With Master Zhang's promise, Yunzhu was very happy in her heart.

When I turned around, I discussed with Ping'an: "If Master really helps us find a suitable shop, I'm afraid that we will have to ask someone to help take care of this stall at home at that time." You've got to go to the shop and help me. ”

"Yes. But the shop costs a lot of money, and it seems that the money of the Wang family's brother-in-law can't be paid up for the time being. ”

Yunzhu said: "At the end of the year, the brother-in-law of the Wang family may not lack this money for the time being, you have to rest assured, or pay back part of it for the time being." ”

Ping An thought for a while and said, "Cheng, it's not good to always owe others." I'll ask if there's a suitable long-term worker to hire. ”

Yunzhu agreed, and temporarily abandoned the matter.

Sure enough, after a gap of more than 20 days, Master Jiang came to the door and told Yunzhu something: "Master Zhang asked me to bring you a message, saying that I have a shop in the picture, so that you can go and see when you are free." ”

Yun Zhu was surprised: "Why is it so fast?" ”

The specific situation is not clear to Master Jiang, and he is only responsible for bringing the words.

Yunzhu called Ping'an and went to find Master Zhang. In the afternoon, Master Gao was generally fine, and it was not a surprise to see them come together.

"I asked a friend to find one like this. I'll show you there. ”

Master Zhang led the couple out of the back door, out of this alley, towards East Street, under an elm tree with a crooked neck, and entered a small street, which was on the second shop of the small street.

Yunzhu raised his eyes and looked, although this is not a proper street. But it's not too biased, there is a big market behind here, and it's very convenient to buy vegetables and meat. Plus the day of the fair. It's even more lively, so she doesn't have to pick in terms of location.

Ping An's idea at this time was that there was only one shop, and I was afraid that there would only be four or five tables at that time. Because there is only one room, I am afraid that it is too inconspicuous to be easy to find. It looks a little decadent, and the paint on the doors and windows has fallen off a lot, if you take it. It still needs to be renovated.

"It's not a proper street, it's small, and it's a little dilapidated. The price should be easy to say, right? Ping An glanced at Master Zhang and asked his own question.

Master Zhang said with a smile: "I don't know the price, I still have to ask my friend." ”

Ping An didn't ask anymore, and estimated in his heart that he should be able to take down such a door within fifty taels.

Yunzhu looked more anxious than Ping'an: "I wonder if Master's friend can let us meet?" ”

"Absolutely. I asked him for the keys. Go in and have a look. He lives not far from here, and you're waiting for me here? ”

The couple agreed.

"What can you sell in such a small place?"

Yunzhu said: "Why don't you sell noodles first." This comes quickly, there should be business, after all, next to the market, those who come to catch the market, they don't have time to go back at noon, and they are afraid that there is only a kung fu to eat a bowl of noodles. We set the price more reasonable. What do you think of my cooking? ”

"That's going to be fine. Okay, sell noodles and sell noodles. Here, the two of us will run it together. The stall at home can't be busy, so I'll go back and help. If you invite Changgong, you should be able to deal with the things on the mountain. ”

"Okay, listen to the price quoted by others."

Although Yunzhu's dream is very ambitious, starting from a small noodle restaurant, she is also very satisfied, and she is down-to-earth step by step. Wait until you have enough ability to expand.

The two waited for a while, only to see Master Zhang and a middle-aged man wearing a brown summer cloth robe walking over together.

When it got closer, Master Zhang introduced with a smile: "This is Lao Zhou." ”

Lao Zhou smiled and nodded, looked at Ping'an, and looked at Yunzhu. I feel that the people of peace are tall and big, and the eyebrows and eyes are not so friendly. Lao Zhou was a little stunned in his heart, what is the origin of this person, why does he look fierce and vicious, like a yaksha. Looking at Yunzhu again, he has the taste of a small jasper, and said in his heart, this man has married such a wife, but it has been a blessing for several lifetimes.

Lao Zhou's series of thoughts, of course, no one else knows, under the urging of Master Zhang, he took out the key, unlocked it, and pushed open the somewhat mottled door.

It squeaked, as if it led to another world.

Yunzhu stood at the door and watched for a while, it was indeed not big, only four or five tables could be placed. A room full of dust, I don't know how long it hasn't been used. It was just an empty room, and there was nothing. The window lattices also fell off, and they were also covered with dust. Because of the small space, it seems that the stove can only reach the door, hoping that the aroma will attract customers.

