Lady forced to seek prince

Chapter 206 Benefits
The shopkeeper looked at the three siblings in front of him.

The immigrant came to Taozhou from thousands of miles away, and finally found a place to settle down. He thought about buying pens, ink and books, and he was more or less touched.

Moreover, this girl seemed to trust him very much, and it was difficult for him to refuse her expectant gaze.

The shopkeeper thought of Zhang Yuan again, if he was here, he might have bought a book for the siblings himself, he was just talking about the situation in Taozhou, it was really nothing.

"The Liu family has quite a few shops in the city," said the shopkeeper. "A short walk to the west is the Liu family's fur shop, and their makeup shop on the East Street."

"The Liu family has been here for many years. When I came to Taozhou, there were not many shops on this street, but there were two of the Liu family. They gave them money happily, and sold all the livestock fur in the stockade there... Sometimes The Liu family also opened a porridge shed to help the refugees."

"Did you stay in the Didian on the way to Taozhou?"

Zhao Luoyang nodded immediately: "I lived in Min County."

The shopkeeper nodded: "It was hard to live in, right? Except for the government office, all the wealthy families in the city contributed to the rice and grain in the shop."

The mansions on the road to Taozhou were not limited to the place where Zhao Luoyang and the others settled down. The imperial court did not have enough relief food, so when they met officials like Sun Ji, they simply greedy for the relief food.

There is no food, but they still have to open a mansion shop. Naturally, they must try to get some from the wealthy households in the state capital.

Among them, there must be some people who voluntarily help out for the sake of relocation.

Judging from what the shopkeeper meant, the Liu family should be the latter.

"In Taozhou City, it was the Liu family who came forward to collect money," the shopkeeper said, looking at Zhang Yuan's books again, "the Zhang Xiucai we mentioned also took some money."

"So, if you have something you want to sell to the Liu family, you should be able to. The Liu family knows that you are immigrants, and will not deliberately lower the price."

"However, you have to ask more. Uncle Liu's family is nice, but the shopkeepers and clerks in the shop are not necessarily. In the past two years, Uncle Liu's family has built a poetry club and devoted all his thoughts to articles. He doesn't care much about the affairs of the shop. gone."

Hearing this, Zhao Luoyang couldn't help asking: "Aren't merchants in this dynasty not allowed to take the imperial examination?"

"I can't at the moment," said the shopkeeper, "but I heard that it will be possible in the future. Besides, there is no restriction on the children of merchants from studying. The Liu family's uncle is also very talented, and many scholars are willing to associate with him."

In his mind, Shi Jiu said: "The shopkeeper thinks that Uncle Liu is very nice, so he said these things to you."

Zhao Luoyang responded to Shi Jiu: "If I hadn't tested the Liu family just now, I would have suspected that the Liu family had nothing to do with Ah Shu's death, and there might be other reasons behind the Huang family's rage."

"There must be something wrong with the Liu family," Shi Jiu said, "If the servants of the Liu family have no other intentions, they won't let people follow you secretly."

Zhao Luoyang said: "The shopkeeper doesn't seem to be lying to us, maybe the Liu family's reputation outside is too good, otherwise the people in the village wouldn't sell the furs to the Liu family."

Zhao Luoyang really wanted to meet that uncle of the Liu family.

Zhao Luoyang thanked the shopkeeper: "Then I will go to Liu's fur shop first and ask, and I will come to you later to buy pens, paper and books."

The shopkeeper sent Zhao Luoyang out, and pointed to the direction himself: "Go there, you can see Liu Ji's plaque in front of you."

Leaving the brush and ink shop, Zhao Xuejing whispered to Zhao Luoyang: "Sister Luo, are you going to inquire about the case of the family members of the village?"

Zhao Luoyang shook his head: "I happened to meet you, so just ask, what if I can help Mr. Zhao and the people in the village?"

This said.

Zhao Xuejing didn't know how to respond. They were immigrants who had just arrived here, and they were not familiar with this, so how could they help?
However, thinking about it, even Mrs. Zhao's life was saved by their sister Luo, so it's okay for sister Luo to say such a thing.

As for Zhao Yuanrang and Zhao Yuanji, they listened to their elder sister wholeheartedly.

Zhao Luoyang was able to find Liu's shop without having to tell the shopkeeper.The servants of the Liu family who were following them had obviously reported the letter, but before they got there, they heard someone yelling for furs not far ahead.

Zhao Luoyang followed the voice and looked into the shop.

