Chapter 220 Chapter 220 Purchase Restriction Order
Faced with Xiaobao's request, Li Liu and others sitting opposite him were already completely attracted by the delicious hot pot and had no time to watch.
"Why do you have to sit next to uncle when you can sit anywhere else? What? Do you dislike your father?" Xu Yunfan was only joking, but Xiaobao took it very seriously and nodded solemnly. "Father wants to sit next to Little Daddy. Xiaobao knows that Father thinks Xiaobao sitting here is too much of a bother and unnecessary. Xiaobao also dislikes Father. Even at such a grown-up, he still can't leave Little Daddy. He sleeps with Little Daddy at night and clings to him during the day. How shameful."
As he said that, Xiaobao jumped off the stool, holding his own bowl, looked up at his father with a complicated expression as if he was holding something back, and waited for the other party to switch with him.
Xu Yunfan's heart was choked, and his expression was indescribable. When did this kid become so eloquent?
"I'm ashamed of you." Xu Yunfan slapped Xiaobao's butt in disdain, then moved his butt to sit on Xiaobao's stool and put him on the stool he had just sat on. "Sit down and put your bowl on the table."
Seeing Xu Yunfan being humiliated by a child, Qin Run tried hard to suppress his laughter and handed Xu Yunfan a piece of radish. "Eat radishes in winter and ginger in summer. Eat more."
Xu Yunfan: "I still prefer eating meat."
Hearing this, Qin Run took a few slices of fish. Because the fish was cut thinly, it only needed to be blanched in the boiling hot pot for a few times before it could be picked up and eaten.
"Master, is this the hot pot you mentioned? It's so delicious." Li Liu could hardly stop eating. Because it was spicy, he was panting while eating.
Xu Yi and the others slowed down because of Xu Yunfan's reminder. "Master, this thing is spicy and can't be stopped. It's too addictive."
Xu Yunfan chatted with them for a while, and when the meatballs in the pot were ready, he didn't forget to give two to Qin Run. "Brother Run, what do you think of this?"
Everyone else spoke, but Qin Run remained silent.
"I've never been disappointed with anything you've asked people to make, and I love it." So, there are some things that don't need to be said at all.
Seeing Xu Yi and the others enjoying their meal, Qin Run couldn't help but say, "Looks like we need to send someone over early to prepare it tomorrow."
Qin Run could already imagine how lively the Yunrun Restaurant would be tomorrow night.
There are many women and husbands on the Qin family's side, but the current staffing arrangement obviously cannot transfer people to work in the restaurant. Because a large amount of hot pot base is needed, Qin Run even invited Li Hui's families to come and work. He had no choice but to set his sights on the academy.
There are many students in the academy who come from poor families, and their families are naturally in urgent need of jobs to make money, so Qin Run simply posted a recruitment notice outside the cafeteria.
The job requirements were spelled out in detail, and because the work hours were from 10 a.m. to around 9 p.m., and the restaurant did not provide accommodation, he would not consider those who lived too far away, as long as it was safe. Even so, Qin Run still managed to recruit three aunties and four uncles.
Hot pot requires a lot of vegetables, so Aunt Liu and several other aunts were temporarily pulled out of the noodle factory and were responsible for picking vegetables in the fields every day.
Qin Run found that if this continued, there would still not be enough people.
Hot pot is not something that can only be eaten in winter. As Xu Yunfan said, hot pot base is not only used for hot pot, it can also be used to stew meat, fish, etc. Therefore, the production of this thing must not be discontinued, and the previous chili sauce and other products also need to expand the production scale.
Meatballs, fish balls, various soy products, etc. can be produced continuously all year round.
Qin Run thought, just do it. At worst, he could use all the land of Xiao Qin's family to build a factory.
However, considering the water usage and sewage discharge, the locations of some factories were inconvenient if they were too far away, and not good if they were too close. In the end, Qin Run had no choice but to exchange land with Qin's people.
A chili sauce factory, a meatball factory, and a soy product factory. The establishment of these three factories requires a lot of money, and there are also matters such as recruiting personnel. Qin Run is so busy that even if Xiaobao doesn't sleep with them, Qin Run is so tired that he falls asleep as soon as he hits the bed. He has no time to chat with Xu Yunfan at all.
The hotpot meal took everyone half an hour to finish. With the help of Xu Yi and others, they cleaned up quickly. After Xu Yunfan finished washing up, Qin Run, who was lying on the bed, rarely snored beforehand. Xu Yunfan raised his eyebrows and paused for a moment while wiping his hair.
