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Chapter 413: Choked

In just half a month since its opening, Huixianlou’s revenue has been very good, and I believe it won’t be long before the money is recovered.

Huixianlou is full of customers every day. The chefs in the back kitchen are stretching their arms, and the waiters are stretching their legs. However, the more they swing, the stronger they become, and the more they run, the more energetic they become.

The smiles on the faces of the chef and the waiters never stopped. The rewards in their pockets were accumulating more and more, and they could cover one or two months' wages.

Those who originally sent their daughter to Huixian Restaurant to work as a waiter were forced to make a living and could not take the job. They were anxious at home every day, fearing that their daughter would get into trouble in the restaurant and that she would not be able to get married in the future. But within a short time, everyone would praise her for having a daughter who could support the family.

As a result, more and more people outside wanted to send their daughter to Huixian Tower to work as a waiter, and they were chasing after the big shopkeeper Jiang Li.

Jiang Li finally got rid of the people chasing him outside and squeezed into the building from the back door. Shan Cai, the second shopkeeper, ran towards him in a panic, "Big shopkeeper, it's bad!"

Jiang Li shivered hard, someone was chasing him again?

"Shopkeeper, it's not good."

"I'm fine."

..."Shopkeeper, the purchaser can't receive the goods!"

Well? "Can't receive the goods? What goods can't be received?"

"Ducks and geese!"

Most of the dishes at Huixianlou have never been seen outside, and they are very popular among diners who like to try new things. The most popular ones are roast duck and Sham Tseng roast goose.

Roast duck, in calligraphy and painting, means roasted. A chef with many years of experience can roughly imitate it after eating it a few times. But Sham Tseng roast goose? What is it? Dig a deep well and burn it with fire?
Huixianlou's roast duck and deep goose dishes will captivate the taste buds of Beijing diners. Every customer who comes into the store orders these two dishes.

After eating, I have to pack another portion to take back to my family.

External competitors, unable to figure out the trick, imitated these two dishes. Not to mention the taste, even the appearance was inferior.

Jiang Li almost laughed out loud when he heard news from some inquiries that some restaurants outside had dug a deep well in the back kitchen.

He secretly asked the princess why it was called Shenjing Roast Goose, and the princess said that it was because this dish was first made in a place called "Shenjing".

The outside world keeps imitating and trying to surpass. Jiang Li was not in a hurry at all, but now, what did he hear? Ducks and geese were out of stock?
"Didn't we sign a contract with those farmers? How dare they refuse to provide for our family?" Who outside doesn't know that Huixian Tower is the property of the King of Yue? They can play dirty tricks. How dare they be so bold?
"I signed the deed, but it didn't say anything in the deed that I had to change it if I ran out of goods."

Shan Cai was so angry that he almost lost his temper. Those people obviously raised a lot of ducks and geese at home. They found so many ducks and geese, and it could form a cycle. When the adult ducks and geese from Zhang San's family were sold out, they would buy them from Li Si's family. After Li Si's family sold out the big ones, Zhang San's family would The little ones are also brought up.

Now the farmers who have signed the contract say that all the ducks and geese died overnight and they can no longer supply the goods.

Their people went to those people's duck and goose pens and looked at them. Except for the small ones that couldn't be sold, there was really not a single big duck or goose left. Even if they die, they have no supplies, so we can't punish them.

"Really dead?" Jiang Li didn't believe it.

"It's true or false. Now is not the time to pursue this. We are out of stock!" Out of stock, nothing to sell!

Shancai is so anxious that he gets angry. He also felt that it was impossible for so many households to lose their ducks and geese overnight. Someone must have cut off their supply of goods and played some dirty tricks secretly to get those ducks and geese to other places first.

But now they have no evidence.

"Who, who is it!"

Dare to cut off King Yue’s supply of goods! Eat the bear's heart and the leopard's courage! If a mere farmer dares not offend a nobleman, he must be someone more powerful than the King of Yue.

“How long can our ducks and geese last now?”

"Based on today's reservations, I'm afraid it will be sold out today and none will be sold tomorrow morning."

Because they signed a contract with the farmers, they all wanted fresh animals and had no place to raise them. The kitchen only prepared enough for one day, or at most one and a half days. Now they were preparing to buy the next day's goods, but they found that the supply was gone.

"I'm going to report to the princess." Jiang Li stormed out of the door angrily.

In Prince Yue's Mansion, Lin Zhaoxia sighed after hearing Jiang Li's report. Our own restaurant is so prosperous that other restaurants will take notice of it and do some tricks behind the scenes.

A whole roast duck sells for two taels of silver. If you slice or cut it on the spot, you have to add half a person's wages. If the duck rack is cooked or fried, you have to add another half a tael of silver.

However, Shenjing Roast Goose can only be cut into four plates, and Shangzhuang and Xiazhuang each cut it into two plates. Shangzhuang sells it for 2 taels, and lower village sells it for 2 liang and 1 yuan. A goose can be sold for 8 taels and 2 yuan.

