Self-cultivation of male support

With Xu Lao Wuzang's 13 two private houses, Shi Yan's rice noodle shop opened soon, using the previous store of the Miao family. The place is not big, and three or four tables can be placed inside. It is a normal rice noodle shop in Bai'an County. shop size.

According to the past, when the weather is good in summer, a few tables can be set up in the open space outside, and the business will start in this way.

But Shi Yan didn't intend to do that.

He directly asked Liu Erbo to move the tables outside, cleaned the inside, and changed the signboard of Miaojia rice noodles. When the sun rose on the third day, Shi Shiran took Liu Erbo to the store.

Uncle Liu is the husband of Second Aunt Liu, who used to drive a bullock cart in the county to earn money to support the family. He heard that Shi Yan needs people here, and Second Aunt Liu recommended her to be the head of the family based on the principle of not letting the fat and water go to outsiders.

Uncle Liu is an honest man. He took Shi Yan's wages and wanted to work hard to show his new boss and let the boss see his sincerity. Who would have thought that after Shi Yan for three days, he could work all morning? It was hard work, and most of the rest of the time was spent wandering around at home.

As a last resort, I can only find work for myself, otherwise, I feel guilty for taking the money!

It was the same early this morning.

What Liu Erbo pulled on the bullock cart were the materials that Shi Yan had prepared early in the morning, and he walked to the rice noodle shop.Liu Erbo didn't think he was impatient, but seeing Shi Yan's attitude in doing business, he was already anxious for Shi Yan.

I was so anxious that my mouth was blistering.

Taking a look at Shi Yan who was following the bullock cart, holding his hands behind his back and enjoying the scenery slowly, Erbo Liu hesitated to speak several times, and finally couldn't hold back his voice in a muffled voice: "Master, if we want to Do this business well, and get up early tomorrow.”

It’s already high in the sun, and the wife of the lazy man’s family can’t sleep on the kang and gets up to find something to eat. Now she’s out to do business, and those who normally get up early and eat early have enough to eat and go to work!

At this point, Shi Yan naturally understood that rice noodles can be said to be a specialty of Bai'an County, and within three or five steps of a street, there must be a rice noodle shop with similar tastes.

People in this place can eat it as a staple food for three meals a day, and it is still the kind of food that never gets tired of eating.

Because there are many people who can do it, this business is actually very difficult to do in the local area. On weekdays, we only maintain some old customers, and what we sell is a feeling.

Relying on the word-of-mouth accumulated over decades, the Miao family had many regular customers to maintain the normal income and expenditure of the shop, but the shopkeeper stole the recipe and ran away, and the master chef was poached by the Tao family. From the outsiders' point of view, The rice noodle business of the Miao family was completely ruined. Even if Tao Zhugong was still alive, he could not be brought back to life.

But Uncle Liu had great confidence in Shi Yan, thinking about the rice noodles he ate at Miao's house in the past two days, Uncle Liu couldn't help swallowing secretly.

Growing up in Bai'an County, he never thought that rice noodles could be so delicious. It is so delicious that he dreams of it at night, it is the taste of happiness.

It is precisely because I have confidence in Shi Yan and know how fascinated his craftsmanship is that I can't understand his waste of time even more. I lightly whipped a whip in the air with the whip for driving cattle, and turned my head. Looking at Shi Yan who was leisurely walking beside him, he didn't understand what this young man was thinking at all.

If you want to make money, you can't miss the great opportunity to get up early. The situation of the Miao family is obviously very bad, but this person is not in a hurry and is methodical. He has to sleep until he wakes up naturally before going to work.

Shi Yan didn't explain to Uncle Liu, and he didn't plan to get up at three or four in the morning and close the stall at seven or eight at night, which made him physically and mentally exhausted, supporting the whole family, smelling like fireworks, exhausting himself but not earning much money.

He is the one who intends to win with taste.

