Chapter 81 Asking Zhang Mu for Help
In the evening, Xia Yanjing took Shi Tou to find Zhang Mu. Xia Yanjing mysteriously asked Zhang Mu to close the door. Although Zhang Mu was a little confused, he still did as he was told.
Lan Zhou lay on the recliner, looking sideways at the two grown men with thief-like looks. Although he didn't seem to care much on the surface, he was actually as curious as a cat scratching at them.
"Brother, I have something to talk to Brother Zhang about." Xia Yanjing said with a smile when he saw Lan Zhou.
"Okay, go ahead and talk." Lan Zhou remained calm.
"Brother Zhang, let's go to the study and talk." Xia Yanjing said, holding the blueprint in his hand and pulling Zhang Mu.
"OK."
After the two left one after the other, Lan Zhou couldn't help but follow them secretly out of curiosity and leaned against the window corner. Since neither of them had time, no one noticed that Lan Zhou was eavesdropping outside.
"Brother Zhang, I have a blueprint of a restaurant here. I would like to ask you to be fully responsible for the construction of the restaurant. You can name any wages you want." Xia Yanjing then spread the blueprint on the table.
"Brother Jing, since you have come to me, I will definitely help you. Although we have a good relationship, brothers still have to settle accounts clearly. I will definitely calculate your wages clearly and will not ask you for a penny more." Zhang Mu patted his chest and promised.
"Brother Zhang is so generous, so I'll listen to him." Xia Yanjing said with a smile.
Zhang Mu was also very happy to hear this. It had been hot recently, and his wife was pregnant and afraid of the heat, so two buckets of ice were barely enough every day. That was ten taels of silver a day.
People have been going out less recently, and the business in the shop has been much worse than before. The money I earned before, plus the money from selling wheelchairs some time ago, and the wages from Jingdi's noodles, are enough to support me this summer. But who would complain about having too much money?
At this time, Xia Yanjing was like a pillow being delivered to him when he was sleepy. If this restaurant was to be built, it would take at least a year, and he would have work to do every day for a year. According to his friendship with Jingdi, earning a hundred taels would not be a problem.
After the child was born, he would have enough money to give Lan Zhou and the child a better life, so Zhang Mu agreed without thinking.
"That's great. I don't feel safe handing this restaurant over to others. The only person I trust in this regard is you, Brother Zhang. When can we start work? I hope it can be as soon as possible." Xia Yanjing was already a little impatient at this time.
"Brother Jing, this matter cannot be rushed. We still need the permission from the Ministry of Works to start construction, otherwise we will be in trouble with the government at any time." Zhang Mu shook his head and reminded him.
"Brother Zhang, have you forgotten who my husband is? Why are you worrying about such a small matter?" Xia Yanjing said with some pride.
"Yes, yes, look at me. If you want, we can start dismantling the original shop tomorrow." Zhang Mu reacted quickly.
"Give me three days. I'll ask the employees in the original shop to clear out the things inside. I plan to clear out the inventory during these three days. If you want to buy anything, it's best to pick it up on the first day." Xia Yanjing reminded.
"That's great. Three days is enough for me. I also need some time to organize some people to help. I definitely can't do it alone." Zhang Mu was very happy to hear this. Wouldn't that mean he could buy high-quality goods at a very low price?
Lan Zhou, who was outside the door, lost interest in listening when the two people started talking about building a restaurant. He thought there would be some gossip, so he turned around and left the window corner. It was boring, so he decided to cool down next to the ice bucket.
From the beginning to the end, the two of them were unaware that Lan Zhou had come. They were discussing Xia Yanjing's design drawings enthusiastically. As a professional, Zhang Mu also gave Xia Yanjing a lot of constructive suggestions.
The two chatted for half an hour before Xia Yanjing reluctantly left. It wasn't that he didn't want to continue chatting, but he really couldn't delay Lan Zhou's meal.
"Brother Jing, let's go. Let's have dinner here before we leave." Lan Zhou invited warmly.
"No, no, I have to go back to find Xia Xia." Xia Yanjing waved his hand and did not stay.
"Goodbye, Brother Jing." Zhang Mu walked Xia Yanjing to the door, watched Xia Yanjing get on the carriage, and then went back.
"Zhou Zhou, sorry for waiting for you. I'll go cook now." Zhang Mu said naively.
"Go ahead." Lan Zhou was a little angry at first, angry that Zhang Mu had been busy for half an hour without looking for him, but seeing his silly look, he instantly lost his temper. Didn't he already know what kind of person Zhang Mu was? Isn't this exactly what he likes?
Back at the General's Mansion, Sheng Xia hadn't returned yet. Xia Yanjing asked Ye Zi in confusion, "Ye Zi, do you know what Xia Xia did? Why hasn't she returned yet so late?"
"My lord, the master sent someone to deliver a message this afternoon saying that he was going to the military camp and would be back before dinner. He asked me to tell you specifically because he was worried that you would have been waiting for a long time. But I don't know why he hasn't come back yet." Ye Zi said with some confusion.
Xia Yanjing was worried that something might have happened to Xia Xia, otherwise he would not go back on his word. He had to go and take a look.
On the other side, after Shengxia left the morning court, the Minister of Rites brought people to stop Shengxia. Yesterday, the barbarian envoys were lawless in the capital and bullied ordinary people. The people in the Ministry of Rites could not suppress them at all, and were afraid that the emperor would blame them for their poor performance, so the Minister of Rites came to Shengxia for help.
Shengxia did not refuse. After hearing what the Minister of Rites said, how could he possibly watch the barbarians bully the people of his Wei Dynasty? So he took the people from the Ministry of Rites to the inn.
At that time, Aguda was strolling in the East Market. Although those who could open shops in the East Market were either rich or noble, they had no choice but to consider themselves unlucky when they met these barbarian envoys.
Aguda was walking on the street and saw a young man who was going out to buy something. Aguda, who had not lived in seclusion for a long time, had bad thoughts. He thought the young man was very handsome. Seeing that he was dressed in ordinary clothes, he thought that he was not the son of a high-ranking official, so he thought of taking him away and having some fun with him.
Aguda walked up and grabbed the boy who was shopping. The servant beside the boy saw someone grabbing his son, and hurried forward to slap Aguda's hand away, but the strength of the two was too different, and the servant was no match for Aguda at all.
"Let my master go." The young servant cried.
"Someone come, is there anyone who can help us?" Seeing that he was powerless, the young servant thought of seeking help from others.
Although the people around gathered together, no one dared to step forward. When they saw Aguda's clothes, they knew that they were barbarian envoys. They had no power and did not want to bring bad luck to them.
"Let him go." A clear male voice sounded. This person was none other than the tenth prince Wei Rong.
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