The amount of money that a store can lose is not the same.

A restaurant like the town has a foundation in the town for decades, and it is not a problem to lose tens of hundreds of taels, but her hot pot restaurant has just opened, and she has not yet established a firm foothold, and she has no budget for loss.

But obviously, the restaurants in the town seemed to have made an appointment, and Qi Qi acted as an obstacle, diverting her customer flow at the expense of her own losses, so that her hot pot restaurant was not patronized.

Qian Qianqian suddenly thought of what the shopkeeper said that day: "The bigger the movement now, the more trouble there will be in the future." ”

Qian Qianqian fell into contemplation for a while, so that she would also reduce the price again? No, if you count the cost of the store and the wages offered, not only will she not make money, but she may even lose money.

Leaning against the wooden window, the oil lamp was yellow, and the courtyard was so quiet that only the sound of insects and birds remained, Qian Qianqian was distressed all night and did not sleep all day.

Early the next morning, Qian Qianqian appeared at the dinner table with two dark circles under her eyes.

Qian Fen knew that the eldest sister had been busy recently, and she was so tired that she had eaten less, so she got up early today and made a rich breakfast.

This table is very tempting, Qian Xuan and Qian Hui are watching it with blank eyes, but everyone is waiting for Qian Qianqian with chopsticks.

But as soon as Qian Qianqian came out, Qian Fen was startled by the blue and black under her eyes, swallowed her saliva and said, "Eldest sister...... Why don't you take a break today? ”

How is it possible to rest at this time? Qian Qianqian sat down on the chair all of a sudden, picked up the pancake in front of her and nibbled on it.

Only when she is full can she have the strength to deal with those bunch of treacherous and cunning businessmen.

And the hot pot base has to be made in advance, she didn't make much last time, and now she almost has to go to the shop to buy spices again.

Qian Qianqian nibbled on two mouthfuls of flatbread, suddenly put it down, and said with a smile: "By the way, there are Huili in restaurants all over the town recently, why don't you eat at home tonight, let's go to the restaurant in the town to eat." ”

The brothers and sisters of the Qian family looked at each other and looked at each other, could it be that their eldest sister was beaten crazy?

"It's not good, besides, the restaurants outside are all light, and it doesn't taste interesting, it's not as good as the eldest sister's hot pot."

Qian Fen pursed her lips, and her big eyes were very sincere.

Seeing this, Qian Xuan proposed: "Why don't we go and eat the hot pot in the hot pot restaurant, the hot pot made by the eldest sister is the best!" ”

"Okay, don't talk about it." Mother Qian stopped the discussion of several brothers and sisters, and saw that Qian Qianqian's expression was lustful and stopped, and then she paused before saying: "If the business of the hot pot restaurant can't be done, forget it, we can continue to sell pickles, it's a big deal, Fenfen and I make more purses, and the life of the family will always be able to leave......"

Qian Qianqian reacted at this time, and the news of the bleak business of her hot pot restaurant had reached her family.

She smiled at Mother Qian: "Mother, don't worry, this business will definitely be able to be done." ”

She figured it out that it was impossible to make profits, but it was not difficult to attract customers to her store.

The people in the town are more affluent than those in the village, so when the people in the village are still pursuing food and clothing, the people in the town are already advocating books and perfume ink.

In their eyes, a knowledgeable person is to be superior to others, and he can be stuffed with a few buns on the road.

So she might as well do what she likes.

Qian Qianqian thought of a way, she was in a good mood, and walked out of the small courtyard with the corners of her mouth raised under the concerned eyes of Qian's mother and several brothers and sisters.

When he came to the spice shop, the old man of that day saw him from afar, and threw down the customer as he did last time and went straight to her.

The old man smiled lovely, but the shrewdness in his eyes could not be hidden.

"The girl is here, come in and take a look, I have a few new spices here, you can come and see if you like it."

The old man was full of smiles, and led Qian Qianqian to look at the new spices, and he didn't seem to recommend them to Qian Qianqian, but unconsciously, the topic turned to the hot pot.

"I heard that there is a hot pot restaurant in the town, the location is excellent, it is the most crowded place in the town, and there are many shops around, and there can be a care for each other, but I heard that the hot pot restaurant has not done well in the past two days, which is a pity."

The old man shook his head again and again, looking sorry, but a pair of shrewd eyes were on Qian Qianqian, looking motionlessly, trying to see something from her face.

When Qian Qianqian heard this, she couldn't sit still, and the cold tea became hot.

She got up suddenly, revealing a helpless wry smile: "Uncle doesn't know, business is not good now, no matter how good the position is, it's useless." ”

"Hey, uncle, give me another copy of the spices from last time, I have to go back and drill hard, and think of recruiting guests back."

Saying that, Qian Qianqian arrived in front of the spice cabinet, and Ah Sheng didn't come forward to greet him like last time, but stood in the corner stunned, motionless.

The old man at the back followed, and continued, "Why is it useless? That's a girl, you didn't understand the rules inside. ”

Qian Qianqian tugged at the corners of her mouth, this boss has other plans, and treats her as a little fat sheep to be slaughtered, right?

She covered her eyes and cooperated, "Oh? Uncle has been in business for decades, so naturally I can't compare, but I don't know what the rules are? ”

The old man smiled vaguely, and spit out four words from his shriveled mouth: "Money power, favor." ”

Qian Qianqian was stunned, but she didn't expect that no matter ancient or modern, some concepts and default rules were surprisingly consistent.

