Taiping Restaurant has a five-fold discount and has snatched away a lot of customers.

Seeing that there are a lot fewer people dining in the Yantian Inn.

In the chess club, Yi Xing couldn't help but smile when he saw this situation, and even his chess hand was a little faster.

accidentally, he killed the old man who came to play chess first.

The old man sighed and threw himself in the towel.

Then, he stroked his beard and said, "Little friend's chess power is really rare in the world!" I have really benefited a lot from talking with my friends in the past few days! Grateful, grateful! ”

Yi Xing was a little embarrassed: "Old gentleman, you don't have to be polite. ”

He actually wanted to say, after all, you paid for it, but held back.

In the past few days, I have often played chess with this old man, and the two of them are also familiar with each other, Yi Xing asked casually: "I still don't know the old man's surname?" ”

The old man smiled and stroked his beard: "The old man's surname is Shangguan." ”

Yi Xing nodded slightly: "Mr. Shangguan." ”

The old man stood up and looked out: "Xiaoyou, Taiping Restaurant is competing for guests at a five-percent discount, this is already considered malicious competition, why don't everyone in your inn, including the shopkeeper and the running hall, care so much?" This matter should be reported to the owner of the shop, and let the owner make a clear decision! ”

Yi Xing smiled politely.

Why don't you care so much?

Of course, it's because we wish there were fewer people at the inn as few as possible!

I'll tell you, we're actually a mysterious organization, we're tracking down a mysterious mechanic, is it just an accident to take down this inn?

Taiping Inn decided to fight a price war, snatching away our guests by means of price reduction, reducing our sense of existence, which is a great favor to us! It's too late for us to thank them, so how can we go to the owner?

But of course, Yi Xing couldn't say it explicitly, so he had to smile very indifferently: "It's just a little trick, not enough to worry about." As long as we do our business well, no matter what kind of disgraceful means the other party uses to compete, it will not affect us. ”

Mr. Shangguan gave a thumbs up: "Little friendly and bold!" Good mind! Sure enough, with such a mind, you can have such a pinnacle of chess skills! ”

"Today, the old man will say goodbye first, and talk to the little friend another day."

Yi Xing stood up: "Mr. Shangguan walks slowly." ”

Bidding farewell to Mr. Shangguan, Yi Xing just wanted to return to the chess club, and subconsciously turned his head, but he happened to see Mr. Shangguan turn around and go to the Taiping Restaurant.

Yi Xing: "......"

Sure enough, no one can get rid of the law of true incense. The temptation of half-price food is still very strong.

Yi Xing didn't care, and continued to go back to the chess club to play chess with others.

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The half-price promotion of Taiping Restaurant has been carried out for three consecutive days, and the passenger flow of Yitian Inn has also been robbed for three days.

Up to now, except for a few die-hard people who are particularly keen on Hu Cake and Water Basin mutton, as well as some chess friends who often come to the Restaurant, the other regulars have gone.

Even Mr. Shangguan, who used to come every day, has never been here since he plunged into the Taiping Restaurant three days ago.

However, the fat shopkeeper of Taiping Restaurant, after seeing the decrease in the flow of customers at the Yantian Inn, once went to the door a few times with arrogance, and there was a feeling that he had won the price war and was showing off his might.

For this situation, the Yaotian team was simply overjoyed.

looked at the fat shopkeeper in Taiping Restaurant, and he was a little more kind.

Even once I looked at the fat shopkeeper straight hair, thinking that the two handsome offspring of the Yantian Inn, one account room and one running hall, don't they have any special habits?

Seeing that the two of them are so handsome, it's not completely impossible to consider......

The people of Yaotian's team didn't know that this fat shopkeeper had already made up such a big drama in their minds, and they only had one idea in their hearts.

That's great!

Finally, I was a little free, and I could go out to investigate and keep an eye on it!

Yaotian's team resumed their operations, but they had been watching for three days, and they still hadn't gotten too many clues.

In that deep mansion compound where many half-blood demon species lived, although there were often half-blood demon species coming and going, no one who looked like a mechanic had seen it, let alone something similar to the core of the mysterious mechanism.

In the process of stalking, he also bumped into Yu Hengsi's people several times.

