After breakfast the next day, Xue Poye left ten taels of silver for Yuezhu and asked her to buy some new clothes for the children. Then, under the leadership of Xiao Pinshi, they came to the south of the city.
Before I even got close, I saw the towering Hongyan Pagoda from a distance. It was a pavilion-style pagoda with eight floors, layer upon layer, and an overhanging verandah. The pagoda stood among the green woods.
, looks majestic and solemn.
As expected, there are not many people here, and they are sparsely populated. Compared with the lively and noisy city, it is very different.
"Brother, look, that's a restaurant!" Xiao Pinshi pointed to the distance and said, "Those who want debts haven't left yet."
Xue Poye looked along his fingers and saw that not far away, there was indeed a tall restaurant with three floors. It looked very impressive.
In my time, it would have cost several million."
However, this area is indeed a bit remote. Although there is a flat avenue in front of the restaurant, there are few pedestrians.
Nuo Da's restaurant seemed very deserted. There were many people moving around the restaurant. As long as someone came close, someone would come up to them and scare them away. They were obviously those who wanted debts.
Xue Poye touched his nose, with a strange smile on his lips, and sighed: "It is indeed a good building and the place is clean. I have found a treasure."
The two of them quickly arrived in front of the restaurant, and saw that the restaurant's plaque had been taken off, and the place where it was hung was empty, which was quite ugly.
"What are you doing, that kid?" Before they even got close to the gate, two stout men came over menacingly, shouting: "We don't do business here anymore, let's go, let's go!"
Xiao Pinshi whispered: "These are the guards hired by the creditors. They are afraid that the restaurant owner will run away."
Xue Poye nodded, smiled at the two men and hugged his fists: "Thank you for your hard work, two brothers!"
The two people were stunned for a moment. Seeing that Xue Poye was very polite, their voices softened. The tall man said: "Brother, this restaurant is closed and can't do business. If you want to drink, please go elsewhere."
Xue Poye smiled and touched his nose: "I'm not here to drink. I want to go in and meet the boss."
The two of them were on guard, and other people scattered around were also paying attention to the movement here.
"Meet the boss?" The tall man frowned and said, "Brother, it's nothing serious. I advise you not to see him and leave as soon as possible. That bitch owes a lot of money and everyone is waiting for the money. I can't tell.
I have to force him to see the official."
Xue Poye smiled faintly, didn't take it seriously, and said calmly: "I know that this boss owes everyone money, so I came here to solve this matter for you."
"Oh?" The two big men were a little strange. They looked at Xue Poye carefully. He was just an ordinary person who didn't seem to have a few taels of silver. How could he solve the problem? The short big man was a little unconvinced and tried to say: "Solve it."
?How to solve it? Do you have money?"
Xue Poye chuckled, "You two brothers, just let me in. There are many of you, are you afraid that I can take him away? It will be good for you if I go in and have a word with the boss. You surround him,
He can't conjure silver either, but if I go in, I might be able to conjure silver."
The two big men were hesitant, but seeing Xue Poye's confidence, they were a little hesitant.
Xiao Pinshi stepped forward and said: "I am a guy from Shao Ji Mihang. This is my eldest brother. He has an idea. Please let us in quickly."
The two big men looked at each other and finally pouted, gesturing for them to come in.
Xue Poye crossed his fists and entered the restaurant first.
I saw that the lobby on the first floor was extremely spacious. There were more than a dozen tables and chairs, all of which looked new and had not been used for a long time. There was a counter in the east corner, and a waiter was sleeping at his desk inside, snoring quite forcefully.
The house is quiet, and there is a staircase at the back. It is made of nanmu and is solid and reliable.
Xue Poye and Xiao Pinshi walked past the counter. The waiter was unconscious and still snoring loudly. There was an obscene smile on his face, and he didn't know what he was dreaming about.
There was a staircase next to the counter. The two of them slowly went up. When they reached the middle, they heard the sound of sighing and even the sad cry of a woman coming from above.
Xue Poye knew that the owner of the restaurant was depressed up there. When he got up the stairs, he saw that the second floor was full of elegant rooms. There were eight rooms in total. The decoration was also very gorgeous. There were several plates of flowers and plants placed at the entrance of the stairs.
