Regarding the current situation, Yi Xing guessed the beginning, but did not guess the ending.

He originally thought that everything would be fine if he fooled Li Lin, anyway, there was a Taiping Restaurant outside to intercept all the guests, and there would definitely not be many people coming to the Caitian Inn, so he could continue to carry out the task in a down-to-earth manner when the time came.

Yi Xing has always claimed to be a last resort, but he didn't expect that the Yutian Inn would become popular in just three days, and it would be a mess!

At first, Yu Hengsi's catchers especially liked to come to eat, and it didn't take long for the news to spread to the ears of the surrounding residents.

At first, many people didn't believe it, after all, before the opening of the Yatian Inn, Pei Baohu pulled a lot of innocent passers-by to try the dishes, and the dark chef of the Yatian Inn was so famous that the surrounding residents did not dare to approach.

But after many people tried the new mutton and Hu Cake, everyone was surprised to find that the chef seemed to have changed!

This new chef is simply stunning!

This delicious Hu cake and mutton in the water basin is simply the only one in Chang'an City, and it will be unforgettable and unstoppable after eating it once.

Therefore, the Yantian Inn became popular in an instant!

In the past two days, many people have even come from other markets in Chang'an City, just to taste the taste of the unique Hu cake and mutton in Chang'an City.

The three members of Yaotian's team were very busy in the inn, from morning to night, they couldn't get out of their bodies at all, and they just didn't find a chance to keep an eye on them again.

Yi Xing and Gongsun Li exchanged glances in their busy schedules, and they both saw the same idea in each other's eyes.

It can't go on like this!

……

Late at night.

"Everyone, we're closed, please go back!"

"I'm really sorry, it's too late today, if you want to eat Hu Cake and Mutton in the water basin, please take advantage of it early another day!"

It took a lot of effort for Gongsun Li and Pei Baohu to finally persuade all the customers surrounding outside to leave and close the door of the inn.

Back in the guest hall, the three members of Yaotian's team sat down and began to discuss business.

Gongsun Li's two rabbit ears were so tired that they drooped down, and she said resolutely: "It must not go on like this!" ”

"Now the inn is getting more and more popular, and there are more and more people who come to taste the Hu cake and the mutton in the basin every day, and we are busy from morning to night every day, and there is no way to leave the inn, how to keep an eye on it? Not to mention finding clues and completing quests! ”

Yi Xing nodded: "Agreed, my talent should not be wasted on settling accounts." ”

"What's more, there are many people in Chang'an City, and the Yantian Inn is too popular, and it may startle the snake. After all, the mechanic we were looking for should be hiding somewhere around here, and this kind of scene is likely to alarm him. ”

Pei Baohu scratched his head: "I think the current situation is not bad, the business is so good, if you insist on it for a few more days, you can get all the money back from the Pan Inn, and the back is pure profit......

Gongsun Li and Yi Xing glanced at him in unison.

Pei Baohu hurriedly coughed twice: "Ahem, I mean, even so, we can't forget that we have a mission!" You're right, you really have to find a way to continue the mission, and you can't get carried away by Tongbao! ”

"But...... If the guests want to come to us, they won't be able to stop us. ”

"Unless the pyrotechnics step aside, I'll take over the back kitchen again."

Gongsun Li immediately shook his head: "No, then it's too obvious, it's too unreasonable, and it will arouse Yu Hengsi's suspicion." ”

"Although Li Lin has not appeared in the past few days, he is suspicious by nature, Yu Hengsi's catchers often come here to eat, and there must be Li Lin's eyeliner among them, once there is an abnormal situation, Li Lin will know immediately."

Pei Baohu sighed: "Then what should I do?" ”

Yi Xing thought about it for a moment and said, "It can't be too obvious, but as long as it's hidden." ”

"In fact, the reason why the restaurant is so popular is simply because the Hu cake and the mutton in the water basin are so delicious. Although we can't change the taste of Hu Cake and Shuipan mutton, we can reduce its supply and price. ”

"The reason why a lot of people are queuing at the door now is because they can be sure that they can eat it if they wait for half an hour at most. But what if that time was extended to one hour, or even two? What if the time is prolonged, not because there are too many people, but because we do it on purpose? ”

"These people will definitely scold, and the popularity of the inn will naturally drop down at that time."