When the two arrived at the door of the store, Uncle Liu moved the pots and pans on the ox cart into the store one by one. Shi Yan looked at the sky, and it was about half an hour before noon.

Moved out a stove from the inside, put an iron pot on it, and inside it was the broth that was boiled at home, lit the fire, threw in a seasoning bag that had been prepared earlier, and then greeted Liu Erbo, let the other party watch the heat, I went to the back kitchen to get ready.

Shi Yan didn't pay attention to pointing around, curious and disdainful eyes.

Washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, making yardsticks, and making soup, Shi Yan did everything in an orderly manner, and everything was ready, and the time soon reached noon.

This is the time when the pedestrians on the street are hungry, no matter where they are, the noon meal must be indispensable, so this is the busiest period of time for restaurants and restaurants on the street.

Uncle Liu was very nervous, he didn't say anything, but surrounded Shi Yan and wiped the tables, chairs and benches in the store more than a dozen times, without stopping for a moment, watching the bustling scene of people coming and going in the opposite store, his heart was very in a hurry.

Looking at Shi Yan who was calmly burning the fire, he hesitated to speak several times.

"My good boss, no matter how good our food is, we still have to shout twice, right? These days, the streets are full of rice noodle shops, and the smell of wine is afraid of deep alleys!

Look at the Longxu Noodles next door, look at the big restaurant opposite, the customers are about to step on the threshold!

The waiter at the door of the shop was too busy alone, and it took three people to greet him, and the shopkeeper's plan to collect money made his hands cramp!

Take a look at the door of our house, there is no one who even stops to wait and see! "

It's not right to say that no one stopped and watched. Uncle Liu has long since discovered that the waiter of Tao's rice noodle shop has been sneaking around the neighborhood all morning. Isn't it clear why?

The most irritating thing was that the man knew how to cover up his figure at the beginning, but when he saw that there was no guest coming from his side, he even gave him a smug smile, then patted his ass and left.

gone!

How arrogant, people are hitting their faces!

Liu Erbo thought a lot in his heart, but he could only swallow all the words when he met Shang Shiyan's indifferent eyes. He was anxious in his heart, and while he spurned himself "the emperor is not in a hurry for eunuchs", he kept doubting himself "what if?" ? What if others don’t like the rice noodles made by the owner?”

What Shi Yan should do, without being affected at all, got up and lifted the lid of the pot to see the quality of the last pot of soup, nodded in satisfaction, patted the dust off his body, turned and left the back kitchen.

Uncle Liu felt a little relieved, and quickly followed Shi Yan to the door.

Then, he just watched Shi Yan gently stir the iron pot at the door a few times, as if the pot had been enchanted by a god, it suddenly exuded a very attractive fragrance, and it went straight Drill in people's noses.

First the nose, then the stomach, then the stomach, then the whole brain, and finally the whole body is surrounded by that smell, and the footsteps are unconsciously attracted by the smell.

When Liu Erbo came to his senses, he realized that at some point, he was standing half a step away from Shi Yan, swallowing hard at the pot of soup.

Taking two steps back in a hurry, his old face blushed with embarrassment, which was not so obvious on his dark skin, but he felt that his whole body was about to burn with embarrassment.

He stammered and explained: "Dong, Dongjia, that, what, no, I can't hold back, hehe."

Shi Yan said he didn't care, this was specially prepared for today's opening, and in the future, if he wants to live a good life in Bai'an County, he will depend on this pot of soup.

Keep stirring with a spoon.

Uncle Liu was surprised to find that with the stirring of the time inkstone, the alluring smell became stronger again.

If the previous smell was that people who were hooked unconsciously approached it, now this smell makes people unable to walk.

With the passage of time, Liu Erbo couldn't tell how long he was addicted to this smell. He felt that the smell had changed again, and the taste was not as strong as before.

Based on his common sense of life accumulated over the years, the taste is more exciting, not the surprise at first glance, but the more appetizing the more you smell it, it makes people want to kill a big bowl on the spot.

