0p0 Chapter 386: Turning Zero into a Whole, Opening a Large Inn with Food and Accommodation
Chapter 386: Turning Zero into a Whole, Opening a Large Inn with Food and Accommodation
"This is what Master Ci En left for us. Come eat it quickly, big sister."
"We waited for you for a long time this morning, but you didn't wake up, so mom asked us to leave first."
Shen Yu took it and asked with a smile, puzzled, "Why would Master Ci'en save the flower cake for us?"
Jiang explained, "Today is the day of the Wanshou Festival, so more people are coming."
"Since there is only one blessing flower cake, it has always been distributed to the nobles."
"Master Ci'en told Master Wenyuan to leave one piece for the people in our restaurant."
"When Master Wen Yuan saw that you didn't come today, he came over to ask us. He found out that the girl was a little tired. When she didn't come, Master Wen Yuan felt very sorry."
"When the flower cakes were distributed, Master Wen Yuan personally delivered this piece of flower cake."
"They said it was offered before the Buddha and that eating it would bring good fortune and longevity, so they specifically asked us to bring it back and share it."
Upon hearing this, Li said happily, "Master Ci'en is so kind and compassionate that he still thinks about our family."
"Come, come, let's share this flower cake and get some of the emperor's blessings."
As he said this, he took the lotus leaf bag from Shen Yu's hand and invited everyone into the kitchen.
Everyone sat around the table and each person was given a small piece of flower cake, just the size of a bite.
But because it was specially left for them, they were reluctant to eat it.
Seeing that everyone except Zhou Dalang had gone home, Li said solemnly, "Today we not only eat the blessing flower cake, but also have another great event."
"Although Zhou Dalang is not here, I really can't help it. I won't wait for him and will tell you now."
Then Li talked about the one thousand taels of silver.
Jiang and Zheng Sanniang were very happy when they heard this. They put down the flower cakes that they were reluctant to eat and hurriedly congratulated Shen Yu and Li.
Li happily replied, "Congratulations, congratulations. We are all family. Don't congratulate each other. It will make us look distant."
The three children didn't care so much. They just knew that their family would no longer be in debt and their lives would get better and better.
Then Shen Yu told them about his plan and asked for Jiang and the others' opinions, asking them to tell him whether the idea of opening an inn was feasible.
Jiang thought for a moment and said with a smile, "I think this is a good idea, young lady."
"Every day, I listen to guests chatting in the restaurant, and there are indeed many guests who complain that the inn here is uncomfortable to stay in."
"But because of the goods, we don't want to be separated from the people before delivery."
"Besides, there are only a few inns in Anping County, so guests have no choice. These inns are not as good as those in Ji'an Prefecture and the capital."
“No matter what you do, you’re always afraid of comparison.”
"If we open an inn that is clean and comfortable to stay in, and guests can eat delicious meals without leaving the inn, I think guests will be willing to stay here."
Zheng Sanniang is a local. She has lived in the market for several years after getting married. She knows the situation here better than Shen Yu and the others.
But she said with concern: "It's a good thing that the girl wants to open an inn."
"But most of the houses around here are small and narrow. The two big inns were built by demolishing several neighboring houses and combining them into one."
“The houses here are mostly old, low and small, and not expensive.”
“But if you want to find a suitable place to buy it and rebuild it, it will cost a lot of money.”
When it comes to the issue of money, Shen Yu tells him the plan she had come up with.
She nodded in agreement before saying, "Sister Zheng is right. If we want to open a bigger and better inn here, we really need to rebuild the house."
"But I've thought about this for the past two days."
"Our restaurant is at the beginning of this street. There are six families living in the alley connected to the backyard door."
"The houses of those families are quite old, and they are much lower than the shops on both sides of the street that have long been renovated."
"If we offer a price that is 10% or 20% higher than the normal market price, I'm sure they will be happy to move out of their dilapidated old house and move into a better one."
"The restaurant in the front will be used as a storefront, and the renovated residence in the back will be expanded to become an inn."
"First, rebuild the houses, then renovate the courtyards. If we connect the six households in this small alley, it will become a large area."
"When the time comes, we can open an inn. The place will be spacious enough."
"No one can eat a fat man in one go."
"We do what we can. If we don't have much money, we can buy the old house first and then stake out the area."
"When we have enough money later, we can just repair the cover bit by bit, right?"
"And Master Lu said that after the Wanshou Festival, the county magistrate will send Master Qian to repair the streets in the market."
"The roads here will be much easier to navigate in the future. If guests stay at the hotel, it will be close and convenient to the market."
Originally, after listening to Zheng Sanniang's words, Li and Jiang made a rough estimate in their minds and felt that six hundred taels of silver was not enough to buy a piece of land and rebuild a large inn.
But after hearing Shen Yu's idea of buying the house first, breaking it down into pieces, and then slowly renovating it, they all thought it was feasible.
Ever since the county magistrate came to eat and wrote his calligraphy, the restaurant has had good business every day.
After the Wanshou Festival, it will be the twelfth lunar month in one month, and it’s time to start preparing for the New Year.
Although there are fewer merchants than in spring and summer, more and more people are willing to buy some meat to take home and enjoy with their families in winter.
Even if all the six hundred taels of silver were invested, the family's food and clothing would always be provided by the restaurant, so there would never be any worries.
After figuring this out, the Li family members all felt that Shen Yu's method was feasible.
Impatient Li stood up immediately and wanted to go out and ask whether the families in the backyard were willing to sell their houses and what the approximate price of the houses here was.
Shen Yu hurriedly pulled Li to sit down, and said with a smile: "Mother is too anxious."
"Don't say that this task cannot be completed in a day or two. Just think about today being the birthday party. Who knows, other people may still be out having fun and not come back yet."
"It won't be too late to ask tomorrow after I find out the price of the house."
Li smiled and said, "Yes, I am too happy. There are indeed not many people at home today."
"Today is a happy day, we should have a good meal at noon."
"Let's call Zhou Dalang and his family over as well. After we've finished eating, let's go to the canal to watch the fireworks in the evening."
Zheng Sanniang said hurriedly: "We will cook the food, you don't have to do it, young lady."
"The girl has been tired these past two days. She needs to take a good rest."
"Once you have recovered enough energy, you will become the hostess of the inn."
After this speech, everyone felt happy just thinking about the scene and couldn't help laughing.