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The market is crowded, and there are many more people on Sanyuanfang South Street than usual. Most of them are going to watch the dragon boat race because of the Dragon Boat Festival today. The market is quiet, but there is nothing unusual. The noodle stalls at the street entrance are still there.

In business, Lao Zhangtou and his daughter were busy greeting customers. Today's business was much better than usual. The father and daughter were so busy that they didn't even see Fang Zian coming.

"Here's a bowl of spicy Yangchun noodles, a big one." Fang Zian said with a smile while standing next to the hot stove.

"Sir, wait a moment. I'm afraid I have to wait for the next pot before it's your turn. I'm really sorry... Oh, Mr. Fang!" Chun Ni'er, who was working with her head down as she spoke, suddenly realized that the person standing in front of her was Fang Zian.

Suddenly he exclaimed with a smile on his face.

"It's Mr. Fang, come and sit down quickly. Daddy was just talking about why the young master didn't come. Daddy, daddy, bring me a stool. Mr. Fang is here." Chunni's face turned red and she called out to the old man who was greeting the guests.

road.

Lao Zhang turned his head and saw Fang Zian. He hurried over and saluted with his hands raised: "Master Fang, my benefactor, hurry up and take a seat. I have specially left a stool for my benefactor."

Fang Zi'an said in shock: "What kind of benefactor? I don't dare to take it. Don't call me that."

Lao Zhangtou said sternly: "Why not? If you hadn't saved us yesterday, we would have had no chance of survival. Of course it's my benefactor. Come on, please sit down. Nier will cook some noodles for our benefactor."

Chun Nier hurriedly agreed, glanced at Fang Zian, with a happy smile on her face, and quickly threw an egg into the pot.

Fang Zian smiled bitterly and was speechless. He did not argue with Lao Zhangtou. He lifted up his robe and sat on the stool. Lao Zhangtou smiled beside him and said: "My dear, thank you so much. I didn't expect that. I really didn't expect that.

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Fang Zian smiled and said, "What didn't you expect?"

Lao Zhang looked around, came up and said with a smile: "My dear, how did you tame that Zheng Laoba? He came just as we turned on the stove this morning. Ni'er and I thought he was here to see us.

Troublesome. Guess what? He actually came to apologize. He said that he was blind and didn’t know that our benefactor was protecting our father and daughter and was usually very rude to us. He said that from now on he would

Don't bother us again. Not only that, he also returned the silver that our benefactor gave us yesterday, ten taels of silver, not a penny less."

As he spoke, Lao Zhangtou reached out and took off the bulging robe from his waist and handed it to Fang Zian and said: "Keep it away, please return it to its original owner."

Fang Zian was stunned, and then he burst out laughing. This Zheng Laoba really knew what he was doing. He was indeed a man who had been on the streets for many years, and he saw opportunities very quickly. After what happened last night, Fang should have understood that he couldn't make himself unhappy, because

The handle was in his own hands. So he simply solved all the hidden dangers, came to apologize to Lao Zhangtou and his daughter, and returned the money. Of course, this was not because he had changed his gender, it was simply because he knew clearly that he could not offend himself.

He had to make sure that what happened last night was not leaked out, so he did this. Ultimately, it was for his own sake.

"He knows what he's talking about. These bitches are just bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. You'll know how powerful they are after being beaten by Mr. Fang. But I don't know if he means what he says and whether he will come to harass us in the future." Chun Ni said from the side.

Fang Zian smiled and said: "Don't worry, he won't dare to harass you from now on. Chuni is right, these people are just mean, they won't shed tears until they see the coffin, we can't be polite to them. Let's get over it

The more you are afraid of them, the more violent they become."

Chuni nodded and smiled: "Young Master is right. I will tell Aunt Li and the others later that if you encounter these people coming to extort money next time, don't be afraid and fight them."

