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    Jiang Yu knew that Miss Chen Si should not be short of money.

    Not to mention anything else, in terms of the ice shop's revenue for a few months, he got more than 6,000 taels. Miss Chen should make more money. Why do she need to do such rough work in such a cold day?

    It is also good to rent a shop.

    So Chen Nianguan complained. He told Mr. Jiang that he was looking for a store to open a restaurant, but he couldn't find a suitable real estate. Finally, he looked at Mr. Jiang: "Mr. Jiang, the high-ranking official you met in Capital CityThere must be a lot of noble people, right? For the sake of a partner, can you help me find out if there is any shop with two floors, a good location, and a reasonable price?"

    Jiang Yu glanced at Chen Nianguan helplessly, and said casually, "Let me ask."

    "Then thank you Mr. Jiang!"

    Chen Nianguan informed Jiang Yu where they were staying, and watched Jiang Yu leave with joy on his face.

    Oops, I am so lucky to meet this young master from the Jiang family in Capital City.

    Rare contacts, Mr. Jiang, who has a concubine and empress in the palace, who else is more suitable to inquire about good shops in Capital City?

    Jiang Yu returned to the chariot and got into the carriage.

    Inside, his second uncle Jiang Shilang was sitting.

    "Meet an old friend?" Jiang Shilang asked.

    Jiang Yu nodded, and casually handed a piece of fried rice noodles to Jiang Shilang: "The authentic Chenjia rice noodles, second uncle, would you like to try it?"

    Jiang Shilang asked the coachman to continue driving, and then opened the oiled paper bag. It smelled quite delicious, but don't know how it tasted?

    "Second Uncle, you are in the household department, have you heard of any shops that are suitable for opening restaurants?" Jiang Yu hesitated for a while, but still asked.

    "What? You want to open a restaurant?" Jiang Shilang asked back.

    "No, it's an old friend I just met and wants to buy a store." Jiang Yu told Jiang Shilang the conditions that Chen Nianguan just said.

    Inner city, second floor, good location, fair price.

    Jiang Shilang thought for a while, coughed, cleared his throat, "I remember, it's not like I didn't."

    Jiang Yu got the address of the store given by Jiang Shilang, and visited Xianggui Street the next day, and took Chen Nianguan and his party to see the store on the spot.

    Just like what Chen Nianguan requested, this shop is in the commercial street of the inner city east district. It is two-storey high and is the same as the nearby shops.The size is less than half of the storefront, and there is only one floor.

    The entrance of the store is surrounded by wooden fences on the left and right sides, which are not only used to block pedestrians and chariots, but also allow diners to temporarily store their chariots inside.

    Entering the store and walking up a section of stone steps, you will see a long corridor with carved windows under the eaves, with six lanterns hanging. Go in and walk through the reception area at the counter, which is the elegantly decorated lobby, and the private rooms from the stairs.

    Although the backyard is only half the size of the storefront, it also includes two wing rooms for the east and west, four main rooms and one side room.

    A group of people strolled from the front of the store to the small courtyard at the back, looking at the carved windows of the restaurant and the sills of the flying bridge, Chen Nianguan was already full of joy in his heart.

    Elegant and elegant, it is her ideal restaurant.

    Although the location is a bit off, not in the center of the commercial street, but at the end of the street, there is a small shop next door, so the traffic is less than other places, but this problem is not a problem for Chen Nianguan.

    But looking at the layout inside, it seems that it was originally a restaurant.

    Jiang Yu said that Chen Nianguan guessed correctly, this shop was originally a restaurant, so after it was vacant, no one has moved it, so it maintained its original appearance.

    "Vacant?"

    Jiang Yu revealed the origin of this restaurant.

    This restaurant was opened by the nephew of Marquis Anshun's family. Later, Marquis Anshun had an accident and his family property was confiscated, so the restaurant was also confiscated, so it fell into the hands of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Because no new buyer was found, it was never sold.go.

    "Such a good store, can't sell it?" It doesn't make sense!

    "There are already three well-known Jingzhong restaurants, and there are more than a dozen others, large and small. If you don't have solid skills or capital, you will not dare to buy this restaurant."

    No, it's not easy to win food from a group of restaurant seniors who have seized the Capital City consumer market!

    Chen Nianguan nodded, said yes, and was already thinking, how much would it cost to rent such a restaurant?How much silver do you want to buy?