"The sun rises from the west today!"
Seeing Xu Yunfan coming in, Qin Run hurriedly stood up and waved to him, then patted the seat next to him, ignoring Xu Yunfan's teasing, "Yunfan, come here, I'll wipe your hair."
Xu Yunfan sat down obediently, but didn't let Qin Run do anything. "Are you too tired these days? There's no need to rush these things. Once Zhou Yangxing and the others finish their training and officially start their jobs, you can leave these things to them. You're the boss, so just make strategic decisions and set the direction of development. Even a hard-working person can't handle doing everything yourself."
"I can't wait. If we can get these things done sooner, we can start making money a day earlier."
"But you'll get tired." Xu Yunfan felt that it was enough, so he stopped wiping and turned around to face Qin Run. "I feel bad that you're so tired. I'd rather we earn less, Run'er. Money is something you can never make enough of."
Qin Run obviously appreciated Xu Yunfan's words. He didn't say anything, but just smiled, his eyes full of tenderness. The last words that seemed like a charm made Xu Yunfan tremble all over.
"Yunfan~ I miss you!"
Having not been in close contact for a few days, facing such a naked hint, Xu Yunfan's will completely collapsed.
The next day, Xu Yunfan felt refreshed and went to find Qi Xiu Ze and the other three after class.
Since Yunrun Restaurant has opened, he has to invite his brothers, Xu Zhifeng and Jiang Lanfeng to have a meal there. Qin Run also invited Jiang Yunshen. Xu Yunfan originally planned to invite the students from Class C over, but unfortunately, with Jiang Lanfeng there, they probably wouldn't be able to eat.
Needless to say, this hotpot meal was very good. Even though it was a very cold day, Qi Xiu Ze and his friends were sweating profusely while eating it. They were so spicy that they were sticking out their tongues. They all exclaimed that it was delicious. Before returning to the academy, they and Xu Yunfan pre-ordered dozens of kilograms of meatballs, and sent them to the capital after it snowed in two days.
On the day Yunrun Restaurant opened, due to its unique way of eating and the advertisements Qinrun had previously put out, some old customers were so respectful that they came early to promote Yunrun Restaurant.
The restaurant was packed as soon as it opened, but some people were reluctant to go in after hearing the waiter's introduction to the food.
Are they being treated as scapegoats?
If you throw so many things into cooking, will it taste good?
They are here to eat, not to cook!
Every now and then, I don’t know what the waiters put into the pot, but an overbearing and tempting smell lingers at the tip of my nose and is reluctant to leave, and the saliva in my mouth suddenly becomes uncontrollable.
Unfortunately, these people only hesitated for a moment, and when they looked again, they found that there were no seats left in the restaurant.
Just like that, the people who were waiting outside, exposed to the strong winds from all directions, looked at the people sitting inside, sweating profusely and eating heartily, taking bites of meat and vegetables. They felt their fists clenched hard. Damn it, these people only cared about their own enjoyment, why didn’t they think about the people queuing outside?
I regret it, I regret it so much!
If they had not hesitated just now, they would be the ones sitting there enjoying it.
Just look at the people eating as if they haven’t eaten meat in over ten years. You can tell how delicious this hotpot is without even trying it.
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Previously, fish balls were basically produced by the villagers of Dashan Village. Qin Run wanted to build a factory, and the production of meatballs would have to be centralized in the factory in the future. This would also facilitate health supervision and management.
Since these factories were short of staff, workers had to be hired from other villages. The villagers of Dashan Village were already familiar with making fish balls. Qin Run asked Xu to bring the women and husbands from Dashan Village out and arrange them in Qin's old house. He would also ask people to cook for them in the future.
However, there was a shortage of beds in the Qin family's old house. Even if Qin Muqin worked day and night, it was impossible for him to make one in just two days. After all, the father and son still had to work overtime to get the tools needed for the factory. Xu Yunfan had spent the winter in Dayan Dynasty for the first time and did not understand the situation here, but he knew that the couples here slept in the same bed, and since their families were poor, they probably would not have any extra quilts. Therefore, if people from the Dashan Village came, they must bring a quilt. If they brought two, what would the people at home have to cover themselves with?
One quilt was obviously not enough, but what would the other workers think if they bought the quilt?
For some things, the most frightening thing is to change too little but not too much.
Xu Yunfan couldn't help but worry, "How long will it take for it to snow here? People coming from the mountain villages probably won't bring too many quilts. If it snows, it will be very difficult."
"It's estimated that it will snow in two days."
