My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Si Muyan planned to go over and ask his younger brother if he had been less concerned about him recently and if he had kept something from his family.

Boys aged eleven or twelve are about to enter puberty and are prone to rebellion and depression, so they need more care and attention.

But before he could get over it, the second sister walked in and said, "Dad, little sister, stop talking. Didn't someone come yesterday to ask about the supply? Dad, you can't make the decision. Ask the eldest sister and let her make the decision."

Si Xingzhi has been getting up early these days and accompanying his younger sister to the shop early in the morning. He is not very good at work, so he just sits at the door of the store and chats with the people in line.

Because he was not bound by status and his conversation was very good, he could talk to people from both wealthy and ordinary families, which made many guests praise him.

And because he was a marquis in the past, just sitting there, his whole demeanor was particularly different. In addition, his age was there, so some people thought he was the boss and came to inquire about the supply of base materials.

Si Xingzhi didn't understand any of this, so he quickly called his younger sister over, but his younger sister refused him all the time.

"Yes, yes, little sister, it's not easy to refuse this matter. You should ask your sister."

"We can't even supply dinner now, so how can we supply it to the outside world?" The younger sister grumbled, but still explained the matter to Si Muyan. "I didn't tell them absolutely. I just said that our current situation doesn't allow it and we can't do so much. If we still plan to supply other things, we will definitely give them priority, and then sent them away."

Si Muyan nodded: "You've done a great job. I don't plan to develop anything else at the moment."

My younger sister felt that it was a huge loss when she thought that if she could supply an extra hundred servings a day, she could earn more than twenty taels of silver.

"Big sister, why don't we find a replacement as soon as possible? Second sister, Aunt Jin's cooking is delicious, and Aunt Wang is also fine. Let them all follow suit and make the base and dipping sauces. If we can supply 500,000 servings a day, wouldn't we be rich?"

Si Muyan smiled and asked, "Where is the supply?"

"Those restaurants! I've counted them all, and there are four looking for us right now. There are dozens of restaurants like that in Fenghuang County!"

Si Muyan shook her head: "If we continue to supply it with your careless attitude, the streets will be full of our base sauce and dipping sauce. Where will all the customers come from?"

"This..." The little sister was only thinking about the steady income, but didn't think about the source of customers. She was a little stunned for a moment.

Si Muyan said, "We can't supply too much in one place. I agreed to Jixiang Restaurant because Manager Yang is reliable and has done us a favor. Another reason is that he is on West Street, so he won't have much impact on our shop."

The younger sister slapped her head and said, "I understand. Even if we agree to supply, we still have to be selective. We can't have too many stores."

"Yes, and there's another issue to consider. Now that it's winter and the weather is cold, many people prefer hot pot and spicy hot pot. When spring and summer arrive and the weather gets warmer, people will prefer lighter dishes instead of greasy and heavy ones."

The younger sister hesitated: "So we don't need to expand, no need to start dinner, it's all right now?"

With an income of sixty or seventy taels of silver a month, after deducting the wages and rent for various parts, the money earned must be more than forty taels, which is enough.

But how could my younger sister think that enough was enough? Forty taels a month, let alone forty taels a day, would not be enough for her.

Because she still remembered that when she was a child, she went to a banquet with her mother and won a top-quality pearl flower, which was decorated with several pearls that were said to be obtained from the deep sea. The small pearl flower was something that could not be bought with a thousand taels of silver.

She liked that kind of pearl flowers when she was a child, and she still likes them now. She wants to earn money so that she can afford to buy pearl flowers!

Si Muyan shook her head: "Our shop has been open for less than a month, so for now, we should focus on stability. Any other changes should be made with extreme caution."

The younger sister nodded thoughtfully: "Sister, I understand."

After this interruption, Si Muyan came back to his senses and thought of his younger brother. When he looked over again, he guessed that his younger brother had already returned to his room.

Forget it, I'll ask him when I find the chance later.

Manager Yang of Jixiang Restaurant never stops talking. He has always run a small business and the customers who come to eat there are all regular customers. His business can only be described as average.

But after he got the base and dipping sauces from Sijia Food Shop, his business became very popular.

There are only a hundred servings of base and dipping sauces available per day. Many customers didn't get a number and were too lazy to find other places to eat, so they ate in his shop.

So in fact, the profits brought by cooperation with the Si family are far greater than the income from hot dishes and fragrant pot.

However, most people asked about the evening meals. Some people have to work during the day and it is inconvenient for them to come over for meals, so they wanted to eat at night, but there is nothing sold at night.

Last time, Manager Yang took some time to go to Sijia Restaurant to ask if they could serve dinner, but he was told that they didn’t. He could only wait until Sijia Restaurant opened dinner and see if they would serve him dinner.

Just as I was thinking about it, the waiter at the door came in and whispered, "Boss, I just saw the waiter at Fu Man Lou."

"How do you know it's from Fumanlou?" Shopkeeper Yang was very curious. Fumanlou was a famous restaurant in Fenghuang County, and its grade was many times higher than his Jixiang Restaurant.

Moreover, Fumanlou is located on East Street, so why did the waiter from their building end up on West Street?

The clerk said, "He's from the same hometown as me. After he found work at Fu Man Lou, his family has been complaining a lot. Also, I saw him seem to be observing our shop. Our business was good this afternoon, and he stared at us for a long time. He waited until business slowed down before leaving."

Shopkeeper Yang frowned. "Really? What is this guy...doing here?"

He felt uneasy because he had heard that Fumanlou had originally planned to buy the Si family's house.

"I'm going out."

Shopkeeper Yang went directly to the Si Family Restaurant on East Street.

It was just past noon, but the Si Family Food Shop had already stopped selling any business. The door was half closed, and one could see that the inside was almost packed up.

When Shopkeeper Yang entered, he saw the youngest daughter of the Si family sitting at a table, fiddling with an abacus and drawing and writing. Beside her sat a handsome young man, who spoke to her from time to time. Shopkeeper Yang had never seen this young man before, and he didn't think much of it.

This little sister of the Si family is equivalent to the second in command of the Si family.

"Miss Si San?"

The younger sister heard the call, looked up, and immediately smiled: "Why are you here, Manager Yang? Come in and sit down."

Shopkeeper Yang came over and sat opposite the little sister. Soon, someone brought him a cup of hot fruit drink. He took a sip and his eyes lit up: "Is this fruit wine?"

"No, it's just an ordinary fruit drink made with sour fruits and sugar. We've also made some modifications so that even if you heat it up, it won't be too sour and tastes better."