Traveling Through Ancient Times To Be a Shopkeeper

In the commercial district of the county seat, firecrackers crackled early in the morning.

Open the red cloth on the forehead—Xianmanju is officially open!

Wei Cheng stood at the door and said, "Welcome distinguished guests. Xianmanju is open for business. In the first three days before the opening, all food and beverages will be discounted by 40%."

The onlookers heard that there was a discount, but they didn't know what Xianmanju was doing for food. Many people outside the gate stopped and watched, but few people went in.

Weicheng is not afraid of the lack of people. Many old customers at the stall know that the store is open today, and they express their patronage. Of course, if regular customers don't come, Wei Cheng still has another trick to attract customers.

In addition to the open door of Xianmanju, there is also a large window cut out on the side. The inside of the window is like a small shop, with two counters separated in front, and a lot of pots and dishes are placed on one side of the counter, all of which are covered. On the other side of the counter there is a wooden frame, and the upper door is covered with a white cloth.

Can't see what it is.

Wei Cheng signaled the staff to open it, bursts of aroma overflowed, all of which were food provided by Xianmanju. Now it is the morning market, and the food and pastries of the morning market are displayed.

For canteen meals, pastries can be purchased at the window.

After the introduction, the besiegers were attracted by the aroma, hungry, and there were discounts, and they all flocked in. Originally, the lobby started to be busy, but the next time the guests came in, it became even busier.

Guests don't need to be introduced by the waiter in the running hall to eat in the store. The food pictures of Xianmanju are pasted in the center of the lobby. There are morning, lunch and evening markets. Each picture has an introduction and price, which is clear at a glance.

When the guests saw the delicate and delicious food in the painting, they all wanted to eat food that they had never seen before.

Not only is the morning market rich, but the lunch and dinner markets are also attractive. Food pictures are used to attract customers' eyes. When people eat at the morning market and find it delicious, customers who want to eat at the lunch and evening markets will also come to patronize.

This is also a marketing tool to retain customers.

Considering that the waiter in the store can't write, Wei Cheng puts a serial number in front of each food. The serial number is the number. When the customer orders something to eat, use the number instead of the name of the dish, so that not only will there be no confusion, but it will also be convenient for the waiter in the store to record.

The waiter in the store is responsible for reception and recording, as well as answering customers' doubts.

Not long after, many old customers came, and the lobby of Xianmanju was full.

When Xianmanju was opened, Wei Cheng also invited Carpenter Zhao, Guanshi Chen who brought the salad from his house, and Yun Chengfeng and the others.

Carpenter Zhao and Guanshi Chen went to the appointment on time, and Wei Cheng entertained them. When the two came in and saw the environment and guests, they were surprised that Xianmanju's business was booming.

Wei Cheng arranged for the two of them to go to the private room on the second floor, and served them a table of Xianmanju's special dishes. After socializing for a while, Wei Lei came to inform that the young master of Taifulou had come.

Chen Guanshi knew that Wei Cheng had cooperated with Taifulou, but he had never seen it, so he was always in doubt. Now hearing Wei Lei's words, this doubt has been dispelled. Unexpectedly, Wei Cheng really went to Taifulou, not the manager of Taifulou, but the owner of Taifulou.

Wei Cheng got up: "Uncle Zhao, Manager Chen, the hospitality is not good, I will go to work first, if necessary, just call the waiter."

"You're welcome, you go to work first."

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When Wei Cheng passed by, Yun Chengfeng was already in the private room.

As soon as Wei Cheng entered, Yun Chengfeng said, "Wei Cheng, your Xianmanju is really well decorated."

Wei Cheng was also satisfied with the decoration of Xianmanju.

The decoration design of Xianmanju is ancient, but it also incorporates modern and simple style, which looks beautiful and elegant.

Xianmanju has a large space. There are two areas in the lobby on the first floor. One area is for tables and chairs for a small number of people, and the other area is for tables and chairs for more than five people.

The tables are arranged in a well-proportioned manner, and the two areas are decorated with decorative flowers, which are beautiful and elegant.

The second floor is different. It is separated from the upper floor, with private rooms on one side and large tables with partitions on the other.

Wei Cheng didn't design the entire second floor as private rooms, because he wanted the lobby on the second floor to look spacious. This design can also have more tables.

Yun Chengfeng said: "Is there anything delicious, young master, I'm hungry, so I'll put the sign first."

Wei Cheng sat on the side, and handed the three food books in the private room to Yun Chengfeng, including the one with breakfast food.

"This brochure is all about the food served in the morning market. I just sent some over. You can read the brochure and order if you want to eat."

