Siheyuan: My wife is Xu Huizhen

Chapter 80
He Yuzhu's idea was already a bit deviant. After all, it was just after liberation. Although some men and women had various behaviors before marriage and did everything they should do, they couldn't be discussed like this.

Jia Dongxu's face turned red and he said quickly: "No, no, how can I do such a thing?"

He Yuzhu said: "Then I have no choice but to find another wife."

Jia Dongxu had never thought of doing such a thing before, after all, they just met today.

Yi Zhonghai's eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought that since he couldn't actually do it, he could let Jia Dongxu lie when the time came.

Then he stopped mentioning this topic and started talking about other things.

After dinner, people in the courtyard gradually moved out with their beds and mats to sleep.

The next morning, He Yuzhu packed his luggage and carried it out of the courtyard. When there was no one in the alley, he sent it into the space, then clapped his hands and went to the moat to practice wrestling.

In three days, Master Song and his people repaired the front facade, then built a kitchen in the space between the building and the Moon Gate, and started building a warehouse on the opposite side.

He Yuzhu had already prepared many kitchen utensils, pots and pans, etc. under the leadership of Hong Henian.

He Yuzhu took a day off, used the wood that had been prepared, made the designed counter, and installed the large glass.

Everyone was surprised when we first started designing it, but they were still shocked when it was completed.

I have never seen this kind of counter before. It has a wooden frame and wide glass. You can clearly see the goods inside. The marble counter top is above it. After wiping it with water, it looks very neat.

The most unexpected thing is that a glass wall was erected at the outermost end of the counter, with a wooden frame at the top, all the way to the roof.

Xu Huizhen and Vanilla were both very satisfied. They looked around and said, "This design is great, but the buns don't taste bad. I will come here for breakfast every day."

Vanilla said: "Yes, this house looks clean and hygienic. The roadside stalls are incomparable to this one. It can definitely attract most people to come in and eat."

He Yuzhu smiled and said: "Okay, stop complimenting me, there is still a lot of work to do. Now that you are here, work quickly."

The general layout has been completed, but the tables, chairs and benches have not yet been completed, and half of them are missing.

There are so many things to do, such as scrubbing pots, pans, utensils, scrubbing and washing.

The two of them went to the back kitchen hand in hand to light a pot and prepare to work.

Xu Hui drove the mule cart and listened for a long time before parking the mule cart in front of a shop.

When I looked up, I saw the signboard saying it was Limin's Braised Meat Shop, and there was a smaller door next to it, which was Huizhen Bistro.

Xu Hui was relieved and finally found the right place. He tied the mule to a tree on the side of the road, then straightened his clothes and walked towards the house with his legs up.

He Yuzhu was loading the bench. He looked up and saw his uncle coming in. He smiled and said, "Brother is here. It just so happens that Huizhen is cooking pots in the back."

Xu Hui said angrily: "Did you encourage our Huizhen to open a wine shop?"

After receiving Xu Huizhen's letter, Xu Hui's brother was very surprised. He thought something big had happened. When he opened the letter, he saw that it was Xu Huizhen who said he had found a storefront and wanted to open a tavern, and then asked his brother to deliver a car. Bring the wine.

He Yuzhu said: "Brother, are you not satisfied with letting Huizhen open a tavern?"

Xu Hui was a little dissatisfied that although his sister had good ideas since she was young, it was difficult for her to listen to other people's dissuasion.

Knowing that Xu Huizhen was opening a tavern, he wouldn't listen even if he tried to persuade her.But he still didn't look good on He Yuzhu: "Of course I'm not satisfied. If I don't do a good job, what if I open a tavern and lose money?"

He Yuzhu said grandly: "The loss is mine. If you don't worry, brother, then I will pay her a monthly salary. Is that okay?"

Then he said: "If we settle the accounts in two months and make money from selling wine, then I can let her run the business alone. Is that okay?"

Xu Hui's family is not rich. He and his father only work in the wine shop as hired hands. Of course, he is a little worried. Business is not so easy to do. What if he loses money?Where can I invest money in it?
Besides, the current year is not good, although there is no fighting near the capital, but the fighting is still fierce in the south, especially in the northeast, and it has reached the peninsula.

Of course Xu Hui had concerns, and the family had discussed it, and they did not agree with Xu Huizhen opening a tavern to sell alcohol.

Hearing what He Yuzhu said, it was all He Yuzhu's fault that he started to lose money, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he still said:

"up to you."

He Yuzhu knew that he agreed, so he smiled and said: "Brother, please sit down."

Xu Hui then sat on the brand new bench and looked at some bench surfaces, uninstalled legs, the Eight Immortals table top and other things next to him, and asked curiously: "Do you know how to do carpentry?"

