Great Imperial Merchant

As the saying goes, Cheng Weizhe's arm injury is not too serious for a hundred days, but it will take a long time to recuperate.

All the tea leaves are finished, and the rest just need to be sold on the shelves.According to the old practice of Lianqingzi bamboo shoots, there is still a discount on the dishes for guests who order new tea on the day of sale, and the tea is almost free.

It's always like this when doing anything, the first time is raw and the second time is familiar, thinking that they were in such a hurry the first time, this time they are fully prepared.

So, after Cheng Weizhe raised it for half a month, the three new teas of Fumanlou were put on the shelves.

This time, the three kinds of tea products are not Quzhou local teas. Even though the water transportation in Daliang is convenient, there are various costs for the goods traveling from south to north.In Danluo, Baiting and Ronghua, which are the same price as Lianqingzisun, usually sell for one or two yuan or even more in Quzhou, because the tea is from other places, so even if it is the same grade as Lianqingzisun, it is more expensive some.

This is the reason why things are rare.

The injury on Cheng Weizhe's hand was still not healed, and it was rare for Er Mao to go back to Quzhou together, so this time the job of sitting at the door of the shop and making tea to attract customers fell on Cen Zhiqing's head. Philosophical, naturally very fluent and proficient, and he is young and lively, and his speech is exceptionally pleasing, the effect is surprisingly good.

This time, there are more people, and there are more Li Shus at the counter to help. Although he is still tired after a long day of work, he does not appear flustered.The whole shop seemed to be in good order. Whether it was buying tea or dining in, the guests didn't have to wait too long, which won unanimous praise from the guests.

Thirty years later is the New Year's Eve. There are a lot of people buying New Year's gifts during this New Year's Eve. Their tea is cheaper than others, but it tastes better, especially the first time I saw the smokey Baiting. Smell a scent, the smell is indescribably alluring, and the taste is more delicate than ordinary Baiting, it is really not ordinary.

After such a day, although the three kinds of tea are sold together, the sales volume is not only three times that of the first day of the green purple bamboo shoots.At night, the two of them were lying on the bed to settle accounts, and they couldn't help laughing out loud as they talked.

Cheng Weizhe touched Yang Zhongyuan's stomach with his uninjured left hand, and said with a smile, "This time, I'm really lucky."

Yang Zhongyuan covered his hand, and his face, which was rounder than before, was full of joy: "Well, we will get better and better."

The two of them were happy and bored for a while, and then Yang Zhongyuan suddenly said seriously: "No matter what happens in the future, you must never hide it from me again. You definitely didn't drop your hand in the tea garden. Neither father nor master will tell me, Mr. Qing and Li Yi didn't say anything, but I knew it in my heart."

Cheng Weizhe saw that his complexion had darkened again, so he couldn't help but sighed, and put him in his arms: "Didn't I come back well? Well, don't think too much about it. There are you and the child at home, as well as Daddy, Master and Xiaotian. , I will definitely not let myself have an accident."

Yang Zhongyuan shook his head, but still said: "Azhe, you know me, I am not a weak person. No matter what happens in the future, you must tell me clearly and clearly. You don't know. I'm so flustered, the letter is clearly a report of safety, but I just feel something is wrong, I don't want to experience that kind of fear again. We both promise each other that no matter what happens, we can't hide it anymore, okay?"

After all, he didn't ask Cheng Weizhe what happened during those three days of heavy snowfall, he knew that things were definitely not as simple as he said.But the family members were considerate of his health and kept it from him. He knew that everyone was doing it for his own good, but he just felt flustered and bored.

It's not a good feeling to be the only one kept in the dark, especially if it happens to the one you love.

Seeing that he was extremely serious, Cheng Weizhe couldn't help but feel a little palpitated. He really didn't expect that something happened on his side, and Yang Zhongyuan on the other side was as flustered and frightened as he was.Even if they don't have any blood relationship, the feeling of being connected can still be clearly conveyed to each other.

There is no deeper emotion than this.

Cheng Weizhe buried his head in Yang Zhongyuan's neck, closed his eyes tightly, and took a deep breath.

"Okay, I promise you, no matter what happens in the future, you must be the first to let the other party know, okay?"

Yang Zhongyuan followed his long hair and finally showed a happy smile.

This matter has been settled so far, Yang Zhongyuan is not a person who is used to calculating everything, since he has made everything clear, he no longer dwells on it, and changed the topic instead.

"Boss Li sent the blueprints of the new shop before. I looked at it and thought that the one on Zuixiang Street is the best. The third-floor shop is spacious enough, the backyard can park a carriage, and there is a kitchen in the hall. It's empty. Shall we go and see?"

Cheng Weizhe nodded, and then began to think about business matters.

Their business is very good now, because many tea products can only be tasted in dine-in, so dine-in customers are more and more.Now the shops on Baozhu Street are not too big and not too small, and they can barely handle the business when the business is normal, but not now.

It is imminent to open another branch, but where to open it is the key.

