Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 1055 - 1057: Princess Zhao Yue (5)

Chapter 1055: Chapter 1057: Princess Zhao Yue (5)

"Miss, with just this material, I’m afraid it’s not even worth the wages. Why not have an apprentice carve it for you? That would save some money!"

Cai Wei said with a smile, "I heard that you are the top master craftsman here. With an expert like you around, why would I ever go for an apprentice? Rest assured, I’ll pay whatever the amount is. If you’re worried, I can pay the silver upfront!"

Seeing Cai Wei’s smile and good nature, the master craftsman found it difficult to say more. He simply accepted Cai Wei’s stone, agreed on the carving details, and sent Cai Wei on her way.

In just one morning, Cai Wei had bought a cartful of jade utensils, spending only a little over five hundred taels of silver.

After shopping, she instructed Zhang Biaotou to haul the items back to the manor and ordered Chun Liu to follow him and place the items in her room.

Cai Wei hadn’t inspected the Dim Sum Shop in a long time, and since she happened to pass by today, she decided to drop in for a visit.

The former shopkeeper of the Dim Sum Shop, Mo Liancheng, had been transferred by her to Yishan Hall’s Medical Chamber to take on the role of the big shopkeeper. The new shopkeeper, Jin Shunzi, had been promoted from being a former shop assistant here. Jin Shunzi, a shrewd and competent man who also recognized a few characters, had made a deep impression on Cai Wei during their few meetings. Thus, following Mo Liancheng’s transfer, Cai Wei had directly promoted him to be the shopkeeper.

Shopkeeper Jin had not disappointed Cai Wei, not only managing the shop in an orderly manner but also presenting several excellent suggestions to her.

For example, he suggested a home delivery service where customers could pre-order specific dim sum and have them delivered by the shop’s assistants at a designated time. Another suggestion was to discount unsold items. The desserts in the shop couldn’t all be sold out daily. Because the weather was getting too hot and the leftover items wouldn’t taste as good the next day, Shopkeeper Jin proposed that the overnight dim sum be sold at half price.

This reasonable suggestion was immediately adopted and implemented by Cai Wei, and it was warmly welcomed by the customers who were financially strapped. Now, some guests who wanted to eat but couldn’t afford it were able to line up early every day and buy yesterday’s leftover dim sum...

Upon entering the shop, what Cai Wei saw was a long line of customers and Shopkeeper Jin, who was extremely busy. When Jin saw the boss, he naturally was very attentive but overwhelmed by the numerous customers and incapable of managing everything at once.

"Boss, you’re here, hehe, just a moment, I’ll be right with you after I finish up..."

Not wanting to disrupt his business, Cai Wei quickly smiled and said, "You go on with your work. I was just passing by after buying some jade across the street and thought I’d stop by. I’ll be leaving now." With that, she really did leave with Huan Qiu.

Seeing her shop thriving naturally put her in a good mood. Although her family didn’t really care about the small earnings from the Dim Sum Shop, a bustling business was always good news. Once outside, Cai Wei looked up at the sun in the sky and said, "It’s getting late, let’s go get some food, eat, and then we can visit the pawnshop!"

Right across the street was the Capital’s finest restaurant—Jufude. Cai Wei wasn’t short of money, so of course, she chose to eat at the best place.

Upon entering the restaurant, the shop assistant approached her eagerly and asked, "Miss, would you like to dine in the elegant room on the second floor?"

"No, just in the downstairs hall will do!"

Cai Wei shook her head and casually glanced around the hall, which was neatly lined with tables and chairs. A few tables of guests were eating, drinking, and cheerfully shouting as they played a game of fists. At the end of the hall, where the shopkeeper usually sat, Boss Ma seemed to be absent. An elegant scholar was sitting behind the counter, fiddling with an abacus, seemingly calculating the accounts.