Chapter 202: Choosing a Servant
When we arrived outside the shop, there were many people waiting at the door to join in the fun because flyers had been distributed in advance and one could get two snacks by presenting the flyers.
They also want to see if there are any new features after the former Xiangmanyuan becomes Zhiweizhai.
Xie Yan said: "I will go back to the county government office first and pick you up for lunch at noon. After lunch, we will go to select people."
"good."
Qin Yunyi and Qin Yuzhen were already waiting in the teahouse across the road from Zhiweizhai.
Seeing Li Wanyue, Qin Yuzhen immediately asked Yuan Qing to go downstairs and tell Li Wanyue.
Li Wanyue looked up at the second floor and said to Yuan Qing, "Tell your young lady that I will go to the teahouse to find her later."
After saying that, he entered the backyard of the shop through the back door.
In addition to mooncakes, the shop also has more than a dozen kinds of pastries and candies.
Shopkeeper Liu said, "According to your instructions, I have asked people to make some Blossoming Fortune gift boxes, Splendid Garden gift boxes, and Persimmon Ruyi gift boxes. There are different sizes and they are already on the shelf."
Li Wanyue nodded: "Well, then we can let the guests choose the snacks according to their needs and help them pack them."
"yes."
“Cut some desserts and snacks for the guests to taste later.”
"yes."
"The time has come, we can open now."
Shopkeeper Liu nodded, opened the door and walked out.
Li Wanyue packed two mooncakes and went to the teahouse through the back door.
Qin Yuzhen saw her and greeted her happily.
Li Wanyue put the mooncakes on the table and said, "Try the new mooncakes made in our store."
As he spoke, he opened the oil paper package and introduced: "This is the Blooming Fortune Mooncake, and this is the Ice Blue Mooncake and the Persimmon Ruyi Mooncake."
Qin Yun also said: "I haven't seen this before."
I picked up a piece and tasted it first.
The taste is different from the puff pastry mooncakes.
Qin Yuzhen took a piece of crispy mooncake and tasted it. Her eyes lit up: "This is different from the crispy mooncakes I had before. This one is softer and more glutinous. The red bean filling inside is very delicate and has a moderate sweetness. It's really delicious."
At this time, firecrackers rang outside. Li Wanyue looked through the window and saw the red silk above the shop was peeled off, revealing a plaque with the words "Zhiweizhai".
She owned a shop in the county town and a hundred acres of farmland.
With servants serving him, life became more and more comfortable.
Li Wanyue smiled and said, "You two can consider our Zhiweizhai for Mid-Autumn Festival gifts for relatives and friends. We are definitely good and have exquisite gift boxes."
After saying this, she found her idea funny. The Qin family must have their own pastry shop, so why would they need to buy from her?
Qin Yunyi took a sip of tea and said, "Give me 500 of each gift box."
Li Wanyue was surprised: "There are three types of gift boxes, a total of 1,500 copies? Are you sure?"
"Sure. Every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival, we give gifts to important guests. Your snacks are fresh and most suitable for gifts, but you have to give me a cheaper price."
"You have a snack shop at home, right?"
"Yes, but they are all the old styles." Qin Yunyi said, "Why don't you give me the recipes for these mooncakes, and I will give you 20% of the profits from the mooncake sales, how about that?"
"make a deal."
There are so many people in the county, and her store cannot serve so many people.
Qin Yun also signaled Yuan Qing to get pen and ink, and soon the contract was signed.
A few people ate and chatted while looking at the situation in the shop.
Around noon, Xie Yan came to pick up Li Wanyue.
Qin Yuzhen whispered, "Sister Yue, is there something going on between you and Lord Xie?"
"Guess." Li Wanyue stood up and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. You guys can chat slowly."
Qin Yuzhen sighed: "Brother, you didn't seize the opportunity that was put in front of you. It was obviously you who knew Sister Yue first. Now, you can't be my sister-in-law anymore."
Qin Yuyun looked at Xie Yan downstairs and said, "Master Xie is a good person, and Wanyue likes him, too. Besides, aren't you and her as close as sisters now? If you can't be sisters-in-law, you can be sisters."
Qin Yuzhen didn't know what she was thinking about. She felt her face turn red and lowered her head.
Arriving at the government office, Xie Yan took Li Wanyue to the backyard.
In the yard, people dressed as servants stood in two neat rows.
These were all picked by the steward at Xie Yan's request. They were down-to-earth, honest and smart people, so there was no need to worry about their character.
Li Wanyue did not waste time. She looked around and then looked at the relationships between these people.
Finally, eight people were selected.
Four old women, two young maids, and two servants.
They are mother and son to each other.
Xie Yan asked: "Have you chosen?"
"Well, that's enough."
The steward said, "You guys, come forward and meet the new master."
Several people stepped forward and saluted: "This servant (slave) greets the young lady."
Li Wanyue said, "Get up. My family lives in the village, and there is no intrigue. As long as you are down-to-earth and want to get married when you are old enough, I will give you the indenture."
Several people were very excited when they heard it: "Thank you, Miss."
The steward said, "Miss, please give names to the young people."
Li Wanyue thought for a moment and said, "Your name is Qingqi, your name is Hongxiu, Yuanbao, Shunzi."
"Thank you for the name, Miss."
Xie Yan raised his hand to signal, and the steward took the person away.
"I'll have someone send them to your house later."
"good."
Seeing Li Wanyue looking around, he asked: "Want to look around? I'll take you there."
Li Wanyue shook her head: "No need."
Although this county government office is different from those in film and television dramas, it is basically the same.
"Are you hungry?"
"I'm not really hungry. I just ate too much snack."
"Okay, I'm going to the study to take care of some things. Wait for me for a moment, and then we'll go have dinner."
Li Wanyue nodded.
I followed him to his dormitory. The main room was his bedroom, and the wing on the east side was converted into a study.
There are several pots of cassia and a few magnolia trees in the yard.
Li Wanyue knew that the study has always been a strategic place and one cannot enter casually.
She said, "I'll wait outside."
"It's a bit hot at this hour, and the important things in my study are locked up. You can come in."
Li Wanyue followed him into the study.
In the study, there are bookshelves on both sides filled with various books, a desk in the middle, and square tables and chairs on the left and right sides.
Xie Yan took out a small wooden box and handed it to her: "This is the dividend from Baiweilou last season, your 20% of the profit."
Li Wanyue took it immediately, opened the box, took out the silver bills inside and started counting them.
Counting money is really one of the happiest things.
After counting, Li Wanyue was surprised: "Seven thousand six hundred taels? So much?"
She suspected he had given too much.
"Yes, thanks to you, I earn a lot more than before."
"It's all thanks to you, otherwise I wouldn't be able to earn so much in such a leisurely manner."
Xie Yan smiled, then bent over his desk and concentrated on writing and drawing. Li Wanyue put away the banknotes and picked up a book to read.
After a moment, Xie Yan looked at Li Wanyue and asked, "Wanyue, you read a lot of miscellaneous notes. Have you ever read anything about dams?"
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