Chen Xing and Granny Sun went to see the booth together with the two officials. He originally thought that even if there was such a booth, the location and conditions should not be very good, but when he got to the booth and saw the specific appearance of the booth, Only then did I realize that I was wrong.
The stall was right next to the city wall at the end of the street. The ground was clean, one side leaned against the city wall behind, and the other three sides were hollowed out. A roof was built with thatch on it, and the space inside could accommodate two tables of guests. The former store may also be for food, and there are still two small fire stoves in front of the stall.
What made Chen Xing most happy was that not far from the stall were shops such as banks and banks, presumably the surrounding safety should be guaranteed. From the first time he saw this stall, Chen Xing fell in love with this stall, and even began to think in his heart where he should get oilcloth or thatch to cover the place where the air leaks.
The official who brought Chen Xing over looked at him and knew that the job was a sure thing. He looked at him and said with a smile: "How about it, isn't this place good? This stall was originally run by a relative of the Lai family. That person usually He didn't stop following Master Lai and the others to do their best. This time the county magistrate liquidated the Lai family, and he also counted in it, so this stall was vacated."
Chen Xing nodded, and asked hesitantly: "Thank you, sir, how is the rent calculated?"
The official was very straightforward, and said directly: "Originally this was the property of the Lai family, and the charge was two taels of silver a year. But now it is taken over by the county magistrate, and only one tael of silver is required. But the county magistrate also knows about your situation , I guess it will not be easy for you, I ordered you to pay half a year's money first before we came, and then pay the remaining half when you earn money."
When he heard that he would have to pay one or two taels of silver, Chen Xing still hesitated. After all, he hasn't earned that much these days. If he needs to rent a stall, he might have to borrow it from Gu Lang.
In the end, he heard the second part of the officer's words. While he praised the county magistrate in his heart, he immediately agreed, and said to the officer: "Thank you, officer, I will rent it."
The officials were not surprised when they heard that he wanted to rent this stall. After all, if it was such a cheap and good stall, they would not refuse it. Moreover, this little brother was able to pick up such a cheap stall, probably because there were people behind him, otherwise it would have been so easy.
Therefore, after hearing that Chen Xing was going to rent it, the official said with a smile: "Since it's decided, you can sign the contract with us, and the stall will be yours within one year after signing."
Privately owned stalls are not allowed in the county, either there must be a pavement, or it must be on a specific street. Anything beyond that range must be approved by the government if you want to operate. Otherwise, as long as the government finds out, your booth will be overturned, or you will have to go to the government with your booth. Moreover, if you want to rent a booth here, you need to go to a special government office for notarization, so as not to have a place to justify disputes in the future.
Chen Xing, who had thought about renting a booth a few days ago, had already inquired about these details, so he felt more at ease after hearing what the official said. After all, a verbal agreement can be broken, but it is not so easy to go back on what is written in black and white.
Chen Xing and the others went to the renting office of the government together with the official messenger, and signed a one-year contract. Chen Xing paid half of the money on the spot, and agreed that the remaining half would be delivered within one month. is done.
After leaving the rental office, Chen Xing bought a sauced duck outside, and then made two packs of desserts in the restaurant, and gave them to the two officials, as a thank you for their hard work for half a day. The official sent off for a while, but finally accepted the things and left happily.
Chen Xing sent Grandma Sun back to the stall again, and gave her the two extra packs of cakes and half a sauced duck as a thank you for her company today, and then went to the vegetable market with the rest of the money.
By the time Chen Xing bought a piece of fresh fish, some pork belly, and a lot of vegetables and returned to Gu's mansion, it was already past lunch time.
As soon as Chen Xing stepped into the gate of the Gu Mansion, Qiu Jiu, who was sitting on the steps and staring at the direction of the door, immediately lit up his eyes, rushed towards him and asked with concern: "Why did you come back so late, did you meet What's the matter?"
Chen Xing looked at Qiu Jiu's anxious look, and felt a little embarrassed, "I encountered something today, so I came back late."
After Chen Xing finished soothing Qiu Jiu and walked in, he saw Gu Lang who was sitting on the porch reading a book not far away, and he felt warm in his heart, and said to Gu Lang, "Young master Gu, you are not in good health, you should not It's good to stay outside for a long time. You go back to the house to rest first, and I'll make a meal and call you."
Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing, swept his eyes over him, and made sure there was nothing wrong, silently put away the book in his hand, nodded towards Chen Xing, stood up and went back to the study slowly. He just thought it was more airy and convenient for reading, so he didn't mean anything else.
