Chapter 128: Tian Guihua's Carefree Scolding

  At that time, a table of people just ordered a pot and could sit for several hours, eating the dishes, drinking the wine... who knows how much profit this is? This benefit is even more permanent than a tea house. What does a tea house rely on if not being able to idle away chatting and passing the time?! At that time, he might as well invite an opera troupe, in the cold winter, eating from the pot, chatting, listening to the opera, and drinking tea... this flavor...

  The shopkeeper was a businessman after all, and had already thought of his own ideas for the time being, so he put down his chopsticks and looked at Shen Sisi, now understanding that this kid was the one who could make decisions.

  As he was thinking about how to speak, Shen Sisi had already spoken up. She just smiled and said: "This hot pot is easy to buy, I'll tell you which blacksmith can get it, this thing doesn't cost much, so it's not expensive, for the shopkeeper it's not a big deal, what's important is the seasoning, what kind of seasoning is used, only I know, so..."

  She smiled faintly and said, "Boss can think carefully now, time is limited, I don't think it's convenient to talk deeply, I have something else to do, wait until boss has thought it over, we can find Da Bao again and discuss further, what do you think?"

  The shopkeeper's heart was slightly choked, and for a moment he didn't have a good idea either, nor did he know what price would be good. He knew the kid might want to raise the price, but he still wanted to press down a bit, so he didn't speak up.

  Shen Sisi and Zhong Gensheng have stood up, she smiled: "Farewell, but the shopkeeper must consider it carefully, of course I won't put all my chips on Fumanlou, if we can reach an agreement within half a month, we can discuss the braised meat business again. If not, I will look for another partner after half a month, this is to give Fumanlou some sincerity..."

  Having said that, he left.

  The shopkeeper was speechless and anxious, his heart racing with worry, not knowing what price to quote, fearing that the young man would lowball him.

  It seems that this kid doesn't want to sell the square son, but rather wants to do long-term business. If the price is too high... after all, he's doing business for profit, and if the cost is too high, isn't it...?

  He couldn't bear to part with this dish, so he took another sip of the soup base, but all he could do was praise it. He knew that if this dish fell into the hands of other restaurants, Fumin Lou would really be finished.

  For a moment, I was torn inside.

  He stared blankly, knowing it was made from ordinary well water, not some fancy chicken or duck soup... yet why did it have such a rich and savory flavor?! It was so tongue-tingling!

  The shopkeeper was eating his meal while secretly admiring the ingenuity of this creation, not knowing what to say. This hot pot, who knows how it was thought up, the creativity is amazing...

  And didn't mention the boss's entanglement and comfort with being the first family, otherwise it would be over.

  After Shen Sisi came out, Zhong Gensheng didn't expect that Shen Sisi could even come up with this idea to make money. He was amazed and looked at Shen Sisi with admiration: "Country girl, how did you think of it?! Why didn't you mention the buyout money to him?!"

  Shen Sisi smiled lightly and said, "We won't sell it to him outright. We'll only provide the hot pot base ingredients to his family, and we can discuss the details later. I still want to open this hot pot shop in every town of Da Yu Dynasty, how could I possibly give him a discount? It's just a joke, making money is what matters, of course we want to make long-term profits, no need to rush..."

  "So you want to make conditions and then raise the price?!" Zhong Gensheng laughed: "My daughter is really clever, I reckon that shopkeeper won't be able to sleep for half a month..."

  He knew how wonderful the flavor of this hot pot was, but he feared that after the shopkeeper had tasted it, he would talk about it for three days and the aftertaste would not fade.

  "Yes, Dad, it's his problem, let him think about it himself... " Shen Sisi smiled and said: "Let's go, Dad, go shopping..."

  As they spoke, they pulled two ox carts and slowly walked into the market. This was a remote mountain town, so the control of the roads in the city was not unreasonable, let alone for precious cattle. Although there were still many people, their ox carts passed through smoothly.

  Shen Sisi first went to the spice shop and bought a lot of spices according to the old rules, but this time she bought more, almost all that would be used for an entire winter, plus some other seasonings. She spent dozens of taels of silver, but Shen Sisi didn't mind at all. These dozens of taels would bring her benefits of at least a thousand taels, and these spices could be used for a very long time...

  Then went to the market, bought pastries, bought a lot of grain, Shen Sisi also bought some cheap rice, Tanzi bought twenty, big and small, all loaded on the ox cart, very spectacular.

  These grains are also many, piled up a cow cart, looking really extremely many, Shen Si thought about these many grains, winter is absolutely enough, then the two went to the vegetable market and bought a lot of vegetables. Vegetables are cheap, even if you buy a pile, it's not worth much money. Meat doesn't need to be bought, just kill one more pig when the time comes. Fish is not dared to be bought now, afraid of spoilage. So Shen Si and Zhong Gensheng discussed, at that time, no matter what, let Dabao and others go to the fish pond to scoop some out, if it's not enough, buy again also...

