What Xu Ji said was not a big deal, but it also made Xu Qinyu think otherwise.

The matter has something to do with the owner of the shop that Xu Ji leased.

The fourth brother left after eating Chaoshi in the morning, and Xu Qinyu came over to fry the crispy fatty sausage for the fourth brother in the morning.

The diners who ate morning food couldn't stand the smell, and asked Wen, "Shopkeeper, did you make any fresh food? It smells so good."

Wen said with a smile: "Isn't my Yuniang planning to open a restaurant in Raozhou City? I've been making new dishes recently, and today's dish is called crispy fat intestines."

The diners couldn't help but asked: "Can we serve this new dish during the evening meal?" The taste is really craving, and they are also old diners of Xu Ji. They know how good Miss Xu's cooking skills are, so she made The taste of this fresh food must be as delicious as ever, even if it is still made with water.

Wen's just smiled and said: "I'm afraid it won't be available yet, we have to wait until the restaurant opens, and both sides will be available at the same time."

The diners are naturally sorry, but the aroma is too overbearing, and they can't forget it even after eating it.

When Xu Qinyu sent his fourth brother away, the diners couldn't help asking when they saw her come out, "Ms. Xu, isn't this fresh food really good? We smell it so that we get greedy."

Xu Qinyu smiled and said: "Everyone is also a regular customer of Xu Ji. The crispy fatty sausage fried today was originally for my husband. He is going to travel far away, so there is still a lot left in the kitchen. Everyone will give half a stick, although there are not many, but everyone can taste the taste, how about some comments?"

It suddenly occurred to her that in the future, the new dishes will also be tasted by diners for free. They are all old diners of Xu Ji, and they can help her taste what needs to be improved.

The diners laughed and said, "That's a good feeling."

Xu Qinyu went to the back kitchen and had someone give each of the diners a small portion to try.

Indeed, there are not many, about one for each person, the length of the palm, and one half of which is cut in half, but the big guys don't dislike it at all, looking at the color is very attractive, the color is like amber.

"Oh, the crispy ones are all gone. They are fragrant, crispy, chewy, and not greasy. They taste very delicious. Sure enough, the food made by Miss Xu never disappoints us."

"It's really delicious, but it's too little, and it's not enough to satisfy my cravings. Alas, the owner's restaurant will open soon. Although we can't go to Raozhou City to support the owner, but Xu Ji, we must all come."

"delicious……"

All diners are full of praise for this crispy fat intestines.

After receiving the diners for the morning meal, everyone started to rest after cleaning the back kitchen.

Xu Qinyu was also sitting in front of the window to write and draw. In addition to the newly drafted menu, there were also some small details of the restaurant. There were footsteps at the door, and she turned her head to see a middle-aged man, looking inside.

Xu Qinyu naturally recognized him, he was the man from the owner of the shop she leased.

The owner of the shop she leased was Yao, who was in her thirties and had a daughter. Her husband passed away early. If she remarried, she would marry the middle-aged man in front of her and have a daughter with him.

Mrs. Yao herself has a small house and this shop, and the rent is tens of taels a year. It can’t be said that she is rich, but she is definitely more than enough. She also does some embroidery work on weekdays. , do not do any work, eat and drink at home all day, and love to wander around after eating and drinking.

Xu Qinyu doesn't like him very much, he likes to come here occasionally to take advantage of it, and when he comes here during the morning meal, when he sees the meat buns sold outside, he always asks for one. He was ashamed not to give it, but even if he did, he would not give money. He also said that the restaurant was rented by his family to the owner, and it was cheaper than the market price.

Or when you see the fish head and fish balls sold at the door during the evening meal, you will also order a portion.

They were all worth a few pennies, so Xu Qinyu didn't care too much about them.

Fortunately, Mrs. Yao knew the seriousness. Every time she found out that her man came to take advantage of her, she would come over to apologize to Xu Qinyu and make up the money.

But Xu Qinyu didn't want it, and the man was right. When she rented this shop, the annual rent was indeed a few taels cheaper than the market price, but that was because the shop was rented out to two catering businesses. , all lost money, causing the previous tenants to return the rent early, and then the shop was put on the shelf for a few months, and it has been difficult to rent out, so it was only a few taels cheaper to rent and sell to the outside world.

