Rebirth 07: Starting with Saving a Bankrupt Restaurant

In the end, everything was done before the restaurant opened.

Zhou Wen straightened his back, feeling a bit tired, and wondered what Shi Ling's decision was.

Given the current situation, it is urgent for the store to need a new employee.

The restaurant opened for business in the evening, and spicy crayfish was officially launched as a new dish.

It was almost six o'clock, but not a single customer had ordered a serving of crayfish.

This situation is actually somewhat similar to the previous "husband and wife lung slices" incident.

Almost no one has ever heard of crayfish, and the price deters them from trying it.

The diners in the restaurant were all waiting for other customers to order crayfish, and then they would observe and see if the crayfish were worth buying.

If it's worth it, I'll come back and try it tomorrow.

Everyone had this mindset, so the customers waited and waited, but no one ordered that dish.

As for Zhou Wen's concerns?

That's not a concern, since the restaurant has customers like Li Lichun and Lao Wang, who will probably order a serving when they arrive.

It's only a matter of time.

However, Shi Ying was a little worried, but fortunately, her worries soon disappeared.

Soon a group of diners arrived.

"Let me tell you, almost every food stall in Hubei province sells crayfish." The speaker was clearly a diner from Hubei province.

"I've tried crayfish at a few food stalls around here before, but the taste was a bit bad, so I didn't take you there. Now that the restaurant has this crayfish, of course I have to take you here to try it."

One of my companions said, "But this serving of crayfish isn't cheap."

The Hubei diner who was treating us waved his hand and said, "Hey, let me tell you, you definitely won't regret it after you eat it! As long as the crayfish tastes good, you'll want to eat it more and more, and the more you eat, the more addicted you'll become."

"Miss, do you still have crayfish in the store?" a customer asked.

Seeing that a customer wanted to order crayfish, Shi Ying quickly introduced, "We still have some. These crayfish are sold in batches of half a pound. Half a pound costs nineteen yuan, and a pound costs thirty-five yuan."

"These crayfish taste really good; you should definitely try them if you haven't."

As a native of Hubei province, the diner naturally understands the high quality of these crayfish.

"Give us a pound of spicy crayfish first, and then a serving of fried chicken skin. That'll do for now. If it's not enough, we'll order more later," the diner said, looking at the menu.

"Brother Zhang, isn't a pound a bit too much? Half a pound should be about right, right?"

Brother Zhang glanced at the menu a few more times, then waved his hand and said, "It's not much at all. I actually think a pound is a bit too little."

Actually, there are many flavors of crayfish, but the restaurant only offers the spicy flavor right now. Zhou Wen plans to add other flavors later.

On the first night after the spicy crayfish were launched, the first serving of crayfish was sold out within 50 minutes of opening.

"Okay." Shi Ying quickly wrote it down in her notebook.

"The boss has a customer who ordered a pound of spicy crayfish and fried chicken skin."

Zhou Wen, who was in the kitchen, nodded and said, "It may take a while, as there are other diners' food ahead of us."

"Okay, I'll go tell those customers first."

"Brother Tian, ​​shouldn't we order some staple food or something?"

"No need. Let me tell you, crayfish doesn't need to be paired with any staple food. If you have the means, you can add some cooked noodles. The noodles that are soaked in the soup are absolutely delicious."

The diner wiped his mouth with his finger as he spoke, then waved his hand and said:

"Xiao Fang, let's go get some drinks first. These crayfish are just soulless without alcohol!"

As he spoke, he walked out of the restaurant and went to the convenience store across the street, where he bought a few bottles of beer.

After buying the beer, we chatted and ate the fried chicken skin that had been served first, while waiting for the crayfish to arrive.

While the group of people were chatting, Shi Ying brought out the spicy crayfish from the kitchen.

Earlier, when ordering, the surrounding guests knew that this table had ordered the restaurant's new crayfish dish.

The crayfish immediately attracted the attention of other diners when they were served, and some diners sitting in the corner also turned their attention to them after smelling the crayfish.

"This taste is definitely authentic." The diner, known as Brother Zhang, greedily inhaled the aroma of the crayfish.

Xiao Fang, who had some concerns before, dispelled them after smelling the fragrance.

"Brother Zhang, how do you eat these crayfish?" But after seeing the crayfish that was covered in shells, he was at a loss for a moment.

Brother Zhang first opened the beer, then moistened his throat and let out a comfortable sound.

"Watch."

After saying that, he picked up a crayfish with his chopsticks and then swished it up and down until it was covered in broth.

"Let me tell you, you have to make sure the crayfish is fully coated in this broth, otherwise the flavor of the crayfish won't be as rich."

"The first step is to suck out the shells."

After finishing his shell, Brother Zhang gave a thumbs-up.

"These crayfish are more flavorful than any I've ever had before! You should try them."

Xiao Fang nodded, and then began to taste it.

However, I choked on my first sip.

I quickly took a sip of beer to clear my head.

After recovering, he exclaimed, "Brother Zhang, these crayfish are so delicious!"

Brother Zhang smiled and said, "I already told you, these crayfish are bound to taste good."

However, what Zhang felt was the only drawback was that the crayfish meat was a bit loose.

The owner removed the crayfish tails, but thinking about it, it makes sense.

After all, most local diners have never eaten crayfish before, so they may not know that the tail of the crayfish needs to be removed.

Crayfish are inherently quite dirty. If their digestive system isn't cleaned out, both the taste and hygiene will be a major problem.

Since it was Xiao Fang's first time eating crayfish, her eating manners were a little lacking, with her mouth full of crayfish red oil sauce.

And his face was very red, I don’t know if it was because of drinking or the spiciness of the crayfish.

"Brother Zhang, these crayfish are really potent, they're so addictive!" Xiao Fang said, making hissing noises as he spoke.

And pairing a bite of crayfish with a sip of beer is simply divine.

The aroma of crayfish filled the air, and it was truly tempting.

Many diners, even though they had food in front of them and were eating, couldn't help but look at the two of them and secretly swallowed.

The other diners in the restaurant were also secretly wondering what was going on when they saw Xiao Fang and his companion eating so enthusiastically.