Chapter 63
What should I do?
Su Guoer was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "No, no, how can I take such a valuable thing?"
She even wanted to return it to Lin Zhao.
It was truly undeserved. Just for stopping a criminal, he received a shop as a reward? This would be unheard of among the poor, but it seemed reasonable for the children of the nobility.
After all, the government will need them in the future, so giving them some benefits in advance is nothing.
But how could Su Guoer have gotten such a great deal for nothing? So her first reaction was to refuse, feeling that she couldn't afford it.
Lin Zhao: "Commander Pei has already reported it, and the emperor has agreed. This shop is a gift from the emperor to you. There is no reason to refuse something given by the emperor. Refusing is disobeying the emperor's order, so you should keep this deed for yourself, young lady."
"Also, I've already transferred the deed to the government office. From now on, this shop will belong to you alone. No need to thank me, it's all my duty. If you really want to thank someone, why not thank Commander Pei? He's a good man."
Pei Yan, who was evaluated as a "good person", sneezed in the study.
Who said bad things about him?
Su Guoer: "This..."
She was touched but didn't dare to move. After hearing Lin Zhao's words, she knew who had helped her.
She took a deep breath and said tactfully, "Then please thank Commander Pei for me first. I will definitely come to thank you someday and repay your kindness. I also want to thank Brother Lin for his help. If you don't mind, you can come to my shop in the future and I will definitely treat you well."
Lin Zhao: "That's fine, I also like the braised meat in your shop. I might bother you more often in the future."
Su Guoer was moved by these words, but she couldn't say anything since Pei Yan was not around.
Lin Zhao: "Okay, why don't you just send me here? I have official business to attend to, so I won't send you off any longer. The carriage is already ready at the door, you can just take it back."
Su Guoer nodded and said "OK". In fact, she wanted to bow just now. After staying in the Duke's Mansion for a long time, she has developed the habit of bowing at every turn.
But she held herself back. After watching Lin Zhao leave, she turned and walked towards the carriage. It was a low-key blue embossed satin carriage. Although the accessories inside were not luxurious, they were extremely elegant and comfortable. It was obvious that the person who prepared this carriage had put a lot of thought into it.
But... what Su Guoer was thinking in her mind was: How can she repay this kindness?
What kind of identities should she and the prince regard themselves as?
Su Guoer still hadn't figured all this out. Holding the deed in her hand, she felt like she already owed the prince a huge favor.
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While her mind was full of thoughts, the carriage slowly came to the outside of her shop.
It was already evening and the streets were bustling with people setting up stalls. Some stall owners were calling out to attract people to come and see.
Only the entrance of Suguoer's shop was empty. Without the two stalls and diners that usually existed, it looked extremely depressed.
For a moment, Su Guoer felt a little lonely.
Someone knocked on the restaurant door in front of Su Guoer and asked, "Has the lockdown been lifted? When will you start selling braised pork? My kids are still waiting to eat your braised pork, please don't close it down?"
After hearing this, Su Guoer's eyes lit up.
Is this hope? Her shop has only been open for a few days and already has so many loyal customers coming back? Su Guoer feels very happy!
The door of the shop opened, and half of Yunniang's figure appeared at the door. She said to the diner, "I really don't know about this. I have to ask our shopkeeper. But she hasn't come back yet. I can only tell you that it will be open in the next two days. Once our shopkeeper has rested well, she will open the shop immediately."
Su Guoer stepped forward and said, "I won't keep you waiting too long. Don't worry. If you can't make it today, we'll open early tomorrow morning!"
With such a solid customer base, what is she waiting for? Keep going?
The diner left after receiving the news, and Su Guoer was brought into the shop by Yunniang.
He said, "I came here as soon as I received the news of the lifting of the lockdown this afternoon. Li Si and I came together. We cleaned up the bloodstains in the yard and wiped them clean before anyone can enter. I think it shouldn't affect the opening of the shop tomorrow."
Su Guoer didn't check whether the bloodstains on the ground had been cleaned up, but looked at Yunniang, her eyes a little moist.
"Yunniang, can I give you a raise? You're so good to me. I don't know how I can ever repay you."
This was what she really thought. Although she didn't want to use copper coins to buy off these friendships, it seemed that nothing could express human emotions better than silver.
Giving others what they need is what shows your sincerity. In Su Guoer's eyes, empty words can never make people feel loved as much as real money.
Yunniang held Su Guoer's hand and said, "Don't say that. You are willing to take us in and give us more wages than other families. That's already very good. The rest is what we should do. Don't take it to heart."
Fearing the scene might be too sentimental, she changed the subject, saying, "We were supposed to have some fresh meat delivered today, but we didn't know when the shop would open, so I sent the butcher home without specifying when it would be back. Perhaps you, the shopkeeper, will have to go there in person later."
Su Guoer: "Those are just small things, Yunniang, I still have to thank you."
Yunniang: "Silly girl, why are you saying this? We should help each other. I know you are good to me, and I do this because you are kind-hearted. No need to say anything more. If you really feel bad, why not make more food tomorrow and let's have a meal together to help you get rid of the bad luck you just brought out of prison."
Su Guoer nodded: "Okay, wait for me to show you my skills tomorrow"
After saying that, the two of them began to clean up the house in the yard, clearing out the bed that had collapsed last night, and piling up the ashes at the base of the wall, waiting to call someone over tomorrow to build a new bed.
I'll have to spend the night in the middle house today.
They were busy all the time until the evening. After the time was up, Yunniang was asked to go back and rest. She was busy in the kitchen preparing mutton soup and sesame cakes to be sold tomorrow.
The mutton soup needs to be stewed overnight, so it should be cooked now. Fortunately, the mutton has just been cleaned. Now you just need to put the mutton and offal into the pot with cold water and then add various spices and herbs.
but……
When the cloth bag containing marinade and medicinal materials wrapped in gray cloth was found from the hole in the wall.
Su Guoer keenly discovered that one of the mixed marinade packets was missing.
She usually buys a week's worth of spices and herbs at a time, and prepares marinade packets for seven days according to the appropriate proportions.
It is stored in the inconspicuous hole in the wall where the roof and the corner meet.
So, who stole her marinade bag?
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