162: C162 Get Ready to Buy a Guy

C162 Get Ready to Buy a Guy

The reason why Shen Jingli agreed to follow Shen Yue'er over was to conveniently observe the shops on the nearby streets. He hoped to find a better location and a better location shop.

They walked all the way to Qinghua Street, where Shen Jingli had taken a liking to a total of three stores. Only after seeing the shop that Shen Yue'er had taken a liking to and comparing it did Shen Jingli make his final decision.

The store that Shen Yue'er had set his eyes on happened to be at the entrance of Beijing Alley, and all the families that lived in Beijing Alley would have to pass by that place to go in and out. If they were to open a roast duck shop there, the fragrance would attract many people who went in and out, and they would easily nurture a group of returning customers.

The location was very good. Besides, there was a porcelain shop next to it and a painting shop opposite it. There was only one restaurant a few stores away from it, so it would be easy to avoid competition among its peers and build a signboard within a short period of time.

Shen Yue'er stomped his feet in anger, the location of the shop was good, naturally many people would want to buy it, whoever gave more would pay, the boss would naturally sell it to someone, no one could blame him.

"I can pay an additional one hundred silver coins if your boss is willing to transfer this shop." With pain in his heart, Shen Yue'er asked the waiter politely.

The waiter who was wiping the table raised his head, looked at Shen Yue'er as if he was an idiot, scoffed, and said, "My boss had so much trouble buying this shop, yet you think a hundred silver would be enough to transfer it to you?"

His tone was filled with ridicule, especially when he saw that Shen Yue'er was still a girl, the disdain in his eyes grew even more, "A young lady coming out to buy a shop, could it be that you want to reveal yourself to do business, don't you want to be shameless?"

Shen Yue'er was enraged, what did he mean? What happened to the girl? Can't a girl come out to do business? He had to rely on his own hands to earn money to support himself. How could he be shameless?

Shen Yue'er was so angry that he wanted to slap him, but he was pulled away by Shen Jingli.

"Fourth Brother, are women really that shameful in business?" Shen Yue'er's anger left as soon as it was said, and calmed down after a while.

"That depends on what you think."

Great Yan Dynasty imposed a lot of restrictions on women, and under normal circumstances, women were not allowed to show their faces, or else, they would be scolded as shameless, and even their families would be accused of being unscrupulous, affecting the lives of their large families. So amongst the people here, unless they truly could not live, they would not easily let their women go out and do business.

"I want to open a roast duck restaurant. I want to be the boss myself." After being with Shen Jingli for a long time, what Shen Yue'er remembered the most was that the girl must have some money in his family.

Her goal was clear, that was, she would save up a lot of money, then go back to the village and buy a house, several small shops, the house would give her old age, the small shop would be rented out to others, she could get a few taels of silver a month, enough for her to live a good life.

"Then, let's continue visiting the store."

The two of them walked for a few more blocks and looked at a dozen or so stores that were ready to be transferred. Finally, they bought a small two-room shop on Jinxiu Street in the south of the city. There was a shop in the front and a small patio in the back, and then there were two rooms, one for the kitchen and the other for the living room.

The location of this shop was not particularly good, but there was a popular theater nearby. Usually, there would be a lot of guests coming to listen to the show.

Carefully putting away the room deed, Shen Yue'er's smile could not be retracted no matter how hard he tried.

"Fourth Brother, once I earn money, I will return the money I bought from the shop." This shop was relatively small and its location was a little lacking, so the price was relatively cheap. It was only 2600 taels of silver. Although it was still a number of days for her, she believed that she would be able to earn it in the not too distant future.

Shen Jingli looked at her and saw her bouncing about like a skylark that had just been released. He felt that it was a wise decision to let her open a shop. Although Shen Yue'er had been living his life in the capital for more than a year, he couldn't deny that she had been holding it in.

After buying the shop, they went to a few general stores to inquire about the price of some materials. They wanted to find a fair store from which to cooperate for a long time.

After comparing a few shops, Shen Jingli fell for a shop called Rongsheng General Store. After bargaining a bit with the owner, he signed the supply contract.

"This is a contract, you keep it well. If something goes wrong, I won't care." Once he left the shop, Shen Jingli handed the contract over to Shen Yue'er.

Shen Yue'er excitedly accepted the contract, his eyes sparkling like a shining gem. She looked at Shen Jingli in admiration and said: "Thank you Fourth Brother."

Shen Jingli looked at her happy expression and did not say a word.

"..."

The morning of the second day, Shen Jingli and Shen Yue'er took a carriage to the pond outside the city to see a group of ducks that had been reared.

Steward Wang was right, those ducks were indeed raised fat and strong.

"Master County Prince, these ducks are well-bred. The area around the pond is huge and there is a lot of activity. The meat quality must be very fresh and delicious. It would definitely be delicious to make a roast duck." Steward Wang was rather boasting about himself as he praised the ducks relentlessly.

Shen Jingli walked around the pond, looking at it while nodding his head. Not only were the ducks raised well, the lotus roots planted here were also very long and the fish raised were also very plump.

"It's pretty good. Once the shop has been renovated, you can provide 100 ducks to the shop every day." Shen Jingli said.

"Yes." Steward Wang replied.

After that, Shen Jingli informed Steward Wang of the arrangements for two hundred and thirty acres of land. The paddy fields were used for growing the rice, and the dry lands were divided into three parts, one half was for growing peanuts, the other one quarter was for growing potatoes, and the last quarter was for the Steward Wang to arrange for the paddy fields.