    Jiang Yu coughed dryly: "Now this restaurant belongs to the household department of Chaozhong. My second uncle happens to be a doctor of the household department. I also know this restaurant from him. The household department has never been in the small business of renting shops. What do you want?, you have to buy it."

    "purchase?"

    Chen Nianguan knows the real reason why this restaurant is vacant.

    She has a deep understanding of how expensive the Capital City store is these days.

    If she couldn't afford it, she could only rent it. Now the Ministry of Households doesn't rent it, it only sells it. Who can afford it?But she didn't give up, and asked Little Darling tremblingly, "Then, if I want to buy it, how much money will it cost?"

    "Fifty thousand taels!"

    Chen Nianguan was stunned, and the jaws of those who followed him almost dropped.

    Fifty thousand taels?

    Who has the ability to take out 50,000 taels at once?

    Tobe has a big appetite.

    "Yeah, but my second uncle said that the price can be cheaper since it's sold to someone I know well." Jiang Yu continued.

    "How much cheaper?"

    "The lowest, I can sell it to you for 40,000 taels."

    Great discount!Cheaper is 10,000 taels cheaper?

    Chen Nianguan looked at Jiang Yu in disbelief, and Jiang Yu nodded, indicating that it was true.

    whispering sound!Treat her like a fish in water?

    The household department wants to sell 50,000 taels, so Jiang Shilang still has the ability to sell it to others for 10,000 taels?

    Do you think some fool will buy it immediately when they see that it is 10,000 taels cheaper, and if they don’t buy it for nothing, they will buy it right away?

    Chen Nianguan shook his head vigorously: "No, no, I don't have that much money."

    She only has a budget of 20,000 taels, how can she instantly conjure another 20,000 taels?I can't bear it!

    So, let this matter go.

    Seeing such a desirable store, but unable to buy it or rent it, Chen Nianguan expressed his sadness!

    Jiang Yu was also helpless.

    After all, he is not someone who can afford 40,000 taels of silver casually. Even if he has one at home, it is not up to him to make the decision, but if he can make the decision, why should he lend her so much money?

    This Chen Nianguan came back to Xianggui Street and was having a headache when the other Liu Feng rushed forward: "Cousin, cousin!"

    "What's the matter?"

    "I'm going to the Grand Buddhist Temple today, and Master Ming Hai told me to tell you to go there yourself."

    Didn't Liu Feng deliver all the food?Why do you want her to go to the Grand Buddhist Temple?

    Could it be that his mouth is like this, does she have to go and cook on the spot?

    When Chen Nianguan went to the Grand Buddhist Temple, she finally had the honor to step into Master Ming Hai's shrine for the first time, and sat in front of Master Ming Hai. Before she had time to say anything, Master Ming Hai handed her a document.

    what is this?

    Chen Nianguan took a look at Master Ming Hai, grabbed it casually, and then rolled his eyes and his pupils shook.

    It turned out to be the house deed and land deed of a shop. Look at the address again, good guy!

    Isn't this the deed of the restaurant that Jiang Yu just took her to see?

    Didn't it mean that the restaurant is in the hands of the Ministry of Finance?

    How could Master Ming Hai have this deed?

    Chen Nianguan looked at Master Ming Hai in astonishment, and couldn't say a word for a long time.

    "The shop you asked me to inquire about, are you satisfied?" Master Ming Hai raised his eyelids and glanced at Chen Nianguan, with a trace of self-satisfaction in his eyes.

    Solving the problem of the store for her is considered a great contribution. In the future, Mrs. Chen will have to be grateful and make more food for her.

    "This, this, Master Ming Hai, I don't have enough money to buy this shop!" Chen Nianguan pinched the two contracts, but was really reluctant to let go.

    Excellent bamboo shoots!

    It's in my hands, but I can't make it my own!

    "You don't need to buy it, just open a restaurant here!"

    Chen Nianguan's eyes widened, and he didn't understand for a moment, what does Master Ming Hai mean?

    That is to say, rent-free to yourself?

    "You mean?"

    Master Ming Hai didn't understand what Chen Nianwan meant, but no matter what it meant, just follow her, so he nodded.

    Chen Nianguan waved his hands again and again, "No, no, Master Ming Hai, you are already my savior, how can I still take advantage of you? Rent must be given."

