Chapter 25: The Gambling Contract
"Shopkeeper, what you say counts." The sudden sound at the door made both people in the store stunned for a moment.
The shopkeeper and the man followed the sound and looked over, and saw a person walking in with a smile, who was dressed plainly, with a fair face but a little old.
"Who are you?" Shopkeeper Zhang raised his eyebrows suspiciously, and then glanced at the guy next to him, who shook his head and said that he didn't know either.
"The old woman is not talented, it is the owner of the shop next to her, and the shopkeeper Zhang wants to give the old woman such a big gift when they meet for the first time, which is really polite." Tang Tang'er walked in magnificently, she looked around left and right, and nodded with satisfaction, "Shopkeeper Zhang's bookstore looks good!" ”
Shopkeeper Zhang was choked up, but now that he seems to have lost face, he expected that the restaurant would not be able to open regularly, so he couldn't help but be a little tougher.
"All around are bookstores where literati and artists come, or I advise you, you can go wherever you sell, and even if the flowers bloom in unsuitable places, you can't sell them."
The guy next to him hurriedly nodded in agreement, "That's it, your restaurant hasn't opened yet!" It's still too late to transfer. ”
Tang Tang'er smiled in her eyes, "Speaking of which, it's eyeing my shop!" No wonder they have to say big things! ”
"You!"
"Our shopkeeper didn't say anything big." The guy couldn't be angry, and stepped forward to retort sternly.
"Does that mean that if I open a food shop, the bookstore will give it to me for free?" Tang Tang'er originally thought that she wanted to open a shop here, to have a good relationship with her neighbors, and just to give them a jar of orange gummies to make them rare, but she never expected to hear such words.
Shopkeeper Zhang was choked for a moment, he glared at the guy, and then said with a smile, "This is wrong!" ”
"I understand, it's nothing for the shopkeeper to talk big and brag, but this problem of saying bad things about people in private has to be changed, after all, not everyone is obedient to the temper, right!" After Tang Tang'er finished speaking, she turned around and walked out, took two steps and turned back, just in time to see the face of the shopkeeper Tieqing.
"Shopkeeper Zhang, a gentleman's words, the horse is difficult to chase, if you are really interested in gambling with the old woman, the old woman will not be afraid."
"Bet on what? Don't you want to bet on your little food shop? Shopkeeper Zhang laughed angrily, squeezing him in and out of words, saying that he was not a gentleman, saying that his words did not count, Shopkeeper Zhang endured it, and couldn't help it when he heard this.
Tang Tang'er nodded, "It's a month, and let's see how my food shop goes." ”
"If the business is bleak, then your food shop will belong to me, and if your business is prosperous, the bookstore will give you free." Shopkeeper Zhang gritted his teeth.
Tang Tang'er nodded happily with a smile, and her voice changed, "However, don't give it away for free, sell me for a penny." ”
The shopkeeper's face was red with anger, he always wanted to show some face, and immediately said, "Then you can sell me for a penny, and now immediately write a gambling contract." ”
The shopkeeper picked up the pen, picked out the best paper and wrote two copies, and the two parties signed, and the gambling contract officially worked.
Tang Tang'er accepted her share, and left Yuenan's bookstore in a good mood, witnessing the whole process of ink wind and couldn't help but be a little anxious, but seeing Tang Tang'er look like he had earned it, he had to keep silent.
After finalizing these, Tang Tanger also handed over the decoration of the shop to Zhou Laizi, the matter of the shop was solved, and the matter of the house had to be discussed in the long run, and now Zhuangzi was missing.
Tang Tang'er still has a lot of money left, and she has to buy a Zhuangzi to plant sunflowers, after all, she doesn't want to plant in the space with her own hands all the time, it's a bit tiring!
Now this season Yonghefu is still very warm, and there is no burden to plant sunflowers, and her sunflower seeds are cultivated in space, which she picked by herself, which must be much better than the seeds outside, and the sunflower cycle is only 2-3 months, and you can plant several waves a year.
Everyone went, even the second fool brought it.
The second fool has been locked up at home for the past few days, and a few big cakes have filled his beautiful day, and now he is more energetic than ever when he goes out.
From the town to the sky, Tang Tang'er finally saw the sea in her long-lost life.
Looking at the magnificent and blue sea, Tang Tang'er thought of the previous life for a long time, and Tang Tang'er sighed deeply.
Erya took her hand and raised her eyes to look at Tang Tang'er, for some reason, she keenly felt that Tang Tang'er exuded a kind of indifference that rejected people.
