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Chapter 70
After returning to Funing County, Master Zeng told Chen Nianwan that she needed to go to Chuzhou Mansion to book a good shop for Zeng Erlang to find a dentist, so Chen Nianguan came here for the first time after the year.Chuzhou Prefecture.
Zeng Jia Erlang was tall and thin, about twenty-three years old, because he had been a shopkeeper for several years, there was a shrewd look on his fair face, but his eyes were not lacking in kindness.
When he asked Mr. Zeng for help, Chen Nianguan once said that the first thing is to rent a shop, and the second is to rent a yard.
According to the requirements conveyed by his father, Zeng Jia Erlang not only paid attention to the shops, but also searched for a suitable yard when he was looking for a dentist.
In order to know in advance what kind of environment the shop opened by his father needs, Zeng Erlang also went to Funing County to see the configuration of the Chenjia Pho shop in person, so the shops introduced by Yaren took about half a month to see, and finally confirmed that there are four suitable ones.I chose the one with my own branch, and let Chen Nianguan make the decision on the remaining three.
Chen Nianguan finally chose a shop on the commercial street where he had set up a stall years ago.
Firstly, the location is suitable, and secondly, it is kind.
The shop is twice as big as the shop in Funing County, which is appropriate considering the population and the flow of diners in Chuzhou Prefecture. The monthly rent is twenty-five taels. Zeng Erlang and Chen Nianguan negotiated the price with Yaren, and finally negotiatedFrom 22 to 22 taels, the whole lease is for one year, and the rent is paid in advance for half a year.
Afterwards, Zeng Erlang accompanied Chen Nianguan to the introduced courtyard to see each other.
The main reason for renting a yard in Chuzhou Prefecture is for the employees who work in the branch in Chuzhou Prefecture.
The first thing that was confirmed was that Liu Chi would definitely come over.
He originally proposed to open a branch in Chuzhou Prefecture. If it weren't for the fact that the store has to make a living and train and teach the chefs of the branch, he would definitely have to go this trip himself.
As for other candidates, you can wait until the branch is about to be rebuilt and make a decision slowly.
The rent of houses in Chuzhou Prefecture is naturally more expensive than in Funing County. The courtyard that Chen Nianguan likes is similar to the layout of his own house in Funing County, but it is a circle larger, and there are two more inverted houses, which cost 16Two taels of silver a year is more than half of the original rent of six taels of silver a year, and the price is not negotiated.
In the end, Chen Nianguan rented the house.
Compared with the shop that just paid 122 taels of rent for half a year in one go, these 16 taels look like drizzle, wet and broken, so it doesn't seem much.
Chen Nianguan returned to Funing County after staying in Chuzhou Prefecture for two days, after finalizing the two real estate properties and handing them over to Mr. Zeng Erlang for the time being.
The first time is to draw a layout plan for the reconstruction according to the size and layout of the shop, and notify Carpenter He to bring people to work in Chuzhou Prefecture, and give the address of the shop. At that time, let Old Man Zheng lead the way, and let them live in the rented place while they are working.down the yard.
As for the kitchen, after hesitating for a long time, Chen Nianguan still went to the courtyard to find Wang De to see if he was interested in taking over the job.
This is the first time to return to Stone Lane after moving to Yanlai Lane.
Although Chen Nianguan didn't live long in this compound after wearing Chen Si's body, he started his business here and lived here for about half a month.On the days when the fish rot was sold at the pier, she felt a little sad.
I heard from Mrs. Wang that there are still the same households in the courtyard, but there are four households.
Years ago, an old couple in the East Wing left, and the Lu family rented the house, planning to allow Erlang of the Lu family to live there after they got married. Granny Lu was very proud of this.
Aunt Hua and her son and daughter-in-law are still living in the West Wing, so Li Yulan seems to be pregnant at the beginning of the new year, and a happy event is coming.
The two brothers in the inverted room were still negotiating for life as usual.
As for Wang De and Wang's sister-in-law, they also rented the adjacent room rented by Chen Nianguan's family. The wall in the middle was opened to form a two-bedroom apartment, and the two of them lived much more comfortably.
Sister-in-law Wang entertained Chen Nianguan in the rebuilt main room, and she inevitably met some old friends who had deliberately avoided them at the beginning.
For example, that Aunt Hua back then was still the same as she was back then, she was good at gossip, and liked to take advantage of things.
