After being replaced, she changed from a miserable daughter-in-law to a lucky wife

Chapter 425 Tavern

Xia Wanniang touched the teacup in her hand and asked, "Does he have any secret guards around him?"

Xiong Da nodded: "There are none around him at ordinary times, but there are some in the backyard of the government office where he lives. I dare not get close to them, as their martial arts are not weak."

Xia Wanniang nodded and said, "I will stay in South City for a while. Just treat me as your newly hired help."

Xiong Da: "How can this be possible?"

Xia Wanniang raised her hand to stop him from saying, "Don't waste your time. Tell me about your business here and the situation in South City."

Xiong Da stopped talking nonsense and told her about the current situation in Nancheng.

South City may not look big, but it occupies a very good location. The three-cent entrance fee that common people have to pay to enter the city may not seem high, but it cannot withstand the large number of people entering every day.

Xiong Da did some calculations and found that at least a few hundred people entered South City every day. The entrance fee alone might cost one or two taels of silver every day, and that was still a low estimate.

If it happens to be a festival, the number may increase even more.

Xia Wanniang was not surprised: "So it seems that very few families come to South City, and even fewer children come to the city, right?"

Xiong Da recalled: "Yes, it is not necessary to come to South City. People basically won't come."

Xia Wanniang: "When did the city entrance fee start to be collected?"

Xiong Da: "I heard that it was after Gu Fucheng took office that he said it was for the construction of South City, but no one has seen any changes in South City."

Xia Wanniang nodded. This entrance fee was totally not enough. So what was the purpose of setting up the entrance fee?

She learned about the various forces in South City and went to the cellar to check the situation of the stored wine.

These wines were all sent from Maocheng, and Qiu He had prepared them completely.

Xia Wanniang added a lot of wine to the wine cellar. Since she had replaced the wine with bad ones before, now it was a good opportunity to take it out and turn it into money.

Xiong Da's tavern opened in the afternoon, and there was an extra waiter inside.

Many regular customers took a curious look and said, "Boss Xiong has hired a new assistant!"

Xiong Da: "Relatives from home, if you have nowhere else to go, you can temporarily do odd jobs here." After saying that, he looked at the guest and said: "Are we still following the old rules?"

"Old rules." The guest found a table and sat down.

Xiong laughed and poured him a pot of wine, and put it on the table: "I have a few new wines in the store today, do you want to try them?"

The guest became interested as soon as he heard it: "Okay, I'll try your new wine."

Xiong Da shouted to Xia Wanniang who was wiping the table, "Xiao Xia, bring some new wine to the guests."

Xia Wanniang threw the rag in her hand over her shoulder and said, "Okay, I'll be there." Then she went to the wine cellar to get some wine.

Soon, he placed several small bottles of wine on the guest's table: "Guest, I'm afraid you'll get drunk easily if you drink so much wine at once."

The guest laughed: "It's okay, it's okay. We in the northwest can drink a lot!" Then he opened a bottle of wine and smelled it: "Wow! This wine smells good." After that, he poured a glass and sipped it slowly.

Xia Wanniang: "Please drink slowly, sir." Then she left.

By the afternoon, there were more customers in the pub, and some familiar people even brought snacks with them.

Xiong Da is not good at cooking, so his restaurant only has wine but no food. If customers need side dishes, they have to bring their own.

After serving the guests wine, Xia Wanniang placed one hand on the counter and looked at Xiong Da: "Why don't you consider finding a wife? Others will make all the money."

Xiong Da scratched his head: "How about you introduce one to me?"

Xia Wanniang: "When it comes to relationships, I can't introduce you to someone. You have to like the person yourself. If you are interested in someone, I can ask someone to propose marriage to you."

"Hey, can you give me another pound of the new corn wine in your store?" the customer shouted towards the counter.

"I'll be right there." Xia Wanniang said as she went to get some wine and sent it over: "Enjoy your meal, sir."

"Your new wine is good. It's full of fragrance, has a good aftertaste, and is strong. The price is not expensive." The customer praised with satisfaction.

Xia Wanniang: "As long as the customers like it, there is not much of this wine, and our boss just bought it to try."