To put it simply, it is to smell hungry.

Shi Yan curled his lips into a smile, these are the first three flavors of this soup, the strong taste will attract the guests, the domineering taste will make the guests unable to walk when they come, and the ever-satisfying taste will make the guests open their index fingers and enter directly. shop.

As for the last taste...

Shi Yan thinks it is better to leave it to the guests to find out for themselves, and there will be more surprises.

After Liu Erbo regained his senses by rubbing his stomach that was not very hungry, he found that there were many drooling customers standing at the door of the store.

They all stared straight at the soup pot under the owner's hands, each with salivating eyes, as if a man who had been a bachelor for 30 years was hugging a juicy little wife who suddenly fell from the sky.

Liu Erbo shivered.

Only then did I remember that the owner had already made the reservation last night, the ridiculously high price, and the rule of first come, first served, and last comers can only smell the smell dryly.

Bite the bullet, grinned and greeted the guests: "Everyone, please, the big bowl of rice noodles is open today, there are hot and sour rice noodles, chicken rice noodles, and meat foam rice noodles.

Each kind of rice noodles has three grades of price: upper, middle and lower.The lowest price is five yuan for a bowl, the middle price is fifteen yuan for a bowl, and the highest price is a bowl..."

Liu Erbo gritted his teeth, closed his eyes and quoted the price: "The best price is a bowl of eight taels of silver!"

With a bang, the people attracted by the smell completely exploded!

Not to mention a bowl of eight taels of silver in the Arabian Nights, just a simple hot and sour rice noodle, no extra side dishes, no meat, but I went to the whole Bai'an County to inquire, who would dare to ask for five cents?The chicken and mince are not worth the price.

"Fifteen cents? No matter how big it is, don't you still have a bowl of rice noodles? Can you sell the price of dragon liver and phoenix marrow? Do you have bird's nest and sea cucumber in it?

Fifteen Wen is enough for me to go to Lao Xu Ji to buy a catty of stewed pork and go home to drink!Just eat a bowl of rice noodles, Mr. Xu, are you crazy about money? "

Apparently, these words expressed the feelings of many people, and those with good intentions persuaded them: "Xu Laowu is a neighbor in the neighborhood, knowing that the head of your family has gone, life is not easy for your family.

The neighbors in the neighborhood will help if they can. Even if you don't have the skills of the old master, we won't say anything because of how many years we have been neighbors.

But that’s not how business is done. If you continue like this, who would dare to enter your house? "

Naturally, there is also the harsh one, and the first thing to say is: "We know the basics, and naturally we will not be deceived, but we are afraid that some unknowing foreigners will come... Maybe they won't open for three years, and will not open for three years after opening. idea too!

A bowl of rice noodles costs eight taels of silver, and if you catch two people who are taken advantage of throughout the year, this business is not a loss! "

As he spoke, he raised his nostrils and asked Shi Yan: "Do you think so? Old Wu Xu?"

Shi Yan didn't speak, his subordinates kept moving, he tilted his head, and asked Uncle Liu to enter the shop and hang the sign made early in the morning on the door of the shop. The sign was two arms long and wide for an adult, with a red paper base and a black one the size of a fist. The words are vivid on the paper, and what is written is the price, which is very conspicuous.

I don't want to bother with these people, because these people are not his target today.

But Liu Erbo couldn't help it, even though he also felt that what the boss did was to drive the guests out, which was not worthwhile!But the eccentric faces of these people are also really irritating.

Pointing at the sign, he said loudly: "Everyone, our boss has said, small business, honest business, based on the voluntary principle of both buyers and sellers! Our rice noodles are at this price. Before you enter the store, I will explain the price clearly to you. !

If you can accept it, please enter the store to taste it, if you can't accept it, you can leave directly!They are all honest people, and they can't do things like buying and selling by force!

