She thought it was Gu Qingsong who was leaning against the wall and eavesdropping, but when she opened the door, there was no one outside.
When the door closed and he turned around, Lian Beichuan found someone else beside him.
It's Huo Jie!
He rubbed his hand twice on the front of his robe and smiled awkwardly at Gu Qingdai: "Shopkeeper Gu, I didn't mean to scare you. It's all because of the broken window lattice."
"This time when the teahouse is being renovated, everything is secondary. I must completely solve the safety hazards!" Gu Qingdai was furious.
"You just built a bunker and want to sneak in, no matter what, you will find a way!" Lian Beichuan remembered the revenge of the slap just now and deliberately robbed her.
Huo Jie smiled and sang: "Yes, shopkeeper Gu, you are not afraid of thieves stealing, but you are afraid that thieves will miss you."
Lian Beichuan glanced at Huo Jie. The meaning couldn't be clearer. Why are you scolding yourself? Who is the thief?
"You two, get out of here, or I'll scream for help." Gu Qingdai was too lazy to argue with them anymore.
"Shopkeeper Gu, think twice. If you call for help, it doesn't matter to our second master. At worst, I will be pushed out to take the blame. But you, a girl who has not yet left the court, will Qingyu not want you?"
Gu Qingdai sneered, her predecessor died long ago, who would be brainwashed by this?
"You can try it." She said decisively.
Lian Beichuan pinched the bridge of his nose, secretly thinking that Gu Qingdai was really a stubborn donkey.
He took a deep breath and reminded himself not to forget the true purpose of coming here.
Gu Qingdai had made up her mind not to hand over the treasure map to him.
There is no way to buy it by sending money, and intimidation has no effect. The only way is to play the emotional card.
Lian Beichuan winked at Huo Jie, and Huo Jie immediately understood, "Why is Shopkeeper Gu doing this? To be honest, our second master came here today to ask for something."
Gu Qingdai only thought it was funny. They were probably holding back something else.
Lian Beichuan is the master who walks sideways in Luancheng, what can he do to her?
She tilted her head slightly, folded her arms and leaned against the window.
Under the warm yellow candles, her long hair fell to her chest, and she wore a green sleeveless floral gauze cheongsam, which highlighted her slim figure.
"It will take at least three or four months to renovate the teahouse. After that, it needs to be ventilated and organized. It won't be open again until the end of the year. Why don't you come to our store during your free time? We just need a buyer who understands tea."
Huo Jie's attitude was sincere. He knew that Lian Beichuan had to keep Gu Qingdai under his nose in order to feel at ease.
Seeing that Gu Qingdai seemed unmoved, Lian Beichuan raised his head arrogantly and said, "The salary is not an issue, you can just give me any price."
Gu Qingdai knew something about the Lian family's history.
Their family owns thousands of acres of fertile land, full of grains such as sorghum, soybeans, wheat and corn.
In the late period of the previous dynasty, they established their own flour mills and soybean factories, and later purchased Chinese herbal medicines from local and surrounding counties and towns and sold them to other places.
In recent years, with the establishment of Lian's Trading Company, commercial exchanges with other provinces have become more frequent, and all the finest tea and aged wine from the south are shipped back to Luancheng City.
With the money from selling the Gu family's old house, it is already very difficult to maintain and renovate the teahouse. In addition, the work has been suspended for half a year, and there are seven or eight mouths to feed.
It has to be said that Lian Beichuan's invitation at this time can be regarded as a timely help.
But he is Lian Beichuan, the person Gu Qingdai least wants to have anything to do with.
She once again chose to refuse: "I won't go."
Even Beichuan's face turned purple, and he threw the tea cup to the ground.
Huo Jie was so panicked that he hurriedly checked the doors and windows, fearing that outsiders might be provoked.
"No!" Gu Qingdai took the initiative to open the window and ordered the guests to be kicked out.
