The two returned to Sanyuanfang in the afternoon, and Chunni invited Fang Zian to have dinner at home. Fang Zian was going to discuss opening a noodle shop with Lao Zhangtou, so he readily agreed. Chunni's home is in the northwest corner of Sanyuanfang.

It is also a dilapidated small courtyard, but the courtyard is neatly taken care of. Although the furniture and items are old, they are clean and orderly. Old Zhangtou has been anxious for a long time, and only then did he see his daughter and Fang Zian come back.

Feeling relieved, Chunni cooked three side dishes, and Lao Zhangtou also brought out a small pot of wine to entertain the guests. While eating, Chunni and Fang Zian discussed opening a shop.

It was halfway through the meal, the food and wine were finished, and the matter was basically settled. Fang Zian made a long shopping list based on what Lao Zhangtou and Chun Ni said. The three of them calculated carefully and even rented a shop.

It only took ninety taels of silver to buy utensils. Fang Zinan felt relieved. He still had one hundred and sixty taels left of the 200 taels of silver on hand. He took out 100 taels to open a shop, and the rest was enough to support him until the end of the year.

It was time for the autumn exam. I took out a hundred taels of silver notes and gave them to Lao Zhangtou and Chunni, asking them to buy supplies according to the list and find a suitable shop to open.

Old Zhangtou thought that an agreement should be made to make things clear. At that time, Fang Zian wrote another cooperation agreement. The agreement stated that Fang Zian would contribute one hundred taels of silver, and the Zhang family's father and daughter would contribute two manpower to cooperate.

For the noodle shop, both parties would each have a 50% share, and the profits would be split in half. After I finished writing, I read it to Lao Zhangtou, who expressed satisfaction. However, Fang Zian added, "If the noodle shop loses money, he will bear the loss exclusively."

'If you say that. Lao Zhangtou is a real person and insists on deleting this article, saying that if he loses money, he will share the responsibility. Of course Fang Zian refuses. This shop is his own idea. If he loses money, Lao Zhangtou will do it.

If the father and daughter were responsible, how could he live in peace? Under Fang Zian's insistence, Lao Zhangtou had no choice but to give up.

Two copies of the agreement were made. The three of them pressed their fingerprints and each took one copy, and the whole thing was done. Lao Zhangtou was impatient, and when he wanted to go out to find a shop, he insisted on dragging Fang Zian along. Fang Zian had no choice but to

Let's go together.

There are actually quite a few shops on Sanyuanfang South Street. This is a remote private square in Lin'an City, so there are plenty of shops. Ordinary people can't afford to open a shop. The three of them walked to the east entrance of South Street and found one at the intersection of Cha Street.

A shop. That shop cost 40 taels of silver a year, which was 12 taels a year more expensive than other shops. That’s why I didn’t rent it out. Old Zhangtou was still waiting to figure out the price with the shop owner, but Fang Zian made the decision to rent it immediately.

I came here because Fang Zian discovered that this shop has a backyard, which is quite large. If you take care of it, you can create more space in the backyard, so that the front shop can free up a lot of space.

To entertain guests. And if the backyard is covered with an awning and has a green brick floor, it can even be used as a place for business. Renting this shop is a great value for money.

Fang Zian secretly told Lao Zhangtou and his daughter what he thought, and Chunni agreed very much. Although Lao Zhangtou felt a little pain after suffering a loss of ten taels of silver, seeing that both Chunni and Fang Zian felt it was worth it, he agreed.

I no longer insisted. I signed an agreement with the landlord and found a matchmaker to rent the shop.

After getting the key, Chunni was so happy that she walked around the shop and the backyard several times, planning the layout and ideas of the shop, and Fang Zian agreed. Anyway, Fang Zian just wanted to be a hands-off shopkeeper, and everything else was left to her.

To Chuni and Lao Zhang, I have no intention of intervening.

Lao Zhangtou was also in a high mood, thinking that he was going to pick some food.

Chunni and Fang Zian quickly stopped buying items and utensils. Firstly, it was getting late and it was inconvenient to buy. Secondly, the layout of the shop still needed to be renovated, with counter blocks built and the floors and walls flattened. It was too early to buy things now.

The three of them discussed meeting in the shop early tomorrow morning, and then went to hire craftsmen to decorate the shop and purchase supplies. Originally, Fang Zian did not want to participate, but when he thought of leaving so many tedious things to their father and daughter, they moved.

The transportation was really tiring. Although I just wanted to give up, before the shop opened, I had to help with these things, even if it was just a coolie, so I agreed.

In the next few days, Fang Zian and Zhang's father and daughter were busy non-stop. Although it was a small noodle shop, they never expected that there would be so many things to prepare. But as they watched the shop gradually take shape, the counter tables and chairs

After all the decorations were completed, it looked like a brand new shop. The three of them were very happy. Especially Lao Zhangtou, who walked happily and hummed a few songs from time to time. He was so happy that Chun Ni said it.

, I have never seen my father so happy since my mother passed away.

The shop is scheduled to open on the tenth day of May. The three of them came to the shop the night before. Chun Nier swept the floor clean and wiped the tables, chairs, pots and pans spotlessly. Fang Zian made the plaque by himself. All these can

You can save a lot of money by doing everything you need to do yourself. Fang Zian originally joked about using Chunni's name as a signboard, but Chunni was shy and firmly opposed it, so she had to give up. Fang Zian mentioned it.

