The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

Song Yuntang pulled Xu Qingye aside and smiled at the shopkeeper of Feicuixuan. "I came here with my fiancé today to look for a shop. If we have the opportunity to do business on this street in the future, I hope that Shopkeeper Miao can take good care of me."

After all, he has been on this street longer than her. Besides, if she does business on this street in the future, she will inevitably have to deal with the people here.

If you offend them, it will be difficult to do business in the future.

When Manager Miao heard what Song Yuntang said, he looked regretful.

"So, young lady, you're really getting married." A married woman certainly didn't quite meet the requirements of the maids at the Jade Pavilion. "So, young lady, you and your fiancé, please keep busy for now. If there's anything I can help you with later, you can come find me at the Jade Pavilion."

Song Yuntang agreed readily.

"Okay, thank you."

Seeing Manager Miao turn around and go back to Feicuixuan, Xu Qingye looked at the woman beside him.

"Have you been here before?"

Song Yuntang didn't hide it. "Indeed, I have been here. I liked the corridor in front of the Jade Pavilion, but the shopkeeper said that their owner doesn't allow it to be rented out. He also asked me to serve tea and water there, but I refused."

Xu Qingye understood. "Fei Cui Xuan doesn't focus on food, but instead focuses on recruiting female workers. What a waste of such a prime location."

"Who says it's not?"

Song Yuntang and Xu Qingye came to the tavern which was not yet open. Xu Qingye raised his hand and knocked on the door.

Not long after, a lazy voice was heard from inside the door, "There's no wine in the tavern today. Hiccup... If you want to drink, you can go to the Jade Pavilion next door."

Xu Qingye smiled and said, "How can the wine at Feicuixuan be as good as Uncle Pan's?"

"I guess you have some vision."

Immediately afterwards, there was a noise coming from the tavern. After a while, the door of the tavern was opened and a man in his forties or fifties walked out.

Maybe it was because he drank too much, the uncle reeked of alcohol and his hair and beard were a little messy, obviously he hadn't taken care of it for a long time.

When he squinted his eyes and saw Xu Qingye's face clearly, he was startled and suddenly sobered up.

"Are you Xu Qingye?"

Xu Qingye smiled and nodded, "It's me, long time no see."

Uncle Pan pointed at him and laughed, "Hey, you kid, you've been gone for over five years. What have you been up to? You didn't even come to the tavern to talk to me. I thought you were a nice guy back then and even wanted to marry my daughter to you. Now she's married and has a child. It's too late."

As he said this, he shook his head with great regret.

Uncle Pan has only one daughter. Aunt Pan became ill after giving birth to her daughter and has never had any more children since then. However, the couple has a good relationship and their daughter has been taught to be obedient and sensible, so they don't care too much about having children.

"I had a serious illness and rarely came to the academy since then."

Xu Qingye glanced into the tavern. It hadn't changed much compared to five years ago, except that it became older and darker, and it looked like it hadn't been cleaned for a long time. Dust could even be seen on the tables in the tavern, which had never happened before.

"Isn't your aunt here today?"

Uncle Pan shook his head. "He fell seriously ill two years ago and passed away soon after. My daughter and son-in-law went to another city to run a tavern. They wanted to take me with them, but I couldn't bear to leave the place where I had spent half my life, so I stayed. After that, I ran this tavern alone, and spent the next two or three years in a daze..."

After a pause, he added, "Maybe in a few years I won't be able to do it anymore, and I'll have to go out of town with them."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and rubbed the corners of his eyes, which were slightly red.

"Ah! Life is just like this. It's amazing that you still remember me."

Xu Qingye pursed his lips, a look of guilt on his face.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Pan, I don't know if my aunt..."

"It's okay." Uncle Pan waved his hand and glanced at Song Yuntang beside him. Seeing that the little girl was young, he thought she was one of his sisters. "What's the matter with you coming to see me today? If you want some wine, my wine is in the wine cellar. You'll have to wait a while."

Xu Qingye shook his head and said, "I'm not here to buy wine. To be honest, I'm here to rent a shop with my fiancée. I don't know if Uncle Pan's place is convenient."

"Fiancée?" Uncle Pan was startled. He looked in Song Yuntang's direction again, then turned to look at Xu Qingye, "You're not married yet?"

Xu Qingye said a little embarrassedly, "It's not that I'm delayed because of a serious illness."

Uncle Pan knew that he had said the wrong thing and quickly apologized to Song Yuntang.

"I didn't know the relationship between you and this guy just now, so I said something without thinking. I hope you don't take it to heart."

Song Yuntang smiled faintly and shook his head, "No."

Xu Qingye was seven years older than herself. When he was eighteen, he was full of vigor and vitality. In addition, he was born with good looks, so it was normal for him to be noticed by others.

Uncle Pan looked at the two of them again and asked, "Are you interested in my shop?"

Song Yuntang and Xu Qingye looked at each other, then turned to look at Uncle Pan, "If it's convenient, you can rent us a small place."

Uncle Pan looked around the tavern with a nostalgic look on his face.

"This tavern was originally rented by your Aunt Pan and I when we were young. After a few years of running it and making some money, we bought it. Over the past twenty years, we have repaired and added to every brick and tile, every table and chair here bit by bit. If I hadn't lost interest in running the business, I really wouldn't have been willing to give it up."

He sighed, looked at the two of them, and said, "Someone has asked me before, but I always turned them down. Now that you've asked, I'll be frank. I can rent the shop to you, but you have to take over my wine shop business as well, otherwise I won't rent it to you."

Song Yuntang could understand that this place was Uncle Pan's hope. He wanted to continue the wine shop business. He probably wanted to come here and reminisce about the past when he was free.

However, she originally wanted to open a sweet dessert shop. If she took over this tavern, she would have to replan the business, which seemed to deviate from her original intention.

However, the liquor business can only be opened by a winery approved by the government. There is only one wine shop on this street, Uncle Pan's. I think he must have spent a lot of effort to get the approval documents from the government. If I can take over his wine shop directly, I can have one more business to do.

"We can take over the wine shop business as well, but after that we need to re-plan it and add some of our own things. If Uncle Pan doesn't agree, then we can look elsewhere."

Uncle Pan nodded. "Young people, you all have your own ideas. After you take over the wine shop business, you can do whatever you want."

Song Yuntang looked at him and asked, "What is the sublease fee for Uncle Pan's tavern?"