Peerless Young Master

When Li Xuan returned to the restaurant, Xiao Xuan couldn't wait to ask, "How is it, did you get a spot?"

Li Xuan nodded: "We have got the quota, and the official also wants 30% of our profits."

"30%"

Xiao Xuan was surprised, and then full of displeasure: "Why don't they just rob us? We've already given them fifty taels of silver, and now they want thirty percent. This is simply too shady.

A serving of rice with toppings costs only twelve cents, and I would have to sell thousands of them just to make back the cost.

"I heard Captain Liu say last time that those chivalrous men in the martial arts world place great importance on their reputation. Our sales can't even compare to those restaurants. It's even a question whether anyone will eat there."

The Hundred Sects Competition is a grand event among the martial arts sects in Yunyao City. All the participants will be prominent figures.

Even some small sects would spend a lot of money to make a good weapon for their disciples in such a grand occasion, and even their food, clothing, housing and transportation would have to be better.

Let me ask you, other sects eat delicious food, but you only eat rice with toppings.

Isn't this too shabby?

If this gets out, wouldn't it be laughed at by all the sects, and the disciples will never be able to hold their heads up.

If he is not mentally stable, he might run away overnight.

Don't underestimate this small matter, because behind it is the reputation and future of an entire sect.

If there were only fifty taels of silver, with hundreds of people on the mountain and a competition lasting for several days, maybe I could make back my money.

But now they want another 30%. Xiao Xuan feels that this deal is too unprofitable and she can't make back her capital at all.

Li Xuan naturally understood this principle, and those who were queuing must have known it as well.

Even if they knew, they still wanted to get the spot, which means there must be other ways to make money behind it.

"There's nothing we can do. If we don't agree, we won't get the spot, and we won't get the fifty taels of silver back.

If I just sell rice with toppings, I will definitely not make any money. I plan to sell braised food. If this stuff is paired with alcohol, I think those knights will be very popular.

What’s more, we registered for rice topped with gravy, not braised food, so we don’t have to pay for this income.”

You have a plan, but I have a ladder.

It is a bit unrealistic to expect to make back the money you invested in rice bowls.

But if you add some braised food, it will be different.

The cost of making braised food is almost zero, but after processing, the innards of a duck can be sold for a hundred yuan, and when paired with alcohol, it is definitely more profitable than rice with toppings.

Hearing this, Xiao Xuan's face brightened. She knew the taste of braised food and knew that if it were sold, it would definitely be very popular.

"If that's the case, then we can still make money, but there are so many people on the mountain, don't we have to buy hundreds of ducks, just the offal, what about the duck meat?"

Li Xuan's eyes flickered twice, and then he called over Bai Yi Piao Luo and said, "There's something I need you to do. You should be quite familiar with this area. Go to the restaurants and ask if they have any ducks they don't want.

If we say something nice, maybe they will give it to us for free; if that doesn’t work, we can spend a few coins.”

Buying hundreds of ducks just to make braised food is no different from buying the casket and returning the pearl.

This is not the past life, where the supply chain was so powerful that any part could be shipped in truckloads.

"what"

Bai Yi Piaoluo's face suddenly turned ugly. This was too embarrassing.

"If you don't go, believe it or not, I will chant a spell and it will hurt you to death," Li Xuan threatened.

"Go, why not go?"

Bai Yi Piaoluo quickly changed his color, not wanting to be in excruciating pain again. Then he muttered, "I'm a famous bandit, and now you ask me to beg for food. If this gets out, how can I live as a human being?"

Xiao Xuan and Li Xuan were busy with business in the store.

Two hours later, the man in white came back with a bamboo basket in his hand. There seemed to be something in it, and it was covered with a large leaf that he had gotten from somewhere.

It was past dinner time and no customers came to eat. The man in white put the things on the table and said, "Everything is here. A few people were difficult to talk to and spent fifteen cents on me. Remember to pay me back."

When Li Xuan opened it, he was hit by a fishy smell that irritated his nose. He estimated that it weighed about seven or eight kilograms, and would weigh about two kilograms after it was cooked. He would wait and see what the customers think of it.

"You are so rich, why do you care about a mere dozen cents?"

"Why shouldn't I care? This is my hard-earned money, not a penny less." Bai Yi Piaoluo argued.

"Okay, I'll give it to you when I get paid."

It was just a dozen cents, so Li Xuan didn't care. He then asked Bai Yi Piao Luo to put the things in the kitchen and prepare them after sunset. They would be ready to eat after the night.

When the time comes, you can sell it together with the rice, so you don’t have to make it again and get your hands covered in oil, which is very uncomfortable.

Soon, the sun set.

After cleaning the shop, the group had dinner, closed the door, and went to the backyard to rest.

As night falls and silver light shines, the backyard is covered with a thin veil of moonlight, appearing quiet and mysterious.

In the boundless night, a figure appeared at the door of Haochi Zai Lai, looked up at the sign, and murmured: "I have been observing for several days. This store is doing good business and making a lot of money."

The figure looked around and came to the backyard. He tiptoed lightly and climbed over the wall. He entered the backyard and began to look for the place where the silver was hidden.

At the same time, in two rooms, two people opened their eyes at the same time.

When he heard the footsteps, Bai Yi Piaoluo immediately realized that a thief was coming.

He quietly came to the door, wet his finger with saliva, and poked a hole in the paper curtain between the door frames. He looked at the hole with one eye and squinted with the other.

I looked around but didn't see any thief.

Obviously, a hole has extremely limited visibility.

So, Bai Yi Piao Luo poked several holes in different places, looked through them one by one, and finally saw a figure sneaking around.

"Such a big commotion, it's obvious he's a rookie"

He carefully opened a corner of the door and slipped out, ready to teach the little thief a lesson.

"I've searched everywhere, but there's nothing valuable to find." The figure muttered, then looked towards the rooms not far away.

This person knew that a thief never leaves empty-handed, so after thinking for a moment, he decided to sneak into the room and take a look.

Anyway, I had already checked the time in advance. There were only a few servants in the store, so even if I was discovered, I could escape safely.

"What are you doing? The money is in the middle room."

"I was just about to go up and take a look..."

In the quiet night, a slight voice sounded in the ear. The thief responded subconsciously, but after he finished speaking, his face suddenly changed. He turned around abruptly and found someone smiling at him.

This scene made him tense instantly: "Who are you?"

"I live here, who do you think I am?"

"Damn"

When the thief realized that he had been discovered, he turned and ran away.

"You have such weak Qing Gong skills, and you dare to steal things?"

“I’m not afraid of being beaten to death.”

[Damn, how could it be so fast?]

The thief had not run far when the man in white clothes started chasing him. No matter how the thief changed direction, it was of no avail. The mocking sound in his ears made him angry and scared.

"Go to hell"

In anger, the thief was ready to take action.

Although Bai Yi Piao Luo is weak, he is still a middle-level human being. He has no problem dealing with a petty thief and can easily subdue him.

Soon, the thief was caught.

After Li Xuan learned about this, he interrogated the man and found out that he was a repeat offender. He took advantage of the mixed crowd during the Hundred Schools Competition to break into houses and steal, and he had succeeded several times.

So he asked Bai Yi Piao Luo to send him to the yamen. The latter was very proud and said: "My dear, I caught a thief. This is a great achievement."

"Congratulations, you have obtained one page of the secret book. Once you have collected all the pages, you can take it back."

Bai Yi Piaoluo was very happy. It was so easy to get one, so how far would it be to get the whole book?