There were several fishing boats on the sky, and Tang Tang'er looked at the various shellfish that could be seen everywhere on the shore, the corners of his mouth raised, and beckoned Mo Feng to come over with a wooden barrel.
"Milk? Can this be eaten? Sanya tilted her head and asked.
Tang Tang'er nodded, "Go back and make something delicious for you." "It was at low tide, and there were clams and snow clams everywhere on the beach, and Tang Tang'er led the little ones to pick them up happily, and then took out a bag of salt and made out a dozen or so razor clams.
Tang Tang'er thought that the price of salt at this time was not cheap, and Tang Tang'er thought that when the time came, she would use seawater to see if she could get salt.
Seeing that there were a few Zhuangzi near Tianyi, Tang Tang'er took a look, and then took the little ones back.
When I went back, I found that the second fool was gone, and Erniu said that he was very worried and had to follow to find it.
Tang Tang'er had no choice but to take Mo Feng to find it, slandering in her heart, why did a good person always make a disappearance? Is it a fool to buy someone to come back? Give him food, drink, clothing, and shelter, and he is embarrassed to run around.
"There's no need to be angry with a fool." Tang Tang'er comforted herself.
When I turned back again, I saw the two fools looking for something in the distance, and I was so panicked that the whole person was about to jump.
Mo Feng used to pull people into the carriage.
But the second fool refused, and between pulling, the big cake in his arms fell on the beach, and the second fool came back with the big cake obediently with Mo Feng.
"Could it be that he buried bread in the beach?" The corners of Tang Tang'er's mouth twitched, and she felt that it was very possible, the thinking of a fool must be different from that of a normal person.
The corners of Mo Feng's mouth twitched slightly.
Tang Tang'er sat in the carriage and was a little sleepy, so before she came out, she told Liu Erqiao to soak the shellfish she picked up in salt water, and she could eat delicious food when she went back.
Tang Tang'er was thinking about what to do, the carriage suddenly accelerated, Tang Tang'er just opened the curtain and asked, what's the matter?
The carriage overturned.
Tang Tang'er was thrown out, she instinctively rolled a few laps and barely stood still, Mo Feng could have dodged, but the second fool was disobedient, so the two of them fell very embarrassed.
Mo Feng fell and his nose was blue and his face was swollen, and the second fool was even crushed under the carriage, and his head was knocked out.
In a trance, the second fool squinted slightly at Tang Tang'er in front of him, opened his mouth, and fainted.
The second fool had a lot of memories in his head that didn't belong to him, he tried his best to recall them, and then he couldn't remember anything, and he woke up in the hospital.
Tang Tang'er paid the consultation fee, Mo Feng's injury was not serious, and it was almost fine if he smeared the medicine, but the second fool had been lying there for three whole days, Tang Tang'er thought that because of this fall, the two fools had to go to the Lord of Yama to report, who had ever wanted to wake up, and he was still a little confused when he woke up.
It wasn't until Mo Feng brought out the big cake that the second fool returned to normal.
Tang Tang'er asked Mo Feng to send the two fools back, and went to the shop by himself, today is the day when the shop is completed, Zhou Laizi did a really good job, and the cleaning was very clean, even the counter was wiped clean, and Tang Tang'er didn't need to clean it up.
Tang Tang'er was very satisfied with this, so the house in Tianhe Village was also handed over to him, so that he could communicate with her at any time if he had any questions.
Zhou Laizi was uneasy in his heart, and now he was very excited when he heard Tang Tang'er hand over the work to him, and promised again and again that he would definitely be able to cover it.
Tang Tang'er was about to lock the door and leave, when the shopkeeper Zhang next to him leaned out, "Yo! That's it, it's going to open tomorrow! ”
"Yes! The shopkeeper is going to come over to cheer up! Tang Tangerpi responded with a smile.
Shopkeeper Zhang is stupid to take care of her business? He made a cut and turned back.
Tang Tang'er has made more than 400 cans of orange gummies these days, plus freshly fried original melon seeds and spiced melon seeds, original popcorn, caramel popcorn, Tang Tang'er wants to make chocolate popcorn, strawberry popcorn and the like, but there is no way, now there are no these.
When Tang Tang'er went back, Liu Erqiao was burning the fire, and Mrs. Liu was boiling orange gummies.
Tang Tang'er entered the room, spread out the paper and wanted to make a promotional page, after thinking about it, he drew out the orange gummies, and there were some popcorn and melon seeds near the gummies as decorations, which looked good, just enough to be pasted on the front desk of the shop, and got a free tasting of orange gummies, after all, I didn't know the taste if I hadn't eaten it, and everyone in the jar couldn't see it at all.
