Guangzhou's Xiguan is in another timeline, because of the relationship of maritime trade, it shined in the Qing Dynasty, and even the thirteen lines that moved the world were set up here. The so-called Miss Xiguan and Dongguan Dashao www.biquge.info pen & fun & pavilion are the products formed in the background of that era. At present, because the location of Huayi Mutual Market is located in Dianbai, the trading volume here is limited, and its prosperity is not as good as that of later generations, but due to the advantages of water transportation, convenient transportation, it is also a very lively commercial port.

The first of the eighteen shops is named after Jin, and the rest are all known as shops, which are both businessmen and group exercises. In order to guard against harassment by pirates or scoundrels, these places are guarded by large merchants with human and financial resources. With the youth of the clan as the backbone, the eighteen-shop escort team composed of the Jianghu people and the boxers and martial artists is known for its ability to fight well in Guangzhou. The force is strong enough to discourage ordinary thieves, even a big coward like Lin Feng has to consider whether the price to be paid for attacking the eighteen shops and the gain is proportional, and he does not dare to speak lightly here.

The prosperity of the eighteenth shop mainly depends on commerce, and it is destined to be an organization with merchants as the main body. Among the merchants, Pan, Ye and Liang are the mainstays. There are many children in the family, and their own business is also large, and the entire eighteen shops are in the hands of these three big businessmen.

This kind of local xenophobia is inevitable, and ordinary businessmen who want to squeeze into this place to operate, must worship the docks of big merchants, otherwise they will not be able to operate. Even if the official is not good at writing clearly, as long as the subordinates are instructed to impose sanctions on business, it is enough to make people unable to operate.

Some Xiguan businessmen even began to take advantage of this environment to make profits. For example, sell a piece of land at a low price to attract outsiders to invest. Wait until the shop is built, and then crack down, so that it can no longer operate, and finally the shop can only be sold to the original owner of the land at a lower price. Fan Jin's land was also bought in this environment.

It was originally a restaurant, and the business was very bleak, and when Liang Pandi came forward to buy it, the restaurant was actually on the verge of bankruptcy. The price is not high, and I picked a big bargain. Immediately, he invested money to rebuild and repair the house, and the small courtyard where Fan Jin lived was a little narrow, but it was simply changed to a front shop and back house model, which was also easy to live in. A series of work was carried out in an orderly manner, and during this stage, Fan Jin did not show up much, and his main focus was on the construction of Wenlan Academy.

From architectural planning to construction material selection and payment accounting, it is certainly Nanhai County Ya who comes forward, but he is the one who actually operates this matter. Because I knew some material dealers very well when I painted happy faces for big families in the city before, it was easier to handle the purchase than ordinary people.

The gold beads obtained from Nanao were half returned to the imperial court and half to Guangdong for their own use, and a thousand taels of silver were taken out from it, which was enough to build the academy in a very grand manner. What's more, this academy is built in Xiguan, and it is more convenient for the children of local businessmen to study, and the status of businessmen in the Ming Dynasty is not as good as that of scholars. Therefore, no matter how xenophobic Xiguan is, he will not refuse a academy, but the merchants bear half of the construction costs, and the government contributes half of the construction costs, and the construction workers are also from Xiguan.

It wasn't until the academy was completed that Yuan Qiutian, the former owner of the restaurant, realized that he seemed to have made a mistake. Originally, one of the reasons for the poor business of the restaurant was that there were not many shops around and there was little customer flow. Now the college and the restaurant are almost next to each other, considering the family conditions of those students in the college, the business of this restaurant is too good?

Yuan Qiutian has a total of three restaurants and two small restaurants in the eighteen shops, and he is also a big figure in the catering industry. As a native of Xiguan, of course he knows that Xiguan's business method of selling land and deceiving people to build is also the purpose of selling restaurants. This pretty widow first renovated the restaurant for herself, and then took it over herself.

But with the completion of the academy, he found that his calculations may have failed, and if this continues, this widow may really want to establish a foothold here, so isn't this restaurant too cheap? He is not an unreasonable person, he just thinks that his original selling price is too low, and at least he should refer to the price of a big restaurant to sell the storefront, not to mention the land.

She must be asked to make up the difference, or hand over the restaurant, Yuan Qiutian thought.

His buddies have learned that this widow is not easy to mess with, she originally sold dog meat at the dock, and she was very spicy, and she was nicknamed Money-grabbing Liang. has a relationship in the yamen, helped the governor to run military rations some time ago, and even had some relationship with the Yaxing Chen Yuanwai.