Lao Zhangtou said hurriedly: "Don't talk nonsense. They don't want to bring bad luck to us, so they pray to God and worship Buddha. Are you going to provoke them? In short,

Thanks to the help of my benefactor, my father and my daughter have food to eat. Otherwise, they would harass us at every turn, and we really wouldn’t be able to survive. I discussed this with Nier a few days ago, and we both thought about living somewhere else.

Already."

Fang Zian smacked his lips and said: "Lin'an City is like this under the emperor's feet, and it may not be better to go to other places. I see that your business is quite good, and the pasta made by Miss Chunni is very delicious. In fact, you can live a good life with just one hand."

Mr. Zhang, why don’t you open a regular store? If you set up a stall at the street corner, the scale is limited, and you won’t be able to do business when it’s windy, rainy or snowy. Lin’an Prefecture has many windy and rainy days.

It will affect business. Wouldn’t it be better to open a noodle shop or a small food shop with a serious face than here?"

Lao Zhangtou smiled bitterly and said: "Young master is absolutely right, but it is natural to say it, but it is difficult to do it. How easy is it to open a shop? The rent of a shop is so expensive, an ordinary shop costs twenty or thirty taels a year.

How can you afford the rent for money? If you can't make any money and still owe a lot of debt, you'll have no way of living."

Fang Zian nodded slightly and said nothing. Chun Ni'er and Lao Zhang both shook their heads and sighed. Suddenly Fang Zian smiled and said: "Old man Zhang, Chun Ni'er, I have an idea. I don't know if it will work."

Chapter 11

"Just say whatever my benefactor wants to say," Lao Zhangtou said hurriedly.

Fang Zian waved his hand and said: "Old man Zhang, please don't call me my benefactor. It seems too awkward. Just call me Zian."

Lao Zhangtou waved his hands and was about to speak, when Chunni said from the side: "Dad, since Mr. Fang doesn't like to call him that, you can just call him Mr. Fang. Calling him my benefactor... seems a bit harsh."

Lao Zhangtou blinked and said: "Are you born? Why didn't I feel it? That's all, just call him Mr. Fang, which is easier to say. I remember Mr. Fang's kindness in my heart, so I don't need to talk about it. However, Mr. Fang

What do you want to say?"

Fang Zian smiled and said: "This is a bit presumptuous. I see that you two are very diligent in doing business and are very considerate in handling customers. The most important thing is that Miss Chunni's craftsmanship is good, and the guests are full of praise.

I have been eating noodles at your house for a year or two, but I never get tired of it. I really think that you and your daughter should open a serious shop. The business will be very prosperous. It is better than setting up a shop on the street.

The stall is ten thousand times better."

Lao Zhangtou interjected: "Didn't I say it? We don't have money to rent a store, and we have too much energy and ambition."

Chun Ni'er said angrily: "Dad, please teach Mr. Fang to finish what he's saying. Why do you keep interrupting?"

Old Zhangtou hurriedly shut up when he heard this. Fang Zian smiled and said: "I know you are short of capital, but I have some spare money here, so I might as well lend it to you to open a store first. No interest or anything, just to do you a favor. Besides,

It’s also for the convenience of eating noodles for myself. If you don’t come out of the stall on a windy or rainy day, I won’t have to eat either.”

Lao Zhangtou was stunned and didn't react for a while. Chun Ni'er on the side shouted happily: "That's great, I have been thinking about opening a store for a long time. If so, I am really grateful to you, sir."

Just as Fang Zian was about to be humble, Lao Zhangtou shouted from the side: "No way! How can this happen?"

Chun Nier said in shock: "Dad, why can't it be done? Didn't you also say that you wanted to open a store?"

Lao Zhangtou scolded: "I want to think about it, but it depends on the situation. We don't have money as capital, so we can't open it. Mr. Fang has good intentions, but how can we use his money to open a shop? What does this mean? We are not relatives.

Therefore, how can you repay such a great favor? This... it doesn't make sense. Why would Mr. Fang help us like this?"

