Wonderful Life After Exchanging Fate - Chapter 57

The young man was wearing a pale blue robe, with a thin body, sword eyebrows, and deep eye sockets. He had a tough and flying appearance, but he seemed to have something on his mind, and his brows were half frowned, making him look a little gloomy.

“Shopkeeper Chang…” The young man, Xie Chen, looked around and found that the shop was almost empty, only a few wooden shelves left standing there.

“His grandson was appointed county magistrate, and his family went to join him. Are you?” Jiang Yunzhu asked.

Xie Chen hugged the scroll in his hand tightly, “Master Chang said he wanted a few paintings of Mei and Lan a few years ago, I…” His voice slowly dropped. He has been painting these paintings during the Chinese New Year, thinking that he can use these paintings to exchange some money for repairs, but who knows that shopkeeper Chang has left.

Come to think of it, he should have forgotten about it!

Jiang Yunzhu listened and roughly understood what was going on. It turned out that the young man was here to sell paintings.

“What painting? Can I have a look.” She became interested. Just now she really thought about hanging some paintings in the shop. But just like the words on the plaque, if the painting is not good, she doesn’t want it.

“Girl want to buy?” Xie Chen raised his eyes and asked.

“I rented this shop, I want to open a restaurant, and I want to hang some paintings on the wall. If you don’t mind, my son, I’ll take a look.” Jiang Yunzhu said bluntly. Some scholars really don’t want to hang paintings in restaurants.

Xie Chen really hesitated. He is a student of Wenyuan Academy across the street. If the students in the class saw his paintings hanging in the restaurant, they would definitely say something strange.

Jiang Yunzhu didn’t rush, and she wasn’t in a hurry to buy paintings, it just happened to happen.

After a long while, Xie Chen said, “Let the girl look at the painting.” In the end, the stomach and studies are more important.

As he spoke, he opened a painting. This painting shows a few clusters of orchids growing in the cliffs, scattered vertically and horizontally, with a handsome composition, and it is rare that he vividly depicts the burning character of orchids.

Jiang Yunzhu is not good at calligraphy and painting, but she knows how to appreciate it. When she saw this painting, she knew it was a good painting. Seeing a painting is like seeing a person, it can be seen that there is a gully in the young man’s chest.

Open the second picture, it is a picture of Leng Mei, the third picture is a picture of Qingzhu, and the fourth picture, Jiang Yunzhu has already guessed, opened it, it is indeed a picture of Han Ju.

There are two left, one is a picture of Qingluan, and the other is a picture of Jiangshan Wanli.

These two pictures are more vivid and fluent than that of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. It is probably because the former is a propositional composition, after all, it is a bit deliberate, and the latter is the author’s direct feelings.

“How much?” Jiang Yunzhu took a fancy to these paintings, but they were too expensive, and she couldn’t afford them.

“Five hundred texts each.” Xie Chen said.

Five hundred words, considering the level of this painting, is considered cheap, Jiang Yunzhu said, “I want these two.” She was naturally referring to the Qingluan painting and the Jiangshan Wanli painting.

Xie Chen was stunned for a moment. He thought that Jiang Yunzhu would definitely want the picture of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum when he opened a restaurant.

“I think these two paintings are good.” Jiang Yunzhu smiled.

Xie Chen frowned slightly, it turned out that this girl really knows how to paint, so if his painting hangs here with her, it is not considered buried.

“Okay.” He said.

Jiang Yunzhu immediately gave him a tael of silver, Xie Chen took the silver, handed her the two paintings, rolled up the rest of the paintings, and prepared to leave.

At this moment, Jiang Yunzhu thought of another thing, “Young master’s paintings I like very much. I am going to make a batch of porcelain and use them in the shop. I wonder if you are willing to draw patterns for me?”

Jiang Yunzhu felt that Xie Chen’s paintings were good and cheap, so he naturally wanted to get more cash.

Xie Chen frowned, “I may be a little busy recently.”

Jiang Yunzhu understood that he was politely refusing, and she didn’t force it, so she immediately smiled, “It’s okay.”

Xie Chen left the shop with the painting in his arms. Jiang Yunzhu was admiring the picture of mountains and rivers, when suddenly a female voice said, “Good painting, how much is this painting, I want it.”

Jiang Yunzhu almost laughed, she just bought it, and someone wants to buy it from her?

Looking up, I saw a girl standing in front of the shop. The girl was wearing a long blue dress, with almond eyes and peach cheeks, with water shining in her eyes. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, she had a sense of innocence.

