Just after getting married, the princess actually became emperor!

Fengzhi followed Lai Si around the store and got a general understanding of the store's situation. Jinfengyinlou and Baoyuxuan mainly sell jewelry, but one mainly sells gold and silver jewelry, and the other only sells jade and agate. , the guests are all ladies from wealthy families.

Laisi also took Fengzhi to the craftsman's workshop, which is a place specializing in making jewelry. There are almost a dozen craftsmen inside. Two of the craftsmen in charge are from Jingnan and can be regarded as old people in the shop. Jingnan is the birthplace of Fengzhi's mother Yinbao. Her mother was originally the daughter of a merchant, and these two people were her dowry.

The jewelry craftsmanship of these two stores is very exquisite, and the material selection is also excellent. However, the styles are a bit old and quite satisfactory. If you want to expand your business, you need to work more on the styles.

After coming out of the craftsman's workshop, Fengzhi took Hongri to Tingyuxuan. The two restaurants under her name were both named Tingyuxuan, but one was in the West Market and the other was in the East Market.

As soon as I entered Tingyuxuan, I heard the waiter's warm greeting, "Two distinguished guests, please come inside!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw the waiter taking a washed white rag and wiping the already clean tables and chairs again. Then he bent down neatly and made a gesture of invitation, "Miss, sit here!" "

Fengzhi looked around the restaurant for a week. The decoration was a little shabby. The shopkeeper lowered his head and wrote something on the table seriously. He didn't even raise his head when he heard the arrival of the guests. He just muttered, "Ah Shan, let's see what the guests want to eat." , we don’t have much inventory!”

Fengzhi did not sit down when he heard this, but walked straight to the shopkeeper, then lowered his head and quietly watched him write in the notebook.

Zhu Hou drew a layout of a restaurant with a brush. Although the layout of the restaurant is somewhat similar to that of Tingyu Tower, the difference can still be clearly seen. On the drawing, a stage is set up in the middle of the restaurant, and two The sides are covered with gauze curtains, and the tables and chairs for the guests are placed together in a zigzag shape.

"Shopkeeper, are these drawings for decorating the restaurant?"

Before Zhu Hou could speak, the diligent waiter had already spoken, "There wasn't much business in the store to begin with. The second uncle said he couldn't just eat for free, so he spent every day drawing the design of the restaurant. He said this was what he planned to renovate. Teahouse, after painting is completed every day, it will be sent to the Zhenguo Government Office early the next morning!"

Zhu Shan shrugged helplessly as he spoke, "It's been three years. I go to deliver them early every morning, but I've never received a reply..."

"I didn't know there was such a thing!" Fengzhi suppressed her smile, gently turned the jade bracelet on her hand, and then tapped the desk where Zhu Hou was buried with her fingers.

"咚咚-"

The clear voice awakened Zhu Hou's attention. He raised his head, his thick and bushy eyebrows slightly twisted, and said doubtfully, "Something's wrong!"

Fengzhi opened the corners of her lips and raised her red lips in an arc, "I am the Duke of Zhenguo - Fengzhi!"

Zhu Hou's hand shook, and a drop of thick ink fell on the drawing he had just drawn. He hurriedly wiped it with his sleeve, then quickly stood up and bowed, "I don't know, Miss, I'm here. I hope you'll forgive me for being rude!"

Fengzhi picked up the drawing from the table and looked at it again, "I have never received a drawing in the past three years. Your drawing is good, but do you have any ideas?"

Zhu Hou sighed, "I won't talk about the past, I just want to ask the lady, now that I'm here, I plan to take over the business!"

"That's natural!"

After hearing what Fengzhi said, Zhu Hou slowly walked out from behind the desk, and then came to stand in front of Fengzhi. Zhu Shan also ran over with a wink, and both of them bowed, "I've met my boss!"

Fengzhi smiled slightly. He called her miss just now. Now he has become his boss. It seems that he has officially recognized his master. "No courtesy! Zhu Hou, tell me your views on Ting Yuxuan!"

