Grandpa is not vegetarian

On the first day of Gao Yichun's opening, the business was pretty good. After a while, he sold a small half of it. When the workers in the firewood factory got off work and came out to eat, they were even more pleased when they saw this thing.

Most of them live in the city and work part-time in the firewood factory. They don’t provide food. When the meal arrives, their mother-in-law will give it to them, or they can go home to eat by themselves. Those who live west of Central Grand Cross Street generally choose to buy something to eat in Dongshi.A part-time worker in the city usually earns twenty copper coins a day, a carpenter earns more, a small worker earns thirty, and a large worker earns forty.

These people are all thick and strong men, they work vigorously and vigorously, and they eat very vigorously. The taste of Sichuan cuisine is just in line with their temperament, and when Gao Yichun cooks, he reduces the chili pepper as appropriate and controls it to a spicy level. First buy two or three skewers, and after they tasted good, each took out a dozen big coins, holding a handful of spicy skewers in his right hand, and four or five flower rolls in his left hand, and squatted on the side of the street to start eating. , Gao Yichun made [-] skewers the first day, and they were all sold out in a short time. The workers who came later couldn’t buy them, and they still regretted it. Seeing the workers eating well, they couldn’t help but drool, so they repeatedly told Gao Yichun, Get some more tomorrow, and don't let yourself be unable to buy again.

The next day Gao Yichun made 200 skewers, and they were still all sold out by noon. The money earned after deducting the cost, including the venue rent, made a total of more than [-] Wen!

A group of children surrounded the kang, looking at the pile of copper coins with excitement on their small faces, as if they saw the hope of life.

When Mu Yunyi came back in the evening, after hearing what Gao Yichun said, he said, "It seems that this thing can really make money. In this case, let's rent a store tomorrow, and then we will sell it on the spot. It is estimated that we can earn a lot of money." More now."

Gao Yichun hesitated and said: "You just started business over there, and spent a lot of money on decoration a few days ago, and now you must not have enough money, renting a store here, you have to buy tables, chairs and dishes, which is another expense , and I heard that once you rent a store, you will have to pay taxes, so you should wait for a few days until I can save some money."

Mu Yunyi said with a smile: "The taxes of Daming legal merchants are mainly on tolls, and they don't collect taxes if they don't enter the market, they don't charge them for writing, ink, food, and they don't collect more than 40 taels of silver per year. One, it’s very cheap. Even if you open a shop and earn 300 taels a year, you still only pay 30 taels of tax. And it’s sooner rather than later. This year’s exam is coming soon, and the county exam is coming soon. Didn’t you read it? Have there been more scholars in the city in the past few days? Plus some students who accompany the exam, this opportunity must not be missed, and the facade must be opened quickly. As for the money, you don’t have to worry, I still have activity money in my hand, even if I meet When it comes to emergency needs, it’s really hard to turn around, I talked to Zhao Yuanwai and the others, and it’s no problem to borrow 50 taels or [-] taels.”

Hearing what he said, Gao Yichun agreed. He had earned a lot of money in the past two days, and he didn't want to waste the opportunity to make money.

At noon the next day, Mu Yunyi finished his book and didn't even have time for lunch, so he took Gao Yichun to Dongshi, found Jitou, and told him that he wanted to rent a shop. Jitou looked through the account books and found three The place to redeem.

There are a total of five streets in Dongshi, and every house is a shop that sells things, some sell food, some sell clothes, daily necessities, miscellaneous things, everything you expect.Jitou took them to see a house first, but the location is good, at the most lively intersection of the market, but the owner wants to move back to his ancestral home, this house is only for sale, not rent, and the asking price is 1000 taels, which is a no-brainer, even if you can negotiate the price It is still unaffordable until 900 taels.

The second one is cheaper, only three renminbi a month, but the location is too far away, almost out of the market range.

The third place is not bad, and the price is fair, eight renminbi per month, but one thing is not good, that is, it was originally made of paper-making work, and it was specially made for people to make paper-made cows and mules, gatehouses and houses. Some bad luck.

After discussing with Gao Yichun, Mu Yunyi decided to rent the third house. This place is not small, with two rooms in the front and back. Mu Yunyi took out ten taels of silver to pay half a year's rent first, and handed over the rest to Gao Yichun: "We If there is a place to live, there is no need for a bedroom here. Hurry up and find someone to remove the kang at the back and turn it into a kitchen. You need two stoves, and you can build two small kangs with a width of two feet that can carry smoke and fire. Then you can find a carpenter. Come on, buy six sets of tables, chairs and benches, two cabinets in the back, and buy some pots and pans, and try to open it within two days."

He has to go to the teahouse to tell stories every day, and the business is booming recently, he doesn't feel at ease after leaving for a long time, so he can only tell Gao Yichun to handle it.

In his heart, Gao Yichun is still a 13-year-old child, but in fact, at this time, 13-year-olds get married everywhere, and they can already do things in society like adults. Gao Yichun is also a smart and cautious person. , Within the same day, all bricklayers and carpenters were invited to build stoves and furniture, and the plaque was replaced with "Mu's Malatang".

Mu Yunyi objected to the name: "I own a teahouse, and you opened this restaurant. It should be called Gaojia Malatang or Yiphuang Malatang."

