Master Chen's expression was deep and a little sad, then he raised his head and looked at Su Qi with hopeful eyes.
The calculation in his eyes disappeared.
"Mrs. Gu, I'll leave it to you then."
Su Qi left a prescription and asked them to pick the medicine and grind it into powder. They would smoke the fine powder over a charcoal basin, letting the aroma permeate the room.
This way, Madam Shen can keep breathing in this smell.
After thinking about it, Master Chen realized that staying at the inn was not very convenient. He pondered for a moment and said:
"Madam Gu, let's do this. I'll have someone buy a yard today, clean it up and move in. Tomorrow, I'll have Nanny Shen pick you up. Since we need to use drugs for fumigation, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to stay in the inn."
"Okay."
Su Qi didn't stay long and left the inn with Bai Zhi.
When I walked onto the street, I happened to see the lame Taoist and Feng Jiangsheng.
An old man and a child were eating fried dumplings, their mouths full of oil. Feng Jiangsheng was holding a paper kite, his eyes narrowed into slits from laughing.
Su Qi walked over and saluted, "Master."
The lame Taoist threw the fried dumpling into his mouth and wiped his greasy hands on his body twice. "Madam Gu, I dare not accept your gift."
"Jiang Sheng. Come here to your aunt." Su Qi smiled and waved at Feng Jiang Sheng.
The little guy ran over very obediently, "Auntie, your Dabao and Erbao haven't come to play with me for several days." Dabao and Erbao often asked Xiaoliuzi to take them to Mingfeng Town to play with Feng Jiangsheng, and the little guys had a lot of fun playing together.
"Dabao and Erbao will come over tomorrow, and I'll pick you up to play then, okay?"
"Okay." Feng Jiangsheng thought for a moment and nodded, then turned to the lame Taoist priest and said, "Grandpa, I have a day off tomorrow. Is it okay for me to not go to class?"
"You little guy is used to being lazy. Only those who endure hardships can become successful people. Don't learn from me and suffer from the lack of education." The lame Taoist kept chattering.
"I know. Grandpa just can't use a compass, and he can't tell people's fortunes." Feng Jiangsheng revealed the secret with a smile.
The lame Taoist pretended to hit Feng Jiangsheng, "You little bastard, you're always tripping me up."
"Mrs. Gu, thank you so much for helping us, my grandfather and my grandson. If it weren't for you in the winter, we would have frozen to death or lost half our lives."
Su Qi chuckled, "The Taoist priest is a capable person. I didn't do much, Jiang Sheng is grateful to the Taoist priest for taking care of him."
"This child and I have a master-disciple relationship."
After a pause, the lame Taoist touched his stomach and said, "There's nothing in this belly. The wine bug is biting me. Madam Gu, what do you say we should do?"
"Baizhi, give the Taoist priest fifty taels of silver. Then take him to Gu's Hot Pot Restaurant for dinner. All the expenses for the drinks and meals will be charged to my account."
The lame Taoist's cloudy eyes flashed with brilliance. "You don't need to take me there, young lady. I'm already acquainted with the owner of the hot pot restaurant. I'll just tell him it's your idea."
"Jiang Sheng, go drink with grandpa."
Feng Jiangsheng rolled his eyes and raised his little face: "Auntie, don't be fooled by grandpa. He eats and drinks for free all day long."
Su Qi patted Feng Jiangsheng's head and said, "Then go eat with grandpa. See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow. Tell Dabao and Erbao that I have prepared gifts for them."
After saying that, Feng Jiangsheng trotted off to catch up with the lame Taoist priest.
Su Qi smiled, and thought of the red-dressed woman from the Tianli Sect. Was she her?
Do you know where Fengjiang lives?
Su Qi returned to Mingfeng Trading City.
She and Baizhi were strolling around the trading city, with all kinds of shops on both sides of the road.
There were cloth shops, iron shops, grain shops, silver shops, shops selling rouge and powder, shops selling all kinds of toys, shops specializing in each country, and shops selling things like dried meat and meat sauce that could be stored...
All shops focus on wholesale and supplemented by retail.
Su Qi’s original positioning was to provide a one-stop shopping service here.