Yun Chengfeng took it over, and it was a large food booklet. When he opened it, there were food pictures and introductions on each side, "Seafood noodles, seafood wontons, deep-fried dough sticks, siu mai, meat buns, seafood soup buns, shrimp dumplings... ..."

Rice rolls, fried noodles, soy milk, shrimp spring rolls, radish cake, red date cake, pumpkin rice porridge, eight-treasure porridge, white porridge, seafood porridge, steamed dumplings, crystal vegetable dumplings, noodle soup with sauce...

There is also a reminder: each item is available in limited quantities on the day, while stocks last!

Yun Chengfeng was speechless, this is too rich.

He casually read the lunch market and the evening market together, a food booklet for the lunch market and a food booklet for the pastry.

For lunch and dinner, there are pasta, rice, several staple pancakes, stews, Yipin hot pot [seafood pot], and braised meat, fried miscellaneous, fried meat, fried seafood, cold salad, sea fish, and stewed soup .

The pastry book has never talked about exquisite and small pastries. There are longevity peach pastries, osmanthus cakes, chicken cakes, rice cakes, flower cakes, mung bean cakes, jujube cakes, lotus cakes...

Yun Chengfeng had never seen any food before, and it shocked Xianmanlou's food. This specification is no worse than his family's Taifulou, except for the precious ingredients of delicacies from mountains and seas.

Xianmanlou looks like an ordinary ingredient, but the food it makes is unusual.

Every time period, the food market has ordinary prices, and there are delicacies from mountains and seas with higher prices, such as Yipin seafood pot, and signature stews, the main dishes.

The seafood pot last time was really delicious.

After Yun Chengfeng finished watching, the food was brought to the table. Wei Cheng basically asked someone to bring up the best food in the store. At one table, Yun Chengfeng asked Yan Yi to eat together. Wei Cheng, who had been busy in the morning and didn't eat much, was also hungry. , and Yun Chengfeng are familiar, taking advantage of this meeting, you are not polite to eat with them.

Yun Chengfeng tasted all the food on the table, and asked while eating: "Wei Cheng, what kind of brain are you, every food is so delicious, wontons are different from what I used to eat, the skin is thin, the filling is still the same. Shrimp, this soup base is still so fresh.....The seafood I ate at your house last time tasted similar, but different, what is the soup base made of?"

Wei Cheng took a bite before answering him: "Taste it, Xianmanlou soup is boiled with dried seafood, it tastes delicious, and the name of my shop comes from this."

Yun Chengfeng stopped his hands for a few seconds, and then continued to move: "The dishes made from dried seafood are delicious, and they can even be used as a soup base. Hurry up and implement the cooperation matters."

He couldn't wait to start his own business, thinking about how his brother would definitely look at him with admiration.

Wei Chengdao: "Dried seafood can also be used to make fresh seasonings."

Yun Chengfeng stopped eating, and half-closed his eyes: "Why is there no previous sauce recipe?"

That look was to accuse Wei Cheng of being dishonest and not handing in a good recipe.

He has read the recipe and tried the recipe to make food made of each sauce. "The regulations on the cooperation state that all sauce recipes must be provided to the sauce workshop."

Wei Cheng ate the last bite of the bowl before saying, "I gave you a recipe for dried seafood before, but there was only dried shrimp in it. As you know, I just bought this batch of seafood and made it into dried seafood for you. Xianmanju, how can there be other dry goods to make seafood sauce. I have the recipe in my hand, so I have to wait for the supply of goods to be sufficient."

After Yun Chengfeng heard this, his suspicions disappeared. Forgive him for not dared to hide the good formula.

"I'm looking for a source of supply, and you hand in the recipe for the seafood ingredients. You don't have time to do it. I have people in my hand, so just hand in the recipe, and Uncle Quan will ask you to sign the contract."

Wei Cheng: "......"

Is it necessary to be in such a hurry?

Wei Cheng sat for a while and then left. The store has just opened, and there are many things that he has to personally control.

Yun Chengfeng waved him away, and he didn't need to call, he could eat by himself.

Wei Cheng went downstairs to the counter to check on his daughter-in-law. The cash register was not busy yet, and Zhou Yuan was calculating the price of each table for the convenience of customers to check out.

There are high chairs placed inside the counter, this is Wei Cheng's consideration for his daughter-in-law to prevent him from getting tired from standing for a long time. There are also exclusive tea and snacks on the side table of the counter, which can be eaten when people are thirsty or hungry.

Two days before Xianmanju's opening, they all came to the store to familiarize themselves with the positions, and seeing her husband's caring, Zhou Yuan was moved and reassured.

Wei Cheng saw that his daughter-in-law was busy, so he went to other things.

