Chapter 144： you are very thoughtful

Chapter 144 You are very thoughtful

It’s almost the end of the month. Shopkeeper Niu has annexed the two rooms next to it. The left side has become Qiao’s Snack Shop. The place has doubled in size and is even more spacious. There are even tables and chairs in the shop, which are very elegantly arranged. .

The outside is even more outward, and the expansion to the north has more than doubled, so that it can accommodate more guests.

The four shops in the south were also inquired about, but because the price was slightly higher, the negotiation failed.

Qiao Mai didn’t panic either. The rent for one shop was five taels of silver a month, but it was only sixty taels a year, and for four shops it was only more than two hundred taels. She was not short of this money.

Some people only see tenants with this little money in their eyes, and she doesn't bother to be their charter wife.

Just right, she has other plans.

On May 26th, the Lu and Qin families got engaged, and Qiao Mai was invited to go, just as a witness.

Because she was going to attend Miss Wang's wedding in September, Ruyi's wedding was scheduled for the spring of the following year, March 21st.

The day after the engagement, she sent her makeup over.

Shopkeeper Lu was embarrassed to say the next thing when he saw that she gave her such a valuable gift again.

"Sister, I, I think I will live in my house from now on, and I won't move there anymore, you see?"

"Okay, what's the matter, I can stop you from going back to your own home, is there anything else?"

"Ruyi will also marry from me. They are people who know everything, and there is no need to change the scene."

"Yes, this is your married daughter, you make the decision."

"You, aren't you angry?"

"Cut, why am I angry? It seems that I belong to Baozi, and I get angry at every turn. I added makeup. There are a lot of things at home, and seeds are being sown in the ground."

"Okay, as long as you don't get angry."

"As long as your family is doing well, it's too late for me to be happy."

Qiao Mai left, shopkeeper Lu wiped a few tears, she felt sorry for the girl's kindness.

At Qiao's house, it's more comfortable than living at her own home, she also thought, but Ru Xin was at home by herself, and she, a mother, had to accompany her.

She was already in a bad mood, and it was even worse when she was left alone.

Now Lu Ruxin focuses her life on her Liangpi shop. She wants to open a shop elsewhere, and with the support of Mayor Qian and shopkeeper Lu, she goes out almost every day to buy shops and people, and teach them recipes.

After opening one shop, she felt relieved to open another one.

She must follow the path that Master pointed out, or she will fail Master's intentions in vain.

Shopkeeper Lu moved back, and Liu Ye naturally followed. Now that she can start embroidery work, shopkeeper Lu also started to pay her wages, 200 Wen a month.

Qiao Mai has inquired with Shopkeeper Tong, Liu Hai has done a good job with him, one person can handle two or three people, and he is planning to pay him more wages.

She smiled and didn't say anything. She asked them to work just to keep a close eye on their character, and the next step was to help them get rich.

Pointing to the few acres of barren land of the Liu family, they will never be able to make a fortune in their lifetime, and they still have to do business.

Right now, Ruxin’s business is only in the county and prefectural cities. The Liangpi shop in Tianshui Town, why not give it to Liu’s family, and serve it with shortbread.

Guarding her shop again, there are many merchants coming and going, and I recommend her to eat there a few times, and the business will improve within two days.

As for the rent, it is not too late to pay after making money first.

Don’t just say that the house belongs to her and you want to avoid paying the rent, there’s no way!

If they dare to do this, she will directly beat them back to Liushutun.

Yuan Jiaqi came back once a month, and when he was on vacation, he packed up and saluted, and came back in a horse-drawn carriage at the gate of the city.

As soon as I got home, I went to see the old man first.

"Teacher,"

"Well, what have you learned in the academy this month?"

"Each teacher has his own unique insights. There are many students. Although some of them are wrong when answering the questions, they are also very innovative and benefit the students a lot."

"Well, after all, this old man is not an orthodox gentleman. They have some experience in teaching students and know the strengths and weaknesses of each student. You have more to learn there than I do here."

