After being reborn as a widow, the mistress of the Hou family remarried a powerful official

Chapter 50 A decent waiter

Before we knew it, it was mid-October. The days had become colder and cooler recently, and it also started to rain lightly.

Originally, with this kind of weather, there would be no one on the street, but today there was something unusual.

Ke Yiqing was sitting in the cloth shop drinking tea. She came here this time to make some clothes for Zi Xing. The weather would only get colder and colder. This little girl was growing up fast and she was worried that she wouldn't be able to wear the clothes she had prepared earlier, so she came here specially. Do more exercises.

A waiter ran back out of the rain with a grimace on his face: "Shopkeeper, I didn't buy any rice today."

"It's raining so heavily today and everyone is reluctant to go out. Why can't we buy rice?"

She was moved in her heart and listened patiently.

"Hey, don't mention it. I've checked all four major grain stores and they said they don't have it."

The shopkeeper was also very distressed when he heard this, "What should I do? If this continues, will I have to eat old rice?"

Ke Yiqing sighed in his heart: This is the arrogance of Shengjing people. Famine is coming, and they are not aware of it yet.

If you live in peace without thinking about danger, you will have to pay the price sooner or later.

It happened that a passerby ran in to take shelter from the rain with a bag of rice in his hands. The shopkeeper did not chase him away, but instead offered him hot tea, "Sir, may I ask you where you bought this rice?"

The visitor was wearing thin clothes, but he was holding rice with a happy face, "I bought it from Deji Hall."

The waiter was a little scornful when he heard this, "What Dejitang sells is basically old rice. Only people from out of town will buy it."

"What you said is true. I did come from out of town to join my relatives."

He smiled sheepishly, but he was calm and didn't mind the waiter's attitude at all. Instead, he advised: "I see that there are many dignitaries and nobles at Deji Hall who go to buy rice. Some of them should buy it earlier. Bar."

The shopkeeper was confused, "Dejitang Pharmacy is good, but the grain store is not well-known. Why do noble people go to buy from it?"

There is no need for this person to explain. The waiter confessed himself: "The shopkeeper doesn't know something. Although he has new rice every day, he has to queue up to make an appointment and there is a daily quota. It's really troublesome."

"You lazy guy, you've come to fool me again!" the shopkeeper said, getting angry and about to hit him, but the visitor quickly stopped him, "The waiter is right, his share of new rice is indeed not much. When I got up early in the morning and queued up, , the new rice was snatched up by the nobles."

Listen to what this means, do you have to queue up to buy Chen rice?Ke Yiqing felt a little worried, so he immediately dropped the money and told the shopkeeper to deliver it to his house when the time came.

"Madam, why don't you wait until the rain stops before leaving?"

"Do you know why there is such a shortage of rice and noodles recently?"

Several people present were stunned. "Looking at the notice from the government, it said that the grain team encountered a landslide and was trapped on the road. They have to wait."

She thought to herself: No wonder the dignitaries have started hoarding rice, maybe they have a way to know the truth!
No, with these people taking the lead, Deji Hall might not be able to hold on anymore, so she wanted to go over and have a look.

It's just that after she left, she didn't hear the whispers of the people behind her.

The visitor hesitated several times, but finally warned, "I escaped from Jiangnan. I met people from Jingnan on the way. They all said that Jingnan's official roads were robbed. Do you think this will..."

Before they could finish speaking, they were interrupted by the shopkeepers waving their hands, "Jingnan, Jingnan, Jingnan again, this place has been chaotic before, how could the adults in the court not keep strict supervision?"

"Oh yes..."

The voices of several people talking became lowered.

Here Ke Yiqing braved the rain and rushed on his way. When he arrived at the shop, he saw that there was indeed a long queue outside.

The new recruit in the shop didn't recognize her and was about to chase away the queue-jumping guy. Fortunately, the boy who was working next to Li Wei saw her and quickly invited her in.

"Where is Li Weiren? I have something to tell him."

The boy was stunned, "Madam, it's a bad time to come. He went to deliver food to Jing Zhaoyi's family."

To Jing Zhaoyi?She calmed down and understood his intention, so she waited patiently for him, while also asking about the size of the shop.

