Great Imperial Merchant

When it comes to buying a shop, it is naturally the most important thing in a family.Ren Yali has seen many people who come to ask questions for several days and can't make up their minds. Cheng Weizhe and Yang Zhongyuan ask the key points clearly and directly, although it is not uncommon, they are really not many.

Hearing Yang Zhongyuan's words, he hurriedly said: "The shop on Nianhong Street is next to a gold shop, and the other is a rice and grain shop. And the shop on Baozhu Street is naturally next door to the Chu's cloth shop just mentioned. On the other side is a branch of Yue'an Inn on Baozhu Street, the shop is not big, there are only ten sky-shaped rooms and ten ground-shaped rooms, and the business is so good that there is nothing to say."

Yue'an Inn is the largest inn in the south, almost all the county houses have it.In a place like Quzhou, Yue'an Inn not only has a main store in Qingzhi Garden, but also has a branch on Baozhu Street.Although the branch is small and there are not many rooms, but the location is good, so there is an endless stream of guests coming and going.

When Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe heard it, they immediately had a score in their hearts, but neither of them said it clearly. Yang Zhongyuan looked hesitant, while Cheng Weizhe seemed particularly embarrassed.

Seeing how conflicted they were, Ren Yali didn't know what else to say, so he could only ask, "What do you two think?"

This time, it was Cheng Weizhe who hesitated and said, "Boss Li, can we just go to the shop and have a look, and talk to the owner in person?"

Human Ya Li was not dissatisfied with his request.Now that they have found him, the final price can be negotiated by themselves.Even if nothing is negotiated in the end, his commission has already been obtained, and he will not make a loss-making business at all.

"It makes me wonder, I'll ask tomorrow, which one do you two want to go to first?" Ren Yali asked with a smile.

Cheng Weizhe wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Yang Zhongyuan: "The price is too high, let's go to the cheap one first."

When Ren Yali rolled his eyes, he knew that the shorter young man over here was in charge of the house, so he said to him directly: "Well, I will say hello to both parties, and then I will come back and invite the two of you to have an interview. I don't know if anyone is at home?"

Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe looked at each other, and said in unison: "There will be people at home tomorrow and morning."

Ren Yali was convinced and left without talking nonsense.

When he left, Yang Zhongyuan glanced at Cheng Weizhe, and the two of them laughed at the same time.

I have to say that when they came to Quzhou this time, they seemed to have accumulated all their previous luck and used it up in one go.

After laughing enough, Yang Zhongyuan said: "Which one do you like?"

Cheng Weizhe sat beside him and poured him a cup of hot tea: "Don't you know everything? Although it's a little small, the location is really good."

Yang Zhongyuan nodded, took a sip from the teacup, it was Huaian's silver needle.Silver needle tastes sweet, and it has a strange fragrance after boiling. It is a very pleasant blind tea.

"Actually, I don't think it's too small. I just looked at it and think that the style of the shop can be changed." Yang Zhongyuan had already thought about the restaurant countless times in his mind, but he really didn't think about it. Li Hui came over with the blueprint. Looking at it this way, he immediately felt very transparent.

"Change it? Let's hear it."

Yang Zhongyuan's eyes sparkled, and while thinking about the picture just now, he said: "The shop on Baozhu Street actually has a lot more open space in the backyard than Nianhong Street. Originally, there was no kitchen in the shop, so we might as well not change it." Let’s cut out half of the backyard and build a new kitchen. The three side rooms in the backyard will also remain as they are, and they will be directly used as the residences of the waiter and the chefs, how about it?”

This is a good idea. Moving the entire back kitchen out to the yard not only makes the hall on the first floor more spacious, but also makes it less hot in summer.Because the whole hall doesn't seem to need major changes, they only need to rebuild a two-room brick house, and the wages of the masons are relatively cheap.The kitchen should pay attention to ventilation, with windows and a chimney, it is much simpler to build than a decent house, and it must not be too expensive.

Thinking about it this way, Cheng Weizhe felt that this shop was more suitable for them: "Xiao Yuan is really smart. According to you, we might be able to save some money. In fact, I think we can also change the attic on the third floor."

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhongyuan raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "Oh? Tell me, Boss Cheng."

Cheng Weizhe stretched out his hand and touched his forehead, thinking that Yang Zhongyuan's character had finally become lively gradually.This is what Cheng Weizhe has been thinking about the most. Now that he is really getting better day by day, and he is no longer so calm, he is actually very happy.

"I saw just now that although the attic is not very big, it can just be converted into two private rooms, one will be used as a tea room, and the other will still be used as a private room. When our business improves in the future, these two rooms can be used by big customers. Book a banquet in advance, we can send someone to talk about the dishes, if you know how to make something that is not on the menu, you can also provide it, how about it?"

When it comes to business acumen, Cheng Weizhe is naturally better than Yang Zhongyuan.

These two private rooms are actually very quiet because they are located on the third floor alone. The diners next to them will not go to the third floor casually. If there are other merchants who want to discuss business here, it is the most suitable place.They provide the most exquisite cuisine and service, not only satisfying each other, but also making a friend.For them who are newcomers, this can kill two birds with one stone.

