Chapter 58: Magnolia
Zheng Feiyang sighed, "It's her!" There is indeed an old Xiucai surnamed Xiao in Jinqiao Township, who studied in the school when he was a child, and he also came to see our master. Looking at it this way, this girl is a bit evil. ”
"Evil Sect? I think she's got her head in the door! ”
Aunt Mei turned her face and asked Meiniang unceremoniously, "Can you settle things today?" If I can, I'll be sure, but I'm still busy. ”
The price given by the beautiful lady had already been asked by Aunt Qiu, and she hurriedly said, "It can be set." If it's a fraction less, I'll be in charge. Otherwise, we will have to wait for our aunt to recover and talk to you in two days. ”
"What's so troublesome? There's no shortage of ideas for you. Remember to deliver the goods tomorrow, this is the deposit. She threw ten taels of silver to the beautiful girl, and she didn't even need a certificate, so she went out in a hurry.
So, this business is done?
Xiang Dayu smiled, "Isn't that it?" Although Aunt Mei has a bigger temper, she is very faithful, why would everyone be willing to come? Congratulations. ”
Didn't say it.
The beautiful lady happily took out a dime of silver and gave it to him, "Thank you Brother Da Yu for the good road you brought us." Let's go, I'll invite everyone to dinner! ”
Probably today is really an auspicious day of the zodiac, and the three of them happily came out to find a place to eat, and met acquaintances again.
"Meiniang, why did you come to Wucheng?"
It's Magnolia.
The beautiful girl was surprised and delighted.
Isn't she Wang Xianzun's roommate? How do you pretend to be a proprietress and stand in front of a newly opened restaurant and attract customers!
Yulan invited the three of them in and sat down, and generously introduced herself.
She was not a girl from the Wang family, but a girl gifted by the local government in the same year when Wang Xianzun came to Huzhou to take office.
Because her father and mother and brother were in Huzhou, she didn't want to leave her hometown, so she traveled thousands of miles to go north with Wang County.
There's a wife and eldest son over there, she's a foreigner, so don't be bored.
Fortunately, in the past few years, Wang Xianzun has given her a lot of personal savings. Before leaving, he prepared a silver ornament on the head of the deputy head and gave her as a dowry.
But Yulan was not in a hurry to get married, she only begged Wang Xianzun to return the deed to her, planning to do some small business.
Although the maid of a big family is not worried about getting married, she is considered second-hand goods after all.
If it's too good, it's not your turn, and if you're not good, you're wronged.
It's better to find a serious thing to do while you are young, and set up a small family business first. In the future, whether you marry or not, if you have money in your hands, you don't have to look at people's eyes.
Wang Xianzun saw that she had this ambition, and he admired it.
simply bought a shop in Wucheng, and even handed over dozens of acres of land that had been honored by people as an official in Huzhou in the past few years, and handed them over to her to take care of.
He didn't charge her rent, but hired her to take care of the land.
Although Huzhou is not rich, as long as it does not encounter natural disasters, the harvest is good. And many melons, vegetables, fish and shrimp are not available in the north, Wang Xianzun has been used to eating them over the years, and he is really reluctant.
Now that Magnolia Ken is staying, it has solved a big problem for him.
So Wang Xianzun left Shuanghe Town with his front foot, and Yulan came to Wucheng with his back foot. Opened this small food shop, the main focus is to sell wontons, but also sell other food.
Now that the beautiful girl is here, it can be regarded as a hometown acquaintance. Yulan must invite the three of them to dinner and ask them to give their opinions.
"If you want to say that my location is good and the price is reasonable, why is the business mediocre? You taste it, but I don't make it good? ”
This beautiful lady and Zheng Feiyang are both laymen, but they think that although the taste is homely, it is really good.
The wonton soup is still made of broth boiled on a chicken rack, and it is very delicious.
The street is also quite lively, with people coming and going, and the river is endless.
But despite the men's hard work, few people came in to eat.
Seeing that Xiang Dayu seemed to be a little hesitant, Meiniang hurriedly said, "Brother Dayu has something to say, Sister Yulan is not an outsider, it's okay." ”
Xiang Dayu opened his mouth at this time, "I'll tell you the truth, sister, don't be annoyed." You just chose the wrong location for this shop. ”
"Why?"
