Chapter 6 Buying Zhuangzi

This Chinese surname Jiang, is a very qualified middleman in the capital, many of the official eunuchs in the capital, wealthy families, buy houses and land through his hands, because of the fame, so it is not easy to wait for leisure to come out to see people, more people have requirements to meet him, this time I also heard about the reputation of the Bafu Restaurant, a moment of curiosity, only to come and see.

After Cai Wei saw Jiang Zhongren, she politely invited him into a private room on the second floor, instructed Xiao Er to grill all kinds of meat skewers, and invited her father Mu Zhongqing to discuss the purchase of Zhuangzi together.

Mu Zhongqing was startled when he heard that Cai Wei wanted to buy a Zhuangzi, a Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing, to say the least, costs seven or eight thousand taels, the best, the price can be as high as twenty or thirty thousand taels, where does the family have the spare money to buy Zhuangzi?

Cai Wei explained that she borrowed the money from her master and would pay him back when the business became bigger in the future, and then explained to her father the importance of Zhuangzi to the future development of her business.

Mu Zhongqing learned of his daughter's analysis that his daughter's ambition was that in the future, she would open a branch of Bafu Restaurant, a hot pot restaurant, and a spicy hot pot, and he was dumbfounded and dumbfounded, as if he had heard a fantasy, that is, he was shocked by his daughter's strange ideas, and was admired by her long-term vision and shrewd mind!

With his daughter's previous successful cases, he did not doubt his daughter's decision to buy a village, so he let go and let his daughter decide for herself.

Cai Wei was very satisfied with her father's open-mindedness, and after some consideration, she chose a large Zhuangzi located near the royal hunting ground, which was surrounded by mountains and rivers, the land was fertile, and the price was also very fair, only 18,000 taels.

Mu Zhongqing was also very satisfied with this Zhuangzi, so he asked Jiang Zhongren about the details of this Zhuangzi.

Jiang Zhongren deserves to be called a gold medal in the capital, he is sincere and reliable, he did not deceive customers in order to make this deal like other middlemen, just pick up good words, but honestly explained the pros and cons of this Zhuangzi.

It turns out that although this Zhuangzi covers a huge area and the scenery is excellent, because it is adjacent to the royal hunting ground, the wild beasts in the hunting ground often run to the Zhuangzi to harm people and spoil the crops, and there is a strict order not to fight without permission, so the owner of the farm has no choice but to sell it at a low price!

Mu Zhongqing heard that there were often wild beasts in Zhuangzi, and hesitated, after all, it was a matter of life and safety, and it was not a child's play. But when Cai Wei heard that there were often wild beasts, she became happy, and immediately said that she would go to see the Zhuangzi in person, and if there was no accident, she decided to set the Zhuangzi.

Jiang Zhongren was surprised to see that it was not his father who was in charge of the family, but his thirteen or fourteen-year-old daughter, and said to Mu Zhongqing with a smile: "Shopkeeper Mu, this daughter of yours is very powerful!" ”

Mu Zhongqing said with a wry smile: "Don't hide it from Jiang Zhongren, Mu is a talent, he only knows how to teach and read, not popular things, and now the big and small matters in the family are all handled by my daughter in Zhangluo, so she has to be in charge of these major matters of buying and buying land." ”

"Oh, in this way, Shopkeeper Mu is really a blessing, there is such a capable daughter, there will be great blessings waiting for you in the future!"

"Hehe, I don't dare to count on great blessings, I just want our family to be fed, clothed, and clothed, and have no worries about food and clothing!"

Mu Zhongqing and Cai Wei accompanied Jiang Zhongren to dinner, while Chaoyun went to the counter to act as a temporary shopkeeper.

Today's business is even better than yesterday, it is in full swing, the seats are full, many customers are repeat customers of yesterday, some are brought by yesterday's customers, and some are admired, these people have filled the restaurant to the full, and there is no place for an extra chair.

In the back kitchen, Uncle Zhang, sister-in-law Liu and Chunliu and a few other people, plus three mothers-in-law, were so busy that they couldn't lift their heads, fortunately there were a few more of them, otherwise they would definitely not be busy!

However, everyone is happy that the business of the restaurant is booming, after all, they earn a commission from the restaurant.

