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

My younger sister said, "I'm confident in our dim sum. Why don't we just open a shop? Aunt Jin makes a wide variety of dim sum that's delicious. Besides that, you can also buy snacks..."

Speaking of this, she felt a little guilty. She was so busy talking about love with Mr. Xu that she had developed several kinds of tea and fruit drinks before, but she didn't do any more research later.

"That's feasible." Si Muyan nodded. "We'll look at a shop this year, and we can open a teahouse next year."

The second sister objected: "But if that's the case, we don't have enough manpower..."

"When you asked for help, many people in the village wanted to come," Xiang Cuicui said hurriedly. "I think there are many capable people among them, and some of them have helped out in the shops before."

After listening to a few people chattering about how to open a shop and who in the village was diligent and capable, Si Muyan didn't pay much attention and let them do their best.

She was thinking, there are so many counties in Lingnan, what is the situation in other counties?

Seeing Si Muyan in a daze, the younger sister asked her, "What are you thinking about, big sister? Are you thinking about expanding the market? Why not ask Fourth Brother Xu?"

Si Muyan always felt a little awkward when mentioning Fourth Master Xu. This man would be her brother-in-law, but every time she thought about it, she became worried and very concerned about her younger sister's marriage.

"My idea is, why not find a restaurant like the Jin family, preferably a larger one, and supply them directly. They have stores in every county, so it's more convenient and saves trouble."

Si Muyan said, "If it's a large restaurant, even if it's not like the Jin family's Fu Man Lou, it still has its own principles. It might be difficult for us to stick to them."

Many large restaurants were unhappy with the idea of ​​a restaurant only serving 100 lunches and 100 dinners per day. This was secondary to the fact that they couldn't agree on the price. How could such a large restaurant, with such a small profit per serving of hot pot dishes, be considered acceptable?

As for small restaurants, just like Jixiang Restaurant, it is impossible to have a unified management, so you can only look for them in each county one by one.

My younger sister said, "The Xu family's business is spread all over Lingnan. I think it would be fine if we leave this matter to him."

"It's not appropriate. He has his own things to do, and he is an outsider after all..."

The younger sister was unhappy: "Sister, once we officially meet, he won't be a stranger anymore. He has helped us so much, why do you still treat him as an outsider?"

"I'm not treating him as an outsider, but we're not on equal terms." Si Muyan said sternly, "Little sister, I've always told you that relationships and business should be separate. Have you forgotten?"

The younger sister said angrily, "But he has been helping us all the time... I think you treat Aunt Wang and the others better than you treat Fourth Brother..."

Aunt Wang was stunned. Although she knew that her younger sister was not talking about just her, she still felt embarrassed.

Si Muyan said, "Because, Aunt Wang and the others were all hired by me to work here. We are bound by interests. If our shop does well, everyone else will do well, so we are all part of the shop. However, Fourth Master Xu is not like that. He helps us entirely out of his enthusiasm. We shouldn't take advantage of this enthusiasm, right?"

Aunt Wang's drooping waist straightened up immediately. What Yan Yatou said was right. She was the one Yan Yatou paid to do the job.

But when she heard Yan Yatou say that they were part of the shop, she was still very happy.

And apart from the Zhu family, she was the first one to come to work, earlier than anyone else.

Si Muyan continued, "So the best way is for us to go to other counties and have a look. We don't have to try to do everything at once. We can go to each county one by one and discuss cooperation when we find a suitable shop."

The second sister said, "It's winter now, and it might not be convenient at the end of the year because there are so many things to do. It's better to wait until spring."

The younger sister nodded: "That's fine, but who will go?"

Everyone's eyes turned to Si Xingzhi.

Si Xingzhi was startled and coughed dryly to hide his embarrassment: "That... Big sister, you know Dad, Dad really knows nothing about business matters..."

The three sisters looked away at the same time. Forget it, relying on their father is worse than relying on a pig to climb a tree.

"If only big brother were still here..." the younger brother muttered, "If only I were a few years older..."

If you are too young, no matter how eloquent you are, others will only think you are unreliable.

Lai Qian asked cautiously: "Sister Yan, I...I turned over the fifteenth day of the lunar year..."

Compared with other families in the village, the He family lived a better life, so Qian Lai Di and her brother and sister had basically no shortage of money and grew up tall at a young age.

Especially Lai Qian, who has grown very fast in the past two years. He is no longer as thin as other young boys. He is not only tall but also sturdy. He looks much more mature than the average fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy.

Lai Qian's mother frowned: "Why are you butting in on the adults? Your sister Yan and the others are here to discuss business, not to have fun."

Lai Qian mustered up the courage to say, "But I also want to learn how to negotiate business. How did Mom know I wasn't cut out for it?"

"You... Hey, you bastard, I asked you to learn carpentry from your father, but you don't study hard. What are you thinking?"

Lai Qian said, "I don't like carpentry. Dad always says it's not done well if it's not detailed enough, but I don't like it. I like doing business. I want to be as eloquent as Sister Wan."

"You sure are quite talkative when you talk back to me!"

If this wasn't the Si family, Lai Qianniang would have started beating them up.

Si Muyan said with a smile: "He's very capable of making money. He can do any job. Even at such a young age, driving a cart is no problem. So why not let him try? If he fails, it's fine. If he succeeds, wouldn't it be even better!"

I was very happy to make money and get praised.

Si Muyan changed the subject: "But he is a child after all. He can't leave the county alone. The ox cart is too slow. Next year we will buy a horse carriage and find two men from the village to accompany him. We will first go to the nearby county town for a walk. If one trip doesn't work, we can go a few more times!"

Lai Qian's mother always felt that her son was still young, but when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back. The Si sisters in front of her were only one year older than Lai Qian, and weren't they also working inside and outside the house like little adults?

It's always a good thing for my son to have this opportunity to see more of the world.

In a blink of an eye, it was the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the final round of the cooking competition began.

The Si Family Food Shop was closed for the entire day, and everyone went to the stadium to wait. A large number of people came today, all to cheer on the twenty contestants.

Shuiqinniang is a bold girl in the village. She was not afraid of the first two competitions, but she was so scared in the third game that she was shaking like a sieve. Aunt Zhu and Xiang Cuicui surrounded her to comfort her, but they were of no use.