Shopkeeper Tong raised his head in confusion, "Then what do you mean, Madam?"

"You get up first, don't kneel without moving."

"Yes, yes." Shopkeeper Tong stood up quickly.

Jiang Muyu said, "What I mean is that we should stop doing the rice and flour business for now and do something else. After all, it's such a good location. It would be a waste if we don't do some high-yield business."

This is what the princess meant. Tong, the shopkeeper, breathed a sigh of relief. He asked, "What do you think, madam?"

Jiang Muyu turned around and looked at the street, saying, "Look around here, there are teahouses, wine houses, brothels, and restaurants. The industry is already saturated, and they all have a certain degree of fame. If we just open a business now, we will definitely not be able to compete with them."

"Your Majesty is right."

"Manager Tong, you've been here for so many years, do you know what kind of customers are the most popular around here?"

"The surrounding South Street is a famous bustling city in the capital, with everything from eating and drinking to having fun, so most of the people who come here are young girls and young men."

Jiang Muyu suddenly had an idea and said, "Do you know who has the best money to make since ancient times?"

Shopkeeper Tong thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "Woman?"

"Yes, it's women." Jiang Muyu said, "Especially women with good family backgrounds. They have nothing to do on weekdays, so they love to spend money. What they are most willing to spend money on is their faces. If you tell them that using my stuff can keep them young forever, they will even spend a fortune."

"Madam, do you want to open a rouge shop?"

"Not entirely. I want to open my own cosmetics group in Tiangan Country."

Shopkeeper Tong seemed to understand, "Is this the new name of the shop?"

Jiang Muyu coughed and said, "Of course not. I haven't decided on a name for the shop yet. Sell all the stock in the shop for now and don't buy any more. We will close the shop for a while next month. I will find someone to renovate the shop and then choose an auspicious day to open it."

"yes."

Over there, Yunxuan and Yunshan checked the account book and returned it to the shopkeeper Tong after confirming that it was correct.

After explaining the things here, Jiang Muyu got on the carriage and left.

Yun Xuan said: "I have already hired someone to look for the store. I should have news in two days."

"Well, there's no rush for this." Jiang Muyu pinched the pearl bracelet on her wrist. "I have less than three thousand taels of cash on hand. I need to open a snack shop and renovate the rice and flour shop. It's really tight."

She should find some other way to make money first.

Although the identity of Princess Rui can bring her many conveniences, but a big tree attracts the wind. If she wants to expand her business in the future, she must not use this identity, otherwise she will get into trouble.

"Yun Xuan, let's not go back home yet. Let's go to Shuiyunjian for lunch today."

"Okay, your majesty." Yun Xuan went to the front and instructed the driver.

This place is not far from Shuiyunjian, only a quarter of an hour away.

Even on rainy days, Shuiyunjian still had good business. Some people went in with their umbrellas, while others came out with their umbrellas. The black banner hanging from the door had big red words written on it: The Best Restaurant in the World.

Jiang Muyu did not book a private room this time, but chose an empty table in the lobby and sat down. A waiter came over with tea. Although he had never seen her before, he still entertained her warmly: "What would you like to eat?"

The menu of Shuiyunjian is written on a huge mahogany board hanging on the east wall of the lobby on the first floor. In large bold letters, there are eighteen dishes and nine desserts.

Jiang Muyu said, "I want one serving of Taibai fish head, one serving of mutton soup, one serving of eight-treasure rice, and one serving of Heyi pancake."

"Okay!" The waiter wrote down everything, "Please wait a moment, sir."

"Um."

Jiang Muyu propped his chin on one hand and looked at their menu carefully. There were only eighteen dishes. Wasn't that too few? It looked like the menu hadn't been updated for some time.

Her eyes lit up and she thought, "I think I know how to make money!"

After the waiter served the dishes and was about to leave, he was stopped by Jiang Muyu.

"What else do you want, sir?"

"May I borrow your kitchen for a while?"

"This……"

Jiang Muyu gave him a look, and Yun Xuan took out a few taels of silver and handed them to the waiter, saying, "This is a little gift from our master."

