When she asked about it, Uncle Liu frowned slightly, then said:
"Anyone who does business in Yong'an City knows that to run a business smoothly in Yong'an City, you have to pay at least five taels of silver to the government every month! Five taels of silver! Our shop is small and doesn't make much profit, so we can't even earn five taels a month. Sometimes, we even have to borrow money from others to pay the government. So, ever since my son and I came to Caishen Street, we've been thinking of uniting with everyone to fight against the government. Who would have thought that Sun Dachuan would resort to underhanded tactics and directly order people in the city not to come to Caishen Street to buy things, and even designate it as a dead street? Where can we go to reason with that? Later, we all thought, even if we have customers, the money we make won't be enough to pay the government, so if we don't have customers, we don't have customers!"
His words gave Luo Zhiwan a general understanding of the truth.
But how can this situation be resolved?
She fell into deep thought.
Seeing that she had been unhappy since she returned, Luo Tianhe, who was arranging medicinal herbs, quickly came over and asked her what was wrong.
"Zhiwan, what happened? You look so pale."
She sighed helplessly.
"Dad, I finally understand why our house is so cheap."
"Why?"
"Because Caishen Street has another name..."
"What?"
"Dead street..."
Luo Tianhe looked at him with disbelief.
"Dead Street? Where did you hear that from?"
Seeing that her father had doubts, she told Luo Tianhe everything he had found out over the past half day.
By the end, Luo Tianhe was so angry he gritted his teeth.
"It's infuriating! How could the government of Yong'an City do something like this? They're deliberately trying to starve everyone on this street to death."
“Father, they not only want to starve the whole street, but also the entire Yong’an City. Every shop on this street has to pay five taels of silver to the government every month. How can any shop afford that much silver? Even if someone can afford it, it’s almost a shop’s entire month’s income, which is equivalent to working for nothing for a month.”
"well!"
Luo Tianhe was so angry at these words that the veins on his face bulged and a deep furrow appeared on his forehead.
"Zhiwan, how about we go somewhere else? Let's leave this place?"
“Father, we’ve invested all our money here. If we move now, it’ll mean we’ll be sleeping on the streets. At least here, we’ll have a place to shelter from the wind and rain.”
"But what will we do if there's no business? How will we survive?"
After pondering for a while, Luo Zhiwan's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Dad, I have an idea."
"What idea?" Luo Tianhe asked impatiently.
"If the government won't allow ordinary people to patronize the God of Wealth Street, then I'll set up a stall on the street..."
Luo Tianhe nodded as if he suddenly understood.
"Your idea is not bad, let's do it this way."
Finally, she had an idea, and with her father's approval, a smile instantly spread across Zhiwan's face.
She immediately decided that starting tomorrow, she would set up a stall on the street. Anyway, she had enough people at home. She could take pulses and sell medicinal herbs at the same time. Even if there were few patients, at least she could earn some income.
Thinking of this, she greeted Luo Tianhe and then eagerly ran off to discuss tomorrow's plans with Zhiwan and Jiawang.
...
Phoenix
Two months later, Leng Chuchen, along with Hu Ke and Li Ping, once again stepped into Phoenix City.
The three of them stood on horseback outside Phoenix City, looking at the towering city gate. Leng Chuchen felt an indescribable excitement.
He couldn't forget Luo Zhiwan, and he also missed Luo Yiming, that adorable child.
The reason he waited so long to come see her was that he wanted to wait until she calmed down before coming; he didn't want to upset her.
However, when the three of them arrived at the Luo Family Clinic, they found that the Luo Family Clinic sign was no longer there, and in its place were the four large characters: Liu Family Pharmacy.
Upon seeing this, his brows furrowed instantly, and his face turned ashen.
"Ke'er, go and ask what happened?"
After nodding, Hu Ke dismounted, draped the reins over the horse's back, and headed directly towards Liu's pharmacy.
Li Ping said with some surprise:
"Young master, what's wrong? Could it be that Miss Luo and her family no longer live here?"
"Shut your mouth."
Although Leng Chuchen was also puzzled by this, he was unwilling to admit it.
He couldn't imagine what he would do if he didn't see Luo Zhiwan on this trip.
A moment later, Hu Ke strode back, shaking his head with a grave expression.
"Young master, Miss Luo and her family moved away two days ago."
"They moved away?"
Upon hearing those three words, he felt his head spin, and he pressed for an answer.
Where did they move to?
Hu Ke shook his head.
"I don't know. That pharmacy was bought by a woman named Li Dazui. She doesn't want to say more."
Leng Chuchen took a long breath, then immediately turned her horse around. Li Ping quickly rode after her.
"Young master, where are we going?"
"Go to the government office."
After saying this, he shouted "Giddy up!" and rode away. Li Ping hurriedly followed behind. Seeing this, Hu Ke scrambled onto his horse and chased after them in the direction they had gone.
From Yanglin Street to the City Lord's Mansion, Leng Chuchen barely stopped, and Hu Ke and Li Ping, who followed behind him, didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
Hu Ke stepped forward, explained his purpose to the gatekeeper, and then quickly turned back.
Leng Chuchen's expression also became increasingly unpleasant at this moment.
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