After discussing this matter, Shen Jingli and Shen Yue'er brought a few fat ducks back to the Manor.

There were all sorts of ingredients in the kitchen of County Prince's Mansion. Shen Jingli thought for a while, then decided to teach Shen Yue'er how to cook duck.

The ducks had to be dealt with cleanly, then the spices and sugar concoction had to be mixed, these were all particular things to be done, Shen Jingli explained them all to Shen Yue'er.

The roast duck he made had soft skin and tender meat. Within the crispness, it also had a smooth and tender fat, but it was neither greasy nor greasy. The meat was neither old nor firewood, and its color was bright and fragrant, making one salivate just thinking about it.

Shen Yue'er took a bite and exclaimed in shock, becoming even more respectful to Shen Jingli.

"Fourth Brother, this roast duck is too delicious." Shen Yue'er ripped off a duck leg and was unable to stop himself from eating.

"Are you the reincarnation of a hungry ghost?" Seeing her wolfing down the food, Shen Jingli couldn't help but shake his head.

"Grand Monkey Genuine ate …" Shen Yue'er was simply unable to stop, and his words were unclear.

Shen Jingli shook his head and cut off the remaining roast duck leg. He then cut the rest into small pieces and ate them during dinner time.

"When making roast duck, you must master the heat. Also, in order to make roast duck even more delicious, you must try to mix better ingredients." Shen Jingli warned Shen Yue'er.

Roasted duck was one of Shen Jingli's favorite dishes, and also the best dish that he cooked. Back then, in order to learn this dish, he had even spent money to register for a class, and spent less than half a year learning all the while. Just the sauces alone were more than ten different dishes.

"Got it." Shen Yue'er then extended his hand towards his other roasted duck leg. His eyes were shining, and he was enjoying his meal.

That night, those who were fortunate enough to eat roast duck were all captured by the delicacy of the roast duck. They ate with endless praise, even Mu Chen said it was delicious.

Shen Yue'er was very happy in his heart. He trained for the next few days on how to master the heat, and then made new ingredients. Shen Jingli even taught her the Lotus Leaf Pancake that was to be eaten together with the roast duck.

Seven days later, Shen Yue'er was already able to cook quite a delicious roast duck, and the decorations of the shop were also being carried out in full swing under Shen Jingli's auspices.

"..."

"Fourth Brother, I want to buy a few people." Shen Yue'er rushed into the study room and shouted at Shen Jingli.

"Buy who?"

"One guard, one apprentice, two waiters." Shen Yue'er pointed with his finger and said to Shen Jingli.

"If you want to become an apprentice, then let's talk about the kitchen's Auntie Hu's daughter, Chen Yuan Yuan. She is a family member, so she won't easily leak out your secret recipe." After Shen Jingli thought about it carefully, he said to Shen Yue'er, "If you want to be a guard, then pick one from the courtyard in the family.

Shen Yue'er wanted to reject her offer, she did not want to be taken care of by Shen Jingli in all matters. However, after thinking about it, he felt that Shen Jingli's words were reasonable, so he nodded his head, "Then from now on, let me pay for their monthly fees."

When he arrived at her store, he would be her man. Naturally, she would pay him.

"Alright."

"What about the other two guys?" Shen Yue'er said again.

Shen Jingli thought for a while, then said: "Let Nanny Jin accompany you, she is an old lady, and views others better than us."

Shen Yue'er cheerfully found Nanny Jin and went out.

Shen Yue'er and Nanny Jin quickly arrived at the place where the people were waiting. The person standing outside was a man in his thirties, with a tall, thin and sharp nose and monkey cheeks. He had a flattering expression on his face, and when he saw them enter, he quickly asked:" How many people do you want to buy? What are the requirements?2

Behind him, there were a few rows of people, adults, old women, young girls, and children.

Shen Yue'er looked at the row of little kids, all of them were dirty, most of them had a blank expression, a few of them seemed to be one or two years old, and were still crying.

Shen Yue'er had never seen this kind of situation before. He nervously grabbed Nanny Jin's arm.

"Is there a young man?" You need to be nimble. " Nanny Jin said to the humans.

"Yes, yes, yes. I'll immediately have them come out." Hearing that he had business, he was very happy and went to look for someone.

Shen Yue'er looked around curiously. Other than them, a few other people also came to buy servants, most of them were adults with sturdy bodies. They didn't even look at people like little kids.

Very quickly, he called out a dozen of kids and stood in a neat row in front of Shen Yue'er and the rest.

"Miss, these kids are all diligent, nimble, and honest." The man said.

"What happened to him?" Shen Yue'er's gaze fell on the oldest one among them. He looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, and he looked quite sturdy, upright, and pleasing to the eyes. It was just that in his arms was a child.

Seeing that, Ya Zi's face changed, he raised his hand to call out to the young man, Shen Yue'er saw that he was going to hit him and immediately opened his mouth to stop him, "Listen to what he has to say first, why do you want to hit him?"

Because Shen Yue'er was a customer, he gave her face and did not continue the fight. Instead, he said sinisterly: "You said that you brought your brother along, what are you trying to do?"

"I want to be with my brother. If you want to buy me, you have to buy my brother." The youth firmly said.

The moment he heard that, he wanted to beat him up again.

Shen Yue'er, however, was touched. He thought of his siblings from Shen Family, compared to these two brothers, their siblings were like jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards. She thought about it, decided to discuss with the Nanny Jin and buy this pair of brothers.

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