PNB Chapter 377 The restaurant is open and no one's around, what's wrong with taking a nap?
Chapter 377 The restaurant is open and no one's around, what's wrong with taking a nap?
Lin Xi patted his shoulder, looking proud, "I knew you'd say it was impossible, that's why I need you to go and see for yourself, to broaden your horizons!"
Gao Mengli nodded in agreement, "If you want to get rich, build roads first. Go and take a look at the road layout over there. Besides, you're located by a big river, so build them as soon as possible..."
Thinking about repairing the dock is a considerable expense, but there is one person who is particularly enthusiastic about it, and that is Dou Weiyi!
Thinking of this, Gao Mengli changed the subject, "When you get there, go find Dou Weiyi, uh... you mean the magistrate of Pingyao County. If he's not there, go find Master Qin and ask them to come to your village to build the dock."
"County... County Magistrate??"
The village chief was astonished. Could the county magistrate possibly meet with someone as humble as him?
His voice changed, and he staggered back half a step.
Is this for real and not a joke?
He quickly stepped forward, somewhat nervous and hesitant, "Master, you're not joking, are you?"
Why would a high-ranking official like the county magistrate concern himself with our village's dock construction? I'm just a rough fellow going to see him; I hope I won't offend the county magistrate again..."
Seeing his panicked look, Lin Xi reached out and patted his back to comfort him, "Don't worry, I guarantee you'll sign up for us. He'll be faster than anyone else!"
He couldn't be happier if this business could be expanded to other places to make money; he would be laughing in his dreams.
After all, he built so many ships to make money, not to just leave them as decorations!
Finally, the village chief emerged from the inn, looking quite pleased with himself.
Looking at the one hundred taels of public funds in his hand, and the four letters that needed to be handed over.
It seems he... managed to latch onto some incredibly powerful figure!
The village chief stuffed the things into his chest and prepared to hire an oxcart to go back, but thinking that the oxcart was too slow, he immediately switched to a horse-drawn carriage!
He needs to hurry back to the village and pick some capable people to go to Wangyue Village to learn together!
Two hours later, the village chief arrived with a group of about twenty people.
Gao Mengli asked Hei Yi to take them to the dock so they could board the ship from Nan Chang'an back to Pingyao.
As for the escort agency's private ship in Nan Chang'an, it was naturally rented from Dou Weiyi!
Two days later.
The sound of firecrackers crackling echoed outside the Linji Restaurant.
Lin's Kitchen is officially open for business!
"Sir, please come in. Today is our grand opening day, and everything is 20% off!"
Gao Mengli made a horn by hand and greeted the guests at the door.
Upon hearing about the 20% discount, everyone was eager to try it and see if Lin Ji's food was any good.
"哐~"
At this moment, Manager Wang of Yingxianlou across the street took out a large gong and banged it loudly.
"We're having a promotion at Yingxianlou today! Every table that dines in will receive a complimentary drink. Don't miss out!"
After finishing his sentence, Manager Wang raised an eyebrow triumphantly at Gao Mengli at the door!
The noise downstairs was instantly drowned out by the sound of gongs. Many diners who were walking towards Lin Ji stopped and turned to look at Yingxianlou across the street.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the waiter at Yingxianlou brandished a wine jug and shouted, "We're serving the finest plum wine! It's sweet and refreshing, and it's free! Ladies and gentlemen, please come in and have a seat!"
Most of the diners gathered in front of Lin Ji Restaurant immediately fled!
The wine is more expensive than a whole table of food!
Lin Xi, wearing an apron and holding a spatula, stormed out of the kitchen, shouting angrily, "Shameless! They actually poached our staff when we were opening!"
Everything is ready except for the diners.
He was determined to keep the guests there, since half of them had already left!
Just as he was about to attract customers, Manager Wang across the table raised his eyebrows smugly and continued to greet them, "Our restaurant not only gives away drinks, but also half an ounce of tea to every table. Don't miss out!"
The remaining diners went crazy when they heard that!
Tea leaves, those are precious things!
The diners in front of Lin's restaurant immediately went into an uproar, all rushing into the restaurant across the street, leaving no one behind!
"Hey, hey, don't go!"
Lin Xi held up a spatula, trying to attract customers, but Gao Mengli grabbed him and shook her head: "Xi Xi, forget it, let them go! They're giving away wine and tea, this restaurant is really rich."
However, we run this restaurant to make money; constantly subsidizing it isn't a long-term solution, and it's not worth wasting time with him.
Gao Mengli held Lin Xi's hand, her gaze sweeping across the empty lobby, her eyes showing no panic. "He's throwing his money around now, he won't last long."
We just need to safeguard our own fundamentals.
The kitchen has been preparing fewer ingredients lately; once the perks across the street stop, the customers will naturally come back.
Lin Xi put down the spatula, took a breath, and looked at the crowded Yingxianlou across the street, still feeling somewhat unwilling.
He slammed the spatula down on the counter and yelled at the kitchen staff, "Blackie!"
Hei Yi immediately popped out from the kitchen. "Master, what's wrong?"
Lin Xi pointed at the money tree in the restaurant across the street, her teeth itching with resentment. "Tonight, boil some water and go water that tree over there!"
Hei Yi thought something serious had happened.
Unexpectedly, it was something that wasn't very harmful, but specifically disrupted people's feng shui!
However, he likes it!
"Alright, I'll go water it tonight! Oh, right, there are a few koi in the backyard of Yingxian Tower. I'll go cut up a pot of meat and feed them to them tonight!"
Upon hearing this, Gao Mengli rolled her eyes inwardly.
This "business war" is... hard to describe!
At this moment, Zhou Miao walked in and looked at the empty lobby, thinking he had come to the wrong place.
He quickly stepped out of the gate, checked the signboard again to make sure it was indeed Lin's, and tried calling out, "Brother, sister-in-law?"
He scanned the lobby and found no one. He walked to the counter and muttered, "Strange, isn't today the opening day? Why is no one here?"
At this moment, two "listless" people slowly stood up from the counter in front of him!
"Big brother, sister-in-law? What's going on here?"
Lin Xi lazily raised her eyes, and only after recognizing the person did she slowly speak, "Ah Miao, weren't you at the academy? What brings you to the restaurant?"
"There's me too!"
At this moment, Jiang Bei strode in.
Gao Mengli quickly grabbed Lin Xi's shoulders and shook him vigorously twice to wake him up from his drowsy state.
She coughed twice. "We opened today, but there was no one there, so Xixi and I took a nap at the counter!"
"Oh right, you've come over here. You haven't eaten yet, have you? How about we prepare some simple home-style dishes for you?"
Zhou Miao nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, "Thank you for your trouble, sister-in-law! But the home-style dishes aren't enough, you need to bring out a few more of my brother's signature dishes!"
Jiang Bei added with a smile, "Yes, because our teacher, the dean, and some classmates also came!"
They were there today to celebrate their cousin and his wife's wedding at the restaurant!
Fortunately, they had enough people shouting!
"Sir, Dean Tian is here too?"
Lin Xi suddenly sat up straight, her fatigue instantly vanishing. She quickly grabbed the spatula from the counter and rushed to the kitchen. "Quick! Hei Yi, get to work! We have guests!"
Gao Mengli quickly came out from behind the counter and saw carriages stopping one after another in front of the restaurant. She quickly went up to greet them!
Meanwhile, more carriages continued to approach from afar, each one packed with students.
Tian Yanwujin alighted from the carriage with six gentlemen. Gao Mengli stepped forward to greet them, "Dean Tian, it's such a pleasant surprise to have you here. It's an honor to have you here!"
"Please come in quickly, follow me to the top-tier private room!"