With such a resume, it is basically certain that she met a certain senior when she was selling dog meat, and most of them were taken away. As for whether this senior official was the governor or not, Yuan Qiutian couldn't figure it out, and he didn't bother to ask. Xiguan has the rules of Xiguan, she is a widow, what can she do?

Just as he was thinking about how to clean up this widow and let her understand a little bit of Xiguan rules, the second wave of blows came. The widow's men began to give gifts at the 18th shop, giving away the unique dim sum from their own restaurant: double skin milk, shrimp dumplings, shrimp siu mai and even improved barbecued pork.

Some of these Cantonese dim sum were made in the Qing Dynasty, and some even if they are available now, the method is slightly primitive. Fan Jin invented the dim sum or recipe of later generations in advance, which is naturally very in line with the taste of the local people in Guangzhou. After eating shrimp dumplings and double-skin milk with a picky attitude, Yuan Qiutian's idea has changed from being cheap and not being taken away by outsiders to: If this girl doesn't get out, she won't be able to do her own business. Who did she use as a chef, and how did she invent these delicious dim sums.

The official opening of the restaurant was three days after the enrollment of Wenlan Academy, and like other businessmen who came to operate in the eighteenth shop, Liang Pandi's post went down to the shop of the eighteenth shop, and Yuan Qiutian, as a big man in the industry, would naturally not be excluded.

Looking at the gilded invitation sticker on his hand, as well as the big characters on it, Yuan Qiutian always felt that this word was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it. As a big businessman, he can naturally write and calculate, but when it comes to calligraphy, he can't compare with the person who writes posts in any way.

"As I instructed, send me a few gifts. One is Ye Chaoran Ye Jiaoxi, the other is Pan Steward, and then there is Su Huishou. This restaurant doesn't just do what you want, if you don't go through the guild, you have to close the door! ”

"The villain understands, then this banquet, whether the master will go or not?"

"Of course you have to go, someone has to teach this widow to know the rules of Xiguan!"

Firecrackers crackle and a group of children wait to pick up the unfinished squibs to play with. The restaurant invited drummers and lions to dance, and the scene was very lively, attracting a lot of attention. A beautiful woman and a delicate red-eyed girl receive guests at the door.

The confession of "opening reward, all dishes are 20% off" is posted in a very eye-catching position and is easy to recognize. The woman also handed out a number plate to the guests who entered the door, saying that there would be a lottery after eating, and the guests who won the lottery would receive a gift of top silver, that is, a voucher with different numbers.

"A little favor." Yuan Qiutian snorted in his heart, and took the number plate with a smile on the surface, Liang Pandi was very enthusiastic about him, and said repeatedly, "Master Yuan is a big nobleman with a small number, and when he came to Xiguan to do business, the first thing he met was a kind person like Master Yuan, how could this business be bad?" Come, please take a seat. ”

Yuan Qiutian walked inward, looking around, in the relationship he invited today, there were both official faces and some forces that were not very upright, if there were officials in the government, they had to consider the consequences. He soon found out that the only official here today was Ma Hongyin, the instructor of the Wenlan Academy, who was a scholar, and he was useless except teaching, and he didn't need to consider his opinion at all.

The mood changed because everything was under control, and he not only showed that he was very kind to this colleague on the surface, but also took the initiative to ask if he needed help, and said that he could help, and the relationship between the two seemed to be very harmonious. Yuan Qiutian looked around and saw that the layout of this place was different from when he was operating it that day, and a stage was set up in the middle of the first floor, as if it was for the performance. The new tables and chairs are neat and clean, and there are dozens of paintings hanging on the four walls, or figures or landscapes, which is very bookish.

The layout of this restaurant is indeed better than itself...... When it comes to smashing it, it's better to take a few pieces, Yuan Qiutian thought to himself.

Knock knock!

The drum came from the upper floor, and there were no guests on the second floor today, I thought it was not open, but then I realized that there was, and the drum attracted everyone's attention, and as soon as I looked up, there were countless petals falling from the upper floor. The sound of silk and bamboo sounded at this time, more than a dozen women in clothes danced on the second floor, and some people sang gracefully. In fact, the singer's skills are not so shocking, but they can be regarded as first-class in Guangzhou, and under the background of this environmental atmosphere, it is really like a natural sound.

"This is? Yujiao with red sleeves? A businessman had already heard the voice of the owner of the song, and exclaimed: "The boss here is so big-faced, he actually invited Miss Yujiao to sing." The red-sleeved Shuangjiao is from the town store, and she actually invited one. ”

Before the businessman's words could land, someone suddenly pointed to the stage on the first floor, and at some point, a woman with a bright red body appeared in the middle of the stage, dancing in the rain with music. Just like Fang Cai's song, this dance is only considered excellent, but under the backdrop of the set and environment, it has invisibly raised itself up a few notches.

