In the north of the city, since the third division opened a new field here, and arranged for the officials from the state and county to live here, it suddenly became a crowded downtown area from a small corner of the capital that was desolate. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe only pity is that the vegetable gardens that used to be everywhere are gone, and now they have to be brought in from outside the city to eat vegetables.

The old residents living here are angry and happy, angry that the quiet days of the past are gone, and happy that the price of their own house has risen, and before they know it, their net worth has increased several times. Li Zhaoshu, a judge who has lived here for several generations, even built a house on the street side of his family and rented it to merchants as shops, and his family's monthly expenses were much more comfortable.

On the 10th day of the first month of April, at a corner not far from the residence of the craftsmen and officials of the Third Division, a shop on the street was draped in red and hung with colors, and it was full of people in front of the door from early in the morning, which seemed very lively.

Wang Gongchen stood in front of the crowd a little nervously, his hands were clenched tightly, and green tendons burst out. As soon as he entered the early summer, the sweat on his forehead had not been broken, and his eyes were a little straight, looking at the crowd on the street.

Xu Ping patted him on the shoulder and whispered: "Jun Zhen, with this storefront, you have made money, hurry up and recruit a few competent people." This kind of thing is only for them, and we shouldn't come out and show our faces. ”

"I know." Wang Gongchen bit his lip and looked serious, "But this is my first industry, how can I rest assured if I don't look at it myself?" Besides, the Taiwan adviser is not so boring as to take care of such things. ”

"I can't control them, it's just gossip." Xu Ping seemed much more relaxed, if he hadn't taken care of Wang Gongchen's face, he wouldn't have come at all today, and everything would have been left to Xu Chang to do.

Originally, Xu Ping wanted to contribute his own capital, give Wang Gongchen half of the shares, and slowly deduct it from the profits earned, but he never expected Wang Gongchen to take out the wife Ben that the family had saved for him, gritted his teeth and smashed it into it. Xu Ping repeatedly dissuaded, but Wang Gongchen just didn't follow, this time he was ruthless and wanted to fight.

The more money there is at home, the more they value money, and they easily refuse to accept other people's aid in vain, this is Wang Gongchen's current state. Xu Ping was also nervous, for fear that the operation of this store would be unsatisfactory, Wang Gongchen would inevitably get angry, so he had to come over and stare from beginning to end.

Watching the sun slowly climb up, Wang Gongchen asked Xu Chang on the side: "Has the time come?" Now that there are so many people around, it's good to take advantage of the situation to open up! ”

Xu Chang smiled slightly: "Wang Guanren relax, people will only gather more and more, and they won't be able to run." Today's hour is when I specially went to ask someone, the most favorable store is opened, and I can't be in a hurry. ”

Xu Ping stood aside and didn't say a word, he didn't believe in any good days and auspicious days, but there was no need to come out at this time to sweep the interest of others. As long as this kind of thing is not excessive, Xu Chang and them will also go.

Since the beginning of the year, Xu Ping's family has opened several shops around here, all of which are presided over by Xu Chang, and Xu Ping has not interfered. It is mainly a shop that sells glass products such as fish tanks, vases, and net bottles, as well as a tailor shop and a butcher shop.

The glass products shop sells some exquisitely made glass products, and the raw materials are waste glass from the glass yard, and the products are just staggered with the products of the three divisions, and the business is naturally good. The tailor shop is a little special, in addition to making money by making clothes, Xu Ping also asked the tailors in the shop to collect the body version of the person at this time, in preparation for the future opening of the ready-to-wear shop. The most troublesome thing about ready-to-wear is to have enough clothing version database, with this, the clothes made can fit and look good. Otherwise, no matter how skillful the tailor is, most people will not wear the clothes that fit. As for the butcher shop, it sells sheep and deer and other livestock raised by the Xu family in Zhongmu Manor, and there is a special transit site outside the city, where the slaughtered meat is sold, and by the way, it is wholesaled to other butcher shops in the capital. This is a very important source of income for the Xu family, especially in the past two years, when they started raising deer, and the sales were very good.

Wang Gongchen's heart always couldn't settle down, and he kept walking around and rubbing his hands. This time, I smashed my wife's book, and my status in the family in the future depends on the income of this shop. Xue Kui's family will inevitably have no less dowry to accompany their daughter, if the family will live on the dowry in the future, then Wang Gongchen will not be able to straighten his waist at home, how can this tone be bearable?

The sun climbed the top of the willow tree, and the whole world rejoiced.

Xu Chang saw that the auspicious time had arrived, and said to Xu Ping and Wang Gongchen, and said loudly: "The auspicious time has arrived, light firecrackers, unveil plaques, and the shop is open!" ”

As he spoke, the invited servant lit the two firecrackers hanging in front of the door, and the crackling sound of firecrackers overwhelmed the other voices at once, and the thick smell of gunsmoke spread.

