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

The three stores competing with Jinyulou were on different streets. In the morning, Li Yu first went to Wanghailou, which was closest to his residence, with a guard from Donggong.

The layout of Wanghailou is similar to that of Liji Hotpot Restaurant, with the lobby on the first floor and private rooms on the second floor. A wooden sign with the names of the dishes is hung on the wall behind the counter.

Li Yu took a casual look, and after the waiter finished introducing the restaurant, he directly ordered four of the restaurant's signature dishes.

They are false clams, lotus shrimps, basil fish, and stewed venison.

There weren't many people eating in the morning, and in less than a quarter of an hour, all the dishes Li Yu ordered were served.

Wanghailou is considered a pretty good restaurant in Beizhou Prefecture. There was absolutely no problem with the presentation of several dishes, the next thing was the taste.

The so-called fake clams are made by cutting the lean meat from the mandarin fish into slices, marinating it, and then boiling it in shrimp juice.

Lotus shrimps are boiled prawns that are arranged into the shape of a lotus flower after being served.

Perilla fish is a fish cooked with perilla as a seasoning. When Li Yu was in the capital of Nanzhou Prefecture two years ago, he ate it once in a small restaurant. It tasted very good. I wonder how the chef of Wanghailou cooks it.

The final dish, the venison stew, was stewed meat, as the cook added a lot of ingredients and it smelled quite nice.

After reading it, Li Yu picked up the chopsticks and started tasting.

After a while, she put down her chopsticks and took a sip of tea.

I have to say, there is a reason why Wanghailou was put forward for the competition, their dishes are indeed delicious.

The fake clams are fresh and tender, and the lotus shrimps are made with tea, making the shrimp meat sweet with a hint of tea fragrance. If you stew the venison, the venison is soft and has no fishy smell.

Of the four dishes, the only one she didn't like very much was the perilla fish. Too much perilla was put in it and it didn't taste good. It wasn't as good as the one made in the restaurant in Nanzhou Prefecture.

*

Li Yu ate a few bites and gave the rest to the guards of the Eastern Palace.

After eating, Li Yu paid and left, heading towards Zhuyunju.

Zhuyunju is located on a more lively street.

Probably to correspond to the name of the store, a clump of bamboo was planted at the door of the store, and the decoration inside is also mainly bamboo, including bamboo paintings, bamboo dessert plates, bamboo tables and chairs, and even their dishes are related to bamboo.

Bamboo steamed rice, bamboo steamed fish, winter bamboo shoots steamed meat, winter bamboo shoots stewed pork elbow, winter bamboo shoots fried eggs...

Li Yu selected four items to taste.

Apart from anything else, the dishes with the bamboo fragrance were novel and there was nothing wrong with the taste, except that they were too bland. All the dishes were bland and not really to her taste.

After leaving this house, Li Yu went straight back to his residence.

When it was night, she went out and walked towards Beizhou Yipinju.

*

It is said that Beizhou Yipinju has been open for nearly a hundred years and is the largest restaurant in Beizhou Prefecture.

Li Yu looked over and found that it was worthy of the title of "the largest restaurant".

The entire Yipinju is as big as Zhuyunju and Wanghailou combined. When she arrived, it was already completely dark, and she happened to see the grand sight of the lights on both sides of the gate of Yipinju being lit.

More than a hundred lights were hung on two four-layer wooden racks. When the lights were turned on, they were dazzling.

The waiters at Yipinju were dressed in uniform and entertained the guests attentively.

However, this kind of hospitality is only for the rich and powerful. For ordinary people, the waiter's attitude will not be so good.

Take Li Yu for example. The men's clothing she wore today was not gorgeous, but just a long gown made of ordinary fine cotton cloth. She was afraid of the cold, so she put on a rabbit fur cloak on the outside.

The waiter had looked at people for a long time and noticed at a glance that the clothes and cloak on Li Yu were worthless, and she was not wearing any jade pendant or ring on her hand.

Feeling that Li Yu could not bring him any benefit, he became indifferent to her. He did not even ask Li Yu whether she wanted to go to the private room upstairs, and directly took Li Yu to the corner of the lobby.

Li Yu didn't want to sit in the corner, so she called him: "I see there are still seats at the table facing the street, why don't we sit there."

The waiter glanced in the direction Li Yu pointed, and then said impatiently, "There, someone is sitting there."

Li Yu: "But I see no one there now, and no one is in the other places either. Did you remember it wrong?"

The waiter choked.

Li Yu turned around and looked at the guard: "Let's go over there."

After saying that, she changed direction and walked towards the window.

The waiter didn't expect her to be like this and was a little annoyed.

Gritting his teeth, he quickly ran a few steps to block Li Yu, "Sir, you can't sit by the window."

Li Yu looked at him calmly, "Why? Do you have any request?"

Waiter: "Yes, only those who buy the six signature dishes can sit over there. I see you..."

He didn't say the rest, but Li Yu already knew what it was.

Li Yu raised the corner of his lips and said, "It's just six dishes. I can still afford it."

The waiter looked at her suspiciously, "Just you?"

"How is it?" Li Yu took out a purse from his sleeve and weighed it in his hand.

When the waiter saw the bulging purse, he realized that he had made a mistake and his expression suddenly changed.

With a big smile on his face, he stretched out his right hand and said enthusiastically, "Please come in, sir."

*

Li Yu announced the name of the dish and looked around.

At this time, the woman who was across the aisle from their table whispered to Li Yu, "Sir, you were really awesome just now."

Li Yu was stunned for a moment, not understanding what she meant.

The woman took the initiative to explain: "This Beizhou Yipinju has the support of the prefect, and the shop assistants are all dog-eyed and look down on others. You are the first ordinary person I have seen recently who dares to go against the shop assistants."

Li Yu: “…”

The woman continued, "You look unfamiliar, you must be from another place."

Li Yu made up a story: "I'm from Qingzhou Prefecture. I went to the capital to visit my relatives. I passed by Beizhou Prefecture today. I heard that the food here is delicious, so I came to try it."

"Then you've come to the wrong place." The woman said, "The best food in Beizhou City right now is Jinyulou, followed by Wanghailou and Zhuyunju. The food here is not bad, but not as good as those restaurants, and there's nothing new about it."

Li Yu smiled and said, "I'll go to those two restaurants tomorrow. But sister-in-law, you said the food here is not original, why did you come here again?"

Perhaps because she felt that Li Yu looked friendly, the woman directly told the reason: "This Yipinju bought spices from my house but didn't pay me. If I don't come back, I will come here to eat."

Li Yu understood that this was using the money for meals to pay off debts.

It's hard enough for her.

*

The two chatted for a few more words, and then the dishes Li Yu ordered were served.

She ordered six dishes, including stir-fried chicken with bamboo shoots, duck stewed with Huadiao wine, steamed osmanthus fish, roasted lamb, shrimp and tofu, and a lotus soup.

After tasting each dish, Li Yu found that the woman was not lying.

The food here is delicious, but it cannot be ranked the best in Beizhou Prefecture, at least not as good as Wanghailou.

After taking a few bites, Li Yu put down his chopsticks and handed the rest to the guard.

After eating, the two returned to their residence.

Mr. Ye was already waiting for Li Yu at his residence. When he saw her coming back, he hurried over to ask, "Boss Li, what do you think of these companies? How should we deal with them?"