Chen Qiuniang thought that this young man was extraordinary, but she didn't expect him to answer like this. She was stunned for a moment, and then she intuitively felt that this young man must have a big story. Otherwise, a young man from the north will not become a beggar in Shu.

But she didn't have the extra energy to find out if this teenager would help her life plan, and at the same time, she didn't bother to look for the next person to help her, so she pouted like a little girl and said with an aggrieved expression: "Little brother doesn't know what I'm going to ask you, you just say you don't know." ”

The young man's footsteps paused slightly, but he still stubbornly walked forward. Chen Qiuniang hurried to catch up, and regardless of whether the young man agreed or not, she said: "My mother is seriously ill, so she asked me to come to Liuhe Town to do a few things." The first time I came, I wasn't familiar with the distance, so I wanted to ask for directions. Little brother, don't you know this? ”

"You're asking for directions?" The boy paused and looked at her earnestly, as if to confirm from her look that her words were not a lie.

"Yes. My mother asked me to do three things, and if I didn't do it, my younger brothers and sisters would starve to death. Chen Qiuniang still nodded with a pout, her tone gloomy.

The boy pursed his lips and stood still. Chen Qiuniang knew that the young man was agreeing to her request, so she said to herself: "The first thing is to find a literate person in the town, write a letter to my mother's distant cousin and grandfather, and ask him to save my mother." The second thing was to find my cousin and grandfather; The third thing is to beg my fiancé's family again to see if I can get married in advance, so that I can use the dowry to help my family. ”

When she said that, she couldn't help but sigh. Although the content of what she said was a bit of an edit, the hardships at home were really depressing.

The young man frowned slightly, the hideous scars squeezed, bringing out some blood, he couldn't help but whisper "hiss", then he raised his hand and pointed to the street corner in front of him, and said: "Turning that corner, there is a Yunlai Inn, and the shopkeeper of the inn writes letters for people." ”

"Thank you, little brother." Chen Qiuniang bowed slightly, regardless of whether he agreed or not, she stuffed the steamed bun into his hand, and said in a crisp childish voice, "I promised to help me." ”

The boy didn't speak, didn't leave immediately, just stood. Chen Qiuniang knew that he had promised to help her with this move, so she stretched out her hand to pull him and said, "Then please trouble my little brother to write a letter with me." Then, take me to my cousin's grandfather and my husband's house, okay? ”

The young man was suddenly embarrassed, and hurriedly broke free of Chen Qiuniang's hand, and said very uncomfortably: "I, I will go by myself." ”

"Thank you, little brother." Chen Qiuniang is still a crisp child's voice. The boy didn't answer, but walked straight to the corner in front of him.

Chen Qiuniang followed him around the corner, and sure enough, she saw the Yunlai Inn hidden behind the tall ginkgo tree. The two-storey old-fashioned wooden building, the words "Yunlai Inn" in gold letters on the black plaque have been mottled by the years, and it looks like it has not been renovated for some years. There are two large ginkgo trees at the door, and the young leaves are still small, reflecting the sunlight, showing a jasper-like transparency.

The door of the inn was open, and under the big ginkgo tree at the door was a rickety old man, dressed in a torn jacket, with his hands in his sleeves, guarding a makeshift stall set up with a basket on his back, selling boiled salted peanuts.

"Hey, I said Uncle Zhang, don't sell peanuts here. Our chef has been out of business for a long time, so where will there be customers to eat? On the stone steps at the door, there was a shopkeeper in gray cloth, shrugging his shoulders at the old man.

"Other homes, other homes, I will pay, I can't pay the money, and I won't be allowed to go." The old man's voice trembled, and his rickety figure was matched with his torn cotton wool shirt, which was particularly desolate.

When Chen Qiuniang heard this, she probably knew that the identity of this old man should have been the resident snack seller of this inn. This resident snack seller is a unique scenery of ancient restaurants and inns.

In ancient times, due to poor cooking utensils, backward cooking conditions, and long cooking time, restaurants and inns would try their best to retain guests. In addition to allowing gags and storytellers to perform to attract customers, some vendors will also be allowed to peddle food and entertainment gadgets, and the vendors who come to peddle only need to sign a simple contract with the restaurant and pay a little money to the restaurant owner every month.

Some hawkers' items are unique and will form long-term contractual relationships with certain restaurants and inns. This kind of snack seller is a long-term resident snack seller.

