Zhao Sichen returned to Daqing City for a few days, leaving early and returning late every day, without a day of leisure.

First, I went to two shops in the west of the city.

The Xuan steward came to the shop early in the morning, asked people to take out the account books that had been prepared a long time ago, and made honey tea himself.

When the water boiled and the honey tea was brewed, Zhao Sichen also came to the shop.

Xuan Fugui hurriedly invited Zhao Sichen into the inner room to sit down, and personally served honey tea.

Zhao Sichen took the honey tea, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Steward Xuan, you are a dignified steward, how dare you serve the tea yourself." ”

Xuan Fugui smiled so much that the fat on his face trembled, his eyes narrowed into a line, and said: "Serving tea and water for the eldest lady is originally a small blessing. ”

"I heard that this year's business of our shop is the first-class good on West Street?"

"That's also Miss, your essential oils and recipes are good......"

"Speak well." Zhao Sichen lightly put down the teacup in his hand.

Xuan Fugui hurriedly corrected his attitude.

The eldest lady went to Beicheng for a trip, and when she came back, her personality was still hard, and she was not tactful at all.

I can't see other people's flamboyant tongues.

Xuan Fugui hurriedly took the account books that had been sorted out and handed them to Zhao Sichen: "Miss, the account books of the past few months are all here." ”

Zhao Sichen asked Xuan Fugui to put the account book on the table next to him: "I won't read it, you can talk about it." ”

"Seeing that spring is blooming and the weather is warming, there are more people on West Street——"

Xuan Fugui was articulate and said very clearly, "There are more people in our shop." The essential oil shops are mostly patronized by ladies and ladies, and the guests of the restaurants are all over Daqing City——

No, even the suburbs and the next city and county have gradually increased the number of customers. ”

Zhao Sichen nodded and asked, "How many repeat customers?" ”

"Almost ten out of ten!"

This was beyond Zhao Sichen's expectations, she originally thought that there were four or five achievements that were good.

Xuan Fugui said: "The goods of our shop are first-class good, not to mention the essential oils, Daqing City is the only one, the rouge gouache is extremely delicate, I heard that even the ladies in the palace have used it......"

Zhao Sichen raised his eyebrows.

Xuan Fugui smiled and said: "The father-in-law who bought in the palace came to ask questions not long ago, and he has to go to try a lot of goods, eldest lady, we are going to become imperial merchants." ”

Zhao Sichen smiled and didn't speak.

This was something she had already anticipated, and naturally she would not be surprised.

Xuan Fugui said: "I have already asked people to secretly let the words out, and the young ladies and ladies in the city have heard about it, and they have sent people to ask for the essential oils, honeysw and rouge gouache that they are going to the palace, and the essential oil mill on the outskirts of the city almost can't catch up with the shipments......"

Hearing Xuan Fugui talk about the essential oil mill on the outskirts of the city, Zhao Sichen thought of the mandarin duck and asked, "There's nothing wrong with the essential oil mill over there, right?" ”

Xuan Fugui said: "Sister Mandarin Duck is really capable, she can produce a new incense in a month or two, and she is coaxed out every time, and now Sister Mandarin Duck has become a hot incense maker in Daqing City......"

Xuan Fugui lowered his voice: "I heard that there are several rouge shops, and they all want Sister Mandarin Duck to go to their side." Fortunately, Sister Mandarin Duck misses the old ......"

Zhao Sichen saw Xuan Fugui with an old face, a "Mandarin Duck Sister", and called the seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl Mandarin Duck old.

She interrupted Xuan Fugui's words with a smile: "I told you before, I want to find another ham merchant - how did you handle this matter?" ”

Xuan Fugui said with a smile: "Our original ham merchant, the Xu family who moved to Jinling, I told them that we will need five times more goods in the coming year, so that they can prepare more than half a year in advance." ”

"Oh?" Zhao Sichen took another sip of tea.

"I found an old friend of mine, who is now the largest ham merchant in Wei, and also placed an order."

"Uh-huh," Zhao Sichen nodded, not giving much of a reaction.

Xuan Fugui said: "I also discussed with Sister Yunbi to come up with a few new dishes of pork and give away the menu for free."

Then let my old friend transport the pigs to Daqing City in advance.

It is said that because several ham dealers are rushing to buy pork legs, the price of Jinling pork has risen by 30%. ”

Zhao Sichen coughed lightly and reminded Xuan Fugui to make a long story short: "Be concise and cut to the chase." ”

"Yes, Miss." Xuan Fugui deliberately spoke slowly because he had done a big game, wanting to invite more credit.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Sichen opened his mouth to urge.

Xuan Fugui hurriedly quickened his voice: "I plan to ruin the order as soon as I start next year."

At that time, the Xu family's goods will not be able to be delivered.

I also have friends in Jinling City, and I have cut off the way for the Xu family to borrow money in the future.

Presumably, the Xu family can't hold on this time. ”

Zhao Sichen nodded and said, "This errand is easy to do." If the Xu family sends away the slaves in the future, we can accept it, and we will also accept it. ”

Although the Xu family is not virtuous, the slaves are also tortured.

But in this world, if there is no protection from the master's family, and there is no family to take care of it, I am afraid that the life of the slaves who are outcast will be even more difficult.

