newbobooks Chapter 716 Huaiyang also has Baoyue Tower
Chapter 716 Huaiyang also has Baoyue Tower
He stood up and left, planning never to come back again.
I turned around and walked into Baoyue Tower. Yes, it was the Baoyue Tower in Huaiyang. It was said that it was newly opened last year. Although its business is not as big as some of the current restaurants, it has grown very quickly and can already compete with some large restaurants.
Zhou Guo went in and went straight to the shopkeeper to explain his purpose.
The shopkeeper immediately put down his work, looked her up and down, slapped his thigh and said happily: "You are, Mr. Zhou, right?"
Zhou Guo was surprised and asked, "How do you know? I didn't tell you who I was when I came in, did I?"
The shopkeeper was so happy, "Hey, hey, who among all the shopkeepers in Baoyue Tower doesn't know your name? What gust of wind blew you here?"
As soon as Zhou Guo heard it, she knew that it was Shopkeeper Yang who was promoting it to her, and she said with a smile, "If Baoyue Tower can open a restaurant here, I can also transport mushrooms here. I didn't see Baoyue Tower when I came here last autumn. When did it open?"
The shopkeeper chuckled, "Our boss said that the two prefectures in the north were doing well, so he insisted on opening one here, and sent me here. I was just trying to find you through Shopkeeper Yang, but you're here by accident. Come on, come on, let's have a drink upstairs."
Zhou Guo felt familiar instantly. That's right, isn't that how business is done? Why are they on edge all day long? It's not like they are making enemies.
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Yang sent me a letter, telling me that Mr. Zhou's sheep mushrooms and flower mushrooms are out this year. Is that why you came this time?"
Zhou Guo smiled and nodded.
The talks went very smoothly, mainly because they were acquaintances and had been working together for so many years, and the other party had heard something about Zhou Guo's style of doing things.
She finally asked, "Boss, Huaiyang has such heavy taxes, can you make that much money here?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if we earn less. As long as we take care of the people above us, there will be fewer people who come to cause trouble. Besides, if things don't work out, the owner can still intervene."
Zhou Guo nodded meaningfully. He understood. This person also had connections above him.
I couldn't help but feel sad. Why does everyone have someone in charge? In this day and age, if there's no one in charge, can't you even run a shop?
However, no matter what, she is not planning to open the shop in Huaiyang for the time being.
It would be better to open a shop in a county town under Yunzhou. Each county town has its own unique business. When my uncle really becomes a general, it won’t be too late to come here.
Little did she know that the restaurant opposite her was almost mad with anger when they saw her enter Baoyue Tower in anger.
Baoyue Tower was only opened last year, but immediately after its opening, it became famous in Huaiyang for the crabs in the tower. Last year, he managed to stay afloat with the help of pine mushrooms, but now he has fallen out with Zhou Guo. Not to mention sheep mushrooms and flower mushrooms, he has no hope of even getting pine mushrooms in autumn.
If these two things were both sold at Baoyue Tower, Baoyue Tower would surely become famous and become the number one restaurant in Huaiyang.
The shopkeeper felt suffocated when he thought of this. The key point was that the owner behind Baoyue Tower was mysterious and he couldn't change anything. He was really suffering a great loss now.
Zhou Guo stayed in the city for another night before leaving. She thought that the 15th was still early and she could actually go to Lao Tang.
On second thought, they have always been in contact with Hu Zi and Lai Zi Tou and their group, so it seems there is no need to go.
Then let’s go and take a look at the old lady.
It has been so many years, and I haven't been there since I came back a few years ago. The old man is old, and I don't know if he is still there.
He immediately turned his horse and galloped back along the road he and Zhou Dacang had walked in the past.
Before they had walked two miles, they were stopped by a group of people.
At a quick glance, there were more than a dozen strong men on the opposite side.
Seeing Zhou Guo, someone said, "It's her. If we kill her, none of you will be able to get this number."
If you stretch out a finger, you won’t know whether it is one tael, ten taels, or a hundred taels.
The men looked at her, then turned to the man who had spoken and said impatiently, "Are you okay? You asked so many of us to deal with a child like this?"
"That's right, if I just pointed a finger at her she would fall to her knees and beg for mercy."
Zhou Guo looked at the person who spoke first and narrowed her eyes. She remembered this person. Wasn't this the shopkeeper's servant? From the tone of their voice, they seemed to be going to kill her?
This guy is too angry. Just because the talks between the two families broke down, he wants to kill people to silence them?
She sat on the horse, cracked the whip, and said to the young man, "Your boss is too hot-tempered. No wonder the business is getting worse and worse. It turns out that he is not doing a good job."
The young man said proudly, "Humph, our shopkeeper said that if you kneel down and beg for mercy, and promise not to supply goods to Baoyue Tower again, our shopkeeper will consider taking your unwanted goods and even let you go. It's your choice."
Zhou Guo was amused. He waved his whip and pointed at the strongest man in the middle and said, "Hey, big guy, let me ask you, how much money did they promise to pay you to be my wife?"
The big man, with a strong build and bulging eyes, said, "There are so many of us, each of us will get ten strings of cash."
Zhou Guo sneered, "Is my life, which has such a promising future, only worth so little money?"
Pointing at the young man, he said, "Well, if you can kill this man, I'll give each of you 20 taels. If you can kill the shopkeeper, I'll give each of you 40 taels. How about that?"
The young man got furious when he heard this, and pointed at Zhou Guo with a trembling finger, unable to speak, "You you you..."
Turning to look at the men, she said in horror, "You, you, don't listen to her nonsense. She is very poor and can't be rich. Right, right, she can't be rich. She didn't bring much money with her. Our restaurant, the shopkeeper, you know, has plenty of money. As long as you kill this man, how much money do you want?"
The men looked at Zhou Guo again.
Zhou Guo sneered, "He is just a waiter. If he says that the money in the restaurant is yours, then it is yours? Even if he is the shopkeeper, he is just a dog in the hands of the master. Can a dog still be the master's property?"
The men thought it made sense, "Where's your money? Show it to us."
Zhou Guo took out a silver note from his pocket, unfolded it, and faced them with the side with words on it. "See? This is a silver note for one hundred taels."
When the people on the opposite side saw it, they were like dogs seeing bones, almost rushing over to grab it. Zhou Guo took the banknote back into his arms and said to them, "Well, knock this boy unconscious and tie him up to see their shopkeeper, chop off one of his and their shopkeeper's right hands, and the banknote will be yours."
The strong men's eyes lit up.
The young man was so frightened that his face turned pale. He knelt on the ground and cried for mercy, "No, no, no, gentlemen, I have no grudge against you. Please don't hurt me. I have old people and young children to take care of..."