History of Struggle of Salted Fish

The first day of the first lunar month is the day to pay New Year's greetings to the elders. There are not many people in Beijing who can walk around in Xiang Wan now, so she asked Mama Ding to give New Year gifts to her uncle's family and Uncle Fan. , She got the post on the 29th day, saying that her sister's family of three returned to Beijing, and it was because her brother-in-law's term of office had expired, and she was waiting for the spring report.

When the two sisters met, they cried and laughed at first, which made the people around them sigh too. Too many things happened in the past two years.Xiang Wan personally put on the emerald ruyi gold lock that he bought a few days ago for his elder sister's eldest son, Brother Xiu. Brother Xiu was not afraid of life at all, and grinned straight at Auntie Le, drooling all over his bib.

Xiang Wan couldn't help but took a sip, her sister looked at Xiang Wan, it didn't seem like she was forced to smile, but she couldn't just mess around like this all the time, this woman had to find a good family.

Only then did Xiang Qing lead the conversation to the man, and Xiang Wan was like a lioness whose fur had exploded. The last time she was able to go home, she seemed to have shed a layer of skin. She didn't want to kill herself anymore, so she quickly changed the topic. It is said that I renovated a small restaurant in Ruyi Lane, which opened on the sixth day of the first lunar month. If my sister and brother-in-law are not busy, they can come to join us.

When my sister asked, Xiang Qing had no objection, not to mention it was a happy event of making money and making treasures, and then she shared her experience in running the business over the years.Luckily for Xiang Wan, the topic was finally diverted.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Xiang Wanchen took Jiu'er and Zhu'er out of the house, and the family was entrusted to Mrs. Xie to take care of them.

Afraid that Xiang Wan would be frightened again, Jiu'er asked the carriage to pick him up early, and he didn't forget to look around before going out.

Bu De's auspicious time is at the beginning of Si time, and Xiang Wan saw that the time was still early, so she looked around in the restaurant by herself, and she came back from the shop until now, she has only come twice in total: once for room measurement, and on New Year's Eve 29 Give a drink as a reward.

Shopkeeper Dai originally wanted to accompany her personally, but Xiang Wan couldn't be in a mess at this time, so he just told him to fight the first battle well and try to get off to a good start. If the daily turnover in the first three days can reach 300 taels, she will give it to everyone. Package red envelope.

According to the number given by Xiang Wan, it would be 4 tables of low-level banquets a day, or 20 tables of private seats on the first floor. If you work hard, there should be hope.

It's not the shopkeeper's pessimism, it's actually the experience of Feng Yaju that told him that there are really not many customers here, and he only relies on occasional casual visitors from the yamen of the Ministry of Industry to make a living. Now that the yamen is not open, it is even more rare to win up.

The shop is fully staffed today, besides Li Quan and Mengshan and their five boys, two chefs Qiu Jugang and Cao Silong, two apprentices, Wei Cong and other 8 staff, and 4 assistant cooks, she also brought food from home. Two rough envoys help to boil water and pick vegetables.

Just after Si time, my sister and her brother-in-law also came. Because Brother Xiu was still young, he stayed at home and took care of Mrs. Guo in Mrs. Guo's room.

Seeing that the time was coming, Xiang Wan asked the cook to prepare the banquet first, and then sent it to the private room upstairs at auspicious star Gaozhao's room at [-]:[-] p.m., while he accompanied his sister and brother-in-law to sit in the private seat on the first floor with the inscription Qingyun going straight up , and even pulled up the long emerald gauze curtain, my sister couldn't help joking: You don't know how it grows because of how thoughtful you are.

Shang Zihuan came to Beijing to report on his duties this time, and nine out of ten he was going to join the Sixth Department, so he just went straight to the top.

Drinking Biluochun and sipping some snacks to accompany the tea, it is an auspicious time before you know it.

