jdhmnovel Chapter 310 Tea Stall Opening
Chapter 310 Tea Stall Opening
Time passed so quickly. The tea stall in Tianyuan Village will officially open tomorrow. Everyone couldn't sleep well that night.
Only Su He was there, sitting with her legs crossed, eating ice cream and counting the bills. During this period, she had already handed in the storybook He Xiaocao's Search for Her Husband, which had been on sale in the bookstore for three days.
Su He calculated the profits from the first three books, and Chen gave her a share of 5,000 taels, and even got the rent for her shop in the capital.
Chen said that this was not all, she wanted to keep some for backup.
Of course Su He had no objection.
This time, she not only got a share of the profits, but also gave Wang Bin a set of ruby head ornaments and 10 rolls of brightly colored silk and satin when Chen knew that Wang Bin was going to get married, and that the wife he married was He Chuchu, whom she knew.
"Hehua, I know about He Huiru's affairs. The master said that she helped the government, so we will listen to the master. Haha, I can't go to their wedding, so you can take these for me, and count them as my dowry for the bride. Although I am a widow, my sons are filial and my daughter is doing well now. I am also a blessed old lady. This ruby headpiece is also festive, and it is my blessing."
So Su He had no choice but to accept it.
At this time, the things had already been given to He Chuchu. In addition to Chen, many of He Huiru's former close friends also gave gifts, such as Xu Yu. She actually gave He Chuchu a small house. The house was near the yamen. Although it was a small house with only one entrance, it was easy to sell it for five thousand taels, so she gave it away.
She did not come in person, but sent her trusted maid over.
"I took all those houses and farms you sold to me at a low price without hesitation. Now, don't be shy. I didn't give them to you. We sisters can't come to the ceremony. We'll meet in the city later."
The maidservant conveyed her master's intention word for word, then presented a brocade box, a mountain of fashionable cloth, and two sets of headgear, then bowed and left.
He Huiru burst into laughter. She sold her property at a low price at the beginning because time was tight and she wanted to sell it quickly. Another important reason was that she felt guilty towards her good friends. In order to reassure everyone, Zhou Tianfu had promised each of them a box of gems.
He ran away that same day, so it was impossible for him to give them to him.
But he could run away shamelessly, but He Huiru didn't want to.
Therefore, she sold all her properties and farms to her friends at low prices as an apology.
Now, looking at the room full of gifts, she knew that her friends really didn't blame her.
Hehua was right, she shouldn't have left Guangyuan.
The next morning, before daybreak, everyone set out with the food they had prepared.
Su He had heard the noise a long time ago, so he got up as well.
Everyone in Tianyuan Village came out. Su He looked at the crowd helplessly. She wanted to ask some of them to go back first, but she didn't say it in the end.
She knows how everyone feels and won't feel at ease until she sees the first order of business.
We waited for 10 minutes, but no one showed up.
Sun was a little uneasy. She didn't care about others and directly grabbed Su He and asked, "He Hua, why has no one been here for so long? Didn't you say there would be a lot of people today?"
Su He laughed, "Grandma, it's just past midnight, let's be patient and don't rush. Trust me."
Sun looked at her granddaughter's calm appearance and her heart slowly calmed down.
Half an hour later, a team of carriages slowly approached from a distance.
Su He smiled, and everyone stared at the convoy, watching them grow from a small dot in the distance.
When Su He saw the familiar flag, he knew that people from Weiyuan Escort Agency had arrived.
This time when she opened the tea stall, she was not someone who passively waited for customers, she had made sufficient preparations.
Before opening the business, she went to many people, and Weiyuan Escort Agency was the first one she went to. She negotiated cooperation with them and would give them commission as long as the people from Weiyuan Escort Agency brought people to their tea stall to consume.
The young master was there this time. He already owed Su He a favor, so he agreed without hesitation and did not want any commission. However, Su He would never agree to this. If the young master did not want it, he could give it to the escort leaders who worked so hard for him.
Another company is Hongyun Trading Company. Some of their caravans also take official routes and they also receive commissions.
In addition, He Huiru found some customers through her connections.
Besides these, Mu Tou also said that he would bring his good friend to visit his home. They would arrive around noon, and of course, they would have lunch at the tea stall.
Seeing that everyone was a little nervous, Su He walked over and did the first business.
"Captain Zheng, long time no see."
The leader of this caravan was none other than Chief Escort Zheng, who had not been seen for a long time. Su He was in a good mood as he looked at the escort agency members with friendly smiles.
"Haha, Lotus, congratulations on the opening. Lao Zheng will be the first customer. Give me a plate of fried chicken. I didn't get to eat the one you sent to the escort agency before. When I got back, there were only chicken bones left. I was so angry. These brats didn't leave any for me."
When Biaotou Zheng saw Su He, he was so happy that he even handed the matter over to his men for negotiation. He himself sat down in his seat waiting to eat fried chicken.
"Okay, this is our first business at the Tianyuan Tea Stand, and you are our first customer, so I'll treat you. Aunt, bring the fried chicken."
Su He called out to Ma. The first batch of fried chicken had already been fried. Ma took a deep breath, steadily picked out the largest one, and brought it up personally.
Zheng Biaotou looked at the steaming fried chicken in front of him and swallowed. He had smelled the fragrance from a long distance away, and this time he was sitting closer, so he couldn't control his saliva.
"Boss, we want some too, don't eat it all by yourself!"
The people from the escort agency had just told their master to rest here for half an hour, and then they saw Escort Leader Zheng gnawing on a chicken leg.
A group of people gathered around and the fried chicken was gone in an instant.
Su He smiled and asked someone to bring up two more.
The people from the caravan also came over after smelling the food, and quickly filled up the four tables.
Wang Laowu brought the waiter he had trained and hurried over to greet them.
Soon the whole tea stall became busy.
The busiest stall was Ma’s fried chicken stall, which sold 10 pieces of fried chicken at once. The taste was so overpowering.
Half an hour later, several groups of people came from Shuangguan Village. Judging from their clothes, they looked like servants.
They came on behalf of their owner to ask what food was being sold here, and the fragrance had drifted throughout the village.
Finally, under Wang Laowu's earnest recommendation, the group of servants left with a bunch of things.
After this group of people left, another group came from a distance.
Seeing more and more customers coming, the people in Tianyuan Village were completely relieved. They no longer worried about the source of customers. Instead, they began to worry about the lack of manpower.
The person who was originally responsible for serving dishes became a waiter. When the waiter saw that no one was serving dishes, he started to do it himself.
Fortunately, Su He was still there to calm the situation, and her voice was the calmest in the whole place.
"Uncle Six, that table wants sour plum juice, not lemon juice. And their female relatives don't seem to be feeling well. Let Huahua go ask them. Maybe they will choose brown sugar ginger water."
"Auntie, this table wants yellow rice cakes, not cloud cakes. Don't be impatient. Don't try to take so many things at once. There are too many people here and it's easy to knock them over."
"Cousin, if someone orders milk tea, remember to ask whether it's hot or cold. Some women only drink hot tea."
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In fact, Su He had been trained on all of these, but when everyone panicked, they couldn't remember anything.