Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 112 Buy One Get One Free
It has been three or four days in a row, and the business in the store has not been very good, Zhao Min can't help but feel a little anxious.

Don't look at how busy he was every day before, but Zhao Min didn't feel sad at all, instead he was very happy.

Every time she sat down to rest after cooking all the dishes, Zhao Min felt that it was the happiest moment of the day.

Because the store's business is so good, it means that Zhao Min's income is high, and he can go to the imperial city as soon as possible.

Seeing that the current business is so sluggish, even not as good as when he first came here, Zhao Min felt a little bit guilty besides anxiety, ashamed to be the shopkeeper.

Originally, the life of shopkeeper Hou has always been mediocre, and he volunteered to be a chef because he wanted to make more money.

If it wasn't for the great business that aroused the jealousy of the Tang family, the business of the Laifu Inn would not be as bad as it has been these days.

Shopkeeper Hou saw that Zhao Min had been moaning and sighing every day for the past two days, and he even comforted her.

"It's okay, the money I've made in the past few months is higher than the profit I've made in the years I've opened this inn. Don't blame yourself, and don't worry."

How could Zhao Min not be in a hurry?At this time, the shopkeeper can use the money he earned in the past few months to slowly retire in Liangcheng. If it is really impossible, he can close the shop or rent it out.

But Zhao Min didn't want to stay in Liangcheng for a long time, she wanted to save money to go to the imperial city.

Thinking of this, Zhao Min couldn't sit still, and immediately stood up, forcing himself to smile: "Shopkeeper, I'm going out for a walk."

Shopkeeper Hou also knew that Zhao Min had been in a bad mood for the past two days and had been depressed, so he immediately waved to her: "Go, Xiaotao and I are in the shop, don't worry."

Zhao Min was walking alone on the street, listening to the yelling of vendors around him, it was really lively, and he felt even more sad in his heart. Who knew that the business of the Laifu Inn at the corner of the alley was so sluggish.

"Candied haws, delicious candied haws, sour and sweet candied haws, one string for three pennies, two strings for five pennies."

Listening to the peddler's cries and looking at the plump candied haws, Zhao Min took out three Wen coins from his pocket and handed it to the peddler.

"Bring me candied haws."

After the peddler accepted the money, Zhao Min picked out what he thought was the largest bunch of candied haws and held it in his hand. At this moment, he heard the peddler say, "Girl, don't you want another bunch? Two bunches are only five cents."

Zhao Min smiled and waved at him: "No need, I can't eat by myself."

After saying that, Zhao Min turned around and left, and ate a candied haws while walking. It was really sour and sweet, and Zhao Min felt better.

After walking a few steps, Zhao Min was stunned when he heard the cries of vendors behind him, and an idea came to his mind.

That's right, three strings of money, five strings of money and two strings, you can do business like this yourself!

After Zhao Min had an idea in his mind, he immediately gobbled down the candied haws in his mouth, and ran towards Laifu Inn excitedly, impatient to put the idea in his heart into action.

But when he ran forward, he accidentally bumped into someone's shoulder.

"I'm sorry." Zhao Min apologized to the person who was hit without looking back, and ran forward.

Gu Lingqing hadn't seen Zhao Min's face clearly yet, when she turned her head, she only looked at a figure running away, and immediately brushed the sleeve she touched with her hand, smiled and shook her head: This woman is so hot-tempered .

Although the shopkeeper Hou said that he didn't have to worry about it, Zhao Min couldn't help but think about what to do if there were guests.Even if there is only one guest, you must treat him well.

With this in mind, Zhao Min ran all the way back to the Laifu Inn, but as expected, there was still no one in the store.

Seeing Zhao Min running back out of breath, Tao Zhiyi quickly poured her a glass of water and handed it to her: "Master, why are you running in such a hurry?"

Zhao Min took the water, sat on the stool after drinking, and handed the candied haws that he had only eaten one to Tao Zhiyi: "Apprentice, eat it."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Min went upstairs to get some money, and then ran out of the inn in a hurry.

After Tao Zhiyi witnessed Zhao Min's furious action, he waited for her to go out before looking at the candied haws that Zhao Min had stuffed into his hand just now.

Swallowing, Tao Zhiyi couldn't help sticking out his tongue and licking it: "It's so sweet."

Tao Zhiyi had never eaten candied haws before. Although he had been paid after coming to this inn to work, Tao Zhiyi was not willing to spend any of it.

Zhao Min came to the cloth shop, cut off a piece of the cheapest red coarse cloth, and waited for the shopkeeper to write on it after returning.

Shopkeeper Hou was dragged by Zhao Min to write on the red cloth. Although he didn't understand what Zhao Min was doing, he still chose to believe her. According to her, he wrote eight large characters on the red cloth.

After looking at the eight big characters written on the red cloth, Zhao Min nodded in satisfaction, and told Tao Zhiyi and himself to put the red cloth on the ground, waiting for the ink to dry.

After the ink was dry, Zhao Min dug a hole in each of the four corners of the red cloth with the writing on it, and passed the cloth through it.

After finishing all this, Zhao Min put away the cloth strip.

Shopkeeper Hou was very puzzled by her action: "What is this for?"

The corner of Zhao Min's mouth hung a smile that was sure to win: "Just wait and see, shopkeeper."

On the second day, Tao Zhiyi came to the inn early, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhao Min sitting on the stool: "Let's go, master, let's go to the morning market to buy vegetables."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Min shook his head: "Don't worry, first hang this thing with me at the entrance of the alley."

Following Zhao Min's gaze, Tao Zhiyi discovered that there were two slender poles on the ground, and the red cloth strip from yesterday had already been tied to the poles by Zhao Min.

"Let's go." After Zhao Min picked up the pole, he walked out of the inn alone.

"Yes, yes, you can go further, yes, just plug in there."

Zhao Min instructed Tao Zhiyi to insert the bamboo pole into the soil at the entrance of the alley.

After inserting it firmly enough, Zhao Min walked to the front, looked at the red cloth in front of him, clapped his hands, and nodded with satisfaction.

I saw eight large characters written on the red cloth: "Laifu Inn, buy one get one free."

Tao Zhiyi stretched out his right hand and scratched the back of his head: "Master, what do you mean? How do you buy one and get one free?"

Zhao Min did not explain, but gave him a meaningful look: "What? Can't you understand?"

Tao Zhiyi nodded: "That's right, if others don't understand, how could they come to eat with us?"

Zhao Min shook his head: "What I want is that others can't understand."

Tao Zhiyi didn't quite understand what Zhao Min said, but Zhao Min stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "Let's go, hurry to the morning market to buy vegetables, I'm busy today."

Tao Zhiyi suppressed his astonishment, and couldn't bear to speak out against Zhao Min. The business of the inn was so bad these two days, how could it be so busy?

(End of this chapter)