Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 179 The Narrow Road to Enemies at the Night Market
Chapter 190 The Enemy Road at the Night Market is Narrow
On October 28th of the lunar calendar, the new shop opened at an auspicious time, and both Wen Ding and Fu Bo came to congratulate.On the first day of opening, Qianlixiang launched several hot pots with different flavors.According to the degree of spiciness of the customers, there are three delicacies hot pot, fat beef and shabu mutton hot pot. In addition, there are Sichuan-style spicy hot pots, which are suitable for diners at the same table. Some are afraid of spicy food, and there is also a fish head hot pot with mandarin duck and chopped pepper.

Hot dishes are served in small plates with blue flowers on a white background. There are various slices of very thin slices. Seasoned meat and fish fillets are marinated in advance, cleaned vegetables, bean sprouts, potato slices, and various Liangpi vermicelli, meatballs, and rich soy products.

A promotional sign was posted at the entrance of the shop, stating that for every dining table that spent more than [-] renminbi on the first seven days of Qianlixiang’s opening, a special pastry with Qianlixiang’s special flavor would be given away according to the number of diners at the table. On the dining table, in addition to the pastries, there will also be a free jar of fermented rice (the size of the jar is based on the size of the regular jar sold in the winery).

Because during the period before the opening, Jin Xi’s house was always busy and it was hard to get out, the hot pot shop’s pre-opening promotion was not in place, and in the first three days of the new shop’s opening, the business was far from what the big guy imagined. The earlier one was so-so, But the hot pot business is a bit sluggish.On the first day, there were two meals at noon and night, and there were only three tables in the shop. Many of the prepared ingredients were not used. Fortunately, the weather has cooled down at this time, and some ingredients can barely be saved until the next day.

On the second day, the business in the shop still did not improve. Four tables were received for two dinners, and on the third day, there were still three tables.Undoubtedly, three days before the opening, the hot pot shop was not profitable, and the enthusiasm of the big guys was poured with cold water. Looking at the wasted ingredients, and the fact that every day the shop is open, it will cost an extra day. The rent and other exorbitant taxes, Sun Yuxia and Taozhi wiped away their tears in distress.Sun Dahu and Sun Yubao were also in a hurry, racking their brains to find ways to change this situation.

In the past three days, Jin Xi hasn't shown much emotion on her face, but the anxiety in her heart is even worse than theirs!Jinxi dares to pat her chest to assure her that the hot pot shop she opened is definitely a rare new thing in Wanghai County, whether it is the taste of the food, hygiene, the environment inside the shop, or Sun Yuxia and the others in the shop. The service attitude is unmistakable.

The biggest reason for the decline of business, Jin Xi believes, should still be lost in the effect of publicity.Although there is a lot of traffic in Xiaobeilou, compared to Wanghai County, it is only a corner to the north. Moreover, customers often have a strange wait-and-see mentality, that is, an attitude of trying new things. For example, Jinxi For myself, when I used to eat in restaurants, most of them would choose places that are full of customers, and subconsciously feel that there must be places with a lot of people.It’s like Daimei hotpot city, where you have to wait in line, even if there is another hotpot restaurant nearby, you still prefer to choose Daimei.

Just when Jinxi was racking his brains to think about how to expand the publicity, Wending visited Qianlixiang again. After lunch, the shop was busy with no business, so Wending invited Jinxi to go for a walk on the street outside. Before I knew it, I started talking about Qianlixiang's sluggish business, so Jinxi asked Wending for advice.

"I've eaten your hot pot twice, and I really don't have to choose the taste." Wending said with a smile as he walked, "However, you are right, there are still too few people who know about your hot pot shop. As long as you attract people, the rest will be easy."

"The problem right now is that I don't know how to attract those people." Jin Xi said.

Wen Ding smiled lowly, thinking flashed in his clear black eyes, and said with a light smile: "It's not difficult to attract more people's attention. People like to watch the excitement, just like flies like to bite eggs with cracks. I think when my Mingshan Pavilion opened, I invited a dragon and lion dance team, and when the firecrackers exploded, the gongs and drums sounded, and the suona blew, people from several streets gathered to watch the excitement!"

Jin Xi's eyes lit up suddenly, she looked at Wending without blinking, and said, "Good idea, why didn't I think of it, Brother Wen, go ahead."

"Also, print more leaflets and the like. It won't cost more than a dozen pennies. Go to places with a lot of people, especially by the Huayang gate wharf in Wanghai County. There is a big waterway there. Passenger ship merchants will transfer and unload cargo at Huayangzha Wharf or take a rest, and they can also attract business there.”

