Chapter 581: The store is popular
"Sun Changze!"
Daohua came to the front yard with the help of Wang Maner. At this moment, Yan Wenzhen was sitting in the living room talking to Sun Changze.
Seeing Daohua limping, Yan Wenxiu quickly stepped forward and helped her sit down: "Slow down, don't sprain your ankle again."
Daohua said nonchalantly, "I'm being careful." Seeing Sun Changze looking at her with confusion, she explained, "I sprained my ankle while picking herbs a few days ago."
Sun Changze smiled and said, "You have to take good care of your ankle, otherwise it will take a long time to heal. Miss Yan, you should listen to Uncle Yan." Knowing that Daohua was concerned about foreigners' things, he smiled and took a bag from his cousin behind him.
"I've been wandering around the trading markets frequented by foreigners for several days, and I found this kind of food that foreigners eat. I don't know if it's what you're looking for, Miss Yan."
Daohua looked at the things in the bag, her face lit up with joy, and she nodded quickly, saying, "This is what I'm looking for."
Yan Wenxiu stretched his head to take a look: "What is this?"
Daohua explained, "I saw this in a travelogue about foreign customs and practices. It's a potato, and it can be used as both a staple food and a dish."
Upon hearing this, Sun Changze immediately laughed and said, "No wonder I see those foreigners always eating this stuff." Then he looked at the bag and said, "The foreigners wanted to keep it for themselves, so I bought a small bag. I wonder if it's enough? If not, I'll ask my people to bring more next time they go north."
Daohua shook her head: "No need, with these seeds you brought back, I can grow countless next year." After that, she asked Wang Maner to put the potatoes away, and then told Sun Changze about his experiences in the north.
Sun Changze had been traveling around the country with his father since he was a child. He knew a lot about the mountains, rivers, scenic spots, customs and people in various places. Not only Daohua was yearning for the outside world he talked about, but Yan Wenxiu was also fascinated by it.
He didn't leave until the evening when Yan Wenxiu invited him to have dinner.
When Yan Wenxiu went to pay his respects to the old lady in the evening, he said to Daohua, "This Sun Changze, although he has not been well-educated and is a bit rough and tough, he is quite knowledgeable and humorous."
Daohua smiled and said, "He is not only knowledgeable, but also very loyal. Last time, Yuan Yao and I were kidnapped, he saw it and went to rescue us alone." There was admiration in his tone.
Yan Wenxiu smiled and said, "In the past, I only interacted with orthodox scholars, and I was more or less prejudiced against those who didn't read. Now that I've met Sun Changze, I've realized how ignorant I am. It turns out that even without reading, one can still be knowledgeable and have a good character. They say that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. It seems that I need to make more friends like Sun Changze in the future."
Having said that, he paused.
"By the way, Yuanxuan and the others are coming over on the fourth day of the New Year."
Daohua was stunned at first, then she said happily, "Is Yuanyao coming too?"
Yan Wenxiu nodded. "They'll come too. Uncle Dong and Aunt Dong will be coming, too." Seeing Daohua's surprise, he smiled and explained, "This year is Uncle Dong's last year as the Governor of Zhongzhou. I think he'd like to see more of Zhongzhou before returning to Beijing."
Hearing this, Daohua became depressed: "Jingwan went to the capital this year. I don't know if she will come back. Yuanyao will also leave next year."
Yan Wenxiu laughed and said, "They went to the capital. It's possible that our family will go there in the future. Even if we can't go, there will always be a chance to meet them again."
Daohua nodded dejectedly.
Capital city.
During the Dragon Boat Festival, every family prepares gifts to maintain relationships with their friends. Noble families, in particular, prepare even more elaborate gifts, some preoccupied with prestige, and some with a hint of competition.
It was at this juncture that the Four Seasons Fruit and Vegetable Shop quietly became popular.
It’s simple, it’s just because the shop has the latest batch of early-ripening watermelons this year.
There are early-ripening watermelons in Beijing. The reason why the Four Seasons Fruit and Vegetable Shop was remembered in a short time is that the watermelons sold in the shop are really good, juicy, delicious and with an attractive fruity aroma. Just looking at the watermelon cut in half placed in front of the shop makes people salivate.
Secondly, because of the purchase restriction order, the dignitaries who wanted to buy watermelons as holiday gifts were furious. Some of the more arrogant ones even tried to use their power to bully others. However, the store manager was not afraid at all and directly declared, "All the products we sell in our store are produced in Four Seasons Villa in Tangyu Mountain. If you want to cause trouble, you'd better ask around before you come."
Tangyushan Four Seasons Villa.
Others may not know about Four Seasons Villa, but people in the capital city of Tangyu Mountain are well-known. The villas there are all owned by royal relatives and high-ranking officials.
This time, no one dared to use violence.
The day before the Dragon Boat Festival, King Rui walked into the store with a smile on his face.
Looking at the empty shop, King Rui couldn't help but twitch his cheeks. This was the shop with the best business he had ever seen. It wasn't even noon yet, and all the items in the shop were sold out.
"Sir, our shop is closed. Please come in early tomorrow?" Qin Xiaoliu said with a smile on his face.
