When Shopkeeper Liu saw the treasure bowl, he no longer felt embarrassed. He thought he might have come to the wrong place. Which aristocratic family’s birthday party or wedding was this?
He had been a shopkeeper in Ping’an City for twenty years and had never seen such a generous gift for the opening of a business.
Sister Dan poked Young Master Zhou next to her with her elbow: “This, Miss Gu is not simple. Didn’t you say that her family just fled from famine? How did she get to know these rich people?”
Young Master Zhou didn’t understand. When he first met Gu Fei, she was still dressed like a country girl. How did she suddenly become so successful?
Old Man Huang stood far away. He was dressed neatly today, changed into clean clothes, and combed his usually messy gray hair neatly. He glanced at the treasure bowl, then looked at the stone, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
At this moment, two beggars in patchwork clothes came over.
One held a broken bowl, and the other held a pot of beautiful crabapples.
The two stood at the door and shouted with the broken bowl: “The Eight Immortals congratulate the opening of an inn!”
Gu Fei was stunned for a moment. She, she had a relationship with the beggars?
How could she not know?
Seeing her in a daze, Sister Dan quickly pulled her aside and whispered: “This Eight Immortals Association is the gang of beggars in Ping’an City. They will be present at any wedding or funeral.”
“They brought you gifts, so you have to give them back. If you don’t, they will come to your store every day to make trouble.”
Gu Fei glanced at the crabapple in the beggar’s hand and took a breath: “How much is the appropriate return gift?”
Sister Dan stretched out a finger: “1 silver coin.”
“From now on, someone will come to collect money every month. The merchants on this street give 200 copper coins a month. If you pay, those beggars will not enter your store.”
Gu Fei nodded and understood. This was to collect protection fees.
However, it was not protection fees. They don’t protect you, they just promise not to make trouble.
As long as she still wants to do business, she has to give this money, whether she wants to or not.
Otherwise, if the beggars enter the store, the business will not be able to be done.
She took out a small piece of silver from her bosom, walked to the beggar holding the broken bowl, put the silver in, bowed, and said with a smile: “Thank you, brother,s from the Eight Immortals Society, for coming to support us.”
The beggar saw the silver in the bowl, smiled, ed, and waved his hand, and the beggar next to him put down the crabapple flowers, and the two bowed and left.
Gu Zhang shouted at this time: “Xiao Fei, the auspicious time has come.”
Gu Sanlang hurriedly lit the firecrackers, Gu Fei took a deep breath, walked under the plaque, and pulled the red rope connecting to the red silk covering it.
The golden copper characters “Youjian Inn” on the plaque were revealed.
There were congratulations all around, and this was considered the opening.
Young Master Zhou stared at the plaque for a long time, clapped his hands, and laughed: “This name is good.”
“It looks a bit vulgar at first glance, but the most vulgar is the most elegant, and the best thing is that this name is easy to remember!”
Easy to remember means easy to spread by word of mouth.
Gu Fei smiled. This name was plagiarized from a classic work of a comedy king. Using it was also a tribute to the master.
Sister Dan smiled beside her. Just based on this name, this girl must be an interesting person.
Gu Zhang invited everyone to go in. When they entered, they saw that the store was filled with various green plants, some were taller than a person, and some were small and exquisite.
They were all planted in white porcelain pots. The white and green were refreshing and full of vitality.
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