Honglouchun

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The three of them came to Dongguan Street on foot without riding a horse or cart with their escorts.

Jia Qiang was not surprised when he saw the door of the ice room which was still sparsely populated. He tightened the collar of the fox fur and said to Qi Yun, "Zhou Ji... No, it should be called Qi Ji Wanxiang Building now. Are you ready?"

Of the eight major salt merchant families, their business is naturally not just a single salt industry.

In addition to the salt industry, each family has dabbled in other businesses.

For example, the theater building of the Bai family, the pawn shop of the Chen family, the car dealership of the Shen family, the dock of the Wu family, and the restaurant business of the Zhou family. Most of these businesses are now swallowed up by the other four families. Of course, they have to pay the Salt Courtyard Yamen a lot of money!

But to the salt merchants, silver was the least valuable thing they owned.

The Zhou family's Wanxiang Tower is quite famous in Yangzhou City and even Jinling, Suzhou, Zhenjiang and other places.

The Jiangnan flavor is extremely authentic.

Now that the Zhou family was defeated, the property of Wanxianglou was bought by the Qi family.

However, there is Jia Qiang's share in this.

Of course, Jia Qiang didn't have cash in hand. Although Zhao's family brought 5 taels of silver from the buyer, he still had great use for the money, so it was impossible to use it here.

Therefore, he borrowed 8 taels of silver from the Qi family in the form of IOUs, and added a secret recipe of famous dishes unique to the world, accounting for [-]% of the shares.

Although not involved in business management, but has the qualifications for supervision.

As for the famous dish...

Qi Yun hesitated and said: "Liangchen, is your dish really feasible?"

Jia Qiang smiled, and said: "I didn't have much confidence, but after arriving in Yangzhou, I realized that I had taken it for granted. You are too rich here, and you are tired of eating sweet and delicious delicacies. Many people want to find some for nothing. Stimulating, this dish is bound to be very popular."

Yangzhou people, as long as they are close to the salt merchants, even an ordinary servant can live a life that makes Jia Qiang's countless white-collar elites kneel with envy in her previous life.

These people have nothing to do to the extreme, and live their lives, claiming to be "watery" during the day and "watery" at night.

What solution?

It is just a day, spent in teahouses and bathhouses, not drinking tea, or taking baths.

Although rich, but boring to the extreme.

In this kind of life, if you give them some stimulation, they will probably be very popular.

Yangzhou cuisine belongs to Huaiyang cuisine, which emphasizes "harmony, refinement, freshness, and freshness". The dishes are exquisite in shape and mellow in taste.

In cooking, it makes good use of heat and pays attention to fire skills. The raw materials are mostly aquatic products, focusing on freshness, and the taste is mild, fresh and slightly sweet.

It stands to reason that there is no place for spicy and exciting dishes in Yangzhou, but Jia Qiang thinks that there is one thing that the people of Yangzhou must like, especially in this cold winter.

That is hot pot!

Qi Yun has no confidence in hot pot, it's because his xinxing cultivation is too high and he restrains himself all the time.

The heir that Qi Taizhong spent more than ten years cultivating personally can control the restlessness in his heart, and will not impetuously seek excitement.

But for the vast majority of all living beings, eating whole grains and feeling the various states of life, no matter happy, excited, frustrated, annoyed, bored, at this time, what else can express the spirit in the chest than a pot of hot pot?

In addition to the hot and spicy hot pot, have a bowl of sweet ice to cool off and enjoy the joy of ice and fire. Who would not love it?

At that time, the business of the ice room will also be brought up.

Xu Zhen agreed with this point, and Qi Yun said cheerfully: "Brother Qi, if you don't have confidence, why don't you let the Qi family give me the Wanxiang Building? I think it's okay. How about I come to cooperate with the second master?"

"Go! Go! Go."

Qi Yun said angrily: "Why did you go so early? If you want to take down Wanxianglou, you have to get a silver plate."

The Qi family asked Jia Qiang to be a white wolf, because there were greater interests involved.

This brat Xu Zhen's head was flooded, and he rushed to join in the fun. He doesn't have the dignity and value...

Chasing Xu Zhen away, Qi Yun asked Jia Qiang, "I invited all the decent young people in Yangzhou Mansion to hold a grand banquet at Wanxiang Building in the evening. The children of high families, celebrities, young heroes of the Jianghu, and the Slender West Lake Ten The oiran on the big painting boat will share your hot pot banquet together. Liangchen, are you really not showing your face?"

Jia Qiang shook her head and smiled, "I am introverted by nature, and I don't like to socialize with too many strangers."

Qi Yun: "..."

After a pause, seeing that Jia Qiang's expression remained unchanged, she had no choice but to ask Xu Zhen again, "What about you?"

Xu Zhen laughed and said, "Forget it, I won't show up tonight. Tonight is the place of your young master Qi's family. I will be a small follower when I go, and you don't want to share my shares. I will not do it for you in vain!"

Qi Yun originally wanted to support this kid. Although the Xu family is a native of Yangzhou, compared with the Qi family, it is actually not as good as a grass chicken.

The Emperor Taishang made six tours to the south, and the old man Qi witnessed all the way. Seeing you when you return, how honorable is it to be friends with the emperor in white?

Xu family...

Since the Xu family beat their ancestors, they have never been qualified to see a driver.

Now that this kid is valued by Jia Qiang, he wants to lead him to develop contacts, but who knows what is good or bad!

Qi Yun didn't bother to talk to him anymore, Zuo Zuo and this kid only cooperated in making a living in the ice room.

After Qi Yun bid farewell and left, Jia Qiang looked at Xu Zhen who was still cheerful, and said with a smile, "I don't know the virtue of flattery! Young Master Qi wants to support you, but you are so blind? "

Xu Zhen laughed nonchalantly, and said lazily, "This man, he is most afraid of being half-hearted. Since I, Second Young Master Xu, have voted for you, Second Young Master Jia from the capital, I won't go after his young master Qi anymore. .”

Jia Qiang paused when she heard the words, looked at Xu Zhen, and said with a smile that was not a smile: "You don't know what the background of my second young master Jia is? Compared with young master Qi, my path is neither safe nor risky. Moreover, the future is uncertain. What is the reason for you to seek far from the near, and seek instability at the expense of wealth?"

The smirk on Xu Zhen's face gradually disappeared, and she looked at Jia Qiang and said, "Second Lord, if I want to be safe, I, Xu Zhen, guard the two ice cellars of Xu's family, or just do other things to make a living. Why can't I live a prosperous life? The most important thing is that the second master is not stable, and he is not taking the path of ordinary merchants. Although until now, I have not seen which path the second master wants to take, but I, Xu Er, can be sure that the road of the second master, It must be the most unusual and strange road! A top old fox like the old man of the Qi family is betting on you, Er Ye, how can I, Xu Er, let the real Buddha not follow me, and go with a little coquettish fox?"

Jia Qiang laughed when she heard the words, but didn't say anything, she patted Xu Zhen on the shoulder, then turned and left.

Gao Long and Shang Zhuo, each with four unremarkable men who looked like tigers and leopards, guarded the left and right, and walked away.

Looking at the backs of the group of people, Xu Zhen gradually had a wild smile on his face.

Follow the Qi family?

Following the Qi family is nothing more than reaching the level of the Bai, Shen, Zhou, and Wu families.

But how?

Didn't the Qi family sell it as soon as they said it?

The Qi family was able to tide over the difficulties this time, thanks to the sacrifice of these four servants, and the old life was continued.