Jin Xi listened very seriously, like a chicken pecking at rice, remembering each one in his heart, Wen Ding smiled gently, and continued: "After attracting all the people here, and knowing that you have a hot pot shop here, next thing you have to figure out What types of customers does your hot pot shop have to deal with, and then analyze the immediate needs of those different types of customers, and give them the right medicine to receive them.”

Jinxi frowned slightly, remembering that in her previous life, she ate at KFC places, some of which were of a business nature, some would offer couple meals for couples, and there would be family buckets for the whole family, and when children celebrated their birthdays, they would also give exquisite gifts. Jin Xi's mind suddenly splits a flash of light.For the past three days, the problem that had been bothering her and making her sleepless and sleepy was suddenly solved!
"Brother Wen, you came here today, you really came here specially to help me, Brother Wen, thank you, thank you!" Jin Xi said, Brother Wen really deserves to run a restaurant in the county town, this experience is different!
Wen Ding narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "I know you're smart, you'll get it right!"

"Well, Brother Wen, you inspired me well. I really answered that sentence. Listening to what you say is better than reading ten years of books. Brother Wen, I will send you here. I have thought of a good way to resolve this crisis. , I have to hurry back and have a good discussion with them, I won’t send you off, you go slowly, and I’ll treat you well when I come back next time!” Before Jin Xi finished her last sentence, she turned around and trotted back , I am so excited.

Watching Jin Xi's figure quickly disappear into the crowd on the street, Wen Ding couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, then turned and walked in the opposite direction.

In a blink of an eye, it was five days later.

Wen Ding visited Qianlixiang hotpot shop again. This time, what he saw was not the scene of a shop full of people drooping their heads and guarding the cold shop. Overwhelmed, Sun Yubao and the others were too busy to do their best.Wen Ding saw the grand occasion in front of him, and saw the blue-clothed girl Jin Xi walking through the shop, his eyes filled with admiration.

If he is really a smart person, he only mentioned a few words that day, and she was able to comprehend them well, and on the basis of his suggestions, she could make them more perfect. Wending nodded secretly, his eyes followed the blue petite figure, Reluctant to move away.

Seeing this, he felt relieved, chatted casually with Sun Yubao at the door, and then turned to leave.Before he could take two steps away, a familiar voice came from behind him.

"Brother Wen, please stop!" It was Jin Xi's voice.

Wen Ding was overjoyed, and turned his head to see Jin Xi trotting out of the shop, her delicate face was flushed with health, because of her good mood, the corners of her eyes, eyebrows and mouth were all crooked.

"Brother Wen, last time I said I would treat you well this time, it looks like I'm going to break my promise again." Jin Xi smiled, with an unconcealable shame on her face, not to mention inviting Wen Ding in to pour tea and sit down, even standing still There is no room, and every table inside is full of customers. The big guys are cooking hot pot, talking and laughing, and it is very lively.

"Silly girl, I still care about these things with you!" Wen Ding smiled gently, and stretched out his hand to touch Jin Xi's head. His fingers touched her hair, as softly as if touching a batch of fine clouds. Some let him put it down.Wearing a pink-blue autumn skirt, the cuffs and the hem of the skirt are embroidered with a few pink-yellow winter jasmine flowers, with a slender waist, standing there like a jasmine flower in the spring breeze in March, pure and beautiful, and then It wasn't the little yellow-haired girl who picked up mushrooms with a basket on the tree-lined path in the mountain forest when I first saw her.

Jin Xi has long been used to Wen Ding stroking her head, she smiled and said, "Have you had lunch yet?"

"I've eaten it." He said, with his hands behind his back.

"I have to continue after eating. Here is a bag of snacks, including drunk dates and sweet orange peels, all made by myself!" Jin Xi said, taking out a kraft paper bag from behind and pushing it to Wen Ding.

Wen Ding was slightly surprised, thinking that just now Jin Xi was still busy serving tea and water to customers, and it seemed that the kraft paper bag had been prepared long ago.

"I've already picked up everything and packed them up, and I'm waiting for you to come over and bring them to you, promise, try something new!" Jin Xi said.

The joy in Wen Ding's eyes went straight to the bottom of his heart, and it really had been prepared for him a long time ago.

"And this, I'll give you a stack too. This is the voucher for our Qianlixiang Hot Pot Shop. This stack in your hand is worth ten renminbi each. Please help me distribute it!"

Without further ado, Wen Ding happily accepted it, saying: "It's better to be respectful than to obey, then I will accept it, don't worry, I will distribute these for you to all the customers who come to Mingshan Pavilion for dinner."

"Brother Wen, aren't you afraid that I'll split your business?" Jin Xi laughed.

Wen Ding shook his head and laughed, and said, "You run a hot pot shop, not a restaurant. Even if you do, I'm not afraid! Everyone eats according to their ability!"

Jin Xi laughed, and Wending said: "Then you should hurry back and get busy!"