Zhou Huaian, the chief official of Yun County, also came. He and Director Lu, both dressed in plain clothes, walked on the streets of the trading city.
I couldn't help but sigh, "If I had the money, I could have opened a similar store."
Director Lu waved his folding fan and said:
"Sir, we can't do it on such a large scale. We can't think of the idea of gathering all the shops. At most, we can open specialty shops in the cities near Jinyang Prefecture, and we won't focus on wholesale."
Zhou Huaian was hit on the spot, he really couldn't think so far.
After calculating the tax revenue of Yun County in the future, it seems to be considerable.
Now that all taxes in Yun County no longer need to be turned over to the government, they all belong to the county government. He can do what he wants and build Yun County into a city comparable to the Dashun Dynasty and Jiangnan.
"Mrs. Gu. Why are you wandering here?" Zhou Huaian saw Su Qi and walked up to greet her.
Su Qi smiled calmly. She still remembered that Zhou Huaian had forgotten the pain after his wounds healed. Last time, he and Gu Beiheng argued fiercely, and asked, "Sir Zhou, don't you also have the pleasure of strolling around here?"
"Let me take a look at the model of the trading city."
"This method may not be applicable in other places." Su Qi seemed to understand his thoughts. "First of all, the public security problem is very serious. Unless you have imperial troops stationed here."
Zhou Huaian thought about it and felt that it was unrealistic for the imperial court to station troops.
The merchants did not like the imperial army stationed here. He silently gave up the idea.
It is more reliable to focus on making the people of Yun County live a good life.
Su Qi and Zhou Huaian chatted for a while on the street and exchanged views on the trade city.
Finally, Zhou Huaian and Director Lu went to the property department of the Trade City. They wanted to check the current leasing situation.
Su Qi did not follow.
She returned to Liu's Inn.
Su Tianze and Su Tianci were also in the Liu Family Inn.
The brothers and sisters met and it was very lively. This time, several brothers from the second, third and fourth branches of the Su family were also together.
But he didn't say anything else that deserved a beating.
Even the toughest man will be convinced after half a year.
"Qiqi. A group of strangers have come to town." Su Tianze frowned and said, "I just came out of the dock and saw a group of people with accents and habits different from Dashun."
"Dong Qi?" Su Qi knew that Long Xuancheng's matter was not over yet.
He doesn't know what big move he's holding back?
"No. I've seen quite a few people from Dongqi Country, but I really don't know who they are."
Outsiders always have to be careful.
Su Qi pondered for a moment and asked Bai Zhi to go to Taipei City to ask the people there to be careful and not let outsiders come and cause trouble.
Bai Zhi agreed and walked out.
Su Tiantong and the others looked at each other, hesitated for a while before speaking:
"Qiqi. A few of us planned to rent a shop here and open a store. But when we went to the property management department, they said it depends on your opinion."
"Of course you can open a shop. However, all terms and conditions must comply with the regulations of the property management department. There is no such thing as relatives using backdoors."
Su Tianao was surprised and asked, "No rent either?"
Su Ting snorted coldly and said, "We brothers and sisters don't have any privileges, so why should you have any? This is Jinyang Prefecture, don't think of it as the capital with your grandmother's support."
They wanted Madam Su's support, but it was beyond their reach.
Su Qi shook her head.
"Without any special privileges, the rent is very low. If you find it too expensive, you can go to Mingfeng Town to find a shop."
Su Tianao glanced at Su Tiantong.
He didn't hesitate and said through gritted teeth, "With just your word, I can do without any special privileges. I just want to choose a good position."
“That’s fine.”
At nightfall.
People from Taipei came back to report that they did not see the group of people that Su Tianze mentioned.
Maybe he is just a passerby.
There was a group of outsiders heading south from Mingfeng Town, probably heading to Nanli Kingdom.
Su Qi didn't take it seriously and just told them to be more careful with strangers before letting them go back.
Almost an hour passed.
Someone was shouting, "The fire is coming. The fire is coming."
Gu Beiheng's eagle eyes opened instantly, and he hurriedly prepared to go out.
Su Qi also woke up.
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