Chapter 378: Business is Booming (1)_1
Cao Jin and Huo Yuan were informed of Cai Wei’s upcoming store opening and were extremely helpful to her.
Huo Yuan personally delivered five hundred jin of cumin to Cai Wei’s new restaurant. When Cai Wei tried to return the original fifteen hundred taels of silver, Huo Yuan refused to accept it, insisting that the cumin was a celebration gift for her shop opening. Seeing his persistence, Cai Wei accepted.
Cao Jin selected four young and capable boys from his own household, along with their servitude contracts, and presented them to Cai Wei. Perhaps feeling guilty for having made the Mu Family return to the capital, Cao Jin offered relentless help throughout Cai Wei’s process of opening the shop.
He took charge of procuring the ovens for roasting dim sums, barbecue skewers, and other equipment as per Cai Wei’s blueprints. Within two days, all the items arrived at Mao’er Alley with impeccable precision.
In addition to the four boys sent by Cao Jin, Mu Zhongqing hired three shopkeepers and three maids to roast skewers and wrap ear dumplings and Hun Dun. Cai Wei held them to strict hygienic standards and rigorously trained all the staff at her restaurant.
After over ten days of intense preparation, the Mu family’s "Bafu Restaurant" finally opened.
On the day of opening, a white monkey with long eyebrows emerged on the bustling streets of the capital. The monkey was dressed in a little robe with "Bafu Restaurant" embroidered on its back, and the restaurant’s location was embroidered on its waistband.
The monkey sauntered down the street with a stack of papers, handing them out to passersby. Upon receiving it, they were intrigued by the advertisement for Bafu Restaurant.
In this era, people were unfamiliar with such advertising tactics. Therefore, when they encountered this monkey acting so human-like, and received the flyer from its hand, they were naturally curious and followed the directions on the flyer.