Xu Qinyu made a decision in her heart, and she told everyone, "Then open a restaurant."

The cost of opening a restaurant is indeed low, but at the same time, the profit is not much. The investment cost of the restaurant is high, but she is also sure that the profit will be much more than the restaurant, not to mention that there is Xuji Restaurant in Yuanbao Town that continues to operate The wine shop can earn her two to three thousand taels of silver every year, and she is not afraid of losing money.

Doing business is inherently risky.

Wen said with a smile: "Okay, let's open a restaurant. If there is anything that needs mother's help, Yuniang just ask."

Sister Ning also hurriedly said, "I also saved some money with me, and I will give it to Sisao soon. The restaurant that Sisao mentioned seems to have a lot of money."

Although she doesn't earn as much as sister-in-law four every month, one or two hundred taels is still very easy, and she has almost three thousand taels of silver saved in her body. She doesn't have much money to use. .

Pei Weixuan thought for a while, after Huo Ye sold the first batch of glazed utensils, he could also transfer some money to Yuniang, but Huo Ye would definitely have to rant again.

Xu Qinyu hurriedly said, "Sister Ning, don't worry about it. I have more than 60,000 taels of silver on me, which is enough."

It's not Jianxing Palace, and it doesn't use jade to pave the floor inside. It's just ordinary floor tiles, which are more antique and elegant, and are mostly built with solid wood.

Even for furniture made of solid wood, she will not use those expensive yellow rosewood and golden nanmu, but use ordinary mahogany or walnut wood, which can save a lot of cost. If she really wants to use pear wood and wood Golden nanmu, her little silver is not enough.

Sister Ning still said, "The fourth sister-in-law must tell me if she is short of money."

Xu Qinyu nodded and did not refuse.

Now that she plans to open a restaurant, Xu Qinyu is full of energy, and she babbled a lot of her thoughts to everyone, saying that the place to eat is separate from the place to stay and play.

The courtyards where male guests and female guests live must be separated to avoid collisions with female guests.

Her restaurant still focuses on serving female customers.

The other is to knead the shoulders and necks of the female customers to loosen the muscles and bones, as well as beauty and skin care, which requires the cream of the fourth brother.

After hearing this, Pei Weixuan said: "I will give the formula of the cream to Yuniang, and Yuniang can invite someone to make these creams. In addition, there are some formulas of rouge and water powder. Would Yuniang want it?"

Although he has never made rouge powder, he knows how to make it. Like creams, most of them are made of medicinal materials, which can nourish the skin.

When Xu Qinyu heard this, she nodded vigorously, "Of course, fourth brother, I want it!",

She knows that the cream that the fourth brother makes is much better than the most expensive cream in the rouge gouache shop. She thinks that the formula of the fourth brother rouge gouache is also not bad. At that time, only the female customers who live in the restaurant can use the rouge and face cream. And it's not for sale at all.

Xu Qinyu talked a lot with the Pei family, and the next thing is some ideas about the construction of this restaurant.

She also asked everyone for their opinions.

She can draw some small buildings and house decorations, but she is not able to draw the whole restaurant, large-scale buildings that integrate eating, drinking and entertainment. The previous paintings are scattered, and now they are all drawn Come out and show everyone.

Wen and Sister Ning didn't understand, but Pei Weixuan did.

The restaurant that Yu Niang wants is divided into three parts.

The most important thing is the food. This one is the same as most of the restaurants in the city. It is located in the most central location. The five-storey restaurant has a five-storey attic. On the left side near the lake is a big house for female guests to spend the night and rest during the day. There is also a big house built on the other right side of the lake, which is next to the other side of the lake. There are no lotus leaves and lotus plants here, and a lot of fish fry will be thrown in it. It is a place for male guests to rest on weekdays. In your spare time, you can fish on the other side of the lake, without interfering with the female guests. There are still people guarding the middle, so you are afraid of bumping into the female guests.

Pei Weixuan said: "I understand. I will help Yuniang draw the overall construction plan when I have free time. After Yuniang makes a decision, I will accompany Yuniang to Raozhou City in two days and buy the land. I am helping Yuniang to check the feng shui of that place, and to see where the attic and the house are better built."

