Chapter 174 Chapter 174 Opening a Store in Beijing
Li Wei wiped away his tears. "Sixth child, father was wrong. You have your own path to follow. From now on, go boldly wherever you want. The farther the better, even if it means leaving here. Father has been overly concerned over the years and can't speak for you. Follow Master Xu well in the future. Leaving Dali Village will be a good thing for you. Father only warns you that Master Xu has done you a great favor. No matter where you go in the future, you must remember this kindness. Okay? No more crying."
Li Liu kowtowed to Li Wei and his wife, resting his forehead on the ground, and said in a resounding voice, "I will remember this, my son. I will never forget Master Xu's kindness."
Because Li Liu never forgot Xu Yunfan's kindness, he loved to run to Xu Yunfan's house whenever he had time, so that every time Xu Yunfan saw someone coming to look for him, he would feel dry mouth and thirsty.
After the matter of the servant boy was settled, Xu Yunfan walked around the main hall. Qin An called out to Yaya, "Brother, why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Not yet. Wait until your eldest brother finishes his shower before going to bed," Xu Yunfan said. He stood at the door of Qin An and Qin Mu's room and knocked a few times. After Qin An agreed, he pushed the door open and went in. When the two guys on the bed looked at him, their eyes were still as bright as rats, and they didn't seem sleepy at all. "Why aren't you sleeping yet? Did my brother-in-law's conversation with Uncle Li Wei and the others disturb you?"
"No."
Qin An shook his little head, stood up, put one hand on his chest, and patted the edge of the bed with the other hand, "Brother, sit here."
His brother-in-law is said to be hardworking, and he is actually quite hardworking. When he first came to the house, he would rush to do any work, no matter whether he could do it or not. Although he didn't accomplish many things, Qin An saw his diligence.
But such a hardworking brother sometimes gives people the impression that he is extremely lazy.
At home, his brother-in-law would never stand if he could sit, and would never stand if he could lie down.
Normally in the hall, you have to take two chairs, one for sitting on and one for your feet, and then use your back to exert force and control the strength to lean back, just like sleeping on a recliner.
Qin An had seen it several times and was so curious that he tried to learn it a few times and fell a few times.
Later he realized that seemingly simple things actually require certain technical support.
And his brother-in-law is a talented person who is skilled in technology and proficient in using it.
Qin An admired Gefu and didn't want him to get tired, so he asked Xu Yunfan to sit down.
Without giving it much thought, Xu Yunfan sat down, looking at Qin An and then at Qin Mu, "Why can't you sleep? No way, you two are so young and you already have insomnia?"
Qin Mu shook his head, crawled in front of Xu Yunfan, and pretended to squeeze into Xu Yunfan's arms.
Seeing this, Xu Yunfan laughed, picked up the little guy with one hand, patted Qin Mu's butt with the other, and then put him on his lap, waving to Qin An to come over, "Tell me."
"Brother, I'm trying to figure out with my brother whether Sanwa can rescue Grandpa. I've got so many things on my mind, and the more I think about it, the more I can't sleep. I'm not even sleepy anymore."
"Then do you think Sanwa can rescue Grandpa?"
"I don't think so, but my brother thinks so."
"Why?"
"Didn't my brother say that the eldest son is incredibly strong, and the second son has clairvoyance and super hearing, but they were all tricked by the snake demon. The third son has a head of steel and arms, is invulnerable, and is also very powerful, but if he could have rescued Grandpa, wouldn't the other four sons have been in trouble? My younger brother thinks differently. He says that if he were the third son, he would never have been fooled and would have definitely been able to rescue Grandpa."
Hearing this, Xu Yunfan chuckled, lowered his head, and rested his chin lightly on Qin Mu's shoulder. "Our An'er's analysis is great. Of course, our Mu'er is also great and confident. In this respect, he is just like your brother-in-law and me. People should be more confident."
Xu Yunfan must have some misunderstanding about himself, or he is not clear about the concept of "a little bit". Otherwise, how could he have the nerve to say such things?
"Since you're so eager to know whether Sanwa can successfully rescue Grandpa, let Gefu reveal the answer to you."
Xu Yunfan was about to speak when he noticed from the corner of his eye that Qin Run had come over and was leaning against the door with his arms folded over his chest, looking at them with a smile in his eyes and a faint smile on his lips. He was wearing a white bathrobe with a slightly open neckline revealing his sexually tense chest muscles and strong and lean calves... These calves had been resting on his shoulders... Just this one glance made Xu Yunfan fantasize about everything he saw, and some colorful scenes of what had happened kept flashing through his mind.
