novelden Chapter 117 Opening another self-service barbecue restaurant
Chapter 117 Opening another self-service barbecue restaurant
After lunch, they headed to the pawnshop. Following the pawnshop's servant, they boarded the carriage and headed towards the shop. Li Youran and Song Nanyao sat in the carriage, chatting while watching the bustling crowd outside the window.
Soon, they arrived at West Street. This was not a prosperous place, with relatively few people and many shops closed down due to poor management.
However, this also made Li Youran see business opportunities, because the vacant shops were connected to each other, giving him a wide range of choices.
Although the economy of West Street is not prosperous, Li Youran is full of expectations for this place.
She hoped to promote the development of West Street through her own efforts and let more people realize its potential. So she resolutely decided to buy a shop on West Street.
West Street has a very advantageous geographical location; it is close to the lake and has a beautiful environment.
Here, you can taste delicious milk tea while admiring the beautiful scenery of the lake and feeling the charm of nature.
Moreover, it is spring now, everything is reviving, birds are singing and flowers are blooming, it is a beautiful sight.
The servant took them to a shop on West Street near the lake.
From here you can clearly see the scenery on the lake. The lake water is sparkling and the breeze is blowing on your face, making people feel happy.
The willow branches swaying in the wind add a touch of poetry and romance.
Li Youran was deeply attracted by the beautiful scenery before him and secretly admired it in his heart.
An idea suddenly occurred to her, and she thought it would be fun to have a barbecue buffet in such a beautiful place.
Imagine eating barbecue by the lake, smelling the aroma, and having a cup of fragrant milk tea. What a pleasure it is!
This unique combination may attract more customers to visit.
The more Li Youran thought about it, the more excited she became. She couldn't wait to put this idea into practice.
She began to think about how to create a unique barbecue restaurant where people could enjoy the double happiness of delicious food and beautiful scenery.
"My two guests, the four shops next to this shop are empty. Let me show you around." The servant opened the lock. The shops on West Street were all very big. Even one shop was as big as two on the busiest streets!
Li Youran was the first to enter. It happened to be two rooms together. The environment was spacious, and there was also a second floor. He nodded with satisfaction.
"Young man, how much silver does this shop cost?" Li Youran asked.
"The West Street area is not wealthy and there are few people, but this shop is big. Five hundred taels, so I'll give you one. If you want to buy more rooms, I can give you a little less, four hundred taels per room." The waiter was very good at doing business.
Isn't this the same as a modern discount?
"Xiao Ran'er, this place is far away from the town center, and it's not going to be easy to do business here!" Song Nanyao was worried that no one would come to buy Li Youran's milk tea. Who would be willing to come to such a remote place to buy milk tea?
"People will definitely buy delicious milk tea. Milk tea alone is not enough. It must be paired with other food. If it can fill you up and taste good, people will definitely want to buy it!"
Li Youran smiled playfully. She had already made up her mind to open another barbecue restaurant.
"Xiao Ran'er is going to cook something?" Song Nanyao understood very well. It turned out that Xiao Ran'er had thought of something delicious again.
Li Youran blinked, then said to the servant, "I want the shop next door too."
The servant was extremely excited. He had never held out hope that any customer would buy the shop on West Street as it had been empty for many years.
"Okay, four hundred taels per room, a total of eight hundred taels. Let's go to the pawnshop to get the land deeds!" The servant was really afraid that the two young guests in front of him would go back on their word.
Li Youran took out eight silver notes of one hundred taels from the small cloth bag. She had plenty of silver. Anyway, her space was inexhaustible.
"Excuse me, young man, where can I buy pork and mutton in this town?" Li Youran had not been to the town often before, so he had no idea. He probably couldn't eat beef, so he didn't ask.
"Haha, you've asked the right person. I just happen to know that the last street in the vegetable market sells pork, duck, goose and mutton." The servant said with a smile, with a happy look on his face.
"Do you know any carpenter?" Li Youran asked again.
"It's on North Street." the servant replied.
Li Youran asked clearly. She was thinking that barbecue requires coal, and the price of coal is also high.
"Then let's go get the land deed!" Li Youran said quickly.
The servant drove the carriage back to the pawnshop. As soon as he got off the carriage, he explained the situation to the manager of the shop. When the manager learned that two shops on West Street were sold, which were two rooms each, his face was full of smiles.
The servant took the land deed that had been stamped by the government office and handed it to Li Youran, "Here is the land deed."
Li Youran took a quick glance at it and, just like the last time, signed her name and put it into the small cloth bag after confirming that there was no problem.
After getting the land deed, Li Youran and Song Nanyao rented a carriage to go to the place the servant mentioned.
Li Youran and Song Nanyao came to an auntie, who happened to be selling pork and mutton, so they didn't have to look for another store.
The auntie asked enthusiastically, "Dear guests, what would you like to order? I have pork and mutton!"
Li Youran's eyes sparkled. "Auntie, we need a lot of pork and mutton. My family is going to open a store. Can you provide them every day?"
The aunt understood and agreed readily.
Li Youran took out a deposit of fifty taels and handed it to the aunt.
The aunt was startled by this sudden action and quickly pushed it away, only accepting ten taels.
"Little girl, this is too much. Ten taels is enough. When do you want it? How much do you want? Just let me know in advance. I'm here every day!"
Li Youran could tell at a glance that the auntie in front of him was a kind-hearted and hospitable person, so he asked, "Auntie, what's your name?"
The aunt answered cheerfully: "Just call me Aunt Ma. Little girl, what's your name?" Her voice was loud and not at all restrained.
Li Youran introduced herself with a smile: "My name is Li Youran, and I will rely on Aunt Ma's care in the future!" After that, she smiled sweetly at Aunt Ma to express her gratitude. She would always treat people who treated her well with courtesy.
Aunt Ma was touched by Li Youran's sweet smile and said a little embarrassedly, "Miss Youran, you are too polite!"
After Li Youran greeted Aunt Ma, she went to the carpenter with Song Nanyao.
Along the way, Song Nanyao remained silent and just quietly accompanied Li Youran.
When he arrived at the carpenter's place, Li Youran drew a rectangular table on the carriage, leaving a round hole in the middle, and also designed an ancient version of an armchair.
She planned to place an iron pot underneath, fill it with charcoal, and then put the stainless steel sheet taken out from the space on top, as iron is prone to rusting.
In this way, not only can the hygiene and safety of food be guaranteed, but also the barbecue can be more delicious.