First Appearance

Author: Remnant Forest Tree

First Appearance

Ruyi Building, Dongxiang Street, Kyoto.

This is a very ordinary two-story restaurant, and the decoration materials are not much different from those of the always popular Isekiju in Kyoto.

However, due to the location of the land, the foot traffic is several times worse, and the business is naturally far from comparable to Yishiju.

On the first floor of the restaurant, two waiters in coarse linen clothes were slowly wiping the tables and chairs with a white cloth.

From time to time, I glanced at the shopkeeper who was looking at the street with a bitter look on his face.

One of the waiters sighed: "Zhang An, what do you think the shopkeeper thinks?

Although the newspaper sells well, can it bring our restaurant back to life by just mentioning it casually?"

Zhang An shook his head and said: "How do I know, but I do hope that this newspaper can really be that powerful.

Li Cheng, you probably don’t want this restaurant to collapse.

Otherwise, if Ruyilou collapses, you and I will have to find another place to make a living, and I'm afraid we may not be able to meet such a happy owner as the shopkeeper."

Li Cheng opened his mouth and swallowed a lot of complaints.

However, after a while, he couldn't help but said: "I also read today's newspaper. Just two sentences added in such an inconspicuous place cost one hundred taels. You can't steal money so quickly."

Hearing this, Zhang An took a breath. One hundred taels. For people like them, they may not be able to accumulate such a huge amount of wealth in their lifetime.

Even if this is not the first time I know it, I can't help but be amazed every time I hear it.

However, although he hoped that the newspaper could bring Ruyilou back to life, he also believed that the price of one hundred taels was too outrageous.

After all, a new newspaper cost only five cents.

It occupies less than 1% of the space. It is not the only one, and it costs a hundred taels of silver. No matter how he thinks about it, he feels that it is not worth it.

At this time, the shopkeeper at the door seemed to have heard their conversation, and walked over from the door, saying in a slightly stern tone: "What do you know? Do you know what the fragrance of wine is and why you are afraid of the deep alley? I think I am

This Ruyi Restaurant will never be any worse than those top restaurants in Kyoto. As long as it can spread its reputation, it will definitely have a lot of potential.

What's more, the one hundred taels will only be paid after seeing the results. The Fuyao Newspaper Office was founded by the prince of the current dynasty, and Mr. Naluo is also a very talented person. How could he covet my mere one hundred taels of silver?"

Hearing this, the two waiters immediately stood up with their heads lowered and said quickly: "Don't blame me, shopkeeper, it's because we have limited knowledge."

Just as he was talking, he saw that the sky had already reached Shen hour, and suddenly someone grabbed a newspaper and stepped over the threshold and walked in.

He looked around, showed a somewhat satisfied look, and said, "So this is Ruyi Building? Shopkeeper, please order some good food and wine."

In an instant, the seriousness and stern look on the shopkeeper's face turned into a smile.

"Okay, sir, please come this way."

With that said, he hurriedly ordered: "Li Cheng, hurry up and get the good guys in the back room ready."

"Hey, I'm going right away!"

Li Cheng responded and hurriedly walked to the back hall.

And not long after the first customer sat down, more customers came one after another in twos and threes.

While greeting the guests, the shopkeeper asked Kong Kong tentatively: "Did your guest come here after reading the new newspaper?"

The customer smiled and said, "Yeah, I happened to see two restaurants recommended above. I happen to be closer to here, so I came over to have a look."

The shopkeeper was overjoyed. Although there were not many customers at the moment, he had never seen such a lively scene in the past.

As for the two restaurants that the guest mentioned, he also knew about them, but one of them was in the east of the city and the other in the west of the city. Although they were both restaurants, they didn't constitute much competition.

Just as I was thinking about these things, another wave of admiring guests came outside the door.

Suddenly, he couldn't hold back his smile.

However, this smile only lasted for a moment, because as the number of guests increased, his two-story restaurant was already fully occupied.

But what frightened him was that outside the door, there was still an endless stream of guests coming from all directions.

He had no choice but to step forward and apologize while comforting the guests who came behind him for a wasted trip.

Likewise, another very troublesome problem quickly emerged.

The restaurant is short of manpower.

Due to the slump in business, apart from Zhang An and Li Cheng, there were only two helpers in the kitchen and a chef.

Not to mention the guests outside the restaurant who have no room to come in, the number of guests already seated in the restaurant has completely exceeded the entire capacity of Ruyi Building at the moment.

With so many waiters and one chef, the day lilies might be cold by the time the last guest gets their meal.

On the other side, Li Cheng and Zhang An, who were as busy as ants on a hot pot, looked at the heated scene and could only feel uncontrollable wonder in their hearts.

This new paper is so awesome.

One hundred taels can be exchanged for such a result, doesn't it seem like a loss?

In fact, in the eyes of the shopkeeper, if there is no loss, it is simply a gain for grandma's family.

But if he doesn't deal with the current situation quickly, the current prosperity may be just like a bubble that will burst at a touch.

He frowned, gritted his teeth, and called Li Cheng over, who had just finished serving dishes to a table of guests. After giving a few instructions, Li Cheng picked up his legs and ran out quickly.

Not long after, a group of people followed Li Cheng to the door of the restaurant aggressively.

The shopkeeper looked at the leader. Although he was a little reluctant, he still cupped his hands and said, "I'll trouble my cousin this time."

Although the land of this Ruyi Building is not good, the cost of opening a restaurant like this in Kyoto is also not low.

Therefore, the shopkeeper's financial resources are actually not low, so he has been able to sustain it for such a long time despite the sluggish business.

In fact, the shopkeeper’s family has been doing business for generations.

His cousin owns a restaurant, and his business has always been good.

And the reason why he opened a restaurant was actually to break up with his cousin.

However, this time he faced a crisis, but only this cousin had enough manpower to help him deal with it.

The man waved his hand and said, "What does one family say to two families?"

He saw the bustling scene through the door of the restaurant, with envy and a bit of amazement in his eyes.

"Your Ruyilou has become an instant hit this time. As long as the food is good, you will have a place in Kyoto in the future. This newspaper, tsk tsk, is worthy of being written by the prince. It is really not easy."

The shopkeeper also sighed and said: "Indeed, Mr. Luo from Fuyao Newspaper Office has already reminded me in advance that we need to recruit people, but I just treat it as a dead horse and do not pay enough attention to it."

The man smiled and said, "If you had made preparations earlier, where would you have left me?"

Naturally, he was motivated by enough interests to help him this time. Otherwise, even though they are cousins, they have to settle accounts clearly, and he would not be able to help create a strong competitor in vain.

At the same time, similar scenes occurred in six other places in Kyoto.

With the popularity of the six shops, the potential influence of the new paper also surfaced for the first time.
Chapter completed!