Originally, Wen Youyou didn't care too much about how sparsely populated this street was now, and the business of this restaurant was bleak, but Xiao Yue kept asking like this, and he was actually a little curious.

Shopkeeper Cheng looked a little embarrassed, rubbed his hands and said, "It's not like today, it's been a long time since there were no guests." He leaned sideways, his head bowed, vaguely sad.

Seeing him like this, Xiao Yue picked up the wine glass and said: "Business is impermanent, there are many guests who come and go, and there are few times, at present, this is only temporary, the coming days are long, there is no need to go to the heart, I wish the shopkeeper a prosperous business and a wide range of financial resources." ”

Seeing that she was so polite, Shopkeeper Cheng sat up straight and raised his wine glass: "Thank you, Gongzi Jiyan." After drinking it all, he touched his mouth and said, "Don't hide it from the two sons, the store will be closed after this month, and my family and I are also preparing to leave the imperial city and go back to the countryside." ”

Xiao Yue asked with concern: "How can this be, is there any difficulty?" Wen Youyou peeled peanuts on the side, while watching Xiao Yue talk to the shopkeeper Cheng, he was also a little curious when he heard this.

Shopkeeper Cheng sighed and said, "It's not been a day or two since this business became like this, it started before the winter last year. He pointed to the private rooms facing the street and said, "When you came, you also saw that many shops on this street were closed. ”

Xiao Yue nodded and said, "Yes, we also found out when we came, what's going on?" Cheng shopkeeper poured wine for the two of them, and then slowly explained the reason.

Originally, this street was an alley facing the wharf, and the merchants who came and went to do business in the imperial dynasty on weekdays were very popular with their delicious meals, sufficient portions, and affordable prices. In addition, according to these guests from the north and south, Boss Cheng also learned some recipes from other places, making this store more popular with foreign guests, and even local people will like to come to try it. However, most of the merchants on this street are from the secret country, from the tension between the two countries last year to the war between the two countries, the number of merchants here is getting smaller and smaller, and now the war is stalemate, and there are basically no merchants to sell goods. As a result, all the shops on this street have been affected. There is no end in sight to this war, and there are rumors that the prince was assassinated, and I don't know when the war will end.

Xiao Yue was overjoyed when she heard this, because according to her judgment, this war should be over soon, then these economic and trade exchanges will slowly resume in the future, this time is a good time to buy the bottom, she hurriedly asked: "Cheng shopkeeper, have you found someone to take over this restaurant?"

The shopkeeper Cheng looked bitter and said: "At present, there is no one who comes to inquire about the price, I am thinking of keeping my youngest son to sell a restaurant here, and we will return to the countryside with our family at the end of the month." Xiao Yue listened, didn't say a word, thoughtful.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper Cheng hurriedly said: "Hey, why did I tell the two sons this, disturbing the son's wine." The younger ones go to the back kitchen first to see if there are any other dishes, and cook more for the sons. With that, he left the private room and staggered downstairs.

Wen Youyou looked at Xiao Yue, who was thinking thoughtfully, and said, "What the hell are you thinking about?"

Satsuki smiled with a hint of slyness: "I'm thinking of a good thing." ”

"Oh, what a good thing, say it and share it. Wen Youyou turned the wine glass in his hand and looked sideways at Xiao Yue.

"I want to take this wine house down. Satsuki said with certainty.

"What? do you want to open a restaurant?" Wen Youyou said with some skepticism when she saw her like this.

"Stupid, I won't open a restaurant, someone will!" Xiao Yue twisted a peanut, stood up and shook her head and said: "Those who are good at plotting seek power, and those who are not good at planning seek children." ”

Wen Youyou listened to this, pondered carefully, and came back to his senses in a half-loud voice and said, "Wonderful! This is really a pearl of words. ”

"Now is a very good time!" Xiao Yue said as she turned her head to look at Wen Youyou.

"What timing?" Wen Youyou was still thinking about what Xiao Yue had just said.

"This restaurant can't be opened, not because of poor management, not because the food is not delicious, not because the location is not good, but the current situation is not good. Xiao Yue said as she looked at the rushing river outside the window.

"Then why do you think the timing is good now?" Wen Youyou listened to Xiao Yue's analysis, and was a little contradictory.

"Stupid! that's because the situation is about to get better!" Satsuki slapped the table.

"Surprise me!" Wen Youyou was so frightened that the wine glass in his hand was about to spill, "Can you not be so reckless as a woman." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, I want to take down this restaurant, but I calculated that my money is not enough, do you want to join the gang together?" Wen Youyou's eyes widened and he looked at Xiao Yue: "Are you here for real?"

"What steamed, boiled! ”

"I have some money, but it's not much, otherwise I should ask the shopkeeper what he thinks. Wen Youyou asked Mu Shi to go downstairs to invite the shopkeeper, saying that there was something important to discuss. Mu Shi felt a little reluctant, but he didn't dare to disobey Wen Youyou, so he walked out of the private room slowly.

After a while, the shopkeeper Cheng came into the private room with a plate of dishes and was about to speak. As a result, Xiaoyue didn't say anything polite to him, and directly explained her thoughts: "Shopkeeper Cheng, our Gongzi Wen is a little interested in your restaurant." ”

Shopkeeper Cheng was stunned at the time, this is a good thing that he never dreamed of, he wanted to kowtow to these two masters and thank them.

Xiao Yue said: "You first let's take a look at this store, we are discussing the price." When the shopkeeper heard this, he didn't pause at all, and immediately took Xiao Yuel and Wen Youyou to visit the restaurant, and didn't even let go of the kitchen and clean room.

Wen Youyou has always been a little curious about what Xiao Yue did, this girl's words and deeds are very special, and they have always attracted his attention, even if he is not interested in Panxia Restaurant at all now, he will unconsciously follow them up and down to visit the layout of the restaurant.

Xiao Yue found that in addition to the front hall of this store, there is a garden at the back, and the shopkeeper and his family live here, which is equivalent to the front store and the back house, and the total area of all the restaurants is very large. Xiao Yue thought for a while and said, "This place is still good, but I don't know what the price is in store Cheng's thoughts." Xiao Yue counted the manuscript fee given to her by Yun Siye and the share of the bookstore, and now she only has 200 taels of silver in her hand.

The shopkeeper went to the counter and fiddled with the abacus, and then said: "If the son is sincere to the restaurant, I don't dare to overquote the price, all the things in this store plus the courtyard behind it, a total of 400 taels of silver." In the past, when business was good, someone offered 1,000 taels of silver, and I was not willing to sell it, but now this market, alas!" He raised his hand and touched his face, as if he was wiping sweat and tears.

Xiao Yue turned a blind eye to this, but remained silent, she carefully recalled the various places in the restaurant she had seen before, and saw that the shopkeeper was waiting for some scalp numbness before she spoke: "Our Wen Gongzi needs to think about it again, so let's wait, let's go upstairs and discuss it before we call you back." ”