Take Taobao to ancient times

"Lu's Restaurant" is actually a very common and common name. In this county, there are at least a few restaurants named "X's Restaurant". Basically, this is the model in the county, and the size of the restaurants is generally It's not big, so it's called a "restaurant".

In a place like the capital city, the place to eat is called a "restaurant".

The inn is another word, because the inn provides accommodation, which is different from a simple restaurant.

Lu's restaurant is also a very common name in the county, but in just a few days, everyone knows that there is a restaurant in the east of the city, and the food in the restaurant is very fresh.

Just the word fresh is enough to attract many people.

Day after day, some people did not continue to eat after one meal, and some people still wanted to eat after eating.

Even in modern times, not everyone in the south likes chili. In this era when chili has just been introduced, everyone will naturally not accept the existence of chili so easily.

Fortunately, Lu Siyu bought several cookbooks on Taobao early on. Although they are all popular, they can also improve the taste of the dishes to a certain extent. In addition, the restaurant also has an extremely cheap special dish every day .

Special dishes are sold in limited quantities, choose one from the menu, and this dish has become a major feature of Lujia Restaurant.

"Boss, the Wang's restaurant in the south of the city has also launched special dishes, do we want..." Shopkeeper Zhao whispered, eagerly hoping that Lu Siyu would make a move.

"How do you do it?" Lu Siyu asked casually, playing with the brush in his hand.

"Why don't you ask the county magistrate to do me a favor?" Shopkeeper Zhao felt that if others knew about the relationship between the owner and the county magistrate, they would not dare to imitate them.

"Shopkeeper Zhao," Lu Siyu tapped his fingers on the table, "I think there are some things that need to be explained to you."

"Master, please tell me." Shopkeeper Zhao's expression froze, seeing Lu Siyu's expression, he felt uneasy.

"The magistrate's place is our last line. We must not ask him to come forward unless it is absolutely necessary. It doesn't matter if we ruin our restaurant. If you ruin the future of the magistrate, can you afford it?" Lu Siyu frowned, not angry.

"I can't afford it, Master, I know I was wrong." Shopkeeper Zhao quickly admitted his mistake. If these trivial matters really ruined the magistrate's future, his life would be over.

"I know I was wrong, just don't do it again," Lu Siyu stood up, "In the future, no matter whether it's the south of the city or the north of the city, they want to learn from us, just let them learn. The restaurant business can't be done by our family. Let them eat a little meat, otherwise it's our fault, do you understand?"

"Understood." Shopkeeper Zhao nodded quickly, "What the boss said is absolutely true."

"Well, starting tomorrow, we will add the word Lujia in front of our daily special dishes." Lu Siyu said.

"Just adding the word Lu family? But my boss, is this useful?" Shopkeeper Zhao hesitated.

"You'll know if it's useful or not," Lu Siyu just smiled, "They can imitate us and launch low-priced special dishes, but our dishes are not something they can learn if they want to. The most important thing for guests to eat in a restaurant is the taste. You just have to let them make the dishes taste good."

"Okay, my boss." Shopkeeper Zhao nodded earnestly. Speaking of which, he has been running a restaurant for so many years, and the most troublesome person he has ever seen is Lu Siyu, and he just made him toss about something.

Thinking of the recent business of restaurants with people coming and going, shopkeeper Zhao suddenly felt that perhaps he was really not suitable for running a restaurant by himself, and what he could do well was stability.

He now has much less to worry about than before, but the salary he gets every month is about the same. Just because of this, he has an idea of ​​wanting to stay.

In fact, at the beginning, shopkeeper Zhao didn’t intend to stay in the restaurant. He was a boss at any rate, and he had to sell the restaurant as a last resort. 200 taels of silver, the most treatment would be about 100 taels, if it wasn’t for the shortage He really couldn't make up the money in time, and he didn't want to sell the restaurant.

After spending the life-saving money, shopkeeper Zhao had already planned that he could buy a smaller shop, start the restaurant business again, and be his own boss.

It's just that Lu Siyu asked him to stay. He thought that nothing happened recently, so he stayed. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, the restaurant has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Of course, the restaurant business is the thing that makes shopkeeper Zhao most excited.

Once those exquisite pastries and spicy dishes were introduced, they became the special scenic dishes in the county. If you want to taste these dishes, you must go to Lujia Restaurant, which is the only one and has no other branches.

In fact, strictly speaking, those exquisite pastries and spicy dishes have flaws. For example, the pastries are too expensive, and spicy dishes are not used to them, but no matter how expensive the pastries are, there are still people who come all the way to buy them, basically before noon every day. Fifty ice zongzi will be sold out, and some people even rush over early in the morning just to buy an ice zongzi.

Needless to say, spicy food, many people are not used to it, feel choked, and some people feel uncomfortable after eating, but these are only some people.