"Hey, business has indeed improved a lot recently, but there are still no people buying potatoes, and we adults are also worried."

"Why don't those people want to buy it? Have you asked about it?"

The boy sighed, "Master Li also sent someone to ask. He said that he had never seen this thing before and didn't know how to eat it. Besides, the potatoes were very ugly, so..."

Ke Yiqing slapped her head, yes, if she wants to publicize these things, unless there is an opportunity, when she eats less and less in the future, people will naturally buy potatoes, but this is not what she hopes.

But she still has to think about how to promote it.

Thinking about it like this, he walked away for most of the time without paying attention to it. Li Wei also rushed back wearing a raincoat.

"Madam, what do you want from me?" "Come here first and have some hot tea."

After the chill on her body subsided, she spoke: "I've also seen the situation outside, and it won't last long."

Li Wei also nodded silently, "We are looking at the scenery on the surface, but people from the four major grain stores have secretly inquired about our supply sources."

"I've already thought of a way out of this matter."

"What's your opinion, ma'am?"

She smiled and motioned for people to come forward and listen carefully.

However, Li Weiye's eyes lit up for a moment, but he quickly shook his head: "This is indeed a good idea, but the four major grain stores are intertwined with the powerful people in Shengjing. I'm afraid these noble people will not agree easily."

She had also thought about his worries just now, but Li Wei's delivery of food to Jing Zhaoyi gave her a new perspective on the matter.

"Our new rice is not sold to the outside world for the time being."

Li Wei was surprised when he heard this: "Why is this?"

Ke Yiqing smiled mysteriously, "Don't worry about it for now. Let's pick out a few brothers first. We don't ask for much. We just need to be energetic and speak well."

After receiving the order, Li Wei immediately started to do it. In just half a stick of incense, he picked out a dozen good-looking ones.

After picking and choosing, about seven or eight were left.

She thought to herself: There are a little few people, but we really don’t need too many in the early stages.

"You guys, follow me."

Several people didn't know why, but they also knew that it was the woman in front of them who allowed them to have enough food, clothing, and save money to buy a house in Shengjing. Therefore, even if they went out in the rain, they had no regrets. .

In the cloth shop, the shopkeeper was still worried about the rice noodles. In the pouring rain, he saw the familiar sedan chair in the distance. He stepped forward and said politely: "Hey, madam, did you leave something behind?"

Yu Jin laughed and scolded: "My wife is here to give you money, why don't you bring some hot tea!"

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and he was overjoyed and said yes again and again.

"I'm not the only one here. Do you have enough hot tea?"

Following behind the sedan chair were seven or eight young men, all good-looking and tall. If the shopkeeper hadn't seen the smile on her face, he would have thought she was a debt collector.

"This... Madam, please give me some advice."

She opened the hem of her clothes and sat down, "These guys need to trouble the shopkeeper to make two sets of clothes. The materials should be better."

"Then what's the requirement?"

Ke Yiqing swung the tea in the cup and pondered for a moment, "These are the clothes of the waiter, so they must be uniform. Do you have any sample clothes?"

When the shopkeeper saw that it was a big order, he also sent his workmen to select it and brought out the embroiderer.

"What do you think of these sets, madam?"

After these people put them on, the embroiderer made some changes according to her wishes, but she always felt that something was wrong.

As soon as she touched it, she knew, "Shopkeeper, this is the style, but the material needs to be changed."

"Madam, this material is considered to be the best among waiters. How can I change it?"

Ke Yiqing smiled, "Of course I have to bring the best ones, sew another layer of coat inside, and make two sets for each person."

The shopkeeper was astonished, "At this rate, this is the number."

He gestured to someone.

Yu Jin threw a bag of silver over and said, "My wife is also your big customer. If your temple boy can't accept it, I should have told you in advance to avoid being in the eyes."

The shopkeeper opened it and looked at it, smiling so hard that he couldn't see his eyes: "It's done well. How long will it take for Madam to pick it up?"

"The sooner the better, I need it urgently."

Seeing so much money, he gritted his teeth and said, "Three days at the earliest."

"Okay, then three days."

(End of this chapter)