Yi Xin as a concubine

After opening for one day, the restaurant welcomed tens of thousands of customers, but the turnover remained unchanged. Everyone was so tired that they rubbed their legs and beat their backs, and even the feather guards who exercised all day had miserable looks on their faces.

"It's not as relaxing as a few days of training." One person wailed.

The two big shopkeepers, Qiu and Wang, as well as Zhao Xian, Qin Chu and others, took the opportunity of closing the shop and counting the accounts to surround Xin Baoer. They all looked depressed and listless.

"What's going on?" Xin Baoer asked knowingly.

"It is said that the people are unruly and unruly. They are really too difficult to control." Shopkeeper Qiu touched the non-existent sweat on his forehead and said with lingering fear.

"No, no. The people of Nanzhao are open-minded and are very receptive to new things, so they are full of curiosity about our place. In any other country, they would not be so curious. They would only feel intimidated and would not dare to easily set foot in the place of the nobles. Naturally, they would not flock to us just because of an open day."

Xin Baoer said with some emotion, and continued: "We misjudged the national conditions of Nanzhao and did not make adequate preparations in advance. Of course, this is not your problem, but the problem of me as the decision maker. I apologize to you here."

Upon hearing this, everyone waved their hands and dared not accept it, especially the two big shopkeepers, who were almost terrified.

"Xian'er, all the staff today will be given an extra 1 or 2 taels of silver as compensation, which will be deducted from my private account." Xin Baoer said solemnly.

Zhao Xian had worked with her for a long time, so he naturally understood that she was a man of her word when it came to serious matters. He nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"Next, let's talk about the so-called troublemakers. Today has been relatively stable, with no major accidents. Of course, with so many people, there are bound to be a lot of minor frictions. Do you think there are no frictions in those wealthy and crowded places?" Xin Baoer asked back, then looked at Qin Chu.

"Come on, those people look good on the surface, but they are so filthy and disgusting inside that it is outrageous to both humans and gods. On the surface, they are nice to each other, but you never know when someone who was smiling at you in the last second might pull out a knife from somewhere and stab you in the chest in the next second."

The form and spirit that Qin Chu described were all there, and even the gestures he was about to demonstrate looked quite realistic, and the people watching felt a little nervous unconsciously.

"There is a banquet hall on the third floor. Someone will hold a banquet here in a while, and you will be able to see it with your own eyes. Then you will know how innocent and lovely those so-called troublemakers are." Xin Baoer put down the account book and said with a smile.

"However, this time we were indeed not well prepared and we also had no experience in this area. We should go back and organize our people, summarize the experience and problems from the bottom up, and after discussion, put together a set of effective open day reception plans."

While chatting and laughing, they arranged everything. After everyone received their tasks, Xin Baoer looked at Wei Yu and said, "Ayu, you have to be more vigilant. A tall tree attracts the wind. Now we are in the limelight, and the industries involved are very wide. It is inevitable that we will grab the market share of others and cause others' jealousy and revenge."

"The little beggars we recruited earlier can now be put to use. It would be a waste of their talents to just use them as service personnel. We also need to build up the intelligence network in Nanzhao as soon as possible."

Wei Yu listened quietly, then nodded in agreement. When Xin Baoer buried her head in writing again, she left and went to discuss the two matters with Yu Si.

The lights are just coming on, and the purple air that has been noisy all day is coming from the east. After the hustle and bustle, it seems a little quieter.

Xin Baoer sat alone at the desk in the study, and after Wei Yu left, she did not put pen to paper for a long time.

Her thoughts were a little distracted for a moment. Now Nan Zhaoguo had taken the first step and most of her funds had been invested. Judging from the turnover and customer feedback in the past few days, she was not afraid of losing money to gain publicity.

The anxiety in my heart was relieved a lot.

It is calculated that the wheat and rice should have been harvested this month, and corn and potatoes should be able to be planted for another season. The time may not be enough, but it is still a harvest. Corn stalks can be used as feed for cattle, and small potatoes can also be eaten. They are both food. After that, winter wheat can be planted, and there will be enough time for two seasons.

