Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

Chapter 106 Big Profits

Several officials and family members watched the third prince leave, then turned their heads and stared at Zhao Yuanzhen.

Zhao Yuanzhen: Don’t be so neat, it’s like a sunflower shaking its head.

"Sirs and ladies, are you not going to continue eating?"

"May I ask what kind of calligraphy and painting is the Third Young Master talking about?"

"Yes, that's it."

At this time, these people have time to look around the shop and the calligraphy and paintings. After carefully reading them, they find that they are really masterpieces.

Then they all went to look at the paintings.

The ladies thought that everything was fine and went back upstairs.

Zhao Yuanzhen took Zhao Yuanlan to find a seat and sit down.

"Brother, what do you want to eat?"

"Little sister, please help me with some."

"Okay, Xinyou, come over and place your order."

"Here we come, boss."

Zhang Xinyu hurried over. He felt that Er Niang was his boss in the store, so he followed everyone and called her boss.

"Give my brother one serving of taro balls, one serving of caramel stewed milk, and one serving of spring onion. They should be hot and 50% sweet."

"Okay, boss, I'll be right there."

After a while, Liuhua came over with a hot towel and handed it to Zhao Yuanlan to wipe his hands.

After Xin You placed the order, the food was served quickly.

"Brother, try them, they are all good."

"Ok."

Then I tasted it and found that the taro balls were very soft and tasted like peaches.

The stewed milk is also delicious, it seems like cow's milk.

While I was savoring the food, the group of officials came over again.

"May I ask, Madam, which master wrote these calligraphy and poems?"

"It's my sister's."

"Um, hello, General Zhao."

Only then did they realize that Zhao Yuanlan was there too. They hadn't noticed him before.

"Well, hello, Lord Li."

"I wonder who General Zhao's sister is?"

"The one in front of you is my biological sister, Zhao Zhang."

"This lady is actually General Zhao's sister? Excuse me, hello, Madam Zhang."

"Hello, gentlemen."

"Were these calligraphy and paintings made by Madam Zhang?"

"That's it."

I feel like I didn’t explain it clearly, but forget it, she printed it out anyway.

"Mrs. Zhang is truly a talented woman!"

"You are indeed very talented. I am so humbled that I cannot compare to you!"

Don’t look at these officials, who now behave like good-for-nothings, but who wasn’t once the top three disciples of the emperor?

"You're welcome, you're welcome. I just wrote it casually."

Zhao Yuanzhen: It’s quite fake, I know it myself.

"I wonder if Madam Zhang can still give up these calligraphy and poems."

"Except for that one, that one, and that one... all the others are fine. Those pairs have been reserved by the Third Young Master."

“Then I want two too.”

"I also want!"

"I also want!"

"Okay, wait a minute. Lan Ying, bring some paper and pen and write down the residences of all the masters. I will send them to you the day after tomorrow."

"Why not tomorrow?"

"I have to deliver it to the Third Young Master tomorrow. I can't send it all away at once. I also need to decorate my shop. Gentlemen, please give me time to prepare new works."

"That's right, that's right."

"Mrs. Zhang is right."

"I don't know, Madam Zhang, how much is this painting?"

"The Third Young Master gave 6000 taels. You can give as much as you like."

Anyway, you didn’t see it, so it’s not up to me to say how much was given specifically.

"This price is very fair. We will naturally follow the Third Young Master's footsteps. We will also offer 1000 taels per piece. Thank you, Madam Zhang, for giving us this."

"That's right, that's right."

Then one by one they started taking out the silver bills.

Zhao Yuanzhen was not polite and took notes one by one.

Record the mansion and the calligraphy and paintings you want.

There were five of us, and we requested 5 paintings.

What's going on? Making money has become a little easier.

Li Bai: I'm not called the Immortal Poet for nothing.

After registration, the adults settled the bill for the desserts, said hello to Zhao Yuanlan and left.

Zhao Yuanzhen counted the banknotes happily.

"Pfft, little sister, stop counting. Two isn't it?"

"It's a kind of fun, you don't understand."

"Okay, then you count slowly."

Zhao Yuanzhen then touched it and put it away.

This is the first time that I have earned the money myself, not by robbery.

Of course I counted it carefully, adding the 1700 taels given by the third prince.

I actually earned two silver coins by completing nine years of compulsory education.

I love going to school and I love reciting poems.

I will have to buy some more calligraphy and paintings to hang up later.

Many of the guests who came were also looking at calligraphy, paintings, poems and calligraphy.

Look, look! It's gone the day after tomorrow.

After Zhao Yuanlan finished eating, he chatted with Zhao Yuanzhen for a while and then went back.

He still has to go to the military camp.

Zhao Yuanzhen went out to see him off.

As soon as she walked back, the shopkeeper called her.

"Boss, I am guilty. When I was settling the bill with the Third Prince just now, I forgot to include the cost of packaging. That was Liuli."

"It's okay, just consider it as a gift to the Third Young Master. Remember to charge for the packing fee next time."

In fact, the take-away lunch boxes are usually not made of glass, but ordinary ceramic utensils, warming plates, and food boxes.

"Okay, I'll keep it in mind."

The shopkeeper secretly kept in mind that he must be careful, as that set of colored glaze would cost at least several hundred taels of silver.

My boss is kind and didn't punish me. I must never take it lightly again.

In the afternoon, the group of women also came down to settle their bills. Zhao Yuanzhen had completely forgotten about them and they hadn't left yet.

There were eight people in total, five ladies and three young ladies, and they all bought basically the same book. Half price for eight people amounted to more than 8 taels of silver.

