Rebellious Contract Beast

"Don't worry, sit down and talk slowly."

Seeing that Yang Bayuan was so excited that he was out of breath when talking, He Jianchuyun did not know whether to laugh or cry. He stretched out his hand to signal the opposite side to sit down first, but Shen Yi had already moved in and nestled in the middle of the chair.

"Hoo~ho~Thank you, Miss Xie, I lost my composure."

Yang Bayuan sat down obediently, with his hands on his legs, sitting in a very upright posture.

"What's the matter? Tell me."

He Jianchuyun asked calmly. Upon hearing this, the other party took a sip of tea, recovered her excitement, and said, "Miss, you didn't see the scene yesterday. The streets in front of our four wine shops were blocked by people. The wine we brewed is simply in short supply!"

He was so excited that he began to feel dry in the mouth again without saying much. He took another sip of tea and continued: "In just one morning, all the wine in our store was sold out. Fortunately, the lady gave us five more days to prepare. Otherwise, we wouldn't have enough wine to sell!"

"Sold out in one morning?" Yang Bayuan's words stunned He Jian Chuyun for a moment. He suspected that he had heard it wrong. Was this a bit too exaggerated?

But Yang Bayuan did not lie to him, everything he said was true.

"Yes, miss! They sold out in just one morning! There were so many people coming to buy wine that the ones we prepared were not enough to sell. So I'm afraid we will be able to sell even less tomorrow."

Looking at the distance, Shen Yi saw Zhu Hong surrounding the four people who followed Yang Bayuan in, and he spoke without any scruples: "Don't be nice! You are engaging in hunger marketing!"

"Um, hunger... marketing? What does that mean?"

"It means that the supplier of the product intentionally reduces the production in order to regulate the supply and demand relationship, and creates the illusion of supply exceeding demand to attract more people's attention. Oh, it's hard to explain it clearly for the time being. Anyway, it is to make customers interested in and want to buy the wine we brew. Scarcity makes things valuable, you know this principle? That's about it~"

"I understand." Yang Bayuan suddenly realized, and his eyes lit up as he looked at Shen Yi. He couldn't understand everything the other party said, but from a businessman's perspective, he could understand the general idea.

It surprised him that this contracted beast actually had some business abilities?

At the same time, he also had an idea in his mind. There are three main types of wine sold in the store now. The first type is Huopo Wine, which is the distilled wine made by Shen Yi. It has a mellow taste and is very strong. It is also the first wine to be sold out. The second type is the fine wine from Luoxiangzui Winery. Although there is really no such thing as "condensing the essence of forty-two kinds of herbs", some herbs are indeed added to further improve the taste.

The last one is ordinary fermented rice.

He decided not to set a limit on the latter two. The stores below would sell as much as the winery could produce. The main product was Huopo wine, which was indeed very popular among alcoholics. Some elixirs could be added to improve the taste of the wine. The so-called "hunger marketing" was also used in this regard. The sales quantity was controlled every day, and the earlier you bought, the earlier you got.

In this way, even if there is no "corporate promotion" by the Zhonghu Gang in the future, the entire Luoxiangzui Winery industry will be able to have very good cash flow.

"Miss, I calculated that after deducting the cost yesterday, our winery had a net profit of more than 1,400 taels of silver! If we continue like this, I'm afraid the Lord of Hengzhou will be left far behind!"

“Uh…” He Jian Hatsuyun seemed to have come to terms with the reality now. He was stunned for a long moment before he said happily from the bottom of his heart: “Well, that’s great.”

"After working at the winery for so long, I'm afraid the young lady doesn't have much money left. These are most of the income from yesterday. I brought them all with me. Please take a look." While speaking, Yang Bayuan took out a small box and placed it on the stone table. When he opened it, it was full of white silver coins, big and small, probably more than 900 taels.

But how could He Jian Chu Yun be interested in these? There were still more than 10,000 taels in the storage space that had not been spent, so she waved her hand and said, "I don't need this money, you don't have to give it to me, take it back."

"Miss, you own the winery alone. Since you made money, how can you not get a share?" Yang Bayuan said immediately. After he finished speaking, Shen Yi said nonchalantly, "Oh, Old Yang, you should take it back. The old witch really doesn't need the money."

"Ah?" Shen Yi's words made him confused for a moment, and he couldn't help but look at He Jian Chuyun.

