Zhang Jian's expression changed when he heard this. He was about to object loudly, but was stopped by his own son's eyes. The latter then straightened his face again and scolded: "I am talking to Mr. Zhou, why did you interrupt me? Get out of here!"
The subordinate then remembered his identity, bowed his head and admitted his mistake, and then exited the door. After this incident, Mr. Zhang no longer dwelled on the issue at hand. He just smiled at Zhou Yun and said, "Brother Zhou laughed, but this is just a trivial matter after all. It's not as important as you and me drinking." As he said, The glass has been raised.
Although Zhou Yun was unwilling to give in, he couldn't act too eager at this time, so he could only smile reluctantly and raise his glass in response. Because Mr. Zhang deliberately changed the topic, they never talked about Liu Fangju and Sun Tu again, so Zhou Yun left in anguish after drinking a few glasses of wine.
As soon as he left, the smile on Mr. Zhang's face suddenly disappeared, and a sneer appeared in his eyes: "He, Zhou Yun, has a very good plan. He actually wants to use me to achieve his goal."
"Sure enough, the young master has a sharp gaze, but he is too worried." Zhang Jian hurriedly said in a joking manner.
"But Sun Tu actually dared to deny me face like this. We can't just let this matter go. The hotel's business has plummeted in the past two months. If it doesn't improve again, it won't be easy to explain to the adults." Master Zhang said with a frown. The adult he spoke of did not refer to a certain official, but to his own father.
In fact, since ancient times, adults have been called by younger generations to their fathers and grandfathers. In the officialdom, there is no such way to address superiors or colleagues. Otherwise, it would be like calling someone a father, and it would be a joke. It was not until later that such etiquette related to dignity was abandoned, that there was a scene where everyone in the court was a gentleman.
Zhang Jian nodded in agreement. He also knew that his young master had a heavy burden recently. The Niulou Hotel was given to him by the family master to test his ability. If he really lost money, he, who was only the second son in the family, would take over. The days after coming down were even more difficult.
So he quickly said: "What the young master said is that the matter cannot be settled like this, but it cannot be done by force. Liufangju is the property of the Tong family, and if this happens, the Tong family will be given away." If you offend me, it will only bring you more trouble, Master. And the one who is cheap will only be Zhou Yun."
"Then tell me, how should we fight back?"
"Since Sun Tu is unwilling to sell us the fried chicken recipe, we can only use other methods. In fact, Xiao Xiao already has two strategies. If we can do both, Liufangju will definitely not be able to eat and walk around!" said Then, Zhang Jian took a step forward, lowered his voice and told his plan.
Mr. Zhang, who had a gloomy face at first, actually looked better: "This is indeed a good idea. What's even better is that everything is justified. Even if Tong Taiwei pursues the matter later, he can only blame his own people for his lack of means. Just do what you want and I will see results within half a month."
"Young man, I understand. I will ask people to act according to the plan in the next two days." Zhang Jian immediately agreed with fists clasped in his arms, and he sighed a little in his heart. At least his young master can still listen to good advice, instead of acting in anger. Something out of the ordinary is coming.
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After entering the winter moon, Sun Tuke was busier than before, because he not only had to practice riding and shooting during the day, and practicing calligraphy at night, but now he also had to practice with guns and sticks. As a result, the time was a bit crowded, so I had no choice but to complain to Tong Mu and Wu Li and reduce the number of visits to Liufangju.
In this regard, Tong Mu still expressed his understanding and support, because he knew that this was a more important matter to Sun Tu and related to his future. Moreover, Liufangju is now on a stable track. As long as he can provide the ingredients for fried chicken in time, it will not affect the store's business, and it doesn't matter whether he goes or not.
In the afternoon of this day, when Sun Tu was practicing a set of stick skills he had recently learned from Lu Zhishen in his yard, there was a sudden knock on the courtyard door, which forced him to pause his movements and go over to open the door.
After seeing Wu Li standing in front of the door, Sun Tu couldn't help but feel a little strange: "Shopkeeper Wu, you came here like this today? Didn't I just send the condiments there two days ago? They shouldn't have been used up. Bar?"
