"What did you say! Ruyi... Ruyi, it really wasn't a coincidence!" Chen Yushan murmured in a deep voice, his eyes almost dripping with malice.

Seeing this, Wang Laishun quickly stepped forward and said, "Boss, this Ruyi Cake Shop is simply going too far! They opened a cake shop and then immediately opened a tavern right after us. Aren't they showing you no respect at all? Should we send someone to cause another scene?"

As they said this, they completely forgot how they treated Si Ji Pastry Shop and other established shops! Double standards are truly astounding!

"Hmph, were the people you sent last time any use? Let me think about it some more. This time, I'm determined to strike decisively!" Chen Yushan glanced at him sideways, clearly still harboring resentment about what happened last time.

Wang Laishun bowed his head and agreed, feeling frustrated. Who would have thought that the family they found would be so unreliable? Just the mention of seeing the officials scared them half to death.

That's right, the scene where Chen Xiaoyun and Wang Erlang caused trouble at Ruyi Cake Shop was arranged by Wang Laishun.

As luck would have it, Wang Erlang was strolling down the street when he was spotted by Wang Laishun's men. After observing them for a while, they realized that the family was newcomers who had only recently arrived in He County. They were dirt poor, and Wang Erlang was a real scoundrel, and his wife and mother were no pushovers either. So they offered them ten taels of silver to extort money from Ruyi Cake Shop.

However, things took an unexpected and dramatic turn later on.

Firstly, Ruyi Cake Shop wasn't like the other shops that wanted to settle things quietly with a small compensation. Secondly, they hadn't expected a doctor to get involved. Thirdly, and naturally, the couple couldn't handle the situation.

Seeing that his employer was angry, Wang Laishun dared not say anything more and could only nod silently, praising his employer's wisdom.

"Boss, would you like to try this wine?" Wang Laishun hesitated for a moment, thinking of the wine his servant had bought, but still forced himself to ask.

Chen Yushan raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, what's so special about this wine? Could it possibly taste better than theirs? He didn't believe it! His winemaker was hired from outside, so his skills were naturally superb. Moreover, he had signed a direct sales contract with the only winery outside the county town.

Chen Yushan had never heard of any wineries in the vicinity that were skilled at brewing wine. Of course, his own homemade wines didn't count.

He waved his hand, indicating that the other man should take the wine and drink it himself. Wang Laishun had no choice but to take the wine away, but since he already had quite a lot of wine at home, he simply put this wine away on a shelf!

The Ruyi Tavern was so popular that it remained so until the shadows fell, when it closed and locked up early because all the finished wine had been sold out.

"Boss, our business is booming today! Should we increase the quantity tomorrow?" Thinking of the lively scene that day, Xiao Jin still couldn't calm down.

"Yes, boss, several big customers on the second floor were buying ten jars at a time. I didn't expect those women to buy even more fruit wine. They took all the fruit wine we had in stock and still weren't satisfied!" The young waiter was new. He only knew that Chen's Tavern across the street was doing well, but he didn't think it was this good!

Da Wa and Lu Song were quite excited. They had initially thought that fruit wine sales would definitely not be as high as baijiu, but they found that fruit wine sales were not low at all, and many women liked to drink it. In addition, many young men and officials also bought some, saying they would take them home for the women in their families to try.

Da Wa saw a huge business opportunity. The time and labor costs of fruit wine were much lower than those of sorghum liquor like Zui Hong Chen, which meant they could make more money! Now his dried fruit business is booming. He originally thought he had bought enough fruit, but now it seems he needs to increase his purchases.

After a busy and exciting day, everyone looked at her intently, thinking about making a big splash tomorrow.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Sanniang still rejected their suggestion. "Let's stick to this number tomorrow; there's no need to increase it. Bojin, do you know why?"

In the past, Da Wa'er wouldn't have understood either, but now that he's been with his mother for so long, he figured it out after a little thought. He explained to the puzzled crowd, "I think what Mother means is to use scarcity marketing, to let customers know that the wine in our store is limited in supply, and that if they want to buy it, they have to queue up in advance, instead of coming anytime."

Qin Sanniang nodded in satisfaction and praised, "Bojin is right! Rich people have a sense of curiosity, which will further stimulate their desire to buy. Moreover, the longer the line, the more popular our wine is. People love to follow the crowd, so why worry about sales?"

The men nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite, but they didn't care anymore; they figured they could only trust their boss!

After bidding farewell to everyone, Qin San Niang and the others boarded the oxcart that Gu Qingshan had already parked.

Liu and the others had originally planned to come today, but a batch of fruit happened to arrive at their home, so they couldn't leave! Therefore, they asked Gu Qingshan to come and look after them and pick up the mother and child.

The overwhelming popularity of Ruyi Tavern exceeded Gu Qingshan's expectations. Although he already knew that their wine was of excellent quality, who would have thought that it would be packed with people on its first day of opening?

The scar on Gu Qingshan's face faded considerably with his smile, and it no longer looked as terrifying as before.

Qin San Niang had also considered finding him a doctor, and it would be best if the scars on his face could be removed! In fact, her sworn brother was quite good-looking, and A-Zhi also hoped that he could regain his original heroic appearance.

However, Gu Qingshan didn't mind, saying that he was used to it and that it was fine this way.

In reality, no one truly wants to live with a disfigured face; they just don't want to trouble others!

Qin San Niang could only keep this in mind for now, and if she could find a way to do it someday, that would be a piece of cake.

Not long after the oxcart started moving, a scolding voice came from inside the cart.

The noise was unbearable, and the curses mixed with accents greatly ruined everyone's good mood.

"Qingshan, what's going on?" Qin Sanniang leaned out of the car window, frowning as she asked. Da Wa and Lu Song also leaned out at the same time.

Gu Qingshan, who had practiced martial arts for many years, had excellent hearing. The woman's curses were so offensive that he couldn't help but frown. "Sister, it seems there's some kind of argument ahead."

Qin San Niang wasn't being overly kind; it was simply that the crowd of onlookers had gathered in large numbers, blocking most of the road at the bend, and anyone wanting to pass would have to get out of the car and negotiate.

It was not yet curfew time, and the constables had not yet begun their patrols. Many men and women, young and old, were actually sitting there with their rice bowls in hand, watching the excitement and eating!