The old man smiled kindly and said: "Mr. Duan picked me up from outside. After I take the lady to visit the yard, I will leave. Master Duan found a place for me to retire."
Gu Qingying had a better impression of Mr. Duan.
After walking around, Gu Qingying realized that Mr. Duan had not taken away many things.
I couldn't help but be moved.
If Mr. Duan sold these things himself, he would be able to sell them for one or two thousand taels of silver. He left them all for her to deal with, thinking that he had taken advantage of her buying the yard!
This is also true.
Gu Qingying gave money so readily to buy the yard. He heard the gossip outside, saying bad things about Gu Qingying, and felt inexplicably angry.
This left some more things behind, some of which were quite valuable.
It can be considered as compensation for Gu Qingying!
After the old man took Gu Qingying around for a while, he left with his baggage on his back.
Gu Qingying happened to walk to the front of the compound, heard a knock on the door, and went to open the door. Ming He and twenty people were standing outside.
These twenty people included men, women, old and young, and everyone looked very energetic.
The twenty people lined up in two rows as soon as they entered the courtyard.
Minghe introduced: "These twenty people are carefully selected by the slaves. They will follow Miss Gu from today on. Miss Gu can tell them to do anything no matter what."
Gu Qingying was in a particularly good mood. After asking Minghe to send a message to Wanyan Tiancheng to thank him, Minghe left voluntarily.
At this moment, the leader, a middle-aged man in his forties, stepped forward and said, "My name is Shanglu. Miss, you can give me any orders."
Shang Lu didn't mean to look down upon Gu Qingying at all.
Before they came, Minghe had warned them many times that Gu Qingying was their future mistress and they had to serve her carefully.
And these people are all Wanyan Tiancheng's confidants.
Moreover, everyone has received kindness from Wanyan Tiancheng, and loyalty is the most basic thing.
Gu Qingying asked curiously: "Are you their leader?"
Shanglu was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"That's right! Minghe already told us before we came here. No matter what happens, miss will just give you instructions. There is nothing in Li that we can't solve."
Gu Qingying liked this sentence.
Satisfied, he said: "Okay, from now on I will leave all the things I have to do to you, and you can arrange for others to do it!"
Shang Lu followed Gu Qingying to the backyard, and the rest of the people dispersed.
Shang Lu followed Gu Qingying and listened to Gu Qingying's instructions.
"You can keep the things in this yard that are useful, and sell the ones that are useless! All the thirty or so rooms have to be used, and there is no need to keep the beds. We are going to open a restaurant in this yard.
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Before Shang Lu came, he had heard people say that Gu Qingying was taken advantage of and a prodigal son. As soon as he arrived, he spent three hundred thousand taels of silver to buy a courtyard in a busy city.
None of those rumors are good to hear.
Unexpectedly, the result was beyond his expectation. Gu Qingying did not buy the yard for her own living, nor did she want to take advantage of others.
Instead, he bought it to build a restaurant.
What restaurant can have a courtyard as big as this one?
The largest Baiwei Building in the city only has three floors and only ten private rooms, but there are actually more than thirty rooms here.
Not to mention that tables can be arranged in the courtyard.
Shang Lu was shocked, admiring and sighing in his heart.
Gu Qingying continued: "The back door is connected to another street. I need you to widen the back door. From now on, we will not have a front door or a back door. The doors on both sides will be the front door. Do you understand?"
Now that we are open for business and we have such a good location, we must take advantage of it! It is really a waste to only use one gate.
Speaking of this, Gu Qingying thought about the problem of parking the carriage. Her restaurant was destined to cater to rich people.
So he said: "In addition, the place where the carriage is parked is very important and must be prepared in advance."
Shang Lu had a lot to say in his mind, so he hesitated and said: "Miss, have you ever thought that the restaurant business in Lidu is monopolized by Prime Minister Zhou? Even if we open a restaurant, there may not be customers who dare to come."
He also didn't want to discourage Gu Qingying's enthusiasm.
But this thing is really important.
Of course, Gu Qingying had also thought about this issue.
But this problem is not a problem at all for her.
Looking at Shang Ludao confidently: "Do you think it is your master's face that is more important, or Zhou Shenqing's face that is more important?"
Phytolacca took a breath of air, why didn't he think of this problem?
"My lady's intention is to let my master..."
Gu Qingying looked at Shang Lu seriously and said: "Zhou Shenqin is the common enemy of your master and I. Your master can deal with him in the officialdom, and I can deal with him in the shopping mall. It's good to torture Zhou Shenqin bit by bit.
These people in the city will consider whether they can afford to offend Zhou Qingqing, and they will also consider whether they can afford to offend your master."
People outside must know that the person standing behind her is Wanyan Tiancheng. Everyone is smart. Since they will consider Zhou Shenqing's situation, they will also consider her situation.
In short, no matter what choice everyone makes, she will be the ultimate winner.
Shanglu was not stupid, and he immediately thought of Gu Qingying's intention of doing this.
"Miss, do you want to take this opportunity to choose a true ally for my master?"
Gu Qingying said with a smile: "After all, your master's fists are stronger than Zhou Sheng's! But those who hide and dare not come, and try their best to distance themselves from us, probably don't have the same heart as your master."
Phytolacca became interested: "If this is the case, I will know how to do it. Does the lady have any arrangements for each room?"
Gu Qingying said: "I have seen this yard inside and out. There are not many places that need to be moved, and the furniture is also very good. The rooms must be decorated with care. Each room can be decorated with a theme."
She thought of the private rooms in many large restaurants in modern times.
Slightly larger restaurants have each private room with a theme.
Phytolacca didn't understand what the theme meant.
Gu Qingying and Shang Lu entered a room, sat on chairs and said, "For example, this room can be decorated as a themed room of a famous artist. For example, by hanging poems by this famous artist, we can decorate the next room into a city."
For example, the city is most famous for its porcelain, so we can name it after the city."
At this point, Gu Qingying paused deliberately.
Shang Lu was listening with great interest when Gu Qingying suddenly stopped talking and panicked: "Miss, please continue talking."
Gu Qingying smiled confidently and continued: "Then the city's more famous porcelain can be placed in the room."
Phytolacca is particularly smart and can draw inferences immediately.
"You can also name it after a famous mountain, and you can hang paintings of mountain peaks in the room."
Gu Qingying smiled extremely happily: "Smart, we only need to arrange the thirty or so rooms properly. As for the lobby to receive guests, there is no need at all! Our restaurant only has private rooms."
Phytolacca was truly surprised now: "What did you say?"