Chapter 274 Trade
The arrival of the caravan set off another wave of enthusiasm in Luhua Town. This was the first time in decades that a caravan had come to their small town to set up stalls and sell goods.
In the school, Master Zhang assigned homework to the children and dismissed them early. "Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. You are still young, it is time for you to go out and see more."
Life in Luhua Town gradually became better, and the children gained the innocence that they should have at their age. They called their friends and went to the market.
As early as the first day of building the ancestral hall and the school, Cui Qingyi had made a rough plan for Luhua Town. The place where the caravan is now located is a market that had been planned in advance.
According to Cui Qingyi's plan, after the Chinese New Year, there will be a market in Luhua Town on every three, five and seven days. At that time, people can set up stalls here to sell small items or go to the market, and gradually a commercial center will be formed.
Of course, the management rights of this market belong to her, and she can charge a small amount of management fees and stall fees, which is also a source of income.
In fact, the geographical location and population of Luhua Town are not enough to attract caravans to make a special trip here, but this is the fiefdom of the Lord of Dongping Township.
First of all, as a family member, Jing Wei must give face to his future wife. The caravan also brought things suitable for the people of Luhua Town to consume, including pots and pans, needles and thread, cloth, rouge, powder, hairpins and jewelry.
The merchants in Dongping County who were on good terms with Cui Qingyi also followed the caravan to come here to take a look. Everyone had the same idea that since there was nothing important to do in winter, they might as well come and take a look at the village chief's fiefdom. Who knows, with the village chief's ability, there might be great opportunities here in the future.
Therefore, what was originally just a small market put together by the Beijing-Wei merchant caravan was now filled with various shops that Cui Qingyi had prepared in advance.
Cui Qingyi changed into casual clothes and walked with Taozhi in the market. They saw many familiar faces coming and going, such as Pangya and her brother. Seeing Cui Qingyi approaching, they hurriedly brought out a plate of exquisite cakes and said, "Master, try this. This is the latest cake I have researched. I added jujube paste to the filling. It is sour and sweet and appetizing."
Turning the corner, I ran into the owner of the grocery store on the east side of the county. "Hey, Manager Cui, I've been to your grocery store and I think the variety is still a little limited. Why don't you buy from me next time? I promise to provide you with a complete assortment of goods at a good price."
What surprised Cui Qingyi the most were Qi Moxuan and Gong Xiu. Gong Xiu was fine, but the fabrics in her Jinxiu Zhuang were affordable for ordinary people. If they gritted their teeth, they could buy one or two good pieces.
As for Qi Moxuan, Cui Qingyi flipped through the various storybooks on his stall, her face full of black lines: "What are you thinking? Who would buy your storybooks here?"
Qi Moxuan rolled his eyes at Cui Qingyi in an indecent manner and said sarcastically, "You really think I'm here to sell storybooks. I don't know that no one buys my storybooks here.
"Shopkeeper Zhao is almost annoying me to the point of having calluses on my ears. Village Master, Shopkeeper Cui, could you please be kind enough?"
Cui Qingyi touched the tip of her nose in embarrassment. Did the popularity of the upper, middle and lower volumes of "The Paper Bride" fade away so quickly?
"Haha, haha, don't worry, don't worry..." Because she couldn't give Manager Qi a specific time, Cui Qingyi didn't go to the street for a few days after the market.
But according to reports from people below, the market in Luhua Town had been open for a few days and had actually attracted many people from neighboring towns to come and attend the market.
This is a great thing for Cui Qingyi, proving that her transformation of Luhua Town has achieved initial results.
Lu Dazhong
Aunt Lu looked at her younger siblings, whom she hadn't seen in over a decade, and her face beamed. She took out some brown sugar cakes she had just bought at the market and offered them to the guests: "It's a rare visit from you. Why don't you stay at my house today?"
Aunt Lu's brother and sister-in-law declined: "We have to go back today. Your nephew and his wife are not at home, and we are worried about the remaining children at home."
When she heard that they would not stay overnight, Aunt Lu felt a flash of disappointment in her heart, but she became happy again in an instant. Life in Luhua Town was getting better, and if there was one thing, there would be another, and the relatives would definitely continue to visit each other.
After everyone left, Aunt Lu’s granddaughter was a little confused: "Grandma, why have I never seen this uncle before?" When she saw him for the first time, her grandmother gave them delicious food bought from the market.
The relatives were talking endlessly. Aunt Lu touched her granddaughter's head and said, "You are so lucky. As a girl, you can go to school and study with a teacher. Others envy you. You must work hard and become a female shopkeeper in the future."
The little child could not understand what her grandmother said at this moment, but since she entered school, she had learned many principles. She had heard many words like "work hard and have a bright future". She had also accumulated a lot of energy in her heart, just waiting for the future to bear fruit.
When the market ended, Cui Qingyi followed the caravan back to Dongping County.
Captain Wu's men had returned to the barracks three months ago. No one knew what the arrangements were for the winter in the barracks, but Cui Qingyi remembered that she had said she would hold a special show for Captain Wu's brothers at the Hongyan Teahouse, so she made arrangements early this time when she returned.
The common people have free time in winter, but the military camp is very busy. They are busy with daily patrols and rotations. Captain Wu has no time to spare, so he has his female family members sent over.
After several months of getting along, he was very optimistic about the Dongping Township Lord and wanted to make friends with Cui Qingyi, but as a grown man with no official business involved, it was naturally not easy for him to get too close to the township Lord. However, there were not so many rules for interactions between female relatives.
Besides, his mother at home likes to listen to opera, so it would be a good thing for him to take a few days off during the winter.
Captain Wu's family lives in Qinghe City, and he has many friends at home. When many of them heard that their elder sisters were going to Dongping County to listen to some new opera, they pestered their children to go with them without thinking.
Fortunately, the old lady of the Wu family was also a sensible person. She blocked the old sisters' childish request with all her strength: "The boy at home is making trouble, and you are too old to follow him. Wait for me to go and take a look at it first. If it's really good, we can go together next time."
In this way, the old lady of the Wu family, leaving behind many old sisters, set off with her entire family. Cui Qingyi also made urgent preparations after receiving the letter.
Fortunately, Hongyan Teahouse is now well-established, and all you need to do is give the owner a heads-up and everything will be arranged properly.
Mrs. Wu originally had no hope for this trip to Dongping County, and just thought of it as a way to relax. But when she actually heard the opera at the Hongyan Teahouse, she wished she could stay in the teahouse and listen to the opera at night.
When she was about to return, she held Cui Qingyi's hand reluctantly and said, "Village Master, please don't find me annoying when I come again next year."
Cui Qingyi...please don't come here. Look at those big dark circles under your eyes. They are scary.
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