Chapter 107 I heard that the King of Yue is coming
The opening of the Black Mountain Restaurant branch was quite lively.
The firecrackers crackled.
Several ladies were distributing rice candy and dried fruits at the door, as well as free tea.
The villagers and farmhands all came during their lunch break.
In the past, when they saw such a grand restaurant, they would just pass by it quickly, thinking that it had nothing to do with them.
But today, when I saw the restaurant opened in the village, I felt very proud, because it was built by their village!
Villagers and farmhands can enjoy a 30% discount on food.
Because the Heishan industry became famous, many businessmen who had business dealings with Liangmin Village sent congratulatory banners.
There were many congratulatory messages written on the red banner, such as "great plans", "good ways to make money", "good luck in opening the business, and all the best".
Some businessmen came in person, such as Wu Fugui.
"Congratulations, Mr. Wu, you will have good fortune." Wu Fugui bowed to congratulate Wu Yingniang.
Wu Fugui's entire family was there; they were loyal supporters of Liangmin Village.
Not a villager, but better than a villager!
Whenever there is something happening in Liangmin Village, the Wu family will go to show their support and ask if they can buy shares.
He finally understood that if he followed the Liangmin Village, even if he couldn't eat meat, he could still drink meat soup.
"Boss Wu, I have an idea. I wonder if I can invest in the Black Mountain Restaurant?" Wu Fugui asked tentatively.
Wu Yingniang: "Not yet. All the profits from the restaurants in Xunzhou belong to our village."
Wu Fugui's face lit up when he heard this.
Just because it's not possible now doesn't mean it won't be possible in the future. If the restaurant in Xunzhou doesn't work, then maybe it will be possible if it's opened outside of Xunzhou.
Wu Fugui turned his head to look at his son again, and saw that his son Wu Zhan was sitting in the restaurant, talking and eating snacks with Su Zhizhi and Xue Che.
Talking and laughing.
Wu Fugui smiled even more happily, thinking that it was better for his son to have a good relationship with his future boss than anything else.
In the restaurant, several children ate salted dried plums together.
It has a salty and fragrant taste with a hint of sour and sweet, which makes people want to eat more.
Wu Zhan chewed on a dried plum and said, "Your restaurant's cooking is so good, you could also sell preserved foods. Dried plums like these could be sold. They're easy to transport and can be stored for a long time. If we sell them to other places, maybe a lot of people will like them."
Wu Zhan made no progress in his studies, but business ideas kept popping up in his mind one after another.
He now looks like a real rich young master.
She used to wear all kinds of colorful clothes, which made her look very rustic, but recently she has become more refined and elegant.
Because Wu Zhan no longer learned how to dress from his father, he secretly learned from Village Chief Hao.
He thought it would be nice to learn a little from Village Chief Hao.
Su Zhizhi: "There are many capable people in our village who can do a lot, and there will be a lot to sell in the future."
Several more carriages arrived at the door.
County Magistrate Song came, Gu Yan and Gu Qingning came, Principal Liu and several classmates from the academy came.
Su Zhizhi, Xue Che and Wu Zhan walked out to greet them.
When County Magistrate Song got off the carriage, someone carried out a plaque from the back of the carriage.
Only then did everyone notice that the space for hanging the plaque on the door of the Black Mountain Restaurant was still empty, as it had been reserved in advance.
Wu Fugui complimented him: "It is a unique event in our county to have a plaque inscribed by the county magistrate."
County Magistrate Song shook his head and said, "No, I didn't write this plaque. Governor Gu did. Governor Gu couldn't come today, so I brought it here."
When everyone heard that it was written by the governor himself, they were very excited.
In Xunzhou, the most powerful person is the governor. With the governor's protection, no one dares to mess with him.
Hao Ren and Wu Yingniang thanked him repeatedly.
County Magistrate Song whispered to Hao Ren:
"Village Chief Hao, Governor Gu originally wanted to come. He's been thinking about this for a long time. But unfortunately, a distinguished person from above is coming to Xunzhou. He will probably arrive in the next two days. Governor Gu has to stay at the government office and be ready to receive him at any time, so it's inconvenient for him to leave."
