Chapter 107 Concubine Xi's Return to the Palace
When Tong Huaqiong left Gu Guangkui's house with Gu Taohua and her two grandchildren, she had a basket of melons in her hands.
As soon as she got home with the melon, she instructed Gu Taohua to go to the Qin family and ask Qin Qingyou to go to the town to set up the barbecue oven if he was free in the next few days.
Qin Qingyou said he must be free.
After getting the shop, the whole family was busy as dogs.
Gu Guangkui brought Gu Xiaocao, Qin Qingyou brought tools, and the other members of the Gu family all wanted to experience their own shop for themselves, so a group of people followed Tong Huaqiong and set off towards Yanzhi Lane in Yanguan Town.
Tong Huaqiong did not hide the news of opening her own shop. The villagers were also customers of the pastry shop, so she naturally spread the news of opening the shop to the whole village.
The entire Qinghe Bay was boiling!
No one in Qinghewan had opened a shop to do business. Basically, every household made a living by farming. At most, they would go to the mountains to burn charcoal or carry sandbags in the town or county to earn pocket money during the slack season. Tong Huaqiong became the first person to open a shop in Qinghewan.
It can be loaded into the village annals.
When Mrs. Huang learned that Gu Guangkui was asked by Tong Huaqiong to help operate the counter in the shop, and even her granddaughter, who she looked down upon as a money-loser, was recruited by Tong Huaqiong to cook and do odd jobs in the shop, she was so angry that she and Mrs. Yan kept chirping behind her back, cursing Tong Huaqiong for pretending to open a shop and actually going to the town to seduce men.
Tong Huaqiong naturally could not hear the slander behind the back of Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Yan.
Even if she heard it, she would just slap him and not take it to heart. No one of his level would dare to enter her heart and take it seriously.
Tong Huaqiong brought people to the shop, and the Gu family was very excited to step into the first shop that belonged to them.
Especially the eldest couple and Liu Yue'e who came for the first time were so excited that they couldn't put their hands and feet.
What is Yanzhi Lane? It is the central location of Yanguan Town, where the wealthy people of Yanguan Town gather. The shops there look very high-end with elegant people in fine clothes, but those girls who are short of money dare not even go in.
But now that the mother-in-law has bought a shop in this prime location, how can they not be happy?
"Uncle Guangkui, I don't think Aunt Tong is what the villagers say. I built a barbecue oven for her at home a few days ago, and she paid me for the wages. I think the villagers are just jealous of her abilities and are deliberately slandering her. But it's useless to slander her because she has already opened a shop." Qin Qingyou said to Gu Guangkui.
"When your Aunt Tong was young, she was very reasonable. I think she became unreasonable because of Grandpa Dashu and Grandma." Gu Guangkui thought of how his own mother had forced his family.
He knows how to protect his wife and daughter, but his elder brother Gu has never protected Tong Da Jiao.
"But you are right, your Aunt Tong is really capable. This shop is really big." Gu Guangkui couldn't suppress his envious tone.
Gu Guangkui and Qin Qingyou were envious but not jealous at all. They knew they didn't have the ability to open a shop, and they were already very grateful that Tong Huaqiong was thinking of them when she had something good to do.
The two exchanged a few words and then started to work.
"Mrs. Tong, I just took some measurements and we need to buy some more wood," Gu Guangkui said to Tong Huaqiong.
With the wine rack as a foundation, Gu Guangkui decided to transform it into the effect that Tong Huaqiong wanted, and buy more if it was not enough.
Tong Huaqiong nodded and said, "Okay, buy it."
Qin Qingyou came to Tong Huaqiong and said, "Aunt Tong, I have calculated the bricks and cement."
Tong Huaqiong said neatly: "It's whatever you say."
Since two workers were hired to start the work, Tong Huaqiong decided to give them absolute trust.
Seeing Tong Huaqiong so straightforward, Gu Guangkui and Qin Qingyou worked even harder.
Tong Huaqiong thought for a moment and called Gu Dahan over, saying, "Come to the town to supervise the work these few days. I'll discuss with you what your uncle Guangkui and Qingyou need. I'll give you the thirty taels of silver first, and you can buy whatever you want."
Gu Dahan was very touched by his stepmother's trust in him. He took the silver and patted his chest to promise that he would supervise the work carefully.
Tong Huaqiong said to Gu Guangkui, "You are in charge of the cabinets, counters, shelves, etc. I will do everything by your side. Tell Dahan what you need. Try to use good materials and don't save money for me."
