Chapter two hundred and sixteen: guests come and go
After the group had eaten, they were about to leave and continue on their way. The lady nodded to the woman who was waiting, and the woman walked to the counter to pay.
Du Chuanfu hadn't come back yet, and Song Qiu didn't expect that they would leave immediately after breakfast. Before breakfast was counted, he took charcoal and prepared to add up the accounts.
The woman and the lady who looked over raised their eyebrows.
I have seen many people use an abacus to settle accounts. How can I do this with a stick of black charcoal and a piece of paper?
Song Qiu doesn't know how to make an abacus, she just needs to gather the total number and do mental arithmetic.
Du Chuanfu has already calculated the rent and money for yesterday's lunch and dinner.
The cost of staying in a wing room is sixty cents a night, and the cost of a night in a Datong bunkhouse is thirty cents.
Yesterday's two meals totaled 710 cash, and including the rent, it was 830 cash.
Including today's breakfast, Song Qiu quickly calculated and said: "The total is one thousand and eighteen dollars. I accept your patronage and give it a round figure."
Upon hearing that it was only one tael of silver, the lady who was sitting at the table raised her eyebrows slightly.
The woman then took out a piece of broken silver from her purse and handed it to Cheng Yun, "A round number, no need to look for it."
The silver ingot was of excellent quality and looked more than just a tael.
If you exchange it for copper plates, you can exchange it for more broken silver of good quality.
The other party was not short of money. After saying this, Song Qiu took it with a smile and then sent the guest out.
The lady got on the carriage and couldn't help but look up at the plaque on it. She only recognized two of the four characters. She also knew yesterday that it was Songshan Inn. Looking at the font again, it was interesting. She smiled and put it down.
Pull up the curtain and give the order to set off.
After seeing off the guests, Du Chuanfu also went to the market to buy vegetables and came back. Yuan Hua and his wife had already arrived to clean up the tea shed.
Song Qiu asked everyone to come in and eat the remaining food for breakfast, then he picked up the ingredients and hurried back to the kitchen to prepare today's dishes.
Zhang Lihua and others cleaned the room and took out all the sheets and quilt covers used last night to wash.
Although they only stayed for one night, Zhang Lihua and the others felt that it was still very clean and did not need to be washed. However, when Song Qiu insisted that they take it apart and wash it, it was not troublesome anyway, so they just washed it.
Behind the inn is a long river. The water on the bank of the long river is not deep. It is very convenient to stand on the bank and wash the quilts and sheets.
Zhang Lihua and Aling worked together to wash them, then lifted them up and dried them on the bamboo poles set up on the shore. In this weather, there was still sunshine, and they could dry them in the sun for at most a day and a half.
After washing the quilt cover and sheets, the two of them went back to the front to help.
In addition to steamed buns and steamed buns, today's Tea House also offers noodles.
Song Qiu specially taught Chen how to cross the water, which was fast and convenient, and it would also be easy for someone to eat when the time came.
Today, the dishes in the inn have also changed a few times. There are many people, so it is quick to prepare.
The soybeans and mung beans soaked last night were all swollen. Song Qiu saw that they were very good, so he put them in two large dustpans, lightly covered them with a layer of rice straw, sat them down in a wooden basin, and put them in.
In the shade next to the water tank.
Sprinkle warm water on it morning and evening, and within a few days, the beans will sprout from their tops, and they will be bean sprouts.
The old Yuans didn't know what she was going to do. They just heard that she would be showered with water sooner or later, so they remembered it.
It was about time when the work was done, and Song Qiu came out to sit down, drink hot tea, keep accounts, and calculate profits and losses.
Yesterday, with the big business of the inn and the reopening of the tea shed, the income was quite good, enough to earn one or two hundred yuan. After taking away the costs, there was still a few hundred yuan left.
It's really satisfying.
These days are busy but relaxing.
Otherwise, when she was in her twenties in her previous life, she would have been willing to take over her family's restaurant and prepare to work there until she was old.
She likes this kind of fulfillment.
I took a sip of tea and looked at the red sun rising outside. The sky was blue. It was another beautiful day, full of hope.
Guests come and go, and those who run inns are so busy day after day.
The tea shed was just like yesterday, customers started arriving at about noon.
At the inn, it was not until the end of the hour that a convoy finally passed by. Seeing that there was a resting place here, without Yang Dalian's greeting, he came over, dismounted those who dismounted, and those who dismounted, got off.
Go to the inn.
A group of people sat at two tables, dressed in ordinary clothes, and started drinking hot tea. They must have been thirsty.
Du Chuanfu went up to greet him and reported the dishes for today. The steward quickly ordered a few dishes, two copies, all served in a delivery style. The food didn't need to be exquisite, just enough to eat.
The dishes were brought out one after another. Song Qiu added water to the pot and warmed it with the remaining fire. He also lit the fire. When the water was hot, he could wash the dishes later. He wiped his hands on his apron and walked out.
Guests outside couldn’t stop praising it.
One of the stewards even pulled Du Chuanfu and asked, "Brother, how did you cook this fish? Why does it have no fishy smell at all, and it is so delicious! And the red things on it seem to be red chili peppers, right?"
?We have never seen such crispy chili peppers, and how do you make this soup base so red and bright?"
Song Qiu turned his eyes as he listened, leaning behind the counter and paying attention to that side.
Du Chuanfu replied: "The chili peppers on top and the condiments used to make the red soup base are secret recipes prepared by our inn, specially used for cooking."
When he heard that it was a secret recipe, the steward didn't ask any more questions. He took another bite of fish and couldn't help but said, "Do you sell this kind of chili pepper and those condiments? This cooking is really delicious, and I can't help it."
I want to buy some back."
After saying that, when he saw that Du Chuanfu didn't answer immediately, he immediately said: "To be honest, my boss also owns a restaurant, which is in Fucheng, far away from here. It doesn't matter if you sell these two ingredients to me."
Even though we are so far away, we can't steal your business.
Du Chuanfu turned his head and looked at Song Qiu.
Song Qiu thought for a while and stepped forward, "This uncle really wants to buy it. But after all, these two seasonings are secret recipes. They are the only ones in this family. And I don't have much on hand. I still need to use them. What's the price?
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When the manager saw that the director seemed to be this little girl, he looked over. When he heard that there was something going on, he hurriedly said: "The price is easy to talk about! The girl just asks the price."
The boss has connections and knows that the prefect’s wife likes fish the most and also likes spicy food. However, after studying the restaurant for a long time, the cook can only make braised fish and adjust the spiciness, but in the end it doesn’t suit the prefect’s wife’s taste.
In Qifu City, there are also many people who love spicy food and fish...
If the prefect's wife were to eat this pot of spicy and juicy boiled fish, how could their restaurant be embarrassed in front of the prefect?
There is another condiment. Although I don’t know what it is, several dishes on the table seem to use this condiment. The colors are different and particularly bright.
If this thing could be used in the owner's restaurant, wouldn't the business be even better?
Now that he encountered it today, he couldn't miss it easily.
Song Qiu saw that the steward wanted to buy it. He thought about making a few large tanks of Doubanjiang and also thought about selling it. After all, relying on the inn alone was just for food and clothing. To have surplus food, he had to sell other things.
It's just that she can't eat all at once, and she doesn't know the person in charge of the boss. After thinking about it, she finally said: "This dried chili does not weigh on the scale. You can cook many dishes with one kilogram, and it takes several kilograms to get it."
For such a pound, I don’t have much here, so I can only sell ten pounds to you at most. As for this other condiment, doubanjiang, I can make two jars of it, uncle, what do you think?"