Flowers are expensive

Chapter 248 The Sudden Mother
Lihua frowned slightly, and after deliberating for a moment, asked: "Since you said that the Lin family bought this shop, then let me ask you, how much money did you buy?"

"The bully's men" froze for a moment, opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.Lihua smiled and said, "What's the matter? Don't you even know how much money is on the plate?"

"The bully's subordinate" said with a smile: "Well, the little one really doesn't know! The young master just came to ask the little one to close the shop, and he didn't explain anything else!"

"What about you?" Lihua turned around and asked the little old man, "You, the shopkeeper, should know, right?"

When the little old man heard this, the wrinkles on his face deepened again, and he hesitated without saying anything. "The subordinate of the bully" shouted at him softly: "Madam is asking you something! Why don't you answer quickly! You really have never seen the world, and you will become stupid when you are in front of Madam?"

"That... that's about... about 800 taels!" said the little old man in a difficult way.

"800 taels?" Lihua looked at the shop and said, "This shop costs 800 taels, it seems that the price of the shop in Jingyou City is quite expensive!"

"That's that, that's that!" "The bully's subordinates" tried their best to please them, "The Jingyou City under the prince's rule is naturally good, and even the court has praised it! Madam, look, this small place is narrow, and there is not even a small place. I can’t even make room for you to sit on, it’s really rude! My eldest master will find out later, he’ll scold you to death! Otherwise, please invite Madam to have a cup of tea at Baoxian Building in our Lin’s mansion. how?"

Lihua smiled but didn't answer, walked to the shelf, picked up an old book and flipped through two pages. It turned out to be the printed version of "Equal Famous Essentials", so she couldn't help flipping through more.Who knew that "the bully's men" stepped forward and urged: "Madam, if you like these books, how about sending them to your house later?"

"How much is this book?"

"As long as Madam likes it, it's not about money!"

"It's not you I'm asking, it's the shopkeeper." Li Hua turned around and threw the book in her hand, and said with a chuckle, "To tell you the truth, I'm also a businessman. If there is no stock in this shop, you just look at me Won't you come out? Open your eyes and talk nonsense, is this what your Lin family taught you?"

"The bully's men" immediately changed his face, and said hurriedly, "How can you lie to Madam? You little..."

"If the shop is sold out, why open the door? Even if the door is opened and it is agreed in advance to close the shop, does the shopkeeper still keep accounts while eating noodle soup? The business has to be sold out, so why bother to make arrangements? What about it?" Li Hua pointed to the unfinished bowl of noodle soup on the counter and a pair of chopsticks scattered beside it.There is an account book next to the chopsticks, and there are two newly written accounts on it. The ink is still wet but it is stained with some soup, which is mixed together and even conspicuous.

"The bully's subordinate" was a little surprised, looked at Lihua and then at the account book, and argued, "He...he is sorting out the usual accounts, and he plans to hand them over to my young master!"

"As soon as you hear this, you will know that you have never touched your hands in business. But if you don't organize the books and show the buyers clearly, which buyer is willing to take over? This is how your young master does business?"

"This……"

"Hmph," Li Hua said with a cold smile, "You really are a liar with your eyes open! Does a newcomer who bullies me know nothing?"

"Small ones don't dare! Small ones don't dare!" "The bully's men" hastily bowed down and apologized.

"I don't think you dare, but you think I'm easy to coax, don't you? There's no market for this shop, right?"

"This……"

"Forget it, you don't want to say that I don't force it, but since this shop is out of stock, I can naturally go shopping here, do you still want to block it?"

The "bully's men" blushed, bowed their heads and apologized, ran out of the shop door in despair, and disappeared without a trace.As soon as he left, Wuye clapped her hands and laughed, and said to Lihua: "Madam is amazing! You can actually tell that he is a liar!"

Lihua smiled and said, "I've also been in business, so I can see that. But..."

"Madam!" The skinny little old man suddenly folded his fists and knelt down, startling Li Hua.Lihua hurriedly pulled him up and said, "Old man, don't scare me. If you have something to say, please speak up. Don't just kneel down."

The little old man said with a sad face: "Madam, just now you said that you are also in business. If you are willing, this small shop will give you a cheap offer!"

"Are you really looking for a shop?"

"If you don't give it away, it will be given to the Lin family sooner or later. Instead of giving it to the Lin family, I would rather give it to you, madam, and feel better in my heart!"

"How do you say that?"

"Well... anyway, I can't stay in the city anymore, so I'm not afraid to tell you everything. The man just now is under the command of the young master of the Lin family. He is called Er Guaizi, and everyone else calls him Master Guai. He came to me just now. I just want me to hand over the shop, including the shop and the goods to the Lin family." "How much did he pay?"

"How much can I have? The Lin family said that my shop is small, the backyard is narrow, and it is an old house that has been in disrepair for many years. They gave me 300 taels in total! But madam, look," the little old man pointed at the shop and said, " Although my shop is small, it is located on Xisha Street anyway, so it can be regarded as a prosperous shop! If you look at my account book, the monthly gross profit is 200 taels. The Lin family only gave me 300 taels to set up a shop. How could I be willing in my heart? Isn’t that a loss at home?”

"Then according to you, how much is your shop worth?"

"Madam, if you really want it, just take 500 taels! If you pay the regular price, 1000 taels is not too much!"

"My dear mother!" Lihua couldn't help but sighed, "Every inch of land in Jingyou City is really expensive! Such a small shop is only a few dozen taels in our small town."

"You don't know, the land price was not so expensive two years ago. Two years ago, my shop would have cost 500 taels at most."

Lihua became curious and asked, "Why is the land so expensive?"

