Survival rules for restaurants: cooking and eating melons at the same time

Inside the palace wall, there was a long queue, and An Qiao was lazily standing at the end. Today was the day of the emperor's amnesty. The three-year-old prince fell ill a few years ago and almost died. The empress dowager went to the Guyun Temple outside the city and made a wish that if the prince could get better, she would grant amnesty to the world.

All the palace maids who were sixteen years old or above and had been in the palace for more than six years were allowed to leave. Those who were willing to leave were allowed to stay, while those who were unwilling were allowed to stay.

An Qiao happened to have both of them. Although Aunt Qin from the imperial kitchen was reluctant, she only let An Qiao go after she took out several silver ingots and a few sauce recipes.

An Qiao had no other purpose, but to travel through time and space, and as a modern person, she worked diligently in the palace for several years. As a gourmet, she opened dozens of chain stores in the modern era. Now that she had come to an era with abundant materials and had so many years of experience in gourmet food, it was natural that she should create the first chain store in the Dayan Dynasty.

By then, I will make a fortune, buy some maids and servants, and have a group of cats and dogs. Wouldn't that be the best life?

It was already noon when An Qiao came out of the door. She took out a pot cake from her bag and started to eat it. An Qiao was sold into the palace by her stepmother. In the year of the selection, An Qiao's father had an accident in the mountains and became paralyzed on one side of his body and in a coma.

The father-in-law who came to select concubines discovered that one person was missing before leaving. An Qiao was dragged to the door by her stepmother and made a deal with the father-in-law who came to select concubines. The father-in-law couldn't explain why someone was missing, so he bought An Qiao for three taels of silver.

A few years ago, she happened to meet a good girl from the same hometown in the palace, and learned that her father had died less than a year after she entered the palace.

Now that I have left the palace, I don't want to go back home because there are no relatives with the same father and mother as me at home.

Just as I was thinking about which inn I should stay in tonight and what to do tomorrow, I was attracted by a burst of beating and scolding.

A skinny girl was pushed to the door by the shopkeeper, who told her to pack her things quickly because he would sell them to a trafficker. The girl cried hesitantly, her eyes full of fear.

Apart from other things, the treatment at Chunxianglou is good and there is no need to worry about being harassed by the customers. It is really a good place to go.

The shopkeeper looked helpless. This little girl had been causing him trouble ever since she was bought. She had already knocked over the tea bowl on the guest's dress three times. If she continued like this, not only Chunxiang Tower, but even the little girl's life might not be saved.

"I'll buy it, boss." An Qiao spoke at the right time, interrupting the little girl's crying and the boss's mumbling.

"you buy it?"

"Yes, shopkeeper, name your price."

The little girl stared at the person who came with her big round eyes.

"Three taels of silver for the indenture of this little girl." Three taels of silver was really expensive to buy a little girl. Even if you bought her from a human trafficker, the girls who were better than this one would only cost one or two taels.

An Qiao looked at the boss and said, "It's too expensive, boss. Your price is really a bit biased." She was about to turn around and leave. The shopkeeper hesitated and opened his mouth. Seeing that An Qiao was really going to leave, he shouted, "Okay, okay, two taels, no less."

An Qiao paid the money with a smile on her face, took the girl's indenture, and left happily.

"what's your name."

"My name was Daya before, my lady, just give me a name."

An Qiao hesitated for a moment and said, "Qitao, okay?" Qitao nodded and smiled happily.

As they walked together, An Qiao asked, "I'm planning to open a small restaurant somewhere. Do you know where a shop would be suitable?"

“There are many small vendors in the east, and they are close to the raw materials. In addition, hunters come there from time to time to sell game. However, there are many small vendors there, and the competition is fierce, so even the dignitaries don’t like to go there.

In the west, there are many Hu merchants, but even fewer restaurants.

The south side is okay, as it's closer to the city gate. Sometimes the stalls close later and the prices are cheaper.

There are the most nobles in the north, and the customers are hard to serve. Most of the shops are big and expensive. I don’t know if I can afford it.”