"Yes, I studied it for a while when I was young." As he spoke, he poured a bowl of tea.

Then she came to the back and informed Xu Huizhen that her elder brother was here.

Xu Huizhen dropped the fire stick in her hand, ran directly to the front, and asked with a smile: "Brother, what do you think of this store?"

Xu Hui said angrily: "No, my family doesn't agree with you opening a tavern."

Xu Huizhen walked up to her, took her elder brother's hand, shook it coquettishly and said:

"Are you still not my brother?"

Xu Hui sighed: "I'd rather not have a lively sister like you. How old are you, and you just want to open a pub?"

Xu Huizhen said in a low voice: "Brother, I have grown up. In the past, people as old as me could go out and get married."

"The little girl is not shy and says anything."

Xu Hui turned around and took a look. He Yuzhu had not followed him. There were only two brothers and sisters in front of him, so he asked in a low voice: "What's so good about this He Yuzhu? He looks older than me. Do you agree?" bingo?"

Xu Huizhen was so shy that her pretty face turned red all the way to her neck, and she said angrily:
"Brother, what are you talking about? Who has fallen in love with him? You can't spread rumors, especially you can't tell your father and mother, do you understand?"

Xu Hui sighed again. Seeing that this sister was no longer his, he muttered: "What's good about him?"

"I'm very talented. The cold dishes I make are delicious, and the stir-fried dishes are also delicious. I've only been working as a chef for three months and I'm a stir-fry chef. It costs 40 yuan a month."

After all, Xu Huizhen was still young. She didn't check for a while, thinking it was a normal question, so she opened her fingers and counted He Yuzhu's benefits.

As I talked, I felt something was wrong.

He shook his brother's hand again and said angrily: "Brother~"

"Okay, okay, you shook my arms off."

Xu Huizhen asked playfully: "Brother loves me the most in the family, right?"

"Okay, I lost to you."

"Then you promise not to talk about He Yuzhu when you go home?"

"I promise, I won't mention He Yuzhu a word when I get home, okay?"

"Well, this is my good brother, go and move the bar!" Xu Huizhen was filled with joy.

Then he warned: "If my father and mother ask, you are just saying that I introduced you to a new tavern and you are not allowed to say that I am running it here." "You are really living in vain."

Xu Hui left these words and went out to carry the wine to the backyard.

He Yuzhu quickly came out to help and moved more than ten jars of wine, as well as some funnels, wine grapes for making wine and other things.

Xu Hui introduced it to He Yuzhu, starting with the cheapest red potato wine, which is wine made from sweet potatoes. The wholesale price is only 3 cents, and it can generally be sold for [-] to [-] cents.

Then there is sorghum wine, the market price is 6 cents, and the wholesale price is [-] cents.

Even better is the grain wine, which is also divided into various specifications, ranging from two kinds of grains, three kinds of grains to five kinds, six kinds, and eight kinds of grains.

There are also different degrees of alcohol. The ones Xu Hui sent were the better-to-sell varieties, totaling two thousand kilograms of wine.

"If you want so many at one time, can you sell them all?"

Xu Hui was a little worried. Don't worry about business going bad. If He Yuzhu wanted to quit, he would have to pull him back.

He Yuzhu said: "It's okay, just let it go. It will last for many years anyway."

Today's grain wine is not blended with alcohol, so it will be fine even if it is stored for 10 or 8 years.

Besides, I still have space, so how could I let wine cause problems?

After chatting about wine for a while, He Yuzhu asked Xu Hui to stay.

After Xu Hui hesitated, he nodded and agreed, and he and Xu Huizhen tidied up the tavern.

There are many kinds of alcohol in China, but the main ones in Beijing are shochu and baigan.

In the south, it is called Sorghum Shao, Bengbu Shao, and Niuzhuang Shao. It is a popular wine among the upper, middle and lower classes.

Xu Hui sent this one, and then told He Yuzhu: "You can't just sell shochu, but also buy some rice wine. The best is of course Shaoxing rice wine, followed by Shandong and Shanxi rice wine, but you can't buy too much. Here Use less.”

We also need to go to the tobacco and alcohol company and buy some bottled wine, such as Fenjiu and Wuliangye. We can also sell a lot of it during the holidays. Ordinary people buy this kind of good wine and give it away. "

"Well, I understand. I'll go restock this afternoon."

Tobacco and alcohol are the most profitable. Don’t look down upon them. Almost every household needs them.

Xu Hui then introduced the tavern culture in the capital. Although he is not from the capital, he has the most exposure to delivering drinks to taverns every day and is the most familiar with this industry.

