Chapter 14 Buying and Selling
Seeing that He Liang and his group were leaving in a gloomy manner, and there was no one else in the teahouse, Feng Wuxian signaled Xu Chunshu to hang up the sign of closure, and asked the shopkeeper to lead everyone to the inner room.
"That's why you were so attentive to this king in the first place?" There was a little annoyance in his words, but more of appreciation, "With such a pair of sharp eyes, the boss's business should be better than now." β
The shopkeeper was a little frightened, but when he saw that Feng Wuxian didn't mean to blame him very much, he dared to raise his hand and wipe his face, and then said respectfully, "If you go back to Your Highness, Xiaomin's business here was originally good, but Wei Ye insisted on wanting this teahouse, and often sent thugs to make trouble here, and there were fewer people coming." As for His Highness's identity, Xiaomin just wanted to test it at first, but who expected His Highness to know the cup, so he dared to keep you. If you take the liberty of it, Your Highness Shang begs for forgiveness. β
"Well, then do you know that this king can protect you for a while, but he can't protect you for a lifetime?" Feng Wuji's smile deepened, "Besides, the He Liang who left just now is not a kind person, if he holds a grudge, your small shop will not be able to sustain it." β
The shopkeeper looked helpless, "Your Highness doesn't know, this teahouse has been passed down to Xiaomin for the third generation, so how dare you get rid of it easily?" Xiaomin also knew that the people didn't fight with the officials, but they really couldn't bear to have the inheritance left by the ancestors of the Li family ruined by others. Wei Ye wanted to turn Xiao Ke's teahouse into a restaurant and restaurant, and wanted to abandon this signboard of 'water jade and smoke', but Xiao Min could never agree to this condition, so he resorted to such means to force him. β
"Boss Li,"
As soon as Feng Wuxian came out, he heard the shopkeeper say in a loud voice, "Your Highness, don't call Xiaomin like that, it's really going to kill people." Xiaomin's surname is Li, and his single name is an overseas Chinese character, and His Royal Highness can call Xiao's cheap name.
"Li Qiao, since you can't escape the entanglement of that Wei Wenlong, then the king might as well give you an idea." Feng Wuxian sat down on his own, seemingly playing with the folding fan in his hand with some concentration.
Li Qiao's heart tightened, could it be that this prince also took a fancy to his teahouse? He couldn't help but regret his recklessness, which of these dignitaries and nobles was an easy lord to deal with, and he also wanted to use the tiger to drive the wolf, which was so naΓ―ve. "Your Highness's idea, the people are listening." He gritted his teeth and burst out a sentence.
"This king will discuss with Wei Wenlong, and he will buy your shop, and then hire you back to continue to be the shopkeeper, how about it?" Wind Without a Trace casually made his own suggestion.
This suggestion greatly surprised Li Qiaodi, he was worried that Wei Wenlong would lose the century-old signboard of "Water Jade Smoke", if he could hire himself as the shopkeeper, he could at least look at it, but he didn't believe that Feng Wuxian would be this good person in vain. After all, he is a veteran in the business field, how can he not see that people are playing with the idea of indulging in the old man? "Your Highness can be so righteous, Xiaomin is grateful, I don't know where Xiaomin can serve His Highness?"
Smart man, Feng Wuxian gave an evaluation in the bottom of his heart. "The king's request is very simple, that is, he wants to borrow the boss's eyes. Since the boss has such a pair of eyes that distinguish between rich and poor, wouldn't it be a pity to waste it? If it can be used to observe people, it will definitely be able to show its strengths. β
Li Qiao couldn't help but feel ridiculous, these Seven Highnesses are not the arrest of the Criminal Department, let yourself see what people do? The dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital will still have a trace of wind and do not recognize it, and besides, how can the common people be worthy of his attention. His eyes are poisonous, but it is useful to see those characters who are different from ordinary people, and he is not Bole, can he still be expected to see thousands of miles among ten thousand people?
Feng Wuxian seemed to see his doubts, "This king doesn't want you to do anything unseemly, with Wei Wenlong's temperament, this water jade brand will be played sooner or later, and when there are more people coming and going, maybe some officials will be mixed in." The king will send a helper to you, and if you see someone who is an official in the future, you might as well write it down and give it to the king when the time comes. β
Although things seem to be very simple, Li Qiao knows how much he has to do with it, which is obviously to be a spy himself! According to Uncle Wei's temperament, this teahouse is afraid to be rebuilt, and the teahouse that can be kept at the bottom is already an outlier, and the upstairs must be a restaurant. The nobles rushed to the face of the Lord He behind Uncle Wei, and there were by no means a few people who came and went, and when he recognized the person, he reported his name to the Seventh Prince, and he couldn't escape his grasp of any friends and the like, which was really a ruthless trick. I just can't refuse, after all, for myself, ancestral craftsmanship and signboards are the first.
