Chapter 168
After dinner, Xiangru sat in the room to sort out her plan, she used to write part of it when she was in the palace, and then she wrote some of it again after more than half a year when she came to Xie's house, but these can only be regarded as drafts, all Xiangru has to do is to sort out the draft into an official document and copy it neatly.
She was the only one to do this work, and she didn't ask Gui 'Hua' Xiaojie to help copy it, because she used a lot of modern terms from her previous life to save trouble for some of the draft content, so it was better for her to do it herself to avoid trouble.
It took three nights to sort out the draft, and the remaining two nights Xiangru used to prepare the menu, she had already planned it, the design of the menu changed with the change of festivals, there are two solar terms a month, so a menu only takes half a month, and it takes twenty-four menus a year, so she is now writing a few dishes for each solar term to show Xiang Fei according to the idea.
People are fresh, and the menu is always new to better attract customers, and this requires the support of a good chef, otherwise it is easy for her to write the menu, and it will be troublesome if the chef can't make it.
I hope Xiang Fei can find a good cook who meets her requirements.
Xiangru wholeheartedly made comprehensive preparations for her own business, and forgot her birthday, she forgot, but her master, uncle, and elders did not forget, and each prepared a birthday gift to the Xie family on that day to celebrate her twenty-first birthday, the old lady specially called Xiangru to her house to eat together, and the cook of the Xie family specially cooked a big bowl of longevity noodles for Xiangru, and Xiangru made her belly round.
It's a lot of fun to celebrate my birthday, but some people say that they are concerned, but they are annoying in Xiangru's ears. is twenty-one years old, even if it is her master Xie Ziyan, she is pregnant with a child at this age, and Xiangru's relatives don't know where they are, don't you let the elders 'worry'.
There was no way, in order to let the Xie family change the topic, Xiangru had to say that on the day of the Double Ninth Festival, she planned to go to the Yong'an Temple, the largest in the capital, to offer incense, ask for a marriage sign, and see what God said.
This topic together really immediately diverted everyone's attention, and several wives and young 'milk' and 'milk' who made rules here in the old lady also said that they would go together to ask for peace for their families that day, so it was Xiangru's excuse, but in a blink of an eye, it became a large-scale collective activity of the Xie family.
Two days after her birthday, Xiangru rested, and at midnight, Xiang Fei's coachman came to Xie's house to take Xiangru to Xiang Fei's 'private' house in Xiangmi Lane.
The meeting place with Xiang Fei is still the east study of Sirong Hall, and Gui 'Hua' Xiaojie is still left outside, but this time only Xiang Fei Xiangru Bai'an and Guo Jin are talking in the east study.
Bai An was responsible for serving tea and pouring water, Guo Jin was responsible for making records, and only Xiangru and Xiang Fei were talking.
Xiangru first showed Xiang Fei the plan she had put together, and then she studied the terms of the contract on the side. Businessmen call contracts contracts. Xiang Fei has done a lot of business with people, and the contract has become a standard clause, just fill in the blanks, Xiangru looked at it one by one, and felt that there was no problem, the rights and obligations of the two talents were written in detail, Xiang Fei did not use his wealth to bully others, which was 'very' good.
And Xiang Fei was a little surprised when he saw Xiangru's thick stack of plans, he didn't expect it to be such a thick one-incense thing, after reading through it, he sincerely admired He Xiangru's mind is different, and the signboard of the 'medicine' restaurant and the couplet at the 'door' are quite innovative.
However, he thinks the most interesting place is that the general restaurant restaurant has a few signature dishes, and it is good to push a few new dishes every month, this is good, the menu changes every half a month, and if you want to eat again after the solar term, you can only wait for next year, which alone is enough to attract delicious foodies to frequent the patronage.
"Miss He, your business strategy of following the solar terms is novel and chic." Xiang Fei put down the plan.
"Young Master Fei, how can you have a few dishes all year round, isn't this a smashing of your own signboard."
"But have you thought about it, and then the burden on the cook will be heavy."
"So I want a good cook, a really good cook, no matter how expensive it is, I have to invite it. This is troublesome for Young Master Fei to worry a lot. ”
"It's good to say, the cook is good, the 'medicine' restaurant makes money, and my dividends can be more. Don't worry, I'll get a good cook. ”
"Thank you."
