Chapter 196 Too lucky
After Qianhuan came out of the Imperial College, she said to Ji Feng, "Ji Feng, please drive the carriage back to the inn first. I will go find a shop myself."
"Okay, boss, then you better be careful."
"Ah."
Qianhuan had offended the young master of the Minister of Personnel's Mansion and was afraid of meeting him again when she went out, so she dressed up deliberately when she went out today.
She drew thick eyebrows and used a special powder to paint her face skin a little yellower, so that she would look less eye-catching.
Qianhuan was looking for a shop everywhere when she suddenly heard passers-by discussing a shop for sale in the Imperial City District. Qianhuan quickly ran up to ask.
"Hello, which shop are you talking about for sale?"
"It's a jewelry store called Feng Lai Xiang near the Imperial City District. It's a two-story store."
Qianhuan and Yinhua have been visiting almost all the shops, big and small, in the Imperial City area these days.
She was quite impressed by this jewelry store because of its luxurious entrance and the large number of customers who went in to buy jewelry.
This two-story jewelry store has an excellent location, close to the central area, and their business is obviously very good, so why is it suddenly being sold?
Although she was very confused, Qianhuan quickly asked for directions and went to the shop immediately.
After going in and inquiring, Qianhuan was overjoyed. Such a good shop only cost more than 20,000 taels of silver. Qianhuan decided to buy it on the spot.
Qianhuan was worried about leaving her money in the inn, so she carried silver bills with her. After she agreed on the price with the innkeeper, she immediately took out the silver bills and bought the entire building.
The shopkeeper even accompanied her to the government office to exchange the house deed. After Qianhuan got the house deed, she still felt a sense of unreality.
Such a good shop was bought so smoothly. She even bargained with the shopkeeper and asked for a lower price. Although the shopkeeper was not very happy at first, he finally agreed reluctantly. Everything was so smooth.
Qianhuan thought, maybe she was just lucky.
She hurried back to the inn, "Brother Yunlong, I have already bought the shop. Please go and inform everyone to pack their bags. I will cancel my room at the inn and move to the new shop."
Master Cai happily agreed, "Okay, I'll go right away."
Qianhuan then said to Yinhua, "Yinhua, you should also pack our belongings."
"Yes, ma'am."
The group left the inn and headed towards Feng Laixiang.
When they arrived at the store entrance, everyone looked at the luxurious door and was amazed: Is this their future teahouse? It's so grand.
When Qianhuan used the key to open the door, everyone discovered that the space inside was very large. This shop was much larger than the teahouse they opened in Qingxi County.
Behind the shop is the inner house, which also has many rooms for living.
Qianhuan reserved a separate room for herself and Wenjie, and the other servants were separated by gender, with three people living in one room.
After everyone settled down, Qianhuan took Yinhua and Cai Xiaoye out to find a craftsman. Qianhuan told the craftsman her ideas for the decoration of the teahouse. The two agreed on a price, and the craftsman agreed to bring people to decorate the house the next day.
After finishing her work, Qianhuan took a carriage to the Imperial College to pick up Wenjie.
There were already quite a few carriages parked in front of the Imperial College gate. These carriages were all very luxurious, except for Qianhuan's carriage which looked a little shabby.
This carriage was the first one Qianhuan bought in Qingxi County. Although she earned a lot of money later, Qianhuan felt that having one carriage was enough for the family and she did not change it again.
Wenjie and Tudou walked out of the gate of the Imperial College and immediately saw their own carriage among the many carriages. He happily ran forward and shouted, "Sister Qianhuan, you are here to pick me up."
"Wenjie, remember to call me Brother Shanbo when you are outside."
"Oh, Brother Shanbo, I just forgot."
"Well, how was your first day listening to the gentlemen's lectures? Did you understand everything?"
"It feels good. There are different teachers for each subject, and I can understand them all."
"That's good. Are the classmates getting along well?"
"Well, my classmates are all fine, you don't have to worry, sister."
When saying this, Wenjie's expression looked a little unnatural, maybe he was not good at lying.
"Are you really easy to get along with?" Qianhuan asked again.
"Yeah, it's really easy to get along with."
After getting a positive answer, Qianhuan felt relieved.
After getting on the carriage, Wenjie asked again, "Sister, you went out to look for a shop again today, didn't you find one?"
"Well, my sister has bought a shop. The location of the shop is excellent and not far from the Imperial College. We don't have to stay in an inn anymore."
"That's great. I finally bought a shop. My sister doesn't have to go out and look for a shop every day."
Wenjie was very happy. He had seen Qianhuan going out early and coming back late every day to look for a shop these days. He only hated that he was too young to share his sister's worries.
"Ah."
When Qianhuan went out to pick up Wenjie, she asked Xiaoye Cai to buy some ingredients and let Qiukui cook. They had been eating in the inn for the past few days, and the food was expensive and not tasty.
Ji Feng drove the carriage quickly to Feng Laixiang, where Qiu Kui had already prepared the meal.
Qianhuan, Yinhua, Wenjie, Tudou, Jifeng and Mr. Cai ate at a small table, while the other servants ate at a large round table.
After eating and drinking, everyone went back to the backyard to wash up and rest.
Qianhuan took Yinhua to the Du Mansion in a carriage. They brought a large jar of soy sauce with them when they went to Beijing, but because they had no place to put it at the inn, they first put it on the Chu family's carriage.
Now that I have a place to stay, I naturally have to take back that big jar of soy sauce to use.
When they arrived at the Du Mansion, Qianhuan explained her purpose of visit. After the guard went in to notify everyone, Chu Yichen and Chu Laner came out to greet Qianhuan shortly afterwards.
Chu Lan'er ran up and grabbed Qianhuan and asked, "Qianhuan, why did you take the trouble to come to us today? Didn't you say that you would come to the Du Mansion to inform us as soon as you found a place to stay?"
"I've been busy looking for a store these past few days. I just found one this morning. Shouldn't I come to see you guys right after I'm done?"
Chu Yichen asked in surprise, "Qianhuan, have you found a shop so quickly? Where is it?"
Chu Lan'er also asked, "Yes, Qianhuan, tell me where your shop is so that I can invite you to go shopping later."
"It's in the center of the Imperial City. It used to be a jewelry store called Feng Laixiang. I bought it and planned to transform it into a teahouse."
"The center of the Imperial City? Or was it purchased?"
"Yes, Brother Lin'an, is there any problem?"
"No problem, I just think you're a little too lucky. Back then, I asked my cousin to find a restaurant shop for me, but it took him half a year to find one, and it was quite far from the Imperial City District. I didn't expect you to be able to buy a shop in the Imperial City District within just a few days of your arrival."
Qianhuan also smiled and replied, "Yes, I also feel that I am very lucky."
"Hey, brother, let's not stand at the door. Let's invite Qianhuan in and have a chat while drinking tea." Chu Lan'er pulled Qianhuan inside.
Qianhuan waved her hands repeatedly to refuse, "Lan'er, it's getting late, I won't bother Mr. Du and Mrs. Du anymore. I've settled down now, and when the teahouse opens, I'll invite you over for tea and chat. I came here today mainly to get the jar of soy sauce."
Chu Yichen also knew that he was staying at his uncle and aunt's house, so he nodded in agreement, "Okay, I'll ask the driver to send the jar of soy sauce back to you. Come and let us know when your teahouse opens."
"OK, all right."