Border Cook

Chapter 74 Calculation
Looking at Ding Quan's receding figure, Zhang Laifu frowned, "Why are there so many people looking for Madam Xia these days?"

In the past few days, there were at least seven or eight people who asked him for directions and about Xia Mingyue.

"I chatted a little more with the person who asked for directions that day. He said that since Madam Xia's Xia Ji business was so good, he wanted to do business with Madam Xia. He wanted to see if Madam Xia would allow franchise." The waiter replied.

Join?

Zhang Lai Fu savored the two words carefully.

By the way, the food stall opened by Jiang Erniu on North Street is also called Xia Ji, which should be a franchise of Xia Mingyue's food business.

And since Jiang Erniu joined the franchise, his business has been good...

It makes people jealous and angry.

No wonder Jiang Erniu was encouraged to cause trouble for Xia Mingyue. Jiang Erniu looked aggressive and irreconcilable with Xia Mingyue at first, but he changed his attitude in the blink of an eye and talked about his own faults. Within two days, he started doing business with Xia Mingyue.

It turns out that he is trying to curry favor with me.

And the flattery was so successful...

Maybe because he betrayed her?
He told Xia Mingyue everything he said about Xia Ji and Xia Mingyue behind their backs, so that Xia Mingyue would think that Jiang Erniu was a good person and she could trust him.

This Jiang Erniu is very insidious and cunning!

I was completely deceived by his honest and simple appearance!

The more Zhang Lai Fu thought about it, the angrier he got, and he almost broke all his teeth.

Here, Ding Quan found Xia Mingyue's home according to what the waiter said.

But Xia Mingyue's family had guests at this time, and there was more than one.

In addition to a person who was talking face to face with Xia Mingyue in the shade at the entrance of the main hall, there were two people sitting at a square table under the shade of the apricot tree next to the gatehouse.

Jiang Zhuguo saw Ding Quan coming over and asked, "Are you here to discuss joining?"

"That's right." Ding Quan replied quickly.

"Please wait here for a moment." Jiang Zhuguo guided Ding Quan to sit down at the square table and poured him a bowl of tea in the teacup used for guests.

"Thank you." Ding Quan thanked politely and then sat down.

After Jiang Zhuguo left, the other two people at the square table looked at Ding Quan with a hint of hostility in their eyes.

The area of ​​Jinqiu County is limited, and even if you want to franchise these snack stalls, they can't be opened everywhere, so the number must be limited.

But there are quite a few people who come to ask about joining. It’s typical that there are too many wolves and too little meat, and there needs to be competition.

They pose a competitive threat to each other, so they can naturally be considered enemies.

Ding Quan sensed the two people's hostility and just smiled awkwardly, "Are you two here to discuss joining Madam Xia as well?"

"You come here not to discuss joining, but to buy vegetables?" the tall and thin man sneered.

"I wonder what your two did for a living before?" Ding Quan kept smiling.

"What does it have to do with you?" The short and fat man curled his lips. "You want to get close to me and find out some information so that you can exaggerate it in front of Madam Xia and say something bad about us? I tell you, you'd better give up this idea as soon as possible. I've seen your tricks many times."

"That's right." The tall and thin man agreed. He came up with a frivolous smile, and didn't stop even after being given a cold shoulder. What else could he have but an ulterior motive?
Few people would smile at strangers, let alone competitors?
There must be something fishy going on here!
Well, you think people are pretty dark.

Ding Quan felt helpless and too lazy to refute. He just concealed his smile and lowered his head to drink the tea in the bowl.

The tea is not a very good one, but because it has been cooled, it is comfortable to drink and very thirst-quenching in such hot weather.

Ding Quan walked all the way from the North City District and sweated a lot on the way. He felt a little thirsty at this moment, so he drank the tea in the bowl in one breath.

"He drinks like a cow. He really doesn't know the rules at all." The short fat man whispered to the tall thin man, "Madam Xia is a woman. Women like to pay attention to details. Madam Xia will definitely look down on someone like him who doesn't know the rules."

"That's for sure." The tall and thin man agreed, "He doesn't look like a businessman."

After saying that, he looked up at the man who was talking to Xia Mingyue at the moment, and sneered, "The one who looks timid, I guess he won't be able to do it either."

"Need I say more? Everyone thinks this small business is easy to do. Seeing that they can make money, everyone wants to do it. But they don't think about it. Every industry has its own ways. It's not that easy. If it were easy, how come the two of us brothers have been doing small business for so many years and haven't made any money..."

"Keep your voice down." The tall and thin man interrupted the short and fat man, "Don't let Madam Xia know that we are a family."

With so many people talking about joining, we must choose one from them.

If two people are counted as one family, the probability will be much smaller, but if two people are counted as two families, then the probability will not be higher, right?

No matter which of the two people can get the opportunity to join, it will be easier to do business by bringing the other person along.

This is a consensus reached between the two people, so it cannot be too obvious at this time.

"I understand, I understand." The short and fat man nodded repeatedly, "Just remember to find an opportunity to praise each other later, so that Madam Xia will think that we are both broad-minded and leave a good impression."

As long as you are attracted to each other, everything will be easy.

"Don't worry, I understand." The tall and thin man agreed repeatedly.

"Then I'll take my leave first." The man who had talked with Xia Mingyue for a long time stood up, "I'll think about it carefully when I get back, and then reply to Madam Xia."

"Goodbye." Xia Mingyue stood up to see the guest off.

"Madam Xia, please stay." The man bowed and strode out of the yard.

"Madam Xia." The tall and thin man stood up first and walked quickly to Xia Mingyue.

"Please sit down." Xia Mingyue raised her hand to greet him.

"Thank you, Madam Xia." The tall and thin man sat opposite Xia Mingyue, smiling, "Madam Xia, you probably don't know that I used to be in the food business. I know the ins and outs of this business very well and have quite a bit of experience..."

He spoke very clearly, like someone who has been running a small business for many years.

Xia Mingyue nodded slightly.

"I've heard for a long time that the food here is delicious. I've been here twice and it's really delicious. I've been thinking about joining recently."

The tall and thin man smiled and said, "I just don't know how Madam Xia will join the franchise."

"The franchise fee is five taels of silver, and the management fee is one tael of silver per year. All the ingredients are provided here, and we teach you how to make them. The same applies to when new food is available in the future. You can freely choose the food to sell based on the business performance of your stall." Xia Mingyue briefly explained the fees and service standards.

The tall and thin man thought about it briefly and nodded, "The price is reasonable, very good, let's do as Madam Xia said, then I will come to pay tomorrow?"

　Still need monthly tickets... crying
　　
　
(End of this chapter)