Lao Zhou said: "This place has been empty since the last family left at the beginning of the year, if I had known that you were looking for a shop, I would have given it to you earlier." I used to sell paper goods, but then I couldn't afford to do business and left, so I ran away before I even paid the rent, and I couldn't do anything. What are you going to sell? ”

Ping'an said: "I plan to open a noodle restaurant." ”

"Selling food, that's not to blacken the house." Lao Zhou disagreed.

Master Zhang hurriedly said: "This Song family is my apprentice, they can only sell food." Besides, there are really few noodle restaurants around here. ”

Lao Zhou heard what Master Chang said, and saw that Ping'an, a yaksha pestle, was here, so he was very embarrassed, so he said: "The rent is twenty taels of silver a year." ”

Yun Zhu's head spun quickly, the money in his hand is not very much at present, and it is still a little difficult to buy it, so it is better to rent it for a year first, and then make a decision after turning back.

Ping An glanced at Yunzhu, he already knew Yunzhu's thoughts, so he said, "Cheng, let's rent it for a year first." If we don't renew the lease next year, we promise to clean up the house. ”

"Well, that's what you promised. Brother Zhang happens to be a witness, and he will return a clean shop to me in the future. ”

Yunzhu and Ping'an have guaranteed, and as for the rent, the couple thinks it is appropriate.

Lao Zhou is also a happy person, so he found a place to write the contract document, signed it safely, and pressed his handprint. Yunzhu paid the silver ticket, and the shop was officially completed.

They'll be able to use it tomorrow.

When he got home, he explained the matter of the shop to his mother.

Feng Lao Niang said: "You are doing things very well. said that he was going to take a look, but even the contract was decided. Where's the shop? ”

Ping'an said: "In the small street where the elm tree with the crooked neck of the East Street entered." ”

Feng Lao Niang hurriedly said: "The place is a little biased, but it's not too bad." ”

Yunzhu smiled and said, "Yes." It depends on how it is managed. ”

Ping An and Yunzhu discussed how to renovate the store and what facilities needed to be added. Because the store is small and doesn't have that much financial resources, I don't plan to hire outside people. It's all a mom-and-pop shop.

The decoration is safe, and he is familiar with the materials. Yunzhu was completely handed over to him. She began to prepare for the aftermath of the business, which noodles to sell and what flavors. What a bowl. What kind of noodles, she planned them one by one. In order to make a detailed plan, she plans to find a noodle restaurant on the street to have a meal.

When she was going to find Xiangmei and Tian Tian to accompany her to eat noodles again. I don't know that my aunt and nephew have always refused.

"If I don't go, it cost my sister-in-law's money, and the taste is not as delicious as my sister-in-law's cooking."

Yunzhu smiled: "You haven't tasted it yet, you know it's not delicious?" Don't you think it's boring to go to an ordinary small shop this time? ”

Xiangmei was a little embarrassed by Yunzhu's thoughts. Tian Tian also had the same opinion as her aunt. Besides, her mind was obsessed with the basket of roses that had just been plucked, and she was not interested in anything else.

There was no way, Yunzhu had no choice but to ask for peace.

Ping An has been busy finding out the price of materials for the past two days, and asked the painter how much he earns a day. How to sell tables, chairs and benches.

"I said that the tables, chairs and benches should go to the thrift market to see if there is a suitable one, buy two pieces back, and clean them up, what do you think?"

Yunzhu said: "Cheng, not only save money but also save time." Tell people to fight now, I'm afraid it won't be completed in two or three months. ”

"That's right! What color do you want to paint? Black or red? ”

The black is elegant, and the red is bright and warm. Yun Zhu chose red after deliberation.

After discussing these trivialities, Yunzhula went to the street to eat noodles safely. Ping An originally didn't plan to go, but then Yun Zhu reluctantly agreed.

She didn't have a specific goal, and there weren't many opportunities to eat out, so she walked around casually, chose a noodle restaurant that seemed to have a good business, and the two went in.

This store is a little bigger than the one in Yunzhu's photo, with the appearance of two rooms and more than a dozen tables. It's a meal, with five or six tables of guests. She and Ping'an chose a corner to sit down, and this corner was inward, so that she could observe the whole store.

The noodle shop was headed by a short, stocky man, who was born white. He was dressed in short brown, and the flesh on his arms was shaking as soon as he stretched his face.

Their family is not like Ruyi and Drunken Gathering, where they write down all the dishes on the sign and hang them behind the counter. There was no counter in their house, and the short and fat man cooked noodles, and the other was like the one carved out of his mold, but he was a head taller than him, and the thinner young man was in charge of settling accounts and running the hall.

