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Chapter 57 Nameless Dining Hall (7)

Li Yannian's prediction was still verified.

On the third day of the restaurant's opening, the flow of customers plummeted and by lunchtime half of the restaurant's seats were not filled. Amongst the returning guests, the people from Qi Laosan were especially eye-catching.

Maybe the Qi Laosan also felt that the business in the store today was too cold, so he greeted Black Bean awkwardly when he was paying: "A meal from the Three Coins is not expensive, why are there so many people missing."

Black Bean laughed: "That's normal, we have made preparations as well. We didn't cook much today, and if there's more people, we won't be able to provide enough. The opening month was the first month, and the first two days were a great deal. Although the prices were going to return, there would still be some preferential treatment. For a table like yours, if three of you travel together, you can send a bowl of seaweed soup and a small plate of pickled vegetables. After this month, if you want soup and vegetables, you'll have to pay another coin. "

Qi Laosan was embarrassed to take advantage of their home, but in his opinion, his brothers could eat almost 10 jin of rice in one go, but as long as the Three Coins s were given to each of them, the owner of this restaurant would have died. Especially since the rice in the restaurant was fragrant and soft, and was not the slightest bit adulterated, it was much better than the rice that they had to buy in the rice shop.

Furthermore, people like them relied on their strength to eat everyday. It was hard to say how good a meal of black flour steamed bun was compared to a meal! On the surface, it looked like they would need to spend more Three Coins s every day, but once it got warm, not only would they have a full stomach, they would also have strength. Who on the dock hadn't eaten their fill and wished they could carry a few more bags of goods? After a whole day of eating, his stomach started to feel hungry after having just finished lunch. This was the fundamental difference between having goods in your stomach and having none at all.

Therefore, even though they knew that the price of the rice in the small restaurant was going to rise to Three Coins s, the Qi Laosan brothers still endured the pain. Qi Laosan was actually struggling in his heart. While thinking that if the small restaurant continued to run like this, he also hoped that this store would continue to run for a long time and bring them more benefits.

Black Bean didn't know what Qi Laosan was thinking about this. Seeing that he was hesitating and didn't go to get the seaweed soup and soy sauce, he smiled and explained, "These are all present now. However, I have to remind you all that you can't eat leftovers from today. If you have too much leftover, you will be fined money. "

Qi Laosan came back to reality from his thoughts, he scratched the back of his head and said, "I understand, I will tell them about the brothers on the dock. Everyone has been through a lot, and they all know that food cannot be wasted. "

Black Bean assured him and watched him carry the things back to his table, then smiled and went to receive the next guest.

With so few customers, Li Yannian heaved a sigh of relief. She never expected this store to earn so much money, but more importantly, she wanted to clear the way for the money in her pocket. She thought about it, what Black Bean was worried about was not unreasonable, the shop did not have any large stocks of rice, but there was always white rice that was steamed out and sold, as time passed, it would arouse people's suspicions.

She planned to buy the mid-priced rice from the rice shop in town after the restaurant was closed for the day. The rice people mixed with pebbles and bran couldn't eat, so feeding the chickens wasn't a big problem.

Zhang Bao and Aunt Zhang were no better than Black Bean and Li Yannian. When they busied themselves two days ago, the two of them were more happy than tired, but today, a huge landslide suddenly happened in the business of the shop, so as a member of the shop, they naturally felt more nervous. However, when they saw Black Bean and Li Yannian standing there calmly and laughing, looking completely fine, their hearts were even more uncertain.

What was the boss thinking?

After sending off the last customer who came to eat, Zhang Bao quickly went through the bill. What surprised him was that even though there were fewer customers today, the store still had almost 200 yuan in one afternoon.

Seeing his anxious look, Li Yannian laughed, "Uncle, don't think too much. "Hurry up and pack up. I will first seal up the bill, then lock it up. At the end of the month, I will go to the fire shop to exchange the money."

Zhang Bao sighed, "It seems like there is a lot of money in the account this day, but all I can sell is white rice. Zhang Bao sighed," It seems like there is a lot of money in the account this day, but all I can sell is white rice, and I can't even decide how much it will cost to sell it.

Li Yannian did not expect that this First Uncle of her would be so professional, holding the salary as a cashier and acting like a general manager, she could not help but smile.

"Uncle, don't worry." The business in the shop is well understood by the boss. We can do what we want. Think about it, how could there be a person willing to do business at a loss? "You don't have to worry about purchasing. Everyone has their own store, so that's not our responsibility."

Zhang Bao felt much better after being comforted by her. They cleaned up the store and were about to pack up and lock the door when Constable Xing, who came yesterday, wandered over again.

"Eh, Constable Xing, why haven't you eaten yet? "Hurry up and come in," Zhang Bao called out enthusiastically. His sharp eyes saw that Constable Xing was planning to retreat.