There are also some people who say that it is too spicy every time they eat it, so uncomfortable, but when they come again, they still order spicy dishes. When asked, they justly say that they are looking for excitement.

The sun was shining outside, but someone wanted to come in and order a spicy dish, and drink a few bowls of water after eating, sweating all over and still screaming cool.

Shopkeeper Zhao has met many people like this, and even he himself doesn't understand the charm of spicy dishes, which makes so many people flock to them.

But it is precisely because of these two dishes that the business of the restaurant is getting better and better.

However, the Dragon Boat Festival had passed long ago, and the launch of the ice zongzi was a bit late, so the business was not particularly good.

But because the weather is hot, many people have no appetite, but they are willing to spend money to buy iced rice dumplings to try. Therefore, the restaurant directly puts up a sign saying that the number of sold iced rice dumplings will increase to 150 per day. As a result, many people protested. Said it was still too little, and asked the restaurant to do more.

"For the head of the house, 150 is actually enough. The weather is so hot. If we make more, what will we do if it breaks?" Shopkeeper Zhao expressed his concern. This is also a question that Lu Siyu raised before. They don't last long, and iced rice dumplings are more expensive. If you make too many and can't sell them, it won't be a big loss.

Since the main raw material of ice rice dumplings was provided by Lu Siyu, even shopkeeper Zhao didn't know what it was, only knew that it was very expensive, and a large sum of money would be withdrawn every time the settlement was made, so if it broke, I will definitely feel more distressed.

The price of the raw materials was decided by Lu Siyu, and the price was set before the sale started. Although the shopkeeper Zhao also considered whether Lu Siyu would just quote a high price at first, but after careful consideration, the profit commission was a matter of It was suggested by Lu Siyu that if Lu Siyu really didn't want to pay more, he could definitely give him a fixed salary.

Judging from the current situation, shopkeeper Zhao's monthly income is not low, even more than before, he is relieved when he thinks about it, anyway, as long as he has enough money, he is not greedy, so he simply doesn't Ask about this again.

What's more, knowing that Lu Siyu is backed by the county magistrate, shopkeeper Zhao's mood is much better these days than when he didn't sell the restaurant before.

He doesn't have to worry about the restaurant's livelihood, and he doesn't need to settle accounts every day. He also has more time to spend with his mother and wife, and his life is more comfortable than before.

"Shopkeeper Zhao, have you heard of reservations?" Lu Siyu asked.

"Reservation?" Shopkeeper Zhao frowned, "This word is new, I don't know how to operate it?"

"We open the door to do business, of course, to meet the needs of customers. If they want to eat, we will do it, but we also have to consider our own interests, so externally, we can always use the form of reservation. If you want to eat in the second To buy iced rice dumplings, pay a deposit of two Wen in advance, and pay the rest tomorrow, and then you can take the rice dumplings away."

"This... what kind of statement is this?" Shopkeeper Zhao was dumbfounded, this was the first time he encountered such a method.

"Do as I said. Iced rice dumplings are rare, and people who have paid a deposit will basically come to pick them up." This method of paying a deposit before shipping is actually not uncommon in modern times, mainly to avoid losses.

"This method is good. The customer pays a deposit, and we will do it again, so we won't lose money." Shopkeeper Zhao said with a smile. He was a little overjoyed that the problem that had troubled him for a long time was so easily solved.

"It's not just ice zongzi. On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, we can also announce in advance that we can make ice skin mooncakes. If someone wants ordinary mooncakes, we can also make them, but unless the quantity is large, we don't need to charge a deposit. "Lu Siyu felt that these special holidays were good opportunities to make money.

"What if I can't sell it without a deposit?" Shopkeeper Zhao hesitated.

"Why can't they sell it? Set a time for them at that time. If no one comes to pick it up at that time, they will be sold as ordinary moon cakes. The weather in the Mid-Autumn Festival is cooler, and it is Mid-Autumn Festival. Is the sales of moon cakes still low?" Not guaranteed?" Lu Siyu said with a smile, even in modern times, seasonal foods are indispensable, and once it comes to the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, the sales of zongzi and moon cakes will always be much higher, let alone in ancient times.

"Oh, why did I forget about this?" Shopkeeper Zhao slapped his thigh, and suddenly realized, "I'll let Xiao Er tell those customers about this, and I will pay a deposit to make ice dumplings and sell moon cakes. Keep it in mind, it will definitely come in handy later on, anyway, it’s a good way to sell it!”

It didn't take long for Lu's restaurant to pay a deposit to order zongzi. The news quickly spread, and many people gathered around the counter. .

Every new thing appears, always makes people excited for a while.

After handing over the reservation to shopkeeper Zhao, Lu Siyu no longer took care of it. Recently, he came to check the accounts every morning. After checking the accounts, he would not stay in the store, but would walk around in the county. Walk.