boudoir

Chapter 298
Ji Xiaoquan said: "There is nothing special about him, just that he is treacherous and slick, and he knows many people in the officialdom. Oh, by the way, some people say that he seems to be related to some high-ranking official in the court." It's nothing, who is not a peddler?On the contrary, his contacts are useful.Liuli brushed her skirt and sat up straight, said: "Turn around and talk to him about the price."

The carriage drove back to Sixi Tower again, and the surname Hu just came out, and when he saw Liuli get off the carriage, he was stunned.

Liuli smiled and said, "Mr. Hu is quite right. I just thought about it and decided to settle this matter."

The one surnamed Hu immediately smiled: "That's a good idea! I said that the lady is courageous!"

Liuli said: "However, before I make a decision, I have to look at some places. You also know that the tens of thousands of taels of silver are not much, and it is really hard to earn. Mr. Hu You have to accommodate me no matter what.”

Hu's face froze, but seeing that she was so eloquent, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "That's right, my lady please."

Liuli entered the door, went straight to the ditch where Ji Xiaoquan saw the man surnamed Hu doing his hands and feet before, pointed to the completely sunken canal that was exposed, and said: "Mr. ? If I spend 2 taels of silver here, it will cost thousands of taels just to repair the canal, isn’t it a little unfair?”

The face surnamed Hu couldn't tell how ugly it was, who would have expected that she would suddenly turn around again?Now being caught by the tail face to face, the aura was unknowingly shortened.

"It doesn't cost a few thousand taels to build this ditch, but a thousand taels is enough." He hesitated.

Liuli smiled and said, "It's really unnecessary to just repair the ditches. But, it will be spring in a blink of an eye. If I didn't find out early today, when the spring rainy season comes, it will rain like this every day. The ditches will not be used. What will happen to my business?" Do it? Don’t waste these days? Also, if the house is flooded, isn’t the loss money? Mr. Hu has earned 20 taels in the past ten years, so he knows how to settle accounts. You say, this shop is worth it 2 taels of silver?"

The surname Hu was speechless, and after a long pause, he said, "Then how much can you offer?"

Liuli pointed out a finger: "1 taels."

"1 taels!" The surname Hu opened his eyes wide, "Then I won't sell it to you!"

"If you don't sell it to me, do you think you can still sell it?" Liuli smiled, "As you said, this land is indeed good. If you can sell it, why are you still bargaining with me now? Let me tell you, this shop is not considered new. Repairing the walls and repainting will cost at least one or two thousand silver. , I just thought that my family has a lot of people, and maybe I can save some money, so I only need to spend 1000 taels. If it is another family, it may not be that there are so many people in my family to help? The money for the canal repair plus the spring bedding The risk of flooding, deducting 1 taels and a half is not much! Otherwise, you repaired the canal yourself and then released it for sale?"

Liuli pointed to the drained canal and talked eloquently, she looked like a shopkeeper's lady, the former witty energy of the surnamed Hu was gone, and the one in winter actually took out his handkerchief and began to sweat.

Rui'er, Ye Tong and Liu Wei both suppressed their laughter, and Ji Xiaoquan couldn't help but bend his lips.

The one surnamed Hu was silent for a long time, then looked at Liuli who looked disapproving, then looked at her whole body attire, and then looked at Ye Tong and Liu Wei who were holding the knife, knowing that ordinary people would not be able to produce such a grand little lady I only know which royal relatives came to kill him on purpose after knowing the inside story, and he had to admit that he fell into the hands of such a person.

So he gritted his teeth and said, "1 taels is 1 taels! I'll take over the building and pay the money right now, and I won't wait until it's overdue!"

"It's easy to pay." Liuli stretched out her hand in front of Rui'er, and took a few bank notes, "Ruifeng Bank's 1 taels."

Hu looked at it, then took out a land deed from his sleeve and patted it on her hand.

Liuli looked it over carefully, and saw that the above procedures were complete, so she accepted it with a smile, and said, "Mr. Sir, you still have relatives who are officials in the court? Why don’t you promote it for me and expand the source of customers.”

The one surnamed Hu looked helpless: "Young lady can talk about business like this, why do you need my help?"

"That's not what you said." Liuli smiled, and took out 500 taels of silver notes from Ruier's hand, "Do you have to attract customers from all over the world to do business? Knowing that Mr. Hu loves this shop and is reluctant to sell it, this is my reward A little tea money, just as a friend."

The one surnamed Hu was stunned, not thinking that she suppressed the price so hard before, but now she is so generous, she is good at making friends. Hearing what she said, he felt much more comfortable, so he cupped his hands and said, "It's rare for a lady to be so forthright." .This friend has made an appointment, and I thank you for the tea money first. When the business is reorganized and opened in the future, Hu will come to congratulate me again."

Liuli nodded with a smile, took the land deed and went out with him.

