Great Imperial Merchant

Near noon, Baozhu Street was bustling with people and cars.

The waiters of various restaurants and restaurants stood at the door facing the street, welcoming people with smiles.

There was a lot of noise in Fumanlou yesterday, and the taste was really good, so when the day came, one or two guests brought their families to the door.

"Xiaoer, do you have any discounts at this newly opened store?" The guest asked with a smile.

The waiter who led him was Zhang Shu. After hearing this, he laughed and said: "Guest officer, you are really good at predicting things. Our boss said that all the guests who come today will get free tea. When you finish eating and leave I will give you an extra tael of Shaluo tea that he roasted himself."

Many shops opened, and most of them took the cheaper route, either lower than the regular price or give more things. Originally, Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe wanted to lower the price of the dishes, but Han Shiqian said two words: "Give tea."

Some time ago, Cheng Weizhe had been led by him to start frying tea by himself.One of the courtyards in the back house of the family was turned into a warehouse, and two large pots were built on the other side, which were specially used for frying tea.

The Shaluo tea that is being used in the shop now was collected by Cheng Weizhe and Han Shiqian from the tea gardens in the suburbs.This year, the rain is good, and the freshly brewed tea tastes sweet. The tea Cheng Weizhe tested for the first time was praised by Han Shiqian, who praised him: "After all, he is very talented."

Speaking of which, when he was in Danluo, he also studied with Han Shiqian for more than two years. In the first few years, he learned about tea, planting tea, and now he is roasting and making tea.

After he has fried all the tea, he can make his own tea cakes.

On this point, Han Shiqian paid the most attention to his teaching, not only broke his old practice of only roasting tea, but also studied scented tea from Quzhou and other places with him.

The word tea is broad and profound.

Shaluo Qingcha is not a very expensive tea, but it is not an ordinary green tea either.Most of the general teahouses sell eight yuan for one tael, that is, eight hundred copper coins for one tael. It seems that tea is very expensive, but after all, one tael is not a small amount, and a whole tea tree often only has the top buds. Tea is available.

The tea farmers have worked hard all year, so they can only be counted during the season. The top buds are picked, and they have to be dried and roasted to remove water, so that the tea leaves that are not much weight become lighter.

In this case, eight coins and one tael are almost the same.

Fumanlou's tea is more expensive. One is that Master Han's roasting technique is unique, and the other is that they don't have their own tea garden, so it is always more expensive to buy from other people's houses.So even on the day of the opening, you can only get the cheapest price of [-] cents per catty.

In fact, when they set the price, they didn't even think that anyone would buy the tea, and being able to sell it for two catties also shows that Cheng Weizhe's craftsmanship is really good.

He is considered a novice when it comes to frying tea, but he has really worked hard to learn it these years.He had planted tea himself, and had the audacity to watch other people's master fry it over and over again. When he came to Quzhou, he also begged Han Shiqian to let him fry it for himself.

Even the tea leaves are picked by himself bit by bit by squatting in the tea garden. Although the price is expensive, it is indeed the best Shaluo tea this summer.

Because it was a trial run, he fried a little too much in the first pot of tea. When the tea was finished drying and dried, it weighed eight catties on the scale.Anyway, it's not for making money in the shop, it's better to be a favor these days after opening, and give away all the finished tea.

One tael or eight yuan of tea is much more expensive than dishes that are a few copper coins cheaper. The guest was stunned when he heard it, and then he laughed: "Your boss is really generous, okay, let's try your chef's tea today." craft."

Serving them tea, Zhang Shan said with a smile, "It's the right time for you guys. Recently, there are few people in the shop. The signature dishes are all fried by our boss himself. You will definitely want to come here after you have tasted that skill."

The guest nodded, but said nothing.

After all, you can't taste the real craftsmanship of the chefs by eating the flowing water banquet, but today's meal can show their good craftsmanship.

Fumanlou originally took the middle-to-high-end route. Before setting the price, Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe visited almost all the restaurants on Baozhu Street. They spent a lot of money to taste other people's meals, and they also checked the prices in detail.

As far as Baozhu Street is concerned, the most expensive ones are Jinxiu Garden, Dingshanzhai, and Huotengfang, and these three shops do not have the same style.Jinxiu Garden focuses on ingredients, Dingshanzhai focuses on craftsmanship, while Huotengfang only focuses on shabu-shabu business.

The copper pot is fired with silver charcoal, and the mutton and Lingnan beef in the northwest are cooked with the best ingredients. In addition, Huotengfang's meticulous and considerate service makes this somewhat sophisticated restaurant popular. up.

Later, when Yang Zhongyuan heard that the business of Huotengfang was managed by the eldest son Teng Lijie alone, he finally sighed that a person should not be judged by his appearance.

He looks like a shy young man, but he is firm and steady when he handles things, and he is a person who can take on big things.

