Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 161 Preparation
But the location is good, and the business of other shops is good. No one is willing to rent out. The father and daughter were very disappointed. After walking around, they went to Pang Cheng's grocery store. After walking tired, they took a rest and chatted with the couple. .

Mrs. Hu brought a large plate of cold melon, and the four of them ate a piece each.

"Xiaoyu, what are you doing here today? Selling rabbit skins?" Sitting together with Du Xiaoyu, Mrs. Hu said with a smile, "When it's winter in our county, all the girls wear skirts with rabbit fur As for the jacket, I heard that merchants from other counties came to buy it."

"No, I came to see the shop. My aunt wanted to open a restaurant, and originally wanted to rent Huang Gui's house on East Street."

Hu covered her mouth, "That Huang Gui's wife is not easy to get along with. If you want to rent their shop, Huang Gui can't make the decision. In the end, his wife has to nod."

It seems that everyone knows Liu's hotness, Du Xiaoyu sighed, "I wanted to change to another one later, but we went to several shops, but none of them were suitable."

Seeing her worrying, Mrs. Hu thought for a while and said, "It's not impossible for you to want Huang Gui's family. Then Mrs. Liu listened to her mother's words very much. Her eldest brother became a cook because her mother encouraged her behind her back. In fact, there is no way to become a big How can there be any business if the food from the cook is stolen and eaten, and the cooked food makes those customers eat up their stomachs!"

Hu grew up in this county since she was a child, and she really understands the situation very well, so she found the right person.

Du Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Sister, help me think of a way. I'll give you a piece of purple rabbit skin when it's done. It's the first one in the county. I haven't sold it yet."

There is no woman who does not love beauty. Hu said how could she want it, but in fact she was happy in her heart, and she thought more carefully. After a while, she said, "I wonder if you have any plans to buy this shop?"

It's okay to buy it, even if you don't do business in the future, you can rent it to others, and if you pay the money, you don't have to deal with the Liu family in the future. What is the approximate price of the shops on East Street?"

"About 200 taels, I'll ask my mother for details, and I'll give you another price at that time." Hu said with a smile, "To tell you the truth, Hu's mother lives in Liu's house now. The mother can occasionally talk, but in fact, Hu's business is not good, and she has long wanted to sell the shop and buy a small courtyard for her mother and elder brother to live in, so that she has some spare money in her hand. My mother told me to ask if there is any suitable buyer."

At this time, Du Xiaoyu was worried again, "I think Mrs. Liu has a bad character, will he open his mouth like a lion?"

Hu said, "She will only bully her husband-in-law, and she doesn't know how good she is to her family. Seeing that her elder brother is not married yet, and the family can't earn money, this restaurant is wasting every day, so we can't change it." So that the money can be enjoyed by her natal family? Poor Huang Gui doesn't even know what her plan is, and I think she will raise it in a few days, so forgive him for not daring not to sell it." She looked at Du Xiaoyu again, "Don't worry. , my mother will definitely convince them both, if the price is high, she will definitely not ask you to buy it."

Du Xiaoyu said gratefully, "Then I will trouble my sister. I will discuss it with my family when I go back. If I really want to buy it, I need my sister's help." After finishing speaking, she said goodbye to Du Xian and left.

When they heard that she wanted to buy the shop, and it cost another 200 taels of silver, both Zhao sisters were shocked.

200 taels of silver is a lot of money!
"Xiaoyu, do you really have so much money?" Zhao Dongzhi's eyes widened.

Du Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Of course there is." Du Wenyuan got 100 taels of silver from selling the HNA map that time, after deducting the money for building the house, plus the money she earned in the past two years, she would naturally get 200 taels. There are only more than 50 taels left.

But a few months ago, the purple rabbits were mated with the yellow and white rabbits, and a batch of twenty or so rabbits were born. They will be sold for money in the future, so she is not afraid at all.

Seeing her calm expression, Mrs. Zhao was relieved, but she was really shocked when she didn't expect that she had so much money in her hand.

"If you want to buy it, you can buy it, but it's better to be cautious. If it starts to open and there is no business, isn't that money thrown in for nothing? Let's add it up carefully."

Du Xian thought so too. After all, how many restaurants and restaurants are there in the county? I know each other and have few connections.

In fact, there are only four words to open a restaurant, "cheap and good quality!"

This principle applies everywhere, as long as the food is cooked well and the price is fair, there is no fear that no one will come to eat, and everyone has a brain, who can't tell the good from the bad?

As for contacts, they are not doing business with those big families, and it doesn't matter. When the ordinary people eat well and become famous, everything will naturally follow.

Seeing that none of them objected, the matter was settled. Du Xiaoyu asked Qin Shi to bring a message to her daughter-in-law. After a few days, he heard that Huang Gui's family had fallen out, and Huang Gui refused to sell his ancestral property. After beating and smashing, it took three full days for Huang Gui to soften up, and finally agreed to sell the shop to Du Xiaoyu's family.

