"Miss Yu, we would not have known about the opening of your shop if we hadn't heard from Brother Qian from Zhenxiu Restaurant! Our old lady heard about it and insisted on coming to congratulate you in person! Mr. Fang, Miss Yu, congratulations Ah!" The steward of Yao's family clapped his hands over and over again, smiling all over his face, those who didn't know thought it was the opening of his shop!
"Second Sister, Second Sister!!" A clear and familiar voice passed through the crowd and reached Xiaocao's ears. Not long after, a small figure wearing an ink blue student gown and a Wensheng scarf on his head squeezed through the crowd, and plunged into Yu Xiaocao's arms like a cannonball.
"Stone? Didn't you take a shower today? Why are you here? Did you skip class?" Yu Xiaocao put his arms around the little guy's shoulders and asked in surprise.
Xiaoshitou pouted, and came out of her arms, looking aggrieved: "Second sister wronged me! Am I the kind of person who skips classes and plays for fun? It's our dean. I heard that our melon shop opened , brought me and Senior Brother Yun Xi to congratulate me. Besides, our melon shop opened, and I'm considered half a little master, how could I not come?"
Yu Xiaocao looked in the direction the younger brother came from, and she saw Dean Yuan's figure like a jade tree. Behind him is the elegant and handsome little beauty Yuan Yunxi. The corners of Xiaocao's eyes twitched—this old man is a typical double-faced man, he looks like a man in front of him, but he eats money in the back.
"Mr. Yuan, are you here? Please come inside!" Yu Xiaocao warmly welcomed Dean Yuan even though she was complaining in her heart.
Yuan Sinian caressed his beautiful beard, walked over in a leisurely manner, and said with a slight smile, "Xiaocao, I heard that the fruit plate presented by Zhenxiu Restaurant uses your watermelon? It's sweet, juicy, and delicious. , it's a pity that boy Zhou is too stingy, and only a small plate is given to each table... "
The smile on the corner of Yu Xiaocao's mouth could hardly hold back, there is free watermelon to eat, but there is not enough food! Only you, Dean Yuan, can do it!
"Mr. Yuan, I guarantee you to eat enough watermelon today!" Yu Xiaocao asked her godfather to accompany Dean Yuan into the inner courtyard to rest for a while. Several heavyweight guests came, but she didn't prepare anything. Fortunately, I bought a few taels of good tea for my godfather the day before yesterday, otherwise it would be a shame if I couldn't even bring out the tea for entertaining guests!
correct! When the opening of the restaurant comes to congratulate you, it is a must to invite a table! Yu Xiaocao entertained the people who came to congratulate her with a smile, and leaned close to Zhou Zixu who was helping to greet the guests, and said in a low voice: "Does your restaurant have any free private rooms? I don't know that there will be guests coming to congratulate you today. Not ready to…”
Zhou Zixu also leaned into her ear, and whispered: "Don't worry! What's the relationship between us? Your business is mine! I've already reserved it for you, no matter how many guests come, I can entertain you!"
Fortunately, the Yu family didn't know many people in the town. Except for the table in the yamen where Mr. Fang came over to save face, there were only Dean Yuan and a few families who bought vegetables from their house. The ones who came were all managers and the like, and the only one who came here was Mrs. Yao. Two private rooms are enough!
Dean Yuan and Mrs. Yao were arranged to sit at the same table as County Magistrate Wu and them, and they were entertained by Fangfang Town, and those in charge were entertained by Li Li and Wu Yunren.
For the opening of a small melon shop, the county magistrate Wu, the official of one party's parents, and the well-known dean of Rongxuan Academy were invited, as well as several prominent figures in Tanggu Town other than the Zhou family. For a while, it attracted many people to watch.
When the respected Dean Yuan personally lifted the red silk on the door plaque, the big gilt characters on it - Tang Gu Gua Shop made the corners of Dean Yuan's mouth twitch. Such a straightforward and easy-to-understand shop name.
There are many people in the shop, and the backyard is relatively simple. Fang Fang took the congratulations people to the Zhenxiu Restaurant diagonally opposite to sit. The crowd of onlookers entered the melon shop one after another out of curiosity or herd mentality. Yu Xiaocao, Li Li, and Wu Yun were so busy in the shop that they wished they had three heads, six arms and ten mouths!
In Tanggu town, very few people have seen watermelon, so many people have seen it, and many people have asked about it, but they don’t buy much!
Yu Xiaocao had foreseen this a long time ago. She took out several trays full of watermelons cut into small pieces, placed them at the entrance, and yelled loudly: "We have a big reward for the opening of Tanggu Gua Shop. Anyone who enters the store Customers, you can taste a piece of watermelon for free! Please queue up consciously to avoid crowding. If you feel good after eating, welcome to buy. The big ones are five taels, and the small ones only cost three taels of silver!"
Tanggu Town has never tasted such a good thing for free. The people who entered the store looked at each other and hesitated to be the first person.
"Wow! Another good thing about free tasting? I'll come, I'll come!" Ms. Wang's voice was still so energetic. Regardless of the obstruction of the embarrassed young man behind her, she came to the free watermelons first, picked up a piece carefully, squinted her eyes and tasted it in small bites.
