Chapter 301 Designing the Flue

Thinking of this, Shen Yueyao was quite excited.

Her eyes brightened instantly.

She remembered that her father liked to drink.

If she brewed good wine for her father to drink, he would probably be very happy.

Besides, wine is a good thing. If Su Xueyi goes to the capital, he will deal with his classmates and officials. If there is good wine, it will be easy to bring him closer to his classmates and colleagues.

Shen Shaojing looked at his sister's expression and knew that she must have some ideas.

He encouraged his sister, "Sister, you really can give it a try. You know how to make wine. It would be a shame if you don't."

Shen Yueyao touched her chin and said, "Let me think about it. It's not that simple or easy to open a wine workshop."

Shen Shaojing said sincerely: “Sister, if you don’t have enough manpower, I can find someone to come and do the work. They are all straightforward and true brothers, and they will never reveal the winemaking method.”

Shen Yueyao pointed at the table with her finger and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about this, and you don't have to worry about hiring people. It's just that it's more troublesome to open a workshop in the early stage, and you need a lot of tools."

Some of them she can draw and create herself, such as distillation tools.

It’s definitely impossible to make glass products, but it’s possible to use other things.

As long as it can be distilled and purified, it will be fine.

Ning Mianmian was so surprised that she was speechless.

But deep down I was looking forward to drinking the wine brewed by my sister.

That was definitely a very shocking thing.

Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll think about it carefully, make some plans, and then see how to open a wine workshop."

Shen Shaojing seemed to have thought of something and said, "Oh, by the way, sister, I brought you a carriage this time. We won't need a carriage for the time being. We have an ox cart at home that is enough. We are going to set up a stall in the town. It's very close, so an ox cart is enough."

"There's also a lot of ramie fabric on the carriage. If we want to use it for the mosquito net business, my sister might have to do it. We're already too busy with the food business alone."

"I'm thinking of taking it one step at a time."

Shen Shaojing felt that he was not the one who was good at opening a workshop, so it would be easier for him to set up a stall first and then open a store and manage it.

Seeing that her fourth brother liked to cook, Shen Yueyao said, "Fourth brother, don't put pressure on yourself. Just do what you like. It's okay as long as you are happy doing what you like."

"And if you open a bigger restaurant in the future, you can not only have barbecue but also hot pot. You have eaten hot pot before, so you should know how to make hot pot."

When he heard about hot pot, Shen Shaojing was of course excited.

"Sister, hot pot is really good. The way to eat it is unique and it is very enjoyable."

"When you say that, I want to eat it."

After eating that meal, I still feel unsatisfied when I think about it.

Especially the seasoning made by my sister is very delicious.

They tried to make it at home, but couldn't recreate the flavor.

"It's just that, sister, you said you wanted to add hot pot, but how do we do that in the restaurant? We can't have several big pots, right? Do we have to light a fire in each pot? Won't the fumes choke us?"

Shen Yueyao had been thinking about opening a hot pot restaurant before, but in this era there was no electricity and no electric cookers, so it would be a bit troublesome to really open a hot pot restaurant.

But she thought about it carefully and felt that if she made large pots to burn fire and built a special flue, there would be no smell of oil smoke in the store.

Then there is the issue of fire. If you put a few large pieces of wood and let them burn in the stove, you will not be able to control the size of the fire, but this will not have much impact.

Anyway, as long as the fire is lit, the food in the hot pot can keep cooking.

Shen Yueyao said: “Fourth brother, this will require some trouble when the store is renovated.”

"When the time comes, I'll design a flue on the wall, just like the stove in our own home. Once the flue is built, the smoke will come out of the flue on the wall and won't be affected."

Shen Shaojing's eyes widened with excitement, and his eye sockets were slightly red.

"Sister, I really don't know how to thank you."

"Originally, my sister could have opened her own shop."

Shen Yueyao waved her hand and said, "These are very troublesome. It's not easy to prepare fresh ingredients, all kinds of ingredients. It also requires decoration and opening a store. It's easier to open a workshop. After letting the employees work step by step, I don't have to keep an eye on them every day."

"Since you like to cook delicious food, these things are just for you to do."

“This way everyone can enjoy hot pot and barbecue.”

Shen Yueyao simply couldn't handle so many things.

She now runs several large workshops and feels a bit busy sometimes.

Fortunately, someone was assigned to take care of it.

But if I open a barbecue hotpot restaurant, I will have to get all kinds of ingredients myself.

Fortunately, the fourth brother is good at making friends and knows many loyal brothers.

There are also various channels to obtain ingredients.

For example, things like cow's milk and goat's milk can be bought from people he knows, and they're cheap.

I guess it’s not difficult for him to get the ingredients.

Everyone is good at different things, and Shen Yueyao thinks it’s good for Fourth Brother to do these things.

As if thinking of something, Shen Yueyao said: "Fourth brother, when the brand is well-known, you can open chain stores in various places, but you'd better start training some trustworthy and useful people from now on."