I don't know that Sister-in-Law Wang is the one who entertains her. Seeing Sister-in-Law Wang bringing food out to entertain guests, she grinningly groped in and wanted to grab some food, so she saw Chen Nianguan who hadn't seen him for a long time.
"Oh, this, isn't this Miss Chen Si?" Aunt Hua stared wide-eyed, and cried out in surprise, without feeling embarrassed at all, and then clapped her hands and laughed, "Oh, Chen Si, you are so majestic now, did you open a shop in the city? How is the business?"
It's not surprising that Aunt Hua knew about the Chen's rice noodle shop.
The most vigorous publicity of the reputation of the Chen family rice noodles shop was the lawsuit with the Chen family.
Chen Nianjian even went to see them in the courtyard of Shitou Lane for this reason, and it was not a trivial matter to pass out at Mrs. Wang's place. It must have alarmed the people in the courtyard.
Not to mention that the shop opened two months ago, and they also invited Wang De and his wife to come over. How could a crap-talking person like Aunt Hua not inquire about their shop?
So in the face of Aunt Hua's enthusiasm, Chen Nianguan just smiled, with a cold attitude, and almost wrote "I don't want to see you, I don't want to talk to you" on his face.
Chen Nianguan's purpose has always been to keep a respectful distance from people like this who don't want to see others' good, but only make trouble behind them.
This kind of person, do you reason with her, waste your time and energy, and feel tired, and pull yourself down to the same low level as her.
So when she guessed that Aunt Hua had knocked down the earthen stove to prevent them from making a living, Mrs. Liu persuaded Chen Nianguan to obey.
It's the same thing that you would rather compete with a wise man than argue with a fool.
Look, stay far away from her, life will be better today, no matter how bad Aunt Hua tries to do, she won't be able to reach her.
How clean and beautiful the world will be after anti-corruption is over!
Aunt Hua put her hot face on the cold stove, making fun of herself, and after sitting down for a long time, she left disgruntled.
After returning to the West Wing, his face turned blue and white, envious and jealous that he was able to open a big dyeing workshop.
When Li Yulan asked what was the matter, Aunt Hua saw that her daughter-in-law was pregnant and she couldn't let her worry about it. She didn't dare to say it, but she regretted it in her heart.
When Mrs. Chen's family moved out, she still laughed at them!Orphans and widows, maybe what will happen to them.
So when the Chen family was involved in a lawsuit, she also went to see it with a dark heart, wishing that Mrs. Chen's family of three would decline. Who would have expected that it would turn around later?
Knowing that Mrs. Chen San and Mrs. Chen would have a bright future today, she shouldn't have targeted them for petty gain, otherwise, Mrs. Chen is now opening a shop, looking for a buddy, as a neighbor, to see the friendship of living in the same courtyard, sheIt's also good to stuff my son into the store to work.
She was not willing to go to the Chenjia Pho shop to buy food, but she saw it with her own eyes when she passed by the Pho shop. There were so many diners coming and going, and there was an endless stream of patrons for the dried roasted duck.How much money do you earn?
Fortunately, she can only stare at the fraction of fish rot that people buy.
Look at Wang De, how many times has he done work for Mrs. Chen's family?Isn't it because they lived together in the same courtyard and established a relationship as soon as possible!
If the Hua family were to get acquainted with Mrs. Chen San, wouldn't her son be able to get such jobs and earn a little more money?
Look, Chen Si came to look for Wang De again today, what a good thing I'm afraid!
When they heard that Chen Nianguan was going to open a branch in Chuzhou Prefecture, Wang De and his sister-in-law were shocked.
How long has it been since Mrs. Chen and her family moved out of the courtyard?
Not only did you open a pho shop in Funing County, but now you plan to sell it to Chuzhou Prefecture?
How could Mrs. Chen San and Chen Si be so powerful?
After being surprised, Wang De agreed without much thought, and then immediately went to find a buddy to pick up the job.
Sister-in-law Wang was very envious.
She also went to Chen's Pho Shop once, and saw Liu's busy selling siu mei to make money in the shop. Later, when she passed by, she saw more girls and women working there, and she couldn't help feeling obsessive: "Wan Wan, You said, the business of your store is so good, why don’t you open another one in Funing County? When the time comes, sister-in-law will help you with the work, okay?”