    Chen Nianguan couldn't care less about asking Master Ming Hai how he came to this shop, thought for a while, and said, "How about I pay eighty taels of rent every month?"

    Master Ming Hai nodded and said, do what you say, so do it!

    When Chen Nianguan reluctantly handed the deed back to Master Ming Hai, he only touched it for a while, but it wasn't enough!

    He gritted his teeth again, "Why don't you, Master Ming Hai, sell it to me at a lower price?"

    Right now is the best time to buy it, otherwise, there will be a lot of money in the future. Once, there was a good shop in front of her, but she didn't know how to cherish it!

    She has confidence in the restaurant she owns, but what if someone buys the restaurant from Master Ming Hai after the operation is completed in the future?

    The store is still your own! Wow!

    Master Ming Hai raised his eyelids and glanced at her again, this Mrs. Chen, how did she grow her brain?

    Isn't he going to give her the shop?

    She said just now that she couldn't afford it, why did she say she bought it again?

    "Ms. Chen, what do you think is cheap?"

    Chen Nianguan bit his thumb.

    According to the information just obtained from Jiang Yu, the shop estimated that the household department planned to sell 40,000 taels.

    Hubu: I am not, I have not.

    But, the price dropped from 50,000 taels to 40,000 taels, which is a full drop of 10,000 taels, so 40,000 taels probably contains water, or she will come to pay it back, 10,000 taels?

    After all, like the restaurant she recently inquired about in the inner city, the starting price is 30,000 taels.

    After making up his mind, Chen Nianguan coughed and raised three fingers: "Thirty thousand taels! Master Ming Hai, for thirty thousand taels, I'll buy it from you."

    Oh, can't tell. When rescued her a year ago, was so poor that was penniless. One year later, can spend ten thousand taels of silver to buy a shop?

    Master Ming Hai originally wanted to shake his head, but after thinking about it, he nodded.

    She needs to make a living in the store she bought, so let her buy it!

    "Really? Master Ming Hai, are you willing to sell this shop to me for 30,000 taels!"

    "I will never tell lies."

    Chen Nianguan couldn't guarantee whether Master Minghai would lie or not, but she had to guarantee that no one would be able to buy back the store from Master Minghai. When she returned to Xianggui Street that day, she would first open the large and small cages and put the hiddenI found out all the bank notes got up, and planned to send them to Master Ming Hai to make an order.

    First remove the 20,000 taels of banknotes that were originally intended to be used to buy shops, and saw that there were three silver bills left: 1,000 taels for one, 1,000 taels for decoration and renovation, as well as for buying cabinets, bowls, and ingredients.Two is the liquid reserve of the restaurant, and there is another four thousand taels, which is the basic necessities of life in Capital City within a year.

    Chen Nianguan looked at the 20,000 taels, and then at the three-cent silver note. Finally, his eyes fell on the 4,000 taels, and he removed another 2,000 taels from Shangman.

    Twenty-two thousand taels, this is the silver that I can afford to buy shops at present.

    No more.

    The distance is 30,000 taels, or 8,000 taels.

    How to do?

    Chen Nianguan rested his chin, staring at the banknote in his hand in a daze.

    What can you do in Capital City to raise 8,000 taels in a short time?

    All that is valuable about her is this pile of banknotes, and there is nothing else valuable that can be used as silver!

    If knew it earlier, wouldn't hide the treasure!There are still 5,000 taels left to bring to Capital City, but there is only a shortage of 3,000 taels left!

    So far, it's useless to regret!

    Then, find someone to borrow?

    Chen Nianguan picked up his notebook and charcoal pen, and began to write about the people he could borrow money from: Cang Monan, Jiang Yu, Shi Cunqi... Seeing Shi Cunqi's name, he threw the charcoal pen away.

    Hey, what kind of money do you want to borrow?

    Isn't it enough to find them as partners?

    Chen Nianguan Clap!

    No, there are so many people and so much power!

    All of these people have something that she can use!

    Divide 8,002 into four shares, first ask them if they are willing to contribute capital to become partners, and it is not too late to borrow any more!

    The restaurant only needs her to be the absolute boss!

    Chen Nianguan gave himself a thumbs up with satisfaction, isn't it the same as when he opened the Chenjia Pho shop?

    It's just that the value of 10% of the shares is a little bit more expensive!

    So hurriedly cleaned up?????, and hid the banknotes in the collection again, planning to ask the creditors in the picture one by one tomorrow if they are interested in partnering with her!

