I sold snacks in ancient times

In the afternoon, Moxiang Bookstore.

This is the largest academy in the capital, with advanced printing equipment, it almost monopolizes the book market of the entire Great Yin.

Books used to be terribly expensive, and because they had to be copied by hand, the number was limited.But since xxx invented movable type printing hundreds of years ago, it can be said to have benefited all scholars.

The price of a set of Four Books and Five Classics has also changed from nearly a hundred taels of silver to dozens of taels, even ordinary people can afford it.

At the same time, a large number of romantic books about love and love began to be circulated in the world.There are often girls in the boudoir who hide in the bed and read the romantic stories about the young lady eloping with the poor scholar, and some scholars read some fantasy works.

When Qi Yongfan first walked in and told the clerk that he wanted to print something, the other party seemed to ignore him for a while, and said lazily: "This store does not print privately."

"Please do me a favor..." Qi Yongfan was just about to ask how much he wanted.

But Ye Zi couldn't bear to see it, the dignified son-in-law actually asked a sleazy shop waiter, and said angrily: "Do you know who this is? Don't give a seal? Believe it or not, I will take over your bookstore!"

Qi Yongfan tugged at Ye Zi's sleeve and whispered, "Don't be so fierce."

Ye Zi hated iron but said: "Master Qi, people are good at being ridden by others!"

"Riding?" Qi Yongfan: "...It's bullying."

"Oh yes." Ye Zi scratched her head.

Just now, he spoke too loudly, which attracted the attention of many people in the bookstore.The shopkeeper glanced at them and walked over.

The clerk was a little annoyed, and replied: "Our bookstore is owned by the fifth prince! Under the world, how dare you provoke him?"

Hearing these words, the shopkeeper heaved a sigh of relief, his whole face flushed, he walked over quickly, and slapped the clerk hard.

The clerk was stunned by the slap, covered his face, and stood aside in a daze.

The shopkeeper didn't pay any attention to him, but said with an apologetic smile: "So it's the son-in-law, I haven't seen you for a long time, do you want to buy books or..."

Qi Yongfan raised his eyebrows, "You know me?"

"Hey, how dare a villain forget the demeanor of you being the No. [-] scholar in the imperial examination the year before last."

"I want to print something."

"Okay, please come inside." The shopkeeper made a gesture and said, "Our children are not taught well, so you will laugh at me."

He turned his head and glared at the clerk, "Why don't you apologize to the son-in-law soon?"

Qi Yongfan: "It's okay, I didn't take it to heart."

"That won't work!" The shopkeeper patted the clerk on the shoulder hard.

The clerk bowed his head and said "I'm sorry".

Qi Yongfan walked in behind the shopkeeper, and asked, "Is this bookstore really owned by the Fifth Prince?"

"Don't listen to that child's nonsense, it's just that the fifth prince is sympathetic to the public opinion, and encouraged the literati and inkmen, and rewarded some money to support the bookstore..."

Qi Yongfan heard it in his ears and said "Oh", it turned out that the fifth prince is an investor of this bookstore.

The backyard of the bookstore is a small printing factory.The weather was hot, and the workers were sweating profusely while working shirtless.There was a big dark pool beside it, and several people kept stirring it with sticks.

Everything is in order, and the workers perform their duties, just like a small factory.

Qi Yongfan explained what he wanted to print, but it was the menu of Hongji Restaurant, and it was tentatively planned to print [-] copies.

He couldn't get his calligraphy handy, so he asked Ye Zi to write, such as herbal tea, and changed it to Jiaduobao herbal tea, with fifteen cents a pot on the back.

All kinds of people quickly drew up a rich, low-key and simple food list.

It costs five cents to print a menu, which is still discounted by the shopkeeper for the face of the son-in-law.

Qi Yongfan paid two taels of silver, agreed to pick it up in a few days, and then left.

Ye Zi followed by him, but he kept thinking about what the "takeaway" was all about.Why are so many menus printed in ink?Does it mean to sell it outside the store...

After completing the first step, Qi Yongfan finally breathed a sigh of relief.There are still a lot of miscellaneous things in the follow-up. He has to rent a storefront and negotiate with merchants for cooperation. He may be exhausted by himself, so he should hire someone first.

Those little blues and little greens in the princess mansion can't be trusted, even Ye Zi is the little follower of Yin Xu's loyal minister.It is even more difficult for him to cultivate a confidant of his own.

So he asked Ye Zi: "Do you know where there is Yazhuang near here?"

Ye Zi scratched her head, "I just came to the capital too, so I'm not sure, why don't you go back and ask the steward?"

Qi Yongfan thought to himself, he would not dare to use the person recommended by the manager.In the end he found a foot shop, pretended to be having tea, called the waiter in the shop privately, gave some money, and asked him if he knew where there was a tooth shop.

"Yazhuang? I don't know about that." The waiter said, "But I know a broker, can I give you the address?"

At first, Qi Yongfan didn't understand what a broker meant, but after the waiter's explanation, he realized that it was a kind of intermediary for a dentist. Anyone who sells goods and sells houses, rents houses and buys servants can find him.

The name of this broker is Han Laosan, and he is a well-known local snake in the capital.

