"Sir, you don't know how many people came to our Zhuji Fast Food today. You told us not to worry this morning, and we said we weren't worried, but we were still nervous inside. As a result, more than ten people came in a short while after we opened the store this morning. All of a sudden, we felt relieved."
"By noon, more people came, the threshold was almost stepped down, all the tables were full, and adding four tables outside was not enough. There were still 20 to 30 people standing outside waiting..."
"There were so many people that the street in front was almost blocked. Some people in the back even bought some to take home to eat..."
"We cooked twenty sets of pig offal for lunch alone, and it was still not enough. We cooked another twenty sets for dinner. The fifty jars of wine we bought on credit from the young lady's store were all sold out. Later, Dagang and I went to get another fifty jars of wine and paid for it all at once..."
"Sir, you didn't see it. Brother Mu's hands were so tired from collecting money that the money box was full..."
... ...
On the way back to Linhuai Marquis Mansion, Liu Dadao was so excited that his mouth corners were grinning all the way to his ears, and he never stopped talking all the way. Zhu Ping'an also learned from Liu Dadao about the opening of Zhu's fast food today.
Um.
The opening was a great success, even better than expected. Customers came in an endless stream, and the restaurant became popular from the moment it opened.
As for how much money he made, judging from what Liu Dadao said that the cash box was full, it must have been a lot.
Um
I almost forgot.
The wine in Zhuji Fast Food Restaurant is all bought from a bar owned by Li Shu. Zhu Pingan also talked about wine during a conversation, and Baozi's maid Huaer said that it could be bought from the bar owned by the young lady.
Then Zhu Ping'an found out that Li Shu had taken over a bar some time ago, which was transferred to Li Shu as payment for a debt.
The quality of the wine is pretty good.
Thus, Zhuji fast food had a source of wine, and the purchase price was much lower than the market price, only slightly higher than the cost price. Generally, restaurants and restaurants make about 30% profit from selling a jar of wine, but Zhuji makes tens of coins more than other restaurants for every jar of wine sold. For every jar of wine sold, Zhuji makes nearly 100 coins. From what Liu Dadao just described, at least 70 or 80 jars of wine were sold today, which means that the profit from wine alone was about 70 or 80 taels.
Zhu Ping'an was promoted to the fifth rank of Hanlin Academy Reader some time ago. His monthly salary is only 14 shi, which is equivalent to about 7 or 8 taels of silver. In other words, Zhu Ping'an's monthly salary is only the profit of Zhu Ji Fast Food from selling alcohol in a day. No wonder so many officials are willing to do business at the risk of violating the ban.
Therefore, Li Shu, the virtuous wife, made great contributions to the opening of Zhuji Fast Food. The shop was under Li Shu's name, and the wine was also purchased from Li Shu at a low price.
In addition
When she heard about the staffing of Zhuji Fast Food, Li Shu took the initiative to lend a shopkeeper from a store under her name to Zhu Ping'an.
Li Shu got half of the military medal.
Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly, squeezed the horse's belly hard, and galloped towards Linhuai Marquis' Mansion.
When passing the Zitong Temple intersection, they met a team of factory guards patrolling the curfew. They stopped Zhu Ping'an and Liu Dadao, but after Zhu Ping'an took off the peace sign from his waist and showed it to them, they were able to pass through unhindered.
After seeing the peace and tranquility sign, the leader of this team of Dongchang soldiers took the initiative to send a soldier to lead the way for Zhu Ping'an to prevent him from being delayed by the checkpoint ahead. He did not send Zhu Ping'an back until he was sent to Linhuai Marquis' Mansion.
After returning to Linhuai Marquis' Mansion, the doorman led the horse to the stable. Liu Dadao rested in the front yard, and Zhu Ping'an returned to the backyard.
After passing through the Chuihua Gate, Zhu Ping'an went to Tingyu Pavilion with ease. Just as he was about to enter Tingyu Pavilion, he heard a burst of giggles coming from beside him, "Hehehe... ...Sir, we've gone the wrong way."
"Oh, it's Qin'er. What's wrong? Isn't this Tingyuxuan?"
When Zhu Ping'an heard the voice, he turned around and saw Qin'er standing beside him, looking at him and giggling. He couldn't help but ask in confusion.
Listening to the Rain
Zhu Ping'an is already very familiar with the place. Ever since he entered the backyard of Linhuai Marquis' Mansion, he has been living in Tingyuxuan, so it is impossible for him to have taken the wrong path.
"This is Tingyuxuan, yes, but we no longer live here. We have moved to Jingxiangyuan, and we just moved today. The young lady was afraid that you had gone the wrong way, so she asked me to wait for you here." Qin'er explained.
Well
Moved?!
Moving is not a trivial matter, it certainly won't be done in a day or two. Why didn't this little devil Li Shu tell me in advance? What's the point of being afraid that I'd go the wrong way, so she specially asked someone to wait for me here? I think she deliberately asked someone to come and see her laugh, this little devil. Then, Zhu Ping'an thought of the "Sima Yi" joke again, and his face darkened. He calculated the date, and looking at today's move, Li Shu should be feeling better.
In ancient times, people were quite taboo about menstruation, which was considered unlucky. People also took moving into new houses very seriously and generally would not move during menstruation.
Therefore, Li Shu should be feeling better today.
This little goblin
Don't take my blow, I'll let you see if I am Sima Yi...
Zhu Pingan couldn't help but pull the corners of his mouth downwards as he thought about it. His smile made Qin'er beside him take a step back. The son-in-law's smile was a bit scary...
Jingxiang Garden is further in than Tingyuxuan. Zhu Ping'an followed Qin'er and turned two corners before arriving.
After entering, Zhu Ping'an found that Jingxiang Garden was much larger than Tingyuxuan, almost twice as large, and more spacious than the independent courtyard houses in old Beijing. The layout and decoration inside were also much more luxurious than Tingyuxuan.
"Hehehe... Master Sima is back."
Li Shu came out of the house with her maid Baozi, Huaer and two other little girls, looked at Zhu Pingan with a smile and said in a sweet voice.
The chubby little maid Hua'er followed behind Li Shu. She just looked up at Zhu Ping'an, and her chubby little face turned red all of a sudden, like a ripe red apple, even her ears were red.
She blushed even more than when Zhu Ping'an lifted the quilt from her last night.
When I saw my uncle, I couldn't help but think of his pajamas. This morning, when I went to deliver clothes to my uncle, I saw my pajamas covering his legs, and it was bulging... ... There was a wet patch on the pajamas... ...
It's so embarrassing...
Zhu Ping'an didn't notice Hua'er. His attention was now on Li Shu. Hearing the little devil Li Shu mention Sima Yi again, he couldn't help but twitch his lips, walked to Li Shu, and laughed softly: "Haha, I'll let you see if I am Sima Yi later."