Full of food and color

Chapter 88
The street market in the county is much more prosperous than the town in every aspect, and there are more types of food and clothing. Today is just an ordinary day, because it catches up with noon, the surrounding restaurants and teahouses are as lively as It was enough to be surprised by the orb.

After listening to Jide talk for a while, she finally understood that their county is next to Yunzhou Prefecture, and with such a special location, it is more prosperous than the surrounding counties.According to modern terms, Yunzhou Prefecture is equivalent to a prefecture-level city. Therefore, the transportation in the county is more developed, and the number of merchants coming and going is more dense.

Right now, this news can be regarded as a pleasant surprise for Baozhu. The county is indeed a more suitable place than the town to do business.

Jide walked her through the streets with ease, introducing her non-stop, "Have you seen it, Kou Fu Lou, that is the biggest restaurant in our county! My father takes me there several times a year!" Baozhu followed the prestige, and the wooden signboard with the words "Koufulou" was not very conspicuous, but it was not difficult to see that the business was very good, she raised her head slightly, and from her perspective, even the attic on the second floor was full of customers.

"Over there is Honglai Pavilion, which is also one of the best restaurants in our county!"

Baozhu nodded, "Cousin, do you want to take me to Honglai Pavilion for a meal?"

Jide rolled his eyes at her, "A meal costs hundreds of dollars, and it's not enough to sell you!"

Baozhu pursed his lips and giggled, he shook his head and sighed, "I knew you, a country girl, had never seen the world, so I brought you here to see the world." After a pause, he said solemnly: "I'll take the exam tomorrow." Now that we have achieved fame, we can come too, let’s go to the stall to eat wontons first!”

Baozhu was secretly annoyed that he looked down on the country people, so she pursed her lips and said loudly with a smile: "Cousin, don't worry, when I make money in the future, I will definitely take you to Koufulou to satisfy your greed!"

One sentence attracted several eyes, I don't know who said it: the kid from which family is really worthless, he just thinks about eating, and he has to rely on his sister to spend money for a few bites, shameless!
Jide staggered, blushed, clenched his fists in anger and yelled at the crowd: "My father took me there a long time ago!"

Baozhu secretly smiled, and decided not to tease him anymore, she still had a cute face, "Don't be angry, cousin, let's eat wontons!"

After a short while, he turned into an alley. The alley was lined with low green brick houses, and there were all kinds of stalls at the door. There was a lot of shouting and people coming and going. It was extremely crowded, which was a bit worse than the spacious street cut.

"This is the snack street in our county. It's cheap and delicious!" He pointed to the front, "No, it's fried noodles, a bowl of two coins, and there are pot stickers, steamed buns and pancakes in the morning! But I can't eat them now."

Baozhu nodded, and followed him in. Along the way, she carefully remembered the snacks along the way. The staple food was dumplings, noodles, wonton pancakes, and the snacks were jelly, dough, and sugar cakes. The prices were mostly between three and five yuan. A true snack street.

Jide stopped in front of a stall, and turned to greet her: "Here we are." Because of the hot summer weather, he didn't go into the house, so he walked straight for a few steps, and sat down at a vacant table outside, "Ms. Li, Here are two bowls of wontons!"

Aunt Li is a woman in her 40s. She came out of the house in response, and greeted with a smile: "Brother is here again!" Quickly served two bowls of tea, "You two gentlemen wait a moment, the wontons are in the pot , right away!"

Baozhu saw that the tone was not unfamiliar, obviously Jide was a regular customer, so she took advantage of Aunt Li's delivery of wontons and asked with a smile, "Aunt Li, how much money do you get for setting up a stall here?"

Aunt Li was a little surprised by Baozhu's question, but she replied enthusiastically: "The shop is rented by my two sons, and the government collects a tax once a month."

Baozhu blinked, broke the casserole and asked, "How much is it to rent a shop?"

Aunt Li made a gesture to her, "The monthly rent is [-] Wen, plus tax, that's about the same amount every month!"

Baozhu exclaimed, "It's so expensive!"

Aunt Li rubbed her hands and sighed with a smile, "Compared to those street shops in front, it's already cheaper. I'm old, and my hands and feet are slow. I can barely make some money by doing a small business."

Baozhu raised the soup spoon and laughed, "The wontons made by the aunt are delicious! The meat filling is also rich, and it only costs four pennies, which is not expensive!"

Jide scratched her in a low voice, "You have a sweet mouth, what do you want to ask the shop how much money?"

Baozhu didn't intend to hide it from him, so she said, "I also want to rent a shop nearby."

Jide looked at her disdainfully, after a while, he stood up and walked out, "I won't help you with so much money!"

Baozhu followed him closely, and when he came out of the alley, he stopped, frowned and asked, "I really don't know what's going on in your little head, how can there be a kid who runs a shop? What do you think about this?" Can you do it yourself?"

Baozhu expressed dissatisfaction with his extremely distrustful attitude, and pouted back: "You won't know if you don't try, my cousin really looks down on people, if you don't believe me, let's bet!"

Jide sighed, and changed the subject, "There is a night market in our county at night, and there is a fight between crickets and tea to win Longjing! How about it, I will bring you to play at night?"

Baozhu looked at him angrily, "What's the point of drinking tea?"