The reason why our family is called a big bowl of rice noodles is that it is genuine. There are a lot of bowls, and one bowl can satisfy everyone!Guaranteed to be innocent!

Neighbors have been neighbors for decades, and there is no righteousness in business, everyone, please! "

When this voice came out, Uncle Liu felt relieved. His boss was a bit out of his mind, but it was only his own people, and he really didn't intend to cheat others. But from these people's mouths, it seemed that his boss took advantage of They seem so cheap!

Pooh!

But the mood of the people around them is not so smooth, and the reason is very simple. Shi Yan's rice noodle soup smells so good, so good that for a moment in their hearts, they even want to rush into the store regardless of their care, and eat first He enjoyed two big bowls to appease the restless Wu Zang Temple.

As for silver or something?

unimportant!

But how could money be unimportant?Isn't this a joke?That's the cheapest rice noodle that costs five cents a bowl!Put it in another ten-year-old shop a few steps away, and you can eat two bowls directly!

Shi Yan didn't remind these people that he didn't plan to sell too much rice noodles today, not only today, but also in the days to come, he didn't plan to make small profits but sell more.

He sells rice noodles on one principle, quality wins.

This is a recipe that I conceived after watching many gourmet episodes such as Zhonghua Xiaodangjia for a year. I don’t know how many people I have conquered at the time.

Add some charcoal to the stove, stir it gently, regardless of the entanglement of the people in front of him, continue to wait for the guests he needs to wait for, there will always be people who are not short of money and fresh.

Shi Yan was very calm.

At the entrance of the Zhou family restaurant, several people were chatting and laughing with the young master of the county magistrate's family. The second waiter stood respectfully at the door and greeted him, skillfully speaking flattering words: "Mr. Liu, Miss Yingying is already in the box on the third floor. I have been waiting here, Mr. Zhao hopes you will be satisfied."

Several people in the same company knew that the young son of the Zhao family lingered in the flowers, indulged in beauty, and spent a lot of money for Miss Yingying. This was no secret in the entire county.

It's not a big problem for young people to be greedy for sex, but the problem is that the county magistrate's son Yingying first fell in love with this girl, and this young master Zhao was so daring for women's sex that he even had sex with the magistrate's son. Go against it.

As a result, the Zhao family's business was hit hard, and his old man was so angry that he lay on the kang and couldn't get up for two months.

In order to calm the anger of the county magistrate, Mr. Zhao directly ordered someone to break one of his younger brother's legs, and sent him back to his hometown in the countryside overnight to hide from the disaster. Young master, please appease the other party.

It completely showed Zhao Jiafu's soft attitude.

Today is the time for the magistrate to enjoy the fruits of his victory.

The few people who followed beside him included a lobbyist from the Zhao family and a friend of the county magistrate, all of whom were more complicated in appearance. They all nodded in satisfaction when they heard the words, and felt that today the county magistrate took Miss Yingying away, and the matter was turned over.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Xiao Er's words, the county magistrate suddenly wrinkled his nose and asked uncertainly, "What new dishes are there in the restaurant today?"

Xiao Er smiled and shook his head: "The master chef of our Zhou's restaurant will come up with a new dish every two months, and tomorrow is the day to come out with a new dish!"

The county magistrate continued to sniff his nose and ask the friends around him: "Brother Ziyue smells a special, seductive smell, which is even more irritating than Miss Yingying. I wish I could rush up and taste the scent right now?"

The person known as Brother Zi Yue also nodded hesitantly. After looking around at the people walking around, he pointed to a direction on the street and said, "It seems to be coming from over there."

As he said that, he took another long breath, and with his eyes closed, a bewildered smile appeared on his face: "It's really fragrant, an unprecedented fragrance. Compared with it, Miss Yingying is completely reduced to a vulgar fan!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help swallowing twice.

"No, if you are lucky enough to have a taste of this, why not see Miss Yingying again?"

In the past, some people might think that the person who said this was sick, but at this moment, even the shopkeeper of Zhou's restaurant stood at the door, nodding involuntarily in approval.

