In recent days, Zhang Zezhen found that Jinyulou's business was extremely cold, and she was puzzled, obviously the taste of the food has not changed, and the price has not increased much, why the number of people has gradually decreased.

"Sansheng, you come here!" Zhang Zezhen called the person who ran to the hall for questioning.

"Here, the second shopkeeper, what's the matter?"

"Have you noticed that the business of our restaurant has suddenly become much colder?"

"Indeed, it can't be compared with the first few days of opening."

"How many years have you been in town?"

"It's been more than 10 years."

"In your experience, are there many people working in town?"

"Of course, there are a lot of them, especially the strong men, they basically come to the town to work. In the countryside, everyone can only farm, and some poor families will have a very difficult life, so it is better to really do something and earn a little more. ”

"So, they're all going to have lunch in town, right?"

"Yes."

"But why don't you come to our restaurant to eat? Is it because the price of the dish is too expensive? ”

"Second shopkeeper, do you want to listen to the truth?"

"Nonsense!"

"You come with me!"

Zhang Zezhen followed Sansheng out and took care of the housekeeper to take care of the store.

Sansheng took Zhang Zezhen along a bustling street market.

"The second shopkeeper, you see that the one who sells steamed buns, many people who work nearby, when it is lunch time, they will go to his house to buy a few steamed buns, which is cheap and fast."

"Look at that noodle shop again, it's only seven or eight dollars to eat a bowl of noodles."

"There is also that tavern, although there are only a few dishes, but it is very cheap, and there are meat and vegetables, so everyone doesn't say anything."

Listening to Sansheng's introduction, Zhang Zezhen suddenly understood something.

"I know, although there are many cuisines in our restaurant, only the wealthier people can afford to eat after all, even in the lobby on the first floor, it is difficult for them to afford it."

"Moreover, we don't cook as fast as others, and the people in the town are very busy, so there is not much time left for them to eat."

Zhang Zezhen nodded and said, "Indeed, it takes me at least a quarter of an hour to cook a dish, and if I add some complicated processes, it will take even longer." ”

"That's it, second shopkeeper. In the first few days of our opening, most people ate fresh, and when the freshness was gone, they naturally chose cheaper food. ”

"Well, you're right, let's go back and think about countermeasures."

Zhang Zezhen thought as she walked, judging from the current era, it seems that there is no box lunch, at least not in the town.

A bowl of noodles costs 8 yuan, so if it is 3 dishes and a meal, we can charge 10 yuan, although we can't earn a few dollars, but we can also attract some business, which is better than a restaurant making ends meet.

Back at Jinyu Building, Zhang Zezhen gathered everyone together to discuss the matter.

"I've gathered you here today mainly to share my thoughts. Jinyulou has been open for a long time, from the beginning of the endless stream, to the current door. I'm sure you've all seen it. ”

"Just now I went out with Sansheng to have a look, learned some about the eating habits of our townspeople, and wanted to add a new box lunch, what do you think?"

"What's a boxed lunch?"

Everyone asked in unison.

"The lunch box is that we prepare 10 dishes and a lot of rice in advance, and after the guests come, they can choose 3 of them and a bowl of rice according to their preferences, and only charge 10 yuan."

"It's too cheap, prepare 10 dishes, we have to die, the second shopkeeper." Steward Gu was instantly unhappy when he heard this.

"Moreover, our Jinyulou is elegant, how can we attract guests in this way? Obviously self-deprecating. Another person also raised his own grievances.

"That's right, the second shopkeeper, the people who do things outside are some rough people, and let the elegant guests and some illiterate people eat together, isn't this nonsense?"

"Let's calm down first, indeed, our Jinyulou is elegant, but you can see for yourself, there is usually not even a guest, who will show you elegance. And those who do things, need to solve the lunch more quickly, and they are not willing to wait too long. ”

"I still don't think it's appropriate, it's better to discuss it with Master Gu and make a decision."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Everyone echoed Steward Gu, after all, if something went wrong, no one could afford to take this responsibility.

"Discussion is to be discussed, but we can divide into two ways, Steward Gu will go back and discuss with Master Gu, I will try it in the store first to see how it works."

"Second shopkeeper, isn't this okay?"

"There's nothing bad about it, it's just decided, we must get this thing done before lunch."

"The second shopkeeper!"

"Needless to say, I will bear the responsibility if something happens, if this attempt fails, what Master Gu is willing to do with it, I will listen to it."

Everyone looked at Steward Gu, and he could only sigh.

"Okay, since everyone has no problems, let's just get to work."

Steward Gu saw that Zhang Zezhen had already started to prepare, so he hurriedly went back to the mansion and told the master about it.

Zhang Zezhen walked to the kitchen, she thought about the home-cooked food that everyone loved to eat during this time.

Because it was her first attempt, she decided to prepare five dishes first, and the final recipe was scrambled eggs with chrysanthemum, kung pao chicken, braised bamboo shoots in oil, edamame with pickled cabbage, and braised pork.

In order to reduce the loss, she decided to make less of each dish and see how everyone buys.

"Go get five larger pots." Zhang Zezhen commanded.

Everything is ready to go.

Smoke rose from the kitchen, and the hotel guys were busy steaming the rice and preparing the drinks and fruits.

……

On the other side, Steward Gu told Gu Changqing about Zhang Zezhen's decision.

