Survival rules for restaurants: cooking and eating melons at the same time

Chapter 219: Experience Milk Tea with the Hu People

They didn't have to wait too long before Hu Shang came with his younger brother, who was also a burly Hu man.

"My dear lady, you have been waiting for a long time. This is my younger brother." Boss Hu Shang introduced.

The burly Hu tribesman then said in an even worse accent, "Young lady, you are so handsome~ It's you~ Do you want to buy my cow~"

An Qiao nodded, almost unable to resist imitating his accent, but came to her senses at the last second, "Yes, let's talk."

"Oh, oh, oh." Even though he was big and strong, An Qiao could feel his excitement.

It seems that he is very afraid of having these cows in his hands, so this will make it easier to deal with.

Perhaps because he was afraid that his brother would be cheated, the Hu man shopkeeper said, "How about waiting for me to close the door and we can go together? My brother's Chinese is not very good, I am afraid that you can't communicate."

An Qiao had no intention of cheating, so she nodded. The milk tea shop was not far from here, so she could just take the two of them to the milk tea shop.

"Young lady, why are you here?" Xiaolu, who was busy and confused, was startled when she saw Anqiao.

"Is it busy today?" An Qiao was a little surprised. It had just started business, so why were there so many people?

"There are few orders coming into the store, but a lot of take-out orders. Shuanzi and the other guys are almost exhausted this morning." Xiaohong replied.

As expected, no matter what era, milk tea has always been very attractive. The plague had just improved a little, and the milk tea market attracted many people on the first day it was sold.

However, since the start of delivery, many people just notify their servants to come, order a drink, and then the servants go do their own work, and the delivery is still done by the guys in the store.

The same model applies to restaurants in Kyoto. Although there are servants waiting, most people just order and leave.

Since you can save time and effort and don’t have to take it home yourself, why make things difficult for yourself?

Furthermore, many people place their orders when they come here in the morning, and they can simply book the delivery time and leave. There are even many people who work at the docks, who place their orders for lunch when they pass by a restaurant in the morning, and they can eat at noon without leaving the dock.

If it weren’t for Shuanzi and the others, the restaurant would be too busy to handle the workload.

This made An Qiao always want to add more staff.

The last time Gu Qingyun asked pigeons to deliver a letter, An Qiao had already thought about it. Wouldn't it be more convenient to buy some pigeons and let them complete the task of ordering meals?

If many people were not unacceptable to having dogs deliver meals, An Qiao even wanted to keep Wangcai and Lai Fu busy.

But this is all for later.

If you buy pigeons, you have to consider whether there is anyone willing to buy them back. Although there have been people ordering meals using pigeons before, the numbers were very small.

Anqiao’s positioning is still for the general public. If it really does this, perhaps no one will be able to accept it.

A milk tea shop is something you can consider, and even a grocery store would be more suitable for this model.

The milk tea shop is too small, and raising some pigeons may affect hygiene.

"There are many deliveries and they don't come to the store. Maybe they are still afraid of the plague." An Qiao thought for a moment and said, "I brought two shopkeepers to discuss things. Is there no one on the second floor now?"

Xiaolu nodded, "Yes, there are many empty boxes on the second floor now."

"What would you two shopkeepers like to drink? I'll treat you." An Qiao turned his gaze to the two of them.

The two Hu merchants looked at each other. They had never drunk milk tea. On the grassland, they drank more ghee.

Hu Shang knew quite a few Chinese characters. He walked up to take a look at the menu and ordered for himself and his brother.

"Thank you for the hospitality, young lady."

An Qiao smiled, ordered a milky green tea for herself, and asked Xiaolu to bring up some cakes. Then she took the two of them and Qitao upstairs.

"Hey young man, what price are you going to offer for this cow?" After sitting down, An Qiao went straight to the point.

"See how much the young lady wants?" He still spoke with a poor accent and a sincere look in his eyes.

"I have to look at the price before I can say anything. After all, money doesn't come easily. Your yaks can't be kept for long in places like ours. You also know that it's not easy to consume a large number of cattle in a short period of time." An Qiao said calmly.

In fact, what An Qiao said was true. Yaks cannot be raised for long in the Central Plains. Even if they can be raised, they will become much thinner. Many even die prematurely from illness due to the different climate.

Therefore, it is already very respectful for each restaurant to buy a few heads. After all, beef is not a necessity, and no restaurant can make beef stably all the time.

If Anqiao wants to continue selling beef, he needs to have different sources of meat. Before, he just took his chances every day. Sometimes he could buy some, and when he could, he would buy more, whether it was yaks, or buffaloes and cattle that were killed with permission.

But there are very few people like Anqiao who need beef every day.

Obviously, the two Hu people also knew it and did not refute An Qiao.

"People from our tribe have sold cattle in the Central Plains before. If they were sold individually, six taels would be the minimum," said the Hu man.

An Qiao was stunned. She often bought cattle, and the price of six taels was indeed very high.

"Six taels, isn't that a bit too expensive? This isn't my first time buying a cow." An Qiao was a little bit incredulous. If the starting price was six taels, then even if she could bargain, it would be a lot.

"Young lady, you think it's expensive now because you haven't seen my cows. My cows are the best ones raised in our tribe. Even after walking so many miles and climbing so many mountains, they are all strong and healthy when they get here." The Hu man spoke Chinese with difficulty. An Qiao realized that it was not that he didn't understand Chinese, but that his accent was a little strange.

If that were the case, then the Hu merchant was indeed worried that he would deceive his brother.

"I understand the logic, but what if I buy 10 or 20 heads? Six taels is too high. And do you want to do a one-time deal, or do you want to do it in the future? The demand for beef here is very high. Perhaps you can find the largest demand in the whole Kyoto Prefecture. There are many people who like beef, and beef in the Central Plains is not easy to buy. But there are very few people who can cook it. People here don't eat much beef, so they don't know how to cook it. You can only sell it to restaurants that know how to cook it. Those wealthy people want to buy it but don't know how to cook it, or even how to deal with it, so it's hard for you to sell it." An Qiao analyzed with a smile.

"Sell it to me at a lower price. In the future, you can come to me whenever you bring cattle, as long as the quality is not a problem."

Xiaolu brought the cakes and milk tea upstairs, "Enjoy your meal, everyone. Thank you for visiting Kyoto Milk Tea Shop."

The two Hu people looked hesitant, but were attracted by the milk tea in front of them. There were several exquisite cups filled with milk tea. As soon as they were served, they could smell the strong aroma of milk.

"The young lady actually uses real milk." Hu Shang exclaimed after smelling it.