The business of the braised pork shop is very good, and the reputation of Li Ji braised pork has gradually opened up in Tokyo City. Many people even rushed from the east to the west of the city to taste their braised pork. In addition, the demand for those restaurants is getting bigger and bigger. Now the braised pork is in short supply, so Li Zhang has long planned to rent a yard and hire a few people to increase the output.

However, Li Zhang is a little worried now, because he knew that Mrs. Liu was Liu E, and the other party also said that he would make some arrangements for him soon, which made Li Zhang a little worried, because he was likely to be the cousin of the future emperor. If Liu E threw him directly into another place, would the business in Tokyo be done?

Seeing that Li Zhang was a little hesitant, the brother Meng said again: "Brother Li, if you don't want to, it's fine. If it really doesn't work, I'll ask other people again."

"Brother Meng misunderstood. I rent your yard, but I just don't know how much the rent?" Li Zhang finally made a decision at this time, because he thought that even if he was not in Tokyo, he could still let Douzi and the others continue to operate.

Seeing Li Zhang agreeing, Brother Meng also showed a happy expression, but he really didn't know how much rent he should be. After all, he had never paid attention to this before, so he thought for a moment and asked again: "How much rent do you think is appropriate?"

When I saw that Brother Meng was a man who had never done business, it was fortunate that he was the first to come to see Li Zhang. Otherwise, if it were another person, he might have cheated him hard.

"Brother Meng, although we are neighbors, I have never been to your place. Why don't you take me to see it, learn about the situation and discuss the price?" Li Zhang suggested with a smile.

When Brother Meng heard this, he agreed immediately. It was almost dark. Li Zhang followed Brother Meng out of the store and then came to the shop next to him. As soon as he entered, he saw Brother Meng's wife cooking. He was also a little surprised when he saw Li Zhang. Brother Meng hurriedly stepped forward to explain, which made the other party bow to Li Zhang quite restrainedly.

Li Zhang also felt a little embarrassed. After all, he was often awakened by the "fight" sound of Brother Meng's young couple during this period. However, Mrs. Meng has been living in seclusion, and Li Zhang has never seen each other before. Now he realizes that the other party is indeed quite handsome. No wonder Brother Meng dares to have a quarrel with her parents for her.

Li Zhang walked around the shop and found that Brother Meng's shop was about the same size as his current shop. Then he came to the backyard. The yard was indeed much larger than his yard, especially the yard was built with two wing rooms, which were now full of debris, but it was possible to live in a tidying up.

"Brother Li, what do you think?" After looking at the yard, Brother Meng asked again.

"Brother Meng's yard is indeed bigger than mine, and there are two more rooms, which is better than mine, but our shops are about the same size. You also know that renting such a street-facing yard is mainly about shops, so the rent of your yard will be a little more expensive than mine, but it is also very limited." Li Zhang said honestly, renting a street-facing yard is mainly about doing business, so the most valuable thing is not the yard, but the shop in front.

"I know this, how much is the right price?" Brother Meng asked again. He was in a hurry to move out and had no time to come here again in the future, so he wanted to rent out the yard as soon as possible.

"Brother Meng, you know that my yard was originally a haunted house, so the landlord gave me a half-fold, and I only received ten guan a year. If it is placed in normal times, yards like yours are usually between twenty and twenty-five guan. The rent is transparent, you can go to other shops to inquire about it." Li Zhang said the truth again. He was unwilling to take advantage of the other party. Wuqi Street has relatively large traffic, so the shops here are also more expensive than other places.

"I believe Brother Li, then take the middle number. How about we have twenty-three guan a year?" Brother Meng was also a cheerful person. He spoke directly at the moment. In fact, for him, he didn't care about how many guans are more or less.

"Okay, that's it. I'll write a document now and settle this matter today!" Li Zhang immediately made the decision. The rent for the 23-guan is still very reasonable, and with this large yard, braised meat can also increase the output.

At that moment, Li Zhang took Brother Meng back to the braised meat shop again, and wrote the document and signed it, and each kept one. Li Zhang immediately asked the ugly lady to withdraw money from Brother Meng and asked the wild dog to help him send it home. From tomorrow, the next yard will be used by him.

The next morning, Brother Meng and his wife hired a carriage and took their belongings to go home to take care of their baby. When they handed the keys to Li Zhang, they told him that the furniture left in the yard would be used as they could, as long as they did not demolish the house.

After seeing off the Meng couple, except for a few people staying to see the store, everyone else followed him to the next door to look at the newly rented yard. Douzi and the others showed an excited expression because they had been working on the floor for a while. Although they were better than living in the shack before, they always wanted to have their own bed, but the place at home was too small. Now that they had this yard, they no longer needed to work on the floor.

