Chapter 96 095. "You want to kick me out and divorce me?"
Lei Li knew that "A Sichuan Restaurant" was profitable, but he didn't expect it to be so profitable.
From July to September, the Sichuan restaurant and the herbal tea shop had a quarterly turnover of 100,000 taels, while during the same period, restaurants such as the Shanzhen Restaurant owned by Haiwei had a turnover of around 10,000 taels of silver.
Before he had invested much of the 50,000 taels of silver given by Master Meng Fuguang, he had already earned back his original capital.
Not only Lei Li and Zhou Yi, but even Chen Xiangrang and Meng Luo, who were very optimistic about this business, did not expect the return rate to be so high and so fast.
"It's almost as much as our rice shop in Zhongchuanfu City earns in a month!"
Mengluo said happily.
Lei Li: “???”
Zhou Yi: “???”
They toiled for three months, waking up earlier than the chickens and sleeping later than the dogs, spending so much time and energy, and yet they could only compare to the monthly turnover of Meng's Rice Shop? And that's just a business in the prefecture?
Although their Sichuan restaurant and herbal tea shop are small, they have the best timing, location and people.
The first opportunity to serve spicy dishes, the authoritative certification and celebrity effect of the county magistrate, and the banners of "Zhongchuan Fucheng" and Meng's Rice Shop as elegant benchmarks.
The competitive mentality brought about by the middle and upper classes such as officials, landlords, and big businessmen has made going to a "Sichuan restaurant" to eat Sichuan cuisine a fashion trend.
Lei Li also asked Zhou Yi to rack his brains and come up with many poems and allusions to hang in the store, and to hang them up from time to time to attract scholars, juren, teachers, and children from scholarly families to come into the store and stop by.
A poetry competition was held for this purpose, with different free coupons as prizes. The contestants praised Sichuan cuisine, the magistrate's governance, and the bumper harvest. Finally, the well-written poems were hung in the store to satisfy the competitive spirit of the talented people.
When the county magistrate Xu Xingzhe learned about it, he particularly praised this spirit of studious and benevolent spirit, and specially wrote a plaque and sent it to "a Sichuan restaurant" as encouragement.
that's all.
Three months later, they still couldn't beat Meng's Rice Shop. It was like showing off their skills in front of Guan Gong - they were overestimating their own abilities.
Lei Li's heart is a little broken...
No!
Not only did it not break!
And it's beating happily!
Because Lei Li had received fifty thousand taels of silver—five! Ten thousand! taels! Heavy! Thick! Fifty thousand taels! Silver!!! Fifty thousand taels with one five and four zeros!
There are 500 silver notes of 100 taels each, 50 silver notes of 1,000 taels each, and 5 silver notes of 10,000 taels each, totaling 50,000 taels!
The last time Meng Luo gave him 10,000 taels of silver notes does not count. This is the 10,000 taels of silver notes that Lei Li got this time. He earned it himself. These are five 10,000 taels of silver notes belonging to him and Zhou Yi.
Lei Li stared at the banknotes in his hand, his eyes almost glued to them, and he was reluctant to move away. He was shocked and confused, but couldn't help but smile.
"Is this really for me and Zhou Yi?"
"How can it be fifty thousand taels?"
"Don't we only get 20% of the profit? This is half of the turnover for the past three months. You have to deduct the taxes and the principal before giving it to us, right?"
Lei Li felt that Chen Xiangrang had made a mistake, but he also hoped very much that Chen Xiangrang was not mistaken, because he should have earned so much and received so much silver.
Even if Chen Xiangrang made a mistake, what's wrong with not taking back the 50,000 taels for the sake of face? A mere 50,000 taels is only the monthly income of the Meng family in a prefecture.
"That's normal."
Chen Xiangrang nodded and said with a smile, "You and Boss Zhou took a 20% profit. Based on the income here, you should be paid around 15,000 taels."
"However, we have also opened a 'Sichuan restaurant' and a herbal tea shop in Zhongchuanfu City, which are fully supervised by the master. The chili peppers are grown by the original small village. The locals are very experienced in growing chili peppers, and the Sichuan cuisine made with the chili peppers has received very good reviews."
"I'm truly sorry that I opened the shop without first discussing it with you and Mr. Zhou. To apologize, I won't deduct the official tax for this part, and will simply share the profits based on the turnover."
"this……"
Lei Li was stunned for a moment before asking, "Are they also called 'A Sichuan Restaurant' and 'A Herbal Tea Shop'?"
"nature."
Chen Xiangrang nodded and said, "Master Mengluo also agreed to the name you came up with. The signboard is the name of the store, like the shadow of the tree, so it cannot be changed without permission."
As he spoke, he smiled and said, "However, the master changed the origin of the store to the characteristics of Xiling Prefecture City. As you know, people are always curious and easily incited."
"As long as you put up a unique gimmick and let some famous, wealthy and powerful people take the lead, you can create momentum, but ordinary people will always blindly follow the lead of things that are unfamiliar and precious to them."
"Couldn't this, coupled with his own strong capabilities, quickly lead to his fame and establish a firm foothold?"
"I see."
Lei Li nodded.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with the Meng family opening branches without permission. After all, 20% of the money would go into his pocket, so of course the more branches the better.
However, he didn't expect that the Meng family would dare to open "a Sichuan restaurant" directly in the provincial capital. The capital invested must be several times that of Qingmi County, right?
