Chapter 356: Insider's Doorway

Although he hid a lot of skills, the contractor who was temporarily hired and said to have a good reputation and his construction team worked under Ye Tao for more than ten days, but they were criticized for being incomplete. The problem is that neither the contractor nor the guys at the bottom who think they are good at their craft have any place to reply. Ye Tao said that where there is a problem, there must be a problem, and at the beginning, they did not relentlessly find reasons. But then Ye Tao called the soldiers of the special battalion from the workshop to supervise the work. That soldier's name is Wen Ping, if he didn't like army life too much, this kind of guy who has already obtained a technician certificate in the workshop in Danyang can find a good job anywhere. He did it himself in front of the foreman and the fellows, he did not use ink lines under the saw, but the lines that came out were horizontal and vertical, and the chisel in his hand went down to make a tenon, which was more than three times faster than those guys. Wen Ping put on the style of guiding apprentices in the workshop, and also recalled the original name of Ye Tao, and said to those guys with a big grin: "Listen to the words of our young owner, it's right." In your way, you can do it if you like it, and you don't like to do it and leave the bill. Damn, you can't even saw wood well, and you dare to play tricks here? ”

In these days, the communication between craftsmen is so simple, and those who are skilled have the right to speak. From then on, the foreman and his fellow men obeyed the words of Ye Tao or Wen Ping, who occasionally came to supervise the work. They also gradually discovered that the things that "Lu Shaodong" casually pointed out to them were actually infinitely effective.

Not only the contractor and the guys, but that Xiao Xingyuan also has a stronger and stronger interest in Ye Tao. When he bought this piece of land and subleased the courtyard that he didn't need in the back to him, Xiao Xingyuan only felt that although this guy named Lu Zhen had a gentle attitude, he was really happy to do things. But later, it was actually this Lu Zhen who came to him directly, and borrowed the name of Jinyuan and his local connections in Xiling to help him organize miscellaneous things, a total of more than a dozen kinds of tea leaves of different origins and grades, many kinds of petals and fruits, as well as various medicinal materials or similar plants such as tangerine peel, bellflower, rosemary, chrysanthemum, honeysuckle and so on. I only heard Ye Tao say that Xiao Xingyuan, who was about to open a tea shop, understood those tea leaves, but the other strange things were not clear. There are not many people and blended flower tea these days.

However, after a few days, Ye Tao asked the guy he had just hired to bring him several kinds of tea, such as chrysanthemum Pu'er and rose oolong, for him to taste, which made him suddenly realize that it was this idea. Not to mention, pure single tea has something to taste, but this kind of brewed tea also has the flavor of blended tea. After Xiao Xingyuan greatly admired the business experience of Lu Shaodong's family, he spent a few days doing his own thing, organizing the supply of goods, promoting sales, visiting familiar officials, the head of the family, etc., looking like he was ready to do a big job in the local area. However, when he was just about to take a breath and rest for a day or two, Ye Tao had already come to invite him to sit in Yuanyuan Garden. In less than a month, all the renovations have been completed and are ready for business.

"Little brother, your tea shop is so elegant, and the taste of the tea is also very chic, so business is naturally not worried. It's just that you're moving too fast. In the blink of an eye, there is not much time, and it is ready to open at any time. Xiao Xingyuan couldn't help but be amazed.

Ye Tao shook his head and said, "At the beginning, it was because people were one step ahead of themselves anytime and anywhere, and they couldn't steal the business. I came all the way from Zhenzhou with my family, and there were many reflections on the way. If you want to talk about wealth, power, and connections, you can't compare to others, and you can only work speed and intentions. ”

Ye Tao's fake sigh resonated with Xiao Xingyuan. Xiao Xingyuan also saw that whether it was from the decoration in the tea shop and the standards and methods for hiring personnel, in fact, Lu Zhen's style of doing business was very peaceful. It is very much like those merchants in Dongping who have become active, fast and changeable in the flourishing business atmosphere of Dongping, or in other words, the first line of Dongping Inner Mansion and the emerging business family represented by the Ye family. And doing business like that was something that many merchant families in Chunnan, Northern Liao, and Xiling wanted to imitate but couldn't succeed.

