Farming with Taobao - C53

Chapter 53 Nameless Restaurant (3)

There was no doubt that Li Yannian’s move was extremely smooth. In just one afternoon, the nameless restaurant on the shallow water pier had made a name for itself in a nearby town.

After the first day of business ended, Zhang Bao counted the daily income. He had actually taken a full 354 gold coins for each one of them. There were only a few people at the shallow water pier. That was to say, their restaurant had already opened on the first day and they had already attracted guests outside of the pier.

Zhang Bao was speechless, “Good boy, from the looks of it, there will probably be more people coming tomorrow. “If this goes on, let’s not talk about how tired we are, the tables, stools, plates and chopsticks in the restaurant will also run out.”

Li Yannian laughed: “It’s fine, the wind has been blowing recently, the number of people in the day after tomorrow will be fewer. We’ll start preparing an hour earlier tomorrow to cushion the traffic. Furthermore, they already know what it means to be able to eat their fill with only a single coin. They originally came here for the sake of cheapness, so the requirements for the dining environment won’t be too high. ”

Aunt Zhang quietly tidied up the table and chairs at the side. She did not say anything, but when she saw that there were rice grains on the table and several bowls filled with rice that had yet to be finished, she felt her heart ache and frowned.

Li Yannian just so happened to see, and laughed: Aunt Zhang, take a basin and pour all the leftover food out. Bring it back to feed the chickens later, mixed with rice bran will be the best.

Aunt Zhang immediately put down the broom and turned her head to say: “How can I do that, after saving all these leftover food, there will be people who would feed the pigs to collect, and they would even be able to sell some money. Besides, I see that this shop owner’s business is going to be big in the future, and he’s inviting many people over. No one should take the leftovers, and as time goes on, gossip will start to spread. ”

Li Yannian did not expect the Aunt Zhang to think this far, after being shocked for a moment, she nodded her head and agreed: “Aunt, you are right, then I will listen to you.

She then turned around and said to Black Bean: “Let’s open up for the first day and not tell our guests clearly. There will be an unlimited supply of rice at any time, but we shouldn’t waste it like this. Take as much as you want to eat. If there are more than one tael of silver left in the bowl when someone is full and goes out, you will be punished with another three coins. ”

Black Bean was still considering whether this plan was feasible or not, he was afraid that they would be crowded up the next day. This caused the young lad to not hear the new rules clearly, and he was afraid that there would be trouble in the middle of it, and he was unwilling to pay the fine, when he heard First Uncle Zhang Bao say: “Hong Dou, your words are correct, but do not be anxious. When we are opening for lunch tomorrow, let us inform the people that are eating here, and also look at the few Qi Laosan s that are leading the group, let them go back and help us, we need to make sure that most of the people here understand this new rule. ”

Li Yannian felt that sshe was indeed inconsiderate, and agreed wholeheartedly, “Uncle, you’ve eaten too much salt in the end, so you’ve thought about things much more carefully than I have. Then according to your intentions, tomorrow I will tell Qi Laosan that he will be exempted from paying for a meal and help our shop spread the news. This new rule will be implemented after the day after tomorrow when the original price has been restored. ”

Black Bean also felt that this action was appropriate, and did not make a sound. Li Yannian divided the copper coins she earned today into four piles and shared most of it with Da Bao and Aunt Zhang. She then explained to everyone: “Today, everyone is really busy, this is what the boss means, no matter how much money the shop has made, it will all be split equally between the shop assistants. Of course, this isn’t counted as monthly money, but rather, it’s also not counted as how much money everyone should get at the end of the month.”

Black Bean looked at her in surprise. Others might not know, but he knew who the owner of this shop was.

Zhang Bao was still hesitating, but Aunt Zhang had already pushed the money back. “This is really unbearable, we should have done this in the first place. Since boss has already given us enough money for a month, we shouldn’t take these.”

