The sun was blazing in the sky, and the capital was bustling under the emperor's feet. Not far from Qihua Gate, there was a street facing the canal, with a lot of people. Near the arch bridge, there was a shop under renovation called "Zhu Ji Fast Food", and there were especially many people outside the shop.
The crowd gathered around Zhu Ji Fast Food, or to be exact, around a sign that had just been hung outside the store.
Next to the sign, there was a young man dressed neatly and in low-key clothes. He was pointing at the sign and looking at everyone. He had a smile on his face and a simple and honest look. His pair of black eyes were as clear as the sky, and his eyes were honest and straightforward.
The crowd gathered around the sign and kept urging those who could read to read what was written on the sign.
"Well, it says here: Zhuji Fast Food, 6 cents for a full meal, 10 cents for a good meal; dishes served over a cup of tea, healthy and delicious, free after the time limit."
At the urging of the many illiterate onlookers, a literate teacher in the crowd, who was dressed very poorly, adjusted his navy blue robe slowly and walked to the front. He raised his chin slightly, looked down at the crowd with full arrogance of a scholar. Then he pointed at the sign hanging at the door, pointed and read word by word to the curious but illiterate onlookers around him.
The sign was easy to understand and catchy. It was not difficult to understand at all. However, after reading it, the teacher got sick and forced everyone to explain it again. "This is what it means. At Zhuji Fast Food, you only need six cents to eat a full meal. If you have ten cents, you can eat very well. After ordering, the dishes will be served in a cup of tea. The dishes in this restaurant are delicious and healthy. If you wait for more than a cup of tea, the dishes will be free."
However, before the teacher could even finish his explanation, the enthusiasm of the onlookers had already been ignited, and once ignited, it spread like wildfire, with everyone rushing to express their opinions.
"Is this true? You can have a full meal with only six cents? One cent buys a big steamed bun. To be full, most people need two big steamed buns. Someone with a big appetite like me needs three or four. In this restaurant, you can be full with only six cents. Do you think the food here must be bad?" A man in coarse cloth rolling up his arms smiled and shook his head after hearing this.
"Yeah, that's really affordable..."
"Haha, Liu Wen is full, doesn't that mean he only has enough steamed buns?"
"Ten cents for a good meal? Haha, the shopkeeper is really bold to say that. Ten cents can buy you a lot of good food. If it's really like what the shopkeeper said, then I will eat here every day."
Many people also spoke up and said that they all thought the same thing. They felt that the price of Zhuji Fast Food was too affordable, so affordable that they couldn't help but be suspicious.
However, some people still expressed different opinions.
"Not necessarily. There's a lot of money to be made in restaurants. I have a relative who owns a restaurant, so I know a little bit about it. Take steamed buns, for example. If you make them yourself in a restaurant, you can make a lot of money by using one cent of flour to make three buns. And vegetables, we've all bought our own vegetables, right? A cucumber is only worth one cent, but if you order a smacked cucumber in a restaurant, it'll cost you at least six cents, which is several times more."
"You have a point, but why are the prices in other stores so high, and why are they so much cheaper in your store?"
"Do you think this shopkeeper is selling steamed buns under the guise of selling vegetables? Hehe..."
For a while, people's discussions became more and more heated...
This made Princess Ning An, who was standing behind the window of the Delicious Pastry Shop opposite, extremely anxious. She felt like she was disappointed in their work and wanted to go up and slap each of them in the face to wake them up.
You are such short-sighted lowly people. As soon as that guy named Zhu gave you a little benefit, you were fooled by him and you don't know what to do anymore.
This is off topic!
You pigs, a bunch of idiots!
Princess Ning An became more and more anxious as she listened. Finally, she couldn't help but stick her little face out of the window again and shouted at the top of her voice, "You are so cheap because you feed us pig offal, right?"
After shouting, Princess Ning'an retreated back to the bed at lightning speed, hiding her achievements and fame.
Hehe
Want to change the subject
This princess won’t let you have your wish.
You can fool others, but you can't fool this princess. Let's see what you can do this time... The business failed before it even opened. Our number one scholar is really smart and capable.
A little face was pressed against the window, listening to the noise outside with excitement and anticipation. After hearing people suddenly change the topic to pig offal, Princess Ning'an's little face smiled like a puppy again.
After Princess Ning'an's reminder, people suddenly felt enlightened, as if they had grasped the key points.
"Yes, six coins to fill your stomach and ten coins to fill your stomach. That sounds nice, but you're not really going to use pig offal to cook, are you?"
"No, pig offal smells terrible no matter how you cook it. I ate it once and I never want to eat it again."
"It's possible. Look, the shopkeeper and the others are carrying pig offal..."
"If it's pig offal, forget it. My stomach can't handle it."
For a while, there was a panic outside Zhuji Fast Food Restaurant. People turned pale as if they had heard of a tiger when they heard about pig offal. Their enthusiasm seemed to have been poured with cold water and they became less interested.
Although it was not to the extent of "coming with excitement and leaving with disappointment", the onlookers were all bored.
That's it.
Princess Ning'an, who was hiding behind the window, clenched her fists excitedly. Her little face was filled with excitement, and she silently cheered for everyone in her heart.
At this time, seeing the trend of people turning from fans to haters, Liu Dadao and Liu Dachui became extremely anxious and were sweating profusely.
However, Zhu Ping'an on the side was not affected at all. In the sunshine, the smile on his face seemed even brighter.
Zhu Ping'an smiled and looked up at the Delicious Pastry Shop opposite, then noticed a corner of red clothes sticking out from behind the window, and the smile on his face became even brighter.
Although Princess Ning'an had a hoarse voice, Zhu Ping'an recognized it immediately and now he has confirmed it.
She's a good helper, shouldn't I give her some compensation
Next, amid an uproar from the crowd, Zhu Ping'an took two steps forward with a simple smile on his face, bowed to everyone, and immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Are you curious whether our Zhuji Fast Food uses pig offal to cook for you?"
Under the gaze of everyone, Zhu Pingan asked with a simple smile.
Everyone nodded.
When the little Princess Ning An, who was sitting behind the window of Delicious House opposite, heard what Zhu Ping'an said, she couldn't help but stretch her neck out of curiosity.
Then, everyone saw Zhu Ping'an smiling and nodding, with a frank look on his face, as if he was answering a very trivial question.
Admit it
He actually admitted it shamelessly?!
Princess Ning An opened her mouth in surprise and rubbed her eyes in disbelief. She really couldn't believe her eyes and ears. Princess Ning An originally thought that she would hear Zhu Ping'an's sophistry, and was ready to expose Zhu Ping'an's sophistry at the critical moment. She never expected that Zhu Ping'an would admit it shamelessly, and looked so proud.
How shameless!
Princess Ning'an deeply despised Zhu Ping'an in her heart, and had a new understanding of Zhu Ping'an's shamelessness.
But it doesn’t matter. No matter how thick-skinned you are, it’s useless. Humph, if you cook with pig offal, just wait for the store to close!