Since he can observe the sky, he also knows a little about Fengshui. He can also help with the construction of the attic and the house. He can also help Yuniang with some Fengshui matters that need to be paid attention to when building the attic and the house. avoid.

Xu Qinyu knew that the fourth brother could watch the sky, but never thought that the fourth brother could also read Fengshui.

So what else does the fourth brother not know?

She happily thanked her fourth brother, and couldn't help but say, "If only there was a hot spring."

She remembered that the southwest is also a place with many hot springs. Other counties and villages have dug out hot springs, but they do not know the function of hot springs. Something harmful, and even buried the hot spring.

You must know that natural hot springs are a good thing, which can relieve fatigue, clear the meridians and soothe the nerves and many other effects.

Pei Weixuan is a doctor and knows that the hot spring water in the ground is actually good for the human body. The hot spring that Yu Niang said is the hot spring water in the ground, right?

"The hot spring that Yu Niang said was underground hot spring water?"

Xu Qinyu nodded, "Yes, it is hot spring water. Although this spring water is not suitable for drinking, it can be used to soak the body, which is good for the body."

Pei Weixuan thought for a while and said, "I can help explore nearby. If there is hot spring water, I can find someone to dig it out."

Most of the hot spring water is groundwater, and although it can be detected sometimes, it is not necessarily easy to dig.

The southwest is rocky, and there is indeed a lot of groundwater and a lot of underground hot water.

Xu Qinyu didn't expect the fourth brother to know how to investigate the hot springs.

She doesn't insist on hot springs. It is better to have them naturally. Because of the location selection, she can only build a restaurant in the area outside Raozhou City. There is indeed a big mountain not far from there, but don't know there Natural underground hot springs.

After the discussion in the evening, the family rested early.

The next day, Xu Qinyu went to Xu Ji to help.

She was busy for two days, and then went to Raozhou City with her fourth brother, and planned to go to the government to ask about the construction outside the city, how to do it.

The guards in Raozhou City were the same as last time, very strict.

Seeing this, Xu Qinyu guessed that it might be related to the imperial envoy a few days ago. The fourth brother said that something happened on the way back from the imperial envoy, and the imperial court would definitely investigate it thoroughly.

The two stayed at the Bafang Inn for the first time this time. There were not many people in the inn today. When the shopkeeper Zhou saw the two of them, he whispered the reason to the two of them. Some assassins assassinated the imperial envoy and sent people to investigate. I heard that people from the Punishment Department and Dali Temple in the capital will also come in a few days, so everyone in the city is in danger these days. Be a little more careful when you go out, you may encounter officers and soldiers for interrogation."

These ordinary people also know that the imperial envoy is here to investigate the case in the southwest, and they don't know the specific case at all.

Xu Qinyu nodded, "Thank you, Manager Zhou, we can save it."

If it was really because of the assassination of the imperial envoy, Xu Qinyu knew the inside story, and it was impossible to talk about it.

Shopkeeper Zhou handed over the Tianzihao room card to them, and whispered, "I heard that the imperial envoy came to investigate the case of military salaries and corruption. Some people embezzled the soldiers' salaries of the soldiers in the southwest military camp. A secret letter was found on his body. It was a secret letter that he was going to write to the imperial court. It said that the person who had been found to be embezzling the army's salary was the King of Handong. military pay, and a lot of evidence was cited.”

He said for a while and continued, "It turns out that we misunderstood the imperial envoy, seeing him eat and drink every day in Raozhou City, causing trouble, we thought he was a wine bag and rice bag and knew nothing, but I didn't expect it to hide people's eyes and eyes, for fear of being noticed. What did he do in the southwest, I didn't expect that he was assassinated in the end, it must be the hand of the king of Handong who noticed something and sent someone to do it."

Half of the people in Raozhou City have heard about it, and they don't know how it spread.

Xu Qinyu was a little surprised, and glanced at the fourth brother. It seemed that the prefect not only killed Fu Chenghong, but also borrowed Fu Chenghong's hand to supply the King of Handong and the Minister of the Ministry of Housing. Now everyone in the southwest knows about it. It will also slowly spread to other states and cities. That's good, no matter what, even if Empress Dowager Fu is the elder sister of King Handong, she can't ignore the grievances of the people and not investigate the matter thoroughly.

