Outside Yudaiqiao House, the coachman squatted beside the car and looked inside carefully, but he didn't see those men, only a boy running around.
"Madam, when will you move here? After Lang Jun and the others leave, it will be boring for me to live alone." Jin Geer said.
"Isn't it a pity that I can't live with my grandfather's family?" The maid smiled and said, "Why don't you come with us to Zhou's house, there are so many people."
Brother Jin quickly shook his head.
"Then I'd better show the house to my wife," he said.
"Don't lose yourself," the maid joked.
The two people were chatting and joking in the courtyard, and Cheng Jiaoniang walked out.
"Go hire a car." She said, "Let's go to the store and have a look."
The maid hurriedly responded. There were people renting horses and cars by the bridge at the street entrance. Soon the maid rented a car and came over.
"Drive the car in and wait here while my wife goes out for a trip." She said to the Zhou family's coachman.
The Zhou family's coachman watched blankly as the maid helped Cheng Jiaoniang get into another car.
"I have a car, why doesn't my wife use it?" He couldn't help but ask, turning to look at the boy next to him.
"You can't catch the bus." Jin Ge'er curled his lips and said.
The carriage is swaying down the street, the first month is about to pass, and spring is coming.
"Madam, look here." The maid pointed out the busy streets to Cheng Jiaoniang one by one from the car window, "You haven't visited the capital yet, when are we going to come out and have a look?"
Cheng Jiaoniang looked outside, and the shop and pedestrian scenes flashed behind her.
The place is bustling with activity and bustling, which seems strange yet familiar at the same time.
"Hey, madam, look, that's Mr. Han." The maid came closer, whispered through the gauze curtain, and pointed outward.
Cheng Jiaoniang looked over and saw four or five scholars walking towards her, some old and some young, but the expressions on their faces seemed sad.
Daggering around, the two cars missed each other and went away.
"Madam, Mr. Han seems unhappy?" the maid said, looking away.
"It's inevitable to go out," Cheng Jiaoniang said.
The maid pursed her lips and responded with a smile, then sat upright.
The carriage stopped, and everyone inside hurriedly picked it up.
"Sister is here." Xu Bangchui shouted, watching the maid jump out of the car first, "How about coming and taking a look?"
younger sister?
Do these men have sisters?
Li Dashao, who came out from behind, looked over in surprise and saw a woman getting out of the car. She had not yet put on her hood, revealing loose black hair and a face like white jade. He was so frightened that he lowered his head and hid aside.
Those who listened went in excitedly before they dared to come out.
"Dashao, are you going back?" Xu Maoxiu asked.
Li Dashao hurriedly answered yes.
Although it hasn't opened yet, Li Dashao comes every day to clean up the kitchen and get to know his people.
"Take these rice noodles and vegetables back." Xu Maoxiu said, pointing to the food piled in the hall.
"No, no, boss, I haven't finished what I brought earlier." Li Dashao waved his hands hurriedly and said thanks.
Xu Maoxiu nodded and stopped talking.
After watching him turn around and go in, Li Dashao straightened up and looked inside through the wide open door.
The woman's figure turned and went upstairs.
There were people in front of me and behind me, and it was very lively.
"...Is it okay to look at this? Is it okay to put this here?"
The chaotic sound is not coming.
Rather than an introduction, it’s better to ask for advice.
Do these men need to ask this woman for advice on how to decorate their shops?
Li Dashao was stunned for a moment when a voice called him from the road.
"Dalang, are you still going to the city?"
Li Dashao looked around quickly and saw a neighbor driving an ox cart.
"I want it," he said hurriedly, and ran towards the neighbors.
On the second floor, Cheng Jiaoniang looked away from the window.
"It's okay." She said.
Behind them, Xu Maoxiu and others breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved.
"The necessary silverware has been prepared. The other wines are spring wine, Yujing and Bixi selected from three main stores in Beijing."
After sitting down in the box, the other brothers went about their business, while Fan Jianglin and Xu Maoxiu stayed to elaborate on the details.
"It costs a lot." Fan Jianglin couldn't help but add.
"The more you spend, the more you can earn." Cheng Jiaoniang said, "Since real gold has to be exchanged for silver, there is no need for tricks."
"Yes, that's what my sister said." Fan Jianglin said with a smile, "Everything for the hall has been ordered. The wine we ordered from Chengxi Official Wine even includes the lees."