Cheng Weizhe felt familiar when he heard the words Zuixiang Street, and in the blink of an eye, he remembered what Xia Junran had mentioned to them in a vague way: "If what brother Xia said last time is right, then this shop will be really suitable to buy. It doesn’t matter if it’s not. When we first came here and walked around Zuixiang Street, I saw that there were a lot of customers there, and many restaurants opened branches there. It’s called a commercial street, but In fact, they sell the most food."

Yang Zhongyuan nodded, and said: "That's right, Dingshanzhai has branches over there. There is no place to open on Baozhu Street, and even if they open, there is no big space. On the contrary, the streets over there are spacious and the shops are also large. It's only two alleys away from Baozhu Street, and it's very close even if you walk there. Besides, we've earned a lot of money now. If we can't afford it, we can close the shop and rent it out, and we can earn a thousand taels of silver a year. "

He was lenient, and opened another one if one failed. Anyway, they were still young, and with the support of the head office on Baozhu Street, nothing serious would happen.

Besides, they also have confidence in their craft.

One is the skill of holding a spoon learned from the royal chef in the palace, and the other is the only disciple of the master of tea art, how can there be no good things.

Both of them are happy people, it was decided at night, and just after dawn the next day, they sent a servant to invite Ren Yali.

It's already the beginning of December, and every household is preparing to buy new year's goods, and the next year's business is easy to do. They didn't rush to arrive until after lunch, and apologized repeatedly as soon as they entered the door.

Cheng Weizhe and the others didn't know that he was busy, because their own Fumanlou was full of business every day, so they just laughed and said it didn't matter.

After being polite, Yang Zhongyuan directly cut to the point: "Boss Li, last time we agreed on that shop, is it sold now?"

As soon as Ren Yali heard this, he knew that today's business was going to be done, and the smile on his face was even worse, almost dripping water: "Oh, to be honest, the shop is a bit big, and the inn business in Quzhou is not that big. There are a few, and few others open it again. If it is changed, it will cost another sum of money, so it has not been sold so far.”

What he said was the truth, what was wrong with that shop, he also told the truth, and never told lies to the boss who had been working with him all year round.Although Zuixiang Street is not as good as Baozhu Street and the commercial street in the south, it is in Beicheng and close to Baozhu Street, so the price of the shop is not much different from that in Nancheng. It is not a small sum to come out.

Those who have the courage to buy a large shop in Quzhou, but most of the famous merchants in Quzhou have settled down in Quzhou. Even if they want to buy a new shop, they only buy it for rent, not for their own use. business.

In this way, larger pavements are not very easy to sell.

However, Cheng Weizhe and the others have only been here for less than a year, and the business is so good that many people are jealous.Outsiders don't know, Renya Li Ke knows that his family is fully capable of buying this shop, so he doesn't bother to lie to others.

Hearing what he said, Cheng Weizhe couldn't help laughing: "Boss Li, you are honest, don't be afraid that we won't buy it after hearing this."

Ren Yali cupped his hands at him: "Boss Cheng, we are old friends, what am I talking about. Besides, can your house lose the money for decoration? The shops on Baozhu Street bought it without saying a word, this little one I know how good Nianfumanlou's business is. Now that the two of you invite me here again, you must be more than [-]% sincere and want to make a move, so I naturally have to tell the truth."

Yang Zhongyuan also laughed when he heard this: "Your mouth is too strong. We can't talk to you. When we talk to the master later, we must talk about it for us."

Renya Li smiled, and took out two blueprints from his pocket: "Recently, two other blueprints came to me. You two should read it first, and then make a decision?"

Buying a store is not a trivial matter, so Renya Li has always explained the situation clearly. Even if Yang Zhongyuan and the others came for the shop on Zuixiang Street this time, Renya Li also introduced the two recently found shops. .

After half an hour, he told the situation of all the shops again, and finally said: "There are still twenty days before the end of the year, you two can think about it first, and give me an answer within ten days. .”

Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe looked at each other, and said in unison: "Don't think about it, I don't know if Boss Li is free in the afternoon, let's go to Zuixiang Street together."

With the experience of buying a shop for the first time, the two of Yang Cheng were very quick this time.Yang Zhongyuan's month is getting bigger and bigger, after the first month, it will definitely be inconvenient to go out, now he feels tired getting in and out of the carriage, let alone staring at the decorations in the shop every day.

It's better to make a decision now while it feels right. Maybe in the spring, we can catch up with the new tea and make a discount, and give the branch a name.

Thinking about it this way, the two became more transparent, and immediately negotiated a price with the owner, and finally paid 600 taels of silver to buy the second shop.

Originally they wanted to make this place more refined than the main store on Baozhu Street, but after careful consideration, they still followed the same style.It's just that there are slight changes in the private rooms, each room is bigger, with tea tables and tea stools added inside, and the atmosphere suddenly becomes quaint.

Just in between the busy schedule, the new year is coming as scheduled.