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Chapter 79 Rehiring Little 4
Tian Tian and Zhang Fusheng stayed in the city of Ganzhou Prefecture for three days.
By the afternoon of the third day, all two thousand buns had been sold out.
Many more people rushed over after hearing the news...
Manager Chen immediately placed another order with Tian Tian, "I'll order another five thousand."
Tian Tian did not agree immediately.
After she goes back this time, she will be busy preparing to open a teahouse and trying out various new products.
Now that Chu Xing Restaurant is no longer competing with her, the steamed bun shop's business will definitely return to its previous booming state.
The number of buns that my mother, aunts, and eldest sister make may not even be enough to keep up with the business in the shop.
Where can I get extra steamed buns to send to Ganzhou Prefecture...?
"Oh dear, Second Miss," Manager Chen noticed her hesitation, "Didn't you already hire someone to make your bean curd skin?"
"Now that the steamed bun business is doing well, we should hire someone to make them."
“Your mother, your aunt, and your eldest sister are only three people. They have to make steamed buns, sell them, and collect money. How can they possibly manage all that?”
"Hurry up and hire someone to do it."
"Some people specialize in making freshly steamed dishes for the shop, while others specialize in making dishes that are stored in ice cellars."
He looked up with a smug look on his face. "You think I, Chen, am the only one who discovered this good stuff?"
"Your steamed buns are delicious; soon other people will discover them too."
"Hire someone quickly."
Tian Tian was going to hire people anyway, but even if she hired people, she would still need to train them for a few days, and making five thousand buns would take quite a while.
"About half a month, I'll deliver the goods again in half a month."
Manager Chen nodded reluctantly, "Alright, then half a month it will be."
"I'll give you a deposit first, so please don't forget."
He gave Tian Tian a deposit of five taels of silver.
"Second Miss, if you have any new fillings, you should give them to me too."
He also reminded Tian Tian.
On the morning of the fourth day, Zhang Fusheng drove a horse-drawn carriage back to Baishi County with Tian Tian.
Tian Tian unplugged the refrigerator; there was nothing inside, so there was no need to waste electricity.
The power bank used up its charge, but it was fully charged again on the way home.
This gave Tian Tian a lot of confidence, showing that her cold chain carriage was feasible.
Refrigerated carriages don't have many advantages in winter, but in summer... it's a different story.
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Tian Xiang went to handle the paperwork for buying the shop on behalf of Tian Tian. The county clerk, seeing that it was Chu Xing Restaurant selling the shop, thought of the magistrate's high hopes for the county's restaurants...
He then reported the matter to his superiors.
then...
Tian Xiang was then invited to the county magistrate's study.
"Miss Tian, where is your second sister?" Li Huaiyuan asked Tian Tian as soon as he saw Tian Xiang.
Tian Xiang told the truth, "A shopkeeper in Ganzhou Prefecture bought our steamed buns, and my sister is going to Ganzhou Prefecture with me to see the reaction."
Li Huaiyuan opened his mouth slightly, looking somewhat surprised.
Previously, it was Tian Tian who made the bean curd skin... which was discovered by merchants.
Many merchants came to Baishi County to buy bean curd sheets, and the county government collected a considerable amount of tax from them as a result.
Merchants came to Baishi County to eat dishes made with bean curd sheets, so the county government collected a commercial tax from Fulai Restaurant.
That's why he wanted to rectify several restaurants in the county.
did not expect...
Tian Tian started selling the steamed buns she made.
Li Huaiyuan looked through his recent tax payment records and found Chen Gui's record from Ganzhou Prefecture.
Chen Gui paid fifteen taels of tax on this batch of goods, of which the steamed buns accounted for only a little over one tael.
Compared to bean curd skin, it's rare, but... the future looks promising.
"What are you planning to do after buying Chuxing Restaurant?" Li Huaiyuan asked.
He still hoped the shop would be used as a restaurant.
Tian Xiang said, "My second sister said she wants to open a teahouse."
"A teahouse?" Li Huaiyuan exclaimed in surprise, "Such a big shop, turned into a teahouse?"
"This is a county town, not a prefectural town."
Opening a teahouse in the prefectural city is profitable, but in the county town...
“Sir, the teahouse my second sister wants to build is different from those other teahouses.”
"Our teahouse sells steamed buns and all sorts of novel snacks..."
"You can eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even late-night snacks."
There was no curfew in Daqi, and there was none in the local areas either.
However, none of the three restaurants in the county town serve late-night snacks.
Li Huaiyuan listened and began to ponder...
The previous restaurant only served lunch and dinner, but the teahouse that Tian Tian wanted to open could serve four meals a day.
The money earned from four meals is definitely more than that from two meals, so the taxes paid will also be more...
"Clerk".
Li Huaiyuan summoned the clerk and said, "Go and process the house deed for Miss Tian as soon as possible."
With Li Huaiyuan's instructions, the clerk completed the new house deed in just over ten minutes.
Tian Xiang also handed over the five hundred taels of silver and three hundred taels of silver notes left by Tian Tian to Master Chu.
Master Chu didn't know what to say, so he simply said, "Do a good job."
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After getting the keys to Chuxing Restaurant, the two families took advantage of the lull in the shop to clean the restaurant.
When Tian Tian and Zhang Fusheng returned, the restaurant had been thoroughly cleaned and looked brand new.
Even the cobwebs on the second-floor ceiling have been cleaned up.
Tian Tian stood at the empty entrance of the restaurant and let out a long sigh.
She's about to... make her mark.
But before that, just as Manager Chen said, she really had to hire someone.
The first person she thought of was Xiao Si.
Xiao Si is familiar with the restaurant, has always been very kind to Tian Xiang, and is also close to the two children, Chu Qian and Chu Yao.
"Big sister, do you know where Xiao Si lives?" Tian Tian asked.
Tian Xiang nodded, "In the north of the city."
Xiao Si's family is not well-off, and he has two older brothers.
He used all the money he earned to help his two older brothers get married, and he hadn't saved enough money for himself yet.
They must be worried now that they've lost their jobs.
"You want to ask him to come back to work?" Tian Xiang asked.
Tian Tian nodded, "Big sister, why don't you go there when you have time?"
Tian Xiang took the lead without hesitation.
Taking advantage of the afternoon, she headed north of the city.
Meanwhile, Tian Tian and her partner split up to hire workers to renovate the restaurant.
Since it's a reopening, all the old tables, chairs, and counters in the shop need to be replaced.
The kitchen also needs to be rebuilt; the kitchens in teahouses and restaurants are different.
The kitchen needs to be bigger; the current kitchen isn't big enough, so we need to convert the room on the left into a kitchen as well.
Tian Xiang's route to the north of the city was the same as Tian Tian's route to hire people, and the two set off one after the other.
Tian Xiang lowered her head slightly, lifted the hem of her clothes, and walked briskly forward.
She was worried that the shop would suddenly become very busy...
Lu Tao had to take care of two children, so Liu San Niang was left all alone.
In her haste, she didn't notice the carriage rushing towards her from behind and the rapid sound of its wheels.
"Hey, make way, make way!" the coachman shouted.
When Tian Xiang heard this, she turned around abruptly. The carriage was only a few steps away from her, and she had no time to react.
A flicker of fear crossed her eyes, and she instinctively took a half-step back.
Then he froze, unsure how to react.
All she could hear were the neighing of horses and the screeching sound of wheels grinding against the ground.