Beast!
Xu Yunfan took one look and didn't dare to look again, for fear that if he looked a few more times, he would not be able to continue telling the story. "Now that you are here, come and sit down. Don't you like listening to the stories of Calabash Brothers too? Come on, I'm going to start telling you."
"Okay." Qin Run took a few big strides and sat next to Xu Yunfan. Qin An sat cross-legged between the two of them. However, the little guy was small and could not take up much space. The distance between the two adults was not far. Xu Yunfan could even smell the faint fragrance coming from Qin Run, which was a completely different smell from his own.
How strange!
The two people used the same pancreatic soap, so why were the effects so different?
Why does Qin Run smell so good?
Xu Yunfan was doing two things at once. He was telling the story of Calabash Brothers with great emotion, but his mind was thinking about some inappropriate things.
"Oh!"
Qin Run laughed softly. Xu Yunfan's eyes looked so silly tonight.
He seemed to be in a daze, or thinking about some difficult problem, but no matter what he was thinking about, Qin Run was sure that Xu Yunfan was looking at him.
Qin Run laughed happily at being looked at so lovingly by his beloved. Qin An pulled down his nightgown and asked, "Brother, what are you laughing at?"
He was so sad. Sanwa failed and couldn't rescue grandpa. Why was the eldest brother still smiling at this time?
"Nothing." Qin Run withdrew his gaze from Xu Yunfan and turned to Qin An, "Okay, it's time for you to go to bed."
Qin An and Qin Mu were very well behaved and didn't make any noise. When Qin Run called them to sleep, Qin Mu immediately came out of Xu Yunfan's arms and lay back down with Qin An.
"Good night." Before leaving, Xu Yunfan did not forget to pinch the two little guys. Seeing Qin Run kissing them, Xu Yunfan also kissed them, and then went back to the room with Qin Run.
"Baby, you seem to smell so good tonight!"
Xu Yunfan sat against the headboard, stretching out his long, straight legs. Qin Run sat astride his thighs. He laughed out loud when he heard that. He grabbed Xu Yunfan's nightgown with both hands, leaned over, and touched his forehead with Xu Yunfan's. "Yunfan, do you want to..."
What do you want?
Qin Run moved up and down a few times, and then deliberately pulled down the nightgown on his shoulders, revealing his round shoulders, which was very suggestive. "Yun Fan~"
Xu Yunfan's eyes darkened, the corners of his mouth raised, and he lay down directly, with his hands behind his head, "I think you want it, baby, come on, I'm already lying down."
The two of them "made noises" for a while before falling asleep in each other's arms.
At dawn, Xu Yunfan heard Qin Run talking to someone in a daze. Xu Yunfan couldn't hear clearly, but even though he was very sleepy, he still got up.
Who would come here so early in the morning?
Is there something going on again?
The weather in mid-September was already chilly in the morning. Xu Yunfan thought it was okay and he could take a nap later. He was too lazy to change his clothes and simply came out covered with a thin blanket.
When he saw the person in the yard smiling shyly at Qin Run, Xu Yunfan narrowed his eyes and rubbed them with his hands. Wow, he had been in the academy for so long, what kind of people had he not seen? What kind of students were there in the academy?
But only the one in front of me.
This guy is definitely a little puppy.
This person has a small and smooth face, fair skin, and delicate eyebrows that are slightly curved along with the shape of his eyes. Under his long and slightly curled eyelashes are a pair of big, black and bright eyes. His slightly fleshy lips have two dimples on both sides when he smiles.
In short, this person is cute and handsome. Xu Yunfan thought that this kind of appearance would probably be very popular among the top guys.
However, he still prefers Qin Run's type.
When the other party saw Xu Yunfan looking at him, he smiled at him implicitly.
Out of politeness, Xu Yunfan didn't smile, but just nodded slightly as a greeting.
Xu Yunfan withdrew his gaze and stopped looking closely, let alone looking to see if there was a small red mole on the man's neck that was unique to guys. He yawned lazily, thinking that it was some guy who came to see Qin Run. This guy could even laugh, so it was probably nothing serious. He should go back and have another sleep, as he was extremely sleepy.
Just as Xu Yunfan turned around, the little puppy finished talking to Qin Run and ran over in two steps, "Master Xu."
Wow!
This familiar voice made Xu Yunfan turn around suddenly, his eyes wide open, "Are you Li Liu?"
