Zhao Ergou answered patiently: "You can share all the dishes in Dahe Village, and you can come to Dahe Banquet for in-depth learning until you learn all the dishes. In addition, Dahe Banquet will also help with the location and decoration of the store. In addition, some rare dishes, We also purchase raw materials through the main store, and the price is slightly lower than on the market..."
Unusual dishes, such as lotus root strips, lotus root, preserved eggs, goat milk, etc.
"If Shopkeeper Zhou joins, he will be the first franchise store of Dahe Banquet. Of course, being the first has a benefit." He said with a smile, "Dahe Banquet will launch a highly anticipated new dish. Only branches can serve it in the first three days. A dish, you can think about how many customers this dish will bring to the store..."
While we were talking, the Daheyan Restaurant was filled with customers.
The private room upstairs needs to be booked, and it was fully booked a month ago. The guests in the lobby left one table and then another. The business in the evening was better than that at noon, and on average, it could receive about 20 tables every day.
It was only after he came to work as a shopkeeper in a restaurant that Zhao Ergou realized that there were so many rich people in the city that there seemed to be no way to make enough money in the world.
Shopkeeper Zhou sat at the counter, and he could clearly see how much the diners paid after eating.
Some things can be faked, but money matters are difficult to fake.
When he came here, he had already had three points of interest. After chatting with Zhao Ergou for a while, the interest reached six points. Now, seeing the money pouring in, he could count the money until he felt weak. The emotion in my heart suddenly surged to ten.
"Shopkeeper Zhao, please take a step to speak."
Zhao Ergou stopped dialing the abacus, handed the work in his hands to Zhao Dawang, and took Shopkeeper Zhou to the patio stone table in the backyard.
Shopkeeper Zhou went straight to the point and said: "My wonton shop has been open for more than ten years. I have saved just over two hundred taels over the years. It is enough to pay the franchise fee. But if I were asked to buy a new shop or rent a shop , I really can’t afford that much money, shopkeeper Zhao thinks, can I just use my current wonton shop?”
Zhao Ergou has been to the wonton shop. Although it is not on the main street, the flow of people is not bad. However, he only went to the door and did not go in. He did not know the specific size inside.
He also wanted to settle the matter as soon as possible, so he said: "It's not dark yet, I'll let you go and have a look."
Shopkeeper Zhou nodded immediately, and the two drove to Hekou County, and went straight to the entrance of the wonton shop. Before they stepped in, they could smell the fragrance of wontons, but there were only two customers in the shop, which made it very deserted.
"Come on, Shopkeeper Zhao, try my wontons first."
Shopkeeper Zhou went to the kitchen himself to cook a bowl of wontons and brought it to Zhao Ergou.
At Daheyan Restaurant, everyone ate in the restaurant after work was done for the day. He was indeed still hungry at this moment, so he was not polite and swallowed the wontons in big mouthfuls. I have to say that the taste was indeed good. It can be seen that the Zhou family is so The couple's cooking skills are pretty good, and they don't have to worry about learning the slightly complicated dishes of Dahe Banquet.
After eating, he looked at the store. It was clean, tidy, spacious and bright. Logically speaking, the business shouldn't be so bad.
"There is a noodle shop next door, and it has been competing with us for customers." Mrs. Zhou sighed, "Forget about just a noodle shop, last year a steamed stuffed bun shop and a tofu and fried dough sticks shop moved in, and all this business was taken away. , I drink the northwest wind every day."
Zhao Ergou understood clearly.
This small street is basically full of small businesses. There are several shops selling snacks. A bowl of wontons costs 12 cents, a steamed bun only costs 2 cents, and a bowl of tofu bread and refueling sticks costs only 50 or 6 cents. I live nearby. Ordinary people are naturally willing to choose cheaper and more convenient food.
Shopkeeper Zhou said anxiously: "None of the rich people live in the alleys here. If a restaurant opens here, will no one care about it?"
