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

In fact, they are all honest villagers and are very timid on weekdays.

But no matter how timid he was, he couldn't stand watching his little sister being bullied. Especially Zhu Laoer, he was the only strong man here, he had to hold on.

The man was startled to see so many people, but his attitude immediately softened. He said, "I... was asked by our boss to come here to discuss something, not to cause trouble."

The younger sister rolled her eyes: "If you have something to say, say it. If not, just leave."

The man was angry. He had just come in and didn't see any adults coming out to talk to him. Instead, a beautiful little girl came to greet him.

His first reaction was that this store might not be legitimate.

That's why I felt contemptuous and thought that if the boss came out for a while, I could get a general idea.

But a man and a few village women came out from behind. At first glance, you could tell that they were not the kind of people who relied on their looks to work. Their sleeves were rolled up, and it seemed that they were working by washing dishes. Their hands were rough and greasy.

The man didn't dare to look down on her, but he didn't expect that the girl in front of him would not give him any face at all.

The waiter behind him said hurriedly, "Miss, this is our Fu Man Lou's shopkeeper Hu. He is here today for an important matter."

The younger sister then looked at her elder sister and saw that she was standing aside and had no intention of coming over, so she just gritted her teeth.

"I can make the decision. If you have anything to say, just tell me."

He asked the shopkeeper Hu to sit on the chair and sat opposite her.

In fact, she was always worried. Although she usually spoke to customers generously and openly, when something really happened, she always hid behind her elder sister.

This person said she came to discuss business, to discuss business...How could she talk?

But if her elder sister doesn’t come, she can’t feel weak, absolutely not.

Shopkeeper Hu didn't believe a young girl could talk business, but he still said, "You've probably heard of Fu Man Lou, right? It's one of the largest restaurants in Fenghuang County, and we also have a shop in Lingnan."

The younger sister didn't show it on her face and asked, "I've heard of it, so what business do you want to discuss?"

"Of course it's your Malatang and Mala Xiangguo business," Shopkeeper Hu said. "I've observed that you don't make much money. If you cooperate with us, I guarantee you can double your profits. What do you think?"

Isn't that enough? I can earn forty taels a month.

Double it? That would be eighty taels?

Is there really such a good thing?

In a split second, several thoughts raced through my mind. Should I agree? Money, it was all money.

She wanted to agree, but felt that she couldn't do it without consulting her eldest sister.

But when she looked up to ask her elder sister, she found that her elder sister was no longer in the hall.

This……

The younger sister wanted to cry but had no tears, but she immediately realized that her elder sister was testing her.

"We are a small business and don't have such big ideas."

Shopkeeper Hu was furious: "What the hell? Call your boss out."

The younger sister was unhappy and stood up and slammed the table: "I said I can make the decision. This Sijia Food Store is owned by my family, so I am the owner!"

After all, he had been following Si Muyan for quite some time, so he was quite capable of scaring people, and even shocked the shopkeeper Hu in front of him.

The younger sister continued, "Don't think I don't know what you're up to. What kind of cooperation? You clearly want the recipe for the base material we have, right?"

In fact, she blurted out these words, but after she said them, she was secretly surprised.

Yes, there's a business across the street. Fu Man Lou is so big, and they specialize in business with wealthy people. People like that are definitely motivated by profit.

If the recipe for the base sauce is given out, how long can their food shop remain open?

Shopkeeper Hu said, "It's just a recipe. Even if you don't give it to us, we can still develop it. It's just a matter of time. We come to you now to give you face and plan to benefit each other. If we can develop it, do you think your family can still survive?"

"Why not?" the younger sister said firmly, "We're a small business. We don't spend tens of taels of silver like your restaurant does. We can't compete with you big businesses. We're just here so that ordinary people can have a good meal."

After saying this, the younger sister also realized that the shopkeeper Hu was not sincere at all, so she simply said.

"Brother Zhu, please ask them to leave. We are closing."

Shopkeeper Hu was kicked out and was furious: "What nonsense! What nonsense!"

The waiter next to him hurriedly advised, "Boss, why should we be so polite to them? Why don't we just ask the chef to make the recipe himself?"

"Idiot!" Shopkeeper Hu kicked him angrily.

If it were that easy, he would have done it long ago. Why would he come to this filthy place and suffer such humiliation?

They opened Fumanlou, one of the largest restaurants in Fenghuang County. You can't say that the food in the restaurant tastes worse than a small food store, right?

I tried the spicy hotpot several times and the taste was obviously not bad, but diners who had eaten it said that the taste was just average at such a high price.

Those diners were wealthy customers accumulated by Fumanlou over the years. Even though they disdained to dine in a small place like Sijia Food Store, they were not willing to go to Fumanlou anymore.

The boss was angry about this and asked him to find the recipe for the spicy hot pot base as soon as possible, so he came here today.

I didn't expect that the Si family restaurant was so tactless.

The younger sister in the room sat down on a chair as soon as the others left, crying and yelling with a sad face: "Sister, sister, where did you go just now? You scared me to death."

Aunt Jin smiled and said, "I saw that the Third Miss was doing quite well just now, why is she so frightened now?"

Si Muyan then came out, nodded and said, "You did a great job indeed. It seems that you will be able to handle these things well even when I'm not around."

The younger sister held up her head and regained her composure for a moment before she said, "Aren't you afraid, sister? I heard I could make money and I agreed on impulse?"

"This Shopkeeper Hu isn't sincere about doing business. If he were, he would come over and clearly state what he wants instead of being so evasive and unrealistic."

The younger sister nodded: "If you come here sincerely, what should you do?"

Si Muyan smiled and said, "It's very simple. Without raising prices, can our food store remain open as usual? If not, then refuse. If yes, we can discuss the rest later."

As expected, for three consecutive days, people from other restaurants came to negotiate and wanted to buy the recipe for the base material. The conditions they offered were very tempting, and the price of the base material recipe was even as high as three hundred taels.

But just as Si Muyan had thought, their only request was that the Si family food shop be forbidden from opening again. If it must be opened, then the price must be set by them, and the Si family can no longer sell it so cheaply.