Chapter 99: Checking the Shop
Ge Shuanniang pursed her lips and said, "Madam Lu, that's not what you said. You are now living in Zhounan Village, so you are part of the village.
It's okay if you get yourself into trouble, but don't bring trouble to the villagers. That man is obviously a prominent figure in the city. If you offend him, what will you do if he comes to retaliate against you?"
When the Ge family members who were hiding next door heard this, they immediately felt worried.
If someone really came to retaliate, the first ones to suffer would definitely be them, the neighbors of the Lu family! What's more, the Lu family rented their house.
Seeing several members of the Ge family suddenly appear, Ge Shuanniang spoke even more excitedly, "Your current status is different from before. You are now exiled criminals. It would only take one finger to crush you. Madam Lu, I advise you to change your temper and stop causing trouble for the manor."
"How can you tell that I've offended someone?" Jiang Tangtang asked, "Have you ever seen someone who's been offended still eagerly come to my house to give gifts? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that they're trying to curry favor with me."
Jiang Tangtang sighed softly as he spoke, "It doesn't matter if this person is stupid. What's scary is that he's stupid and doesn't realize it. You should be more careful!"
After saying that, Jiang Tangtang was too lazy to pay attention to her anymore and turned back into the house.
Ge Shuanniang was so angry that she left the yard cursing and went to Kenjingzhuang to find Jiang Caiwei under the cover of night.
Looking at Ge Shuanniang's back, Lu Shili asked Xue Banxian for a packet of powder, said hello to Jiang Tangtang, and went out.
Jiang Tangtang told her family that Ge Shuanniang was a spy hired by Jiang Caiwei, with the intention of asking them to be more careful.
But ever since he knew that Ge Shuanniang was Jiang Caiwei's spy, Lu Shili often huddled together with Xue Banxian, and no one knew what they were secretly planning. He also often went out in such a mysterious way.
Jiang Tangtang suspected he was going to do something bad, but ignored him. A greedy gossip like Ge Shuanniang deserved a lesson.
Jiang Tangtang began to sort out the things she had bought today, preparing to make scented candles. Seeing this, Su Shi asked curiously, "Why did you buy so much beeswax?"
"I'm going to stop doing food business for now. I plan to make something else to sell." Jiang Tangtang explained: "This is for making scented candles."
Su had never heard of scented candles, so she couldn't help but wonder, "What are those? Can they be sold?"
"I've already made an agreement with the owner of Jiuxia Silver Shop. After these scented candles are made, they'll be given to her as gifts to the shop's VIP customers."
While Jiang Tangtang was explaining to Su, she took out some cotton thread and planned to make it into a candle wick.
Last night she was in a hurry and didn't have time to make candle wicks, so she broke off the wicks of the scented candles she had bought before. But if you want to make scented candles in large quantities, you have to make the candle wicks yourself.
To make a candle wick, you must first choose thick cotton thread and soak it in a borax solution for twelve hours.
Su looked at Jiang Tangtang's actions and couldn't help but ask, "Isn't this Chinese medicine? Why did you dissolve it in water and put it together with cotton thread?"
Yes, borax is also called moonstone sand.
Jiang Tangtang was worried for a long time at first about finding borax, but later she realized that it was a traditional Chinese medicine in ancient times.
I went to the clinic and asked, and sure enough, they had it, so I quickly bought some.
I didn’t expect that Su also knew him.
Jiang Tangtang said, "Mom, this is for making candle wicks!"
Su didn't understand, so she could only take care of all the housework at home so that Jiang Tangtang would have more time to take care of her own things.
But the house was short on rooms, making it difficult for Jiang Tangtang to move freely. Furthermore, the porcelain candle holders hadn't been fired yet, and the wicks needed time to be prepared. She simply put renting a shop on the agenda.
Although Jiang Tangtang already had a plan in mind, she still said, "Mom, I'm going to the county town to rent a shop tomorrow. I'm going to open a pastry shop in the city. Do you want to come with me?"
"I won't go. I can't help if I go." Su thought of the shopkeeper Song who came today and said worriedly, "Let Shi Yan go with you."
Jiang Tangtang was about to refuse when she heard Lu Shiyan say, "I have something to do in the county tomorrow."
Su's face suddenly lit up with smiles. "Shi Li will go with us tomorrow. Let that brat run errands. Shi Yan will help you keep an eye on things in the car."
Lu Shiyan wanted to go on his own, and Su Shi also persuaded him like this, so Jiang Tangtang didn't say anything more.
The next morning, the three of them went to the county town together.
After arriving in the county town, Lu Shili said, "Sister-in-law, I know someone who happens to be in the dental business. How about I ask him out and ask him for help?"
Jiang Tangtang raised an eyebrow. She couldn't believe that this kid had accumulated such a network of contacts in the county so quickly!
She handed him a bag of pork jerky and said, "It's easier to get things done with someone you know. When you go see him, take this bag of snacks with you. It's embarrassing to bother him so early in the morning."
"Thank you, sister-in-law. Brother Zhu will definitely like it when he sees it." Lu Shili ran away with the oil-paper bag, leaving Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan in the car. They looked at each other and looked away uncomfortably.
In the end, it was Jiang Tangtang who spoke first: "What are you going to do? How about I take you there first?"
"Don't be in a hurry!" Lu Shiyan said.
The two of them sat in the car. Jiang Tangtang felt awkward, so she simply took out another bag of pork jerky and handed it to Lu Shiyan, saying, "You didn't eat anything this morning. You must be hungry. How about eating something first?"
Lu Shiyan took the pork jerky and said, "You eat too."
The two of them ate in silence. After a while, Lu Shili came over with a big man.
The big man's name is Zhu Chengjiang. No one knows how they know each other, but he seems to have a close relationship with Lu Shili.
After a few pleasantries, Jiang Tangtang directly talked about his requirements for the shop.
Since it's a food business, the location must be good and not too remote. The shop doesn't need to be too large, but it would be better if it has its own yard to facilitate the setting up of a kitchen.
Zhu Chengjiang followed Jiang Tangtang's request and took them to visit five shops in total.
Jiang Tangtang finally settled on a shop in the East Market.
This shop not only has a good location, but also has a backyard. Most importantly, there is a well in the yard for drawing water. For opening a food shop, the location of this place is the best in all aspects, but the owner of this shop is unwilling to rent it.
The shop owner was a woman in her forties. Her eyes were red as she said, "If my family wasn't in dire need of money, I wouldn't be willing to sell this shop! If you really want to buy it, I can give you a slightly lower price, but forget about the rent."
Seeing Jiang Tangtang's suspicious look, Zhu Chengjiang quietly told them about the family's situation.
It turned out that something had happened in this woman's family some time ago. Her husband died suddenly and her son was thrown into jail. She urgently needed money to go to the government office to get her son out, so she had to sell the shop passed down from her ancestors.
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