Hao Ren said respectfully, "Anyone who can make Governor Gu act like this must be an official of great importance. The opening of our small village restaurant naturally cannot interfere with Governor Gu's important work."
County Magistrate Song and Hao Ren sat down at a table and had a drink.
"Village Chief Hao is right. The official who came this time is not just any official, but the King of Yue. Because our Xunzhou produced both ink and cloth last year, which helped alleviate the urgent needs of Qianzhong, the court sent the King of Yue to inspect Lingnan and commend Xunzhou."
If it were an ordinary citizen, County Magistrate Song would definitely not say these things.
But in the eyes of County Magistrate Song, Village Chief Hao, who controls Black Mountain Ink and Black Mountain Cloth, has long been extraordinary.
Hao Ren's eyes froze for a moment, but he continued to pour wine for County Magistrate Song without changing his expression.
"King of Yue? I did hear a few days ago that the imperial court had conferred the title of King of Yue, granting him remote control over the Lingnan territories. However, I can't remember which prince it was. We, the country folk, don't understand these things..."
"He was the former Third Prince, who was given the title of King of Yue and has recently been touring Lingnan."
When County Magistrate Song thought of the Third Prince and his background, a rare gloomy look appeared between his brows.
On the other side, several children were surrounding Principal Liu and asking him questions.
"Is the King of Yue the Emperor's son?"
"Chang'an is so far away from here, what is the King of Yue doing here?"
"Did the Emperor ask the King of Yue to come here to buy cloth?"
When Principal Liu was talking to the children, he also mentioned the King of Yue's visit to Lingnan.
He had just heard this morning that a prince would be inspecting on behalf of the emperor in the next two days.
Since the founding of Dayu, the royal family has never come to such a remote place as Lingnan. Now everyone hears that a prince is coming, and they talk about it as the most novel thing.
“Will there be a lot of people coming?”
Gu Qingning imagined that the prince must be very majestic, with hundreds of elite soldiers leading the way in front and behind, and his appearance was magnificent.
The King of Yue, holding a sword in his hand and riding a tall horse, shone brightly among the crowd.
Any bandits would be scared and run away when they saw the prince's travel.
Liu Xiangxiang said, "The King of Yue must be very rich. He wears gold from head to toe, has many concubines around him, and eats roast duck every day."
An image of a pot-bellied man with a golden body, gnawing on roast duck with his mouth full of oil, and surrounded by beautiful women appeared in Liu Xiangxiang's mind.
Wu Zhan disagreed: "The King of Yue is not a local tycoon, so it's impossible for him to do that. The King of Yue must be elegant and noble, with a temperament as graceful as an orchid and eloquent."
In Wu Zhan's mind, the more noble a person is, the more elegant he is.
Principal Liu had never met the King of Yue, but he couldn't help laughing when he heard the children talking about it:
"I heard that His Royal Highness the King of Yue is only twelve years old. He should be a little different from what you think."
Su Zhizhi: "Twelve years old? That's only four years older than me. I thought princes were all very old, but it turns out there are princes this young."
Xue Che was the only person present who had seen King Murong Di of Yue with his own eyes, and he tried to recall what the King of Yue looked like.
I vaguely recall a pretty face.
He met Murong Di when he attended a palace banquet. At that time, Murong Di was still the third prince.
But that was two years ago, and the two of them haven't spoken much since.
Xue Che had a strong impression of Murong Di because he heard people talking about him and Murong Di together behind their backs:
"They are both very handsome, but unfortunately one of them has a sick brain and a sick body."
Xue Che looked at Murong Di through the crowd at that time and saw a handsome and thin young man surrounded by several sons of the royal family, with a look of panic on his face.
In fact, many of the royal heirs are just ordinary people, but they wear gorgeous robes.
While the children were arguing, there was suddenly a commotion at the entrance of the restaurant.
"Hey, why are there so many monkeys?"
"Which Monkey King is coming out of the mountains? Hahahaha..."
"There are two people ahead, being chased by monkeys, hahahaha..."
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