Quick Wear: I'm Wandering in My Little World

Chapter 335 My Five Brothers Are Bosses 5

Zhang Xintong found it hard to imagine that all five of them had been high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen in their previous lives. Their IQ was too low! They were so carefree arguing about their past lives, weren't they afraid that others would think they were crazy and arrest them?

When the four brothers were tired of arguing, Zhang Chenggong said weakly:

"Let's sell all the corn and open a restaurant in town. When we earn enough money, we can send all the brothers to school."

Zhang Chengyang

"We've sold all the corn. If the restaurant loses money, what will we eat this year?"

Zhang Chengming

"In your previous life, we helped you solve your problems. Now we have no official status. What should we do if we get into trouble?"

Zhang Chengli and Zhang Chengwan

"There are so many restaurants in this town, are you sure yours will be a hit?"

Zhang Chenggong...

"Just continue without saying anything."

None of the four could win the argument, and everyone wanted to go to school. In the end, they accepted Zhang Chenggong's suggestion and planned to sell all the corn and rent a shop to open a restaurant.

The four of them thought: if they lost money, they could just sell two acres of land and still make it. A small restaurant wouldn't be a problem. Old Five knew so many novel dishes that it would surely attract customers. Once they made some money, they would all go back to school. This was the only solution at the moment.

I have to say that the ideas of these people were too naive. Later, they lost all their pants and had to make a living by begging.

The five of them immediately went to work, and the next day they took all the corn from their home to the town. Zhang Xintong listened to their plan yesterday, and today she and Wang Sheng followed the five of them to the town.

Zhang Xintong watched the five brothers sell all their corn, and then found a pawnshop to rent a shop of about 50 square meters.

After the five brothers paid the money and signed the contract, Zhang Xintong found a pawnshop and wanted to buy the two shops to the left and right of the five brothers' shop.

There were still people doing business in those two shops, so Zhang Xintong raised the price and let the broker negotiate. The broker would get more money, and the shop owners would also get more money. Business was not so good that they could not move to another location. Soon, Zhang Xintong bought the two shops to the left and right of the five brothers' shop.

While the five brothers were cleaning up the shop and preparing the dishes, Zhang Xintong was also preparing. Zhang Xintong directly bought 4 indentured servants from the pawnshop, 4 men and 8 women. The women Zhang Xintong bought were skilled cooks, and the men were strong men with some martial arts skills.

There are two shops, one with two cooks and two strong men. These shops are all ordinary people. Zhang Xintong plans to start a snack business, which is delicious, inexpensive and economical.

Zhang Xintong taught two of the cooks how to make pancakes, roujiamo, shouzhuoping, and liangpi, and taught the other two cooks how to make malatang.

While the cooks were practicing their skills, Zhang Xintong simply renovated the shops. Each shop was divided into two areas: the inside for cooking and the outside for dining.

The inside and outside are separated by a long counter, which not only prevents diners from walking in, but also allows diners to see the production process and whether the environment is clean and hygienic.

Zhang Xintong wasn't afraid of being watched or imitated. Wheat was grown on the space land, and the space had a flour mill that ground it directly into flour. Potatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, cilantro, cabbage, spinach, onions, ginger, garlic, and other vegetables were all grown on the space land.

Soybeans are also grown in the space, and there are oil presses in the space, so you don’t have to spend money to buy soybean oil.

The only things Zhang Xintong bought outside were soy products, meat, and seasonings. The soy products were exchanged for soybeans grown in the space, and only the meat and seasonings were bought with actual money.

Although Zhang Xintong's space is large enough to raise animals, she doesn't like taking care of livestock, so she bought some from outside.

Not all seasonings are bought from outside. We grow all the spices, peppercorns, and chili peppers that can be grown in the space. We only buy salt, soy sauce, and vinegar.

The shop is bought, no rent required; the staff are purchased, just a monthly payment is required; the ingredients are all produced in the space. Zhang Xintong's costs are very low.

Because the cost is low, Zhang Xintong's pricing is also low. If someone else does this, without counting the rent and only the cost of ingredients, and selling at Zhang Xintong's price, they can only save on their wages.

The fact that other people earn less money doing this is one thing, but more importantly, they can't make the base of spicy hot pot without the recipe, and even if they do, their price can't be as low as Zhang Xintong's. Therefore, Zhang Xintong is not afraid of people watching or learning from her.

Five days later, the five brothers' shops opened, and Zhang Xintong also chose to open on the same day.

The five brothers' shops were cleverly named Novelty Restaurant, while Zhang Xintong's shops were both called "Shihui Snacks" and "Malatang".

In his previous life, Zhang Chenggong had a strong business start. His first wife came from a wealthy family. His first restaurant was a large restaurant, with his father-in-law helping him with the planning and support from his four brothers and colleagues. Because of his four brothers' connections, he never had to worry about anything, and everything went smoothly.

The same situation occurred when Zhang Chenggong started other businesses later. As his four brothers became higher-ranking officials, Zhang Chenggong's business became better and better.

Zhang Chenggong was somewhat complacent and ambitious. The novelty restaurant was located in an area where ordinary people lived, but they served the same high-end food and drinks as those sold in restaurants.

On the first day of opening, the flow of people was greatly divided due to the impact of Zhang Xintong's two stores on the left and right. In addition, most of the people who entered the store left after seeing the prices. The small number of people who stayed decided not to come back next time after eating.

The reason why they didn't come was, firstly, because it was expensive, and secondly, the chef's skills were just average. The chef Zhang Chenggong hired in his previous life was naturally good, but in this life, he had no money, so he hired a half-baked one, whose skills were neither good nor bad, and the dishes he made were just average.

Both of Zhang Xintong's stores are doing very good business, especially the Malatang store. The aroma makes people's mouths water. Once you enter the store, you will see that the prices are affordable, so everyone will order a bowl.

Zhang Xintong checked her accounts that night and found she had earned 15 taels of silver. Although she didn't spend any money on the ingredients, after deducting the cost of the ingredients, she still had 6 taels of silver left. Sure enough, small profits but quick turnover can still make money.

6 taels is not a small amount. For example, Wang Sheng spent a lot of money to marry a wife, but only spent 10 taels of silver. Most families only spend 5 or 6 taels of silver to marry a wife, of course, except for wealthy families.

Unlike the good harvest on Zhang Xintong's side, the five brothers did not lose money, but they did not make any profit either. A few people still came in today, and they sold at a high price, so their costs were recovered.

The five brothers were not discouraged. They had seen the fifth brother making money in his previous life, and they firmly believed that the store would get better.

Unfortunately, they were wrong. From the second day on, almost no one came to their shop. The five brothers had little capital, and after a few days, they had no money left even for food.

The five brothers saw that the two shops on the left and right were doing well and started to have bad intentions. They all thought that the two shops on the left and right were stealing their business.

In his previous life, Zhang Chengyang was responsible for handling the dirty work for the fifth prince. The five brothers discussed it and decided to find some ruffians to ruin the two shops on the left and right.

It takes money to deal with the ruffian, but the five brothers didn't have any, so they made up their minds and sold two acres of land.