Gu Ci and his entourage found a small restaurant in an alley on the outskirts of Dongshi and ate a special home-cooked meal. The old couple in charge of the spoon and Gu Xi seem to be quite familiar. Xu was that Gu Yi had never identified himself before, and it was the first time they saw so many guards and a few luxuriously dressed children, and they were a little reluctant to come closer.

Gu Ci felt that they had a little special seasoning in their dish, such as perilla, so he asked very politely: "Old man, do you use an uncommon seasoning?" Don't know what it's called? Can you show me? ”

The old man said tremblingly, "...... Basil from the south is called the Nine-Story Tower by the locals. We are small households and can't afford to buy too many spices, so we put some of this to enhance the flavor. ”

"Can there be seeds or grows?"

"Yes, there are some, noble people wait a minute." The old woman immediately went to the kitchen, and Manna followed.

Gu Yi smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, old fang, since my sister wants your flowers and plants, she naturally won't take them for nothing." ”

The old man settled down a little, "Qilang-kun is polite, Ling Mei likes to just take it, it's not a valuable thing." ”

The old woman brought a handful of seeds, and held a wrapped basil in her arms, and a female guard next to her took the things.

The old woman wiped her sweat and said anxiously: "The old man is worried about causing trouble for the nobles and doesn't want to say it, but my wife thinks that there are only a few days to live, and there is nothing else to worry about, so I want to keep this little face, and when my son comes back, he can find a home......"

Ren Saiyuan, who had been quiet, suddenly spoke: "But someone hit your shop's idea?" ”

Lao Fang sighed and said, "Exactly, it is said that next door is a new shop bought by a certain grandfather, and he wants to take down our house and expand it into a backyard." ”

The old woman interjected: "There is no place to live in this vicinity, we have to move to the outskirts of the city after selling the store, if my son can't find it when he comes back, how can it be good......

Ren Saiyuan stopped talking after asking, Gu Ci looked at the careless Gu Xi, and lay on Gu Chong's shoulder and whispered tentatively: "Third brother, can I buy this store?" ”

"Buy it if you want." Gu Chonghun didn't care.

Gu Yi smiled, "Next door was originally Jing Tianbo's industry, and selling groceries was sluggish, and the second brother-in-law's wife wanted the entire inn to live in for the children." ”

Gu Ci looked at Mother Hu blankly, and after Mother Hu reminded that 'Second Aunt and Grandma's concubine is the daughter of Jingtian Bo Chen', she thought for a while before she reacted. She has heard that because the second sister is a concubine, she has been despised by this concubine.

Then she said slowly, "This relative is not familiar with each other if he doesn't move around often, so the eighth young grandmother of the Du family doesn't know that this is my industry, and it is understandable that she wants to take advantage of it." ”

Several people immediately laughed.

Gu Ci got the approval of his brothers, so he said to Lao Fang: "Master Fang, what is the price of the shop in your area?" Is it feasible for me to add 20% to buy? ”

The two old men immediately knelt down to kowtow to her, but she quickly asked Hu's mother to stop her and told Gan Ming to prepare the paperwork.

Gan Ming asked her: "The day of the contract is written today?" ”

If Gu Ci wants to treat this shop as his existing industry and make the eighth young grandmother suffer a loss, the natural date should be written forward, which is to make the deed paper old to the point of being fake, and it is also a trivial matter for Gan Ming.

"Write today." Gu Ci thought about who knew if there were any other disputes before this shop, and then specially explained, "Just write that we only buy a shop, and Master Fang and his wife can live in the shop for the rest of their lives." If the shop continues to open a small restaurant, give priority to hiring them. ”

After thinking about it for a while, he turned his head and asked Gu Xi: "Seventh brother, what else should I pay attention to?" ”

"You came to ask me when you had an idea for yourself?"

"Ouch, Brother Seventh is such a wise and martial talent, you don't need to pay attention to such trivial matters, wait for me to report the results to you, and then check and fill in the gaps."