The waiter happily took the money and said, "Please wait a moment, sir. I will go and ask."

"Okay, thank you for your help, bro."

"No trouble, no trouble." The waiter then walked towards the kitchen.

Jiang Muyu ate his meal while waiting for news from the waiter.

Not long after, the waiter came back, following a tall and thin man in gray clothes. The cuffs of his clothes were embroidered with aqua blue cloud patterns, which was the logo of Shui Yunjian. It was obvious that this man was the manager of Shui Yunjian.

The shopkeeper had seen many people, and when he saw Jiang Muyu's clothes and demeanor, he knew that he was extraordinary. He asked respectfully, "I wonder what the guest wants to do in the kitchen?"

Jiang Muyu asked, "Are you the shopkeeper here?"

"That's right. My last name is Hu."

"Shopkeeper Hu." Jiang Muyu put down his chopsticks and said, "I think Shopkeeper Hu is a straightforward person, so I won't beat around the bush. I actually have a business deal that I want to discuss with the shopkeeper."

This was something that Shopkeeper Hu had not expected. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Since we are here to discuss business, why not ask the guest to follow me to the back room to discuss in detail."

"Okay." Jiang Muyu stood up.

"This way, please." Shopkeeper Hu gestured.

The two came to the back of Shuiyunjian, which turned out to be a small courtyard with a crabapple tree planted in the courtyard. The flowering season had passed, and the tree was now full of green due to the rain.

Shopkeeper Hu took her into a room, ordered someone to serve tea, and then asked, "What kind of business do you want to discuss?"

Jiang Muyu said, "Shuiyunjian is known as the best restaurant in the world, but I think the dishes are a bit thin. Here are a few recipes. I wonder if the shopkeeper is interested."

"Oh? I'd like to hear more details."

"Instead of telling him orally, I'd rather make it myself and let him try it. Only then will I have the confidence to negotiate the price with him, right?"

Shopkeeper Hu laughed out loud, "So this is why you wanted to borrow the kitchen."

"That's right. I wonder if the shopkeeper is interested in this transaction."

Shopkeeper Hu thought about it, stroked his beard, and said, "It's not that I can't lend you the kitchen, but I have to say this: if the dishes are not well cooked, you will have to pay for the ingredients, firewood, and manpower lost."

Jiang Muyu nodded, "Okay, deal."

Shopkeeper Hu then took Jiang Muyu to the kitchen. At this moment the kitchen was busy with people watching the fire, washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, and cooking.

Shopkeeper Hu asked one of the cooks to give up the stove to Jiang Muyu, and then said, "The guest can only use it for one hour. Otherwise, I will not be able to explain if the delay is too long."

It was obvious that the shopkeeper didn't think much of her.

Well, seeing that she was dressed elegantly and had fair skin, the shopkeeper thought that she had too much money and didn't know where to spend it.

Jiang Muyu didn't mind. Yunshan took out a bib and tied the sleeves of her robe to her elbows with a ribbon.

She saw two plump crucian carps in a water tank in the kitchen and decided what to do.

She has always lived on her own in modern times. Her aunt is not at home most of the time. She has been able to cook for herself since she was fourteen. She is from Shandong and is best at Shandong cuisine.

Today she plans to make a classic dish from Shandong cuisine - crucian carp in milk soup.

Manager Hu did not deliberately make things difficult for her and even assigned two cooks to help her.

She ordered, "Go prepare radish, ginger, garlic, and green onion for me. Cut the radish and ginger into shreds, slice the garlic, and cut the green onion into sections."

"Yes." The cook went downstairs to get busy.

Then she walked to the water tank, reached into the water with both hands and pulled the fish out. The fish shook its tail and struggled desperately. The next moment she pressed the fish onto the chopping board and hit the fish's head hard with the side of a kitchen knife. The fish didn't know whether it was dizzy or dead, and it just lay on the chopping board motionless.

Yunxuan and Yunshan, who were standing by, were stunned.

"When did the princess become so fierce?"