Wu Li came in with a frown on his face: "Master Sun, it's not that we've run out of seasonings, it's that we're short of chicken."
"How do you say this?" Sun Tu was a little confused. He knew very well that Liufangju had sold two to three hundred chickens every day recently, which was indeed a large number in this era. After all, the number of chickens raised by farmers in Bianjing and surrounding areas was also limited.
However, he never thought that this would be a problem. The business in the Song Dynasty was quite developed. As long as there was demand, someone would supply it. Especially in a big city like Bianjing, there were many people who wanted to make money. Since they wanted chickens, they would Someone will raise them, or even buy them from other places and sell them to Liufangju.
But today, how come such difficulties arise
After sitting down, Wu Licai explained with a bitter look on his face: "Originally, the chicken in our store is guaranteed. It is purchased from several farms outside the city, and the price is always fair. But just two days ago, those few The farmers in Zhuangzi suddenly stopped supplying chickens. At that time, I thought that all the chickens they raised had been sold to us, so I didn’t think much about it and wanted to buy it from elsewhere. But as a result, after asking around, I couldn’t find anything. I found that I couldn’t find anywhere around Tokyo where I could buy chicken…”
"The supply of goods suddenly stopped?" Sun Tu narrowed his eyes, and he had already made a vague judgment in his heart: "How can there be such a coincidence in this world? I'm afraid someone has done something secretly, right?"
"Exactly, I finally figured out the reason after asking around a lot. It turned out that a few days ago, someone was buying chickens from farmers at a price that was 10% higher than ours. Now there are no chickens left near Tokyo. Bought."
"What a great move to remove the firepower. It's really just for our fried chicken." Sun Tu sneered. He knew that this must be an off-market move used by some colleagues in the city when they saw that they couldn't compete. In fact, this kind of trick would be impossible to do in future generations. After all, logistics in a thousand years will be too advanced. If you can't buy something in one place, you can buy it from other places with some trouble. But times are different now. Purchasing chicken from outside Gyeonggi Province is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also doubles the cost, which is really not cost-effective.
"Mr. Sun, what do you think we should do next? The second young master has been detained in the Imperial Academy for some reason in the past two days. I have no choice but to discuss it with you." Shopkeeper Wu said with a sad face.
Only then did Sun Tu know why the other party came to him first, but then he felt something in his heart. It seemed that this matter had been planned in advance, and he took action only after he calculated that Tong Mu would not be able to get out of the Imperial Academy. From this point of view, the opponent should be quite familiar with the Tong family's affairs.
However, he quickly suppressed this question for the time being and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Wu, you don't have to worry, I will figure this out. Isn't it just that there is no supply of chicken? I will send you some tomorrow at the latest. .”
"Master Sun, can you really find chicken?" Wu Li was overjoyed at the time, but asked with some doubts. Because the signature of Liufangju now is the fried chicken, and not being able to serve it for just one day has already made many customers dissatisfied.
"Of course, just worry about it. I promise to deliver the chicken at a fair price and I won't make it difficult for you." Sun Tu said, patting his chest.
For the sake of what he said, Wu Li didn't want to have any more doubts, so he nodded and said: "Then I'm relieved. I just hope Mr. Sun will deliver the chicken to the store as soon as possible." After saying that, he handed over his hands and left. leave.
Sun Tu showed an unpredictable smile at this time. Those opponents may still be a threat when using this trick on others, but when it comes to themselves, it is not a problem at all.
He had previously considered how to take out and digest the frozen chicken in the Jiezhongjie warehouse. Didn't he just give himself a chance now? This time, those opponents did him a great favor and could justifiably exchange the items in the warehouse for cash.
Thinking in his heart, Sun Tu returned to his room. After bolting the door, he touched the ring on his hand and entered the Jiezhongjie warehouse system, arriving at Warehouse No. 3, which he had never used before. There, countless frozen chickens, ducks, pigs and beef are piled up...