Without replying, the shopkeeper took another large sip and the cup almost reached the bottom. He didn’t seem to have enough and raised the cup to drink again, only a few drops came out and he put the cup down and went to move the jar ready to pour another cup.
Gu Yi shielded it with a quick eye, “This is what the little girl made for me, you are not allowed to drink any more.”
“Young master, good young master, the little one will have another cup.”
“Not even a drop.”
Gu Yi clutched the jar tightly.
The shopkeeper smacked his lips, recalling the taste of the herbal tea, he had been running the restaurant for more than ten years, he had tasted all kinds of expensive food, good wine and tea, but he had never drunk such herbal tea, which was cool and penetrating to the body, refreshing to the heart and soul, giving people an endless aftertaste.
Thinking of this, he took a step back and solemnly gave Song Wangyue a big salute, “Miss Song, please forgive my ignorance just now.”
Song Wangyue accepted this salute from him, not because of his ignorance, but because of the contempt he had for herself.
“You’re welcome, Boss, if herbal tea was sold in your restaurant, how do you think it would be?”
The shopkeeper quickly straightened up and surprise erupted in his eyes for a moment, “Is what Miss Song said true?”
Without waiting for Song Wan Yue to answer, Gu Yi vehemently objected, “No, this herbal tea is made for me, I can only drink it myself, it cannot be sold!”
“Young master, this herbal tea is a rare and good thing, drinking a cup of herbal tea on this hot summer day will not only kill the heat but also increase your appetite, if you put it on sale in our restaurant, it will definitely boost our business.”
Gu Yi clutched the jar tightly and firmly objected, “No, when I say no, I mean no.”
“It’s not for sale in this jar of yours, I’ll make it again.”
“That’s not …… either.”
Gu Yi wanted to say that wouldn’t work either, the herbal tea was made for him and could only belong to him alone.
But when the words came to his lips, thinking of the days of the little girl’s family, he swallowed them back raw, let go of the jar, sat back in his chair somewhat unhappily, and asked sullenly, “Just, can’t you not sell it? I can give you a lot of silver.”
The shopkeeper was a little anxious, he had a feeling that once the herbal tea was on sale, it would definitely be a big hit.
“The herbal tea can only be drunk in summer, some day I’ll make you a snack that you can eat in all seasons.”
“Really?”
Gu Yi was instantly happy again, his glittering eyes shining with light, he knew the little girl was different to him.
The shopkeeper’s heart fell back, looking at the jar holding herbal tea on the table, “Then ……”
Gu Yi put one hand on the jar and glared at him fiercely, “This jar is not allowed to be sold!”
“The hour is still early, it’s not too late for me to make some more, let’s talk out the terms first.”
Without waiting for the shopkeeper to say anything, Gu Yi said, “What are the terms, I’ve made the decision, the income from the herbal tea goes to you.”
This might be a big income, the shopkeeper tried to persuade, “Young master ……”
No sooner had the words been spoken than Gu Yi blocked them back, “Since you know I am the young master, do as I say and don’t ask for a penny.”
The boss was about to say something else when Xiao Si quietly tugged on his lapel from behind. If Miss Song is really engaged to the young master, she will be their future young grandmother, so if you don’t want money, you don’t want money.
The shopkeeper also understood the reasoning, but in business, if Song Wan Yue really married over and became a Gu family member, the silver earned would naturally be the Gu family’s, and he had nothing to fight for. But now Song Wan Yue is not, even if the young master and the future engagement, still do not know whether the marriage can be done, but the family brothers clear accounts always can not be wrong.
“Fifty-fifty it is.”
Song Wangyue opened her mouth.
“No, not even a penny, I’m the young master, I’m in charge.”
“If we share the profits equally, my family will definitely support me when they find out, but if you don’t want a single penny, they will definitely not let me work with your restaurant.”
“So?”
Gu Yi scratched his head, he also wanted to let the little girl earn more silver, why would Song’s family not cooperate with the restaurant? However, since Little Girl had said this, she must have her reasons, “Then let’s do as Little Girl says, 50/50.”
The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and personally went to bring over a pen and paper, wrote the contract and asked Song Wangyue to sign it.
This was a habit he had developed over the years of running the restaurant. With a contract, everything could be agreed upon in the future, so that there would be no need for verbal agreements that could lead to disputes later.
Song Wangyue read it carefully and took a pen to write her name on it.
The shopkeeper was not surprised that she could write, everything about Song Wan Yue had been made clear to him by Master Gu, and he knew that Xu could write, not to mention that the family had a brother who was a Xiu Cai.
Afterwards, Song Wan Yue wrote the list and asked Xiao Si to go and get the medicine, and she made a small pot full of herbal tea.
The shopkeeper personally ladled it into jars and instructed the fellows to carefully carry it to chill, asking.
“How much does Miss Song think is appropriate to sell this herbal tea for a bowl?”
“For the first three days, every customer who comes to eat will receive a free bowl.”
“Free?”
Song Wangyue nodded, “This is a way to quickly open up the popularity of herbal tea, and after three days we will charge at five yuan per bowl.”
Five yuan was not cheap, it could match half a jug of poor quality wine, the shopkeeper did not expect her to price it so high, he was a little disapproving, “Is it too high?”
“We are on the high end, the people who come to eat in your restaurant are not badly off, five wen is a piece of cake for them, moreover this herbal tea cannot be drunk more than once, two bowls at most each time, they will be willing to pay this amount.”
It was true that one person was not much, but if there were five or six people, it would cost an extra thirty or fifty wens, and the shopkeeper still felt that it was a bit on the high side.
“Just as the little girl said, five wen for a bowl.”
Gu Yi settled the matter with a single blow.
The shopkeeper could only oblige.
Song Wangyue told him to find a resourceful fellow to come over and personally teach him how to market herbal tea.
At the beginning of the afternoon, there were more customers in the restaurant, and the herbal tea was already chilled. The shopkeeper instructed his fellows to bring out a jar from the ice cellar and put it on the counter in front of him, arching his hand towards the eating crowd, “Everyone, to thank you for coming to our restaurant, our proprietor has specially ordered that all customers who come today will be served a bowl of herbal tea each for free.”
Someone said, “Boss, is this restaurant no longer viable and you are trying to fool us with herbal tea?”
The shopkeeper waved his hand, “This herbal tea is not herbal tea, it’s a good thing.”
“How is it good?”
The shopkeeper was waiting for his words, and gave a wink to his friend, who put a sweat towel on his shoulder, “This customer, you don’t know, this herbal tea is made from an ancestral secret recipe, our proprietor took a lot of effort to find it. Not only that, the herbal tea has the effect of removing fire, but it can also beautify and nourish the face of ladies.”
“Blow it, you will.”
The people who were eating obviously didn’t believe it.