"Do you want to buy furs or are you going to sell them?" The man asked Zhao Xuejing, "It's so cold outside, why don't you go in and have a look!"

Zhao Xuejing was about to refuse, Zhao Luoyang said: "Is it okay to ask the price first?"

"Okay," the man said with a smile on his face, "Even if you don't buy or sell, it's okay to go in and keep warm."

Dude, this is so annoying.

Before Zhao Luoyang could speak, the man lifted the curtain and led Zhao Luoyang in.

"The fur is afraid of the heat, the shop is not very warm," said the man, "but it can shelter from the wind."

When the Zhao family walked in, the steward came forward to say hello.

Zhao Luoyang looked at the furs hanging on the shop, they hung all over the entire wall.

The shopkeeper let Zhao Luoyang look at him.

"Are you Orion?" The shopkeeper spoke to Zhao Xuejing.

"No," Zhao Xuejing said, "but...you can also meet some wild animals." He can't say, if he doesn't have furs, he doesn't plan to buy furs, can he?
The fur of the hares that were caught on the road had already been washed and made into mattresses. As for the ones sold in the shop...they couldn't afford them either.

But without knowing what Sister Luo is going to do, Zhao Xuejing can only deal with it.

"My surname is Sun, just call me Old Sun," Sun Zhuang said, and ordered the waiter to get some bowls of hot water, "Are you from outside the city? It's not easy to come here, sit down and talk."

Seeing that Zhao Luoyang was still looking at those furs, Zhao Xuejing had no choice but to sit down.

Sun Zhuang said: "I have never seen you before."

Zhao Xuejing nodded: "We are immigrants who have just been naturalized."

Hearing this, Sun Zhuang handed hot water to Zhao Xuejing: "Are you naturalized in Taozhou?"

Zhao Xuejing responded.

Sun Zhuang continued: "It's not bad to be able to settle in Taozhou. There are many good fields outside our city. As long as we cultivate them well, we can always have enough food."

"If you have furs in your hands, just come to our Liuji. The nearby villages will bring you anything you hunt. We will try our best to give you a high price. My boss is kind and knows that it is not easy for you."

Zhao Xuejing sighed.

Sun Zhuang asked again: "Which village are you now registered in?"

Zhao Xuejing was considering whether to tell the truth, when Zhao Luoyang said for him: "Fengxia Village."

If you don't tell the Liu family, the Liu family won't be able to talk about it.

Sun Zhuang was overjoyed, and it was easier than he expected for these people to mention Fengxia Village in just a few words.

"Are you naturalized migrants from Fengxia Village?"

Sun Zhuang's surprised face surprised Zhao Xuejing.

Sun Zhuang immediately waved his hands: "I just heard that someone was killed in Fengxia Village, that's why I said that. Don't worry about it."

Zhao Xue nodded: "That's true."

Sun Zhuang said: "That's the female relatives in the village, who often sell their furs to our shop. If you say Taozhou is the most familiar with the village, it's our Liu family."

"The deceased woman's family name is Bai Yushu. She usually helps the village to buy and sell things. We are acquainted with each other. I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen."

When Sun Zhuang mentioned Bai Yushu, he wanted the people in front of him to follow his words.

Unexpectedly, after the words were finished, the surrounding area was quiet.

The girl and two and a half boys were still looking at the fur, and the man in front of him was thinking about something with his head down.

They had already inquired some information about this case from the government office, but they didn't know some details. The government office had replaced Mr. Zhao, who had strict control over his subordinates, making it difficult for people to start.

Just as Sun Zhuang was thinking, he saw the girl walking over.

"Master Zhao told you not to tell outsiders about Ah Shu," Zhao Luoyang looked at shopkeeper Sun, "but..."

Sun Zhuang waited for the girl to continue, the girl paused for a moment and said: "Are you asking for news for the village?"

Sun Zhuang couldn't help but choked, he was naturally looking for news, but he was asking tentatively, so it was discovered by others?

"It's not impossible to say," Zhao Luoyang thought for a while, "tell me first, the shopkeeper, how much money can the ermine skin be sold for?"

Is this something that can only be said after gaining benefits?

Just as Sun Zhuang was thinking, the girl put the bamboo basket in her arms on the ground, and when the bamboo basket was unloaded, she accidentally scratched his boots.

"I accidentally bumped into you." Zhao Luoyang said as he reached out and patted Sun Zhuang's boots. The recorder she was holding in her hand was gone.

(End of this chapter)