A duck collected from a farmer costs twenty cents per catty. A duck weighs about ten catties. The price of a duck with wool is two cents. There are few farmers who raise geese, so the price of geese is more expensive, twenty-five to three cents. Ten coins weigh a pound, and one can weigh more than ten or twenty pounds, and there are many more big ones.

Although the cooking process is not easy, these two dishes are definitely the more expensive dishes of Huixianlou.

But it makes people jealous.

Lin Zhaoxia knew that there would be some twists and turns, and business could never be smooth sailing, but she didn't expect that just half a month after opening, the supply of goods would be cut off.

"There will be no supply tomorrow."

"Yes, I'm afraid we won't be able to provide lunch tomorrow."

Lin Zhaoxia felt that what she was thinking might be a bit simplistic.

He only wanted to help Zhao Guangyuan win the support of ordinary people, and wanted to purchase all the goods for Huixian Tower from villages near the capital, so that farmers could have long-term income, but he forgot that farmers were the most vulnerable. A dignitary can change his mind with a threat.

Even if I made enough preparations and signed a contract with them, those people still got through the loopholes.

It's not that they don't supply it, they just don't have it.

Where did the goods go? died.

And they have no evidence for Huixian Tower. Even if they have evidence, they can't argue with these lower-class people about right and wrong in a big way. If the people are deceived into making trouble with Huixian Tower, Zhao Guangyuan will be criticized by the courtiers, and the gains outweigh the losses.

The person who did this had his finger on Zhao Guangyuan's fate.

And even if they catch the common people tampering with each other, so what? The back and forth is time consuming, and the goods will not be supplied. Their goal is to make Huixian Tower lose business. As for whether the people of the King of Yue can find the truth and... unimportant.

You still have to have your own supply channels. If you use other people's goods, you will easily get choked.

"Farmers who have signed a contract will not renew the contract when the cooperation period expires." Even if they dare to break the contract, they will not tolerate it.

"The prince has a few farms in his hands. Let's go ahead and raise our own chickens, ducks and geese. We will also raise vegetables. We will inform the glass workshop to transport some large glass back and build vegetable greenhouses on the farms. In winter, we will use our own vegetables." "

"Yes. But the ducks and geese are taking the seedlings back to raise them now, and they won't be able to supply them in a few months?" How can they grow up overnight? If these two dishes are discontinued, how much income will be lost?

Jiang Li's heart was bleeding. Damn it, let him know who had pinched their supply. He would have to bite them. "Ya Ge asked the purchasing manager to look for it further away in the capital. By the way, there is a man named Lin Jing'an over there at the North and South Warehouse. He walks around the streets. Maybe he knows which villages have these goods. You guys can go look for them. He asked."

Jiang Li responded one by one.

Lin Zhaoxia glanced at him and knew that he was distressed that these two dishes would not be available for a short time, so she was not distressed either.

There are not many ducks and geese raising ducks and geese near the capital of Daqi, and there is no such large-scale breeding industry in this era.

Wealthy people would not raise so many livestock in their own farms, as they would be too tired to use them. Those with a small amount of money would look down on the small cost of breeding, but ordinary farmers cannot afford to raise them. They are worried that large-scale livestock breeding will cause diseases, and they cannot afford the consequences of failure. risk.

She decided to make these two dishes, which she had been looking for for a long time. They were expensive in Huixianlou. Firstly, they tasted really good, and secondly, the supply was scarce. Things were rare and expensive, and the supply exceeded demand, so they had to raise the price.

Now that the supply is gone, can we purchase it from Hyundai? It's hard to say whether they can be brought over, and with so many ducks and geese appearing in the palace, it's hard to tell.

“Can we still have a normal supply of chickens?”

"Yes. There are many farmers who raise chickens, and every household raises them. There are enough chickens in the building every day."

"Well, you can have someone buy a batch of chickens in large quantities and raise them on the farm to prevent them from cutting off the supply, and then..."

She gave him instructions, "Let's make a chicken-themed dish starting tomorrow..."

In the Yingbin Building, King Chu quickly received the news that the people below were doing great work, which made him very happy and rewarded the people below generously.

"Let's see how Huixianlou sells these two dishes."

"Your Majesty, the kitchen is ready. Shall we serve these two dishes tomorrow?"

"Everyone has learned it?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, our chefs are all retired royal chefs from the palace. After eating these two dishes once, you will know how to make them. The guys have also practiced knife skills for several days, and their skill in slicing skin will not be better than theirs." The fairy building is bad."

I also have to admire Huixianlou, which does one thing and another, and uses a trolley to push the hot roast duck in front of the guests, demonstrating the skin-slicing technique on the spot, which is very entertaining and all the guests can enjoy it. Happy, the money flowed into Huixian Tower, making people jealous.

