HCB Chapter 305 One-Penny Vegetables
Chapter 305 One-Penny Vegetables
Hong Gang of Ruyi Residence, with a stern face, ordered his servants to close all the doors and windows.
They claimed it was to prevent the strong winds outside from dampening the diners' spirits.
"Second Master, how come she comes up with so many fancy things?"
Gao Haoming leaned against the window, cracking sunflower seeds as he spoke, the shells of the seeds rolling between his knuckles and falling one after another.
Every now and then a gust of wind blows by, sweeping the broken shells of sunflower seeds onto the drying fishing nets.
Xu Wenli kicked him directly.
"If you want to eat sunflower seeds, sit down properly. You're spitting them everywhere. Don't you know how hard it is for people to clean up fishing nets?"
Xu Wenli's deep voice filled the air.
Gao Haoming's first reaction was that he had seen a ghost.
He actually cares about and is considerate of others.
Then, looking around, I noticed that the people at the next few tables were giving me strange looks.
He quickly put the sunflower seeds back on the table and sat down.
"I must say, it smells pretty good."
Gao Haoming said something casually, and then people came running up to the second floor.
"Check if Mr. Xu sells pork belly. If he does, give me two portions, two portions of sea snake meat, and that jellyfish soup too. You can decide what else you want..."
The man took out a piece of silver from his waist and tossed it to the servant beside him.
"You can do it like that? I want to buy one too."
Gao Haoming, sounding somewhat agitated, summoned the teahouse waiter.
"Go buy me everything she sells downstairs, and the rest of the money is yours!"
Gao Haoming tossed a piece of silver out.
The waiter in the teahouse was overjoyed; he was really lucky to have met such a wealthy customer.
"Please have some tea, sirs. I'll go buy it for you two right away."
As soon as the servant left, Xu Wenli put down his teacup.
"Don't just focus on eating. There are so many people at the door. They might not be able to take care of those kids."
Xu Wenli shifted his gaze downwards, where Xu Yiyi was brushing chili oil onto the sea snake meat.
I instinctively looked up and saw the carved window frames creaking softly in the sea breeze.
Then I saw the waiter at the teahouse.
After an explanation, she assumed that the customers in the teahouse were attracted by the aroma.
"Sister Yi, let me do it."
Xu Anyang stood in front of Xu Yiyi and saw her swaying her shoulders while grilling meat skewers.
I guess he's been exhausted these past few days.
“You teach me from the side!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Er'er came out carrying Wu Yuan and stood with Xu Anyang in front of the iron plate.
"Turn the heat down a bit more; the squid needs to be grilled slowly to develop a caramelized aroma."
As Xu Yiyi spoke, Sihai suppressed the fire even more.
Er'er was brushing sauce onto a large handful of mantis shrimp, her stray hairs swaying with the movement.
"It's a bit dry, apply some oil."
As Xu Yiyi spoke, Er'er quickly brushed a layer of garlic oil onto the mantis shrimp.
The fish, shrimp, and shellfish on the hot plate sizzled as they grilled, with golden oil dripping down.
"The meat of the conger eel is tender; it will become tough if it is grilled for too long."
Xu Anyang frantically used tongs to pick up the eel pieces.
Sihai slowed down his fanning while tending the fire, his eyes fixed intently on the scallops on the grill.
The shells are slightly open, revealing the snow-white clam meat inside, soaked in minced garlic and sauce, the aroma wafting straight into your nose.
"Here you go! Eat!"
Er'er took a break to peel off the shells of the mantis shrimp. The shrimp meat was infused with the aroma of spices and charcoal grilling. After grilling, the roe was golden and oily, and the aroma was irresistible.
Several merchants dressed in silk robes craned their necks to look in this direction from the restaurant entrance.
Those who had dined there before had wisely moved inside to sit.
The restaurant was immediately packed with customers.
"What is this? It smells better and better."
A burly fisherman sniffed and couldn't help but ask.
On this street, you can no longer smell the aromas from other restaurants.
"These are my family's special grilled skewers! They're so delicious!"
When Sihai saw that his task had arrived, he quickly put down his small fan, stepped forward, and ate a big bite of shrimp in front of everyone.
The little kid's belly was stuffed full of chicken soup, and now he's all round and chubby.
Still with her mouth glistening with oil, her eyes narrowed into crescents, she suddenly raised her two little arms and shouted in a clear voice, "Super—delicious!"
The last note was drawn out, like a minor opera singer.
"Freshly grilled and sold on the spot! Shrimp skewers like these are only three cents a skewer, and they even have roe."
Xu Yiyi seized the opportunity and quickly responded.
Sanchuan then wrote down the prices of all the skewers and displayed them.
"The price list is ready, everyone can take a look."
San Chuan pointed to the sign next to him, because there were so many ingredients that many of them weren't even listed.
"Sea snake meat skewers? Eight coins a skewer?"
Ordinary people might have some doubts, thinking that eight coins was too expensive.
Keep looking down.
Garlic-grilled scallops cost two coins each—too expensive.
Steamed oysters with wine cost six coins each—still expensive.
Eight coins a skewer of grilled eel—expensive!
……
Peppered razor clams and turtle cost a skewer for a penny—extremely expensive!
Pan-fried tofu on a hot plate for five coins—an outrageous price!
Eight coins for a skewer of grilled pork belly—that's reasonable.
Keep going until you reach the very bottom.
What kind of vegetables are available for one penny?
The man looked at the hot plate, trying to figure out which dish it was.
"They're all things like sea snails and mussels."
As Sanchuan spoke, the man thought that he wouldn't lose a single penny.
"Then I'll have one."
Looking inside the restaurant, they found there were no seats available.
"There's something here that you can take home and eat."
Sanchuan pointed to the large seashells in the basket, which had all been washed, boiled, and prepared in advance.
"Sister Yi! This business is truly unparalleled."
Xu Anyang smiled and, after speaking, hung the cloth mask back on his face.
It's stuffy and doesn't breathe well.
But Sister Yi said it's cleaner this way.
Upon hearing what he said, Xu Yiyi couldn't help but glance at the neighboring Ruyi Residence.
The lobby of this restaurant is twice the size of her Wufu Restaurant's lobby. If she had that much space, her business could be even bigger.