The young man walked up to them and smiled earnestly, "What kind of noodles do you two eat?" ”

Yunzhu thought that he would have to go to other houses to investigate, and he couldn't eat too much here, so he asked, "What kind of noodles do you have here?" ”

The young man replied: "It depends on whether the two of you are vegetarians or meat." ”

"What's the meat and vegetarian food?"

"There are goose meat, duck meat, rabbit, chicken, and cowpea meat, and there are only three kinds of vegetarian meat: sauerkraut, sprouts, and crushed cowpeas."

Yunzhu naturally knew the amount of food in Ping'an, so she ordered goose meat, a rabbit and a sauerkraut, but they all wanted one or two portions.

Ping'an whispered to Yunzhu and said, "I'm not afraid of these alone. ”

Yunzhu mysteriously squeezed her eyes at him and said, "Why are you in a hurry?" ”

When their noodles came up, Yunzhu gave up the two meat dishes to Ping'an and ate the sauerkraut himself. She once heard people say that if a restaurant tastes good, you can know if you eat their kimchi.

When their faces came, Yunzhu pulled a chopstick from each of Ping'an's two bowls and left. Judging from the countless noodles she has tasted in later life, the taste of this family is indeed mediocre and brilliant at all. The noodles of sauerkraut are cheap, and only four cents are worth one or two. However, the sauerkraut is not very good, the stalks are old, too sour, some are slightly bitter, and there is basically no oil flower. The taste is more bland than a little unpalatable.

Ping'an is not so particular, two noodles in one or two, and each was divided by Yunzhu with a chopstick, he ate it all in a few clicks, and even drank the soup cleanly.

The sauerkraut is not delicious, and the goose meat is too greasy, and the rabbit has some earthy smell, which seems to have not been processed well, and it is salty overall.

This is the conclusion that Yunzhu came to about this noodle restaurant.

Then they went to the second one, which was clean and tidy, and there were more customers than the previous one. Yunzhu ordered the rotten meat cowpeas that people most often ordered.

After tasting it, she felt that the taste was indeed good, more than one level better than the previous one. Even Ping'an said: "I will often come to this house to eat in the future." ”

Yunzhu secretly pinched him, and Ping An reacted and sneered: "Look what I'm talking about." ”

The two ate noodles, and when it came time to settle the bill, Yunzhu was stunned, this one is expensive, the one in front of it has the same rotten meat cowpeas, the same amount, and other families only charge eight yuan, but this one actually costs ten yuan.

However, there seems to be a reason why people are expensive, and if they are two cents higher, some people have an extra value of two cents.

On this day, she and Ping'an only went to these two noodle restaurants, but she has summed up a set of experiences. I wanted to continue the investigation, but Ping'an protested: "I've eaten almost half a catty of noodles before and after, no, I can't eat it anymore." ”

"I thought you had a lot of food, but it turned out to be just a little er." Yunzhu scoffed.

Ping'an said: "I'm not very good at eating noodles. ”

"Okay, it's up to you, we'll call it a day. Tomorrow to continue! ”

"Coming back tomorrow?"

"Of course, if you accompany me, I can have more. I couldn't eat it myself, and those two slippery heads refused to come with me. I heard that I was not interested in eating noodles, and last time I took them to get drunk and get together, one by one, it was like the New Year. ”

In the next ten days, as long as he is safe and empty, Yunzhu will take him to shuttle through the noodle restaurants in the streets and alleys. After a while, Ping An was tired of eating, and Yunzhu didn't even want to touch the noodles for the time being. It has cost hundreds of dollars these days, but for Yunzhu, this investigation is very necessary. She has figured out the direction for her own business in the future.

"Azhu, let's eat noodles in the evening. I went to change ten pounds of flour and came back. ”

Yun Zhu's head was big when he heard this, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Mother, don't mention this word." Ping An doesn't want to eat either, let's do it another day. ”

"Okay, I won't embarrass you. In the evening we eat pimple soup, and I will cook it. ”

Yunzhu breathed a sigh of relief.

And the aunts and nephews who were watching the excitement on the side felt that it was the wisest choice not to agree to Yunzhu's request at the beginning.

Twenty days later, the stove was ready, and the tables, chairs and benches were all ready. The floor had been leveled, the doors and windows had been painted red, and the old tables, chairs and benches that had been recovered from the market were all painted black. There is still no need for a counter, and Ping An spent less than 100 yuan to buy a table with drawers, which is long and does not occupy an area. (To be continued......)