(155) Riverside Teahouse
On the morning of 17 August, the housekeeper Jiang He came to report that he had just received a congratulatory gift for the joy of housewarming. Yun Xiangrong saw that the gift list was sent by Zhou Kunshu and Jiang Mengmeng. It is estimated that the little couple is reconciled, and they are discussing to have a good relationship with the princess's mansion.
So he sent a gift early in the morning, and the signature did not mention the matter of the Dongping Marquis Mansion. Yun Xiangrong understood, although the two were not very old, they had already married and were independent social groups.
Yun Xiangrong later learned that Qu Xiaomin was also a happy person, and he also sent the admission notice to the Dongping Hou Mansion on the morning of August 17, saying that he could enroll in the school within a week, but the next day Zhou Kunshu took his luggage to report to the Jinshi Seminar.
Because Jiang Qingchen will have lunch at the princess's mansion now, Yun Xiangrong basically doesn't go out in the morning, and a few days ago, everyone made an appointment to go to the riverside teahouse this afternoon.
This riverside teahouse carries Jiang Xi'an's full childhood memories.
The education of the Marquis of Changping is poor, including Jiang Qingchen, Yun Xue will not give a lot of monthly money, for fear that the children will go out to study badly. Jiang Qingchen is okay, he always accompanies the prince, and he has no chance to spend money at all, so he will develop the habit of not spending money now.
Yun Xiangrong thought that Jiang Qingchen didn't want pocket money before, in order to stabilize himself, but after a few months, he realized that he really didn't spend money. Jiang Qingchen likes the days when he has food and drink and doesn't have to worry about anything.
Jiang Xi'an is not, he is a child with desires, but his mother gives little money per month, and he wants to have a good time with his friends, so he can only calculate the flowers. Friends will choose the riverside teahouse for the gathering. The main thing is that the fees are low.
A few little boys chartered a private room, ordered two pots of tea, and brought their own pai gow, which could pass the time in the afternoon and not cost much. When you're hungry, give the guy some errands and buy some cooked snacks around.
Before Jiang Qingchen said that the best pepper and salt pork knuckle in the capital came from Wuxiang Zhai, Wuxiang Zhai and the riverside teahouse are on the same street, this is the old city, the surrounding population density is large, the second floor of the teahouse is the same as Xinle Building, you can see the performance of Goolan tiles.
The riverside teahouse is an old couple in the capital, who has reached the age of antiquity, originally had a son in the family, but served in the military decades ago and died in the military camp accidentally, and later the two recognized a son.
The old man has a stubborn temper and can't get along with this righteous son, mainly because the two have different business philosophies. In recent years, the capital has developed rapidly, and such a good location as the riverside teahouse would have been changed into a restaurant long ago.
Besides, the teahouse business has not been good in recent years. The main thing is that people's requirements for entertainment have increased, you only sell some tea and pastries, who will come? There must be some performances, but the old couple is old and really doesn't have the energy to do these tricks.
A few years ago, the capital set up an orphanage for the elderly, the imperial court undertook it, as long as you spend silver, you will definitely be given a pension to the end, the old couple thought about selling the teahouse, and took the silver to live in the orphanage.
I heard that the teahouse was going to be resold, and many people came, but the old man was not satisfied, because in his opinion, the riverside teahouse was his own child, and the people who wanted to buy it basically changed it into an inn or restaurant after getting it.
The teahouse is not there, and the old man has a feeling that the child has been killed, so he put forward a condition, he can't change the teahouse in his lifetime, and if he is not there, he can change it casually, if he can agree to this condition, the price is easy to say.
Businessmen are all profit-oriented, who would want this condition? Besides, if you live for another 20 years, isn't it a money-losing business?
As a result, business was so deadlocked.
The old man knew Jiang Xi'an, in his eyes Jiang Xi'an was a kind child, although he hadn't seen him for many years, he knew that he was doing a lot of business, so he went to Wankelou to take the initiative to find Jiang Xi'an, explain his intentions, and ask him if he was interested in the riverside teahouse.
If Jiang Xi'an had refused a few months ago, he would have declined, because he was really busy, and he needed to deal with a bunch of up and down the Wanke Building, but not in the past month, people are much more relaxed, and they are ready to start a new business.
The main reason is that Yun Xiangrong has become the bookkeeper of Wankelou, even if the accounts are clear, and the inventory is so clear, it really makes people cry.
At the beginning of the month, Jiang Xi'an said that he wanted to go out recently, and heard that Yingtianfu had opened a new factory for making wine barrels and wine jars.
Yun Xiangrong raised objections on the spot, there are still ten unused wine barrels that were bought three years ago, and there are still 3,000 wine jars in the outer warehouse, so do you want to buy them? Even if it's cheap, it's expensive to cover the cost of storage. The key is that the shipping cost is also high when it comes so far.
Jiang Xi'an was a little confused. Is there really so much stuff in the warehouse? I asked the warehouse manager before that it was out of stock, but Yun Xiangrong said that he always had to look for it, and Yun Xiangrong also said casually, I just read the account book and went to buy wine stuffed again, and there are still a thousand in the inventory that have not been used.
Jiang Xi'an didn't dare to question Yun Xiangrong's confidence when he saw that he was so confident, so he immediately went to check, and sure enough, everything was there.
Jiang Xi'an is convinced, Yun Xiangrong, who can remember even a few pennies clearly, is difficult to be convinced, from now on, Jiang Xi'an will report to Yun Xiangrong every time he spends a sum of money.
