Chapter 15 The Unsolvable Criminals
"Young Master Hu can't seem to stop me. [Ran^Text^Library] []γBurning Library(7764)]"
This inadvertent sentence floated on the bookstore street, and the atmosphere was very tense for a while. The fat on Hu Yuming's face also twitched constantly, obviously very angry, and he couldn't say that he would do it in the next second.
After all, he still held back, he glared at Shen Wuyan and snorted coldly: "I recognize you, the shopkeeper of the Eight Guest Teahouse." β
This is something that Shen Wuyan didn't expect, he hasn't made any fanfare in the past month, except for doing small research on weekdays, he is playing chess with Wang Shaoqing the rest of the time, but he didn't expect to be recognized by this Young Master Hu.
"It just so happens that I also know Young Master Hu, what's the matter? It's okay, I'll go first. β
Hu Yuming originally planned to teach this disrespectful scholar a good lesson, but when he saw the other party's eyes that did not make any waves, he gave up this plan, because he found that by himself, he might not be able to do anything to the other party.
Without waiting for Hu Yuming to answer, Shen Wuyan chuckled and looked back at the shopkeeper Yu and said, "Recently, I have been printing some agricultural books on flower and plant planting, it is best to be of higher quality, and you can add money." β
Shopkeeper Yu still had some doubts in his heart at this time, why was this Young Master Hu so angry when he saw Shen Gongzi, fortunately, the two did not fight, otherwise he should help over there, both sides could not afford to offend, and after Shen Wuyan's figure disappeared from sight, he looked back at Hu Yuming.
"The eldest lady is indeed here today, but now that she has returned to the house, if Young Master Hu wants to see the young lady, you can go to the mansion to ......."
"Nonsense." Hu Yuming's body trembled slightly, and he said angrily: "I don't know how to go to her house to find her?" If it weren't for your master's obstruction, I would still be in such trouble. Damn, if Lao Tzu hadn't eaten today, he would have made him look good. β
The last sentence was quite imposing, and even the shopkeeper couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Shen Gongzi is such a thin person, you can beat even if you haven't eaten for two days, but you don't dare." β
Of course, this sentence was just said in his heart, and the shopkeeper Yu hurriedly laughed and said: "Since the master has agreed to this family affair with your Hu family, there is no problem in thinking about it, Young Master Hu should go home and wait first." β
"When will that be?" Hu Yuming was even more angry, he shouted angrily: "If you don't just see her, what else can you miss from her." β
Shopkeeper Yu paused slightly, because he suddenly remembered another thing, and hurriedly whispered: "Young Master Hu still remembers that it was my young lady who ordered a doll kiss before, I'm afraid that this matter has not been completed yet." β
Hu Yuming naturally knew about this matter, or that the Hu family restaurant could be opened opposite the Shen family restaurant, which had something to do with it.
Hu Jiaben is a wealthy businessman in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, who has been mainly engaged in the printing and dyeing industry of raw silk, textiles and fabrics over the years.
Last winter, Hu Yuming came to Suzhou to discuss business with the Li family, and happened to meet Li Wan'er, the eldest lady of the Li family, so he had an idea.
After going back, Hu Yuming mentioned this matter to his family, in order to facilitate the business contacts between the two families, this family affair can also be regarded as having eyebrows, but the Li family threw out a Shen family restaurant, and the Shen family already had a marriage contract.
So the Hu family opened the Hu family restaurant opposite the Shen family restaurant, the Hu family is very rich, such a price reduction is actually nothing, the essence of the idea is to let the Shen family know the difficulty and get out of Suzhou.
Unexpectedly, the Shen family restaurant has now changed owners, and Shen Wuliang's temperament is still too extreme in the end, so this price fight has begun, so as to accelerate the collapse of the Shen family restaurant.
"The Shen family has been unable to stand it for a few months now, why does that kid still have the face to talk about marriage?"
Shopkeeper Yu's status in the Li family is only average, and he only knows a little about this matter, if it weren't for the benefits that Hu Yuming gave him, he would naturally not mention it to him, but he didn't know how to answer when he asked this.
"The master has already sent someone to withdraw from the marriage, and the young lady has also learned about the scholar before, and said that she is not very satisfied, just an idiot who can only study, and the Li family is a businessman, so naturally she will not agree."
Hearing what the shopkeeper said, Hu Yuming calmed down a little, but when he thought of the hateful guy just now, he suddenly said angrily: "What's the matter with that kid? What does he have to do with your young lady? β
"This ......"
Shopkeeper Yu finally understood why Hu Yuming was angry before, it turned out that he thought that Shen Gongzi had an affair with the eldest lady, so he was furious: "That is Shen Gongzi, the teahouse opened on the side of Daru Lane, is an ordinary scholar, he is a good person, quite kind." β
As if it wasn't enough, he explained: "In my opinion, this Shen Gongzi will not have anything to do with my young lady, and you don't have to worry, this matter is still up to the master after all." β
Hu Yuming was quite satisfied with this explanation, but he thought that for this Miss Li family, tens of thousands of taels of silver had been smashed into the family, and if he didn't succeed later, it would really be a big loss.
