Someone secretly passed a message to all the major grain and oil shops, telling them not to sell anything to Tianxianglou, and that if they dared to sell privately, they would be punished.
Who is this person, and how will they retaliate against the businesses?
The shopkeepers didn't say anything, but apologized to Song Liyun with embarrassed expressions, saying that customers were their bread and butter, and they had no choice but to accept it, asking Song Liyun to forgive them.
The waters of Qili County are indeed deep!
This is someone using underhanded tactics to express their dissatisfaction and try to nip the new Tianxianglou in the bud.
Song Liyun sneered: If you don't sell grain, you'll have no other choice!
Qili County isn't that far from the prefectural city; you can buy things there too.
Besides, I have enough stuff in my own space to last for half a year.
Speed is of the essence in war; we cannot give the enemy more time to make arrangements.
The renovation of Tianxianglou is being expedited, and Song Liyun plans to reopen it as soon as possible.
As planned, Song Liyun wandered around the streets again, intending to buy some bowls, plates, and porcelain, but she was unexpectedly kicked out.
The waiter even said that Tianxianglou was unlucky and that she shouldn't stand on his dirty ground, which infuriated Song Liyun.
If she hadn't wanted to leave a good impression, she would have punished that idiot on the spot.
Knowing that someone was deliberately stirring up trouble, Song Liyun silently recited: "Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles," and thus stopped pursuing the matter.
As soon as they returned to Tianxiang Tower, they saw a large truck parked at the entrance, and Manager Wan was ordering people to unload the truck and move things.
"Uncle Wan, it's been a long time!"
Summer is the off-season for furs, and for the past month, Manager Wan has only been buying cardboard boxes from Suijin Town, not furs. The two haven't seen each other for half a month.
Manager Wan looked at Song Liyun's arm, which was still wrapped in gauze, and said, "I was out delivering goods for a while and just got back to Qili County. I've already heard about your situation from Wan Shan. Is the injury on your arm any better?"
Song Liyun moved her arm: "It's just a minor injury, it'll be fine after some rest."
Manager Wan glanced at Tianxiang Restaurant behind him and chuckled, "Now that Miss Song has taken over Tianxiang Restaurant, all those days of worry and fear have not been in vain."
Wanshan, the owner of Wanchun Fur Shop, was carrying a bag of flour and poking his head out of the carriage: "Miss Song, I'm sending you a hundred catties of flour, a hundred catties of rice, charcoal, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, dried chili peppers, and other things. If you need anything, just let me know and I'll make it up."
Song Liyun smiled and said, "Manager Wan, you're so kind!"
While buying grain on the street, she also visited Wanchun Fur Shop.
It's currently the off-season for leather goods, so everyone has spare manpower and vehicles.
I've placed the order for the items I need; please help me prepare them, Manager Wan.
The two families have an extraordinary relationship. If Song Liyun can establish herself in the county town and have the support of the garrison, it will be of great benefit to Wan's business.
Wan Shan even closed his shop and personally made a trip to the prefectural city, and the grains, oils, bowls, and plates that Tianxianglou needed were quickly replenished.
Even the hardest-to-get drinks were prepared.
Like the grain, oil, rice and flour shops, the wine shops that Tianxianglou used to order from also refused Song Liyun's orders under the influence of some force.
But Qili County is still quite large. Even without Shipinxiang, there are plenty of small distilleries looking to make a living. On the same day, someone took the initiative to come to them.
Yuzhilan is a newly opened winery that brews wine from highland barley. The wine is rather light and has little reputation, but it is exactly what Song Liyun wants most.
Ten days later, all the tables, chairs, benches, walls, and pillars in the building had been cleaned and repaired, and they were just waiting for an auspicious day to open for business.
These past few days, Song Liyun has been engaging in in-depth "exchanges" with various shops in the city. Although she was sometimes annoyed by being kicked out, she also gained a lot of information.
They gained a deeper understanding of Qili County and even figured out who was plotting against them behind their backs.
On the surface, they are hooligans and scoundrels from Qili County.
These hangers-on live like flies and rats around the sewers.
Hong Jingtian's downfall also affected their livelihoods, and some of their relatives and friends were even arrested and imprisoned.
But for these people, whoever provides the benefits is their mother.
Even if Hong Jingtian falls, there are countless other wealthy patrons; they are not loyal enough to risk their lives for him.
Not to mention that Jiang Feng is now the county magistrate and is busy arresting people everywhere.
Those thugs might want to seek justice for their old master, but they wouldn't do it openly; they would definitely do something underhanded to annoy people.
In addition to those who were dissatisfied with Song Liyun, the catering guild in Qili County also had their own grievances.
This catering association was formed by the city's catering industry, with several major restaurants taking turns serving as its head.
Its function is to set prices for dishes in restaurants in the city and to restrict the sale of alcoholic beverages.
If a new person wants to open a restaurant selling food and beverages, they need to submit an application to the catering industry.
They despised Hong Jingtian's collusion with the Di people, but Tianxianglou was a highly sought-after establishment.
Several former rival restaurants had long been secretly plotting to take over their businesses.
Unexpectedly, the newly arrived Lord Jiang did not reveal any information before suddenly handing over the task to a lowly military household who knew nothing.
What's even more infuriating is that this woman from a military household doesn't respect her elders at all.
Without first visiting the head of the culinary association, without submitting the signboard and menu, and without getting the head's approval, they dared to take over the business and open for business without authorization. They have become the public enemy and a disgrace to the catering industry in Qili County.
The current head of the association is Shen Leyan, the owner of Jinxilou.
To teach Song Liyun a lesson, Chief Shen ordered all grain stores to stop supplying rice, flour, and oil to Tianxianglou, or else he would order fifty restaurants and taverns in the city to cut off their business.
The biggest customers of grain and oil stores are restaurants and eateries, so they would rather offend a closed Tianxiang Restaurant than offend Shen Leyan.
Another measure is to ban the sale of alcoholic beverages.
In everyone's eyes, a restaurant simply cannot open if it lacks grain, oil, and alcohol, and cannot even buy firewood and charcoal.
All restaurants in Qili County are prohibited from associating with Tianxianglou, and are not allowed to participate in its opening ceremony.
This was a deliberate attempt to intimidate the military household woman and ensure that the opening of Tianxianglou would be a quiet and unsuccessful affair.
They had their plans, and so did Song Liyun.
The Tianxiang Restaurant opened without warning, just twelve days after the county government began its trial.
The opening was a quiet affair, without even the fanfare of firecrackers, drums, or colorful flags.
However, Tianxianglou is located in a bustling downtown area, and any slight movement under the watchful eyes of the public will attract attention.
At this moment, in front of Tianxianglou, there was originally an open space decorated with bonsai pots. Now, there is a long table with wooden plates on it, neatly arranged with dishes skewered on iron sticks.
Inside the table is a large, long iron trough for charcoal grilling, with iron bars on top. This was used by Tianxianglou Restaurant in the past to make their signature dish, roasted lamb chops.
This is the prized possession of Tianxianglou Restaurant, a treasure rarely seen by outsiders.
As soon as the items were displayed, they instantly attracted a crowd of onlookers.
What's even more eye-catching are the people behind the grill.
Behind the long grill stood eight handsome young men.
They wore red silk ribbons tied around their heads, and thin silver-white shirts with a silk ribbon around their waists, revealing their slender and fit figures.
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