    "Did you buy the store?"

    One day, when he came to visit, he was shocked by Cang Monan who was called by Chen Nianwan to eat soup rice noodles at the Chen Family Rice Noodle Shop.

    Chen Nianguan nodded without any guilt.

    "Is it really the one in the inner city?"

    Chen Nianguan nodded, seeing that Cang Monan still wanted to ask, and stretched out two fingers to indicate that it was a two-story shop.

    Cang Monan was eating rice noodles with gusto, but at this time he couldn't care less about eating, swallowed the last mouthful, and asked, "How much money did you buy?"

    Chen Nianguan laughed hehehe: "Young Master Cang, how can you tell others about such things casually?"

    I just knew that if someone knew about the shop that Master Ming Hai owned, they could buy it for 30,000 taels, I'm afraid Mr. Cang would be the first to be jealous.

    What if you know that you haven't raised enough money and go to buy it from Master Ming Hai first?

    Never let him know about it.

    "Then Mrs. Chen is still looking for me?" Cang Monan looked at the hot noodle soup.

    This rice noodles is delicious, but Mrs. Chen obviously has other plans.

    Chen Nianguan smiled and asked: "Mr. Cang, you are also in business. Are you interested in taking a share and opening this restaurant with me?"

    Cang Monan smiled.

    Oh, isn't it just borrowing money in disguise?If Mrs. Chen is still Miss Chen, he is still a little interested, but Mrs. Chen is now Mrs. Chen, so he should be more clear about money and silver.

    "Two thousand taels per share, for Mr. Cang, it should be a piece of cake, think about it?"

    "Okay." Cang Monan agreed, and then asked: "By the way, Mrs. Chen, the scallop sauce..."

    "Young Master Cang, that scallop sauce is not cheap. I gave it to you twice. The stock is limited. Even if you spend money, I can't sell it to you!"

    One sum is one sum, and the account can be settled.

    The scallop sauce she brings is limited now, and she has to start preparing the restaurant, so there is absolutely no shortage of sauces.

    Now that the river and the sea are frozen, it is impossible to transfer the sauce directly from Funing County to Capital City, and give it to him. How can she do business?

    Cang Monan looked disappointed, and when he got home to report to Master Cang, Master Cang showed the same disappointed face, and then stroked his beard again: "Which alley in the inner city is Mrs. Chen's shop?"

    "At the end of Suchuan Road."

    "At the end of Suchuan Road!" Master Cang thought for a while, then suddenly thought of something, and suddenly looked at his good-looking grandson in shock, "Isn't there only a two-story restaurant at the end of Suchuan Road?"

    Cang Monan nodded: "It's called Chunfengli. In the past, Marquis Anshun's family opened it, and it only catered to noble families. We want to see and see, but we are not qualified!"

    "But, I remember, after the Marquis AnShun accident, this restaurant was confiscated by the imperial court, and no one has mentioned this name for a long time, and this restaurant has never been taken over. How did Mrs. Chen buy this shop?" CangMaster said.

    The shops confiscated by the imperial court usually fall into the hands of the government. Does Mrs. Chen have connections and buy the shop directly from the government?

    A shop as big as this in the inner city is not cheap, and if it falls into the hands of the government, I'm afraid it won't be able to buy it for five or sixty thousand taels.

    The person who said before that he had no money to buy a shop suddenly has money and money to buy a restaurant with the government office?

    Which is, what's tricky?In other words, Mrs. Chen has a strong background?

    Master Cang made a calculation in his heart, "This Mrs. Chen said, how much money can I get in that restaurant?"

    Cang Monan stretched out two fingers.

    "Two thousand taels?" Master Cang looked at his good-looking grandson and nodded, "That two thousand taels is not too expensive, Brother Nan, you can buy 10%."

    "Grandfather, you want to start a restaurant business, why don't you start your own?"

    Just like Mrs. Chen, she didn't have enough money at the beginning, and she definitely didn't like to split the business half and half with others. Now that she wants to find a partner, she probably only took a small part of it to let people invest.

    "You don't understand that." Master Cang said.

    First, he has no experience in running restaurants. Second, Mrs. Chen is brave enough to come to Capital City to open a restaurant..

    Ordinary people can buy shops from the government, either they are from the government themselves, or they have connections in the government.

    It's like their family has become an imperial merchant.

