Chapter 147: Opening (2)
"Sir, where are you sitting?" Si'er saw that the teahouse was full of people, and the stools beside the tables seemed to be full, so he hurriedly asked.
Not to mention Master Li, but his own master doesn't seem to have a seat to sit on.
"Go and ask, how do you charge for those seats?" Zhong Yanqing saw that someone had entered the railing, and was talking to the shopkeeper of the blue silk robe, so he didn't wait for Si'er to ask, and hurriedly walked over in person.
“…… This is a VIP seat, and each guest usually needs to spend more than 40 yuan to be seated; These six days are a big opening customer, half price, only 20 yuan per person. The shopkeeper said.
Zhong Yanqing looked at the ordinary seats behind him that looked messy because of the large number of people, and then looked at the comfortable "VIP seats", he entered the railing entrance without saying a word, and found a middle seat and sat down.
Twenty cents, he can afford to spend it.
And this time, he felt that the twenty dollars were worth it. This strange-looking chair is soft and warm, much more comfortable than the cold and hard high chair at home; Putting his foot on the edge of the brazier, the height of which is just lower than the height of his calf, the person unconsciously leans back, and the soft and warm backrest just supports his waist, making his whole person feel comfortable from the inside out.
Zhong Yanqing sat on the strange chair and exhaled in enjoyment. This chair is really nice!
The man pestering the shopkeeper was still asking: "Spending 20 yuan, does it mean buying this seat for 20 yuan?" ”
"No, no, it's not." The shopkeeper said with a smile, "It means that you need to spend 20 yuan for drinking tea and eating snacks." ”
"I see, that's good."
That person's family background is not as good as Zhong Yanqing's, and he is used to living a careful life, and when he heard that these twenty articles were the cost of buying tea and snacks, he immediately felt that it was worth it. Twenty dollars are eaten into his mouth, not wasted. Since it is comfortable to sit here and can reflect his identity and status, it is worth it, so he immediately stopped asking, came in from the opening of the railing and sat next to Zhong Yanqing.
Then, Zhong Yanqing heard him sigh comfortably, and exclaimed, "Hey, this chair is good, comfortable!" ”
The corners of Zhong Yanqing's mouth hooked up with a smile.
Seeing that the two men in satin brocade robes next to him also came in and sat down, Zhong Yanqing hurriedly beckoned to the shopkeeper.
"What do you have to say?" The shopkeeper came over and asked with a smile.
"I've booked the remaining four seats. My friend is coming in a moment, and you can keep it for me. Zhong Yanqing said, and as he spoke, he took out a piece of broken silver and handed it to the shopkeeper.
Zhuang Yue took the silver in his hand, smiled and bowed slightly to Zhong Yanqing, "One penny of silver, just right." Don't worry, this place is reserved for your friends. ”
Zhong Yanqing bowed his head in return, turned his head and instructed Si'er: "Go, call Master Li and the others, and say that I have paid for the tea and snacks." ”
"Yes, sir." Xiao Si ran quickly outside.
He was also very satisfied with this place, because he saw that there was a little vulture behind the old man's chair in the railing, and he thought that this was his seat.
In the past, the master sat and listened to books, but he was always standing, and he could not run to other places to sit, so that he could hear the master's instructions at any time. This teahouse is good, and it can also think about their subordinates. They sat there, not only could they hear the master's commands, but they were also close to the brazier and warm; It's close to the front desk, and I can hear the book very clearly. In short, this place is so much to his heart.
Even if the master is not satisfied with this teahouse today, he must convince the master to come and sit here again, maybe the master will like it here.
Seeing Si'er disappear at the door, Zhong Yanqing reached out to bake the fire with satisfaction, and saw a piece of paper on the desk at a glance. Curiously, he picked it up and looked at it, but it was a price list with the names of many tea leaves and snacks written on it, and the original price was marked on the back, and the price during the period of entertainment.
Seeing that most of the pastries on it were dim sum from Liu Ji's pastry shop, Zhong Yanqing took another look at the teahouse.
Liu Ji pastry shop has always used excellent materials and excellent taste, but the price is relatively higher, and it is a more famous pastry shop in Lishui County. This teahouse is good, and I am willing to enter the pastries of Liu Kee Pastry Shop. Compared with those teahouses that make their own pastries and sell them, the grade suddenly goes up.
The price of a small plate of pastries may be higher than that sold in Liu Kee's shop, but with comfortable seats, braziers, and storytellers, it is worth spending more. It's like if you go to a restaurant to eat, you can't compare the price of food at home to the price of the restaurant.
Thinking about the shopkeeper's words just now, Zhong Yanqing carefully looked at the tea leaves on the price list, and found that it was better than the tea leaves in ordinary teahouses, but the price was the same as those poor teas, he was immediately overjoyed, and felt that the money he spent was worth it more and more.
He beckoned to the shopkeeper, and when the shopkeeper came, he pointed to the things on the price list and said, "Bring me a cup of fine Xishan tea, and then a plate of mung bean cake and a plate of sesame candy......
Speaking of this, he pointed to a snack called dried tofu with the word "salty" on the back and asked, "What is this?" ”
Zhuang Yue said with a smile: "This is dried tofu, spend a pound of beans to make only a few thin slices, and then use more than a dozen good spices to marinate it, salty, fragrant, refreshing and chewy, the taste is particularly good, the villain suggests you try it." Mr. Yuan Xiuzhu of Boyue Academy, and Master Shangshu Qi of the Ministry of Officials who came back from Beijing, all love this mouthful. ”
As soon as Zhong Yanqing heard this, he said, "Then bring me a plate." ”
He calculated the price, and each plate of snacks was three cents, plus twelve cents for tea, exactly twenty-one cents.
He took out five cents from his purse and handed it to Zhuang Yue: "The other four tables are the same as here." Wait for them to come and serve tea. ”
"Okay." Zhuang Yue was very happy.
In vain, he had been worried for so long, worried that there would be few customers when he opened. If you want to stay up for a while, wouldn't it be a waste of this peak season during the Chinese New Year?
didn't expect that Young Master Du would come up with such a method, which was a lion dance and firecrackers, and a gong to explain the lifting of the plaque, which attracted many people at once.
The best thing is that Young Master Du also named this teahouse "Boyue", although he explained that this means "a lot of joy", but he can't stop everyone from thinking about the word "Boyue". On the plaque, it is still the words mentioned by Guan Shanchang, and everyone is even more associated with the teahouse and the academy.
"Everything is inferior, only reading is high", the teahouse is associated with the head of the academy and the former jinshi, those who want to make trouble and want to collect protection money, don't dare to act rashly, right? At the same time, this teahouse, in the hearts of the common people, immediately rose tall.
If Zhuang Yue knows the meaning of the word "routine", he will be very emotional: from the lion dance, to the commentary and publicity, to the design of the VIP seat, to the opening of the big customers, to the "Legend of the Condor Heroes", to the double reed cross talk, this is really full of routines!
If you want to leave this teahouse, I'm afraid it will be difficult.