Downstairs, Yun Zhiyi came in, introduced herself, and asked the waiter to find Lu Jingyi.

When Lu Jingyi arrived in the morning, Qingkong and Li's father had already delivered the bean sprouts and left.

Upon learning that the other party was Yun Zhiyi's housekeeper, Lu Jingyi couldn't help but take a second look, his eyes showing slight surprise.

Although I had heard the guy describe it before, seeing it in person was still a refreshing experience.

This housekeeper, Qing, is simply a person of exceptional beauty and temperament.

It was those eyes that gave him a strange sense of familiarity, as if he had seen them somewhere before.

However, he was certain he had never seen this person before.

His mind was racing, but his face remained impassive as he cupped his hands in a smile and welcomed the two inside.

Li's father followed behind dumbly, turning his head to look at the lush green restaurant.

Looking around at the seats that were everywhere, I was quite astonished.

He hadn't expected the restaurant to be doing so well, so he could rest assured.

The two were taken behind the counter.

Yun Zhiyi briefly inquired about the situation over the past two days, glanced at the account book, and then took her leave.

The restaurant's food prices were not high to begin with.

Signature dishes like Drunken Immortal Fish and Roasted Duck.

One serving is about 3-5 ounces.

Although the unit price was raised yesterday, it was only by a few hundred coins, and there was also a 50% discount.

The books naturally don't look good.

Even so, yesterday was still a small profit.

Although she set the cost price for all the ingredients.

However, there were more guests yesterday, so the number of guests was slightly lower from morning to noon.

Once word spread, many customers came in the evenings.

The venue was basically full the entire time.

A total of 430 tables were served throughout the day.

Each table typically orders two or more dishes, totaling 1,894 taels of silver.

After deducting the costs of tea, gifts, ingredients, labor, and restaurant renovations, they still made a small profit of 345 taels.

This is because she priced her tea relatively high.

The purchase price for one or two taels of tea is generally between eighty and one hundred taels.

The biggest expense is tea.

Therefore, for Yun Zhiyi, it was actually a huge profit.

Because her ingredients, tea, and restaurant decoration all cost nothing.

Excluding labor costs, she earned at least 1,800 taels of silver yesterday.

It only cost a tiny fraction of the money.

She nodded in satisfaction.

Li's father is the village's accountant; she might have to come here to reconcile accounts for her in the future.

So he listened to the whole thing.

Hearing that business was so good on the first day made me feel even more at ease.

Hearing that the owner was using such expensive tea as ordinary tea, I didn't know what to say for a moment.

However, I still made a small profit, even with the price halved.

Once the price returns to normal, we might be able to earn even more.

But back then, there probably weren't that many customers.

Yun Zhiyi had no idea that Li's father was even more worried than she, the boss.

She had originally planned to have lunch here before going back.

However, the restaurant was already full and Li Kui was too busy to handle everything, so she didn't want to add any more pressure.

He only asked Lu Jingyi to pass on a message to Li Kui before leaving.

If he feels overwhelmed, he can hire some cooks or apprentices himself.

He kept his promise and didn't interfere in the kitchen affairs, letting him make all the decisions.

When Li Kui found out, he, who was not good with words, surprisingly said a word to Lu Jingyi.

"If the boss comes again, let me know and I will thank her in person."

Yun Zhiyi gave him enough respect and rights, which he had never thought of and had never experienced before.

Even before he started working at the restaurant, although he was still the head chef, he only took charge of a few of his own dishes, while the other chefs each took charge of one dish.

Neither of them can control the other.

As a chef, he didn't actually have much power, but things are different now.

"Okay." Lu Jingyi nodded with a smile.

Li Kui thought for a moment and said, "I do need to hire a few more chefs."

If the restaurant business continues to be this good, even with apprentices helping out.

However, he personally prepares thousands of dishes every day, which is simply too much for him to handle.

"Okay, will you find them yourself, or should I find some for you first and then you can choose?"

Li Kui said, "Then I'll have to trouble Manager Lu."

Lu Jingyi waved his hand and laughed, "We're all just working for our boss."

Yun Zhiyi returned to the manor and had Li Die take the slaves away, so that they could familiarize themselves with the situation and responsibilities of the manor.

So they sought out Liu Dashan.

"I want to clear fifty acres of wasteland on the west side of the estate. You decide how many people you need and hire them at 80 coins per day. Clear the wasteland for me first."

Upon hearing this, Liu Dashan hesitated.

After thinking about it, he still mustered up the courage to remind him.

“Master, the land to the west is all gravel. Even if it is cleared, it probably won’t be suitable for planting.”

Yun Zhiyi simply smiled approvingly, "It's alright, I'm just using it to plant some flowers that are suitable for this kind of soil."

Liu Dashan only realized it when he heard that it wasn't about growing vegetables or grains.

But then I had a second thought and felt conflicted.

Don't flowers need fertile soil and careful care?

However, since the owner had said so, he didn't say anything more and agreed, then hurriedly left the manor to take care of his business.

Yun Zhiyi stopped the person and asked about the current situation of the fields in the estate.

When Liu Dashan heard her finally talk about the farm, he immediately perked up.

Slightly uneasy, he said nervously, "Every household in the estate has already planted wheat and millet on their farmland, and it will be ready for harvest in about five months."

Yun Zhiyi said, "I see there are rivers around here, why not divert the water to grow rice?"

Liu Dashan's heart skipped a beat, fearing she was going to tell them to switch to rice cultivation, and he quickly said...

"I've also grown rice before, but after irrigation, it's easy for silt to accumulate, making it difficult to manage and prone to pests, which affects rice yield. It's not as safe and simple as wheat."

Yun Zhiyi suddenly realized.

She had only noticed that the land here was relatively moist and the climate was suitable for spring, summer and autumn, so growing rice would be a good option.

Of course, she was just asking casually.

"What is the current yield per acre in the fields? Are there any difficulties in this year's planting?"

Although she did not want to interfere too much in the farmers' farming problems.

But since she had taken over the estate, these people were also her responsibility; she couldn't just abandon them and let them fend for themselves.

She thought that if there were any difficulties in farming, she could help solve them.

Although Liu Dashan was afraid that if she heard that the harvest was not good, she would ask them to switch to planting something else.

However, he dared not hide anything from her and told her everything in detail.

The current state of the farmland in the estate is no different from before.

In recent years, soil pests have become increasingly severe, leading to a continuous decline in grain production.

However, the problem of pests is difficult to solve, and at most they can only carefully search the fields and catch them every day.

After he finished speaking, he looked at his employer cautiously, and then added a sentence carefully at the end.

"However, this is the case for most of the land here. After a long period of planting, diseases will appear. Fortunately, these pests will not have a great impact on wheat and millet. As long as we take good care of them, they will be fine."

Yun Zhiyi nodded thoughtfully, deciding to find some time to check on the situation before making a decision.

If it's just a common pest problem, you only need to teach them how to make some insecticide.