Amazing Pastoral World: Unparalleled Medical Queen

Qin Fang looked at the crowded upstairs and downstairs with a smile, and said to Lu Ke'er, "Miss Lu, your idea is still the best. The half-off opening offer has attracted a lot of people. Look, there have been people coming since this morning. Haha!"

Lu Keer smiled and said, "The epidemic has just passed, and many people are living in hardship. More happy things can always increase popularity."

Suddenly, there was a noise at the door.

The two looked at each other.

"Go and have a look."

A group of people just arrived at the gate. They were all men, with flesh on their faces and sturdy builds, like martial artists.

"Sir, are you traveling together?" The waiter's heart trembled a little, but there was no sign of fear on his face.

The shopkeeper said that he didn't have to worry about anyone causing trouble because there were many guards in plain clothes hiding upstairs and downstairs.

As for where the guards came from, no one knew except the two owners and the shopkeeper.

The grey-clothed man in the lead had a ruffian air and said in a loud voice: "I heard that your restaurant is offering a half-price discount today, so we brothers came here to show our support."

"Thank you, everyone! According to the rules of our restaurant, please read the discount information carefully before entering." The waiter was enthusiastic and respectful, pointing to the signboard about three feet long and two feet wide hanging on the wall.

There are a few lines of eye-catching large characters written on it.

"Are you talking about this half-price board?" The gray-clothed man glanced at it casually and replied, "We all know it. What are you talking about? Is there any room left? If there is, bring your brothers in. We are all hungry!"

"Since you all know what's on the sign, please abide by it. Please come in!" The waiter enthusiastically welcomed them into the restaurant.

A man behind the gray-clothed man muttered, "Brother, everyone who comes in to eat here is for the half-price discount. Why do they have to remind everyone who enters the restaurant to look at the sign?"

"What's so strange about this?" The gray-clothed man said disdainfully, "Pinxianlou wants to emphasize their generosity to everyone. Let everyone remember the half-price offer. Humph, how petty, are you afraid that everyone will forget it?"

Several people sat down, just enough for one table.

"Waiter, bring each of your building's specialty dishes." The man in gray said loudly.

The waiter was surprised: "Sir, our restaurant has at least twenty kinds of special dishes. If each of you serves one, that would be more than twenty plates. Can you... finish them?"

The key is that many of the special dishes are not cheap.

"Whether we can finish the food or not is our business. What does it have to do with you? You can't do it, right?"

"Sir, you are joking. As long as it is a dish in our restaurant, we can make it."

"Then why are you nagging? Just serve the food!"

Seeing their firm attitude, the waiter had no choice but to agree.

Then, several groups of people came in. There were men and women, young and old, a total of 40 to 50 people, sitting at table after table. When ordering, they ordered all kinds of special dishes, and the table was almost filled with all kinds of dishes.

Qin Fang frowned: "These people..."

"He comes with ill intentions." Lu Ke'er continued.

Qin Fang asked, "Are you here to eat a free meal?"

"I guess he has this idea." Lu Ke'er didn't know what she was thinking, and she chuckled: "Let's wait and see what happens."

The "generous" way these people ordered food attracted the attention of the guests who were originally dining at the restaurant.

"Why do these people order so many dishes?" someone whispered to the guests at the same table.

"Who knows? Maybe he has money but nowhere to spend it."

"If you can't spend all the money, you can give it to me."

"Shh, they're looking over here. Eat some food, eat some food. This pickled fish is really good."

“I heard that Pinxianlou will launch a new dish every month in the future.”

"Didn't they say they would release one every season?"

“It has been changed now.”

"Pinxianlou is going to compete with Weixiangyuan."

"Wei Xiang Yuan is definitely not as good as Pin Xian Lou. Not only are the dishes not as delicious, but the portions are also smaller than Pin Xian Lou's."

"Hush, keep your words to yourself. The Jia family is not a pushover."

