Chapter 70

Ye Xiaoxian went to the yamen gate to find Xiao Baoshan, told him about the transfer of the restaurant there, and said she wanted to sell the restaurant.

"Baoshan, it's like this. I'm sure I'll sell the restaurant. I'm confident to open the restaurant. But I don't have enough money on hand. I'm probably three or two silver short, so can you lend me some?"

Ye Xiaoxian said it firmly.

The location of that restaurant is really good. As long as the food is delicious and can make its own characteristics, it will certainly make money in the future.

Besides, it's almost the beginning of autumn now. The business of tofu flowers and jelly won't last long. When the weather is cold, they go out to stand in the wind and rain every day. It's too hard.

Xiao Baoshan didn't speak and seemed to be thinking.

Knowing that he was a man with ideas, ye Xiaoxian asked him, "Baoshan, what do you think in your heart? It doesn't matter. You can raise any questions you have."

Xiao Baoshan asked her, "I heard that opening a restaurant needs to register with a local firm. Do you know this?"

"I've heard of it before." Ye Xiaoxian said.

In this era, the land is generally in the hands of local rich people, including the shops in the county. The rich people rent the shops to people who want to do business.

However, some businesses that do well will buy the store and turn it into their own private property.

Xiao Baoshan asked, "did you ask the shopkeeper whether the restaurant was his own or rented from a commercial firm?"

"Ah? I didn't ask that." Ye Xiaoxian only wanted to bring down the shop earlier, so she didn't have time to ask.

But ye Xiaoxian said, "he only charges ten Liang silver for the transfer. I think it should be rented. If it's his own family, I guess it's fifty Liang."

Xiao Baoshan said, "well, your analysis is reasonable. If it's a business, you can find familiar people and let them negotiate."

"Do you have any friends in the firm?" Asked Ye Xiaoxian.

"It's just to inquire. It doesn't need to be so complicated." Xiao Baoshan smiled and said, "we can go to the firm to inquire now."

……

The firm is in another street, which is a little remote. Its specifications are like pawnshops. There are two guys in it.

Xiao Baoshan led Ye Xiaoxian into the firm and showed the sign of the Yamen factotum. Seeing that it was from the yamen, the man thought he was here to do business, so he was polite.

Xiao Baoshan asked him to check whether the restaurant had been registered with the firm and whose property it was.

As a result, it happened that the restaurant belonged to member Liu's outsider!

After leaving the firm, Xiao Baoshan suggested Ye Xiaoxian to find Liu Yuanwai. If Liu Yuanwai was willing to give the price, it would not cost ten liang of silver, maybe eight liang of silver.

Since ye Xiaoxian had the idea of opening a restaurant, she began to pay attention to the ways of doing business in Qinghe County. Unexpectedly, there are so many complex relationships among them.

She immediately went to Liu Yuanwai. When Liu Yuanwai heard that she wanted to set up the restaurant, he smiled and said, "no wonder you don't want to stay in our house as a cook. So you have such a plan? The restaurant in the city is really ours. There have been two or three shopkeepers in recent years. It's always bad intention. Some people say it's not suitable to open a restaurant there. It's probably the lack of fire in the five elements."

"It's man-made. If others can't drive, it doesn't mean I can't drive." Ye Xiaoxian smiled.

"It's good to have determination. Since you are so firm, I'll ask housekeeper Liu to talk to you and take back the restaurant." Liu yuanwaidao.

"Thank you, Mr. Liu, but..." Ye Xiaoxian said again: "I have another request. After I open the restaurant, I can't cook for Miss Qianqian every day. If you and miss Qianqian want to taste my craft, you can move to the restaurant for dinner, or I can send a man to send it to you."

Liu Yuanwai looked at Ye Xiaoxian with a smile: "do you want us to support the scene for you? You want to save money and build a reputation. You deserve to be a businessman."

Ye Xiaoxian smiled.

Liu Yuanwai added, "it's all right. If you don't come, you won't come. It's the same if we go there or ask the servants to bring rice back. Just give us a discount when the time comes. The dishes are full."

"That's for sure!" Ye Xiaoxian promised.

With housekeeper Liu coming forward, things in the restaurant went very smoothly. The originally agreed transfer fee of twelve Liang was later talked about seventy Liang, which happened to be all ye Xiaoxian's savings.

In addition to the transfer fee, the rent will be paid every month in the future.

The lease term of the former shopkeeper is still half a month. Ye Xiaoxian can take advantage of this time to think about the opening of the restaurant.

……

After wandering around the county for an afternoon, ye Xiaoxian set up a restaurant, which shocked everyone in the second room!

At dinner that night, they kept staring at Ye Xiaoxian.

On the surface, ye Xiaoxian seems to have no waves and still eats slowly. In fact, she is secretly happy in her heart.

"Leaf, you... What do you think?" Li Hongmei couldn't help asking.

"I just want to expand my business. Don't you say I cook well. Even member Liu thinks I cook well, so why can't I open a restaurant?" Ye Xiaoxian said.

"We Daliang village... No women go out to open restaurants, let alone women. Even men rarely have such courage. The men in our village work long hours outside. For example, your uncle and third uncle can work as soap servants in the Yamen. Besides, it's hard to guarantee that they can make money."

Ye Xiaoxian said, "if we can't make money, let's continue to sell jelly and tofu flowers. We won't starve to death. Besides, the restaurant hasn't opened yet. How can my mother conclude that I can't make money?"

"No, no, I'm not worried that you can't make money. I'm just... I'm surprised. I didn't expect you to have the courage, leaf. No matter whether you can make money or not, my mother will always support you." Li Hongmei is firm.

Xiao Baofeng's eyes still didn't move away from ye Xiaoxian. At the moment, he felt that his sister-in-law was not a village girl, but a strange woman like the one described in the book.

Xiao Baozhu suddenly remembered the script she had seen in recent days. She found that her sister-in-law had the temperament of the heroine in the script: strong, progressive and tenacious.

Xiao Baozhu thinks she should learn from ye so that she can become the kind of heroine in the script.

"Leaf, do you have enough money on your side? If you say ten Liang today, it's three Liang short?"

The whole family, only Xiao Baoshan asked the most realistic question.

Although he knew that ye Xiaoxian made money selling jelly and that ye Xiaoxian could make a lot of money cooking at Liu's house, he never asked about the specific number.

Ye Xiaoxian said, "almost. It's enough to sell some jelly these days."

"Does the restaurant need to be rearranged?" Xiao Baoshan asked again.