However, she felt that the involvement of King Handong and Shangshu of the Ministry of Housing was not really to deal with King Handong, but to deal with Shangshu of the Ministry of Household.

The queen mother and the king of Handong might make the Minister of the Household come out to take the blame.

After the shopkeeper Zhou finished speaking, he let the two go back to the room.

After Xu Qinyu and Pei Weixuan went to the room, Xu Qinyu whispered her guess, "Fourth brother, was this secret letter arranged by the prefect, it's not really trying to bring down King Handong , but in order to deal with the Minister of the Household?" The Minister of the Household should also be involved in the embezzlement of military salaries this time.

After all, King Handong is the younger brother of the queen mother. The queen mother has given him a different surname king. She must be very concerned about her own younger brother. It's better to go to the Minister of the Household. After all, the Minister of the Household is not innocent. He should also embezzle the army's salaries, and he is still the Queen Mother.

Pei Weixuan chuckled lightly, "Niang Yu guessed it right."

This matter itself is to deal with the Ministry of household affairs.

The Minister of the Household Department is also a member of the Empress Dowager, so he also has a point in the embezzlement of military pay.

As long as the matter gets out of hand, the Minister of the Ministry of Households will be pulled down, and the soldiers who guard the border will be restored to their military pay.

He didn't want to cause chaos in the frontier. If the corruption case of the military salary is not thoroughly investigated, sooner or later the number of soldiers in the frontier will be reduced. This will give the neighboring country a chance. If the border is attacked by the neighboring country, it will only be Dasheng who will suffer. The people who live in the frontier here in this direction will rebel and create troubled times. He can also use the uprising in troubled times to help them, but his help does not need to be exchanged for the safety of the people in the Dasheng Dynasty, so he just hope the military camps in the border areas are doing well.

The two chatted for a while, and looked outside through the window.

People from the Criminal Department and Dali Temple in the capital must not be able to reach the southwest in the past few days, so the people outside are still soldiers from the prefect's mansion and the southwest.

We have to get everything done before the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the people from Dali Temple come.

The place that Xu Qinyu had her eyes on was still a little far away from the mountains. Now the fourth brother wants to help her see if there are any hot springs nearby, so she has to wait and make a decision after the fourth brother has seen it. If there is no groundwater, she will It was still the previous plan, and the location was selected at the previously fancy location. If there is groundwater near the mountains that can be dug out to form natural hot springs, the location selection will have to be slightly changed.

The fourth brother was going to survey the terrain outside the city, and it was useless for her to follow, so he waited in the inn.

At night, when the city gate was about to close, the fourth brother came back. Seeing his face, she knew that there should be no underground water.

This is also true, how can underground hot spring water be found just by looking for it?

Pei Weixuan said: "Today I only looked around half of the mountain, and I will go and have a look tomorrow."

Xu Qinyu nodded, "Okay, fourth brother, let's go down to eat evening food first, fourth brother has been running for a day, it's hard work."

After dinner, the two of them returned to the room and had nothing to do. They couldn't sleep for a while, so Xu Qinyu asked shopkeeper Zhou for a chessboard to play chess with her fourth brother. It was ordinary backgammon, black and white pieces, she At the beginning, she was very interested, and asked the fourth brother not to let her go.

Pei Weixuan hesitated, and asked: "Is it true that Yu Niang doesn't need me to give way?"

Xu Qinyu nodded, "Of course not."

What's the point of playing chess?

She used to like playing backgammon online, and her chess skills are not bad.

Then, Xu Qinyu's smiling face gradually turned into a frown, a wrinkled nose and biting her lips. No matter how cautious she played, she still couldn't beat the fourth brother.

After an entire hour, she was already a little dazed, and finally seeing that it was getting late, she said listlessly: "Fourth Brother, it's getting late, let's go to bed early too."

Pei Weixuan put away the chessboard, and said softly: "Let's let Yuniang next time, okay?"

Xu Qinyu snorted, "What's the point of giving in to playing chess, next time I will play something else with my fourth brother."