"Really, Uncle Zhang, you still go to the street, maybe someone will buy it, after the death of my old shopkeeper, there will be no guests here." The shopkeeper said again, and his tone was much darker.

"Don't," the old man muttered in a low voice, but did not say any more, but lowered his head, and his body was even more rickety, and he shrank like a withered grass in the cold sun.

The shopkeeper shrugged, sighed, and looked up to see Chen Qiuniang coming. He immediately shook his spirits, stood up with a "whoosh", and asked with a smile on his face: "Does the little girl want to stay in the hotel or sharpen it?" The small shop is good and cheap. ”

Chen Qiuniang smiled and said, "Second brother, I'm here to ask the shopkeeper to write a letter to the family." ”

The shopkeeper said "oh", his expression was obviously dark, but he still gestured very politely and said, "Please inside." ”

Chen Qiuniang walked inside, but the young man said, "I won't go in, I'll wait for you at this door." The shopkeeper didn't like the Northlanders. ”

Chen Qiuniang nodded, turned around and said, "Then please wait for me." ”

She said as she strode into the inn. This inn is a standard inn model, the downstairs lobby is a place to eat, which is very spacious, and the upstairs row facing the street is a private room for eating, and the rest of the upstairs is a place to stay.

It is the day of the market in Liuhe Town, the morning sun is warm, according to common sense, it is the time when there are many guests, but there is no guest in this lobby, those tables and chairs are neatly placed, and they are lonely. Behind the counter at the entrance of the staircase in the lobby sat a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old. The man was well-looking, thinly dressed, wearing a white robe, his hair was tied on the top of his head, and he was holding a book he didn't know what to sit and read carefully, and at the same time, he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing: It's a pity, this troubled world, this troubled world, alas.

"Young master, someone wrote a letter." The shopkeeper shouted, and then said to Chen Qiuniang, "Bring your own paper for one penny, and ask for two pennies for paper." ”

"Yes." Chen Qiuniang saluted, and when the shopkeeper saw that a guest was coming, he immediately put down the book, rolled up his sleeves and opened it, and asked while grinding the ink: "Who does the little girl want to write to?" So what? ”

"Write to my cousin and grandfather, ask him to save my mother. Just write: Cousin and grandfather, your niece, Liu Shi of Liucun Village, Er'e Mountain, is critically ill, I hope to save him quickly, and my cousin and granddaughter respect. Chen Qiuniang had already thought about these contents.

When the shopkeeper heard Chen Qiuniang's narration, he was not surprised, looked up at her carefully, dipped his pen in ink, and said, "You have also read books." ”

"My mother taught me to recognize a few words." Chen Qiuniang stood on tiptoe in front of the counter and said seriously.

"Good reading, good reading." The man muttered a few words, his voice became quieter and quieter, but his expression was darker, showing a little confusion.

Chen Qiuniang guessed about his thoughts, but she didn't know what to say, so she had to laugh dryly and echo him, and then stood and waited for the ink to dry, and at the same time, she also began to look at the inn.

This inn is a standard inn, look at the tables and chairs, the lobby layout is decorated, very good; Moderate lighting, ventilation and elegance, clean and tidy. The most important thing is that the location of this inn is good, it is not only in the mouth of the bustling city, but also leans on the green mountain, and the pillow is a stream, which is very quiet and elegant.

It's just that there are really no guests in this inn, even if the hardware facilities are good, but it is difficult to hide the feeling of desertion and withering.

This inn is really good, it's a pity to be run like this. Chen Qiuniang secretly analyzed the reasons, thinking that no matter how the shopkeeper dressed, said and deed, the bookish atmosphere was too strong and too young. This inn is his ancestral inheritance, the elder of the family died suddenly, presumably he is also chasing ducks to the shelves, must not be good at management, so the huge inn will be operated such a deserted field.

It's a pity, if you have money, it's very good to buy this store. First rely on this store to make a name for yourself, and build a civilian fast food restaurant in these ten miles and eight towns, buy special snacks, good quality and low price. At the same time, create a feast for the rich. When this name is sounded, the situation is almost stable. At that time, the opening of branches, the south and the north, the national chain, is definitely a source of money.

What a pity. It's a pity that there is no money. Such a good territory and such a bright future are all empty talk. Chen Qiuniang sighed secretly.

However, this road does not work, and there is another way. All roads lead to Rome.

Since there is no money to make a deal, then, you can also make a name for yourself by discussing technology with the innkeeper to invest in technology and revitalize this store. As long as there are customers, fame, and silver is always rolling in, you can still have a prosperous career in the future.