Speaking of snow, Qin Run couldn't help but be distracted by the foggy and gloomy weather.
The winters in the past were a torment for Qin Run.
Ever since he and Qin An became the only ones at home, every winter, when other families stayed at home, the whole family would get together to chat and laugh. During the Chinese New Year, relatives from all over would come to visit, but their family had nothing.
Qin An didn't say anything, and Qin Run could only talk to himself when he was bored. During the day, the two brothers sat in the kitchen, listening enviously to the people passing by who came back to visit their relatives, talking and laughing, or to the pig's squeals when a family slaughtered a pig for the New Year, shrill and mournful... Only their house was cold and quiet.
At night, the two brothers huddled in their hardened quilts after years of use. They felt so cold that it seemed as if there was a draft in the quilt, and they couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard they tried. Qin Run had no choice but to cover them with his clothes one by one, and as a cushion, he used straw that had been dried in advance.
Thinking of this, Qin Run had an idea. "Yes, didn't I ask Sister Li Hui to help me dry a lot of straw? The villagers from Dashan Village are coming here, and I guess the quilts they brought won't be too thick. Now they don't have beds. We can put up a few wooden boards and then spread a few layers of straw. It will be at least warmer then."
Xu Yunfan had never slept on a straw bed before, so he couldn't help but wonder, "Is it warm to sleep on that thing?"
"Warm." Qin Run said it with certainty. He was afraid that Xu Yunfan would not believe him, so he did not have time to think about anything else. "I have slept with it before, for several years. One year it was very cold, with both snow and rain. And, it was okay when it snowed, but the coldest time was when the snow melted, and that was when it was really freezing. I felt so cold that I shivered all over even when I held An Ge'er in my arms. It was better to cover myself with two quilts, but some of them covered my head, but the bottom didn't. So every year I would dry a lot of straw in the sun in advance."
Because he was used to it, or maybe because he had been cold before, just like a person who was afraid of being hungry for several years, when he saw food, he naturally felt a desire and just wanted to stuff his stomach, for fear that he would be hungry again one day. Because he was afraid of being hungry, he had an obsession with food. Qin Run had been frozen before, so he also had an obsession. Even though he bought several quilts this year before the weather got cold and before the price of cotton went up, he still asked Li Hui to help him dry a lot of straw.
The hardships and colds he had endured were lightly told in a few words. The speaker had no intention, but the listener felt an uncomfortable pain in his chest.
Qin Run didn't feel anything when he said this. He was actually quite happy that he had asked Li Hui to dry a lot of straw. He smiled and looked at Xu Yunfan, who seemed to know everything and was very powerful in his eyes, with a puzzled look. He asked, "Yunfan, do you know why it was so cold when the snow melted?"
Xu Yunfan spoke with difficulty, his voice slightly hoarse. He touched the red mole at the corner of Qin Run's eye, which he had kissed and sucked countless times, with his index finger. He stroked the red mole back and forth with the tip of his thumb. "That's because when snow melts, it absorbs heat. The surrounding temperature drops, so it naturally gets cold."
"I see, Yunfan, you're so smart. You know absolutely everything. You're amazing."
Xu Yunfan thought that he didn't know everything, because he didn't know how Qin Run had survived in the past. He didn't know what Qin Run was thinking when he couldn't sleep on such a cold night, nor did he know how tiring such cold weather was... Look, there were many things he didn't know, so how could he know everything?
People seem to be like this, always good at creating trouble for themselves, and good at indulging in memories that they know will make them feel sad and painful when recalled. They can't remember the good things, but they remember these annoying things they want to forget clearly, and they bring them out every now and then when they can't fall asleep in the dead of night to torture themselves.
Xu Yunfan knew that Qin Run did not say this on purpose, he just wanted to prove that what he said was true.
Xu Yunfan tilted her head and leaned on Qin Run's shoulder, lovingly absorbing the scent from her beloved. To calm her mood, she deliberately smiled and said, "Your husband is naturally powerful. If he wasn't powerful, would you have chased me around in the first place? We've only known each other for a few days, and you don't want me to leave, crying and asking me to stay."
boom!
Qin Run blushed.
Even though the two of them are now together and have done many intimate things, Qin Run still feels very embarrassed when Xu Yunfan talks about these things. Thinking about it now, he has to admire how brave he was at the time. He doesn't know who he looks like to have the courage to covet Xu Yunfan, the white swan.
His face flushed, "Don't talk about this anymore, it's been so long."
