused an uproar among the diners. Some people didn't even bother to eat and ran to the next room.
"I'm really sorry, all the hot pot bases have been ordered, and the only thing left in the shop today is chili sauce." Xiu'er said to the customers who came up.
Before the man could answer, someone suddenly jumped out from the side and said, "Hey, I want it, I want it, how much is a can?"
He had just tasted the hot sauce at the snack shop and thought it was just to his liking. Suddenly, he heard that hot sauce was being sold here and couldn't help but ask about it.
"Thirty cents a can!" Xiu'er said.
The price of thirty cents was not expensive for someone with a little money, so the man ordered two cans without hesitation.
After hearing the price of the hot sauce, the others also thought it was acceptable, so they rushed out and said, "I want three cans!"
"I want five cans!"
"I want five cans too!"
Seeing that several people were about to fight, Daya helplessly persuaded them, "Dear guests, our store currently limits purchases to two cans per person!"
After hearing this, several people had no choice but to give up and ask for two cans!
After buying two cans of chili peppers, he happily left with the chili sauce.
On the other side, the diners in the snack shop heard that there was a place selling chili sauce next door, so they finished the food in their hands in a few bites and all rushed to the next door.
The diners who were originally queuing in front of the snack shop didn't care about queuing anymore and ran to buy the goods just like the trend!
In the city's Piaoxianglou, a waiter ran back to the restaurant in a hurry, holding two cans of chili sauce in his arms.
It turned out that a regular customer came to ask if they had hot pot in their shop today. The shopkeeper Qian was confused and shook his head.
The confused shopkeeper Qian hurriedly asked the regular customer, what is hot pot?
After hearing the introduction from the regular customer, Shopkeeper Qian instantly understood that the Qin family was hooking up with Miss Li again!
Shopkeeper Qian felt a little sad, and quickly called the waiter and asked him to go to Li's shop to ask if they had the hot pot base. After that, he took out a tael of silver from his pocket and told the waiter to buy some back if he had it!
Right now, diners in Rongcheng love hotpot the most. If his restaurant doesn’t have it, he will surely lose customers!
Shopkeeper Qian, who was pacing back and forth anxiously, couldn't help but shine with his eyes when he saw the waiter coming back with two jars of things.
Shopkeeper Qian went up to him unconsciously and asked, "Did you buy it?"
The waiter shook his head and said nervously, "Boss, the hot pot base has been fully reserved by the Qin Family Restaurant. I saw that they still had chili sauce, so I took the initiative to buy two cans!"
The young man was a little panicked, worried that if he acted on his own, he would displease the shopkeeper Qian!
As a shrewd shopkeeper, Qian naturally saw the worry of his young man. He patted the young man on the shoulder and praised him, "You did a good job!"
When it comes to food, Shopkeeper Qian is quite attentive. When Hu La Tang appeared in Li Ji's snack shop, he noticed it. Unexpectedly, in just half a month, Li Ji launched a new seasoning, which seemed to be well received.
He opened a can of chili sauce, poured it into a small dish and tasted it. The unique flavor made him unforgettable.
Shopkeeper Qian understood instantly that he could no longer sit idly by and watch!
Shopkeeper Qian could no longer sit still, he immediately stood up and ordered: "You guys keep an eye on the shop, I'll be back soon!" After that, he hurried out of the restaurant and headed towards the outside of the city!
When Shopkeeper Qian found the snack shop, Li Yan was entertaining guests. After seeing Shopkeeper Qian, Li Yan warmly invited him in to sit down.
"County Lady Li, I'm here to ask you a favor!" Shopkeeper Qian said sincerely.
Li Yan led him to the backyard and brought some snacks from the shop for Shopkeeper Qian to taste. "It's not something special, Shopkeeper Qian, please try it!"
"You are too polite, Lady County! This kind of food is the first of its kind in Rongcheng. I have heard that your food is delicious!" After saying that, she couldn't wait to taste it.
The more Shopkeeper Qin tasted, the more shocked he became. The more he tasted, the more he felt that his trip today was the right one.
Having made up his mind, Shopkeeper Qian asked bluntly, "County Lady, I heard you have a hot pot base. Could you share some with our restaurant?"
Shopkeeper Qian said this with some difficulty. He was worried that Li Yan would only supply the Qin Family Restaurant. After all, the two of them had a cooperative relationship, which was much stronger than the relationship with him as an outsider!
In fact, when Li Yan saw Manager Qian, she guessed the purpose of his visit.
Her purpose of making hot pot base was to pave the way for selling chili seeds later. Now that someone came to help her promote chili, she was naturally willing!
Li Yan said with a smile on her face, "If Shopkeeper Qian wants to order the hot pot base, just have someone tell me directly. There's no need for you to make a special trip!"
You agree to this now?
Shopkeeper Qian looked at Li Yan with surprise. He didn't expect things to go so smoothly.
He quickly stood up and bowed to Li Yan to express his gratitude!
"Manager Qian is too polite. We are just doing business. There's no need to thank each other too much. It makes things seem awkward!"
Shopkeeper Qian nodded repeatedly.
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