And if Xu Qinyu hadn't rented it, there might not be anyone else who would be willing to rent it. After all, they had lost money in two consecutively before, and they would feel that this shop was not very prosperous.

Thinking of this, Xu Qinyu went to see the man again.

Wen Shi had already walked over and said with a smile: "Brother Shi, why is this time coming? The morning food has just been sold out. If Brother Shi wants to eat something, he can come over at the evening meal."

After all, he was the owner of the shop, and Mrs. Wen was also polite to him.

The man smiled and said, "It's alright, come and see, is the shopkeeper your daughter-in-law? I have something to tell her."

He also knew that Xu Ji was really in charge of Xu Qinyu.

Xu Qinyu got up, "What's the matter with Shi Dong's family?"

This man's surname is Shi, and everyone seems to call him Shi Laoba.

Shi Laoba saw Xu Qinyu sitting under the window, walked in and rubbed his hands and smiled, "Miss Xu, that's what happened, you know, this shop was originally rented to you at a lower price than the market. Yes, it has been rented for almost three years, you can see, your business is so good, shouldn't you also increase the rent?"

Xu Qinyu asked, "How much does Shi Dong's family think is appropriate?"

Although the signed deed also stated that the rent had to be increased for no reason, but Shi Laoba couldn't bear it, and he always came over and wanted to increase the rent.

In fact, this Shi Laoba came here last year and wanted to talk about the rent.

It was just that Mrs. Yao was on the side at that time, and as soon as Shi Laoba opened her mouth, Mrs. Yao hurriedly pulled the person away.

It's been more than a year, and Shi Laoba still hasn't given up.

Xu Qinyu felt that it was normal for people to want to increase the rent. Seeing that they made money, and the rent was already cheaper than the market price, it would be possible to increase it back, but it was only a few taels more every year.

Shi Laoba smiled and said, "That's how it is, the annual rent is also cheaper than outside, I was thinking, this shop has been rented to the little lady for almost three years, the little lady is kind-hearted, and in the future, this We will not collect the rent, and we can even add some money in. Isn't Miss Xu still building a restaurant in Raozhou City? The money can definitely be a little more. We will also help you out with two hundred taels of silver. The restaurant doesn't charge you rent either, it can always be used by Mrs. Xu, that is, Mrs. Xu's restaurant in Raozhou City, can we get a half share of the profits in the future, what does Mrs. Xu think?"

Xu Qinyu couldn't help but glance at Shi Laoba.

This heart is really big enough, and only two hundred taels of silver still want to take the shares of her restaurant.

Even Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Dong, who were willing to lend her 12,000 to 20,000 taels of silver, refused to mention the matter of becoming a shareholder.

The restaurant costs 50,000 to 60,000 taels of silver just to build it, not counting the later investment.

The restaurant is open, and when it starts to make a profit, it will be less than a few thousand taels of profit every month, and maybe there will be more in the future.

This Shi Laoba only pays two hundred taels, and if he wants to divide her several hundred taels every month, what kind of calculus is he playing? This is too shameless.

Xu Qinyu couldn't help but ask, "Is this the idea of ​​Shi Dong's family, or Mrs. Yao's idea?"

Shi Laoba smiled and said, "Yao Niang also agrees."

In fact, Yao shi didn't agree at all at first. She didn't say that she paid 200 taels of silver, but about 2,000 taels of silver. All her worth was invested in Xu Qinyu, but it was not the restaurant's share. Yuanbao Town's share of Xuji Restaurant is a little bit of profit every month.

But Shi Laoba thinks that 2,000 taels of silver is a lot, and the restaurants in Raozhou City are more profitable. Besides, everyone is not optimistic about the restaurants now. He thinks that Xu Qinyu's food is delicious, even if it is opened outside the city, I am afraid There are many guests, it is better to give some money now and take a share, and when the restaurant can make a lot of money in the future, then it will take a big advantage.

Wen shi frowned when he heard it beside him, and wondered if this person was whimsical.

Xu Qinyu nodded and said, "I see, Shi Dong's family let me think about it."

