Chapter 204 Preparing to Reopen
Under Song Qingci's insistence, the master finally compromised.
There's nothing he can do, he's just following orders.
The fact that I could raise the question was already a well-intentioned reminder given the friendly appearance of the young lady of the general's mansion.
I have already reminded you, so I have done my duty.
The nine days of the Moon Viewing Tower's closure have passed in a flash. Tomorrow is the day when the Moon Viewing Tower will reopen to welcome guests.
In the past two days, someone has been lingering at the entrance of the Moon-Viewing Tower.
I was curious about when the Moon Viewing Tower would reopen. And whether I could exchange the bamboo strips for food as I had said before.
During these days, everyone did things according to the direction specified by Song Qingci.
Except for the first two or three days which required some adjustment, the rest of the days went very smoothly.
The Moon-Viewing Tower has also been completely renovated according to Song Qingci's wishes.
Song Qingci brought Shan Xi to the Moon Viewing Tower to make the final confirmation.
There are twenty specially built tables in the lobby on the first floor.
It's the kind with a hole in the middle that the master craftsman was reluctant to make at the beginning.
Although they are all tables with holes, their sizes and layouts are different.
There are small square tables that can only be used to sit opposite each other, so the hole in the middle is naturally smaller. They are basically placed in a corner.
Those places originally couldn't accommodate large tables, so they were just wasted.
Now, with a tailor-made small square table, there are two more seats in the space that was originally wasted.
When running a restaurant, space equals money. The more seats there are to accommodate guests, the more money you can earn.
There are also round tables, which are placed in the center. One table can seat six to eight people, which is a more mainstream size. The hole in the middle of the round table is also the largest.
People who come to the restaurant to eat like to invite their friends over, and the turnover rate of this type of table is the highest.
There are also some semi-open private seats further in.
Soft partitions are used to create a semi-enclosed feeling, and this is where a large square table is placed.
There are two holes on this large square table, one on the left and one on the right.
Compared with the privacy of the private rooms on the second floor, this semi-enclosed private seat is suitable for guests who do not have much money but are not particularly willing to dine in the lobby.
And this kind of table can seat the most people. Ten people at a table is no problem.
The tables are now neatly arranged and look very pleasing to the eye.
"Sister-in-law, are these holes placed like this?" Shan Xi stood beside Song Qingci, looking at those strange tables, with many questions in her mind.
"Of course not!" Song Qingci knocked on her head. "These holes in the middle are for putting pots in."
As he spoke, Song Qingci stretched out his hand and clapped his hands. Then Song Xin led the newly hired waiters from the Moon Viewing Tower out in a line.
Each of them held an iron pot with two ears in their hands.
The pots of Dachen Kingdom all have no ears and only a handle.
And because ironware was controlled by the imperial court, pots were generally very small.
Apart from the homes of nobles, only large restaurants could have one or two large iron pots.
Song Qingci put a lot of effort into making these iron pots.
Not only did she find the court to control these places and put them on record, but she also provided the iron materials for making these herself.
There were a lot of scrap copper and iron in the space. She didn't even remember when she put them there. This time she found them and made them into pots.
The pots and pans she customized were all made to the size of the holes reserved on the table.
When put into the hole, the two ears on both sides of the pot will fit perfectly.
The table with the pot on it instantly looks different.
"Sister-in-law! You are so smart! It is much easier to eat spicy hot pot with a pot like this!" Shan Xi gave a heartfelt compliment.
Although she hadn't eaten a single bite yet, she had seen a lot.
Everyone in the house has been eating this spicy hot pot recently. The pot is higher than the table, and sometimes you have to stand up to pick up the food.
In this way, the pot is placed flush with the table, so you can get all the food without having to stand up!