Gu Yi pinched her fat face funny, and motioned to Gan Ming to take the old couple down to make a contract.

When the others withdrew, Gu Chong asked, "Why didn't Ah Luan let the old couple sign the deed?" ”

Ren Saiyuan also wanted to know, but it was difficult to ask because of the identity of outsiders.

"Everyone has their own ambitions, and if they didn't say they were willing to be servants, I didn't need to speak."

"If they want you, you will take it?" Gu Xi asked.

"How is that possible...... I don't have a shortage of people, and besides, it's easier to hire a laborer than to go into the house to serve......"

Ren Saiyuan couldn't help but ask: "If that eighth grandmother knew that you only bought it today, would it ......?"

"What if you got it?" Gu Ci completely ignored it.

She didn't think that Chang Ningbo and Jing Tianbo's people didn't know that Seventh Brother often came here to eat, obviously people didn't take these unborn boys of the Gu family in their eyes.

But she is different, since the seventh brother specially brought her, he must want to help the old couple, and he may not be able to do anything else, but in terms of preciousness, the old ladies of the two uncles have to pay full salutes in front of her.

Now it is clear that Yuanyi County, which is the only one in the capital, mainly slaps the face of the eighth grandmother of the Du family, and if she doesn't want to be beaten, she flashes and cools down, and she can only bear it if she is not convinced, and she is not even qualified to fight back.

Gu Chong and Gu Xi looked at each other and smiled, and Ren Saiyuan couldn't help but laugh.

The soft and innocent little girl is still very smart, and her little temper is extremely cute.

Ren Saiyuan remembered the content of the contract mentioned by Gu Ci, and asked curiously: "Aren't you going to continue to let the two of you open this restaurant?" ”

"Ah...... I haven't figured it out yet.,Look at what you're doing around first.,If it's suitable, I'll continue to open.,But how to open it has to be summed up well.。 ”

"It's okay to open a restaurant, you toss so much food at home, just take a few things out and cover the sea view." Gu Chong has always been very fond of the food that Gu Ci drummed up.

Ren Saiyuan's eyes lit up, "I don't know when I'll be lucky enough to taste it?" ”

"I'll post to my sisters after the New Year!"

Gu Ci, who bought the first property in his life, then marched to Gongqiao Pavilion.

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Because Gongqiao Pavilion is a place to do work, it is located in the West Market, close to the West Gate where bulk goods enter and exit. There are few orders under the New Year's Festival, and there are few passers-by, which cannot be compared with the bustling flow of people shopping, drinking and banquets in the East Market. It's also fortunate that they didn't go into a few big restaurants in the East Market to eat, otherwise it would have been dark when they got to the West Market.

Xie Qing was already waiting for them in the inner room of the Gongqiao Pavilion.

As soon as Gu Ci saw him, he called 'Uncle Qing' sweetly, and he was a little upset in his heart, he had made so many things for people, and he didn't know the name of his shop.

Xie Qing saluted several little masters and glanced at Ren Saiyuan.

Ren Saiyuan immediately reported to his home: "Ren Saiyuan in the Dingguo Mansion, cough, you will just call me Bingxin." ”

Xie Qinghan smiled and invited a few people to sit down, touched Gu Ci's hand and asked, "Why does Ah Luan want to come here to play today?" ”

Gu Ci said: "Today, I went to Dingguo Mansion to pay New Year's greetings, and Sister Yuan wanted to see what new things our family had recently, so she came with us." ”

Xie Qing said with a smile, "I did make a lot of rocking chairs and bamboo carvings a few years ago, why don't San Lang and Qilang take Ren Xiaolang to see everywhere?" Ren Saiyuan smiled, glanced at Gu Ci, and walked with the two of them to the place where the samples were placed in the front yard.

After Gu Ci asked the maid to step back, he took out a small crossbow and showed him, "Uncle Qing, this is modified by Sister Yuan, show it to you." ”

Xie Qing played with it for a while and said, "Ah Luan likes this? ”

"I like it, it's so practical!"

