The streets of Youzhou City.

With a burst of gongs and drums, the drunken branch announced its official opening.

Yang Dehou has a wide range of connections in Youzhou City, and his popularity is also quite good.

Therefore, on the opening day of the branch, many customers came to cheer.

A wealthy merchant dressed in gold and silver, covered in silk and satin, swaggered in.

It was the grandfather who was drunk in the breeze before, the first to taste the drunken immortal brew.

"Yo, grandpa, you're here again!"

The shopkeeper greeted warmly.

"I'm your old customer of drunken breeze, and when the new store opens, I think I'm here to cheer."

Grandpa laughed and sat down at the table.

"Then grandpa, you are here, don't hide it, we are drunk and Qingfeng branch is open, and there are a lot of delicacies."

The shopkeeper said with a smile.

"Really? Then I'm going to try it! ”

Grandpa smiled and looked at the recipes provided by the shopkeeper, but frowned,

"Your recipe is no different from before, isn't it?"

"Grandpa doesn't know."

The shopkeeper pursed his lips and smiled,

"The style of the dishes is the same, but the taste is absolutely amazing!"

"Is that true?"

Grandpa traveled south and north, and tasted all the delicacies in Youzhou, and he was naturally skeptical of the words of the shopkeeper.

"If you don't satisfy your grandfather today, our store should give your grandfather a jar of drunken immortal wine!"

"Okay, then you can quickly serve me a few signature dishes!"

Seeing that the shopkeeper was so confident, Grandpa was a little interested.

After a while, the shopkeeper brought a few dishes.

Looking at the food on the plate, Grandpa suddenly moved his index finger, picked up a piece of meat, and put it in his mouth.

As soon as this piece of meat entered his mouth, he was instantly stunned!

The delicious taste that I had never tasted made my grandfather's eyes moist!

"This ...... What kind of dish is this? Why is it so delicious? ”

"Back to grandpa, this is fried with pork, but with a special technique."

Dian Xiaoer explained.

"I see!"

Grandpa suddenly realized, and he no longer hesitated.

While frantically showing off the food in his mouth, he commanded,

"Go, bring me a jar of drunken immortal brew!"

"Okay! Grandpa, wait a minute! ”

And so on, at every table in the store.

It didn't take long for the news that the dishes were extremely delicious to spread quickly.

For a time, business in the store was extremely hot.

Ji Lie sat by the window on the second floor, looking at the crowd waiting in line for a meal below, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned.

Although this local method of MSG, it is far less than the real MSG and chicken essence in the previous life.

But for the ancients, who were short of materials and had never eaten anything delicious, it could already be regarded as a dimensionality reduction blow!

"Yang Dongjia, this business is so hot, but it's hard for you."

"The prince's words are wrong! Business in the store is booming, thanks to the MSG provided by the prince. ”

Yang Dehou said seriously.

Although the business of drunken breeze was also good before, it was far less popular than it is today!

When he said this, he meant it from the bottom of his heart!

Ji Lie smiled, and the conversation changed,

"How's the manpower that got you trained?"

"According to the contents of the booklet, the subordinates have trained the people in the store."

"I don't dare to say anything else, but loyalty can definitely be guaranteed!"

"With time, we will be able to train a group of elite spies!"

Yang Dehou patted his chest and said.

"That's good."

Ji Lie nodded with satisfaction,

"Today's store opens, and Yang Dongjia is busy."

"Lonely, take the first step, don't bother Yang Dong's family."

He stood up as he spoke, and was about to leave.

At this moment, Yang Dehou patted his head, as if he remembered something, and hurriedly said,

"Lord Wang, please stay!"

"What's the matter with the Yang Dong family?"

"My subordinates almost forgot, I just received the news that several trading houses in the city seem to be targeting Zhao's trading houses......"

"Oh?"

Ji Lie raised his eyebrows, a thoughtful expression on his face.

……

The headquarters of Zhao's firm.

Zhao Meiniang sat in the lobby, her face sinking like water, staring at the shopkeepers in front of her.

"The concubine trusts you so much, but how do you do things?"

"Owner, it's really no wonder that we are!"

"Yes, those few commercial banks suddenly raised the purchase price and grabbed food from us regardless of the cost, and we had no choice."

"In addition, those warriors will not sell us grain."

Several shopkeepers shouted.

Now that it was the autumn harvest season, according to the previous practice, the Zhao family trading house would trade with the landlords around Youzhou City to buy grain from them.

The two sides have cooperated for many years and have been safe and sound.

But for some reason, these landlords were reluctant to sell grain to the Zhao firm.

Even with other firms, they also went out to compete with Zhao's firm in person.

This can bring a lot of trouble to Zhao's firm.

It has always made a living by selling grain, and it needs to buy a large amount of grain.

Now he has cooperated with Ji Lie to run the business of drunken immortal brewing, and the demand for food has increased.

If there is no food, the future business will inevitably be affected!

Hearing their words, Zhao Meiniang frowned and was silent.

If this is the case, then it is indeed no wonder that there are several shopkeepers.

But why did those nobles and merchants behave so abnormally?

Could it be that they were drunk with the business of immortal brewing, so they joined forces to target the Zhao firm?

In that case, you're in trouble!

The Zhao family's family background, no matter how strong it is, can't deal with so many enemies.

Is it difficult to ask the prince for help?

As soon as this idea arose, it was vetoed by Zhao Meiniang with her head.

I just cooperated with Ji Lie, and I encountered such trouble.

If Ji Lie knew, he was afraid that he would not want to cooperate with Zhao's firm anymore.

But if you don't ask her for help, how can you break the game?

For a while, Zhao Meiniang was at a loss.

"Madame, don't worry, there is a road before the car reaches the mountain."

Liu Youxin, who was standing next to Zhao Meiniang, suddenly opened his mouth and said with a smile,

"Let's make an appointment with all those people, so we can ask them clearly."

"What Shopkeeper Liu said is very reasonable!"

"Only by knowing what they think can we deal with it."

Several shopkeepers nodded in agreement.

Zhao Meiniang was also a little surprised, but she didn't expect Liu Youxin to still have some ability.

She pondered for a moment and nodded,

"Well, according to what the husband said, you go and invite those scholars and merchants to come and consult."

"Whoa!"

Several shopkeepers were ordered to leave.

Seeing this situation, Liu Youxin on the side flashed a smug look in his eyes!

At this moment, a servant walked in in in a hurry,

"Madame! A few masters, please come over! ”

Hearing this, Zhao Meiniang's face became solemn, and her brows became more and more wrinkled.

"Got it, I'll go now!"

"Madam, I'll be with you!"

"Okay, thank you, husband."

Zhao Meiniang nodded slightly.

"We are husband and wife, what is there to be thankful for?"

Liu Youxin said with a smile.

A touch of unnaturalness flashed on Zhao Meiniang's face, but she didn't say anything, took a few maids to follow, and got up and left with Liu Youxin.