Chapter 463 That Chen Ning is also from Yun'an County
"Tell me more specifically."
Xiao Ying was quite curious about this and had no doubt about Ling Yun's ability.
Ling Yun immediately answered in an orderly manner: "The current head of the Qi family is Qi Yuping, the Minister of Rites, and the Madam Zhou just now is his wife."
"They have two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Qi Siwen, is a fourth-rank censor-in-chief. Qi Jinxian is his daughter."
"My wife's surname is He, and they have a son and a daughter..."
He revealed the identities of everyone in the Qi family, including the maiden information of Mrs. Zhou and others.
However, there are also some things that are not so clear.
"Finally, my daughter Qi Yawei did not marry out, but instead found a son-in-law."
"Coincidentally, the son-in-law's surname is Chen, Chen Ning, and he is also from Yun'an County."
"He was a Jinshi candidate ten years ago. I heard his grades were pretty good, ranking second in the imperial examination."
"That's why Qi Yuping took a fancy to him and brought him under his wing. He is now a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Revenue."
"Qi Yawei and Chen Ning have a son and a daughter..."
Xiao Ying listened very carefully and didn't seem to find any problems from beginning to end, except for that Chen Ning.
After Ling Yun finished speaking, she asked, "Where is Chen Ning from in Yun'an County, and what is his family background like?"
A fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Revenue may not be a big deal in the capital, but he is definitely a high-ranking official in a place like Yun'an County.
What's more, he has a second-rank Minister of Rites as his father-in-law.
But they had never heard of such a high-ranking official before, which was a bit strange.
Perhaps this person is heartless and disloyal. After becoming successful, he looks down on his poor relatives and wants to cut off ties with them.
Ling Yun was embarrassed: "I haven't found out where he is from, but his family must be very ordinary, otherwise he wouldn't be willing to be a son-in-law."
Xiao Ying nodded, but did not delve into it further, nor did she think of her deceased husband Chen Enke.
It was because this person meant nothing to her and she never thought of him on a daily basis.
Moreover, everyone assumed that he was dead, and would not make any associations because of an official named Chen from Yun'an County.
"It doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it. Could it be that Qi Jinxian really likes Xinghai so much?"
She looked at Chen Xinghai meaningfully, and Chen Xinghai blushed immediately.
"Mom, please stop teasing me."
After what happened with Qi Jinxian, he now avoids noble ladies as much as possible, for fear of causing some conspiracy again.
He secretly thought that even if he wanted to get married in the future, he would definitely marry a girl from a simple family and a kind person.
"Mom, I'd better stay in the Immortal Palace to make pills from now on. I don't want to go out unless it's necessary."
Xiao Ying smiled, feeling helpless. Xinghai hoped that this would stop him from getting interested in women.
"Alright, it's time to open our medicine shop. You can refine more medicines these days."
Chen Xinghai's eyes immediately lit up with joy. Alchemy was much more interesting than a flower-viewing banquet.
However, what was unexpected was that shops in good locations in Shangjing were in great demand.
Chen Xingyun and his companion went to the dental clinic and searched for a whole day, but they only found one that was barely suitable.
The remaining shops are either too small or located in remote areas, and the prices are ridiculously high.
Xiao Ying thought that if he couldn't find it, he would have to mobilize the Ning family's resources.
As a result, someone came to the door the next day.
"I heard you want to buy a shop? You want a good location and a large storefront."
Yu Qianli smiled, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.
"Nothing can be hidden from the Young Master of the Yu Family." Xiao Ying raised an eyebrow: "Why, do you have something suitable?"
Yu Qianli said: "Shangjing is my Yu family's territory after all, so we must have a few shops."
"Tell me the conditions."
Xiao Ying went straight to the point. If it was just for a few shops, he wouldn't have let this person come to him on his own initiative.
The Yu family probably wants to exchange the shop for what she has.
If the price is fair, it's not impossible.
"The princess is indeed straightforward, so I'll speak frankly."
Yu Qianli raised the corner of his lips. He knew that Xiao Ying didn't like beating around the bush, and it just so happened that he didn't like it either.
"I want to exchange my shop for pills. How many shops do you need?"
"We can discuss the specific exchange method in detail. I will never let you suffer any loss."
20 pills of each kind are really too few. The Yu family has so many cultivators that they can't divide them all.
Therefore, as the young master of the Yu family, he could only try his best to find ways to exchange for resources.
Xiao Ying glanced at him and found that it was true.
"I need at least seven shops, and they all need to be in good locations and large enough."
"If you really have something suitable, it's not impossible to exchange it."
With a population of two to three million, opening only one shop for each commodity was far from enough.
But after all, this is the first time I open a shop here, so I have to test the waters first.
If the response is good, we can open more chain stores in different locations.
"Seven rooms? Wouldn't you like a few more?"
Yu Qianli was actually a little disappointed when he heard this number, which made Xiao Ying speechless.
"How big do you want it to be? Will two or three floors be enough?"
Shangjing was very prosperous, with many two- or three-story shops, and some even five or six stories high, but they were all controlled by the top dignitaries.
Xiao Ying said, "If there's a three-layer one, that would be better, but two-layer ones are also fine."
This is much better than a shop on a single floor.
Yu Qianli smiled meaningfully: "Such a shop is not cheap."
"A two-story building would cost at least ten thousand taels, and a three-story building would be even more expensive."
"But we've worked together so many times, I naturally can't treat you unfairly."
"How about I give you seven three-story shops, each at least three meters square, in exchange for seven pills?"
The price of one pill is ten thousand taels. If you calculate it this way, Xiao Ying is indeed getting a good deal.
Seven pills are not a lot, but no matter how small a mosquito leg is, it is still meat, and Yu Qianli doesn't dislike it at all.
Xiao Ying thought about it for a while. Each floor was at least three meters square, which meant over a hundred square meters. Three floors would be three hundred square meters, which was indeed not small.
The room Xingyun and the others found yesterday was only one floor high and not as big as this one.
It can be seen how hard it is to find such a shop.
"Can."
She agreed with almost no hesitation.
There are seven such shops, which are enough for now.
Yu Qianli was also very happy, so the two sides quickly signed an agreement and reached a cooperation.
Yu Qianli casually took out a large stack of house deeds and let Xiao Ying choose one by himself.
Xiao Ying cursed the rich man in his heart and called Xingyun and Kang Ruolan to let them choose.
She gave Yu Qianli seven pills, and Yu Qianli accepted them like treasures.
"Princess, if you still want a shop in the future, you can come to me anytime and I will make sure you are satisfied."
Xiao Ying laughed, it was not bad to have such a partner.
After choosing a shop, Xiao Ying, Chen Xingyun and others went to inspect it that afternoon.
These seven shops are indeed very good, all located in prosperous areas, and are still in business.
But after they arrived, the shop had to close down.
Yu Qianli was really willing to do so in exchange for the elixir.
The next day, Xiao Ying gathered people from the Ning family to start the renovation.
She also went back to Yingfeng Town in person and asked all major workshops to expand production as she needed a large quantity of goods.
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