The first words were fine, but the last sentence revealed the truth. Fang Zian heard the warning. It was fine that Lao Zhangtou was a common man in the city and was bullied by others, but someone suddenly treated him so well, which inevitably aroused his suspicion.

.Maybe he thought

It’s unclear what his intentions are. Or maybe he is a duty-bound person and is unwilling to accept such favors from others.

Fang Zian thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Zhang, I didn't borrow the money in vain. I also have requirements."

Old Zhangtou showed an expression of 'as expected' on his face, smacked his lips and said: "Mr. Fang, logically speaking, I shouldn't know how to lift, but I also have to touch my calves to see if I have that ability.

What if I borrow money and lose the principal but still cannot repay it, won’t it make the young master unhappy? I can’t bear it, old man.”

Fang Zian smiled and said: "Don't worry, what I mean is, just treat me as a shareholder. I provide the money, and you provide the people and skills. Let's open a store together. If we make an equal share, if we lose, it's my money. What you waste is manpower.

But you don’t have to worry about paying back the money. Is this possible?”

Lao Zhangtou stared blankly at Fang Zian for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Isn't it unfair to the young master to do this? Is it okay to do this? Isn't it uncomfortable to lose your money?"

Fang Zian smiled and said: "Don't worry, no one wants to lose money. Your craft will definitely make money, and I'm not a fool. I just put the spare money on hand. Why not do something to make money? Let's work together to make money, isn't it?

Best of both worlds?”

Lao Zhang turned to look at Chun Ni'er, who was full of excitement and joy, and said, "Nier, is this... okay?"

Chun Nier shouted: "Why can't it be done? Although the other young master is a bit unfair, let's take care of it well and earn more money to repay Mr. Fang. Daddy, it's not like you don't know my abilities. Apart from cooking, I

But there will still be a lot of noodles. Cooking cakes, sugar cakes, tea eggs, sesame cakes, steamed buns, and steamed soup, what kind of things can I not do?"

Lao Zhang smacked his lips and said nothing. How could he not know about his daughter's craftsmanship? Since he couldn't put it to use, he could only cook noodles and pancakes when setting up a street stall. Otherwise, the cost would be too high and he would be too busy.

Fang Zian smiled and said: "Miss Chunni is right, do it well and earn more money, both of us will benefit. As for me, I only contribute money and don't talk too much. Uncle Zhang is the shopkeeper, what do I want to do?"

Whatever you do, the most I can do is give you some suggestions. It’s up to you to make the decision. You’ll definitely make a lot of money.”

Lao Zhangtou was fascinated. He had never been a shopkeeper in his life. If he had a shop of his own and became a shopkeeper, it would be the pinnacle of his life and his highest dream. The attraction was really irresistible. Besides, he and his daughter only needed

Where can I find this good thing if I have to spend my manpower and money without spending a penny? At first, I was worried that Fang Zian had some agenda, but when I thought about it again, I was a pauper and had nothing at home. What did others want for me? Could it be that Fang Zian was trying to get married?

Ni'er's beauty? But isn't this a beautiful thing? She is a scholar. Although her own Chun Ni'er is handsome, quick and capable, she is just the daughter of an ordinary family. If Fang Zian takes a fancy to her, then

That's a good thing. Therefore, I actually have nothing planned by Fang Zian. I can definitely do this.

"Seriously...can you do this?" Lao Zhang smacked his lips, feeling that this was a bit unrealistic.

"Dad, have you done anything big in your life? If you had some courage, our family wouldn't be as poor as we are, and we wouldn't be in a situation where...my mother got sick and had no money to treat her, so I just watched her die. What if?

What if your daughter gets sick next time? Will you also watch your daughter die of illness?" Chun Nier said in a deep voice beside her.

Lao Zhang's head trembled, a look of pain appeared on his face, he slapped his thigh suddenly and said: "Nier is right, if you do it, just listen to Mr. Fang and let's have a try."

Fang Zian nodded and smiled: "Okay, then it's settled."
Chapter completed!