The asking price was 190 taels of silver, and the Qin family said it was not expensive, so the family went to the county to pay the money and deliver the goods to the Liu family.

I also saw Huang Gui that day, his face was black and blue with bloodstains, he must have been beaten by Mrs. Liu, he almost cried when he took out the land deed and house deed, Du Xian couldn't bear to buy it.

But without them, the Du family, there would be other people who would buy it. With such a lady on the stall, Huang Gui was weak-tempered, and he was destined to be riding on his head.

The two families have it notarized, and this shop will belong to the Du family from now on. Of course, the land deeds and house deeds are all written in Du Xiaoyu's name.

On the same day, she drew a sketch, the shop needs to be remodeled, a window for selling stewed vegetables will be added outside, the structure inside will also be adjusted, the tables and stools will be replaced with clean and elegant ones, and the backyard will be separated by two bedrooms for convenience. Some people live here to look after the shop.

At the same time, we started looking for chefs, purchasing, and recruiting handymen.

Originally, Aunt Wu was the best at this matter, but because the marriage was not settled, Mrs. Zhao was too embarrassed to bother her, and it was Aunt Wu who came to the door in person to resolve the embarrassment between the two.

"Do you really think I'm so small? Besides, your sister is the one who decides, not you. Even if I'm angry, can I still vent it on you?"

Du Xiaoyu laughed, "Ms. Wu is open-minded. No one else can compare to her. My mother knows it. She just feels sorry for you."

Mrs. Zhao also apologized incessantly, "It's because my sister is ignorant and ignored the kindness of elder sister."

Aunt Wu sighed, "As the saying goes, twisted melons are not sweet. I understand this truth very well, but it's just a pity. In fact, my in-laws regret it a little. Even if she is stubborn, she can't say it, so she has to wait." She laughed again Get up, "If there is a concession, your sister won't refuse anymore, will she?"

It's not easy for Mrs. Zhao to agree to this, "My sister is also stubborn, it depends on whether the two families are destined."

When the point was over, Aunt Wu stopped mentioning this matter and said instead, "Speaking of the cook, my son has the same surname as the girl. The cooking is quite delicious, but his temper is a bit straight and he doesn't like it. People. He worked in a restaurant for a few years, and then he was squeezed out by others, so he set up a stall by himself in a rage, but he didn't know how to do this, and he offended others, so the stall couldn't be set up. Now he is at home for his parents, The daughter-in-law and son cook and cook, and they have nothing to do, and some people will ask him to help when they set up wine."

Not a tactful person, but the cook should concentrate on studying the dishes. Du Xiaoyu doesn't mind this, as long as he is good at cooking.

"Then does he listen to discipline? Don't let him burn this, he wants to burn that." This is very important.

Aunt Wu smiled and said, "He is honest, I can guarantee that he will never be like this. I introduced him because I know that your family is reasonable and will not order him around. He has a bit of a temper, for example, he thinks that If it tastes delicious, then it will definitely be cooked like this, I would like to mention this point."

On the contrary, he has the demeanor of a chef. Any professional should stick to his own principles. Du Xiaoyu admired him a little. She is a layman in cooking, so she is not qualified to instruct others.

After thinking for a while, he said, "I think this cook is pretty good. Ma'am, if he is willing to come, how about a temporary salary of three taels of silver a month? We can discuss it later if the business is good."

Generally, you can earn about ten taels of silver a year from farming. The small restaurant is not bad. Aunt Wu smiled, "Then Zhao Songxian is being missed by his wife every day at home. If someone invites him, even if he refuses , His wife will push him out. Don't worry, I'll talk about it tomorrow."

Du Xiaoyu thanked her a few words, and was about to continue talking, but she heard someone outside shouting to open the door, she ran out and saw that there were two people dressed as yamen servants, she was startled at once, thinking that something happened.

"I don't know why the two big brothers came to the door?" She asked cautiously.

The attitude of the two yamen servants was good, one of them looked her in the eyes and said with a smile, "You are Miss Xiaoyu, right?"

"Yes."

He just took out two letters, "There are letters from the capital, one is for you, and the other is for your parents."

A letter from the capital?Du Xiaoyu was overjoyed, it must have been written by Du Wenyuan, ah, no no, his name is Li Yuanqing now, but why did he write two separate letters?Could it be that there are some things that are not good to tell parents?She thought about putting the letter for herself into her bosom, and said, "Thank you two messengers for sending the letter, and please come in for a cup of tea."

"No need, we still have things to do." The yamen servant smiled, "The county lord ordered us to send it, and he also asked Miss Du to bring a message, saying that if your family is in trouble, just go to the county yamen, the county lord The adults will definitely decide for you."

Du Xiaoyu was taken aback for a moment when he heard this, but quickly realized that he took out two strings of money from his pocket and gave them to them, "I won't give it to you if you bother me on a hot day, let's go."

The two also accepted it, and left with fists in their arms.

(End of this chapter)