Jiang Yunzhu was stunned, for no other reason, she knew this girl. This girl’s surname is Qin, and her single name is Yao. She is the daughter of the Qin family, a rich merchant in Luzhou.

The Qin family specializes in rice and grain business, and is one of the most wealthy businessmen in Luzhou.

In the dream, Qin Yao married He Qing, the son of the governor of Luzhou, and later became acquainted with Jiang Yunzhu.

She doesn’t care about Jiang Yunzhu’s background and treats her sincerely, so Jiang Yunzhu naturally treats her differently from others.

But Qin Yao’s life was not so easy. He Qing wished he could sleep in her room every night for two years before he got married. After those two years of freshness, he got tired of it and left her alone, going out to sleep in flowers all day long. Liu, there are more and more concubines and common rooms in the family.

At that time, Qin Yao was not like this either. Apart from smiling a little in front of Jiang Yunzhu, she usually had a cold face.

Jiang Yunzhu felt that it was not good for her to live like this, so she vaguely persuaded her that she might as well just get along with each other.

How did Qin Yao return back then? She said it was her life and she deserved it.

Jiang Yunzhu didn’t know where she came from, and she didn’t say anything when asked.

Unexpectedly, this time, she actually met her here. Looking at her lively appearance now, it is really hard to imagine how she will become like that in the future.

Jiang Yunzhu smiled, “Does the girl know that the painting is good before she sees it?” No, Qin Yao was standing at the door, and Jiang Yunzhu was looking at the painting facing her. She could only see the back of the painting, how could she know it was good? painting.

Qin Yao blushed slightly, but snorted, “I say a good painting is a good painting, how much is it, I want it.” Then, she took out two ingots of silver, one ten taels, two ingots are worth twenty taels .

Jiang Yunzhu put away the painting, “I didn’t realize that this painting is so valuable. Looking at it this way, I can’t sell it.” Of course, she guessed that Qin Yao must have other reasons for buying her painting.

“You!” Qin Yao turned pale and ran away.

Jiang Yunzhu took a few steps and stood at the door of the store, watching her back, her thoughts fluctuating.

At this time, someone suddenly said, “It’s you!”

Jiang Yunzhu looked to the left and saw a young master standing there. His face was covered with powder, and he was wearing a crow green brocade robe, which made him look like a beautiful woman, handsome and coquettish.

Jiang Yunzhu didn’t know this person.

Lin Yubai waved his fan and looked Jiang Yunzhu up and down. He remembered her. That day in Wanyue Tower, he, Lin Ting’an and others looked upstairs and saw her standing in the fireworks.

Just for a moment, but enough to amaze everyone.

Later, they really wrote poems about beauties, lamenting that the girl disappeared in a flash, like a good time, so people can’t catch it.

Of course, those poems were made by others, he made…cough! Forget it anyway.

Lin Yubai really didn’t expect that he would meet Jiang Yunzhu again in the small place of Wuling County today.

“Master?” Jiang Yunzhu asked.

“My surname is Lin.” Lin Yubai looked at Jiang Yunzhu again, his eyes fell on the painting in her hand, and asked with a smile, “May I have a look at the painting in Miss’s hand?”

Jiang Yunzhu raised her eyebrows, “Yes.”

As she spoke, she opened the painting and showed it to him.

Lin Yubai admired it vaguely, wanted to praise a few words, but couldn’t think of suitable words, and finally patted his fan and said, “Good painting, good painting!”

So, he wants to buy her paintings too? Jiang Yunzhu wanted to laugh.

“Young lady, can this painting be sold?” Jiang Yunzhu finally laughed when Lin Yubai asked this question.

“Not for sale!” she said firmly.

Lin Yubai was choked up, his handsome face was dyed red, even more as bright as peach blossoms in March.

“Girl, don’t you think about it?” Lin Yubai asked.

“Not consider.”

“Girl…” Lin Yubai winked at her, and took out a jade pendant from his sleeve. This is his usual method. Most people, whether it is his mother, his aunt, or a passing uncle or aunt, will agree to his request when they see him like this.

Jiang Yunzhu had to admit that Lin Yubai’s blink of an eye was just like three thousand peach blossoms blooming, it was really beautiful. What’s more, he’s not the kind of flattering person, but with a little youthful anger, pure eyes, and a touch of greenness.

Jiang Yunzhu looked at him twice more.

Holding the jade pendant, Lin Yubai was about to open his mouth to buy paintings when he was caught by a cold light. He saw the man walking out of the shop. That person is like a sharp knife, a steep peak, and a tyrannical sea, making people breathless.

