The shop next to Su Bei is very big. It used to be an inn with three floors.
Such a large area would be a good place to open an inn or restaurant, but the owner is really stupid, he actually used it to open a shop selling hairy monkeys...
Princess Mu Hui looked at her shop proudly, while Chu Youyang kept shaking his head behind her. Even he, a dandy prince, knew that input and output were not proportional at all!
But who made Mu Hui happy? What made her even happier was that Chu Younan really kept his word and sent Ling Ziyou back.
"You have to bring all your friends here to me! Let them take care of my business!" Mu Hui ordered Chu Youyang.
Chu Youyang grumbled with a bitter face: "I've given you such a big shop for free, and it's still not enough?"
"Oh! I'll pay you the rent when I make money!" Mu Hui said with a serious face.
Su Bei secretly smacked his lips. Can this little thing earn back the rent? I'm afraid it can't even earn back Ling Ziyou's monthly salary of 100 taels? Ling Ziyou obviously didn't expect this situation. He said awkwardly: "Your Highness, you don't need such a big store. Maohou is just making hard-earned money..."
"You're pouring cold water on me right after the opening?" Mu Hui said with a straight face, "You haven't discovered the exquisiteness of this hairy monkey. It's so interesting! It's lifelike! Isn't it more interesting than those bottles and jars they display at home?"
Although she had a stern face, Mu Hui did not give people a very sharp feeling. On the contrary, Su Bei thought she looked quite cute with her puffed cheeks and pouting lips.
Anyway, people don't need this little money, right? With a monthly salary, plus income from the farm, and a little extra money from Chu Youyang from time to time, and no money for food, clothing, housing and transportation, life is all about having fun.
Compared with the princes and princesses who married to foreign countries, Princess Mu Hui is simply living in a honey pot. No wonder she has no idea how expensive firewood and rice are.
But in fact, they are still very dedicated in running the store. For example, Princess Mu Hui suggested putting the Maohou in the Subei store, requiring customers from Subei to buy a set when they buy snacks. Or she also tried to get Chu Youyang to put the Maohou in all the stores under his name, requiring everyone to buy a set of Maohou no matter what they buy.
The reason is: let everyone appreciate such elegant and interesting things.
In fact, it is a forced sale.
Su Bei was so upset that she had to calculate the cost and then launch an event, offering a set of snacks for every certain amount of purchase. Of course, the cost of the Maohou was paid out of her own pocket.
Chu Youyang was also miserable. He had already rented the shop to someone else. If they continued to force him to buy or sell, it would simply ruin his entire business!
Fortunately, Mu Hui could not always leave the palace, and fortunately, Ling Ziyou could not make as much as she wanted. However, Ling Ziyou was also a practical man. He always felt that he was not worth his monthly salary of 100 taels, so he hired a few assistants out of his own pocket. The store sold hairy monkeys, candied haws, sugar men, and candied maltose.
But that's it, I can't even make back a hundred taels...
He was a little worried, fearing that the store would close down next month and Mu Hui would send him home.
Su Bei came up with an idea.
"Let's cooperate! I'll provide tea and snacks, and let customers eat and drink here, and I'll give you a share of the money in return."
Ling Ziyou said that he had never heard of such an operation.
Su Bei patiently explained: "My shop is small, and there is no place for dining. I will just borrow your place to open a teahouse and give you a share of the profits. This way, you can make money, and I can make money too. It's better than you selling these odds and ends."
Ling Ziyou was desperate and had no other choice but to agree. Who could have been more eager to treat his cousin in his hometown?
He thought Su Bei was just selling ordinary tea, but he didn't expect that once Su Bei's tea was launched, it would be more popular than dim sum...
The sweet milk tea was filled with small black dumplings...
People in northern Jiangsu call it pearl milk tea. It became an instant hit once it was launched because people had never seen it before.
She watched people drink bubble tea with spoons and laughed secretly, because she had never seen anyone eat bubble tea with a spoon!
Su Bei also said that the season was not right and ice was too scarce, otherwise they could make fruit tea and ice cream, but they had to rely on bubble milk tea for now. After all, Ling Ziyu's store was full with bubble milk tea alone.
Because the ancients did not have the habit of eating and drinking while walking! The pearl milk tea that was popular in Beijing for a while not only attracted customers, but also attracted the old rivals in northern Jiangsu.
Princess Yaruo thought this was a newly opened store. Although it was next door to Su Bei, the owner was someone else, so she came in and drank without restraint.
The people of Gaoliu had never seen this thing before. They didn't even eat things like glutinous rice balls, so naturally it was extremely rare.
Due to her nature, Yaruo's eyes fell on Ling Ziyu.
Ling Ziyou was a gentle and handsome man, tall, thin, fair and quiet. He looked extremely serious as he sat there concentrating on making the hairy monkey. Yaruo immediately felt that she was moved again.
She waved her hand at the servant and said, "Go and get the shopkeeper here for me!"
The servant agreed and went to invite Ling Ziyou, but Ling Ziyou didn't know the princess. He smiled and said to the servant, "I don't sell wine in my shop. I'm afraid that girl went to the wrong door. There is a wine shop opposite."
After saying that, he lowered his head again and conscientiously started making his hairy monkey.
Yaruo's face darkened after hearing this. "Go across the street and buy me two jars of wine! I want to drink in his shop! I want him to come and accompany me!"
The wine was quickly bought, but Ling Ziyou still refused to get up. "I'm sorry, if this girl really wants to drink, she can drink here, but I'm still busy and can't let the monthly salary given by the boss down."
Upon hearing this, Yaruo took out two large ingots worth ten taels and slammed them on the table, shouting arrogantly: "You have to accompany me if I ask you to! Is this enough for your monthly salary?!"
Ling Ziyou stood up and bowed to her, then said hesitantly: "I don't know which princess you are, but I really have something to do. I see you have someone with you, how about letting them accompany you?"
Does this guy really not understand or is he pretending not to understand? !
Yaruo took off her cloak. The bright red robe inside was different from the one in the Central Plains. It clung to her body, outlining the figure she was proud of. She raised her chin towards Ling Ziyu and said unscrupulously, "This princess asked you to accompany her, not them. Do you understand what I mean?"
If you give it to another man, he will definitely understand.
But Ling Ziyou still had no expression, "I understand, but I really don't have time. It's the same if they accompany me."
Yaruo could no longer endure it, so she stood up and walked towards Ling Ziyu, grabbed him by the collar, and shouted, "This princess has taken a fancy to you! It doesn't matter if you are a shopkeeper or not, just come back with this princess, and I guarantee you will have a good life!"
Now, Ling Ziyou finally understood...