"It's me!" Li Liu smiled embarrassedly when he saw Xu Yunfan's surprised look. He knew that he was very dirty before. His face was dirty every day and his unkempt long hair covered half of his eyes. Last night, Xu Yunfan tactfully reminded him to pay attention to his personal image, so he cleaned himself up just to not embarrass Xu Yunfan.
Xu Yunfan wiped his face and almost blurted out "I thought it was some guy coming", but fortunately he thought better of it and swallowed it back.
With Li Liu's appearance, it's no wonder that Li Shan has been thinking about him for many years.
Li Liu, who hadn't felt so clean in six years, was uneasy. "Master Xu, do you have anything to arrange?"
Xu Yunfan, who just wanted to have a good nap, said: "No, I haven't had anything to do recently. Just follow Run Ge'er. If he needs your help, just do it. If he has nothing to do, just help out in the cafeteria. Then come back with Aunt Qin and the others in the evening."
"Okay." Li Liu knew why Xu Yunfan wanted him to stay in the village as little as possible. He knew how meticulous Xu Yunfan was.
When they arrived at the academy, Qin Run introduced Li Liu to Aunt Qin and the others, and after breakfast, he went to find Qi Xiu Ze.
Li Liu was cute when he was a child. Even though he was a member of the Li family, many people in the Qin family liked him. His mother used to be a maid in a wealthy family in the county town, and his father also worked there. The two of them were rarely in the village. Later, after the couple returned to the village, their relationship with other members of the Li family was average. Their youngest son loved to run to the Qin family, but the couple didn't say anything.
Qin San is two years younger than Li Liu. They used to play together, but after Li Liu returned to the village, he no longer looked for him to play. Qin San felt sorry about this. Now that Li Liu has joined them, Qin San is naturally happy. Qin Run doesn't even need to teach Li Liu how to do anything. Qin San took over this task.
The other side.
"Brother Run, are you looking for me?" Qi Xiu Ze was originally reading in the classroom. He was pushed by other students and then he realized that it was Qin Run who was looking at him outside.
Qin Run: "Well, I need your help with something, are you free?"
"Yes!" Qi Xiu Ze brought Qin Run to the pavilion on the lake. "If you need any help, just tell me. We are all brothers, and maybe we will even be relatives in the future."
Qin Run: “…”
It’s really early to say this.
"I heard that the Qi family has a fleet and a caravan. I wonder if there's a direct waterway from here to the capital?"
What question did Qin Run ask?
It's a bit funny.
Qi Xiu Ze wanted to laugh, but when he saw Qin Run's serious expression, he suddenly couldn't laugh anymore.
Even his smile did not contain any contempt or ridicule.
But why should he laugh at him?
He just came from a good family, went to college, and traveled to many places, which broadened his horizons. He didn't know exactly how many waterways there were in the Dayan Dynasty, but he had a general idea of it.
If Qin Run had the same background as him, Qin Run might not be worse than him. Why does he laugh at Qin Run for being short-sighted and ignorant?
Qi Xiu Ze said seriously, "No, Run'er. In our Great Yan Dynasty, it is extremely unrealistic to open a waterway from Qinghe Town directly to the capital."
"If I want to transport a batch of goods weighing several thousand kilograms to the capital, should I choose water or land transportation?" Qin Run's words were actually an indirect question of which method of transporting goods would be more cost-effective.
"You have goods to ship to the capital? Then I suggest you take a combined land and water route. That is, take the water route from Qinghe Town, and then take the land route after reaching Yiping Prefecture. This way, it will take less time and save more money. We usually take this one-day route to ship candles to the capital."
Qin Run: "Isn't the Qi family also doing this work? I want to give you the responsibility of transporting the goods to the capital, and we can cooperate."
Qi Xiu Ze asked curiously, "What goods are you shipping to the capital? Is it urgent? If not, you can wait and ship them over when the fleet has more goods."
If several thousand kilograms of goods were to be transported by land, it would only take a few horse-drawn carriages, but it would not be cost-effective to make a special trip.
If you are in a hurry, you will have to pay an extra expedited fee. With him around, he will definitely not charge you this expedited fee, but there is no harm in asking.
"I need to transport a load of charcoal."
"What? Charcoal?" Qi Xiu Ze was a little confused. "What charcoal? Are you buying charcoal now and then reselling it?"
Qin Run shook his head, his face filled with pride, "No, the charcoal I want to ship to the capital is all burned by our own people."
Hearing this, Qi Xiu Ze was silent for a moment, "Did Yun Fan teach you to burn it?"
If the charcoal was made by someone else, Qi Xiu Ze would probably ask Qin Run to give up.