Lin Yubai immediately became obedient, even more obedient than seeing his father.

“Girl, excuse me.” After leaving this sentence, he disappeared in an instant.

Jiang Yunzhu saw that he was going in the same direction as Qin Yao left.

“What’s wrong?” Shen Fengming asked.

Jiang Yunzhu shook her head, but she was also puzzled. By the way, she showed the painting to Shen Fengming, “Look, I just bought it, and I want to hang it in the shop, what do you think?”

Shen Fengming looked up and down, “The painting is not bad.”

“I feel so too.”

“Actually, I can also draw.”

Jiang Yunzhu: …he can draw? Young master of the family, he should be able to.

Shen Fengming’s calligraphy and painting were taught by Shen University himself, so they are naturally excellent. It’s just that he seldom draws, and he takes a knife more often.

After buying everything, Jiang Yunzhu didn’t bother him anymore.

On the third day, Jiang Yunzhu was instructing people to decorate the storefront, when the young man selling paintings came again.

“Girl, last time you said…” Xie Chen hesitated.

“Young master, please help me draw the pattern?” Jiang Yunzhu said.

“What kind of picture does the girl want?” Xie Chen asked.

“Just something elegant.”

Thank you for nodding.

Jiang Yunzhu asked again, “One set of bowls, one soup basin, six large plates, six small plates, twelve bowls, and twelve saucers. Just draw five patterns. How much will it cost?”

“One tael of silver is enough.” Xie Chen said.

Jiang Yunzhu thinks it’s okay. The mine started working two days ago, and her takeaway business started again. Every day, she gets five renminbi of silver. She thinks it’s worth it for a tael of silver.

“That’s it. When will the young master be able to paint well, I need it urgently for my business.”

Xie Chen breathed a sigh of relief, “Tomorrow will be fine.”

Jiang Yunzhu took out a piece of silver and handed it to him, “Consider it as a deposit for the young master.”

Xie Chen took it and left.

Jiang Yunzhu continued to work, and after a while, he saw a crimson figure in the shop opposite, it was Qin Yao or someone else.

Jiang Yunzhu looked at the direction Xie Chen left, and made some guesses.

The next day, Xie Chen really came to send the design. Jiang Yunzhu looked at it, was very satisfied, and gave him the rest of the money.

Xie Chen was about to leave, but Jiang Yunzhu said suddenly, “Young master, my new store is opening, and there is a shortage of accounting staff in the store, young master, would you like to come and help in your spare time?”

There was no hesitation in thanking this time, “Yes.”

“About five denarii a month.” It’s a bit higher than a handyman’s monthly silver, after all, it’s brain-intensive work. But it’s not particularly high. After all, accounting is not done every day. As long as Xie Chen has time, he can come over and check the accounts of the last few days.

“Okay, thank you girl.” Xie Chen said.

Jiang Yunzhu nodded, “Just wait until my shop opens, and you can come back again.”

Thank you for leaving.

On the sixth day of February, good luck and appropriate opening.

The Qishan Residence has taken on a completely new look. Jiang Yunzhu, Jiang Cheng, Mrs. Chen… including Mr. Chen all put on new clothes and stood smilingly at the door of the shop.

When the new store opened, Jiang Yunzhu invited Gu Yongde’s family, Mrs. Feng’s family, Li Biaotou’s family, Liu’s family, Wang De and others.

Originally, she was afraid that the Gu family would be alienated from them because she declined the marriage, but not only Gu Yongde and Lin’s came, Gu Yanzhou also called a group of friends to help out, and the left side immediately became lively.

On the right, Li Biao led his people to stand there. There was a row of burly men, who looked imposing. Those rascals who were staring at Qishanju and wanted to wait until the opening to make trouble and make some money to spend, saw this battle, as far away as possible.

Jiang Yunzhu’s face was full of smiles. She looked at the two rows of people on the left and right. There were many scholars on the left and a row of strong men on the right.

She felt amused that she still had such narrow thoughts at this time.

Crackling firecrackers sounded, and the time had come. Jiang Yunzhu climbed up the ladder next to him, and pulled the red silk in his hand, revealing the three characters “Qishanju”.

At this time, the gongs and drums sounded, and the lion dance team burst into laughter.

“Congratulations, congratulations on the opening!” “Great opening!” Everyone congratulated Jiang Yunzhu together.

At this time, it was the time for the students of the academy to leave school at noon, and many students saw the excitement here, so they all looked here.