But it's not a big deal, they just need to explain that the business of the Yutian Inn has not been good lately, and they are soliciting customers. After all, this deep mansion compound is also near the Caitian Inn and Taiping Restaurant, so it makes sense to go a little farther to attract guests.

In this way, the investigation proceeded in an orderly manner.

Although they have not yet found key clues, Yaotian's team is not impatient. They know very well that they must have enough patience at this time, and the other party will show their feet sooner or later.

This morning, there were still not a few guests in the inn.

Yi Xing played against several familiar faces while wandering out of the world, analyzing the facts of the case.

However, at this moment, a noisy sound suddenly came from outside the inn.

"Boss, let's have three Hu cakes and another lamb in the basin!"

"I want it too!"

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, there's got to be a first-come, first-served come, understand?"

There were a lot of people who were desperately squeezing into the inn, and they all looked very excited.

Gongsun Li and Pei Baohu glanced at each other, and they both saw confusion in each other's eyes.

What's going on?

Could it be that the half-price sale of Taiping Restaurant has ended in just three days?

No, looking at the posture of Taiping Restaurant, it is obvious that you want to fight a long-term price war and crush the Yantian Inn, right? How could it be stopped in three days?

But there are indeed a lot of people gathered outside the inn, and it seems that there is a return to the grand occasion before the price increase!

Pei Baohu sighed, went into the back kitchen again, and urged the fireworkers to start preparing.

Gongsun Li comforted the guests outside and told them to line up in an orderly manner, while asking what was going on and why they came to eat at the Yutian Inn when the Taiping Restaurant was still on sale.

"You don't know the shopkeeper? You haven't read the new issue of Kaiyuan Miscellaneous News? ”

"Mr. Shangguan Fan, the Hu cake and mutton in the water basin of your Caitian Inn are rated as the first delicacy in Chang'an City! Since it's the first delicacy, how can you miss it? Of course, I have to come and try everything! ”

"It just so happens that I have a Kaiyuan miscellaneous report, you can take it to the shopkeeper. By the way, my water basin mutton is faster, I can't wait! ”

A diner took out a newspaper in his sleeve and handed it to Gongsun Li.

Gongsun Li has already felt it, and the situation is a little bad!

She had heard of Mr. Shangguan Fan's name.

The owner of Huaiyuanfang is named Shangguan Mao, who is the younger brother of Mr. Shangguan Fan. Mr. Shangguan Fan is a well-known food connoisseur in Chang'an City, and there is a special column in the official newspaper of Chang'an City, that is, Kaiyuan Miscellaneous Newspaper, and he will regularly taste the food in Chang'an City!

It's just that this Mr. Shangguan has always been a dragon who sees the head but does not see the tail, which is quite mysterious.

Maybe this is the basic quality of a food connoisseur, not revealing his true face, and not participating too much in socializing, so that he can enter the major restaurants to taste the food in a low-key manner and taste the real level of the food in these restaurants.

Otherwise, if you go and be recognized, you will enjoy a special edition, but ordinary diners will not be able to eat it at all, which will inevitably lead to the lack of credibility of the column of food appreciation.

Gongsun Li hurriedly opened the Kaiyuan miscellaneous newspaper and found Mr. Shangguan Fan's food tasting column.

"Sheep as a belly, put it in a casserole, use a few almonds, accompanied by pepper, green onion leaves, cinnamon, fragrant fruit, red oil and other accessories, boiled in live water, until the bones are also eroded. This is the practice of mutton in the water basin, which is widely spread in Chang'an City. Made in this way, the soup soup in the mutton in the water basin is crystal clear, the mutton is soft and delicious, and it is a delicacy in Chang'an City. ”

However, there is another secret method of mutton in the water basin of the Caitian Inn, cooking the mutton until it rots in the pot, and the taste of dozens of seasonings is melted into one, the entrance is soft and mellow, and the taste is divided into multiple layers, the mutton is the soup soup, the soup is the mutton, compared to the ordinary mutton in the water basin, I don't know how many times better! It has been recorded in the literature that this kind of practice is the most primitive state of mutton in the water basin, and it is actually a delicious swan song that has been lost! ”

"There are also Hu cakes, and the method is also different from the general practice in Chang'an City......