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Shen Wuyan could probably guess some of Hu Yuming's thoughts, but he laughed at them, and he didn't know anything about that young lady, and now he had more important things to do.
After returning to the shop, Shen Wuyan started the next plan, one is about the future operation of Hujia Restaurant, judging from today's events, it is basically difficult to achieve cooperation with Hujia Restaurant.
The second is the problem of the tea house, milk tea is certainly a breakthrough, but there are still some problems after all.
"The old garden outside the city has been sent to renovate it, and the drawings of the things that the young master asked for have also been sent, and they will probably be delivered at the end of the month, but there is a problem with the soybeans, saying that there is not such a large amount."
This is another plan of Shen Wuyan, it is unrealistic to want to have a cow now, and the demand for milk production by relying solely on ordinary cows cannot keep up, so he plans to use soy milk instead of milk.
Soybean milk is naturally not as good as milk, and there will be many problems, but the sales of milk tea will definitely increase in the future, and the supply will not keep up, and it will be difficult to make other improvements after all.
Of course, soybean milk still has an advantage over milk, and the Ming Dynasty's acceptance of milk is still low, after all, it is something that only Hu people drink, and under traditional etiquette, drinking animal milk will inevitably encounter a lot of opposition.
Soy milk will not have this problem, a little improvement in the ratio problem, you can make soy milk tea, although the taste will change a little during this period, but in essence, the brand has been played, so you don't have to care about these details.
It's just that after all, I didn't expect that even the supply of soybeans was not enough, and then I thought that farmers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have been forced to breed silkworms in recent years, and other crops have naturally declined a lot.
"Nowadays, soybeans are all transported from Liangguang, but recently the Japanese are rampant, so the merchant ships have also decreased a lot."
Shen Wuyan had a certain understanding of these, but he also knew very well that even if the merchant ships were reduced, those soybeans would be enough to supply him, and the current situation was still not enough.
"I'll talk about the problem of soybeans, and now the plan is set like this, and the teahouse will keep it like this first. Over there in the Shen Family Restaurant, I will make a plan for you in the evening, but now this will definitely not work, as for the eldest brother, I will explain it to him. β
In the final analysis, it's not that Shen Wuyan doesn't believe in Shen Wuliang's business acumen, the key is that the Hu family is unpredictable, and they have repeatedly engaged in price competition, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to hold on for too long, so it's better to change to a more sleek way.
"The book that the young master asked for has been moved to your room,...... By the way, Mr. Shaoqing came here in the afternoon, saying that Mr. Wen Chang was here, so you could go over to have something to do in the evening. β
About the same time, Shen Wuyan walked towards Wang Shaoqing's house.
Since Xu Wenchang rejected one thousand taels and one pair of words that day, he has not been to Daru Lane, and it is indeed quite rare to come today, and I think it is because of something like poetry and chess.
Thinking like this, I already saw the wine and food arranged in the small courtyard.
Xu Wenchang greeted Shen Wuyan and said busily: "I heard that Wuyan's milk tea sells well, and later sent a pot to Governor Hu, saying that he likes it very much, so I want to bring a pot today." β
Shen Wuyan was not polite, he poured his own wine, picked up the chopsticks and started eating, I have to say that Aunt Li's craftsmanship is very good, these days Shen Wuyan often comes to Wang Shaoqing's house to eat: "I didn't expect Governor Hu to like it at this age, since I like it, bring more of it." β
Hearing Shen Wuyan say this, Wang Shaoqing also smiled and said: "Don't talk about Governor Hu, even Gu Lao said that he didn't agree with it on the surface, but in essence, he also told me that it was very innovative." β
After chatting like this for a while, Xu Wenchang suddenly paused and said, "Actually, there is one more thing to say, it's just ......."
"Could it be that Chief Wen has decided to get married?" A smile appeared on the corner of Wang Shaoqing's mouth, and he said lightly.
Xu Wenchang, who was still a little difficult to speak, was pointed out by Wang Shaoqing at this time, and suddenly smiled heartily: "I am going to get married after the end of this year's township test." β
Wang Shaoqing knew a little about this matter, and he had also talked to Shen Wuyan before. It is said that this family affair was brought up by Hu Zongxian last year, when Hu Zongxian also gave a dowry, but because Xu Wenchang always remembered his deceased wife, he never agreed.
"This is a good thing, in fact, there is no need to wait until the end of the township test......"
"Brother Shaoqing doesn't need to say much." Xu Wenchang still smiled: "It's the eighth time, no matter what, this is the case, since the imperial court doesn't need people like me, there is no way, even if someone like Yang Shen also ends up in exile, what can I do." β
Yang Shen is the son of Yang Tinghe, the first assistant of Jiajing in the early years, and he is also a great talent in the world, and he was finally exiled because of the 'great etiquette', which has passed for many years, but it is still a knot in Xu Wenchang's heart after all.
"By the way, the recent rise of the plague in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the coastal people are frightened all day long, and many merchant ships dare not go to sea, and now there is no good way to deal with it."