Chapter 215 [Gathering of Heroes]

When the innkeeper heard Jiang Lili's agreement, he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Okay! The carriage will be waiting for you at the inn door tomorrow morning."

At noon the next day, heavy rain was still falling in the gray sky, and the entire Haizhu County was shrouded in dark clouds.

A gorgeous carriage was driving on the deserted street.

It was windy and rainy, and the carriage was not moving very fast, but the horse's hooves still stirred up layers of water when they stepped on the bluestone streets, which showed how deep the water on the road was.

The person sitting in the carriage was Jiang Lili.

Jiang Lili was on her way to Fuzhu Restaurant, and the driver of the carriage was still the same talkative young coachman from last time.

Jiang Lili was wearing a lotus-colored silk dress, fresh and elegant. She had a plain veil hat at her side, the edge of which was embroidered with elegant bamboo strips.

Only the children of the He family knew Jiang Lili's identity. He Xiuzhu told his opponents that Jiang Lili was the adopted sister of the head of the He family. She traveled around the world, was knowledgeable, and had extensive connections.

Jiang Lili was very nervous about this character. She just had a lot of plug-ins and asked Xiaopang to help her search on Baidu.

Listening to the sound of horse hooves hitting the rain, Jiang Lili lifted the curtain of the car window.

It was raining heavily outside the carriage, and the usually bustling morning market was closed, so there was no one on the street.

As soon as she lifted the curtain, wind and rain immediately poured into the carriage.

The groom, wearing a bamboo hat and a straw raincoat, felt the cool breeze coming from behind him and said quickly, "Manager Jiang, please lower the curtain quickly. Be careful not to get wet and catch a cold."

"You want to see the morning market, right? I said yesterday that the Haizhu County morning market was bustling, but who knew it would rain so heavily and never stop, and the morning market is closed too. What a coincidence."

"I heard that our Haizhu County Magistrate Huang, who has always been all about eating, drinking and having fun, actually got up earlier than the chickens yesterday and asked our Fuzhu Restaurant to deliver breakfast to him. I guess he was worried about the rain."

Jiang Lili found it quite amusing after hearing this: "Didn't you say that this county magistrate was extremely greedy? How could he still have time to care about the sufferings of the people?"

The groom shook his head: "He doesn't care about the suffering of the world at all. He cares about his purse being empty and his official hat being lost."

"Those cargo ships coming from Bai'an Island have to pay a lot of commercial taxes and handling fees, and they also contain the county magistrate's own goods."

Jiang Lili understood.

When they arrived at the Fuzhu Restaurant, the groom had prepared oil-paper umbrellas in advance, but Jiang Lili opened a large and windproof umbrella with a traditional Chinese style.

At this time, she had already tied her veil and the groom was holding an umbrella for her.

He looked at the beautiful umbrella in his hand and praised it, "As expected of Shopkeeper Jiang, the umbrellas he uses are all top-notch. This umbrella feels very light in my hand and doesn't get heavy even when it gets wet."

Envy flashed in his eyes: "If this umbrella wasn't so precious and everyone could afford it, it would definitely be very popular and every household would have one."

The groom's words gave Jiang Lili some inspiration.

She smiled and said to the groom, "This day will come."

Fuzhu Restaurant.

As soon as Jiang Lili entered the restaurant, she felt that all the people who had disappeared from the street were now gathered here.

Even though it was pouring rain, the Fuzhu Restaurant was still packed.

The aroma of various meals filled Jiang Lili's nose.

You know, it’s still Chenshi!

From this perspective, I made the right choice to come to Haizhu County, and my partner He Xiuzhu also has great potential.

As soon as Jiang Lili entered the Fuzhu Restaurant, a maid led her to the private room with the best environment.

The maid opened the door of the private room.

Jiang Liliqiao saw that there were twelve small square tables made of pearwood in the private room, all of which were full of guests, both men and women. On the small square tables were various exquisite small plates, on which were placed excellent-looking morning tea snacks.

There was a majestic rosewood wooden table placed in the north of the private room, and the space was still empty, which was obviously reserved for Jiang Lili.

The dishes on the table were even more abundant and luxurious. When Jiang Lili saw a whole lobster on the plate, her expression became a little tense.

If she eats such a rich meal every morning, she will probably suffer from three highs. She will pack up the leftovers for her brothers and sisters.

That’s all Jiang Lili was thinking about, very simple: eat, eat, eat.

The other shopkeepers in the private room were all confused, thinking about how to leave a good impression in front of their future leaders.

The maid led Jiang Lili in: "Manager Jiang is here."

Suddenly, everyone sitting in the private room stood up from their chairs, smiles on their faces.

Especially since everyone is in business, they manage their expressions very well.

Jiang Lili felt like she was facing a group of elite sales champions cheering at her.

Wow, what a scene!

Jiang Lili's body stiffened slightly.

The other shopkeepers' eyes changed. They realized that they had offended their leaders in no way.

Jiang Lili remained calm on the surface and uttered three words softly: "You sit down."

She walked calmly to the main seat in the north and sat down, her every move and gesture showing extraordinary grace.

Everyone secretly sighed in their hearts that Manager Jiang was of great background and even his temperament was so outstanding. They could not interpret him from the perspective of an ordinary VIP, but should be more dedicated to Manager Jiang.

In fact, what Jiang Lili was thinking in her heart was that this rosewood chair was really hard, why didn’t it be padded with soft cushions.

The shopkeepers only dared to sit down after seeing Jiang Lili sit down, and began to analyze the crisis of the Haizhu River flooding.

"If the goods cannot be delivered on time, our company will have to pay a penalty of 3,000 taels of silver!"

"However, this is an opportunity for our inn. Now, wealthy families living along the Haizhu River have booked rooms with our inn, planning to move back in after this heavy rain."

"You better be more careful. You're still thinking about making money at this moment. Even that corrupt governor of Haizhu County is getting worried! I have firsthand information that the governor is about to issue an imperial decree to find a master who can control the floods and oversee the construction of dams to prevent flooding. If a flood occurs, will your inn still be open? You won't even have time to escape!"

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The shopkeepers were arguing with each other, but they couldn't come up with a solution for a long time. At this moment, the innkeeper suddenly remembered that Jiang Lili was still sitting there without saying a word.

Could it be that Manager Jiang thinks they are useless and is too lazy to say anything more?

So the innkeeper asked tentatively, "Manager Jiang, what do you think?"

Jiang Lili was elegantly finishing a crab roe bun when she heard the innkeeper's question and quickly put down what she was holding.

What insights could she offer? She couldn't just say she could make the flood go away.

Jiang Lili recalled in her mind how their boss passed the buck when he couldn't respond during a modern meeting.

She tapped the table with her knuckles and asked, "Let me hear your opinion first. Tell me what you think."