jdhmnovel Chapter 1023: Building a stage?
Chapter 1023: Building a stage?
In addition to animal power, she also asked Hu Zi to customize a batch of carts, all of which were equipped with animal power.
The meeting lasted a whole day and half a day the next day, and then the escort leaders left.
They returned to their respective escort agencies.
Mo Da and Mo Er are now in charge of their own affairs respectively. Each of them takes turns in different escort agencies to check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps. The escort agencies have been getting better and better over the years, which is inseparable from the efforts of the two people.
As soon as everyone left, the bald-headed man said to Zhou Guo, "Boss, are you really going to arrange for these soldiers to join the escort agency?"
Zhou Guo said: "Don't underestimate them. Even if they lost an arm, you might not be able to beat them."
The bald-headed man said proudly, "I can't beat you, but how can I not beat the remnants? You underestimate me too much. I haven't fallen behind in these years. I have also received guidance from the old man and Mo Da and Mo Er. I have made a lot of progress in these years. How can they compare to me?"
Zhou Guo just smiled and said nothing.
After the matter was settled, she went for a walk on the street. The duck shop was still as big as before, and business was getting better and better. While she was standing there for a while, four groups of people came.
As a result, the business of the pickle shop next door has improved.
Therefore, Hu Zi had wanted to buy both the left and right shops several times, but no one was willing to do it. The duck shop could only stay in such a small corner, driving the business of both sides a lot.
She looked at the account book and found that two account books had been changed in the past few months.
After taking some time, I found that business had been getting better since the spring. The monthly income was quite considerable, and sometimes it was not much different from the normal income of the grain shop.
The shopkeeper said, "Master, in the beginning, we were considered good if we could sell about fifty pieces a day, and we had to sell sixty or seventy pieces until nightfall. Now, a hundred pieces are sold out before dusk, and sometimes they are sold out as early as 3 p.m. I think these goods will sell better in summer."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "It shows that you are capable. The good sales of these things are inseparable from your efforts. Work hard. Did Manager Hu give you a big red envelope at the end of last year?"
"I gave it to you." The shopkeeper smiled. "Brother Huzi asked me to give 20 guan to each of the clerks. How dare I not give it to them?"
"What about you? How much did he send you?"
The shopkeeper laughed even louder, stretched out his hand, and whispered, "That's exactly the amount!"
Fifty taels!
Ordinary people don’t know how many years it will take to earn this amount, and they can’t save that much money in their lifetime.
The guys were also very happy. They sold duck products here every day and ate the remaining melons and dates. They had meat every few days. Not only did they earn so much money every month, but they could even get so much money at the end of the year.
No wonder everyone in the village wants to move out. It is indeed easier than staying in the village. Although the villagers earn as much as they do, they may even earn more.
The duck shop is thriving and the dim sum shop is also good.
Cheng Ding hired a musician to play the instrument every day, and Hu Zi also hired a few musicians here. Every day, there are pipa, guzheng, and erhu. If he didn't think the suona was too loud, he would have wanted to hire a suona master. When he played the instrument, people from half the street came.
I’m just afraid that the ladies upstairs might not like it and find it noisy.
As a result, business improved.
If a stage is built here, it will become a teahouse.
But due to the small place and lack of space to set up the stage, this matter was not put on the agenda.
Zhou Guo thought this was a good idea. Since there was no room in the house, he could just set it up outside.
On a fixed day every month, a stage would be set up outside. If the ladies didn't want to show up, they could sit in the private room upstairs and watch.
Those who don’t mind can watch from the downstairs position, and other passers-by can stand and watch, which can be regarded as a kind of feedback to the guests.
She entered the shop, which was clean and spotless.
The shop was busy, both upstairs and downstairs were busy. We hired two waiters but they were still not able to come over.
It's hard to check the accounts when you're this busy.
She brought Erpang and the others back to the house, locked herself in the study and started writing a plan. She had to find someone to look over it this day.
The plan was simple, from site selection to scale construction, manpower deployment, and money spending. Although simple, it still took less than half an hour to complete.
Then he called Dashu in and asked him to find someone to look for an auspicious date. He gave the plan to Erpang and said, "You make the preparations. Once Dashu has chosen a date, you can get people to buy these things."
After thinking about it, she felt that she should still inform the authorities, in case too many people came that day and chaos occurred.
The government still needs to step in to maintain order.
In the evening, this auspicious day was also chosen. Thinking that the county government office had closed and the county magistrate should also go off work, he staggered away.
The Yunzhou County Magistrate was in a good mood and walked to the back of the county government office. He had nothing to do today, and he would have braised duck to eat in the evening, especially the duck wings, which were so tender!
As he was walking along humming a song, someone came to report, "Sir, sir, someone wants to see you."
"Who is it?" The county magistrate was very annoyed. "Don't you know you're leaving the yamen? If it's nothing serious, we can talk about it tomorrow when we go back to the yamen."
"No, sir, the man said his surname was Zhou, and his name was Zhou Guo, the owner of the Zhou Family Grain Store."
The county magistrate paused, turned around hastily, and adjusted his official hat, "Please come in, please come in. Why did this ancestor come to me? I don't know what big deal it is."
Whenever there is an important matter, doesn't this ancestor go directly to Lord Fujun? Why did he come to him today?
Zhou Guo came with gifts, which were just a few packages of pastries from the shop. As the saying goes, the more gifts, the less blame there is. Although the gift was a little small, it was also a token of her thoughtfulness.
As soon as she saw the county magistrate, before she could say anything, the county magistrate asked, "Little ancestor, why are you here?"
Zhou Guo: “…”
The county magistrate almost hit his mouth as he opened his mouth, and said with a smile: "No, why are you here, Mr. Zhou? Come on, take a seat, and serve tea."
Zhou Guo placed the gift on the table and said with a smile, "Sir, these are some cakes from my shop. Bring them for Madam to try."
The county magistrate smiled widely, "Thank you for your kindness, Sir. I wonder what brings you here?"
No one comes to you for no reason. It’s better for him to ask himself.
Zhou Guo said, "Sir, on the 16th of this month, I want to build a stage outside the snack shop on East Street. There should be a lot of people watching. In order to avoid chaos, the government needs help and send people to maintain order. Of course, I won't let my brothers help for nothing. I will provide food and drink, and pay 500 coins a day."
The county magistrate waved his hands and said, "You don't need to pay them. It's good enough to have food and drink. They are paid for this. If you pay them, what will happen? I know about this. I sent someone over early this morning."
Zhou Guo thanked him, "Thank you very much, sir. You are truly the father and mother of Yunzhou and you really work hard for the people."