"Hehe, when the eldest lady hired someone, she said that it was a commission, and many people were still reluctant to come, I met my own mother this morning, she heard that I could earn more than 200 yuan a day, and my intestines almost regretted it, when the eldest lady hired someone, she was the first to pick her, but unfortunately she didn't come!"

A mother-in-law was chattering while scribbling.

"Yes, if our restaurant can continue to be prosperous like this, our sister will have seven or eight dollars of silver every month, and the pension money, shroud and longevity materials will be earned in the future." Another mother-in-law chimed in.

Chunliu listened, looked at the mother-in-law who was talking, and said with a smile: "Your old man is only in his forties now, and his body is still strong, why did he think of shroud and longevity so early, no bad luck!" ”

The mother-in-law smiled and said: "People have no long-term worries, according to my wife's opinion, you little girl, you should also save some money for yourself to buy a dowry, otherwise when you get married, there will be few decent dowries, and your mother-in-law will not be able to treat you." ”

When Chunliu heard this, her face turned red, and she gradually lowered her head in shame and stopped talking.

Aunt Zhang glanced at Chunliu and said to the mother-in-law: "As the saying goes, good men don't eat family meals, good women don't wear wedding clothes, only those spineless families can count on the idea of a dowry from their daughter-in-law!" ”

Everyone saw that Aunt Zhang was helping Chunliu speak, and they all knew that the pillars of Aunt Zhang's house were the same age as Chunliu, so they all knew it, smiled, and diverted the conversation.

Over there, after Mu Zhongqing and Cai Wei accompanied Jiang Zhongren to dinner, they went to the counter to take a look, and saw that Chaoyun had calculated the accounts clearly, and remembered every account clearly, as if he was born to be the material of the shopkeeper, and he was comfortable with this shopkeeper.

Seeing this scene, Mu Zhongqing relieved himself, sat in Jiang Zhongren's car with his daughter, and went to the suburbs to see the Zhuangzi

The Zhuangzi is located in the southern suburbs of the capital, more than 20 miles away from the capital, less than 3 miles away from the royal hunting ground, surrounded by mountains and rivers, a wide river flows in front of the Zhuangzi, just enough to use the river water to irrigate the crops in the Zhuangzi.

Behind, there are endless primeval forests and mountains, which are also known as royal hunting grounds. The hunting ground is very large, and from a distance, the mountains are green, the trees are shady, and countless wild beasts live there, and they breed for generations.

On the left and right sides is the farmland in the Zhuangzi, and now it is time to sow seeds, and the vast fields are full of tender green weeds and colorful wildflowers. A gentle breeze blows through the cool air of the field, with the fragrance of wildflowers and grass, which enchants the listener.

The carriage was rolling around, walking on the path of the field, and Cai Wei reveled in the idyllic scenery of this leisurely world.

Imagine, if you walk on the road in the field with your family every day, breathe the freshest air, feel the warmest pastoral scenery, drink the dew of magnolia in the morning, and eat the autumn chrysanthemum in the evening, how comfortable it would be to live a slow-paced pastoral life!

Mu Zhongqing was also attracted by this wonderful natural scenery, if there were no wild beasts to come out to harm people, I am afraid that he would be the first to decide to buy this Zhuangzi.

When they arrived at the village, the father and daughter looked back and forth again, and their hearts became more and more satisfied.

Zhuangzi is a large blue brick mansion with three entrances, spacious and bright, with fifteen main rooms and dozens of side rooms in front and back, and warehouses and utility rooms in the back.

The courtyard of the house is full of fruit trees such as begonias, cherries, apricots, peaches, pears, etc., although it is not as elegant as Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum, but in this pastoral yard, what is more suitable than these down-to-earth fruit trees?

After looking at the house, Cai Wei negotiated the price with the original owner, and the owner gave 1,500 taels on the basis of the original 18,000 taels.

Cai Wei took out five hundred taels of silver tickets as a deposit, and after signing the paperwork, the two parties agreed that tomorrow Cai Wei would make up the remaining price difference, and then the other party handed over the title deed, which was considered the sale.

Jiang Zhongren could take a percentage of this transaction and get one hundred and sixty-five taels of silver, and he was also very satisfied, so he took Cai Wei's father and daughter back to the city with satisfaction.

