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Chapter 73: Merely

  Chapter Seventy-Three District

  Outside the Yu Dai Qiao residence, a rickshaw boy crouched beside his vehicle, cautiously looking inside, but he didn't see those men, only a young servant running back and forth.

  "Daughter, when are you moving in? After Lang Jun and his family left, I've been living alone and it's quite boring." said Jin Ge'er.

  "It's a pity that you don't live with your maternal grandparents." The maid said with a smile, "Why not go to the Zhou's house with us, it will be lively with more people."

  Jin Ge shook his head hurriedly.

  "I'll take you to see the house then," he said.

  "Don't get lost yourself." The maid joked.

  Two people were laughing and talking in the courtyard, when Cheng Jiaoniang walked out from inside.

  "Let's hire a carriage," she said, "and go into the shop."

  The maid quickly responded and soon found a horse-drawn carriage for rent at the street corner.

  "Drive the carriage in, you wait here, I'll go out for a while." She said to Zhou's coachman.

  Zhou's carriage driver stared blankly as the maid helped Cheng Jiaoniang onto another vehicle.

  "Why doesn't your wife use it when you have a car?" He asked involuntarily, turning his head to look at the young servant beside him.

  "You can't catch up with the bus, can you?" Jin Ge said with a pout.

  A horse-drawn carriage sways gently as it moves along the street, the first month is about to pass, and spring is yet to come.

  "Daughter, look over here." The maid pointed out the window at the bustling street scene for Jingniang to see. "You've never been on an outing in the capital before, when can we go out and take a look?"

  Jiang Nang looked outwards, and the scenery of the shops and pedestrians flashed by one after another.

  It's bustling and crowded with a sense of familiarity yet strangeness.

  "Hey, young lady, look, that's Mr. Han Lang." The maid leaned in closer and whispered, pointing outside through the silk curtain.

  Jiang Nang looked back and saw four or five scholars walking towards her, some old and some young, but their faces seemed gloomy.

  Dazzling and leisurely, they passed each other by.

  "Miss, Mr. Han seems unhappy?" The maid said, withdrawing her gaze.

  "It's inevitable when you're out in the world," said Cheng Jiaoniang.

  The maid smiled and responded with a pursed mouth, sitting up straight.

  The horse carriage stopped and everyone inside was busy getting out.

  "Sister is here." Xu Bangzhu shouted, looking at the maid who jumped off the carriage first, "Come and see how it is?"

  Sister?

  Do these men have sisters?

  Li Daxun, who came out from behind, looked over in surprise and saw a woman getting off the carriage. Her hood was not yet tied up, revealing her scattered black hair and white jade-like complexion, which frightened him so much that he quickly lowered his head to avoid her and hid aside.

  The people who listened went in with a lot of noise and then dared to come out.

  "Big spoon, are you going back?" Xu Maoshou asked.

  Li Da Shao hurriedly responded.

  Although it hasn't opened yet, Li Dazhu comes every day to tidy up the kitchen and get familiar with his own things.

  "Take these rice cakes back," Xu Maosheng said, pointing at the food piled up in the hall.

  "No need, no need, sir. I still have some left from before." Li Da Shao hurriedly waved his hand and bowed in gratitude.

  Xu Maoshou nodded and stopped talking.

  Watching him turn around and go in, Li Dabao finally straightened up and took a look inside through the wide open door.

  The woman's figure limped up the stairs and went away.

  There were people in front of and behind him, bustling with noise.

  "Is this okay? Is it good to put it here?"

  The loud noise didn't come from there.

  Rather than an introduction, it's more like seeking advice.

  How can these men's shops be arranged without asking this woman for advice?

  Li Dazhu was stunned for a moment, and then he heard someone calling his name from the road.

  "Darling, are you going into town?"

  Li Da Kuan hurriedly looked over and saw a neighbor driving an ox cart.

  "It's all right, it's all right." He said hastily and rushed towards his neighbor.

  On the second floor, Cheng Jiaoniang withdrew her gaze from the window.

  "It's okay," she said.

  Xu Maoxiu and others behind him all let out a sigh of relief, feeling as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

  "All the necessary silverware is ready, and the wine is selected from three famous shops in Beijing: Chunniang, Yujing and Bixi."

  They sat down in the private room, and the other brothers went about their business. Fan Jianglin and Xu Maoshu stayed behind to discuss the details.

  "It cost a lot." Fan Jianglin couldn't help but add.

  "The more flowers there are, the more money can be earned." said Cheng Jiaoniang, "Even if it's pure gold, you need to exchange it for silver, no shortcuts."