Qi Yongfan really wanted to push Ye Zi away and go to the third man alone.But he had no choice but to bow his head under the eaves, and finally, under the gaze of Ye Zi, he bought a plain-looking rustic boy for five taels of silver.

Ye Zi nodded in satisfaction, thinking that this person should not pose any threat to the young master.

After wandering around for a day, Qi Yongfan was already tired, so he immediately returned home with the newly bought boy.

Ye Zi asked him what name he wanted to give the young man, he said: "He used to have a name, hey, what's your name?"

"I... My name is Goudan." The boy said a little embarrassedly: "It's a cheap name given by my parents, you should choose another one."

Qi Yongfan thought of the group of servants in the room, and said casually: "Little Cheng, Chengzi's Chengzi."

The boy lowered his head and whispered, "Thank you, Young Master, for your recognition."

"My surname is Qi, um, let's call it Qi Cheng."

The boy looked up at Qi Yongfan, a little surprised.

Ye Zi was also stunned, he didn't expect that Qi Yongfan would actually give a bought servant a surname.You know, from the moment they sell themselves, they belong to the master for the rest of their lives.

Being able to have the same surname as the master is no less than the dignity of being a human being.

Qi Yongfan didn't think so much, he still retains the thinking of modern people, it is impossible for a good-looking person to bear the name of "dog egg" and "little orange".

It was already very late when we returned to the Princess Mansion, and the night was as black as ink.Ye Zi passed on the meal, and did not leave until Qi Yongfan had finished eating.

Qi Yongfan knew that he must be going to tell Yin Xu about the day's itinerary.

The west wing of the small courtyard is where the servants live, and there are many vacant rooms.Because as a rule, the son-in-law should have eight servants, four women and four men.

It's just that Yin Xu said he likes to be quiet, so he only sent four of them, and all of them were men, with stout bodies and mediocre appearance.

After arranging Qi Cheng to stay, Qi Yongfan called him to his side and began to brainwash him.

The child is young, just about 13 years old.After the famine in the north, many children were betrayed by their parents.Women, most of them entered the brothel.And there are not many children like Qi Cheng.

The reason why Qi Yongfan picked him was because he said that he had attended a private school for five years.

Qi Cheng's complexion is black and yellowish, and his whole body is as thin as a bone. At first glance, it is the result of years of hard work and malnutrition.He ate the most sumptuous meal in the past few years at the Princess Mansion, and he was especially grateful to Qi Yongfan, who obediently sat in a chair and listened to the lecture.

Although he looks honest and honest, he is not stupid.For example, when he first came in, Xiaolan and Xiaoqing looked down on him, ridiculed him, and threatened that he would be kicked out sooner or later.After all, the person in charge of the princess mansion is not the son-in-law, but the princess.

Didn't even give him a room.

He mustered up the courage to talk to Qi Yongfan, and heard Xiaolan Xiaoqing being scolded bloody.

Even if Qi Yongfan didn't notice it for a while, all the words popped out of his mouth were modern words, he still tried hard to think about the meaning of those words, and printed them in his mind.

Haste makes waste.Qi Yongfan didn't teach him deep things at first, but just told him roughly what to do.Tomorrow, go to Moxiang Bookstore to pick up the printed food list, take it to Hongji Restaurant, and distribute it to the distinguished guests.

Of course, there is no need to be too expensive.After all, the really rich and big families usually send their servants out to buy them.

Qi Yongfan has already determined the customer group for the takeaway in Beijing, families with upper middle income, or young ladies and gentlemen.

The ladies are raised in deep boudoirs and cannot easily go out, and even the maids' actions are subject to certain restrictions.So they are the most important group of customers.

And the noble sons and brothers in the capital are almost all sent to study, and they are strictly disciplined by their families. They should also be willing to spend some money to order takeaway for convenience.

Prices in the capital are high, and ordinary people have some money in their hands, so Qi Yongfan dared to open this food delivery company.

If it was in a small place like Nanshan Town... it would probably close down before it opened.

Then, Qi Yongfan went to recruit "riders".There are no battery cars here, only feet and mules.The streets and alleys are full of idle youths, and there are even gangs of beggars.

As long as he recruits, there will be a large number of people willing to do the job.

The errand fee for takeaway is tentatively set at ten cents per order.Among them, six coins are distributed to the riders, so as long as they run a few more times a day, it is not a problem to earn one hundred coins.In this way, there will be two or three taels of silver a month, which is more than the monthly money of the waiter in the shop.

Although there are still many troubles such as security and change, Qi Yongfan thinks he should try it first.Gradually, in practice, he can discover and solve these problems.

After talking a lot, he was a little dry, took a sip of the tea on the table, and asked, "Did you understand?"

Qi Cheng nodded solemnly, and said, "I'm going to Moxiang Bookstore tomorrow to get the food orders, and then I'll go to Hongji Restaurant to distribute the food orders. My son wants to do food delivery business, and he will make a lot of money in the future!"

Qi Yongfan nodded, satisfied with his comprehension, and said: "Tomorrow you go to find Ye Zi early in the morning, and he will send a carriage to take you there."