All the fish in the Jun family's rice fields were finally cleared out and buried in big pits. Su Hanchu and Jun Moye came to the town to look for a suitable shop.
The two of them walked on the street and arrived near Yuelai Lou. Sure enough, Yuelai Lou's business was booming and there was an endless stream of guests.
On the other hand, the business of a wine shop not far away was bleak and no one went there.
Su Hanchu took Jun Moye to the wine shop.
As soon as we entered the restaurant, the store owner greeted us warmly.
"You two gentlemen, please come in. You need something to eat."
Su Hanchu and Jun Moye found a table and sat down casually.
“Let’s serve some of the store’s signature dishes.”
When the store owner heard this, his face burst into laughter.
"Okay, wait a minute, I'll let the kitchen do it."
Soon after Su Hanchu and Jun Moye finished a cup of tea, the store brought a dish to them.
"Two distinguished guests, this is the restaurant's signature dish, Drunken Pork Ribs. Please try it."
Jun Moye picked up a piece of ribs for Su Hanchu.
"If the store isn't busy, why don't we sit down and have a chat."
Then he picked up a piece of ribs and put it to his mouth.
The shopkeeper smiled and sat down aside.
"Do you, my two guests, want to inquire about something?"
Jun Moye glanced outside the door.
"Seller, how long has your restaurant been open?"
The store owner said with a wry smile when he heard this.
"For many years, the restaurant that has been left by our ancestors has been repaired many times. However, when it came into my hands, I lost the face of my ancestors. The business has become increasingly bleak in the past few years."
Su Han first ate a piece of pork ribs, but the taste could only be described as barely acceptable.
"Staff, I speak frankly. If there is any offense, please don't be angry. The food in your store is not bad. Why are people going to the Yuelai Building next door?"
When the store owner heard that Yue was coming upstairs, his expression changed a bit.
"Hey, to be honest with you two guests, this Yuelai Building was originally about the same business as my restaurant, but a new boss came in a few years ago, and the business has boomed. There is only so much population in the town, Yuelai Restaurant If the business in Lailou is good, the business here is naturally not good. If it weren't for the fact that this is my own house in the past two years, I wouldn't be able to open it."
Su Hanchu became interested as soon as he heard this. Isn't this a ready-made restaurant? I really felt sleepy and someone gave me a pillow.
"Store, can you still make money in a month now?"
The shopkeeper sighed.
"It's barely enough to cover expenses. I feel like it's better to rent out the house, but I'm afraid I'll be sorry for my ancestors. Our ancestors have been opening restaurants for generations, but my generation can't open them anymore."
Su Hanchu's eyes lit up when he heard it.
"Seller, if you don't consider selling it to me, you will still be the shopkeeper here."
When the store owner heard this, he looked at the two of them and spoke.
"Do you two want to buy my restaurant? But my business here is not very good, so I can't make any money!"
Su Hanchu smiled and spoke after hearing this.
"I don't know if I can make money from this restaurant in the future. The main thing is to make some money with Yuelailou."
The store owner became interested upon hearing this.
"Do you two have any issues with Yuelailou?"
Jun Moye said.
"I have a bit of a grudge. I just don't know if the store owner is interested in selling the store."
The shopkeeper's face became tangled when he heard this. This was the house that had been owned by his ancestors for generations, but he wouldn't be able to make much money if he continued to open it, and it might even go bankrupt.
Su Hanchu continued to speak.
"It's understandable that the store owner is reluctant to part with the ancestral house, but is the store owner willing to be suppressed by Yuelai Tower all the time?"
The shopkeeper heard this and said.
"You two, please don't fool me. This Yuelailou is not simple. There are Yuelailou not only in the town, but also in the county and Beicheng. This is just a branch of Yuelailou."
It seems that this Beiyi man has deep roots in the northwest, Jun Moye said slowly.
"The more this happens, the more interested we become."
Seeing that the two of them didn't look like they were telling lies, the store owner became more and more confused.
At this time, the kitchen brought out a few more dishes.
Su Hanchu and Jun Moye ate slowly without urging the store owner, but they had almost finished eating, and the store owner didn't think about the outcome.
Su Hanchu smiled and spoke.
"Seller, if you really don't want to sell, it doesn't matter. Buying and selling is not done in a righteous way, so let's just make friends. But as the saying goes, the enemy of your enemy is your friend. If the store owner is unwilling to be oppressed by Yuelai Lou for the rest of his life, he should think carefully about it. Our proposal.
At that time, we will have someone here who specializes in cooking. You, the store owner, will be responsible for greeting customers and managing the accounts. If we make money, we will pay you dividends. As long as we win Yuelailou, it means you, the store owner, will win. "
Jun Moye stood up and took Su Hanchu's hand.
"We still have things to do. Store owner, please think carefully. We'll come back in two days. If you don't want to, we'll just look for a suitable store."
The store owner hurriedly spoke.
"You two, it's not that I don't want to sell it, it's just that it is a house passed down from my ancestors. Let me think about it. I will give you an answer when you come in two days. My surname is Xu."
Su Hanchu smiled and nodded slightly.
"Okay, let's wait for the store's reply. We won't look at other stores for the next two days."
Storekeeper Xu personally sent the two to the door.
"You two, walk slowly."
Jun Moye and Su Hanchu continued walking on the street.
Suddenly Jun Moye looked at Li Xiao who was sending customers off at Yuelai Building.
Suddenly stopped.
"Chuchu, the business at Yuelailou is so good, let's go and have a try."
Didn’t you just eat this? Su Hanchu suddenly saw the back of Li Xiao entering Yuelai Building, and understood immediately.
"Well, okay, I just wanted to see how it is different from the one we just ate at. The business gap between the two is really big."
As soon as the two entered Yuelai Building.
Li Xiao came forward to greet him.
"Two guests, please come inside. From the looks of you two, this is your first time here. Do you need a private room?"
Jun Moye smiled and spoke.
"My wife likes quiet. It would be great if there is a private room."
Li Xiao led the two of them to the second floor.
"There happens to be a private room, please come over here."
Jun Moye held Su Hanchu's hand and walked upstairs.
"Excuse me."
As soon as he entered the private room on the second floor, Li Xiao quickly glanced outside the door, then closed the door with his backhand and spoke loudly.
"Two guests, what do you need?"
Then he spoke in a low voice next to Jun Moye.
"Sir, the Fang family and the Yan family had dinner here last night. They talked about Guanping Village. They also said that there was a mine and they must get it. I heard it outside the door when I was serving food. I didn't dare to do it for fear of being exposed. Listen more, by the way, they seemed to have mentioned some kind of medicine, the business was down, I didn’t catch it clearly.”
Jun Moye nodded slightly when he heard the words.
"Just serve some dishes."
Li Xiao heard this and spoke loudly.
"Okay, steamed pork with lotus leaves, a portion of beggar's chicken, Huangshan stewed pigeon..."
After Li Xiao went out, Su Hanchu approached Jun Moye and spoke softly.
"No wonder someone insists on buying Guanping Village. It turns out there is a mine."
Jun Moye whispered in Su Hanchu's ear.
"We will discuss this later when we get back."
