Some villagers congratulated him, while others criticized him. The old man always said, "We are all fellow villagers. Go to Xu's pastry shop to buy some snacks and ask Dashi to weigh them."
His show-off attitude made many people secretly spit at him.
A simple shed was added to Fifth Grandpa's donkey cart to block the wind. Qin put on her thickest clothes, Xu Lanting wore a hat, and they were wrapped in a mattress together with Xu Yuan and his sister.
When they arrived at the backyard of the shop, they entered through the back door.
The courtyard was small, with a well inside. There were three main rooms, three side rooms, and a brick wall on the right. Later, I would buy a little land outside the right wall and build three more side rooms.
The main house consisted of two bedrooms and a living room. Xu Dashi and his wife lived in one room, and Xu Lanzhou lived in another. The side rooms served as the kitchen, drying room, and storeroom. The drying room had a large stewing oven specially built for them, so it was extremely cramped.
There are two shops in front, one big and one small. I rent the small one to others to sell miscellaneous goods.
Xu Dashi, wearing a long silk gown, was busy inside and outside.
Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "Manager Xu has the demeanor of a big boss."
This made everyone laugh, and Gu's laughter was particularly loud.
Xu Lanyin rolled up her sleeves to help. Li and her two apprentices had begun making dim sum before dawn, and with the addition of what they had made yesterday and the day before, dozens of large wooden trays were already filled.
There were twelve plates on the counter, filled with various snacks cut into small pieces, with toothpicks next to them. This was the popular tasting method in the previous life.
There is a big sign in front of the door that says 40% off on the first day, 30% off on the second to third days, and 10% off on the fourth to eighth days.
In order to promote the store, Xu Lanyin asked Xu Lanzhou to write dozens of "flyers", which not only included the store's address and the names of several new products, but also some slogans from his previous life, and posted them in every corner of the county.
In a previous life, this would have been considered a "psoriasis" that damaged the city's image, but in this life, not only was it not a "psoriasis," it was actually a spectacle. This was because notices were only posted everywhere when wanted criminals or when major events occurred in the imperial court.
Xu Lanyin certainly didn't dare violate the taboo. Notices were usually posted on city walls and prominent business and residential walls, but the "Xu's Cakes" flyer was posted on a tree.
Many people gathered around to watch with great curiosity. Those who knew how to read were even more proud and read to those who could not read.
Slogans such as "Fill your mouth, make your heart sweeter. The cake can talk, bite it if you don't believe me" made these ancient people laugh from time to time.
So, early this morning, a crowd gathered outside the shop. Standing in the front were Hong Zhen, dressed in his official uniform, along with Mrs. Hu and Fang Jie'er, along with the shopkeepers from Mrs. Hu's second uncle's household and the teahouse owned by the Hu family in the county town. Mrs. Hu had given the Hu family some dim sum made by the Xu family, and they loved it. They came early this morning not just to show their support but also to buy something.
Xu Dashi quickly came out and invited them to sit in the backyard and drink tea. Hong Zhen smiled and said, "Let Fang'er's mother go in and rest. Fang'er and I will stay here to attract more people to the shop."
Xu Lanyin could also see Gu Pozi from afar. She was standing at the door of her teahouse, watching them with a look of resentment on her face. Xu Lanyin secretly rejoiced, pissing off the mother and son to death.
After the firecrackers blasted, the restaurant officially opened.
The first customers to come in were, of course, Hong Zhen and his daughter, followed by people drawn in by the advertisement and nearby residents. Because most of the dim sum were new, attractively designed, and new, they sold very well.
Before noon, Butler Tang came in person with the Min family's purchases.
Steward Tang also said with a smile, "My grandmother and eldest daughter love to eat the snacks made by Miss Xu the most. They buy some of everything. Although the eldest daughter has gone to the capital, my grandmother is still at home."
After buying their cakes, they were invited to the backyard. The Hong Zhen family, the Hu family, and the tea shop were all there, and the Xu family was treating them to lunch. Xu Lanyin had given the little squirrel to Fang Jie'er, and the girl was so delighted that she held onto the string and refused to let go.
Gu and Qin had prepared some dishes at home and brought them here today, and then bought a few more dishes at Yi Ju Restaurant.
I heard from Butler Tang that Madam Min and Miss Min went to the capital a few days ago. They went to celebrate the birthday of the old lady Min in the Shangshu Mansion.
After Xu Lanyin served them tea, she took a basket of dim sum to the Yi Ju Restaurant to buy food.
There are three tables in the restaurant lobby, and business is neither good nor bad.
The shopkeeper was in his thirties, slightly plump, with ordinary looks and a friendly face. He was standing behind the counter, calculating with an abacus.
Xu Lanyin went over and placed the snacks on the shopkeeper, and said with a smile, "My snack shop is opening today, please take care of it, uncle."
The shopkeeper laughed and clasped his hands together, saying, "Congratulations on your grand opening and the prosperity you've earned. Oh, and you even brought me some snacks. Thank you very much."
After a few polite words, Xu Lanyin ordered several main dishes including braised pork elbow, rouge goose, lobster and guinea fowl.
The waiter helped to bring the dishes to Xu's shop. After eating and drinking, Hong Zhen's family, housekeeper Tang and others said goodbye.
The dim sum was delicious, the advertising was effective, and the shop was doing brisk business, with a constant stream of customers. Those hooligans who wanted to collect protection fees or "borrow" money, saw that this shop not only had good relations with the military officials, but also that even the county magistrate's steward, Tang, was familiar with them, so they didn't dare to come and cause trouble and ask for money.
They didn't recognize Hong Zhen, but they did recognize the sixth-rank military officer uniform he wore. Steward Tang's face was a golden signboard, and everyone who wanted to make a living in Nanping County knew him.
The next day, Xu Lanyin went to the dim sum shop again. She wanted to see how many repeat customers there were, listen to their feedback, and then make some adjustments to the quantity of each variety.
In the afternoon, she was busy in the front shop with Xu Dashi when a young apprentice came over and said to her, "Sister Xu, there's a guest in the backyard looking for you."
When Xu Lanyin went out, she saw Gu Wangchen standing in the yard with a gloomy face.
Xu Lanyin walked over and said in a deep voice, "What are you doing here? Go away. You are not welcome here, and we don't want to do business with you."
Gu Wangchen snorted coldly, "Do you think I want to come? I'm here to say a few words and then leave." He then acted extremely helpless and angry at the lack of resistance and said, "What's the point of you chasing me here? It's impossible for us to be together anymore, so you should just open a shop somewhere else."
Xu Lanyin laughed sarcastically and said, "Gu Wangchen, you think too highly of yourself. This shop is in a good location, perfect for selling snacks. My family rented the shop and started a business there with integrity. How did I end up chasing you here? Why should I move? If you don't want to see me, go ahead and move."
Gu Wangchen's face turned red after being rebuked, and he said, "It's unreasonable and unreasonable. You must do what you want here. It's a waste of time and effort, which will not only be useless but also annoying." After saying that, he turned around and left.
Xu Lanyin said to his back, "I will try my best to do many things, but you are definitely not one of them. But the things you try so hard to do are really hard to come by."
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