Chapter 1541 Xiao Shi Leaves Dongqing Temple

Shu Yu watched from behind for a while before stepping forward.

Upon seeing her approach, Wei Ronghua was surprised and quickly stood up.

Shu Yu waved her hand, "Manager Wei, you go ahead and get busy. We can talk later."

Wei Ronghua stood for half the distance before sitting back down and continuing to record the information of those who came to apply for the job as waiters on the paper.

Shu Yu stepped forward and pulled out a few pieces of paper from the side to look at them.

The records above don't just contain names and ages; they also include simple information such as work experience, home address, literacy, height, and appearance.

After all, as a waiter who greets and sees off customers at the counter, appearance is very important. It would be best if he were pleasing to the eye. At the very least, he should have a decent appearance and look upright.

Wei Ronghua's markings are quite interesting; if a particular characteristic stands out, he will draw a circle around it.

Shu Yu flipped through the list and found that there were quite a few people.

This is just the number of people registered in one morning; there's still a day and a half left. When we calculate the list later, it will probably be a thick stack.

The problem is, they only hired one guy.

Shu Yu chuckled. It was just hiring a worker, but it felt like a massive army crossing a single-plank bridge.

Since she had already entrusted everything to Wei Ronghua, she wouldn't interfere. She put down the paper in her hand and decided to see if there was anything she could help with.

As soon as she looked up, she saw someone at the bottom of the steps in front of the shop asking her, "Excuse me, are you Lu Xiangjun, young lady?"

Were you recognized?

Shu Yu nodded. "Yes, that's me."

The people around immediately became excited upon hearing this, "So you're the owner of this shop?"

Someone quickly asked, "Lord Lu, we've all heard that rhyme. May I ask if your shop's melon seeds and sunflower oil are really sold all the way to the capital and the imperial palace?"

Shu Yu simply stood at the doorway, nodded to the crowd, and said, "Of course, I wouldn't dare to make false claims. Besides, it involves the supply of the palace. If I were to lie, wouldn't I be arrested?"

The crowd became even more excited after receiving her affirmative answer.

"So, even the emperor is consuming that sunflower oil?"

“I don’t know if the Emperor is eating it, since I can’t see it, but it is definitely being used in the palace,” Shu Yu explained patiently. “This sunflower oil has also been tested by the imperial physicians and food doctors, and it is indeed safe and healthy. I also have the Emperor’s own inscription, which affirms and praises the sunflower oil. Everyone will be able to see it on the opening day.”

Upon hearing this, the crowd couldn't help but whisper among themselves. Even if the Emperor didn't eat it, surely the concubines and noble ladies in the palace did, right? Besides, there was an imperial inscription. If the Emperor didn't eat it, how would he know if it was good or not, and how would he give praise?

"Lord Lu, this stuff is so good, why didn't you open a shop in the prefectural city to sell it sooner?"

Shu Yu said helplessly, "I wish I could, but both melon seeds and sunflower oil are novelties. When they first appeared, they weren't available anywhere else. The former magistrate of Jiangyuan County, Lord Xiang, naturally had to report the new products that appeared in the county to the imperial court. As a result, people from the palace and the capital came to buy them directly after they found out. In the past, the workshops were small and the output was low. They couldn't even supply the small shops in the county town, let alone the big shops in the prefectural city."

(End of this chapter)