"There is also a chess club in the Yantian Inn, there is a young man, his chess skills are superb, it can be said that he is hidden in the ...... of the city."

Mr. Shangguan is really professional, not only found the source and source of this water basin mutton in the literature, but also described the deliciousness of the water basin mutton and Hu cake vividly through a few strokes, which makes people move their index fingers just by reading a few lines in the newspaper!

It's no wonder that so many people are suddenly coming to the door today.

In the past, those guests relied on word of mouth from regular customers, so how many people could know? It's nothing more than people around Huaiyuanfang who come to eat.

But Kaiyuan Miscellaneous News is an official newspaper in Chang'an City, and this time, the influence is too great!

Pei Baohu is already busy, and there are more and more people outside the inn, more and more people than before!

Gongsun Li felt that the situation was a little wrong, so he hurriedly came to the door and shouted to everyone: "Fellow fathers and fellow villagers, I'm really sorry, the small shop is full, there are too many people, it's really difficult to entertain!" If you can't wait, you might as well go to the Taiping Restaurant next door, where the food is on sale, and it is just as delicious, and you will not be disappointed......"

In order to dissuade some customers, I had to fight.

Many people did have a hesitant look on their faces, looking at the Taiping Restaurant not far away, their expressions were a little tangled.

Many people came here after reading the Kaiyuan miscellaneous newspapers, and they didn't expect that there would be so many people before they came!

Judging from the current situation, it is estimated that it will take a long time to queue up to eat, which may be as short as two moments or as long as half an hour.

Is it worth waiting so long just to eat a bowl of lamb in a bowl of water? What's more, Taiping Restaurant is indeed the number one restaurant in Chang'an City, and the temptation of all the wine and food is still difficult for many people to resist.

Seeing that many people's attitudes were relaxed, Gongsun Li breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it's not too bad!

However, just as she was about to turn around and return to the inn, she heard a voice from the street outside: "The owner has arrived!" ”

Everyone turned their heads to look, only to see everyone surrounded by an old man in gorgeous clothes and came to the door of the Taiping Restaurant.

It is Shangguan Mao, the owner of Huaiyuan Fang!

I saw that in the Taiping Restaurant, an obese middle-aged man walked out quickly and hurriedly saluted: "See the owner!" ”

This middle-aged man seems to be the shopkeeper of Taiping Restaurant.

Shangguan Mao's face was serious, and after clearing his throat, he asked: "Taiping Restaurant has violated my Chang'an laws by maliciously competing and forcibly lowering prices, and trying to crush competitors!" As the owner of the workshop, I naturally have the responsibility of supervision, and I order you to immediately restore the price to normal levels, and punish Tongbao three times to set an example! ”

"What else do you have to say?"

The face of the shopkeeper of Taiping Restaurant was green, but after all, he didn't dare to say a word in the face of the owner, so he could only lower his head and grit his teeth and say, "Grass people...... No objection. ”

Shangguan Mao nodded with satisfaction: "You have a good attitude of admitting your mistakes, and the owner of this workshop will not pursue it for the time being." I hope you can do it yourself in the future, and don't ignore the laws of Chang'an again! ”

The shopkeeper of Taiping Restaurant hurriedly nodded: "The grass people don't dare, the grass people don't dare!" ”

Shangguan Mao flicked the sleeves of his robe with satisfaction, ready to turn around and leave.

At this moment, he saw Gongsun Li, who was standing at the door of the Caitian Inn, with a blank face.

Shangguan Mao smiled slightly, and nodded at Gongsun Li, which seemed to say: "You're welcome, this is exactly what this owner should do!" ”

Gongsun Li: "......"

As soon as Shangguan Mao left, the crowd of onlookers also dispersed.

I saw that the little guy in Taiping Restaurant ran out quickly, took back the sign at the door of the restaurant, and didn't dare to hang it out again.

Many people originally wanted to eat at the Taiping Restaurant, but when they saw this situation, they all stopped.

Now that the original price has been restored, who will go?

Although there is a queue at the Caitian Inn, the mutton and Hu cakes in the water basin here have been on the Kaiyuan Miscellaneous Newspaper, and they are personally certified by Mr. Shangguan Fan, a food connoisseur in Chang'an City!