Xiang Wan led the crowd to the door and unveiled the red silk in person. On the purple cedar wood plaque were four large characters flowing like clouds and flowing water: Customers come like clouds.Look at the couplets on both sides. On the left is: the color, fragrance and shape are elegant and interesting;

When the shopkeeper lit the firecrackers and the lion dancers started making noise, many neighbors came to watch the excitement. Yuan Shan and Qingniu personally led the staff to distribute wedding money and cakes, and the entrance was bustling for a while.

Seeing that it was almost time, Xiang Wan invited her sister and brother-in-law to the lucky star on the second floor, and the clerk at the door hurriedly ordered the food to start.

Xiang Wan didn't reduce the table because of the small number of people, but let the selected ones be delivered. Xiang Qing saw 6 hot meats, 6 cold meats, 6 delicacies and 6 special dishes. There were shark's fin, bear's paw, and roe deer meat, and the names of the dishes were still being called at the door, so she quickly asked Xiang Wan to stop. She would definitely not be charged for this meal, which was too extravagant.Xiang Wan didn't force it, and asked to add fish lip soup before stopping serving.The three chatted while eating, and it was almost noon in a blink of an eye. At this time, the shopkeeper came to report: the private room on the second floor is full of flowers, and the first table guests have come.

Shopkeeper Dai originally saw that there were no customers around noon, so he was anxious to wait, but Xiang Wan had expected it: the office of the Ministry of Industry is still resting during the New Year's Eve, and the neighbors have just had their New Year's dinner for a few days, so they can't do it when they are free. She doesn't know how to go to restaurants, only those customers who are tired from shopping, and those rich and noble people who have got gift certificates are her main target today, just like the female customers at the table of flowers blooming and rich, who just bring their daughters to go shopping The official wives of the two families who had been friends with each other drove here because they couldn't find a suitable place in Yujie.

Seeing them coming up, Xiang Wan ordered 120 taels of noodles, so naturally she didn't dare to be negligent. After asking about the identity and age relationship of the guests, she ordered an extra serving of squirrel mandarin fish and plain eight treasures, which meant "precious" It also comes with two red lacquered wooden boxes the size of ink sticks. It is said that in the future, with the gold-stamped Liuyun card in the box, you can reserve the seat of the private room first, and there will also be discounts for banquets.The customer saw that the store was open and bright, and the clerk was pleasant, so he gave 2 taels of silver as a reward. Unexpectedly, the clerk returned 1 tael, and said: The rule of the store is to accept a tip of 1 tael at most. Satisfying the customers is the key It's my own job to accept this one or two because I can't refute the guest's kindness.While the guests lamented that the store understands the rules, they also ordered 1 tables of food and drink downstairs for the servants. Dai Quan asked them to arrange them in the bamboo newspaper and the moonlight of the lotus pond closest to the door.

Maybe it’s the private seats at the entrance that drove the popularity, or maybe it’s because more and more people couldn’t find a meal on Yujie Street after noon, and 8 of the remaining 5 private seats downstairs have been filled. The menu under each table, multiplied by 300% off, is only 120 taels away from the goal of [-] taels.

Since then, every time shopkeeper Dai recalled that on the first day of opening, he had to calculate the turnover of 80 and [-] taels, and he would feel ashamed for himself, why he couldn't get on the table at that time.Of course, this is something.

Right now, another incident happened that caused shopkeeper Dai a headache.

A few wealthy young men came to the store at noon, saying that they wanted a good private room for a banquet. The waiter saw the attire of a group of people, so he took them to Ziqi Donglai on the east side of the second floor. Facing the window, the decoration is also grand, which will make the guests satisfied.But unexpectedly, this time I encountered a mess.

Among the group of people was a young man surnamed Chen, who rushed to Gong Fang shortly after the banquet, and happened to see the waiter delivering tea to Ji Xing Gaozhao's room. He saw coldly that this room was not only well-decorated, but also had the best sound insulation , and there were only three guests in the room, they immediately became furious.Chen Gongzi felt that he was being treated poorly, so he went downstairs to find the shopkeeper.

