At this point, guests began to arrive one after another.

"We have guests, you go and greet them. Yuanyuan and I will stay in the kitchen," my cousin-in-law said warmly.

He hadn't known Liu Yuanyuan for very long, but their personalities got along quite well. Right now, the two of them were chatting away like old friends, giving the person who had instigated the trouble yesterday a thorough dressing-down.

Pei Yuezhi smiled helplessly and went to the front hall to greet the guests.

After the guests finished ordering, Pei Yuezhi returned to the kitchen to cook, still a little worried about how to persuade her cousin-in-law to leave for a while.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the kitchen, I saw my cousin-in-law washing a dishcloth.

"Sister-in-law, why are you washing a rag?" Pei Yuezhi asked, a little puzzled.

"We have to be on guard. If someone comes looking for trouble once, they'll come again. If we keep the shop sparkling clean, no one will be able to find fault with us. I'll clean the whole front."

"Sister-in-law, you're too kind. Don't bother, I'll wipe it off in a bit."

"It's alright, we're all family, no need for formalities. I can't stay idle either. You see, since I came to town, I haven't had any work to do, I'm just sitting here all day, I'm so bored. I might as well help you out."

Then, without saying a word, he went to the front and started wiping.

After hearing what she had just said, Pei Yuezhi thought of Granny Liu's poor health and the fact that she was no longer able to do it.

"These are perfect employees, they've practically delivered themselves to our doorstep," Pei Yuezhi muttered softly.

Liu Yuanyuan then chimed in, "Yuanyue, do you think it's okay to hire your sister-in-law? I remember you told me that she's a nice person, and her whole family is very good. Plus, they live in town."

"That's why we say we're good friends, we've come to think of each other."

The two hit it off immediately, and they would ask his sister-in-law what she thought when she came over later.

Pei Yuezhi was afraid that if her cousin-in-law came over, her cooking tips would be exposed, and since no one had been nearby when she was cooking before.

This is perfect timing. I found a bunch of bottles and jars and put all the seasonings in here, so I don't have to worry about someone suddenly coming over.

They lock it up after closing time, so I'm not worried.

"Sister-in-law, you're back. I need to talk to you about something."

Pei Yuezhi pulled her cousin-in-law aside and told her that she wanted to hire her to work here.

"That's great! I've just found a few jobs, but I haven't decided which one to take yet. If you're hiring, I'd definitely like to come work for you!" My cousin-in-law was very happy.

“We’re really close relatives. I’ll pay you the market rate, 700 cash a month, plus food. What do you think, sister-in-law?”

My cousin's wife slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "Oh, sister-in-law, you're so honest! I've looked at two jobs, and they both only pay 700 without food. You agree, you absolutely agree!"

"Sister-in-law, can you come to work tomorrow?" Pei Yuezhi asked.

"Yes, when should I come tomorrow?"

"After 9 AM."

Pei Yuezhi was especially happy to have hired a capable person, feeling that she was one step closer to moving to a bigger house.

......

The following days were spent in a state of extreme caution.

During that time, the boxed lunch shop in the middle of the street changed back to a noodle shop, but the shop at the end of the street still didn't give up boxed lunches.

He even lowered the price of his boxed lunches, but he still persisted in selling them, seemingly unwilling to let go of this lucrative business.

Unfortunately, no matter how much he didn't want to give up, his business wasn't as good as the Moonlit Restaurant.

However, Pei Yuezhi's intuition told her that the people who caused the trouble were the ones behind it.

There's no evidence, just suspicion.

Unlike modern times, where you can call the police if something bad happens, there was nowhere to seek justice in ancient times.

It's not that there aren't honest officials, it's just that these are minor matters that don't even reach the officials' level.

We can only be on guard at all times.

However, instead of engaging in commercial warfare, it's better to better serve customers. After all, doing business ultimately depends on consumers.

Therefore, Pei Yuezhi worked diligently and did not slack off just because business was good.

That's why she got better day by day.

Now that those wooden signs are carved and hung up, even more people are coming to eat in the evenings.

On average, one can earn about three taels of silver per day, and thanks to the existence of the system's shop, the cost is only two to three hundred coins per day.

Since the last time, Pei Yuezhi has paid extra attention to food quality, and her sister-in-law has kept the shop spotless.

It's not that we've stopped causing trouble, but apart from price wars, there's nowhere else where we can easily be framed.

Pei Yuezhi assured everyone that her restaurant's food was safe, and given how long they'd been eating there, Yueyuan Restaurant's attitude towards everyone was evident.

A funny thing happened during the meal: a customer suffered heatstroke and vomited as soon as he got his food. The others thought he was trying to scam them and spoke up for Pei Yuezhi, saying that the owner's food was very clean and they could eat it every day without any problems.

This made the guest who suffered from heatstroke feel quite embarrassed.

The next day, Pei Yuezhi cooked some mung bean soup to cool everyone down and relieve the summer heat. She offered it to everyone for free, and the diners were overjoyed.

If you treat every guest with care, they will naturally trust you from the bottom of their hearts.

......

That day, Pei Yuezhi was taking a break at her shop and wanted to eat some mutton, but the special offer mall didn't have any mutton available. Thinking that she hadn't been to the butcher shops and vegetable stores in the area to buy goods before, she suddenly had the idea to go and check out what they had.

Since we had nothing better to do, we called Liu Yuanyuan and Fan Mu, and went to a nearby shop.

For some reason, the butcher started avoiding eye contact as soon as Pei Yue entered the butcher shop.

"Boss, how much is your mutton?" Pei Yuezhi asked, looking at the meat on the counter.

To everyone's surprise, the shop owner stammered and said, "This...this meat is already taken."

Pei Yuezhi nodded, then pointed to the pork belly over there: "How much is this pork belly?"

"Someone wants this one too."

Is it really such a coincidence? Pei Yuezhi wondered.

I then asked about a few more meats, and unsurprisingly, they were all already reserved.

Pei Yuezhi nodded helplessly and went out with Liu Yuanyuan and Fan Mu.

"Yueyue, what a coincidence! Everything has been ordered, and if it's already ordered, why is it still on display?"

"I don't know either. It's okay. I'll just go to where I usually buy meat. I'm just looking around today."

With Fan Mu around, it wasn't appropriate to mention the mall directly, so this was the only way to hint at it.

However, after walking around for a while, the three of them remembered that the corn was almost ripe, so they asked about the price of the corn.

"One coin... no, no, this corn isn't for sale anymore, someone wants it." The old man selling vegetables was still talking about the price, but when he looked up and saw Pei Yuezhi's face, he changed his mind.

Pei Yuezhi nodded and left.

Even a child would find something wrong with this scene.

"Mom, I just saw people buying vegetables here. Why don't this grandpa and the butcher sell us anything?"