"If you're not going to tell me, then take the lease back with you! I don't need this kind of unclean stuff!" Jiang Ling was really angry this time, and turned to walk towards the entrance of Yanhuo Alley.
"No...don't go!" Zhao Liu stopped Jiang Ling anxiously, his voice so loud that it drew the attention of those around them from time to time.
Jiang Ling, her face tense and somewhat angry, said, "Zhao Liu, my Jiang family acts with integrity and uprightness, and we don't need your pity!"
"No... Jiang, don't misunderstand! I didn't tell you because I was worried you'd be scared!" Zhao Liu said, scratching his head, looking very troubled.
"Scared? Zhao Liu, do you really think I'm a three-year-old? You think I'll believe any excuse you come up with? I'm telling you now, if you don't tell me, you're taking this thing back with you! Don't delay my journey home!" Jiang Shi said angrily and turned to leave.
"Don't go, don't go, I'll talk, I'll talk, okay!" Zhao Liu said helplessly.
"Do you remember the girl that Wang Er and Zhao San drove to her death? This shop belonged to her parents! They were planning to hand it over to their daughter to manage when she grew up, but who knew this would happen!"
"Ever since their daughter passed away, the two elderly people have cried so much that they've practically gone blind. They've stopped caring about the shop, closing it down every few days. Gradually, their customer base dwindled, and eventually, they were losing money almost every day!"
"When Magistrate Duan saw that the two old people were pitiful, he simply rented the shop..." At this point, Zhao Liu suddenly looked up at Jiang Ling and said meaningfully, "Our magistrate is really good to you!"
These words made Jiang Ling blush deeply. She bit her lip, feeling somewhat regretful, realizing that she had misunderstood Zhao Liu and Duan Kang'an.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ling said somewhat embarrassedly, "Sixth Master, I'm sorry, my attitude just now was a bit bad, I hope you can forgive me!"
"What are you saying? Actually, Jiang, you have really helped our lord a lot. The three things—water supply, locusts, and refugees—have already made the prefect look at our lord with new respect. I feel that our lord will definitely be promoted soon!"
Zhao Liu's words made Jiang Ling's heart skip a beat. She opened her mouth but ultimately didn't ask what was on her mind.
Jiang Ling was quite self-aware. She composed herself and said to Zhao Liu, "Sixth Master, please convey my thanks to your master. I will bring some food over tomorrow for you to enjoy!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Liu immediately swallowed hard and nodded repeatedly in agreement. Seeing that Jiang Ling was no longer angry, Zhao Liu tentatively handed the key and lease agreement back to Jiang Ling.
Jiang Ling glanced at Zhao Liu and took back the keys and lease agreement. Zhao Liu breathed a sigh of relief at Jiang Ling's actions. Seeing that his task was completed, he said goodbye to Jiang Ling and left.
Jiang Ling took the key and unlocked the door hanging on the shop. A pungent smell of dust made her sneeze.
Looking at the furnishings inside, Jiang Ling felt that with just a little simple work, she could use it tomorrow.
"Hey, isn't this the hot pot beauty? What are you planning to do by opening a shop here?" A strange voice reached Jiang Ling's ears.
Jiang Ling turned around and saw a slightly slender woman standing at the door. Jiang Ling was a little face-blind and couldn't remember people's faces, but she knew that anyone who could call out this name must be a regular customer of her spicy hot pot.
Jiang Ling walked up to the woman and said with a smile, "Yes, we should be able to open here around tomorrow. You're welcome to come and try our food!"
The woman nodded after hearing this and then said to Jiang Ling, "You really have a kind heart!"
Jiang Ling looked at the woman with some confusion and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Well, didn't you know? This place belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Li. Poor daughter of theirs, sigh!" The woman shook her head helplessly as she spoke.
Zhao Liu had just told Jiang Ling about this, and Jiang Ling felt a pang of sadness, but she didn't know what to say. She could only stand awkwardly to the side. The woman, realizing she had misspoke, quickly covered her mouth and said, "I'm sorry, I misspoke. I'll be going now. I'll come back to support you tomorrow! Remember to give me a discount!"
The woman's words reminded Jiang Ling, and an idea suddenly popped into her mind. She quickly locked the door, went to where Uncle Lu had parked his car, and briefly told Jiang Yaojie what had just happened. Jiang Yaojie was very happy to hear this. Then Jiang Ling led the two of them to the shop entrance and directed Jiang Yaojie to bring in everything they needed.
With this shop, some things no longer needed to be hauled around in Uncle Lu's oxcart.
After returning to Lujia Village, Jiang Ling didn't even go home. She ran to the village chief and said, "Village chief, there's something I'd like you to do!"
As she spoke, Jiang Ling gave the village chief a general description of the design she had envisioned for the large rotating platform.
The village chief was bewildered, having never heard of such a thing before. He looked at Jiang Ling blankly and asked, "Jiang Shi, what... what are you going to do?"
"This... Village Chief, do you have paper and pen? I'll draw it!" Jiang Ling knew that explaining it to the village chief like this would not work, so she simply asked for paper and pen and drew a simple diagram of the large roundabout.
The village chief frowned as he looked at what Jiang Ling had drawn, examining it closely for a long time before asking, "Jiang, what... what kind of rare item is this?"
Jiang Ling smiled mysteriously and said to the village chief, "I'm using this for business. Village chief, when will it be ready?"
"Hmm, this isn't difficult to make, I can give it to you tonight!" the village chief replied.
"That's great! Please accept these one hundred copper coins!" Jiang Ling said, placing the copper coins in front of the village chief.
The village chief didn't want to accept the copper coin, but seeing Jiang Ling's resolute attitude, he had no choice but to give up.
"By the way, village chief, could you make a few more of these for me?" As she spoke, Jiang Ling drew a wooden sign on a piece of paper, and she even drew a small round hole on the sign.
"What is Jiang doing now?" The village chief was surprised again.
"I need these for my business. I'd appreciate it if the village chief could make twenty of these for me!" he said, taking out another fifty copper coins.
The village chief had no choice but to accept everything and made an appointment with Jiang Ling to come and pick up the items in the evening!
After thanking the village chief, Jiang Ling walked towards her new house. When she reached the wheat field, she saw Lu Wangde's wife, Chen.
She smiled, waved to Jiang Ling, pointed to the field where Jiang Ling's family lived, and asked, "Sister-in-law Jiang, what's this new trick of yours?"
Looking at the thriving cotton plants in her field, Jiang Ling replied, "This is cotton. It's much warmer than reeds in winter!"
Chen squinted and stared intently at Jiang Ling's field. After a long while, she asked Jiang Ling somewhat shyly, "Sister-in-law Jiang, could you help me buy some cotton seeds? I'd like to try planting some too!"
Jiang Ling nodded and added, "But I can't guarantee it will survive. I can help you buy the planter!"
"It's alright, it's alright. Don't laugh at me, but I feel like you've become a completely different person ever since you came out on your own. Everything you do seems to be going in the right direction. I feel like my family can prosper with you!" Chen said, feeling a little embarrassed.
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