Qin Qingyou didn't need to be reminded. Tong Huaqiong was very satisfied with the oven she had built before, so he just needed to follow the previous standards.
As for Gu Xiaocao, she doesn't need to cook for the shop assistants now as the shop hasn't opened yet. She only needs to cook for Gu Guangkui, Gu Dahan and Qin Qingyou. There is a pot in the yard anyway, and the ingredients and dishes are ready.
After cooking, she cleaned up the yard behind the shop.
Tong Huaqiong originally wanted to hire professionals to build the warehouse and oven room, but Gu Dahan said that he, Qin Qingyou and Gu Guangkui could do it.
If there are not enough people, you can hire two more workers.
Originally, Gu Dashu and Gu Jingzhe were also laborers, but they were trying to get rid of Manager Feng, so they had no time to take care of the shop.
Seeing that her stepson was so confident, Tong Huaqiong let him do it as long as it could be completed smoothly without delaying the opening of the business.
After giving the instructions, Tong Huaqiong took Gu Taohua, her two daughters-in-law, and Man'er Yaozu to the opposite side of Sushiyuan. After closing for three days, she was going to set up a stall again.
Before, there were only Gu Taohua and her, but now her two daughters-in-law are here too. The four adults quickly set up the stall and hung up the sign. Taohua desserts began to dominate the taste buds of Yanguan Town again.
Many diners saw the Peach Blossom Dessert’s sign that was specially raised high to flutter in the wind, and they all walked towards the restaurant.
The people queuing at Su Shi Yuan also started to break the line and go to Tao Hua Dessert.
Shopkeeper Feng was so angry that he almost died.
He thought that Tong Huaqiong's performance in the woods was just pretending, and after his threats, she never dared to appear in Yanguan Town again.
In fact, Tong Huaqiong hadn't shown up for the past three days, so he was about to set up a banquet to celebrate.
Unexpectedly, Tong Huaqiong came back again and even dared to continue setting up a stall in front of the entrance of Sushiyuan.
This was clearly a provocation to him.
The three days at Sushi Garden were extremely difficult, and Shopkeeper Feng also had a terrible time.
He was sure that the recipes for the taro paste, pork floss and other pastries that Tong Huaqiong gave him were authentic, but there were some butter and condensed milk in them that he thought would be easy to buy from the Hu people, but what he bought was completely different.
However, Sushiyuan is Sushiyuan, and they replaced the unavailable ingredients with other ones. Although the taste of the taro paste and pork floss dessert is slightly inferior to the peach blossom dessert, it is also very delicious.
He thought people would buy it.
But those picky diners insisted that the desserts were not as authentic as Peach Blossom Desserts and demanded a refund.
If it weren't for the familiar diners who also asked for a refund, Shopkeeper Feng would really have thought that those who were causing trouble were hired by Tong Huaqiong.
In the end, even the boss was alarmed. This was the first time in all these years that the boss expressed his dissatisfaction with him.
The money was refunded and other pastries were given as gifts, which appeased everyone. The taro pastries and pork floss crisps were also taken off the shelves.
Shopkeeper Feng's original intention was not to replace other pastries in Sushiyuan with taro paste pastries and pork floss pastries. The main purpose of his dealing with Tong Huaqiong last time was to get Taohua Desserts out of Yanguan Town.
Now, not only has Taohua Dessert not been driven out, but even more customers have come back.
Tong Huaqiong got into position. She knew that Manager Feng was on the second floor of Sushiyuan, so she gave a provocative smile towards the second floor.
Make the mouth shape that says “Whether I leave Yanguan Town or not, it’s not your words that count, only what I say counts.”
"Come, have a try. I have authentic taro paste cakes and pork floss basil."
Tong Huaqiong let out a loud cry. She had to act like Concubine Xi had returned to the palace today.
Shopkeeper Feng was on the second floor of Sushiyuan. He naturally read the provocative words through Tong Huaqiong's lip movements. Looking at the Taohua Dessert stall below being surrounded by diners, he wanted to overturn the Taohua Dessert stall.
I'm so angry. No one has ever dared to challenge Sushiyuan so openly.
Don't be impulsive.
Shopkeeper Feng told himself that since the hard method didn't work, then he would try the insidious method.
He thought of the Zheng family.
He did find out that Tong Huaqiong had a grudge against her employer's cousin, Mr. Zheng.
The eldest son of the Zheng family is hanging on for life and will probably die soon. Can we use the eldest son of the Zheng family to provoke the anger of the Zheng family and let the Zheng family take action against Taohua Dessert?