Shopkeeper Wu was enormously excited: "Excellent, excellent! I’ll send a letter to our Gui Lin Ju’s master immediately. When you arrive there, someone in the capital will pick you up and help you settle in. Miss Ji, don’t worry. Just start running the Qinghe shop confidently, and both of our houses will make a fortune!"
"When should I leave?"
"The sooner, the better! However, ultimately, the decision is yours, isn’t it, Miss Ji?" Shopkeeper Wu laughed heartily. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
"Let’s set off in a couple of days. I need to inform my family first." Ji Xinhe said.
Making this sudden decision might be hard for her big brother and Xiao Bei to accept immediately.
Shopkeeper Wu readily agreed, "Absolutely! Just let me know when you want to leave, Miss Ji. I’ll write to the capital right away to ensure they take good care of you when you get there."
"Hmmm." Ji Xinhe nodded, then stood up and left.
Shopkeeper Wu saw her off courteously and even personally arranged a horse carriage for her.
When Ji Xinhe returned to the village, it was still morning. She arrived home just after noon and saw Ji Dong having lunch.
Seeing her come back, Ji Dong was taken aback, "Xinhe, why did you come back so early? Have you eaten yet?"
"I’ve eaten." Ji Xinhe sat down across Ji Dong, glanced at the food on the table, and frowned: "Is this left over from last night? There’s hardly any food. Are you eating well?"
Ji Dong laughed, "Hey, it doesn’t fulfill my taste buds, but I’m alone at home. Any kind of food is fine. I have to take care of my workshop duties in the afternoon. Everyone will be coming to work soon. I don’t have time to prepare anything special."
Xin He had gone out, and Xiao Bei had been studying at the Academy, so he naturally wouldn’t come home for lunch.
Xinhe said helplessly, "Big brother, you don’t take care of yourself. If you live alone, I really can’t be at ease. You should bring Xiao Cui home quickly. Our home needs a lady to manage things. Let her take care of you. Let’s see if you dare to be so negligent with your meals."
Ji Dong blushed slightly, "You always banter around, we have you at home, don’t we?"
Hearing Ji Dong say this, Xinhe paused for a moment, hesitated for a while, before saying, "Big brother, I went to Gui Lin Ju today."
"Hmmm, what happened?" Ji Dong asked while eating.
"Shopkeeper Wu said that the grape wine we sent to the capital had been rewarded to the court officials by the Emperor, causing a buzz in the capital city."
Ji Dong’s eyes lit up, "Isn’t that great?"
Ji Xinhe pursed her lips only to continue, "But the supply cannot meet the demand. The grape wine market has been tapped, but the amount of grape wine in the capital is still not enough. Therefore, Shopkeeper Wu suggests that we open up a Qinghe shop in the capital city and set up a winery to strike when the iron is hot to make fine profits."
Ji Dong was stunned, "Going to the capital?"
He had never thought in his life that they could do business in the capital! His sister is really impressive!
But then, he thought of a serious matter, "So, we should open the winery in the capital ourselves?"
Ji Xinhe nodded, "Opening the Qinghe shop in the capital is not a small matter. I have to go there personally, or I won’t be at ease."
Ji Dong seemed troubled, and put his chopsticks down, "Then I’ll go with you."
However, Ji Xinhe retorted, "If you go, who will take care of our shops here in Lian’an Town? Who will manage the workshop here? Big brother, haven’t you forgotten that we have to buy farmland here in Lian’an Town and rent some mountains for ample development? The Qinghe shop in Lian’an Town is on the right track and serves as my backup. How can I rest assured if you leave?"
Ji Dong was somewhat anxious, "But you, a girl, are going to the unfamiliar capital alone. How can I rest assured?"
Ji Xinhe laughed, "Big brother, you really underestimate me. Even if I go to the capital alone, or even to another country alone, I have nothing to fear. Moreover, Shopkeeper Wu of Gui Lin Ju has said that he will send a letter to the capital for me. Someone will be waiting for me there. How could I be alone?"
"But..." Ji Dong knew about Ji Xinhe’s abilities. She, on her own, could handle several thieves. She was bright and wise, she could handle any place even if she was alone. Despite her being a woman, she was much more competent than an ordinary man.
However, despite this, she was his sister. How could he be so easily reassured?
But if he thought rationally, the Qinghe shop in Lian’an Town also needed someone to take care of it. All of these are Xinhe’s backup, and he needed to guard these industries for Xin He, so he couldn’t leave.
Ji Dong was filled with a sense of contradiction, and couldn’t eat anymore due to his worry.
Xinhe laughed, and replied, "Why is big brother worried? I’m just making a trip. Maybe I’ll be back in few months. Besides, big brother needs to find a wife. Your marriage with Xiao Cui has been set for next month. You can’t let her down."
Also, considering Xiao Cui would be coming to their home, and they would have a woman in the house who could take care of Ji Dong, Xinhe could also leave with assurance. Otherwise, Ji Dong, as a grown man, couldn’t take care of himself, let alone look after Xiao Bei.
Ji Dong sighed helplessly, "I have always been a man of few words. I can’t persuade you otherwise. You have all these rational reasons, and if I say ’no’ to you I’ll be the one being unreasonable."
Xinhe giggled, "Brother, don’t say it like that. This is a big good news. Why sigh over it? Brother, don’t worry. I’m not a reckless person. Since I dare to go, I’m prepared. Besides, for the development of our Qinghe shop, this step must be taken sooner or later. It’s just that our business has developed faster, so we are taking the step sooner."
Only then did Ji Dong ask, "When are you planning to leave?"
"As soon as possible. After all, such matters should be dealt with sooner rather than later. But first, I need to get everything done here, also I won’t rest until everything here is arranged. Maybe in a few days." Xinhe said.
Ji Dong was still not assured, but he knew that once Xinhe decided something, it wouldn’t change. Especially if this ambitious girl had to take this step sooner or later, he didn’t try to stop her anymore, and only said, "Alright then."
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In the next few days, Xinhe started to make arrangements. The first thing was the farmland procurement. It was now early spring. The sooner the farmland was bought, the sooner they could prepare the land for spring plowing. They couldn’t afford to miss this chance.
She went to find Li Zheng, intending to buy five hundred acres of good land.
The original plan was to buy a hundred acres, but now the market in the capital had been unlocked, proving that the future development of Qinghe shop would be rapid. So she made a temporary change and decided to buy five hundred acres of land first.
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