After returning from the palace, Ye Jiayao went to shopkeeper Li.
The ice cream mooncakes have been successfully included in the birthday banquet menu and will usher in a sales boom. Although she is the chef of the restaurant, it is her responsibility and obligation to develop new dishes and new foods. She has already regarded the ice cream as a contribution. The profit margin of the mooncakes Being so big, she naturally wants a share of the pie, so she can't do everything in vain, right
Shopkeeper Li doesn't know why, but he has been absent-mindedly today.
Ye Jiayao told him about the matter, but shopkeeper Li did not make the decision as readily as before. Instead, he said that he would think about it and give her an answer every day.
Ye Jiayao was confused. Could it be that shopkeeper Li wanted to monopolize the mooncakes when he saw that they were making money? Of course, it would be reasonable even if the restaurant didn't give her a share, but it would dampen her enthusiasm.
If this is the case, any good things from now on will have to be kept for yourself.
It seemed that the ice mirrors were not enough. Ye Jiayao sent Cui Dongpeng to the Iron Alley to customize another hundred and sell them with mooncakes. This kind of portable ice mirrors might become popular, and you can make a fortune from it. .
Xia Chunyu handed in a letter of self-reflection today. The emperor gave him a few more lessons and asked him to go back to duty tomorrow. At the same time, he was given an errand. The third day of August was the anniversary of the death of the seventh prince, and it was also the tenth anniversary. The Queen Mother decided to perform a ritual ceremony at Puji Temple. After receiving the ceremony, he would escort the Queen Mother and Liuli to Puji Temple.
Xia Chunyu really didn't want to take this job, but Huang Ming was in trouble.
When he returned to the mansion, his eldest brother Chunli came to see him.
"Second brother, I have something I want to discuss with you."
Xia Chunyu asked him to sit down: "Brother, please speak."
Chunli seemed a little embarrassed to say: "Second brother, it's like this. Your sister-in-law wants to open an embroidery shop by herself. I'm a little tight on money, and my mother is too embarrassed to ask. Second brother, do you think you can lend me some first?" "
Xia Chunyu frowned and said, "Don't the Qiao family have an embroidery shop in Jinling?"
"Yes, I heard that the business there is very good and they are often too busy. Therefore, your sister-in-law wants to open one, and your mother-in-law also said it is feasible."
Isn’t that trying to steal business from one’s own people? However, since Mrs. Qiao has no objection, it doesn't matter.
"Originally, the Qiao family wanted to open a branch and let your sister-in-law manage it, but your sister-in-law felt that it would be better to open it yourself."
Xia Chunyu thought about the remaining money he had on hand, and was nervous about preparing goods to go to sea. However, his eldest brother rarely spoke and was embarrassed to refuse, so he asked: "How much does it cost?"
"The shop is my own. It's located in Jinxiu Square. It has three bays. Moreover, the lease term has just expired. However, it is a public shop. We can't use it for nothing. We still have to pay the rent. Mother's side Promise monthly settlement. A sum of money can be temporarily saved here. The budget for repairs is about 800 taels, and the purchase of furnishings and tools is 6,300 taels. If you want to make the best, it will be more expensive. It will cost more than 4,000 taels to purchase. Two. The current shortfall is almost eight thousand taels, but just in case of emergency, it is best to borrow ten thousand taels. Second brother, I know you also have your own business outside, so you should have this little money!" Chunli said.
Uh, eight thousand taels. After all, they only have more than three thousand taels of silver? So poor? You can't, doesn't the eldest brother have a business outside? Eight thousand taels, even a little bit of my sister-in-law's dowry came out.
Xia Chunyu had a headache. To be honest, he didn't want to borrow. If there was real difficulty, he would give it as a gift. But they had money themselves and didn't need to ask him to borrow. It was a bit uncomfortable. What's more, he was really short of money now. I bought a piece of land last year, and just bought a restaurant, so...
"Then I'll ask the people below to see if they can even out ten thousand taels." Xia Chunyu was too embarrassed to refuse.
"Then thank you second brother first." Xia Chunli said happily.
During dinner, Xia Chunyu found that his sister-in-law was particularly attentive to him, which made him very embarrassed.
After dinner, Xia Chunfeng pulled him away furtively and whispered: "Second brother, did the eldest brother ask you to borrow money?"
Xia Chunyu raised his eyebrows: "How do you know?"
Xia Chunfeng snorted and said, "You also asked me to borrow it. I have more than 30,000 bodies in my hand. Everyone in the house knows it, but I didn't borrow it."
"My brother, it is also necessary to help him in an emergency."
"Pull it down, help. I know that my eldest brother spent 20,000 taels to buy a set of Tianhuang stones last month. When he opened the store, he said he had no money. Who would believe it!" Xia Chunfeng curled his lips.
"Besides, my sister-in-law has so much dowry. When she got married, my mother didn't ask her to hand over any of it. Even the red envelopes were collected by themselves. They only made money without losing money. Now they are opening a shop and asking others to borrow it. Let me tell you. , she has whispered in front of her mother several times in the past few days, wanting the public to contribute the money, but her mother said that it is not impossible for the public to provide the money, and the future profits will also be considered as the public. She did not agree, and she said it again, Doesn't Aunt Wei have a lot of self-esteem? Her daughter-in-law wants to open a shop, why doesn't she show it?" Xia Chunfeng couldn't stand their approach. He has a straightforward temperament and won't borrow anything if he doesn't want to.