Of course she couldn't agree to such an unreasonable request, she didn't even intend to

Although it was written in the deed, she was unhappy and did not want to continue renting this Yao's shop.

She plans to see if there are other shops for sale in Yuanbao Town. She wants to buy a shop directly. Otherwise, if you rent it, some landlords will always see your business is good and think about increasing the rent or squeezing you out. This shop They keep it for themselves.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in the future.

The Xuji Restaurant in Yuanbao Town was the first restaurant she opened, and she was reluctant to give up, and wanted to continue to open it. If she opened branches in other places in the future, Yuanbao Town would be the first restaurant she founded.

Shi Laoba thought that Xu Qinyu would agree after thinking about it, and said with a smile: "The little lady will think about it first, and I will go back and wait for Xu's letter."

Xu Qinyu nodded, her face remained unchanged.

After the people left, Wen couldn't help but said, "This old man Shi is a bit too much. Two hundred taels of silver just wants to enter the restaurant built by Yuniang with tens of thousands of taels of silver. What kind of spring and autumn dream is he dreaming of? Don't be afraid, our deed clearly states that the rent of this shop must not be increased without reason for at least ten years, and we must rent it to you. If he really wants to take advantage of this, we will show him the deed Look, even if we sue the government, we are not afraid."

Xu Qinyu shook her head and said, "There are only those who are thieves for a thousand days, and there are no ones who can guard against thieves for a thousand days. If you don't agree, it's not good for him to do something bad in the restaurant, so don't worry, mother, I have other plans. "

Wen couldn't help asking, "What's Yuniang's plan?"

Xu Qinyu said with a smile: "This Xuji Restaurant itself was leased when we were short of money. It's a bit small, and the diners are a bit crowded. Fortunately, our diners don't dislike it, so I thought it's better to take advantage of this Next time, buy a big shop, a shop with a three-story attic, and reopen Xu Ji Restaurant, and the diners will be much more comfortable when they sit."

The shops in the three-storey attic in Yuanbao Town are much cheaper than those in Raozhou City. After all, it is a matter of two thousand taels of silver. It just so happens that the fourth brother gave her five thousand taels of silver, and she will use it first, and then go to Raozhou City The restaurant still doesn't have enough money, so let's borrow some from Mrs. Lu or Mrs. Dong first.

Wen Shi also thought it was good.

"OK, then we'll buy a big shop."

Xu Qinyu didn't hide this matter from Xu Ji's clerks and kitchen helpers. Everyone has been with her for almost three years, and Xu Ji will discuss anything with them.

Everyone also felt that it would be better to buy a big shop, whoever made this old man so disgusting, wanted to take advantage of him for two hundred taels of silver.

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "Since everyone thinks it's okay, I'll see if there are any shops with three-story lofts in Raozhou City in the past few days."

Yuanbao Town is much smaller than Raozhou City, and it is not easy to find three-story shops. Anyway, there are more small shops for sale. At least there are no three-story shops for rent on South Street.

...

After Dongqian went back at night, the family had already eaten evening food, but he still went to accompany his mother.

After the incident of beating his father passed, mother's temperament became more and more easy-going, and almost all the big and small household businesses in the family were handed over to the two brothers to take care of them, and Donglaiju had been completely handed over to the younger brother to take care of them.

The younger brother also changed his name back to Dongxi, and got married to his fiancée two months ago, so his temper is much calmer now.

It’s just that Donglaiju’s business has been affected. There are a lot fewer diners than before, but my mother doesn’t care too much. She thinks that as long as they are safe and successful, it doesn’t matter how much money they earn. There is not much shortage of money, although there are hundreds of thousands of silver notes, there are still hundreds of thousands of silver bills.

In addition, the family members are not the kind of people who like to spend money, and a hundred thousand people can already live a very rich and leisurely life.

Dong Qian went over to chat with Dong Shi for a while, and also told his mother what happened to Xu Ji.

After Dongshi heard this, she was a little surprised, "This Old Baba Shi is crazy, how dare he want the share of the restaurant for two hundred taels of silver, how dare he? How could Mrs. Yao let him say this? Yao Shi is not like this kind of person."