At first glance, they saw the three big characters on the shop plaque, “Qishanju”. These three characters are as cold as the north wind entering the pass, as majestic as the top of Mount Tai, upright, straight and vigorous.

Everyone is a scholar, so naturally they can tell the good from the bad, and immediately praised it in their hearts, such a good word, even if their husband comes, I am afraid it can only be applauded!

These people immediately became interested, approached the shop, and carefully looked at the shop.

Some people remember that this place used to be a calligraphy and painting shop, but it turned into a restaurant at some point?

It seems to be a restaurant.

I saw that the store was newly decorated, and the windows were replaced with fine white gauze, which looked clean, not like a restaurant, but like a teahouse.

No, the tea house is not so elegant.

Through the wide-open store door, one can see a picture of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains hanging on the back wall in the middle of the interior.

Not to mention the elegant decoration, elegant seats, and exquisite dishes. This restaurant, just like the two pots of narcissus in their shop, is modest and elegant, expensive but not arrogant.

Isn’t that what they like? I just don’t know how the food tastes and how the price is.

Seeing many scholars coming, Jiang Yunzhu immediately gave Jiang Lin a wink.

Jiang Lin and others immediately started distributing leaflets.

“Let’s take a look, come join us when you have time.” “Thank you, thank you!”

Jiang Yunzhu’s leaflets are all handwritten, with the name of Qishanju on it, and some of the dishes in the store below.

The most eye-catching one is Mapo Tofu, which costs six cents a piece.

Such a cheap price. Everyone was stunned when they saw the price of the vegetables. Is the price of the vegetables so cheap in such a good shop?

In fact, other dishes are not cheap, this is a marketing tactic to make you think that the things in the store are cheap.

At this time, Li Biaotou and the others had already entered and sat down, and the back kitchen immediately got busy, frying, roasting and frying, all kinds of aromas went straight into people’s noses, as if they wanted to draw out people’s greedy worms.

Some people were hungry, couldn’t help it immediately, and entered the shop.

Speaking of the students in the academy, they are the most special group of people in the county. The children of ordinary people are here, and the children of the richest family in the county are also here. But generally speaking, these students still have money in their hands. After all, studying is a costly thing.

The seats in the restaurant are also different from other restaurants. Other restaurants are either in private rooms or in the lobby. Qishanju is an independent space separated by elegant small screens, which is quiet and comfortable.

Sit down, there are two fresh dishes today, braised hairtail and spicy octopus.

Someone ordered these two dishes, and there were delicate gardenias painted on the snow-white porcelain plate, like flowers falling, and in the middle, there were ruddy and tender fish pieces, which were arranged neatly, and there were decorative decorations in front of the plate. The radish flowers immediately make this dish look more exquisite.

The dishes in this restaurant are basically like this, just looking at it makes people move their index fingers, and eating it…

Taste a mouthful of braised octopus, the bones are crispy and the meat is tender, and there is a umami taste that has never been tasted before, which makes people want to stop.

Spicy octopus, that octopus looks a bit weird, but when you eat it in your mouth, the texture and umami taste of the teeth can make you addicted.

Of course, the most ordered is the mapo tofu.

Although this dish is cheap, it is cooked just right, with a spicy and spicy taste, and it is a hundred times more delicious than the ones bought for more than ten cents.

In addition, this restaurant’s tamales, Kung Pao chicken, Dongpo pork, and vegetarian fried cabbage, you can just order it casually. There is no dish that you want to eat, and then you find it is not good. All of them have achieved the ultimate taste.

“Baofulu is not as delicious as their home.” Someone praised.

“No, don’t talk about Baofulou, I have been to the capital, and I feel that the dishes in the capital are not as good as theirs.”

“The name of their restaurant is also interesting. Living in the mountains, resting on the mountains to listen to the rain, and reading thousands of books. It has that meaning.”

“Speaking of the name, the three words on the plaque outside are really well written. I really don’t know who wrote it.”

…

Many people immediately recognized this store and decided to bring their parents to try it next time.

When waiting for the checkout, I was told that if you deposit ten taels or more here, you will become a member of the store. Every time you eat in the future, you can get a 20% discount, and if you deposit fifty taels, you can get a 5% discount.

Some people have a group of servants in their homes, and they can spend several taels of silver for a meal. They don’t care about the money at all. They just think that this member is interesting, so they save fifty taels casually.

Some people plan carefully, thinking that they will definitely come to this restaurant to eat in the future, so it is better to save some money first, and save some money for this meal, so they saved ten taels.

Of course, there are more people who don’t survive.

But, it’s only the first day of opening!