PNB Chapter 154 Opening Another Restaurant
Chapter 154 Opening Another Restaurant
After weighing the pros and cons, Jiang Shuzhi nodded and agreed to go to the county town to help first thing tomorrow morning.
Lin Xi smiled happily when she saw her nod.
He pulled Gao Mengli out the door.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the two leave.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi didn't leave, but went to the courtyard house they were building next door.
The courtyard house is being built quickly; it's already halfway done and is estimated to be completed in about half a month.
Seeing the two men emerge from the old house, the village chief, who had been overseeing the construction, finally seized the opportunity to speak and quickly ran over, saying, "You're back just in time! I have something to discuss with you!"
Lin Xi asked curiously, "Village Chief, you're not thinking of asking for leave, are you?!"
The village chief looked surprised. "Huh? How did you know?..."
Lin Xi had an expression that said, "I knew it."
Gao Mengli pushed aside Lin Xi, who was blocking her way, and took two steps. "Village chief, you can actually hire people to harvest the rapeseed and also work on the paddy fields."
Upon hearing this, the village chief sighed softly, "Alas, we originally wanted to hire someone to do it. But now everyone is busy with work in the fields, and we can't find a single person who is free."
Moreover, hiring someone costs 15 coins a day, while they can earn 22 coins a day to build houses and oil mills.
It's obvious which method is more cost-effective.
However, there are very few idle people nowadays. There are some, but they don't trust strangers to do farm work.
Lin Xi came up from behind and said, "If the village chief is short of people, I can introduce you. Pingyao Ju'an District has nothing but a lot of people."
And you don't need to worry, if they cause trouble, just go to the county magistrate to resolve it."
Those are all people affiliated with the county magistrate; officially certified, reliable and guaranteed!
The village chief's eyes lit up, but then he hesitated: "Eldest son of the Lin family, although there are many people in Ju'an District, can they handle the work in our village?"
"Don't make a mess of my rapeseed fields and paddy fields, that would be a real headache."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xi immediately patted his chest and assured him, "Village Chief, you can rest assured."
Many of these people were skilled farmers in the past. Although they are now disabled, they still have the experience.
Besides, I'm here...
No, it wasn't me.
"The county magistrate will cover for you; if anything goes wrong, he will compensate you for your losses."
Upon hearing this, the village chief's lips twitched slightly: "Does the county magistrate concern himself with such trivial matters?"
The eldest son of the Lin family used to be a smooth talker, all talk and no action.
Although the man is much better now, he still has some concerns about his character.
Seeing the village chief's suspicious look, Lin Xi felt a bit bald.
What kind of look is that from the village chief?!
He had probably forgotten that his "character" was not as good as that of his eldest son in the village.
Seeing that the two couldn't reach an agreement, Gao Mengli quickly stepped in to explain, saying that although her "character" wasn't good either, she had the old house as a safety net.
"Village chief, my parents are going to the county town tomorrow to hire people to do the work. You'll see when you go with them."
Upon hearing this, the village chief's eyes lit up. "You mean Lin Yong and Jiang Shi are going to hire people?! That's great! I'll go talk to them right away!"
After saying that, he ignored the two of them and hurriedly ran towards the old house.
Lin Xi: ……
Gao Mengli: ……
The two exchanged a glance, worried about their own "character".
They hurried to the village entrance, glanced at the oil mill under construction, and then boarded a horse-drawn carriage to return to Pingyao County.
However, the construction of the oil mill and the courtyard house, along with the use of oxcarts to transport bricks and tiles, made the dirt road full of potholes.
The horse-drawn carriage swayed back to Pingyao like a rocking horse.
Lin Xi steadied herself in the carriage, frowning. "Mengli, this road is terrible. There will be problems with transportation after the oil mill is built."
With such a bumpy ride, what if the car overturns?
Gao Mengli nodded in agreement, "It seems that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads."
However, roads have always been a major expense.
The distance from Wangyue Village to Pingyao is about ten miles. As for cement and such, Gao Mengli has not thought about studying it for the time being.
Those things can cause pneumoconiosis during production, which was a terminal illness in ancient times when medical care was underdeveloped.
Although laying stone slabs is expensive and laborious, it will eventually allow everyone to die peacefully in their old age.
Gao Mengli did some mental calculations and estimated that repairing this road would cost more than 20,000 taels of silver.
So I couldn't help but click my tongue twice.
Lin Xi, puzzled, looked at Gao Mengli and asked, "What's wrong?"
Gao Mengli waved her hand, "It's nothing, I just think it would be expensive to repair this road!"
Now, the restaurant has added "starved to death" to its name, and its daily income is about 15 taels.
It would take three and a half years to raise enough money.
However, including the dividends from rough paper, herbal toothpaste, and other products, as well as the oil mill and loquat syrup, it is estimated that it will take two years.
After all, the initial costs of the oil mill must be recouped.
What if we opened another restaurant?!
Thinking of this, Gao Mengli immediately had an idea.
Turning to Lin Xi, he said, "Xi Xi, how about we open another restaurant?"
Lin Xi's eyes widened, almost choked by Gao Mengli's sudden idea. "Mengli, are you serious?!"
If one store is already this busy, opening another one would be terrible.
Although he could hire someone, the marinade recipe and spice powder for the pork chops were all ground by him and Gao Mengli bit by bit with a small stone mill.
If he opens two stores, how long will it take him to process them?!
He looked disapproving.
Gao Mengli smiled and lowered her head, her eyes darting around, "Xixi, I know you've been through a lot."
But think about it, we opened a restaurant in Pingding County, and it's just across a river from us.
Every morning, the prepared ingredients are transported from here to there, and people are also transferred from Pingyao.
We'll go and earn the silver from Tang Guangjun in Pingding County, and bring it back to Pingyao to use!
Isn't this another way to collect the interest he accrued from kidnapping us?!
Although we have to pay taxes, compared to what we earn, those few copper coins are insignificant!
When we have money in the future, we will hand over the shop to Qian Yan'er and the others to manage.
"How about I hire ten highly skilled bodyguards to take you to see all the handsome men in Qianyu Kingdom?!"
This is undoubtedly similar to the later generations making empty promises, always saying that when they have money in the future, they will definitely take their best friends to hire ten male models!
This suggestion was like an atomic bomb exploding in Lin Xi's heart!
Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Gao Mengli, "Are you serious!"
Gao Mengli pursed her lips to avoid laughing too loudly, because her Xixi had taken the bait!
She nodded quickly, "Really!! When we have money in the future, we'll go see handsome men!"
Lin Xi was overjoyed and delighted when she received Gao Mengli's promise.
Now I'm not afraid of getting tired anymore; I walk with my head held high and full of vigor.
I just want to go to Pingding County right now, immediately, and do something to Tang Guangjun!
"But we're not familiar with Pingding County, what should we do?"
Suddenly realizing this, Lin Xi's face fell again.
Gao Mengli rolled her eyes at him. "You should know how to use people well. Let Dou Weiyi handle it. He's been a bit free lately."