The growth of the eldest daughter-in-law of the farm gate

Chapter 328 Night market shopping

At dawn in winter, Zhao Yunlan and others would light torches to illuminate the scene when they set off.

After a long journey, Zhao Yunlan could adapt to sleeping on the carriage. When he woke up, it was already late. The carriage had entered the city gate of Fucheng and rushed directly to the backyard of "Lan" Building. At this moment, Yang Zhenggui Just came from the front hall for inspection.

"Master, you are here." Yang Zhenggui hurriedly came over to bow and salute. Yang Zhenggui was a domestic servant, but Zhao Yunlan required the servants who worked in the restaurant to call their master "Dongjia" during work.

Zhao Yunlan: "Well, there are not many guests at this moment and you can show me around."

It's not meal time at this moment, there is only one table of guests still drinking in the lobby, and the private room upstairs is already empty.

Hearing the commotion, other workers in the restaurant quickly stopped what they were doing and rushed over to say hello to Zhao Yunlan.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone. Go and do your own work. Take a rest when you have free time after you are busy, otherwise everyone will be busy with the dinner party again. Just leave shopkeeper Yang here to take a look at it. Qin Fu will take care of the account book later. Send it upstairs."

Yang Zhenggui bowed slightly and bowed his head in response. After receiving the order, the workers and servants no longer gathered around.

From the kitchen to the front hall, and then to all the private rooms upstairs, Zhao Yunlan checked them one by one, mainly to see if there were any safety hazards and whether the tables and chairs in the restaurant needed to be replaced.

"Lao Yang, replace the damaged tables in time. Don't just use them just to save money." Zhao Yunlan pointed to the people around him.

Yang Zhenggui nodded in agreement and waited for further instructions.

At this time, Qin Fu came upstairs with the ledger, and Zhao Yunlan said, "You two go down and do your work first. I have Chunxiang here, which is enough."

"Yes." The two responded and left the room, leaving only the master and servant in the room.

Chunxiang poured a cup of tea and stood quietly watching her wife look through the account books.

Business in Fucheng has always been good, especially in winter. Although a few restaurants have followed the trend and launched hot pots, they have not taken away too many customers. Now everyone's customer base is fixed. At most, customers will change their taste occasionally. While running around to eat, Zhao Yunlan didn't want to be the only one. Besides, there were many people and powerful people in Fucheng. Who knew what the backgrounds of other restaurants were, so Zhao Yunlan was relieved as long as the business was stable.

Thinking about this, I can't help but think of the capital. Restaurants are relatively easy to come by. There are plenty of delicious food and wine in the capital. As long as I keep my duty and do my business well, I don't have to worry too much. However, Zhao Yunlan miscalculated the down jacket that I tinkered with before. Because the family does not have a cloth shop, the cloth for down jackets must be purchased separately. Even if the Wu family gives support, the Wu family does not have a cloth shop in the capital. The travel expenses for transporting cloth from Jinzhou City to the capital are also huge. There are a lot of expenses, so the cost of buying and selling this down jacket cannot be kept down.

In addition, most people's first choice when buying clothes is definitely to go to a clothing store. Even if a curious person is willing to come to a small store to buy clothes, he or she is considered a one-time customer at most, and others may come back to buy clothes by chance. I knew I had done it. This down jacket store made a lot of hard money in the first year, but basically made no money after that.

Zhao Yunlan planned to stop the loss in time. Thinking about this, he wrote the matter down in his notebook. Although he had a plan in mind, he also wanted to discuss it with his family after returning to Lijiacun.

After reading the account books and following his wife's instructions, Chunxiang called Yang Zhenggui.

"Master, what do you want to do with me?"

Zhao Yunlan: "The customers have already started arriving downstairs."

"Yes, the first round of guests has just been served. There are only a few empty tables left in the lobby. There is another private room upstairs, but it has been booked long ago, but the guests have not arrived yet." Yang Zhenggui replied.

Zhao Yunlan: "Well, I won't stay long this time. I will go back tomorrow morning after visiting the wooden playhouse. This year's year-end bonus will still be arranged according to last year's. When you come back during the New Year, you call shopkeeper Shang Lin and I will Something needs to be arranged.”