Xia Chunyu sighed secretly: "Forget it, it's not good for my brothers to make trouble over such a trivial matter."
"Just watch, if you lend this money out, you will never get it back." Xia Chunfeng said firmly.
Xia Chunyu was helpless. He had already agreed, so why didn't he say he wouldn't borrow it? If you don’t come back, don’t come back! No matter how you say it, they are all from your own family.
Song Qi came to report that Manager Zhao was here.
Xia Chunyu hurriedly went to the study room.
Manager Zhao is now in charge of the restaurant. When Tianshangju launches snow-skinned ice cream mooncakes, the chef asked Xia Chunyu what he wanted to share.
Xia Chunyu had already tasted the ice cream last night, so this ice cream mooncake must be very popular once it is launched.
Selling for five taels of silver each, Yaoyao is really evil-hearted, and this is not how she steals money, but rich people still do this, and the more expensive things are, the more they flock to them.
"How much commission does she want?" Xia Chunyu asked.
Manager Zhao said: "The chef only said this, but didn't mention the specific plan, and shopkeeper Li didn't agree to it."
Xia Chunyu thought for a while and said: "Let's open Sanqi!"
"He's seven, and we're three?" Manager Zhao asked.
Xia Chunyu Lin glanced at him: "When did you become so kind-hearted?"
Manager Zhao chuckled and said, "I understand, he is three and we are seven."
Sanqikai is already an exception, that is, Yaoyao. If it were anyone else, it would be impossible to give them a share. It's not that he is stingy and refuses to give more, this is an industry rule. If the rules are broken, other chefs will follow suit in the future, and Tianshangju will be the target of public criticism.
"By the way, tell shopkeeper Li that he can order a hundred of the portable ice mirrors used by Li Yao first." Xia Chunyu said, that thing is very useful, so he bought the ice skin. Moon cakes naturally require ice cream, and most people will buy them. It’s not a big deal to earn a few taels of silver from an ice cream pan.
Xia Chunyu didn't know that Ye Jiayao was also thinking about this, and they thought of going together.
"Yes, I will go and tell Shopkeeper Li now, but, Master, can the snow-skinned mooncakes be sold? The popular ones in Jinling City last year were Beijing-style mooncakes." Manager Zhao asked suspiciously.
"Just do as I say." Xia Chunyu didn't have time to tell him how delicious the ice cream was.
"Yes." Manager Zhao was about to leave.
Xia Chunyu thought of his elder brother's borrowing money and called him again: "How much money is left in the account?"
Manager Zhao replied: "There are still more than thirty thousand taels."
"Go to Datong tomorrow to exchange a 10,000-tael banknote and give it to me."
Manager Zhao was surprised: "Your Majesty, you said we should take a break before going to sea. But our ship must go to sea in early October. We haven't prepared the goods yet. If we provide another 10,000 taels, we really won't have enough."
"There are still more than two months until October. Let's talk about it then." Xia Chunyu said. He was also worried at first.
After taking a bath, Xia Chunyu wanted to go find Yaoyao, but was told that He Lianxuan was here, so he had to give up.
The next day, shopkeeper Li called Ye Jiayao and agreed that the restaurant would be responsible for the materials and labor. The restaurant would be responsible for the seven restaurants and she would be the third.
"This is already an exception. No restaurant will give such a generous share."
The corners of Ye Jiayao's mouth twitched, but there was nothing she could do. She signed a three-year contract, but her wings were not strong enough, so she could only be exploited by capitalists. Think about those modern artists who work hard, but can only get 10 to 20%, and the rest are taken by entertainment companies. After the exploitation, I feel more balanced and comfort myself. When I open a restaurant in the future, everything will be my own.
"By the way, I heard that you have a portable ice detector. Let me take a look at it. Then I will order a hundred of them. Maybe I can use them when selling mooncakes." Shopkeeper Li said.
Ye Jiayao burst into tears. Damn it, 70% of the moon cake has been exploited. Now even the ice cream has to be exploited. Are you going to let people live
Capitalists are evil-minded, evil capitalists.
Ye Jiayao returned to the kitchen dejectedly and called Cui Dongpeng: "Take the money for the ice book and ask the money manager for it back."
"Ah? Didn't you say that Brother Yao paid for it himself?" Cui Dongpeng was confused.
Ye Jiayao said angrily: "I wanted to make a fortune here and let the brothers drink, but now I have to book the restaurant myself."
Cui Dongpengye was speechless. They were all employed by others, so there was nothing they could do if they couldn't be tough.
"Brother Yao, there is someone outside who wants to see you." Ah Xing came in to send a message.
"Who?" Ye Jiayao asked.
"I don't know him. He looks like a servant." Axing said.
Ye Jiayao went out to meet people. Sure enough, she was a servant, taking care of her mother or something like that, but she was wearing silk and satin, so she should come from a wealthy family.
"Are you the chef Li Yao?" the woman asked.
"Yes, I'm just here, may I ask what my sister-in-law wants from me?"
The woman looked around and asked in a low voice: "My master heard that you have snow-skinned ice cream mooncakes and wants to buy a few. What's the price? It's easy to negotiate."
Uh... The ice cream mooncakes just came out yesterday, and they were sent to Prince Helian's Mansion. But today, people came to buy them.
Seeing that she didn't speak, the woman added, "We will keep it a secret. We will never tell anyone about it. We will only eat it for our own family."
Ye Jiayao understood, it must be one of the four ladies who tasted mooncakes yesterday.
(End of chapter)