Chapter Thirteen Who is Nie Hong?
the next day.
Suzhou City is still Suzhou City, and the leisurely Tang people still drink morning tea and take a walk.
It seems no difference.
But it seems to be a little different again.
Oh, it turns out that there were a few strange "advertising" in several downtowns east of the city.
The advertising content is as follows: Our store opens today and has launched four signature dishes, eight special dishes, and Qinglie Hero Wine. Those who go to our store to eat today will be discounted. And there are a table of guests who can eat for free within each hour, so there are many opportunities, so don’t miss it.
Below is the signature and address of Hongchen Inn.
Most of the people who have seen it smiled, and some people are thinking about tearing this "small advertisement" home. This paper is very valuable. Most people talk casually, then smile and leave.
But in the end, some people were moved and couldn't help but want to check out the so-called four signature dishes, eight special dishes, and what the Qinglie Hero wine is like, and what the situation is.
Liu Jiqian was carrying his hands behind his back, with his slightly fat belly, walking on the street with his slightly fat belly. This was his habit. The reason why he was able to run the Liu family cloth store in just five years was because of his keen observation and ability to grasp the market. He liked to observe the dress of people around him, and then adjust his cloth store business strategy, so that his cloth store will always be at the forefront of the trend.
But he is in a bad mood recently.
The reason for the bad mood is very simple, because of his precious daughter, Liu Yuchan.
After the last time, Song Kaizhe went to the river to date his daughter in public, more than a dozen people who came to propose marriage immediately repented, but that time was fine. Although many people regretted it, there were still several families who still wanted to marry them.
Among them is the matchmaker from the county magistrate Yang Rongguang's family.
Yang Huaiyan did not regret it because of jumping into the river that time, and still begged his father to go to the Liu family to propose marriage.
The county magistrate is not very high, but Yang Rongguang is the county magistrate of Wu County, so this official position is very high. The territory under Wu County is Suzhou City, so the county magistrate of Wu County is the first rank higher than the county magistrates of other counties in Suzhou City, and is the sixth rank. Yang Rongguang, as the county magistrate, is also the seventh rank official position. More importantly, it is said that Yang Rongguang has something to do with the superiors. If he is transferred to his official position next year, he will definitely be promoted, and at least he will be the county magistrate of Wu County at that time.
This is a good marriage, and some people in the court are good at doing business, and the truth that will last forever is unchanging. Unfortunately, Liu Yuchan refused to agree!
Why!
Liu Jiqian was very bored. After walking a few steps forward, he saw more than a dozen people gathering together and discussing something.
Lifting his head, Liu Jiqian looked at the notice, "Huh", and then lowered his head and sneered disdainfully. Song Kai has not given up yet! If the Song family has not lost its family, it would be great if his daughter married that silly boy, but now...
Liu Jiqian walked away, but heard the sound coming from behind.
"Hello Uncle Liu!"
Liu Jiqian turned around and it was Yang Huaiyan who was wandering around with two servants.
Yang Huaiyan dressed neatly and looked very well-educated. In addition, he was also known as a talented man, so he was really a rare candidate for the wise.
"It turned out to be Yang Lang," Liu Jiqian bowed.
Yang Huaiyan reached out and invited Liu Jiqian and said, "Uncle Liu, let's go to the teahouse over there to have a tea. We have finally met you once, so we can't invite you to have a meal."
"Haha, that's fine," Liu Jiqian walked in.
When the guest and the host and the guest sat down, Yang Huaiyan sighed first and said, "Uncle Liu, it seems that Song Kai is becoming more and more confused. He has been ruined by guarding a good family business. Now, not only do he not know how to stop, but he is becoming more and more nonsense."
"Who said no, hey!" Liu Jiqian sighed.
Yang Huaiyan looked at Liu Jiqian's eyes and saw that he was really disgusted. He was happy in his heart, and then whispered: "Uncle Liu, have you ever heard of the news of purchasing silk cloth in the palace?"
Liu Jiqian's body was shocked and he looked at Yang Huaiyan.
Yang Huaiyan shook his palm-leaf fan and said, "I also heard from my father when he was talking to the adults of the Weaving Department. This time the supply in Suzhou will increase, so the Weaving Department is looking for new suppliers, haha..."
Liu Jiqian nodded and supplied silk cloth to the palace. This is a bad idea. The purchase volume in the palace is very large and it is not lower than the price. If this supply quota can be obtained, the Liu family cloth store will definitely go to the next level. However, his daughter would rather die than marry Yang Huaiyan. What should I do?
Yang Huaiyan just revealed such a news and stopped talking. He knew that Liu Jiqian was a smart person and knew what he meant, so he changed his words and said, "Uncle Liu, it's almost Mid-Autumn Festival. According to previous years, there will be dragon boat racing in Suzhou City, poetry gatherings, singing and dancing, etc., and then there will be clothing and cloth supply. Please ask Uncle Liu to help."
Liu Jiqian laughed and said, "It's easy to say."
The poetry gatherings and dragon boat races are not very much in purchasing clothing, and the requirements are quite high, so there is not much profit, but it is profitable no matter what. Yang Huaiyan's father is the county magistrate and is in charge of the Six Divisions. He can speak these miscellaneous tasks.