"What? Zhang Zezhen has eaten bear-hearted leopard gall, I don't know what my surname is, and I actually changed my restaurant into a street food, isn't this ruining my reputation of Gufu? Why didn't you stop her? Gu Changqing said angrily to Steward Gu.

"Stopped, the second shopkeeper won't listen." Steward Gu was very aggrieved.

"Oops, stupid you forget it! Go, hurry up, the restaurant I worked hard for must not be destroyed in her hands. ”

……

"10 articles each, don't miss it when you pass by!"

"New restaurant products, 10 Wen per person!"

Zhang Zezhen led everyone to shout at the door, and the people who came and went were attracted by their shouts.

"10 texts? What is being sold? ”

"I heard it's a boxed lunch."

"Lunch box? Why haven't I heard of it? ”

"Why don't you go and have a look."

"The food in the restaurant is so expensive, how can we afford it?"

"Go and see and don't need money, in case there's something good."

"Let's go, let's go!"

In order to come over, a group of people stepped forward and asked: "Shopkeeper, how can this be sold?" ”

"For 10 yuan, choose two vegetarian dishes and one meat dish, plus a serving of rice."

"Really?" Everyone couldn't believe it for a while.

"It's really fake, don't you know if you buy a copy?" Zhang Zezhen teased.

"Then give me a share and give you money." A strong man gives money to three wins.

"Okay, you can choose three dishes."

"This, this, and this." The man pointed.

I saw Zhang Zezhen pick up a relatively large bowl and put a big spoonful one by one according to his request, and the guy next to him used a small bowl to serve a piece of rice, and then served it to him.

"Guest officer, please inside!"

"Gee, that's pretty good."

"yes, yes." Everyone saw the man carrying so many dishes into the restaurant, and they rushed to buy them.

"Give me one, give me one."

"Don't worry, don't worry, it's all there!"

One person collects money, one person serves food, one person serves food, and one person entertains in the lobby, and they are very busy.

At this time, Gu Changqing and Steward Gu rushed to the door of Jinyu Building, and saw a bunch of people blocking the restaurant, thinking that something was wrong.

So, I hurriedly squeezed in to check the situation.

Zhang Zezhen saw Steward Gu and Master Gu coming, and asked mischievously, "Two guest officers, do you want one too?" There is not much to save. ”

The two listened with embarrassed faces and did not reply.

The people next to him were not happy, "You don't buy it, don't buy it, don't get in the way!" ”

In this way, the two of them were inexplicably squeezed out, so they could only walk into the restaurant and wait for Zhang Zezhen to finish.

"Master, look at this ......" Steward Gu looked at the popularity of this business, and felt that he didn't know Taishan.

"Ahem...... That, the lobby is empty and empty, and it's not bad to provide an environment for more people to eat, isn't it housekeeper Gu? ”

"That's right, Master Gu is wise!"

Due to the lack of food cooked today, only a small number of people bought the "box lunch", and the rest left with regret.

Looking at everyone's love for boxed lunches, Zhang Zezhen promised: "From now on, Jinyulou will prepare boxed lunches for everyone, and the dishes will change every day, and the rice will be full." ”

"Great, great!" Everyone applauded.

Seeing that the five dishes were sold out, Zhang Zezhen was very happy, she walked into Jinyu Building and saw Gu Changqing waiting there for a long time.

"Master Gu, are you here to criticize me?"

"How can this be? I've always had a lot of trust in your abilities. ”

"Really? But Steward Gu didn't think so. ”

"Second shopkeeper, you can't frame me, I've always been sincere to you."

"Alright! Then Master Gu, do you see Jinyulou arranging it like this, are you still satisfied? ”

"Satisfied, satisfied, very satisfied!"

Zhang Zezhen smiled and went to get busy.

After the shop was busy, Zhang Zezhen made a few dishes and went to the academy.

……

"Gu Yu, stop!" Xu Yue pulled away Gu Yu, who was beating Da Lang.

Da Lang quickly hid behind Xu Yue.

"Little children, they will learn to bully others, and they will have it when they grow up?"

"Teacher Xu, he bullied me first." Gu Yu argued.

"You talk nonsense, I'll just sit there and eat lunch, and if you come up, I'll grab it, and I'll push you away." Da Lang replied.

"Why do you want to force other people's food? Don't you have one? ”

"Humph! Their family is so poor, why do they eat so well, he doesn't deserve it! ”

"Nonsense! Since ancient times, heroes have never been judged by rich and poor, and if you rob other people's things, you are wrong, so apologize quickly. Xu Yue saw the unreasonable Gu Yu and criticized him very harshly.

"I don't apologize, I'm not wrong, woo woo!" If you can't argue, you fall to the ground and cry, this is what Gu Yu has always been a habit of.

"How can you be worthy of your parents' nurturing grace?"

"Humph! I have a father and a mother, he doesn't have a father or a mother, why compare with me! ”

"You talk nonsense! You don't have a father or a mother! Saying that, Da Lang also cried aggrievedly, and the scene was chaotic.

At this moment, Zhang Zezhen walked into the academy and saw that his nephew was being bullied, so he immediately rushed in.

"Da Lang, what's wrong? Who bullied you? Zhang Zezhen asked her nephew.

Da Lang pointed at Gu Yu.