Chapter 119 Choosing a Birthday Gift
Su Chenyu and Baili Yanqing first found an inn to stay in, while Aunt Xu went out to inquire about the news. After a while, Aunt Xu came back.
The news about Fufeng Town was similar to what they had known before, except for the store called Shenfei, which was very different.
There used to be a big merchant named Yin's in Fufeng Town. Yin's family had a unique way of making umbrellas and their business was the best. But fifteen years ago, Yin's family caught fire and a big fire burned down everything, leaving no one alive.
The Yin family's shop was taken over by another merchant named Qian, and renamed Yusan Pavilion. The umbrellas made by Yusan Pavilion were more exquisite than those of Yin family, and the business became more prosperous.
Nine years ago, Yin Jiuniang, who came from another place, opened a shop called Shenfei in Fufeng Town. This shop mainly sells embroidery products and umbrellas. Shenfei's embroidery business has always been very prosperous, and many people will specially order custom-made clothes, but the umbrella business has never been prosperous.
Who would have thought that a year later, Shen Fei would set a rule to sell only one umbrella a month, and only make ten umbrellas a year, with each umbrella priced at two thousand.
At first, when everyone heard the news, they all thought Shen Fei was crazy for money. But the first umbrella Shen Fei produced caused a sensation in Fufeng Town. The material of the umbrella was special, and the pattern design on it was so eye-catching that someone immediately paid two thousand taels of silver to buy the umbrella.
It was from that time that Shen Fei became famous. Umbrellas of each month had to be booked in advance. Because everyone who bought the umbrellas wanted to collect them, they would display them in front of the store every time they collected them.
Every time this monthly day comes, people in Fufeng Town will gather in front of Shenfei, waiting to see the new umbrellas of this month.
However, what is somewhat strange is that the business of Yusan Pavilion is declining. The several branches originally in Fufeng Town have all been closed, and now there is only one left that is barely maintaining.
Listening to what Aunt Xu had inquired about, Su Chenyu always felt that something was a little strange: "Feng Zhuohua wouldn't risk staying in Fufeng Town just for an umbrella. Yanqing, let's go to Shenfei tomorrow."
Baili Yanqing nodded: "Yes."
After traveling all night, Su Chenyu was a little tired. After a night's rest, she went out with Baili Yanqing the next morning.
They did not go directly to Shenfei, but first wandered around Fufeng Town and found a stall to have breakfast.
Unexpectedly, it started raining as soon as they walked out of the stall. Baili Yanqing pulled Su Chenyu directly into the nearest store. After entering, they found that this was not the Yusan Pavilion.
There are many umbrellas hanging in the Jade Umbrella Pavilion, but judging from the umbrellas, they are a bit old. They must be old models that no one has bought, so no new oil umbrellas are made.
There was only an old shopkeeper sitting in the store, and there was no customer. It looked a bit desolate.
Hearing the sound of someone coming in, the old shopkeeper raised his head and asked, "Are you here to hide from the rain, or to buy an umbrella?"
Su Chenyu replied: "Let's buy an umbrella."
Hearing the sound, the old shopkeeper showed no joy: "You can take whichever one you like, just take it, they are all ten cents."
Ten cents for an umbrella, which is cheaper than those umbrellas sold on the street. It seems that the Yusan Pavilion is really going to close down.
Su Chenyu casually picked up an umbrella, Baili Yanqing gave ten coins to the old shopkeeper, and asked casually: "I heard that the business of Yusan Pavilion was very prosperous in the past, why has it become like this now?"
The old shopkeeper took the money and said without raising his head: "This is the way it is, good deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished."
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