Wang Chenyang wished there was a crack in the ground for him to get in, he shouldn't have listened to his mother's advice and accompanied this little girl who was out of tune. He never expected that his little sister would receive this free tasting in full view of everyone.
What made him even more embarrassed was that the little girl Wang Yanran gnawed a piece, and she asked, "Can each person only taste one piece?"
How much do you want to try? Is it enough to eat everything on the tray? Wang Chenyang wished he could immediately stop the little girl's mouth and lift this shameful guy out of the melon shop.
After learning from Xiaocao that each person can only taste one piece, the little girl Wang Yanran pursed her lips and her face was full of disappointment. Suddenly, she turned her head and saw her elder brother who was covering his face, her eyes lit up, and she whispered, "Can my elder brother taste a piece too? Brother, if you are embarrassed, I will taste it for you!" As she said, He picked up the second piece with a smile.
Facing all the gazes from all around, Wang Chenyang pulled his little sister, almost gnashing his teeth, and said, "Didn't I come to pick up the watermelon you ordered yesterday? I still have something to do, so go back quickly after you pick it up!"
Yu Xiaocao carried the bundled watermelon yesterday with difficulty, handed it to the prince, and said with a smile: "Miss Wang, this is the watermelon you ordered yesterday, please bring me the receipt I gave, the receipt in one hand One-handed delivery."
Wang Yanran looked at the note on the watermelon and the mark she secretly scratched with her nails yesterday, squinted her eyes, took out the receipt from her purse, and said loudly: "Miss Yu, your watermelon is the best watermelon I have ever eaten. Yes. Even the watermelon in the capital is not as delicious as yours! In a few days, I will come to buy the monthly money!"
Wang Chenyang hugged the heavy watermelon in one hand, and took his little sister with the other, and walked out of the melon shop with a sullen face. After getting into the carriage, he scolded little girl Wang Yanran. The little girl thought of having sweet watermelon to eat at home, and she was not annoyed when she was scolded. She smiled and made Wang Chenyang very powerless.
However, when he took the first bite of watermelon, he could understand why his foodie girl was so keen on Yu's watermelon. Since he was a child, he traveled all over the country with his father to do business. It's not that he has never eaten watermelon, but this is the first time he has eaten such a fresh, sweet and juicy watermelon! The price is still cheap, such a big watermelon may not be able to buy in the capital let alone five taels of silver, even twenty taels of silver.
The Patriarch of the Wang family, his wives, concubines and children add up to a dozen or so people. Except for the children of the direct line who get two pieces, the other concubines and concubines only get one piece. Sweet and juicy watermelon is something no one doesn't like. Everyone feels unfulfilled.
Especially the little girl Wang Yanran, who is almost ready to hang a bottle of oil on her mouth. If she had known that the watermelon would be used by her mother to please her father, she would not have told her mother, and would take it back and eat it secretly. It would definitely be enjoyable. Two pieces of watermelon are not enough for her to stuff between her teeth! Fortunately, her money for watermelon was reimbursed by her father. snort! She will buy it quietly tomorrow, and she will eat it alone!
But Yu Xiaocao's melon shop, since the little girl Wang Yanran started the free tasting, other people have started to taste it one after another. The expression of enjoyment of those who have tasted it, and the full of praise, let more people enjoy it. More people joined the ranks of tasting.
The first batch of people who came in were mostly shopkeepers or owners who were doing business nearby. Those who can afford to rent a shop on this street naturally have some family background. After tasting the taste of watermelon, most of these people paid more or less for their families with satisfaction.
The second batch is the customers who are shopping nearby. This commercial street in Tanggu Town is equivalent to a post-mortem boutique street, and ordinary people seldom come to shop. If you can't afford it after shopping around, and you still have to be blindsided by some merchants, who would have the cheek to do it a second time
I have to say that the location of Yu Xiaocao's shop is really good. Almost no one who enters the store returns empty-handed. However, like Miss Zhuang, she bought ten or ten of them as soon as she made a move, which is really not many. Therefore, when the manager of the farmer, with a few servants, brought a bunch of watermelons out of the shop one by one after handing in the receipts, he helped Xiaocao's melon shop, attracting many customers.
Yu Xiaocao finally realized the painful yet joyful feeling of "counting money until your hands cramp". Her melon shop is similar to the supermarkets of later generations. Customers go in to select the goods in person and pay at the door. And Yu Xiaocao, who was sitting on a high chair at the door, kept collecting money and changing money, and even said sweetly with a smile on her face: "Welcome to come next time!"
The guests all thought that the little girl who collected the money had a sweet smile, a clear voice, and was good at arithmetic. No matter how many watermelons you bought, no matter what price the watermelons were, as long as she glanced at her, she could calculate the money in seconds, and she never missed it.
In fact, this kind of arithmetic at the level of the first and second grades of elementary school may be a bit difficult for the ancients, but for Xiaocao who has learned the nine-nine multiplication table, it is definitely a piece of cake.
The two carts of watermelons brought in yesterday were all sold out before noon. Later, through word of mouth, other customers who learned that the watermelons in "Tang Gu Gua Pu" were delicious and cheap came to the store, only to see empty shelves.