eurekapd Chapter 312 Bet
Chapter 312 Bet
On the way into the city, Shen Zhiqiu's trip was not in vain. He inquired about the prices of various things as he walked. His nature as a businessman was clearly revealed. In his eyes, these were all business opportunities.
As a result, he found a small stall and asked the waiter for information. The waiter was not busy at the moment and would reply to him when he had time.
But the waiter was annoyed. Seeing how shabby you were dressed, you still asked me about the biggest restaurant. I'm just a small food stall. How could I know what kind of people go in there?
But I know there is one kind that someone like you definitely can’t get in.
Shen Zhiqiu said: "You can see their front door from here, even though it's still a bit far away. There are all kinds of carriages coming in and out. Can't you see them? Besides, how do you know I can't get in?"
The waiter looked impatient and said, "What are you eating? If you don't want to eat, don't make trouble."
Shen Zhiqiu: "Okay, then bring ten bowls of wontons."
The waiter frowned, his eyes filled with disgust, and his attitude was extremely bad: "Tell me, how much noodles do you want?"
Shen Zhiqiu: "I eat wontons with some noodles, and I eat ten bowls with meat."
The waiter glared at Shen Zhiqiu and his group and said, "You're the only ones who still eat meat? You really don't want any noodles at all?"
Shen Zhiqiu was so angry that he laughed: "What's wrong with you? Do you have squint? I said we want wontons, but you insisted on adding some noodles. Why do you think we don't look like people who can eat wontons?"
The waiter had an expression that said, "I've seen this a lot." "I really ate it, so don't try to be so arrogant."
Oh, Shen Zhiqiu got angry: "Okay, I won't eat today. I won't earn money for you. You are such a dog looking down on others."
The waiter said: "I knew you couldn't afford it, yet you ordered ten bowls of meat. Why are you coming to me to get ahead of me?"
His words made the young men from the Jiu clan angry, especially Erhu and Dahu, who rolled up their sleeves and were ready to beat him up.
The waiter was still not convinced: "Oh, you can't afford the food and you want to hit me, what? You guys are looking for trouble, right?"
The owner of the food stall stepped forward quickly and asked, "What are you doing? Why are you hitting people just for eating?"
Erhu grabbed the waiter by the collar and said, "Damn it, this kid insulted my uncle, he deserves a beating."
The shopkeeper said: "When did he curse? Our service is well-known for being good. Please don't throw dirty water on us."
In fact, the stall is only that big and it’s not busy at the moment. The owner is making wontons in the room behind the stall. How can he not hear what is being said outside?
It was obvious that he looked at the clothes they were wearing and wanted to know everything about them. He could tell at a glance that they were not locals and did not take them seriously at all.
Shen Youyou's eyes gradually turned cold. This was why she was so anxious to make money when she first arrived. No matter what society it was, it would be hard to survive if you had no money and no power.
Shen Zhiqiu stopped Erhu. After all, there were many patrols in the capital. He took out a ten-liang silver ingot from his bag and said, "You two, business requires harmony and wealth. With your attitude, you can only go so far."
After saying that, he turned around and said, "Erhu, let's not bother with them. Let's go to Guangyuanlou to eat."
In fact, the shopkeeper felt a little regretful, because this group of people could obviously afford wontons, but nothing happened.
But the waiter was still unconvinced, and sneered when he heard Shen Zhiqiu's words:
"You guys, you want to enter Guangyuan Tower? Don't make me laugh, okay? You got a silver ingot from somewhere and you're pretending. Your silver ingot may not be enough to buy a table of food at Guangyuan Tower. No, people like you can't even get into the main door of Guangyuan Tower."
Shen Zhiqiu smiled: "If I ask them to come in politely, what will you do?"
The waiter laughed even louder and called out to other passers-by: "Listen, he said he could enter Guangyuan Building. Isn't that funny? Does he really think that anyone can enter Guangyuan Building?"
Shen Zhiqiu was really a little angry, and said word by word: "If I can go in, what will you do?"
"Okay, as long as you can come in, I will kneel down and kowtow to you and call you grandpa."