More than ten years ago, his father used all his life's money to buy this shop, which cost him 600 taels of silver. Now he might be able to get 600 taels of silver back if he resells it, but it's only 600 taels. He wants to buy a shop on the main street. Coming down from the shop is simply a dream.
If they rent a shop... they have lived in their own house all their lives, but if they rent a shop now, they always feel uncomfortable everywhere.
Moreover, the shops in the main street of Hekou County are also expensive, costing dozens of taels of silver a month, which makes me feel sick just thinking about it.
"As the saying goes, the aroma of wine is not afraid of deep alleys. Daheyan Restaurant has a good reputation. Even if your shop is in the village, there will probably be people looking for it." Zhao Ergou was confident in saying this. He looked around the shop and said, "If According to the decoration of Dahe Banquet, your shop can only accommodate four tables at most, which is too few..."
Madam Zhou said hurriedly: "Shopkeeper Zhao, follow me to the back. The back is quite spacious."
A door opened at the back, revealing a courtyard. The courtyard was quite large, with four or five side rooms. Two girls were making wontons in the courtyard.
"These two girls are my daughter and two sons, both of whom are apprentices." Mrs. Zhou asked the two girls to call someone, and then continued to introduce, "When my father-in-law bought this shop, he planned to dedicate this yard to it. I went to the shop to receive customers, but the business was always neither salty nor slow, so I gave up. What does Shopkeeper Zhao think?"
Zhao Ergou walked around the yard. The yard was larger than the backyard of Daheyan, and there were enough side rooms.
He stood in the middle of the yard and said: "If it is to be turned into a restaurant, I suggest building a wall here, leaving the west side for your family to live in, and designing the east side as a dining area, which can add about six tables, and two on this side. The wing room can be modified and divided into four private rooms, which add up to a total of fourteen tables. If fourteen tables of guests come at the same time, I don’t know if you will be busy enough to come."
Shopkeeper Zhou said: "Dahe Banquet Head Office seems to have only ten tables in total?"
"The head office is in Ping'an County, and the population of Ping'an County is less than half of that of Hekou County." Zhao Ergou laughed, "Hekou County relies on the wharf, and countless wealthy merchants come and go. As long as your store opens, the daily income will be Gold is not an exaggeration.”
The Zhou family looked at each other and saw the courage to break the boat in each other's eyes.
Anyway, the wonton shop can’t be opened anymore, so it’s better to give it a try.
"With what Shopkeeper Zhao says, what do I have to fear!" Shopkeeper Zhou said firmly, "I'm going to get the money now and settle this matter!"
"No rush." Zhao Ergou raised his hand with a calm look on his face, "Formal cooperation requires signing a contract. I will bring the contract over tomorrow and discuss the specific details."
Zhao Ergou was in a happy mood after leaving Zhou's wonton shop.
He quickly drove back to Ping'an County. Work had already ended, the shop was clean, and there was food left for him. He ate it hastily, and then took his family back to Dahe Village.
The round moon hangs high in the sky, and it is already very late.
Not all the children came back, and Cheng Wanwan would not go back to her room to rest. She sat in the yard enjoying the cool air, eating snacks, and leisurely watching the stars and the moon.
Several wolf dogs were lying on the ground, waving their tails in boredom. Occasionally, dried meat and small fish would fall out of Cheng Wanwan's sleeves. The three wolf dogs rushed up and grabbed them happily.
At this time, the carriage stopped at the door, and three wolf dogs immediately surrounded it.
Every day when Zhao Ergou and the others came back, they would bring some uneaten meat from the restaurant. The three little guys waited for this meal to be full before going to bed.
"Don't grab them, they are all there." Wu Huiniang separated the three wolf dogs that were in a ball. "Come over here and eat. After you finish eating, go and have a rest."
Zhao Ergou teased the dog for a while, then sat down next to Cheng Wanwan: "Mom, good news!"