  Then went to the grocery store, bought a lot of salt, sugar, oil and sesame oil, this time bought even more, filled with jars really spectacular, after winter, naturally want to stock up on food, just afraid of snow.

  She was thinking that when she passed the New Year's Eve, she would buy some more dishes to take back, and other seasonings were not a problem, these could be eaten until the spring thaw.

  The winters here are extremely cold, and the rivers will definitely freeze over. Shen Sisi thought of almost everything she needed to think of, and bought even more miscellaneous items. Whatever she saw that she thought would be useful, she bought it. Zhong Gensheng didn't say anything to her, just letting her put things on top.

  For him, his daughter's spending always has her own reason, Zhong Gensheng is extremely trusting of this clever daughter.

  Qiqi and Baba bought a lot of things, filling two ox carts to the brim. After feeding the oxen some hay, they headed towards where Dabao was selling his goods. They were almost sold out of braised meat, and Dabao had already bought back the dried tofu they would need for tomorrow, placing it on the donkey cart. Seeing them hurrying along with their two carts full of things, he was shocked and exclaimed: "Dad, Tuniu, you've bought so much?!

  After finishing, they came to watch. Shen Sisi felt that he had made a lot of progress, at least not as superficial as before, and could see things more comprehensively. He wouldn't say something like "we spent so much money" anymore. Now his expression was only excitement, "Dad, this year our family might have a good year..."

  "Really..." Zhong Gensheng smiled with relief: "This year is truly the best for our family, even going back to your grandfather's generation, we've never had a year as good as this one..."

  Shen Sisi just smiled and waited for Er Gouzi and the others to finish their stall, then hurriedly took three carts of things back home. Not to mention that they had a bountiful harvest, but Tian Guihua finally saw Shen Sisi leave the house with great difficulty, where would she let go of this opportunity? She had been guarding early on, and as soon as she saw them come out, she brought her three daughters-in-law to their doorstep.

  He Axiu was at home, even if he really closed the courtyard door, Tian Guihua could still come in. How could He Axiu refuse someone who was not only Cow Xiaohua's mother but also his own aunt?

  Tian Guihua was even more reluctant to let go of this hard-won opportunity, and as soon as she entered the door, she shouted: "...... Xiaohua, dead girl, Xiaohua, come out......"

  Tian Guihua, who had been stifling her anger for too long, felt a surge of resentment and unparalleled fury. Her voice was louder than the sound of firecrackers, echoing through the Zhong family's courtyard.

  Niu Xiaohua is doing embroidery in the house, recently all the quilts, clothes and shoes at home have been made, when she has nothing to do, she will hide in the house to do some embroidery, preparing to save some money for the Zhong family to get something, it's also a kind intention, although not expensive.

  As soon as she heard Tian Guihua's voice, she was startled and pricked her finger with the needle. The pain went straight to her heart, and she was suddenly frightened. Then, she stared blankly as Tian Guihua searched room by room until she found hers and burst in.

  He Axiu's face turned pale, and she said: "Tian Shu, what are you doing?! Let's talk it out..." She was afraid that Niu Xiaohua would get beaten. She wanted to step forward, but was pulled back by Niu Xiaohua's third aunt-in-law, unable to move forward or backward.

  Three people smiled and said: "Auntie, sit down for a bit. The mother hasn't seen her daughter in many days and misses her. Let the mother-daughter pair chat for a bit, it's good for Auntie to keep us company too."

  Niu Wang pressed her down, while looking around the big courtyard with frenzy in his eyes. Niu Li and Niu Ji had already begun to size up the place, clicking their tongues in excitement.

  Even if only Niu Wangshi was holding her down, He Axiu didn't even have the strength to lift her body, she was completely subdued and couldn't resist. Suddenly, she felt anxious and flustered. Only now did she realize that there wasn't a single man in the house, no Tuni either... This is really... Now, even if she wanted to go find Li Zheng, she couldn't escape.

  Niú Wáng shì zhǐ yǔ tā shuō zhe hú huà, què yī diǎn yě bù kěn gěi tā kāi kǒu de jī huì, zhǐ shì duì zhe tā pí xiào ròu bù xiào de yàngzi, kàn de Hé ā Xiù xīn li fā dǔ.

  Looking at the other two rummaging through her belongings, He Qiaoxiu couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in her heart. Were they trying to turn her home upside down?!

  As soon as Tian Guihua entered the door, Niu Xiaohua's heart trembled even more violently, and she stuttered: "......Mom, how did you come?!"

  Tian Guihua's face was furious, and seeing this dead girl made her even more angry. She went forward and pinched her hard, pinching Niu Xiaohua's face white, and tears came down in a flash. She didn't dare to cry out loud, as before when she was scolded at home, the more she cried, the harder she was pinched, so she had to endure it every time.