Zhuangzi according to Caiwei's Bafu Restaurant for more than 20 miles, coming and going, plus the time to see the house and negotiate the price, by the time they returned to the city, the sky was already dark.

When the father and daughter returned to the restaurant, they saw that the family's business was still booming, it was still full, and there were still people queuing up outside the door.

Mu Zhongqing was overjoyed, and hurriedly went to the counter to replace Chaoyun, but Cai Wei stopped him and said, "Dad, you've been busy for a day, let's go back early today, Chaoyun will make the shop exactly right." ”

Mu Zhongqing patted his daughter's hand and said: "Dad is not tired, but you, a daughter's family, get up early and be greedy and dark, Dad looks distressed and panicked, now the shop is on the right track, Dad just follow it here, or you go back and rest!" ”

Cai Wei listened, thought about it and nodded in agreement, these days, she is busy with the affairs of the restaurant every day, and at night she has to be greedy to release the old turtle out to help the old grandmother with acupuncture, her body is indeed a little tired, she wants to go back to sleep in her room first, after recuperating her spirit, and then wait for the night to ask the old turtle to come out to give her grandmother acupuncture.

Back at Anguo Mansion, she quietly entered through the side door, intending to quietly return to the Changchun Garden where she lived, without alarming anyone.

However, when passing through the garden, I was stopped by a well-dressed maid, who walked up to Cai Wei, blessed, and said respectfully: "The slave maid is the personal maid Liuzhu of the eldest lady in the house, and she has been ordered by the eldest lady to wait for Miss Biao here, and the eldest lady said, if Miss Biao comes back, please deign to Miss Biao, and go to the eldest lady's 'Yilan Garden', and the eldest lady will say something to Miss Table." ”

Cai Wei is sleepy and panicked, the reporter went back to make up for sleep, where can I have time to see the eldest lady and the second lady? So, he said mercilessly: "Go back and tell your master, Miss Ben has some important things to do today, and I don't have time to meet her, I will be free another day, and then I will personally go to your young lady to apologize." ”

Liuzhu was in a hurry, stepped forward to stop Cai Wei, knelt down and prayed: "Miss Cousin, the slave maid has been waiting for you here for two hours, and her legs are sore, please go with the slave maid, otherwise, the eldest lady will treat me for a crime that is unfavorable, and the slave and maid can't afford it!" ”

After speaking, she kowtowed to Cai Wei, and it sounded 'bang bang bang', and you didn't need to look at it to know that this girl's forehead must have been knocked out.

The daughter's family is the most important look, but this girl kowtows to her life just for such a small matter, it can be seen that the eldest lady is extremely strict with her subordinates.

Cai Wei is not a hard-hearted person after all, seeing the girl's endless kowtow, as if if she refused to go, she would knock herself to death, so she sighed and said, "You get up, I'll just go with you!" ”

Liuzhu was overjoyed, and thanked again and again: "Thank you Miss Biao for your success, thank you Miss Biao for ......"

At this time, her forehead was already bruised, and the skin was broken in some places, Cai Wei saw it, took out a small bottle of ointment from her arms, handed it over, and said: "Take this ointment back and wipe it, my daughter's family has the most important appearance, in the future, don't do it lightly for something unworthy, let alone joke about your appearance, remember?" ”

Liuzhu held the medicine bottle handed over by Cai Wei and looked at Cai Wei in surprise, as if she didn't believe that she would treat her like this.

After a long time, he woke up like a dream, nodded heavily, and said: "The slave has written it down, thank you Miss Table, Miss Table is a good person, and it is really a blessing to be able to follow your maid." ”

Cai Wei said lightly: "Let's go!" ”

Liuzhu said "um", and with a lantern in front, she led Cai Wei to walk towards the 'Yilan Garden' like Du Wanqiu.

Yilan Garden is located on the east side of the Anguo Mansion, because the people who live on the east side are the sons and daughters of the Anguo Mansion, and their status is precious, so the landscape in the east is much more beautiful than the west courtyard where they live!

Cai Wei walked behind Liuzhu, and while walking, she looked at the scenery of the East Compound, and she was fascinated, and someone came out of the opposite side of Leng Buding.

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