This girl doesn't even know how to ask me to stay. "I'm entrusting Xiao Ran to you for now." Gu Qian knew this wasn't right, but it was really difficult for him to take care of Xiao Ran, so he had no choice but to ask Qiu Yan for help.
He was afraid that someone might use the child to threaten him if he wasn't careful.
Before the age of two, the child lived with his biological father, but that father was even less reliable than him.
Qiu Yan nodded and stood up.
Ever since she learned about Gu Xiaoran's relationship with the Li family, Qiu Yan has developed a different attitude towards the child.
Gu Qian stood up and hugged Qiu Yan.
The warm breath sprayed onto Qiu Yan's cheeks, and she froze slightly. Just as she was about to push him away, Gu Qian, as if afraid that Qiu Yan would be angry, quickly turned around and waved to her as he ran.
"Yan Yan, I'll be back soon."
Qiu Yan saw sincerity in Gu Qian's eyes.
That night, Gu Qian left overnight.
The next day, before dawn, several silver notes appeared inside the carriage.
Gu Qian had already tied all the things he had retrieved yesterday to the roof of the carriage.
Qiu Yan went to her aunt's house with her second uncle.
First, Qiu Yan went to her aunt's house. She left some of the mountain produce for her aunt, saying that the shiitake mushrooms could be mixed into the meat filling to make shiitake mushroom wontons.
As she received more gifts, Qiu Yumei stopped refusing them.
They're still selling wontons first, just as busy as yesterday.
The difference is that Butcher Lai dared not show up again. After all, people aren't stupid; they know that if he comes back, he'll only get beaten up.
Also, I heard from a small vendor on Flower Food Street that he was threatened and was too scared to go out.
Lai the butcher didn't come, but a young woman dressed in gold and silver came instead.
As soon as the young woman arrived, she started finding fault with everything. She was short, but her voice was quite loud.
"The wontons here are really awful." After saying that, she spat on the ground. "I'm not eating these wontons anymore, give me my money back."
I ran into troublemakers again this morning.
Qiu Yan glanced at the wonton shop, where Lady Guan was craning her neck to check the situation.
Qiu Yumei was filled with unease, because she had seen this woman before; she was Lai the Butcher's cousin.
Qiu Dafu glared at her, and the young woman took a step back. Just as she was about to loudly complain that the wontons at this stall were not good, Qiu Dafu said, "Eat if you can, or get out!" which scared the young woman away.
Their business was not affected in the slightest.
After finishing her work at the wonton stall in the morning, Qiu Yan went to Xingyuelou with her second uncle.
Looking at the large sack on the roof of the carriage, Zhou Zifang clicked his tongue in amazement.
"Qiu Yan, where did you get so much dried goods? And how come you bought a horse-drawn carriage in such a short time?"
Zhou Zifang still remembers the first time they met, Qiu Yan and her two siblings were dressed in rags and looked like beggars.
Qiu Dayu and Lin Shu also came over to examine the chestnut horse and the carriage behind it in the backyard.
"I got the dried goods from the mountain people, and the carriage belongs to a friend," Qiu Yan said succinctly, not intending to elaborate on the carriage.
Qiu Dayu raised his lips and grinned.
"Xiaoyan, was it given to you by that guy surnamed Gu?"
Qiu Dafu gave Qiu Dayu a displeased look, and Qiu Dayu awkwardly shut his mouth. "I'm going to work."
As soon as Qiu Dayu left, Lin Shu couldn't help but look at Zhou Zifang, seemingly seeking confirmation of the truth, but was kicked away by Zhou Zifang.
Zhou Zifang glanced at the carriage again. Qiu Yan was so outstanding; he still needed to work harder.
There were too many mountain goods, and Qiu Yan knew that Zhou Zifang couldn't accept so many at once, so she only released a portion of them.
Zhou Zifang didn't care. "Leave them all."
"No, I'll go outside and take a look."
When doing business, you should ask more questions. She only sticks to one path, so her earnings are limited.
She could still harvest a lot of mountain produce in the summer. She checked yesterday and found that although the mountain villages there were sparse, there were quite a few villages further in. She figured she could probably get some from the villagers in other villages as well.
Furthermore, mountain produce isn't limited to mushrooms. There are also plenty of nuts, such as pine nuts.
Zhou Zifang meant well; seeing that Qiu Yan and the other woman were about to leave, he thought of a place and called out to Qiu Yan.
“There is a Bihu Inn on the east side of Baiyang. The owner there is named Qi Tiansheng, who is a good friend of my father. My father always stays there whenever he comes to Baiyang.”
You can take these things there and ask, just say my dad introduced them, maybe he wants a lot. Oh, by the way, my dad's name is Zhou Shao.”
Zhou Zifang said a few things here and there, but Qiu Yan understood the general meaning and was secretly pleased.
Qiu Yanzhen had never been to Bihu Inn.
She nodded her thanks and, together with her second uncle, drove the carriage to find an inn.
Bihu Inn is built by the lake. It is neither too big nor too small. It has a fence around it, making it look like a small courtyard. It looks very beautiful.
Dining is on the first floor of the inn, and guest rooms are on the second floor.
Staying here offers a perfect view of the lake, the swaying willows in the distance, and the pavilions and towers.
There are many boats on the lake, surrounded by artificial hills.
The lake water flows gently, and many tourists are fishing with fishing hooks on the shore, enjoying a very pleasant life.
The ancients knew how to enjoy life.
The number of tourists increases even more during the year-end or other holidays.
This is a privilege reserved for wealthy men, women, sons, and daughters. Qiu Yan thought that she could bring her family here to visit in the future.
As soon as Qiu Yan and her second uncle parked their carriage in front of the inn, a gatekeeper greeted them.
Are you two here for a meal or to stay overnight?
Qiu Yan smiled and said, "No, sir. We were introduced by the Zhou family and want to sell some local mountain products."
Qiu Dafu secretly admired his niece's courage.
His face was stiff, and he looked very serious on the surface, but he was actually a little uneasy inside.
This was the first time he had ever proactively gone door-to-door to sell things.
Would this inn accept the mountain produce they brought? Qiu Dafu was somewhat unsure.
The servants were all trained, and seeing that Qiu Yan and her companion had arrived in a carriage and had been introduced by someone surnamed Zhou, they were quite enthusiastic.
"Please wait a moment, let me go in and inform them."
Before long, a man in his thirties came out of the inn. He was Qi Tiansheng, the owner of Bihu Inn.
The man was slightly overweight with distinct facial features.
Qi Tiansheng stared wide-eyed at Qiu Yan. He knew all of Zhou Shao's friends, but he couldn't recall Qiu Yan at all.
Qiu Yan didn't give him time to think and introduced herself, "Boss Qi, my name is Qiu Yan, and I'm acquainted with Zhou Zifang."
Qi Tiansheng then realized, "Young shopkeeper Zhou Zifang?" Could it be that boy's confidante?
Qiu Dafu stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting, "That's right."
Qi Tiansheng chuckled inwardly. Zhou Zifang was young, but he was ambitious, and he was already trying to do business with him.
"Let me take a look at your mountain products first."
Qiu Dafu unloaded the sack and opened it.
Qi Tiansheng thought the mountain produce looked pretty good and started asking the price.
Anyway, their inn needs these things, and since they were introduced by the Zhou family, it doesn't matter whose they buy them from.
As he spoke, he called over a few workers to help Qiu Dafu move all the mountain goods into the yard.
One of the shop assistants looked at Qiu Yan carefully and asked, "Boss, is this girl a relative of yours?"
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