latelenovela Chapter 358 Opening a Restaurant
Chapter 358 Opening a Restaurant
It was common knowledge that a princess had emerged from Qinghe County, so when the man heard the county magistrate address Shen Wanning, he immediately realized Shen Wanning's identity.
The county magistrate was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and kicked the man on the shoulder. "You bastard, are you tired of living? How dare you force the county lord to sell something?"
Shen Wanning deliberately added, "Speaking of which, this man is quite strange. Not only does he want to force me to sell something, he also wants me to beat him. I am a kindhearted person, so I won't do it myself. Please ask the county magistrate to do it for me!"
"Please spare my life, my lord! Please spare my life! I really know I was wrong and I will never dare to do it again!" the man said quickly.
"Come here, drag him away and beat him...beat him..." The county magistrate said as he looked at Shen Wanning's expression.
Shen Wanning took over the conversation, "Just give him twenty lashes! I'll take his fish."
"Yes, yes!" the county magistrate said quickly, and then immediately ordered, "Why don't you drag him away and execute him?"
No matter how loudly the man screamed, he was still dragged away by the yamen runners.
"My lord, look at this..." The county magistrate was waiting for Shen Wanning's instructions.
"Your Excellency, the County Magistrate, is able to distinguish right from wrong, which is a blessing to the people of Shayang County." Shen Wanning praised him and continued, "Then this Lord will temporarily accept these white sturgeons. One more thing, I hope the County Magistrate will take care of Old Man Qi and don't let anyone get jealous and hurt him."
So many people watched Shen Wanning accept Old Man Qi's white sturgeon and pay him the silver. Fearing that someone with ulterior motives might harm Old Man Qi, Shen Wanning mentioned it to the county magistrate.
"Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely protect this old man." The county magistrate said respectfully.
"Thank you, sir." After Shen Wanning finished speaking, he turned around and asked Uncle Qi to help move his and Yang Peng's white sturgeons onto the carriage.
Without waiting for Old Man Qi to take action, the county magistrate had already asked the yamen runners to help move the white sturgeon onto the carriage.
Before leaving, Shen Wanning paid the money to Old Man Qi and apologized to him. With the white sturgeons given by Yang Peng, she didn't need so many for the time being.
Old Man Qi understood her very well and watched her drive away in her carriage from behind.
After leaving Shayang County, Shen Wanning sent all the white sturgeons to China. She counted them, and including Yang Peng's, she had sent a total of 23 white sturgeons to China.
The authoritative agency there said that they would send her some videos of white sturgeons regularly to let her know about the life of white sturgeons in China.
After sending the white sturgeon back to China, Shen Wanning went to Baocheng County and stayed there until the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, when she returned to Daqing Town with Lin Jingyou.
The peppers they harvested were drying outside, so for lunch today, they made a dish of stir-fried pork with peppers.
Lin He was huffing and puffing as he ate from the spiciness. "Last winter, that hot and spicy pot my aunt cooked was delicious. When can we have it again?"
"The weather is still a bit hot, and eating something spicy will make it even hotter. When it's late autumn and the weather cools down, you can eat as much as you want every day." Shen Wanning said with a smile. After two years, they have harvested a lot of peppers.
Now they have all kinds of dried chili peppers, pickled chili peppers, chopped chili peppers, etc.
They even shared it with the villagers, who all praised its deliciousness. When people cooked at home, they would ask for some chili peppers to use in their own cooking.
"Aunt, you said that we all like to eat chili peppers, and most people in our village also like to eat chili peppers. Then can we open a restaurant and serve some very spicy dishes?" As Lin He spoke, he thought about doing business again.
Ever since he made money from selling threshers last time and was praised by everyone, he wanted to make money from doing business in everything he saw.
"Your idea is good. I heard from your aunt that you have taken over the business of Mingyue Tower and Zuihongzhuang, and also made some money by selling threshers. It seems that you are indeed talented in business." Lin Jingyou praised.
Aunt Zhang continued, "Your Third Uncle is not one to praise others easily. The fact that he's praising you proves that you're really doing a great job. But Xiaohe, you have to consider that not everyone likes chili peppers. So it's not okay for a restaurant to only sell dishes made with chili peppers."
"But if we sell everything, I don't know if we can compete with other restaurants. Oh, it's really worrying!" Lin He is young, but with a frown and a sigh, he looks like an old man.
Lin Jingyou thought for a moment and suggested, "It's almost late autumn. If you want to open a restaurant, I suggest you look for a shop as soon as possible. When you open, the restaurant can focus on hot pot, and add some other home-cooked dishes and chili dishes. That way, even when the weather gets warmer and people don't eat chili anymore, the restaurant's reputation will still be there."
Shen Wanning continued, "What your Third Uncle said makes sense. When the weather warms up, you can introduce some spicy dishes, such as stuffed green peppers with meat, hot and sour fish, boiled pork slices, and so on. Dishes made with these chilies can be eaten not only in winter, but also in summer."
Lin He said happily, "So auntie supports me opening a restaurant, right?"
Shen Wanning nodded. "That's a good idea. I support you."
If she hadn't been planning to go to Beijing, she would have been planning to open another hot pot restaurant. She even really wanted to open hot pot restaurants all over the country.
Now that Lin He has taken over her business, it’s great that he can fulfill her unfulfilled wish.
"Aunt, what do you think is better to open the restaurant in Fuzhou or in the county town?" Lin He asked humbly.
"Both are fine. In a county town, buying a restaurant costs less, but relatively speaking, the flow of people will be less. If it is in Fuzhou City, the price of buying a restaurant is higher, but the flow of people will also be greater." Shen Wanning analyzed.
"Then let's open it in Fuzhou! We only need to buy the restaurant once, so let's do it in one go and start with a big place. When we make money in the future, we can quickly earn back the money we spent on buying the restaurant." Lin He said after considering it.
"Okay, since you've made up your mind, just do it!" Shen Wanning encouraged him as always.
Lin He chuckled, "Aunt, would you like to invest in this restaurant business?"
"Of course! I'll make up for whatever you're short of." Shen Wanning waved her hand generously.
"What about my parents, my second uncle and my second aunt? Do you want to invest?" Lin He asked Xu and Wen again.
"Okay, your aunt supports you, so of course we should support you too," said Mrs. Wen.
Finally, after discussion, everyone decided that the Wen family would contribute 30%, Shen Wanning 30%, the Xu family 30%, and finally Lin He 10%. Lin He was given full responsibility for the restaurant, and the profits were divided equally into four parts.