The waiter glanced to the side a few times to make sure no one was eavesdropping, then whispered, "Then Old Man Lu has something to protect his life! Even the emperor can't touch him!"
"what?"
"I don't know about this, but many neighbors nearby have heard of it." The waiter said, "Old man Lu was the royal chef in the palace. If he gets the favor of the emperor in the palace, he will be rewarded It’s not surprising that there are any tributes.”
Su Liuye became even more curious after hearing this, "If Old Man Lu is so powerful and was once the royal chef in the palace, then why does he live here alone now?"
Old Man Lu's shop looked like it hadn't been repaired for a long time. He was the only one in the shop, and the neighbors around him didn't seem to like him.
Could such a person be a former royal chef?
"I don't know about this." The waiter shook his head, "I heard that he seemed to have done something wrong in the palace and was kicked out. But if you ask me, there are three nails in a rotten ship. Although Old Man Lu was kicked out He's out, but he probably has a lot of money on him and some life-saving things!"
Su Liuye listened and remembered that when Zhou Yuner went to see Old Man Lu just now, Old Man Lu had such an attitude, but Zhou Yuner did not dare to do anything. If Old Man Lu had a life-saving talisman given by the emperor, Zhou Yun'er's attitude would be justified.
She gave the waiter some more money and asked him to inquire about it.
The waiter took the money and left happily.
"A Liu, do you want to rent Old Man Lu's shop?" Qin Lian saw through her thoughts.
"right."
Su Liuye didn't hide anything.
She wants to rent a store in the capital anyway, so why not ask Old Man Lu to cooperate?
Old Man Lu has something in his hands that makes Zhou Yun'er dare not act recklessly. As long as she stays in the capital, Zhou Yun'er might find out. According to Zhou Yun'er's character, he will definitely take revenge on her.
If she could get help from Old Man Lu, Zhou Yun'er would naturally not dare to mess around.
It's just that although Old Man Lu rented out the store, he asked to live in the backyard.
Su Liuye found a time and took Qin Lian to find him again.
"Old sir, I really like your store. Can I go in and have a look?"
"Is it you again?" Old Man Lu recognized her at a glance. After looking her up and down, he said, "Come in, you can look at the store in the front, but you don't have to look at the back of the yard. I don't plan to do that there." rent."
"Okay, here's Mr. Lao."
Su Liuye responded with a smile.
This store is actually not big, it can only accommodate five or six tables at most. There are two floors upstairs, each with only two rooms.
Due to the layout problem, the light inside the store is dim. Even in broad daylight, the store is gloomy and the chill is flowing inside.
Qin Lian looked around and frowned, "A Liu, it doesn't seem suitable here. Look, it's still sunny outside, but it's so cold inside. These windows are too small."
Qin Lian went to push open the window. It had not been cleaned for a long time, and there was a thick layer of dust on it. With a little force, the dust fell on her face.
Qin Lian was choked to death.
Su Liuye took a look and found a problem.
The windows in this store are very small. There are no balconies on the second and third floors, only a few small windows.
If you rent it, you will definitely need to renovate it and make the windows larger to make the room brighter.
Su Liuye told Old Man Lu this idea, but was scolded by him. He glared and cursed, "I said I was just renting the store to you, not selling it to you! You can't change anything in my store." !”
"If we don't change it, there won't be any guests coming."
Qin Lian couldn't help but vomit.
This store is gloomy and gloomy during the day, how can it be so dark at night? No need to expect guests to come in.
"This is your business, what does it have to do with me!" Old Man Lu scolded, "If you don't want to rent, get out quickly and don't waste my time!"
Qin Lian was angered by his attitude and her face changed slightly. Just when she was about to speak, Su Liuye stopped her.
She pondered and said, "Old sir, I just saw from the second floor that there were many jars in the yard with stones on them. Are you making pickles?"
"you know too?"
Old man Lu became more interested.
"I just know a little bit." Su Liuye smiled.
Pickled vegetables are not a popular dish in the capital, and even in such a wealthy place, the locals look down on pickled vegetables at all.
No one probably bought the pickles that Old Man Lu made in the yard.
"Old sir, why don't you build a cellar and put all the pickles in it? If you put them in the yard like this, when the temperature gets high in summer, the things inside will easily break."
"cellar?"
"yes."
After Su Liuye finished speaking, he remembered that there was no cellar here, and immediately explained it to Old Man Lu.
People in the capital will only build an extra empty house to store grain. Because the capital is rich, ordinary people will not store too many things in their granaries to avoid being eaten by rats.
Like they did not have the conditions to build a cellar in Zhoujia Village before, they could only dig a big hole next to the house, put all the food in, and cover it with a board.
Although this can store food for a longer period of time, it is also more likely to attract rats, and rats often bite the food.
Su Liuye told Old Man Lu today that the four walls of the cellar should be paved with bricks to prevent rats from entering and venting out.
After explaining it, Old Man Lu's eyes lit up, "Okay, this method is good!"
"Old sir, I think the inside of your yard is very suitable. It happens to be in the shade. It would be very suitable for storing pickles."
"Okay, okay! I'll get it done now."
"Old sir, wait a minute." Su Liuye stopped him, "I can help you build the cellar, but you have to rent your store to me and allow me to make renovations."
"How do you want to change it?"
Perhaps because of the cellar, Old Man Lu's attitude softened a bit.
Su Liuye also took the opportunity to express his thoughts, "I want to make the windows in the store bigger so that the sun can shine in during the day. Old sir, I really like your store. In the backyard, I I can leave it to you, I just want the store in front of it, what do you think?"
Old Man Lu looked at the situation in the store and stared at her with suspicion. After a while, Old Man Lu said, "Okay, if you can really help me finish the cellar, I will let you decorate the store."
"Then I'll bother you, old man!"
The smile on Su Liuye's face became even brighter. She immediately went to find the master craftsman, told the craftsmen her ideas, and asked them to draw the drawings.
"Girl, this cellar of yours is not easy to build. You need to give it more time."