It is true that burning and selling charcoal can make money, but there are too few people who know how to do it.
It's not like other people haven't tried it. After all, in this place where firewood is used for burning, don't they usually produce pieces of black charcoal the size of eggs when they boil water, cook, or fry vegetables?
Many people think that burning charcoal is the same as burning wood, but after they try it, they realize that it is not the case at all.
Although Qin Run did do some business, most of it was related to food. Qi Xiu Ze couldn't help but explain, "Brother Run, charcoal is actually not easy to sell, especially the charcoal we burn ourselves. It goes out quickly and isn't as warm as the charcoal sold outside. It's fine for daily use at home, but if you sell it outside, especially in Beijing, you won't get a good price."
"But the charcoal made by Yunfan is very good. I've made inquiries. Silver Frost charcoal is very popular and there's almost no problem selling it."
"Huh? What did you say? Silver Frost Charcoal?" Qi Xiu Ze pinched his arm until a sharp pain shot through it. "Run'er, I'm not dreaming, am I? Did Yun Fan really burn out the Silver Frost Charcoal?"
"Really? I've already burned over three hundred bags. I'm planning to ship the Silver Frost Charcoal to the capital to sell. Could you write a letter and ask someone to help me?"
Qin Run continued, "Can you ask someone to find me a shop in the capital? I want to open a shop and specialize in selling things made by my family. If possible, can you help me find a shopkeeper to manage the shop first?"
"Yes, of course. Don't worry, leave it to me and I will definitely satisfy you."
These things were difficult for Qin Run to handle, but for Qi Xiu Ze, they were just a small matter, just a letter.
After chatting for a few more words, Qin Run thanked him and left. Qi Xiu Ze was still sitting there in a daze.
After a long moment, Qi Xiu Ze slapped himself and muttered to himself, "I'm really surprised by something I haven't seen before. Hasn't that kid brought enough surprises?"
Because of this, Qi Xiu Ze didn't even go back to the classroom, but went straight back to the dormitory to write a letter.
In the letter, Qi Xiu Ze told Qi Yuanyang to clean up the largest store on Jingbei Road and give it to Xu Yunfan. He also asked Qi Yuanyang to find the most experienced store manager trained by the Qi family and send him over. Finally, he asked Qi Yuanyang to find someone to renovate the store according to the blueprints.
The drawings were given by Qin Run, and Qi Xiu Ze sent them to the capital along with a letter.
Qi Yuanyang almost vomited blood when he received the letter. He cursed Qi Xiu Ze and called him a bastard who was ungrateful. Not only did he give up the shop, but he even dared to order him around. This was really outrageous.
In the letter, Qi Xiu Ze did not explain why he wanted to give the shop to Qin Run and Xu Yunfan, nor did he mention anything about the charcoal.
He was afraid that if he told it, given his father's foxy personality, he would definitely buy out the Silver Frost Charcoal before it was officially put on the market.
Qin Run also wanted to use this batch of silver frost charcoal to promote the reputation of Yunrun Store.
For this reason, when Qi Yuanyang saw the letter, he was very angry, but his youngest son wrote to him specifically for this purpose. Qi Yuanyang cursed at him, but turned around and still carried out the matters one by one.
Qin Run is a good person. Not to mention that Qi Xiu Ze helped him so much, even Xie Baizhou and the other two did a lot for Xu Yunfan. Not to mention that when Xu Yunfan owed them money for all his assets, and Xu Yunfan wanted to raise cattle, the four of them used their family power and raised money to help Xu Yunfan buy dozens of cows. Qin Run was greatly shocked by this friendship.
A true friend is not a servile friend, but a friend who can share weal and woe with you.
Xu Yunfan accepted this love, and Qin Run must also accept it, because he and Xu Yunfan are husband and wife, and they are one.
When the first batch of Silver Frost Charcoal was delivered to the capital and before it started to be sold a month later, a handwritten letter from Qin Run was also delivered to the shopkeeper along with the Silver Frost Charcoal.
In the letter, Qin Run explained matters related to the launch time and pricing of the Silver Frost Charcoal. Finally, he asked the shopkeeper to take out four bags of Silver Frost Charcoal and send them to the Qi Mansion, Xie Mansion, Lin Mansion, and Chen Mansion respectively.
Silver Frost Charcoal?
This batch of goods is actually silver frost charcoal?
The shopkeeper was stunned. He watched several men carrying bag after bag of silver frost charcoal to the warehouse and was still in shock.
He must be dreaming. How did their boss get so much silver frost charcoal?
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