Seeing that Lian Beichuan left in a rage, Gu Qingdai was not happy at all. She had to solve the difficulties by herself behind closed doors.
Mr. Dong accompanies Gu Qingdai every day to do abacus calculations. He is most aware of her current difficulties and offers to do so without any wages while the teahouse is closed.
Mr. Dong’s children have all gotten married and started businesses, but several of the clerks are young and middle-aged. How can they survive without money?
Gu Qingsong stayed away from other things, but he spoke for the guys on this matter.
It made Gu Qingdai seem so inhumane.
She was not upset and took advantage of lunch to call everyone in the teahouse together.
"The construction of the teahouse will officially start tomorrow, but our business cannot stop."
Everyone was listless, but when they heard what Gu Qingdai said, their eyes lit up immediately.
"It's summer, so we set up an arbor in front of the tea house to sell tea. The business is not as good as before, but having any income is worse than having nothing at all. After this period of time passes, I promise to give everyone a double wage increase."
Gu Qingdai is not trying to spread the pie, she believes in her own abilities and has even more confidence.
Gu Qingsong jumped out with a strange expression: "Sister, let's not talk too much."
She raised a slender white hand with a striking emerald ring on it.
"Without diamonds, would I dare to take on the porcelain job?" She played with it nonchalantly.
Gu Qingsong stared blankly at the jade ring for a long time. The old man was just partial and left all the valuable things to Gu Qingdai!
His words inspired many people and gave everyone a reassurance.
The Gu family is so skinny that a camel is bigger than a horse. I will never treat them badly.
The jade ring is valuable, but it does not belong to Gu Qingdai.
She borrowed it from Qu Biqian to support the scene and had to return it as soon as possible.
Because the place where Qu Biqian stayed was quite special, she was a poor lady in the Taoyuan Book House in Luancheng City.
The original owner and she were childhood playmates. Later, her parents died unexpectedly and she was ruthlessly sold to Fireworks Willow Alley by her uncle and aunt.
The relationship between the two of them has never been broken, and they are still good sisters.
Hearing that the Gu family had suffered many changes recently, Qu Biqian came to her with the money she had saved for many years and insisted that she use it to solve urgent needs.
The money was kept by Qu Biqian to redeem her life. How could Gu Qingdai accept it?
That's why I thought of using the jade ring to stabilize the hearts of everyone in the teahouse first.
The teahouse started work in an orderly manner. Gu Qingdai could take a breather, wrap up the jade ring and go to the Taoyuan study apartment.
This piece of jewelry is too expensive to keep in the teahouse, and if the madam discovers it, it will be even harder for Qu Biqian to account for it.
"Sister Dai!"
Chuntao, the little girl who was serving Qu Biqian personally, ran out to greet her with a smile.
"Is Xiaoqian busy?"
Chuntao led Gu Qingdai in from the back door of the study apartment, "I'm usually very busy at this hour, but for some reason today there are a lot of guests."
She led Gu Qingdai into Qu Biqian's living room and bedroom, which was generally not accessible to guests.
Qing Guan'er, he only sells his art but not his body.
Qu Biqian played the pipa well and was good at singing. She also had a docile temperament. Even though her appearance was not the most outstanding in the residence, she was still loved by the guests.
Gu Qingdai waited for more than an hour, but still did not see Qu Biqian.
It was almost nightfall outside, and she clenched the small handbag in her hand, thinking that it would be safer to return the jade ring in person.
"I'll come back another day."
"Sister Dai, please sit down for a while." Chuntao enthusiastically persuaded her to stay.
Gu Qingdai walked down the stairs, "It's getting late."
"Sister Dai, be careful——"
Gu Qingdai came to talk to Chuntao and almost missed the step when she was not paying attention.
Just as Chuntao was about to stretch out her hand to steady her, someone on the opposite side had already taken the lead.
He held Gu Qingdai's arm, raised his lips and joked: "Hey, shopkeeper Gu is so elegant, why don't you come to visit the brothel?" This chapter has been completed!