Listening to Qi Tao's clear logic, An Qiao felt that the two taels of silver she had just spent were worth it. The little girl had clear logic and was eloquent, not like a clumsy person.

An Qiao nodded and said, "Let's go for a walk together tomorrow." The two of them stayed in an inn in the city.

As soon as the morning light hit the earth, An Qiao began to stagger. It had been five years since she came here. She had not lived a good life in the first two years. It was not until she was taken to the imperial kitchen by Aunt Qin that she had a few days of peace.

The owner of this body had died of a fever due to exhaustion from working day and night in the embroidery workshop. The little girl was raised to be a little delicate, and life in the palace was not easy, so she died early.

As for myself, I have been respected as a gourmet in the world thousands of years later. I ate so much and made so many delicacies, but in the end, it was all just a matter of a serious illness.

This is an era similar to the Tang Dynasty, but unfortunately the emperor and the previous history are different from the history he is familiar with. During the few years in the palace, An Qiao discovered that the ingredients here are extremely rich, and almost all the ingredients that exist in later generations can be found here.

As he was thinking, Qi Tao rubbed his eyes and sat up, "Miss, what are your plans for today?"

"Let's find a shop." An Qiao smiled, gathered her clothes, got up from the bed and washed up.

Qi Tao didn't have much confidence. Although the young lady was a good person, this was Kyoto, and a shop was still quite expensive. In addition, he had never tasted the young lady's cooking skills. However, he had been bought by the young lady, and he would accompany her in whatever she did.

That is, Qi Tao has been sold three times since her father sold her. Fortunately, she was lucky in the first few times and did not suffer any abuse, but she was really scared. If the young lady's business failed, where would she be sold to?

Forget it. The most urgent thing is to help the young lady run her business well. We can talk about the future later.

The two of them had a simple breakfast at the inn and then headed towards the south of the city. An Qiao looked at the shops that had already started to open one after another. There were not many shops in the south of the city, and the few small shops were a bit remote.

The most important thing is that there are many craftsmen in the south of the city, but few restaurants. Everyone comes here in a hurry to buy what they need. Many of them are even large decorations needed for the renovation of large houses. If a restaurant is opened here, I am afraid that few people will stop to eat. What's more, the craftsmen's workshops have backyards, so they may not even be able to sell breakfast.

"Girl, what if you can't find a suitable shop?" Qi Tao couldn't help but worry.

"It's okay. It's not impossible even if we rent one in the end." An Qiao was much more optimistic than Qi Tao. The two of them went around the East Market and the West Market, and they did find that each had its own shortcomings. The most important thing was that it seemed that An Qiao could only buy the shop in the south of the city.

By noon, they were both tired and thirsty. It was late spring, so the sun was not very bright, but it was not small either.

An Qiao took Qi Tao into a restaurant to have some lunch.

As soon as he entered, he saw a dark-skinned man anxiously showing the house deed to the shopkeeper. Seeing his impatient look, the shopkeeper quickly shook his hand. An Qiao thought that this man was probably a gambler who was in a hurry to sell the house, so he asked Qi Tao to go forward and ask.

"Boss, what was that guy yelling about just now?" Qi Tao ordered two bowls of plain noodles and asked the boss while standing in front of the counter.

"He's a gambler. His family was very prosperous a few years ago, and he even passed the imperial examination. I don't know what stimulated him, but he started gambling overnight. Now he can't pay off his family's debts, so he has to sell his properties. He's afraid of being confiscated directly by the casino, so he can only sell them secretly. This shop was sold to me years ago. I don't have the money to buy another one now, so let him go quickly." It's no secret that the shopkeeper is also a chatterbox. When he sees someone chatting with him, he immediately starts babble, with a sigh on his face.

An Qiao sat not far away, thinking silently, after finishing the meal, she would go out to try her luck and see if the man was still there. Gamblers are in a hurry to make their moves, so the price would not be too high.

Qi Tao was still chatting with the shopkeeper. The gambler lived not far away, so An Qiao was overjoyed and invited Qi Tao to come and eat. She was afraid of being targeted by someone who was so popular.