Chapter 85: Selling Cold Rice Noodle Prescription
Guang Ju Restaurant was located on the busiest street of the marketplace, not far from Uncle San’s tavern. When they arrived, they saw that it was bustling with guests and business was booming.
The tavern had two floors and a wide, double-door entrance. Above the entrance, a plaque hung with the words "Guang Ju Restaurant" written in elegant, flowing calligraphy.
In fact, Zhao Dong had never really understood why Guang Ju Restaurant, with branches throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, hadn’t opened one in Anyang County but instead chose this small marketplace.However, his relationship with the restaurant’s owner wasn’t particularly close—they had only had one transaction previously—so it wouldn’t be appropriate to inquire about such matters.
Since they weren’t there to eat and worried about disturbing the busy tavern, Zhao Dong had Zhao Cheng watch the two children in the cart while he and Sun Mei went inside.
But Zhao Zhitong, ever restless, quickly scrambled down from the cart and darted into the tavern after Zhao Dong and Sun Mei.
As soon as they stepped inside, a clear, refreshing fragrance of wine wafted towards them. Shortly after, a waiter hurried out to greet them cheerfully, asking, "Are you here for a meal or for lodging, honored guests?"
Zhao Dong immediately cupped his hands in a bow and said, "Waiter, is your shopkeeper in? We’re here to see Shopkeeper Wang."
Hearing they were looking for the shopkeeper, the waiter paused, giving Zhao Dong a once-over. He didn’t recognize Zhao Dong, so he asked with some suspicion, "And what business do you have with our shopkeeper?"
Zhao Dong replied, "It’s like this: your shopkeeper previously visited our home to purchase a tofu recipe. He mentioned that if we had any other recipes to sell, we should come to Guang Ju Restaurant to find him."
Upon hearing "tofu recipe," the waiter’s face lit up with a smile. The previous tofu and Stinky Tofu dishes had earned the tavern a considerable profit.