"Making money is secondary." Zhao Hao pointed to the first phase of the project on the map and said, "With Weijixian, the rest of the land will be valuable. You can decide whether to rent or sell it. But you have to keep a close eye on this and make sure that there are high-end shops along the lake. There's no need to drive away the mid- and low-end businesses. Just move them all to the streets."

"When all the shops on this street and lake are built, the entire Xiaocang Mountain will be valuable." Zhao Hao said to Tang Youde confidently: "Will you still worry about not having money to continue development by then?"

"Hehe, there will definitely be a scramble for it by then." Although Tang Youde does not understand commercial real estate development, he knows how high the land prices in prosperous areas are. If Xiaocang Mountain can really become prosperous, he can make hundreds of thousands of taels just by selling the wasteland all over the mountain.

The two chatted until it was almost dark before they went down the mountain. On the way back, Zhao Hao asked Tang Youde to give priority to hiring people from Caijia Lane. When the huge project started, it was guaranteed that all the men, women and children in the whole street would have work to do.

"Young Master is really nostalgic." Tang Youde couldn't help but sigh: "How lucky are those people in Caijia Lane to have been neighbors with you?"

"Aren't you more blessed?" Zhao Hao teased him, then said seriously, "The people in Caijiaxiang are honest and don't have many tricks. You can use them without any worries. This time I will accompany my father to Beijing for the imperial examination, and I plan to bring a dozen people as my entourage."

In fact, it was mainly because he had kidnapped the entire Caijia Lane, so he felt relieved...

"Well, at least no one dares to bully you wherever you go." Tang Youde smiled, and suddenly his eyes turned red as he said, "It is Old Tang's greatest blessing to know you."

"Don't give me that crap. I'll be leaving in a while." Zhao Haoxu kicked him and said, "Let's go to Wei Ji Xian to eat."

~~

When we returned to Caijia Lane, the lights were already on.

Walking on this street at night, you can more clearly feel the changes that Zhao Hao has brought to Caijia Lane.

At first, when it got dark, it was pitch dark here, and not a single person could be seen. But now, not only was the light in Wei Ji Xian bright, but the whole street was also very lively.

The reason is simple. Those who eat at Wei Ji Xian are either rich or noble. Each diner brings at least four or five followers. These people also need to eat, so how can Wang Fugui's small restaurant accommodate them?

In the past few months, two more restaurants have opened, as well as teahouses, bathhouses, and horse and carriage inns. People and businesses like to gather together. With the opening of these shops, Caijia Lane has become more popular, and nearby citizens like to come and hang out. Unconsciously, all kinds of snack stalls, vegetable and meat stalls, chicken and duck shops, and grain and oil shops have gathered on the street, and even two brothels have secretly opened.

Later, three members of the Zhao family passed the imperial examinations, and Zhao Hao's apprentice even won the title of Li Yuan. Immediately, several more bookstores appeared on the street, selling the high-profile lectures recommended by Li Yuangong. I don't know whether they paid Wang Wuyang.

I heard that Yu Jiachang is planning to build the Sanyuan Archway. By then, Caijia Lane will probably become even more prosperous.

Zhao Hao and Tang Youde got off the car at Dashiqiao and admired the changes in Caijia Lane. Although it was still far from being comparable to Gulou Street, the vitality clearly showed the bright future of this place.

"This is all brought by Young Master's Wei Ji Xian." Tang Youde sighed, and then said with some worry: "If it is closed, I'm afraid the business of the whole street will be affected."

He said this politely. In fact, if Wei Ji Xian really moved away, this place would be severely damaged even if it didn't return to its original state.

"Who said we're moving away?" Zhao Hao smiled and shook his head.

"Didn't you say you wouldn't open a branch?" Tang Youde was stunned.

“Yes.” Zhao Hao pointed at the brightly lit Weijixian and said, “Then the one at Furong Lake will be called the Weijixian Headquarters, and this one in Caijia Lane will be called the Weijixian Founding Store.”

After a pause, he smiled and said, "If we open another store in another place in the future, we can call it a flagship store in that place."

"You can still play like this?" Tang Youde said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "What's the difference between this and a branch store?"

"Of course there is a difference. Would you like to open a branch store or the original store?" Zhao Hao asked with a smile and stepped onto the stairs. Wu Yu hurriedly opened the store door for the boss.

"Of course it's the original store. It sounds like the most authentic one." Tang Youde smiled and followed him, saying, "Young Master is really too cunning."

~~

As soon as Zhao Hao entered the restaurant, he saw Qiaoqiao standing behind the counter, holding a wine bucket and carefully adding wine to each jug.

When Qiaoqiao saw Zhao Hao coming in from the corner of her eye, she was delighted at first, but then she frowned and continued to work with an indignant look on her face, pretending not to see him.

Zhao Hao was about to say hello to her, but was drowned out by the enthusiastic greetings of the diners.

"Mr. Zhao, I haven't seen you for a few days."

"I heard that Mr. Zhao has moved. Will he often come back to Caijia Lane in the future?"

"Mr. Zhao, how about composing a poem for this situation?"

Zhao Hao rolled his eyes secretly, exchanged a few words with the diners, and fled upstairs.

In the end, I didn’t even get to say a word to Qiaoqiao.

Miss Qiaoqiao threw away the wine bottle and sat behind the counter, sulking.

~~

On the second floor, in Wu Kangyuan’s private room.

As soon as Zhao Hao and Tang Youde sat down, they heard the piano music downstairs suddenly become low and desolate.

Wu Kangyuan closed his eyes slightly, tapped the beat and sang along with the tune:

"Last night the rain was light and the wind was strong, and I could not sleep off the hangover. I asked the person who rolled up the curtains, but he said the crabapple tree was still the same. Do you know, do you know? It should be green and lush, red and thin..."

"Alas..." After singing, Wu Kangyuan glanced at someone and sighed, "I don't know which bastard hurt Miss Ma's heart."

"Why are you looking at me?" Zhao Hao rolled his eyes at him and said, "I'm still a child..."

"Ahem." Wu Kangyuan was speechless and raised his hands in surrender: "Okay, then let's wait until you are an adult to discuss this issue."

"I'm hungry, hurry up and eat. There are a lot of people waiting for me."

Zhao Hao avoided the topic, washed his hands in the copper basin, took the rice served by Tang Youde, and the two began to wolf it down.

"You vulgar people." Wu Kangyuan treated Wei Ji Xian as a canteen. He had already eaten dinner. He teased the two of them for a few words and went downstairs to listen to music.

Zhao Hao and Tang Youde ignored him and just lowered their heads to eat. They had been running on the mountain for most of the day and were already starving.

After a whirlwind of time, Zhao Hao had just put down his chopsticks when Shopkeeper Fang and Tang Siya knocked on the door and came in.

"Sir, are you looking for me?" Tang Si Ya was originally a bold and outgoing woman. After working at Wei Ji Xian for a few months, she became more and more capable.

"Well, Sister Tang, sit down and talk." Zhao Hao asked Tang Si Ya to sit opposite him, and asked Fang De who was sitting on his right with a smile: "How is this general I found for you? Is he suitable?"

"It's very useful. Now Si Ya can manage the restaurant in an orderly manner." Fang De smiled and said, "I think even if I'm not here, it won't affect the business."

Si Ya was stunned when she heard this and asked Fang De, "Where is the shopkeeper going?"

"The boss is planning to open another Wei Ji Xian restaurant and asked me to go over and take care of it," Fang De replied.

"What should we do here?" Si Ya asked hurriedly.

"It's up to you to take care of it." Zhao Hao replied with a smile.

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