Quick Wear: The Wronged One Becomes Rebellious

Chapter 210: The Merchant's Daughter Wants to Marry the General 07

"Miss Shen, do you need me to accompany you down the mountain?" Xie Rong looked at the two thin maids behind Shen Guli and suggested.

Shen Guli waved her hands and refused decisively. If she brought Xie Rong along, wouldn't she have to act all day?

Shen Guli smiled and said, "No, no, you need to rest well if you have injured your bones. Mr. Xie, just stay in the manor and don't bother. I will bring some helpers with me, otherwise my mother will not be at ease with me going out!"

As they were talking, two young men, Aniu and Dashu, came over from the outer courtyard.

"Miss, the carriage is ready outside!" Ah Niu was no longer as shy as before, and after wearing a cross-collared long-sleeved shirt for more than a month, it didn't seem so difficult for him to accept it.

With a salary of one tael of silver per month, he became the first person in the family to earn money, and the whole family was happy. Running errands for the young lady was not tiring at all compared to working in the fields, and he could also run around and gain experience. It was like playing.

When he saves up six taels of silver for tuition, he will send his younger brother to study in the private school in town!

Shen Guli didn't say any more greetings to Xie Rong and walked past him towards the door.

Looking at the group of people who had already walked away, although he could no longer see the graceful figure blocked by the tall man, Xie Rong had excellent hearing and could still faintly hear Miss Shen's clear and cheerful voice saying, "Let's go to the town to have a good time today. I'll treat everyone to a delicious meal!"

Xie Rong smiled and shook his head, then turned and headed towards the kitchen. He was penniless, and every time he went to the kitchen to get food, he felt embarrassed.

He has been at the farm for more than a month and has not met the head of the family, Ms. Lin. He also proposed to visit the mistress of the house, but Miss Shen said that her mother was in poor health and was recuperating in the backyard and would not be available for the time being.

Well, wait until he recovers his memory, then bring generous gifts to formally thank the host.

He had a feeling that it wouldn't be long before he would remember everything.

After bidding farewell to Xie Rong, Shen Guli and a group of people quickly left the villa and headed straight for the town fifteen miles away.

They arrived quite early and many shops were not open yet. Shen Guli took the few hungry people to the most famous breakfast shop in town and ordered whatever they wanted.

The reason why she took the initiative to travel so far was not just to join in the fun, but because she heard Lin talking about the grain store in the town while having dinner with her mother last night. She only then knew that there was a Lin family store in such a remote town.

No matter how small the piece of meat is, I won't let it go.

Shen Guli begged and pestered Lin for a long time and finally persuaded her to give the shop to her.

It's not that Lin was unwilling to give the shop to her daughter, but she felt that if her daughter liked it, she already had teahouses, bookstores, embroidery shops, treasure shops, etc. that would be more suitable for her. Any of them would be more profitable than a grain store and more in line with the status of her daughter's family.

But her daughter was determined to keep the grain shop, so Lin finally had to let it go, just as a practice for her to be the head of the family after she gets married.

Shen Guli certainly knew that the mature shops in Yonghe Mansion could make more money, but those were already the Shen Mansion's obvious assets.

She wants to develop a career of her own.

They may not have realized that the border has been unstable in recent years. In the previous life, after Xie Rong had recuperated for more than a month, he returned to the capital to get married. He stayed in the capital for less than a month before leaving his newlywed wife and going to the border.

Because there was a war on the border.

Moreover, the battle on the northwest border had been fought intermittently for four or five years. Until Xie Rong was wounded and returned to Beijing, the border was still not peaceful and minor frictions continued.

As the saying goes, food and fodder must be prepared before troops move out. Food and fodder are the prerequisites for fighting a war. Shen Guli must seize this opportunity to make a fortune.

After five years of war, the grain taxes collected by the country are bound to be short, so where will the extra food come from?

One of the problems is that the fields of the soldiers stationed in the fields are not taken care of. The war has made life difficult for the people, and increasing taxes is estimated to be unable to meet the consumption of the border. So in addition to asking merchants to donate, the court can also pay for the purchase!

Even if you don't make money, it's good to gain a reputation.

After breakfast, Shen Guli asked Dashu to take her to the grain store in the town. Dashu’s brother Dashan was the owner of this store.

This shop is backed by Lin's dowry farm and is considered the largest grain shop in Qishan Town.

Shen Guli did not enter the shop, but asked Lin Shan to take her to the warehouse where the grain was stored. The wheat had just been harvested this year and was full. Shen Guli walked around inside before coming out, and she already had a plan in mind.

Lin Shan followed behind, waiting for the lady to ask questions at any time.

"Let's go to the shop!"

A group of people rushed back to the shop facing the street. Although it was facing the street, this shop was located on the corner of the street, with only half of the door facing the main street, and most of the door frame was still in the alley.

However, a store selling grain does not need such a good storefront, and Shen Guli did not have much objection to the location of the store.

I walked in and took a quick look. The shop wasn't big, but it had a complete range of products.

Shen Guli walked to the big vat of wheat flour, scooped up a handful of wheat flour, and said, "Brother Dashan, I will send ten stones of wheat flour to the farm later."

Lin Shan didn't say anything about the young lady asking for so much flour at once, but just said, "Miss, is there no flour left at the villa?" That shouldn't be the case. His father has been managing the villa for so many years, how could he not have arranged such a small matter?

Shen Guli placed the kneaded wheat flour on a plate beside her and explained, "There should be some in the kitchen, but the ones I want are for my own use."

"I wonder what the young lady wants to do with so much wheat flour?" Lin Shan was a little curious. It was normal for the young lady to make some cakes on a whim, but the young lady asked for ten stones of wheat flour at once. If all of it was made into cakes, it would take until the end of the year!

While he was thinking about something, he picked up the plate and poured the flour that the young lady had touched back into the flour jar.

Anyone who has taken care of crops cherishes food and will not waste any of it.

The movements were so smooth that Shen Guli's mouth twitched, "Brother Dashan, you can't pour back the wheat flour that others have touched in front of the guests." Other grains are easy to wash before buying them home, but wheat flour cannot be washed.

Lin Shan was stunned, and quickly responded, "Yes, yes, Miss, don't worry, I know my limits."

Shen Guli didn't dwell on this matter. Her slender hands weren't dirty at all! "I want to research a new way to eat it and add new products to our store."

As the owner of a grain store, Lin Shan will find out sooner or later.

"By the way, do you know anyone around you who is good at making noodles?"

Lin Shan said: "If the young lady doesn't mind, my mother is very good at making noodles."

Shen Guli has to cook more than enough for one meal. Aunt Lin is old after all. If she really has to work, she might be exhausted to death.

Seeing the young lady frown, Lin Shan thought for a moment and said a little embarrassedly: "My wife has learned my mother's craftsmanship over the years, and she can also roll out good noodles."

"Oh, really? Then I have to go back and find Aunt Lin to try it out!"

Lin Shan was the shopkeeper in the town. According to custom, his family lived on the farm, which served as a kind of restraint for the master of the house.

So the person Shen Guli wants is right here at the manor.