Zhou Shi asked Ma Jishi not to be anxious and to drink a sip of hot tea to warm up his body before telling the whole story.
"Yesterday, Tian Xinan, the shopkeeper of Wangjiang Tower, called us together and promised that as long as we blocked the door of Fengde Tower, we would have enough to eat, so we..."
So that’s it. As Zhou Shi expected, there was indeed someone behind this.
Tian Xinan... This is not unexpected. Fengdelou obtained the approval of the Baitiao Gang and was able to do business with the fish market. Of course, it violated the interests of Wangjianglou, which has close ties with the Baitiao Gang.
The two major restaurants are already competitors, especially when it comes to conflicts over the river fresh food that both parties are interested in. It is not surprising that they would do something like this. In fact, Zhou Shi had long thought that Wangjiang Restaurant would find ways to find trouble, just like before
Meng Xingyuan tripped him up like that. But he didn't expect that Tian Xinan was even more cunning than shopkeeper Meng, and he even came up with the idea of letting beggars call the door! This is clearly making it impossible for Fengde Building's business to continue!
"He has figured out that we don't dare to tangle with beggars. After all, they are all busy people who have not finished their meal. The so-called barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes. They can sit outside the shop for a day and then go to Wangjianglou
We are beggars, but we have to open... Hehe, Tian Xinan, Tian Xinan, let’s have a fight.”
Perhaps according to Tian Xin'an's expectation, Zhou Shi would come to visit, ask for reconciliation in a low-key manner, and then set out conditions such as Wangjiang Tower must first select the aquatic products in the fish market, and Fengde Tower will only have leftovers. In this way, Fengde Tower will launch
Even if Hexian's plan is in vain, Wangjianglou can continue to be the dominant family.
Unfortunately, he overestimated Zhou Shi's patience and underestimated Zhou Shi's methods.
"Mr. Ma, please go out and discuss it with everyone. The conditions I offer are..."
After listening to this, Ma Jishi showed the same shocked expression as when Zhou Shi roared, and asked: "Seriously? But if this is the case..."
Zhou Shi smiled and said: "As a gentleman, if Mr. Ma can't trust me, then I will sign and pledge it with you."
"No, no, no, shopkeeper, I'll go tell you right now."
Ma Jishi hurriedly went outside the store to negotiate with the beggars. At this time, Agui came up and said:
"Shopkeeper, if they don't refund, shall we go out of business today?"
"Oh, if they continue to surround us, I'm afraid we will be out of business forever... Don't worry, I have thought of a way. You can go to Yueqing Building to find Shopkeeper Meng later."
"Shopkeeper Meng?" Agui was surprised, "What are you looking for him for?"
After Wu Zhaokun's birthday party, the conflict between the two families had been resolved. Meng Xingyuan even acted as a middleman to help Fengdelou open up the relationship with the Baitiao Gang. Of course, he would not embarrass Agui anymore. But he did not understand the shopkeeper's intention.
"Just say that I want to discuss a big deal with him and meet him here after lunch." Zhou Shi ordered.
After Agui left, the janitor came to him and was so anxious that his forehead was covered with sweat:
"Shopkeeper, those beggars are coming in!"
Zhou Shi waved his hand: "Invite them in."
The waiter once suspected that he had heard wrongly and asked the beggar to come in? Opened the door to greet the thief? Did the shopkeeper not want to do it anymore?
Another waiter stepped in and said to the dumbfounded waiter: "The shopkeeper must have his own reasons. Go quickly."
Seeing Zhou Shi calm and calm, even pouring tea himself, the waiter could only invite the beggar in with doubts in his head.
"Let the guys go to the backyard. The masters are going to start the stove. Leave them to us." Zhou Shi ordered. Soon, only he and the guy who opened the door were left in the front hall.
As soon as the door panel opened, the guy immediately jumped to the backyard, fearing that he would not be able to escape.
Under the leadership of Ma Jishi, a dozen beggars walked into the front hall and lined up in front of Zhou Shi.
The stench from their bodies also poured in. Zhou Shi tried his best to restrain himself from showing disgusted expressions, and smiled and said: "Everyone, sit down."
The beggars pulled up a bench and sat down. Shocked by Zhou Shi's pressure and being in an environment that was incompatible with them, they had to relax some rules.
"Shopkeeper, I've forwarded your words to them." Ma Jishi swept his hand over the beggars sitting next to him, "Most people are still hesitant, but these are expressing their agreement, so I only brought them in.
."
Zhou Shi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I believe more people will be willing to join in."
Seeing his friendly attitude, one of the beggars said softly and nervously: "Shopkeeper, are you really willing to hire us?"
"That's right."
"I thank you for your kindness, but...how can your Fengde Building afford to hire so many of us?"
"In the first batch, I only need ten people to see the effect. If they can do the job, we will expand the enrollment." Zhou Shi seemed to be at ease, obviously after careful consideration.
Another beggar asked: "Fengde House is a big restaurant. If the guests know that we work here, will they still be willing to come?"
"Although you work for Fengde House, your responsibility is not the restaurant, but the dock."
"Dock?"
"Our Fengde Building sells food at the pier every day. The business is getting bigger and bigger, and now we are almost overwhelmed. So I have to hire more people to help." Zhou Shi raised his hand to signal to the people in front of him, "Don't worry, everyone."
, as long as you are willing to work hard, Fengde Building will pay you according to the price."
He straightened his face again and said seriously: "Of course, if there is someone who is cheating or cheating, I won't be polite. I will just let him find his own way. You guys should think carefully about whether you want to do it in Fengde Building." After that, he picked up the tea cup and gave the beggars plenty of time to think.
Just when the store was quiet, Agui and Meng Xingyuan pushed the door open.
"Shopkeeper Zhou, what's going on outside?" Meng Xingyuan asked anxiously. If Agui hadn't led him, he would never have dared to rush into Fengde Building, which was surrounded by beggars.
"Haha, someone else is joking with me." Zhou Shi put down the tea cup and showed a special smile to Meng Xingyuan, which made him shiver, "Shopkeeper Meng, sit down quickly!"
Meng Xingyuan looked at the bunch of beggars in front of him, made a retching gesture, picked up his gown, walked around and sat down behind Zhou Shi.
"Shopkeeper Zhou, this is..."
"Come, let's get to know each other. This is Shopkeeper Meng Xingyuan Meng from Yueqing Building." Zhou Shi introduced, "If nothing else happens, he will also be your employer."
"Ah?" Meng Xingyuan tilted his body and almost fell off the bench.
The other beggars were even more surprised. They have been begging in Jiangdu for many years, and they all know the places they cannot go when they go to Qinglou! The guys there are very fierce, and they will definitely give anyone begging for food a beating. But there are inevitably
Courageous and vindictive beggars came to seek revenge, and there were occasional conflicts between the two parties.
Therefore, Meng Xingyuan naturally hates beggars, and he was even more surprised and annoyed when he heard that Zhou Shi wanted him to hire them to work!
"Shopkeeper Zhou, are you kidding me?" He stood up and asked Zhou Shi.
"Don't be anxious, Shopkeeper Meng. I'm just here to do business with Yue Qinglou. Business cannot be done with justice." Zhou Shi said calmly.
"Let me hire these guys..." Meng Xingyuan met the beggars' fierce eyes and realized the power gap between the two parties. Then he swallowed an extremely unpleasant scornful name, "...Hire them? What can they do? My business
Do you still want to do it?"
"Of course we have to do it, and it will get bigger and bigger." Zhou Shi said gently, "As long as you are willing to hire them, we will do the dock business together, 50-50 split."