Pei Weixuan raised the corner of his lower lip, "Okay, next time Yuniang wants to play, I will accompany you."

Xu Qinyu pursed her lips and secretly smiled.

The next day, Pei Weixuan went to the foot of the mountain outside the city to have a look, and he really felt something in the middle of the mountain. Even in autumn, he could still feel some heat overflowing from the ground. Others would not be able to feel it, he could only feel it because of his relatively advanced internal strength.

It should be hot spring water produced by sulfur ore, and the temperature does not seem to be low.

Yu Niang said that this is also called a hot spring and can be used for bathing.

Moreover, the hot spring is halfway up the mountain, so it is inconvenient to use it directly for bathing, and you need to lead it down the mountain, and ask Yuniang when you go back.

After Pei Weixuan went back, he talked to Yuniang.

Xu Qinyu was surprised: "Is there really underground hot spring water in the nearby mountains?"

Pei Weixuan nodded, "The temperature shouldn't be too low, it's not very good to use it directly to soak the body, it will burn the body, but this hot groundwater was found halfway up the mountain, can it be drained and made into a pool?"

Xu Qinyu nodded hurriedly. She also had the same idea, but she didn't expect that she would actually find a place with a hot spring for the fourth brother.

This kind of hot spring is not easy to be dug out directly and can be used to soak in the hot spring. It can be led to the foot of the mountain to build a hot spring pool. At that time, the temperature will be just right. The female hot spring pool is separated from the male hot spring pool.

But there is a possibility that not all underground hot springs can be dug out.

Pei Weixuan seemed to see Yu Niang's hesitation, and said warmly, "Don't worry Yu Niang, the underground hot spring water can be dug out, because some heat has penetrated to the ground."

If it can't penetrate the underground hot spring water on the surface, he can't feel it.

If you can feel it, it means that it is not deep, there is a spring, and the hot spring water must be dug out.

Xu Qinyu said: "Okay, then we will go to the government tomorrow to ask."

There is a prefect behind, and she is not worried about not being able to buy land. The only difficulty is—

Because the hot spring is halfway up the mountain, the address where the restaurant will be built will be closer to the foot of the mountain. The location that needs to be moved is not far, but there is a large field at the foot of the mountain, and the house will be built on these fields. The site is a little far, and it is not easy to lead the hot spring water.

So this field has to go to someone to buy it first.

Pei Weixuan said: "Tomorrow we will go to the government and ask, and I will inquire about who owns the field at the foot of the mountain, and discuss whether we can buy it."

Xu Qinyu nodded, and that's all there is to it.

The next day, the two went to the yamen to ask.

This matter is in charge of the official Yamen of Raozhou City. The prefect's mansion is the prefect's mansion. On weekdays, some of the official affairs that the prefect has to deal with are beyond the yamen's resolution, and some are sent by the imperial court.

The government office has workshops, households, officials, punishments, rituals, and soldiers.

Similar to the six departments in the capital, each department is responsible for the affairs of each department.

The household that the two went to, the household was responsible for taxation and fields.

But because the land at the foot of the mountain needs to communicate with others to buy it, now just transfer it to the house and ask. After asking, go to find out who owns the field at the foot of the mountain. other procedures.

Hufang quickly gave a reply, telling them that the place outside the city had to pay a lot of fees, various taxes and the cost of purchasing that place, and of course, the household registration deed of Raozhou City.

That is to say, only the registered permanent residence of Raozhou City can buy the fast place outside the city.

When Xu Qinyu was first exiled to the southwest, he knew that the cost of settling in the southwest was quite expensive. Yuanbao Town was 10 taels of silver per person, and Raozhou City was 100 taels of silver per person. At that time, he felt that it was too expensive. With just over a hundred taels of silver, it is of course impossible to settle in Raozhou City, so he settled in Yuanbao Town.

Now it is not bad for a family to settle down in Raozhou City with a few hundred taels of silver.

And Pei Weixuan also asked if the mountain range could be leased.

Because the hot spring is halfway up the mountain, I am afraid that when I start to make a living in the future, I am afraid that someone will be jealous and the idea will hit the hot spring, so it is better to make plans early.