She had such a calculation in her heart, and was thinking about how to talk to the shopkeeper about possible cooperation, when she heard a rough male voice sound: "Chen Wenzheng, you give me your inn." You only know how much money you can earn by reading all day long, and writing a letter? You were sick before, and your family was emptied, right? Your half-blind old lady was still buying leftovers and old leaves on the street corner yesterday. ”

I'm going, and someone is coming to steal my business so quickly. It's hateful.

When Chen Qiuniang heard that someone wanted to take the lead in the store, she suddenly felt bad. She immediately followed the prestige, only to see a middle-aged man come in at the door, fat and wearing a blue satin jacket, walked into the store, pulled a stool, and sat down with a buttocks.

The young shopkeeper didn't say anything, just carefully collected the pen and ink, sat with the book in his hand, and after a while, he shouted: "Panqing, serve tea to Shopkeeper Liu." ”

The shopkeeper named Panqing was also displeased, but he still held the teapot and poured it for the shopkeeper Liu.

This shopkeeper and Xiao Er are polite people, and it can be seen from the way they treated her just now. Seeing their attitude towards this shopkeeper Liu, Chen Qiuniang was immediately happy.

Looking at it like this, it's a reassuring rhythm every minute. I'm afraid there is a big gap between this shopkeeper and that Liu shopkeeper, and their business will definitely not be able to negotiate today.

Well, they can't negotiate. This shopkeeper Liu can't take down this store, so this inn is in my pocket. Chen Qiuniang's whole person relaxed and watched the play on the side.

"Wenzheng, you are too polite, I just ate a few delicious dishes, this oil and water is in a panic, this tea came at the right time." The shopkeeper Liu smiled and took the teacup.

Chen Wenzheng, the shopkeeper of the scholar, only pulled the corners of his mouth, looked at the shopkeeper Liu with a smile, and then moved his gaze to the book in his hand, showing that he didn't want to pay attention to the shopkeeper Liu. The shopkeeper Panqing looked hateful, and asked indignantly: "Did Shopkeeper Liu try to poach a few of our chefs in order to eat a few good dishes?" ”

Yo yo yo, there is also a lack of virtue such as "digging up chefs while people's fathers are dead". Chen Wen is a scholar, educated by Confucianism, and his personality and integrity can be imagined. Chen Qiuniang was happy in her heart, and continued to watch the play with a quiet face.

"Panqing, don't be rude." Chen Wenzheng glanced at Pan Qing slightly, his voice was calm, but there was no lack of majesty.

Pan Qing muttered and said, "Young master, how can you be like you in business?" This man managed to poach our chef buddy, doesn't he want to force you to sell this Yunlai Inn at a low price? ”

"You melon baby, lowly embryo, where do you have the right to speak? If you slander me for no reason, be careful that I tie you up to the yamen. The shopkeeper Liu slapped the table and shouted angrily at Pan Qing.

Yo yo yo, this su zhì-, I am afraid that the normal way will not be able to take down this store, and I will secretly use a lot of means. He settled in this store by himself and started to operate, beware of this old boy's homework must be done enough, put it on the agenda every day, preferably for mutual benefit, if it can't be done, it must be completely suppressed.

Now-

Just take a good look at this old boy. Before Chen Qiuniang opened her mouth to tell Chen Zhengwen about the technology shareholding, she had already begun to think about how to deal with such business stumbling blocks in the future.

"This is Yunlai Inn, not your Auspicious Inn, you don't do your business here, please go back." Panqing didn't spare people, but Chen Wenzheng stopped him and said, "Panqing, you go and see the fire, and give the old lady a bowl of noodles, presumably the old lady is hungry." ”

The shopkeeper named Panqing had to "hum" angrily at the shopkeeper Liu, and then reluctantly went to the back hall.