In the land of Funing County, it is impossible to open more.
Because in addition to her branch in Funing County, there are two other stalls, which basically cover the consumer market in Funing County.
However, it is possible that Mrs. Wang wants to work for her family.
Chen Nianguan thinks that the branch in Chuzhou Prefecture will open in the future, and he will definitely bring some people from the store in Funing County. Here, we have to recruit new people. If Mrs. Wang is willing, won’t it be able to fill the vacancy?
Chen Nianguan told his sister-in-law about the matter, and her eyes widened in surprise: "Really, are you willing to hire me to work?"
Chen Nian smiled: "Of course, but Brother Wang must agree."
Later, Wang De found two assistants to take over the job, and when he went to Chuzhou Mansion with Chen Nianguan the next day, he told her about it.
"Sister Chen, it's not impossible for your sister-in-law to work in your shop, but do you think she can do it?" Wang De was worried.
You know, his wife has always been held in his hands, no matter how difficult life is, he never let her suffer wronged, now my wife said that she wants to work outside, firstly, she can't bear to let her suffer, and secondlyI am afraid that my wife is not competent, and I am even more afraid that my wife will be bullied outside.
But the lady insisted on working with Mrs. Chen San, Wang De respected the lady's opinion and had to follow.
"Yes, it's not that Wang's sister-in-law can't do the job of selling goods for money. Brother Wang, don't underestimate her." Seeing Wang De's concerns, Chen Nianguan said, "No matter how bad it is, there is still my mother.Protect her!"
Hearing what Chen Nianguan said, Wang De felt a little relieved.
So, the next day, Sister-in-Law Wang went to the Chenjia Pho Shop as a trainee.
Chen Nianguan ran between Funing County and Chuzhou Prefecture, making revisions and improving the design of shops from time to time. Every two or three days, he had to go to Chuzhou Prefecture to supervise the construction and check the progress of the renovation.
When Wang De's work was almost finished, he was invited by Zeng Erlang to their branch shop to build a braised kiln.
After half a month of running around, lost a lot of weight.
Seeing it made Liu's heart ache, "Wan Wan, look at you, your face is losing flesh again, if you continue like this, when will you be able to grow back!"
"Aniang, when the branch opens, you can eat, sleep, and gain weight when you are free."
Her goal is to earn a lot of money, and then lay flat to make salted fish, first bitter and then sweet, and now she can survive by gritting her teeth.
Now have to work all day, but can go to bed at seven or eight at night, eat well and sleep well, which is much better than the modern 996 social animals.
"Besides, if I don't do it, where can I get so much money?" Chen Nianguan smiled, holding five silver ingots in his hand, very happy, not worried about his thinned figure at all.
There are five franchisees in the second batch of approved franchisees, all of whom came to the door after seeing the recruiters these days. Originally, the franchise fee of the previous batch of partners was used to open the store in Chuzhou Prefecture, otherwise she would not even pay for the rent of the store.I can't afford it either.
This end is about to run out, and the other end has two hundred and fifty taels of franchise fee in the pocket. Where else in the world can find such good things that are printed one after another?
As long as you have the technology and the secret formula, you can make a lot of money by making others profit.
Definitely a bonanza.
When she opens the branch in Chuzhou Prefecture and has a successful model, she will continue to post signs about finding franchise partners in the shop, and continue to find partners to collect franchise fees to cut leeks!
Chen Nianguan thought well, so of course he had to keep working.
As a brand store, as the owner of each branch, and as a friendly ally of all partners, she also prepares practical and popular gift packages for beginners.
And as the days passed, the small gifts included in this novice gift pack were also completed one after another:
The pho utensils ordered by blacksmiths and strippers are ready, a total of twelve sets, one partner will divide two sets, and continue to order another twelve sets for later generations;
I found a tailor to order the Chenjia Pho Shop tooling, a total of 24 sets, one partner divided into four sets, and continued to order another 36 sets;
I found 12 sets of lettering for the trademark and sign made by Carpenter He next door. Naturally, each partner will divide it into 2 sets, and then continue to order 12 sets. In addition, there are soup noodles specially used in the store.Two sets of fried rice bowls, chopsticks and plates were also presented;
As for the oyster sauce, each partner estimated the consumption according to the size of their shop, and they also formally placed an order with Chen Nianguan to buy the first batch of Chen’s sauce. Liu’s received the order, and then fed back to the fourth aunt—that’s right., The person in charge of the oyster sauce business of Uncle Liu’s family has confirmed that it is the fourth aunt. After the fourth aunt is ready, she has already prepared the first batch of oyster sauce ordered by the partner and put it in the ice cellar of Yanlai Lane for storage.Yes, just wait for them to pick up the goods when they need them.