The Xu family was brought down by them, so naturally there should be more of these dismissed slaves to lend a hand.

Xuan Fugui said with a smile: "The eldest lady is kind-hearted and is a good master in the world." ”

Zhao Sichen saw that Xuan Fugui was talking about the same thing, and he began to get greasy involuntarily again, so he changed the topic and asked about the delivery of the restaurant: "I asked Gan Qizheng to take some boys to do errands and delivery work before, nothing went wrong, right?" ”

Speaking of Gan Qizheng, Xuan Fugui reversed his previous contempt and contempt for Gan Qizheng, and was full of praise: "Gan Qizheng, this kid, I think he has a future!" ”

It turned out that Gan Qi was taking a group of boys to run around Daqing City every day to deliver food boxes.

The food boxes and mats they deliver every day have exceeded the daily income of the restaurants.

Because of his fame, many boys took the initiative to come to the door and asked Gan Qi to do the work.

There are more and more people under Gan Qi's hands.

Gan Qi is making a uniform costume for everyone, a style of gray shorts and black linen shoes, which are both beautiful and easy to recognize.

It also listed more than a dozen regulations, binding every delivery boy to be polite and respectful to the master's family, to deliver goods on time, not to play halfway, not to fight, not to gather to gamble.

Because there were too many people, Gan Qizheng also reported to Xuan Fugui and rented a yard for these boys.

Later, the manpower was abundant, and these boys became more and more familiar with the streets and alleys of Daqing City, so the delivery speed was accelerated, and the goods of the essential oil rouge shop were also delivered.

Later, the weather became hotter, and the big families gradually became reluctant to go out, and the other shops saw that the business of the Zhao family's two shops was still in full swing, and they also pondered to recruit people to run errands.

Gan Qi is specially visiting one by one, and is willing to contract the delivery work of many shops on West Street at a low price.

Xuan Fugui said: "Gan Qizheng's kid said, anyway, they need to run with a food box or goods, and it is also a trip with more goods, and it doesn't take much effort, but they can get more hard work or bounties, why not." ”

Zhao Sichen nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "Gan Qizheng's idea is very right. Indeed, as you said, this kid has a future. ”

Xuan Fugui smiled and asked, "Miss, that kid is waiting outside early in the morning, why don't you call him in and say hello to Miss?" ”

Zhao Sichen heard that Gan Qi was waiting outside, hurriedly put down the teacup in his hand, and said, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" It's not good to let him wait outside. Hurry up and let him in. ”

Xuan Fugui smiled, and did not pretend to be someone else's hand, he went out of the inner room by himself and called someone to go.

Gan Qi stood under the porch in a regular manner, and when he saw Xuan Fugui's fat body squeezing out of the door of the inner room, he hurriedly greeted him and asked in a low voice, "The eldest lady wants to see me?" ”

"yes, it took me a lot of talking." Xuan Fugui said: "Originally, the eldest lady said that when it comes to affairs, I will make it clear to her.

I said how can it be done, you waited outside early in the morning, and waited for a long time.

It's been a hard time......"

Xuan Fugui's face showed no clues, and he was still smiling as usual: "The eldest lady is a little tired, I don't want to see you." I persuaded for a long time before the eldest lady agreed. ”

Gan Qi was overjoyed, approaching Xuan Fugui's side, and his voice was fast and low: "Thank you Xuan!"

I've had someone bring you a few pounds of good tea, all of which I have recently got—

I also bought the vase you saw last time in Bao Zhen Zhai, and the steward of Bao Zhen Zhai personally delivered it in the afternoon......

Xuan Fugui also lowered his voice: "You kid, you're not very old, you're quite good at getting things done." ”

Gan Qizheng said: "I also have to rely on the Xuan Steward to help me speak more in front of the eldest lady." ”

The two men spoke softly, but their footsteps did not stop, and they soon entered the inner courtyard.

Gan Qi was entering the inner room, didn't dare to raise his head, stepped forward and bowed deeply, and gave Zhao Sichen a big salute: "I've seen the eldest lady." ”

Gan Qizheng's voice trembled slightly.

His heart was pounding in his chest, his breath was short, and he felt a slight feeling of vertigo.

Ganchi was secretly taking a few deep breaths to calm himself.

He is now the little boss on West Street, how can he see the eldest lady, he is still so excited and nervous.

Zhao Sichen smiled and said softly: "Don't be polite, just do as usual, don't be nervous." ”

Gan Qi answered with a "yes" and straightened up.

His eyes drooped, and he looked at the ground beneath his feet.

Smelling the faint scent of honeydew in the inner room, it was the honeydew water that Zhao Sichen liked to drink.

Gan Qi was thinking nonsense, when suddenly, a slender white hand reached out to him, and that hand was holding a white handkerchief, and on top of the hand, a piece of osmanthus cake—

"Eat a piece of osmanthus cake to cushion your stomach, this is specially made for me by Sister Yunbi, try Sister Yunbi's craftsmanship."

Zhao Sichen's voice sounded next to Gan Qizheng's ears, like thunder.

Gan Qi was blown up and froze on the spot, not daring to move.

Seeing that he was stunned, Zhao Sichen couldn't help laughing, and stuffed the handkerchief with osmanthus cake into his hand-

Gan Qi felt the handkerchief in his hand, as if it had been roasted by fire, and ironed his palm.