Several literary names were rejected by Lao Zhangtou. Lao Zhangtou said that he wanted to find a down-to-earth name that everyone could understand, otherwise the coolies on the dock and ordinary diners would not dare to come in. In the end, Lao Zhangtou picked it up.

I gave it a name called 'Hao Zai Lai', which is simple, direct and easy to understand.

Fang Zian rolled up his sleeves and wrote these three characters with a pen. He framed these three characters in a wooden frame, wrapped them in red cloth and hung them outside the door lintel. The three of them looked at the sign and all showed happy smiles.

"You all go back to sleep. I will be here to look after the store tonight. You have to be energetic and come to open the store early tomorrow morning. Zian, you can send Ni'er off. I don't worry about her going back alone." Old Zhangtou said with a smile.

After getting along with Fang Zian in the past few days, Lao Zhangtou even changed his title. He was neither called benefactor nor Fang Gongzi, but directly called Zian.

Fang Zian nodded in agreement, and he and Chunni packed up and went out. It was almost three o'clock in the night, and there were no people in the remote market. It was very quiet. A crescent moon hung above the head, and the night air was fresh and pleasant. Fang Zian walked slowly

Walking in front, Chunni followed Fang Zian unhurriedly, looking at Fang Zian's profile from time to time, with a shy smile on her face.

The shop is a bit far away from the Zhang family's courtyard, and after walking for a stick of incense, we arrived at the door of the Fang family's courtyard. Fang Zian stopped at the door and said, "Here we are, Miss Chunni, rest early, she will get up early tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow is a big day."

Chunni said: "Young master, I still have to walk such a long way."

Fang Zian said: "Yes, I'm thinking about building a small house in the courtyard behind the shop in the future, so that I don't have to run back and forth at night. What do you think?"

Chuni said: "Dad said the same thing. Someone has to watch the shop at night anyway, but we can talk about it after we finish the work."

Fang Zian nodded and said, "That's fine. Then I'll take my leave."

Chuni nodded, turned around, pushed the door open and walked in.

Fang Zian turned around and was about to leave, when he suddenly heard Chuni calling softly from behind: "Sir."

Fang Zian turned around and said, "What?"

Chuni said softly: "Thank you, Mr. Fang."

Fang Zian smiled and said: "You have thanked me hundreds of times in the past few days, so there is no need to be so polite."

Chuni said: "Yes, I will thank you once every day from now on, one thank you for a hundred years."

Fang Zian said: "A hundred years? Wouldn't that make you old?"

Chuni said softly: "I just want to... thank you until I grow old."

After that, Chunni quickly entered the house as if she was shy, and closed the door with a clang. Fang Zian stood outside for a long time, thinking to himself: What's going on? Why are you talking weird, thanking me for being old? Oops, this Do you want to grow old together with me? Doesn’t this girl like me?

…

The next morning, the shop opened. The moment the firecrackers went off, Lao Zhangtou pulled off the red cloth on the signboard with a smile on his face, and his eyes blossomed with laughter.

A large group of people gathered in front of the noodle shop, all of them are Lao Zhangtou's regular customers. In the past few days, Lao Zhangtou went to greet these people every day and told them about opening his shop. Lao Zhangtou is usually very popular. , plus these people have been accustomed to eating Lao Zhangtou’s noodles for many years, and they are very anxious because Lao Zhangtou has not opened these days. As soon as the shop opened, people poured in, and the five or six tables in the noodle shop were immediately occupied. Full to the brim.

Chun Ni'er is sitting in the kitchen, her head is wrapped in green cloth, and her hands and feet are extremely nimble. She is busy making noodles, cooking noodles and filling bowls. Lao Zhangtou is full of energy and keeps bringing noodles to the table and greeting guests. Today is the first day of opening. , the portion of the noodles was sufficient, the condiments were sufficient, and the taste was better than usual. The diners who ate it were full of praise. The whole store was filled with laughter.

Lao Zhang and his daughter were very busy, but Fang Zian was very free, because he couldn't get involved at all. He wanted to help in the kitchen, but it actually added to the chaos. The efficiency of the two of them was not as high as Chunni's alone. He wanted to serve the noodle bowl, but Lao Zhang refused to let him go, saying that his movements were too slow and the customers were anxious to wait. In short, Fang Zian suddenly felt how useless he was in this noodle shop. Lao Zhang and his daughter Everything was done, but I couldn't help at all.

Wave after wave of customers ate and left, and finally at the end of the hour, there were only one or two customers left in the store. Lao Zhangtou could finally take a breath, and leaned on the counter with a smile and counted the coins. It was a good start today, just this one. At that time, he sold more than 300 bowls of noodles and sent away four or five groups of customers. A bowl of Yangchun noodles costs ten cents. Although it is very cheap, it cannot support the sales. The money drawer on the cabinet is full of copper coins, which is a full five cents. There are as many as a thousand coins. Calculated based on the exchange ratio of the Song Dynasty, that is more than four taels of silver. After deducting the cost, the profit is more than half, and there is a net profit of more than two taels of silver. In addition, the cakes and snacks bought by individual customers are also sold for one tael. With a lot of money, the net income in the morning has exceeded three taels. This is a unique income for Lao Zhangtou. In the past, selling more than a hundred bowls of noodles on the street every day was already a very good business, earning seven Eight Hundred Wen is already extremely happy. Compared with today's income, it is simply a far cry from it.

"I really didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it. The business is so good. Zian, you have a great idea. Our shop is booming, there are so many customers, and we made three taels of silver in the morning. Bodhisattva bless us that our business will always be so good.
Chapter completed!