Rui'er knew that she intended to use Hu's surname to open up the business situation, so she got in the car and asked, "Why didn't grandma ask who his relatives in court are? If they know each other, we can talk better." Is it gone?"

Liu Li said: "The surname Hu is so shrewd. If he asks, he will definitely guess that we are officials. As long as he comes back later, it is not easy to know? Even if he doesn't know, it's okay. We are women in the inner house, and we have not affected On our heads, why bother to meddle in the affairs of the court."

Rui'er nodded, "Grandma is really considerate. But he almost cheated us of 1 taels of silver."

Liuli paused, and said: "Actually, it doesn't cost that much to repair the canal, but I just feel uncomfortable seeing him so treacherous and trying to deceive me, and I don't feel happy if I don't cure him. If he tells me clearly, I won't It will drive down the price to death."

Sometimes people are like this, thinking that the best results can be obtained by concealing, but in fact, the gains outweigh the losses.

Now that the business of the shop has been decided, we have to start to do it.After returning home, Liuli called Ji Xiaoquan in, "From now on, you are in charge of everything in the shop, you are the big shopkeeper, you don't need to personally attend to everything, but you are responsible for everything I can let Fan Yun and Ji Jiaoer take care of hiring workers, repairing canals, and repairing interior and exterior finishes for the time being. You can use this time to learn from other restaurants and see how they do it. Wait until the shop is repaired. , you should pick it up."

Ji Xiaoquan didn't talk nonsense, and immediately nodded and left, planning not to mention these things.

Liuli immediately called Fan Yun and Ji Jiaoer, and told him to handle the repairs of the canal and the shop.There are often craftsmen in the Wangfu, but because Liuli doesn't want people to connect the shop in Osmanthus Alley with Chaoqingtang in Wangfu, so he has to invite another one.It will take about two months to calculate, and the opening will take place in February and March.

The more than 9000 taels of silver saved were used to renovate the shop, and there was still some surplus, which was just used to prepare for the opening day.

Qi Yunhao heard that the shop is located in Osmanthus Alley, and it is still a restaurant, so he said: "Then let Lu Zhao go there in the future, and don't need to go to West Lake Tower. The cook asked him to provide it. There are three large restaurants in Prince Qing's Mansion." The chef, the dishes are all good, the latest one was dug from the West Lake Tower, and he just moved it there."

When Liuli heard what he said, she was overjoyed.She was also worried about the chef, the incident of eating into her mouth became a big issue, and she was afraid that she would invite someone who didn't know the truth to come back and smash the signboard.Since King Qing can provide it, it goes without saying that it is safe.So he thought for a while, and called Fan Yun over again, "Have someone open a small door in the alley on the side of the backyard, leading directly to the inner courtyard. Then the two elegant rooms on the west side of the inner courtyard will be opened, and the sound insulation will be stronger. Think of it as the place where the shopkeeper lives." Then after thinking about it, he confessed: "Tell me when the canal is being repaired, and I'll go and have a look."

Fan Yun nodded, and said again: "Mrs. Ming'er's memorial day, the small things have been prepared, and I will ask grandma to show me when to go out."

Liuli thought about it, she had to ask Qi Yunhao before she could speak, so she lifted the curtain and said, "General, when shall we go out tomorrow morning?"

Qi Yunhao flipped through the military book on the kang, and said: "Let's go after breakfast. I will not enter the palace until afternoon."

Liuli nodded, looked at Fan Yun, Fan Yun nodded yes, and turned away.

Originally, Fan Yun asked Qi Yunhao directly about this kind of matter, but at some point, he changed his attitude and began to ask her about everything.

After Fan Yun left, Rui'er came in again, avoiding Qi Yunhao and quietly said to Liuli: "Sure enough, something happened in the second room. The second master beat the second mistress again today, which alarmed the prince and his wife again."

Liu Li said: "Then what is the prince's attitude?"

Rui'er said: "Second Master told about Second Mistress selling Ruyi as a prostitute. Yinliu said that Wang Ye had lost his face at that time, and didn't say anything about Second Mistress, but he didn't blame Er Ye any more."

Liuli nodded. As long as King Dingbei no longer blames Qi Yunjing for this, it means that his dissatisfaction with Yuhua has deepened. What's the use of her flattering the Mei family?In the end, Mrs. Mei still listened to King Bei.Now Qi Yunjing has no affection for her, as long as she works harder, until King Dingbei recognizes her true face and can no longer tolerate her deeds, she will not be far from the end of the road.

As for Mrs. Yu who is still alive, Ji Xiaoquan has already told her through the jailer that He Tingfang secretly sold her dowry shop. After seeing the sale order, there will be news about what will happen to her soon.There are so many ways to deal with a surviving person who was abandoned by her natal family, her husband's family, and her own children, and who is destined to stay in the prison until the moment of death, Liu Li already disdains to do it herself.

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