freenovelworld Chapter 1018: Going to the Door to Chase
Chapter 1018: Going to the Door to Chase
The shopkeeper said, "Master, the number of households buying grain seeds this year is only about 20% of last year. Among them, there are several rich farmers with 20 to 30 acres of land. They don't buy much, so I want to see if there is any difference between the seeds they keep and the ones in our shop."
Zhou Guo nodded and said, "It's okay. Grain seeds are not easy to sell. Everyone will keep their own seeds. If they can't be sold, they will keep them and sell them to the south of the river."
Thanks to the help of the government, this new grain variety was able to gain a foothold in the north and enter thousands of households in just two or three years.
Normally speaking, if she sells it the way she is doing, it would take at least four to five or six years.
Thinking of this, she thought of the specialties she brought to Lord Chengding: a whole ham, a large bag of dried bamboo shoots, and two jars of famous wine.
After visiting the grain store and the mountain product store, she went to the snack shop.
It was almost 3 p.m. at this time, and there were many people in the shop, and all the private rooms upstairs were full.
Before entering the shop, I heard the melodious sound of a piano.
After entering the door, I found three groups of customers buying snacks inside.
Even though there were so many people in the shop, it was still quite quiet. Apart from the sound of the piano, there was basically no sound of talking.
She stopped and listened. Although she didn't understand much, she could still tell whether it was pleasant or not.
The music player spent money well, at least it sounded good to her. She asked the old man beside her, "Master, do you think it sounds good?"
The old man stared at the dim sum in the shop and said nonchalantly, "It sounds good, very good. Hey, what kind of dim sum is that? I've never seen it before. It should taste good."
As he said this, he stepped forward.
Zhou Guo was speechless. He followed him and whispered, "Don't you dislike eating sweet things? Why can't you walk when you see snacks?"
"Nonsense, how long have I not eaten it? Can't I miss it after not eating it for so long?" The old man didn't even turn his head. Although he didn't like to eat these things, he was here anyway, and he really hadn't eaten it for a long time. The fragrance wafting from the shop was still quite good.
And some of the snacks are really delicious, such as the butter-fried snails.
It is better to eat it with tea.
After the song was played, several groups of customers in the shop left with the snacks they had bought. Some people who took a look around and didn't want anything also left.
The shopkeepers finally had time to greet Zhou Guo and the others.
"Master, we've been open for a few months and you're finally here. Sir, what would you like to eat?"
"Master, come and try these new snacks we made. They have received good feedback and are selling well."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Since everyone says it's good, it must be good. I don't need to taste it."
"How can they be the same? Even if a hundred people say it's good, it's not as good as just one person saying it's good. Why don't you try it?"
Zhou Guo looked at the neatly arranged and beautiful snacks in the cabinet and asked, "Is this a new batch?"
So many of them don’t look like they were just made this morning.
The shopkeeper nodded happily, "Yes, after the beginning of spring, business has gradually improved, and everyone is willing to go out. A few days ago, we were sold out before noon every day.
We later thought it was too early, so we decided to make two batches, selling the ones made in the early morning in the morning and the ones made in the morning in the afternoon. Fortunately, there were four of us, two making them in the back and two selling them in the front, so we were able to handle the busy schedule.”
Zhou Guo looked upstairs and shook his head, "You still have to hire two waiters. When the cold drinks are served in the summer, I guess there will be more people. By then, we have to serve snacks and tea, clean the tables, listen to the orders of the guests upstairs, and serve individual customers. It will be too busy."
The shopkeeper nodded and said, "Manager Hu has already said that we are already recruiting, but we haven't found the right one for the time being."
Zhou Guo sat in the store for a while, tasting all the new snacks they had, drinking tea, nodding as he ate, and said to the old man opposite:
"Master, what do you think? The skills of my pastry chefs are pretty good, right? They can also eat, and the tea is just right. And there are all kinds of flavors, sweet, fragrant, salty, and like you, you like to eat butter."
The old man hummed, "It's really good. The snacks have been eaten, Zhuangzi has also looked at it, and the account books have been checked. Where can I go after eating the snacks?"
Zhou Guo said, "I have something else to do tonight, so I won't eat with you. I'll let Er Pang take you to Fu Man Lou. You haven't been there for a long time. I heard that Fu Man Lou has a new kind of wine that most people can't drink. When you go there, Manager Qin will definitely give it to you."
"Really?" The old man swallowed his snacks in one gulp and looked at the sky. "It's getting late now. It's time for dinner. I'll go first, lest the wine run out."
Zhou Guo said to Er Pang, "Take the master with you, and take all of them with you."
He pointed at Dashu and Xiaoshu’s personal soldiers.
The head of the personal guards said, "Sir, we cannot leave you. Since the old gentleman has already arrived in the north, our next mission is to protect you. This is what the general told us before we left. We must follow you wherever you go."
The old man also waved his hand, a little disdainfully, "If they don't want to go, don't force them. It doesn't look good for an old man like me to have these three people following me wherever I go. They can't even say ten words to me all day long, and sometimes they appear and disappear like ghosts without making any sound."
Zhou Guo had no choice but to say, "Okay, you guys go ahead."
When Dashu saw him, he also said, "Master, let us follow you."
He did not forget that they were called here to stay with her and protect her at all times, so how could they leave her alone to enjoy the good life?
Zhou Guo said: "Why don't my words work?"
The two men shrank their necks and retreated.
Zhou Guo also stood up. It was just the right time to come over. After a while, it would be time for dinner.
Her mother said that she shouldn't go to other people's homes during mealtime, so she went before mealtime.
Hu Zi came in and said, "Master, everything is ready."
Zhou Guo nodded, "Then I'll leave."
They didn't bring back many specialties. After all, the space in the carriage was limited. They also had to prepare their own food and bring some specialties for themselves. In addition to ham, bamboo shoots and wine, Hu Zi also prepared some other things.
Two jars of crab sauce, a few pounds of mountain products, and a basket of pine mushrooms, that adds up to a lot.
The Lord of the Mansion looked at the things she brought, and was surprised and amused. After a while, he said, "Your gift is quite unique. I thought it was some gold, silver and jewelry."
Zhou Guo said readily: "That's easy. I'll send you a gold brick later."
"Hey, no, no, no, I'm afraid of you, little ancestor. I'm just joking. If you send that thing to me, my head won't last long on my neck." The Lord of the Mansion waved his hands repeatedly.
They were promoted by General Xu himself, and no one could tell whether they were being watched secretly. If General Xu knew about this, it would be disastrous.