The shopkeeper Liu's face was fleeting, and then he smiled, and he didn't continue to pursue Panqing's impoliteness, showing a generous appearance of "adults don't remember villains", slowly picking his teeth, and said slowly: "Wenzheng, I don't want to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and I don't like to beat around the bush." We have been old neighbors for decades, and your baby is too bookish, thinking about helping the world and the people. Let me say something unpleasant: the prosperous times may not all be as they wish, let alone the current troubled times? Now the war is in chaos, business is sluggish, and you don't understand the way of management, this Yunlai Inn is your Lao Tzu's hard work, you can't watch defeat. Besides, your mother's health is not as good as before, and you always need money everywhere. I'm going to take down your store for your own good. ”

Chen Wenzheng still had a calm look and said, "Thank you Shopkeeper Liu." A few times ago, I said that the family business should not be wasted, please go back. ”

"Huh." Shopkeeper Liu sneered, his face was full of disdain, and he got up and left. When he walked to the door, he dropped a sentence: "You have to be able to keep it." ”

Although Shopkeeper Liu's words were peaceful, he didn't see anything at first, but after thinking about it carefully, the threat was about to come out. Oh, it's really not a good stubble, and it's unlikely to cooperate with this kind of person for mutual benefit.

Chen Qiuniang watched from the sidelines, and had a clear judgment on this inn and a cadre of people: Shopkeeper Liu was bent on swallowing this inn, and Chen Wen was a scholar who was not good at management, and he didn't want to lose the family business.

This must be a good opportunity for God. Chen Qiuniang was happy, so she put the letter into the envelope and put it in the purse bag, and asked, "Chen Gongzi, I don't know if you want to invite a chef here?" ”

When Chen Wenzheng heard this, he looked at Chen Qiuniang in surprise, and then his face was gloomy, and he sighed and said, "Naturally, there is a shortage of chefs." It's just that the situation of this inn, you have also seen, the salary is not much, and I am afraid that some talented chefs will not come. As for the worse chefs, I really don't want to invite them to smash the sign of this century-old restaurant. ”

Chen Qiuniang pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Chen Gongzi, please rest assured, I will introduce a chef to you after I finish my business." If the food she cooks is not worthy of the sign of your century-old restaurant, she will not take your salary. ”

When Chen Wenzheng heard this, he looked surprised and asked in disbelief: "Really?" ”

"Although I am a little woman, I also know a few words, and I know that my word is true, and I will do what I promise. I don't say anything, it's true. However, it is not today, and I will definitely come to the next market day. Chen Qiuniang stood with her hands in her hands and promised Chen Wenzheng, but she already had a plan in her heart: when the family settles down, she will come to talk about cooperation on the next market day.

"Good, good. That's where you get in trouble. By the way, you tell the chef that if the business improves, the price will definitely increase. Chen Wenzheng has been racking his brains to do business these days, but to no avail. At this time, when Chen Qiuniang said this, he was overjoyed, and he thought she was a lifesaver.

Chen Qiuniang said with a smile: "The shopkeeper is a cheerful person." I will pass it on. However, "I'll go and deliver the letter first, and this is like fighting a fire." As she spoke, she raised the letter in her hand and the small embroidered cloth bag containing the letter and bone carving.

"That's, go, go." Chen Wenzheng urged, but hurriedly asked, "I don't know if the girl can tell her name?" ”

Chen Qiuniang looked back and hid her face and smiled: "Where did the village girl come from!" The surname is Chen, and the name is Qiu Niang. ”

"Oh, Miss Chen." Chen Wenzheng read it blankly.

This man is really nerdy. Chen Qiuniang lowered her head and smiled, then took the letter and happily walked out of the inn. Outside the door, the sun was shining, casting a dappled light from the gap in the ginkgo, and the northland boy stood under the ginkgo tree, his body straight, his face calm, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Little brother, I've written a letter." Chen Qiuniang reminded loudly. The young man looked up at her with a somewhat abrupt expression, and looked at her blankly for a moment before asking, "Where are you going first?" ”

"I'll go deliver a letter to my cousin first. Do you know that the Zhang family with the high wall of Zhumen in this town, the steward Wang there is my cousin and grandfather. Chen Qiuniang asked, and at the same time took the small embroidered cloth bag prepared in advance, and put the letter and the bone carving of Zhang Ci into it.

The boy only listened, did not say much, and walked straight forward. Chen Qiuniang saw his actions and knew that he was leading the way, so she didn't ask much, and followed the young man all the way with her skirt.

The young man was very fast, but he would not get rid of Chen Qiuniang. The two of them walked one after the other, through the bustling crowd, turned a few more streets, and crossed a small alley before the young man stopped.

Chen Qiuniang looked up and saw the mansion with high walls of Zhumen, a pair of stone lions carved in front of the door were quite mighty, the red lanterns were slightly white, swaggering in the wind, and the word "Zhangfu" on the plaque was quite powerful.

It turned out to be "Zhang" not "Zhang".

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