Quite fresh.
There is a small hall on the second floor. A middle-aged man in black shirt in his forties is grimacing and looking haggard. Next to him, a woman in her thirties is sobbing softly.
The two of them were obviously immersed in depression. When Xue Poye and Xiao Pinshi came over, they didn't even notice.
"Boss Song!" Xiao Pinshi had delivered rice before and knew the boss's name, so he shouted: "My eldest brother is here to see you!"
The man in black was shaken and frightened. Unexpectedly, someone came over suddenly. When he saw it was Xue Poye, he stood up and said warily: "Who are you? Which shop are you from? I told you
I don’t have any money now, and I can’t get it out even if I’m killed.”
Xiao Pinshi stepped forward and said with a smile: "I am a clerk from Shao Ji Rice Shop. I used to give you rice often. Did you forget?"
When the man in black, Boss Song, heard this, his nervous expression relaxed. He sat down softly, poured a cup of tea, drank it all in one gulp, and said calmly: "Shao Ji Mi Xing? I remember, I seem to owe you forty
Two pieces of silver."
Xue Poye smiled and said: "Boss Song, don't get me wrong, we are not here to collect debts, we are here to pay off your debts."
Boss Song was stunned, looked at Xue Poye, frowned and said: "What do you mean? Pay off my debt?" He smiled bitterly: "Are you here to ridicule me?" Xue Poye didn't take it seriously, looked around and sighed.
He said: "It's such a pity that such a good restaurant is going to close suddenly!" He shook his head as if he was very sad.
When the woman saw someone coming, she had already avoided it.
"Boss Song, I have absolutely no malice when I come here this time, and I definitely don't dare to ridicule you. I really want to come here to help Boss Song solve his problems!" Xue Poye put away his smile and said seriously: "I heard that you will be here in two days
If they can't pay back the money, those creditors will smash the store to take the things. Don't you think it's a pity that such a spectacular restaurant was destroyed?"
Boss Song also let out a long sigh, shook his head and said, "I spent all my savings to buy this restaurant. I wanted to make this a career, but I never expected that it would happen today." He looked around with a look of nostalgia.
"Both of you, please sit down!" Boss Song was very helpless at this time. Although he still had doubts about Xue Poye, his attitude became much better: "Madam, serve tea!"
Xue Poye and Xiao Pinshi sat down at the table and got straight to the point: "Is Boss Song's restaurant for sale?"
"Selling a restaurant?" Boss Song was a little surprised, with an ugly expression on his face: "Did you come here this time with the idea of selling the restaurant?"
Xue Poye nodded and said, "That's what I mean."
"No!" Boss Song simply refused.
Xue Poye was not in a hurry at all. He touched his nose and said calmly: "Boss Song, I'd better think about this first before speaking."
"Don't think about it!" Boss Song's face turned green. He stood up suddenly and gave the eviction order: "If you two have nothing else to do, you'd better leave!"
Xue Poye remained calm and said calmly: "Boss Song, I'm a little strange. There are a lot of people around outside. What are these people doing?"
Boss Song's body softened and he sat down again.
"As far as I know, although Boss Song has only been running this restaurant for half a year, he has suffered a lot of losses. According to preliminary estimates, the money owed is about four to five hundred taels, which is a large amount." Xue Poye seemed to be interested in the palm of his hand.
Very interested, he touched it gently and looked at his palm without looking at Boss Song: "Your original money was just for buying the store. Later, these tables and chairs, decorations, utensils, the wages of the clerks, and the taxes of the government were all
Enough for you to eat a pot."
Boss Song was sweating profusely and looked depressed.
Xue Poye glanced sideways, with a faint smile on his lips, and continued: "Now you are considered bankrupt. Those guys outside are watching you with eager eyes. When the time limit they gave is up, those people will be like this
Like a wolf and a tiger, it rushes in crazily and bites your restaurant into pieces."
Boss Song's face turned pale. He was obviously frightened by Xue Poye's words. He was sweating profusely and asked involuntarily: "I, what should I do?"
Xue Poye chuckled and said leisurely: "What should I do? It's easy to handle. Leave all these troubles to me and I will bear them for you!" dd