Mr. Feng, the owner of the grocery store, chimed in, "Repairing it is no easy task; it will take a lot of time."
Mr. Qian, the owner of the clothing store, said, "Although there aren't many people on that street, there are quite a few shops. If we were to renovate it, I'm afraid it would really cause dissatisfaction among the shops."
Ning Yao shook her head: "It's not about renovating, it's just about connecting the adjacent shops. The work isn't complicated, it can be done in about ten days. After that, we'll reorganize the entire shop, and then we'll sell a lot of things, such as the most basic necessities like clothing, food, and shelter."
The three of them were completely confused.
Are they opening up the shops together? Are they going to tear down the walls?
Ning Yao didn't bother to explain further; she figured she'd find out eventually.
According to the slave trader Fu San'er, the three men valued the contents of her agreement more.
The saying "money makes the world go round" is absolutely true.
As long as she's willing to spend money, anything she wants can become hers.
"Have you all read the contents of the contract?"
The three nodded, and Boss Qian said, "We've all seen it, but we don't know if the meaning of this contract is as Fu San'er explained."
Ning Yao said, "It's roughly the same. The basic monthly salary is twenty taels of silver. How much you can earn after that depends on your skills."
"Of course I can guarantee that my shop will only make more money, not less!"
Boss Feng nodded hurriedly: "We believe that. Your business acumen is far superior to ours. You make a fortune every day!"
Ning Yao smiled gently, her eyes sparkling: "Mr. Feng is right. I, Ning Yao, never do business at a loss, nor will I let a business lose money!"
She said to Zhilan, "Go and prepare."
Zhilan nodded and withdrew.
Before long, the group finished their meal, and the waiter came up to clear away the bowls and chopsticks and clean up the leftovers.
Zhilan came over with paper and ink: "Miss has prepared everything."
Ning Yao looked through them, found three sales contracts, and pushed them in front of the three people respectively.
"This is the sales contract for the shop. I have prepared the contents. Take a look, and if there are no problems, you can sign and affix your seal."
"In addition, here are five silver notes each with a face value of one thousand taels, totaling five thousand taels."
Fifteen silver notes, totaling fifteen thousand taels, that's quite a lot.
Mr. Feng, the owner of the grocery store, stared intently at his share, swallowed hard, and then quickly signed his name with a pen.
He then handed over the house deed he had brought to Ning Yao and finally received five thousand taels of silver.
The wine shop owner, Mr. Wang, followed closely behind, signing the deed, handing over the property certificate, and receiving the cash receipt—all in one smooth motion.
Finally, the clothing shop owner saw that the other two had signed and sealed the documents without hesitation. He gritted his teeth and thought, "If we're going to gamble, let's gamble together. Even if we lose, I still have five thousand taels, don't I?"
Ning Yao used 15,000 taels to retrieve the three house deeds and the signed contracts.
After confirming that there were no problems, he asked Zhilan to go to the government office to complete the formalities.
While waiting for Zhilan, Liu Zi served fruit and tea for Ning Yao and the other three to chat.
Ning Yao asked some questions in a low-key manner and gained a general understanding of the situation in the Licheng business district.
There's nothing particularly special about it.
Meanwhile, the three of them, including Boss Wang, were enjoying the fine tea and chilled fruit, and they were completely open with Ning Yao.
They only stopped when Zhilan returned.
"Miss, it's all taken care of."
Ning Yao nodded, then said solemnly, "Everyone, I will be relying on you all for the future of Ning's shop!"
The three bosses, Mr. Wang and his companions, clasped their hands in greeting and replied, "We hope that our young master will take good care of us in the future!"
"That's only right. Starting today, all these shops will be closed for renovation. I'll send someone to explain the details to you."
After leaving Shuiyunjian, since it was still early, Ning Yao went to Jishetang.
When the two women arrived, they happened to see Lou Yangyang seeing a patient.
"Your condition is caused by the hot weather making you irritable and restless. In addition, you've been eating too much spicy food and alternating between hot and cold foods, which has caused liver fire to accumulate in your internal organs. This has led to mouth ulcers and pain."
"You can't just take medicine; you also need to watch what you eat. You can't eat any of the spicy dishes at Shuiyun Restaurant or the iced drinks at the cold drink shops. Otherwise, no matter how strong my medicine is, it won't cure your mouth sores."
Lou Yangyang took the other person's wrist and reached these conclusions in just a few breaths.
They even knew exactly what the other person ate, and their words of advice and instructions made the other person's face turn red.
He's been indulging in food lately, eating all sorts of things every day—cold, hot, sweet, and spicy.
It didn't take long for it to turn out like this; forget about indulging in food, even drinking water became a problem.
Now that I can neither eat nor speak, it's my own fault.
So he nodded repeatedly at whatever Lou Yangyang said.
As Lou Yangyang spoke, she quickly wrote down the prescription on the paper: "Take this medicine back with you, boil it down to half a bowl with three bowls of water, make the decoction more concentrated, and drink it three times a day for three days. That should be enough."
"The most important thing is that you must not be greedy. Don't think, 'Oh, I'm all better now, why can't I continue to eat?' If you remember the suffering you've endured and the pain you're in, then eat a little less."
The other person blushed, clutching the prescription, and nodded repeatedly to Lou Yangyang: "Thank you so much, Dr. Lou. I will definitely remember this and not be greedy!"
Lou Yangyang smiled, her eyes narrowed: "Let's go get the medicine over there!"
"Next!"
Ning Yao stood in the corner for a while, then nodded and turned to enter the inner courtyard.
Lou Shanjing, from the inner courtyard, was sorting through the fresh medicinal herbs they had collected, accompanied by two assistants.
The entire inner courtyard was almost completely covered with herbs. Ning Yao glanced at it and found that they were all very common herbs.
"Dr. Lou, are these all newly harvested herbs?"
Lou Shanjing turned around upon hearing this and discovered that Ning Yao had arrived at some point.
"The Third Miss has arrived. It's sunny, please go sit under the eaves."
Ning Yao waved her hand: "Don't worry about me, you guys do your thing."
As he spoke, he even took a few steps forward and squatted down in front of a pile of unsorted medicinal herbs.
She reached out and picked up a few medicinal herbs, finding that the roots, stems, and leaves were all cleaned and well-preserved.
Although it's not a valuable herb, it looks quite good.
Lou Shanjing said, "These medicinal herbs were all sent by villagers outside the city."
"Which village are you from? You even know about pharmacology. You've processed these medicinal herbs very well."
Lou Shanjing smiled and explained, "They are just ordinary people who don't know anything about pharmacology. A few days ago, we posted a notice at the entrance of our pharmacy that we were buying herbs, and many people came with the herbs they had picked themselves."
"When I looked at it, it was a mess, with herbs and weeds mixed together. Some of the herbs had already lost their medicinal properties and were unusable."
"Then every day before the pharmacy opens, I spend half an hour teaching them how to identify simple herbs and how to process them. That's how we got these herbs that look pretty good."
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