Shen Zhiqiu: "I don't need you to call me grandpa. If a grandson like you appeared in my family, I would be furious. So, as long as I can get in, you can see the dozen beggars in the alley over there. You can cook two bowls of wontons for each of them. Make them with meat, but don't add noodles."
The waiter disagreed: "Okay!"
Shen Zhiqiu nodded, and took his wife, children, and Li Quan, Dahu, Erhu, and Erbao to Guangyuan Tower.
Following behind were a group of onlookers and the waiter.
The shopkeeper didn't follow because he felt the man was too confident, so he planned to watch from the sidelines.
The closer they got to Guangyuan Building, the more luxurious cars they saw. Compared to the alley where they were just about to eat wontons, this side was more spacious and lively.
Moreover, the shops along the road are all of high-end decoration. Each shop has carved beams and painted buildings, as well as various colorful paintings and silk lanterns, making each one look particularly grand.
The horse-drawn carriages were all covered with silk inside and out. Compared with their ox-drawn carts, the difference was like that between a Rolls-Royce and a family sedan.
Shen Zhiqiu and his group stood in front of a four-story building. Looking up, they saw the three big characters "Guangyuan Building" shining with golden light. Wow, the plaque was even gilded.
But not surprisingly, as soon as they stepped in, they were stopped by the waiter: "What are you doing? Can anyone come here?"
Shen Zhiqiu: "I am from the Shen family of Tangjia Village. I am here for jelly and baked cake. Please go in and ask the shopkeeper."
The shopkeeper has just booked a private room and dishes with a distinguished guest's servant. There are new dishes being served today and many of the distinguished guests are here for the new dishes.
Fang County is not far from Kyoto, and the reputation of Liangfen and Baogao has spread recently. Many nobles have heard of these two foods from their servants.
What do those servants do? They are spies around the nobles and are very smart.
You need to know what's new in the surrounding area, what new food, clothes, jewelry, rouge and powder are popular in Kyoto, etc.
If they are still confused when their master asks them, they will be derelict in their duty.
Of course, the food sold at stalls like this is not something that can be eaten directly by nobles; it's too cheap.
This is when the advantages of Guangyuan Tower are reflected, and the fact that Guangyuan Tower can remain standing in Kyoto is not due to its strong backing.
This boss is a very good person. He is the kind of person who, as later generations would say, is particularly good at licking. Whatever the noble needs, he will try his best to arrange it.
For example, if there was some new food that caught the attention of the nobles, and they wanted to try it, he would do everything he could to get it, and research what he could on his own.
If you can't research it yourself, you can just buy it with money. If that doesn't work, use some unfair means, like Shen Youyou and his gang, who use coercion and inducement, and ordinary people will sell it obediently.
Unfortunately, his luck was not very good this time. Shen Youyou was short of money and he could not come up with any other way to make money for the time being. As I said before, their status and position were not proportional to the means of making money, and they could not bear it.
Of course, she could also sell these two recipes and then come up with new foods to sell, but now that she has started, they will think you are easy to bully, and when the next recipe comes out, more people will come to force you to buy something.
That's why she didn't want to compromise so easily.
So when the shopkeeper was worrying about why the person delivering the jelly had not arrived yet, the waiter came to reply and he followed him out directly. He had never seen Shen Zhiqiu before, but the person standing in front of Shen Youyou should be the boy's family elder.
Having been turned down by that boy yesterday, he wanted to make things difficult for them, but the one who had just booked the private room said that their young master was going to entertain guests today and asked him to serve them carefully.
Therefore, when he met Shen Zhiqiu and his group this time, he was quite polite: "Yes, Mr. Shen, please come in."
Shen Zhiqiu nodded, but did not go in. Instead, he turned around and looked at the waiter whose mouth was so full that an egg could fit in it:
"You lose, Da Hu. Go watch him make wontons and deliver them one bowl at a time to the beggars over there. When you're done, come back here to find us."
Da Hu nodded: "Yes, son-in-law."
After saying this, he grabbed the waiter by the back of his collar and dragged him away.
The people watching the excitement around were talking about it, and they all felt that they didn't quite understand what was going on today.