  "Yes, that's what my sister said." Fan Jianglin smiled and said, "Everything in the main hall has been settled. The wine and liquor were ordered from the official winery in the west of the city, including the lees."

  "I don't understand either," said Cheng Jiaoniang, "I'll let you ask, can the shopkeeper be found?"

  Xu Maoshou nodded.

  "Besides Li Daxi, there was another old shopkeeper who was driven out of Zui Feng Lou at the beginning, also a veteran. He said, "I've already gone with Li Daxi himself to persuade him to come, because his home is far away, he wanted to come after the first month, thinking it would only take a few days."

  Jiang Nang nodded.

  "Let him take charge when he arrives," she said. "Treat others with sincerity, and even if we are in different professions, it's like being separated by a mountain. We do what we can, and let him handle the business."

  Xu Maoshou smiled.

  "Don't worry, sister, we will definitely take good care of the store for you and won't interfere arbitrarily," he said.

  "It's not my store, it's ours," said Jingniang. "I'll provide the money, brothers will provide the labor, and also take care of the front desk."

  The shop's profit was divided into three parts, Fan Jianglin felt that he couldn't take it, but Xu Maoshou persuaded them to accept it.

  "My sister is not that kind of greedy person," he said.

  "But spending so much money to buy this store, isn't it for making money?" Xu Bangchu asked in confusion, "For what? Is it for that chef and that Korean guy who came out of nowhere?"

  Xu Maoshou watched as Cheng Jiaoniang's car drove away without saying a word.

  Who knows? But she does what she wants to do, and it seems that whatever she wants to do, she can do. Life is already enough like this, why ask why again?

  Jiangniang's carriage was leaving when Lida Sheng sat in his vehicle and just entered the city gate.

  Huayuanju was not a big store, and Li Daxi, who rarely came to the city, was even more unfamiliar with it. Fortunately, he asked the maid how to get there, and found his way by asking along the road.

  After the first month, the number of traveling monks increased, and the inn was no longer as deserted as it was during the New Year.

  When he saw Li Dazui come in, Han Yuanchao didn't recognize him at first, and only remembered after Li Dazui had said a few words.

  "It's just a small matter, no need to make a fuss." He shook his head and smiled.

  Facing the reader, and also his benefactor, Li Daxi was very excited. Originally not eloquent, he became even more speechless. After repeatedly thanking him, he blushed and pushed the document over.

  "What is this?" Han Won-jo was surprised.

  Li Dazhu stuttered and told the story, Han Yuanchao and his two companions listened in confusion.

  "Are you saying that they haven't paid you for half a year and are using this to offset your wages?" one of his companions said, "You're not being cheated, are you?"

  "It's not possible." Li Da Shao hastily waved his hand, "Xu Dong Jia is not that kind of person, and he also invited the shopkeeper, who is a familiar acquaintance of mine. The store has been set up, although I haven't received my wages yet, but I can take back food and drink every day, so my whole family won't go hungry. Besides, what could they cheat me out of? I don't have anything."

  The three people from Han Yu Chao looked at each other and smiled.

  Yes, it sounds like doing good deeds rather than cheating.

  "That's fine, you take it, I don't want it." Han Yuanchao said, returning the document.

  Li Dazui was unwilling to accept it in every way and didn't know what to say, so he simply knocked his head.

  "If it weren't for you, I would have died, and how could I have raised my children?" He said with a sob.

  "Seeing him so anxious, if you don't accept it, it would be a sin instead." A companion finally persuaded.

  Han Yuanchao had no choice but to accept it. Li Daxi's wish was fulfilled, as if he had shed a heavy burden. He thanked him profusely and left with great joy.

  "What's this? A stroke of luck, and a profit to boot?" Han Yuanchao laughed. "A trip to the capital, and I've even managed to snag a restaurant? What joy!"

  Companion haha laughed and took over the document, glanced at it

  Tai Ping Lou

  The name is not impressive, the location is also unimpressive. They've been to that place before. If it weren't for the passing gods and the accumulation of popularity over time, it would just be a small roadside shop, maybe it wouldn't even last a year or two.

  What's more, it's just a one-tenth dividend.

  One cent dividend, how much is it?

  "I would rather give up all the wealth in the world to hear Mr. Jiangzhou's lecture." He sighed, handing over the documents to Han Yuanchao with a look of sorrow and resentment.

  Mentioning this matter, Han Yuanchao's smile also disappeared, with a hint of regret.

  "If there is no opportunity, then let us study hard by ourselves." He said, and sat down with a book to start studying.

  He casually put the document into the book and flipped it over.

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