"Begonia! Sure enough, it's a begonia! The red-sleeved pair is all together, this boss has a lot of face, I don't know how long it will take to open the store with so much silver to earn it back. The merchant who had just recognized Yujiao was shouting again, which made Yuan Qiutian even more contemptuous in his heart.

Idiot! What's so surprising about this little gimmick. The left side of the door, all the side door left road!

From the gift of top silver at the beginning to the current singing and dancing, they are all small tricks in publicity, and Yuan Qiutian doesn't think it's anything powerful. But he also had to admit in his heart that if he had used such a little trick instead of just thinking about selling land, maybe the restaurant would not have closed down......

Begonia performed three dances in a row before leaving, in such weather, it was simply a face-saving experience. Just when everyone was surprised, they saw the proprietress of the restaurant walking onto the stage and said to everyone: "Neighbors, the little woman's surname is Liang, I hope you will take care of me in Xiguan in the future." Yipinxiang opened today, and is about to put on the plaque, please move outside and take a look at the small signboard. ”

Show! What's so nice about your signboard! I'll let you know in a moment, what looks good!

Looking at the time, Yuan Qiutian believed that the time was about the same, and the person he called should have arrived. No matter what means this woman has, it is meaningless in the face of absolute strength, as long as the soldiers come to the front, they will immediately collapse.

As soon as the group walked out of the restaurant, he saw Ye Chaoran, the teacher who was in charge of guarding in this area. The guards of the surrounding chambers of commerce are under his command, and he can smash this restaurant with just one word. As for the investigation in the future, it is nothing more than an apology, so what can it do?

Ye Chaoran has forty people with him, which is almost the limit of his manpower, even if this restaurant has its own guards, and the proprietress has some kung fu in her hands, she is definitely not an opponent of so many people. Yuan Qiutian was ecstatic in his heart, waiting for Ye Chaoran to bring someone up and smash this place, including those paintings.

Person...... It's coming.

Yuan Qiutian's heartbeat actually became faster, since he ran the restaurant, he had done similar things a few times, but he had never been so excited as today. Probably because of the strong power shown by this restaurant, he felt uncomfortable, so he desperately wanted to destroy it, but the thought of such a restaurant being turned into ruins in the screams and cries of women made his heart feel comfortable.

Ye Chaoran and his people have already walked through the streets......

They surrounded the restaurant......

Ye Chaoran himself came to Liang's side......

He......

He knelt?

Ye Jiaoxi, who had high hopes, knelt down on one leg and saluted in front of the Liang family, "Ye Chaoran was ordered by my master to lead the first Tianjin guard of forty people to protect Yipinxiang, and obeyed Mrs. Liang's orders. ”

"Ye Jiaoxi, I can't stand your courtesy, get up and speak quickly. You can take this red envelope and buy herbal tea for the brothers. As he spoke, Liang had already handed the red envelope to Ye Chaoran, and said to the red-eyed girl: "Eldest sister, light up the cannon battle, close the Qing Gu Bai, and hang the plaque!" ”

There was another roar of firecrackers, and in the sound of firecrackers, the red silk wrapped in the plaque was lifted, and the three big golden characters of "Yipinxiang" were particularly dazzling in the night. What attracts more attention than these three words is the four small words on the signboard: "Lingyun Wing Question"

The governor of Liangguang, Ling Yunyi, the number one person in Guangzhou at the moment, actually wrote a plaque for a restaurant? Looking at Guangzhou, there is no one that has hung the inscription of Lingyunyi, what is the number of this restaurant?

Yuan Qiutian vaguely felt that it would be difficult to buy his own restaurant. Seeing the three words Ling Yunyi, no matter how detached Ye Chaoran was, he would not move a finger. And others will only be smarter than this martial artist, not stupid...... Maybe I should talk to this woman and let her make up the difference. After all, this is the place of the eighteenth shop, and she is an outsider......

As soon as the sound of firecrackers ended, an extremely loud voice suddenly sounded, "Pan Bailing, Ye Guanghan, and Liang Hexuan are here!" Congratulations on the prosperity of Yipinxiang business and the prosperity of financial resources! ”

The real king of the eighteenth shop, the heads of the three families, the crowd boiled instantly, many people have knelt down and saluted and shouted to the owner or the outside, the three old men walked side by side, waved to the shopkeeper, and asked everyone not to be restrained. After talking to Liang Pandi for a while, he entered the restaurant hand in hand.

Guan Qing, who had hung up the plaque and climbed down the ladder, looked around, and suddenly said, "Huh? How is there a person lying here? Come on, get mung bean soup, someone has a stroke! ”