In fact, not only these few people, almost half of the people on the street are fascinated by this taste.

So the county magistrate and his party resolutely abandoned the bloody Yingying girl who had been fighting for a few days ago, obeyed their own wishes, and followed the overbearing smell all the way to the door of the big bowl of rice noodles.

These few people are walking sideways in Bai'an County, and they don't care what the group of people gathered in front of them are doing. In their view, these people have only one role, which is to block their way of pursuing delicious food!

The county magistrate raised his chin, and some people rushed to open the way for him, and when he appeared in front of Shi Yan swaggeringly, he couldn't help but take a deep breath of the strong fragrance in the air.

People who were not hungry at first had their stomachs growling instantly.

This is not a person who would wrong himself. He strode in and waved his hand, and someone said for him: "Give your family's signature dishes to the table! Hurry up!"

Uncle Liu is already stupid. He has never seen a rice noodle business of tens of taels at a time in his life. He doesn't know how to use his hands and feet, and he doesn't know how to pronounce his mouth, so he stands there stupidly.

The more you want to make him look more competitive, the more your body will run counter to your thoughts.

Shi Yan reminded the few people who were already sitting inside with a good temper: "Our house is a rice noodle shop. There are high-quality rice noodles, eight taels per bowl. Today, we only prepare three kinds of rice noodles. Each taste has its own merits. I don't know how many people want it. What kind of flavor?"

As he spoke, he signaled Uncle Liu to take the price sign at the door and show it to several people.

Just because a few people spend extravagantly does not mean they are stupid, what is the concept of eight taels of silver?In the Zhou Family Restaurant that a few people passed by just now, a good meal cost only six taels of silver.

It contains eight meat and eight vegetables plus melon and fruit snacks and a pot of good rice wine.

Including restaurant services and a good box environment.

And what can eight taels of silver have here?

These sons and sisters filled three tables, four people at each table, and if each person ordered a bowl, it would be a full 96 taels of silver!

Among them, the monthly money given by some of the sons and brothers' families is not enough to eat a bowl of rice noodles!

Does this sound like a word?

Obviously outrageous!

But he happened naked right under their noses!

But what can they do?

At this moment, smelling the wonderful smell that filled the whole body, feeling that his legs and feet could not walk anymore, he could only grit his teeth and said cruelly to Shi Yan: "If you let the young man find out, your rice noodles are not worth eight taels of silver, hum!"

Shi Yan was not at all afraid, and kindly suggested to these people: "My family has a lot of rice noodles, and one bowl is usually enough for one person! It's your first time here, why don't you try four bowls of each item first." Just right , This pot of soup is also used up.

As for after you taste it, you will probably have a headache, how can you save money to eat a bowl of rice noodles every month?

Shi Yan didn't think very responsibly.

Ignoring the people whose eyes were straight and unwilling to leave, and who were unwilling to enter the store to spend money, they directly brought the soup pot into the kitchen. It was another busy work. After an exclusive secret recipe, twelve bowls of saliva The rice noodles are out of the oven.

There are four seemingly ordinary large bowls of rice noodles in the middle of each table, and a normal small bowl in front of each person. After Shi Yan and Liu Erbo finished serving the dishes, they directly took a chair and placed it at the door of the shop, lying comfortably on the table. above.

To Uncle Liu who was in a daze beside him, he said, "Okay, let's hang up our closure sign, let's do business here today!"

Uncle Liu kept thinking, "96 taels! 96 taels! Twelve bowls of rice noodles, 96 taels! My God, I must be dreaming, is this rice noodles made of gold?"

Completely losing the ability to think independently, Shi Yan can do whatever he says.

After the closure sign was displayed, he said in a daze, "What about the prepared dishes?"

Shi Yan: "Give it away."

Uncle Liu is about to jump up again!

How can this be given away?Just look at the eating scenes of the young masters inside, and you will know how much they like their own rice noodles!

