The flowering period of this kind of flower is long enough, so even if it takes some time to be transported to Kyoto, there is no need to worry about it withering.
She wasn't sure if the royal family had ever seen this flower, after all, it was a completely different world.
To be on the safe side, she wrote down all the methods for growing Hoya, including daily care and transplanting, and attached them to the document.
When Mrs. Hu came out with the things she had sorted, she saw her carrying a bunch of lush flowers that were as tall as a person. Her eyes widened in surprise: "What kind of flowers are these? They smell so good!"
"Hollandaise, isn't it beautiful? We still have some at home. I cut off some branches and we'll plant them in the corners. When they grow bigger, they can climb up the wall. Then the whole wall will be covered with flowers like this."
Mrs. Hu nodded immediately: "I think it's okay!"
There were too many things, and Ji Changying couldn't put them all into the space in front of Mrs. Hu, so she had to pull out the family carriage and set off into the city with Mrs. Hu's instructions.
After entering the city, she headed all the way to the yard she bought. The road became more and more remote. When there was no one around, she put the carriage into the space, freed Pearl, and rode it towards the grain store.
As crops were planted in all the fields of Liangzhou, the grain store business gradually became stable.
But after Ji Changying got off the horse, he actually saw a few sneaky figures not far from the shop.
Huang Dadao's gang of cronies? What are they doing here?
When those people noticed her and their gazes met hers, they seemed to have encountered something terrifying. Before Ji Changying could step forward, they pulled each other's clothes and ran away.
"You're here!"
When Liu Shi looked up and saw the horse outside the door, he immediately realized that it was Ji Changying coming and hurried out to greet her.
"Well, how's the store doing lately?"
Ji Changying withdrew his gaze and no longer paid attention to the situation over there. Looking at the shop assistant who was peeking into the store, he simply stood there and talked.
"The store has almost finished buying all the seeds it needed, and business has gradually stabilized. I also made some inquiries and found a bookkeeper with a good reputation. Everything is back on track, but the inventory is a little low, but it can still hold up for a while."
Ji Changying nodded: "I calculated that the inventory should be almost sold out, so I ordered a batch of goods in advance, and they are almost here."
"That's great!"
The boss's own thought made Liu Shicong feel relieved. However, he immediately glanced at Ji Changying's expression and said solemnly, "A month ago, I noticed some unfamiliar people hanging around the shop. At first, I thought they were sent by other grain stores to monitor our store, so I told the staff to be careful and keep an eye on them to prevent them from entering."
"Not long afterward, someone came to me with a government badge on his waist. He said he wanted our first payment, two hundred taels of silver."
Ji Changying raised her eyebrows. Someone actually came here to ask for money.
"And then?"
"I thought two hundred taels was not a small sum, and I didn't know the situation here, so I couldn't just hand it over without thinking. I said that the store had just opened and I was short of money, and then I treated several shop owners in the city to dinner to build some relationships, and the result was..."
Liu Shicong's face turned a little grim. "It's normal to pay the down payment. I've encountered this before when doing business in other places. But those shopkeepers only get five taels of silver a year, and here we get two hundred taels. I don't believe there's nothing fishy going on here."
"I asked around, and I learned that these yamen runners are under the supervision of Han Dianshi, a member of the yamen. I don't know how I offended him, and I've tried to invite him to dinner several times, but he refused. Just when I was wondering whether I should tell you, those thugs suddenly stopped coming."
"It's been peaceful for the past month. I thought everything was fine, but then the bailiffs came again these past two days. This time they were demanding money urgently and asked me to send it tonight."
Liu Shicong couldn't understand it at all. He had only been here for a short time and hadn't even met Han Dianshi. How could he have offended him?
There is only one possibility, the other party is short of money, and seeing that he is a foreigner with no background, he wants to extort money from him.
Ji Changying patted his shoulder and said, "Well done. You thought of solving the problem yourself first instead of coming to me right away. You have your own judgment. Leave this matter to me. I know those thugs and Han Dianshi."
Liu Shicong was a little surprised: "You know them all? How is their relationship? Can you settle it?"
Ji Changying showed her neat and white teeth: "Don't worry, I can definitely do it!"
"Phew~~That's great! If you don't come, I'm going to send the money first and then come to you to apologize later!"
This time the demand was too urgent, so I could only give the other party money to appease him first, and then think of a solution afterwards. I couldn't force the other party into a corner and just put him in jail to ask for money.
At that time, there was really no one to turn to.
"If there are any special circumstances in the future, you can come to find me at Ji's house in Xiaotian Village, west of the city..."
Ji Changying left the address of the Ji family to Liu Shicong, which made him feel more at ease.
"I won't come here unless there's something important. If you need anything, just drop me a line. Just run this shop like it's your own. How big it can be depends on your ambition. When we settle the accounts at the end of the year, I'll give you 20% profit."
If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it grass.
If you plan to be a hands-off boss, you must of course give up some of your interests appropriately. You can't have it all.
Although a 20% profit may not sound like much, all gains and losses are hers, and the source of goods and capital are also hers. Liu Shicong does not bear any risks himself.
A 20% profit is enough.
Liu Shicong's eyes sparkled: "I want to become the largest grain merchant in the entire Dali!"
"You have great ambition!" Ji Changying praised and expressed encouragement.
After leaving here, Ji Changying went to the martial arts school first and left the improved soft armor to Gouer.
After not seeing him for a long time, the dog had become stronger and looked more resolute. The joy on his face when he saw her did not seem fake at all.
"Dog!" Ji Changying smiled and waved when she saw him.
Seeing this, Gou'er ran over quickly. Without caring about being happy, he took out a crumpled note from his arms and carefully unfolded it to show Ji Changying.
Three words "Lin Zhien" were written crookedly on it.
He pointed anxiously at the note and then at himself.
"Your new name?"
Seeing that Ji Changying understood what he meant, Lin Zhien forced a big smile on his face and nodded heavily.
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