The diners who ate in the hall each returned to their seats, a smile on their faces, the doubts in their hearts also all disappeared. Now, they already no longer doubted the restaurant's dishes.
As for outside the restaurant, many onlookers were originally wavering, considering whether to enter the restaurant to eat or not. Now, their hearts were set, flocking in one by one. For a time, the hall was even more overcrowded.
This was the celebrity effect brought about by Li Yuan.
The dishes that even Emperor Li Yuan approved of were naturally excellent.
Countless people followed in.
Li Yuan looked at more and more diners in the hall, already believing Du Qi's words in his heart. The restaurant had such a good business, making a lot of money every day was nothing difficult, so much so that this was a treasure bowl.
But to Li Yuan, this level of restaurant, he did not care much. What Li Yuan paid attention to was that the restaurant recruited so many retired and wounded soldiers, and how many refugees it gathered, so that people could no longer be displaced, so that many people could support their families and live a stable and down-to-earth life.
This was what Li Yuan cared about.
Li Yuan already had his fill and did not continue to stay, instructing Du Qi to continue working hard, and then left with the guards. Li Yuan already ate the restaurant's dishes, and also gave face to Du Qi. Now, everyone was happy.
After Li Yuan left, the discussion in the restaurant still did not stop.
But Du Qi went straight back to the second floor.
He sat down in an elegant room, admiring the scene on the ground floor of the hall. Now, there was a steady stream of people entering. Even if there were no less than a hundred large round tables in the hall, but the people who constantly swarmed in quickly filled these seats.
Among them, some people came in groups, some came alone, or came in twos and threes. Even so, many people also made use of the opportunity to ensure that every table was already full.
At noon, the hall already could not accommodate more people. Some people were already arranged in elegant rooms on the second floor, no longer crowded in the hall. This could divert a portion of the diners. Especially when there was a steady stream of people coming to eat, and a steady stream of people leaving. The restaurant was always overcrowded.
After noon, the flow of people gradually decreased.
Even so, there were still many people in the restaurant. In such a situation, the cooks in the kitchen didn't rest from the beginning to the end. Whether it was the cooks, the waitresses who served the dishes, or even Eighth Brother Zhong and the others who were only responsible for maintaining order, except for the people who guided them outside the restaurant, the others all joined in to help.
Inside the restaurant, it was completely crazy busy.
It was the same for the person in charge of collecting the money. Because there were a lot of people today, they didn't pay the bill after they finished eating. Instead, they paid the bill as soon as they ordered the dishes and left after they finished eating.
In this way, it would be less likely for trouble to occur.
This was to prevent any fish from escaping the net.
Even so, the place where the money was collected was extremely busy. This kind of busyness lasted until around five in the afternoon. Only then did they start to have some free time. The people in the restaurant's main hall finally left, leaving only a few tables for people to eat.
At this time, the busy people could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Du Qi came out of the elegant room and went straight to the kitchen. Because the kitchen did not have a range hood, in order to let the smoke and fumes out, all the windows were open.
In this way, the smoke and fumes would not continue to swirl in the kitchen.
In the kitchen, the cooks and the others were taking a short break.
When Du Qi entered, everyone bowed in unison. Whether it was First Madam Gongsun, Eighth Brother Zhong, Zhou Shan, or the rest of the waitresses, they all bowed to Du Qi.
Du Qi waved his hand and smiled, "Today is the opening day of the restaurant. It started in the morning and has been busy all the way until now. Only now can I take a breather. It can be said that the restaurant is already a great success. You have all been busy today. It's been hard on you. "
Hearing this, everyone shook their heads.
Although these people were tired, they were all very fulfilled. Their faces were full of pride. To them, to be able to enter Du Qi's restaurant, and even the Emperor came to the restaurant, they were proud and proud.
Everyone was talking at once, and they were all happy.
Du Qi raised his hand and gestured for everyone to quiet down.
Pairs of eyes gathered on Du Qi again. Du Qi said, "Today is the opening day of the restaurant. You have all been very busy. Whether it's the kitchen or the others, all of you have worked hard. I have decided that all the cooks in the kitchen will be rewarded with three hundred coins. The rest of you will be rewarded with one hundred coins each. "
The cooks were different from the others.
Because the operation of the entire restaurant depended on the cooks in the kitchen. Otherwise, the restaurant would not be able to operate.
"Thank you, Young Master!"
"Young Master is very kind to us!"
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One by one, they spoke. When they looked at Du Qi, their eyes were full of gratitude.
To them, one hundred coins or three hundred coins was not a small amount. With this money, they could even rent a house in Chang 'an City and live in Chang' an City.
Everyone in the restaurant was not of high status or background. They were all people of low status. For example, the old women who cleaned the restaurant were in their fifties or sixties. They lived a poor life.
For example, the retired soldiers under Eighth Brother Zhong's management were all injured. Their lives were not easy. Moreover, all the cooks transferred from the Du family were actually of ordinary status. They were all slaves of the residence.
As for the women in the restaurant who were responsible for serving the dishes, they were all people whose families were broken and lost, and they were displaced to Chang 'an City. Now, they were all able to live and work in peace. They could all earn money to support their families.
Therefore, these people were grateful to Du Qi.
Their eyes were shining, and they were all very happy.
They were very happy.
Du Qi raised his hand and gestured for everyone to quiet down again. He continued, "I opened the restaurant to do business. I want to use this to make money. But I hope that after doing this, you can understand one thing. "
"When you do things, you must finish what you have started. You must always maintain the best service. Only then can the restaurant's business truly prosper and continue to prosper. "
"When the restaurant makes money, you can also make money in the restaurant. I will not treat you unfairly. So I hope that in the future, you can always be like today. You can always keep your original intentions and don't forget your roots. Don't forget your original intentions after a while and do things half-heartedly. "
Du Qi said, "When you do things in the restaurant, you must do things honestly."
"Yes!"
Everyone answered in unison.
For them, they were all grateful to Du Qi. They had all made up their minds to do things well.
Du Qi continued, "Now, you are temporarily working in the restaurant, so your monthly salary is not high. But you also know that I don't only own the restaurant, but also another tea shop. "
"In the future, there will be more."
"So in the near future, I will specially ask the Master of the Academy to build a private school that belongs to me. So that your children can all be educated, and not be illiterate when they grow up."
"As long as they are under me, Du Qi, their children can go to school."
"This is my promise to you."
Du Qi promised, "As long as you do things honestly, everything will be better. Even if you don't have a skill, you can live in Chang 'an safely. Your children can read in Chang 'an, and they will no longer be illiterate. "
With Du Qi's words, each and every one of them was even more excited.
When they looked at Du Qi, there was a trace of fanaticism in their eyes. In this era, scholars were the gods. For ordinary families, it was an extremely honorable thing to have a scholar in the family.
Scholarly families were even more amazing.
If their children could read, they might even have a chance to be an official in the future. Even if they could not be an official, they could do other things. As long as they could read, it meant that they would not have to worry about food and clothing.
So everyone was excited.
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