Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 288

A guest came and a smile appeared on Zhong Ruyi's face.

Soon two workers who had just come out came in.

Because the stalls in front were already full of people sitting or squatting, they had no place to eat, so they saw there was another stall over here and came over.

"Boss, what are you selling?" asked a black-faced man.

Zhong Ruyi repeated what she had just said to the first customer.

After hesitating for a moment and discussing, the two workers ordered green pepper fried pork rice and spicy and sour shredded potato rice.

"Let's share it later and see which one tastes better."

"Row!"

Zhang Mingzhu told them attentively, "After you finish eating, you can use the bamboo tube to get more soup. Just return the bamboo tube to us after you finish drinking."

Hearing that there was soup to drink, several workers who were watching came up and asked a few questions.

Eleven out of the fifty bamboo tube rices I brought were sold, and all ten spicy and sour potato shreds were sold out.

Perhaps the price was three cents more expensive, which made them hesitate. They only sold one dish of rice with fried pork and green peppers, and the rest were used to buy shredded potatoes.

Zhong Ruyi was considering whether to make more shredded potato rice tomorrow and less of the other two?

After all, the shredded potatoes are all sold out, and no one is interested in the remaining two.

After these ten or so workers finished eating, the other workers around them also finished their meals and left.

Zhang Mingzhu was a little anxious. "Didn't they say there were a lot of people at the dock during this period? Why are there only these few? Are they gone now?"

Zhong Ruyi was also a little anxious, so she could only comfort him by saying, "Wait and see. If no one comes after a while, go back."

Fortunately, not long after the workers left, another group of people came out of the dock. Judging from their clothes, they should be crew members of the ship.

The people who came out this time were not as familiar with the area as the workers just now, so the surrounding vendors all started shouting loudly.

If you don't shout, you won't make any money, so Zhong Ruyi and Zhang Mingzhu also joined in the shouting.

"Bamboo tube rice - bamboo tube rice with meat and soup -"

A few crew members with sharp ears heard it and came over together.

"Boss, do you have any food here?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Zhong Ruyi quickly opened the lid of the bamboo tube, revealing the meat and rice inside.

Zhang Mingzhu took away the lid of the soup and said, "Sir, there is still free soup."

A few people looked at it and thought it was good, so they each ordered one portion and found a corner to squat and eat.

The first thing you eat is naturally the meat. The cold rabbit tastes spicy and fresh, and the meat is firm. The meat has been fried relatively dry, and the more you chew it, the more fragrant it becomes. The chili inside has also been squeezed out, and it tastes surprisingly crispy.

The stir-fried meat with green peppers has a crispy and tender texture, the green peppers have a fresh fragrance, and are salty and tasty.

However, not everyone likes the taste. After taking a bite, one of the young crew members frowned and asked the older man next to him, "Brother, I don't like this. How about we switch?"

The man glanced at his bamboo tube. It was different from his own, but he was not picky about food, so he took it and continued eating.

Seeing how deliciously he was eating, the young man also started eating the cold rabbit he had exchanged. As soon as he took a bite, he muttered, "Brother, let's eat again tomorrow. I think this one I'm eating is delicious. It smells good! I'll bring one back for the youngest one later."

"Okay! You can bring it to him. Just buy the one you are eating now."

After a dozen people finished eating, they came over to get some soup. After drinking the soup, they returned to the boat to rest in a lively manner.

There were about twenty bamboo tube rices left, and Zhong Ruyi planned to put them away and sell them somewhere else.

She remembered that there were people setting up stalls there when she passed by the market before.

But before they could pack up their things, someone ran out from the dock.

The young man who had just come over ran over, took a few breaths, and stood up and said, "Girl, can you give me another 20 of those bamboo tube rices? Some people on our boat still haven't eaten yet, so it's a good opportunity for me to come down and buy some."

In fact, it was the cold-cooked rabbit he had just brought back that attracted them. As the fragrance spread, the other people who were still eating dry food on the boat all leaned over.

"What are you eating? Why does it smell so good?"

"Give it to me and let me taste it."

The youngest one protected the bamboo tube rice that his companion brought, dodging the hands that wanted to reach out to pick up the food, "Hey! This is what Xiao Hai brought me. Aren't you guys eating steamed buns? Don't get involved!"

Several people rushed forward and the rice in the bamboo tube was snatched away, leaving the youngest one stunned. He then reacted and wanted to snatch the bamboo tube back.

But there was not even a grain of rice left in the bamboo tube that was snatched back.

Those who got it licked their fingers and felt the oil on them was very fragrant.

"Where did this come from, youngest? Tell me where it is and I'll buy it!"

"Yes! I'll treat you when I get it back!"

The youngest was so angry that he didn't even get to eat two bites before the food was snatched away by this group of hungry ghosts.

He said with a sour face, "This was brought back by Xiao Hai. He must have bought it on the shore. Go ask him yourself."

Xiao Hai was immediately surrounded by more than a dozen people, all of whom asked him where he bought the meal just now.

"I'll buy it for you! But I'll charge you for my errands!" Xiao Hai raised his chin slightly, looking very proud.

Everyone agreed. They were all people making a living on the sea, which was like tying their lives to their waists. They didn't know when a wave would come and wipe out the entire boat.

So spend money when you have it, and be happy in the present moment.

Xiao Hai took the silver and went downstairs excitedly to buy food for everyone. As soon as he got closer, he saw the two young girls who were setting up the stall were preparing to close it.

He quickly ran over and ordered twenty bamboo tubes of rice. After paying the silver, he heard one of the girls ask him how he liked the taste.

Xiao Hai wrinkled his nose and said, "I don't like the green pepper rice. It tastes okay, but the rabbit meat is delicious. We eat seafood every day at sea. It's been a long time since I had such delicious food."

Zhong Ruyi nodded in understanding. Her son Chen Dongzhi also didn't like green peppers, but every time she gave them to him, he would eat them obediently.

"Will you come tomorrow? We want to eat again tomorrow."

"Come on, I'll be here for the time being."

Xiao Hai smiled and nodded, then said, "Then I'll order twenty from you first. They all need rabbit meat, no green peppers. And can you replace the whole grain rice with white rice? I haven't eaten white rice for a long time, and I'm craving it."

Zhong Ruyi was a little embarrassed. The price of rice was much higher than that of whole grains. If whole grain rice was replaced with white rice, the cost would be high.

Perhaps he saw her dilemma, Xiao Hai waved his hand and said, "If you can't change it, mixed grain rice will do."

He handed the money to the other girl, but he didn't know how to take back the twenty or so bamboo tube rice.

"I'll take this wooden barrel back with you. Just return it to me when you come over tomorrow. Put the bamboo tubes you've finished eating in it, too."

Hearing this, Xiao Hai smiled brightly and thanked him repeatedly.

After the people had gone far away, there were still five bamboo tube rice dishes with stir-fried pork and green peppers left. Zhong Ruyi prepared to go back and took the rest back to eat by themselves.

Zhang Mingzhu kept mumbling on the way. When I got closer to listen, I found out that he was counting money.

She was the one who collected the money today, so she was the only one who knew how much money was collected.

When they were almost at the restaurant, she suddenly became happy, her eyes sparkling as she said, "I sold it for seven hundred and eighty coins! That's a lot!"

Zhong Ruyi glanced at her and didn't expect that she had been quiet for such a long time because she was happy about how much money she made today.

When they got to the store, she asked Zhang Mingzhu to wash the bamboo tubes, and she counted out fifty copper coins to give to Zhang Mingzhu as today's wages.