Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

There are a total of seven restaurants that are dissatisfied with the milk tea shop and Jinyulou.

The managers of these restaurants were divided into two groups, three of them went to the milk tea shop and four went to Jinyulou.

But they did not leave early in the morning, but waited until the end of noon.

They all felt that there were fewer customers in the two stores at this time, which not only made it more convenient to talk to the waiters, but also made it easier to get important information.

And if there are fewer customers, they can save their face.

After all, they are well-known in Beijing, so what's the big deal if they are seen buying food from other stores? !

The seven people separated after discussion. Since they were all in the outer city, the four people going to Jinyu Tower arrived at their destination first.

It was a coincidence that when the four of them arrived, there was a vacant private room in Jinyu Tower, and the waiter enthusiastically invited them in.

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It was the first time for the four managers to enter Jinyu Tower, and they couldn't help but look around.

There are no private rooms on the first floor of Jinyulou. Apart from the counter, there are some chairs for guests to rest and flowers and trees for decoration. The second floor is all private rooms. In addition, through the back door of the first floor, you can also see several private rooms after walking across a small bridge and flowing water. Because the scenery outside those private rooms is good, the prices of those private rooms are more expensive than those facing the street.

The private room on the second floor facing the street was now vacant. The waiter welcomed the four stewards in, took out the menu and asked them what they wanted to eat.

Several stewards ordered all the signature dishes without hesitation.

In addition to finding out the situation, they also had another purpose for coming here today, which was to taste the food. They wanted to see what was so good about this family's food that attracted the dignitaries to come and eat.

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The waiter left the private room, looked back, then quickly went downstairs to report the situation to the shopkeeper.

"The stewards of the four houses, Lanyue Tower, Qingpingju, Zhuangyuan Tower, and Nanzhou Pavilion, came and asked for all the signature dishes."

The shopkeeper narrowed his eyes, "They are here indeed."

These days they not only entertained guests, but also arranged people to keep an eye on other movements.

Many waiters from restaurants secretly came to observe them. Although they didn't say anything, they actually knew everything.

Unexpectedly, these four companies couldn’t help themselves first.

This time they definitely came not just to have a simple meal.

The shopkeeper thought, expressionless, "Let's go to the kitchen and ask them to serve the dishes. Since they are here today, they are guests. We should do what we should do."

The waiter sighed, ran to the kitchen, and told Li Yu what happened.

Li Yu’s idea was the same as the shopkeeper’s, to serve the dishes normally and respond normally.

Before opening the store, they knew this situation would occur, and in order to resolve the problem more quickly, they listed relevant response measures, so there is no need to panic now.

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In the private room upstairs, several stewards waited until the dishes were about 70% to 80% served before starting to eat.

They tasted it with a critical mind, but after tasting it, they all fell silent.

The food here is really delicious, and these dishes are not available in their restaurant.

The steward of Lanyue Tower put down his chopsticks, took a sip of tea, and said, "They did a good job."

The steward of Zhuangyuanlou pointed at the boiled cabbage and said, "The so-called boiled water here is actually broth, but how did they make the broth so clear?"

The steward of Qingpingju said, "I prefer braised lion's head with thick oil and red sauce. It makes me hungry just by looking at it. When I get back, I will ask the chef to try making it."

Seeing them bragging, the manager of Nanzhou Pavilion said dissatisfiedly: "Have you forgotten our purpose today?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone came back to their senses and started to get down to business.

They first called the waiter into the private room, and then asked if the boss was there.

"Our boss is busy on weekdays and usually doesn't come to the store. If you have important matters, you can find our shopkeeper. Our shopkeeper has the highest position here."

Several people looked at each other and said, "Then please ask your shopkeeper to come over."

The waiter cried out and ran to call the shopkeeper.

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The shopkeeper was ready and walked upstairs with a smile.

Looking at the four managers, he greeted them one by one, "I didn't expect you all to come to my place today. Our place is really prosperous today."

As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person, so the four managers had to respond with a smile.

The shopkeeper pretended not to notice the reluctance on their faces and said calmly, "What do you want me to do?"

Several managers looked at each other, and finally the manager of Lanyue Tower stood up and said, "We came here today mainly to meet the manager of your Jinyu Tower."

The shopkeeper exclaimed, "What a coincidence! Our boss is in Huang... No, he's out of town and won't be back for a while. I'm afraid I'll disappoint you all."

The stewards were all smart people and they keenly heard the word "emperor" in his words.

The most obvious place with the word "imperial" in the capital is the Imperial Palace.

Ordinary people basically cannot enter the palace.

In an instant, many guesses came to several people's minds.

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The shopkeeper waited for a while, and seeing that they were silent, he asked, "Besides meeting our boss, do you have anything else to do?"

The steward of Zhuangyuan Building coughed and said, "I don't know where Jinyu Building's chef was found, but the dishes he makes are very good."

The shopkeeper smiled like a Maitreya Buddha: "The chefs were hired by the owner from the west. They are very skilled. If you like them, please come often in the future!"

The steward of Zhuangyuan Building responded dryly with "OK".

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At this time, the other three managers also arrived at the milk tea shop.

Contrary to what they had imagined, even though it was past noon, the milk tea shop was still crowded with customers.

As soon as these managers entered the store, they met people who knew them.

They were immediately filled with shame.

They found an inconspicuous place to sit down and waited until there were fewer people in the store before calling for a waiter.

Waiter: "What would you like to eat, gentlemen?"

Several managers: "One cup of milk tea each, and half a pound of the rest."

The waiter agreed and ran to the kitchen to prepare it for them.

After a while, everything was served.

The waiter put the things in place and turned around to serve other customers, but was stopped by several people, "Is your boss in the store? We want to meet your boss."

The clerk was also the prince's man and knew several managers. When he heard this, he realized that there was work to do. He immediately bent down and said in an apologetic tone: "I'm afraid I have to disappoint you, our boss is not in the store?"

"Where is he? Can you fetch him?"

The waiter said: "It's not that I don't want to go, but the boss is not here, his family rules are very strict, and it's inconvenient to go out."

When several managers heard this, their eyes fell on the plaque awarded by Concubine Shu in the store, and their hearts skipped a beat.

Every business in Beijing is watched every day, but this one is strange.

Could it be true, as the people say, that this milk tea shop belongs to Concubine Shu?

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In the end, the seven stewards did not act according to the original plan.

Because of this incident, they suspected that the two stores were backed by princes and nobles, so they dared not say anything unpleasant or do anything dirty.