When Zhang Hulan returned home, Zhang Xinyao came up to her and said, "Mom, Aunt Hongyun came over. She said she had found a shop and asked if you wanted to go take a look."
Zhang Hulan didn't expect Ye Hongyun to be so quick. He found a shop in just one day?
"Did she say where the shop was?"
Zhang Xinyao shook her head. "No, she said if you want to see it, you can go find her later and she will take you there."
Zhang Hulan nodded, "Okay, let's go after dinner."
Zhang Xiaobing immediately said, "Aunt, we want to go too."
"Have you finished your homework?"
"We started doing our homework as soon as we got back from school and we have already finished it."
"Since you have finished your homework, let's go together."
After dinner, it was almost dark, so Zhang Hulan took Zhang Xinyao and the others to Wu's house.
Ye Hongyun and the others had just finished their meal.
Wu Deyong and Mrs. Cai smiled and said when they saw Zhang Hulan: "Niece Zhang, the wine you sent is really good. Thank you very much!"
Zhang Hulan said, "Uncle Wu likes it. I will send him two jars every month from now on."
Wu Deyong waved his hands and said, "Oh, that won't work. You can keep it and sell it for money."
"I don't lack wine, and it doesn't cost much to brew it myself. Let's make it like this. From now on, I will send two jars to Uncle Wu every month."
Wu Bangtai did not refuse again. He really liked such good wine.
When the wine is delivered, just give me silver. It's impossible to get it for free.
When Mrs. Cai saw the group of children following Zhang Hulan, she was very happy.
Whenever Zhang Hulan goes out, there are seven or eight children following her, and everyone likes to see them.
The Wu family has always had only one son in each generation. Now that Ye Hongyun has a second child, she has been very happy these days.
Madam Cai told the nanny, "Go get some snacks."
Zhang Hulan said hurriedly: "It's not necessary, old lady. We will leave soon."
"How long does it take to eat a few snacks? There's no rush."
The old nanny went to get some cakes, and after Zhang Xinyao and the others had eaten, she and Ye Hongyun left.
The shop that was bought was located on the best and most prosperous street in the capital. It had three floors and a large area.
Zhang Hulan was very surprised how such a good shop could be found so quickly.
Besides, such a good shop cannot be left empty.
Zhang Hulan walked closer and looked at the door. She was stunned for a moment. "Hua Man Lou?"
Ye Hongyun coughed dryly, then smiled and said, "Well, this shop was a brothel before. My sister told the emperor that she wanted to open a restaurant with us, so the emperor had someone take over the shop. My sister said that this shop was her investment."
Ye Hongyun then added, "I will be responsible for the other items needed by the restaurant, such as tables, chairs, benches, and all kitchen supplies, as well as the staff needed by the restaurant."
Without waiting for Zhang Hulan to ask, Ye Hongyun continued, "I know you must have some innovative dishes, so you will be responsible for the restaurant's dishes, which means you are responsible for your craftsmanship."
Zhang Hulan said: "Then I am taking advantage, right?"
"Okay, stop talking so much. The most important thing about opening a restaurant is the food. Only if the food is good can the restaurant's business continue. So my sister said that my sister and I will each own 30% of the shares, and you will own 40%."
Zhang Hulan said, "Your brother and I will take 30%, and Concubine Ye will take 40%."
Just as Ye Hongyun was about to speak, Zhang Hulan said, "We earn money for ourselves, and Concubine Ye is helping the emperor manage the harem, so she has more places to spend money than us. That's it."
Ye Hongyun was not a hypocritical person. Since Zhang Hulan said so, she didn't say anything else, "Then I'll tell my sister."
"The shop hasn't been vacated yet, so we can't go in and take a look. We'll go in and take a look after they move out."
Then Ye Hongyun, Zhang Hulan and others started strolling on the street.
This is the main street. Although it is night, there are many people on the street, including many young men.
Zhang Hulan asked curiously, "Why didn't I see so many young men before the New Year?"
Ye Hongyun said, "Don't you know? The Spring Examination was held last month, and the Palace Examination is coming soon. Most of these young gentlemen are scholars from all over the country."
Zhang Hulan only had a little knowledge of the imperial examinations. She wondered, "How many students are there to participate in Chunwei? Are there so many scholars in our country? There are so many people participating in Chunwei."
Ye Hongyun said: "There are more than a thousand people participating in Chunwei this time, and the number of people who have passed Chunwei is also much higher than before.
In the past, only 300 people were admitted each year, but this year 400 people were admitted.
Not all of those young gentlemen came to take the exam, some of them just came to have fun.
Every spring festival is the busiest time in the capital, with students from all over the country rushing to the capital.
One is to feel the atmosphere, the second is to get to know more young talents, and the third is to learn knowledge from those candidates taking the exam.
The last thing is what the students are most interested in, which is the poetry reading.
There are so many students in the capital, and there are various poetry gatherings almost every day."
Zhang Xiaobing interrupted, "Aunt, when my elder brother, Shanzi and I were on our day off, we also went to the poetry gathering to join in the fun, but those people didn't let us in, so we could only listen to the poems written by those students from outside."
Zhang Hulan smiled and asked Zhang Xiaobing: "Can you write poetry now?"
Zhang Xiaobing was a little embarrassed. "Auntie, I've only been studying for one year. How can I write poetry? I'm not a genius."
"Then why don't you work hard to become a genius? If you become a little genius, the Zhang family will be waiting to benefit from you in the future."
Zhang Xiaobing said: "I have my aunt and elder brother at home, so I don't want to be a genius. I don't need to work hard."
Come on, this is salty fish.
Zhang Hulan saw Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi's eyes sparkling when they heard about the poetry reading. So she asked Ye Hongyun: "Is there any poetry reading going on now?"
"I don't know. I'll ask someone to find out."
Ye Hongyun then asked the servant who was accompanying him to inquire whether there was any poetry meeting in the city at that time. The servant went to inquire immediately and came back soon.
"Madam, there is a poetry gathering going on at the Jinglan Teahouse on Ruyi Street right now."
Ye Hongyun looked at Zhang Hulan and said, "Shall we go over there?"
"Let's go and join in the fun."
Ruyi Street is not far away, just cross two streets.
At this moment, there was a huge crowd outside the Jinglan Teahouse and it was very lively and bustling, but inside the teahouse it was very quiet and elegant, and ordinary people couldn't get in at all.
Zhang Hulan and the others did not squeeze in, but watched from the outside.
If someone in the teahouse composes a good poem, someone will come out and recite it.
The door of the teahouse opened, and a student walked out excitedly with manuscripts in hand.
“Another great work…”
“Another great work…”
The people outside immediately shouted, "What new masterpiece has been produced? Read it out for everyone to appreciate..."
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