However, Yang Zhongyuan still wanted to hit him with a sentence: "The idea is good, but will someone make it?"

Cheng Weizhe stared at him with confidence that couldn't be concealed: "I believe that even if you don't cook yourself, the dishes you serve will be the best. When our business stabilizes, someone will come to order the banquet. At that time, we only need to Bring someone up to take a look, and the matter will be sure. If there is one, there will be two. Good things can always be passed on by word of mouth, don’t you think?”

Yang Zhongyuan loves to see his confident appearance, and he smiled when he heard it: "Okay, everything you said is good, so it's settled?"

Cheng Weizhe nodded, with a firm tone: "It's settled, Boss Yang, wait and see the new restaurant with my husband."

Maybe it was because the owner of the shop was eager to sell, or maybe it was because Ren Yali had great contacts, anyway, he came to the door in person a day later and brought a letter of approval to Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe: "You two, both of them are free today. They agreed to wait for us in the shop. I wonder if you have time."

At this moment, someone from a tailor shop actually came to make auspicious clothes for them. It is rare for Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe to be able to make it to this day, so they wanted to do the best thing about getting married. The auspicious clothes were made of the two most famous cloths of Chu's cloth shop. , the inner long gown is dyed with vermilion beams, while the outer blouse is made of snow gauze with auspicious patterns.

The Chu family has been running the cloth shop for more than 200 years, and its quality and level are considered to be top-notch. Their cloth shop not only sells cloth, but also makes garments by excellent embroiderers. The auspicious clothes that Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe want to order are ready-to-wear.Anyway, there are still nearly three months left, and with Chu's level, it can definitely be done.

Sure enough, just after placing the order yesterday, a tailor came to the door today to measure for them.

It just so happened that the human tooth came, the tailor had just asked the apprentice to take the measurements, and was packing up his things and preparing to leave.

Cheng Weizhe nodded to Ren Yali, got up and sent the tailor out.

"You two, if I read correctly, that was Chu's master tailor just now." Ren Yali said to Yang Zhongyuan with a smile.

After the auspicious clothes were set, Yang Zhongyuan was very happy for the past two days. The styles and embroidery patterns were his and Cheng Weizhe's favorites. Thinking that they would get married soon, he was naturally in a great mood.

"That's right, we're going to get married in May. If Boss Li is free, he must come to have a wedding wine."

Ren Yali can speak very well, and he hurriedly said after hearing this: "Oh, congratulations, thank you for your understanding, I will put on a shy face when the time comes, and come and have a good meal."

Yang Zhongyuan smiled, got up and straightened his clothes: "We have nothing to do in the morning, so we can go to see the shop, Boss Li, I don't know how you came here?"

Renya Li has been walking around the streets all year round, taking people to look at houses every day, and the service is naturally very good: "I came here in a carriage, if you two don't dislike it, why don't you take a carriage together? Nianhong Street is a bit far away , It’s more time-saving to take a carriage.”

"Boss Li is really caring, so I will trouble you this time." Yang Zhongyuan nodded and walked out of the main hall with him.

Cheng Weizhe had just sent the tailor back, when he saw the two of them walking towards the gate, he stood there and waited for them to pass, and then said: "The master said that it will be ready by the end of April, and he will personally deliver it when the time comes, we have tried it. Whatever problem is easy to fix, he can fix it on the spot."

Yang Zhongyuan squinted his eyes and smiled, looking very happy: "Chu's service is really good. I don't know if we have the fate to be neighbors with them. It would be best if the price is cheaper."

He said this to Cheng Weizhe, but the drunkard's intention was not to drink, and Ren Yali immediately realized it, thinking about the valuation he had given to the shop on Baozhu Street.In fact, the lowest price in that shop was about 5000 taels, and the highest price would not exceed 6000 taels.At that time, he quoted a high-compromise price, just waiting for the employer to negotiate with him. Now that he thinks about it, since the two new bosses can afford Chu's auspicious clothes, it is more than 5000 taels. Maybe they can really afford it, maybe this business can be done.

When Ren Yali thought about it, he immediately felt at ease, and he drove Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe to Nianhong Street steadily.

Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe had already made up their minds, but the shop on Nianhong Street seemed to be really suitable for opening a restaurant. They carefully looked inside and out, discussed the price with the boss, and rushed to go before noon. Orb Street.

Compared with the slightly deserted Nianhong Street, Baozhu Street was crowded with people all the time, and it took a lot of effort for the carriage to stop in front of the empty building next to Chu's Cloth.

Cheng Weizhe jumped out of the carriage first, turned around and helped Yang Zhongyuan down.

The two stood at the door of the shop, looking up at the grand and simple three-story building carefully.

Because it is a shop facing the street, the front door is very wide. There are eight doors in the whole hall, and each door is carved with very delicate plum patterns.Above the gate is a decorative eaves, and above the eaves is the place to hang the signboard.

Because the third floor is made in the style of an attic, the roof looks sharp from the outside, and the layers of blue and gray tiles are spread out one by one, which looks like the scales of koi carp in the sun.

With just one glance, Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe fell in love with this place.