Chapter 1225 Checking out
After spending two days with them, Ye Qianning became more and more familiar with them.
Seeing that Ye Qianning was not arrogant and had a clean and honest temperament, the literati no longer had any previous prejudices and thought he was a good person.
These people were very curious about what happened when they learned that Mr. Chen had received personal instruction and then renounced his nationality, and they were even more curious about Mr. Chen's personal instruction.
There are many rumors in the world, but they always believe in Mr. Chen and his vision.
Everyone had too many questions in their minds about this direct disciple, but when they saw him in person, it seemed that all the suspicions and rumors were dispelled.
The more the gentlemen talked, the more they felt that the girl was a talented person. After two days of getting along, the girl's position in their hearts was deeply rooted.
They all agreed that Mr. Chen had a sharp eye, accepting the little girl as his personal disciple when she was only six years old. Now they were jealous to the point of gnashing their teeth.
Alas, if you are slow, you can only envy others.
The scholars at Qingtan Inn learned that most of the students of Loushan Academy had gone to the west of the city to set up tents, so they simply gave up their stay at the inn and packed their luggage to check out and go to the west of the city.
Downstairs, the owner of Qingtan Inn saw that other inns had raised their prices, and that they were still fully booked even though the prices were several times higher. He was extremely envious and wanted to raise the prices, but the guests who stayed there were all literati.
Moreover, almost all of them came from Loushan Academy. The oldest is nearly seventy years old, and the youngest is more than thirty years old. They all seem to be famous people. If they raise the price of their own inn, they will be criticized to death by the literati.
"Why."
The shopkeeper sighed as he looked at the inn opposite him. The inn's income was not good to begin with, and the taxes on imperial merchants were also high. He could barely make enough to feed himself. Now that he finally made a fortune, how come it was occupied by some literati?
"Boss, why don't we raise the price too?" The servant was also envious.
"Why."
The shopkeeper was heartbroken and was torn between morality and making a lot of money.
"Shopkeeper, there is still more than a month before the Loushan Priest Ceremony. If we raise the price, we can make a lot of money, which is enough to cover our inn's income for several years." The servant encouraged.
The shopkeeper's heart was bleeding, but he still couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart: "Don't look, go upstairs and see if there are any customers who need anything."
Seeing that the shopkeeper was unmoved, the servant looked miserable and thought that the shopkeeper was really pedantic as he wanted to take advantage of the inn's profits.
The shopkeeper sighed again. If he didn't make money from the wanderers, it would be a waste. But he would feel uneasy if he made money from the scholars.
"Let's go, let's do what we need to do."
The shopkeeper turned around and went back into the shop, heading towards the stairs. As soon as he looked up, he was met by a bustling group of scholars coming down the stairs, carrying large and small bags in their hands.
"Gentlemen, what are you doing?"
"Boss, we want to check out." said the gentleman who walked in first.
The shopkeeper was stunned: "Check out? Not staying here anymore?"
"yes."
The shopkeeper was overjoyed at the response. He stepped back down the stairs and stood beside them, watching the scholars passing by. In his ecstasy, he couldn't help but ask, "Sir, all the inns in the capital are full now. Gentlemen, are you checking out now? Do you have a good place to stay?"
The gentlemen coming downstairs all had happy expressions on their faces: "Yes."
The shopkeeper was completely relieved after hearing this, and happily went to help the gentlemen check out in person.
One by one, all the literati who had stayed in the hotel checked out.
After dealing with the last person, the shopkeeper excitedly sent all the cultural guests out of the inn. After they left, he immediately asked the servant to hang a plaque saying that there were vacancies and the price increased fivefold.
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