Chapter 167 Lotus Garden

Chen Hanxing turned around and looked at the young man behind him: "This is the man I told you last time about the carriage. His name is Lin Jie, and he is two years older than me."

"You came late today. Did you go to see him?"

"Well, are you planning to deduct my wages?" Shen Hanxing looked at her with a smile.

"Since you're not late without reason, I won't deduct your wages."

Chen Hanxing lowered his head and chuckled: "Thank you, boss. I'll go do my work first. I've told him the general idea, you can talk to him about the details."

Wen Zhenyi smiled and nodded: "Okay." Then he looked at Lin Jie: "Brother Lin, let's talk over there."

Lin Jie nodded slightly and followed her to sit aside. "Miss Wen, Han Xing said you wanted to find someone to deliver food. I wonder what your request is."

"Yes, I'm looking for someone to deliver food. Some customers are busy and don't have time to come to the restaurant to eat, so they hope we can provide a delivery service. Of course, this service is not free."

"Every time they order a dish, they pay an extra penny, and that penny is for you."

Lin Jie knew that the Wen family shop was doing good business, but he also knew that if he wanted to eat their breakfast, he had to get up early. If he came late, he would not be able to eat anything.

"If one person orders ten servings, does that mean I get ten cents?"

Wen Zhen nodded slightly: "Yes, I don't know if you are willing to take this job, but this job really tests your memory. If you make a mistake and deliver it to the wrong place, your wages may not be enough to cover the deduction."

Lin Jie hesitated for a moment and said, "I can try."

"Okay, I haven't released the news yet. I'll let you know when the details are implemented. I hope you can clean the carriage and keep your clothes and body clean when delivering food to guests."

"I know. Han Xing has already told me."

"You have to remember the dishes to be delivered that day, and also remember the dishes that the guests ordered for the next day, and take the money and bring them back. Is that a problem?"

Lin Jie thought for a moment and said, "No problem. If I can't remember, I'll write it down in a notebook."

After Wen Zhenyi finished talking with Lin Jie, he asked him to go back and would notify him when the event started.

The bread had already cooled, so she left one piece uneaten and cut the rest into small pieces and carried them to the hall.

When the guests saw what she brought in, they all craned their necks to look over: "Miss Wen, is this bread?"

Wen Zhenyi placed the bread on the table so that they could see the whole bread.

The guests looked at the bread on the baking tray and were all stunned: "It looks so good?"

“This is a painting!”

Wen Zhenyi smiled and said, "This is bread, but it's a bit difficult to make."

"Miss Wen, how much is this one?"

Wen Zhenyi had no idea about the pricing and could only look at Ma Yinghe.

Ma Yinghe had not calculated the cost, which was a bit troublesome. How should he determine it?

Shen Hanxing waved towards Wen Zhen.

Wen Zhenyi walked up to him: "Brother Shen, what's wrong?"

"Why don't you give everyone a trial price, four cents a piece?"

Wen Zhenyi calculated the cost in his mind. The cost of a plate of bread was fifteen to sixteen cents. A plate of bread could be divided into nine pieces, which meant that he could make about twenty to twenty-one cents from each plate of bread.

"Can."

Wen Chengwen walked to Wen Zhenyi's side and asked, "Yiyi, how much are you planning to sell?"

"Father, four cents a piece."

"Okay, I'll tell the guest."

"Dad, this is the price for a trial, it may change later."

"Okay, I understand." Wen Chengwen told the diner the price.

The customers can still accept this price. Four cents is not too expensive.

Wen Zhenyi could still see that ordinary people were reluctant to buy it. After all, the price of a liter of white flour outside was twelve cents, while three loaves of bread here were enough to buy a liter of flour.

She had no choice about this. The cost did not include labor costs, so it could be said that she was adopting the route of small profits but quick turnover. She had no way to ensure that everyone could eat it.

Shen Hanxing saw the helplessness in his eyes: “Are you worried about something?”

Wen Zhenyi turned around and looked at him and smiled: "It's okay, it's just a pity that not everyone can eat it."

"There's nothing we can do about it. People have many children at home and no income. They just rely on a few acres of land and can't bear to give it up."

Wen Zhenyi no longer hesitated: "If I come back early today, I plan to go to the fishing village. Do you want to go with me?"

"Is the coconut tree climbing stuff ready?"

"Well, I plan to send it to him. I've been out of coconuts for a long time."

"Okay, if you come back early, I'll go with you."

Wen Zhenyi went to the backyard to continue making two-color egg roll lollipops. She had already made a lot of chrysanthemum pastries yesterday, so she didn't need to bring them today.

With Geng Ru and the others helping out today, the kitchen feels a lot easier.

Zhu Tao was teaching them how to make popsicles and some recipes for herbal tea.

Wen Zhenyi said as he fried an omelet, "Aunt, we can't sell this herbal tea too often. Drinking too much is not good for your health. Just sell it every few days."

"Okay, I remember that. What do we usually sell?"

"You can sell fruit drinks and the like. Tomorrow I'll teach you how to make pearls and taro balls. You can mix up a lot of delicious things."

"Okay, we'll listen to you."

Ma Ruier helped her put on the lollipop: "Cousin, can I go with you at noon?"

"Okay."

"I'll go with you and protect you." Ma Yushun was very happy when he heard that he could go out.

"Okay, as long as you're not bored."

“I’d be bored.”

At noon, everyone eats cold rice noodles. It’s hot and no one wants to eat rice, so they like to eat these things.

Wen Zhenyi was happy to have some free time. Just as she had packed all her things, Mr. Cheng's carriage arrived at the door of the store.

Butler Cheng smiled and helped her carry her things: "Miss Wen, I'll help you."

"Thank you, Steward Cheng."

"Miss Wen, you're too polite."

Mr. Cheng sat on one side of the carriage, and Wen Zhenyi introduced his cousin to him.

Master Cheng smiled and nodded: "You even bring bodyguards with you when you go out."

"They also want to go along and have a look, to broaden their horizons."

Master Cheng waited until they were seated before letting the coachman drive the carriage to the Lotus Garden.

Wen Zhenyi looked out through the window. There were very few people on the street. The occasional people who came out were wearing hats or holding umbrellas to block the hot sun.

There were ice cubes in the carriage, so it wasn't that hot, but rather a little cool.

The Lotus Garden is a villa outside the city. It takes a cup of tea to get there by carriage from the town, and it may take a quarter of an hour to walk there.

There are two stone lions at the gate of the Lotus Garden, and a vermilion plaque of the Lotus Garden hangs above the gate.

Butler Cheng went to knock on the door first, and the coachman placed the horse stool next to the carriage and asked them to get off slowly.