Upon hearing this, Shen Xiaohua pointed to the sign on the wall and said:
"You insulted my brother earlier, and now you're slandering our shop. The prices are clearly written here. We make so much braised food every day that we can't keep up with demand. If you can afford it, then eat it; if you can't, then don't. Don't bother the customers who come after you."
When I was selling braised meat at a stall, it was indeed 35 coins per catty and pickled fish was 30 coins per catty. Now that I've opened a shop, the costs have increased, so the prices have naturally gone up as well.
However, the number of customers was not affected at all; in fact, it increased.
Many customers believe that the food prepared in the shop is clean and hygienic, so they don't care about the extra cost.
When Shen Xiaohua pulled in the guests from behind, everything changed immediately.
"That's right, if you can't afford it, then leave quickly. If you don't buy it, we still want to buy it."
"You probably can't even come up with forty coins, can you?"
"I think she just wants to freeload."
Seeing the customers pointing and whispering, Shen Xiaohua grew anxious and asked, "Why did the price go up?"
"Turn left at the next intersection, the braised food there is cheap, please go ahead."
As Shen Xiaohua spoke, she snatched the braised food and pickled fish from her hands and handed the hundred coins back to her.
Then they began to greet the other guests.
Tears welled in Chai Tinglian's eyes as she looked pitifully at Shen Yu'an, longing for him to look at her one more time.
But the other person had no desire to say even a single word to her.
If she had married Shen Yu'an, she would be the proprietress of this shop, and wouldn't she just be able to collect money in the shop every day, instead of having to do endless work every day like she does now?
She was in a daze until she walked back.
Back at the grocery store, Sun Tuo saw that her hands were empty and asked, "Where's the braised food you bought?"
Chai Tinglian shuddered, then realized what was happening and hurriedly handed the money to Sun Tuo.
"The hundred coins my sister gave me are not enough to buy two catties of braised meat and a catty of pickled fish, and I don't have any extra money on me."
Sun Tuo glared at him: "You dare to lie to me?"
He raised his hand to strike Chai Tinglian, who dodged repeatedly, but Sun Tuo was a man, so where could she hide?
"Sir, it's true. Braised food is 45 coins a catty, and pickled fish is 40 coins a catty. The money she gave is really not enough."
At this moment, Madam Yu heard the commotion and came out as well.
She was furious that Chai Tinglian dared to complain about her.
“Sir, this little hussy is lying. I went to buy it before. The braised food was 35 coins a catty and the pickled fish was 30 coins, which is exactly 100 coins in total. She said it was 10 coins more per catty.”
"She seemed so honest when she first came in, but I'm afraid it was all an act. I wonder how much money she's embezzled from the family."
Hearing this, Sun Tuo became even angrier and slapped him hard across the face.
After being brutally beaten, Chai Tinglian felt even colder inside.
This was the first time she had been beaten. Although she usually had endless chores, she was never beaten.
Thinking about how she was so young and beautiful, married to such an old man, and even got beaten up in return, it really wasn't worth it.
How could she have been so bewitched that she sold herself for a single hairpin?
She wondered if Anlang still had feelings for her. If he did, would she still be able to marry Shen Yu'an?
"What are you still standing there for? Get to work!"
It wasn't until Yu shouted that she was startled and quickly stood up, picked up the clothes Yu was changing for the child, and ran out.
Today was the first day of the shop's opening, so it was quite busy. There was a membership recharge event, and since members get discounts, many people became members even though they don't eat hot pot or buy braised food.
The Shen family members had also been busy all day and were all exhausted.
Once noon had passed, Shen Danru ordered his men to close the shop.
The braised dishes and pickled fish were sold out, and the stewed pork in a clay pot was completely gone.
There was only one hot pot table left, and she wanted to save it for her family.
Gather everyone together and treat your own people.
Zhou Wenxuan and Shen Xiaohua didn't feel anything, but the shop assistants were deeply moved.
The staff consists of both men and women. The women usually prepare side dishes in the kitchen, while the men can greet customers outside.
But the wages were all the same. In Sifang Town, earning thirty coins a day was already quite a lot. Shen Danru gave fifty coins and also had someone sign an employment contract.
The staff were incredulous when they saw that the hot pot on the table was prepared for them.
Not only do they pay high wages, but they also provide food.
This table is full of delicious dishes, including pork balls, fish balls, chicken balls, fresh mutton, and more. There are more than a dozen plates of each kind, which could sell for a lot of money.
They've been craving it all day, but since they're working for someone else, there's no reason for them to enjoy it themselves.
Now my wish has come true, and I can finally enjoy this steaming hot pot myself. It feels like a dream.
Shen Danru also prepared fine wine for Shen Cheng.
"Ru'er, where did you buy this wine? It smells different from the wine I usually buy."
"Dad, don't worry about where the wine was bought, just tell me if it tastes good or not?"
Shen Cheng savored it carefully; it was the first time he had ever tasted such delicious wine.
"It smells good, this wine smells really good."
"Dad, you've worked so hard these past few days. I salute you."
Shen Danru took a small sip.
Although she brewed the wine, she couldn't hold her liquor.
Shen Yuyan said, "Second Sister, you didn't brew this wine yourself, did you?"
Shen Danru nodded.
This time it was Shen Cheng's turn to be surprised; he never expected Ru'er to be able to brew wine.
This must have been brewed secretly by the child, who knew his father was happy to drink wine, to give him a surprise.
Shen Cheng felt a burning sensation in his eyes, and as he drank the wine, a warm current flowed through his entire body.
"Ru'er, your father wants to thank you."
Actually, it wasn't exactly something Shen Danru secretly brewed. Knowing that her father liked wine, she began to study the brewing process. The reason she didn't tell her family was because she didn't know if she could succeed.
Fortunately, the system had excellent yeast, which made her brewing twice as effective with half the effort.
The wine is infused with spiritual spring water, so it can be said that drinking this wine will not harm the body in the slightest and can even strengthen the body.
"Father, you can give this wine a name."
Shen Cheng quickly shook his head. Although he had learned a few words from the child, he knew nothing about naming a child.
"Anyway, I'll leave this to Father. Ru'er will brew the wine for Father."
Shen Danru said shamelessly.
Seeing his daughter acting coquettishly towards him, Shen Cheng felt even better.
"Let's call it Baili Zui (Hundred Miles Drunk), because Dad gets drunk just from smelling it from afar."
Shen Yuyan joked, "Father, this is called, 'The wine doesn't intoxicate, but the person intoxicates themselves.'"
Shen Cheng laughed even louder.
Three days later, Mr. and Mrs. Chai came to visit.
The shop was quite busy on its opening day, with the whole family helping out. After that, Zhou Wenxuan was the only one who needed to manage it.
When Mr. and Mrs. Chai arrived, the Shen family happened to be home.
"May I ask what brings you here today?"
Shen Cheng was still somewhat angry. The Chai family was unreasonable; they broke off their engagement with Yu An over a hairpin.
In this countryside, there are a few families who can afford gold hairpins. They forced Yushu to leave her hometown, and when she returned, she became taciturn.
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