Chapter 93 Chapter 93 No wonder Yao Yue...
No wonder Yaoyue Tower is famous for its roasted duck, it is really good.
In the end, the Su family ate up the whole duck and drank a big pot of white porridge. It was so delicious.
On the other side, after Su Li and the others left, Shopkeeper Jin also took out a brush and added braised dishes to the restaurant's menu. However, despite this, he still had little hope for this suggestion made by the old customers. After all, the restaurant's business has been like this for many years. What would be the harm in adding a few more dishes?
However, what Jin Buhuan did not expect was that the restaurant business actually regained its vitality because of the braised dishes.
It all started with an ordinary diner.
Yuan Kang was also a former customer of Yaoyue Tower, but the dishes of Yaoyue Tower have not changed at all over the years. Except for the roasted duck, the other dishes have not changed at all. It’s not that they are unpalatable, but in comparison, the dishes of Xiangmanlou are much more delicious.
When the prices are similar, customers will naturally choose the one that tastes better. The same goes for Yuan Kang. He will only come to Yaoyue Tower if he really wants to eat roasted duck. On this day, he thought that he had not eaten roasted duck for a long time, so he turned and came here from Xiangmanlou.
Originally, he had intended to follow the old custom of ordering just one roasted duck, eating half and taking the other home. However, when ordering, he discovered that Yaoyuelou had added a few more dishes: braised pig's trotters, braised pig's ears, braised pork intestines, and a braised vegetarian platter. He immediately became intrigued and asked the waiter what they were. The waiter had been replaced since that day, and with his enthusiasm high, he immediately introduced them to Yuan Kang. "This is a braised dish that our restaurant has collaborated with Su Ji Lu Cai, located at the entrance of the county school. It includes braised pig's trotters, braised pork, braised pork intestines, and braised pig's ears. If this is your first time, you can try half a pound of braised pork. It's delicious when paired with our chili dipping sauce."
These words were discussed by Su Li and Shopkeeper Jin that day. It should be said that it was Su Li who asked to say it that way. Although Jin Buhuan didn't know why, he still asked the waiter in the store to say it as Su Li asked.
In fact, Su Li had her own intentions in doing this. Although it was just a simple sentence, it mentioned Su's braised dishes. Over time, when customers became familiar with the name, they would think of Su Ji's braised dishes whenever they mentioned braised dishes. Only then was its value truly reflected, just like the advertisements on TV before, advertising, advertising, and publicizing it widely. When customers needed it and went to buy it, they would think of this brand first.
Sure enough, when Yuan Kang heard this, he immediately repeated Su Ji Lu Cai twice in his mind.
From what the waiter said, it must be a very famous shop selling braised dishes. Why haven’t I heard of it before?
He immediately said, "Then give me half a pound of braised pork."
Upon hearing this, the waiter smiled brightly and said, "Okay." Then he went to the kitchen and asked the chef to cut half a pound of braised meat and bring it over.
Yuan Kang looked at the neatly cut and attractively colored braised meat on the plate in front of him, picked up the chopsticks and took the first piece into his mouth. At first, he felt that the braised meat was much chewier than other meats, but the more he ate, the more delicious it became. It had not only the aroma of meat but also the hint of spices, but it did not overpower the other flavors.
Yes, it was indeed delicious. Yuan Kang felt unsatisfied while eating, so he asked the waiter to bring him a pot of wine. He started eating happily. He finished half a pound of braised meat and the wine in a short while. Then he remembered that the waiter had mentioned braised pig's feet, so he said, "Waiter, give me another braised pig's feet."
The waiter heard this and responded happily.
When the braised pig's trotters came, Yuan Kang knew it must be delicious. The pig's trotters were cut into pieces, reddish in color, covered with marinade, and the aroma was wafting out. He picked up a piece, which was fat but not greasy, and melted in a sip. In less than a quarter of an hour, the whole pig's trotter was finished. After eating, he still felt unsatisfied, so he immediately asked the waiter to pack up two more pig's trotters and the roasted duck to take home.
There's really nothing I can do. I'm too full and can't eat any more, no matter how delicious the food is.
There were other guests like him who couldn't help but try the new dishes after discovering they had them. It turned out to be a great idea, as they all said they were delicious. Gradually, the number of diners actually increased a lot. When Jin Buhuan flipped through the account book, he found that almost all the guests who had come recently ordered braised dishes.
This was something Jin Buhuan had not expected. He had not seen so many diners in the restaurant for a long time. Although it still could not catch up with the peak period of the past, it was already pretty good.
A month had passed before Xiang Manlou discovered that several of his regular customers had recently gone to Yaoyuelou for dinner. In fact, during this month, he had heard more than one person in the restaurant discussing Yaoyuelou's braised dishes and some Suji braised dishes, but he had not taken it seriously. It was not until fewer and fewer people came to eat that Jin Mantang began to take the matter seriously.
"Go and find out what's going on! And which new restaurant is Su Ji Lu Cai?"
"Okay, boss." The waiter ran out obediently, and only came back after finding out everything he knew and told Jin Mantang everything.
After hearing this, Jin Mantang seemed to be thinking about something. Not long after, he went to find Su Li and wanted to cooperate with Su Li like Yaoyuelou. However, Su Li refused without a second thought. He thought that Su Li thought the money was too little, so he offered to pay more money, but Su Li still refused.
Jin Mantang had no choice but to ask the restaurant's chef to learn how to cook it. However, no matter what he did, he couldn't make the braised dishes taste like Su Li's. But of course, this had nothing to do with the Su family.
Because they had been selling braised dishes and meals recently, the Su family finally had some savings. As the autumn weather gradually got colder, Mrs. Wu and Chen discussed it and decided to buy some cotton wool for the winter to make their own quilts, and also buy some cotton to make a padded jacket for each of them so that they could have a good New Year.
"Oh, let's buy cotton, let's buy cotton!" Aunt Lian happily held the windmill and turned around in the yard. She actually didn't know what buying cotton meant, but she felt that her mother and others were very happy when they mentioned this, so she was very happy too.
Su Tao was also very happy. She finally had a padded jacket of her own. She remembered that she used to envy her cousins for having beautiful padded jackets. She even dreamed of having a beautiful padded jacket herself. She never expected that her dream would actually come true one day. How could she not be happy!
Mrs. Wu was the same, but after being happy, she became worried. Cotton is not cheap nowadays. Although the family is now better off than before and has made money, they still have to save where they should and cannot spend all the money at once.
"I just don't know if the price of cotton will be expensive this year. If it is too expensive, I will make one less quilt." said Mrs. Wu.
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