The escape system takes me to dig for treasures

"Come on, old man, pour me some too."

Old Mrs. Cao spoke.

Mr. Cao smiled and quickly took out a wine glass.

I also poured a small cup for the old lady.

"Xiao Zou, how come you have time to come here today?"

During this autumn and winter season, Mr. Cao and Manager Zou have been neighbors for many years and are aware of Jinlou's business.

He must be very busy. Even if he is done with work at night, he probably won't have the energy to go out for a drink.

Mr. Cao more or less guessed that Shopkeeper Zou came here for a purpose.

Shopkeeper Zou smiled and said, "I can't hide anything from you!"

Old Master Cao rolled his eyes at him and said, "Do you think you have lived all these years in vain?"

Shopkeeper Zou took two sips of wine before speaking, "It's like this, didn't our boss come from Yunzhou City this time? He also brought a friend with him."

"His friend wants to come to Beijing to do business."

Shopkeeper Zou glanced at the old couple and took a look at their expressions.

Mr. Cao guessed, "Did he take a fancy to our shop?"

Then he added: "Our shop is old and shabby, what's so good about it?"

Shopkeeper Zou gritted his teeth and spoke, "I want to ask if you are selling this shop? If possible, the girl wants to buy it directly."

Before the old couple could say no, Shopkeeper Zou said, "Of course she meant that it would be best if she wanted to buy it. If that's not possible, renting it is also fine."

Mr. Cao and Mrs. Cao didn't say anything for a while.

After a long while, Mr. Cao took another sip of wine and ate a peanut before saying, "Is it a girl? That little girl has good taste."

Mr. Cao didn't say directly whether to sell or not.

Shopkeeper Zou was a little anxious, but he didn't dare to rush.

Mr. Cao asked calmly, "What business do you plan to use it for?"

As he said, his shop was indeed old and shabby.

In other words, they just use it to sell things to support their families. If they rent it to do business, they probably won't be able to make much money.

Mrs. Cao grabbed Mr. Cao's hand and looked at him, "Old man, are you really planning to sell the shop?"

"Although we won't open it anymore, it would be nice to leave it for our descendants to remember."

Grandpa Cao smiled and said, "You old woman, you just think too much. Look at all the children and grandchildren we have. They don't come to see us when we are alive. Do you think they will miss us after we die?"

Even so, Mrs. Cao didn't want to sell the shop, "We don't need this little money."

Hearing this, Shopkeeper Zou suddenly felt a little heartbroken. It was true that outsiders could not compare with the local people in the capital.

Manager Zou’s monthly salary is not low, but it is not easy to buy a shop casually. However, the old man and the old woman have several shops.

"Xiao Zou, you heard it too."

Mr. Cao had a smile on his face. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Shopkeeper Zou and smiled.

Shopkeeper Zou smiled innocently, "Uncle Cao, please stop teasing me."

"If you don't sell it, how about renting it? How much is the monthly rent?"

Shopkeeper Zou asked patiently.

Manager Zou is able to manage all the property of the Duan family in the capital. Although he looks honest, he has his own way of dealing with people.

Mr. Cao smiled and said, "If you want to rent it, five taels of silver a month!"

The shop is indeed not big and is old. It will be rented out anyway, so it is better to rent it to someone I know well.

With Manager Zou around, I believe the tenant will not treat their shop too badly.

After the conversation, Shopkeeper Zou opened his arms and started drinking with Mr. Cao.

Old Mrs. Cao also drank two small cups, then stood up and served them each a bowl of noodles.

As he stood up, he kept muttering, "I don't think your drinking is that good. You drink on an empty stomach and haven't even had dinner yet!"

"You are old, but you still think you are young. You don't even know how to take care of your body."

While muttering to himself, he walked towards the kitchen.

Shopkeeper Zou looked towards Mr. Cao, only to see that Mr. Cao had no reaction at all, as if he had turned a deaf ear to him. It was obvious that he had gotten used to it.

After Mrs. Cao left, Mr. Cao said to Shopkeeper Zou, "Xiao Zou, I will discuss the matter of the shop with your aunt later."

Shopkeeper Zou was surprised for a moment. He didn't think that this discussion meant that the old man wanted to go back on his word and not rent the shop. He was more inclined to believe that the old man wanted to sell the shop.

As he spoke, he carefully asked Shopkeeper Zou about the business that Jiang Xi wanted to do.

Fortunately, Shopkeeper Zou had consulted Jiang Xi about the situation in detail before coming.

He couldn't cheat the old man and his wife.

After listening, Mr. Cao nodded slowly.

After a long while, "Wait for my news, I will give you an answer in two days."

"Okay, okay, okay!" Shopkeeper Zou nodded hurriedly, raised his glass and toasted the old man.

This was not the first time that Manager Zou had come to the Cao family, and he was never polite to the old couple.

After Mrs. Cao finished cooking the noodles, he helped bring them out from the kitchen and only went home after he finished eating.

Sure enough, after eating, I wasn’t as drunk anymore.

Shopkeeper Zou drank half a pot of wine without any shakiness in his steps.

On the way back, I decided not to tell Jiang Xi about this for the time being, and I would talk about it after it was settled in a couple of days.

So in the next few days, Jiang Xi took Song Yulin and Song Yuxing to stroll around the capital, and Duan Yuanzhou couldn't leave because his shop had to be converted into a hot pot restaurant.

Now Shopkeeper Zou is too busy to leave, and he doesn’t know the hot pot restaurant as well as Duan Yuanzhou.

So Duan Yuanzhou had to come in person.

The cloth in the shop needs to be dealt with, and if it is to be converted into a hot pot restaurant, all the people in the shop will have to be replaced.

Duan Yuanzhou had to open the hot pot restaurant within a month, and use the remaining half month to observe the business of the restaurant.

Jiang Xi and others had no choice but to travel on their own.

Fortunately, Shopkeeper Zou introduced them to someone who was familiar with the capital and took them out to play.

For two days, they went out early in the morning and did not return until dark at night.

The Song Yulin brothers took the invitation given by Prime Minister Song and visited the famous Dongshan Academy in the capital. They went in to observe how others studied.

I have communicated with many students and also gone out for some fun, including boat trips, mountain climbing, and visiting delicious restaurants, bistros, and food stalls in Beijing, eating until I was full.

Several people had a great time playing and eating happily.

Of course, he was exhausted from walking.

We unanimously decided not to travel far in the next few days and take a rest.

Before going to bed, Song Yulin grabbed Song Yuxing and asked him to write down everything he had seen and heard in the past two days.

Song Yuxing said painfully, "Brother, just let me sleep! Can I do it tomorrow? It's not too late to write tomorrow. I won't run away!"

Song Yulin looked down at him, holding his neck, "No, if you write now, you will feel the most deeply. If you write tomorrow, there will be nothing left."