Chapter 378: Booming Business (1)
Cao Jin and Huo Yuan knew that Cai Wei was about to open a shop, and both gave her a lot of valuable help.
Huo Yuan personally escorted the 500 kilograms of cumin to Cai Wei's new restaurant. Cai Wei wanted to return the 1,500 taels of silver she had originally sold for the cumin, but Huo Yuan refused to accept it. He only said that the 500 kilograms of cumin would be used as a gift to Cai Wei for opening the shop. Seeing that he insisted on doing so, Cai Wei did not refuse and accepted it.
Cao Jin selected four young and smart servants from his own family, and gave them to Cai Wei together with the indentures of several servants. Perhaps because he felt guilty about earning Cai Wei's family back to Beijing, Cao Jin always spared no effort to help Cai Wei in the process of planning to open a shop.
Cai Wei needed a stove for baking snacks, a stove for grilling skewers, skewers, etc., all of which were taken care of by him. Less than two days after receiving Cai Wei's drawings, these things had been made perfectly and sent to Maoer Hutong.
In addition to the four servants sent by Cao Jin, Mu Zhongqing hired three more waiters and three women to grill skewers and make dumplings. Caiwei put forward strict requirements on their hygiene habits and conducted strict training for several employees in the restaurant.
After more than ten days of intensive preparation, the Mu family's "Bafu Restaurant" finally opened.
Early in the morning of the opening day, a white-haired monkey with two long eyebrows suddenly walked on the bustling streets of the capital. The monkey wore a small robe with the words "Bafu Restaurant" embroidered on the back. The specific location of Bafu Restaurant was also embroidered on the belt of the robe.
The monkey walked on the street solemnly, holding a stack of paper and distributing it to passers-by along the way. Passers-by curiously took the paper and saw the advertisement introducing Bafu Restaurant on the paper.
In this era, people had no knowledge of advertising, and they were not as immune to advertising as modern people. When they saw this monkey that behaved like a human and got the flyer in the monkey's hand, they all walked curiously to the location on the flyer.
Walking through the streets and alleys, when they came to Maoer Hutong, a unique aroma of barbecue wafted through the air. The strong aroma of meat, accompanied by the aroma of cumin, sesame and other spices, flowed in the air, making people salivate.
"What is this? Why is it so fragrant?"
Several people who looked like scholars stopped at the door of Bafu Restaurant, curiously looking at the long row of iron stoves at the door, and asked the guy who was grilling.
"Sir, this is a barbecue skewer, the only one in Beijing, cheap and delicious, please come in and try it!"
The guy who grilled the skewers greeted enthusiastically, fanning the fan in his hand more vigorously.
As he instigated, the strong aroma of the meat skewers continued to come. Several people couldn't stand the gluttony in their stomachs and stepped into the restaurant.
In the restaurant, the young waiter who had been trained by Caiwei was wearing clean work clothes. When he saw someone coming in, he immediately greeted him warmly and smiled: "Welcome, guests, please come in."
"Um..."
Before the guests had time to sit down, they were attracted by the two paintings on the wall of the restaurant. The two paintings were full and colorful.
One of them was a painting of a young and beautiful girl, standing behind a table with a smile. There were several large trays on the table, which contained various grilled skewers, including grilled meat skewers, grilled seafood, grilled vegetables, grilled buns, etc. Under each tray, the price of the skewers in the tray was marked...
The picture was vivid, and the various grilled skewers were shiny and colorful, and you could almost smell the fragrance of the grilled skewers.