So, on his first day in Huzhou, Song Ning spent a thousand taels of silver to get his own shop.

As soon as Boss Liu left, Song Ning couldn't wait to go upstairs and take a look.

The fabrics and counters that were previously stored upstairs are still there; we just need to rearrange the area, and it will be ready to use.

After leaving the place to Shunzi and Xiaocui, Song Ning and Song Rui went out.

"Cousin, where did you find out about Sanya?"

Song Rui's voice was somewhat muffled: "In a brothel in Huzhou."

Song Ning was not surprised.

When a woman is sold, the outcome is usually one of the same few things: either she is sold into a brothel, or she is sold to a wealthy family to be a slave, or she is given to an older, unmarried man to be his wife.

"However, that person said that she wasn't a girl from a brothel, but a maid who served girls. She was sold a month before I came."

Did they say where she was sold?

"I don't know. They said... Sanya angered the girl she served, so she was sold off. The brothel just handed her over to someone outside. As for where she was sold, they don't know."

"There must be some direction, right? They have contact with those outsiders, they can help inquire."

Song Rui shook his head: "The people there, the merchants and traders are very strict. I asked them and even paid them money, but they just wouldn't tell me."

Although we had a lead, it has now gone cold again.

"Isn't there any other way?"

“I’ve inquired. The buying and selling of people in brothels is all done in secret. Even when they leave the city, they only take a boat at night, so it’s impossible to trace them.”

Upon hearing this, Song Ning suddenly remembered that Huzhou had a well-developed shipping industry, and the docks were guarded by government officials at all times. Could he ask these people?

"Did you go to the government office to ask, cousin? When I came here today, there were still government officials guarding the dock. Maybe they can get some information."

Song Rui's expression lit up. That's right, how come he didn't think of that?

Song Rui immediately perked up: "I'll go ask right now." With that, she quickly ran off.

Song Ning was left alone to conduct market research.

I passed by a cosmetics shop, which was full of women's makeup products such as lipstick, rouge, and eyebrow pencil.

As soon as the woman entered, the shopkeeper immediately came over and asked, "Miss, would you like to buy rouge?"

Song Ning picked up a small box next to her, which was labeled "snow cream".

"Oh my, young lady, you have excellent taste! This snow cream is a wonderful product. It comes from further south, made from pearls from the sea. After using it, your skin will be smooth, radiant, and as white as snow. It's the most coveted item for women in Huzhou."

How much does this box cost?

Thirty taels of silver.

Song Ning gasped in shock.

This box of face cream, if calculated according to her past life's wealth, would be worth forty or fifty thousand yuan.

No wonder ordinary people don't use these things; they probably haven't even heard of them.

Forget it, she can't afford it.

Turning around, I suddenly saw something on the counter on the other side.

"Shopkeeper, what is this?"

"This is called soap. It's specially used for washing your face and body. It's the most popular item in Huzhou these days."

Hearing the shopkeeper say this, Song Ning felt relieved, and her soaps sold very well.

After leaving the rouge shop, we went to the cloth shop.

Yu Niangzi's fabrics had not yet spread here, and the fabrics in the cloth shops were still common materials, with prices similar to those in the north.

Afterwards, we went to a few more restaurants, bought some snacks, and looked around as we walked.

These snacks aren't expensive, and most people can afford them.

Around noon, Song Ning planned to take her people out to a restaurant to try the dishes at Huzhou Restaurant, which would also be a good opportunity to explore the possibilities for opening her own restaurant in the future.

On my way back from shopping, I had just reached the entrance of Dongyang Street when I saw Xiao Cui running towards me.

Upon seeing her, he immediately ran towards her: "Boss, someone has come to the shop, saying they are looking for you."

Do you know me?

"I don't recognize him, he just said he wanted to see his employer."

They just arrived this morning, and it's only dusk now. They don't know anyone in Huzhou, so who can come looking for her?

"He looks like the young master of some family; he's probably here to discuss business with us."

Song Ning didn't recognize the person waiting for her at the shop. As soon as she returned, the person politely bowed to her.

He explained his purpose: he wanted to buy her shop.

Song Ning laughed. The shop was bought in the afternoon, and someone had already taken a liking to it in the evening. Wasn't this just deliberately looking for trouble?

"Sorry, this shop is not for sale."

“Miss, I’ve long admired this shop. If you’re willing to part with it, I’ll take it for five hundred taels.”

A shop worth a thousand taels, and you want to buy it for five hundred taels? You can't expect a free lunch.

“I told you, I’m not selling this shop.”

"Girl, how about this, you name your price, and I'll pay any price as long as you're willing to sell."

Why did they have to come at this time of year? Song Ning didn't mince words: "Fifty thousand taels, young master, would you like to buy it? If you buy it, I'll sell it to you."

The man was taken aback, not expecting Song Ning to be so forceful, and his expression immediately turned somewhat ugly.

"Young lady, I'm here to discuss business with you. Why are you making things so difficult for me?"

Song Ning retorted irritably, "You said you'd pay any price, so 50,000 taels is my target price. If you think it's too expensive, then don't buy it."

"This shop clearly only cost one thousand taels, and you just bought it a few hours ago, and now the price has jumped to fifty thousand taels! You..."

Song Ning realized that this person had been waiting here all along, and even knew that the shop had been sold that afternoon, so he was waiting for her.

The previous owner refused to pay 1,000 taels, but now that she's young, he wants to trick her into selling the shop.

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