“Mr. is different from Mr..”

"Naturally, your daughter-in-law is sorting seeds in the backyard. Go over and help. She is the one who has been working hard for everyone."

"yes!"

Yuan Jiaqi put down his things, changed into working clothes and went to the back.

Seeing that she was sowing seeds with her mother-in-law, and the children were watering with tools, he hurried over and took over the work from her.

"Let me do it!"

"Yo, are you back?"

"Um!"

"What do you want for lunch? I let the kitchen do it?"

"How about eating cold noodles on such a hot day?"

After hearing this, a woman put down her things and went to the kitchen.

Qiao Mai sat down on a chair to rest, and Yuan Jiaqi carefully placed the seeds in the dug hole, and then buried them in soil.

"What do you plan to plant on these five acres of land?"

"Growing food and vegetables doesn't make any money. I want to save my laziness and plant five acres of strawberries."

"Oh, strawberries are too delicate, and summer always rains."

"Strawberries are not easy to transport. They were sold in the past. This time we will grow them ourselves. We will plant an acre of strawberries this winter. By the end of the year, we can sell them for ten taels of silver per catty. As for the rain, we will wait until the strawberries grow. I'll put up a shelf and cover it up when it rains."

"You are very thoughtful."

"You are not as good as you when it comes to studying, and you are not as good as me when it comes to making money."

Yuan Jiaqi looked neatly dressed, his hair was tied high into a diamond, with a very beautiful hair accessory pinned to it, a pair of small white pearl earrings on his ears, fair skin, and a heroic Qiao Mai.

The little heart couldn't help beating vigorously again, his face blushed, he hurriedly lowered his head and continued the work in hand, not daring to look directly at her.

Qiao Mai drank a few sips of water, took a short rest, took some more seeds, and sowed them in the field side by side with him.

Originally, seedlings like strawberry seeds need to be raised first, otherwise it would take a long time for the seedlings to emerge, but she has Linghe water in her hand, so she doesn't need to be so troublesome, just put the seeds the size of sesame seeds into the kang, and pour the diluted Linghe water will germinate within two days, and the germination rate reaches 99%.

This is the real purpose of Reiki, to stimulate vitality!

One mu of land, all planted and watered in one day, it is true that there are more people and more power.

During dinner, Mayor Qian and shopkeeper Lu came over at the same time.

"Ms. Qiao?"

"Mayor, what's the matter?"

"Well, more and more disaster victims are coming from the south now, and I don't have much food on hand. How much food do you still have, can you give me some?"

"Of course I brought all my belongings with me when I escaped from the disaster, so I can't always point to others as helpers?"

"The imperial court only sent relief food to the south, but we don't have any in the north."

"The yamen don't care?"

"Who would dare to open a warehouse to release grain without an order from the court? That would be a serious crime of beheading."

"How much do you want?"

"I don't care about other towns. There are 121 households in the 16 villages around our town. How can each household get 100 catties of grain?"

"That's more than 10,000 catties, right?"

"yes,"

"It just so happens that the grain that my tenant farmers have just handed in, in addition to the grain tax paid, still has tens of thousands of catties. Last year, there were several thousand catties left over. I took away all the old grain. How about I distribute five thousand catties of new grain on average?"

"Thanks, you don't need that much, just give me last year's old grain, and my family can make up some more, and we can raise some from the rich households in the town."

"It's not enough for you to talk, my Qiao family fully supports you as the mayor."

Shopkeeper Lu curled his lips, "My Lu family has no land, but I donate one hundred taels of silver. Are you looking to buy food?"

"No, I'll pay for your share."

"You don't need to donate. What I donate is my heart. What does it have to do with you?"

As soon as the two of them met, they carried it on again. Qiao Mai shook his head, "Sister Lu, what's the matter with you?"

"How long has it been since you gave me embroidery, I'll come over and ask."

"You have five embroiderers in your family, and you still miss my embroidery?"

"Who calls your stuff good?"

(end of this chapter)