She didn't dare to talk to Mrs. Xu about opening a restaurant with twenty thousand taels of silver.

Although outsiders are not optimistic about Mrs. Xu's restaurant, she is very optimistic about it. She believes in Mrs. Xu's craftsmanship and vision. Such a large project is not a simple restaurant at all. There must be other places to attract diners .

Dong Qian said: "So Master plans to buy another shop with a three-storey attic and move Xu Ji there."

When Dong Shi heard it, her heart suddenly moved, she had some ideas.

At present, it is not easy to find shops in the three-story attic in Yuanbao Town.

She thought, why don't she just partner with Mrs. Xu to make a living, and give Donglaiju the restaurant to Mrs. Xu as Xuji Restaurant.

However, Donglaiju was left to her by her father after all, and some of Donglaiju's characteristics and signature dishes must be preserved in it. The signboard can also be hung in a small one next to it.

Moreover, Donglaiju's business is actually average now, and she doesn't really want to take care of the family business, so she leaves it to Brother Xi to take care of it. Brother Xi is still too young to support a restaurant, When Brother Xi can support a restaurant in the future, let Brother Xi go to other states to open Donglaiju.

As for how to operate it, and how to divide the profits in the future, it all depends on what Miss Xu means.

Of course, we still have to see if Mrs. Xu is willing or not. You must know that Xu Ji has no shortage of diners. Even if she uses Donglaiju for Mrs. Xu, she will take advantage of it.

She also believed that Xu Ji's reputation would spread farther and farther in the future, and more people would come here to taste Miss Xu's cooking skills.

So it still depends on the wishes of Mrs. Xu.

If Mrs. Xu is willing, the restaurant doesn't even need to be renovated, change the signboard, or let Mrs. Xu see if there is any place in the restaurant that she wants to renovate and start construction. They all came from the Dong family.

Dongshi told his eldest son what he thought.

Dongqian was surprised, and couldn't help but said, "Is mother willing to put Donglai in the back seat?"

In fact, he had this idea when he heard what his master said in the afternoon, but after all, Donglaiju was left by his grandfather and passed down from generation to generation of the Dong family, and now Donglaiju is in charge of the younger brother, so it is not easy for him to intervene. never thought that mother had the same plan.

Dong said with a smile: "There is nothing to be reluctant about. Although Donglaiju was left by your grandfather and was worn by generations of ancestors, it is only famous in Yuanbao Town. No one knows about it outside. Donglaiju, Donglaiju is nothing more than that in our hands, not to mention that you are still learning cooking skills from Miss Xu, in the future, many of Donglaiju's recipes will definitely be Miss Xu's dishes It’s not bad to start a restaurant now, but now Donglaiju is in charge of your younger brother, you have to ask his opinion first, if he is willing, brother Qian, how about going to talk to Miss Xu?”

Dongqian nodded.

Dong didn't delay, and went to the yard of his youngest son.

The youngest son just got married, and he loves his wife very much. He always stays with her when he comes back every day.

The second daughter-in-law is also very kind. Knowing that she is in a bad mood recently, she always tries to make her happy. Together with the eldest daughter-in-law, she invites an opera troupe to sing and accompany her to watch the opera and enjoy the flowers.

Dong found her second son and told her about her plans.

Dong Xi agreed as soon as he heard it. In fact, he also knew that Donglaiju's business was declining now, and he was also worried that Donglaiju would fail in his hands. He might as well open a restaurant together with Xu Ji.

Seeing that the youngest son agreed, Dong Shi went to talk to the eldest son.

Dong Qian planned to discuss it with Master after going to Xu Ji tomorrow morning.

...

And after Shi Laoba went back, seeing him coming back, Mrs. Yao couldn't help asking, "Master, did you tell Miss Xu, what did Miss Xu say?"

Old Shi said: "She said she would consider it. If she doesn't agree, let's just not rent the restaurant to her. She has a good business now, and she can't keep it in another place. Maybe it's because our shop is busy with her." It is clear that Xu Qinyu is good at cooking, but he is just talking nonsense.

