With Jiang Xinyue's help, the ingredients in the store were quickly prepared, and the promotion of hot pot began to be put on the agenda.

On this day, Ruan Mianmian was preparing for the noon meal as usual, and the sun was a little big, so that the square table was a little hot.

Mu Ruqing asked Ruan Mianmian to stay in the house first and not come out, he moved a long wooden stick that usually hangs a signboard and stood on the ground, and pulled an idle curtain to support it with a wooden stick, and pressed the other side under the tiles on the eaves, so that it became a simple parasol.

"Brother Mu is so powerful, he can do anything." Ruan Mianmian was lying by the window and said to Jiang Xinyue, who was also half-leaning on the edge of the window.

Mu Ruqing, who was busy working outside, heard it and said with a smile: "An all-round and gentle boss like me should be called a domineering president in my hometown." ”

"Overbearing... President? Ruan Mianmian heard many such new words from Mu Ruqing's mouth during this time, "It sounds like the name of a bandit leader." ”

"I feel like a general, a president, who must be in charge of many people, very majestic." Fang Cannon interjected. "It's not all right, in short, it's very capable and attractive to girls."

"By the way, Brother Mu, why did you get so many people to watch me eat and broadcast a few days ago, also because of the domineering president?" Ruan Mianmian suddenly remembered that day he said to find a way, and after going out, there were many people cheering.

"Ahh That, in fact, I went to the labor market, and hired them for 30 a day, if it has been deserted, and I can't attract an audience, I won't be able to do my best. Although this is not the right way, it still has an effect. ”

"Hehe, I said why so many people suddenly appeared, but in the past two days, more and more people have come to see it, and there are obviously more people who come to eat at the restaurant, so it's better to have Brother Mu's method." Ruan Mianmian grew up in an orphanage, and she had too many days without food, so she naturally didn't care much about the so-called morality.

"Mianmian, eating hot pot on such a hot day may get hot, I cut a watermelon for you, don't eat too much later, you know?" Uncle Hua came out with a watermelon plate, and the watermelon inside was still dripping with crystal water droplets, and it looked like it had been chilled.

"Thank you, Uncle Hua, you can eat too." Ruan Mianmian took the plate, took a piece and handed it to Uncle Hua, and then distributed it to Jiang Xinyue, Mu Ruqing and Fang Dacang each piece, and then picked a piece to eat. This is also her advantage, even if she wants to eat something, she will let everyone eat it first, and she will never hide it privately, she has long regarded the people of Yipinxiang as family.

Mu Ruqing and Fang Cannon quickly cleaned up the outside, and the copper hot pot was set on the blazing charcoal fire, and after a while, there was a gurgling boiling sound.

Before Ruan Mianmian came out, the pedestrians on the street had been attracted by the fragrance of this hot pot, and they all gathered around, and many regular customers saw that Ruan Mianmian came out and asked, "Little girl, what kind of good thing did you eat today, so fragrant?" ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, what we are eating today is a delicacy created by our boss Yipinxiang, which is called hot pot." Ruan Mianmian's speech had already been trained by Mu Ruqing to be generous, she gently walked over and sat at the table, rolled up her sleeves, and picked up the small plates in front of her one by one for everyone to see.

The slices of meat are crystal clear, and they are marinated in sauce, and they are even more oily. Ruan Mianmian used bamboo chopsticks to clip the meat slices and put them into the boiling pot, but after a few breaths, the meat slices were already cooked, with some tempting fragrance.

Ruan Mianmian was not in a hurry to eat, but each dish was soaked and presented separately on a small plate, and after a little drying, it was held on a tray and sent to the officials: "Today our boss said that all the guest officials can try it when they come to the party, and the small shop will not take a penny, which is also a little respect for everyone." ”

Everyone took chopsticks and ate them, all of them showed surprised expressions just like Ruan Mian and them that day. Later, the people who didn't get the taste of the food coaxed to make more, Ruan Mianmian couldn't be busy alone, and even Fang Cannon and Jiang Xinyue came out to help with the dishes.

On this day, almost all diners came to the Yipinxiang lobby to order this dish after tasting the taste of hot pot, and the Yipinxiang table was full even more than ever before, the first and second floors were full, and even the backyard added a few tables.

Even so, people who heard the wind still lined up on the street, which aroused some curiosity among passers-by.

On the teahouse opposite Yipinxiang, a man in a fancy dress shook a folding fan with a solemn face, and asked the entourage next to him: "What's the situation on the other side, didn't you say that it was about to go out of business?" ”

"The minion doesn't know, the news came from the spy some time ago, the business of this shop has been dark for a long time, I don't know why, it's so good today, the minion will let people go to investigate."

"You don't have to let others go, you can eat it once today as an ordinary diner and see what dishes are so good."

"Yes, the minion will go." The attendant bowed, turned and went downstairs, and after a while appeared in the long line in front of the door of Yipinxiang.

In the evening, Fang Dacang and the others didn't have time to drink saliva, and when the diners dispersed, everyone didn't even have the strength to be happy, and they leaned on the counter to rest.

"The hot pot is really heavy, I'm afraid I moved dozens of them today, and I was numb from my arms to shoulders." Fang Cannon pinched the flesh on his arm.