"Curry has a lot of things more delicate than this, take a new one for you to play with?"

"You're selling toys, and Sister Ren is changing weapons, you can't take them away, you have to give them back to me."

"The things made by the Arsenal Division are still a bit rough. This string and bracket shot twice should not be done. ”

"It's okay, it's a gift. And I only learned today that we have a Gongqiao Pavilion, if I had known earlier, I wouldn't have bothered you with such an unpopular thing as a water cup dog house......"

"Yu Gongben asked me to arrange for the tenth day of the first month to take the chief stewards to the mansion to meet you, who would have thought that you would come over today."

"I think this crossbow could be improved, but I don't know if it's going to get you in trouble."

"Tell me what you think first, and then let's discuss it with Yu Gong?" Xie Qing was very patient with Gu Ci.

Gu Ci hurriedly drew all kinds of screws, and also matched a series of fasteners such as nuts and washers, "I'm just not sure if I can make hard enough copper and iron." ”

"Hmm, you have to ask that Ren Xiaolang about this, the Dingguo Mansion also has its own blacksmith shop in Xishi, if you want to talk about the ability of the forging furnace, his family can compare with the official furnace of the Arsenal Division."

"Oh...... This hardness must have something to do with the heat or something, I wonder if you can see how their stove makes a fire and what something is added......"

"Ah Luan is interested in these?"

"Hmmm! I find these useful. Isn't Yaye busy again, I don't know if it's going to be a war? If so, the third brother may also go to war......"

"Okay, I'll tell my husband about this, let the adults come forward first, and Ah Luan will have a good New Year with peace of mind."

"Got it. By the way, Uncle Qing, I also bought a shop. Gu Ci told Xie Qing about the old Fang family just now.

"It's good if Luan wants to open a restaurant there. It is not only near the East City, not far from the Heming Academy, but also on the edge of the road that the noble family must pass to enter and exit the palace. ”

"However, I don't know what kind of shops are around, and if I open a restaurant, can the supply of meat, poultry, eggs, vegetables and fruits be enough from my own Zhuangzi? Is there a ready-made master or a big shopkeeper? Besides, whether to open a restaurant where you can listen to songs and dance, or an ordinary small restaurant, you need to investigate and investigate. ”

"That's fine enough! But don't worry, maybe after the New Year, this restaurant is more than that. ”

"We also have an industry nearby?"

"Danqing Pavilion is on the third street north of the East Market, and the Satin Silk Pavilion and the Bright Pavilion are both in the southern section of the East Market, and these three are the Xie family's industries. Gongqiao Pavilion and Liuying Pavilion were originally the industries of the Xiao family, both in the West Market, and Liuying Pavilion was made of glass. There is also Jiukang Hall, which is run with the medical monks of Tiemei Temple, at the foot of Tiemei Temple. ”

"Oh, that's a lot!"

"I'll sort out the situation of these properties later, and when the stewards meet, you can ask whatever you want. What to do in the future can be said directly to them. ”

“…… What!? ”

"Yu Gong is ready to let you take over the shop this year."

"Huh?!"

"Ah Luan, the properties of the Xiao family and the Xie family have always been in the hands of Duke Yu, he has no intention of doing business, and he is old, so he can only rely on you in the future."

“…… What about the brothers? ”

"Haha, these are all dowries left to you by Yugong, and a few Langjun can't use it." Xie Qing smiled very heartily.

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Ren Saiyuan packed four or five rocking chairs, a bunch of water cups with lids, and a giant dog house with gorgeous cornices and arches, parted ways with Gu Xi and Gu Ci, and returned home under Gu Chong's escort.

Gu Ci happily nestled in Gu Xi's arms, slept all the way home, and missed dinner.

Yuyi was very happy that Gu Ci handled the matter of the shop in this way, and told Gu Ao to tell Gu Ke about the matter of the shop, and handed it over to his sons to deal with.