Chapter 169: Cold Opening
Mu Yu soaked the mutton in the hot pot for a while, and after changing color, he put it in their bowl, "This is the hot pot, how about tasting it?" ”
"The lamb is tender and tastes really good." Xie Chongning chewed twice, followed the example of Mu Yu, and picked up the mutton.
"Not only does it taste good, the weather is cold, and eating hot pot to warm up your body is definitely a novel method." Ying Ying couldn't stop nodding and praised Mu Yu's attention, "Sister Mu Yu, your hot pot can definitely be a big hit, it's the first time I've eaten this, is this how you eat in the capital?" ”
Speaking of this, Xie Chongning also stopped the movements in his hand and looked at Mu Yu, there is no such way to eat in the capital, so how did Mu Yu come up with it?
Mu Yu felt Xie Chongning's gaze, and couldn't help touching his head weakly, "There is no such way to eat in the capital, this is just my own accidental discovery, yesterday Aqing said that he didn't have time to cook alone, so I thought of such a method." ”
She secretly looked at Xie Chongning, who had been silent, for fear that he would find out something, so she immediately picked up the dishes next to her, "This hot pot is not only eaten by mutton, these green vegetables can also be cooked together, come and taste the taste of this green vegetables?" ”
The well-fed dining table leaned on the back of the chair and patted his stomach, "This hot pot is really interesting, we can indeed use the hot pot as a restaurant to buy." ”
After waiting for a long time, the fifty hot pots customized by Mu Yu can be regarded as being delivered to the store, and she also got her wish to let the Crescent Building open.
The firecrackers were noisy and lively, but a few of them stood in a row, but there was no guest at the door.
"Why is there no one?" Mu Yu looked at Ying Ying suspiciously.
"You also know that this Mucheng usually relies on past merchants to support the entire city, and now there is no business travel, so naturally there are fewer guests......" Yingying replied without confidence.
Mu Yu looked at the pedestrians who were hurriedly passing in front of him, and no one even stopped curiously to stop to see their opening, and his heart was extremely heavy.
Although I know that there are no merchants in this Mucheng recently, I definitely didn't expect that our restaurant would be so deserted, and there was not even a single guest.
"Yo! Aren't these the two guests of that day? "The last time the shopkeeper in the teahouse heard the sound of firecrackers, he came out curiously to take a look, and when he saw Mu Yu and Xie Chongning, he recognized them at a glance.
"Isn't this restaurant opened by two people?"
Mu Yu looked at the signboard behind him, "Yes, our crescent building has just opened today, are you interested in tasting it?" ”
The shopkeeper in the teahouse smiled and spread his hands, "Madam, aren't you joking?" Look at me like this, like a person who can afford to eat in a restaurant? ”
"It's okay, you come and try it, I'll treat you, and you'll be the first guest to open the door for me." Mu Yu laughed, but her heart was extremely bitter, her restaurant was inevitably too difficult, and even her first guest was posted upside down.
The shopkeeper smiled shyly, "That's not good." ”
"What's wrong, I said please you, I just invite you." Mu Yu immediately made way and asked Ah Qing to prepare a few dishes and light the hot pot.
The shopkeeper looked at the novel set of equipment in front of him, stood up curiously, and kept circling, "Madam, what is this?" Aren't you going to invite me to dinner? Why did the fire still rise on the table? ”
"It's a hot pot!" Yingying was familiar with Xiao Er in the same store, and with a little pride, she introduced this novel set of equipment to Xiao Er, and gave Xiao Er a stunned look, and finally ate the first bite of mutton in surprise.
"Is there such a simple food in this world? This mutton is just soaked in this soup pot, the taste is incomparably delicious, and the dishes in your restaurant are really novel, madam. ”
Mu Yu chuckled and listened to the praise of the shopkeeper, "Do you also think it is novel?" ”
"What's more, it's not just a novelty, if this Mucheng is revived, Madam, your restaurant, will definitely honor the entire Tongnan Road!" With novelty, the shopkeeper went back to publicize the hot pot in the Crescent Building, but he really brought a few guests to Mu Yu.
It's better to have fewer people than no guests.
The restaurant has been open for a while, but business is still not good, and occasionally there will be three or two customers scattered around, most of the time it is empty.
Because of the impact of the epidemic, the prices in Mucheng have also risen a lot, and the restaurant spends a lot every day, and it is almost impossible to make ends meet during this time.
Yingying supported her head with one hand, leaning against the counter very lazily, boredly fiddling with the abacus in her hand.
Even Aqing, who has always been diligent and capable, was a little embarrassed at this time, sitting on the chair with his head propped up and dozing off.
Xie An and Biyue were also in good spirits, looking at the pedestrians at the door.