Qin Run was so funny that he blushed and was so embarrassed that he dared not look at himself, but could not help but secretly glance at himself with the corner of his eyes. It really made people want to tease him again, and all the negative emotions just now were swept away.
Xu Yunfan covered his lips lightly with the back of his hand and laughed muffledly. The smile in his eyes was almost overflowing. After a while, he said, "Okay, I won't say anything more, okay? Since you said it's warm, then have someone bring it over to them. If not, we can use our old quilts as a cushion."
"Sure. Oh, and there's one more thing. I also want to send something to my father. What do you think I should send?"
"What should I send? You've already thought about it, right? Just send whatever you want. You don't need to tell me. It's not a big deal."
Qin Run had indeed thought about what to send, but he still said it in front of Xu Yunfan, "What do you think of these? Do you need anything else?"
"You've already sent one copy each for the factory and the store, but this is the first year we've sent a New Year's gift to the Yue family, and anything less wouldn't be respectful. Let me think about it."
Xu Yunfan sat up straight. As a son-in-law, it was his first year sending New Year gifts to his wife's family, so Xu Yunfan had to be serious. After all, if he gave too little, others might think that he didn't value Run'er enough.
Xu Yunfan thought about this and went straight to the slaughterhouse the next day. Seeing Xu Yunfan, a big customer, coming, the slaughterhouse manager hurried to greet him, "Master Xu, you are here. What did you want to order today?"
The manager was extremely enthusiastic about Xu Yunfan. There was nothing they could do about it. Currently, 60% of the fish, duck, chicken and pork produced in their factory were sent to the various shops and canteens under Xu Yunfan's name.
Even the offal and chicken feet that previously required manpower to process were all taken up by Xu Yunfan. Recently, Manager Qin came over and said that if they brought in sheep in the future, he would keep them for them.
Mutton has a strong smell and is not as popular as duck meat in the town. However, the manager knows many sheep farmers and can make some money by running a business with them, so naturally he has to treat the person as a distinguished guest.
"Has anyone sent cows to your place recently?" Xu Yunfan asked.
The steward said, "Master Xu, are you looking for beef? There aren't many old cattle for sale lately, but since Master Xu wants some, I can have everyone go to the nearby villages and ask around."
Xu Yunfan nodded. "Then I'll trouble you, Manager. If there are any, please take care of them for me and keep them. When the time comes, send someone to the cafeteria to tell them, and they'll come and take them away."
When leaving the slaughterhouse, Xu Yunfan did not leave empty-handed. The basket on his back was filled with dozens of kilograms of lean meat.
Xu Yunfan planned to make beef jerky and pork jerky. The duck necks and other things sold in the store were not suitable for long-distance transportation, so Qin Run naturally did not include these in the New Year gifts he prepared.
The eldest son of the Xiao family stayed in Beijing, and the second son guarded the southern border all year round. Now Qin Run's cousin Xiao Lin and several other cousins are also there. Xu Yunfan has seen the map and knows that the environment in the southern border is actually not very good. Compared with the rich areas, it can be said to be a barren land. Gifts are no longer expensive, at least they should touch people's hearts.
Xu Yunfan was busy with the New Year gifts, and on the other side of the capital, Fu Qingyu and others were also busy.
The silver frost charcoal that has recently become popular in Beijing is well-known to everyone, but this Yunrun store is causing trouble. It would be fine if it opened its doors for business and allowed customers to buy all the silver frost charcoal they wanted at one time, but the Yunrun store issued a purchase limit order.
The so-called purchase restriction order applies to the same family. No matter who buys 100 kilograms of charcoal in the store today, other family members cannot buy it anymore and must wait half a month before coming back.
My goodness, isn’t this obviously a way to stir up trouble and incite hatred?
What kind of small family can a family in the capital city that can afford Silver Frost Charcoal be?
Everyone in the family has their own thoughts. Who would think that Silver Frost Charcoal, which was used as a gift by the royal family in previous years, is too much? Don’t look at its black color, but it is very face-saving to give it as a gift that year. But the eldest wife got there first, and the second and third wives still have a dozen young masters and ladies who need to socialize. So what can they do but watch?
There are people who want to warn the shop owner to run his business properly and make it in Beijing, but he actually dares to offend these officials. Doesn't the boss behind him want to give up?
But these young masters who were angry because they couldn't buy Silver Frost Charcoal rushed into the store. In less than a quarter of an hour, they all ran out as if they had seen a ghost, and dared not make trouble again.
There is no other reason. There is definitely no ghost in the store, but there is a creature inside that is more terrifying than a ghost!