"So what does Miss He think of the contract documents? Any questions? ”
"Contracts, are all anti-gentlemen and not villains, when the cooperation is happy, it is good, once you turn your face, what can you do if you have a contract. At the moment, it seems that there is nothing wrong with the contract paperwork, and I hope we have a good time working together. ”
"Alright, let's sign then." Xiang Fei motioned to Guo Jin, and Guo Jin immediately took a box of ink clay and put it in Xiangru's hand.
Both parties take turns to sign, and affix the 'private' seal and fingerprint at the signature place, and then each person holds one copy, and the contract is signed.
After the contract was completed, the two began to discuss the details in detail, and Xiang Fei gave a time plan, what to do on which day, the table was written very clearly, in Xiangru's opinion, this is completely a very formal text version of the project schedule, as long as there are no accidents, all the preparations can be completed before the winter solstice.
"Great, I will also complete the layout of the yard as soon as possible, move over as soon as possible, and I can deal with any problems in time."
"It would be nice if that was the case, but aren't you going to the clinic anymore?"
"Now that I have opened the 'medicine' restaurant, I can no longer go to the clinic every day, at most take care of a few specific families, and the rest of the time I will take care of business in the restaurant. The kitchen is very important, and I have to keep an eye on it myself. ”
"Since you've thought it through, I won't say anything more, you're responsible for the business, I'll just take care of the dividends at the end of the year, so I'll trouble Miss He to do her best to make the numbers on the books look better."
"Definitely."
Xiangru and Xiang Fei talked for a while, and the two sides fully 'exchanged' their opinions on any new ideas, and Guo Jin, who was in charge of making records, kept writing until Uncle Quan knocked on the 'door' and came in to report that lunch was ready, and the meeting ended temporarily, and everyone went out to eat.
After resting for a while after dinner, she didn't talk about anything again, Xiangru said goodbye directly, she wanted to go to the shop to have a look and plan.
So Xiang Fei instructed the car to prepare the car to send Xiangru to the shop, and the coachman waited for Xiangru to finish the backyard, and then sent her back to Xie's house safely to complete the task.
Back in her room, Xiangru washed her hands and changed her clothes, and hurried to greet the old lady and the eldest lady, telling them that the contract had been signed and the approximate date for her to move out of Xie's house, which was a few days after the winter solstice at the latest.
"Son, you are an unmarried girl who moves out to live alone, which really makes us feel uneasy. If nothing else, you always need a few men to take care of the home, right? Do you want them to live in your little courtyard? The old lady took Xiangru's hand and said worriedly.
"The security around Gujing Street has always been very good, and the government doesn't want to see any cases happen on that street, and besides, I can hire a nursing home on duty at night, they come at night and leave during the day, so it's a big deal that I can pay more wages."
"But in the end, a group of men are in your small courtyard, and you can really sleep with peace of mind?"
"It's okay, old lady, Xiang Fei has promised to help me hire a nursing home, there will be no big problems." Safety is the top priority, and Xiangru will naturally not ignore it.
"Oh, that's okay, he's your partner now, your business is his business, the person he invited should be good, I can put some snacks."
"Old lady, madam, you just have to rest assured, Xiang Fei doesn't want to see me have an accident, he still expects me to make more money, and he can pay more dividends at the end of the year."
"Haha, yes, for the sake of making money, he can't let you have an accident."
"Okay, since Xiangru has decided to move out, then you have to add some girls, you just moved at the end of the year, and our family has a group of slaves at the end of the year to be released when the deed expires, and we have to replenish manpower, why don't you pick it with us at that time?" The eldest lady laughed.
"Hey, yes, Xiangru can't be left unattended, just the two around her are not enough at all, how can I add two more rough girls and two rough girls, this matter will be handled by the daughter-in-law', pick a few good ones." The old lady is in charge of Xiangru.
"Then I'll thank my wife." Xiangru got up and thanked her, with her wife to check it, she could rest assured of the quality of the slaves, and she really didn't know how to pick her if she wanted to pick it.
"What's polite, this little thing is not worth mentioning, you just have to finish the affairs of your restaurant and open as scheduled, and then I will ask the gentlemen at home to cheer you up."
"Okay, when the family comes, I will cook it myself, and I won't let those cooks serve."
"Yo, then they're in for a treat." The eldest lady laughed.
The three of them laughed, Xiangru retreated to prepare dinner for the old lady and the eldest lady, and returned to her room in the small courtyard after dinner.
The main room of the two-story small building is arranged by Xiangru herself, and the wings on both sides are all changed to maids' rooms, as for whether it is a single room or a double room, it is dominated by the osmanthus 'flower' little masterpiece, and what furniture is placed in it is done by the two of them.
