Chapter 14: The First Pot of Gold (Part II)

It's a pity that it backfired, and although some people asked one after another, most of them were too expensive, and even if some people bought them, they bought very little. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info Seeing that it was noon, half of the dishes had only been sold, and everyone couldn't help but be very anxious. Chen proposed to reduce the price to three cents a catty, and Xiao Han was also a little hesitant, she wondered if she had set the price too high, after all, she was not familiar with the market here. But He Mu disagreed, saying that if the price was reduced, not only would he not make much money, but he would waste his efforts, and the people who bought the vegetables just now would come back to them if they heard about it. It's a secluded place that many people don't know about. It's better for them to divide into two groups, one group is here to guard, and the other group goes to some restaurants to ask.

When Xiao Han heard this, he was in the middle of it. So let Chen and Lixia guard here, and he and He Mu carried a jar of vegetables with a flat pole and went straight to the largest restaurant in the town, "Ke'an Tang". When he arrived at the door and put down his burden, Xiao Han wiped his sweat, took a breath, and walked straight inside.

"Hey, what are you two kids doing in here? This is not a place for you to enter. Go out and turn left, see if there is a steamed bun shop, that is where you should go. A shopkeeper who looked like a monkey walked out and waved a towel like a fly, his face full of disgust and disgust.

He Mu blushed angrily, but he tried his best to hold back, stepped forward and arched his hand: "This little second brother, let's talk to your shopkeeper about some business." We pickled some spicy cabbage at home, it tastes very good, I want to ask the shopkeeper to try it, please let me know."

"See the plaque on this door, do you recognize the words? I guess you don't recognize it, this is Ke'an Hall. This is the most famous restaurant in the town, and the nobles in charge of our shopkeeper are busy, not all cats and dogs can see it. ”

actually scolded them for being a cat and a dog, Xiao Han was furious, turned his head to He Mu and asked, "Brother, have you heard, this restaurant is so good, why is there a guard dog barking?" ”

When He Mu heard this, he turned his anger into joy, and said cooperatively: "Isn't it, Wang Wang screamed and made a noise." ”

"Who do you say is the watchdog?" The monkey was furious and roared loudly.

He Mu hurriedly stepped forward and blocked in front of Xiao Han. Xiao Han did not show weakness: "Whoever promises to say it is who." asked you to invite the shopkeeper, but you ignored it, knowing that you looked down on people as the shopkeeper, and those who didn't know thought you could be the shopkeeper. If you delay your business, can you afford to lose anything? ”

"Isn't it just a spicy cabbage? What a rarity, only poor people like you who can't afford to eat meat will dig out their hearts and think of new flavors. The people who come here to eat are all rich people, and you don't eat your broken cabbage pig, can you put it on the table? Get out of here, don't get in the way of my business. ”

The more you talk about it, the more it goes too far, is it tolerable or unbearable, isn't it more bitter and mean? Who's afraid of whom. Therefore, Xiao Han said slowly: "I said that you ate a lot of feces this morning, otherwise why would you spray feces all over your mouth." ”

"It stinks." He Mu covered his nose and took a step back.

"Hahaha......" only heard a burst of laughter. It turned out that due to the quarrel between the two, there was a large group of people watching the excitement at the door, and even many customers who ate pricked up their ears to listen, everyone looked at the teenage girl, although she was dressed shabby, but she was not afraid, and she retorted and ridiculed the shopkeeper with sharp teeth, and couldn't help but feel very interesting and rare. Some people applauded repeatedly, after all, the words of the shopkeeper were really too much. They all eat cabbage, and they are not even as good as pigs.

The commotion at the door finally alarmed the shopkeeper inside, and I saw a middle-aged man in a robe running out and asking, "What's the matter, why are you all gathered here, what are you arguing about?" ”

"Shopkeeper, that's the case......" The monkey glared at Xiao Han and them aggrievedly and resentfully, and explained the reason to the shopkeeper. Of course, he didn't dare to tell the truth, after all, Xiao Han's sentence "being the master of the shopkeeper" just now made him a little jealous, but he just said that he was kind to persuade him, but they were sarcastic.

"You're lying. The shopkeeper, the shopkeeper just now was really unreasonable and spoke ugly, otherwise we wouldn't have quarreled with him. He Mu stepped forward and explained.

