However, the Pei family was in complete chaos because of Pei Erlang's leg injury, so they didn't ask any further questions.
Pei Yao nodded in agreement.
Actually, even without Chunlin saying it, Pei Yao had planned to ask after she finished her work for a while, but she was so busy with housework that she forgot.
When Chunlin heard Pei Yao say that she would go to town to ask someone for help once the weather cleared up, she immediately burst into tears.
He thanked Pei Yao several times, chatted for a while, and then the two went back.
When they left, Chen Fang and Yunniang told them to take all the things they had brought back with them.
In order to save more money to rescue their family members, the Liu family has been living frugally.
They saw it all, and they were unwilling to accept anything from their family, but Chunlin insisted on refusing to take it.
Chen Fang knew that Chunlin and the others wouldn't feel at ease if they didn't accept these things, so in the end, Chen Fang couldn't persuade them otherwise and had to accept them.
After seeing Chunlin and the other two off, Pei Dalang and Pei Erlang also returned from the Shen family.
Seeing the two of them come out of their own yard wasn't surprising; after all, other villagers often delivered goods to their homes, so it was perfectly normal.
Pei Yao took the Liu family's matter to heart. The next day, when the weather cleared up, she went to town and followed Tie Tou's oxcart to the Deyun Restaurant.
Tie Tou is still delivering the goods for Deyun Restaurant.
Pei Dalang and Pei Yichen drove their carriage to the county to deliver lychee wine to the young ladies and wives of various families. The horse that the Pei family had bought earlier now had a leg that had healed, and it could move around just like a normal horse.
The others went to the dock to set up stalls, and the family members each had their own roles.
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When Pei Yao arrived at Deyun Restaurant, Manager Qian was busy again. When Gou Dan saw that it was Pei Yao, he immediately smiled.
"Yao-mei, what brings you here today? The shopkeeper was just talking about you yesterday. What a coincidence! Please sit here for a while, I'll go call the shopkeeper."
Pei Yao smiled and replied, "Well then, thank you for your trouble, Brother Gou Dan."
Dog Egg then turned around and went to find Manager Qian.
Pei Yao sat quietly and waited for Manager Qian, without wandering off.
Soon, Manager Qian came over, his voice preceding his arrival: "Miss Pei!"
Upon hearing the sound, Pei Yao got up and looked over, just in time to see Manager Qian coming in from outside.
"Uncle Qian, it's been a long time."
Manager Qian felt inexplicably happy when he saw Pei Yao, always feeling that this girl had a special magic that made people happy just by looking at her.
"Miss Pei, I was planning to visit you at the dock today when I had some free time, but you came to find me instead. What a coincidence!" Manager Qian laughed heartily.
Pei Yao asked in confusion, "Oh? Uncle Qian, is there something you need from me?"
Shopkeeper Qian smiled and said, "Didn't you want to find a shop before? I actually got some news yesterday. I was planning to talk to you about it today, but I didn't expect you to come here."
Pei Yao became interested upon hearing this: "Oh, that's quite a coincidence. Where is the shop located?"
"At the end of this street, the previous owner was a cosmetics shop, but it went out of business because of the bad location. The owner was just planning to rent out the shop a couple of days ago."
When Pei Yao was looking for a shop, she had told Manager Qian that she only needed to be on their street. It didn't matter if the location wasn't great, since all the good locations had been rented out and there wouldn't be any left for her.
His family's ice jelly is very famous, and she is confident that even if the location is slightly less desirable, it won't have a significant impact.
After all, their initial location at the dock was not good, but they still managed to make their business successful because of the quality of their products.
However, Pei Yao didn't want it to be too remote; it had to be on this street at least.
Upon hearing what Manager Qian said, they immediately asked him about the time.
"I'm almost done with my work right now, so I'll take you there to have a look." After saying that, Manager Qian led Pei Yao over directly.
The two walked until they reached the end of the alley, where there was a stone bridge and a small river flowing beneath it.
The shop that Manager Qian mentioned is located right below this bridge.
Because this is the very end of the alley, too close to the edge, there aren't many customers here; only a few people walk across the bridge.
Shopkeeper Qian pointed to the shop under the bridge and said, "That's the one."
Pei Yao looked at the three independent two-story shops under the bridge. The antique wooden houses were built along the river, with several large willow trees planted on the side.
The entrance faces the bridgehead, and the windows at the back offer views of the river.
Pei Yao's eyes lit up instantly upon seeing this!
Who said this house is out of the way? This house is fantastic...
The scenery alone, built along the river, was enough to captivate her.
Pei Yao was eager to go to the shop, with Manager Qian following behind her.
Just as Manager Qian had said, this rouge shop was indeed in poor business, as evidenced by the fact that there were almost no customers after Pei Yao entered.
There was only one middle-aged man in the entire store, who was currently dozing off at the counter, looking exhausted.
Upon hearing someone enter, he greeted them without even looking up, "Please feel free to browse, sir. Our shop is about to close, and everything in the shop is buy one get one free."
After the man finished speaking, he went back to dozing off.
Pei Yao then looked around the shop on her own. The shop was decorated quite nicely, with many large windows, so as soon as you walked in, you could see the lake outside.
There was a wooden staircase on the left after entering the room, which led to the second floor. Pei Yao went over to take a look and found that the staircase was temporarily blocked off with ropes.
Seeing Pei Yao's puzzled expression, Manager Qian explained, "This rouge shop doesn't have a lot of products; one floor is enough, so the second floor has always been unused."
Because it was a matter entrusted by Pei Yao, Manager Qian came to check on the situation yesterday after hearing about it.
Pei Yao suddenly realized that he had seen most of the situation inside the store.
However, she wanted to go upstairs to take a look.
She told Manager Qian her idea, and then Manager Qian went to the counter to find the owner. The owner, who had been dozing off, woke up when he heard Manager Qian's voice, stood up and looked at him: "Manager Qian, you've arrived."
Shopkeeper Qian has been doing business on this street for so long that almost everyone on the street knows him.
He nodded and said, "Wang Hai, this is Manager Pei, whom I told you about yesterday. He wants to rent a shop and he happens to have time to come and take a look at the shop today."
Manager Qian explained his purpose and introduced Pei Yao, who was standing next to him, to Wang Hai.
This shop was left to Wang Hai by his ancestors. Two years ago, after his father passed away, he left the shop to him.
His father was eloquent and, although old, still quite handsome. He knew how to charm women and his business was quite good when he ran a cosmetics shop there.
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