Thinking of the night market, Jide's eyes lit up, "You can drink tea while listening to people's stories. If you don't want to drink tea, you can also buy some snacks. There are peanuts, melon seeds, and dried apricots in the teahouse. There are plenty of them! As long as we You can just sneak out without telling my mother! I have the money!"

Baozhu lamented, "Cousin, let's go back to the house, we still need to do some business."

Seeing that she was still thinking about opening a shop, Ji De simply sighed and stomped his feet, "Oh! Let me tell you straight! You need money to open a shop, no matter how delicious your cooking is, my mother will not Will agree!"

Baozhu shrugged, knowing that it didn't make sense with Jide, so she stopped talking to him.

According to Aunt Liu, the monthly rent is 850 yuan, the tax is [-] yuan, and the minimum monthly expenditure is [-] yuan. That is to say, to make a living, you must earn at least monthly rent money and food money.

She went to the snack street once, and she deliberately memorized the way. In the next few days, in the afternoon, she didn't call it Jide, and went to the street to see it by herself. After a general understanding, she unexpectedly discovered a small shop that was about to close down, and she had a faint idea in her heart. If she could persuade the landlord to collect the rent at the end of the month, her four hundred coins would be used to buy ingredients. You can always earn [-] yuan, right?Anyway, doing business is always risky, but she is very confident that she can earn enough rent before the end of the month.

After dinner that day, she opened her mouth to Chen Cuixi, and generally said that she wanted to open a shop in the county, because she knew that opening a shop required a shop, but the sublease contract of the shop, and the government's collection of taxes, etc. It's not something an eight-year-old can count on, and at least there is an adult in the room to support it.

For the past few days, the dinners have been fried by Baozhu. Chen Cuixi does not doubt her niece's skillful hands. She has been in a big restaurant in the county for a few years, and she once wondered if her niece learned to cook somewhere. No, how can the taste be better than that in the restaurant?She also asked Baozhu, and she only said that she learned how to cook a few years ago, so she took it as a natural cooking material.

But when Baozhu really proposed to open a shop, she was a little hesitant. First of all, opening a shop requires manpower, and she can trust Baozhu's baby's craftsmanship, but her parents are still in the house, so she can do it by herself?Besides, the monthly rent is not cheap, even if the money can be paid, if she loses her money, wouldn't she be a big boss and make a big joke with the little baby?Besides, Baozhu's parents don't know about this matter, if she, a nun, agrees casually, how can Baozhu's mother blame her in the future?
After thinking about it, she felt that Baozhuwaer's craftsmanship is not impossible to open a shop, but it's still early, and she will have to wait to discuss it with Wang's soon, so she persuaded her: "Auntie, don't you want to help you? , It’s just that you are still young, and doing business is not just about cooking, the outside things are complicated! This matter must be discussed with your parents, if they agree, I have nothing to say here, I should pay for it If you pay money, you should work hard!"

There was a glimmer of expectation in his heart, hoping that her aunt would accompany her madly because she was young, skillful, and wise, but the golden finger, the protagonist in the romance drama, did not appear on her after all.

Baozhu probably also knew her aunt's worries, so she said: "Even if my parents agree, the house won't have any money, so why bother to let my parents know and worry about it, if my aunt can support me this time, Qian'er will be fine." I'll figure it out on my own!"

Chen Cuixi took a deep breath, "You are a half-grown child, where do you come up with a plan? Listen to my aunt's persuasion, let's live in peace, how can I save you food and clothing? It's not like you don't know, your mother misses you so much, but Don't make trouble in front of my aunt!"

Baozhu smiled and said, "Don't worry, aunt, don't steal or rob and don't do bad things! The money was saved in the past, I have taken care of the shop, and I will know about it tomorrow!"

Chen Cuixi sighed, and wanted to persuade him again. Seeing that Baozhu had returned to the house, she thought that she was not her daughter after all. If Jide dared to be stubborn, he would have to starve him for a few days. After looking at your sister for a few days, Mother seems to be really serious when she looks at her."

Baozhu finds out that the landlord is the owner of Ruyizhai, so she goes to look for the landlord the next day, but Jide insists on following her, saying that although she knows the way, she is afraid that she will be bullied outside.

Baozhu smiled, knowing that she was worried about herself, and it happened that she had to let him lead the way, so she just let him follow.

She stepped into Ruyi Zhai with a nervous mood. In fact, she can't guarantee that she can convince the boss, but she always has to try everything. Even if she can't agree, she is mentally prepared. The stalls are slowly accumulating money, but good ones are hard to find, and she doesn't want to miss this good opportunity.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, he was stopped by the shopkeeper, "Little baby, look clearly, our Ruyizhai is a jade shop, not a dim sum shop, go out and play!"

Baozhu raised her chin and looked in, "I'm looking for the boss!"

The shopkeeper gave the shopkeeper a wink, Xiao Wang saw that they were two and a half children, and they were not expensively dressed, so he waved them away: "Go! Go outside and play! This is not for babies!" Baozhu stood He looked at him, but refused to leave. Seeing that they were not leaving for a long time, the shopkeeper put down the bag in his hand, looked up and down the orb, "What business does the little boy want with our boss?"

(End of this chapter)