Chapter 202 Deciding on the Yard
"Then it's the first courtyard? Brother Zhou, do you need to go back and ask Aunt Zhou and the others what they think?" Huang Boyang asked.
"No need. My mother told me when I came here that I was here to see Xinting." Zhou Yuanjia looked at Xinting tenderly, his face full of tenderness and affection.
Huang Boyang suddenly felt that he had asked in vain.
Gu Yunyi smiled and said, "It's the first one. Thank you for your help, Brother Huang."
Zhou Yuanjia also said, "Thank you for your help."
"What are you talking about? Who are we talking to? If you guys make the arrangements, we can settle it sooner."
Gu Yunyi and Zhou Yuanjia were a little confused: "Brother Huang also wants to buy a yard?"
"Who else are you?" Zhou Yuanjia asked.
"Fang Ziheng, I received a letter from him when I went to the capital last time. He asked me to help find out. He said he wanted to live next to your house."
"This is good. We all live close to each other and can take care of each other."
In fact, the most important thing is that Huang Boyang and Fang Ziheng feel that it is more convenient to eat for free. Now they are a little envious of Zhou Yuanjia. This kid is so smart that he kidnapped Madam Gu's niece. Now, not only can he eat for free openly, but even his wife cooks delicious food like Madam Gu!
Xu Qingmeng was quite happy to hear Hui Niang. She had thought it would be lonely in the capital city, but now that she had acquaintances there, it would not be so boring anymore.
He also felt that it would be better to have someone familiar around so that it would be easier to take care of her.
It was almost noon, so He asked Huang Boyang to stay for lunch.
Huang Boyang naturally had no reason to refuse delicious food.
Based on their trust in Huang Boyang, the two families decided on this.
The two families had no concerns about Huang Boyang, and Huang Boyang would not deceive them, so in the end, they asked Huang Boyang to help them decide.
The house there is big and the location is also good. Huang Boyang said that the yard is well maintained and repaired, and it is not one of those dilapidated old yards.
The price was naturally not cheap. One courtyard cost 1,600 taels, and a smaller courtyard cost 1,200 taels. After the two families calculated the price, the Gu family had a large family and wanted the big courtyard, while the Zhou family wanted the small one.
If Xu Qingmeng was not the one in the Gu family, how could they have come up with the money? They were a little surprised that the Zhou family could come up with it, but they didn't ask any questions. Even though they were a family, it was not right to ask such questions.
He sighed, "This courtyard in the city is really too expensive."
A courtyard like this one in Yan County might only earn about six or seven hundred taels of silver. This difference made He feel that the few taels of silver a restaurant earned a day was nothing.
Since the courtyard had been booked, the two families discussed the time to go to the capital.
The Zhou family is fine, but the main thing is the Gu family. There are many people to visit. They have to go to Xujia Village first to say goodbye to the Xu family, and finally go to Shiqing Village to pay tribute to Gu Hongxin.
The tenth day was the day they planned to go to the provincial capital.
Jinxiuxuan has naturally been settled, but whether the Gu family restaurant can be opened is still a problem.
Xu Qingmeng meant to close it directly, but He thought it was unnecessary. She could let Aunt Li and Sister-in-law Tang continue to work, and Xun Ge'er could also be half-manager.
They have been doing this for so long that they both know how to do it. It makes no difference whether He is there or not. Besides, there is Xun Ge'er here. Besides, he can learn from Manager Zhou every day, and then come back to keep and manage the restaurant's accounts.
Of course, he was not allowed to work for nothing, and he was paid a separate salary. As for Aunt Li and Sister-in-law Tang, they were given commissions based on the monthly revenue, with each taking 30%.
But the yard and the signboard still belong to the Gu family.
When He told the two of them about this, they were both surprised. They thought that the Gu family had gone to the provincial capital and their work was over. Who would have thought that such a good thing would happen.
"Is this... okay?"
"Sure, why not? I just don't know if you two are willing to do it."
"Yes, yes, why not?"
"Really? Auntie, I don't know how to thank you."
"Don't be so polite, but when I'm not around, you two will have to do the work on your own. It will definitely be very tiring. Do less, and even if you split it between the two of you, you can still make money."
"The shop is left to you two, you can take care of it. The daily accounts can be handed over to Xun'er. But I have to be frank with you, you must protect the signboard for me, and make the products carefully." He remembered what Xu Qingmeng said, and instructed.
"rest assured."
After everything was settled, Xu Qingmeng officially accepted Liu Zhigang as his apprentice. Liu Zhigang's father was no longer around, so he only had a mother and two brothers.
Previously, the Liu family also made dim sum, but later, when Liu's father passed away, Liu Zhigang's two elder brothers were not good at making dim sum, so naturally they gave up the business. Liu Zhigang had talent, but he was still young at that time.
Fortunately, the Liu family's conditions were not bad, and Liu's mother was an honest and capable person. It was not easy for a woman to raise three children after her husband passed away.
Fortunately, the three children are all doing well, so Liu's mother can be considered happy.
The Liu family often heard Liu Zhigang praising Xu Qingmeng at home. Liu's mother also respected her child, so naturally she had no objection.
On the day of becoming an apprentice, Liu's mother asked Liu Zhigang's two brothers to prepare a lot of gifts for him.
Xu Qingmeng obviously didn't expect this. After all, this was her first time, and she really didn't know that the Liu family had prepared such an expensive gift.
But since it had been brought, they couldn't let others take it back. He gestured to Liu Zhigang to prepare a red envelope.
Liu Zhigang couldn't refuse, so he had to accept it.
When he got home, he opened the box and felt the silver inside. Brother Liu said with a smile, "When other people learn from their masters, they always pay tribute to them. You are doing great. You are even making money from your master."
"Brother, what are you talking about?"
"Don't say that." said Liu's mother.
"I know, Mom, I was just joking."
The family was having a great time, but the impression of Xu Qingmeng became better and better.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, He helped prepare a lot of things, and the family went to Xujia Village. This time, He also went along.
The restaurant was not closed, and Aunt Li and Sister-in-law Tang were still working.
Xun Ge'er and Xin Ting were also there, and of course the Zhou family.
Although they were engaged, they had never officially been to the Xu family, so they went together. Five cars from two families went to Xujia Village in a grand manner.
The car had a hard time moving on the mountain road, and Xu Qingmeng was pregnant, so naturally she couldn't move fast. It was very slow, and they didn't arrive until noon.
As soon as they entered the village, Xinting got off the car.
"Hey, isn't this girl Ting?"
"Girls really change a lot when they grow up!"
"Isn't it? It's unrecognizable."
"Ting girl, are you married yet? What do you think of my Ergou?"
"Go away, don't you take a piss and look in the mirror?"
"Why? My Ergou is not good enough, but yours is fine. What good can it do if he fools around every day?"
"How do you talk?"
When Zhou Yuanjia heard this, his face turned dark. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Xinting say, "Aunt, I'm engaged."
(End of this chapter)
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