Chapter 124: Civilian Canteen and Tavern
With He Daqing's recognition, Xu Huizhen also gained confidence.
Next, Xu Huizhen began to carry out drastic reforms on the civilian canteen.
According to the established plan, she connected all the houses on the left and right sides of the civilian canteen, and the canteen area became more than three times its original size.
As the space expanded, diners who had originally been unable to queue up began to flock in, and the restaurant was full in less than half an hour.
Yes, Fengze Garden is now well-known.
Many ordinary people cannot afford expensive cuisine, but the civilian canteen under Fengzeyuan is affordable for everyone.
When you eat in the civilian canteen, you can not only enjoy the most delicious and affordable meals, but you can also tell others that you have eaten in Fengze Garden, which makes you feel proud.
Moreover, as the space expands, diners' vision becomes broader and they feel more relaxed while eating.
“The food at Fengze Garden is delicious!”
“The key is that the price is not expensive.”
"Haha, the expansion of the area is a good thing. I was in a rush at work before and couldn't get a spot. Now this problem has been solved!"
The diners who came to eat were wolfing down their food and happily chatting with each other.
Most of the people who come to the cafeteria to eat are workers from nearby factories, or laborers, or rickshaw drivers. There are all kinds of people, all of them lower-class people.
However, although these people are poor, they are quite particular. After each meal, they will clean up their garbage so as not to affect the next customer's meal.
"Comrades, while everyone is here, I have an important announcement to make!"
Taking advantage of the excitement, Xu Huizhen also came out, smiling happily,
"From now on, our civilian canteen will be open for business, and we will even provide drinks at night. If you want to come here for a drink, just come. In a couple of days, I will also invite crosstalk performers to come over to liven up the atmosphere. Everyone is welcome to come and support us!"
Xu Huizhen is only eighteen years old now. As a new wife, her every move is quite seductive.
This is also the reason why many people come here to join in the fun.
In the civilian canteen, you can not only eat delicious meals, but also see the beautiful boss. What a pleasant thing it is.
As soon as Xu Huizhen said this, there was a lot of cheers.
"Drinking? That's good, I just like a couple of sips!"
“This is the first time I’ve heard of someone drinking and listening to crosstalk!”
"Hey, you're quite good at making things happen. If not for anything else, we have to show our support just for the boss lady!"
There are many teahouses in the old city, and many people often go there to listen to crosstalk. However, this is the first time they have heard of people drinking while listening to crosstalk, and they immediately find it interesting.
Moreover, since the opening of the Civilian Canteen, these people have become accustomed to gathering here. It seems to be a good idea to come here to watch the excitement after get off work.
Therefore, under Xu Huizhen's management, the expanded civilian canteen was not only crowded, but its overall turnover was also growing at a visible rate.
Even at night, there are many people who come here to listen to crosstalk.
You can't always listen to crosstalk for free, and there are people eating snacks and drinking wine next to you. Just looking at them makes you greedy. You have to drink a glass or two, right?
To the extent that even the distinguished guests who were dining in the main hall of Fengze Garden would lower their status and come over here when they occasionally heard the excitement here.
Some people even asked, since there is crosstalk in the cafeteria, why is there none there?
These words made Fan Jinwu smile bitterly.
"Don't mention it, Master He's daughter-in-law is really quite capable."
Looking through the daily income, Fan Jinwu couldn't help but nod secretly.
Everything is pretty much as He Daqing expected. After expanding its scale and operating in a differentiated manner, the daily turnover of the Civilian Canteen has now increased five times what it used to be. If it continues to develop at this pace, it will be in no way inferior to the main business of Fengze Garden.
Zhengyangmen.
Inside the tavern.
Looking at the sparsely populated lobby, Xu Huizhi, who was standing in front of the counter, couldn't help but frown.
Ever since she entered the He family's door, Xu Huizhi has been putting a lot of thought into it. Now she has finally taken over the tavern from He Laonian, but she found that fewer and fewer people come to the tavern to drink recently.
"Yongqiang, what's going on? If this continues, our tavern will have to close!"
Xu Huizhi frowned and looked at He Yongqiang worriedly.
If the tavern fails in her hands, she, Xu Huizhi, may never have the chance to manage the He family's finances again.
"Yeah, I'm curious too."
He Yongqiang scratched his head.
"We all sell alcohol according to Dad's old routine. It's really weird!"
He Yongqiang is a reckless man. Although he knows how to brew wine, he has no business acumen and is rather stubborn. Ever since He Laonian took over the tavern, he simply handed it over to Xu Huizhi and was only responsible for buying the wine.
Seeing that it was getting late and few people came in, the couple could not help but walk out of the pub.
But in the dark alley, I saw a figure staggering towards this side. As he approached, the smell of alcohol hit me in the face.
"Master Niu!"
He Yongqiang recognized the person and couldn't help but greet him with a smile.
"Uncle Niu, where did you go to drink?"
Uncle Niu also lives in Zhengyangmen, but he is an old customer of their tavern. However, he has not come for several days, which makes He Yongqiang very strange.
Instead of drinking in your own pub, you went to another one?
"Oh, Yongqiang!"
Uncle Niu was humming Peking Opera when he heard someone calling him. Then he noticed that it was He Yongqiang and Xu Huizhi.
He looked at He Yongqiang, then at Xu Huizhi, and glanced at the desolate tavern. A cunning look flashed in his eyes, and his mind immediately became clear.
"As for me, isn't there a cafeteria over at Fengze Garden? I went there to have a drink recently!"
Niu Ye grinned. He was a frank man and spoke quickly.
"You probably don't know yet, right? The civilian canteen over at Fengze Garden has now opened a nightclub. Not only can you drink, but you can also listen to crosstalk."
"The key is, the wine there is authentic!"
Niu Ye had long been fed up with the fact that the wine in the tavern was diluted with water. But he usually liked to join in the fun, and there were many people coming and going in this tavern, so Niu Ye liked to join in and listen to everyone's conversation.
But recently, I heard that Fengze Garden was bustling, so I couldn't help but go and experience it.
You won’t know the result until you go, and you’ll be shocked when you do.
Wow, this is a common canteen. The wine they sell is authentic Niulanshan Erguotou, without any water. You can also listen to crosstalk while drinking, what a pleasure.
Moreover, it is very popular. People of all kinds come from all over the country and gather here. Niu Ye fell in love with it immediately.