Bao Lei swallowed her anger, barely managed to check the document, and then signed the document that Manager Peng had produced before being released.
Jiayin returned to the backyard, leaving Manager Peng to continue greeting customers, and not forgetting to "promote" the branch.
So, in no time at all, many people in Xinduli knew that Baiyunjian had opened a branch.
Or rather, it's just another place to sell cakes and snacks from Baiyunjian.
What secrets does Xindu have? Especially among the powerful and wealthy, who doesn't have some spies?
The owner behind the Baiyunjian branch is the Third Princess, and the granddaughter of the Eldest Princess is in charge of managing it. The goods sold are from Baiyunjian.
These details were gradually uncovered.
There is never a shortage of smart people in this world.
Once you've mentally reviewed all this information, you'll be pretty much on the truth.
The truth is that the Third Princess was envious of Princess Kangle's shop. Unable to seize it, she could only open a branch!
Some were curious, some were trying to curry favor, and some simply wanted to watch the excitement.
Regardless of their purpose, the branch in the south of the city unexpectedly became a hit.
The goods brought back from Baiyun Mountain were sold out in just one morning.
This made the Third Princess, who was secretly hiding in the backyard, and Bao Lei, who was acting as the manager in the main hall, extremely happy.
After closing the door and doing some calculations, the two felt a little disheartened.
Because I was busy all morning, I only earned less than ten taels of silver.
The third princess immediately lost her temper, criticizing the shop for being too simply furnished and for having too few goods to sell.
Bao Lei lowered her head and endured the scolding, unable to say anything, only suffering internal injuries in silence.
Fortunately, the Third Princess wasn't completely stupid; she finally realized that she, as the master of the house, hadn't done her job at all.
So she gave Bao Lei two hundred taels of silver, telling her to hurry up and tidy up the shop again, and then order more goods.
Bao Lei naturally obeyed, and in the afternoon she busied herself tidying up the shop before sending someone to place an order at Baiyunjian.
The quantity of various snacks doubled, and they ordered a hundred small cakes in one go.
Manager Peng certainly wouldn't turn down a business that comes to his door, since it's a straightforward cash-on-delivery transaction.
Although the profit margin is a bit thin, we sell a lot.
Perfect timing! The shop has eight more apprentices, so we have plenty of manpower and won't be short of work.
The next day, Bao Lei and her people took all the goods away early, including her personal jade pendant!
As expected, the branch's business was booming. This time, the goods were plentiful, and the store earned more than thirty taels of silver throughout the day.
If you do the math, you can make a thousand taels a month.
The shop belongs to the family, so there is no rent.
The manpower comes from the Princess's residence, so there are almost no costs involved. No matter how many are sold, it's all profit!
The third princess was overjoyed and excitedly ran back to the palace to share the good news with the emperor.
The Emperor, of course, didn't care about the thousand taels of silver; he was just happy that he wouldn't have to be bothered by his daughter anymore.
However, neither the Third Princess nor Bao Lei expected that their joy was premature.
After the initial novelty wore off, the shop's business plummeted.
Unfortunately, in order to earn more money, Bao Lei took even more goods from Baiyunjian.
When it got dark, she was completely dumbfounded when she saw the cupboard almost full of cakes and snacks.
They can't return it, and no one will buy it, so they can only wait until the next day to continue selling it.
Unfortunately, the branch was converted from an embroidery shop, so there wasn't enough sunlight and no preservation methods.
The next day, the potato chips and popcorn became soggy and not crispy enough, and the cupcakes went sour.
A customer bought some and took it home, then came over and made a scene in the afternoon.
Because... I got an upset stomach!
Bao Lei was extremely frustrated and couldn't understand why Baiyunjian was so popular while their branch was struggling to survive!
They're selling the same thing!
If Jiayin knew what she was thinking, she would definitely burst out laughing.
Nothing in this world is easy, especially when it comes to making money.
From the decoration to the merchandise, everything at Baiyunjian was the result of her hard work and dedication.
Even now, she's still at home working on new products.
Yesterday, my second uncle brought two large strips of pork tenderloin from the city. We were going to make braised pork strips, but we ended up roasting the lamb leg that the Marquis's mansion brought back instead.
There was only pork loin left, and Jiayin was craving some, so she wanted to stir-fry some pork floss.
Besides mixing it into porridge, pork floss has another great use: making pork floss cakes.
Just then, Tao Hongying finished her work and decided to open a pickle shop.
Having nothing to do today, I decided to spoil my daughter and help her prepare some new food.
The oven in the Li family's courtyard was practically the dream of every naughty child in the village.
When school was over, they smelled the fragrance and their feet started running automatically, heading straight for the Li family's door.
Tao Hongying saw a row of little heads at the door, all of them smiling, so she brought over a plate of hot pork floss cakes to greet them.
"This is a new snack that my family came up with, called pork floss cake. Try it and tell me what you think is good and what you don't like."
The mischievous boys immediately wiped their hands clean on their pants, took the meat floss cakes, ate them in a few bites, and finally exclaimed in unison, "Delicious!"
As for where to find good food and how to make it delicious, they couldn't say.
Tao Hongying found it both amusing and helpless. She picked up another plate and sent a naughty boy to deliver it to the school so that Mr. Jiang and Gu Li could have a taste of something new.
Jiayin, along with Shuiling, carried a food box and prepared to deliver the food to the Liu family, the village chief's family, Grandpa Zhao and his group, Master Huiniang's family, and also to Doctor Zhang's place.
The other families were alright; they accepted some snacks, chatted with Jiayin for a few minutes, and that was it.
Only Doctor Zhang, after taking his young apprentice, turned him into a laborer.
Grinding medicine and tending to the medicine pot kept his young apprentice running around like a headless chicken.
When Jiayin was released, it was already dark...
The Li family was used to it. When they saw the chubby girl returning with a thick medical book, they smiled and called her to eat.
Li Lao Er rarely makes it back for dinner. While ladling out chili and pork gravy and pouring it over the white, rinsed noodles, he chatted with his little niece.
"Fu Niu'er, we've managed to find some clues about the Princess's family."
"It seems that the Princess's mansion is all show and no substance, just a fancy shell, while in reality, life is very difficult."
Jiayin liked the sauce with chives and eggs. She lowered her head and slurped up a couple of mouthfuls of noodles. Because of the fresh and delicious taste, she squinted her eyes happily and casually replied, "Second Uncle, I guessed it."
"A few days ago, the eldest princess's granddaughter went to Baiyun Mountain."
"I took a quick look and her jacket and skirt were probably from last year. She only wore a gold hairpin in her hair, which was worse than that of an average daughter of an official."
"Moreover, the eldest princess tried to force the purchase of the cake recipe before but failed, and now she is instigating the third princess to seize the shop. I guess it's all because of money."
"I just don't know where all their money went. Logically speaking, with so many businesses, they shouldn't be short of money."
Li Lao Er waved his hand and sneered, "A few days ago, their family sold a manor. I heard that in the past six months, they have sold off quite a few of their assets."
Sell off assets?
The Li family members were all surprised to hear this.
This isn't just squandering money; it's heading towards the destruction of the family and the loss of loved ones!
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