The little old man looked distressed, hesitant to speak.He raised his eyelids and looked at the guard behind Lihua, as if he had some scruples.Lihua noticed his expression, raised her hand to tell the guards to leave the shop first, and then said, "Don't worry, old man! You want me to run this shop, so you should let me know what's going on here!"

"A little too much to ask, are you the wife of Prince You's Mansion?" the little old man asked cautiously.

"Yes! But you don't have to be afraid, as for me," Lihua patted her chest and said, "There are real people in the countryside who make their fortunes by doing business, not by that man Zhao Yuanyin!"

"Oh, I don't dare to call the prince by his name!" The little old man waved his hands and shook his head, "Your lady dares to say anything! To be honest, the people in the city have recently heard that the prince is back. He is missing. In the past two years, the Lin family has done a great job!"

"What's wrong with that?"

"Just talking about the incident on Xisha Street, there are five or six houses that have been run away by the Lin family. Naturally, the shops and goods are cheaper than the Lin family! So there are ten shops on this street and the front Hongmen Street. Most of them belong to the Lin family, and there are still some small shops like mine left. But I don’t know what happened recently, the Lin family actually started the idea of ​​a small shop, and two of them have been run away before me, so why don’t they go back to the countryside? Otherwise, go elsewhere and start a new life."

"That's too much!" Before Lihua could speak, Wuye spoke first.She said angrily: "Are they arrogant when our prince is not here? Do you still want to cheat a few more before our prince returns? It's too much! Ma'am, when the prince comes back, you must talk to the prince. Tell me, clean up the Lin family well!"

"I'm afraid it's hard to clean up!" Lihua said.

"why?"

"Naturally, the Lin family can't rob Mingkeng, otherwise someone would have sued him. Since he dared to do it, he would be fine on paper and emotion. Even if Zhao Yuanyin wants to investigate, I'm afraid he won't be able to find anything."

The little old man nodded repeatedly and said: "Ma'am, what you said is right! Don't say that the Lin family is good-looking on the books, even on the face of affection. His family had a concubine, and the whole city knows about it, and Master Lin in the yamen is too. Can their own family not protect them? So even those who have been squeezed know that they have suffered a loss, they can only swallow it bitterly! But madam, you have to remind the prince that the Lin family is growing up day by day in the city. I'm afraid I don't even have a prince in my eyes! I dare to say these words, Madam, please don't be offended!"

"Where can it be? Are you really going to buy this shop?"

"500 taels!" The little old man stretched out five fingers and said briskly, "Go ahead and take it, Madam, so I can get rid of it as soon as possible, so as not to look at the face of the Lin family."

"Okay! 500 taels is 500 taels! I will buy this shop. If the Lin family comes again, you can just tell them."

The little old man was very grateful, and showed Lihua the account book.After browsing for a while, Lihua couldn't help but feel hungry, and then remembered that it was almost noon.She put down the account book and said to the little old man: "I have seen the account clearly, and I will come to collect the shop tomorrow."

The little old man sent Lihua and the others out the door respectfully.After going out, Wuye asked: "Madam, what are you doing closing the shop?"

Lihua smiled and said, "I originally planned to find a place for my Huahaoyueyuan to stay. I just happened to meet this shop, so it's fate."

"What is the full moon?"

"The name of my makeup shop," Lihua raised her head and looked at the blue sky in Jingyou City and smiled, "In the future, there will be chain stores of my shop all over the country, and they will also open in Dali, Dayue, and other small countries!"

"Ma'am, your heart is really big! You still take care of the palace, can you spare so much time?"

"I'm not worried about what are you worried about? Let's go, go to Sister Cuiyue's house!"

"What are you doing at her house?"

Lihua smiled sweetly: "Of course it's a meal! And it's a group meal!"

When Lihua arrived at Cuiyue's house, Cuiyue and Xuan Zhen had just sat at the table and were about to eat.Hearing Lihua's laughter, Cuiyue rushed out to greet her and said, "Why don't you send someone to speak first?"

"I came here just because I thought of you. I can smell the fragrance. What do I have for lunch?"

"It's cold and I want to eat noodles in soup. I stewed the big bone soup. Xuanzhen rolled out the noodles and it's just served! Your nose must belong to a dog, and you'll come when you smell it!"

Cuiyue didn't vacate a decent warm pavilion, so she set up a table outside her room, and invited Tang Xuanzhen to have dinner together on weekdays.

While talking, Cuiyue has already pulled Lihua into the outside room.Tang Xuanzhen got up early and wanted to salute when she saw Lihua.Lihua hurriedly said: "There is no outsider, why are you being polite to me? Those common etiquettes are all avoided!" Ever since knowing Tang Xuanzhen's identity, Lihua has treated her more kindly than others, perhaps because the original owner is Tang Xuanrong.

Tang Xuanzhen smiled lightly and sat down as usual.While eating hot noodles, Lihua and Cuiyue chatted about how the pan shop will bloom again.Cuiyue naturally agreed after hearing this, she pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I thought I had to do it alone this time, how could I let you, the wife of the palace, do such trivial things, I didn't expect you to catch up with me, even shop It's all on the plate. I can't wait, I'll check it out after dinner!"

"I knew you'd be happy!" Lihua took a sip of the hot soup and nodded repeatedly, "I've never liked noodles, but today's noodles taste really good! The soup is thick and the noodles are strong, who made it ?”

Cuiyue glanced at Tang Xuanzhen, and said with a smile, "Who else could it be? Isn't it sister Xuanzhen? She also worked as a kitchen assistant in the temple, so she knows how to cook vegetarian food well. These days, I have taken advantage of her a lot. light!"

(End of this chapter)