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Chapter 1323 Teahouse (Part 2)

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    Of course, all of this is just the beginning, and we have to wait and see how it develops in the future.  Shen Mo put away the newspapers, went back to the study room that had just been cleaned up, put the books in the box on the bookcase with his own hands, saw that the wall was empty, and wrote a middle hall, and asked Tieshan to take the time to frame it and hang it up.

    What he wrote was "Walk to the poor water, sit and watch the clouds rise".

    Ma Yuan came back in the afternoon.  Seeing his proud face, he knew that he had lived up to the entrustment, and reached a preliminary intention with the restaurant owner.  The next day, the Mo Mo couple went out in person and came to this tea house called 'Qianyuan Tea House'.  This two-story teahouse is located beside the Ruyi Bridge, with a tall pavilion facing the stream, and backed by Miaoqian Street.  On the first floor are square tables, wooden stools, and large copper teapots, which are neat and tidy.  In front of the counter is a small wooden signboard, with names of teas such as 'Maojian', 'Before the Rain', 'Que Tongu', and 'Dafang' engraved in black characters on a red background.  The red cloth fringe hanging from the lower end of the signboard can be seen at a glance to know what kind of business it is.

    Now the tea house is still open, many guests are drinking tea, and the lobby is very lively.  Ma Yuan went in to report, and the boss came out to welcome them to the second floor.  The second floor and the downstairs are two worlds.  Thick cotton curtains block the sound from downstairs. There are rosewood coffee tables, old mahogany round tables with marble countertops, egg-shaped mahogany stools, elegantly decorated calligraphy and paintings of celebrities, and tea sets are also made in Jingdezhen.

    Upstairs, there were a few gentry-looking tea drinkers, who were drinking tea and talking softly. The boss went over to say hello, and asked Silence to wait for others to sit in a secluded place.  The clerk came over to make tea with his hands and feet. The tea is boiled in water and the fragrance is overflowing, which makes people feel refreshed.  While drinking tea, the two of them began to chat. It turned out that the boss, surnamed Zhang, was born and bred in Shanghai.  Later, when Shanghai was built, all his fields were expropriated, so he opened this teahouse with the compensation money. Twenty years later, the boss also reached his sixtieth year, and his body and energy became weaker and weaker, because the teahouse was not profitable.  His sons have their own businesses again, no one is willing to take over, and he doesn't want to disappoint the old tea customers, so he posted the transfer confession.

    In Shanghai, where every inch of land is very expensive, a shop of this size and size, plus the furniture inside, costs a total of 5,000 taels of silver.  Yesterday afternoon, Mo Mo asked Ma Yuan to inquire with Lu Zhi, and the price was about the same, which is really not expensive.

    "I'm also a picker." The boss stroked his white beard and said, "Not everyone can do a teahouse. No matter what time it is, you have to greet people with a smile. And it can't be vulgar. If it's too vulgar, it will spoil the fragrance of tea.  "

    "So you always think I'm okay?" Silently laughed.

    "The old man has opened the teahouse for twenty years, and there are countless people coming and going every day." The old man narrowed his eyes and looked at him, then smiled and said, "To be honest, you don't look like a businessman."

    "Study, no one is born knowing it." Mo Mo touched his nose in embarrassment.

    "However, I believe that you will be able to open this teahouse well." The old man laughed and said, "Because you are a person who makes people want to get close to you. You don't mention money from the beginning to the end, so obviously you are not a penny-pincher.  Master, with these two things, the teahouse will not worry about being unpopular." He said seriously: "I just ask you two things, and we will settle the deal at 5,000 taels."

    "Old man, please tell me."

    "First one, the guys in this teahouse have been with me for many years, and I don't ask you not to change them all the time. But please stay with me for three months." Boss Zhang said: "Three months is enough for you to see clearly.  Is it suitable for people, if it is not convenient at that time, just open them."

    "No problem." Shen Mo nodded, and his affection for the old man increased greatly.

