There was a storm in Lanzhou, Chongshu and Banyue Bookstore took advantage of the situation, and there were crowds of people in front of the bookstore every day, and the silver also entered the pocket like snowflakes.

Chongshu Bible and Banyue Bookstore sent the dividends into the Lin family's small courtyard one after another, and the silver money sent by Banyue Shufu was obviously much more than that of Chongshu Bishop. The living standard of the Lin family's small courtyard is rising in a straight line, and meat can be seen on the dinner table every day, but Zhao Qian still has to go from door to door every day to sell tofu, according to Lin Wan'er's words, "maintain the fine style of hard work and simplicity, and contribute to the four modernizations of the Great Wei State".

Zhao Qian was quite distressed by this, and protested: "Lin Wan'er, you are also a rich man, can you be more generous?" A basket of tofu can earn dozens of copper plates at most, as for it? ”

Lin Wan'er mended her clothes, and said categorically without raising her head: "As for." Rotten eggs are not eggs, and dozens of copper plates are not copper plates. Stop grinding and get to work. ”

Zhao Qian was angry for a while, picked up the basket with one hand, and muttered and sang a small tune he made up in his mouth and walked out ......of the small courtyard: "Babble, I was originally in the capital, a pretty son from a big family, brocade clothes and jade food, lupine scarf, sigh, sigh, sigh, come to this Lanzhou City, enter your Lin family, but I ended up, but I ended up miserable and sad, and I wore the stars and the moon every day."

However, Chongshu and Banyue Bookstore are also facing a problem that cannot be solved, even if the two bookstores are full of printing, they feel that they are unable to do so, and if they want to continue to grow, they will publish in the whole Great Wei Dynasty There is some lack of succession, even if there is enough money, it is difficult for the two bookstores to continue to expand their business scope.

The publishing and printing of books is not like other businesses, money is not the primary factor, but skilled workers and sufficient printing presses are the key.

The people of Lanzhou know that there is a festival between Liu Hongda and Lin Wan'er of Lanzhou Book Company, and it is impossible for Lin Wan'er to distribute the publishing rights to Lanzhou Book Company, and it will definitely be difficult for Lanzhou Book Company to support under the joint squeeze of Chongshu Book Company and Banyue Book Company, and perhaps the Lanzhou Book Company, which has been standing in Lanzhou for more than ten years, will soon disappear.

Perhaps Liu Hongda, the shopkeeper of Lanzhou Bookstore, also felt the imminent sense of urgency, and actually did something incomprehensible - changed the study room in the house into a toilet!

Liu Hongda was very concerned about this matter, personally bought sediment, hired first-class craftsmen in Lanzhou City, supervised the work on site every day, and occasionally personally moved a few bricks and tiles.

In this way, the study of the shopkeeper Liu, the largest bookstore in Lanzhou, has become a toilet, and it is still a luxurious and luxurious toilet.

After the toilet modification was completed, Liu Hongda went to the Lin family's courtyard, and this time he was not troubled, and he went in very smoothly.

Lin Wan'er was not as aggressive as last time, treated each other politely, and led Liu Hongda to sit down.

Liu Hongda rubbed his hands unnaturally, and said, "Miss Wan'er, according to your request, the study has been changed into a toilet, what about the publication of books?!" As he spoke, he handed over a silver ticket.

Lin Wan'er smiled faintly, poured Liu Hongda a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "Wan'er is not an unreasonable person, but this matter is no longer up to me." Chongshu Office Shen Shopkeeper and Half Moon Bookstore Jane helped Wan'er a lot, Wan'er couldn't see profit and forget righteousness, and revenge. ”

Lin Wan'er said very sincerely, without the slightest insinuation, but Liu Hongda was a little embarrassed to hear it, he was forgetting to steal it at the beginning, took a sip of the teacup, and said apologetically: "Miss Wan'er, don't mention the past, Liu was blinded by lard, but now is the time of life and death of the Lanzhou Bookstore, I hope that Miss Wan'er will raise her noble hand and let Liu go." ”

"Shopkeeper Liu misunderstood, Wan'er meant that the current fire has been raised, and the market in Lanzhou is almost saturated, and there is no extra space to think about it. Wan'er wants to let Lanzhou Book Company, Chongshu Book Company and Half Moon Book Company unite to expand the market outside of Lanzhou. It is difficult for any of the three bookstores alone to control the market of the entire Great Wei Kingdom, and only by cooperating with each other can they push out the city of Lanzhou. Lin Wan'er said what she thought in her heart, "Of course, if you want the three bookstores to unite, you still need the other two shopkeepers to nod and agree, here Wan'er will first ask Shopkeeper Liu what he means?" ”

Liu Hongda was shocked in his heart, it seemed that he still underestimated Lin Wan'er, but he didn't expect the other party's idea to be so grand, and he hadn't thought about such a thing as uniting the three bookstores, but Lin Wan'er not only thought of it, but also hoped to expand the market to the entire Great Wei Kingdom by relying on it. In a moment of confusion, Liu Hongda opened his mouth and said: "Liu agreed to unite the three families, and all of them listened to Miss Wan'er's orders. Liu will go to Zuixianlou to book a good banquet at the table now, and as for the other two shopkeepers, Miss Wan'er has invited him, and Liu will be waiting for him in Zuixianlou tonight. After speaking, he stood up and bowed his hand and left the Lin family's courtyard.

Lin Wan'er waited until Liu Hongda was gone, her eyes glanced at the silver ticket on the table, the corners of her mouth unconsciously curled, and her eyes became crooked-well, she really gave a lot!

That night, Lin Wan'er asked Dabao and the three of them to go to bed early, and Zhao Qian went to the Drunken Immortal Tower.

