Film and TV: Traveling through countless worlds at the same time

However, in order to relieve Cang Hai of his worries, a few years ago, a mysterious person sent a message asking Xing Dou and his men to help Lu Xiao find a property in Qingquan Town.

This ensures that when Zang Hai seeks revenge, he won't have to worry about how Lu Xiao will live in the future.

After Xingdou and the other two consulted Lu Xiao, they funded and helped him open this restaurant.

However, no one expected that Lu Xiao, who was a master of cooking, could actually train the waiters in this restaurant so well.

What was originally just a means of supporting the family turned into a cash cow.

In just a few years, not only Qingquan Town, but also surrounding towns and Jiangning Prefecture had [New Moon] branches.

There are more than thirty of them.

Honestly, in this world, if it weren't for the mysterious person's covert intervention, Lu Xiao would definitely not be able to protect this business given his social status.

Of course, Lu Xiao's boldness in developing [New Moon] so openly also stemmed from his intention to test the identity of the mysterious person.

So far, although he has not confirmed the identity of the mysterious man, he has confirmed that he has great power in the officialdom.

Standing in front of the Crescent Moon, I watched the endless stream of guests coming in.

Most people were dressed like a caravan passing through Qingquan Town.

Most of these customers are willing to spend money.

Seeing this, Gao Ming couldn't help but ask, "Disciple, your restaurant has made a lot of money over the years, right?"

Lu Xiao nodded and said, "It's certainly profitable. Just from food and accommodation alone, each shop makes a net profit of around one hundred taels of silver per month. That doesn't even include alcohol. After all, Xinyue is most famous for its alcohol."

Dayong's winemaking techniques were very crude, so Lu Xiao only made slight improvements and created several high-quality wines.

Nowadays, the distribution scope of these wines is no longer limited to the New Moon Restaurant itself.

Almost all of Dayong's territory has it.

This is also the reason why there are so many caravans in Qingquan Town.

Nine out of ten of these caravans are Lu Xiao's "dealers."

The remaining one also wanted to be called Lu Xiao's "distributor."

Therefore, the money earned from the drinks is much more than that from the restaurant itself.

This is because Lu Xiao gave away most of the profits.

It's not that he's generous, it's just that he really has to divide it.

This part of the profit is too huge, it is simply not possible for him to take it all by himself.

Even with a mysterious person as a backer, it won't work.

So from the beginning, Lu Xiao was only responsible for producing the wine, and the profit margin from the selling price was always low. As for how much others sold it for, that was their own business.

These days, anyone who dares to do business has their own background.

Lu Xiao also managed to stay in business by playing both sides among the numerous caravans.

Of course, the mysterious person's help cannot be ignored.

If he didn't have the mysterious man's background to rely on, even if he was good at getting along with everyone, he would have been served on the table long ago.

After hearing Lu Xiao's words, Gao Ming's mouth suddenly widened.

He knew that Lu Xiao's restaurant was profitable, but he never expected it to be this profitable.

"One store makes nearly a hundred taels a month. If I remember correctly, you've opened over thirty branches. That means you're making over three thousand taels a month in profit, and nearly forty thousand taels a year! Oh my goodness, how are you so good at making money?"

Not to mention his brilliance, even Xingdou, who always regarded money as dirt, couldn't help but look at him with awe.

This is money earned honestly, not through illegal means or corruption.

Lu Xiao chuckled softly and said, "More or less. But you (Zhao De) know me. I'm not really interested in money. You can't bring it with you when you're born, and you can't take it with you when you die. Whether you make a lot or a little, it's just that."

Hearing this, Gao Ming really wanted to beat someone up.

"Disciple, how does your master treat you on a daily basis?"

Lu Xiao said without hesitation, "Needless to say, you and Master Xingdou are both my relatives."

Gao Ming was very pleased with this, so he continued, "Then when I'm old, how about I live with you? I don't ask for much. Just give me one hundred taels of silver every month."

In Dayong, one hundred taels of silver has a lot of purchasing power.

Compared to Lu Xiao's previous life, it was equivalent to about 40,000 to 50,000 yuan.

Prices vary from place to place, so I can only give an approximate estimate.

Lu Xiao immediately smiled and said, "Okay, I will take care of you in your old age, and I will also be Master Xingdou."

After ten years together, it is impossible to say that it was all fake.

As long as Gao Ming proved to be a decent person, Lu Xiao wouldn't mind supporting him in his old age.

As soon as these words came out, Gao Ming's face immediately lit up with joy.

Chapter 387 Lu Xiao’s Power

After entering the Xinyue Restaurant, the waiter immediately spotted Lu Xiao and the other two.

Then, Lu Xiao gave the waiter a look, and the waiter immediately nodded and stepped forward.

"Please come in objectively."

They all knew that their boss kept a low profile, and even when they came to the store on weekdays, they pretended to be ordinary customers.

After saying this, the waiter immediately led Lu Xiao and the other two upstairs.