First, give Liu Ji some sweetness, and the things provided by the palace must be made with his daughter as a bargaining chip.
Yang Huaiyan and Liu Jiqian had a conversation, and the two separated.
"Young master, the head of the family means not to marry Liu Yuchan. Her behavior is really unconventional," the slave behind her said to Yang Huaiyan in a low voice.
Yang Huaiyan sneered, shook the fan, and said, "If you can't win that Miss Liu, wouldn't it be a shame for me? Humph, if I marry her, if she dares to act debauchery again, I will give up her. That's not a loss. I must get this woman!"
"Young master, high talent," the two servants smiled sinisterly.
At this time, the news of the opening of the Hongchen Inn was spreading, and with the sound of gongs and drums, there were still many people attracted.
"Huh? Isn't this the Song family's inn? It's not overturned yet?"
"Yes, yes, hey, the Song family's Langjun is also a poor person, and he has such a father."
"As I said, it's best to sell this inn. I sold it for a lot of money when I opened it last time."
The neighbors passing by were all talking, but ordinary families don’t have much money to eat and drink in restaurants these days.
"Hey, it's this, Hongchen Inn, yes, that's it," three young men in white clothes and literati hats walked over. One of them pointed at Hongchen Inn and smiled: "It's this shop owner who wanted to come out and post a notice to promote his inn. He's quite an idea."
"Huh? Brother Chen, you can see this couplet, it's interesting."
"The food in the world is accompanied by fragrant wine, and the green jade lion saliva flows? Hahaha, it's indeed a bit interesting, but the lion at the door does not seem to be drooling."
The three of them were joking for a while, then walked into the store, saying that they wanted to try the so-called signature dishes and special dishes.
Song Kai beating gongs and drums outside the door, and just said to the three people: "Please please inside," and continued to beat gongs.
More and more people were watching at the door.
At this time, three screams of exclamation came from the inn.
"sky!"
"impossible!"
"Who is Nie Hong!"
"Excuse me!"
The three literati who had just entered screamed like crazy inside.
When the people at the door heard this cry, they couldn't help but wonder, and then some people walked in.
Then more awesome sounds came. Before ordering the dishes, the awesome sounds were already heard.
At this moment, some people outside could not bear it anymore, and those who were originally passing by also walked in.
Song Kai just pounded the gong expressionlessly. After more than 20 people entered, he stopped. He believed that with these more than 20 people as introductions, his own store should be able to be opened.
Just as he was about to enter the store, an old man walked over with a smile. He was wearing a green cloth robe and walked slowly. He arrived in front of Song Kai, bowed his hand and smiled and said, "Song Lang, you are really opening."
When Song Kai saw that it was Xue Weihai, he bowed and smiled and said, "Please please, Mr. Xue."
At this time, a group of people rushed into the inn behind, and the leader was Sun Ximei disguised as a man.
"Ximei?" Song Kai was stunned.
Sun Ximei said with a blank expression: "I'm afraid that no one will visit your inn to open, so I brought some friends and relatives to have dinner. Well, it seems that I was too worried." As she said that, Sun Ximei walked in.
The men and women followed her, all dressed in men's clothes, and they also walked in, whispering while walking, probably saying that there was nothing delicious in this inn at first glance.
Song Kai did not make any excuses and walked into the store with Xue Weihai.
In the inn, everyone stood, raised their heads, and looked at the poems hanging on the walls without moving.
Song Kai did not expect these people to have such a big reaction. It seems that people had too few entertainment activities during the Tang Dynasty, so they regarded poetry so importantly.
Sun Ximei was a little proud. She greeted the man and woman behind her like a master, "Let's sit in the private room on the second floor."
"God!" A woman behind Sun Ximei suddenly pulled Sun Ximei, "Sister Mei, look!"
Sun Ximei naturally knew about it a long time ago, just chuckled.
"When will the bright moon come? I asked the blue sky with wine. I don't know what palace in the sky is today... Oh my God!" The woman stood there blankly, "The quatrain for the eternal, the masterpiece of the eternal! But how could it appear in such a shabby inn?"
Sun Ximei pulled a few people, "Don't do this, I've never seen the world before. We're here to have a meal."
Even though Sun Ximei said this, she was quite proud of herself. After all, these poems were written by herself.
Xue Weihai swept his old eyes over the poem, frowned, and he looked at Song Kai with a side face.
Song Kai pointed to the seat beside the window on the second floor and said, "Old Xue, that's yours, VIP seat."
"Song Lang, this Nie Hong is..." Xue Weihai couldn't help but ask. After all, he was from the imperial examination and was very talented, but when he saw these poems, he felt powerless.
"Ha... it was a gift from a friend," Song smiled and said relaxedly.
"Friend? Confidant? You are a talented man!" Xue Weihai shook his head, "It seems that she must be deeply in love with you. Alas, it's so a pity, I'm so envious. I just don't know where this confidant is now and why isn't she with you?"
Xue Weihai said this, and someone next to him heard it and jumped over immediately.
"What! Are you the store owner? You know Nie Hong! Please introduce it! Please give me a certain introduction!"
Chapter completed!