Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 397 Let Miss Shen's restaurant take care of the food

Thick cotton curtains were hung on the front and back doors of the shop, and there was a row of small stoves with roaring fires in the kitchen.

There were several small casseroles on the stove that were filled with ingredients, stewing with wisps of steam and singing happily "gurgling".

In addition, there were several guests holding hot soy milk, waiting for their portion of mixed casserole to be served.

Compared to the cold wind and withered trees outside, this warm and cozy snack shop is so comfortable that you don't want to leave.

The guest took out a towel from his sleeve and sat there slowly wiping the sweat from his head.

Prepare to take a break and wait for the sweat on your head to disappear before leaving the store.

At this time, more customers came in. This customer was probably very satisfied with the meal and was not shy at all in recommending the assorted casserole he had just eaten to the new customers.

There is no need for any sweet talk, just look at the empty casserole in front of the customer, with not a drop of soup left, and his rosy face, looking satisfied with his full stomach.

Customers who come into the store are fully convinced that this mixed casserole, which they have never heard of, must taste good.

People rushed to the table and ordered dishes according to their favorite tastes.

The result was that the mixed casserole became a huge hit on the first day it was sold.

Several shop owners who come to eat every day are particularly satisfied with the food and say it tastes better than eating hot pot in a restaurant.

It’s an inexpensive meal that’s both satisfying and warming.

This is really a great way to eat in winter.

He also said that when he returns, he will bring his wife and children to eat as well.

It doesn’t cost much, but the whole family can have a delicious meal.

Even if we eat as much as we want, our family can still afford it.

Since then, not only the shopkeepers and waiters in the neighborhood have fallen in love with the mixed casserole dishes.

The people of Anping County also gradually found out.

The Fengnian Restaurant on the street in the market not only has amber meat that the county magistrate likes to eat, but also has an inscription on it.

There is also a mixed casserole that is delicious in winter.

Not only does it taste good, the dishes are varied and the price is cheap.

It is simply a hot pot restaurant that is affordable for ordinary people.

Even if you invite people to a casual meal, order two assorted casseroles, a piece of amber pork, and finally a plate of refreshing and greasy pickled cabbage, it won't lose face.

Three or four days passed in the blink of an eye.

Although there are fewer merchants coming from the north.

Some shops specializing in northern goods have seasonally reduced staff at their branches on this side of the market due to a lack of supply.

The restaurant's business actually got better because of the new assorted casserole.

Word of mouth spread quickly, and even if customers didn't come here to buy anything, some of them would bring their families here to have a meal of mixed casserole.

Some people even came by mule cart to pack up a few assorted casseroles and a portion of amber meat to take home for the whole family to enjoy.

Since that day, Shen Yu and six residents signed the deed at the county government office and paid the house price. Both parties agreed to move out the furniture in the old house within five days, and then Shen Yu could take over the house and use it.

These days, when Shen Yu has free time, he will take a walk around the backyard alley.

There is one family that is still cleaning up their old belongings because they are reluctant to throw them away.

The gates of the other five houses were all open, and even the iron locks on the doors had been taken off. The inside was empty, with only some broken pots and bricks left in the yard.

Shen Yu thought about waiting until all the tenants moved out, then hiring helpers to clean up all the junk at once, so he didn't take care of these things in the past few days.

Her mind was on the restaurant, thinking of adding two more dishes to the casserole.

While people love to eat here, build up the restaurant's reputation with a few signature dishes.

From now on, the snack shop will no longer rely solely on nearby businesses and residents as its customers, but residents from the entire county will become repeat customers of the snack shop.

After breakfast that day, Shen Yu and Li took some time off to count how many small clay pots were left in the house.

These days, more and more people come to pack food to take home, and the small casserole is becoming insufficient. I have to count the number so that I can order some more.

When I turned around, I saw Qixi rushing in from the small door of the shop.

Qi Xi bowed and greeted the two, then said to Shen Yu, "The county magistrate wants you to go to the county government office to discuss something."

When Li heard that the county magistrate had summoned her, she became a little nervous and asked Qixi, "Do you know what it is?"

Qi Xi shook her head and said, "I don't know either. When the young master and Master Qian were discussing matters in the adults' study, the young master came out halfway and asked me to come over and ask the young lady to go right away."

"I don't think it's a bad thing. I vaguely heard it outside and it was related to the repair of the canal."

After hearing this, Li didn't understand what the repair of the canal had to do with Shen Yu.

But I feel relieved knowing that it is not a bad thing.

She hurriedly urged Shen Yu to take off her apron and go into the house to change into going-out clothes so that she could go to the county government office with Qi Xi.

After all, he was going to see the county magistrate, so Shen Yu did not dare to be negligent. He agreed and quickly went into the house.

She took off her apron and headscarf, and changed into a long jacket with double-breasted collar, a style commonly seen on the streets, with narrow sleeves and short jacket that was convenient to wear when she cooked in the kitchen.

After packing up, he immediately followed Qi Xi out of the house and got on a carriage to the county government office.

Arriving at the county government office, the two went straight to the county magistrate's study in the back hall.

When I went in, I found that the county magistrate was not in the study.

Only Lu Lang and Master Qian were standing in front of the desk, discussing something in front of a map.

Seeing Shen Yu coming in, Lu Lang hurriedly asked her to sit down.

Shen Yu bowed to the two of them, then sat on a round stool beside them and asked respectfully, "I wonder why the county magistrate wants to call me."

Master Qian smiled and said, "The county magistrate waited for a while, but you didn't come, so he went to take care of his goldfish. We can take care of the rest."

Then he briefly explained why he called Shen Yu over.

It turned out that early this morning, Lu Lang and Master Qian came to see the county magistrate to discuss the canal repair matters.

The construction period, costs, recruitment of craftsmen and laborers have been planned for several days. They can be finalized after reporting them one by one to the county magistrate.

After everything was agreed upon, Lu Lang pointed out that the cook had withheld food expenses during the last road construction.

This caused the craftsmen to not have enough to eat and had no energy to work, which in turn delayed the construction schedule.

Lu Lang suggested changing a cook to prepare meals for the construction site.

Speaking of eating, the county magistrate thought of the fact that he was particularly lucky every time Shen Yu did something for him.

So they suggested that Miss Shen's restaurant be responsible for providing meals for the laborers who were repairing the canal.

Lu Lang and Master Qian's original intention was just to replace the cook who was black-hearted but had a powerful backer.

Change to a cook who lives locally, has no backing or connections, and does his job honestly.