What's more, there are more and more people queuing up at the back of the line.

Originally, when I saw the people in front of the queue, I felt a little unbalanced, but when I saw that the queue behind me was longer, I was instantly comfortable.

Now that it's gone, isn't it cheaper for the people behind?

No, you can't go, you have to queue!

This shopkeeper is so bad, just to reduce the operating pressure of the inn, he wants to persuade us to quit? If anyone listens to her words and can't eat mutton in the water basin after running all the way, it will be a big loss!

Everyone in the queue had resolute expressions, ignoring Gongsun Li's bitter persuasion.

Seeing this situation, Gongsun Li was completely helpless.

"You ...... Feel free to do so......"

……

That night, it took a lot of effort for everyone to finally close.

No way, the customers queuing outside are too enthusiastic to catch up!

If they hadn't been given a sign telling them that they could skip the line and eat first tomorrow morning, they would probably have set up a bunk in the neighborhood and waited all night.

It's crazy!

Pei Baohu was lying on the table in the inn, already so tired that he was a little out of his body.

Everyone in Yaotian's team showed a heavy worried expression on their faces, and the question was once again put on the table: What should I do in this situation?

The inn is hotter than ever! There's no time to keep an eye on it!

Pei Baohu said weakly: "I ...... I applied for a replacement, and I really can't do this thing of running the hall! I want to keep an eye on it, whoever of you wants to run the hall can run, anyway, I can't do it......"

Yi Xing diverted the topic, obviously no one wanted to run away now: "It's really not a way to go on like this, our task has been delayed for a long time, and we can't continue to drag it out." ”

"If the news of the fire at the Yutian Inn reaches Master's ears, what will he think of us? At that time, even if Sister Yuhuan excuses us, I am afraid that we will be so angry that we will smoke. ”

Gongsun Li nodded: "I know, but what can I do now?" Even the official newspaper has already sold it to us, and I am afraid that our inn will only become more popular in the future. The price increase has also risen, and the price war over there in Taiping Restaurant has also died down, is there any better way? ”

Yi Xing was silent for a moment, and said seriously: "In this way, we can only use the last method. ”

"Spreading rumors, malicious slander!"

Gongsun Li: "Huh? Maliciously slandering Taiping Restaurant? No, if the Taiping Restaurant falls, wouldn't the business of our inn be better? ”

Yi Xing shook his head: "Of course I'm not talking about Taiping Restaurant. I mean, spreading rumors and maliciously slandering ourselves! ”

"As long as the rumors of the walk are widespread enough and affect enough people, it can naturally reduce the flow of visitors to the inn."

Gongsun Li hesitated: "Is this good?" Sooner or later, the rumors will be punctured, right? ”

Yi Xing said: "It's true, but we haven't always opened an inn here, and when this mission is completed, we will run away with the money, will the rumors be punctured at that time, what does it have to do with us?" ”

Pei Baohu and Gongsun Li looked at each other and nodded their heads.

Well, that makes sense!

Sure enough, he is worthy of Yi Xing, his brain is good, and he easily thought of ways that we couldn't think of.

"Can you think of any good rumors? It's best to be simple, straightforward, and efficient, and it's best not to be washed away. Yi Xing asked.

Pei Baohu, who had been slumped in his seat, said: "Hey, speaking of this, I thought of something. Recently, I have observed that when the pyrologist is cooking, there will be an occasional card by card situation, and the movement suddenly becomes a little sluggish in a short period of time, and the joints of the mechanism will make a frictional sound similar to 'click', but it will soon return to normal. ”

"Or we spread rumors, let's say that the inn is using fake and shoddy people to cook?"

Yi Xing shook his head slightly: "It may not be a disadvantage to use a machine person to cook, but an advantage." What if all the customers crowd in and watch the people cook? That's even worse. ”

The crowd fell silent again, and no one spoke for a long time.

It's a bit hard to think!

Yi Xing coughed lightly twice and said, "Or...... We can also think differently a bit. You can also find a way to tout the Taiping Inn! Suppose, the dishes of the Taiping Inn have also appeared in the Kaiyuan Miscellaneous News? Wouldn't that be the same way to divert customers from our side? ”