Li Yannian expected that she would decline and explained with a smile: “If the work is done well and the pay is the same, then who would be willing to give their all in the future? Aunt Zhang, please accept it. This is my boss’s wish, everyone has done well in the last two days, so I am qualified to take it. “Just take this as an opening red packet, and accept it for luck.”

Aunt Zhang looked at the others, seeing that Black Bean and Zhang Bao were nodding at her, she smiled and accepted the money.

Li Yannian continued: “Then we have finished today’s work, go back and rest. Tomorrow, it will be another tough battle.”

The few of them laughed, then quickly packed up the tables and stools, leaving Zhang Bao to stay at the back of the shop, while Li Yannian and the other two rushed back home.

Along the way, Li Yannian and Black Bean would talk to each other, but she would only quietly listen to them from beginning to end, never taking the initiative to talk to them. Only when Li Yannian would occasionally ask her did she reply slowly with a sentence or two. Her quiet personality was not like the other middle-aged women in Li Village, who liked to gossip.

It just so happened that Li Yannian was the type of person who was afraid of going out of sorts, especially towards Aunt Zhang, who had a grudge with their family. She was even more afraid of not talking to anyone along the way and seemed to be especially cold to her.

In the beginning, Li Yannian did not find the right path, and asked Aunt Zhang about her family’s situation, but after she replied, she did not have anymore, so she had to rack her brains to think of the next topic. Later on, when she thought about how most mothers were willing to talk about their children, she decided to put it to good use and asked Aunt Zhang Ah Bao how she was doing regarding her studies.

When he mentioned his son, Aunt Zhang’s face that had always been as gloomy as mist finally had a smile, and he spoke a little more. However, this was more than a sentence or two more than the previous awkward silence.

Fortunately, when Li Yannian was worrying about what to say next, she saw two familiar figures standing at the entrance of Li Village Village from afar. It was Mao Dou and Zhao Xu who came out to welcome them, and asked: “Why did they come here?”

Black Bean shook his head. “I probably missed us, I told Mao Dou everything right before we left.”

The Aunt Zhang took her leave in a timely manner. Li Yannian had promised to wait at the entrance of the village as usual tomorrow, and leave half an hour earlier than today. Only then did she and Black Bean head over to Mao Dou’s side.

“Bro, Sis, you’re finally back.”

Seeing the two of them, Mao Dou immediately threw himself at Black Bean and hugged him, acting like a spoiled child.

Li Yannian shamed his face: “Such a grown man, and so delicate. How did you agree to come this morning? It’s only the first day, and we can’t leave your brother for good? ”

Mao Dou made a face at her. “Sis, I missed you at home too. You’re so bad!”

Li Yannian laughed and patted his head: “I will just wait at home next time, I don’t have to stand here until my legs ache. “You should remember how to make Xu Zi look at you. You didn’t forget to bring him along when you went out.”

Mao Dou let go of his brother’s hand and turned to wrap Li Yannian up. He raised his head and laughed, “I’ve always remembered elder sister’s words. Brother Xu Zi was very obedient today. He ate all the food by himself. Sis, is the town fun? Did you start your shop today to make money? Are you tired? If not, I’ll go with you guys, right? ”

Before Li Yannian could shake her head, Black Bean said sternly with a cold face: “That won’t do, your job is to practice writing at home. I’ll just worry about things that earn money with your sister, you are just a kid, don’t worry about it.”

Mao Dou looked at his brother in dissatisfaction and then gestured at himself and his sister. “Big brother, Big sister is only three years older than me. After the new year, I am already seven years old, and I am no longer a three year old child. You guys have worked so hard, I want to help too! ”

Li Yannian was speechless, when the whole family was walking back home, she thought for a bit, then slowly opened her mouth and said: “Your heart aches for us, big sis and big brother both understand. But think about it, is it really necessary for us to have you to help carry the plates to the restaurant? ”

Mao Dou shook his head. He knew that the First Uncle and the First Uncle were also working in the shop and there were enough people in the shop.

