Chapter 197 Miss Mengzhi stopped singing
"Sister Xiao, the annual Yexi Lotus Picking Feast will be held in a few days. It's going to be very lively. Do you want to join us?"
Song Yu was afraid that Xiao Jiuyue wouldn't understand since she had just arrived in Hong, so she explained, "This Yexi Lotus Picking Banquet is organized by the prefect. At the banquet, whoever picks the largest and most beautiful lotus will be named the Lotus Fairy!"
"This year, I must pick the biggest one!" Song Yu said excitedly, "Sister Xiao, you don't know, I was the biggest lotus last year, but who knew that Zhuang Xianxian got an even bigger lotus from somewhere."
"I think she must have cheated. Otherwise, how could she have won first place without much effort?" Song Yu was still very angry when she mentioned this.
"What is the purpose of the reputation of the Lotus-Cai Fairy?" Xiao Jiuyue asked.
Song Yu was stunned for a moment, then thought about it carefully and said, "It looks good on the surface! It's as if I'm being favored by the Lotus Fairy."
"..." Xiao Jiuyue's mouth twitched. Is this a lotus? Is this a beauty contest?
Under the pretext of picking lotus, the women of each family put in all their efforts and wanted to show off more. Who knows, at the lotus picking banquet, they might be noticed by one of the families!
"Sister Xiao, picking lotus flowers is so much fun. Sitting in a boat, feeling the breeze, with lotus flowers everywhere." Song Yu encouraged enthusiastically, saying, "Besides, it's scheduled for July 20th."
"We'll see then. Who knows? I've already gone back." Xiao Jiuyue did not refuse directly, lest Song Yu would keep making excuses to persuade her to go to the Lotus Picking Banquet.
"Ah, you're going back so soon?" When Song Yu heard that she was going back, her eyes seemed to dim all of a sudden.
"I've been away for a long time and I miss home." Xiao Jiuyue looked at the bustling streets outside, and especially missed her grandmother who always stood by her side, her beautiful mother who made clothes, shoes and socks for her and was afraid that she would not have enough to eat, and her younger brother Xiao Jiayuan who admired her.
"That's right." Song Yu played with the rabbit lantern in her hand: "I stayed at the farm for a few days, and my mother had to urge me to go home quickly."
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"Miss, I have selected several houses that you asked me to look at. Please take a look at them. They have all the prices, sizes, and locations." Manager Jin described the houses clearly!
Ever since coming to the provincial capital, the eldest lady has been thinking about buying a house here.
"This one, facing the river, is nice, with three courtyards. Why does it cost two thousand taels?"
"This one is in the east of the city, with two courtyards. It costs one thousand two hundred taels?"
After checking out several houses, Xiao Jiuyue thought silently: Her wallet doesn’t seem to be fat enough!
A house that costs several thousand taels is still a bit... expensive!
"Miss, although these houses are expensive, they are in good locations and safe." After arriving in the provincial capital, Manager Jin made a lot of inquiries, but there were really not many houses that met Xiao Jiuyue's requirements.
"Then, let's wait a little longer." Xiao Jiuyue looked at several sets, but didn't find any that suited her.
"Okay, don't worry, Miss. I'll have people pay more attention to it. Maybe we can find something that suits your taste." Manager Jin replied.
"Um."
Xiao Jiuyue nodded slightly, and after Manager Jin left, she held the account book that had just been delivered to Fengchunlou in her hand.
The Fengchunlou in the provincial capital is more than twice as big as the one in the county. Not only does it have more than twice as many tables, but its turnover on the books has naturally increased exponentially as well.
Xiao Jiuyue looked at the final turnover and couldn't help but sigh: No wonder so many people want to open restaurants. Whether in ancient times or modern times, when it comes to food, people are really willing to spend money and are generous.
"Miss, are you planning to move to Hongdu?" Lianxin asked in a low voice.
"I have no idea for now." Xiao Jiuyue will not come to Hongdu, no matter for the Xiao family, for her grandmother or for her beautiful mother, she will not come to Hongdu!
My beautiful mother is so beautiful and my father is not at home. It would be dangerous if I went to Hongdu.
Besides, the Xiao family used to own the entire Zhiyun Tower, and they could say that they could earn money for cosmetics. But if they said that she had fans in restaurants and candy shops, wouldn’t that just make people jealous?
"Then..." Lian Xin hesitated.
"Are you asking me why I want to buy a house?" Xiao Jiuyue raised an eyebrow, immediately seeing through Lianxin's thoughts. She chuckled and said, "In addition to Fengchun Tower, Zhiyun Tower will also be opened in the capital city in the future. I come to the capital city several times a year. I can't always stay at the owner of Fengchun Tower?"
"Besides, we live in the village, but we can't be blind. We should know what's going on in the capital city in the future." Xiao Jiuyue just wanted to prepare for the future, so that if he really had to come to the capital city for something in the future, he wouldn't have to stay in an inn in the dark.
"Oh." Lianxin seemed to understand but not quite.
Xiao Jiuyue did not explain any further. After reading the account book, he fell asleep in a happy mood.
The next day, Xiao Jiuyue did not go to the restaurant. She just listened to Luo Kui excitedly and exaggeratedly talking to her about the huge crowds of people in Fengchun Tower.
"Miss, Fengchunlou is really popular. Many people are asking where to buy their dim sum." Luokui took a sip of the sweet canned water and said, "I think a lot of people went to the candy shop too."
"Let's go and see what's going on." Xiao Jiuyue said. While the morning sun was not so scorching, she planned to go to the candy shop.
The carriage slowly drove towards the candy shop.
Ouch.
Hua Qing suddenly stopped the carriage. Xiao Jiuyue lifted the curtain and saw a man being kicked in front of the carriage, surrounded by several strong men.
Xiao looked up and saw the sign. Is this a gambling house?
The man cried out, "How come I owe so much money? You must be a liar. You have cheated me out of my money!"
"I'm not as skilled as the other guy, so I lost money. Who can I blame?" Several strong men grabbed the man and took him straight to the gambling house. "Tell me, give me the money or chop off my hand."
"This voice sounds familiar." Lianxin said.
Xiao Jiuyue then glanced at the man, who happened to be resisting: "I don't have any money, but I have my life!"
"Pa." The strong man slapped him: "You want to die? No way."
The burly man grabbed the man's face, which was facing the direction of Xiao Jiuyue. When Xiao Jiuyue saw the man's face clearly, he immediately lowered the curtain.
"Is it Xiao Wenping? The one who wanted to take the second lady as a maid?" Lianxin recognized him at a glance.
Xiao Jiuyue said, "Jinwen, go and keep an eye on him."
"Yes." Jin Wen jumped off the carriage.
Donggui immediately sat outside and drove the carriage with Huaqing.
Candy shop.
Xiao Jiuyue parked the carriage at the door and saw that there were many people in the candy shop. The chefs in the shop were selling snacks.
It seems that Tang Tian listened to what I said to her yesterday. Why is she waiting here so early in the morning?
Xiao Jiuyue's arrival made Tang Tian particularly excited.
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That night, the shopkeeper Zeng came to the house and said, "Miss Xiao is very good at predicting things. I don't know who is doing this. Miss Mengzhi said that her voice is not good and she can't sing tomorrow."
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