Xi Yu sat upright slightly, his expression became serious, and looked at the two of them and said, "Now let's start getting to the point. What's going on with that letter? Who gave it to you to send it to the transit? And, what's going on with the robbers you met on the road?"
Zhao Qiang took a deep breath, calmed down, and told the details of the story.
From how I got that letter by chance at first, who was coerced and tempted to deliver the letter, to how thrilling I was when I encountered a robber on the road, I explained everything clearly in detail.
After saying this, Zhao Qiang looked ashamed, lowered his head, and said in a trembling voice: "Prime Minister, I... I am indeed a thief. I have done a lot of wrong things before. Today I will tell you all these truthfully, just hope that Prime Minister will not punish me. I will definitely reform myself in the future and will never do those confused things again."
After hearing this, Xi Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at him with a smile, and said, "You are honest, it is rare to dare to say all the things you have in the past. However, this reform is not enough to just talk about it, you have to take practical actions."
When Zhao Qiang heard this, he hurriedly nodded vigorously and said with a sincere look: "Prime Minister, don't worry, I will use practical actions to prove my determination. In the future, I will definitely make money with my own hands and never follow that evil way."
The coachman also echoed, "Prime Minister, Brother Zhao Qiang's words are sincere. I can see along the way that he really wants to correct it. I hope the Prime Minister can give him a chance."
Xi Yu nodded slightly, looked at the two of them, and then slowly said, "Well, since you have this determination."
Xi Yu couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart, thinking to himself: "Chen Shou is really a little wise, and it's a blessing to meet such a thief on the road. Otherwise, this letter wouldn't be passed on smoothly, and the thief would have made a contribution."
Thinking of this, Xi Yu looked at Zhao Qiang and the coachman and said with a serious look: "You two have made contributions this time. If you have contributions, you will naturally be rewarded. I must reward you, but I cannot give you rewards immediately at the moment. After all, this matter is involved a lot. Chen Shou is here. Only after I have thoroughly figured out the whole thing, can I reward you based on merit."
When he heard of the reward, Zhao Qiang and the coachman were immediately overjoyed.
Zhao Qiang hurriedly said, "It is completely necessary for the Prime Minister to do this. You must be more cautious in such a major event. It is naturally a matter of course to be subject to the Prime Minister's arrangements. It is also a great honor for us to do our best to do our best."
The coachman also nodded repeatedly and echoed: "Yes, the Prime Minister is considerate and we are just waiting for the Lord's subsequent instructions. No matter what, if you can get a praise from the Prime Minister, it is better than anything else."
Xi Yu continued: "I will take care of your livelihood during the next period of time. I will choose a designated inn and arrange for you to stay. I will pay for the cost of this accommodation. Of course, you don't need to worry about the expenses of your meals, and I will cover them all."
When the two heard this, they were even more overjoyed. They were still worried about how to live the next day. Now, they have a good time, and they have food, clothing, housing and transportation.
The coachman was about to thank him, but Xi Yu seemed to have seen through his thoughts and said with a smile: "I know that you make money by driving a carriage on weekdays, and I am afraid that you will delay your business. If this happens, I will give you some compensation so that even if you don't go out to take on work during this period, you will not suffer any losses."
The coachman was completely stunned. After a while, he came to his senses. His face was full of surprise and emotion. He knelt down with a "thump" sound, his eyes were a little wet, and his voice said with a choking voice: "Master Prime Minister, there is no better person in this world than you! We really can't repay you if you think about us like this. I will definitely serve you wholeheartedly and I will never be lazy."
Zhao Qiang's heart moved, and hurriedly stepped forward, and said to Xi Yu with a sincere face: "Prime Minister, I really want to repent. Do you think I can arrange an errand for me? I hope from the bottom of my heart that I can serve you so that I can do a serious job and say goodbye to myself in the past."
After hearing this, Xi Yu shook his head gently and said earnestly: "I understand your desire to reform yourself. I can pity you and pity you. But if everyone in this world needs me to arrange work, then I don't have so much time and energy to take care of it. In the end, you have to rely on you to find and explore yourself, but don't worry, during this period, I will give you some living allowances so that you can live a stable life and slowly find a suitable life."
When Zhao Qiang heard this, although he felt a little disappointed, he also understood what the Prime Minister said. He immediately knelt down with a "thump" and said with gratitude: "The Prime Minister is so kind to the little one, and the little one is already grateful. How dare you make too many extravagant requests? Thank you for your kindness. The little one will not let down his good intentions. You must live hard and be a good person."
The coachman watched from the side and bowed again. Both of them were very grateful for Xi Yu's generousness and care, and secretly thought in their hearts that they would live a different life in the future.