The old man looked at Qian Qianqian's appearance, and only thought that he had frightened her, and the expression on his face was even more unfathomable, making him seem to be a profound person.

It's really a teenage girl in front of him, maybe she will really be led away by his nose.

The old man continued: "You have to have money and power, don't say you want to open a hot pot restaurant in this town, even if you want to open ten, it will not be a problem, and no one will dare to suppress your hot pot restaurant." ”

But after all, there are a few people with money and power, the old man's eyes sharpened, and his words changed sharply: "But if you don't have money and power, you have to rely on personal relationships." ”

"You have to go into the small circle of the Chamber of Commerce and get everyone's approval before you can open a store in this town safely and soundly, you know?"

Chamber of Commerce, this is a novelty.

Qian Qianqian cooperated and asked, "Then how can the Chamber of Commerce enter?" ”

After talking for a long time, he finally entered the pit, the old man smiled contentedly, patted Qian Qianqian's shoulder and said: "The chamber of commerce in the town is affiliated with Lianzhou, if you want to enter, you must have someone from the Lianzhou Chamber of Commerce to bring in, little girl, it is your luck to meet me." ”

"You ......" Qian Qianqian's eyes widened in surprise, her lips opened slightly, and her face looked surprised.

The old man was even more determined, lowered his voice and said slowly: "But pies will not fall from the sky, and we businessmen will not do loss-making business, so it is not impossible for you to let me take you into the Chamber of Commerce, but the premise is that you have to tell me the recipe for the hot pot base." ”

He tried the recipe once last time, and the pigs and dogs disliked the things he made, and it made it clear that this little girl had tricked her once.

The old man was kind and induced Qian Qianqian to hand over the recipe for the hot pot base.

He has a vicious vision, and he recognizes that this hot pot will definitely be loved by many people, rather than being run by a girl half-dead, it is better for him to take over and create brilliance.

The old man thought well, and even had the idea of opening a hot pot restaurant in Lianzhou, and everything was ready, and he only owed Qian Qianqian's hot pot base.

But unexpectedly, Qian Qianqian not only didn't have the idea of handing over the recipe of the hot pot base, but also asked curiously: "Who is at the meeting of the Lianzhou Chamber of Commerce?" ”

The old man was impatient, and frowned, "Mu Tianyue." ”

The psychological hunch was confirmed, Qian Qianqian was not busy talking about her acquaintance with Mu Tianyue, but pursed her lips, hesitated, and seemed to struggle for a long time before saying: "This matter is very important, and the formula is also made by my mother in my family, the formula is not in my hands, I have to go back to discuss with her before I can give the boss an answer." ”

When the old man heard that Fang Zi was not in her hands but in her mother's hands, he hurriedly urged: "Then you go back and get Fang Zi in your hands, and I will take you to meet the president of the Chamber of Commerce in Lianzhou as soon as possible." ”

Fangzi was in her own hands, Qian Qianqian went back to the small courtyard, of course, she didn't ask Qian's mother Fangzi inexplicably, but spread out the pen and paper, and began to write a letter to Mu Tianyue, and explained what happened in the letter.

Then, wait for Mu Tianyue's reply.

Three days later, a gorgeous and simple carriage appeared in the newly opened hot pot restaurant in the town, the gorgeousness of the carriage was incompatible with the quaint atmosphere of the town, and there was an abrupt strange extravagance.

Qian Qianqian was cleaning up in the hot pot restaurant, when she heard the sudden noise outside, she poked her head out of the window and looked out, and finally saw the man who walked down gracefully from the carriage through the heavy crowd.

Mu Tianyue, the owner of Tianyue Restaurant, is also the president of the Lianzhou Chamber of Commerce.

When acquaintances met, they were very red-eyed, Mu Tianyue took a fancy to the hot pot on the table at a glance, and was attracted by the two soup bases, and sat down directly before they had time to say hello.

"This is what you call hot pot?" Mu Tianyue approached to take a closer look at the hot pot, especially interested in the thin partition.

Qian Qianqian put down the rag in her hand, there were no other customers in the store, and she didn't hesitate to do the opposite of him.

It's okay not to sit down, as soon as she sat down, Mu Tianyue saw her as if she had seen some kind of flood beast, pointed to the dirty apron on her waist and said, "General Xiao is almost here, you just wear this to show him?" ”

The woman is the one who pleases herself, and the one who pleases herself is not around, so she will not be dissatisfied if she goes out with a sack.

But if you are pleasing to yourself, then ......

"You greet yourself for a while, and I'll go back to my house and take samples of small things."

Qian Qianqian put down the next sentence, as if there were hot wheels under her feet, her eyes seemed to be equipped with paper lamps, the red glow on her face flew up, and she left the hot pot restaurant with a smoke.

When I came back, I was already wearing a long green dress, a tulle white shirt on the cover, long hair that was scattered was coiled up in a regular manner, a few strands of broken hair were left on my forehead, and my eyes were shining.

Mu Tianyue was dumbfounded, convinced,

"Miss Qian really never disappoints."

One sentence hides several meanings.

The first one was not disappointed, it was a compliment to her hot pot, and the second one was not disappointed, because Qian Qianqian quickly returned to the small courtyard to change her dress.

Qian Qianqian's face turned red, and she felt that Mu Tianyue's undisguised words were even more scorching than sake.

She blushed and smiled heartily, and suddenly heard a voice behind her.

"I'm not here, but I'm being bullied?"