Chapter 75 His Majesty the Emperor ate the grilled fish that he agreed upon The restaurant owner smiled slightly and said, "My lord, you are wrong again. The people of Yong'an Mansion have already raised their food requirements."
"In the past, Jade White Jade Soup was easy to sell, cheap and large, but since the Chinese New Year last year, no one has cared about it. If your food doesn't have a bit of meat in it, who will eat it?"
"Nowadays, who doesn't spend forty or fifty cents to eat out? My Jade Jade Broth Soup is pretty cheap."
"But I see no one is in your restaurant!?" Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't believe it.
"Isn't it time for lunch yet?" As he said that, the food shop owner looked up at the sky. The sun was rising directly above him and said with a smile, "At this time, they should be here too!"
The voice just fell.
I saw groups of strong men pouring into the restaurant to sit down, and soon all the tables in the restaurant were filled.
"Boss, please give me four bowls of meat soup!"
"Boss, I want three bowls!"
They all come here to eat the Jadeite Hundred Broth Soup.
"Okay, everyone, wait a moment!" the restaurant owner responded with a smile, and then said to Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma: "They are workers nearby and come to my place to eat every day. I didn't lie to you, sir." .”
"Please use it slowly, I'm going to work!"
Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma sat back down.
"Are all the people in Yong'an Mansion so rich? Ordinary workers can have meat for every meal!?" Zhu Yuanzhang could not imagine it.
You must know that he also worked as a worker at the Yong'an Mansion construction site. At that time, it was rice porridge with steamed buns and pickles. That kind of food was already enviable, but now it is even more meaty. This is still not envy, but naked envy!
Empress Ma analyzed in a low voice: "If according to the situation reported by Mao Xiang, the salary of an ordinary worker reaches the level of more than three thousand yuan, it is not unacceptable to eat 35 yuan for a meal."
"Of course we can't draw conclusions just by looking at this. Let's eat quickly and then walk around the food court and look at other shops after eating."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded solemnly, "I really don't believe that the people in Yong'an Mansion can live a better life than the people in the capital!"
"Definitely look at it again."
After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang took the "Jade Jade Hundred Meat Soup" and drank it.
"Hmm, it tastes good, delicious!"
"Boss, another bowl!"
"Ah! There's really a lot of meat in this sesame seed cake, it's so delicious!"
After eating, Zhu Yuanzhang felt his belly comfortably and continued to stroll on the street with Queen Ma.
"A cup of squeezed juice - eleven cents."
"A skewer of mutton - twenty coins."
"A bunch of candied haws - ten pieces of paper."
"One pound of braised beef - 240 yuan per pound."
"One pound of braised pork - 350 yuan per pound."
After strolling through the entire food court, Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma did not see any food worth less than ten cents! Things are so expensive!Prices are so high!
This was the first thought in their minds.
At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang was still complaining about Ouyang Lun for raising the price of goods in Yong'an Mansion so high, which would definitely cause public resentment and make the people miserable.
But after seeing the common people buying juice, meat skewers, and candied haws one after another, buying happily and eating happily, Zhu Yuanzhang's voice of complaining became less and less.
The two of them also specially observed a family with a couple and a child. Judging from the clothes, this was an ordinary family. It was obvious that they brought their children to play. After going around, this family spent several hundred yuan. There was no trace of distress on his face, it was always a happy expression.
Are all the people in Yong'an Mansion already so rich?!! Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma continued to walk forward, and saw a store in the core of the food street. This store was four stories high and was the tallest building in the entire food street. It stood out from the crowd. The store's plaque read "Royal Grilled Fish" The four big gold characters are particularly dazzling! Outside the door, there are two waiters working hard to attract customers.
“Don’t miss it when you pass by, Daming Royal Grilled Fish Store has a chain of [-] stores across the country, and the taste is unparalleled in Daming!”
"Royal grilled fish, the grilled fish that His Majesty the Emperor has said is good after eating it, grilled fish that must be tasted in this life!"
“The grilled fish brand founded by the eldest disciple of the founder of grilled fish, the taste is trustworthy!”
"Royal grilled fish, the first grilled fish stock on the stock exchange!"
Someone looked at the huge facade and muttered: "With such a big store, your grilled fish must be very expensive!"
The waiter immediately explained: "It's not expensive at all. You can eat one piece for 68 yuan, which is not enough for two or three people! And we also have various flavors to choose from!"
"Only 68 yuan! It's really not expensive. Give me one!"
"Let's go and visit such a luxurious store. The 68 coins are so worth it."
Thanks to the waiter's hard work, guests continued to enter the "Royal Grilled Fish" to dine.
"Royal grilled fish. These people are so brave!" Zhu Yuanzhang muttered.
"Chongba, why don't we go and taste it too?" Empress Ma missed the grilled fish she had eaten in the county government office of Kaiping County.
Zhu Yuanzhang also swallowed his saliva. In Yong'an Mansion, in addition to the fine wine "Maotai", it was the "Grilled Fish" that he was most looking forward to. Then he nodded, "Okay! Just try the taste of this restaurant. If it tastes bad, this Royal They don’t want to hang up the grilled fish sign anymore.”
Then the couple walked into the "Royal Grilled Fish" together.
"Welcome to the Royal Grilled Fish!" the waitress said politely.
"If you two just want to eat, you can choose the first floor. If you like quietness, you can go to the private room on the second floor. If you like to eat while looking at the scenery of Funing County, you can go to the fourth floor. The price is the same. As long as there is a seat, we will Everything can be arranged.”
"Go to the fourth floor!" Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to see the scenery.
"You two, please follow me!" The waitress made an invitation gesture and then led the way.
"Wouldn't your family have any objections to you girls coming out to show off?" Although I had met waitresses in Kaiping County before, and every time I entered Yong'an Mansion, I would also meet women who were dedicated to greeting guests. For these Zhu Yuanzhang He was already used to it, but he still couldn't help asking.
Although the Ming Dynasty did not explicitly prohibit women from doing business or working, under the constraints of traditional thinking and feudal ethics, most women were still not allowed to show up casually, take care of the housework, take care of their husbands and raise children. Only in extremely poor families would women come out to work.
The situation in Yong'an Mansion was obviously different from other places in the Ming Dynasty. Along the way, Zhu Yuanzhang saw female managers, female shopkeepers, female bosses, etc. There were too many things that women did to make themselves public.
"Opinion? Why do you have an opinion?" The waitress said with a smile: "I work here, and I get more than twice a month. If I do well, I will get a bonus. I earn no less than my man. We both make money together, in the countryside Our hometown has built a big house, and people in the same village are envious of us!"
(End of this chapter)