"I don't know how long Pinxianlou can last. But I sincerely hope it can stay open for a long time."

The group of people who came later listened to the diners' whispered discussions and their faces were full of anger.

"Brother, let the brothers go and teach them a lesson!" A burly man with a scar on his face rolled up his sleeves and wanted to rush over.

"Old Five, sit down! The Master has said that today we will only fight with words, not with fists!"

"Damn it, we are all uneducated people, we can't even read a single word, how can we even talk about literary fighting? If it were you, I would just pick up the guy we don't like and beat him up like we did before, and see if they dare to complain anymore."

"Then order more dishes! Didn't they brag about the half-price offer? Let's make them bleed today! Let's see if they dare to brag again!"

Although everyone looked indignant, their hands were not slow at all.

"Damn it, although we each have our own masters, I have to admit that this dish is indeed delicious."

"We can ask you to poach the chef from here."

"After we dig it up, we can eat such delicious food every day."

"Haha! Don't worry! That day is coming soon! Whoever the young master wants to punish will fall! The same goes for Pinxianlou!"

Half an hour later, all the dozens of people were full. But because they ordered so many dishes, except for a few plates with only some soup left on each table, most of the other dishes still had more than half of their food left.

"Waiter, pay the bill!" the man in gray yelled, touching his bulging belly.

The scarred man smiled maliciously: "Haha, there will be something interesting to watch later."

"Okay, here I come!" A smart waiter immediately ran over, followed by an accountant.

The accountant held an abacus in his hand, looking at the dishes on the table while moving the beads and reporting loudly: "Sour fish, half price, 100 wen. Braised large intestine, half price, 80 wen. Spicy diced chicken, full price, 90 wen. Mapo tofu, full price..."

"Wait!" The gray-clothed man stood up suddenly, glared at the accountant, and asked angrily, "Aren't all dishes half price? Why are some dishes still full price?"

As if he had caught a huge handle on Pinxianlou, he pointed at the accountant and shouted to the other diners in the restaurant: "Listen everyone! This is how Pinxianlou does business! It was agreed that all dishes would be half-price, but now many dishes are being sold at full price. What? Are they cheating us?"

He thought that someone would come out and criticize Pinxianlou like him. But strangely, the others just looked at him strangely and said nothing.

"Hey! What's wrong with you? You're being bullied by Pinxianlou, and you're still not saying anything?"

No one answered him.

The waiter coughed, his attitude still respectful, but his voice echoed throughout the hall.

"Sir, you all have to read our restaurant's preferential information carefully before coming in. It is clearly written there. Did you forget? I will repeat it to you."

The waiter cleared his throat and recited loudly, "Food is precious, please cherish it. The half-price discount is based on the fact that you have eaten most of the dishes you ordered. If more than 20% of the dishes you ordered are left, please pay according to the original price of the dish. Thank you for your patronage! In addition, drinks are not included in the discount."

After saying this, he bowed deeply to the men in gray.

There was silence.

It took a long time for the man in gray to react.

He was furious, his lips trembling as he cursed: "I didn't see it! I don't care, you said it was all half price, you can't deny it!"

The waiter's smile had disappeared. He looked at the gray-clothed man coldly and said, "It is the guest who is refusing to pay. When we first came in, I asked you again and again if you understood what was on the board. The guest said he understood everything. What's wrong? Are you trying to cheat now?"

He raised his eyebrows at the accountant: "Uncle Lin, have you figured out how much money these guests have spent in total?"

"I've figured it out." Lin Bo answered loudly, "You guys are all here together, right? There are 48 people dining together, occupying 15 tables. Each table ordered a pot of wine, and the total cost is 472 taels. Sir, please rest assured that all the dishes you have eaten as requested will be charged at half price."

More than 470 taels of silver? On average, each person spent nearly 10 taels.

Ten taels of silver was equivalent to their annual wages.

The man in gray felt a black screen before his eyes.