There is a private room on the second floor reserved for Lu Xiao.

Even if Lu Xiao doesn't come on weekdays, this box will be empty.

After going up to the second floor and entering the private room, the waiter immediately bowed.

"Meet the boss."

Lu Xiao nodded slightly, then said, "As usual, one table of wine and food, one pot each of new moon, crescent moon, half moon, and full moon."

New Moon, Crescent Moon, Waxing Moon, and Full Moon were the four types of wine Lu Xiao had previously created.

In terms of alcohol content, New Moon has the lowest alcohol content and tastes like fruit wine, while Full Moon has the highest alcohol content and tastes like the high-proof liquor of the past.

The crescent and the half-moon are in the center.

These four types of wine can almost cater to most wine lovers.

The price is two taels of silver per pot.

About half a pound per share.

One price for retail and wholesale.

As for Chen Ben, one catty is less than one ounce.

However, Lu Xiao had heard that these four kinds of wine had already been hyped up to ten taels of silver per pot outside of the Silver Moon Restaurant.

There is still no market for 967.

There was no other way. Lu Xiao had already done his best to solve the production problem.

But unfortunately, the productivity of this era is very limited.

Also, confidentiality must be taken into consideration.

After a few years, the monthly output is only about 30,000 kilograms.

Aside from a small portion used by the restaurant itself, the rest was taken up by merchant caravans from all over Dayong.

Even with this, the monthly profits brought to Lu Xiao were unimaginable.

That is, others do not know his cost, otherwise, someone would definitely be jealous.

But that was all in the past.

Now that Lu Xiao has sufficient strength, he no longer needs to be as timid as before when doing things.

Therefore, it is time to think carefully about the future development of the New Moon Restaurant.

Of course, this is all afterthought.

Calculating the time, he and Zang Hai have been in Qingquan Town for ten years.

According to the revenge plan that the mysterious man had initially drawn up for the two, it was probably time to start implementing it.

So there's no need to rush about the restaurant; he'll definitely be heading to Dayong Capital City later.

Everything can wait until we get to the capital.

After Lu Xiao finished his instructions, the waiter immediately left.

Soon the table was filled with food and wine.

This wasn't the first time Xingdou and Gaoming had eaten at Lu Xiao's place, so they were quite relaxed.

But within half an hour, both of them were drunk.

Don't think that the two of them can't drink.

Anyone who drinks alcohol should know that alcohol is not for the faint of heart.

Otherwise you'll get drunk very quickly.

After seeing the two masters passed out drunk, Lu Xiao called the waiter again and helped them to the third floor to practice.

Then he called the shopkeeper over.

The shopkeeper immediately knelt down on the floor.

"Subordinate, I pay my respects to the Lord!"

My Lord.

Not the boss.

From the way they addressed each other, one could tell that the shopkeeper's relationship with Lu Xiao was definitely different from that of an ordinary waiter.

In the Crescent Restaurant, Lu Xiao has two types of subordinates.

One type is an ordinary worker similar to the waiter before.

These people were recruited from the local area.

It is also an employment contract.

The kind that can leave at any time.

But the other kind, like the shopkeeper, is different.

These people are all Lu Xiao's confidants.

They were either rescued by Lu Xiao by chance.

Or maybe he's a lover who owes Lu Xiao a great favor.

In short, these people are Lu Xiao's true confidants.

Since he wanted revenge, Lu Xiao would definitely not pin his hopes on the mysterious man alone.

So when he had his own business, he began to secretly develop his own power.

As the business of the Silver Moon Restaurant has been booming over the years, the power he created has also been growing at a faster pace.

Fortunately, up to this point, he had only had his subordinates secretly gathering information and hadn't taken any major action, so it hadn't attracted anyone else's attention.

"Wake up, you sent me a message this morning saying that there was any progress on the matter I asked you to investigate?"

Lu Xiao's tone was slightly anxious.

He had not given many orders to his subordinates in these years.

In addition to having them secretly investigate the truth and culprit behind the massacre, they were also asked to investigate the situation in Dongxia.

With the restaurant as cover, they could just investigate these things secretly and not attract too much attention.

The shopkeeper immediately said, "Master, you've been asking us to investigate the relationship between Pingjin Hou and Dongxia, but we've made no progress. However, recently, a drunk veteran at the Jiangning branch told a story about Pingjin Hou and Dongxia. It's a bit strange, and I can't tell if it's true, so I need your judgment."

In the sixth year of Zhenshun, Dayong assembled an army of 200,000 and invaded Dongxia. The commander of the army was Zhuang Luyin, Marquis of Pingjin. The imperial court then ordered Lu Xiao's father to build a Fengshan Terrace at the southern foot of Dansui Mountain. In the ninth year of Zhenshun, the Fengshan Terrace suddenly collapsed. Lu Xiao's father then returned to Kyoto, where he was followed by the annihilation of his entire family.

Previously, Lu Xiao only knew that his father had taken something from Dongxia.