The biggest news in Hangzhou these days comes from Huiyuan Pavilion. There are rumors that Huiyuan Pavilion is haunted.
In the past few days, guests at Huiyuan Pavilion have encountered terrifying evil spirits one after another, and the evil spirits they encountered have different appearances. Some have long hair, some have thorns, some have green faces and fangs, and some have red faces.
Yes, none of them are evil.
It was just scary at first, but then it became more and more serious. If accidentally discovering a dead mouse in the vegetable bowl is just a small thing, then the three talented men were stripped naked by the ghost, and they were stunned in the private room.
The words "disturbing my peace" were written in large blood-red letters, which shocked everyone.
Weird things often happen in the entire Huiyuan Pavilion. Over the past few days, the number of guests has dropped sharply. As for the guests who dare to eat and drink in Huiyuan Pavilion after dusk, it is very rare.
Many people have heard privately that the site of Huiyuan Pavilion once seemed to be a execution ground, and many prisoners were hacked to death. It is thought that those evil ghosts are still lingering around, and the guests disturbed their peace, and then they appeared.
The ancients were extremely superstitious and believed deeply in the theory of ghosts. They did not seem to have thought that the so-called ghosts had another origin.
At the same time, several other Huiyuan Pavilions in the Lu family also had haunting incidents. Once night fell, Huiyuan Pavilion became a veritable haunted house. If guests were not careful, ghosts would come out. It is said that a wealthy businessman was accompanying Huiyuan Pavilion.
While discussing business with a client, a ghost suddenly appeared. The businessman was frightened and fainted. When he woke up, the business was completely over. The wealthy businessman also had deep resentment towards the Lu family.
The Lu family initially hired a Taoist priest to exorcise ghosts, but who knew that the Taoist priest they hired was frightened and fainted by the evil ghost. He was also stripped naked and smeared with charcoal ink. He was found with only half his life left.
So some people said that the Lu family might have done something unscrupulous and made the evil spirits angry. Even Taoist priests could not dispel the resentment. The reputation of the Lu family, which was already arrogant and hated, was once again greatly damaged.
of blow.
The business of Huiyuan Pavilion took a turn for the worse. During the day there were only a few customers. As soon as the sun went down, the huge restaurant was empty except for the shopkeepers and waiters, who were frowning and sighing.
Huiyuan Pavilion has lost its customer base, but Hanyuan's business is booming. The two restaurants are full for seven or eight hours out of twelve hours a day. Even after dark, there are still many interested guests drinking and laughing.
Even sleeping on the ground among red flowers and green grass, Hanyuan's reputation for hospitality and attentiveness has spread throughout Hangzhou.
This haunting incident almost destroyed Huiyuan Pavilion, but it made Hanyuan popular.
Huiyuan Pavilion had no choice but to significantly reduce prices, but it is still very popular.
Of course, the Lu family's business is spread all over Hangzhou, and although there are problems in several restaurants, overall it only causes the Lu family to suffer some financial and reputational losses, but does not damage their vitality.
As the head of the Lu family, Mrs. Fang already knew the real cause of the matter. This was a counterattack, Hanyuan's counterattack, and Xue Poye's counterattack. But she couldn't understand why Xue Poye was so capable.
He unexpectedly attracted such a large group of "evil ghosts".
She wasn't sure if these evil ghosts were disguised. From what she heard, those evil ghosts seemed to be able to fly in the sky and do anything. Even if they had to pretend, ordinary people couldn't do it.
When Lu Fu told in horror that there were still a group of ghost exorcists in the world, Mrs. Fang shuddered. Could it be that the young and handsome shopkeeper Xue was actually a ghost exorcist?
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Xue Poye put his legs together on the desk, leaned on the chair, looked at Xiao Pan in front of him, and couldn't help but laugh: "Thank you for thinking about it, you actually took off the clothes of those talented people, they are all
It’s a shame, if this happens, I’m afraid these guys won’t dare to come out to recite poems and make fun of the moon again in the future.”
These things seemed to be very easy for Xiao Pan and the others. Xiao Pan did not look proud or excited, and said softly: "I hate that kind of sanctimoniousness, with a righteous appearance on the surface, but a belly full of conciliation."
Xue Poye smiled and frowned: "Mrs. Fang is not a stupid person. I think she already knows that this matter is related to us."
"Should we continue?" Xiao Pan asked.