Not only Douzi and the others are happy, but also the girls like Ugly Girls. After all, theirs are growing up day by day, and the girls are more mature, so it is not convenient to live with Douzi and the others on the second floor. Now, with two yards, men and women can live separately.

However, after inspecting the yard, Li Zhang summoned everyone, then cleared his throat and said, "We have rented this yard. Braised pork is in short supply now, and our staff are insufficient. Now there is a place, and the problem of manpower has not been solved yet. Who do you have any ideas?"

"Brother, I think I can ask Uncle Zhou about recruiting people. He is familiar with others and may be able to give some advice." As soon as Li Zhang finished speaking, Chou Niang spoke and suggested.

"Good solution, I'll go and ask Uncle Zhou later!" Li Zhang agreed very much when he heard this, but he had another thing, so he spoke again, "The other is the shop in front of this yard. Our braised meat shop does not need two shops. Now if this shop is idle, it will be a waste, so I want to do some other business!"

"Brother, you have many ideas. We will do whatever you say!" Douzi said at this time. They had long been used to following Li Zhang's leader, and they really had no idea about doing business.

Douzi's words were also approved by others, and Li Zhang also knew that this matter needed to be decided by himself, so he made plans last night and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, then I'll say that, I'm going to make a breakfast shop for this shop!"

"Breakfast shop?" Douzi and the others were stunned when they heard Li Zhang's words. They knew that it was very hard to make breakfast. Not only did they have to get up early and go to the dark, but they also had a small capital and low profits. I'm afraid that I won't make much money by opening such a shop, and maybe even not even enough rent.

"Haha, I know what you are worried about, but our breakfast shop is different from other stores. You will know then!" Li Zhang smiled mysteriously at this time.

The food in the Song Dynasty was quite monotonous, and many delicacies in later generations did not appear, such as breakfast, soup dumplings, hot soup, fried dough sticks, etc., so he planned to open a breakfast shop that took the mid-to-high-end route, and specialize in making some breakfasts that Tokyo City did not have. After all, Tokyo City has the most no shortage of rich people. As long as it can become famous, its business will definitely not be worse than that of a braised meat shop in the future.

Douzi and the others all had unconditional trust in Li Zhang, so they all felt relieved when they saw that he was so confident. Next, Li Zhang began to leave a few people to organize the yard, especially those two wing rooms, so he went to buy a bed in the afternoon. After all, he had long wanted to own a bed of his own.

The recruitment of people soon became famous. After Li Zhang discussed with Zhou Hushi, the other party quickly recruited several middle-aged women in their thirties and forties from nearby. These women were all poor in their families, so they wanted to find something to do. There was no heavy work in the braised meat shop, mainly cleaning raw materials or burning fire. They also often do these at home, which is just right for them.

The staff was recruited, and the newly rented yard was built. Soon the output of braised meat increased a lot, at least temporarily meeting the current demand. Li Zhang also began to focus on the breakfast shop that was about to be opened. First, Li Zhang spent money to renovate the shop in front. He did not seek to be too exquisite, but to be clean and tidy. The whole shop was not very big, and he could only place seven or eight tables, but it was enough.

However, the most important thing about breakfast shops is the style of breakfast, which can only be relied on Li Zhang himself. Later generations he ate a lot of breakfast styles, and some of them knew how to make them, but they never made them. So he now needs to transform theory into reality and study the method of breakfast every day.

In Li Zhang's plan, the soup dumplings will be the main signboard of the breakfast shop. This is because the soup dumplings originated in Wanglou, one of the 72 main stores in Tokyo during the Northern Song Dynasty. Their signature dish is called the cave plum blossom bun, which is the predecessor of the soup dumplings. Li Zhang once asked the beans to buy some and brought them back for everyone to try them. He found that although this kind of bun is delicious and has soup inside, it is still not as good as the soup dumplings improved in later generations.

The reason why there is soup in the soup dumpling is not to pour the soup in it, but to put the broth at a low temperature to make a rinse jelly, and then wrap it in the bun with the stuffing. When the bun is steamed, the rinse jelly melts into the soup, which becomes a rinse jelly. This method is simple, but if it is not pointed out, most people may not think of it.

However, just as Li Zhang was excited to prepare for the breakfast shop, Lu Wu suddenly broke into the shop on that day. Before Li Zhang could react, he pulled Li Zhang out, which scared Li Zhang and asked hurriedly: "Uncle Wu, what are you doing?"
Chapter completed!