Lin Wanwan followed them to look at several restaurants. When she asked about the prices, she found out that the starting price was at least one thousand taels, and even Wanxiang Pavilion didn’t have enough space!
Finally, she booked a three-story restaurant next to the largest Luo Bridge in the capital. As it had just closed, it was still attractive. It was also very spacious inside, with twenty or thirty tables on the first floor, sixteen private rooms on the second and third floors, as well as large and small kitchens, and ten rooms in the backyard. It was already very good, and the price was also very good, at three thousand two hundred taels!
I also asked for a smaller three-story shop, which was two streets away from the river and in a good location. The price was two thousand one hundred taels.
She thought about it and decided that since she had already spent the money, it would not matter if she spent more. She could just work hard to earn money in the future. So she bought the mansion as well.
The master and his apprentice were delighted. Who could have thought that the seemingly insignificant girl would be so generous? They immediately went back to tell the steward.
After hearing this, the steward quickly invited the guests into the reception hall and served tea and snacks. Lin Wanwan acted like a tiger and bargained the price down to nine thousand five hundred taels.
She gave the two assistants thirty taels of silver. The commission here starts at ten taels of silver. Moreover, she still had to pay five hundred taels of taxes. It was really too cruel...
The people in the capital are not like those in the county. The people there are wealthy and powerful. When they see a suitable item, they will buy it directly and then sell it at a high price to make money from the difference. Sometimes they can earn more than one thousand taels from a single order. It's really amazing!
After signing the contract, the old man took her to the Municipal Exchange Bureau to pay taxes.
"Girl, do you open a restaurant and sell wine?"
"Sell it! What? Are there any other formalities that need to be completed?"
The old man nodded and explained, "Of course! If you buy wine from wineries, you need to report to the Municipal Trade Bureau. If you make wine at home, you need to show the winery's certificate and pay a deposit. Then you can sell wine normally!"
"Is that so? Thanks for the reminder, old man!"
Phew, luckily 857 had been upgraded before, so she could get whatever she wanted as soon as she thought about it, otherwise, she would have to make another trip!
She turned her back, took out the certificate while taking out the silver from her bosom, and went in to see the official to handle it.
There were so many people in the Municipal Trade Bureau that she waited for a long time before getting a number. She paid the tax and was about to pay the deposit when she was told that her application was not accepted because she was a woman.
Who would have thought that there was discrimination against women in the capital? Lin Wanwan suppressed her anger and stuffed a fifty-liang silver note into the official's hand.
"Sir, my parents have passed away and I am the only one left. I really have no other options. The restaurant is about to open. Can you be flexible and help me come up with a solution?"
"You! This is the first time I've encountered this. Wait a minute, I'll go report to the adults!"
It was a long time before the official came back.
"Follow me, our inspector wants to see you!"
When Lin Wanwan heard that there was something going on, she hurriedly followed. When she walked into the small room in the back hall, she saw a man with a round figure like a ball sitting at a desk handling affairs. When he saw someone coming, he looked up and glanced, and asked the official who brought her to go out and wait.
"Is this the winery you opened? Where is it from?"
Lin Wanwan secretly clenched her fists in her sleeves, but she lowered her eyebrows and replied docilely: "Your Excellency, I am Lin Wanwan from Linjia Village, Yun'an County, Yunzhou. The winery is also opened in our county. I don't know the rules in the capital. I hope your Excellency will be flexible!"
After saying this, she took out five hundred taels of silver from her sleeve and placed it on the desk.
He didn't even look at the banknotes on the table. The name sounded familiar and he thought about it carefully.
Suddenly, he slapped the table and shouted, "I remember now! You are the woman who made the water mill and was rewarded by the emperor, right? And the thousand catties of grain were also made by you! Right?"
Lin Wanwan was a little confused by his question and replied, "How did you know, sir?"
He held onto the table, stood up with a smile, and stuffed the banknote back into her hands.
"The Emperor has been very happy recently. He even praised you at the morning court a few days ago! You are a great contributor. I dare not accept this money. Okay, it's just selling wine. I approve it! You must treat me to a drink when the restaurant opens!"
"Of course, of course! You have helped Wanwan a lot, so I must ask you for your help!"
"Hahaha! Okay, Wenyan! Just go and take Miss Lin to handle it normally, no need to worry!"
"Thank you, sir! I won't bother you anymore!"
On the way, the official felt that the banknote was a little hot and wanted to return it to her.
"My Lord, you have helped me a lot. This money is my treat for you. Don't worry about it. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been so successful!"
He was immediately very satisfied, and treated Lin Wanwan more patiently and gently. He quickly issued the certificate. Lin Wanwan paid a deposit of two hundred taels, took the certificate and put it in his sleeve.
Seeing that the old man had been waiting for her, she gave him another ten taels as a fee for his errands.
After returning, I told Nan Xi and the others about this, and everyone felt a little uneasy.
"Girl, this capital is too dark! Why don't we go back to the county!"
"What are you thinking? The girl has already bought the yard and the shop, how can she just go back home like that?"
"But, but this is too scary. If they say we can't sell it, then we can't sell it! If someone wants to deal with the girl in the future, who knows what they can do..."
Lin Wanwan patted Nanxing's head, "Now that we are here, we should make the best of it. It's okay. Just remember that the capital is not like our county. You should be careful in everything you do and say. Talk as little as possible. Trouble comes from the mouth, you know!"
"It's the girl! We remember!"
Lin Jiu also agreed with what she said.
"Miss, don't worry anymore. The certificate in your hand has the seal of the Municipal Exchange Bureau. Since it has been recognized by the Municipal Exchange Bureau, others dare not use it to make trouble. The Municipal Exchange Bureau directly obeys the emperor, so they dare to guess the emperor's preferences and do things."
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