"Shopkeeper, aren't there any fried chickens for sale today?"
At noon, there are many guests in Liufangjuzhong, but the fried chicken stoves located not far in front of the store that were originally used to attract customers are now empty, and there is not half a fried chicken in sight. Many customers were a little unhappy: "We came here to eat fried chicken in your store. We didn't have it the day before yesterday, and we didn't have it yesterday. Isn't it still there today?"
Being questioned like this, Wu Li became nervous for a while, and he bowed repeatedly and said: "Dear customers, please forgive me. It is true that our store has run out of chicken in the past few days, so we are temporarily unable to supply fried chicken to you. But please, please Don’t worry, we are already trying to purchase broilers from elsewhere, so please be patient!”
"Wait, but how long do you have to wait?" Someone still refused to forgive and asked aggressively, making Shopkeeper Wu even more difficult to deal with.
Zhang Jian, who was already sitting in the hall on the first floor, enjoying the food and wine, curled his lips when he saw this, and showed a proud smile. It seems that the plan he used to drain the firepower this time is still very effective. Once Liufangju fails to provide guests with fried chicken, their reputation will naturally decline, and then the dilemma of his own hotel will be alleviated.
Of course, they also paid a lot of money for doing this. Just buying all kinds of chickens and ducks from the surrounding manor at a price that is 20% higher than the market price is a big expense. Even if there are several other The main store jointly funded it and used most of the cash in the hotel. If Liufangju tried to get chicken from elsewhere, their situation would be even more difficult.
But Zhang Jian believed that Liufangju would not be able to turn around this time, and it would not be difficult for it to close down as long as it waited for a while.
At this moment, several large cars suddenly came outside the restaurant, but the things on them were tightly covered with oilcloths. It was not clear what was hidden. After waiting for the car to stop, a young man jumped out of the car and walked directly into the door.
Shopkeeper Wu, who was struggling to deal with so many dissatisfied diners, was overjoyed when he saw this person coming. He apologized to everyone and then went over to greet him: "Master Sun, you are finally here. The chicken you mentioned yesterday ..." Zhang Jian, who was among the drinkers over there, had his eyebrows twitching and his heart tightening. He didn't know what kind of changes Sun Tu's sudden arrival would bring to the matter.
Sun Tu smiled at Wu Li: "Don't be anxious, shopkeeper Wu, didn't I just bring the chicken?" With a greeting, the laborers hired by him began to lift off the oilcloth on the car, and then put it all together With great effort, he moved the large boxes loaded on top into the store one by one.
Everyone's eyes were focused on these uncovered boxes, and then many people shouted: "It's chicken... Hey, these chickens are quite fat, much fatter than what we have eaten before."
After he said this, everyone saw clearly that the white chickens that had been stripped of their feathers were indeed larger than what they usually see, and the meat looked much fresher than before.
Sun Tu secretly laughed after hearing this. These broiler chickens were bred for meat in later generations. They are naturally much fatter than today's free-range chickens, and there is a big difference in meat quality. However, he would not tell the truth about the matter. He just said to Wu Lida, who was full of surprise: "Shopkeeper Wu, don't keep the guests waiting any longer. Let's fry the chicken."
"Yes, yes." Wu Li finally came to his senses and quickly sent his waiter to the back to call the chefs who specialize in fried chicken to prepare the fried chicken. At this time, Sun Tu turned around and hugged the guests and said: "Every customer, please listen to what I'm going to say next. The reason why our restaurant was short of fried chicken before was mainly because we have better chicken supplies for you. Everyone has also seen that When they arrive, these chickens are much larger than before, and naturally have more meat, but our store will not increase the price because of this, so please feel free to buy them."
There were some people who were murmuring in their hearts, thinking that the price of the chicken would be increased due to the size of the chicken. Now when they heard what he said, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and there was a burst of applause from the crowd.
At this time, Wu Li pulled Sun Tu aside again and said with a solemn expression: "Master Sun, where did you get these many broiler chickens? Can you still supply them in the future?"
"I asked someone to buy these chickens from elsewhere early in the morning. I just entered Tokyo today. I was planning to discuss it with you, but something like this happened." Sun Tu had already thought of his words and said casually: "As for the future, the supply of chicken will not be a problem at least within this year."
"That's perfect." Wu Li had no intention of pursuing the question, but was just concerned about another question: "Then are the prices of these chickens really the same as before?"
"That's natural. I can't let you sell it at a loss." Sun Tu smiled: "If you want to buy a chicken, you should pay the previous price, one hundred and fifty coins. Today's delivery is two hundred. You Just give it to me according to the price." This is really an unexpected income.
When Wu Li heard this, he was convinced, and his face was full of smiles, and he quickly said: "Of course, I will go and get the money for you right now. As long as we can provide chicken, we will pay it even if it is more expensive." .”
While the two were talking, the smell of fried chicken filled the restaurant again, and people started queuing up to buy it. The impatient one tore up a piece of the chicken and put it in his mouth to taste it. As soon as he tasted it, his eyes suddenly lit up: "It's delicious. This chicken is more tender and juicy than the previous one. It's really a good deal!" "
As soon as this statement came out, more people became interested. Some people took a bite and nodded in praise. They said that the fried chicken this time was more delicious than the previous ones. The two days of waiting were not in vain. .
In fact, this is reasonable. This kind of farmed broiler chickens grow up eating feed and are much younger than those raised at home. Naturally, their meat quality is far less thick than that of the latter. If we change it to a thousand years later, when everyone has become cunning, they will still talk about nutritional hormone issues, but now people only care about the taste. For them who are used to eating meaty Chai Lao, the taste of this tender chicken Of course it's better.
As a result, the business in Liufangju became booming again, and the dull atmosphere just now has been swept away. Zhang Jian's face darkened when he saw this change: "Why is this happening? Do they actually have such a back-up plan? Also, why don't those people come?" Now, it seems that he can only count on his own The next move can deal with Liu Fangju, but he is still quite confident about it. This is also the purpose of coming here in disguise today. He is not here to watch the friction between these diners and the hotel.
While he was waiting anxiously, and while the customers were rushing to buy better fried chicken, a group of more than ten officials suddenly appeared outside the restaurant. After sweeping around, the official in front strode towards the counter.
At this time, Wu Li had also seen these uninvited guests. His eyelids twitched, and he hurried forward to greet them. He smiled and saluted: "Are these officials coming to our hotel to have a drink? I've prepared this for you." Private room, please upstairs."
"Don't be too busy eating and drinking." The official snorted, "We are here to investigate the case." He didn't know whether he did it intentionally or not, but he said the last sentence so loudly that the drinkers around him were stunned. After hearing this clearly, everyone showed a look of surprise.
"Ah?" Wu Li was also surprised: "This official is joking. Our store has always been run according to duty, how could it be possible to do anything illegal..."
"It's not up to you to decide whether you have violated the law or not. Recently, someone in our Salt Tea Department reported that you, Liu Fangju, have been using private salt. Is this true?" The official was imposing. He looked at Wu Li and said in a solemn tone.
As soon as these words came out, Wu Li and the people around him all changed their expressions, and the former even trembled: "What official is wronged? How dare our shop do such a thing? There must be some misunderstanding in this." As he spoke, , he quickly took out a money bag from the counter and handed it to the other party covertly.
Zhang Jian, who was not far away from them, saw this scene. The worry on his face was finally wiped away, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. Let's see how you can turn around this time!