"Boss, what kind of incense do you have? It smells so special, where did you buy it?"

"That was mixed by my boss himself."

"Yeah, then will your boss sell it?"

The shopkeeper looked in Zhao Yuanzhen's direction, and Zhao Yuanzhen shook her head.

"The owner doesn't sell it, that's the specialty of our store."

"Okay, where did you buy this book?"

"This storybook is from another shop of our boss. A quarter of an hour to the east is a storybook shop called Fun. If you ladies need it, you can go there to buy it."

"Can I buy it directly from you? Do you have it?"

"Okay, which ones do you want?"

The shopkeeper is afraid of losing customers, so he sells his products wherever he goes.

"Here's the set. One copy of each."

"I want one too."

"I am coming too."

"And I."

Wow, another hype.

There are 24 books in total. One set costs 98 taels of silver.

5 sets are 490 taels.

Each wife settles her own bill.

After settling the bill, the shopkeeper went to the warehouse and brought out five sets of books, and asked someone to help load them onto the car.

He also sent a servant to write down the book sales account and the money on a piece of paper and send it to the storytelling shop.

Zhang Shu: People are sitting in the store, the money comes from the dessert, 490 taels have been received.

Because the curfew in Beijing is 10 o'clock, they are open until 9.30 and then start to tidy up and clean.

It was too late, so Zhao Yuanzhen did not go back. Qian Xiaohui and the others went back in the afternoon.

Directed everyone to clean up and follow this standard every day.

The shopkeeper is calculating today's accounts.

Today, because of the half-price sale, I earned a total of 980 taels.

Excluding the Third Prince and the group of masters and ladies, there were more than 200 customers.

The average per capita consumption is more than 4 taels of silver.

That’s right. Once your reputation spreads, your sales will increase.

I took a shower and got ready for bed. I was really tired.

When Zhao Yuanzhen got up, the cook had already prepared dinner.

The cook looked exhausted too.

Zhao Yuanzhen thought it was a pity to have the cook she had trained with great effort now washing rags and towels.

I also need to buy a few more maids.

We also need to train a new batch of cooks. We will also need cooks at the Yellow River ferry.

I watched everyone clean up and open the shop at 9:.

The shopkeeper counted the raw materials in the warehouse and found that some were insufficient. He reported it directly to Zhao Yuanzhen.

Looking at the neatly organized shop, she took Zhang Qingyan to buy some more servants and drove two horse-drawn carriages.

"Hello, Madam Zhang. Please come in."

Dental practitioner: Who would understand? When you open the door you’ll meet the Goddess of Wealth.

"Pick a few maids for the servants and some cooks, and they should be neat and capable."

"Okay, wait here for a moment, I'll go get someone right away."

The little maid served tea.

This tea is good. It seems that the dental practitioner really thinks of himself as the God of Wealth.

"Madam, look, these two are maids. These 2 are cooks. Take your time to look."

"Well, lift your face up, stand straight, and stretch out your hands."

"This, this, this, this..."

Ten maids were selected.

Then the broker asked all the servants who were not selected to leave.

"Lift your heads and hands. Stretch them out. Those who can read should stand up."

Five stood up.

Not bad, the quality of this dental clinic is quite good.

"Your dental shop has very high quality, and many of you are literate!"

"Madam Zhang, if you come here and cannot sell it in the short term, we will find someone to teach you how to read."

No wonder, it turns out the dental practice hired someone to teach him.

You have a good business sense.

After looking at the five who could read, I found one was not so good, so I asked her to stand back.

Four more were selected.

"Is there a wet nurse? She should be neat and tidy, and not too young."

The family is still short of a wet nurse. The one we were training has now become a cook. We have to buy another one.

"Madam, wait a moment. I will go and bring someone to check with you."

The broker took away all the remaining ones.

A row of nine wet nurses followed the broker into the house.

"Ma'am, please choose."

"Keep your head up and reach out your hands."

Look at the face, look at the palms, and observe the calluses on the hands, and you can judge the basic information.

After looking around, I found a woman who was about 28 years old but looked very quiet. She was not bad. Her face was peaceful, her palms were good, and judging by the calluses on her hands, she was a hard-working person.

"Let's do this."

With a wave of his hand, the others retreated.

Then he selected 10 servants who looked smart and good.

"Make an offer and see how much it costs."

"Madam Zhang, the maid is 4 taels. The cook is 10 taels if she can read, 8 taels if she can't read, the wet nurse is 6 taels, and the male servants are 5 taels each, a total of 168 taels. If you come often, just give 160 taels. I'll take you as my host."

The broker was good at talking, and Zhao Yuanzhen readily gave the money and took the contract.

Take these people and Zhang Qingyan to transfer the property.

Let’s find time to deal with the rest.

There were 29 people, and including the two of them, there were 31. The carriage was a bit crowded.

There was no choice but to bring two carriages.

After the transfer, all these were temporarily placed in the backyard of the dessert shop.

Zhao Yuanzhen went to buy distribution items and cloth for these people.

Every time I buy someone, I have to buy the distributed items, which is too troublesome.

Zhao Yuanzhen bought all the items for 100 people this time. Fortunately, except for the wooden basin and pillow, the other items were small and did not take up much space.

The shopkeeper delivered the wooden basin and pillows to the village.

I went to buy some more cloth and put it in the warehouse, so that when I want to hire people later, I can just take it directly from the warehouse.

All in all, I spent 48 taels of silver.

Driving three horse-drawn carriages, Zhao Yuanzhen prepared to go back with the belongings and people.

She followed on horseback.