Dai Quan also used to see such advocates in the past. Usually, after saying a few good words and offering two drinks and food, the world will naturally be at peace;

Today, Mr. Chen was so unreasonable, he insisted on changing to Jixing Gaozhao's room, and threatened: If the store couldn't solve it, he would go talk to the customers in the back room himself, and then went back to the private room on the second floor.

Don't say that the owner is entertaining her sister and brother-in-law now, even ordinary guests can't do this.Dai Quan couldn't help it, so he had his buddy call Xiang Wan out quietly.

Xiang Wan didn't expect that someone would mess up the place on the first day of opening, and it seemed that his boss had personally stepped forward.

Xiang Wan straightened his clothes a little, then opened the door and entered Ziqi Donglai.

Everyone in the room was drinking and having a fight, and when a stranger barged in, how could they not be angry? Just when someone was about to get angry, Xiang Wan took the conversation away: "The shop is opening today, and it's really great to be welcomed by all the gentlemen." Sansheng is lucky, the little girl is not talented, she is the young owner of this shop, I heard that the waiter just did not treat him well and offended one of the young masters present, I am here to make amends." He said paying back the money and saluting.

"Hmph! You're done with just an apology? The shopkeeper didn't make it clear to you? We need to change rooms, otherwise, this matter will never end."

"Don't be angry, this young man. The shop is open on the first day. You are willing to come to join us. I shouldn't spoil your interest, but you have also seen that the guests in Jixing Gaozhao are dining now, and they have been here for an hour. , you have a lot of adults, don't worry about this small shop like me, today's food and drink, I will give you a [-]% discount, just as a friend of yours, what do you think?"

"Bah, are you saying that I can't afford money to blackmail people?"

"What happened?" It turned out that Xiang Wan hadn't returned for a long time, and Xiang Qing was worried that something might happen to her, so she asked her husband to go out and have a look.As soon as Shang Zihuan walked to the door of Ziqi Donglai, he heard the guests inside messing around, so he hurriedly stood up for his sister-in-law.

"What's none of your business? Uh..." Before Mr. Chen could finish his sentence, he was dragged to a chair by his cousin Shen Qian and sat down.

"It was just a misunderstanding. My cousin just drank a few more drinks and offended the two of you. I'm really sorry. I apologize to you on his behalf."

"Cousin, how can you help outsiders?" Mr. Chen was astonished.

"Don't stop talking, you forgot how you promised me before you went out?" Mr. Chen immediately became an eggplant beaten by Shuang, unable to get angry, but his mouth was relentless. "There are only three people in that room, and there are eight of us." Personally, what's the matter with giving up a house, it's not that you don't give money."

"There is always someone who comes first and then arrives first. If you keep messing around, don't say that I will report to your father when I go back." Mr. Chen immediately stopped talking.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, we won't disturb everyone's pleasure. There are still some chores to be done in the store, so please forgive me. If you need anything, just greet the shopkeeper. If you are not considerate, please forgive me. "Seeing that the matter was settled, Xiang Wan also knew that opening the door to do business is to pay attention to harmony and make money. If people are willing to settle things down, he has to accept it as soon as he sees it.

When Xiang Wan and Shang Zihuan returned to the auspicious star Gaozhao, they tacitly didn't mention what happened just now, for fear that Xiang Qingbai would be worried.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xiang Qing also missed her son, so she got up to say goodbye. Xiang Wan was also afraid that something would happen to her sister, so she hurriedly sent her sister and her husband downstairs, and asked her to prepare two boxes of special snacks for her to take home.When I returned to the second floor, I happened to meet Mr. Chen's cousin who had gone out and came back after washing his hands, so he nodded slightly as a greeting, and then entered the counting room on the north side.

Shen Qian looked at the woman's back and didn't miss it too much, turned around and went back to Ziqi Donglai, thinking in his heart, this shop is a good shop, so who is this person?

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