Seeing Gu Lang leave, Chen Xingchao wanted to ask Qiu Jiu, "It's past the time for dinner. I bought a lot of good food today. Let's eat first, and we'll talk after we finish." Nine looked at the fish and meat he bought.
When Qiu Jiu saw these two things, his eyes lit up again, and he followed Chen Xing without asking any questions, and was ready to help in the kitchen, trying to have lunch early.
Today's lunch was late, but it was richer than ever before. Chen Xing made sweet and sour fish, braised fish, spicy eggplant, three delicacies soup, and half a duck in sauce.
Looking at the dishes in front of him and smelling the aroma of the table, even Qiu Jiu, who had eaten many good things, couldn't help but praise Chen Xing at this time: "Chen Xing, your skills are better than the cooks in the capital. , The things made out of this are too fragrant."
Hearing Qiu Jiu's compliment, Chen Xing smiled a little embarrassed.
Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing who was exuding joy all over his body, and asked lightly, "What good thing happened today?"
Hearing Gu Lang's question, Qiu Jiu stopped eating and turned his attention to Chen Xing.
Chen Xing became excited, watching the two of them talk about what happened today, and at the end he continued to praise: "That county magistrate is really a good man, this city will definitely develop more and more in the future. The better."
Listening to Chen Xing boasting about the county magistrate whom he had never met, Qiu Jiu's eyes involuntarily fell on his own young master who was sitting there eating peacefully, echoing Chen Xing from time to time, seeing his face The expression on the table didn't change a bit from the beginning to the end, Qiu Jiu lowered his head silently, quietly pawing at the delicious rice in the bowl.
Gu Lang quietly looked at the beaming Chen Xing, and listened to his words with a gentle expression, nodding his head from time to time because of what he said, with a bit of tenderness in his eyes that he didn't realize.
After eating, Qiu Jiu went to wash the dishes, while Chen Xing and Gu Lang took a walk on the corridor to digest food.
Chen Xing looked at the yard that was extraordinarily empty due to the removal of weeds, and sighed softly: "The days are really getting better and better."
Hearing Chen Xing's exclamation, Gu Lang turned to look at him, with some doubts in his eyes.
Chen Xing looked at his puzzled expression, smiled softly, touched his head a little embarrassed, and said softly: "Actually, I was very nervous when I came here. Things will go so well."
Hearing what Chen Xing said, Gu Lang's eyes flickered, as if he wanted to say something, but he still didn't say it.
Chen Xing didn't notice the change in Gu Lang's expression. He looked up at the clear sky and planned his future stroke by stroke, "Now that I have a fixed stall, I can sell more food in the future. After I make money, I will rent a bigger shop, open a small restaurant, and then save the money to return to you and get back my deed of sale."
Gu Lang listened to Chen Xing's words, looked at the happy smile on his face, and suddenly wanted to ask Chen Xing, what would he do when he got his contract of sale? Will he leave this house and live his own life? In the future he planned, there is no him!
Thinking of this, Gu Lang felt that the matter had become a little serious, and stared at Chen Xing's side face silently. For some reason, he suddenly remembered the surprise he gave him when he first met Chen Xing. , that feeling will silently dissipate. Who knew that now, Chen Xing, who was so confident and flamboyant, would actually attract his attention more and more.
Gu Lang felt that it might not be a bad thing if Chen Xing never paid back the money for the rest of his life. After all, then he would have a reason to stay by his side. He will protect him and let him do what he wants, wouldn't it be better
When Chen Xing happily finished talking about his plans for the future, and wanted to see if Gu Lang could give him some advice, he turned his head and met Gu Lang's silent gaze staring at him, which shocked him a lot. .
Chen Xing looked at Gu Lang and asked hesitantly, "Why, what's the matter?"
Gu Lang showed the same gentle smile as before, and said softly, "It's nothing, I just thought of something and suddenly became fascinated."
Seeing that Gu Lang had returned to his gentle appearance, Chen Xing didn't think too much about it, thinking that Gu Lang, as he said, was looking at him like that because he was engrossed in thinking about things. It's all right now, he looked at Gu Lang and repeated the question just now, "What do you think of my plan?"
The corner of Gu Lang's mouth raised slightly when he heard this, and he said softly: "This idea is very good, and I also believe that your ability can quickly achieve your goal."
Hearing that Gu Lang agreed with him, Chen Xing became even more excited, and even felt encouraged, and said happily to him: "You think so too, right? I will definitely work hard and pay you back your money as soon as possible!"
Gu Lang's eyes wandered on Chen Xing's face that became more rosy because of happiness, and looked extraordinarily bright, slightly hooked his lips, and said softly: "I'm looking forward to it."