Chapter 3 Small Successes
Most of the pedestrians on the road were attracted by Ruan Mianmian, but very few stopped and stopped. By the time Ruan Mianmian's sweet and sour tenderloin was left, there were only a dozen or so neighbors who could stop in front of her.
Fang Cannon quietly poked Ruan Mianmian's back with his finger behind him, and said in a low voice: "Mianmian, say." ”
Ruan Mianmian seemed to think of something at this time, hurriedly smiled, and picked up a piece of shiny tenderloin with chopsticks: "Ladies and gentlemen, look at the sweet and sour tenderloin in our restaurant, sweet and sour, they are all selected high-quality tenderloin, cheap and good, now it only costs 20 yuan to buy it in the store, and you can't miss the opportunity!" ”
With that, she put the tenderloin in her mouth and looked satisfied. This look is not pretended by her, although Uncle Hua said that he has stayed in Yipinxiang all his life, but I heard that his father used to be a palace cook in the imperial dining room in the palace, and later returned to his hometown, and the craftsmanship will naturally not be bad when it comes to him.
Several onlookers heard her words and followed the guidance of Fang Dacang to the restaurant hall to order, but the other onlookers dispersed one after another.
Ruan Mianmian was a little depressed, and couldn't figure out what he was doing badly, so he had to eat the remaining watermelon, put away the dishes, and went up to the second floor of the restaurant with a lonely expression.
At this time, Mu Ruqing had already seen the whole process in front of the window, although it had some effect and could bring in guests, but it was still far from what he imagined.
"Brother Mu, did I do something wrong, why didn't anyone watch..."Ruan Mianmian lowered his head and stood behind Mu Ruqing with his hands clasped.
"Sleep, it's not your problem, you sit down first." Mu Ruqing turned around and poured Ruan Mianmian a cup of tea, "Maybe... Is it because not enough people are watching? People have a herd mentality, for example, if you go to the street to buy snacks, there are more people in one store and fewer people in one store, how will you choose? ”
"I'll buy them all, I can finish eating anyway." Ruan Mianmian took a sip of tea while holding the cup.
"Hmm... But other people don't have as much appetite as you, they will definitely have to choose, and then they will think that the more people must taste better. It's the same with watching mukbang, people with a large audience are more likely to attract other viewers. ”
"So how do I get someone to come and see me?"
"Yes, you don't have to worry about this, tomorrow you will do as I say, and I will arrange the rest." Mu Ruqing rubbed Ruan Mianmian's hair: "Are you tired today?" Do you want to take a break? ”
"I'm not tired yet, I'll go down and help the cannon wash the dishes." Ruan Mianmian ran downstairs with a smoke. Mu Ruqing looked at Ruan Mianmian's back and had a plan in his heart.
In modern times, Internet celebrities do not become Internet celebrities in a day, and it is difficult for them to succeed when they do not have fans, so some people will increase their followers by "buying fans". Ruan Mianmian is a good seedling, but he also needs to be supported, thinking of this, he decided to put his ideas into practice tomorrow.
On the morning of the second day, Mu Ruqing really went out early in the morning, and even Ruan Mianmian and Fang Dacang couldn't ask anything. When the time came, the two of them put on today's food as they did yesterday, a plate of crab roe crisp, a large bowl of fried noodles, and a large bowl of ingredients on the noodles, and you could smell the thick aroma of sauce from afar.
Ruan Mianmian waited for a while and didn't see Mu Ruqing come back, so he started eating first. At first, it was the same as yesterday, only a few people were attracted, which made her a little depressed and unable to eat.
After a while, a group of people suddenly appeared out of nowhere, there were twenty or thirty of them, old and young, all standing in front of Yipinxiang to watch Ruan Mianmian eat.
Seeing this posture, Ruan Mianmian was a little surprised, and soon he was full of energy and used all his strength to eat, his cheeks were bulging, and he was cute.
Gradually, many people discovered the crowd here, and they came to watch curiously, and were attracted by Ruan Mianmian's cute food, and they came into the store to ask for the fried noodles and crab roe crisp that Ruan Mianmian ate today.
The lobby was overcrowded for the first time in so many days, but fortunately, the guests didn't mind sharing the table, Mu Ruqing rushed back and saw such a posture, and hurriedly asked Fang Cannon to lead the guests who came together to the second floor, and personally went to the back kitchen to help the dizzy Uncle Hua to set the dishes.
After Ruan Mianmian finished eating, she enthusiastically introduced the other dishes of the restaurant to the people who were still watching, and when everyone was almost gone, she returned to the lobby to collect money for Fang Cannon, and Mu Ruqing secretly called her to the back kitchen, and asked her to send a fruit plate to each table, and explained that she gave it to the guests for nothing, and did not charge money. Ruan Mianmian did so, and won a compliment from the guests.
"The little girl is good-looking, not to mention, but also smart-minded."
"The little girl has such a brain, she is so good at doing business, and she will come here for dinner next time."
Listening to everyone's praise, Ruan Mianmian smiled a little shyly, this is the first time she has received so much attention from others, the previous nineteen was the dust hiding in the dirt and gravel, and now Ruan Mianmian is a small shoot that broke out of the ground, she feels that the future is full of hope, and even her steps are a lot lighter.
Fang Dacang, who was busy and sweating profusely, saw Ruan Mianmian's relaxed and happy appearance from a distance, and he also felt that he was not tired anymore, and several people who depended on each other in Yipin Xiang Restaurant tasted the sweetness of life for the first time.
At night, after a busy day, people finally sit down for a meal. This meal was prepared by Mu Ruqing himself, and it was also a new dish that Yipinxiang was going to serve recently.