    "Secondly, this teahouse is about the same age as Shanghai City. The neighbors on several streets are used to coming here to drink tea. If you don't like my tea, the environment is good, just like this is an old place where old guys chat.  In the future, it will be necessary to come and join in the fun. So if you want to change careers in the future, please be sure to pick someone next." Boss Zhang smiled and said: "I believe your vision will not be bad."

    Shen Mo naturally agreed, and the boss asked the clerk to bring a pen and paper to write the contract. After both parties signed it, they took it to the magistrate's yamen for transfer.  Mo Mo doesn't want to give anyone who cares about him a clue about him, so it's better not to use his identity unless it's absolutely necessary.

    The administrative efficiency of the Shanghai government is completely different from the Beijing yamen, which are hard to enter, ugly, and difficult to handle. It is very similar to Luzon. This kind of uncomplicated procedures can be completed on the same day.  Introduced the new boss with the tea guests.  Because it has been known for a long time that he will change hands, the tea guests are not surprised.  Although he is not used to this strange face, but with the ability of silence, he became one with the tea guests.

    &nbs香珍—an unearthed jade fan pendant, or pocket watch made of copper.  Of course, the parents of the old neighbors have short stories For example, who made a fortune, who was unfilial to their children, who was involved in a lawsuit, and who did what two hundred and fifty things, these are always the most talked about topics.

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    Day after day like this, only during the Spring Festival, the teahouse closed for a few days.  It was only the sixth day of the sixth day, and two strings of five thousand-sounding Liuyang whips were hung in front of the teahouse, crackling and hitting the ground red, and then reopened.

    In the past few days since the teahouse was closed, the neighbors were in a hurry. As soon as they heard that the teahouse was open, they all gathered together.

    Boss Qin, wearing a red silk jacket and a black robe, stood at the door with a smile on his face, and made fists with every tea customer:

    "Treasurer Hou, you are very lucky!"

    "Chen Guanren, get promoted every step of the way!"

    "Jin Ye, the dragon is soaring and the tiger is leaping!"

    "Brother Ma Liu, a salary increase for the Chinese New Year!"

    "Aunt Liustarted work so early"

    "Brother Chang, let's have a good rest during the Chinese New Year."

    Under the silent and enthusiastic greetings, most of the tea guests were smiling. After exchanging New Year greetings with him, they went into the shop to drink tea.  Although Shanghai is located south of the Yangtze River, the Spring Festival is still a bit cold.  But it doesn't matter, the guys in the store brought several charcoal basins and placed them in the hall to make the teahouse warm.

    According to the preferences of the guests, the tea doctors pour tea and water for each table of guests.  The waiter served a variety of exquisite refreshments, and stated that it was a gift from the boss during the Chinese New Year.

    When people accept it with a smile, they also sigh a few times by repeating the old tune.  Shopkeeper Hou, who runs a cloth store, shook his head while sipping incense sticks and said, "Boss Qin is really a big hand. It's rare to do business like this."

    "Shut your beak." Ma Liuye, who was on the table with him, was a supervisor on the pier.  Everyone falls into the eyes of money like you?"

    "For the Chinese New Year, please be merciful. If you don't care, I will be scolded for a year." Shopkeeper Hou didn't do anything to Ma Liuye, and quickly surrendered: "Aren't I also worried for Boss Qin?" He said in a low voice.  He said: "Use the best one for everything, and even if it's a regular one, you will be exempted from bills and treat guests. According to his way of playing, I'm afraid it won't be open for a long time. Where can we find such a good place?"

    "It's true that the emperor is not in a hurry!" Ma Liuye was about to say 'eunuch', but under the pitiful gaze of shopkeeper Hou, he swallowed it back.

    "I don't blame Sixth Brother Ma for talking about you," said Chen Guanren, who worked as an errand in the Suzhou government office, and was the landlord of Qipin's household.  Although in this day and age, being an official is no longer worth money, money is the last word.  But it didn't prevent him from being very imposing in front of the neighbors: "Look at the shopkeeper Xiao Qin sitting behind the counter, he looks calm and relaxed, he doesn't care about this little money at all."

    "Not for money?" The old man Zhou next to him used to run a dyeing factory, but after letting his son take over the job, he retired to enjoy the blessings.  He took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Then why do you open a tea house?"——

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