Originally, noon was the time when there was a lot of traffic, but the building was empty.
"Sister Mu Yu, there have been no guests for several days, do you say there are no guests today?" Yingying counted the days, today is already a small year, normal people have gone home, and there is no chance that no one will come out to the restaurant.
"What are you talking about, it's not even noon, maybe someone will come in a while."
Hearing Ying Ying's words, Bi Yue glared at her and reprimanded.
She is a few years older than Yingying, and she has been exercising with Mu Yu for the past two years, and now she is much more stable, and she is quite experienced in speaking and doing things.
"That's what it was."
Young-young stuck out her tongue and muttered something in a low voice.
After reprimanding Yingying, Biyue looked at her young lady's preoccupied appearance, a little distressed, and cheered up and said, "Miss, why don't I go outside and have a look, maybe I can attract guests." ”
"It's okay, anyway, there's no one now, it's okay to go out and have a look, Xie An, you can go with you, the two of you can take care of each other." Mu Yu thought that there was no one in the past two days, so he thought that it would be good for the two of them to go out to try their luck, maybe with Biyue's hearty personality, they could really attract guests back.
Biyue is not very relieved to go out alone, although this Mucheng is relatively peaceful, but it is still inevitable that there will be conflicts with people, Xie An will go with her, and she can take care of her if necessary.
There have been no guests for many days, Mu Yu is also very anxious, at present, the restaurant can still last, she doesn't want to give up so soon, this is not her style of doing things.
It was almost noon, and as soon as they stepped out of the shadows, the two of them were blinded by the sun, and they could only squint slightly to see the road.
The two were about to walk from a crowded area on North Street when they saw a group of people walking towards them.
"Xie An, do you think they are coming for our restaurant?"
Biyue's eyes lit up instantly, and she asked Xie An, who was silent and followed.
As he spoke, several people had already walked over.
"How many guests want to eat?"
Biyue was the first to ask.
"Exactly, I heard that a new restaurant has opened here, and it is said that the dishes in this restaurant are novel, so I came to try it and asked the girl to lead the way."
The leader looked like he came out of a rich and noble family, and this person walked in front, followed by a few people, who should be attendants.
Biyue suddenly smiled, and after looking at Xie An for a moment, she invited a few people very warmly.
"You've really come to the right place, you're satisfied, a few guest officers, please."
Xie An went back to the restaurant first, and asked them to prepare first.
As soon as he got the news, Mu Yu heard the sound of Biyue talking to people, and quickly went out to greet him, and sure enough, he saw Biyue leading a few people over.
"Boss, these guests said they wanted to try the dishes of our restaurant."
In view of the presence of outsiders, Biyue changed her name for Mu Yu.
"A few guest officers, please come in."
"Biyue quickly led a few guest officers to the private seat and sat down."
Mu Yu said, handed Biyue a look, and the latter immediately understood, and led a few people to an elegant and quiet place to sit down.
"Xie An, quickly take the best tea we just brewed and pour it for a few guest officers."
After Mu Yu arranged for Biyue and Xie An, he went to the counter and followed behind a few people with the menu.
"This is the menu of the small shop, and a few guest officers see what they want to eat, and I tell the kitchen to do it. Among them, the most distinctive is the hot pot we have here, which can not only keep warm but also delicious in winter. ”
The leader took the menu and closed it at a glance, and their intention was not to eat, but more importantly, to come to the restaurant.
"It's also our first time to eat at your restaurant, and we asked the boss to recommend a few special dishes to try."
"Naturally, there is no problem, what you have to order to eat hot pot is beef and mutton, how many people can avoid it?"
The leader smiled, "It's good if the boss comes up to serve the food, we don't pick our mouths, you can just serve it." ”
Mu Yu smiled and ordered, but these people knew that they must be rich and noble people when they looked at their clothes, and for some reason, she always felt that there was a bit of flattery in the words of this leader.
"If there is only hot pot, the style is a little simple, I will recommend a few different side dishes to all adults, what do you think?" She smiled and said a few of the most expensive dishes, testing their reactions. "The dishes on our recipe are based on the style of the capital."
"Then let's have an Eastern Star Grouper and a Chatian Duck, I think you recommend it on this menu." The person at the head didn't think much about it, and listened to Mu Yu's recommendation, so he ordered.
When coming up with the name of the dish, Mu Yu and Xie Chongning discussed it, and deliberately came up with a few names that sounded very cultured and very capable of bluffing, this kind of special was for that kind of local tyrant, ordinary people don't look at the name of the dish most of the time, they mostly do it for food and clothing.
"The guest officer has good eyesight, these two dishes are made with the freshest ingredients, especially the East Star Grouper, but I just caught it this morning, and it is still alive, and the Chatian duck was also killed this morning."