It was the first time met someone who wanted to rent mountains, but there was indeed such a law that natural mountains and lakes could not be bought and sold, but could be rented.

Xu Qinyu understood, this is a bit similar to contracting in later generations.

The price is not too expensive. During the contract period, whether it is wild fruits or animals in the mountains, or aquatic products in the lake, other people can no longer hunt, catch and enjoy them at will.

Because even if it is not rented, the prey on the mountain and the fish and shrimp in the water can be hunted, caught and enjoyed, and naturally no one rents.

So even with such a law, no one has leased mountains and lakes so far.

When Hufang saw the two asking such questions, he told the truth.

The mountain range outside the city is quite large, so naturally it is impossible to contract all of it. The contracted mountain range is about 50 acres. In the future, some wild fruits can be grown on the mountain. As for the lake, the lake is quite large and the price is also high. It's not expensive, even if it is spread out, the mountain top of 50 acres plus the lake is only one hundred taels of silver a year.

Since there are no people renting it, the price is really cheap.

One hundred taels a year, only one thousand taels in ten years.

Xu Qinyu thought about it and planned to rent it for 30 years.

Thirty years later, she will be nearly fifty years old. Maybe she has accumulated a certain amount of wealth, and can retire and retire, and travel around the mountains and waters.

Thirty years of lease is just right.

And Xu Qinyu knows very well in her heart, because she is the first person to rent mountains and lakes, so the price is so cheap. When her restaurant opens up and her business improves, others will follow suit. The price should be will also be adjusted.

Hu Fang was a little surprised to hear that the little lady in front of her had to rent for 30 years.

Although one hundred taels a year is not expensive, it is still a bit expensive for three thousand taels in thirty years.

What's more, what do they want to do after renting for 30 years?

These mountains and lakes can be used even if they are not rented.

The two of them are just asking about the process first.

After asking, Xu Qinyu asked the official in front of him again, "Dare to ask your lord, do you know who owns the field at the foot of the mountain we want to lease?"

The officials also checked for the two of them, and told the two of them the owner of the dozens of acres of fields under the mountain range.

After speaking, the officials couldn't help, "I dare to ask the little lady who is renting mountains and lakes, and what are you planning to do with buying such a large vacant land and these fields?"

Xu Qinyu said warmly, "I want to open a bigger restaurant."

The official asked in shock, "Restaurant?"

Seeing that the land they inquired about was quite big, thought they built a workshop and a winery.

And the restaurant should be a restaurant, right? Is it crazy to open a restaurant outside the city? Can there be business?

Did the officials think that the young man and the little lady in front of him were fooling him?

Xu Qinyu said with a smile: "Yes, the restaurant, but some houses will be built around the restaurant, so that you can spend the night at night, and you can also travel nearby during the day."

Officials became more and more certain that this little lady was cheating on him. The young lady of the rich family did not eat in the restaurant in the city, did not play in the city, but went to the place outside the city to eat and live for a few days. Isn't this something wrong?

Besides, wealthy families have farms, and it is impossible to live on their own farms for a few days to experience the wildness.

The official felt that the two were fooling him, his face was not good, and his tone was also a little bad.

Xu Qinyu was a little helpless, knowing that the official thought she was fooling him, so she didn't say much, thanked the official and left.

The official thought to himself, "I really just fooled him. didn't rent it and didn't buy land to pay taxes."

Xu Qinyu and Pei Weixuan left and returned to the Bafang Inn first.

They really can't do other things first, because if the field at the foot of the mountain can't be bought, they have to change other plans, so they are going to ask the owners of those fields if they are willing to sell the fields to her.

She is also willing to pay double the price.

Although knew the name of the owner of the field from Hufang, but don't know the exact address, and don't know who it is.

I can only go back to Bafang Inn first, and ask Shopkeeper Zhou if he recognizes this person. Shopkeeper Zhou is from Raozhou City, so maybe he does.

Upon hearing Xu Qinyu's name, shopkeeper Zhou stroked his beard and said, "It is true that I have heard of the owner's name, but it may not be easy for Miss Xu to buy this piece of land."

Xu Qinyu asked, "Why?"