Mrs. Xu smiled.
"It's not too early, not too early. We haven't prepared the baby's clothes, hat, and diapers yet. When my mother returns to the county town, she'll watch them in person. If we prepare the things earlier, we won't panic."
Lu Yufang said jokingly, "Mom has arranged everything properly, so can I be a hands-off shopkeeper?"
Mrs. Xu laughed and said, "You are a great hero for being pregnant with our Xu family's child. You don't need to do anything. Just take good care of yourself."
As if she had thought of something, Mrs. Xu looked at Lu Yufang, and her expression became more serious.
"By the way, there's something I want to ask your opinion on."
Lu Yufang looked confused.
"Mother, please tell me."
Mrs. Xu sighed.
"When the Xu family elders met at the beginning of the year, they vaguely revealed that they wanted Heng'er to return to the family, and they were not opposed to including you in the family tree. I wonder what you think?"
These blind old fogies.
I used to think that Yufang came from a peasant family and had no power, so she treated her with eyes that were not eyes and a nose that was not a nose, and did everything possible to hinder Heng'er's marriage with her.
Even after Heng'er left the Xu family, they directly cut off the supply of goods to his shop, hoping that he would quit as soon as possible.
Now that Chu Yue has been granted the title of County Lord, he takes care of Yufang in every possible way, and he also has the shares of Xingyue Medical Center and Hongyan Pavilion in his hands, so everyone has changed the direction of the trend.
Thanks to those people who had the nerve to speak, she felt ashamed.
Lu Yufang pursed her lips.
"Marrying to obey your husband is a big matter like this. Mother should ask your husband. How can I, a woman, be the master of this matter?"
She really had no position to decide this matter. After all, Xu Heng was the one in charge.
Mrs. Xu patted Lu Yufang's hand.
"Okay, anyway, Heng'er is not in Nanping Town now, so let's put this matter aside. The most important thing is that you have a good child and are healthy."
She had a hunch that if Heng'er won the title of Juren, these old immortals would probably cause even more trouble.
Lu Yufang nodded.
"I know, mother."
"Okay, it's getting dark now, so I'm going back to my courtyard first. You can clean up and rest first. If I'm hungry, I'll give instructions to the kitchen."
After saying that, he led his servants away.
Lu Yufang looked at the three boxes in the courtyard, and hurriedly asked Bizhu and the boy to carry them into the side room and lock them. Then she freshened up a little and went back to the house to rest.
…
Because Lu Yufang was pregnant, Chu Yue would go to the medical clinic whenever she had nothing to do.
Nowadays, the reputation of Xingyue Medical Center has been established because of Chu Yue, and countless patients come here every day.
Although two new doctors have been added, the medical center is still busy every day.
Even the inns and restaurants in Nanping Town made a lot of money.
Especially Ruyiju, which is less than 100 meters away from Xingyue Medical Center.
For this matter, the shopkeeper of Ruyiju even made a special trip to Xingyue Medical Clinic to express his willingness to cooperate with Chu Yue.
Chu Yue did not refuse, but she also said that she was too busy and would not pay too much attention to the restaurant business.
However, she has an idea that every time she opens a branch in the future, she can open a Ruyiju nearby.
As for the signature dishes, she also knows them well.
The roast goose I made in Yongzhou City last year was very good. Because it was troublesome to make, I didn’t try it after I came back. Maybe it can become one of the signature dishes.
As for the recipe for the stir-fried pork intestines that she sold to Ruyiju before, it has become one of the signature dishes.
Potatoes, which are unique to Zhuangzi, may become popular in Ruyiju for a while.
There are also grilled oysters, small seafood in fish sauce, salt-baked shrimps, steamed scallops with garlic vermicelli, etc. She has tried to make these dishes, and they all taste very good. They may become Ruyiju's specialty dishes.
She visited several provincial and county towns last year. Except for Chaozhou, which is near the sea, there is no seafood in other places. Even though Chaozhou has these ingredients, the dishes she makes are fishy and the taste is far less good than what she cooks herself.
No wonder Master has traveled to so many places and had no interest in Chaozhou's seafood before.
Fortunately, after several previous transportations, the preservation technology of seafood has also been improved, so it should be no problem to supply Ruyiju for limited sale.
After hearing Chu Yue's words, Tao, the shopkeeper of Ruyiju, showed shrewdness in his small eyes.
Not to mention the guests, just hearing the name of the dish made him greedy.
He had a hunch that if Chu Yue's method was followed, Ruyiju's business would explode.
"How about this, County Master? You provide some of the recipes here, and I will run the restaurant. The profit excludes the rent, cost of ingredients and personnel expenses. Let's open it 30/70, you get 700/300, what do you think?"
Chu Yue looked at him with a smile.
"What about opening a branch later?"
Tao Zhen said without thinking, "We will split the cost of splitting the shop equally."
If business is good, half of the 30% profit is more than enough to open a branch.
Chu Yue nodded, "Okay, as Shopkeeper Tao said, let's wait for three months. When the business here in Nanping Town stabilizes, I want to open the first and second branches in Yangzhou and Yuezhou."
Yangzhou is a prosperous place with countless wealthy businessmen. If Ruyi lives there, he will definitely be able to break out of the siege with its characteristics.
It can also quickly build word-of-mouth and lay the foundation for Ruyiju to open a branch in Beijing.
Yuezhou is located in the center of Nanyuan Country, not too far from Nanping Town, and the previous seafood transportation routes are fully sufficient.
"Okay, what about the third one?"
Tao Zhen's emotions at this moment were completely driven by Chu Yue, and he was filled with excitement that could not be concealed.
"The third store is in the capital." After Chu Yue finished speaking, she looked at Tao Zhen, "These three stores are enough."
Hearing this, Tao Zhen was slightly startled.
"Why? If business is good, wouldn't it be better if we open more stores?"
Chu Yue pursed her lips slightly.
"I wonder if Shopkeeper Tao has ever heard of a saying? What you can't eat is the best."
"Moreover, when we make food, the most important thing is the taste. If there are too many branches, it will be difficult to take into account both. On the contrary, it will be self-defeating. We have to take a long-term view."
Tao Zhen nodded.
"Okay! The county master is our big boss in Ruyiju. We listen to the county master."
…
After Ruyiju's affairs were arranged, Chu Yue gathered five steadfast apprentices in her spare time and personally took them to read medicine and diagnose pulse at Xingyue Medical Center.
If necessary, he will personally take people up the mountain to collect herbs.
When I get busy, I always feel more at ease in my heart, and I am no longer as frightened as I was at first about Lu Xinghe’s long-term future letter.
It's hers, it's hers after all.
After the beginning of spring, after this season's planting of potatoes on Zhuangzi, the yield has been considerable, but Chu Yue has not stopped yet, asking the Yundabao brothers to continue to increase planting.
As for herself, apart from looking at the mountains of account books every month, the rest of the time she was either seeing a doctor, studying with Zhang Zheng or taking disciples.
At the end of August, Zhuang Huiyun visited all the branches except the capital and returned to Yuezhou. She helped Chu Yue manage the branches remotely and only sent the general ledger to Chu Yue, which made her feel much more relaxed.
As for Ruyiju, after the fire in Nanping Town, it opened to Yangzhou and Yuezhou. Xingyue Medical Center followed closely and opened branches in these two places, with Wu Xiuwen and Chen Shi each responsible for one branch.
By this time, the branches of Xingyue Medical Center, Hongyan Pavilion and Ruyiju had not yet been opened in the capital.
Everything is ready, all we need is Chu Yue's east wind.
