Luoyang is not close to the capital, and it was just to transport a few pots of peonies to the Xie family. This shows how luxurious people of Xie Mingyi's lineage usually live.
Xie Chunhua held a banquet today. In addition to inviting many ladies to enjoy the peonies, he also had personal matters that he wanted to talk to Xie Rongzhao about.
"I heard that the land occupied by Zuixian Tower belongs to Sister Zhao?"
Xie Rongzhao responded with a smile: "That's right. My mother-in-law bought it for me last year and said it would be used as a dowry for me. However, I didn't open the restaurant. I rented it to them."
"I know about this. I heard that the owner of Zuixiang Restaurant is a big businessman from Yangzhou. I originally thought that the entire restaurant belonged to him, but later I found out that the shop was only rented."
Xie Rongzhao didn't understand why she suddenly mentioned Zuixian Tower.
Zuixianlou is now the most popular restaurant in Beijing. Not only is the place large, but the decoration and furnishings are also exquisite.
Just the space and shop space alone are worth more than 20 Xiangxiang Braised Restaurants.
"The boss originally wanted to buy it from us, but my mother-in-law didn't agree, so he signed the lease contract. Sister Chunhua also knows that in the inner city, you don't have to be rich to buy it. From the shop.”
Not only are shops in the inner city expensive, but they also depend on the identity of the buyer.
Not to mention that the merchant is from Yangzhou, just because of his identity as a merchant, it is difficult to win this shop.
Although the Dazhi Dynasty was much more lenient to merchants, it still had to strictly guard against collusion between officials and businessmen, so it was basically forbidden for court officials and even their relatives to do business.
Of course, things like a woman’s dowry should not be treated as separate items.
This is why Liu Ruolan started looking for a suitable shop for Xie Rongzhao early.
The land occupied by Zuixian Building can be said to be the largest shop on that street. It is not only two floors, but also has a large courtyard behind it.
For renting an entire house, Xie Rongzhao can earn hundreds of taels of silver a year.
When I bought this shop, it was not cheap. Even with the help of Mr. Gao, it still cost more than 4,000 taels.
When Xie Rongzhao saw her mentioning Zuixianlou again, he had to say in a roundabout way: "Sister Chunhua, do you want to eat the food from Zuixianlou? Then I'll ask my sister to try it later. I don't go out much, and the boss is also a clever person. They will definitely not charge us a high price."
Nowadays, everyone knows that the food and drinks in Zuixianlou are not cheap, especially the Zuixian wine. It is said that the most expensive one has been sold for ten taels of silver per jar, which is really a sky-high price!
Just like that small jar, if four or five people are invited together, I'm afraid they can drink ten jars and eight jars.
"That's not necessary. In fact, I have something to ask for."
"Sister Chunhua, please tell me."
Xie Chunhua is still a little embarrassed. After all, he is asking a girl who is two years younger than him, and she is still a member of the Xie family of Gaoyang, who is looked down upon by her family. There is always some resentment in her heart.
"That's it. In a few days, it will be my grandfather's birthday. My mother took over the task of organizing the banquet. Now everyone knows that the wine in Zuixianlou is good, so my mother also thought of asking them to send some wine. .”
At this point, Xie Rongzhao understood.
Zuixianlou's business can do so well not only because of the good food and wine, but also because there is a powerful master behind them.
Zuixianlou usually delivers wine outside, and you basically go to the restaurant to drink it yourself. This can also make the restaurant more popular.
However, there are exceptions. For example, the old lady of the Yong'an Marquis Mansion celebrated her birthday a while ago and asked them to bring two hundred jars of wine to the banquet. Not to mention the huge cost, the most important thing was to have a good meal!
Because of this, Marquis Yong'an received a lot of praise from the nobles in the capital, who said he was filial and willing to spend money.
Now that Xie Chunhua was able to propose this Drunk Immortal Brew to her, he must have taken a fancy to the title.
"Sister Chunhua, do you want me to ask the shopkeeper to come to the house to try the wine? This is not necessary. Mr. Xie is in the third rank, but he is a big shot. As long as you send someone to say it, I think the shopkeeper will happily deliver the wine."
Xie Chunhua felt a sore throat for a while.
How could she not know Yi Xie's family background and just send the housekeeper there?
The key is that now her mother can't come up with enough money. She is a concubine and has nothing to do with her originally, but she doesn't want her father to be complained by other uncles, so she wants to help.
"To tell you the truth, there is something wrong with the money my mother has on hand, otherwise I wouldn't beg you to come to me. I also need to ask my sister to put in a few good words for me, and see if I can get some benefits?"
Xie Rongzhao felt unbelievable.
Such words were actually said by the dignified Miss Xie from a century-old family?
And as far as she knew, there was still a third-grade official in the Xie family, who was far from being unable to pay for drinks, right?
Xie Chunhua looked embarrassed. How could she not know that if she said this, she would lose face?
But if he didn't tell them, if something really happened at the birthday banquet, their whole family might not be able to live in peace.
Xie Chunhua thought that he had already spoken, and there were only one or two sentences left, so he simply spoke more clearly.
"My mother had already withdrawn some silver from the government, but my brother caused some trouble outside. My mother had no choice but to use the money to settle the matter. But in this way, the money in hand was not enough to support the birthday banquet, so I just dared to beg my sister."
Xie Rongzhao frowned. She was not very familiar with the people here. At most, she had played with Xie Chunhua a few times, and she knew that the female members of the Xie family looked down on her and her aunt.
In this case, why did Xie Chunhua come to beg her?
If you don't have enough money, you can just borrow it. Why bother asking her for a child?
Besides, Mrs. Xie didn't have a lot of money, so it was her husband and son who should be worried first. Why did this girl who was born as a concubine want to stand up for her legitimate mother?
"Sister Chunhua, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you with this. Not to mention that I'm just a kid, and I can't speak lightly. I just want to say that the boss is very particular about doing business. If the price he offered to Marquis Yong'an was not lowered at the time, Instead, the Xie Mansion has lowered the price, and I’m afraid the boss won’t respond.”
If it really lowers the level, it will be equivalent to the restaurant offending the Yong'an Marquis Mansion. This is no joke.
Xie Chunhua's face turned pale. Although she had expected it, she still felt a little frustrated when she heard Xie Rongzhao say it with her own ears.
"Forget it, I shouldn't have made things difficult for you in the first place. Besides, you are right. How can the store offend the Yong'an Marquis Mansion because of our Xie family?"
"Why is Sister Chunhua like this? How much does the drink have? I don't believe Mrs. Xie can't get it."
Xie Chunhua smiled bitterly and shook his head silently.
Of course she knew that her aunt could come up with the money, but the problem was that her aunt was unwilling, so she had to think of a way to do it!
(End of chapter)
