Since it is purely made from grain without any additives, the wine tastes like a strong aroma, which is simply a pleasure for Shen Anran, who is new to the wine.
"My dear nephew, I will tell you the truth, but you must not tell it to anyone else!"
"Uncle, if you have anything to say, it's okay to say it. My nephew is not the kind of person who talks nonsense."
Wang Youwei, who was over forty years old, took Shen Anran's hand and said sincerely:
"My dear nephew, in the eyes of the people I may have always been a wealthy businessman, but in fact my family's financial situation has long been stretched thin!"
Shen Anran was shocked by these words and even felt a little incredible.
Everyone knows that the sales of Shennongtang's medicinal materials are very smooth, and they basically monopolize all the medicinal materials business in the town.
Those other medicinal shops that are struggling to survive may also be squeezed out at any time.
It is not surprising to say that these small herbal medicine vendors with poor background and weak strength are struggling, but it is unreasonable to say that Shennongtang is almost unable to support itself.
"Can a monopoly business not make money? Uncle Wang, how do you run this business?"
Shen Anran was very curious. If the monopoly business could not continue, let alone other peers, it would be logical for everyone to starve to death.
"My dear nephew, you don't know something. On the surface, it seems that this Shennong Hall belongs to me, Wang Youwei. In fact, this is not the case. It has already been targeted by the group of people above! How can I make any profit? No It’s already good to lose money!”
If Wang Youwei hadn't drunk too much, he would never have spit out what he said just now.
He said that people above him don't need to think too much. They are the gang of dog officials in the court. After seeing Shennongtang making money like this, they started to have evil ideas.
Taking advantage of his position, he searched for money from Shennongtang under various names.
In the imperial court, as long as there are officials with some power, when they are short of silver, they will cause trouble with Shennongtang, and they will never give up until they get benefits.
"And the appetites of these dog officials are so terrifying, I really can't hold it any longer!"
After Wang Youwei said this, he couldn't help but shed tears of sadness.
"Now that my Wang family's business is in decline, and my only son was beaten to death by Gao Mingxuan, my life has no meaning at all. Sometimes I really wonder, what is the purpose of this life?"
When Wang Youwei thought of his son who died tragically, all the light in his eyes disappeared, and his head turned to the open window next to him, as if he would jump out at any time.
Shen Anran glanced downstairs, knowing that even if Wang Youwei couldn't think of it and jumped off the building to die, he would not lose his life.
Because he found that although he was on the second floor, the height was not as outrageous as he imagined, and there were many thick quilts placed downstairs, and a man who looked like a merchant was loading the carriage.
Looking back at Wang Youwei, Shen Anran felt very uncomfortable.
The person in front of me has a bleak business and lost a son in middle age. Such a blow would be unbearable for anyone.
But no matter what, people must persist in living. You must know that there is an old saying, there is no perfect way!
"I have a way to bring your business back to life. If it goes well, it might even be possible to go public!"
"What did you say, nephew? What is listing?"
Wang Youwei immediately sobered up a lot. After living for more than 40 years, he heard the word "listed" for the first time. His mind was completely blank and he had no concept at all.
"Oh, you can understand that we have the opportunity to use other people's chickens to lay our own eggs."
"What? Isn't that the same as a gangster? My dear nephew, we can't do such a thing!"
Wang Youwei still obeyed the rules and gave a lot of earnest advice, hoping that Shen Anran would never do stupid things for the sake of the future of Shennongtang, otherwise he would feel guilty for the rest of his life.
"It's still early to go public, so let's not mention it for now."
"Hey, that's right. If we don't mention the listing, we won't mention the listing. Let's drink and eat!"
After Wang Youwei learned that the gangster incident was not mentioned, he felt calmer and picked up the wine glass in his hand to touch Shen Anran.
Before the two people's wine glasses collided, Shen Anran's words made Wang Youwei's hands tremble and his head almost shut down on the spot.
"Now my nephew has a way to get your funds back quickly, and that is to start the franchise mode!"
Wang Youwei let go of the wine glass in his hand and fell to the ground with a clatter.
Just when he was about to ask what the withdrawal of funds was and what the franchise model was, a hoarse sound of fighting came from the box next to him!
A group of mysterious people dressed in black came from nowhere, rushed into a private room, and killed all the diners in the room!
"Bastard! Didn't you agree to throw a cup as a sign of honor? Who told you to do it now! We talked very harmoniously, and now this group of Gods of Wealth has been messed up by you bastards!"
A very feminine and uncomfortable voice came from the next box. Judging from the sound, this person was most likely a eunuch.
"Father-in-law, didn't you give the order just now? We also followed the order when we heard the wine glass fall to the ground?"
The leader of the men in black was also very aggrieved. He had obviously heard the order to throw the glasses down before leading his men into the box and beheaded all the diners. Why was he so scolded?
"Hurry up and clean up the mess for me. If the people above find out, our heads will be in danger! We will deal with you little bastards when we get back! Hmph!"
The noise from the box next door confirmed Shen Anran's suspicion that the person giving the orders was indeed a eunuch, otherwise the man in black would not have called him father-in-law.
"Huh? Go and see if there are people in all the boxes next door? If so, take care of them all for me!"
When the eunuch left, he suddenly turned around and gave a new order, and scratched his neck with his hand, which was an action to kill.
Soon, screams and cries came from the restaurant, and many diners lost their lives for unknown reasons because of the eunuch's conspiracy.
"Father-in-law, the diners in the box next to us have gone somewhere, let them escape!"
"What? What a bunch of useless losers! Hurry up and chase them! Even if I have to search the entire Shangjing, I still have to find them!"
The eunuch was very angry. He knew that what he just said must have been heard by others.
When he thought of silencing the insider completely by killing people, Shen Anran, who was next door, had already grabbed Wang Youwei's arm and threw him downstairs to the carriage with a thick quilt.
Then he jumped down from the second floor neatly, ignoring the pain on his body, holding Wang Youwei's arm and running wildly on the street.
When the man in black rushed into the box where they were, he could only see the back of the two people fleeing the scene through the second-floor window.
"I would rather kill three thousand by mistake than let one go! You'd better be smart. If any news of what happened today leaks out, you will know the consequences!"
The eunuch's eyes were very fierce. In his eyes, the unarmed people were just bitches whose lives were worthless.
In this way, a prosperous restaurant turned into a living hell in an instant, with blood flowing like rivers along the door frame in the empty streets.
The people have long been accustomed to such scenes. The tyranny of the emperor at that time made the people of Li miserable.
The officials below him are even more unscrupulous, and there will be a murder in the street every three days.
Over time, these people have developed conditioned reflexes. Whenever they find danger coming, they will drop everything and run towards their homes. It will take a long time for the streets to return to the bustling scene with people.
Shen Anran's heart was beating fiercely. If he hadn't reacted quickly enough just now, he might have turned into a corpse.
Wang Youwei on the side was also panting heavily. It was really rare for him to have such physical strength at such an old age.
"My mother? You scared me to death! My soul flew out!"
"What? Hun'er can still fly? You can perform another one for me. I have never seen what Hun'er looks like in my whole life. I am just out of curiosity~"
