There aren't many expensive things in the shop, most of them are affordable for people. In order to get a free tea egg, people order what they like.
Jiang Miao asked Tang Lin to be in charge of entertaining the guests and gave him a small wooden stick with dyes. When the guests ordered something, they would be given a small wooden stick with different colors representing different foods, so that the food would not be served wrongly and it would be more convenient to pay the bill later.
He and Li Ping stayed in the kitchen to prepare the food that everyone ordered. Daniu stood between the kitchen and the front hall, and was responsible for serving the food.
"The shepherd's purse and egg dumplings are ready!" Jiang Miao called out, and Daniu came forward with a tray and brought out the big bowl of cooked shepherd's purse and egg dumplings to the table of the guest holding a red sign.
Shepherd's purse and egg dumplings are one of the recommended ingredients this month, and they cost twelve coins. Generally speaking, breakfasts on Mingfeng Street cost between four and ten coins. For people with more money, twelve coins for a bowl of dumplings is not expensive. For example, Shopkeeper Zhong from Rouge Shop ordered a bowl.
"Is this the egg dumpling?" Before it was served, Shopkeeper Zhong thought that this was an egg dumpling stuffed with eggs and shepherd's purse. But after it was served, he found that the dumpling wrapper was actually made of eggs.
There were only fifteen dumplings in a bowl that cost twelve cents. They were quite big, and looked bright yellow, floating in the soup like little gold ingots. Shopkeeper Zhong scooped one up with a spoon, put it into his mouth, and took a bite.
A fresh and fragrant taste flowed into his mouth along with the soup. Shopkeeper Zhong discovered that there was not only shepherd's purse in it, but also pork. The pork was very chewy, the shepherd's purse was very refreshing, and with the egg skin on the outside, it was even more delicious. In addition, a little vinegar and chili were added to the soup, which had a very obvious appetizing effect.
Seeing him eating dumplings one bite after another, Zhang couldn't help swallowing his saliva. The fragrant smell that filled the room was too unfriendly to a man with an empty stomach. He couldn't help but stretch his head and urge, "Waiter, is my order ready?"
Tang Lin came over quickly, saw a green stick next to him, and said, "Okay, okay, I'll bring it over right away!"
The ones with green skewers are soup dumplings, eight in a basket, which are prepared in advance. If someone wants them, they can be steamed on the stove in a short while. Tang Lin went into the kitchen and brought out a small steamer, with a small dish next to it, which contained the vinegar sauce prepared by Jiang Miao.
"Sir, this is balsamic vinegar sauce. If you want to try a different flavor, you can dip it in the soup." Tang Lin reminded, then retreated to the door and continued to receive other guests.
Shopkeeper Zhang picked up a small soup dumpling with chopsticks and found that although it was filled with soup, the thin skin was very tough and did not break even when he held it with chopsticks. He brought the small soup dumpling to his mouth, gently bit a small hole, and the soup inside flowed into his mouth.
The jelly is originally cooked with various condiments. Now that it is steamed and melted, it is extremely delicious. The shopkeeper Zhang's eyebrows trembled at the delicious taste.
After finishing the soup, he dipped the soup dumpling into the vinegar and put it into his mouth, nodding with satisfaction. The twenty cents were well spent. If something like this were sold in another restaurant, it would definitely cost more than this.
The two of them savored their food with great enjoyment, as did the guests at other tables. No matter what they ordered, it was equally delicious. They had originally come in just for the free tea eggs, but now their taste buds were conquered by other things. The first and second floors were full of guests, and sometimes you had to wait until others finished eating and got up before there was an empty seat.
After eating and paying the bill, the guests will be given a tea egg. The unique aroma of the tea egg will make the stomach, which originally thought it was full, squeeze out some space.
The guests were satisfied with the meal, but Jiang Miao felt like crying because he hadn't hired a dishwasher yet. The dishes were piled in a wooden basin by the well, and they could only wash them quickly when the guests ordered. Fortunately, he bought a lot of extra dishes when he prepared them, otherwise he might not be able to supply them.
After 9:00 a.m., the customers of the breakfast shop had just left. Jiang Miao rubbed his sore arm and told the waiters to hang up the closing sign.
"Stop busying yourself and see what's left inside. Take it out and eat it all. We'll eat first tomorrow and then open the shop for business after we're full." Jiang Miao said. He thought he could find some time to fill his stomach, but he didn't expect there would be so many people.
Tang Lin and Daniu went to the kitchen and brought out half a pot of mushroom and lean meat porridge, a few steamed buns, two stacks of side dishes, and even tea eggs.
"It seems that this porridge is not selling well." Jiang Miao sighed. Wouldn't it be very comfortable to eat some porridge in the morning
Tang Lin added: "Boss, we sold three bowls of this porridge this morning, and the customers who ate it thought it was delicious..."
Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Jiang Miao said, "It's okay, go on."
"That's right. Most people cook porridge at home. If they want to eat it, why don't they just eat it at home? Why would they come to the store to eat it?" Tang Lin said. Although he and Shopkeeper Jiang had not been together for a long time, he felt that this shopkeeper should be the type who would listen to advice and would not easily turn against him.
"I've thought about this before, but our porridge is different," said Jiang Miao.
"But the customers don't know. They only know that this is porridge. Even though it has mushrooms and lean meat in it, isn't it still porridge?" After Tang Lin finished speaking, he went to the pot to get another bowl of porridge to drink. He felt that the shopkeeper was very generous. The porridge cost fifteen cents, but he let them drink it.