    Two thousand taels is not much to their Cang family, if you take it out, you don't care about income, it's good to make a good relationship.

    Master Cang said this to his grandson, Cang Monan understood.

    On the second day, he took two thousand taels to Xianggui Street and handed it to Chen Nianguan.

    Chen Nianguan naturally accepted it with a smile, "Mr. Cang, you trust me so much, don't worry, I am drafting the restaurant contract, and I will send it to you as soon as it is finished. If you have any requirements and conditions, you can bring them up at that time, and we will discuss and negotiate."

    Cang Monan also laughed, showing a somewhat respectful attitude, telling Chen Nianguan not to rush and take his time.

    After sending Cang Monan away, Chen Nianguan looked at the two thousand taels of silver bills and couldn't help but kiss them with joy.

    The vacancy of 8,000 taels has already raised 2,000 taels, and it will be enough to prepare another 6,000 taels!

    When Chen Nianguan was walking back, holding the bank note and humming a little tune, Liu Feng ran over like a pony, grinning, "Cousin!"

    "Little wind!"

    Liu Feng looked at the bank note in Chen Nianguan's hand, "Cousin, are you planning to open a restaurant?"

    "That's right!"

    "Cousin, do you remember who I am?"

    "Remember, Xiaofeng is my best cousin!"

    "Then, the partner of the restaurant?"

    That's right, clever boy, waiting for her here!

    Chen Nianguan couldn't laugh or cry, "Xiaofeng, cousin's restaurant costs two thousand taels of silver!"

    Liu Feng was dumbfounded, "So expensive?"

    "Not really."

    Liu Feng faltered, and then cheered up again, "Cousin, life-saving grace is worth a thousand gold, can you sell me 10% cheaper!"

    "The grace of saving life is indeed worth a thousand gold, so no matter how much money you can give, my cousin will leave half of it for you?"

    Another half?

    "Not good, not good!"

    Liu Feng waved his hands again and again, tsk, it was fine in the past, but now that he is in Capital City, and he is only half of it, then his life is too hard.

    "Cousin Xiaofeng, half percent is already a lot!"

    It's worth one thousand taels!

    See how much he can pay, and she has to find a way to fill the remaining vacancies.

    "Others don't know, Xiaofeng, don't you know? In order to buy the shop from Master Ming Hai, my cousin demolished the east wall to repair the west wall!" Chen Nianguan looked up to the sky, "cousin still expects someone toHelp, find more partners!"

    whispering sound!

    Liu Feng was sad, went back to the wing room, opened the thick quilt, turned out all his belongings, touched his nose, and counted the small silver ingots one by one.

    He only got half of the dividends in the main store and the west store, and he got 60% to his family. What really belonged to him was the monthly salary for purchasing. All of these added up to about two hundred taels.

    Two hundred taels, such a sum of money, a year ago, it would have been a huge sum of money even in the entire Liu family, but now, these two hundred taels are not enough.

    Using two hundred taels to buy the half a thousand taels that his cousin left him, it seems that I am too sorry!

    Looking for someone to borrow money?I can count the people in the family, it seems that except for the big brother and Liu Yun who have some money, the others are probably not as rich as him!

    Looking for Liu Yun to borrow money?Tsk tsk, it would be embarrassing for an older brother to borrow money from his younger sister.

    Borrow money from big brother?Hey, Mr. Xiucai is the head of the family. When he left Liujia Village, he saw that his uncle forced a sum of money to his elder brother. A Niang also warned him that his elder brother will be very promising in the future, and the money will be of great use.Tell him not to spend brother's money indiscriminately.

    If he dared to borrow it, he might be beaten to death by A Niang when he returned home.

    How to do it?Liu Feng scratched his bald head, turned over from the couch, hung half of his body, took out a black cloth bag from under the couch, and poured out the seven golden melon seeds inside.

    I don't know, how much silver are these golden melon seeds worth?

    Looking at these golden melon seeds, Liu Feng had a flash of inspiration.

    Hey, this Xiao Seventh Master uses gold for tipping casually, he is a master with so much money and silver!

    Isn't my cousin looking for a partner?

    Isn't it enough to find this Xiao Seventh Master?

    Not only can you find him as a partner, but you can also ask him to borrow money, killing two birds with one stone!

    Liu Feng touched the bald gourd, and suddenly felt that he was really smart!

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