He Jianchuyun felt somewhat helpless, but he had to nod to Yang Bayuan to prove that what Shen Yi said was right.

"Xuan Li is right. I am indeed not short of money. You can just take these back and just run the winery well."

"But..." Yang Bayuan wanted to say something else, but Shen Yi interrupted him: "Take it back. If you ask me, you should take out some of the money and give it to the workers in the winery to win their hearts. Only when people are united can the winery develop better in the future, and the workers will work hard for you. Also, I have to remind you, don't mess it up, otherwise the old witch will not let you go."

"How can you, a contracted beast, call the young lady an old witch? She is your master! You are not..."

"Master? Ask her if she dares to be my master?"

"You...Miss, this...?!"

"Okay, ignore Xuan Li. But what he said makes sense. Give some of the money you earn to the workers. You can keep some for yourself, but don't go too far, otherwise I'll really be an old witch." He Jian Chuyun said half-jokingly and half-seriously, and he deliberately emphasized the last three words "old witch" and glared at Shen Yi fiercely.

"Miss, that doesn't make sense!"

"Just do as I say. If I really need money, I'll ask you for it."

"Okay then..." Finally, Yang Bayuan put away the small box of silver depressedly and looked at Shen Yi.

This contracted beast actually calls its master an old witch!
It's really disrespectful!

But his young lady didn't say anything, so he couldn't do too much.

Xuan Li has an intelligence that is no less than that of a human, and it seems that he cannot be regarded as an ordinary contracted beast.

He retracted his gaze, glanced around the pavilion, changed the subject, and asked He Jian Chu Yun: "Miss, there are only you and Miss Zhu Hong living in this courtyard. Isn't it a little too lonely?"

"No, I feel fine."

"That won't do. If it's just Miss and Miss Zhuhong, what if those playboys from the Zhu family bully you?"

At this point, Shen Yi interrupted: "So you invited those four people?" He looked into the distance, focusing his attention on the four people who came in with Yang Bayuan.

These four people were not Yang Bo, Li Rong, Master Qian or other people Shen Yi knew. They were four strange women.

But even though there are four women, none of them seems to be less than 1.8 meters tall. They are all strong and sturdy, and are several times stronger than ordinary adult men.

Anyone with a thin body would probably not be able to withstand their blows.

The four of them had their hair tied up like maids, and their clothes were dirty and torn, as if they had just come out of a dark dungeon. Their faces were sallow, and it was obvious that they had not eaten for a long time, resulting in malnutrition and a very bad condition.

Shen Yi had discovered long ago that the wealthy families in the Dahong Dynasty all liked to employ such fat and strong maids. Oh, no, although they looked like maids, people actually preferred to call them "Wu Maids". Compared with ordinary maids like Zhu Hong, Wu Maids could not only serve their masters on weekdays, but also stand up and protect their masters' safety when encountering danger. They were very useful.

But at the same time, Wu Bi also has a big appetite, and each meal is about five to six times as much as Zhu Hong. Of course, for a wealthy family, eating is not a problem at all.

Many martial maids are specially selected and trained by big families. As long as the resources are in place, some martial maids can even have combat power that can rival spiritual-level strongmen. However, their combat power is not entirely derived from their own practice. It is through practicing some horizontal training techniques passed down from barbaric places and taking a large amount of body-tempering pills that the martial maids can possess inhuman strength.

Because of this, the side effects caused their lifespans to be extremely short. Even with longevity pills, few maidservants could live past seventy years old. After around forty or fifty years old, unless the masters they served had a conscience, the fate of the maidservants would be to be driven out of the house and then starved to death on the street when they were old.

"Miss, I bought these four people from the slave owner in Ya City this morning. Don't worry, they are still young. The oldest one is less than 30 years old. Here are the indentures of the four people. Please keep them."

"Take them back, I don't need them." He Jian Chu Yun just took a look and refused without thinking. "That's not possible, Miss. I spent a lot of money on these four people, one hundred taels of silver per person. If you don't want them, I have nowhere to arrange for them to go!"

"Did I say I wanted it? And you bought it without even asking?"

"Miss, please calm down. It's because no one is waiting for you that you are doing this..."

"What does Zhuhong do?"

"How can Zhuhong serve all by herself?"

"I said I don't want it. Take it back and return it to the slave owner."

