amaotonovel Chapter 363 Wei Lou Opening
Chapter 363 Wei Lou Opening
"I understand. Auntie means that they will take advantage of the one or two taels of silver. And as long as they pay in advance, when they want to eat in a restaurant in the future, the first thing they will think of is Qianweilou. After all, they don't have to spend extra money." Lin He reacted immediately.
"Xiao He is truly gifted, and he understands things instantly," Shen Wanning praised. "We can create a separate account book. If someone tops up 20 taels, we'll write down who topped up how much on a certain day, and how much they gave away. Then divide it into several columns, writing the date, amount spent, remaining balance, and finally the customer's signature or seal."
"That's wonderful! Aunt, how are you so smart to come up with such a good idea?" After saying this, Lin He was a little proud again, "I told you, when Aunt comes back, I will ask for your opinion first, and I will definitely get something out of it."
Since Mingyuelou and Zuihongzhuang both used spreadsheets for their accounting, Lin He was very familiar with them. As soon as Shen Wanning explained it, he immediately understood what to do.
"Aunt, is there any other way? Can you tell me?" Lin He came up again with a playful smile.
Shen Wanning thought for a moment and said, "Not yet, but I'll find a recipe book later and you can ask the chef to try making it."
There are many modern seasonings that do not exist in this world, so she had to ask someone to recopy it and remove those seasonings that are not available now, such as chicken essence.
"Okay, thank you, auntie. Then I will have a book from auntie just like my elder brother." Lin He jumped up happily.
"Yes! After a while, I will think about what books are suitable for Xiaohu and Xiaohai, and find one for you." Feeling Lin Hu's expectant gaze on her, Shen Wanning sighed in her heart. It seems that she cannot favor one over the other.
Lin Hu smiled shyly, "Thank you, auntie."
At this time, Madam Xu added, "By the way, Wan Ning, Xiao Jiang's reward came a few days ago. The emperor didn't give him a promotion this time, but only gave him some gold, silver, and jewelry. Hey, do you think it will be difficult for our Xiao Jiang to get promoted in the future?"
"Sister-in-law, don't be anxious. The emperor must have his own considerations. If Xiao Jiang can be promoted for making something, the first-rank official will not be enough for him. The emperor will definitely remember his contribution, and when it accumulates to a certain level, the emperor will promote him." Shen Wanning said.
"So that's how it is! Then do you think the emperor will promote him if he makes something new next time?" Xu asked.
Shen Wanning shook her head. "We can't guess what the emperor is thinking. But for the emperor, of course, the more he produces, the more rewards he will receive, and the greater the possibility of promotion."
"Is that so? Then it seems we should ask him to produce more things."
On October 28th, Qianweilou finally opened.
Aunt Zhang, Lin Dashan and Shen Wanning came to Fuzhou to celebrate the opening of Qianweilou together.
As early as the day before, a notice had been posted at the entrance of Qianweilou, telling everyone that Qianweilou was having a discount for the first three days, and that there would be a promotion where you could recharge 20 taels and get 1 tael free.
However, many people are seeing this kind of recharge-free activity for the first time, so they don’t quite understand it.
"Hey bro, what does this mean by giving one tael for every twenty taels you recharge?" asked a bystander.
Lin He stood at the door to greet the guests and replied loudly, "We will have a special book to record the money that customers top up. If you top up 20 taels, we will give you another tael. In this way, you will have 21 taels of silver in your account. From now on, when you dine at Qianwei Restaurant, you can deduct money from this 21 taels of silver until all the money is deducted."
"But how do we know that you will not cheat? What if you deduct our money at will? We don't know about this." Someone questioned.
"Don't worry, every time a customer finishes their purchase, we will calculate the bill and have the customer sign and seal it to avoid disputes," Lin He continued.
"But we still don't know how the food in Qianweilou tastes! What if we pay but your food is not delicious?" someone else asked.
"The food in our Qianweilou is absolutely unique in Fuzhou City, or even in the entire Great Xia Dynasty. If you don't believe me, you can come in and try it. We have a variety of new dishes that you can't find in any other restaurant. And there is only a 20% discount in the first three days of opening! It's a great deal!" Lin He loudly encouraged everyone to come and try it.
"Since the boss says it's so good, I'll go and give it a try." After saying that, the man walked in with a few brothers beside him.
"Welcome." Lin He bent down and greeted the guest with a smile.
With the people taking the lead, some people went in to take a look.
As soon as you enter, the first thing that catches your eye is the dishes and prices written on wooden boards on the wall.
"Hey, what is this hot pot fish? What about hot pot chicken? What about fried pork with peppers? What about chopped pepper fish head? What are these dishes? Why have I never heard of them?" As soon as the customer entered, he pointed at the menu on the wall.
"Boss, this isn't a gimmick you use to attract customers! I haven't even seen half of the dishes on the wall." The customer said in surprise, with some doubt in his tone.
"That's why I said these dishes are unique to our Qianweilou. You can't find them in other restaurants. But not everyone can accept these dishes. I suggest you order a spicy dish to try first." Lin He explained.
"Okay then, let's have stir-fried pork with chili peppers! Put more meat! And we'll also need pork belly with dried beans, mapo tofu..." The man listed some more dishes.
"That's enough, sir. There are five of you here. Six dishes will be enough." Lin He advised.
"Okay, these are the only dishes we have for now. You can order more if they're not enough. Ask the waiter to serve the food quickly." said the customer after sitting down.
"Okay, please wait a moment, the food will be here soon." After saying that, Lin He wrote the table number and the dishes they wanted on the menu.
This is to prevent the waiter from serving the wrong dishes, so Shen Wanning specifically told them this method.
Other restaurants like to rely on the waiters to remember the dishes ordered by each table, but problems often arise due to too many customers.
To avoid this problem, Shen Wanning came up with this method. Although it requires more paper and is more expensive, it can avoid many disputes.
However, in this way, some of the waiters they hired were literate, so they had to pay them more.
Lin He was very happy as he watched the dishes coming up one after another and customers coming in one after another.