It was very late to come out of the flower market, the day in Beijing at this time of the first month was still very short, it was dark before six o'clock, Xiaolan and I returned home and it was already dark, as soon as I entered the door, Aunt Xiao greeted me and said with concern: "Where did the girl go today?" Why did you come back at this time? Didn't eat, did you? I said, "Not yet!" "Then I'll serve the girl food, and it's all hot in the kitchen!" Saying that, I went to the kitchen, Xiaolan and I just entered the restaurant, Aunt Xiao brought the food, I sat down to eat and said to Xiaolan: "Xiaolan, you can also sit down and eat together!" You don't have to go out anymore", we all eat together when there are no outsiders, I don't have so many rules, Xiaolan knows my temper, so she sat down to eat together, Aunt Xiao said: "Girl, the young master has come this afternoon", Rong Ruo came? I asked, "Is there something going on?" , Aunt Xiao replied: "The young master said that he came to see the girl, and when he saw that you were not there, he sat for a while and left, by the way." The young master also said that there are a lot of homeless people in Beijing, so let the girl be careful when she goes out." After eating, I picked up a few hairpins and gave them to Aunt Xiao and said: "Auntie, this is the hairpin I brought to you today", Aunt Xiao was busy saying: "The girl really has a heart, but how dare the old slave accept the girl's things", I put the hairpin flowers in Aunt Xiao's hand and said: "It's all worthless little things, just don't dislike it, you just keep it!" Then he said, "It's so late, go and rest!" Just clean up the dishes and chopsticks Xiaolan", Aunt Xiao took the hairpin and thanked her and went to rest, I helped Xiaolan clean up her things, and she pushed her back, I asked Xiaolan to leave me alone, and went to sleep after cleaning up, and went back to the house to simply freshen up, and I was really tired and fell asleep in bed for a short time.

I woke up the next morning, it was already dawn, I yawned and wanted to continue to sleep, thinking that I would come out to find a shop today, so I got up quickly, I simply freshened up or wore men's clothes, and when I arrived in the front yard, Xiaolan and Aunt Xiao looked at my dress and asked in unison: "Girl, are you going to go out today?" I smiled and said, "yes! It's okay to be at home! Get out and about. Xiaolan, while I'm eating, you go and change your clothes, and go out with me in a while" Xiaolan went to change her clothes in response, and Aunt Xiao said after serving the meal: "Is there something wrong with the girl going out?" I stopped to eat and replied, "It's okay! I just want to go out and have a look, isn't the temple fair still over? I haven't told Aunt Xiao about opening the store yet, let's talk about it when it's all done! Hearing me say this, Aunt Xiao didn't know what to say, so she had to say: "Girl, be careful, there are many thieves ...... the temple fair", "I'm eating, auntie, don't worry!" It's okay, I'm just shopping around and not causing trouble", just as Xiaolan changed her clothes and came out, I pulled Xiaolan out of the door as if she was running away, Aunt Xiao shouted in the back: "Come back early", I turned my head and replied: "Got it, Auntie".

In our time, we all find intermediaries to rent a house, but what about the Qing Dynasty in ancient times? Isn't there an intermediary too? I searched for so many days and didn't find much of a place, alas! If it was good for us to surf the Internet or find an intermediary, at least it wouldn't be as tiring as it is now, and we would all rely on two legs to find it! "Xiaolan, do you know where there is an intermediary?" I asked, Xiaolan looked at me in astonishment and asked, "Childe, what is the intermediary?" "It's a place where you can rent a shop!" "Alas! Let's take your time! "But, Childe, what business are we going to do when we rent a shop?" , I have been thinking about this problem for a long time, and after thinking about it, I think it is still about making food, because no matter when people can't leave to eat, I think it is still "hot pot", first, the ingredients of hot pot are easy to prepare, simple to operate, and second, the Qing Dynasty had the habit of eating hot pot, of course, they are stewed to eat, I am ready to copy our way of eating there, the most important thing is that I will fry the hot pot base, alas! was taught by my former boyfriend, and their family opened a hot pot restaurant. Thinking of this, I smiled and said, "I'll tell you when I find a good store."

I turned around and arrived at Chaoyangmen, and I felt so prosperous for the first time! Because it is the traffic artery of Beijing, people who come from the south to the north to do business will stay here, there are all kinds of shops on both sides of the street, teahouses, taverns, inns, etc., it is very lively, looking at the people who come and go on the street, I think if we can open a hot pot restaurant business on this street, the hard work pays off, we turned around a lot and finally saw a shop called "Shengshi Restaurant" with the word "transfer" posted on the wall at the door, Xiaolan and I entered the store, this is a three-room two-tent shop, the store is very clean, As soon as I entered the door, the guy came to greet him, "Two guest officers, please sit inside", and I asked, "Man, are you going to rent out this shop?" The guy said, "Yes! You are here to rent a shop, then please take a seat, I will go and invite our host to come over and tell you", I found a place to sit down, and after the guy served tea, he invited the boss to go.

