Chapter 231 Holding a grudge
Lu Chengjing quietly let it go and adjusted his angle silently.
Shang Wan suppressed his laughter and continued talking about business after getting over his addiction: "Boss Zhong has written to me and asked me when Qionghua Restaurant will close down."
"When do you want it?"
"Just these two days, we can't keep it for the New Year." Shang Wan leaned on his shoulder and closed his eyelids lazily, "Zhongli really holds a grudge. Qiao Yugui broke one of his glasses at the banquet when he was drunk. He was recorded right away.”
Shang Wan bought this news from Chen Cai with money.
Not long after the news was bought, Qiao Yugui used a dirty trick against the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion for the second time. If Lu Chengjing hadn't discovered something was wrong, the medicinal materials in the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion would have killed people.
Faced with such a great gift, Shang Wan certainly had to repay it well.
God knows how big the psychological shadow will be on those guests who dine in a restaurant and find a dead mouse out of the soup when ladling out the soup.
Good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.
Since then, Qionghua Restaurant's business has plummeted, and even if the prices of the dishes are reduced, it can't attract many customers.
At this time, Baoyuezhai suddenly emerged. With more exquisite and delicious dishes, lower prices, and daily specials, it immediately snatched away the customers of Qionghua Restaurant and never came back.
So far, no one knows who the owner of Bao Yuezhai is, but in just two months, Bao Yue Zhai has become the most popular restaurant in the city.
In contrast, there is a desolate scene of Qionghua Restaurant being empty.
It stands to reason that Qionghua Restaurant should have closed down long ago if there were no customers. However, I wonder if Qiao Yugui had the intention of disgusting Zhongli or Shang Wan, so he paid for it and did not close the restaurant. He kept greeting the kitten three or two all day long.
Moreover, he kept making small moves both overtly and covertly, but nothing fatal happened.
People are willing to give money to open an empty restaurant, but Shang Wan really has nothing to do. He can't really destroy the restaurant or kill Qiao Yugui, right?
Shopkeeper Shang is a serious businessman and cannot do such violent things.
However, Boss Zhong was very dissatisfied with this.
The cup was dropped at Qionghua Restaurant. If Qionghua Restaurant didn't pour it, his tone would not be smooth.
In order to bring luck to the God of Wealth, Shang Wan had no choice but to use his trump card.
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Zhuangzi had three hundred acres of land at the foot of the cliff mountain, all planted with medicinal herbs.
These were purchased by Shang Wan in order to conceal the existence of Lingtian, and he almost emptied his family fortune at that time.
Unlike reclaimed wasteland, as long as Zhuangzi takes good care of it, he doesn't have to worry about selling it when he wants to sell it.
The people in Zhuangzi were all ready-made. After excluding some who were cheating and cheating and not doing practical things, Shang Wan kept the rest.
Shang Wan spent a lot of money to hire special personnel to train people in Zhuangzi on the knowledge of herbal cultivation. When it was almost done, he gradually replanted all the land in Zhuangzi with herbs.
Ordinary fields are no better than spiritual fields and cannot be produced in three or two days. For this reason, Shang Wan specially purchased a batch of good-quality medicinal materials from other places to cover his spiritual field.
These medicinal materials have been made into various ointments and medicinal powders, and when combined with spiritual spring water, the effect is not much different.
Although it cost a lot, the origin of the medicinal materials was somehow concealed.
When Zhuangzi began to produce medicinal herbs, Shang Wan no longer had to purchase large quantities of medicinal materials from other places, nor did he have to watch his hard-earned money flow into other people's pockets.
"The shopkeeper is here."
Following the words, the carriage stopped.
Shang Wan opened his eyes from Lu Chengjing's arms, covered his mouth and yawned.
It was cold in winter, and she was really too lazy to move unless necessary.
Lu Chengjing stretched out his hand to straighten her cloak, then gave her the stove and asked in a gentle voice: "Shall I carry you in?"
"No." Shang Wan stood up holding the stove and walked out of the carriage. The last time Lu Chengjing did this, my dear, the whole Zhuangzi people came up to congratulate her one by one.
When I asked, I found out that everyone thought she was pregnant.
It’s only been a few days since the marriage was consummated, so why are we growing bean sprouts?
Shang Wan was so shocked that he refused to be misunderstood.
It was snowing heavily today and it was impossible to work. Everyone in Zhuangzi was resting indoors. When he heard that Shang Wan and Lu Chengjing had arrived, Manager Dai quickly led two people out to greet them.
"Master, it's snowing heavily, why are you coming here at this time? Be careful to freeze."
Manager Dai held the umbrella over Shang Wan's head. Lu Chengjing raised his hand to take it, "I'll do it."
Manager Dai glanced at him and silently let go of his hand.
Shang Wan nodded slightly to the others as a greeting.
"How is Zhuangzi?"
"Everything is fine." Manager Dai put his hands together and said, "All the medicines that can be harvested in the fields were collected before the snow started. I was worried that the heavy snow would collapse the roof, so I led someone to sweep it in the middle of the night last night. There was enough charcoal fire in the village. , it’s enough to boil water for cooking and heating.”
Shang Wan scanned the roof in front of him, and there was indeed no snow on it.
She looked at Manager Dai and said, "Everyone has worked hard these days. Tell the accountant to double the monthly payment this month, make an extra set of winter clothes for the villagers, double the reward for the holidays, and kill a few more heads." Pigs and sheep, if you look at them based on their daily performance, everyone will have a good year."
Shopkeeper Dai beamed with joy, cupped his hands and said, "I would like to thank my boss for the reward on your behalf."
Others also bent down and echoed: "Thank you, my boss, for the reward."
Shang Wan waved his hand for everyone to get up and asked, "Where is Mr. Duanmu?"
"Sir is admiring the snow in the pavilion in the garden," said Manager Dai, then added, "Miss wants to have hot pot, and the kitchen is preparing it."
When it comes to hot pot, Shang Wan feels that this kind of winter is really suitable for eating hot pot.
She smiled and said, "Ask the kitchen to prepare more. Clean the mutton and cut it into thin slices for easy eating. Then warm up a pot of pear blossom white."
"For haggis, stew it the way Xiaohuan taught you, and put some radishes in it. It's good to eat radishes in winter."
Manager Dai agreed one by one and ran to the kitchen to give instructions.
The snow on the road had been swept away, and gravel was sprinkled to prevent slipping. The boots made a squeaking sound when stepping on it.
Shang and Wan walked all the way to the garden. The red umbrella was covered with snowflakes, which fell softly when it was tilted to the side.
Shang Wan reached out and touched an ice edge hanging under the eaves, broke it off and played with a few flowers. It felt cold through his gloves, so he quickly threw it into the grass.
Lu Chengjing smiled helplessly and handed over the stove.
Shang Wan held the stove in both hands and sighed as he spoke, "After the New Year, I'll ask a wife to enlighten Yuanyuan."
The little guy is getting more and more naughty and courageous. Shang Wan thinks it’s time for the little baby to experience the charm of going to school.
Lu Chengjing hesitated: "Is it too early?"
"You will be two years old after the Chinese New Year. Aren't you also enlightened at the age of two?" Shang Wan turned to look at him, "Originally, it would be a good time for you to enlighten Yuanyuan, but you have to prepare for the provincial examination next year, so you don't have that much time."
If not, Shang Wan would not have thought of asking for his wife.
Lu Chengjing was worried. His daughter was different from ordinary people and she was young. It would be bad if she revealed something to others.
He said: "What can a two-year-old baby learn? Master cannot follow her all the time. I will teach her without wasting time."