"Yundufang City has two cities: the east and west. The west market mainly sells jewelry, jade, antiques, bookstores, and restaurants. However, the business has been sluggish. Now only Tingyuxuan is left. The east market mainly sells rice, cloth, grain and oil. There are a lot of businesses, restaurants and inns, so all the guests who eat or stay in the hotel basically go there. Ting Yuxuan is open in the West City, so business is not good! When the wife was still there, the second young master often brought his friends to take care of the business. Moreover, the chef at that time was also well-known in Yundu. Although he did not earn much, it was reasonable. Since my wife passed away three years ago and the second son also went on a long trip, the business has been getting worse day by day! "

As he spoke, Zhu Hou wiped the non-existent sweat with a handkerchief, and then continued, "Then the store changed chefs, and the business completely disappeared! The lady must have read the account books, and I am not afraid of your jokes. Now I don't even have the ingredients." I don’t dare to prepare too much. You may also know that the store loses ten taels of silver every month, and this year it will be more than 100 taels!”

"Then do you have any ways to improve?"

"Miss, I have also seen the drawings. I want to convert the restaurant into a teahouse. Then I will find some literati to write some pen and ink, and then invite beauties to perform some elegant music. It can be used as a place for the nobles to enjoy tea and discuss poetry. This is also Please prepare some good wine and special snacks! Good food, good wine, and beautiful women, it’s also very elegant!”

Hongri chuckled, "Miss, fear of this beauty is the key!"

"It is indeed a good idea. There are antique bookstores in the West Market, and there are more literati and scholars here. The teahouse is better than the restaurant. Shopkeeper Zhu, I will leave this matter to you. First, change the layout of the restaurant and make it more elegant. No money is needed. Don’t worry, if you need it, you can go to Lanxi to withdraw it!”

"Thank you Miss!"

After leaving Tingyuxuan in the West City, Fengzhi ordered to drive to Tingyuxuan in the East City. She remembered that among the seven restaurants, these two restaurants were in a loss-making state, and they also had the same names, so she was deeply impressed. Zhu Hou, the boss of the West Market, is a wonderful man, but what about the boss of the East Market, who is losing as much as a hundred taels a month on his books!

People were coming and going at the entrance of Tingyuxuan in Dongshi. This was completely opposite to the deserted scene Fengzhi had imagined. Fengzhi whispered, "Hongri, we will go in for dinner later, so don't say anything!" It’s noon, it’s time to eat!”

"Yes, miss!"

Finding a seat by the window, Fengzhi ordered a few of the restaurant's signature dishes, and then secretly observed the situation in the restaurant. It was noon time, and there were many people eating. You could see that the waiter was very familiar with the people coming and going. The guests were saying hello, and it was obvious that there were quite a few regulars.

While waiting for the food, I heard the guests next to me chatting.

"The business of this restaurant is getting better and better! I think Dou Jinbao has made a lot of money!"

"This place is clearly the property of the Duke of Zhenguo. Dou Jinbao is just the shopkeeper. How dare he have second thoughts?"

The person who spoke before looked around, then lowered his voice deliberately, "You don't know anything about this!" The man who was still selling the lawsuit took a sip of wine, as if he was waiting for someone to ask questions.

"But what's the secret?"

"My neighbor's brother works as an accountant in the Duke's Mansion. I heard from him that after the Duke's wife left, no one took care of the business of these farms and shops. It is said that Ting Yuxuan's accounts were losing money every month three years ago. , in the past three years, only the steward has checked the accounts, but no errors have been found, which shows that we cannot find out what is going on!"

"Then Dou Jinbao is really capable!"

"Who says it's not the case! But that's normal. I heard that the young lady was pampered and spoiled when she was growing up, and she doesn't know how to handle common affairs!"

Hearing this, Hongri secretly clenched his fists and whispered, "Miss, the restaurant business is so good, there is no way it will suffer losses! Let me teach this bold thief a lesson?!"

Fengzhi waved her hand, "It doesn't matter, let him be free for a while!"

After lunch, Fengzhi went to Yinfeng Cloth Shop. It was called a cloth shop, but it was actually a cloth shop and two garment shops. However, the three shops were connected together, so it was named Yinfeng Cloth Shop. .

Fengzhi just looked at it briefly and then went back. He had a general understanding of the situation in Buzhuang.

After returning to Zhenguo Palace, Fengzhi ordered Lan Xi to do something.

Fengzhi was tired after running for a long time, so he read in the study for a while in the afternoon, and went to bed early in the evening.