Tang Shiyue didn't even raise her eyelids and didn't stop eating natto.
And she wasn't bluffing at all, she just...didn't take him seriously.
Shopkeeper Shen’s play could no longer be performed.
He originally thought that no matter how smart a little girl was, her knowledge was limited after all, so wouldn't she be frightened if he just threatened her?
I didn't expect that not only did casual threats not scare him, but serious threats also didn't scare him.
He seemed to have messed up.
In the awkward silence, Tang Shiyue slowly finished eating the natto.
Then she put the dishes aside, leaned back against the pillar, and looked up at him with a smile.
Shopkeeper Shen raised the corner of his mouth.
Tang Shiyue said briefly: "Bowl, pay for it."
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...
Shopkeeper Shen resolutely admitted his mistake, took out a silver ingot and placed it next to her.
Tang Shiyue was basically satisfied with his attitude, so she said, "Manager Chen, you should know that I will not break the contract. Do you think I can only brew longevity wine?"
Shopkeeper Shen smiled and said, "If you have other wine, why not give it to me to sell as well? It will save you the trouble and the price can be negotiated."
Tang Shiyue was too lazy to even give a reason, and too lazy to show off her usual smooth dealings. She just said, "No."
Shopkeeper Shen said stubbornly, "Why bother with silver?"
Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "Do you think I love money?"
Shopkeeper Shen did not answer.
Tang Shiyue smiled faintly and said, "I don't love money. I have plenty of ways to make money. No matter who or what they do, as long as they make me unhappy, I won't do it... I don't feel sorry about it."
She smiled and suggested in a friendly way: "But you can threaten me with my life. I value my life very much."
Shopkeeper Shen felt a chill inexplicably on his back and said with a wry smile, "Master Tang, you are too serious. I was just joking."
"If it makes people laugh, it's a joke. If it doesn't make people laugh, it's not a joke." Tang Shiyue raised her hand: "Please, I won't see you off."
He held it in for a long time, but finally turned around and left.
He turned around and went to look for Qi Jing.
After learning the words, Qi Jing laughed and said, "That's right, you messed it up. A Yue never likes to argue with others, but she holds grudges very much. You have offended her this time. When the contract expires in a year, even if you give her millions of gold, she will not sell wine to you again."
Shopkeeper Shen said anxiously: "No way? What should we do then?"
Qi Jing said calmly, "No way."
Shopkeeper Shen said anxiously: “But only by being exclusive can we make the most money at the fastest speed.”
Seeing that Qi Jing still looked nonchalant, Manager Shen said anxiously, "Young Master, please say something!"
"There's nothing to say," Qi Jing said, "I need money, but A Yue won't calculate with me. She said that what's hers is mine."
No, isn't this just living off someone? Why can you be so calm? Where is the great man you promised me?
Shopkeeper Shen stared at him speechlessly.
Then Qi Jing lowered his head, with a hint of embarrassment on his face: "Next time, if Yue remembers anything, I will tell her and ask her to let me do it."
Shopkeeper Shen: “…”
He wanted to struggle a bit more: "Young Master, since you two are so close, can't you just blow some air on my pillow... No, I mean, say something nice? Ask me to continue making this new wine?"
"No," he said coldly, "If I don't speak for her, she will be unhappy. If you want to please her, find a way yourself."
Just ask this master if he still wants it?
Shopkeeper Shen was injured internally, and he covered his chest, then stood up and left silently.
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Soon, Tang’s liquor store opened.
On the opening day, Shopkeeper Shen showed great "sincerity" by providing people, money and cups, and even helped to invite a dragon and lion dance team, which caused a sensation.
Tang Shiyue continued the previous tradition of attaching great importance to appearance, made new uniforms, talked to Wang Huijin, and called a group of young brothers to come and sing Lianhualuo all over the street.
To be honest, in this age where communication basically relies on shouting, this kind of catchy rhyme is the most down-to-earth way of communication.
Amid the sound of firecrackers, there were voices everywhere: "Fushou wine, it has medicinal effects, Tang family wine, it has a fruity aroma, Jubao Village at the foot of Jubao Mountain, Fushou Wine Shop is rising steadily..."