"If you don't have reliable people available, buy some and train them. When you open a chain store, assign them to go there. You can just inspect the store every month."

"But don't worry about the seasoning. I'll tell you the specific recipe when the time comes."

"The key to hot pot and barbecue is also the seasoning. If someone sees your business is booming and wants to imitate you, don't be afraid of imitation, because if you use the same ingredients with different dipping sauces, the taste will be different if the sauce is not tasty."

"And no one can imitate it quickly in a short time."

Shen Yueyao told her fourth brother about some details that needed to be paid attention to when running a barbecue hotpot restaurant.

Shen Yueyao also took out a pen and paper and drew the design of the store's smoke duct.

Shen Shaojing was deeply moved.

His sister is so nice to him.

He didn't even know how to repay his sister.

"Sister, I don't know how to repay you."

Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Hi, Fourth Brother, we are all family. Let's not say these things. Hello, I, as your younger sister, don't worry."

"But don't tire yourself out doing this. If you need to hire someone to do the work, just hire someone."

Shen Shaojing smiled and said, "I know. I have enough money to hire someone. We are currently looking for a store and are planning to buy a big one."

He now has enough money to buy a shop.

In this way, Shen Yueyao felt relieved.

Shen Yueyao originally wanted to invite Fourth Brother and Ning Mianmian to have dinner.

But the two of them had no time to eat because they had things to do when they got back.

Before leaving, Shen Shaojing seemed to have thought of something and said, "By the way, sister, there will be another batch of ramie coming in a while. I will have someone send it over then."

Shen Shaojing knew that his sisters wanted to make mosquito nets, so he asked them to help buy more ramie.

Ning Mianmian ordered a lot of ramie cloth from some towns and villages, which will be delivered together when the time comes.

When Shen Yueyao heard this, she smiled and said, "Okay."

These ramie were bought by fourth brother and his wife, and Shen Yueyao will give them the money when the time comes.

After saying a few words, Shen Shaojing and Ning Mianmian hurried back.

They would make some extra meat skewers in the evening and set up a barbecue stall at noon and in the evening of the next day.

They came in a hurry and went back in a hurry.

Shen Yueyao looked at the large amount of ramie that her fourth brother had left on the carriage, and her expression changed.

She hurried to the embroidery workshop and called a few people to help.

Whatever Shen Yueyao arranged for everyone to do, everyone was diligent and active.

They all hurried over to work.

Shen Yueyao said, "Please help move these ramie into the workshop."

Although everyone didn't know what the boss wanted to do with the ramie, they all did as he asked.

After everyone moved in, Shen Yueyao called the embroidery workshop manager and team leader to her side and said, "Have you seen these ramie? Take your people and make mosquito nets out of them."

"This is a mosquito net. It's very simple. Just make it."

Shen Yueyao took out the mosquito net that was used at home and showed it to everyone.

These team leaders are all good at embroidery and needlework. They can make clothes, so making mosquito nets is naturally no problem for them.

Everyone knows how to do it as soon as they see the mosquito net.

The main thing is that the mosquito net looks very simple to make.

"Don't worry, boss. We know what to do."

Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "Well, okay, some of you will make the bedding first, and the other part will make the mosquito net."

Shen Yueyao also planned to sell the mosquito nets on the market after they were made.

She felt that since she had opened an embroidery workshop, she still needed to open a store in town.

When the time comes, if anyone wants to know about the four-piece sets, clothes, mosquito nets and other items made by the embroidery workshop, they can go to the store to have a look.

If it looks good, you can place an order or buy the finished product directly.

It's similar to some physical furniture stores.

If you go to the store and take a look, you will have a more intuitive experience.

If some businessmen want to order things from their embroidery workshop, they can also go to the store to take a look first.

And once the mosquito net is made, it will be sold in the store first.

After explaining some things to the embroidery workshop manager and team leaders, Shen Yueyao left the embroidery workshop.

As soon as she got home, Shen Yueyao saw several people standing at the door.

It was Aunt Qiu and the others.

"Madam Qiu, you're here!"

Upon hearing the voice, Aunt Qiu and the others turned around. When they saw Shen Yueyao, Aunt Qiu's eyes became red again.

"Third Madam!"

Beside Nanny Qiu were Fan Jiang, his wife Geng, and their daughter Fan Cuicui.

She also brought her little grandson Fan Xiaodao.

After Shen Yueyao met and exchanged a few words with Nanny Qiu and the others, she quickly invited them into the house to sit down and rest.

Nanny Qiu and the others didn't bring much with them, and there wasn't much they could pack anyway.

After Fan Jiang recovered, he came along.

Aunt Qiu's second daughter-in-law and second granddaughter are taking care of her second son Fan Jiang, so they will come over later.

They came just when Shen Yueyao needed help.

Shen Yueyao was also very happy.

He quickly called Dabao and Erbao from the street and said, "Dabao and Erbao, go to the workshop and call your grandmother back. Tell her that Aunt Qiu and the others are here."