Before liberation, there was a kind of large wine vat, which was a good place with a Beijing flavor. It was mainly run by Shanxi people and mainly sold dried liquor.

The tanks used to store liquor include two large tanks, with fresh lids and vermilion lids used to replace tables.

At the beginning of the lanterns, the north wind roared, and friends gathered around the wine vat to drink. The old Beijing people thought that if they drank without the vat, their interest would be reduced a bit.

This method of operating and selling wine in large wine tanks is mainly aimed at ordinary people at the lower class.

He Yuzhu had seen many taverns like this in Dashilar before. They also sold homemade cold dishes with meat and vegetables.Business is still booming.

These are mainly open-air stalls. The slightly better ones are yellow taverns, which are also divided into Shandong rice wine, Shanxi rice wine and Jingcheng rice wine. The general name is yellow tavern.

Most of the customers are people who ride in big saddles and wear red shoes. Especially the elderly and virtuous old feudal lords gather a few friends to sit together and talk about topics that have nothing to do with the past 800 years and the next 500 years.

Rice wine is divided into Huadiao and Ligustrum Chenshao. The cheapest ones are 8 cents and [-] cents per catty, and the expensive ones can be sold for four or five yuan per catty.

In addition to these, there is also a kind of wine called Lutavern. Lujiu is wine made from various medicinal materials or flowers and fruits, which is generally called mixed wine.

There is also the He family's tavern in the TV series. It is located at the entrance of an alley. It sells various bulk wines, cold dishes, and meat dishes. This is actually an advanced version of the big wine vat. It does not use the wine vat as tables and chairs. Instead, the Eight Immortals table was chosen, and the place was moved into the house, which was deeply loved by ordinary lower-class people.

He Yuzhu is currently running the same kind of restaurant, selling breakfast in the morning and wine and braised pork at noon and evening.

You can make full use of this facade. Braised vegetables and loose wine also complement each other and promote each other's business.

After chatting for a while about interesting things about various taverns, we went to the Tobacco and Liquor Company together while there was a mule cart.

This is the front of the public house, which mainly sells various bottled wines and cigarettes, as well as white sugar, brown sugar, maltose, etc.

He Yuzhu asked for a lot, more than 100 cartons of various cigarettes, [-] boxes of liquor, and a bag each of white sugar and brown sugar. Of course, what he got was the wholesale price.

He Yuzhu didn't have much cash on hand, so he took out a large yellow croaker and weighed it for payment. The remaining money was given to Xu Hui on the way.

I didn't calculate how much money it would cost before opening the store, but when I actually opened it, I felt that the money was not enough.

If it weren't for the two large yellow croakers, He Yuzhu could only develop slowly and wouldn't be able to purchase in such large quantities.

After coming back, it was noon. He Yuzhu used all his strength to make two stir-fries, two stews, and a bowl of spinach and egg soup.

He opened a bottle of Fenjiu to entertain Xu Hui, which made him very embarrassed.

When he tasted He Yuzhu's craftsmanship in person, Xu Hui's unhappiness disappeared.

No wonder his sister came out of Tai Feng Building and wanted to open a tavern with He Yuzhu.

If I could eat the dishes cooked by He Yuzhu every day, I would be willing to pay half the salary.

In my heart, I couldn't help but admire my sister for her vision. It could be said that she had discovered a big treasure.

When chatting with He Yuzhu, I couldn't help but get closer and even called him big brother.

Xu Huizhen rolled her eyes, knowing that it was He Yuzhu's craftsmanship that impressed him, and she felt elated and extremely happy.

As soon as Xu Hui was sent away, in the afternoon some people were curious, saw the newly opened storefront, and stuck their heads in to take a look.

At the moment, only the tavern has prepared the wine, but there are no side dishes to go with it. It can only sell cigarettes and alcohol first, but cannot provide food.

Not long after the door opened, several boss-like people in silk coats suddenly came in and congratulated He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu quickly asked a few people to sit down and put on cigarettes. Xu Huizhen made tea for them.

Fortunately, all these utensils are available, and the best jasmine tea bought from Zhang Yiyuan Tea House is used.

One of the elders put down the teacup and said, "This is Mengshan Yunwu. I think back in the Qing Dynasty, these were tribute teas."

"Yes, you are always like this." He Yuzhu extended his thumb and praised.

He could only say "good" about this good tea when he drank it, but he would be blinded by what exactly it was good about, let alone being able to distinguish which kind of tea it was. This was his blind spot in knowledge.

The old man smiled and said, "I have experienced a lot and seen a lot."

Question: "Boss He, is this a house rented in the Military Control Commission?"

(End of this chapter)