"Brother Zhang, what should we do now? All the inns in the city are full, and we can't even rent a small courtyard. What should we do?"

"If I had known, I would have come here half a month earlier!" Another scholar was annoyed.

Seeing their frowns, Yang Erdan mused: "Although our inn has not opened yet, there are a few rooms that can be occupied. Take a look and stay if you think you can."

The three of them were overjoyed. It was like a village with dark flowers and bright flowers. It didn't matter whether the house could be lived in or not. Thank you first.

Yang Erdan led them through the messy lobby to the back. The wing rooms at the back were in the shape of a "king" structure, with an aisle in the middle, and three rows of houses on each side. Each row had eight rooms, for a total of forty-eight rooms.

The wing room has almost been tidied up. The walls of the first row of rooms have been painted and dried, and the floor tiles have been laid. The only thing missing is the bed, cabinets, tables, chairs and bedding. Butler Zhu can arrange these in immediately.

The three scholars had no idea that the guest room was so good, especially since the floor was paved with tiles. Generally, an inn would consider it a first-class guest room if they could lay wooden boards on the floor.

After looking at the floor tiles, the three of them noticed the white wall. After looking at it for a long time, they couldn't figure out why. They couldn't help but ask: "Shopkeeper, what's going on with this wall?"

"Oh! It's been painted with white dust and it looks cleaner. The rooms in this row have been painted and can be occupied by people. You can live in any room you want. The two rows behind are not finished yet." Yang Erdan gave a brief introduction.

The three of them looked at each other and hesitated for a while before cautiously asking: "I wonder how to calculate the rent?"

Yang Erdan smiled lightly and said: "Fifteen cents a day, including hot water, no matter what you eat, if you want to eat, you have to pay extra, three cents for breakfast, five cents for lunch, three cents for dinner, you can eat anything else, that's Additional price.

You can go out and take a look. There is a courtyard at the end of both sides of the wing. One is for cooking and the other is for washing. The two courtyards are connected to the lobby. You can also go around from there. The moon arch at the back is the upper entrance. The waiting room is not ready yet and cannot be entered for the time being. "

The scholar in white was stunned for a moment, thinking he heard wrongly, "Does the shopkeeper mean that this room is fifteen cents a day? Isn't this a first-class private room?"

Yang Erdan nodded repeatedly and led them to take a look outside the Moon Arch, "This is the elegant room. There are also bamboos and some flowers and plants planted in it. It is divided into eight separate small courtyards. You can also make your own fire for cooking. The environment is great." Qingyou, this is a superior guest room."

The three scholars have become more knowledgeable this time.

The scholar in white sighed: "The upper-class guest rooms in the city are not as good as the ordinary guest rooms here. The ordinary guest rooms over there cost 20 renminbi a day, the upper-class guest rooms 30 renminbi, and the general shop is 12 renminbi. Shopkeeper, what are you doing here?" Don’t have a common shop?”

Yang Erdan smiled and said: "There must be a general store, there are only two, one for men and one for women. The general store costs five cents a day. It is in the courtyard, which is some distance away from here."

The scholar in blue sighed: "Your place is really big!"

"Hahaha, this village belongs to our family. There is a lot of wasteland. It would be a waste not to use it." Yang Erdan said and led them back. "I will have someone buy things for your house in a while. Please wait a moment. The inn is still open." It’s not open, and there’s no cook. I’ll go and ask if there’s anyone who can cook in a while. If you need anything, you can tell her.”

"Thank you, shopkeeper!" The three of them thanked them happily, as if they were surprised to find a treasure.

After about an hour, Zhu San led a group of people to bring in beds, tables, chairs, and even a desk for the scholars.

The clean and bright room, the new bed and bedding, everything was so comfortable. The three of them prepared for the exam seriously in such an environment with grateful hearts. Seeing that they were satisfied with the guest room, Yang Erdan stopped caring and continued to paint his walls. Unexpectedly, another wave of people came the next day and wanted to live in the room.

It took only three days for the guest rooms in the first row to be filled up. Fortunately, he kept working hard and moved the rooms on the side of the second and third rows. After all the painting was done, Butler Zhu also got the furniture in immediately.

I don't know if those scholars who were rushing to take the exam spread the news to the outside world. In the next two days, many guests came one after another, filling all the 48 guest rooms. He really couldn't entertain the guests who came later.

After Yang Santie knew that the inn was full, he had a new understanding of the prosperity of Fucheng. He said to Yang Erdan impromptu and hastily: "Second brother, you see that although the inn has not opened yet, the business is booming. Shouldn't you Have you given the inn a name?"

Yang Erdan glanced at him, "What do you want to do again? I have already told my mother-in-law about this in my letter, and my mother-in-law has also thought of a name."

Yang Santie was a little disappointed, "I still want to pick it up for me! What name will Aniang give to the inn?"

Yang Erdan looked at him funny, "My mother-in-law said that Zhuangzi will be called Dongli Villa from now on, and the inn will be called Youran Inn. It is said to be derived from 'Pick chrysanthemums under the east fence, leisurely see Nanshan'. I didn't study and didn't understand. Do you know ?”

Yang Santie was dumbfounded, and after a while he murmured: "Aniang is so good now! She can also quote poems! I, I, I can't do it! I have to read a book quickly, otherwise I will be outclassed by Aniang and my little sister!"

I really wasn’t too anxious about studying before. If I’m not as good as my classmates in school, I can say that I started enlightenment earlier. If I’m not as good as Sizhuang, I can say that Sizhuang is more diligent and studious than him. But if I can’t even compare to my grandma and little sister, His face is full of space! Only then did he feel the urgency to read.

Yang Erdan laughed and shook his head helplessly. He turned around and asked Butler Zhu to put up the Zhuangzi and the inn's signs.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day when the college examination started, and everyone was up before dawn.

Yang Erdan asked the cook to prepare a piece of No. 1 and No. 1 cake for each of the students rushing to take the exam, wishing them all to win the exam and win the praise of all the students again.

Madam Zhou and Xu Nuoyan were about to accompany Xu Nuoshan when they saw the first prize and the third prize brought by their servants.

Madam Zhou immediately smiled happily and said: "Young Master Yang is really thoughtful! Shan'er, if you take a bite, you will definitely get a good rank in the exam this time!"

Xu Nuoyan echoed: "Aniang is right, brother, don't worry, just go as usual."

"I understand, you don't have to worry, just do your own thing, I'll be with Brother Yongnian and the others, nothing will happen!" Xu Nuoshan dissuaded Mrs. Zhou and Xu Nuoyan who wanted to accompany them.

Next door, Qiu Tongsheng was also trying to dissuade Qiu Zhang, and even threatened him. His voice was a little loud, but they all heard it.

Lady Zhou persisted for a while before giving up. She and Xu Nuoyan sent people out of Zhuangzi before reluctantly returning.

As soon as she turned around, she was surprised to find that Zhuangzi had an extra gate at some point, and there were tall lanterns hanging on both sides. There were a few characters on them, but she didn't recognize them.

"When did you do this?"


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