Chapter 44 What a pity

Working in the Ministry of Revenue, and being extremely cautious...

He is Su Yujin’s cousin, so he must be quite old.

That must be a high official position.

Judging from what Su Yujin said, it must be her cousin who she sees often, otherwise he wouldn't blame her.

Ye Yongwang had a rough idea in his mind, so he just bowed and said, "Miss Su was also in a hurry to make adjustments. If the adults knew about it, they would not blame us. Miss Su, don't worry about this matter. I will do my best to never let the murderer behind the scenes go unpunished."

"Thank you, Lord Ye." Su Yujin bowed with a smile.

After Su Yujin left, Ye Yongwang ordered his men to investigate the matter of the unidentified woman.

Because I had not recovered from the cold I had caught a few days ago and I had talked too much just now, my throat was very itchy now and I kept coughing.

The yamen runners beside him couldn't bear to watch, "Your Excellency has been working too hard these days."

After a pause, he continued, "I am sorry for being so talkative. Although Miss Su doesn't look like an ordinary girl in the market, she doesn't look like she comes from a wealthy family. She runs a food shop in the market, so she must be a very active person. The so-called second cousin's story may just be fabricated to scare you, my Lord."

"It doesn't matter whether she's trying to scare me or not. She's young and lives alone in Qinghe County. She must be scared when encountering something like this. She's also afraid that I won't take this matter seriously, so she said that."

Ye Yongwang smiled and said, "I just asked casually. If she answered, it's fine. As for whether it's true or not, it doesn't matter. If it's true, I'll make a good relationship with her. If it's not true, it won't prevent me from catching the real culprit behind it."

"The real culprit behind this is really vicious, and we don't know if he is targeting Miss Su alone or harming others at will. He needs to be caught as soon as possible. I have done my best. If the county magistrate or others ask about it in the future, I will have something to say."

The yamen runner suddenly realized, "Your Excellency is wise, it is me who is stupid."

"It's not that you're stupid, it's just that you're still naive." Ye Yongwang said, "Are the people below busy doing what I said?"

"They've all gone. Don't worry, sir. We'll have a result in a few days." The bailiff said with a smile.

"That's good."

Ye Yongwang's frowned brows relaxed a little. —— "A-choo!"

He Yanxiu wiped his nose with a towel.

"Are you feeling unwell, Master?" Xing'an hurriedly lifted the curtain. "It's been cold these days, so you need to be careful."

"It's okay, my nose suddenly feels itchy." He Yanxiu waved his hand nonchalantly.

Although he said so, Xing'an still said, "I will ask the small kitchen to make more soups and vegetables for Second Master in the evening. In winter, the weather is cold, and soups and vegetables are good for warming the body."

"But then again, the Second Master was promoted to the position of Doctor of the Ministry of Revenue today. The old lady at home, the master and his wife must be very happy. They must have prepared a banquet tonight and made a lot of delicious food to celebrate for the Second Master."

It’s delicious.

Speaking of which, all the dishes cooked in the copper pot prepared by Su Yujin were delicious.

And seeing that she is a good cook, I'm sure she will be able to make more delicious dishes in this cold winter.

but……

What a pity.

He Yanxiu placed his bony fingers on the corner of his lips, rubbing them for a long time before he sighed slightly.

What a pity.

——Su

Yujin has been busy looking for a suitable shop in recent days.

Qinghe County can be considered prosperous, but it is difficult to find a good location in the county.

But hard work pays off, and even at the intersection of a street with a good location, there are still shops that don’t make money.

Su Yujin quickly found a shop that was relatively suitable.

The location is pretty good and the shop is spacious, with two floors. In terms of area, it is big enough to open a decent restaurant.

The shop used to be a teahouse, but the business never improved and it even lost money at the end of the year. The owner didn't want to run the business anymore and was too lazy to look for tenants so he just wanted to sell it.

The owner was not in a hurry to sell, so the price he asked for was not low, the lowest being two thousand taels of silver.

Su Yujin, "..."

Holding the silver note of more than one thousand taels in his hand, after thinking for a while, he went to the pawnshop, found the shopkeeper Sun, and asked whether this teahouse could give him a loan like the previous Su's shop.

Shopkeeper Sun said with a smile, "Miss Su can apply for a loan, but we have a rule in our pawnshop now. One person cannot apply for a loan twice. If Miss Su wants to use this teahouse for a loan, the previous loan from Su Ji must be repaid in advance."

"In terms of the friendship between our two families, we shouldn't say such things. But business has its own rules. If everyone is an exception, my business will not be easy to do. I hope Miss Su can understand."

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"However, since Miss Su has repaid the loan ahead of schedule, I will not charge her any penalty for early repayment, and the interest that Miss Su paid previously will also be offset against the remaining principal."

In other words, Su Yujin had wasted several months' money on Su's shop.

Manager Sun's move was very kind and polite.

"Thank you, Manager Sun." Su Yujin thanked him and calculated the amount and term of the loan for the teahouse with Manager Su.

Loans from the pawnshop are usually only for one year. Because of Su Yujin's relationship, Manager Sun gave him a loan for two years. The loan was for 1,000 taels of silver, and the repayment including principal and interest was 1,200 taels. Every month, he had to pay back 50 taels of silver to the pawnshop.

Su Yujin had more than 1,200 taels of silver in his hand. Excluding the payment of 1,000 taels and the first month's loan, the rest was used to decorate the restaurant and hire or sell waiters.

In addition, Su Yujin also intends to find a general manager.

Although Shuang Ye and others are somewhat capable, they are only good enough to manage a food shop, but they are not good enough to manage a large restaurant.

Although she could manage it, a restaurant business involves a lot of trivial matters and she needs to keep an eye on it every day.

Su Yujin naturally hoped to find a capable person to manage all the affairs in an orderly manner, while she could just lie at home and count money to live a leisurely life.

Moreover, in places like restaurants, there is no need for social events on weekdays. In this era, many interpersonal relationships and things like maintaining the appearance still need to be done by a man.

However, it is much harder to find a manager who suits your taste than a small clerk.

What's more, Su Yujin doesn't have any connections in Qinghe County...

After much thought, Su Yujin found Li.

Li has managed several Zhou family herbal medicine stores for many years and has dealt with many merchants. She has a lot of resources at her disposal. Asking her to help find the head manager would be much faster than Su Yujin looking for him herself.

After learning about Su Yujin's needs, Li agreed without hesitation, "If Miss Su wants a head shopkeeper, I will go and help find one. Then Miss Su can take a look and choose."

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