lcionline Chapter 381 Why invite so many people and do so much?
Chapter 381 Why invite so many people and do so much?
The people who carried the noodles all squatted at the door and slurped them up!
His gaze, whether intentionally or unintentionally, swept across the Yingxian Building across the street.
Dou Weiyi took a bite of noodles, then turned to look at Gao Mengli beside him, "Sister-in-law, how much silver do you think this restaurant makes in a month?"
Gao Mengli, biting into her noodles, glanced at Yingxianlou in the direction of Dou Weiyi's gaze. "Yesterday we earned three thousand taels, but because of the discounts, we lost 20% of our profits!"
Across from here is the largest restaurant in the city, a full four stories high!
Moreover, most people who go there are there for the main course, and the prices are high! A main course can cost at least five or six hundred taels of silver!
It's estimated that he'll earn around 100,000 taels per month!
Upon hearing this, Dou Weiyi paused in her eating, then took a big, hard bite!
Let alone tens of thousands!
Even if it's fifty thousand taels, it's still worth it for him and his men, working day and night, braving the elements and traveling by water to the prefectural city!
God knows how excited he was when he received Gao Mengli's letter! He was so excited that he barely slept these past few nights while traveling, taking turns rowing without stopping!
As the group was talking, they saw Manager Wang's carriage stop in front of the shop.
As soon as he got out of the car, he saw a row of people he didn't recognize squatting in front of Lin's restaurant, eating noodles with gusto.
He spat, "Pah! They come in all shapes and sizes, young and old!"
Why hire so many people and give you so much work to do?!
In the end, he even started to gloat.
After all, it suits Lin's taste better to hire some "oddballs" in his eyes!
He withdrew his gaze from the opposite side and prepared to open the door and enter the store.
But my gaze fell upon the money tree that I had placed at the entrance of the restaurant yesterday!
When the wind blew, the leaves of the money tree withered and fell off, carried away by the wind!
Shopkeeper Wang stared at the two money trees that had lost their leaves, his eyelids twitching, and his heart skipped a beat.
This tree was fine yesterday, how did it wither overnight?
He opened the door and went into the shop. After a short while, he heard him howling in the backyard, "Who did this? Who fed the koi? Damn it, they all choked to death!"
Hearing the commotion, the staff at Yingxianlou hurriedly ran to the backyard.
Then I saw Manager Wang squatting by the fish tank, pointing at the koi carp that was turned belly up inside, and slapping his thigh in distress.
Those koi fish were specially bought from Jiangnan last month, costing over a hundred taels of silver, hoping for the good fortune of "abundance year after year"!
Now they float on the surface of the water, their bellies round and swollen, clearly having been overfed and eaten to death.
Hei Yi heard Manager Wang's furious voice at the door and almost burst out laughing, but the noodles came out of his nostrils first!
He quickly covered his nose, noodles still hanging from the tip, his face turning red from holding it in. Hei Er next to him laughed so hard he slapped his thigh: "Laughing to death!"
Ayu, standing next to Gao Mengli, winked and asked, "Is the other side the Black One gang?"
Gao Mengli smiled but remained silent, focusing solely on eating her noodles.
However, the meaning was self-evident from the trembling shoulders as he suppressed a laugh!
After dinner, Dou Weiyi led his men to investigate, planning to make their move at nightfall.
As for Lin Ji, thankfully Li Chunhong brought the villagers to work, otherwise they definitely wouldn't have been able to keep up with the workload today.
Yesterday, the customers who finished their meal went home and raved about it, saying it was "the best thing in the world."
Just past noon, the door of Lin's shop was broken down by a crowd.
The number of tables in the main room was increased from ten to fifteen, but it still wasn't enough to seat everyone.
The private rooms upstairs were completely full, with tables being flipped over and over again.
The line of customers stretched all the way to West Street.
The customers at the front of the line stood on tiptoe, peering into the restaurant and asking repeatedly, "Manager, when will it be the next table's turn?"
"I heard from a friend yesterday that your steamed chicken is amazing, so I came early today!"
Gao Mengli quickly reassured her, her hand flashing out afterimages, "Don't worry, don't worry, I remember all the arrangements I made for you, and for him!"
In the kitchen, Lin Xi and two black woks never stopped stirring, the sizzling sound of stir-frying mixed with the aroma of meat wafting far and wide.
Zhang Ya and the newly recruited woman were picking vegetables around the vegetable basin, their fingers flying so fast they left afterimages.
Li Chunhong led the people to clear the dishes from the table, her feet practically spinning like wheels of fire!
The woman washing dishes in the backyard kept her hands moving rapidly, and sweat was beading on her forehead.
But his face was beaming with joy!
This is even more lively than going to a big market during Chinese New Year.
Gao Mengli stood behind the counter, efficiently collecting money and keeping accounts while also dealing with customers urging her to place orders and inquiries from those in line. Her voice was almost hoarse from shouting.
She could only pray that Du Hao would quickly find someone to save the day, as he was simply too busy!
They worked until dark before the people gradually dispersed, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Dou Weiyi and the others are back too!
There were still guests in the lobby, so the group of them squatted down against the wall of Lin's Restaurant, holding large bowls and rummaging through the food in their bowls.
On the deserted second-floor windowsill of Yingxianlou, Manager Wang gnashed his teeth in frustration. "Eat, eat, eat until you're all stuffed! You can eat as soon as the work is done!"
If it were him, he would never be willing to feed his staff so well; it would be a waste and a terrible disservice!
Just then, a servant rushed in through the second-floor door, handing over an urgent letter. "Master, a letter from the capital!"
Upon hearing this, Manager Wang grabbed the letter and tore it open.
Finally, there's news about the Chen family in Kyoto!
But as he unfolded the letter and read it, his face grew paler and paler.
Finally, with a thud, he slumped into the chair, the letter falling to the ground.
"How...how could this happen?"
Not only was the Chen family of Kyoto imprisoned, but even Chen Xu, the illegitimate son who worked in the Imperial Guard, disappeared without a trace. It is said that he has gone missing!
The Chen family was the link between him and the Crown Prince; four months ago, they had transported a large sum of silver from the prefectural city.
The letter was written by another of the crown prince's confidants, instructing him to count the silver, and that they would send someone to transport it soon.
Manager Wang dared not delay, so he quickly told his staff to close the restaurant and went to the abandoned estate to count the silver.
Manager Wang hurried downstairs and headed out of the restaurant. As he boarded his carriage, he caught sight of Dou Weiyi and his group still shoveling food into the wall. He couldn't help but spit out two more times, "Pah! A bunch of good-for-nothings who only know how to eat!"
Once he has paid the three months' worth of silver, he will definitely ask his superiors for the person in charge and assassinate the shopkeeper across the street!
Let them know what happens if they offend him!
He muttered a curse in a low voice and quickly stepped into the carriage.
What he didn't see was that after he got into the carriage, Dou Weiyi and the others looked up and their eyes lit up!
After shoveling the last bite of rice, Dou Zhan nudged Dou Weiyi next to him with his elbow, "Weiyi, now that this person is gone, there will only be a few waiters left to watch over the restaurant!"
Dou Weiyi put the empty bowl aside, wiped his mouth hastily, and said, "A perfect opportunity! It's dark and windy now, when else would we make our move!"
Ayu and Fatty also finished playing their songs!
Qian Yan'er pulled out a sleeping pill from her bosom, lit it with a tinderbox, and chuckled twice at the restaurant across the street, "Watch me drug you all!"