Chapter 138: Regaining Strength
Uncle He looked at Zhou Yunshu meaningfully.
The longer I spend with her, the more I admire her sharpness.
"So what do we do next?"
Zhou Yunshu picked up the brush and wrote as she spoke, "I had originally thought of waiting until after the New Year to go to Dongchuan to buy land and a house, but I'm afraid something unexpected might happen."
She wrote down her requirements for her future home and the property she wanted to buy in Dongchuan. She said to Uncle He, "I've heard that the local tyrants in Haizhou collect resettlement and protection fees at the end of each year. Those who can't pay will inevitably sell their houses and land. You should take Hu Zi and the other two there before the New Year and buy our future home first."
Uncle He took the note and looked at the conditions listed on it. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes and he nodded, "Okay."
"Let's leave tomorrow. The sooner we go, the sooner we'll be back."
Uncle He stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go talk to Hu Zi and the others now."
Zhou Yunshu nodded, and Uncle He left the study.
In the study, Zhou Yunshu wrote down everything she was going to do next on a piece of paper, and then placed it on the candle flame next to her and burned it.
Some things are written down so that they can be remembered more clearly, rather than being left as a source of gossip.
When Zhou Yunshu came out of the study, she saw Zhan Chuan standing at the door. He looked like he had been waiting for her for a long time.
"What's wrong?"
"Huzi and the others are going to Dongchuan, what about me?"
In fact, as long as Zhanchuan’s bottom line is not touched, Zhanchuan has always been a person who knows how to deal with current affairs.
For example, now that he knows that he is Zhou Yunshu's man, he immediately recognizes his position and strives to make himself useful to Zhou Yunshu.
There are actually not many people who are so clear-headed.
"You stay in the river. I have other things for you to do."
Zhan Chuan nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. It was good to have something to do.
What he feared most was that he was useless to Zhou Yunshu, and useless people often did not have a good ending.
"good."
"Go and rest. Regain your energy at home for the next few days. I'll let you know when I need you."
"good."
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The next day's breakfast was rice noodles with fresh meat and pickled cabbage and fish balls made by Liao's mother.
Zhou Yunshu had a big appetite and ate a bowl of each type of rice noodles, and also added two fried eggs.
Seeing Mother Liao coming out of the kitchen smiling and rubbing her arms, Zhou Yunshu said, "Mother Liao, from now on you and Little Sister Liao will have breakfast together, and you only need to be responsible for the front yard for lunch and dinner."
Mother Liao nodded. Even though it was Li Jialan who arranged them yesterday, Zhou Yunshu was the one who was really in charge.
In fact, she didn't have to make breakfast today, but their family had just arrived at their house, and she wanted to make a few of her specialties or famous snacks from her hometown for the host so that they could taste her cooking skills.
As expected, the two large pots of rice noodles in the morning instantly captured the hearts of the masters in the mansion.
"I understand, ma'am."
After finishing breakfast in the backyard, there is also breakfast in the front yard.
There are quite a few strong men in the front yard, and making breakfast for them is really hard work.
So in addition to the four large pots of rice noodles prepared by Liao's mother, Liao Quan used the money Chunque gave to the kitchen yesterday to buy fifty scallion-oil buns and one hundred steamed buns, which, together with the rice noodles, were enough to feed the men in the front yard.
But when Mother Liao saw the men in the front yard eat up the breakfast they had prepared, she was still shocked by their appetite.
Being able to support such a group of strong men, it seems that the master is quite wealthy.
After breakfast, Zhou Yunshu asked Chunque to bring three silver notes of five hundred taels and ten silver ingots of ten taels to Uncle He. Mrs. Liao packed the bags of the four of them, and then everyone watched Uncle He and the other three ride away on horseback.
Although there are many people at home, not many of them stay at home during the day.
Yan Shilei and his team have been wandering back and forth between the various docks in the river recently.
Manager Liang bought two shops. One was closer to the dock and, at Zhou Yunshu's suggestion, he planned to use it as a restaurant, similar to modern fast food. The other shop had a backyard not far from the main street and was planned to be used as a pastry shop.
Shopkeeper Liang's wife, Mrs. Li, knows how to make quite a few pastries herself. She also learned five or six recipes when she was with Li Jialan and Fang Huiwen. Therefore, the backyard of the shop belongs to the Liang family, while the front shop is managed by the women of the Liang family, who use it to make pastries.
Now the main source of income for the Liang family has suddenly changed. The women of the Liang family have been smiling all the time, because they are the ones who are mainly earning money to support the family!
Although this shop belongs to Li Jialan, they don't get a fixed salary for making and selling pastries, but receive commissions.
"Sir, why don't you open another inn?" Shopkeeper Liang approached Zhou Yunshu and said, "I think it would be nice to open an inn in the middle of the river. I've also found a good location."
He said with a wry smile, "If you don't find something to do, I'll have to bring footwashing water to my wife tonight."
Who makes people who make money so tough?
Zhou Yunshu smiled and said, "Uncle Liang, it's nothing for this old couple to bring some foot washing water."
"No, I have to make money!" Only those who make money have a say.
Zhou Yunshu looked at Liang Lao San and Liang Lao Si, who were also eager to make money, behind Shopkeeper Liang and asked, "Have you found a suitable place?"
Shopkeeper Liang smiled and nodded. If he hadn't found a place, he wouldn't have dared to come to Zhou Yunshu like this. "I've found a place, but the price is a bit high."
Seeing Zhou Yunshu looking at him, Shopkeeper Liang continued, "Do you remember the teahouse we just came from at the dock?"
Zhou Yunshu nodded.
"There's an inn across from it, and the owner is moving to Nanzhou, so he's planning to sell it. I thought this was an opportunity, so I found the owner and said I'd talk to him about the price this afternoon."
"He told me that because it's in a good location and has a spacious backyard, the asking price is 820 taels. I think I can bargain down to 800 taels."
Zhou Yunshu raised her eyebrows when she heard the price. This price was really not cheap.
"This inn is quite large and in good repair. If we were to take it over, we'd only have to clean it up a bit and then we could open it. Many people have their eyes on this inn, and if you miss it, you might never see it again."
"Then go and talk."
Apart from anything else, this location is indeed not short of business, and it is also a good place to get news about people coming and going. It doesn't matter if it is a little more expensive, she is not short of money.
Zhou Yunshu asked Chunque to give the money to Manager Liang, and then watched them leave.
When they leave Jiangzhong in the future, Zhou Yunshu wants to take away Manager Liang and Liang Lao San, leaving only Liang Lao Si and the women of the Liang family in the river.
She would not put all the Liang family members together. Loyalty is right now, but the heart will be raised, and she does not want to test people's hearts.
"Madam." Liao Quan called out from outside the study.
"What's wrong?" Chunque saw Zhou Yunshu lowering her head to write, and asked outside the study.
"Two carriages arrived outside the palace. The maid in the carriage said her surname was Wang, and she said that as long as I informed Madam, she would know who they were."
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