"That's right," Jiang Miao thought about it and felt that he was right. "Then we won't serve this porridge for now. By the way, Tang Lin, when you were greeting the guests outside, did you hear any suggestions from the guests?"
Jiang Miao originally planned to stay outside by himself, but he didn't expect there would be so many people and the kitchen was short-staffed, so he had to go in.
Tang Lin shook his head. He only remembered to greet the guests and didn't pay attention to what they said. Da Niu at the side opened his mouth, and when Jiang Miao looked over, he mustered up the courage to say, "When I was serving food, I heard a customer say that there were only salty dishes here, and he wanted to eat something sweet but couldn't find any. He also asked if youtiao was sweet like youguozi?"
Everyone ate as they talked, and soon everything on the table was gone. Although the breakfast shop was only open in the morning, it didn't mean that their work was done.
Most of the things sold in breakfast shops need to be prepared in advance. If they wait until the morning, they will definitely be too busy.
"Daniu, you should go back first, you still have to sell fried buns in the afternoon." Jiang Miao patted Daniu on the shoulder and said. He had already prepared the stuffing, he just needed to go back and mix the bread.
Daniu grinned and said, "Boss, I'll send the stuffing back and come back. My grandmother will wrap it up. I can go over and set up the stall in the afternoon."
"Why do you call me shopkeeper too?" Jiang Miao smiled. He was used to hearing his name called "Young Brother Jiang", so it sounded a little strange at first.
Daniu scratched his head: "Isn't that what everyone calls you? Now that you have opened such a big shop, you should be called the shopkeeper."
"Okay, call me whatever you want. You can arrange your own time and come over when you are free. You will get paid for your work here."
Da Niu quickly waved his hands: "No, I've already taken one portion of the fried buns, you can't have another one here." After saying that, he was afraid that Jiang Miao would refuse, so he left in a hurry.
Jiang Miao shook his head and once again lamented the guy's simplicity. In modern times, such employees would definitely be the first targets of exploitation by those black-hearted bosses.
Jiang Miao asked Tang Lin and Li Ping to do it first, then he took out the drawer of the counter and the checkout sign on the side, and walked into the rest room.
Pei Mu brought Little White Spot with him today. With him by his side, he didn't feel lonely at all. Time passed quickly as he practiced calligraphy and petted the cat. He was brought here by the guards of Pei Mansion. Jiang Miao opened his business today and got up very early. The guard took over his place, sent Little Stone to school, and then sent Pei Mu here.
Seeing Jiang Miao coming in, Pei Mu looked up at him, with a hint of joy in his eyes.
"Little Wood, let's count the money?" Jiang Miao grabbed the copper coins in the drawer and let them fall down. The tinkling sound attracted the curiosity of the little white dot. It pricked up its ears and looked up vigilantly with its round eyes.
Pei Mu didn't know how to count money, so Jiang Miao counted out ten coins very slowly and piled them together, then repeated the above steps. After a few times, Pei Mu also reached out his little hand, grabbed some coins from the drawer, and piled them together, ten in a pile.
"So smart!" Jiang Miao praised him. Pei Mu curled his lips and continued to do the same action with his hands.
After all the copper coins were counted, Jiang Miao discovered that there were nearly three taels of silver in this half drawer of copper coins. He made so much money in just half a morning. No wonder everyone wanted to open a shop on the street, especially on a street with a lot of traffic!
Jiang Miao was happy for a while, then compared the skewer and the copper coin, and adding the buns he had sold before, the amount of money was just right.
After calculating the money, Jiang Miao took out the account book and started to record the accounts. After recording the accounts, Jiang Miao sighed. He thought the money was quite high before, but after deducting the rent, labor and ingredients, the profit was thinned out. But it doesn't matter, everything is difficult at the beginning. For example, many things are not prepared today, and only one steamer of buns is sold. More buns need to be made today. For most customers, buns are more affordable.
He put down the account book and took Pei Mu to the morning market which was still going on. He bought a lot of things and had them delivered to the shop. In the backyard, Li Ping and Tang Lin were washing and cutting things, and their hands and feet were very nimble.
"You will have to work hard these two days. Once I find someone, you won't have to wash the dishes and vegetables anymore." Jiang Miao said. Originally, Aunt Liu was a good candidate, but it was a pity that she was far away and not very convenient.
"Boss, this job is not difficult." Tang Lin said with a smile, "But it's not convenient when you're busy. If you want to hire someone to wash the dishes, you might as well go to the next street and ask. There's an aunt named Wen at the end of the street. She's very skillful."
Jiang Miao became interested: "Do you know her?"
Tang Lin said: "I don't really know her, I just heard about her. Her husband died in business when he was young, leaving behind a large family that all depended on her for support."
Jiang Miao nodded, stopped asking questions, and decided to ask around later. If the reputation was good, he would recruit him.
At noon, when he went to pick up Xiao Shitou, he deliberately arrived earlier and asked the elderly people living nearby about the woman surnamed Wen. These elderly people said that she was good, efficient, hardworking, straightforward, and not worried all day long. After asking around, Jiang Miao decided to go to her house in the afternoon to ask.
Little Shitou ran out with his bag on his back, looking very excited. He had been eating in the private school for so long, and now he could finally have lunch with his brother and Little Mu, so he was naturally happy.
Jiang Miao cooked a table of dishes himself. After tasting them, Li Ping and Tang Lin kept praising them. It seemed that the owner of their restaurant was not only good at making breakfast, but also good at making proper meals!
(End of this chapter)