Tang Shiyue didn't think there was anything wrong with her forcing Master Xu Wenqu and his apprentice to make up a jingle. She just thought... it sounded pretty good~
The price of Tangjia fruit wine ranges from 3 liang to 7 liang. During the opening period, there is a 10% discount on all wines, and an 80% discount on a 10-jin jar.
While the business was opening busily outside, Tang Shiyue and the county magistrate's wife, Yang, were in the back receiving the restaurant owners who had come after hearing the news.
Yang was sitting here to keep the situation under control. If anyone asked around, they would know who was behind this wine shop.
The owner of the wine shop also had the surname Yang. He was called from Yang's home. He was a cousin of Yang's, named Yang Guangda. He was a smart but not cunning man. He was a man with a plan in mind, the kind of person that Tang Shiyue liked to use.
He will be the one to talk to them.
Actually, there was nothing much to discuss. The conditions were all negotiated in advance. If the minimum purchase was 100 kilograms, a 30% discount would be offered. If the purchase was over 300 kilograms, a 40% discount would be offered. The purchase limit for each person was 600 kilograms. The two wines could be mixed at will.
Yes, there are purchase restrictions.
Firstly, these shopkeepers had been forced to give Fu Shoujiu too much pressure before, and secondly, everyone knew that fruits only come on the market at a certain time, so everyone who came in asked for 600 kilograms.
Manager Yang from Yunlai Restaurant also came, accompanied by a steward named Chen. Tang Shiyue did not interfere, and he also grabbed 600 kilograms.
This town is not big, and there are not many restaurants that can really handle hundreds of kilograms of wine, but the reservations were sold out in a short time.
The rest is sold in the shop in individual pieces or by the dozen.
Tang’s Liquor Store became an instant hit.
Everyone knew that this was opened by the county magistrate's wife.
In fact, the county magistrate is not allowed to do business, but no one can interfere with the dowry shop of the girls in his family. It is estimated that County Magistrate Lin will stay here for three to five years. This is clearly leaning against a big tree.
The people in the town who had been craving for Fu Shou wine but couldn't afford it, now heard that it was produced by the same winery. Who wouldn't want to try it?
The wine brewed by Tang Shiyue was ahead of its time, so almost everyone who came to drink it became a repeat customer. How could the business not be good?
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However, precisely because of the release of this affordable fruit wine, the status of Fushou wine has risen instead of fallen.
In order to distinguish themselves from other people, those nobles preferred to go to Sifang Restaurant, so much so that when Sifang Restaurant's reception capacity was insufficient, they opened a branch in the east of the city.
Therefore, Shopkeeper Shen realized the importance of Fushou wine even more, and regretted his previous actions so much that he came to offer warmth and courtesy almost every day... He just showed off his power once, and the price he paid was huge.
At the same time, Meng Ziyang also drank the Tang family's fruit wine.
I tried both, and although I felt they were a bit sweet and soft, more like a woman's drink, there's no denying that they tasted great.
Before we could sort out the details of the Fu Shou wine, Tang family fruit wine arrived.
There is a purchase limit! What's the use of 600 kilograms? It's gone in a few days! It's not even enough for my family to drink!
Meng Ziyang was a little bit impatient: "Tell me about this young lady, how come she is so capable?"
Manager Chen beside him was excited: "Boss, I heard that the head of the Tang family is a blessed lady blessed by God."
"Oh?" Meng Ziyang asked, "What is Lady Fu?"
"There are many things!" Manager Chen said, "I heard that the house she lives in now originally belonged to the head of the Tang family. For three generations in the head of the family, anyone who moved in would die. But as soon as she moved in, not only was everything fine, but on the day she moved in, she dug out a jar of silver, which contained several thousand taels! And the strangest thing is that the well in the backyard that had been dry for several years suddenly began to produce water! Isn't that mysterious? The most mysterious thing is her grandmother..."
He described these things vividly, and quietly observed his expression: "So, maybe, there was nothing wrong with the ingredients of our wine at the beginning, it was because it was not brewed by Lady Fu that the problem occurred."
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