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Chapter 32 Buying a Shop

"I passed the exam, ranked 150th."

Only a hundred and fifty, not in the top ten, not in the top hundred. He has some talent and learning, but not much, and his character is still questionable. Qiu Qingquan has already left a negative impression on Mr. Yang.

When they arrived at Xinghua Village, Zhang Jinyue thanked him and the two parted ways.

Zhang Jinyue is not at home these days, so they are not forced to work in the mountains and fields. Zhang Cuihua and her family are living a very comfortable life. After lunch, they can relax and bask in the sun, and they are looking forward to their days.

The only fly in the ointment is that they have only been able to eat half full for the past few days, using the little cornmeal left in the cupboard. They turned the house upside down and couldn't find the food hidden by that bitch Zhang Jinyue. They couldn't help but wonder. Somewhat depressed.

"Mother and sister Lihua look very relaxed, don't they?"

The sound that penetrated into the bone marrow came, and Zhang Cuihua shuddered and almost fell off the chair.

"You're going to die! How dare you scare me!" Zhang Cuihua's mouth was faster than her brain. After speaking, she covered her mouth and regretted it.

Zhang Jinyue frowned slightly, "Mom has been living a happy life these past few days. She hasn't done any work at all."

Seeing that Zhang Jinyue didn't notice her curse, Zhang Cuihua breathed a sigh of relief and said warily, "We've finished the work on the mountain and in the fields. You don't want to trick us into hunting again, do you?"

She still remembered the lessons she learned from last time, mainly because she couldn't remember it. The places on her body that had been bitten by bugs had been itching very much these days, and there was still a dull pain.

Zhang Jinyue thought for a while and said to Zhang Cuihua: "The weather is good these days. You can go to the mountains to chop firewood. It will be put away after it is dried."

Zhang Cuihua had a long face. This bitch really caught them and squeezed her hard. The rich and evil man was not as evil as her.

"Today's task is one hundred pounds. I have to check it during dinner." After Zhang Jinyue arranged the task for the family, he entered the city in a donkey cart and went straight to the teahouse in the west of the city.

There were not many people in the teahouse today, and shopkeeper Sun was calculating the bills behind the counter.

Zhang Jinyue walked up to Shopkeeper Sun and greeted him with a smile, "Shopkeeper Sun, are you busy?"

Shopkeeper Sun raised his head and saw that it was her. The smile that appeared on his face quickly dissipated and turned into a frown, "You're back? Why have you been here for so long this time? By the way, the period when you left. Some time ago, someone else also made milk tea. The price was lower than ours, and they took away many customers from us. Didn’t you say there is a new product? Can it be made now? "

After Zhang Jinyue listened carefully, he said to shopkeeper Sun: "I do have new products in hand, and they will be made tomorrow. Actually, there is one more thing I want to ask the shopkeeper for help this time. Can I go in and talk about it?"

Shopkeeper Sun rolled up the account book on the table and said to Zhang Jinyue: "Come with me."

Zhang Jinyue followed him up to the second floor, and then said: "Shopkeeper Sun, do you know which shop in town needs to be given away?"

Shopkeeper Sun was a little surprised when he heard this. This girl just signed an agreement with the teahouse some time ago. Now she has to do business on her own?

"I do know that a few shops are going to be transferred. What, you want to buy them?" Shopkeeper Sun said. The main reason is that the shops are not doing well. The owners of those shops don't want to continue to lose money and are looking for buyers everywhere.

Zhang Jinyue nodded, "I do plan to buy a shop to do milk tea business. The main reason is that there will be more types in the future and I can't handle it alone, so I plan to build a store and recruit a few people to help."

"Of course, I have signed a supply contract with your tea house. Before the contract expires, I will give priority to supplying the tea house, and I will sell the rest myself." Zhang Jinyue considered it properly, and shopkeeper Sun nodded and was fine with this arrangement. In response, he put down the account book in his hand and said to Zhang Jinyue: "In that case, I will lead you, but you have to be prepared. If you want to buy a shop, you won't be able to afford it without tens or hundreds of taels of silver."

This trip to Fucheng cost her a lot of money. Fortunately, she still had more than 20 Ganoderma lucidum that she could sell to get some blood back. As for the ginseng, she wanted to keep it for future use.

But after all, this is not a long-term solution. There are only so many good things in the mountains, and they will be gone after digging. She still has to do business to make money in the long run, and the best thing for her to do now is the milk tea in her hand. After all, her fame has been established.

With the help of Shopkeeper Sun, Zhang Jinyue looked at several shops, settled on one of them, and agreed to go to the government with money to sign the contract tomorrow.

The shop we decided on was in the center of the town and had a lot of traffic. However, the shop was not very big. It was estimated to be only forty square meters, but it was enough for selling milk tea.

The store originally offered a price of 120 taels, but Zhang Jinyue lowered the price to 100 taels. Even so, she didn't have that much money on hand, so she could only sell a few larger red Ganoderma lucidums, plus the one given by shopkeeper Sun. The monthly share is enough.

With money in hand, Zhang Jinyue would never treat herself badly when it came to food. She went to the butcher shop and cut two pounds of pork belly, and bought an old hen with the intention of going home to make chicken soup.

In Xinghua Village, Yang Wanli met the "maid" under Zhang Jinxiu's deliberate arrangement and received the news that his friend had left behind a child.

"Back then, I escaped with my child and gave the child to a farmer to be raised. Now that the child has grown up safely, I am worthy of the general and his wife." The "maid" said, with tears streaming down her face.

"Where is the child now?" Yang Wanli asked anxiously.

"That child is very promising now. I heard that he ranks first in the academy every year. He went to Fucheng to take the exam a few days ago and should be back soon." The maid said.

Yang Wanli frowned, a name came to mind, and asked: "You won't tell me that the child's name is Qiu Qingquan, right?"

The "maid" was visibly panicked and said with a forced smile: "How do you know, sir? Could it be that you have already met her on the road?"

The girl didn't tell her that Master Yang already knew about this. How would she act next?
Yang Wanli looked at her suspiciously and asked, "What's the child's name?"

"Ah?" The "maid" froze on the spot, "Master Xindao, don't you know that? You just said it, why are you asking her now?"
"I'm talking about his old name."

"Qi Ya."

Returning to the familiar problem, the "maid" breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why don't you raise him yourself instead of letting him be raised by farmers?" Yang Wanli asked.

"I also have my own children. My husband is not willing to raise so many children, so I have to give the children to others to raise. I will come and see him when I have time." The "maid" covered her face and wiped away tears.

"The farmers themselves are in trouble, right? Will they agree to help you raise their children?"

"The old man and the old lady of the Qiu family are both excellent people."

Yang Wanli asked a few more questions, his expression serious. He glanced at the "maid", said nothing more, and asked her to lead the way to Qiu's house.

(End of this chapter)