Chapter 50 The Boss from the Capital is Generous
"As for that tiger, let's give it eight hundred taels!" Yan Shaoqun pondered for a moment and offered the high price of eight hundred taels.
"What? Eight hundred taels? Isn't that too high?" Manager Xu exclaimed in surprise after hearing what their young master said.
"Not much. In the capital, a tiger would probably cost a thousand taels of silver, but here, that's all we can offer."
"Besides, doesn't the magistrate have a bounty on his head? It seems to be about tigers in this area. Whoever can kill a tiger can go to him and collect three hundred taels of silver. We won't lose out." Yan Shaoqun revealed a sly smile, like a businessman.
In that case, if he can satisfy the county magistrate's appetite and also receive a reward, his restaurant will become famous, and all the customers will come from far and wide, so he won't have to worry about not having business.
"Brilliant, absolutely brilliant." Meng Huai'an couldn't help but give Yan Shaoqun a thumbs up after hearing his words.
After hearing what the young master said, Manager Xu also concealed the shock in his eyes and led the way.
"Young master, these are the three men I told you about who killed the tiger."
"Brother Xie, Lin siblings, this is our young master Yan Shaoqun, and this is Young Master Meng. As soon as our young master heard that someone had killed a tiger, he wanted to come and see which hero it was. I hope the three of you don't mind!"
Manager Xu is indeed someone who has risen to the position of manager; even his introduction of both parties was handled so skillfully.
"Also, this is the eight hundred taels of silver our young master promised you to buy tiger meat. Guard it well."
When Manager Xu saw the chefs preparing the fresh tiger meat, he immediately took out the eight hundred taels of silver that had been agreed upon earlier and handed it to Xie Hanchuan.
"Hiss~" Lin Wenqian gasped sharply after hearing what Manager Xu said. He had never seen so much silver in his life, and his face showed an expression of shock that he could not hide.
Xie Hanchuan and Lin Luoxi were also deeply moved by Manager Xu's generous gesture, though they did not show it on their faces.
On their way here, they had already estimated the market value and thought that such a big tiger would only fetch three hundred taels at most. They never expected it to be so much.
The two looked at Manager Xu with puzzled expressions. Xie Hanchuan asked, "Manager Xu, is there a mistake in the calculation? This is too much!"
"It's not much. The tiger meat you delivered is very fresh, and it just happens to solve our problem. This money is well worth it, so please take it without worry." A cold voice suddenly rang out.
Before Manager Xu could speak, Yan Shaoqun spoke first.
As soon as Yan Shaoqun came down, he saw that the chefs had already laid out the tiger meat. It was real tiger meat, and it was really fresh.
Most importantly, the tiger meat looked like it had been cut up in advance, and the tiger skin was still intact, placed on the basket.
That tiger skin alone could fetch a high price in the capital; he made a profit.
When Manager Xu heard their young master speak, his eyes were full of surprise. Was this still their taciturn and sparing young master?
After hearing Yan Shaoqun's words, Xie Hanchuan turned to look at Lin Luoxi. Seeing Lin Luoxi nod, he understood.
"Thank you, Young Master Yan. Thank you, Manager Xu." The three men clasped their hands in thanks and bowed to Yan Shaoqun and Manager Xu.
Seeing that the three were willing to accept the money, Manager Xu handed over the silver notes again, this time pointing them towards Lin Luoxi.
Lin Luoxi accepted the silver notes with both hands and gave Manager Xu a grateful smile.
If it were anyone else, they certainly wouldn't have received so many silver notes. All of this was thanks to Manager Xu's help, and she remembered Manager Xu's kindness in her heart.
"You're welcome. I look forward to our next collaboration." Yan Shaoqun saw the three men bowing to them again and spoke up before Manager Xu could.
He never expected to see such a rare and aloof beauty in this godforsaken place.
Even though she was wearing clothes full of patches, it couldn't hide her clean, lively, and graceful temperament.
Most importantly, this beautiful woman was actually a master at killing tigers, and Yan Shaoqun quite admired this kind of courageous girl.
Lin Luoxi noticed that someone was watching her, but she didn't have time to pay attention to those stares.
All she could think about was how valuable tigers were, and whether she should go up the mountain again and hunt a few more, so she could realize her dream of getting rich quick.
Those looks simply mean they're a bunch of poor bastards who got lucky enough to catch a tiger; there's no need to pay them any attention.
Xie Hanchuan and Lin Wenqian noticed that Yan Shaoqun's gaze kept wandering to Lin Luoxi, so they immediately stepped in front of Lin Luoxi.
"Manager Xu, if there's nothing else, we'll be leaving now." Xie Hanchuan was afraid that if he stayed any longer, something unpredictable might happen, so he quickly said goodbye to Manager Xu.
"Alright, looking forward to the next cooperation." Manager Xu politely placed the three portions of pastries prepared by the waiter into their baskets and personally saw them out.
"Shopkeeper Xu, see you next time." After saying goodbye to Shopkeeper Xu, Xie Hanchuan led Lin Luoxi and her brother and started walking towards the grain shop.
Inside a prestigious private room on the third floor of the world's number one restaurant—
"Brother Yan, this is so unlike you!" Meng Huai'an followed Yan Shaoqun downstairs and was surprised to see Yan Shaoqun talking to the three country folks in a completely different manner.
"Heh, those three are no ordinary people. Just you wait and see." Yan Shaoqun returned to his study, resuming his usual aloof demeanor.
"Tch, it's just hunting a tiger, there are plenty of talented people in the world..." Meng Huai'an felt that Yan Shaoqun's real intention was not what he thought.
But seeing Yan Shaoqun revert to his cold demeanor, he didn't dare to joke around and could only sit aside, fiddling with the teacup on the table.
In his heart, however, he was thinking, "What a repressed slut."
Lin Luoxi and the others, who had already left the No. 1 Restaurant, were still in a daze from their earlier surprise.
When they stood up at the rice shop, Lin Wenqian finally came to his senses. "Second sister, we have money now."
Good heavens, eight hundred taels! That's enough for them to live on for several lifetimes. In the countryside, a large family might work their whole lives and still not have fifty taels of silver.
They made so much money just by selling one tiger; no wonder his sister wanted to go hunting in the mountains so much.
"Shut up, let's go inside and buy rice." Not wanting to flaunt her wealth, Lin Luoxi looked up and saw many people on the street looking in their direction because of Lin Wenqian's words. She quickly covered Lin Wenqian's mouth.
However, Lin Luoxi's worries were unnecessary.
When pedestrians on the street heard Lin Wenqian's words, they thought he was some rich young master loudly proclaiming his wealth.
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