Jiang Xi'an and glad that he likes a girl like Zhao Zhao, if it is a shrewd type like Yun Xiangrong, it must be a resentful couple. I'm not a big brother, and I don't have the habit of spending money.
Jiang Xi'an is a person who prides himself on having a great interest in life, as long as he sees something he likes, no matter how much it is, as long as he thinks it is worth it, he will definitely buy it home immediately. In Yun Xiangrong's values, this is spending money indiscriminately. I will definitely quarrel when I go back.
The key is that under the control of Yun Xiangrong, it is impossible to have private money, but Yun Xiangrong is very reassuring and likable as a bookkeeper.
Jiang Xi'an and Yun Xiangrong said that they wanted to buy the riverside teahouse, Yun Xiangrong said that it was no problem, the capital turnover was open, although Yun Xiangrong had never been to the riverside teahouse, but he had seen the map of the capital and knew the approximate location, which was a good location.
If it is renovated and the target customers are redefined, even if it is still called Jiangbian Teahouse, it is estimated that the business will not be bad.
Jiang Xi'an did things neatly, looked at the general situation of the teahouse, and felt that there was no problem, so he paid the money on the same day and went through the transfer procedures. The old couple was very moved, they didn't expect Jiang Xi'an to be so happy, and even agreed to the conditions for continuing to operate the teahouse.
Jiang Xi'an said that he wanted to redecorate it and continue to operate, and the old couple had no opinion, helping to clean up their things, saying that after the business, they would also come to help when they were free, and they didn't want to be paid, mainly because they had been busy all their lives, and it was not interesting to be idle.
Jiang Xi'an is a kind person, so he promised that he could provide for them in old age, in fact, the old couple also knew that Jiang Xi'an was not bad for silver, because the teahouse sold him cheaply, and people felt that they couldn't help it.
The riverside teahouse has been closed, the tables, chairs and furniture inside are basically sold cheaply, the old couple has no house in the capital, and they have lived in the teahouse all their lives, which will be redecorated and ready to move to the orphanage in the next few days.
Jiang Xi'an wanted to take them to see and listen to their opinions before the renovation, because Jiang Xi'an found that there was no teahouse in the capital that was dedicated to female guests, and if this was opened, it would make money.
At noon, Jiang Qingchen came back for lunch on time, and Yun Xiangrong said that Jiang Xi'an wanted a teahouse.
Jiang Qingchen sighed that his status in the family is not as good as day by day, and in terms of business, Jiang Xi'an would take the initiative to tell him before, but now he is only notified by Yun Xiangrong, and it is said that the names of Jiang Xi'an and Ning Xiangrong are still written on the title deed of the teahouse.
The two finished lunch while laughing.
Because he was going to a crowded place in the afternoon, Yun Xiangrong had already decided to dress up as a man, and Zhao Zhao and Luo Yi would do the same, Yun Xiangrong's men's clothes were made according to his own size, but when he wore them, he always felt that something was missing.
So he turned around and took off the jade pendant that Jiang Qingchen was carrying, and brought it to himself, and the fan of the noble son came out.
Xia He and Qiu Cao also disguised themselves as men to accompany Yun Xiangrong.
Jiang Qingchen sent Yun Xiangrong to Wankelou to gather with everyone, thinking about it, after all, this is two princesses and a young eunuch going out, or let his shadow guards Tianji and Tianquan follow.
Jiang Qingchen saw that Yun Xiangrong had entered the Wanke Building, so he returned to the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion.
Yun Xiangrong was also very happy to see Zhao Zhao and Luo Yi, and they hadn't seen each other for a few days. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a big festival, and Luo Yi's house has been drinking for three days, but today I came out to breathe, of course I am very happy.
Several people are still boasting to each other about how handsome they are in men's clothes, and even make an appointment, go to the riverside teahouse for a while, and then go to Baihualou to shop, purely curious, Baihualou does not accept female guests, today several people are wearing men's clothes, but it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Even a few people decided to let Zhaozhao go to ** Jiang Xi'an, forcing Jiang Xi'an to take the three of them to visit Baihualou.
Jiang Xi'an can't let these three people mess around, it's certain, and it's impossible to finish watching the teahouse, a few girls said that we want to go shopping alone, we don't need Jiang Xi'an to accompany us, we can't hide it, only ** This trick, whether it succeeds or not depends on Zhaozhao's ability.
Zhao Zhao felt that although he felt that his sisters valued him, he hadn't done this before, and he didn't know what to do? Besides, Brother Xi is still a very principled person, and the success rate is not very high.
In the end, everyone felt that if Jiang Xi'an hadn't accompanied him today and replaced him with Li Yanfei, this matter would definitely have been done, and Luo Yi would have dealt with Li Yanfei without any effort at all, and he would have been caught directly.
As he spoke, Jiang Xi'an arrived, and several people were ready to leave.
At this time, the little guy came to report, saying that there was an accident in the wine cellar and injured someone, and the family members arrived, and they were making a fuss, so let Jiang Xi'an go and take a look.
The girls felt that this was an opportunity, and unanimously decided to let Jiang Xi'an deal with it immediately, and let Steward Jiang take everyone to see the Jiangbian Teahouse, anyway, the procedures for taking over the Jiangbian Teahouse were also handled by the Jiang Steward. Steward Jiang is familiar with everything.
Of course, Jiang Xi'an didn't know that a few girls had plans to visit Baihualou, so he didn't want to accompany him, but thinking that with the protection of plainclothes forbidden soldiers and shadow guards, nothing would happen, so he agreed.
The girls' hearts shouted long live, this is an opportunity given by God, and we must cherish it.