This Zhou Rui man is very shrewd and speaks quickly and nimbly, like a serial cannon that can't stop once he opens his mouth.
"Go back to the master, the wall on the west side has basically been painted today, but the weather is cloudy, and I am afraid it will rain tomorrow, so I took it upon myself to buy some oil paper sheds in case of rain. If you can cover it, then..."
"By the way, the master hasn't come these days, so I can't get away to report to the master... Many Xiaolian masters have sent people to ask if our place can be rented out? They don't want to rent it out as a whole, but they just want to rent it out individually. I want to occupy a courtyard to study in preparation for next spring. Our place is very close to Gongyuan, so this is my idea..."
"I think it would be better for the master to turn our house into a dozen or even dozens of private courtyards. At most, we can open a few side doors on the courtyard wall. This way, we can rent it easily and get a good price. , but it’s better than renting the whole thing!”
This was also a little thought he had planned for himself, because if the whole house was rented out, he, the temporary housekeeper, would be unemployed.
If it is sublet, the master is not at home in Yanyun, will he have to take care of it? This can last longer. Of course, he is not talking nonsense. It is true that he can earn more by subletting in this way.
When the princes leave next year, they can still rent it out to officials from all over the country who come to the capital for business. How convenient is it to live here? You don’t even need to take a taxi when you go out. You can walk directly to Liubu. How much can you save on transportation fees?
"Don't you see any guests? Just gossip!" the fat man scolded him. "Find a clean room, boil some water and make tea to entertain the guests!"
"Okay, my lord, construction is going on everywhere right now, and the lord's hall is also being painted, but there is no clean reception area. Although the Pianxiazi where I live is cleaner, it is difficult to accommodate guests. Come on!" Zhou Rui said.
"Forget it, just come over and take a look, there's no need to go in." For some reason, Li Wanjiang, who was originally in a good mood, now looked slightly gloomy.
Xiao Chen looked at it strangely. He thought that the fat man's butler's remarks were all about family feuding, but he didn't say anything taboo. Why was the emperor suddenly unhappy?
Glancing at Zhao Yu, I saw that he also looked confused and confused.
"My dear friends, it's rare for you to come out. Let's find a restaurant and sit down. I'll treat you." Li Wanjiang said.
How many people can say that they are not available? They all agreed happily... but their hearts were agitated. They didn't know what the emperor's sudden invitation meant.
It always felt like he had an ulterior motive for coming out this time.
I followed him walking leisurely through the streets and alleys for more than half an hour before stopping at the entrance of what looked like a newly opened restaurant on Xishi Street.
The restaurant's name is Qingyun Pavilion. It is two stories high and has gold-painted buildings. It is gorgeous and luxurious. It looks like a sign. There is also a bright red congratulatory banner hanging at the door with four gilded characters on it, 'Happy Congratulations on the Promotion'.
"Master Huang, are we going to eat at this restaurant?" Xiao Chen saw that this restaurant was bustling with people, so he didn't call him the emperor, but called him Mr. Huang, which means the emperor.
"Well, this is it." Li Wanjiang nodded slightly and walked in first, holding his hands behind his back.
"Masters, are you sitting in front of the hall, or are you chatting quietly in the back?" A big fat man came up to him with a smile, and asked a nondescript question with a big belly.
"A quiet place." Li Wanjiang said calmly.
"Okay!" The fat boss bared his teeth and smiled, "At a glance, I can tell that these are all newly prosperous gentlemen, and they have extraordinary bearing! Come on, why don't you hurry up and wait for the four gentlemen in the private room behind the yard? ?”
The word 'developed' here refers specifically to those who passed the national examination. The fat boss regarded them all as Jinke's Qiuwei national examination candidates.
Hearing the sound, two boys came running over. They bent down and stuck out their buttocks, leading the four of them through the hall, to a courtyard at the back, and into a small single-family building.
Invite the four people to sit down, and bring them water to wash their hands, clean towels to wipe their faces, make fragrant tea, and offer them fruits.
"Bring me the menu and take a look." Gong Shouli waved.
"Is this your first time here?" A boy apologized and said with a smile, "We don't need to order food in Qingyun Pavilion. All the banquets are prepared and divided into five classes. The first class is called the No. 1 Scholar Banquet and the second class is called the No. 2 Banquet. , the third class is the Flower Blossom Banquet, the fourth class is the Chuanlu Banquet, and the fifth class is the Deer Ming Banquet..."
"Oh?" Xiao Chen sounded very fresh, "Not to mention it's quite festive. Since we are all here, we should also order a number one scholar for good luck, so let's have a first-class number one banquet, sir. ?”
"Yeah." Li Wanjiang nodded slightly.
"I'm just saying a few words, because this is my first time here and I'm afraid I don't know... Our No. 1 Scholar banquet costs five hundred taels of silver," the boy said.
"How much?" Zhao Yu spat it out as soon as he took a sip of tea.
Five hundred taels of silver per table, this is the first time I, Zhao Yu, have heard of this in my decades of life. This is a black shop, right?
Back then, Yihongyuan didn’t dare to kill people like this!
"Are you kidding us?" Gong Shouli sounded surprised, "It's fifty taels, right?"
"As for me, how dare you tease me? It's five hundred taels." The boy said.
"Just five hundred taels," Li Wanjiang suddenly said, "Also, go and tell your boss that we will also order a No. 1 Scholar roll."
"This man is a sensible man." The boy said hurriedly, "I will go home right away. Please wait for a moment."
Xiao Chen and the others were confused when they heard it. What is the Number One Scholar Volume?
Is it the test paper for the top scorer?
We are here to eat, not to learn...
But seeing that Li Wanjiang looked ugly, no one dared to ask him more questions.
After a while, the fat boss Shi Shiran came in and said with a smile, "Who wants to order the No. 1 Scholar's Roll?"
"It's me." Li Wanjiang said, "I am also famous."
"Oh..." The fat boss nodded and said, "Then I would like to congratulate you in advance for graduating from high school... but I don't know who recommended you for coming here?"
"This is Wu Qingxi, the doctor of the Ministry of Etiquette." Li Wanjiang took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to the fat boss.
"Oh, it's Master Wu's recommendation. The young man has to pay special respect to some masters!" The fat man took it and took a look, his fat face turned into a smile.
"Dare I ask how much it takes to get the No. 1 Scholarship?" Li Wanjiang asked.
"Then it depends on what level you want. The first level is 200,000 taels of silver, the second level is 150,000 taels, and the third level is less, 120,000 taels. Of course, some more will be added later depending on the specific situation. , it’s up to discussion." The fat boss said.
"If it's just this amount, it's not expensive." Li Wanjiang said, "But can you guarantee it?"
"Look at what I said, a hundred thousand taels of silver is not a trivial matter?" The fat boss also suppressed his smile and said seriously, "Of course I dare to guarantee it. If I don't dare to guarantee it, how can we do this? I don't dare to accept it either. It’s my money, and I only need to give you a deposit of ten thousand taels first. If you don’t win in the future, the original amount will be returned, plus an interest of two hundred taels!”
Sounds like we're talking about business?