Rich men and brothers like it. How can you give away a bowl of rice noodles that can sell for eight taels of silver?Isn't this money that is given to people in vain?

Heartache!

Shi Yan didn't explain, and said to everyone who was guarding the door or watching the excitement, or waiting for Shi Yan to realize the reality and reduce the price, or waiting for a few young masters inside to get angry and make Shi Yan unlucky: "It's closed today. Come on, everyone, please go early tomorrow!"

Liu Erbo thought to himself, please be early, which means after three poles in the sun.

But can these people leave easily?At this time, who doesn't want to know whether those people who are not easy to mess with at first glance will give Shi Yan 96 taels of silver?

This is a full 96 taels!

You must know that 90.00% of the people in the rice noodle business on this street can't earn 96 taels a year, and Shi Yan got it as soon as it opened. Why?

Who can be convinced?

It doesn't need to be said by a few people inside, just look at their eating patterns to understand a thing or two.

The county magistrate plucked the last mouthful of hot and sour rice noodles into his bowl, couldn't help belching, and said viciously to the brother next to him: "Mine, let me do it! The money you like is written by everyone." It's yours to wash!"

Brother Ziyue did not give in, and held the bowl in his hand and pulled it towards him: "Master Qian's pen washing has a price but no market. If you sell it, it will be enough for you to eat rice noodles for a year. Let me go. I don't want your pen washing." !"

Such a delicious thing, I can’t believe that I can eat it for the second time, what if there is no next time?Be sure to eat enough this time!

What kind of fairy rice noodles is this, it tastes like happiness!Happy people want to cry!

Can't stop!

When these people drank the last drop of soup from their bowls and squinted their eyes blissfully on the back of their chairs, Shi Yan walked into the kitchen and packed up the five-cent rice noodles prepared early in the morning, including soup and noodles. , put it in front of several people with a smile.

What a big bag.

Amid everyone's confused expressions, Shi Yan explained: "It's the rice noodles that were prepared for sale early in the morning. They have a special flavor. They are the first batch of customers when the shop opens, so I gave them to you. Please take them home and try them out. "

These people have eaten rice noodles worth eight taels of silver, and they don't like rice noodles worth five yuan anymore, but when they think about it, even if it costs five yuan in this shop, it might be better than the other place, so they take them back to the next one. It's good for people to try something new.

The technique of the imperial court, both grace and power, is nothing more than this.

They did not refuse.

This time, the county magistrate was the first to speak, with a very serious expression: "You are very good, what's your name?"

Shi Yan: "My surname is Xu, and I live in five families."

The county magistrate: "Boss Xu Wu."

Shi Yan: All right, Xu Wu is Xu Wu. It's only been a few days. Miao Er's family, Mr. Miao, Xu Lao Wu, Dong Jia, Xu Shiyan, don't call them too many, it doesn't hurt to have one more.

The county magistrate took a deep look at Shi Yan, put down the 100 taels of silver notes, and asked someone to bring the packaged rice noodles. A group of men left with happy faces and dreamy faces.

When the people left, the crowd around them instantly went into an uproar.

"I actually gave you money! That's 100 taels! 100 taels! It's just a few bowls of rice noodles, why?"

"Why?" The three words were firmly rooted in everyone's hearts.

In less than a stick of incense, the story of Xu Laowu's new rice noodle shop, a bowl of rice noodles worth eight taels of silver, spread on this street, but the news did not stop at this street...

And what about Shiyan people?

He took Liu Erbo, drove the ox cart, and walked home. At this time, the sun was shining, and it was only an hour before the big bowl of rice noodles opened.

Liu Erbo was in a trance, with the soles of his feet fluttering, feeling that everything was unreal.

Shi Yan, on the other hand, handed the rice noodles that had been packed long ago to the hands of friends who came late: "Business is still going well today, and I rested early. This is what I agreed to leave for you."