sbdcsierra Chapter 233 Teahouse Recruitment
Chapter 233 Teahouse Recruitment
After a while, Manager Gao came back with tea, boiled water and tea sets.
She first placed the tea sets on the tea tray one by one, including teapots, teacups, tea bowls, tea towels, etc. The teacups, teapots and tea bowls were all glass tea sets that Qinghe took out from the Space Supermarket.
Then, rinse the tea sets with boiling water to warm them up and keep them clean.
Then take out a handful of green tea leaves and gently put them into the teapot.
These tea leaves are tight and thin, emerald green in color, and exude a faint fragrance.
She gently stirred the tea leaves with a teaspoon to allow them to fully come into contact with the air and release more aroma.
As hot water is poured in, the tea leaves in the teapot begin to tumble and gradually spread out, and the tea soup becomes clear and bright.
The Qinghe tea strainer filters out tea residue and then pours the tea evenly into the teacup.
Then they distributed the tea to the emperor, empress, prince, princess, Baili Ye, and even the butler Gao who was standing nearby was given a cup of tea.
Chief Steward Gao was flattered and said quickly, "Princess, no, no, it would be a waste for me to drink such a precious thing."
Qing He smiled and said, "Manager Gao, this is something I prepared specially for everyone. Don't refuse it. I'm waiting for you to give me some suggestions after you finish your tea!"
"You old fool, He girl asked you to drink, why are you whining? Drink it now."
"I would like to thank the Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, Prince Chen and the Princess."
Several people picked up their teacups, sniffed the tea fragrance gently, and took a sip of the tea. A fresh and fragrant aroma spread in their mouths, with a mellow taste and sweet aftertaste.
The emperor savored the tea carefully, "It is fresh and mellow, with an endless aftertaste."
The prince also nodded and said, "It tastes refreshing, slightly bitter but sweet."
"I also feel it is refreshing and fragrant." The Queen nodded in agreement.
Chief Steward Gao took a sip carefully, and then exclaimed: "Princess, this tea is so delicious. I have never tasted such delicious tea before."
Qing He smiled and said, "As long as everyone likes it, it's fine. We brought some tea leaves for everyone. You can drink them first. When the new products in the teahouse are on the market, we will send you some more."
The queen smiled and said, "Okay, when your teahouse opens, we will go out of the palace to join in the fun."
The Crown Princess also nodded in agreement: "My sister-in-law and Fifth Brother are really good at seeing things. This teahouse will definitely be very popular once it opens."
The Crown Princess held a teacup in her hand and asked Qinghe:
"Qinghe, this tea set is very beautiful. The tea leaves are emerald green in the cup, which is particularly beautiful. Where did you buy it? Can you tell me so that I can send someone to buy some."
Qing He smiled and said, "This is an imported product. Aye and I bought it from a peddler. If you like it, I can send you a set."
The Crown Princess said happily: "Really? Then thank you in advance."
"You're welcome, sister-in-law. As long as you like it."
Everyone was drinking tea and chatting, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
After finishing their tea, Qinghe and Baili Ye got up and said goodbye, preparing to go and check out the store.
They came to the most prosperous area of the capital and saw the shop that was about to become a teahouse, and their hearts were full of anticipation.
The two carefully examined the layout of the store and its surroundings, and Qinghe had already sketched out in his mind what it would look like after renovation.
"Aye, I think we can make a product display cabinet here, set up some private seats here, and separate them with screens to increase some private space." Qinghe said excitedly.
Baili Ye nodded and said, "Not bad, put some calligraphy and paintings and green plants to create an elegant atmosphere."
"We'll build a high platform in the middle. I want to set up a lecture stage and arrange two storytellers every day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon." Qinghe said while gesturing.
"Storytelling? Why did Xiaohe think of setting up a lecture platform?" Baili Ye asked.
Qinghe smiled and said:
"There were many interesting storybooks in our time. I think telling them in teahouses will attract many customers. I plan to copy some of these storybooks and put them in our teahouse for storytellers to tell.
In addition, you can also use the teahouse to build an information network to collect news from all over the country or even other countries."
Baili Ye agreed and said, "Then I'll help you copy it. When you finish a storybook, you can hand it over to our bookstore for unified publication and sale."
Qing He was delighted and said, "Aye, you are really smart. If you do business with us, you will become rich in no time."
Baili Ye smiled and said, "In Dasheng, I am also considered a rich man." After saying that, he touched Qinghe's head and rubbed it.
The two of them discussed various details and before they knew it, it was getting dark before they returned home.
The next morning, Baili Ye arranged for Baijiu to find craftsmen and designers, and began to decorate the teahouse and rouge shop according to Qinghe's ideas. He also posted a notice outside the teahouse recruiting storytellers.
At noon, Qinghe went to take a look at several stores. These stores have been booming since their opening.
In the evening, Baili Ye hosted a banquet in the palace hall to entertain Liao Fanggang's family, and the next day he arranged a team of people to escort the family back to Ganzhou.
Before leaving, Qinghe prepared some pills for Liao Fangang and Huang Yanniang, some for adults and some for children. The two were very grateful and left the capital reluctantly.
Here, the decoration work of the teahouse is in full swing, and the craftsmen are carefully crafting every detail according to Qinghe and Bailiye's requirements.
After several interviews, Qinghe and Baili Ye finally found a satisfactory storyteller.
After deciding on the storyteller, Qinghe and Baili Ye chose the storybooks in their space. They picked two novels known to all Chinese people, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "Journey to the West".
After confirming, Qing He and Bai Li Ye started copying books one by one. In modern times, Qing He could practice calligraphy every day, but now copying a book is a very painful thing for her.
Fortunately, the temperature and brightness in the space are very good, otherwise it would be really uncomfortable to copy books in this hot summer.
"Are all the books in Dasheng hand-copied now?" Qinghe asked Baili Ye while copying the books.
"Yes, now all the books in Dasheng are hand-copied, so the books are expensive, and generally only wealthy people can afford them." Baili Ye replied.
“If it were modern times, printing thousands of books would take less than a day, but in Dasheng, the instruments in the space cannot be brought out for use.
Why don't we promote movable type printing in Dasheng? Although the speed is not as fast as modern printers, it can reduce the cost of books and allow more people to read books. "Qinghe said.
"Movable type printing? What is this?" Baili Ye asked curiously.
"Movable type printing is one of the four great inventions of ancient China. It solves the problem that copying books is time-consuming, laborious and prone to errors.
Generally speaking, clay is used to make blanks of uniform specifications, and then single characters are engraved in reverse on the blanks. The height of the raised strokes should be the same as the thickness of the edge of a copper coin, and then they are fired to make ceramic characters.
When printing a page of words, the required words are found and arranged in the order of the article. In order to meet the needs of typesetting, some commonly used words such as "之" and "也" are generally prepared in dozens to meet the needs of repeated use on the same layout.
If there are no rare characters prepared, they will be carved out temporarily and burned immediately with grass or wood fire.
When typesetting, a movable type plate is prepared first. A mixture of incense, wax, paper ash, etc. is placed on the movable type plate. An iron frame is surrounded by the iron plate. The iron frame is filled with the characters to be printed. A full frame is a plate. Then it is baked with fire to melt the mixture...