Jin Xi nodded and was about to turn around when she heard Wending ask behind her: "Xi'er, when are you going back to town?"

Jin Xi thought for a while, and said: "This place has just seen improvement, I'm afraid I will stay here for another ten days. What's the matter?"

"Oh, it's okay, I just want to say that I happen to have something to stay in the Mingshan Pavilion in the county these few days. If you have time, you can come and play with me over there. You didn't say it last time, you want to go to the county town Night market? I can go with you!"

"Well, it's a good idea. I'll find you later when I have time. It's a deal!"

Wen Ding smiled and nodded, holding the kraft paper bag tightly in his hand, watching Jin Xi's back into the shop, then turned and left.

Because the business in the shop is booming, Jin Xi feels that time flies when she is busy, and it is mid-November in a blink of an eye, and seeing that she has been away from home for almost half a month, Jin Xi is thinking about the old three and the four. Ah, seeing that Sun Yubao, Sun Yuxia and the others are fully competent for the affairs of the shop, Jin Xi can also hand over this place to them with confidence.

It was decided to go home on the [-]th of November, and on the night of the [-]th, Jinxi was free and asked Wending to go shopping at the night market together.Going to the night market is a small matter, mainly because I want to buy some gadgets for the third and fourth children, although they still don't know how to play.

Wending came to pick up Jinxi at the appointed time, and the two walked to the night market street in the south of Wanghai County.

This is Jin Xi's first visit to the night market since she came to this time and space.Although the season is the middle of November in the lunar calendar, it still can't stop the noise at the night market.

On the street of the night market shrouded in darkness, lanterns are hung every few steps, illuminating everything as if it were daytime.

The cold wind is blowing but there are still many tourists. There are small stalls on both sides of the road selling all kinds of things.People who knead dough, sell snacks, sell masks, and perform small acrobatics, perform calligraphy and painting on the street, and some stalls are surrounded by a large group of people, and they can't get in.

Changqiao Town is really incomparable with this county, Jin Xi lamented, in Changqiao Town at night, the doors of every household are basically closed, there are not many people on the street, it is different here, it is another scene at night .

Wen Ding and Jin Xi walked side by side in the crowd, watching the scenery on both sides in a leisurely manner, talking and laughing, the two of them had a tacit understanding and did not talk about business matters, and relieved the responsibilities on their respective shoulders, the two of them at this moment It's just a young man and woman, strolling around the night market relaxed and happy, talking about eating, drinking and having fun.

Jin Xi used to think that Wending was young and mature, and was devoted to helping his uncle manage the restaurant business. After discussing tonight, she was surprised to learn that he and she were also like-minded in this regard.Especially when the two of them talked about the delicacies in the world, they were even more eloquent.

In front of a small stall, Jin Xi bought a mask of a flower fairy for Jin Rou, and bought a small rattle for the third and fourth children, then turned her head and saw a middle-aged woman in front of the stall not far away. Selling small animals there, my eyes brightened instantly.

"Brother Wen, there are small pet sellers over there, come with me to have a look!" Jin Xi said, Wen Ding nodded, and followed Jin Xi.

A middle-aged woman’s pair of large bamboo baskets were covered with a layer of straw, and a few puppies and cats were contained in one of the baskets. They should be less than two months old. The mouth of the teeth has not yet grown, and in terms of species, they are all soil species in this area.In the other basket, there are rabbits, white rabbits and gray rabbits, shrunk into a fluffy ball.

Jin Xi couldn't help being a little disappointed, Wen Ding saw Jin Xi's disappointed look, and couldn't help asking: "Do you plan to buy a puppy as a pet, or as a care home?"

"I want to get two little pet dogs that are not long, but smart-minded, and take them home. Rou'er likes poodles the most. When I was at Lao Liang's house, my cousin raised one like that. Rou’er was very envious of my poodle. At that time, I had no money and couldn’t afford it. However, this kind of poodle can also be considered if it is a housekeeper. But this kind of poodle, my fourth aunt’s house, There are also old bastards in Butcher Zhang's family, and they all promised to give my family a few housekeepers after the bastards, so there is no need to spend so much money here!" Jin Xi said truthfully.

Wen Ding nodded, and said: "In my eyes, that local dog is not bad for eating hot pot with dog meat for three or nine days. Since it is the guardian of the house, then when I go back to Qing'an Fucheng, I will get you two wolf dogs. That kind of dog is fierce, and thieves are guaranteed not to come to the door. How about it?"

"What else is there? Naturally, a hundred is good. Brother Wen, then I will leave this matter to you! The two big courtyards of my house are beside the official road. There are fields in the front and back. There is no one else. I raise two Wolfdog really makes people more at ease!" Jin Xi said happily, and Wen Ding patted Jin Xi's head, that's the deal.