Drunken Immortal Building is the first big restaurant in Lanzhou City, according to legend, there are immortals passing by Drunken Immortal Building, smell the aroma of its wine, stop to drink, did not expect to be drunk on the spot and fall to the ground, it is for Drunken Immortal Building, and the most famous of them is the Drunken Immortal Wine, ten taels of silver a pot, very expensive!

Standing in front of the Drunken Immortal Tower, Lin Wan'er couldn't help but sigh, she always wanted to come to the Drunken Immortal Tower but didn't have the opportunity, but today she finally came, and it was a little unreal.

There are all kinds of lanterns hanging on the Drunken Immortal Tower, the lights are bright, Zhao Qian looked at Lin Wan'er's expression and face under the light, smiled slightly, and said: "This Drunken Immortal Tower looks pretty good, but I don't know how it is inside." ”

Lin Wan'er came back to her senses, turned her head to look at Zhao Gan, and said, "Listening to your tone, it seems that you have been to a better place?" ”

Zhao Qian corrected: "I mean that this Drunken Immortal Building looks pretty good, but I didn't say it was good, and it really doesn't make sense that you're better." ”

Lin Wan'er "cut", raised her feet and entered the Drunken Immortal Tower.

Drunken Immortal Building is worthy of being the best restaurant in Lanzhou City, the pattern is elegant, there is a three-foot high bamboo fence in the middle of the whole hall, a huge rockery is erected in the fence, there is a pine tree on the rockery, the most incredible place is that there is a clear spring around the rockery, and finally forms a clear spring around the bamboo fence.

Lin Wan'er admired the magic, but Zhao Qian felt that it was ordinary and couldn't arouse interest.

Liu Hongda had been waiting for a long time, stepped forward, and led Lin Wan'er and Zhao Qian to the private room on the second floor, the private room was not closed, and the windows were opened around it, and the customers on the first floor could be seen on one side, and the sea on the other. I don't know how to arrange this private room, the cold sea breeze can't blow in, and the house is as warm as spring. 、

Because Liu Hongda ordered the number one of the Son of Heaven, the price was calculated by the hour, coupled with Liu Hongda's prestige in Lanzhou, Sima Yuan, the shopkeeper of the Drunken Immortal Building, personally went out to serve left and right, making tea and pouring water. Sima Yuanchang has a fat head and big ears, is good at cooking, and he bought this drunken immortal building by hard work, and he is good at business, and gradually has a scale.

Lin Wan'er felt that before the crossing, what Uncle Fan Dawei said was true, "The head is big and the neck is thick, either the big money is the man", and this Sima shopkeeper has changed from a big man to a big man.

Not long after I sat down, a maid came up with a good dessert.

Lin Wan'er was embarrassed to pick it up and eat it, but Zhao Gan didn't care, she picked up a piece of dessert casually, swallowed it in one bite, and said vaguely in her mouth: "The color is golden, the appearance is good, the entrance is crispy, and the taste is okay when chewing, but with too much flavor and sugar, it tastes too fragrant." ”

Lin Wan'er felt that this Zhao Qian didn't know how to pretend to be stinky again, and was about to open her mouth to tease the other party a few words, but Sima Yuan was full of energy, and stood up a little out of place and said: "Childe is really a master, I can't hide that this dessert is made by me, and it is indeed a lot of flavor." Childe knows it as soon as he enters it, and it is powerful. Then he turned his head and instructed the maids, "Withdraw all the pastries, pour them out, and then serve them that have just been baked tonight." Then he turned his head to Zhao Gan and said, "Childe, the contemptible people have not known how to prepare the ratio of this flavor and sugar, and I hope to teach you." ”

Zhao Gan picked up the teacup and rinsed his mouth, and said absentmindedly: "Twenty-eight points are suitable for young people, three or seven points are suitable for the elderly, and four or six points are suitable for children." ”

Sima Yuan was stunned for a moment, and asked with some uncertainty: "Is this pastry made by age still divided into ages?" ”

"It's not just about age, it's about gender. Flavors and sugars like yours must look good, but they don't taste good. Zhao Qian taught the master of Sima, who was famous for cooking, like a child.

After hearing the words, Sima Yuan's head was dizzy, and he said: "Unheard of, unheard of, unbelievable, unbelievable......"

"Cough, cough, cough......" Liu Hongda's face was displeased, this dinner was originally invited by Lin Wan'er as the host, and this Sima Yuan didn't know the importance of it, so he had a good conversation with Zhao Gongzi.

Sima Yuan realized it later, said sorry softly, and the person withdrew from the room.

Lin Wan'er felt that it was magical, it turned out that there was so much attention to this pastry making zuò, so she lowered her voice and asked, "You really eat too much flavor and sugar?" ”

Zhao Qian touched his nose and replied, "No, I'm blind." ”

Lin Wan'er "cut" softly.

At this time, Shen Songwen and Jian also came to the Drunken Immortal Building in a carriage, and when they pushed the door in, they saw Liu Hongda.

Shen Songwen's face was slightly displeased, presumably Chongshu Publishing Company had been suppressed by Lanzhou Bookstore for many years, and today he finally had the opportunity to suppress Liu Hongda once, but he didn't want the three bookstores to unite, and it was inevitable that he would not be happy.

Jane's face was calm, and she nodded slightly at Lin Wan'er, and then took a seat. When talking about business, talk less about feelings, this is the principle of Jane everyone, business can make profits, but business is business after all.

Liu Hongda saw everyone seated and said: "Inviting everyone to come to Zuixian Tower today, I think the original intention is also understood, Liu Mou didn't say much, and the rest of the words were explained by Miss Wan'er." ”

Everyone looked at Lin Wan'er with their eyes.

Lin Wan'er smiled unnaturally, and then said with some twists: "Do you want to eat first?" "It's hard to come to Zuixianlou once, and it's good to try the dishes here first.