The Qiang State has obtained a large tract of land because of its winemaking. If it is used well, perhaps agriculture can be developed there. Although it is cold there and only one crop of grain can be harvested a year, the black soil is suddenly fertile and the grain yield is high.

The Qiang people are not good at farming. The land there is vast and sparsely populated, with high mountains and dense forests, which leads to many people making a living by hunting, wearing animal skins and eating animal meat. There are wild fruits and vegetables in the mountains, as well as many precious medicinal materials. It is also a treasure land.

Because they often run around in the mountains, most Qiang people have good physical fitness, are brave and good at fighting, and have brute force. They do not produce anything themselves, but like to rob others, which is why they repeatedly invade the north.

Her people were able to use the winery to buy land to grow crops, in large part because the Qiang people loved wine so much that no matter whether they were men or women, young or old, they would drink two taels of wine for no reason, especially in the cold winter, when drinking some wine was the best way to warm the body.

However, given the bandit nature of the Qiang people, she was afraid that if she stored too much grain, others would take advantage of it, which would be counterproductive.

It seems we have to think long-term!

The first batch of grains in Seabuckthorn Country has been planted, and it will be harvested soon. The first year will probably not be very good, because the land here is different from those barren lands, and it needs to be nurtured.

I'll have to go there when the time comes.

The most troublesome one is Simon. The king of Simon, Asiro, is an out-and-out ambitious man. From the news received recently, he has known about the division of the Central Plains. He has secretly contacted the King of Zhengxi at the border more than once, revealing his intention to help him unify the Central Plains. The price is to cede the King of Zhengxi's current situation to Simon.

Xin Baoer was somewhat afraid that King Zhengxi would agree to the other party in a rash decision, which would disrupt the existing situation and the people who had just had a chance to recuperate would suffer again.

However, this matter is not so urgent. After all, the other major forces are not deaf and blind. Under pressure, King Zhengxi has to think twice before acting. It is never easy to seek the skin of a tiger. After all, Asiro was once the biggest enemy of King Zhengxi. It takes time to build trust.

Speaking of Simon, Xin Baoer couldn't help but worry about the brothers who had entered Simon a long time ago. For so long, apart from the occasional bits of news proving that they were still alive, they had been lukewarm and no one knew what their specific situation was.

Those workshops in the north that were supported by the Xin family should have started operations. Based on the output that she and her father had estimated, it would definitely not be possible to produce and sell by themselves. It seemed that she had to move faster and try to expand the industry before the end of the year, at least to all the larger towns in Nanzhao.

She just sat there blankly, thinking about a bunch of random things. It was already pitch dark at night, but she didn't move. Her eyes in the darkness were sometimes confused and sometimes excited.

After Wei Yu instructed his subordinates on what to do next, he leaned against the door frame and silently accompanied Xin Baoer in the room until Zhao Xian came over with a tray and smelled the fragrance from the soup bowl. He then moved, made way for the door, and pushed it open, revealing a looming figure in the room.

"I thought you were asleep, and was wondering whether I should wake you up. I made a tonic soup according to the recipe given by Lancao. Come and try it quickly to see how much of Lancao's craftsmanship it has."

Xin Baoer stood up readily, but her body was a little stiff from sitting for so long, and there was no light in the room, so she accidentally bumped into something and grimaced in pain.

Wei Yu hurried in from outside, took out a lighter to light the candle in the room, then went over and helped the person sit down at the table.

"Don't you know how to be more careful? Do you want to check if you are hurt?" Zhao Xian put the tray down and asked with concern.

Xin Baoer smiled ingratiatingly at the two of them and whispered that she was fine.

"This club is now on the right track, but you don't know how to take a rest. Your health has never been very good to begin with. If you overwork yourself, Mother Lin and the two maids, Lancao and Lianrong, will find out and they will skin me alive." Zhao Xian complained distressedly while handing her the soup of just the right temperature.