Chapter 513 Good things come in pairs.
"It's just that I originally wanted to discuss this workshop with Lord Ding. If I can help the people gain some benefits while the workshop is open, that would be the best. So I need to discuss with Lord Ding whether I can open this noodle workshop in partnership with the monk."
Zhuang Qingning simply told Shang Chengen about his previous plan with Ding Gaochang, the trip to Fengjiazhuang, and the successful case of the sweet potato vermicelli workshop in Miaozhuang.
Since it had been promised before, even if the Fengjiazhuang deal failed, Zhuang Qingning felt that he had to tell Ding Gaochang out of courtesy.
"Manager Zhuang is kindhearted, and Lord Ding is also wholeheartedly serving the people. This is admirable."
Shang Chengen said, "How about this. I will be a partner with Manager Zhuang in this workshop. I can take a smaller share of the silver shares. The rest will be the same as Manager Zhuang did in Miao Village before. I will find a suitable village and open a workshop like this. The silver shares will also be shared by the villagers as usual."
"In this way, we can achieve the effect that Manager Zhuang and Mr. Ding want, which is to benefit the people. Secondly, this workshop can be regarded as a check and balance between me and the village. Since someone is taking the lead in running the workshop well, the villagers will not suffer any loss."
Zhuang Qingning nodded in approval of this proposal.
Indeed, when he went to Fengjiazhuang this time, he also discovered a problem, that is, not all village heads are like Miao Hongjin, who can take on the responsibility. If he encounters someone who can't make things happen, not only will the workshop not be able to open, but even if it is opened, there may be a lot of problems afterwards.
Since she really doesn't have the energy to manage a new workshop, someone like Shang Chengen who can help her with one-stop management and sales is what she urgently needs right now.
"And Shopkeeper Zhuang, rest assured. My family has been doing business for a long time. We have some businesses in the capital and even in the capital, and we have capable managers. By then, Shopkeeper Zhuang will not have to worry too much about the workshop."
Shang Chengen added.
A business family...
Zhuang Qingning suddenly remembered Cheng Ruize, the workaholic.
I really hope that Manager Shang can be like Manager Cheng. Then she can really become a hands-off manager and just sit back and count money.
Zhuang Qingning was immediately delighted and said with a smile, "When I went to Shopkeeper Shang's noodle shop to eat noodles earlier, I saw the layout of the shop and knew that Shopkeeper Shang was a very meticulous person."
"It's just a small shop. I'm grateful that Manager Zhuang has taken a liking to it." Shang Chengen smiled and said, "This is also a family business. I've loved cooking since I was a child. I think it's not surprising that all kinds of delicious dishes are made with a variety of ingredients to taste delicious. On the contrary, it's the simplest and most common things that are extremely difficult to make taste wonderful."
"So I thought about opening a noodle shop to practice my cooking skills and make this noodle shop famous. Unfortunately, the best noodles can only be made with the water near Qingshi Town, and this water is not suitable for transporting to other places. It happened that the shopkeeper Zhuang and others came to eat noodles that day. The waiter heard that the shopkeeper Zhuang seemed to know how to make noodles, so he decided to open a noodle workshop so that I can open noodle shops everywhere in the future."
As expected, he is indeed a persistent person.
However, only those who are persistent and perseverant can do better in everything.
Zhuang Qingning was quite pleased with this and told Shang Chengen some details about the noodle workshop.
When Shang Chengen left, Zhuang Qingning gave him a bundle of noodles and asked Shang Chengen to go back and try it out to see how it would turn out when paired with the noodle toppings he made.
They also agreed that they would wait for Zhuang Qingning and Ding Gaochang to talk about the workshop, and then they would discuss the next steps after they had finalized the matter.
The Chinese New Year is approaching, and after talking about these trivial matters, I'm afraid we can only finalize the details after the New Year at the earliest.
"All things are difficult at the beginning, and things cannot be rushed. There are many things going on everywhere during the New Year, and I have to go home to celebrate the New Year. I estimate that this shop will be closed after the Little New Year, but it will not be too late after the New Year." Shang Chengen comforted.
"But besides that, I have another matter that I would like to trouble Shopkeeper Zhuang with."
"Please speak, Manager Shang." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile.
"Before I came here, I heard from others that the bean curd sticks, tofu, and especially the preserved eggs sold by Shopkeeper Zhuang are extremely delicious. But before I came here, I couldn't buy these things when I passed by the shops in town."
Shang Chengen smiled and said, "So I specifically wanted to ask Shopkeeper Zhuang to be flexible and see if he could give me some so that I can go back and try something new."
"This is not a difficult task." Zhuang Qingning stood up, "Manager Shang, just follow me."
Then, he took Shang Chengen to the workshop, gave Shang Chengen some of the same things, and packed them for him to take away.
Shang Chengen thanked him repeatedly and even washed the preserved egg on the spot and opened one to eat.
"The taste is rich and mellow, and the aftertaste is endless. It's really wonderful." After eating it, Shang Chengen praised it highly and said to Zhuang Qingning, "Shopkeeper Zhuang, do you only sell these preserved eggs in town? Can I take them to other places to sell in the future?"
"I have just mentioned this to Shopkeeper Zhuang. My family has businesses in both the prefectural capital and the capital. With the deliciousness of these preserved eggs, Shopkeeper Zhuang will definitely be able to make a lot of money."
"Shopkeeper Zhuang means well, but I have already signed a receipt for these Songhua eggs with a shopkeeper named Cheng in the county town. Cheng's Chengji will be the one selling the Songhua eggs."
Zhuang Qingning smiled and said, "It's not that we don't want to expand our Songhua egg business. It's just that the duck eggs are in short supply, so we can't make more Songhua eggs to sell. The shops in the county town are often out of stock."
"I see." Shang Chengen's eyes flickered and he nodded, "I was abrupt."
It turns out that the Cheng family had already taken the lead, and the one who could do business in this county must be Cheng Ruize.
Whatever, since it's Cheng Ruize's words, and he's determined to take over the other party's business, he might as well take a break.
No matter what, you can't bully the weak, right? Shang Chengen suppressed the thought in his mind.
It was getting late, and they had almost finished talking about the noodle workshop. Shang Chengen also got the food he wanted, so he said goodbye and left.
Watching Shang Chengen's carriage gradually go away, Zhuang Qingning breathed a sigh of relief as he saw that a matter that was almost shelved was finally getting sorted out again.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the rescue mission. The host has received the mission reward, the second half of the soap making recipe.]
As expected, good things come in pairs.
Zhuang Qingning's eyes suddenly lit up, and following the instructions of a certain Five, he combined the upper and lower volumes of the soap recipe to obtain a complete production formula.
Looking at the very detailed soap-making method with pictures and text, Zhuang Qingning couldn't help but smacking his lips.
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