Xiang Dayu cocked his orchid finger and pointed out the door, "You count how many food shops are there around here?" There are flavors from all over the north and south, why do people have to come to your wonton shop?
This wonton bar can't afford to sell at a high price. If you have a dinner party, it will be shabby. Or for the tooth sacrifice, it's not that you can't do it yourself. If there are still those options next to it, how can customers come in and eat? ”
Yulan realized, but said in a hurry, "How is this good?" I'm going to make a wonton and a few side dishes, and I've already invested so much silver. If I change careers, I will lose all my money! ”
Mei Niang said, "Sister, don't worry, and listen to Brother Da Yu again." He has been in Wucheng for so long, and he must be more knowledgeable than us. ”
A table looked at Xiang Dayu with burning eyes, which made him a little proud and a little embarrassed.
"Ahem, I don't have much knowledge, so I'll just say a little idea. Sister, although you can't attract big customers in this business, why don't you change the time? For example, if you open your doors early in the morning and late in the evening, maybe business will be good. ”
Why is that? Who wakes up early and goes to bed late? ”
Zheng Feiyang was confused, but Yulan said, "Hey! Don't say it, my shop is good in the morning and in the evening. ”
That's right.
Xiang Dayu smiled embarrassedly and lowered his voice, "There are many golden caves in this southern city, and there are many people who don't sleep all night." If you eat too much greasy during the day, don't you want some soup and water in the morning and evening? If my sister doesn't dislike it, she can recruit a few cooks to work the night shift. Go and say hello to those people who sell the gold caves, there are bound to be a lot of people coming to your house to call for wontons at night. You can also prepare some porridge and side dishes, decanting soup or something, and prepare some guests to use. ”
Magnolia understood it and felt that it was a good idea. But when he glanced at Xiang Dayu again, he wanted to say a little and stopped.
Xiang Dayu misunderstood.
The little self-confidence that had just popped up shrank back.
"Well, I, I'm talking nonsense. My sister is a serious person, don't pay attention to my crooked ways. ”
"No, you're a good idea."
The beautiful girl patted his hand unexpectedly, and she really couldn't treat this big feather brother who was a man with an orchid finger at every turn, let's count half of it first.
"I think Sister Yulan, it's not this that I'm worried about."
If Magnolia is a person who values fame, it should have ended up from the beginning. No matter how difficult the eldest wife is, she has to follow Wang Xianzun. How can you show your head and come out to do business?
Yulan hurriedly said, "It's really not. It's just that kind of place, we don't know it well, and we can't find the doorway. Second, I am a woman's family, and when I first came to do business, I really didn't dare to recruit people indiscriminately. The guys I use now are all picked for me by the old man before he left. ”
This is the attitude that the "normal people" of the Great Yan Dynasty should have when doing business.
Like that Miss Xiao, how many shops to open and how many people to recruit when you open your mouth is the most incredible.
I haven't heard that there are many floating corpses of merchants outside the river, and this random recruitment is not afraid of luring wolves into the house?
Yulan felt embarrassed, and she also wanted to ask Xiang Dayu to help find someone, but she was embarrassed to say it.
Seeing him like this, he knows that he is good, but he is afraid that he does not want to be involved in the past again.
Xiang Dayu really didn't want to go, and things were frozen here.
Suddenly, the beautiful girl had an idea.
"It's not that hard. Sister Yulan, you go find a few errand runners, they took over the business at the door of the store, came to get the wontons with you, sent them over, and then returned the bowl to you. This time and again, you don't care about the price difference, just add a few dollars to him for each bowl according to the price, and let him collect the money on his behalf. ”
In this way, it is much easier to operate.
Xiang Dayu also said, "Even so, there is no need to pay for hard work, and if the guests want to eat, they will give rewards." ”
Yulan asked, "But in the middle of the night, where can I find an errand?" ”
There are such people.
Seeing that Xiang Dayu hesitated again, Zheng Feiyang was anxious, "If you have something to say, just say it." Why do you always look like a girl, grinding and chirping! ”
Xiang Dayu pouted, quite aggrieved, "Aren't you afraid that you will dislike it?" ”
The six eyes glared at him in unison, even more disgusted.
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