"Your Highness has already said it, can Xiaomin still refuse?" Li Qiao's face is more ugly than bitter melon, but there is a hint of pride in the middle, he is not the kind of person who is willing to be ordinary, but he is a little depressed when he gets old and has no chance to get ahead, now if he can really satisfy Feng Wuxi, he can climb to the sky in one step, at least he doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, it is better than being bullied. He secretly made up his mind that one day he would redeem this teahouse, and he couldn't let Wei Wenlong look down on him.
Feng Wuji's plan was not in advance, and it was barely a sudden idea. He suddenly realized that his previous vision was too narrow. There are many sects and nine streams in the capital, although Brother Lang said that it was indeed a good intelligence channel, but if he met a more square official, he would not go to that kind of fun party. On the other hand, restaurants and teahouses, although the information is mixed and there is not much worth expending, just knowing which officials have close contacts can also draw some truth from it. As long as there are some small clues, I'm afraid it will be enough for my own few people to analyze.
He frowned suddenly, today's micro-service outing was completely out of the moment, but he didn't expect to cause so much trouble, and he had to deal with it for a while after he went back, so he was really not idle. He smiled bitterly and glanced at Li Qiao, who must be respectful, one Fan Hengwen is enough for a headache, and then he will have to deal with the famous and treacherous Wei Wenlong, alas.
Wei Wenlong sat calmly in the hall of the Qinjun Palace, different from He Liang's retelling, he didn't think that this prince would have trouble with him for a small teahouse owner, he just wanted to see him with ulterior motives, what does He Liang's stupid person know! A smug smile appeared on Wei Wenlong's lips, he proved very early on that he did not rely on the power of his brother-in-law to have today's good luck, and only by being left and right among the dignitaries and dignitaries could he be truly undefeated.
Suddenly, Wei Wenlong heard a movement and hurriedly stood up, and sure enough, after a while, a young man with an indifferent face walked out of the room, looking at him with sharp eyes from time to time.
"The grass people greet the Seventh Highness." Wei Wenlong respectfully knelt down and saluted, but before his knee could hit the ground, he was helped up.
"Boss Wei doesn't have to be polite." Feng Wuxian didn't intend to let this fine person think that he was deliberately putting on a show, "I didn't expect this king to be able to meet Boss Wei who was famous in the capital so soon, it's really a blessing!" If it weren't for the fact that this king asked that Steward He to pass on a message, I'm afraid you wouldn't have come so quickly, right? β
Wei Wenlong only felt an incomparable relief, he really didn't guess wrong, if this Seventh Highness came up to Xingshi to ask for guilt, then he would never be able to easily solve the chaos in Fujian, and then win the emperor's trust in one fell swoop. "Your Royal Highness has won the award, the grass people are guilty of inviting the guilt, and Steward He misunderstood the meaning of the grass people, so he did that kind of unsightly thing. Thanks to His Royal Highness's drinking, otherwise, if it affects Lord He's official reputation, the grass people will die and will not be redeemed. β
Such high-sounding words came out of the mouth of this profiteer, but there was an indescribable sincerity. "Okay, Boss Wei doesn't have to be polite anymore. This king didn't invite you to come for that little thing, you must know that you are a big boss who is making money every day, if it disturbs your big event, I'm afraid that Lord He will also look for this king's theory when he arrives, right? Feng Wuxian first made a joke, and then said, "Since this king invited Boss Wei to come, he naturally wants to talk about a big deal." β
Wei Wenlong's eyes lit up, he didn't have any other hobbies, but he had an unusual fanaticism for money, probably because he had been poor since he was a child, so he couldn't stand poverty. Although his sister-in-law married He Weitao, he didn't have to worry about food and clothing, but he just wanted to prove himself, so he begged that brother-in-law to obtain the treasure land of Yiyun Pavilion now, and finally made a lot of money, and even He Weitao changed his disdain for himself. "What kind of business does Your Highness have to bring to the grass people?" He couldn't wait to ask, and as soon as the words came out, he felt that he was too reckless, and his face was a little scornful.
"Boss Wei has always been very interested in the restaurant business in the capital, isn't he? The market entrance of that teahouse is really good, but why don't you have the idea of hitting other places at the same time? For example, wouldn't it be better if you bought the dying green building opposite Zuixiang Building and converted it into a restaurant? Feng Wuxian saw Wei Wenlong's slightly embarrassed face, "With the customers over there in Zuixiang Building, are you still worried about having no business?" β
Wei Wenlong looked at Feng Wuxi's eyes suspiciously, but he had already made an calculation in his heart, the Zuixiang Mansion was indeed the most frequent place for dignitaries and nobles in the capital, but it had always been monopolized by a few Qinglou. Now that Zuixianglou is a lone show, it is possible that other peers will not be able to open it, and if it can acquire the territory of one of them, the income will never be less. Although he has a lot of business in the capital, his foundation is still shallow, so he can take this opportunity to make friends with the Cui Niang of the glamorous capital, maybe it will be useful in the future.
"Your Highness really has a high opinion, the grass people are really taught." Wei Wenlong laughed and bowed, "Just now is just the beginning, Your Highness must have something else to entrust, the grass people are listening." β
Feng Wuxian showed a relaxed smile, or the most pleasant to deal with smart people.
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