"Oh, yes." Xiao Xingyuan sighed: "Since Dongping came up with those two businesses specializing in transporting goods, my colleague in Dongping has been having a hard time. We want to follow along, but people also let it go, and those who learn from me live, and those who are like me die. …… How can it be a study, how can it not only look like but also look like, the bosses don't have the courage to decide. ”

Xiao Xingyuan patted Ye Tao on the shoulder and said, "Little brother, you are a good person, and we are now business partners." Although the business of opening a tea shop is done, but it is indispensable to deal with all aspects, you are new to the city, and you are not familiar with people, so go back and follow me around. Who to meet, what kind of gift to give, brother, I have been running in Xiling for many years, and I have some experience. ”

Ye Tao thanked him: "Then thank you, Brother Xiao, for your care." This favor, I made a note of it. ”

Ye Tao's cheerfulness made Xiao Xingyuan very satisfied. Although he is from Chunnan, his personality is still relatively straightforward, if Ye Tao is embarrassed to say this stickyly, how can he be born that way, he would frown and reconsider. And the "remembering favors" that Ye Tao said is very good among the merchants in the Northland. With Ye Tao's hearty character, the future return will inevitably not be low.

Xiao Xingyuan is indeed very familiar with Anqing, and the faces of officials at all levels are not bad, and he was able to take Ye Tao to a birthday banquet for a third-grade official, where he met the two captains of the household department and the Anqing Soldiers and Horses. With this relationship alone, there should be no big problem for the opening of Yuanyuan Garden. After all, the gift has been delivered, and the greeting has been made. But Xiao Xingyuan unexpectedly found in this visit that Lu Zhen, a down-and-out businessman, did not change his face in the face of the Xiling officials in the room, and did not have a nervous expression at all, whether it was with the household servant or with the two captains, they quickly let the other party open the conversation, and after two glasses of wine, he had actually been introduced as a confidant and began to call him a brother.

Xiao Xingyuan noticed this, and suddenly had a slight doubt about the identity of "Lu Zhen". However, he didn't think too much about it, he just thought that "Lu Zhen" was just the kind of child of a family who used to have a bit of status in Zhenzhou. This kind of child of a family who has seen the world should be able to perform like this. But later, when he invited the two captains and the household squire in the Yuanyuan Garden, which had not yet opened, Xiao Xingyuan saw some clues from Ye Tao's clothes. The weather was getting colder, and Ye Tao was not wearing the cotton and linen blended robe that he used to run around with Xiao Xingyuan, but changed into a blue-gray cotton blouse. Xiao Xingyuan had also done a cotton cloth business for a while before, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, the cotton robe on Ye Tao's body was woven thicker than ordinary farmhouse cloth, and the fibers were more tightly knit, but the feel was unusually soft. This is by no means an ordinary farmhouse product, or something that can be made by any weaving shop in Xiling now. If this is the clothes that "Lu Zhen" prepared before, it can only be said that this guy's background is very unusual. Those young masters of the family wear silk and satin everywhere, and fresh clothes and angry horses are originally the true colors of young people. But those who are really proud of their families, who really hold power, and have great influence, must be the kind of people who have great taste, but can completely ignore other people's evaluations of themselves, and will pay great attention to how comfortable they are, low-key, and unobtrusive.

If this "Lu Zhen" is really from Zhenzhou, and if "Lu Zhen" is his real name, then in Xiao Xingyuan's speculation, Ye Tao's identity is about to come out. Now the people in Anqing know very little about the situation in the north, but the famous Lu family still knows a little bit about it. After the battle of returning to the original place, the Lu family had a dispute over whether to completely turn to Yunzhou or return to Xiling, which led to a sensational separation incident. Although many people of the Lu family returned to Xiling via Taizhou with their family property, they were loyal and suspicious, and did not receive help from the government, but regarded the children of the Lu family with a large amount of property as cash cows. After a few tosses, no one knows what happened to the Lu family, there is a saying that the Lu family split up again in Xiling, and each branch has its own way of making a living.

If this is the case, then the status of this "Lu Zhen" in the Lu family is definitely not low. You must know that the young children of the Lu family are well-known for their flying and domineering, and it is not easy to keep a low profile at a young age in such a family. Xiao Xingyuan didn't have any evidence to back it up, and naturally, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this matter. Now that I know "Lu Zhen" and become a business partner, no one can be regarded as climbing anyone's high branches. But Xiao Xingyuan still re-evaluated this young offspring in his heart, and regarded him as a friend who could be deeply befriended, and an equal and important business partner.

"Brother Xiao, in a few days it will be a full moon banquet for the grandson of Lord Shangshu Sun of the Ministry of Households, this is ...... Shall we go or not? After setting the opening date of Yuanyuan Garden, Ye Tao asked Xiao Xingyuan hehehe.

Xiao Xingyuan was a little hesitant. It was already quite a surprise to meet Tobe Shiro, and in his opinion, their business was far from the point where he should know Tobe Shangshu. However, it is also true that the Tobe squire, who calls him a brother, patted his chest and said that he would take them to meet a few friends. This kind of opportunity, if you miss it, really won't come again.

"Go," Xiao Xingyuan made up his mind: "We have prepared a generous gift, and this banquet is a must." ”