Li Yannian sagely stepped forward to welcome him. "There's no one else in the shop today. There is still a tray of food on the stove that has not been touched. If you don't mind our clumsy hands, I will make you some food to cook. "

It was already past dinner time when he left the yamen. It was not that Xing Sufeng actually had nowhere to go, but the moment he entered the street, his legs seemed to have their own consciousness. Unknowingly, he walked over to the nameless restaurant on the shore. However, it was different from the crowded scene yesterday. They came earlier today, but the store was already empty. It seemed that they had cleaned up and were about to close the store.

The moment Xing Sufeng's eyes met with Zhang Bao, he was a little regretful. He could have gotten a bowl of noodles from a noodle stall in the alley beside the yamen and fill his stomach. In the end, he was unable to close the door and had to entertain Zhang Jie Yu.

Xing Sufeng understood in his heart that this was not because he was liked by others, it was just that they were all afraid of this layer of skin on their bodies, afraid that they would offend this lowly one.

Actually, they didn't have to.

In the end, he was still like his useless father, unable to use those rascally tactics to make money.

Xing Sufeng wanted to leave, wanted to tell them, no need to trouble themselves, he was just passing by, and did not come here to eat lunch. However, his feet went against his will again and again. When he finally regained his senses, he was already sitting at the dining table, while the girl talking to him moved as nimbly as a butterfly. In a short while, she had already packed everything up for him.

There was rice, soup, pickled vegetables, and a bowl of stewed red braised pork.

Li Yannian saw that Constable Xing had raised his head and looked at him curiously, and explained with a smile: "There's nothing good for you to eat, this meat is for us to eat, it's fresh from the pot, and no one has touched it before. If you don't mind, you can try it, it's good enough for dinner."

This bowl of Red Braised Meat that was stewed completely with the red oil curd juice was indeed something they had left over. However, Li Yannian had fought with them since the beginning, so he planned to bring them back for Mao Dou and co. to taste. Now that such a great Buddha had suddenly appeared in the shop, she naturally had to treat him well. She had to put down some face first before she could slowly make friends with him in the future.

Xing Sufeng looked at her but did not say anything.

He ate very slowly for this meal, and his appetite was not worse than yesterday either. He only increased his appetite by two more times, but he ate all of the side dishes that Li Yannian prepared for him, including the bowl of Red Braised Meat.

"How much is it, shopkeeper?"

Zhang Bao did not dare to ask him for money. Just as he was about to say that it would be a great honor for Xing Ye to come to their shop to eat, Li Yannian took the initiative and said: "Three Coins, thank you."

Constable Xing turned around and looked at her again. Without a word, he took out three copper coins from his waist, placed them on the counter, and walked out.

Seeing that the person had finally left, Zhang Bao released a long breath, then said to Li Yannian: "Good boy, only you dare to open your mouth, the officers in Du Jia Village have always eaten and taken everything, not to mention the money, it's already good enough for them to not fall down."

Li Yannian laughed: "What's wrong, Uncle, this Constable Xing looks different from the people in the manor. You forget that yesterday was also the meal of the constables he paid for. Today, he didn't bring anyone with him. Instead, he went around by himself. As I see it, this Constable Xing is a good person, so he doesn't have any money in his pocket. Don't be a fool and say that you won't take the money, that person really doesn't dare to come to your door. If we open our doors to do business, we might have to beg someone else some time. When it's time to burn the incense, it won't burn well. "

Zhang Bao shot her a glance and said with an indulgent smile, "Kid, you know a lot. If your mother was half as clever as you, she wouldn't …"

Halfway through his words, he started to feel uncomfortable. Li Yannian immediately stopped, "Uncle, it's getting late, I will keep this table for you to clean. I will go back with Aunt Zhang and the others first, remember to lock the door."

With her interruption, Zhang Bao was no longer in the mood to feel sad. "Leave this place to me. You guys hurry up and continue on your way. It won't be good to continue on your journey once it gets dark."

Li Yannian responded as she finished setting up the oxcart. She was waiting for them outside.

Li Yannian and Aunt Zhang rode in the carriage as usual, and along the way, they moved back and forth. Li Yannian had also figured out Aunt Zhang's temperament and knew that forcing people to chat with him would make things difficult for them, so he only nodded and smiled at Aunt Zhang, then leaned against the carriage's walls and closed her eyes to rest.

The Auntie Li was right, even though the calf Uncle Li had picked was still young and strong, she had not seen how the calf could not eat well either.

At the beginning, Black Bean lifted the curtain to look at the situation, seeing that Li Yannian took the time to rest, her eyes revealed a look of pain, but she did not say anything, and the carriage became more stable.

Honestly speaking, he did not understand why his sister was in such a hurry to open a restaurant, making him so tired. Obviously, by selling Xuan paper and pepper, they already had wealth that villagers would not be able to earn in his entire life. But since it was something that his sister wanted to do, he would definitely help her do it.

Even if this was just the beginning.

Black Bean looked at the sun which was slowly setting on the mountain not far away, and said to himself confidently.