Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Aunt Chen told this to the second sister-in-law when they were chatting after she came. The second sister-in-law just felt very sad. There are so many shops on this street, and oil is used every day. If the family does not cheat on the weight, there will be no need to worry about losing business. Therefore, one must be honest with others when doing business, otherwise there will be backlash.

The second brother came out of the yard after packing up his things. Aunt Chen greeted him and said that she had brought some food over and asked them to eat it while it was hot. The second brother thanked him and went in to call his younger sister to tell her that she didn't have to cook dinner.

Zhong Ruyi had just started the stove when her second brother came over and said that Aunt Chen had prepared food and sent it over, so she didn't have to cook anymore. That was great, so she washed her hands and followed him out.

The second sister-in-law was still talking to Aunt Chen. As soon as Aunt Chen saw her, she quickly asked her to eat first to avoid her from starving.

Zhong Ruyi smiled at her and walked over, only to find that there was a little boy sitting next to Aunt Chen, about five or six years old. He looked at her with a pair of big eyes. When he realized that he was caught peeking, he quickly buried his head in Aunt Chen's arms.

Aunt Chen laughed so hard that she couldn't stop: "You naughty boy, you kept asking for Sister Ruyi all day long, why are you shy now that you see people?"

After hearing what Aunt Chen said, the little boy became even more shy. Aunt Chen wanted to pull him out of her arms, but she failed. She was so angry that she laughed. At home, he kept shouting that he wanted to see Sister Ruyi, but when she really came, he curled up into a ball again.

The people present were amused by his actions. After the second sister-in-law teased him for a few words, he was willing to raise his head. When he raised his head, his face turned red. Aunt Chen pointed at Zhong Ruyi and said, "Call Ruyi sister quickly."

The little boy blushed but still called out softly, "Sister Ruyi."

Zhong Ruyi liked children very much. She reached out and touched him, and the child's face became even redder. Finally, they chatted for a few more words. Aunt Chen asked them to eat first and talk again tomorrow, and asked them to rest early.

After seeing Aunt Chen off, they sat down and started to eat. Aunt Chen brought a mixture of meat and vegetables. On one plate was half a plate of braised pork, the other half was a fish, a plate of stir-fried vegetables, and a winnowing basket brought by Xiao An with six or seven steamed buns on it.

The second brother was very hungry and finished a steamed bun in just a few bites. He ate four of the seven steamed buns and the remaining three were shared equally between the aunt and sister-in-law.

After dinner, Zhong Ruyi went to add water to the pot, waiting for it to boil so that they could wash up. After the water boiled, everyone took it to their own rooms, washed up, and went to sleep. It was getting late, and they had to get up early to do business tomorrow.

At Mr. Zhang's rice shop, Mrs. Wu has not been enjoying her meals recently. After Zhongji started selling braised food, she was finally able to eat normally again. But Zhongji closed the shop and went home for two days.

She couldn't eat or sleep well in the past two days, and Zhang Sheng felt very distressed seeing it. Today, three people from Zhong Ji pulled a cart past his shop, and he immediately rushed back to tell his wife that Zhong Ji would open tomorrow, and he would go to queue up early then.

When he woke up in the morning, he was ready to queue up early, determined to be the first customer to see Zhongji open the store.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the waiter in the store said that he had something to do at home and had to take a leave for the morning. It was not a big deal to take a leave, as there were two waiters in the store, and if one took a leave, the other one was still there. But the bad thing was that today they had to deliver rice to the restaurant and settle the rice money for last month. Two people usually went for this task, and now there is only one person left.

If we leave one person to look after the store, he will have to deliver the goods and check out, and then the braised goods will not be available for sale.

He was very worried. He was afraid that his wife would lose her appetite because she couldn't eat the braised food, and he was also worried about the business of the store.

When Mrs. Wu woke up and turned over, she saw her husband looking worried. She asked him what was wrong. Zhang Sheng told her the truth. Mrs. Wu said, "Then you go to the store and I will buy the braised goods."

That's fine. Zhang Sheng was so happy that he held his wife's face and kissed her a few times, but Wu was disgusted by her.

As soon as Zhong Ruyi opened the door, there was a long queue outside. When they saw her open the door, they all perked up.

"Here it comes, the door is finally open!"

"I've been thinking about this for two days."

"Boss, didn't you say you were going to serve new dishes today? Is that still true?"

Second Brother Zhong came out with a pot and placed it on the wooden barrel that Second Sister-in-law had brought out. After that, he stood in front of everyone and said loudly, "Everyone, thank you all for your kindness. Our restaurant is introducing a new dish - braised chicken. The price is also calculated by spoon. One spoon of braised chicken is 20 cents. If the braised chicken is to be mixed with other braised food, it will be 15 cents. Those in the front can order by themselves, and those in the back can only order what we have."

Everyone expressed their understanding. Usually, a chicken costs 40 or 50 cents at the market, and what's more, Zhongji's chicken is already processed and can be taken home and eaten directly. A chicken only needs three or four spoonfuls at most.

However, the Zhong family knew that the weight of their chicken was more than three or four spoonfuls. When the second brother killed the chicken in the morning, he weighed it and said that the chicken must be at least ten pounds. They didn't know what the mother and the eldest sister-in-law fed the chicken to make it so big and fat.

A chicken weighing three or four pounds sold outside can yield about four scoops of food, but a chicken from his shop can yield only eight or nine scoops of food.

After eating the chickens we brought from home, we will go to nearby farmers to buy some. By then, we will only have three or four spoonfuls of braised chicken to sell a day.

"We have some braised eggs as well. They are a treat for today. Every customer can have one. First come, first served. After today, braised eggs will cost two cents each tomorrow."

Braised eggs are not expensive. Normally, one egg you buy to eat at home costs two cents. If there are villagers nearby who come to sell them with a shoulder pole, they will cost three cents for two. It will be even cheaper if you go directly to the village to buy them, at one cent each, so the braised eggs of the Zhong family are not expensive.

I have been buying Zhong Ji braised food for half a month. I know that the owner is a nice and honest person, and the prices are not expensive.

Even if there are customers in the queue who think the food is expensive, they can just not buy it and buy the cheaper braised offal. There are also people who want to eat both braised chicken and offal, and they are thinking in their minds whether to buy a spoonful of each or mix them together.

Wu was the first one in line, and she was the second one. In the morning, Zhang Sheng urged her to get up early so that she would be able to buy nothing if she arrived too late.

She heard that there was braised chicken, so when it was her turn, she ordered a spoonful of braised chicken, two spoonfuls of offal, and a spoonful of braised tofu. This was bought for her mother-in-law. The old woman had bad teeth, and sometimes she could only eat the braised offal with the soup. Ever since Zhong Ji came out with the braised tofu, she fell in love with it. She bought a spoonful every day for her and her children, and she could eat half a bowl more of rice.

There were two lines, one for braised chicken and one for braised offal. Someone said, "Boss, I want both the braised chicken and the offal. What should I do? After I buy the braised chicken, do I have to queue up behind the offal line again?"

"No need. You can get the braised chicken at my wife's place. You don't have to leave after you're done. Come over here and get the braised chicken, then go to my little sister to pay."

"Okay, then I want a spoonful of braised chicken and a spoonful of braised offal."

After the second sister-in-law prepared the braised chicken for him, the man did not leave. He directly extended the bowl in front of the second brother and scooped a spoonful of braised chicken before going to pay the bill.