The shopkeeper stopped what he was about to say with a wave of his hand, and said with a smile: "This little brother and this girl, if the shopkeeper said something wrong just now, I will ask him to apologize to you, but spicy cabbage, we don't need it here." As he spoke, he scolded the shopkeeper: "Hou San, apologize to this little brother and this girl." ”

The monkey reluctantly said sorry. Xiao Han saw that although the shopkeeper said that he wanted the shopkeeper to apologize, his attitude was very arrogant and insincere. With a sneer in his heart, he turned his head to He Mu and said, "Brother, let's go, don't pollute the noble eyes of the nobles." ”

He Mu was also very angry, and agreed, and the two picked up the spicy cabbage and left. On the way, both of them were depressed and in heavy moods. He Mu thoughtfully moved the jar to his side, but Xiao Han, who was depressed, did not notice it. After walking a few steps, a person suddenly stepped forward to stop them, and arched his hand and said: "Please stay, our host is very interested in your spicy cabbage, why don't you move to our store to talk, and the shopkeeper is below." ”

When the two of them heard the sound, they saw that it was a thin middle-aged man with a short beard on his chin, smiling slightly, and his expression was modest, which contrasted sharply with the arrogant shopkeeper just now, which made people feel good when they saw it.

"How do you know we're selling spicy cabbage, and where is your store?" He Mu was afraid of encountering a liar, so he asked cautiously.

"Right there, we saw your argument just now. Rest assured, we are businessmen. The shopkeeper stretched out his hand and pointed out, it turned out to be opposite the Ke'an Hall, called Yingkeju, Xiao Han suddenly understood. Peers are enemies, the shopkeeper of Ke'antang can't look down on spicy cabbage, but the owner of the guest house can discern the pearls.

Xiao Han and the two followed the shopkeeper to the front of the store, looking up at the restaurant carefully. The restaurant looks like it has just opened, and there are traces of decoration, the layout of the restaurant is neither gorgeous and ostentatious, nor is it shabby, the restaurant is divided into two floors, the upper floor is a private room, the downstairs is the lobby, there are many tables and chairs, it seems to take the low and mid-range route, facing the general crowd. At the door is a couplet: the visitor is a guest, and the guest is at home. Simple and atmospheric, showing that the owner has a lot of taste.

When they entered the door, the shopkeeper led them to a table in the back, poured them tea himself, and asked them to wait until he went and asked the proprietor to come to the front. It was lunchtime, but there weren't too many guests in the lobby. He Mu was a little restrained, Xiao Han calmly took a sip of tea, the entrance was mellow, the tea soup was green, it was Ming Qian tea, and he immediately deepened his good impression of this shopkeeper.

Not long after, a young man walked in. I saw that he was just old and weakly crowned, wearing a royal blue robe, embroidered with a few white osmanthus flowers on the hem, wearing a blue belt, and a pair of black boots.

Lin Xiaohan was stunned for a moment, and a sentence came to his mind: A humble son, gentle as jade.

Suddenly, someone touched her, she came back to her senses, looked up and saw He Mu glaring at her dissatisfiedly, and suddenly felt very embarrassed, she didn't expect that she suddenly became a nymphomaniac.

The person who came said with a smile: "Hello two, let me introduce myself first, I am the owner of the hotel, my name is Han Guining, and the shopkeeper just now is surnamed Qian." I don't know what the two of you call them? "The voice is warm, and people have to feel good.

"My surname is Lin, this is my brother, He Mu." Lin Xiaohan couldn't help but smile, and despised himself in his heart, he was ** so easily.

Han Yonghai's eyes flashed: "Little Brother He, Miss Lin." Can I take a look at your spicy cabbage? ”

Xiao Han hurriedly asked He Mu to take out the spicy cabbage shreds that had already been cut and invited him and the shopkeeper to taste them. Han Guining tasted it a little and showed a satisfied look: "The color is bright, spicy and crispy with a little sweetness, it's really good, I don't know what the price is?" ”

"Eight pennies a pound." Xiao Han said first, He Mu's eyes widened, and then he bowed his head and said nothing. Han Guining exchanged glances with the shopkeeper and said with a smile: "It's a little more expensive, the pickles on the market are only two pennies a catty, so how about I give you five pennies a catty?" ”

Xiao Han was stunned for a moment, blinked his eyes, and smiled slyly: "It's not cheap, but you have also tasted it, this spicy cabbage does taste very good, and it is also very troublesome for us to make, it is worth the money." That's it, Master Han, the money shopkeeper. If I say good, it doesn't count, you don't count if you say good, and if the customer says good, that's really good. I'll give you one for free, and then you get it to the kitchen, and let the chef cut it into shreds, put it into a small plate, and give it to the guests for free to taste, just say it's a new dish launched by the store. Let's see the reaction of the guests and then negotiate the price, shall we? ”。

Looking at her sly smile, the corners of Han Guining's mouth curled slightly, and he instructed the money shopkeeper: "Just do what Miss Lin said." Soon the spicy cabbage was served on the table in small plates. After a while, the shopkeeper came to report, and all the food sent up was eaten, and some guests felt that the amount was small and not enough, so they wanted to have a plate.