Yang Zhenggui: "Yes, my boss."

"Well, go ahead and do your work. Send this account book to Accountant Qin." After Zhao Yunlan finished speaking, he stood up and left the room, followed by Chunxiang. After the master and servant walked out, Yang Zhenggui took the account book and went downstairs to find Qin Fu.

"Madam, are we going back to the house?"

"Well, let's go shopping. I heard that a new night market has been opened on Changsheng Street. Let's go shopping."

When Chunxiang heard that she was about to go shopping, she didn't even manage the expression on her face. She narrowed her eyes happily and said, "Okay, madam."

After walking a few steps, Chunxiang realized: "Madam, it's just the two of us. I'm a little worried about going shopping at night."

"I have only taken a few steps to be able to think of safety, which is still progress. But you don't have to worry, haven't you seen that there are more soldiers patrolling the streets, and if you pay attention, you will find that there are many female relatives coming out together. Playing, it shows that the city is very safe now, and our soldiers and police officers can protect the safety of the people. "

Chunxiang looked around. It was indeed more lively than when she came to Fucheng a few years ago. Some women and girls came out to play, but there were no servants around.

"When will your master be able to manage Shiyang County so well that we can go shopping at night? If I have spare money then, I will also hold a lantern festival for the people to enjoy." Zhao Yunlan lowered his voice and whispered to Chunxiang With.

"Madam trusts me, I will help madam hold a lantern festival when the time comes."

The master and servant went shopping and bought some snacks. They came across a silver shop that was still open at night, so they went in to take a look. When they saw some jewelry that suited their eyes, they bought it. This made the shopkeeper of the silver shop more determined to extend the opening of the store. Time, look, on the first day today, I tried to extend the opening hours, and a big buyer came.

Zhao Yunlan bought many things, and chose the same jewelry for her husband's family and the women in her natal family. Then she chose a piece of jade jewelry for each of Old Man Li and Zhao Daliang. She also chose a beautiful beaded hairpin for herself, and finally gave it to herself. The little girl chose a set of hair and noodle. This hair and noodle is simple in style but exquisite in workmanship. She is worried that her daughter will not like this style when she grows up, so that she can make new styles in the future. She needs to start saving up capital for her now.

After the crazy shopping, Zhao Yunlan felt happy and couldn't help but sigh in her heart that it felt good to have money. With a happy mood, the master and the servant returned to the house. There had been a servant to take care of the house. Although it was not many, it was enough. As soon as Zhao Yunlan came back, someone brought supper. This was the new cook. , called Sister Fang.

"Sister-in-law Fang, are you still used to doing it here?"

"Back to Madam, as slaves are used to, Aunt Zhang took me very carefully." Sister-in-law Fang responded, thinking that there is no master in this house on weekdays, and she only needs to cook the meals for the servants. In addition to the four seasons' clothes, she also pays for them every month. It's not too good to have a vacation, let alone a monthly schedule. I have long heard from Aunt Zhang that the host family is a kind family, so there is nothing uncomfortable about it. I just want to be safe and secure.

"Well, just get used to it. Zhang Xia sometimes has to go to the restaurant to help, so you can take on more responsibilities in the kitchen."

"Yes, this slave knows."

"Well, this soup is pretty good. It's just that I ate some snacks outside in the evening and I can't finish them. You can take the rest and just make wontons tomorrow morning."

Sister-in-law Fang responded: "Yes, madam." After that, she took the bowl and left the room.

Two maids came in to make the bed. Chunxiang saw them and said, "I won't light the incense. Madam needs to wash up first. Is the hot water ready?"

The little maid said: "Sister Chunxiang, the hot water is ready."

Chunxiang was led to the bathroom. She looked at the water in the bathtub and touched it with her hand to test the temperature of the water. Then she responded: "Yes, okay. One person will be left to wait for the wife to change, while the other person continues to make the bed. The bed is soft." And some.”

"Yes." The maid agreed.

Looking at all this, Zhao Yunlan couldn't help but smile, feeling happy that the little girl beside her had grown up. Chunxiang felt a little embarrassed when she was laughed at, and quickly helped Zhao Yunlan to wash up.

Zhao Yunlan praised in a low voice: "Well done."