"Why not?" A faint smile appeared on Xue Poye's lips: "Now that you have done it, naturally you won't stop halfway. If you have nothing to do, you can still take your two brothers to play. Mine.
The purpose is very simple. I just want to tell them that Hanyuan is not someone who can be bullied at will, and I, Xue Poye, am not someone to be trifled with. I want Mrs. Fang to understand that although she is wealthy, I, Xue Poye, still have
The ability to fight back will probably make her think twice about what she wants to do in the future."
Xiao Pan showed a weird smile: "Don't worry, helmsman, as long as there is one guest in Huiyuan Pavilion, this evil ghost can't leave."
Xue Poye picked up the teacup next to him, took a pleasant sip, and said leisurely: "The Lu family will naturally not sit back and wait for death like this. In your opinion, what are they going to do next?"
Xiao Pan thought for a while and finally said: "The Lu family is the president of the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce. I thought that at this time, they will use the power of the Chamber of Commerce."
Xue Poye said "Oh". It was not that he had never heard of the concept of the Chamber of Commerce, but he didn't understand its specific function. He couldn't help but ask: "Do you know what the function of the Chamber of Commerce is? The Lu family is the president of the Chamber of Commerce.
What rights do you have?”
Even though Xiao Pan was calm and composed, he broke into a cold sweat at this time. Shopkeeper Xue, who already owned three restaurants, didn't know what the Chamber of Commerce was for. If he told anyone, he would probably laugh to death.
Xue Poye also seemed to feel the strange look in Xiao Pan's eyes. Although he was a little embarrassed, he still raised his neck and said: "I am testing you to see if you are knowledgeable. Don't look at me like this."
Xiao Pan felt contempt in his heart. He was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Speaking of this chamber of commerce, it has only three functions. Under the leadership of the president, the chamber of commerce is a cohesive business force. First, the president regards the chamber of commerce as his
Relying on this, you can directly negotiate with the government, and ask the government to improve the rules that harm the interests of merchants. Ordinary businessmen would not have the courage to negotiate with the government without the support of a strong chamber of commerce."
"Negotiating with the government, hey, the Lu family will have the courage even if there is no chamber of commerce behind them." Xue Poye sipped his tea and said with a sneer.
Xiao Pan continued: "Second, the president can gather the strength of the members of the chamber of commerce to crack down on and restrain merchants who disrupt the order of the mall or have ulterior motives. In addition, he should also support some small merchants and form a joint force. According to what they said,
It is to standardize a set of order, and all merchants can only do business within this set of order, so as to prosper Hangzhou's business."
Xue Poye smiled and said: "That is the Yamen among merchants."
"The last thing is to gather together to resist the penetration of foreign businessmen. There are already so many merchants in Hangzhou. If merchants from other places enter Hangzhou, they will probably take away the business of many local merchants. Therefore, the last point of this chamber of commerce is to jointly resist the entry of foreign merchants.
Once foreign merchants enter, the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce will combine the strength of all merchants to attack the foreign merchants." Xiao Pan said slowly: "The Chamber of Commerce mainly serves these purposes."
Xue Poye was silent for a moment, rubbed his nose and frowned: "In other words, the Lu family might use the name of the Chamber of Commerce to accuse me of disrupting business order, and then unite with those so-called members of the Chamber of Commerce to deal with me?"
Xiao Pan nodded and said: "For the Lu family, this is the least troublesome but the most effective method."
Xue Poye sneered and said: "The Lu family always thinks that since he is the president of the Chamber of Commerce, he can control all the merchants. I don't believe this evil. ***, if you really make Master Xue angry, Master Xue will remove him from the association."
I will be driven down from the position of chief." But I also know in my heart that even if I have said this, even though I am no longer Wu Xia Amen, it is really impossible to bring down the Lu family. Hangzhou is much richer than me.
Merchants who want to be a hundred times stronger are still submissive to the Lu family, and they are not that powerful yet.
The ghosts still haunted Huiyuan Pavilion in the following days, and the Lu family seemed to really not care about the restaurant's business. Not only did they not take any measures, they did not even bother Hanyuan at all.
Xue Poye certainly didn't believe that the Lu family would give up so easily, and he was sure that the so-called Chamber of Commerce would most likely come forward. However, this Chamber of Commerce never showed up, and the post from the Prefect He Ruhui was sent.
The location is still Zuiyouju, where the spring breeze is intoxicating. This seems to be the best place for the prefect to have a secret meeting.dd