"Enough orange gummies, now let's start stir-frying melon seeds and popcorn!" Tang Tang'er rolled up her sleeves, "We'll open tomorrow!" ”
The little ones were jumping up and down excitedly, and Mrs. Liu and Liu Erqiao were also full of smiles on their faces.
It took a long time for Tang Tang'er to get melon seeds and popcorn, and the amount of money he made on the first day was not much, especially popcorn.
Early the next morning, Tang Tang'er got up to exercise as usual, and Erya also practiced, practicing, and Liu Erqiao also woke up.
When she woke up, Erya was not there, and she came out to see, and saw Erya and Tang Tang'er exercising, she was very pleased with this, Erya was the most worry-free child, and finally had what she wanted to do, she naturally approved with both hands.
After getting ready, the group went to the shop.
As soon as I walked to the shop, I saw everyone pointing to the plaque and pointing, Mrs. Liu, who was illiterate and didn't know what was written on it, and they all looked at Tang Tang'er.
Tang Tang'er glanced at Erniu.
Only then did Erniu read it, "Sweet and sour is me." ”
After speaking, his face turned red, this is the name of the shop? That's weird, isn't it?
Tang Tang'er didn't think it was wrong, opened the lock, and began to prepare, and when everything was arranged, it was ready to open.
Tang Tang'er asked Mo Feng to buy a few strings of firecrackers when he went to get the plaque, and as soon as the firecrackers went off, the door of the shop instantly became lively, but it was only the shopkeepers nearby who looked over, it was obvious that Tang Tang'er and the shopkeeper of Yue Nan's bookstore had made a gambling contract, and everyone was a little remorseful, why didn't they bet with Tang Tang'er, they all felt that it would be a loss to open a food shop in a place full of bookstores, after all, there was indeed a person who opened a food shop here before and then couldn't open it and became a bookstore.
This shopkeeper is watching the excitement from the sidelines at the moment.
From the opening to noon, the food shop called Sweet and Sour is My Sweet is still empty.
Mrs. Liu was worried about this, Liu Erqiao couldn't help but worry, and she was even more afraid that Tang Tang'er would be frustrated and didn't dare to say half a word.
The little ones also went from being extremely excited to being reticent, why didn't anyone buy such a delicious thing!
The smell from the shop was very tempting, but it was indifferent, and the occasional reader who passed by also glanced at it and left in a hurry.
"Milk, I want to eat." Sanya pulled Tang Tang'er and salivated at the popcorn.
Tang Tang'er took one for each person, and the six little ones sat at the door and ate a lot, which made a passing maid stop, she was going to buy a painting book for her own lady, passing by here and watching the little ones eat fragrantly, she couldn't help but walk into the shop.
She looked at the orange gummy with a strange expression, "Is this sugar?" How come I've never seen one? ”
"You can taste it!" Tang Tang'er handed over one with a smile.
The maid's eyes lit up after tasting it, and the sweet and sour ones were too delicious! She had never eaten such delicious sugar.
"This can?" She was a little hesitant, if she bought other things without permission, she would definitely be reprimanded by her own lady when she went back.
Just as he was hesitating, he saw Tang Tang'er stretch out two fingers, "One can of two hundred Wen." ”
"What! Two hundred texts! The maid put down the jar in an instant, and stayed away, this is too expensive and outrageous!
Even Mrs. Liu and Liu Erqiao were taken aback, this is going to sell so expensive!
"What is this?" The maid pointed to the caramel popcorn again, and a fragrance kept hitting her nose, this taste is too sweet, this shouldn't be so expensive!
"Fifty wen a pound." Tang Tang'er's face did not change color.
The maid was startled and retreated, and then shouted, "Why don't you grab it if it's so expensive?" ”
When the shopkeeper heard this, he was also taken aback when a jar of sugar cost 200 wen, can this sugar be made of gold?
Tang Tang'er spread her palms very innocently, fish gelatin is not cheap now, and the things she made take the high-end route, so it is more suitable for Beiming Street than Nanfeng Street, after all, the people who buy books are from large families.
When everyone laughed at them, Tang Tang'er had already invited people in.
"Madame was surprised to open a shop here." Qi Yuanheng sent a congratulatory gift, "A small gift is not a tribute." ”
"The young owner is polite." Tang Tang'er handed it over to Liu Erqiao and beckoned Qi Yuanheng to sit down.
"The last time I listened to Mrs. 's words, I was stunned, and the matter was resolved very smoothly, knowing that Mrs. opened a shop here, I came to congratulate and thank you." Qi Yuanheng clenched his hands into fists, his eyes full of gratitude.