Chapter 113: Sharing the Account
Ji Yunzhan kept his word and did not leave for the county town until five days later, when Cen Yan confirmed that his injuries had indeed healed completely.
The restaurant in the county town that he sent Naiguo to was called Laiyun Restaurant, which is now the most popular restaurant in Xiangyao County.
The owner of the restaurant is named Chen.
Over the years, Ji Yunzhan has been making a living by hunting.
Whatever they hunted was taken to the county town and sold.
He has a handsome appearance and a tall stature. He has been studying since childhood and has the elegant temperament of a scholar. At first glance, it seems that his heroic and gentle qualities are magically blended together.
This alone is very appealing.
Ji Yunzhan took animal meat, bones, furs and other things to the county town to find buyers. He was a very honest person and would always deliver the goods in time no matter when he said he would deliver them or what the buyers asked for.
After a few interactions, these buyers naturally wanted to make friends with him.
It was for this reason that last time Ji Yunzhan sent a basket of naiguo, which had never appeared on the market, to Laiyun Restaurant. Although Manager Chen was not sure whether this thing could make money, he still accepted it readily.
Unexpectedly, this fruit actually sells very well in the restaurant.
These fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy, and are very popular among customers.
Basically, if you have tasted this fruit in the restaurant last time, you will ask for it again next time you come.
However, what was unexpected was that all the fruits were sold out, but Ji Yunzhan never showed up.
Therefore, when Ji Yunzhan appeared again carrying a basket of fruits, Shopkeeper Chen was about to cry.
"Brother Ji, what's wrong with you these days? Don't you even want the money from selling the fruit last time?" Shopkeeper Chen grabbed Ji Yunzhan, his eyes shining as if he had seen the God of Wealth.
"I was injured a few days ago. The injury is quite serious and I can't go out." Ji Yunzhan explained.
"Injured? Then you are now..." Shopkeeper Chen immediately looked at him with concern.
"It's okay now, Shopkeeper Chen, how were the fruits selling last time? Were they all sold?" Ji Yunzhan asked.
"Of course! They've been sold out for a long time! We've been waiting for you to come over to deliver the goods!" Shopkeeper Chen said, and walked out from the counter. He asked the waiter beside him to look after them, and led Ji Yunzhan inside, "Brother Ji, let's talk over here!"
"Yeah." Ji Yunzhan nodded and followed Manager Chen into the backyard of the restaurant.
The backyard is quite large, with several warehouses for storing food, rooms for the waiters to stay in, and an accounting office.
Shopkeeper Chen led Ji Yunzhan directly into the accounting office.
At this time, the accountant was diligently keeping accounts.
Shopkeeper Chen came in and explained the situation, and the accountant immediately counted the money and handed it to him.
"I gave the first twenty of the last basket of naiguo to customers for free, and sold the remaining thirty-five at seventy cents a piece, so I made a total of two thousand four hundred and fifty cents. I won't charge you for the fruits this time, but for your fruits in the future, we can split the profit in a 30-70 split. How do you think?" Shopkeeper Chen suggested as he handed the three strings of copper coins in his hand to Ji Yunzhan.
While he was settling accounts with Ji Yunzhan, Ji Yunzhan was also settling another account in his mind.
If he split the bill with the restaurant 30:70, after he took it back, Cen Yan would probably insist on splitting the bill with him 50:50 as we had agreed before...
In this way, Cen Yan will not be able to get much money.
How long would it take her to save enough money to cancel the engagement just by selling fruits?
"Eighty-twenty split."
Ji Yunzhan did not take the money immediately, but said, "Manager Chen can set the price of one fruit at 100 coins, but we have to split it 20% and 80% respectively. These fruits are only available here. If Manager Chen thinks it is not cost-effective, then I will find other restaurants. I believe they will be willing to buy them. After all, the fruit has been opened up by Lai Yun Restaurant. Moreover, ordinary people cannot afford such a price. Only wealthy families can afford it. If they want to buy, they will not buy one or two, but will definitely purchase in large quantities.
"Manager Chen, you should know how to do this business best. I have it no matter how much you want."
His tone was firm.
This made Shopkeeper Chen feel a little strange.
Because he had done business with Ji Yunzhan in the past, he knew that he was not the kind of person who would be particularly concerned about the price.
In the past, when buying animal meat, the price was a fixed market price.
But Ji Yunzhan never seemed to care much whether it was a few cents more or a few cents less.
But why do you care so much this time?
But what Ji Yunzhan said was indeed the truth.
Ordinary people cannot afford to eat these fruits, and they can only rely on wealthy families to purchase them in large quantities.
Their restaurant also has some connections in this regard.
Although the 20:80 split means I will get less, it is still better than handing over the business to other restaurants.
Moreover, just for the dozens of Naiguo from last time, people from other restaurants have been coming to them to inquire about the origins of those fruits...
If these nai fruits were in their restaurant, they would be special fruits.
Now is the time to try out something new. Once this special fruit becomes available to other restaurants, it will definitely hit their restaurant business.
Not to mention, this is just a small Xiangyao County.
If Ji Yunzhan had a larger quantity and they sold it to other places, they would make more money.
Shopkeeper Chen's mind was filled with calculations.
"Okay! 20/80 it's 20/80! But you must promise that no matter how much we want, you can deliver it to me!" After a moment, he finally said cheerfully.
"Of course. However, this amount shouldn't be too outrageous, right? If you want to make a mountain of so many, I really can't carry them all!" Ji Yunzhan was slightly relieved when he saw that he agreed, and he joked.
"Don't worry. We've done business so many times, so you know who I am. I won't make any unrealistic requests!" Shopkeeper Chen also said with a smile.
He handed the three strings of copper coins to Ji Yunzhan.
Only then did Ji Yunzhan accept it.
"The reason I've been injured for so long this time is because I was hurt by a leopard. I have to go to the pharmacy next, so I'll take my leave first. As for this batch of naiguo, when I come again in the next two days, the shopkeeper will pay me based on the sales situation." As he spoke, he put down the basket of naiguo on his back.
"Okay, I'll have someone count them. Brother Ji, please stay for a moment and have a drink of water to moisten your throat." After Manager Chen finished speaking, he asked the people in the kitchen to come and count the fruits, and he personally poured a glass of water for Ji Yunzhan.
The two sat down and talked about some recent exciting events in Xiangyao County.
One of them is that as this year's autumn examination is approaching, all the inns in the county town are almost fully booked.
As Ji Yunzhan listened, thinking of Cen Yan's previous suggestion, he couldn't help but envy these students who were about to take the exam.
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