A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Chapter 118: Farther than I thought

Because Zhang Yunyue was going to make two kinds of pots, one with a base for only one flavor, and the other a double-flavored pot, the blacksmith shop owner needed to pay special attention.

After agreeing on the specifications of the pots, Zhang Yunyue discussed with the boss that fifty of each type were needed. He paid the deposit, agreed on a delivery time, and then left the blacksmith shop.

After noon,

Zhang Cheng stood at the door of the shop waiting for the people from the carpentry shop and the bricklayer to come. Mainly because he was afraid that they would not be able to find his shop and would waste time.

He didn't have to wait long at the door. The owner of the carpenter shop he had visited in the morning, along with the carpenters and bricklayers in his shop, saw Zhang Cheng from afar.

Lu Yousheng, the owner of the carpenter shop, said, "Boss Zhang, sorry for the wait."

"Boss Lu, you're welcome. I just stood at the door and thought you would be here soon. I didn't expect you to be here. Come in."

Zhang Yunyue heard Zhang Cheng and Lu Yousheng, the owner of the carpentry shop, talking in the backyard, so she also walked into the shop.

Zhang Cheng saw Zhang Yunyue coming out and waved to her: "Yueyue, people are here, you go and tell them how the store needs to be changed."

"Okay, Uncle."

He turned to Lu Yousheng and said, "Boss Lu, come with me. Let's go to the second floor first. I want to build a few private rooms on the second floor, but the rooms must be large enough for ventilation because the food we will eat later will have a strong taste.

By the way, we can use bamboo curtains to block the view in the private rooms, and use one-meter-high wooden boards to separate the tables on the first floor. This way, we can place more tables without affecting everyone’s vision.”

After introducing the second-floor private room and the layout of the first floor, Zhang Yunyue continued:

"Also, check if there's anything else that needs repairing in the shop and the backyard, and you can fix it together when the time comes."

"Okay, girl, don't worry, leave this to us."

After the decoration of the hot pot shop was finalized, Zhang Yunyue took the carpentry shop owner Lu Yousheng to the food shop on West Street.

I also told the other party about the places that needed changes upstairs and downstairs, and conducted a comprehensive inspection and repaired any damaged areas in a timely manner.

"Miss Zhang, we already know your request. We will go back and prepare the wood and decorate the shop on East Street first. When that shop is ready, we will come here. It won't take a few days to decorate the shop here."

"Okay, I won't worry about that. If there's anything else going on, Boss Lu, just look for my second uncle."

"Okay, then we'll go first. Once the wood and bricks are ready, we'll go to the shop over there."

After Lu Yousheng finished talking to Zhang Yunyue, he left with his people.

Zhang Yunyue also returned to the hot pot shop.

There were no tables, chairs or benches left in the hot pot shop. There were only some other small things in the shop. Zhang Yunyue, Zhang Cheng and Zhang Xingyun cleaned up and threw away all the unnecessary things in the front yard to make room for the carpenter shop.

Early the next morning.

Zhang Yunyue, Zhang Cheng and Zhang Xingyun were still eating breakfast in the backyard.

There was a knock on the door of the shop in the front yard.

Zhang Cheng: "It should be the people from the carpentry shop. I'll go take a look." Then he put down the breakfast in his hand and walked towards the front yard.

"Coming, coming, wait a moment, I'll open the door right away." Zhang Cheng shouted as he walked.

After opening the door, I saw the people from the blacksmith shop standing outside, and behind them was a donkey cart carrying wood and other materials.

Father Zhang left the shop door wide open and asked the carpenters to move all the things into the shop.

After everything was moved, the carpenters started to work.

Zhang Cheng went back to the backyard to finish his breakfast before returning to the front yard to help with the work.

After Zhang Yunyue cleaned up the dishes, she prepared to call Zhang Xingyun to go to the pawnshop to see if there were any chefs who had signed a contract to sell themselves.

Although it will take some time before the store is renovated, it is not easy to find a chef. It depends on luck. By then, I will have to learn how to cook hot pot and some dishes that Zhang Yunyue knows.

Zhang Yunyue and Zhang Xingyun went out, thinking about the dental clinic they had visited before. It seemed that in addition to buying and selling houses, they also had servants doing shopping.

Although Zhang Yunyue is a modern person and is resistant and disgusted with buyers and sellers in his heart, there is nothing he can do in this era as there are no so-called trademark laws or property rights laws.

Once the secret recipe is known to others, you can only blame yourself for not keeping it well, rather than blaming the other party for using improper means.

Therefore, in order to avoid this situation, they can only buy and sell servants, and then treat the servants as their own employees. Their welfare benefits are better than those of other families, which is also another kind of compensation, and can also make them feel better.

It happened that when I went to the pawnshop that day, the pawnbroker at the door told me that they had servants in the shop.

"Brother, let's go to the dental clinic to check on the people. We have nothing to do right now."

"Okay, if you find a suitable one, buy it. If not, we'll go back in two days."

Zhang Yunyue and Zhang Xingyun walked to the front yard and found Zhang Chengdao:

"Uncle, I will go with my elder brother to see if there is a suitable chef at the dental clinic."

Zhang Cheng knew that although his niece looked only thirteen years old, she was actually a mature adult in her heart.

Many times, my niece thinks further than I do about things that I can't think of, and she is also reliable in doing things.

Therefore, it was totally fine for her and her nephew to go to the pawnshop now. If the people in the pawnshop thought the two were little and tried to deceive them, they would be making a wrong calculation.

"Yeah, go ahead. Just be safe. Whether you meet the right person or not, come back early. Xiaoyun, take good care of Yueyue."

Zhang Xingyun responded, "I understand, Uncle. We'll leave first then."

Then he turned to Zhang Yunyue and said, "Let's go, Yueyue."

Zhang Yunyue and Zhang Xingyun left the shop and went to the dental clinic.

Arrived at the dental clinic.

The person standing at the door was the same broker who had received them two days ago.

When the broker saw Zhang Yunyue and Zhang Xingyun, he walked up to them with a look of joy and clasped his fists, saying:

"Sir, Miss, you are here again today. I wonder why you are here today."

Zhang Yunyue: "Last time I came here, I heard you say that your pawnshop also sells servants, right? We want to see if there are any chefs who have signed a contract to sell themselves, or if there are any good cooks who are not chefs."

"Sir, Miss, please sit inside. I need to ask the broker in charge of this matter."

After saying that, he led Zhang Yunyue and Zhang Xingyun to sit down in the lobby of the dental clinic and served them tea and snacks.

"Young Master, Young Lady, please have some tea and snacks first. I will go find a broker for you."

Seeing the two men nod, the broker left.

After a while, the brothel owner who had just left came to the two of them with another brothel owner.

"Sir, Miss, this is Zhao Ya Ren, who is in charge of the sale of servants in our pawnshop. You two can ask him anything. I will leave first."

After saying that, he left.