HCB Chapter 220 A win-win situation
Chapter 220 A win-win situation
On August 28th, the wine shop opened.
Early in the morning, Fang Tianci, Tao Xia and Chen Xier had already decorated Huajian Hall and hung red silk on the plaque.
Not only that, Fang Tianci also borrowed a pair of gongs from the Feicuixuan next door, thinking that it would be useful when the opening time came.
Something happened in the town, so Song Yuntang and Xu Qingye got up early, and even Xu Wencheng got up early.
"Sister-in-law, there's nothing to do at home today. Can I go to town with you?"
Song Yuntang nodded in agreement.
"Okay, the shop opens today, I think you could help."
Xu Wencheng looked at her curiously, "How many shops does your sister-in-law have in town?"
Song Yuntang had no intention of hiding it.
"two."
Xu Wencheng gave a thumbs-up with admiration on his face. "Sister-in-law is amazing. You and brother are a perfect match, one is good at business and the other is good at studying.
Song Yuntang smiled and said nothing.
Xu Qingye glanced in her direction, then turned to look at Xu Wencheng, "I will be going to the county town in a few days. When I go, please help your sister-in-law with her affairs."
Xu Wencheng patted his chest and made the promise.
"Don't worry, big brother. Leave it to me."
The three of them set off after breakfast, and before leaving, they took two baskets of persimmons that Xu Wencheng and Xu Yongwang had picked from the mountains yesterday.
The orange-red persimmons look very festive and are best displayed on the counter.
The mule cart arrived at the tavern at just in time. Song Yuntang got off the cart and went to the backyard to prepare two crispy chickens for the morning tasting with Chen and Tao.
Chen's crispy chicken was cleaned and marinated early in the morning.
After frying the crispy chicken, Song Yuntang cut it into small pieces with a knife, put it in a bamboo basket lined with oil paper, and asked Tao and Chen to take it outside the shop and place it under the pavilion next to the door where the sour plum soup was placed.
As soon as the Chenshi arrived, Fang Tianci struck a gong, and many people gathered around to watch the fun.
"Don't miss it if you're passing by! We're opening our restaurant Huajianzui today, and we're starting to offer tastings of our signature dish, crispy chicken!"
The restaurant is closed in the morning, and this food tasting is to pave the way for lunch and evening.
Hearing that there were dishes to be tasted, many people gathered around, taking pieces from each other, and the crispy chicken on the oil paper was quickly snatched up.
"Mmm! Delicious! Really delicious!"
Everyone praised it.
Shopkeeper Miao stood at the door of Feicuixuan, drooling with greed.
He smelled the scent yesterday, but because Huajianzui had not officially opened yet, he did not go to join in the fun.
As someone who has been the restaurant owner for so many years, he wanted to eat it, so you can imagine how this crispy chicken tastes.
"Boss, after Huajianzui opens, will our business be overshadowed?" asked the servant beside him.
Shopkeeper Miao shook his head and said, "There are three restaurants of our size in town. The other two are on North Street and East Street. North Street is the wealthy area of Cile Town, and the restaurants there have always done well. East Street has a market, so it's usually crowded and business is always booming."
"Although our restaurant does some business, it's near the academy, and the scholars' spending power is relatively low, so business has always been the worst. Now, Huajianzui has opened next to us, and Madam Song told me before that they specialize in wine, snacks, dim sum, and noodles. Although we both sell food, there's relatively little conflict. If their business is good, it will only benefit us."
The servant was puzzled.
"What good can it do?"
Shopkeeper Miao pulled a small wisp of beard at the corner of his mouth.
"She focuses on unique products, which will attract many curious people in the town. Those people come here to eat. Who knows, after eating too much of her food, they may sometimes want to change their taste?"
The servant scratched his head and frowned.
"don't know."
Seeing that Manager Miao was about to lose his temper, the servant quickly shrank back.
"Uncle, you know that your nephew has always been dull."
Shopkeeper Miao sighed. He was the second oldest of three brothers in his family. He and his wife had two daughters. The third brother had more daughters, three in total. But only his eldest brother had a son among the three brothers.
As the only male in the family, he was naturally spoiled by his uncles.
Among the three brothers of Shopkeeper Miao, only the second oldest has a promising future. After years of hard work, he became the shopkeeper of Feicuixuan in the town.
Therefore, the family decided that he would bring his nephew along on this path as well, so he followed him to Feicuixuan and started as a servant.
At the moment, it seems that there is indeed a long way to go.
Shopkeeper Miao gestured to him and said, "For example, when you go to buy vegetables, you see two stalls. One stall only has two cabbages, and the other stall has cabbages, radishes, eggplants, and cucumbers. Would you go to the stall with only cabbages, or the stall with cabbages, radishes, and eggplants?"
Miao Dong thought about it seriously.
"If I happen to want to eat Chinese cabbage that day, it doesn't matter where I go, right?"
"I……"
Shopkeeper Miao raised his hand to hit someone, but Miao Dong was smart and quickly ran away when he saw the hand.
"Boss, please spare me. I won't ask any more questions. Don't get angry with yourself. My parents will beat me later."
Shopkeeper Miao breathed a sigh of relief.
"You little brat, are you trying to piss off your uncle to death?" He then gathered his emotions, walked towards Hua Jianzui, and said with a bow, "Miss Song, congratulations."
Song Yuntang, who was standing at the door of the shop, returned the greeting.
"Thank you, Shopkeeper Miao, for your support. We will all do business on this street in the future, so I hope you can take good care of us."
"Sure, sure." Shopkeeper Miao looked at her. "Could I negotiate a deal with Miss Song?"
Hearing that he wanted to negotiate a deal with him, Song Yuntang hurriedly made a gesture of invitation towards the second floor of the tavern and asked Tao to bring them two cups of sour plum soup.
Song Yuntang handed one of the cups of sour plum soup to Manager Miao.
"What kind of deal does Shopkeeper Miao want to discuss with me?"
Shopkeeper Miao said with sincerity, "I'd like to ask, Miss, can you also supply the signature crispy chicken in your shop to our restaurant?"
"I announced yesterday that the crispy chicken in our shop is limited to a limited quantity. And since it's our signature dish, it might not be appropriate to supply it to Jade Palace. However, I have another specialty dish here. If the shopkeeper is willing, we can supply it exclusively to Jade Palace."
There is a saying that goes, let’s make money together.
Feicuixuan has been open in Cile Town for many years and has long been deeply rooted. Suppressing it will harm others and not benefit oneself. Since Manager Miao is a broad-minded person, she naturally hopes that everyone can make money in harmony.
After hearing what Song Yuntang said, Shopkeeper Miao sat up straight.
"Girl, please tell me."
"This specialty dish is called Crispy Roast Duck," Song Yuntang continued. "Miao may say he's had roast duck before, but the texture and flavor will probably be quite different from my recipe."
The oven in the backyard can make roast duck, and one oven can roast about ten ducks.
The crispy roast duck dish is indeed more suitable for a large restaurant like Feicuixuan than Huajianzui.
A shop cannot have all the special features, otherwise it will be difficult to be remembered. If Feicui Xuan can make its crispy roast duck special, it will be a win-win situation for Feicui Xuan and its Huajianzui.