After these days of investigation, Mu Ruqing found that the dishes eaten by people in this era were not as comprehensive as those of modern times, so he planned to make many modern dishes.
Ruan Mianmian, Uncle Hua, and Fang Dacang sat at the round table on the second floor with Mu Ruqing, and saw a copper pot in the center of the table, the copper pot was stuffed with red-hot charcoal, and the pot was full of thick soup, floating with some chili peppers, peppercorns, star anise and other seasonings.
Looking at the other things on the table, each small plate contains slices of beef, fish fillets, and even washed lamb brains, as well as various vegetables.
"Ruqing, this... How can this bring raw ingredients, if the guests come to eat and see these, I am afraid that the table will be lifted. "Uncle Hua has been a chef all his life, and he has never seen raw meat directly served on the table, and his beard is a little shaky.
"Yes, Brother Mu, can we still eat raw meat?" Ruan Mianmian looked at the table of ingredients and was very puzzled.
"This is a delicacy that I have recently developed, called hot pot, you see, I put the thin, evenly cut slices of meat into the boiling pot, and within a few polyps the slices are cooked, and they are full of the aroma of soup and seasonings, come, you can taste it." Mu Ruqing quickly soaked a piece of meat for everyone, put it in their respective bowls, and picked up an inconspicuous small plate, which contained a dark sauce, "When eating, dip the good food in the sauce to ensure that it is delicious and delicious." ”
Ruan Mianmian and the others were skeptical, but they still followed Mu Ruqing's example and dipped the meat in the seasoning and put it in their mouths. For a while, several people were a little stunned.
"How? Isn't it tasty? Looking at the expressions of several people, Mu Ruqing felt a little bottomless in his heart, and he took another piece of meat to eat, but he felt that it was tender and delicious, and there was no problem.
"The owner... This... It's so delicious, there's such a wonderful way to eat it in the world, and I've seen it today. "Fang Cannon swallowed the meat in his mouth, and still felt that the aroma was overflowing, and the aftertaste was endless." I'm afraid that the food of the heavenly gods is nothing more than that. ”
"Haha, that's good, you guys can try something else." Hearing Fang Cannon's praise and looking at the reactions of the other two, Mu Ruqing was very happy, and talked about his thoughts: "All kinds of ingredients can be eaten in the hot pot, and the bottom of the pot can also be replaced with clear soup or spicy according to different personal tastes, in addition, the dipping sauce can also be chosen by the guests, on the one hand, to reduce the burden of the chef, on the other hand, to meet the tastes of different guests." ”
The three of them tasted all the dishes on the table, and did not put down their chopsticks until they were full.
"Ruqing, you really have a wonderful idea, so when are you going to serve this dish in the restaurant?" Uncle Hua still cares about this issue, after all, he has never heard of this way of eating, and it is still a question whether he can be accepted by the people.
"I plan, or let Mianmian eat first, we have seen her success today, let her eat first, it will definitely make the people have a big appetite. The ingredients at the bottom of this pot are dense and unique, and in this way, our family's business will naturally get better and better. ”
Mu Ruqing had a plan in her heart, and brought Ruan Mianmian back, although it was because she pitied her, but she also hoped that she could make her new dish less resistant, and now Ruan Mianmian really did it, and she is already a key figure in the rise of Yipinxiang's business.
"In the past two days, I will ask the craftsmen to make some such pots, and I will tell Uncle Hua about the ingredients of the soup base later, and I will also prepare them, and the ingredients will be handed over to the cannon to prepare."
After explaining the work, it was already dark, and several people saw that they had eaten enough, so they went back to their rooms to sleep. The four of them all live in the courtyard connected to the back of Yipinxiang, the front hall is a place to do business, and the back yard is more like home.
The moon and stars are scarce, the courtyard is quiet, and the branches of the willow trees in the courtyard are gently swaying with the wind, just hanging in front of Ruan Mianmian's window.
Ruan Mianmian has been living in this room since she was brought back by Mu Ruqing, and now she is sitting on a chair in front of the window, making a pot of tea and putting it on the windowsill, and drinking it in front of the willow branches.
The quieter she was, the more she remembered her past sorrows. There are no family and friends, living on a mouthful of rancid steamed buns every day, and depending on the face of the old woman, the days of being beaten and scolded often have passed for fifteen years, and now there are relatives and friends, who eat well every day, sleep well, and have a gentle boss and Uncle Hua, as well as a caring good friend Cannon, this day, even if it is worth it to die now.
"Who allowed you to die? You have to live well, and you must not say anything discouraged. It turned out that the cannon was outside with the window, and Ruan Mianmian's small muttering was all heard by him.
"Cannon, why are you here, lying on the little girl's window in the middle of the night, I used to think you were a serious and honest person!" Ruan Mianmian was a little shy, so don't turn your face and don't look at him.
"Harm, I'm not sending some fruit tea to the sleeping girl, I'm naturally a decent person." After Fang Dacang and Ruan Mianmian got acquainted, they liked to tease her more and more, and it was particularly cute to see her annoyed and angry.
Fang Dacang handed the tea bag in his hand to Ruan Mianmian through the window, but he didn't want to knock down the teapot that was originally placed on the windowsill and broke it, his hand pressed on the shard, and he "hissed" in pain.
"Oops, why are you so careless, have you cut your hands, wipe them quickly." Ruan Mianmian was a little panicked, and hurriedly handed over the handkerchief in his hand.
"It's okay, you can rest early, I'll go first." Fang Cannon took the handkerchief and ran away. Ruan Mianmian cleaned up the fragments of the teapot, thinking that it would be better to ask tomorrow, if it hurts his hand, it will not be good.