Gao Yichun smiled and said, "Yuanbao, I understand what you mean, this shop is mine, but I can't write my name."

Mu Yunyi was startled: "What do you mean? Why can't you write your name?"

Gao Yichun said: "If this store is mine, troubles will keep coming to you in the future, so you just listen to me. I opened this store. After I earn money, I will send you a few I will return you the capital that the sky took out, and if you think of another way, I will give you three layers of dry stocks for the future of the store. Yuanbao, I know what you want to say." He grabbed Mu Yunyi's hand, "Just listen Mine."

Mu Yunyi saw that he had an idea, and the name of the store was written as Mu's Store, presumably to guard against his bad relatives, and he couldn't just refuse the matter of exchanging capital for shares, otherwise it would easily hurt people's self-esteem, and then Nodding in agreement.

Due to the small amount of work, it was completed in two days. On the third day, the plaque was replaced, a new peach charm was hung, and two whips were bought and released on the street, which was considered to be the official opening.

Gao Xuehong is a woman, widowed and unemployed, so it's not easy to show her face in public. Gao Yichun thought of this, and tried to let her do all the work at home. It's not easy to come forward.

Gao Yichun still packed them in wooden barrels, and stood at the door to sell them along the street. Those who didn’t want to eat on the street because of their status, he let them into the house, and asked the guests to order according to the water sign on the wall, and the kitchen was ready. Serve it in a big bowl, hot soup and hot water, add vermicelli and a handful of sesame seeds when it comes out of the pot, and then serve it with dipping sauce in a small dish. It is more elegant than eating outside, but it only charges an extra three pennies. Those who refuse to eat outside are mostly people who are particular about people, and they are not short of three copper coins, but most people squat outside in a corner to eat.

It was sold from morning to night, which was more than the sum of the previous two days. Gao Xuehong's skewers were so soft. Fortunately, the bamboo sticks were made to order at the shop in Xishi. It would be even better if you cut them yourself. I am too busy, and there are several children to help, so I am so busy that I am so busy, but seeing that the family has earned so much money, they even sleep with a smile on their faces.

Mu Yunyi said: "This is just the beginning, let's try something fresh, after all, this stuff is not as affordable as steamed buns and pickles, and only those who have spare money will eat this, and seeing how much money we make, there will definitely be others to follow suit in the future .”

Gao Yichun said: "Don't worry, I am the only one who knows the recipe for making soup, even my aunt can't make it."

"Even if they are not as delicious as yours, they will definitely take away some of the customers. Besides, if any restaurant takes a fancy to this and wants to add a dish to themselves, send a chef over and eat a bowl by themselves. I know what you have put in, and I will definitely be able to make it when I go back.”

Gao Yichun nodded: "What you said makes sense, so these days I've been thinking about whether I should do something else."

"We've just started, so don't make too many strides. If you're not afraid of hard work, then you can make steamed buns, rice porridge, pickles, etc. By the way, you can cook tea eggs!"

"Tea eggs?"

"Yes, it's boiled eggs with tea leaves. If they are cooked well, they will be delicious."

"Boil eggs with tea leaves? How much does that cost?"

These days, the output of tea is not as high as that of later generations, and the logistics is not developed. The price of tea is very high when it is transported from the south.

But Mu Yunyi said: "Don't be afraid, I have a lot of old tea in my place, as well as the bottom powder, which are all left over from last year. The guests in the teahouse drank it in their mouths, and they didn't drink it if it tasted bad. I'll bring some tomorrow." Here you go, cook it according to the method I said first, and see how it works. Many people will follow suit in the future. On the one hand, let’s sell more before others make it. Make these two things more delicious, and spread our brand, so that when people mention Wangcheng County's Malatang and tea eggs, they will regard our most authentic."

"Yuan Bao." Gao Yichun reached into Mu Yunyi's bed and held his hand, "If I can keep doing this, I will be able to support you and Xiao Wu."

Mu Yunyi smiled and said, "You just need to make yourself fat. I have a tea house and I can support myself."

"That's different. I will be responsible for your food and clothing in the future. You can save the money you earn. You can buy some real estate in the future so that you can marry a wife." Gao Yichun was silent for a while, and then said, "At the beginning When you picked it up, I thought, this child is born so well, I must bring him up safely, but unfortunately I am not capable, and I have to rely on you to raise me. Now I can finally earn money. Just let me take care of you. Over there in your teahouse, let it go as long as you can in the future. It is more serious to put your heart into studying. You are learned. If you study hard, you will definitely be admitted to the scholar. If you are a Juren, you can even win the first prize in the future, and if you find a good marriage, then I will count it as a major event in this life."

Mu Yunyi was a little moved: "Brother Yichun, not only do I take the exam, you also have to take the exam, and I don't want to win the number one prize. Those people in the officialdom just look at the scenery from the outside, but they are evil on the inside. , to be an official for two days, maybe you have to lose your head. I think that it is enough to win a scholar, and it is not bad if you can win a juren, so do you and Xiaowu. We want to earn money, and we must not miss homework , In the past, we had corn buns for every meal, so the difficult days have passed, now it is not the same as before, and the days to come will get better and better."