Who could tell them how King Xiao, who had become a sickly man, could be in the shop?
Some people speculated whether Xiao Hengzhi was the boss behind the Yunrun store. After all, he would sit in the store for an hour or two every day.
Of course, they went there every day, but they went there to enjoy themselves, and the reason they stayed so long was to wait in line.
Look, every time Xiao Hengzhi came, the shopkeeper was so enthusiastic that he would immediately take Xiao Hengzhi into his arms and put delicious food and drinks in front of him. He would also put a pot of silver frost charcoal next to Xiao Hengzhi's recliner to keep him warm.
On the other hand, after they took a number and ordered food on the second floor, they were shivering from the cold because they had been sitting for so long.
Xiao Hengzhi's special treatment had to make people suspicious, but before they could confirm it, everyone soon discovered that Yunrun Store seemed to be on good terms with the Qi, Xie, Lin, and Chen families, and would deliver Silver Frost charcoal to these families every month. None of the people from these families had to queue up in the store like they did.
If the Yunrun store belongs to the Xiao family, when did the Xiao family become so friendly with those other stores?
Also, the owner of Yunrun store seems to be the previous owner of the Qi family, so, Yunrun store is actually owned by the Qi family?
If that's the case, then it makes sense. Isn't the young master of the Qi family good friends with the young masters of those families?
But some people retorted, "Did your heads get caught in the door before you left? Or did you forget to bring your brains with you when you left?"
"Hey, how can you talk like that? Are you looking for a fight? Why are you cursing at me for no reason?"
"What am I cursing about? I'm just being honest. Don't you think, if this shop belonged to the Qi family, would the silver frost charcoal from previous years still be so unsalable?"
"What's so strange about this? Don't you allow the coal merchant that Lord Qi knows to improve his technology and produce more silver frost charcoal this year?"
"That's right, this is not impossible."
"So that's why you guys are so brainless when you go out." The young master shook his head. "If the Qi family really owns this shop, why don't the other Qi family shops have them? They don't even keep them themselves, but require the shop assistants to deliver them monthly?"
"You have a point, kid!"
"So, who is the owner of this store?!"
A young master who had attended Elder Qi's birthday banquet seemed to be deliberately lowering his voice, but everyone at the table nearby heard it clearly. "I heard that the owner of this shop is a young man who has a close relationship with the Qi family. His husband is a teacher at Qingfeng Academy. His name is Xu Yunfan, and he is from overseas. Some time ago, the fireworks that everyone in the capital was talking about were prepared by him for Elder Qi. I guess this person is..."
I guess everyone knows what it is.
If he can even make such beautiful fireworks, what is a mere silver frost charcoal?
"What you said does make some sense. Didn't those companies cause him any trouble?" That should be impossible. The companies that burn coal in Dayan Dynasty have a firm grasp of the technology. With this technology, they have made a lot of money in recent years. Now that someone has appeared and wants to share the money with them, those companies will probably not agree.
The young master who had previously said that his friends were too brainless to leave home sighed again, "So, I told you that you were too brainless to leave home and you still didn't believe me. Didn't Zhou Laosan say that the owner of this shop is on good terms with the Qi family, and those other families took his coal? What does this mean? In the past, those families wanted to control the Qi family because of this craft. Now that another family can burn coal, do you think the Qi family will let anyone do it? Moreover, Xu Yunfan is also on good terms with Dean Jiang. Just like that, if those people try to touch him, they will probably not know how to write the word death."
"In that case, this boss really can't be touched. If we do, we'll offend those five families. It seems Xu Yunfan really has some brains."
"Who says it's not true? It's like leaning against a big tree for shade. I wonder if this person will come to the Master's Competition next year."
To be honest, these young masters, who are also students of Beijing Academy, couldn't help but look forward to it.
The Yunrun store that recently opened in Beijing is extremely popular, and it is impossible for Fu Qingyu not to have heard of it.
After Xu Yunfan left Beijing, Fu Liu returned to Fu Qingyu's side. It was already early morning. After Fu Qingyu finished reviewing the memorials in his hand, he glanced at the two piles of memorials that had not yet been reviewed. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and rubbed his brows tiredly. He felt a little cold. He glanced at the charcoal basin with only one piece of charcoal, gritted his teeth and decided to be extravagant, "Eunuch Fu, add another piece of charcoal."
"Your Majesty, it's very late. It's cold in the middle of the night. You should take care of yourself." Eunuch Fu was only in his early forties, and he felt cold hands and feet even though he was staying by his side, let alone the emperor.
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