Chen Zhi has become famous, and everyone in the city knows him.
Hua Zhi was completing the plan for the new store while listening to Bao Xia angrily belittling Chen Zhi. "Miss, you don't know that some old gentlemen were so angry that they were carried directly to the clinic. I have seen that old gentleman before. I thought he was gentle and elegant at that time. How come he has become like this in just a few months?"
"You still want him to grow up according to your expectations. If that doesn't happen, go and invite Xu Jie and Du Cheng."
Baoxia was a little unhappy that she didn't get a response from the lady, and she went out to make arrangements with a pout.
Nian Qiu made tea for the young lady again, "Is there nothing we can do at Mr. Chen's place?"
Seeing that Nian Qiu, who was usually taciturn, was also thinking about this matter, Hua Zhi felt that she had wronged Bao Xia. She could clearly see that Chen Zhi was courting death, but more people saw that Chen Zhi had the upper hand in this matter.
Putting down the pen, Hua Zhi cleaned her hands and stood up to walk around. "Chen Zhi knows that no matter what he does, he will not be well received by the literati, so he simply throws the pot away to surrender to the emperor. Unfortunately, he may not get a good result."
"Won't the Emperor use him?"
"He can be used, but not in a big way. He will probably just be moved over as a pawn when a chess piece is needed. We are not fools. Who would dare to use a heartless and ungrateful person?" Hua Zhi's lips curled slightly, full of sarcasm. "As a scholar, he has lost the support of scholars. What value does he have?"
Nian Qiu's eyes lit up, "So we don't have to do anything, just wait for others to do it?"
Hua Zhi stopped talking, but her relaxed brows gave her the answer. Nian Qiu's expression suddenly became lively. She was almost angry to death like Bao Xia before, but it was her stupidity. If it was really Chen Zhi who had the upper hand, how could the young lady have such an attitude? She should have seen that the young lady was in a good mood at this moment.
Xu Jie and Du Cheng entered the room at the same time, "Little one greets the elder lady."
"No thanks." Hua Zhi said without raising her eyebrows. "Xu Jie, I have two things for you to choose from. You can decide which one to choose. The first one is to be responsible for the purchase of fruits like last year. The second one is that I want to open a new shop in Beijing and I need a manager for the shop."
Xu Jie didn't expect that he still had the right to choose. He was very excited. He felt happy to work with the young girl. No matter what job he did, he was willing to do his best to do it well, as if he would be sorry for the young girl if he didn't do it well.
He thought about it seriously and asked again, "Excuse me, young lady, are you still buying the same two kinds of fruits as last year?"
"Not only that, we will add a few more varieties this year. If you choose this, you will be out more than last year. I will also send two more people to you."
Xu Jie did not ask what business the shop in Beijing was doing. He was very sensible. After asking about this matter, he nodded directly and said, "I will choose the first one."
Hua Zhi was not surprised either. She had discovered last year that Xu Jie was a man who was very willing to go out and had an uneasy heart, but he was a decent person and his family was all at home, so he could be used.
"Got it. You will be assisting Butler Xu in managing household affairs in the mansion for the next two months. You will be allowed to leave after April. Zuo Fei will still be your deputy."
"Yes, I obey your command."
"Go ahead."
Xu Jie bowed and left.
Hua Zhi looked at Du Cheng. He had been in charge of the business with Yunlai Restaurant for more than two months, and there had never been any mistakes. His coordination ability was very good, and she also liked his meticulousness.
"From now on, Liu Qi will take over the transaction with Yunlai Restaurant, and you will be in charge of the new shop."
Du Cheng responded without any hesitation.
Hua Zhi nodded and motioned Nian Qiu to give Du Cheng what she had written, "Take a look."
Du Cheng was able to be brought by Hua Pingyang to do things, so his ability was naturally not bad. However, when he finished reading several pages of paper, he still felt that he was just learning to read. He bent down deeply and said, "Miss, I need a little more time to read it again."
"It's okay, you see."
Hua Zhi spread out the paper again and copied the Ksitigarbha Sutra for the umpteenth time. Although the 49th day of mourning had passed long ago, she still kept the habit of copying the sutra.
When she had finished writing more than half of the scripture, Du Chengcai handed the paper full of words back to Nianqiu. He moved very carefully, as if he was afraid of damaging it. "Miss, I have finished reading it."
"Do you understand?"
"Yes, I understand."
Hua Zhi put down her pen and rubbed her wrists. She was not surprised that Du Cheng understood. In fact, to put it bluntly, what she wanted to do was high-end customization, which could be arranged by the people in the shop, or the ingredients could be specified by the customers.
For example, if the customer specifies fish as the ingredient, then all twelve main dishes and four side dishes must contain fish. Even if the customer specifies an egg, then we have to stir-fry, fry, steam, boil, stew, and braise to make sixteen dishes of varying sizes to satisfy the customer.
Making this kind of high-end customization is extremely challenging for the chef's level, but Hua Zhi is fearless. She is confident that there is no one in the entire Daqing Dynasty who is a better eater than her, and no one who has eaten more than her. She can come up with several ways to cook any ingredient, and with the research of Fu Dong, a very talented person, there will be even more ways.
This kind of business is unique in Beijing and no one can replicate it. The profit margin is unimaginable. In such a special place, if the price is not set higher, it would be unfair to the customers who come to the shop to consume.
The shop she bought was exactly what she wanted, both in terms of location and style!
Hua Zhi looked at Du Cheng with sparkling eyes, "Are you willing to be the manager?"
Du Cheng took a deep breath to suppress the excitement in his heart, "I will try my best not to let the big girl down."
"In that case, the rest is up to you."
To run a shop to meet the requirements of the young lady, a group of people must be selected from the mansion to be trained, and various things must be purchased and so on. Du Cheng knew that this was not an easy task, but why not
The eldest girl is willing to entrust this matter to him, so why wouldn't he refuse
Du Cheng responded solemnly.
"Is Yingchun here?"
Yingchun came in from outside, "Yes, the maid is here."
"Give Du Cheng a list and ask him to select the people."
"Yes." Yingchun agreed, but then she became a little worried, "Miss, there are not enough men in the mansion."
Hua Zhi was also aware of this. Although all the people from the farm had returned, the workshop still had to continue running. They had tasted the sweetness and were willing to continue working in the workshop. In addition, a lot of people had been transferred from Green Moss Lane, and if another batch was transferred away, I'm afraid all the women would be left behind in the mansion.
But she couldn't let the maid go out because of this. Being in public was a taboo for women of that era, and even the maids were the same. They would try not to go out if they could. The only thing they could do for the time being was to help in the workshop.
The general environment is like this, and she has no intention of going against the rules of this era, nor does she want to make any changes.
"Buy someone to come into the palace. Remember, it's better to have nothing than to have something of poor quality."
"yes."
PS: I haven’t eaten since the meeting started, so there will only be one update today.