Chapter Eighty-Eight: Business is Booming
At noon, the delicious building was full of people, and the dozen or so stools at the door were also full. But none of these people at the door had eaten, and they were all guests who had rushed to the door and did not find a place. Although Xia Shang provided a stool for them to wait, there were still some complaints.
"Hey, I really don't understand. They all said that I am willing to eat out with a bowl, why is it not allowed? If you really have money, you won't make it. ”
Sang Sang walked around the crowd with a little goat sticky with a little ink, and quickly explained when he heard the complaint: "Don't worry, our delicious and good way is to eat in a doorway, where can I eat outside with a bowl?" I don't pay attention to it, and good things have to wait. I can't wait to bring the bowl at home, and it's okay to eat it back to my house. ”
The guest cried: "Little girl, show me, how long will you wait?" ”
"How many are you?"
The guest flashed the back of his hand: "Huh." ”
"Thirty-two? It's coming, and there are five more people in front. ”
At this time, a few more guests rushed to hear the news, and when they were about to enter the door, twenty or thirty people waiting at the door shouted in unison: "Slow! Line up! ”
This roar frightened the guest, and he looked blankly at the unknown reason around him, Sang Sang hurried over and wrote "Fifty-seven" on the back of his hand with a brush: "Guest officer, find a place to sit here, and wait for the guests inside to finish eating before you can go in." ”
The guest was at a loss: "What does this mean?" ”
The people around laughed: "It's the rules here, don't worry, everyone is the same." ”
It's only been half an hour, more and more people have come to "delicious and good", they have heard that this strange thing is happening here, people who eat do not need to order, they can enter the door and collect 20 yuan, and everyone can eat satisfied. People who have eaten it say that the food is real, the food is delicious, and it is cheaper and more delicious than ordinary restaurants. Twenty Wen a meal is really nothing, at least as long as there is a courtyard in Chang'an City, the residents can afford it.
In this way, everyone who hears about it wants to come and see the excitement, and it is not a big deal to spend 20 yuan to try it. Therefore, more and more people came to patronize the business of Xia Shang, so the current scene appeared.
I'm afraid that there has never been such a spectacle since ancient times, and the people queuing up at the door of the hotel to eat will soon become a joke in Chang'an City.
Some people who pay attention to delicious food are anxious, such as the spies in the fragrant food world who are less than 100 meters away.
The spy stood in the crowd, looking at the delicious and crowded scene at the door, pinched his fingers and scolded in a low voice: "What a hell!" ”
With that, he quickly disappeared in front of the door.
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Today's booming business caught Xia Shang by surprise, after all, it is up to people to succeed, and any plan will not be too optimistic when it doesn't see results.
At this time, Xia Shang had already arrived at the counter, serving meals to the guests while collecting money.
Don't underestimate this person's twenty wen, because similar to a boxed lunch, the amount of dishes is naturally much less than that of other restaurants, and the profit of these twenty wen is quite considerable, at least ten wen can be earned.
An hour later, several large pots of vegetables and two buckets of rice prepared by Xia Shang were sold out, but there were still guests outside who had not tasted it, so he had no choice but to let those guests come back in the evening.
Xia Shang can't remember how many orders he did at noon, but the drawers at the counter were stuffed to the brim, and there were dozens of catties of copper coins alone. Thanks to the help of Sangsang and the two Saijia families, Xia Shang alone will definitely not be able to keep busy.
Then came the time of the most joy, counting the harvest at noon.
Xia Shang, Sangsang and the two family members of the Sai family counted for half an hour, and finally counted the number, a total of three thousand six hundred and eighty wen, converted into three taels of silver, according to the profit of half, there will be a profit of nearly two taels of silver at noon today.
Not only Sangsang, but the eyes of the two Saijia families were red, and they whispered: "There is a profit of two taels of silver at noon alone, and four taels of silver can be earned in the evening ...... a day."
"Oops, how do you calculate? Don't see that there are still a lot of customers who haven't eaten? In the evening, let's prepare more, isn't the profit more? I estimate that Xia Shang will earn seven taels a day in the future...... No! Eight taels! One month...... Oh, my God! You can earn two hundred and forty taels a month! A month when we've been doing it for decades! ”
"This, this, this...... We're tired and tired in Saijia, it's so unfair, right?! ”
Even a family member looked at the table full of copper coins with envy, and Sang Sang on the opposite side couldn't help but spit out: "Phew, do you two have the ability of Brother Xia?" ”
"Yes, yes, Sister Sangsang is the most powerful in the eyes of Brother Xia."
"You ...... You two are begging for a fight, aren't you? ”
Sang Sang rose up in shame and rolled up his sleeves viciously.
Xia Shang hurriedly pulled Sang Sang down: "Don't make trouble, there is still business now." ”
Sang Sang glanced at it and said suspiciously: "Brother Xia, business is so good at noon, but why are you still worried?" ”
"At first, I didn't expect business to be so good, but today I was able to cope with it with your help. But I can't always pull you to help, I have to find a few to start, but for a while, the guys are going there to find someone? ”
Sang Sang grinned: "It's okay, I'll tell the eldest lady, you can often come over to help." ”
"Nonsense, you are the maid of the Sai family no matter what, how can you help other families without doing your own homework? So did the two brothers. ”
The four people around the counter were silent.
The two housekeepers secretly exchanged glances, and one of them kicked the other.
The subtle movements were seen by Xia Shang: "What do the two brothers have to say?" ”
Xia Shang asked, and a family member couldn't help but speak: "Xia Shang, the two of us want to follow you." ”
"Follow me?"
"That's right! I have long seen that you are not an ordinary person, we can not only help here, but also learn cooking skills from you, and you will be the shopkeeper in the future, how can you be so tired every day? Our brothers are not afraid of tiredness and are willing to help you work. ”
"That's it! Xia Shang, you want to find someone anyway, why don't you look for us? ”
Seeing that the two of them were enthusiastic, Xia Shang couldn't refuse, and muttered: "But the eldest lady? ”
"The eldest lady has been thinking of your goodness, you go and talk to the eldest lady, and the eldest lady will definitely release you. As for the ransom...... Can you help us cushion first? In the future, little by little from the salary? ”
As he was talking, Sang Sang on the side stopped doing: "Hey! How dare you two betray the Saijia! ”
"Sister Sangsang, it's not like you haven't seen the current situation. Your Brother Xia is in need of help, it is obviously impossible for you to leave the Sai family, and you won't let us go, doesn't this make your Brother Xia anxious? Are you so patient? ”
Sang Sang shrunk his neck and twisted his little finger tangled: "This ...... This one...... If you want to help Brother Xia wholeheartedly...... That...... That's pretty much it. ”