Then, Xi Yu waved his hand to the two of them and said, "You will go outside to find the soldiers and tell them that it is my order and let them arrange it for you, and you will be able to retreat after that."
The two of them hurriedly bowed respectfully again, thanked each other repeatedly, and then slowly retreated.
Walking in the yard of the Prime Minister's Mansion, both of them were filled with uncontrollable excitement.
The coachman walked, and thought happily: "This is really great. In the next few days, not only will there be subsidies to get, but he also doesn't have to go out to pull the cart and earn money. Such a good thing was so good that he dared not think about before."
As he thought about it, the coachman turned his head and looked at Zhao Qiang, and said gratefully: "Brother Zhao Qiang, I have to thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have the chance to meet the Prime Minister, let alone such a good thing."
When Zhao Qiang heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Brother, this is also our fate. We met on the road and experienced these things together. Isn't this good luck? In the future, we have to cherish this opportunity and live a good life."
The two of them talked and laughed, walked briskly outside the mansion, looking forward to the next pleasant days under the photos of this minister.
In Youzhou College, Wenxuan found Lu Su.
She looked mysterious and expectant, lowered her voice and said everything she wanted to open an hourly room, and hurriedly added: "Don't worry, I know that I will never delay the teaching and other matters in the college because of this matter. I have planned it."
When Lu Su heard this, he was full of confusion and scratched his head and asked, "Teacher Wenxuan, what is this hourly room? I have never heard of it."
Seeing this, Wenxuan patiently explained, from the rules of using the hourly room to the convenience it can provide, he explained it in detail.
As Lu Su listened, he couldn't help laughing, laughing and joking, "Teacher Wenxuan, your idea is so strange. It's the first time I heard about it. But as long as you can guarantee that you won't delay teaching, then you can do it yourself, and I have no objection."
When Wenxuan heard Lu Su say this, he was immediately overjoyed and nodded repeatedly and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely not let the teaching go wrong. Thank you for your understanding and support. I will start preparing now." After that, he turned around and left with great enthusiasm, preparing to implement the matter of opening an hourly room.
Lu Su stood there, looking at Wenxuan's back, but there was still a smile on his face, and he was also curious about what kind of reputation this hourly room could make.
Wenxuan plans to implement the opening of an hourly room the next day.
The next day, he found Xiao Cui early, and the two walked towards the border area together, preparing to rent a suitable house there.
At first, Wenxuan thought that when she rented the house, she could just ask Xiao Cui to help with it. But as she walked, she thought again and thought that this was also a good opportunity for Xiao Cui to exercise.
It would be better to take her directly so that she can accumulate more experience from it.
The two of them walked forward, but as they walked, Xiao Cui suddenly became nervous and her pace became a little slow.
She frowned and said to Wenxuan in a low voice: "Miss, I...I was a servant before. I have always followed other people's instructions to do things. I have never done such a thing before. I really don't know if I can do it. What if I messed up?"
Wenxuan quickly stopped, turned his head to look at Xiao Cui, and comforted him with a smile: "Xiao Cui, don't worry, everyone has a first time, I'll be familiar with each other. If you don't understand anything, just ask me. Just do it boldly. I believe you can definitely do it."
Although Xiao Cui was still a little nervous after hearing Wenxuan's words, she looked at Wenxuan's encouraging eyes and secretly encouraged herself, nodded, and followed Wenxuan to continue to walk towards her destination.
But that nervous look still couldn't completely fade away for a while.
Wenxuan said earnestly: "Xiao Cui, don't feel inferior just because you are a servant. You have to be relaxed when doing things. Only in this way can you do things well. When we rent the house, I can train you carefully for specific matters. You can learn step by step, and there will be no problem."
Xiao Cui's face, which was originally full of worry, finally felt a little more at ease, and hurriedly replied: "That's fine, Miss, I will listen to you and I will do my best to do it, so as not to embarrass you and do this well." As she said that, Xiao Cui straightened her back a little, and her nervousness eased a lot, and she became more and more determined with Wenxuan's footsteps.
The two continued to walk towards the border, and they were full of expectations and enthusiasm for what they wanted to do next.
Soon, the two of them arrived near the border and began to look for suitable properties everywhere.
They checked along the street one by one and asked about the relevant situation.
At this moment, Wenxuan's eyes suddenly lit up. She found that there was a house with a sign for rent. The location and layout of the house looked quite appropriate, and it was the most appropriate to open an inn. Wenxuan was happy and immediately took Xiao Cui forward and knocked on the door gently. After the house responded, he asked politely: "Hello, is anyone here? We saw your house for rent and want to know the specific situation."