"I served hundreds of plates, and most of the dishes in the back kitchen were empty." Ruan Mianmian gulped down his tea.

"Tomorrow we will post a notice, from tomorrow the hot pot will be limited to fifty a day, and we will find a few reliable vegetable sellers to supply us, but it is best to find those farmers who grow vegetables in the suburbs of Beijing, and the ingredients must be guaranteed to be enough, and they must be fresh." Mu Ruqing used a new method.

"Limited? In this way, will the guests not come, since ancient times, there are only people who do business, and they don't sell if they haven't seen people come, will it damage our reputation as a product? "Uncle Hua is a little worried, since the young owner took over the restaurant, there have been many wonderful ideas, but it is also strange and scary, after all, no one has ever done this.

"It doesn't matter, it's just a marketing method, those who buy it will like the taste, those who can't buy it, think about it more, if you come here often, it also seems that we are lively here, and it will not be the same as it is again after a few days." Mu Ruqing is confident, after all, he has seen many Internet celebrity stores like this before, obviously not very outstanding things, once they start to be limited, everyone is proud to buy them, and it is indispensable to show off.

"Then leave it to me to buy goods on the outskirts of Beijing, I am more or less familiar with that side, and I will leave early tomorrow." Jiang Xinyue patted Ruan Mianmian's shoulder, "Mianmian will stay in the store tomorrow to help, it's so hot these days, it's better to eat and broadcast in a few days, it's not good to heat up your body." ”

"It's okay, it just so happens that there are not enough people in the store, so Mian Mian will help the cannon to serve the food, and the cannon is responsible for collecting money and keeping accounts."

After the work was divided, everyone went back to their rooms to rest, and prepared for tomorrow's work.

Things really went as Mu Ruqing thought, as soon as the news of the daily limit of hot pot was released, the enthusiasm of the diners increased instead of decreasing, and within a few days, it spread in the capital.

"Have you heard, there is a restaurant called Yipinxiang on that street, which makes a new dish called hot pot, which only sells fifty copies a day, my uncle's cousin went to eat it yesterday, and when he got home, he couldn't even eat, so he thought about that taste!"

"Is it really that delicious? Then I'll try it tomorrow. ”

At the same time, the limited edition of hot pot is becoming more and more famous, and it has also attracted the attention of some upper-class people, and many officials in the DPRK and China have sent people to investigate, but after all, because of their status, they do not want to go to such a restaurant to dine with the people in person, so there is no action for a while.

"Master, the slave has inquired, I heard that Yipinxiang has recently had a girl with a good look, what do you do to eat and broadcast in front of Yipinxiang every day, it is estimated that Yipinxiang's business is improving and she is inseparable. However, it was not possible to find out where she came from, and it was not found out that she had any relatives. ”

This person was the person who pretended to be an ordinary diner and entered Yipinxiang that day, and at this time, he and the man were in the private room of the teahouse opposite Yipinxiang, looking at the antique restaurant opposite through the window.

"Can't find anything? People can't appear out of thin air, they must have a history. The man was holding the teacup but didn't drink it, "By the way, have you confirmed where that thing is?" They didn't find out, did they? ”

"I quietly probed that day, and it should be like the place that was still on the news, there is no trace of touching. Today, the minions have also sent someone to go, and it won't be long before a pint of incense will be yours. ”

"That's good, keep an eye on it, I'll be able to get it soon, there can't be any mistakes at this time, let's go." With that, the man got up and straightened his sleeves and left.

Ruan Mianmian was washing vegetables in the kitchen at this time, and suddenly her eyelids jumped twice, she only felt that she was too tired and dizzy, she didn't think much about it, she touched another handful of cabbage and was about to clean it, and before washing, she subconsciously fought the vegetable leaves, but saw that some yellow powder fell from the cabbage's heart.

Ruan Mianmian was a little strange, these vegetables were sent by the suburban farmers that Sister Jiang Xinyue was looking for, and specially instructed them to send the freshly picked vegetables in the morning to Yipinxiang before noon in an ox cart, and there was no such powder in the dishes sent before, Ruan Mianmian's eyes were puzzled.

She stopped what she was doing and looked at the other vegetables in the bamboo basket, and the other vegetables were fine, except for the strange powder mixed in this basket of cabbage.

She moved the basket of cabbage to the corner of the kitchen, ran to the second floor and called Mu Ruqing down: "Brother Mu, the cabbage sent today is a little strange, you can come with me to take a look." ”

Ruan Mianmian's voice was very small, because there were still guests eating next to her, and she was afraid that a false alarm would ruin the reputation of the restaurant.

Seeing her such a solemn appearance, Mu Ruqing didn't dare to delay, and followed her to the kitchen after making amends to the guests, at this time, Uncle Hua and Fang Cannon just came back from the front hall, and Jiang Xinyue was also called back.

Everyone was there, and Ruan Mianmian dragged out the basket of cabbage and placed it in the middle of the kitchen.

Jiang Xinyue's eyes were sharp, and she pointed to the ground where the basket was put just now and exclaimed, "Look, what is that?" ”

On the ground, several blue-green insects were lying on their backs, lifeless, and on the ground next to them was a piece of fallen cabbage, on which there were slight marks of green worm bites.