Lin Xiaohan listened, looked at Han Guining with a smile, and his bright eyes seemed to be able to speak: Look, I'm right.

Han Guining saw that the curvature of the corners of his mouth became wider and wider: "In this case, I want all the spicy cabbage you brought, and the price will be as you say." In the future, I will have as many as you want, and I will have branches in other towns. The shopkeeper on the side was about to say something, but he stopped with a look.

Xiao Han smiled widely and nodded in agreement. At the moment, he weighed the weight of the cabbage, a total of thirty-one catties and five taels, Xiaohan was in a good mood, waved his hand, and said that even if it was thirty catties, it would be more thanks to them. Han Guining was also not polite, and asked the shopkeeper to take two hundred and forty dollars to them. Then it was agreed that five days later, I would come back to deliver spicy cabbage.

Waiting for Xiao Han and them to leave, Han Gui looked at their backs quietly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Childe, why didn't you expose Miss Nalin's lie just now?" The shopkeeper next to him asked suspiciously.

"I've already pierced it, and Miss Nalin understands it, but not only is she not embarrassed to be punctured, but she also comes up with a new idea to prove herself: let the guests try the dishes for free. As a result, you also saw it, and the new dish was launched. And you didn't see the situation in front of the Ke'an house before, this girl, dressed plainly, came out to sell vegetables, indicating that her family was poor. But in the face of power, she can neither be humble nor arrogant, but in the face of insults, she can sneer at each other, and she has a slight upper hand. I didn't have the slightest hint of panic when I broke it, which shows that this girl is bold, intelligent, and not simple. Perhaps, she will surprise me. ”

"Isn't it just a village girl, it's just that she's good-looking, smart and clever, what surprises can there be." The money shopkeeper next to him didn't think so, but he had always fully supported Childe's decision, so he was silent.

"Send someone to follow them and inquire about their origins, but don't disturb them." Han Guining thought about it and commanded. I don't know why, he has an inexplicable interest in that Lin girl.

"Yes", the money shopkeeper was surprised for a moment and replied in a low voice.

On the way back, Xiao Han and He Mu were both in a happy mood, excitedly discussing what had just happened.

"Sister Xiaohan, why did you say a pound of eight cents just now? I'm really afraid they're too expensive, so I don't want them. When Han Gongzi proposed five cents a catty, I almost agreed. He Mu suddenly remembered this and hurriedly asked.

"Then why don't you keep talking?" Xiao Han asked with a smile.

"You pickle the dishes, and the price is naturally up to you. Besides, I think you must have a point in saying that, so I stopped talking. He Mu said honestly.

"Hehe, I saw that Han Gongzi and the shopkeeper had a very good attitude, and we were selling to restaurants, so I wanted guests to come to the restaurant to eat, not only the food, but also the environment. So we sell vegetables, not only for quality, but also for the occasion. Naturally, it is cheaper to sell in the vegetable market, and it is of course a little more expensive to sell it to the big owner of the restaurant. So I blurted out eight pennies a pound at the time. ”

"You're a crooked." He Mu said with a smile.

Xiao Han also smiled and continued: "Then Han Gongzi proposed five yuan a catty, and I knew that the stuffing was exposed, I'm afraid he has already found out through other channels that we sold at this price before." But he only woke me up vaguely and didn't poke it directly, which shows that he is still very self-contained. At that time, I had an idea to let the guests taste the food and speak with facts. Got the matter to light. In fact, if they insist on it later, I may reduce the price. But I didn't expect him to buy it very quickly, and set a long-term supply contract...... Oops, oops! Speaking of this, Xiao Han suddenly exclaimed.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? He Mu hurriedly asked.

"I was happy to be patronizing just now, I should have signed a contract with them, what if I send them next time. Then we're not busy in vain. Xiao Han said anxiously.

"It turns out that this is the case, I see that Han Gongzi is dressed and looks good, and his family background should be very good, so he should not be able to speak. As you said earlier, he didn't expose your lies, which shows that he is very self-contained. So don't worry, it won't be the kind of situation you said. He Mu said with relief.

He Mu's words reassured Lin Xiaohan, and she also felt that such a rich and handsome man would not be untrustworthy and play with them. So, the two of them hurriedly walked to the vegetable market, eager to tell Chen and Lixia the good news.