Gongsun Li nodded: "It sounds feasible, it's just ...... How can we reduce the supply of Hu Cake and Mutton in the Water Basin without arousing the suspicion of Yu Hengsi? Let's just say that our chef is sick? ”

Yi Xing shook his head slightly, disagreeing: "This is not good, it treats the symptoms but not the root cause, and it is easy to be debunked." ”

"I have a better way."

"We set aside two areas in the inn, one part is a chess club, and the other is selling wine and tea. As a result, there are fewer tables available for eating, and the queue time will naturally increase significantly. ”

"At the same time, we posted a notice to tell everyone that the price of Hu Cake and Water Basin Mutton has increased, in the past, one Tongbao could buy two Hu Cakes, but now two Tongbao can buy one Hu Cake, and the price has risen directly to four times!"

"Not only that, but we also have to compress the personnel of the inn, I will be in charge of the chess club, Ah Li you will be in charge of the counter, and you can go out to investigate."

Pei Baohu was stunned for a moment: "I'm going to investigate?" So who will run the hall? ”

Yi Xing said: "There is no need to run to the hall, let the diners clean up the dishes by themselves, and further dissuade them!" ”

"When the time comes, these diners will naturally scold."

"The advantage of this move is that it is not easy to arouse suspicion, and even if there are fewer customers, people will only say that we want to make money and want to get dizzy, and will not think that we are deliberately dissuading customers."

Gongsun Li's eyes lit up: "Huh? It's a good idea! ”

"In the eyes of others, we are vassalizing elegance and lust for profit, and Yu Hengsi should not be suspicious."

Yi Xing thought of a very good reason for the price increase, that is, to forcibly let the Yitian Inn, which had only been open for a few days, develop in the direction of vassal elegance!

There are many famous workshops in Chang'an City, for example, there are many people singing and dancing in Pingkangfang, Gongsun Li and Yang Yuhuan often change into costumes to dance here, and thousands of people are empty; Changle Fang has a variety of fine wines, and people who love wine often linger here to drink and have fun; And Qujiangfang is the flow of Qu Shui, to fight poetry for fun, according to legend when Li Bai entered Chang'an, he often met friends here with literature.

And these shops are precisely because they are very elegant, there are literati and writers, and there are wine poems, so both the entrance fee and the price of the wine are extremely high.

The Yitian Inn was originally just an ordinary inn, and it was a bit abrupt to rashly increase the price of food by three or four times. However, if the area is specially designated as a chess club and wine shop, it means that the restaurant inn is no longer an ordinary inn, but has been transformed into a place for literati and artists and high-class people to enter and exit through the elegant chess club and wine shop.

So, isn't the price increase a natural thing?

Of course, Yi Xing knew very well in his heart that this move would not only not attract the favor of literati and artists, but would be scolded very badly.

Those customers were all waiting to eat mutton and hu cakes in the basin, only to find that the restaurant inn had inexplicably removed nearly half of the tables in the guest hall and used them to play chess and sell wine?

The anger of not being able to eat the food is, of course, maddening.

But so what? That's the effect!

Making money is important, but getting things done is even more important. The group of people who blocked the door of the inn every day must be persuaded to retreat as soon as possible, so that the Yaotian team can continue to carry out the mission with peace of mind and track down the whereabouts of the mysterious mechanic.

Everyone discussed again and finalized many details one by one.

Pei Baohu is very reluctant, because the inn can now make a lot of money every day, and he is a little addicted to making money and can't extricate himself.

Thinking that if this inn was opened for a few more days, he would be able to recover all the money from his inn, and there would be something to be earned, Pei Baohu, who had always been poor, felt a burst of excitement.

The nickname of Money-Losing Tiger is not a wasted name, Pei Baohu can't make money, but he spends money quite quickly.

I finally caught an opportunity to make money, how can I bear to give up?

But if he is reluctant to give up, he can't help it. After all, the primary goal of Yaotian's team is to complete the task and make money, so they have to put it back a little.

Gongsun Li quickly arranged tasks for everyone, and early tomorrow morning, the Yutian Inn posted a notice, saying that it was going to be renovated for a day. The three of them split up and prepared all the necessary chess tables, chessboards, chess pieces, wine and other supplies.

In this way, it can not only reduce the number of diners in the inn, but also send Pei Baohu out to investigate, killing two birds with one stone!

……

Early the next morning.