From the moment the guests came in, everyone in Xianmanju was busy. There are still many customers waiting in line outside, all of them are attracted by the food at the window and the new opening discount.

Yun Chengfeng left early after eating, came back to have another lunch, and brought the steward, he ordered all the food, and ordered a few pastries before leaving, and ordered them to be delivered directly to Taifulou.

Yun Chengfeng and the others ordered too much, even if Yan had a large appetite, there was still a lot left.

After a busy day, the employees of Xianmanju were exhausted.

"The pastries are all sold out today, do you want to add more pastries tomorrow?" Qiaoxi, a servant of Wei Cheng's family, was in charge of selling pastries at the window, and she reported.

Wei Cheng: "No, the portion is the same as today. There is another order form. You and Aunt Tian made it and packed it in a gift box."

"yes."

"Several of the ingredients needed in the kitchen need to be doubled." The chef sat and reported, and he stood all day.

Wei Cheng nodded: "Okay, you give the list to Wei Lei, and he will arrange manual procurement."

After the report, Wei Cheng concluded: "Everyone has worked hard today, and I will give out red envelopes to everyone after three days of opening. The store is tidy and you can go back. There are leftovers in the back kitchen, and the leftovers can be packed and taken away."

The leftovers are all from the private room. The guests in the private room are not short of money. They order a lot of dishes, and they have no sense of packing. After receiving the leftovers, the chef sorts them out and pours them into large plates. The dishes that are sorted and placed are all good dishes. .

The shop assistant who was tired after a busy day was shocked after hearing this. He didn't expect such a good thing, and he could pack leftovers with red envelopes. They are all poor people, and the leftovers are all meat and seafood, as well as stir-fried stews. They have never eaten such good dishes in their life, and they can have a good meal when they take them home.

Several employees’ villages are far away from the county seat. They all live in staff houses in the suburbs. They all want to pack leftovers and take them home for their families.

It was very tiring after a busy day, but for the sake of their families, they decided to go back together. They are all from the same village and it is safe to walk at night with companions.

They all decided to get up early tomorrow morning and come back to work. Farmers are used to hardship, and besides, they can make the family eat good food. The hard work is worth it.

.........

For the next two days, there were more and more guests every day.

The business of Xianmanju is booming.

After the discount ends three days before the opening, Wei Cheng estimates that there will be less customer traffic. Relying on the word-of-mouth three days before the opening, Xianmanlou opened the market. After three days, everyone in the county knows that the newly opened Xianmanlou dishes are not only novel but also very It is delicious, which not only leads to a large number of customers, but also spreads more people based on word of mouth, and people from the inner city come here after hearing the news.

The food at Xianmanlou is all fresh food, and they have never tried it before. Whether it is stewed dishes, brine, or seafood pots, they are all enough to have an endless aftertaste, and repeat customers abound.

Even if the family's economy is average, repeat customers can choose affordable ones. Now there are not only no fewer guests, but more.

Xianmanlou's business is booming, and it must be missed by those who care about it.

Fortunately, there was Taifulou as the backstage, so people who came to find fault really didn't dare to think that Xianmanju had something to do with Taifulou.

This saves a lot of trouble.

It was Yun Chengfeng's instigation that Taifulou would do this. With less trouble, Wei Cheng would not have to deal with the trouble and would have enough time to discuss and cooperate in the sea goods business.

Yun Chengfeng was sitting in the private room of Xianmanju. He came every day, and this private room was exclusive to him. With a smile on his face, he deliberately said: "Wei Cheng, you have to thank me this time, if I didn't let you Uncle Quan claimed to the outside world that the owner behind Xianmanju was related to Taifulou, and your Xianmanju has attracted the envy of many people, making moves behind the scenes."

Wei Cheng rolled his eyes in his heart, he took credit as soon as he asked for it, he said what he wanted, and beat around the bush.

"Thank you, Young Master, for your help!"

Yun Chengfeng shook the jade fan in his hand, and said leisurely: "If you want to thank you, be more practical. I won't compete with you for business. Give me a recipe for Xianmanju's food. There is only one family in the county with such good food. It's too much." Waste resources, make the best use of them.”

Wei Cheng: "...Yes!"

Yun Chengfeng was satisfied, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I count you as a shareholder."

Wei Cheng really doesn't care if he gives dividends or not, but if he wants to give it, who would dislike too much money.

Wei Chenghui promised to give the recipe, considering the long-term, and giving him the recipe, Yun Chengfeng will definitely open a high-end restaurant in the future. It can also borrow fame, and Xianmanju can open up the market without publicity.

He, Wei Cheng, is not the one who suffers.

The recipe was given to Yun Chengfeng, not sold to him.