Wang Gongchen took a breath and nervously watched the red silk covered with a plaque on the door of the shop unveiled, revealing three big characters "Food is the sky". There's a saying for the name. The name of the restaurant in the capital is not very particular, what Zhangjiayuan Zitang Restaurant, the name is as cheesy as it is, and the elegant is the name of the wine, Xiangquan Ganli, Qiong Jelly and Jade Liquid, this name is towards the gods in the sky. Wang Gongchen originally wanted to learn the number of ways to name wine in those restaurants, and give a name for Qiongtai Pavilion, but Xu Ping told him that what he was doing here was the business of craftsmen and officials, and he was not recruiting literati doctors or Taoist masters, so there was no need to be mysterious. In the end, I found a few old craftsmen in the field work, and they came up with the name of "food for the sky".

To do business, you have to put down the shelf, and everything is in line with the customer's heart, in order to attract people.

As the red silk on the plaque was removed, the supervisor and the servant opened the door of the shop, stood in front of the door and said loudly: "The shop just opened today, and all the guests who enter the store to eat and drink will be 20% off!" After today, there is no such opportunity, ladies and gentlemen! ”

The people standing outside the door burst into laughter and poured into the shop.

Looking at the crowd entering the shop, Wang Gongchen breathed a sigh of relief. His heart kept rising to his throat, for fear that no one would enter the store when it opened, and he would be deserted here, and if he didn't look good, he wouldn't say anything, and the business would be troublesome.

A few craftsmen from the nearby field clerks entered the shop and shouted, "Shopkeeper, what kind of wine are you selling here?" ”

Doctor Wine came over with a smile and said loudly: "Guest officer, we mainly sell the spirits of the Xu family in Wanshengmen here, and other general French wines and water wines are sold, according to your taste." ”

"Then hit a dime of spirits!"

Dr. Jiu said with a smile: "The spirits in our store are not sold by corners, if they are of the highest quality, they are all bottles, and the special ones made by Xu Pingjia are sold after they are tightly sealed, and if they are ordinary, they are just mentioned." The guest officer looked at the wine vat over there, and the wine was hanging outside. ”

The liquor that really came out of Xu Ping's house in the capital is still in the big restaurants, and it is sold bottle by bottle, never at sold. The wine bottles are specially fired by the Xu family, printed with the name of their own store, and are divided into three grades, two liters, one liter and half a liter. The wine bottle was recovered by the restaurant and returned to Xu's house, and the drinkers did not pay for it.

The market in the capital of low-end spirits is relatively chaotic, not only bought from the barrels of Xu Ping's house, but also secretly brewed according to the recipe stolen from the Xu family, and some directly bought spirits to mix water inside. The price in this market is low, and the cost of complete control is too high, and the Xu family is basically laissez-faire, and they only guarantee the supply of some familiar shops. The other Ren shopkeepers pulled it back, and it was up to them to toss it, anyway, they didn't clearly bring the name of the Xu family.

This shop was opened by Xu Ping and Wang Gongchen, and it was much more serious in terms of wine, and it was really directly supplied by the Xu family. There are always people watching the large wine vat when it is brought in, so as to prevent the people in the store from stealing the wine and mixing it with water. Therefore, the large wine vat is placed in a conspicuous place in the store, and it is only sold according to the pick-up, and the price is clearly marked.

Several craftsmen looked at the wine trumpets on the side of the big wine vat, smiled, and said loudly: "Then let's mention it twice!" ”

There is a pound of two mentions, and if it is real wine, it is enough for these people to drink.

Dr. Wine answered with a loud voice and ran to the front of the counter to get a drink.

A few craftsmen sat down, and saw that the tables around them were already full of people, and it was bustling with people.

Everyone knows that this restaurant has Xu Ping's shares, and they all came to cheer. The newly opened field affairs of the three divisions are well paid, and the personnel inside are also well taken care of by the food, clothing, housing and transportation, and the craftsmen are much stronger than working outside. There are still many honest people in this era, thinking of Xu Ping's goodness, opening a shop can't be deserted, and they have come over today.

Seeing a little servant walking through the crowd with a vegetable card, the craftsman called him over and asked, "Let me ask you, what are the best dishes in your store?" We are all hard-working craftsmen, and we can't afford to eat the food of those dignitaries, so we specially pick some cheap and affordable ones. We have eaten well, and we will come to take care of your business often in the future. ”

The little guy said: "Guest officer, if you say it's cheap and affordable, then don't fry it now." Look over there, there are ready-made boiled and marinated meat tofu and the like, which are the cheapest and most affordable, and there is no need to wait. Stir-fried tea is fresh and lively, and it is not affordable. ”

Only then did the craftsman notice that there was a long table against the wall in the shop, on which a large enamel basin was placed, and I didn't know what was inside, and many people lined up there to take it.

A middle-aged man in his forties stood up and said, "You guys sit down here, I'll go over and see what is there, and if it's a big piece of meat, I'll take a plate and drink it." ”

Several of the others applauded and urged the man to go quickly.

The middle-aged man left the table, followed behind the crowd, and slowly walked to the table next to it. When I saw a small wooden plate first, the person who walked here first took a wooden plate in his hand, went to the side of the table, and asked the little guy behind the stage to put vegetables on the plate.

"I didn't expect it to be so convenient, seeing that there is a lot of meat and tofu in that pot, you might as well take a few pieces back." The wooden plates used here are not like the gold and silver in the big restaurants, and the price is not expensive. ”

The middle-aged man thought about it in his heart, and reached out to take a plate. (To be continued.) )