The layout of the maid's room was quickly decided, and the number of furniture needed was written on a piece of paper, and the address of the carpentry shop given by Xiang Fei was placed together, and Xiangru would go to see the furniture next time she rested.
After talking about this, Xiangru rested early and went to work as usual the next day.
A few days later, rumors began to circulate that He Xiangru was going to open a 'medicine' restaurant, Xiangru once heard from someone else that this was in the patient's home, and after a short period of surprise, she reacted that it must be the news released to Xiang Fei, and laid out the market in advance, so as to 'excite' potential customers out of the diving state.
Thinking of this, Xiangru told the other party with a smile that there was indeed such a thing, and she booked to open after next year, so her main 'essence' from next year onwards would be in business, and she would not go to the clinic so often.
Although the patient felt a little pity, he thought that he would be able to eat the 'medicated' meal made by He Shiyi in the future, and immediately became interested in it, and hurriedly said goodbye and wished Xiangru a prosperous business.
After three or four days, the news that Xiangru was going to open a 'medicine' restaurant became more and more intense, and Xiangru was asked about it by patients and their families every day in the past few days, and Xiangru seized the opportunity to promote her own 'medicine' restaurant. But Xiangru, the business policy of the menu and the solar terms, didn't spit out a word of 'revealing', this is her trade secret, so she doesn't want to release the news so quickly, so that other 'medicine' restaurants in the city will hear about it and launch it first, so that she can't draw it if she falls behind.
When the first word of mouth for Xiangru began to be widely announced, in a blink of an eye, it was the Double Ninth Festival, and the folk grandly stepped on the autumn day, and the people all went out to climb the heights to avoid disasters.
The Xie family went to climb the heights, and the 'women' went to Yong'an Temple to enjoy the incense and 'flowers', and early in the morning, the carriage carrying several members of the Xie family lined up in a long queue and went to the southern suburbs of the city.
After leaving the city, the carriage convoy parted ways, and the ladies and gentlemen went their own way.
Yong'an Temple is the largest temple in the capital, the incense is prosperous, it is rumored that the temple is the most spiritual, what to ask for what, so every day someone brings tribute to ask for signing, today is the festival again, the people in the temple 'tide' are surging than the past days, for the sake of safety, the big lady ordered, everyone into the mountain 'gate' after each takes care of their own, the girl takes care of their own children, only about a final gathering time.
Xiangru doesn't believe this, the last time she casually said it was just an excuse to get out, but since I came today, I will join in the fun, and the annual Yong'an Temple's 'flower' meeting is also a scene, even if you appreciate the 'flowers', it is not in vain.
Xiangru followed the eldest lady at first, but not long after entering the mountain 'gate', she was completely dispersed by the endless stream of people's 'tide', so many people in the Xie family were left in a blink of an eye and the three of them stood stupidly on the path leading to the square in front of the Daxiong Treasure Palace, surrounded by people, and none of the 'daughters' of the Xie family could see it.
"Sister, what should we do now?" Xiaojie asked dumbfounded.
"Incense, ask for signs, and enjoy the 'flowers'." Xiangru replied very simply, "Let's go, buy incense." ”
The three of them followed the flow of people to the square in front of the hall, found the temple and bought three people's incense, learned the appearance of a good man and a woman, and put a handful of incense on the nine large incense burners in the square, and then entered the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and 'inserted' the remaining incense in front of the Buddha in the incense burner in front of the Buddha.
After the incense, then ask for a sign, but the sign of this Yong'an Temple is really famous, no matter how much the sign holder is not enough, Xiangru three people on the incense is waiting in line for a cup of tea to get the sign holder, the three of them shook out a sign, there is only a number on it without signing the poem, so write down the number and follow the flow of people to the room next door to the Daxiong Treasure Hall to find the master to unsign.
Xiangru noticed that some people found their numbered poems and left, while others waited for the master to unsign.
Xiangru continued to go to find her own signed poems first, and the shelves were divided into small grids, each grid had a number on it, and she only needed to take a signed poem according to the number.
Xiangru found her number and took a signed poem, a small piece of pale yellow 'colored' paper folded into a pagoda shape, and three red characters were written on one side - under the sign.
Xiangru looked a little unhappy at first glance, and then relieved, glad that what she asked for was a marriage sign, not a career sign, it doesn't matter if she signed under the marriage, it was just that she couldn't marry alone in this life, compared with her career, marriage really doesn't matter
Entering the 'Door'