In case of loss...
It’s not his and Zhou Yi’s fault.
"So... you only have one store in Nakagawa Prefecture? Did you make 200,000 taels?"
"For now."
Chen Xiangrang smiled and said, "Because of the long distance, it took me more than a month to deliver the various recipes to the master, train the staff, and smooth out the relationships with all parties. So it was much later than the one in Qingmi County."
“…”
Lei Li was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.
While he was feeling complacent about his monthly income of several thousand taels of silver, someone else was already earning nearly 100,000 taels of silver a month. He took out 50,000 taels of silver to give to his beloved youngest son to open a shop, just to make a toy to make his son happy.
"I also copied the management rules of Sanlihe Village and gave them to the master. He liked them very much and revised them and implemented them in Zhongchuan as well."
Chen Xiangrang added, "The master appreciates talent and knows that Boss Lei likes money, so he has waived the tax on Zhongchuan as a gift to you."
“Congratulations on a successful and enjoyable first cooperation.”
He likes this gift!
Lei Li's eyes lit up, and he even asked Chen Xiangrang to convey his gratitude to Master Meng Fuguang.
But after saying these polite words, Chen Xiangrang finally stated his main purpose -
The business in Zhongchuan Prefecture City was fully managed by the Meng family. Lei Li and Zhou Yi had no involvement, so Master Meng Fuguang hoped to give them 10% of the profits as a share of the full technology.
If more branches are opened in the future, the profit margin will also be 19:1, and Lei Li and Zhou Yi must provide new recipes and dishes to the Zhongchuan Meng family at any time.
"no problem!"
Lei Li agreed immediately.
To be honest, the Meng family is wealthy and powerful. If Master Meng Fuguang had not asked Chen Xiangrang to tell him that the Meng family had opened a branch in Zhongchuan, he might not have known about it in his life. Similarly, if Chen Xiangrang had secretly told Zhongchuan the new recipe, he would not have known about it.
——It is obviously unrealistic to let Chen Xiangrang follow this business throughout the whole process without letting him know the formula.
The main thing is that the Meng family still gave him a share of the money, or he just took the 10% profit without doing anything.
As long as you give me money, everything will be fine.
If Master Meng Fuguang wants, he can send Zhou Yi to Zhongchuan as a hostage!
——Although Zhou Yi himself would not agree to marrying far away, no, he would not agree to being a hostage.
"My husband and family are here, why would I go to Nakagawa?"
"It's just an analogy."
Lei Li said, "Besides, Zhongchuan is fun. It's a big city with a river next to it, and there are fleets of ships traveling north and south. There are definitely more games than here."
"I heard there are beautiful dancers and singing girls from the south. They dance and sing beautifully, and they can also play the pipa and flute."
Zhou Yi: “?”
He looked at Lei Li suspiciously, "How do you know? Why are you asking about this? You asked me if I wanted to go, but it's you who actually wanted to go, right?"
What about dancers and singers, pipa and flute? He thought Lei Li himself wanted to see beautiful women dancing and singing. He still remembered the girl Asi from Gou Si.
"Of course I want to go."
Lei Li said confidently, "Zhongchuan Prefecture is so big and prosperous, who wouldn't want to go and see it? But I have to look after the shops and the village, so I don't have the time to go."
"Then I don't have any."
"You have."
Lei Li said, "Go and tell the shopkeeper Chen Xiangrang that he wants you to go to the Sichuan restaurants in Zhongchuan Prefecture and see how they use chili peppers in their dishes."
"Mr. Meng Fuguang appreciates you again and definitely wants to meet you."
"I don't want to see him."
Zhou Yi thought to himself, who would want to see the boss for no reason? Isn't it better to just slack off?
"You really don't want to go?"
"In no mood."
"But……"
Lei Li suddenly lowered his voice and smiled, "Once we get to Zhongchuan, the emperor is far away. Without me, there will be no one to supervise you. You can buy whatever you want, eat whatever you want, play whatever you want...it's all up to you."
“……?”
Zhou Yi suddenly felt uneasy. "Why does this sound so strange to me? Why do you want me to go to Zhongchuan so much? Don't you want to see me?"
Zhongchuan is so far away, and I'm on a business trip, so I can't come back for several months.
"Why wouldn't I want to see you?"
Lei Li laughed heartily, and in Zhou Yi's eyes, he felt a little guilty.
"I was thinking, Young Master Meng Luo treats you like a good brother, and Master Meng Fuguang admires you so much. You can even register your own household registration without my family. Have you ever thought about moving your household registration out?"
“???”
Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a terrifying thought popped up in his mind -
"You've made enough money, haven't you, and you want to kick me out?"
"ah?"
Lei Li was also stunned for a moment, and quickly shook his head, "I didn't, I just asked if you want to move your household registration out. If you marry into our family, you will inevitably be treated as a sick person, and according to the rules, the child must have my surname Lei..."
"Then I'll take your last name."
Zhou Yi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If someone wants to say something, let them say it. It won't cost them anything. Why should I move my household registration out? It's like a divorce."
It even scared him into a sweat.
"I just mentioned it, and then the child really took my last name."
"good."
Zhou Yi nodded.
But he was still a little worried, so before his intense exercise that night, he asked Lei Li, "Are you really not planning to kick me out or divorce me?"
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