Prince Rui glanced at Qin Xiaoliu and said abruptly, "I know your master, so I won't expose your identities. Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, and I want to give someone a gift. Prepare a dozen large watermelons and a few baskets of seasonal vegetables for me, and I will keep your secret."
The vegetables sold in this store are unique. Since the store started selling them, he has people coming to buy them every day. He is so used to eating the vegetables in this store that he doesn't like the taste of vegetables from other stores anymore.
Qin Xiaoliu looked at Prince Rui, who was lying without changing his expression, and said with embarrassment, "Master, please don't embarrass me. The rules of the shop are set by the master, and I really can't agree to them."
After saying this, seeing the dissatisfaction on King Rui's face, he quickly smiled and said, "If you really like to eat our food, why not buy some seeds and grow them yourself? That would be more convenient."
Prince Rui looked at Qin Xiaoliu with an inexhaustible look: "I want to eat it now, but you let me grow it myself. It will take a long time for it to grow out. Are you crazy?"
Qin Xiaoliu quickly bent down to apologize, but there was no watermelon or vegetables.
Prince Rui glared at Qin Xiaoliu angrily. Thinking of the people behind him, he really felt helpless about what to do with this manager.
Qin Xiaoliu glanced at King Rui and didn't forget to promote the seeds from the shop next door: "Sir, the seeds we sell are really good. The seeds are big and plump, and the yield is high. If you buy some watermelon seeds this year, you can have as many watermelons as you want next year."
"There are also vegetable seeds, like those that can be harvested several times a year. You can buy them now and have them on your table in a few months."
Seeing that Qin Xiaoliu refused to give in, King Rui was too lazy to listen to his nonsense. He snorted and walked out of the shop.
Outside the shop, many people were watching. Seeing that King Rui had returned empty-handed, they became even more reluctant to underestimate this Four Seasons Fruit and Vegetable Shop.
King Rui originally wanted to leave immediately, but before getting on the carriage, he saw that the Four Seasons Seed Shop next door was full of people, and he couldn't help but walk over to take a look.
"Sir, do you want to buy seeds? Then please line up!"
Prince Rui looked at the several-meter-long line in front of him and asked his personal eunuch Shunzi, "Is this seed shop doing so well?"
Shunzi nodded. "You can tell at a glance that the quality of the seeds sold in this shop is better than other shops, and the prices are affordable. Plus, the Four Seasons Fruit and Vegetable Shop has ready-made exhibits, so more and more people come to buy seeds."
"Master, didn't you say before that the black rice porridge made in the kitchen was delicious? I bought it from the store. When the princess found out, she sent someone to buy a batch of seeds for us to plant. We have a lot of land at home, so I wanted to buy more. Unfortunately, there is a purchase limit on this kind of seeds."
Prince Rui's eyes widened, and he stroked his chin as he watched the people coming in and out of the seed shop. Many of them were merchants from all over the place. He immediately muttered, "Is your Majesty going to promote grain seeds?"
After observing the flow of customers at the seed shop for a while, Prince Rui got on the carriage and said, "Let's go to the palace."
The imperial palace.
The emperor received Dongli's letter and learned that the two missing medicinal herbs had been found and Grandma Gu's condition had improved. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Reading the words in the letter about Ye Yang and the eldest daughter of the Yan family going into the mountains to collect herbs, and how the eldest daughter of the Yan family was almost attacked by a poisonous snake and fell off a cliff, I felt a little sad.
"It's okay that Yeyang is my grandson, but Yan Zhigao's eldest daughter is truly destined to be with our family."
When Eunuch An heard this, his mind immediately flashed back to the scene of them being kidnapped, and he said with a smile, "Isn't it true? That girl is obviously blessed. Otherwise, how could she have met the two old masters and later sent Your Majesty before them?"
The emperor also thought of being tied up and couldn't help laughing.
When Prince Rui arrived, he happened to see the emperor in such a good mood, and immediately asked with a smile: "My emperor, you are so happy, what's the good news? Tell me quickly, so that I can enjoy it too."
The emperor values his brother Prince Rui very much, as he is sensible and can help him with things, and often indulges him in making harmless jokes.
"You've been so carefree all day, aren't you enjoying yourself enough? Look at all that fat you are, all relaxed and plump."
Prince Rui smiled and joked a few times, then said casually, "When I came here, I passed by Chang'an Avenue and saw two shops that looked a bit unusual."
The Emperor said "Oh". Prince Rui liked to tell him about the latest happenings outside the palace, and he always listened to them as entertainment. He asked calmly, "What's so special about it?"
King Rui laughed and said, "Both stores have implemented purchase restrictions, which is very frustrating."
The emperor raised an eyebrow. "Purchase restrictions? That's a bit unusual, but it only means their store is doing good business."
Prince Rui: "But the customer experience is not good. That shop has early-ripening watermelons. I even bought some and sent them to my brother the emperor to try."
The emperor laughed and said, "Do I still need your watermelon? Come on, you are the prince. How other people run their shops is their business. Don't interfere."
Hearing these words of maintenance, Prince Rui's eyes flashed, and he thought to himself, those two shops are really opened by my royal brother!
(End of this chapter)
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