"Listen to me, young lady. The previous owner of these four people fell into poverty and could not afford to support them, so he sold them to the slave owner. They have been hungry for a long time with the slave owner, otherwise they would not be so thin. If they are given some food, they will be able to recover soon. If I send them back now, I am afraid they will die there. Young lady, please be kind and pity them."

He Jian Chu Yun glanced at his face and felt speechless. The reason why she didn't want more people to serve her was because of her identity as an alchemist.

This Yang Bayuan will only cause trouble for himself.

Hey~
With a sigh, she looked at the four maids again. Seeing their miserable appearance, she felt a little sympathy and nodded in agreement.

"Okay, the four of you will stay with me, but you are not allowed to act on your own again."

"Yes, yes, yes." Yang Bayuan nodded quickly.

"What are you going to do next at the winery?"

"Miss, this is easy. Our wine business has made a good start, and the business will definitely not be bad in the future. I plan to recruit some more long-term workers to the factory, so that we can brew more wine. The shops below are not enough. When I make enough money, I want to buy a few more shops. What do you think, Miss?"

"Just take care of it yourself. I won't interfere with the winery's affairs."

"Okay, miss."

"..."

After chatting with He Jianchu Yun about some random things in the pavilion, Yang Bayuan soon said goodbye.

Watching him leave Mingyanyuan, He Jianchuyun also stood up and walked out of the pavilion, heading towards Zhuhong.

Seeing her coming, Zhu Hong also hurried over and asked happily: "Miss, what names should we give these four?"

He Jianchuyun smiled without saying anything. He came to the four maids and asked, "What were your original names?"

The four of them looked at each other, knelt on the ground together, and shouted: "Miss, we don't have a name, please give us a name!"

They were very good at dealing with things, and took the initiative to abandon their past experiences. It was obvious that He Jianchuyun was very happy with this. She nodded and said, "In this case, let's start with you." She pointed to the Wu Bi on the far right, and pointed to them one by one: "Jiyue, Huahong, Xiqing, Zhinuan, do you remember them all?"

"Remember that, Miss!"

"Okay, when I say your name, stand up."

"Yes! Miss."

"Zhi Nuan?"

"I'm here."

"Jiyue?"

"I'm here."

"Painted rainbow?"

"I'm here!"

"Xiqing?"

"I'm here."

Nodding, seeing that they all remembered the new names, He Jian Chu Yun said nothing more, called Zhu Hong, gave her five hundred taels of silver, and instructed: "Take them out to eat something and change clothes. If you want to go out to buy groceries in the future, take two people with you, not alone. Also, these four will be under your charge from now on, tell them the rules."

"Okay, Miss!" Zhu Hong's face lit up with joy! After living in the Zhu Mansion for a lifetime, it was finally her turn to manage people. How could she not be happy?

The four maidservants also showed joy on their faces when they heard this, mainly because they heard He Jian Chu Yun wanted Zhu Hong to take them to eat. They had been hungry for a long time at the slave owner's place, and their only desire was to fill their stomachs.

After sending those people away, He Jian Chu Yun breathed a sigh of relief, finally feeling a little more at peace.

After returning to the pavilion and sitting down, she looked at Shen Yi for a long time without saying a word.

Seeing this, the other party raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why? Do you have something to say?"

He Jian Chu Yun rolled his eyes at him and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, you are the only one with the most clever ideas."

"If you can't praise someone, just shut up."

"I didn't scold you... Well, the Xu family is also in the winemaking business. If you make such a big scene, will they target you?"

Shen Yi said without hesitation: "Of course, competitors are enemies. As your Luoxiangzui wine business grows, it is inevitable that you will come into conflict with the Xu family."

"Then do you have any countermeasures?"

"I don't have a solution for now, but since I'm going to have a fight with them sooner or later, I'm going to take the initiative and offend them."

"Ah?" He Jian Chu Yun was stunned: "What did you do to the Xu family?"

Shen Yi opened his mouth, revealing a row of fangs and chuckled twice. He had already investigated and found out that the Xu family not only had the largest brewing industry in Jiangzhou City, but they also supported the Pillow Knife Society. Sooner or later they would offend people anyway, so it was no big deal to offend them in advance. He couldn't show weakness in the hope that the Xu family would leave some room for survival for its competitors, right?

This is obviously unrealistic.

It was for this reason that Shen Yi ordered the Tiger Gang to launch a crazy retaliation against the Pillow Blade Society. (End of this chapter)