After summarizing the prices of several companies, Yang Zhongyuan slightly lowered the price of their dishes. Except for a few dishes with more expensive ingredients, most of the cold dishes cost one yuan, and the vegetarian dishes ranged from two to three yuan. Meat dishes, excluding beef, mutton and fresh fish, are only about five dollars.The most expensive dishes, bamboo shoots and chicken soup are [-] qian, and fried sea cucumber with green onion is also [-] qian.

Although their prices are lower than those of the most expensive ones, but the amount of dishes is more than others, so it looks much more affordable.

For a family of three or four, all they need is one cold, one meat, one vegetable and one soup, which is only a tael or so, and even ordinary people can afford it.

Yang Zhongyuan had already told Xiao Er that once the customer ordered food, once the number of people exceeded the quota, he must remind them.It is always bad to waste food, besides, it is also a skill to allow guests to empty their plates.

Gradually, two or three waves of guests came to the door one after another. Yang Zhongyuan has been busy cooking in the back kitchen, and Yu Zhen helped him in the kitchen, which saved him a lot of work.And Cheng Weizhe also greeted the guests in front, and every time a table was sent away, he went over to deliver the beautifully packaged Shaluo tea in person, and then thanked them for their appreciation.

Cheng Weizhe was originally a very handsome person, and his smile was even warmer and brighter. The guests were treated so warmly by him. Thinking about the delicious dishes, he suddenly felt that this newly opened restaurant was quite good.

Even their verbal guarantee: "The boss's business is doing well, the food is delicious, and he will come again in the future." It can make people happy.

So the first lunch on the second day of opening ended when the lobby was [-]% full.

When Yang Zhongyuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked out of the back kitchen, there was only the last table of guests left in the front hall.Seeing him coming out, Cheng Weizhe hurried over and pulled him to sit at the counter: "You're tired, drink some water first, I asked Master Yu to cook some simple meals just now, and we'll eat here at noon."

Yang Zhongyuan nodded, seeing that there were not many dishes left on the plates of the guests at the last table, he asked him: "I can't see the front, but the kitchen at the back has not ceased fire. Now I'm the only one cooking, but I can be busy." Come here, a stove is enough."

They have just opened, and it is quite rare to have so many people in the lobby. The private rooms on the second floor are all empty, and there is no table of guests.

The back kitchen originally prepared three stoves and four single stoves, all of which were used to cook soup. When there are more guests and chefs in their family, the three stoves work at the same time, not only the speed will become faster Faster also means better business.

"Your craftsmanship is naturally very good. I see that the guests are very satisfied. The dishes are just right, and they leave after eating up. How is it? Are you satisfied?" Cheng Weizhe asked, pouring hot water to wipe his face.

Yang Zhongyuan buried his face in the warm towel, took a deep breath, and the steam of the tide penetrated into his nose, making people relax immediately.

"Well, satisfied."

Yang Zhongyuan said affirmatively.

He had told Cheng Weizhe before that the reason why he opened a restaurant was that others would feel happy and happy after eating the delicious food he made.Even if he doesn't cook the dishes himself in the future, those dishes are all carefully researched time and time again by him, and the sense of accomplishment will not be bad at all.

It is such a perfect thing to use one's own efforts to bring happiness and joy to others, and to enable family members to have a better life.

The two were talking softly, when the last table of guests finished their meals and went to the counter to pay.Cheng Weizhe stood up with Yang Zhongyuan and thanked him with a smile.

One of the young guests looked at Yang Zhongyuan, who was full of fireworks, and couldn't help asking him: "Are you a chef?"

Yang Zhongyuan smiled and said: "I am, I wonder if today's meal is satisfactory?"

He has the same good looks as Cheng Weizhe, he is not very old, and he is handsome and handsome, which makes people feel good about him.

The customer nodded vigorously, his eyes seemed to be shining: "Satisfied, so satisfied! To tell you the truth, I am a person who has a good taste of delicacies. I have eaten all the restaurants on Baozhu Street. In terms of taste Said, Dingshanzhai is one family, and the former Jinxiu Garden is also one. Although your restaurant is newly opened, I came here yesterday to taste the Liushui banquet, but I really like it. Master, I can assure you that in the future, your family will definitely It will get better and better, and with this skill, the business will definitely get better and better."

When Yang Zhongyuan was with Cheng Weizhe, he really didn't expect the guests to give them such a high evaluation. Even if the two of them ate all the restaurants on Baozhu Street, Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe summed up one by one in private, but they didn't talk so much.

Thinking of this, Cheng Weizhe hurriedly said: "You are too polite, you are the last table guest at noon, and you have given us such a good evaluation. If you don't dislike it, I will give you a couple of teas. This is fried by ourselves. Absolutely It is the freshest tea this year."

The customer didn't expect that this restaurant even made the tea by himself, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay, I will definitely come here often in the future, and I have to try all the dishes in your family, so that I can be satisfied."

Yang Zhongyuan smiled and took over the conversation: "Then maybe you can't be satisfied. We will introduce new dishes every season in the future. When the business stabilizes, we will also sell dim sum and tea. Please support us a lot."