In order to solve the problem, she rented two long-term warehouses in the county to store food, so that she didn't have to go to the space every day to buy goods. She only needed to go there once every ten days or so, and she had a stable supplier of vegetables, fish and meat, which would be delivered to her by Baiweiju every day.
Sister Yuying was trained by her to be a half-shopkeeper. She didn't have to do anything now, just sit there and collect the money. Huniu wanted to learn how to cook, so Lin Wan taught her for a few days and found that she was very talented and very attentive, so he officially signed a contract with her and became a cook in Baiweiju, with a monthly salary of four taels of silver.
Of course, it's not a contract of sale, but a contract that requires her to work here for two years. They are worried that she won't last long or will be poached by another restaurant.
Now there are many people who are jealous of her and imitate all her dishes, and their prices are cheaper than hers, but she doesn't care too much. She just competes fairly and everyone relies on their own abilities.
With the attitude of not caring about anything and not slandering, and providing good service and dishes, he was praised by everyone. Of course, this made the other restaurant owners very angry, especially Manager Feng of the Yunyin Building across the street.
The food in his house was mediocre to begin with, and if it weren't for the girl he kept who knew music, few people would go to his house for dinner. And since Baiweiju opened across the street, some people sent people to buy food and ate while listening to his songs, which made him almost faint.
He also asked the chef in the kitchen to make the same dish, but the taste was always inferior. Finally, he compromised and visited Lin Wan in person.
Lin Wanwan took him to Mantingfang on the second floor and asked someone to serve him tea and cakes.
The first time Shopkeeper Feng came here, he was amazed by Baiweiju. It was not a restaurant at all, but more like a place for scholars and elegant people. The tea was not very good, but it was fragrant and smooth. He did not dare to underestimate the girl opposite.
"Manager Lin, I came to you today because I want to cooperate with you. I want you to provide dishes for our Yunyin Building on a long-term basis. I wonder if you are interested?"
Lin Wanwan knew the purpose of his visit, but it seemed that he had changed his mind at the last minute.
"Oh? I thought Manager Feng came here today to buy a house, not to cooperate."
"Hahaha, Shopkeeper Lin, you misunderstood. If I asked to buy the house, you would definitely not sell it to me. Why bother yourself? Of course, it would be even better if you could help us train a chef while we're at it."
Humph, this Shopkeeper Feng is quite cunning and wants to get her recipes for free. Why doesn't he go to heaven?
"Manager Feng, how do you want to provide it?"
"Manager Lin should have heard of the dishes in our Yunyin Building. Alas, we can't hire a good chef, and those wealthy businessmen are picky. There is really nothing we can do. Since your shop opened, all the dishes on my table are from yours. Even our girls and the actors who often come to sing love to eat them, especially the tea. They buy it every day!"
Lin Wanwan couldn't help but laugh after hearing this. It turned out that Yunyinlou was almost becoming the second Baiweiju. No wonder Manager Feng was so anxious.
"Manager Feng, how about this? At the moment, it is not convenient for me to teach you the dishes in my house because some of the ingredients are scarce. When they are available on the market in the future, I will give you the recipes for some of the dishes. How about we split the profit of these dishes 50-50?"
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Lin Wanwan continued, "During this period, you Yunyinlou can also prepare the same menu for guests to order, and then we will prepare it and send it to you at Baiweiju. All the dishes will be discounted by 20%. What do you think?"
Shopkeeper Feng thought for a while and nodded, "Shopkeeper Lin is so generous! He is so good at business at such a young age. I am ashamed of myself!"
"Manager Feng, you are joking. You have been in the business world for so many years. How can a junior compare to you?"
"Hahaha, Manager Lin is being too modest. In that case, let's just sign a deed!"
"Okay! Then you write it. My handwriting is pretty ugly."
"Hahaha, Shopkeeper Lin is really straightforward and cute. They say that handwriting reflects a person's character. I need to practice more when I have time!"
"Yes, Shopkeeper Feng, you are right!"
After seeing off Shopkeeper Feng, Lin Wanwan put the deed away. It seemed that she would be busy in the store in the future.
I heard from Fu Junyi that after his people went back, they opened a braised pork shop, and the business was booming, especially the roast duck, which was not enough to sell, and even the price of duck there went up.
He has already opened stores in Yanzhou and Yingzhou. He has been very busy lately and needs to speed up the process to capture the market, otherwise it will be too late by the time the reputation of his braised pork spreads.
He sent out almost all the people he had, but found that they were still not enough, so he had to go back to his grandfather's house and ask his grandfather to borrow some people.
Before leaving, Lin Wanwan brought him a few pots of orchids and bonsai, as well as a lot of various cakes and fruits. The journey would take about one or two days, and only the cakes were not easy to spoil.
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