“That’s it. For you to be able to pity your big brother and big sister’s hard work in earning money, big sister is actually very happy. But everyone has their own uses, and right now, what big brother and big sister needs you to do the most is to practice your writing. After you can read all the words on the letter in the second half of the year, you will be sent to the town to study, and at that time, you will be able to eat lunch in the shop everyday.

Mao Dou thoughtfully stopped in his tracks, looked at Black Bean, then looked at Li Yannian. Finally, his gaze landed on Zhao Xu who was behind Li Yannian and asked, “Sis, I’m going to the town to study. What about Brother Xu Zi?”

Li Yannian had never thought of this before, she should just leave it at home. They brought him to the town together, running back and forth for fear that the noble young master who lived like a prince might not be able to handle it. Furthermore, they were afraid that some accident might happen to him …

Black Bean also thought of this point, and hesitated: “Why don’t we buy an ox cart? Er Niu, I wanted to tell you before that we don’t have a lot of rice that can be transported back and forth. “Buy a car, it would be convenient for Xuanzi to go back and forth from town, and it would also be convenient for our store to provide cover.”

Li Yannian nodded her head: “Then brother, you can decide for yourself. How much silver do you want?

She estimated that she could last until the end of April after buying 3000 pounds of rice last month. It would be enough to spend the balance to buy rice. Thus, she calculated the remaining eight thousand yuan that she had left after the shopping spree. She planned to leave only three thousand yuan for emergencies while keep everything else as silver pieces.

Her luck was good as well. The silver pieces she had bought this time were cheaper than the ones she had bought before, only 3.65 grams of unmarked 999 silver for 100 grams. Li Yannian bought 1,300 grams of Pure Silver, but still only spent 4,745 yuan. If these 1,300 grams of silver were converted into 2 digits, it would be around 35 taels of silver.

Although it was much less than selling Xuan paper — — 4745 Yuan could buy Xuan paper for at least 290 pieces of blade paper, and 100 pieces of paper could be sold for 1 tael of silver, which was at least 290 taels of silver. According to Li Yannian’s request, that would be 48 taels of gold! However, just as mentioned previously, although the Xuan paper was profitable, Li Yannian was first worried about the Gu family. Secondly, he was afraid that there would be too much Xuan paper coming out to attack the other paper-making workshops. After all, the Gu Family only had one business, and as long as she did this, Li Yannian did not plan to work with the Gu Family anymore. This way, the impact on the other paper-making workshops would not be that great.

Black Bean didn’t know how much his sister actually had, but when it came to buying a car, he was actually a little worried. The one that Uncle Li bought was a sick cow that was about to die, but he still needed fifteen coins to go home and drink a few pots of herbs to cure it. If we were to buy it, we would need to be able to use it. It would definitely be impossible for us to buy it because we don’t have the time and energy to take care of it … However, a robust bull can’t be bought with just thirty to fifty ways to go. ”

There wasn’t much silver in the countryside, so when Black Bean talked about buying cows, he automatically used copper coins as the unit. Li Yannian really didn’t know how expensive an ox would be, it actually required three to five hundred silver coins to buy it, and she couldn’t help but be speechless: “Brother, how about this, tell the Uncle Li and let him help us look around. If there’s a suitable price to offer for us, this cow is really a bit expensive, in the end, it’s still useful, we can’t help but have to buy it. When we get home, I’ll give you the silver first. When you give it to the Uncle Li, it would be better to give it to someone else.

Black Bean thought that there was still a car behind that needed to be paid for, so he simply said: “Then let me take a silver note and let Uncle Li look after it, I’ll buy the car too.”

Li Yannian nodded her head, which was considered to be agreement, but her heart was aching in pain. She had spent another 100 taels of silver just like that, she really earned it quickly, and spent it really quickly.

What son of a b * tch Xu, he didn’t know if he could pull it off. He had been tormenting himself for such a long time, yet no one had seen him come looking for him. He was still waiting for him to send more money!