Mrs. Shu also noticed this and made it clear on the spot, "Second daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law are all part of the same family. If you have anything to say, just say it and don't hold it in your heart."
Yang hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to open up, "I think the wages of working in a carpenter's shop are too low. I can't earn three to five taels of silver a year. In the future, Qingfeng will not be able to help me even if he goes to school and gets a wife. It's really not cost-effective."
The eldest brother and the third child are all helping in the restaurant. If they need money in the future, they can ask their parents-in-law for it as a matter of course. But with their family’s situation, how can they be so embarrassed to open their mouths?
Mentioning the money, Shu Mingyi covered his face in frustration, "How about forgetting it, it would be nice to help in the store."
"If you can't make money working for others, then open your own shop and be your own boss!"
Xiaotuanzi waved his fat paws and gestured excitedly, "Second uncle is so good, business will be very good when he becomes the boss. Uncle Yun wanted to ask him to make a big round table last time!"
"You little fool, you need money to open a store and be the boss! Where can my second uncle get so much money?"
Shu Mingyi rubbed her face and smiled helplessly.
Last time he was blocked by refugees and was seriously injured, which cost his parents a lot of money.
Every time he thought about this, he felt so guilty that he wanted to kowtow to his parents and admit his mistake.
How dare he ask his mother to pay for him to open a shop now?
He was embarrassed to mention it, but Mrs. Shu took the initiative and said, "If you really have the confidence and determination, my mother can help you with the money to open the store.
Before the division, you keep half of the profit from the carpentry shop and confiscate the other half; after the division, the shop is yours to do with as you like."
Shu Mingyi jumped up from the stool and asked excitedly: "Mom, are you sure? If you are sure, I will go find Brother Zhang."
Mrs. Shu glanced at him and said, "Oh, it's not like your mother can't afford the money."
Shu Mingyi rubbed his hands and looked at his wife, "Xiaofang, do you agree?"
Yang nodded, "If you want to do it, go ahead and do it. Mom has already agreed. What else can I say?"
After getting the two people's approval, Shu Mingyi couldn't wait any longer and immediately ran to the carpenter's shop to find the boss.
"Brother Zhang, didn't you say that you can't open your carpentry shop without me? That's great. You sell the carpentry shop to me, and I'll hire you as an employee and pay you wages."
Carpenter shop owner: "???"
I treat you as a brother, but you treat me as an enemy?
"Mingyi, isn't it very kind of you to do this?"
"What's so unkind about this?"
Shu Mingyi felt like a mirror in his mind. The owner of the carpentry shop invited him back for money, and he bought the shop for money. There was no difference between the two.
"Brother Zhang, please tell me the truth. Are you willing to sell it? If not, I won't force you. I'll go and look at other places."
As he said that, he turned to leave, but the carpenter shop owner quickly pulled him back.
The business in the store was not very good to begin with. If there was another competitor, he could just sit at the door and drink the northwest wind.
The owner of the carpentry shop sighed and thought about it, "Brother, don't leave. Let's sit down and talk about the price of the carpentry shop."
After working as a carpenter for several years, he finally figured out that he was not cut out for this job, so he might as well sell the shop as soon as possible and get back the money!
Under the influence of his own mother and younger brother, Shu Mingyi was also very ruthless in cutting the price, and was stunned to reduce the quoted price of two hundred taels to only one hundred and twenty taels.
After agreeing on the price, Shu Mingyi looked around and said: "The store has sold them to me. It's useless for you to keep these things. Why don't you give them to me in one piece?"
The owner of the carpentry shop was so angry that his teeth itched, "You're so good Shu Mingyi, I didn't see your true face until today. You must be the reincarnation of an iron rooster!"
Shu Mingyi shook his head solemnly, "No, my fourth brother said that you have to be careful in doing business, so that you can make a lot of money. I will be a small boss in the future, so of course I have to practice it in advance."
The owner of the carpenter's shop looked at his big and upright face, and his heart ached.
Recalling the afternoon when he and Shu Mingyi first met, he wished he could slap himself in the face.
It's him who lures the wolf into the house!
In the restaurant, after Shu Mingyi left, the conversation continued.
Mrs. Shu took a sip of tea and said to the others: "It's the same with you. If you have anything you want to do or learn, just mention it. I won't be partial and will try my best to satisfy you."
Shu Mingren and Shu Mingli shook their heads at the same time, "We don't have much idea. It's fine to just stay in the restaurant and do some odd jobs."
"I have an idea!" Shu Mingzhi raised his hand and grinned happily, "My idea is, Mom, when can we open a big restaurant?"
At that time, please invite a few waiters to stop in the store so that I can experience what it’s like to be a big boss!”
If he was called waiter and waiter all day long, he would almost forget his identity.
Mrs. Shu gave him a glare and said, "I want to run away before I even stand up. Why do you think it's so beautiful?"
"We still have to have dreams, what if they come true?" Shu Mingzhi chuckled.
At that time, Shu Mingzhi just mentioned it casually, but unexpectedly something good came to his door the next day.
On this day, the family was loading the fresh vegetables they had just bought from the villagers' homes onto the donkey cart as usual. Yun Yi suddenly came to the door with his wife, children and generous gifts.
Mrs. Shu was puzzled by their sudden visit, but out of courtesy, she politely invited them to her home for tea.
The two families exchanged a few words, and after the place became heated, Yun Yi took advantage of the situation and proposed the idea of cooperating with the Shu family.
"Actually, I just wanted to say it that day at Shujia Restaurant. The fish and meat you grilled are so delicious. It would be a pity not to sell them out.
How about we cooperate to open a restaurant? I will take care of all the manpower, material resources, and financial resources. You only need to provide the formula and technology.
The profit of the restaurant is divided between us 40 and 60, you 4 and I 6, what does the old lady think?"
"Old lady, I'm just a cook who knows how to cook. I don't know anything else." Old lady Shu rubbed her temples with a headache, "You can discuss it with Yanyan and Mingzhi."
Yun Yi turned to look at Xiaotuanzi with a gentle smile, "Yanyan, if you want to cooperate with Uncle Yun, I can buy you a lot of candied haws."
Xiaotuanzi shook his head. Compared with silver, what is candied haws?
She is not a brat who has never eaten good food. How can she be so easy to fool?
"First tell me where you plan to open a restaurant, what you will sell every day, and how you will sell it... I have to listen carefully and make sure I can make money before I agree to you, otherwise my work will be in vain."
After saying that, she even picked her ears seriously.
"Ha, you are quite professional." Yun Yi suppressed a smile and said: "I plan to open a store in Qinshui County first, selling normal food in the morning and noon, just the side dishes sold in your store, and selling barbecue in the evening.
After the collapse of Baiweilou, Qinshui County had no viable restaurants, so it was the most appropriate time to open a restaurant.
After the business of the first store is stable, we will open several more restaurants in the surrounding counties of Qinshui County. I am confident that within two years, our restaurants will be open throughout Qiongzhou."