After a while, the guy came back, and Xiaobu ran to me and said, "Childe has been waiting for a long time, you drink tea first, and our host will come soon", I said: "It's okay, you don't have to greet us, go get busy!" The guy answered, and after another five or six minutes, a middle-aged man in his fifties came in from behind, and his figure was a little fat, but he looked very kind, and he came straight to me and asked, "Is the son going to rent a house?" I stood up and replied, "Yes", he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Childe, please sit down, let's sit down and talk", saying that he also sat opposite me. When I sat down, he said, "What is the old man's surname, I don't know the son's surname?" , I replied: "Under the surname Leng, the name is Qingqiu, I'll call you Boss He, okay?" , "Of course you can, look at Leng Gongzi, you are not very old, you are helping the family to buy it?" I paused and replied, "No, but why do you rent out your store when it's so good?" Boss He sighed and said: "This is the main family's industry, last year the main family was implicated because of some things, and the property was seized, and then the imperial court sold these again, so I scraped together some money to buy it, and now there is an urgent matter at home, I want to sell this shop, so I can go back to my hometown."

As soon as I heard it, it turned out to be like this, although he didn't explain it, wasn't last year the eighth year of Kangxi who was removed from Kangxi? It must be the big official's property, but I don't need to care so much, but what Boss He said is selling! It's not for rent, I don't plan to come back, how much is the location of such a big three-store location? , I hurriedly asked, "Boss He, don't you rent it?" , he heard me ask and looked at me and said, "I won't come back when I go back to my hometown, this shop is going to be sold, what, does Childe want to rent it?" I took a sip of tea and asked slowly, "Boss He, can you take me to see it again?" Boss He said: "Of course you can", said and stood up and said, "Please!" Childe", I thought to myself that this person is really urgent, even the tea does not let people drink it, I stood up and followed him, he first took me to the second floor, the second floor is a private room, one by one push the door in, the size is different, the decoration is not the same, we entered a large private room by the window, Boss He introduced: "This is a VIP room, the best location", I looked around and felt OK, this is also a high-end hotel in modern times, but the class treatment is obvious, but think about it, in our time is still like this, Not to mention the Qing Dynasty, which was originally a class society.

Coming down from upstairs, Boss He said: "I'll take my son to the back hall to see", said the lunch first walked in front, I followed Boss He from the lobby front desk to the back There is a small door, go out from here to see, this is a backyard, there are three main rooms, there are three accompanying rooms on the left and right, Boss He introduced: "The left is the kitchen, the right is the warehouse and the guys' residence, the main house is of course the owner's residence", I went into the kitchen to see, everything is complete, and the chef is there, because now it's not a meal is not very busy, I went to the main room and looked at it, it was very spacious and clean and tidy, I thought to myself, how much does it cost to have three storefronts with the yard behind it in this area? The point is that I don't have that much money! However, people don't rent it, so after looking around, I returned to the lobby and sat down, and Boss He asked me: "Leng Gongzi, what do you think?" I said, "It's okay overall!" I just don't know how much Boss He wants to sell? Boss He said: "It's not much, even the storefront has a total of 1,600 taels of tables and chairs in the store," 1,600 taels! It's very expensive, but I really like this store, it's suitable in all aspects, but I don't have so much money! What to do? Boss He saw that I didn't speak and said, "Don't worry, Childe can think about it slowly" "And I have another request?" I don't know if Childe can agree", I asked curiously: "Boss He, please say", he said: "If Childe can take over, I hope Childe can leave the cook and the guys, I don't want them to lose their jobs because of me, it is not easy for them to support their families!" I didn't expect this boss He to be very kind-hearted, and he would consider the people below, but this is fine, I will save me and find someone again, so I thought of this and said: "Of course, as long as they are willing to stay, but the price is really not low!" I don't know if you can still ...... Boss He", before I finished speaking, Boss He said happily: "I understand what Childe means, look at Childe, you are also a refreshing person, it is very true, I will give you another hundred taels less, one thousand five hundred taels can not be lower", okay! I went back and then tried to think of this I said: "Boss He, I didn't bring so much money when I came out today, you see if this will work, I will pay a deposit of one hundred taels first, and I will send those tomorrow", Boss He smiled: "Of course you can", I paid the deposit Boss He wrote a receipt to me, and said goodbye I came out with Xiaolan, Boss He sent us to the door, walking on the road and wanting to go home How to raise money for this, what a headache!