Mrs. Yao glared at Old Ba Shi, "What are you talking about? It's because they are good at cooking, so their business is booming. If they really don't want to rent our shop and move away, our shop should be vacant again, sir. , I still think what we did was wrong. Even if two thousand taels of silver is nothing to Mrs. Xu, we don’t want too much. Xu Ji’s monthly profit is just two or three cents. Master, are you serious? What did you tell Miss Xu that two thousand taels of silver should be included in Xu Ji? Did you say anything nonsense?"

She didn't want to do this at first, but Mr. Shi always talked about increasing the rent, saying that Xu Ji's business is so good because of his own shop Wang Xuji, which rose to twenty taels of silver every month. She felt that The master is a little crazy. Originally, the monthly rent was less than five taels, but now he wants to increase it to twenty taels. If he says it, he will be scolded.

Later, she thought about it, or she would give some money to Miss Xu's restaurant.

Two thousand taels of silver is all she can offer sincerity, and she doesn't plan to participate in any other things in the restaurant, that is, to distribute the bonus every month, and let the master collect the bonus every month, maybe she doesn't care about the rent increase , in case the master can't control it, and if he really goes to talk to Mrs. Xu about the rent increase, it will make it ugly.

Shi Laoba said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, I've said it all, it depends on what she thinks."

Yao Shi was still a little worried.

But I am also embarrassed to go to Miss Xu to talk about it in person, and I just wait a few days to see how Miss Xu will reply.

...

Early the next morning, Xu Qinyu went to the restaurant, intending to wait for the food to be sold out before going to other markets to see if there were any shops for sale. She remembered that there were no shops with a three-story attic for sale a while ago, but she didn’t know Is this time gone.

But before the food was sold out, as soon as Dongqian came to Xu Ji, he said to her, "Master, I have something I want to discuss with you."

Xu Qinyu asked Dongqian to speak directly.

Dongqian told his master what he had discussed with his mother yesterday.

When Xu Qinyu heard it, her heart was also moved.

Not to mention that she trusts the Dong family and Dong Qian. Even the Dong family's second son, Dong Xi, can see his growth and responsibility in the matter of his father before. The Dong family's character is fine, and cooperation is definitely possible.

Moreover, Donglaiju is not only the largest restaurant in Raozhou City, there are many chefs and assistants in it, and she is short of chefs and assistants.

What's more, if they really want to open a restaurant together, the Dong family will mainly use Xu Ji's signboard, and the rest is to discuss the proportion of shares.

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "How about I talk to Mrs. Dong about the specific matter?"

Dongqian smiled and said, "Okay, when I take a break at noon, I will send someone to invite my mother over, and then the master will talk to my mother."

At noon, Dongqian sent someone to pick up Dongshi. Xu Qinyu chatted with Dongshi. She could see that Dongshi was in a relatively laissez-faire state with Dong's family business, and everything was up to fate.

In the end, the two of them discussed that the two would merge into one family. At that time, Xu Ji's existing recipes would be the main focus, and some signature dishes of Donglaiju would be kept, but most people would still like some of Xu Ji's dishes.

Xu Qinyu plans to build a restaurant in Raozhou City for half a year, and she can hand over all Xu Ji's dishes to the chefs and helpers of Donglaiju. At that time, some people will be left in Raozhou City, and the rest will be Being able to transfer to the restaurant can also solve the shortage of manpower in her restaurant.

As for other repairs in the restaurant, Xu Qinyu doesn't need to worry about any matters. She just re-customizes the menu, changes the signboard, and removes the monthly money for the chef and the staff. The net profit is based on the ratio of 28. Come to share, Xu Qinyu 80%, Dongjia 20%.

Xu Qinyu felt that Dong's share was too low, and she was the one who took advantage of it, so a 50-50 share would do.

But Dong was unwilling, and felt that he had taken advantage of it. Knowing that Xu Ji's recipes were the most valuable, in the end Xu Qinyu insisted, and the two took the shares according to Sanqi.

Of course, the Dong family only held 30% of the shares in Xu Ji, Raozhou City.

Of course, it was impossible for Mrs. Dong to open her mouth at the restaurant. She could see that the restaurant was not just a place to eat. I'm afraid no matter how much she paid, it was not suitable for her to invest in the shares.

After the two settled down, they signed the contract.