Many nearby diners were already waiting at the door of the restaurant early in the morning.

There were also some people who came from other places in Chang'an, but it took a lot of effort.

There are three main modes of transportation in Chang'an City: Xi Che, Flower Boat and Vermilion Bird Avenue, all of which are inseparable from the skills of Chang'an City.

Suzaku Avenue is only opened on grand festivals, and the flower boat is a more luxurious way to travel, only the royal family and a few gentry can own it for a long time, so for ordinary Chang'an people, if they want to travel, they either rely on Xi Che or rely on two legs.

The car is driven by a mechanism, and can be switched between fast horizontal driving and vertical climbing by adjusting the engagement switch, and can shuttle back and forth between various markets in Chang'an City. It's much easier than walking, but it's not that fast.

Many people come from other markets in Chang'an, and they must have experienced a lot of twists and turns during the period, which shows how quickly the reputation of the inn spreads.

It's just that before the restaurant inn opened, everyone heard the sound of tables and chairs moving inside.

After a long time, the door of the inn opened, and Gongsun Li put a sign at the door, and without much explanation, turned and returned.

As for Pei Baohu, he had already gone out to investigate, and now there were only two people left in the inn, Gongsun Li and Yi Xing.

Everyone took a closer look, and all of them had shocked expressions on their faces.

This turned out to be a price increase announcement!

It is clearly written on it, the signature dishes that Caitian Inn relies on to become famous, the water basin mutton and Hu cake, have all increased in price by four times!

Take Hu Cake as an example, one Tongbao can buy two Hu Cakes before, which is the same as the price of other Hu Cakes in Chang'an City, but now, two Tongbao can buy one Hu Cake!

The same is true for mutton in the water basin, which has increased in price by four times compared to before.

Not only that, but the announcement also emphasized that all guests should strive to keep the table clean and tidy when eating, eat all the food, and then consciously deliver the utensils to the door of the back kitchen!

Looking further inside the inn, overnight, the layout of the inn has changed dramatically!

The previous guest hall was very simple, just tables for diners to eat.

But now, the guest hall of the Yantian Inn has been divided into three parts: a large part of the area on the right hand side of the entrance is separated by a screen, and you can vaguely see chess tables inside, on which chessboards have been placed; On the left-hand side of the entrance, there is an additional counter, which is filled with all kinds of fine wines.

The tables in the original living room have been crowded to only about half of them.

And the division of labor in the inn has also changed.

Yi Xing is no longer Mr. Bookkeeper, but has gone to the chess club; Gongsun Li sat behind the counter, responsible for collecting money and keeping accounts, taking care of selling wine and greeting customers.

In addition to cooking, the fireman is also responsible for washing dishes, which naturally reduces efficiency.

In this way, the manpower in the living room must be insufficient, and how to recycle the finished tableware has become a problem.

It's no wonder that the sign asks the guests who come to the restaurant to send back the utensils, simply because of this arrangement, the store is not manpowered, so the customers are asked to do it themselves, to avoid the dirty dishes in the inn piling up.

The customers who were waiting outside the door early in the morning were immediately unhappy.

"What is this for? There was already a queue and half of the tables were removed? ”

"Good inn, what are you messing with? Chess club, wine shop, there are obviously a lot of them outside, if you want to drink, I will go to Taiping Restaurant, why bother to come here? ”

"Even if the service shrinks, the price will increase! Even if the price increase, it has risen four times all at once! You've only been open for a few days? After making some money, you forgot what your last name was? It's outrageous! ”

"A hu cake actually asks for two tongbao, and it's a big deal!"

"Nonsense, how can you rob this money quickly!"

The customers outside the inn were simply excited, and they all denounced the shameless behavior of the inn.

If you want to increase the price, it doesn't matter, but you have to take it gradually, right? Quadruple all at once, is this what people do?

And it's not just the price increase, the store has shrunk, the service has also declined, and a newly opened inn dares to play like this within a few days, which is obviously floating!

There are many guests who live nearby who are so angry that they turn around and leave, and they don't eat!

I can't stand this grievance!

Many guests from afar sat down while scolding.

There's no way, it's all here, you can't run in vain, right?

Although the price has risen, it is not so much that it cannot be eaten, and it is said that the Hu cake and mutton in the water basin here are delicious in the world, and the taste is completely different from the taste in other places in Chang'an City, so you still have to taste it.