"I don't understand these either. Can you find the shopkeeper I asked you to hire?" Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Xu Maoxiu nodded.
"In addition to Li Dashao, there was another old shopkeeper of Zuifenglou who was driven away, and he was also a veteran." He said, "I have already gone to Li Dashao personally to persuade him to agree to come, because
We are far away from home, so I didn’t come here until the first month of the year, so I thought it would only take a few days to arrive.”
Cheng Jiaoniang nodded.
"When someone invites him, he will make the decision." She said, "Treat people with sincerity, and we will do what we can, and he will run the business."
Xu Maoxiu smiled.
"Don't worry, sister, we will take care of the store for her and we will never interfere," he said.
"It's not my store, it's us." Cheng Jiaoniang said, "I pay, my brothers contribute, and we have to deal with it."
The store's dividend was divided into three parts. Fan Jianglin felt that he could not take it, but Xu Maoxiu persuaded them to accept it.
"My sister is not a profit-seeking person," he said.
"But spending so much money to buy this shop, isn't it just to make money?" Xu Bangchui asked in confusion, "For what? Is it because of the cook and that Han Langjun who appeared out of nowhere?"
Xu Maoxiu looked at Cheng Jiaoniang who had already driven away in the car and said nothing.
Who knows, but she can do whatever she wants, and it seems she can do whatever she wants. This is enough in life, so why bother asking?
When Cheng Jiaoniang's carriage left, Li Dashao had just entered the city gate in the carriage.
Kuiyuanju is not a big store, and Li Dashao, who seldom comes to the city, is not familiar with it. Fortunately, he asked the maid how to get there, and they searched all the way there.
After the first lunar month, there were more and more pedestrians coming and going, and the inn was not as deserted as it was during the New Year.
Han Yuanchao didn't even recognize Li Dashao when he saw him coming in. He didn't remember it until Li Dashao said something profusely.
"Such a small thing is nothing to worry about." He shook his head and smiled.
Facing a scholar and a benefactor, Li Dashao was very excited. He was already clumsy and could not speak. After thanking him repeatedly, he pushed the document over with a blushing face.
"What is this?" Han Yuanchao was surprised.
Li Dashao stammered and told the story, while Han Yuanchao and his two companions listened in confusion.
"Are you saying that if someone doesn't pay you wages for half a year, you can use this stock to offset it?" A companion said, "You won't be cheated, right?"
"No, no, no." Li Dashao waved his hands hurriedly, "Dong Xu's family is not that kind of people, and they also hired the shopkeeper, who is also an acquaintance of mine, and the store has been decorated. Although there is no salary for the time being, there is food and drink.
I can take it back every day, and the whole family will have enough to eat. Besides, I don’t have anything if they lie to me.”
Han Yuanchao looked at the three of them and smiled.
Yes, it doesn't sound like cheating, but it sounds like doing something good.
"That's fine. You take this, I can't have it." Han Yuanchao said and returned the document.
Li Dashao refused to accept it in every possible way and didn't know what to say. In the end, he simply kowtowed.
"My benefactor, if I were not my benefactor, I would have died, and how could I have taken care of my old age and my young children," he choked.
"Seeing how frightened he is, it would be a sin if you didn't accept him." A companion finally advised him.
The Han and Yuan Dynasties had no choice but to accept it. Li Dashao fulfilled his wish and left happily as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
"What do you mean, with a little effort, you can get a bonus?" Han Yuanchao said with a smile, "I went to Beijing and found a restaurant? I'm so happy."
The companion laughed and reached for the document and looked at it.
Taipingju.
The name is inconspicuous, the location is also inconspicuous, and they have been to that place before. If it weren't for the passing gods and the long-term accumulation of popularity, it would be just a footwear shop at best, and it might not be able to survive after being open for a year and a half.
What's more, this is a bonus of only one point.
How much can one cent of dividend be?
"I would rather exchange tens of thousands of dollars for a lecture by Mr. Jiangzhou." He sighed and took a picture of the document to Han Yuanchao with a sad look on his face.
Mentioning this matter, Han Yuanchao also lost his smile, with a little regret.
"If there is no chance, then let's study hard behind closed doors." He said, lifted up his clothes, sat down, looked at the book and started to study.
He casually put the document into the book and turned it over. (To be continued)
