Zhao Ling'er sat on a chair in the lobby to take a breath.
"How did you sleep last night?" Zhou You walked over from behind and asked coldly.
Zhao Ling'er quietly rolled her eyes and smiled.
He is so angry!
Zhao Ling'er turned around, frowned and said: "I didn't sleep well at all last night! I swept the entire main house after getting covered in dust. I didn't do it in other places. There are still a lot of things I haven't bought. I will buy some things when I go back later.
I have to clean, I don’t know how long I will be busy!”
"It's over in a minute and I'll go help you." Zhou You said calmly.
Zhao Ling'er smiled secretly.
Although he is obviously warm-hearted, he insists on pretending to be aloof. Maybe he is still angry about what happened to the coachman yesterday!
"Okay! Then you come and help me clean the house! Li Heng and I go shopping, you stay at home and clean the house, and we eat hot pot together in the evening!" Zhao Ling'er said.
"Li Heng is coming too? Doesn't he work in a steamed bun shop?" Zhou You asked in surprise.
"He took a day off."
"Oh." Zhou You nodded, and suddenly said excitedly: "How about you two going shopping? You don't understand the market, and even a kid like him may not know how to bargain, so let me take you with me. I'm the best at picking things.
Got it!"
Zhao Ling'er pouted and said, "Okay then, we'll go find Li Heng when it's over, and then we'll go to the ancient bridge he mentioned yesterday."
"Guqiao?" Zhou You repeated: "Well, there is a big market in Guqiao today, and the things there are quite comprehensive. But there is nothing exquisite, but it is enough for the purpose. Okay, then go to Guqiao
Bridge."
"Wait a minute, you go find Zhou Heng first, and then ask him to take you to Guqiao first. You two just look at it, don't buy it. I'm going to find Wan'er. She has a day off today. Let's meet at the stall selling Hu spicy soup in the center of Guqiao.
, Li Heng must know where it is." Zhou You added.
"Okay, okay! Wan'er has a day off today? That's great. Let's have hot pot together tonight. It will be very lively!" Zhao Ling'er deliberately repeated the word "hot pot" again. She was surprised why Zhou You wasn't curious?
After waiting for a while, Zhao Ling'er couldn't help but ask: "Hey, have you ever eaten hot pot?"
"Have you eaten? What's wrong?" Zhou You replied.
Zhao Ling'er opened her mouth in surprise and said, "I thought none of you had ever eaten hot pot! I wanted to give you something new to try!"
"Hahahaha! Hot pot? Can we eat it every day in winter? Add some water to a copper stove, wait until the water boils, put the mutton in and rinse it and then you can eat it. Who doesn't know?" Zhou You glanced at Zhao Ling'er with contempt.
Huh! Okay.
"Then do you have sesame sauce? Do you have an oil dish? Do you have green onions and coriander?" Zhao Ling'er asked.
"Yes!" Zhou You replied proudly.
"Haha, you definitely don't have hot pot base!" Zhao Ling'er suddenly remembered and said with a smile.
Zhou You frowned and asked, "We have Sichuan peppercorns, peppers, onions, ginger, mustards and leeks, as well as mushrooms and chicken soup. Do you think these count as the bottom of the pot?"
Zhao Ling'er drooled after hearing this, nodded, and said: "Yes! It seems that hot pot has a long history!"
There are more and more customers coming to the buffet.
More and more people nearby know about this buffet, and everyone comes to try it out.
Moreover, Zhao Ling'er also sent people to quietly distribute small advertisements near the Yamen Gate, and occasionally one or two found their way here.
But now the main source of customers for the store are guests staying in inns.
We still need to find time to discuss with Su Yixiang about erecting billboards!
By the way, we also need to put two flags here at the Yingbin Building and write the sign of the buffet, so that everyone knows that we are eating a buffet here!
In fact, lunch and dinner can also be set up as buffets, but these must be cooperated with Su Yixiang and discussed with Su Yixiang.
She thought of the white-collar worker again. Looking at him going up and down, he didn't seem to be that busy. Apart from being a bit contemptuous of others, he was probably serious and responsible in his work.
It was past eight o'clock, and Zhao Ling'er inspected the dishes.
There was almost not enough pickles, so she was going to mix some pickles.
"Steamed buns, Hanamaki... they are all still hot." Zhao Ling'er looked at them one by one and suddenly remembered, doesn't Li Heng work in a steamed bun shop? Does his shop only make steamed buns? Can Zhou You go to Yuan Datou Steamed Bun Shop to purchase?
Can this bring some income to Li Heng? It would be even better if he could open his own store!
Zhao Ling'er suddenly became happy and went to Li Heng to ask about the situation of the steamed bun shop.
"Ah!" Zhao Ling'er stretched out. This morning's business was about to end.
Zhou You is settling accounts and will be able to go shopping soon!
"Here!" Zhou You gave Zhao Ling'er today's money: "750 Wen."
Zhao Ling'er took it and put it in his pocket.
We still need to advertise! We also need to introduce new products, and there must be at least one item that everyone likes that is not available elsewhere!
Forget it, let's see if we can continue after this month. If the rent is still one thousand taels, I definitely won't rent it.
Oh, right.
Zhao Ling'er told Zhou Youyou: "When you see Wan'er, ask her to bring over the ready-made clothes. How many pieces are there?"
Zhou You nodded and said, "I'm leaving."
The two separated, Zhao Ling'er went to find Li Heng, and Zhou You went to find Lin Wan'er.
Arriving at the steamed bun shop, Li Hengzheng was making buns with the shopkeeper.
Zhao Ling'er walked over and saw several porcelain basins placed on the chopping board. Various fillings were filled on several sides.
There are pork and green onions, pork and mushrooms, leeks and eggs, tofu and carrots...
"Shopkeeper, besides steamed buns and steamed buns, what else do you have here?" Zhao Ling'er asked.
Yuan Datou looked back and saw that it was Li Heng's friend. He smiled and said: "I only sell steamed buns and steamed buns here, but there are several kinds of steamed buns! Mutton steamed buns, bamboo shoot steamed buns, fish meat steamed buns, crab meat steamed buns, etc.
Sugar-meat steamed buns, wrapped steamed buns...eating a few of them a day is enough to last a week without repeating them."
"Oh?" Zhao Ling'er suddenly became interested. It turns out that there are so many kinds of steamed buns!
I'll go back and discuss with Zhou You, how about coming to him to purchase goods.
"Go ahead, your friend is here to find you!" Yuan Datou said to Li Heng with a smile.
"Hey, I'm leaving then." Li Heng put down the noodles in his hands, went out to wash his hands, and said to Zhao Ling'er, "Let's go."
"Is your shopkeeper treating you well?" Zhao Ling'er and Li Heng sat face to face in the carriage.
"Yes." Li Heng nodded: "He is illiterate, so I keep all the accounts and credit accounts for him."
"Then he trusts you?"
"I couldn't believe it at first. He asked me to write down a sum, and he would write it down again in private using his own symbols. After accumulating for a period of time, he would check it with me. After we matched up one by one, he gradually stopped remembering it and handed it all over to me.
Me."
"Yes." Zhao Ling'er nodded. She wanted to tell him something, but she was afraid that he would think too much, so she decided not to say anything.