But if you eat it only once, you will rush to the store with such an irresponsible attitude, and you will never come again next time!

Soon, the guest hall was already full of people, but everyone ate and ate, and there would definitely be no good face.

Some customers wanted to go to the chess club to sit down, but they were persuaded to quit by Yi Xing.

Eat outside, the chess club inside is used to play chess, there is an entrance fee, and idlers are free to enter!

It made many customers angry enough.

But there was nothing they could do, they could either turn around and leave, or they would go outside and line up obediently.

Yi Xing and Gongsun Li, one in the chess club and the other at the counter, looked at each other from a distance and nodded with satisfaction.

The plan worked!

Sure enough, the series of changes such as the increase in the price of meals, the reduction of seats, and the self-help of customers are simply a heavy blow, and the simple-minded foodie customers are completely unable to find the north, and they are angry.

If this momentum continues, there will definitely be fewer and fewer people coming to the inn to eat, and it will fall back to a normal level within two or three days.

At that time, the Yaotian team can spare time to go to the street in the name of soliciting guests, and continue to keep an eye on it!

……

By the afternoon, the queue outside the inn had been greatly reduced compared to before.

Obviously, this billboard had an immediate effect.

Although the mutton and Hu cake in the water basin are delicious, with the price quadrupling, many people should not come to eat it tomorrow.

Yi Xing sat in the chess club and had nothing to do, and after playing a game with himself, he began to deduce in his mind the possible trajectory of the mysterious mechanic, and prepared for the next mission.

"Judging from the available information, this mysterious machine master is cunning and always arranges the back road in advance, so it is extremely difficult to capture, and even escaped under Yu Hengsi's nose many times, which is indeed quite tricky."

"But...... If you can guess the retreat he arranged in advance, come and wait for the rabbit......"

Yi Xing vaguely felt that this might be the key to the completion of this mission.

At this moment, an old man with a long beard in the guest hall stood up, eating and drinking to his heart's content.

Although he looked very old, he was in good spirits, and he took the large bowl and tray that he had eaten cleanly and put it back to the designated place at the door of the back kitchen, and then walked slowly to the outside of the inn.

As a result, before going out, the old man seemed to think of something, turned his head to look at the empty chess club area drawn out of the inn, and stepped in.

"Hehe, eat and drink enough, can Xiaoyou be willing to talk to the old man for a game?"

"Look at Xiaoyou, you are young, and your chess skills are not high. Why don't you let you have three sons? ”

He saw that Yi Xing's expression was a little strange, and said, "Why, Xiaoyou thinks that the third son is not enough?" Then ...... Let you have five sons? ”

Yi Xing shook his head: "Let the son be unnecessary, old gentleman, please sit down." According to the rules of the chess club, there are six treasures in one hour. ”

The old man nodded and sat down opposite Yi Xing.

Six Tongbao in one hour is considered a normal fee level in the chess club.

"Xiaoyou, you take the black first, the old man is in this Huaiyuanfang generation, but it is rare to meet an opponent, today you and I are in love, I also happen to be idle, and after this game is over, I can guide your chess skills."

The old man stroked his beard, looking like a master of the world.

Yi Xing nodded reluctantly: "Okay, if you have nothing to do, let's talk about a game." ”

The old man was a little speechless, this young man was not very old, and his mentality was quite inflated.

Why do you still look sorry for my old man?

I couldn't help but shake my head slightly.

The two of them fall in turn, and the black and white chess pieces are scattered on the chessboard, attacking and killing each other.

Through the screen, the outside is a lively inn, but the inside has become an elegant chess club, this situation can be said to be quite bizarre.

The old man originally wanted to let go of the water a little bit and make this chess game somewhat suspenseful, but he didn't expect that the more he played, the more he felt that something was wrong!

The young man seems to be hanging him up and beating him!

didn't stick to the middle game, and the old man had already abandoned his son and admitted defeat.

"Come again, this time it won't count!"

"The old man has the intention of underestimating the enemy, so he fell into a disadvantage in the early stage! You've won this game, and here's another game! ”

Yi Xing didn't say anything, just silently packed up the chess pieces and started the next game.

He has seen a lot of such scenes.

For him, Go is like a battlefield, and Master once taught him not to be greedy for victory, not to be invincible.

Today's old man is nothing more than an extremely ordinary opponent.