"I think this rabbit is also good, easy to feed and clean, do you like it?" Wending asked.

"I like it, but I don't intend to buy it." Jin Xi said.

"Why?"

"It's too expensive, a rabbit costs [-] cents, it's not worth it!" Jin Xi said, although she is not short of money now, but because she earns a lot of money, she can understand the hardship of earning every penny. , but also to spend wisely, spend [-] Wen to buy a rabbit to play with, Jin Xi is reluctant.

"Brother Wen, it's so lively over there, let's go and have a look." Jin Xi's eyes shifted to a booth diagonally opposite and not far away, there were many people gathered around, all young men and women, and they heard loud shouts sound.After Jin Xi greeted Wending, she hurried over there,

Wen Ding didn't move in a hurry, but squatted down and took a look at the pile of rabbits, pointed to the two middle-aged women who were talking to others, and said: "Boss, give me a bag." For rabbits, one male and one female." Wending pointed to the two rabbits and greeted the middle-aged woman. The middle-aged woman had already been negotiating with the buyer nearby, and Wending threw her some copper coins casually, without any discussion. The middle-aged woman was very happy at the price of half a penny. She put down the other buyers who were negotiating and ignored the two rabbits. With one leg tied together, Wending took it and held it in his arms, curled his mouth happily, turned around and went looking for Jin Xi.

Let's talk about Jin Xi from this side, who came to the booth over there in twos and threes. The three floors inside and outside the booth were completely surrounded, but Jin Xi still got a clear view of the situation inside through the gaps in the crowd.

The floor inside is covered with a red blanket, on which various items are placed at certain intervals and layouts, ranging from antique vases and utensils to small clay and wood dolls, and a bird-shooting slingshot played by a little boy. , as well as pearl, agate, emerald bracelet bracelets, silver hairpins, wooden hairpins.Jin Xi's eyes swept over the baits, and finally landed on the one held by the stall owner.

It was a pure white puppet puppy made of cloth, the size of a child's fist. The puppy was made extremely realistic, with black eyes, a small nose, a small curved mouth, and ears Big and droopy, with a layer of fluffy curly hair all over.If you don't look carefully, you really think it's a pocket-sized poodle.

This little white puppet caught Jinxi's attention, if possible, she would like to use it as a keychain.However, looking at this, it should not be in the ranks of bait.

The stall owner is a strong middle-aged man, judging by his expression and the movement of reaching out his hand, he should be a veteran of the rivers and lakes, otherwise, with so many dazzling and attractive valuables, even a few brushes can't stand it.

Jin Xi pricked up her ears to listen to the stall owner explaining the rules of the game to the crowd. It was a very common ring game. Two pennies was a wooden ring the size of an adult's wrist. Stand at the designated position and throw the ring. The thing is yours.

Before the stall owner finished his introduction, there were several young men among the onlookers who were eager to try. Some men were accompanied by women who were about his age. Those women's eyes were fixed on the bracelets, bracelets and hairpins, and they couldn't move. Opening his eyes, he encouraged a man who came over with a ring.

But it's a pity, Jin Xi looked at several men's rings in a row. I don't know if it's because of their inaccurate technique or the problem with the wooden ring. The man who was good still managed to catch the nearest slingshot after spending [-] Wen and throwing [-] wooden rings in one go. Those wooden rings continue to lure those onlookers.

"Excuse me, boss, what is the price of that little white dog you are holding in your hand? Why don't you put it on the bottom and let someone trap it?" A clear female voice broke through the noise of the crowd and suddenly sounded.

Everyone followed the voice and saw a girl about fourteen or fifteen years old squeezed into the crowd with a double bun. A mole on the lip and nose.Painted with fat and powder, wearing a red satin jacket and a green pomegranate skirt, she is covered in bright colors, like a butterfly. When she arrives, she immediately attracts the attention of all the young men with rings, those who are accompanied by their female relatives. The man had to be severely pinched by the arms of the female relatives around him, and then he looked away.

"Hey, Boss, I asked you a question. Why don't you agree if you're dumb?" The girl enjoyed the gazes from all around her, and asked the stall owner angrily.

"Girl, the little cloth dog I'm holding here is the grand finale here. Then someone has to win all the items in this stall. My little cloth dog is the final prize!" the stall owner said. road.

"Yeah, why don't you sell it? So what should I do? My lady just fell in love with the little white dog in your hand, can you sell it to us at a price?" said the maid.

The people around were all surprised, such an alluring girl turned out to be a servant girl, so what kind of person is her young lady, everyone looked forward to it even more.Live up to the expectations of the servant girl, just as the servant girl finished her words, a woman squeezed in behind her. With the arrival of that woman, the noisy booth suddenly became silent for a moment.

(End of this chapter)