This time Huixianlou has no ducks and geese, let’s see how they can still sell them.

In Prince Lu's Mansion, Xiao Pingshuo sat at the dining table early, swaying his little feet, looking frequently at the door, and drooling from time to time.

Upon seeing this, the young prince Pingye comforted him and said, "Don't worry, brother, my servant has been out for a long time. He will be able to bring back the roast duck and Shenjing roast goose soon."

"Yeah, I'm not in a hurry."

You're not in a hurry, your eyes are almost glued to the door, and you look like you're looking forward to seeing what's going on.

Princess Lu looked amused. She looked at King Lu, shook her head, and said to Xiao Pingshuo: "This table of food is all your usual favorites, but now it can't even compare to ducks and geese?"

"Concubine, you don't understand." Xiao Pingshuo spoke plausibly and glanced at the dining table, "Although these are delicious, the roast duck and roast goose in our restaurant are the most delicious, the most delicious!"

Xiao Pingshuo especially likes roast duck and Shenjing roast goose, and almost every day he has his servants go to the restaurant to buy one.

At this moment, the food on the table is no longer fragrant, and I am waiting for the servants to bring back the roast duck and roast goose.

"Return to our restaurant. That is your Seventh Emperor's uncle's restaurant. What does it have to do with you?"

"This is the restaurant owned by me and Uncle Seventh Emperor! Uncle Seventh Emperor said that he owns 30% of my shares, and I am the second owner of the restaurant!"

Seeing that his youngest son almost jumped up, King Lu hurriedly smiled and coaxed: "Yes, yes, you are the second boss's family."

Afraid that he would be anxious, he called his servants, "Let's go and see if we have bought the roast duck and roast goose." The whole family couldn't eat just the food on the table, so they waited for the two takeaway dishes. Not only Pingshuo loves to eat, but the whole family also loves to eat, otherwise they wouldn't still be able to eat with chopsticks.

Soon, the servants who went out to buy came back panting, "My lord, princess, eldest son and young master, the roast duck and goose are gone! Shopkeeper Jiang said that they have been cut off!"

King Lu and Princess Lu were surprised, "How come they were cut off?"

Xiao Pingshuo half understood and half didn't understand. He only knew that there was no roast duck or goose to eat. He jumped off the stool and said, "I'm going to find the Seventh Emperor!"

Huixianlou has no roast duck and Shenjing roast goose, which makes the guests very disappointed. Other dishes are not fragrant. The less I have, the more my mind is scratching my head.

I also heard that these two dishes were out at Yingbin Building, so I rushed there in droves.

The Yingbin Building is like a city.

Jiang Li asked people to buy one each and came back, took a bite and threw down his chopsticks bitterly.

Although it is not as good as the taste of my own restaurant, it still looks like a six or seven. Moreover, the prices are cheaper than those sold at home, so customers who want to try something new or haven't had enough may settle for the second best. Yingbin Building will probably make a lot of money this time.

Immediately send people out to promote the theme of "Chicken" under Huixian Tower.

The slogan is: Do you want to know how many kinds of delicious food can be made with chicken?
Of course I do.

Although Huixianlou has only been open for a short time, the dishes it produces never disappoint. This wave of operations has made diners look forward to it again.

When King Lu and Princess Lu came to visit with their two sons, Zhao Guangyuan happened to be there too.

"Uncle Seventh Emperor, Shuo'er doesn't have roast duck or roast goose to eat. Those people are bad!" It's so bad that Shuo'er doesn't have roast duck or roast duck to eat. Shuo'er wants her father to beat them!
Zhao Guangyuan smiled and rubbed Xiao Pingshuo's head, "Well, those people are bad."

King Lu and Princess Lu looked worried, "Do you know who did it?"

“Whoever benefits is the one who does it.”

Cao Cuo added bitterly on the side, "I heard that today the Yingbin Building launched two dishes: roast duck and Shenjing roast goose. The price is cheaper than ours, and the customers have all gone there!"

It's really bad. If you have the ability to come up with your own dishes and innovate, isn't it true that there are so many capable chefs? What's the point of just sabotaging things in secret?

King Lu and Princess Lu frowned. The King of Qin, King Chu, was quite powerful in the capital, and Concubine De was also favored in the palace. They were not comparable to the King of Yue and King Lu, whose biological mothers died young. They had to fight hard, I'm afraid. If you hurt the enemy eight hundred, you will lose one thousand.

"Just do nothing?"

"How is that possible?" Zhao Guangyuan said calmly. It was not his style to not fight back when someone punched him. It's just that you have to be smarter than the opponent to fight back. He disdains this kind of tactics in the gutter.

Lin Zhaoxia smiled and said, "I have already thought of a countermeasure. These two dishes can only be sold after the subsequent supply of goods becomes available."

The diners in the capital soon knew what Huixianlou's countermeasures were.