The door was opened with a creaking sound, and a middle-aged man came out. He was wearing a elegant robe, and his every move was filled with a bit of elegance.
The middle-aged man looked at Wenxuan and Xiaocui, smiled slightly, made a gesture of invitation, and said, "Two, it's cold outside, let's talk first."
Wenxuan and Xiaocui hurriedly thanked and walked into the house.
Wenxuan didn't go around the circle, so he directly spoke out his purpose, indicating that he wanted to rent the house to open an inn.
After hearing this, the middle-aged man frowned slightly and said slowly: "The rent is not cheap. After all, our location is particularly good. There are many people coming and going, so there are no worries about customers, so the rent is naturally higher."
Wenxuan was very calm in his heart. In fact, he had expected this a long time ago. After all, near this transit, the location advantage was there.
So she carefully discussed with the middle-aged man about many aspects such as rent, rental duration, and house repair.
After some back and forth exchanges, Wenxuan felt that all the conditions were quite suitable, so he nodded and agreed, saying, "Okay, let's do it as we have agreed on. I've rented this house. I hope the subsequent cooperation will be pleasant."
Seeing Wenxuan so readily, the middle-aged man showed a satisfied smile on his face. The two of them immediately began to sign a lease contract.
Xiao Cui watched from the side, feeling happy to rent a suitable house, and was full of tension and expectation about what she wanted to do next.
The middle-aged man smiled and nodded, saying, "Since that's the case, then this house is yours now, and I should quit. In the future, all the matters related to this house will be left to you."
Wenxuan responded politely for a few words, then turned his head to Xiao Cui and said, "Xiao Cui, now we have to find some people outside to clean up. Moreover, the store has to be decorated. I have designed all these in my mind before, just do it as you like."
Xiao Cui nodded seriously and replied: "Miss, don't worry, I will follow you to arrange these things."
They did it as soon as they said, and the two immediately went out to work hard. They asked someone to clean up and contacted craftsmen to design and decorate according to the design. They were so busy that they were very energetic.
In this way, after three days, the entire store was completely renewed, and a sign was hung high, with four big words "Wenjia Inn" written on it.
Xiao Cui stood at the entrance of the inn, looking at the brand new and grand sign, couldn't help but sigh, and said to Wenxuan with admiration: "I really didn't expect that, Miss, you actually have the brain to do business. In just a few days, you have made this inn look good. I really admire you from the bottom of my heart."
Wenxuan smiled and said, "This is just the beginning. There are still many things to do later, so we have to continue working hard." After that, the two looked at each other and turned around and walked into the inn, preparing to continue to deal with many subsequent affairs.
After a while, Wenxuan said seriously: "Xiao Cui, from tomorrow, our Wenjia Inn will be open normally, so you have to take good care of it here."
"Miss, I will try my best to do it, but... Is there really a customer coming?"
As he said that, Xiao Cui showed a look of worry on her face. After all, she had just opened her business and she was really unsure.
Seeing this, Wenxuan frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, "If there is really no customer coming to the door, there is really nothing we can do, but we can't just wait like this. We should try our best to find some ways to attract some business. For example, go to the street to shout, introduce the characteristics of our inn, or send flyers to passers-by, which can always attract some customers."
When Xiao Cui heard this, her eyes lit up and felt that Wenxuan’s words were very reasonable.
The two of them checked around in the inn again to ensure that all preparations were done, and then they were safe to wait for the arrival of the official business the next day.
After Wenxuan made some preparations, he soon arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, found Xi Yu directly, and told him everything about opening an inn and setting up an hourly room.
Wenxuan said enthusiastically: "The hourly rooms in my inn are often set up according to the style of my previous life. They have a lot of meaning in the meaning of a homestay, which is very different from the common accommodations we are now. They have a unique flavor. I really hope you can experience it. Moreover, in this era, such hourly rooms are definitely unique, and there is no other one."
Xi Yu nodded slightly and smiled, "Okay, when I have time in the future, I will definitely go and experience it and see what is unique about your unique hourly room."
Then, Xi Yu stroked the table with his hands, thought for a moment, looked at Wenxuan, and said, "Wenxuan, your inn is newly opened. According to custom, it is time to handle the warm pot. I'm going to call Dongfanghong. Let's get together to add joy to your new deal. What do you think?"
Wenxuan waved his hand immediately, with a confident and calm expression, and said bluntly: "It's really unnecessary. I have always been tired of this kind of formalism. Inns need to establish a foothold, relying on real management, not on flower stands like warm pots. Don't mess around with Dongfanghong, so as to avoid wasting everyone's energy."
Xi Yu felt something was wrong.
Chapter completed!