As the strong support for the first opening of these franchised partners, Chen Nianguan was heartbroken to support their smooth opening.
I hope these lovely partners can understand her conscientiousness, and after taking it back, the store will open smoothly and earn more money. As a shareholder, she is looking forward to receiving the cashier and getting soft hands!
Soon at the end of the month, the chefs sent by each branch to learn various cooking skills in the shop have learned their skills one after another and are able to graduate. Chen Nianguan also held a graduation celebration banquet for them, and continued to use food to buy partnersThe heart of a big man.
Of course, he also showed off his excellent cooking skills and brought out several newly developed dishes, which made them eat happily. Rich businessman Li also immediately wanted to partner with her to open a restaurant. Chen Nianguan naturally expressed his welcome, but the business needsStep by step, step by step, lay the foundation first.
In fact, the premise of starting a restaurant is that she has to save a lot of money before she can open her own restaurant.
Hey, it is the tragedy of this dynasty to be a poor ghost with hundreds of taels of silver in hand!
Chen Nianguan couldn't help complaining about Versailles.
The next day, the first batch of partners in the history of the Chenjia Pho Shop went their separate ways with their own Chenjia sauce.
After seeing off his precious partner, shopkeeper Zhang also bid farewell to his nephew, and greeted Chen Nianguan with a smile.
Shopkeeper Zhang recommended his nephew to cooperate with Chenjia Pho Shop, so he naturally became a shareholder of the branch. Today, he also learned how to make the Pho and Jerky that he has coveted for a long time.Happy, the shopkeeper in Fuxing Building is also secretly happy.
Chen Nianguan is not afraid that shopkeeper Zhang will represent Fuxing Building to compete with Chen's fan shop.
First, it was clearly stipulated with the partners that only her own store is allowed to open on the territory of Funing County. Second, the county where Zhang’s nephew opened the store is far away from Funing County. The shopkeeper Zhang knows the method and can only use it in the branch., He wants to buy rice noodles and roast duck in Fuxing Building, he still has to order from the local Chenjia rice noodles shop.
Shopkeeper Zhang naturally knows this truth. After all, this Fuxing Building belongs to the owner. For the sake of the branch store he has a stake in, he will not shoot himself in the foot, hurting others and not benefiting himself.
Moreover, after these days of contact, shopkeeper Zhang deeply realized that Miss Chen Si knows so many special foods that require skill, and there may be more than one card in her hole.
Just like paying the franchise fee of fifty taels of silver this time, in fact, what have learned is far more than what paid for.
Because according to my nephew, this includes the method of making rice noodles, the method of marinating jerky sauce, the method of making roasted duck and the method of making char siu, not to mention that if Chen Nianguan didn’t take it out, they would allI don’t know how to use the cooking utensils such as nest baskets, thin pots, stew kilns, etc., and even the specific operation methods of Chenjia Pho shops, etc.
He has never seen anyone in the world who is as selfless as Chen Nianguan, and keeps everything he knows.
These fifty taels are definitely not a loss.
Therefore, partners like him are not only willing to cooperate with Chen Nianguan in this way, but their favorability towards Chen Nianguan has also increased gradually.
With such shareholders silently supporting them behind the scenes, why worry about the failure of the store opening?
Shopkeeper Zhang hurriedly got up his usual cautiousness. He deeply realized that if he wanted to earn money and benefit, he should not offend Miss Chen Si.
She is good, he is good, everyone is really good.
So shopkeeper Zhang, on behalf of Fuxing Building, negotiated business with Chenjia Hor Fun today, with a more humble attitude than before.
After all, Miss Chen Si is now one of the shareholders in her store, and she is on an equal footing with herself!
Chen Nianguan has the temperament of making enemies when he can be friends with each other.
Besides, counting the time, shopkeeper Zhang is the shopkeeper who has done business with him the longest and the most, so it is naturally a pleasure to cooperate with him!