farmer's wife

Chapter 196 Shop
As soon as Ye Zhuo and Xiao Lie left, Qi Tong was worried that Fu Yan would be alone in the courtyard, so he often asked them to come to Ming Yutang to talk.

Fu Yan wanted to find something to do for herself, so she often came to Qi Tong's place.

Seeing that Fu Yan seemed to be thinner and pale, Qi Tong ordered Zhong Qing to instruct the big kitchen to make a bowl of bird's nest for Fu Yan every day and send it over.

Qi Tong kindly explained: "These men have men's affairs to do. Now that they have gone out, let's not think too much, and wait for them to come back with peace of mind. By the way, the spring flowers are blooming, and Princess Linyang invited us Let's go to enjoy the flowers together, and you can go with me too."

Fu Yan has no interest in holding Nuo Nuo, all the wives from wealthy and powerful families gather together to socialize and flatter, making contacts for her husband's family.Fu Yan's status is different, and she was taken to several banquets by Qi Tong before, which was very boring.

If she didn't have to come out to socialize, she wouldn't bother to go.

Fu Yan said softly: "I still want to take Nuo Nuo, so I won't go there this time."

"It's okay, just take Nuo Nuo there together." Qi Tong acted like Fu Yan was depressed, and wanted to take her out for a longer walk.

Fu Yan politely declined her offer.

Seeing her like this, Qi Tong didn't force it anymore.

Besides taking care of Nuonuo, Fu Yan also has other things to do next.

They had just glanced at the shop and Zhuangzi presented by Uncle Ye Zhuo.Seeing that the people Ye Zhuo arranged to select were all honest people, not cheating or cheating, Fu Yan and Xiao Lie thought at the time that they would go back to Shizhou City, and it would be good for these shops and Zhuangzi to remain as they were.

Now that he has stayed, Fu Yan plans to take another look at the shop and start running it properly.After all, the business in the shop is good or bad depending on the location, and they are all quite satisfactory.

Before inspecting the shop, Fu Yan wrote a few letters to relatives and friends in Shizhou City.

When Xiao Lie went out to fight, they stayed in Yunjing to wait, and naturally they couldn't go back to Shizhou City for a while.

Fu Yan didn't want to sit and eat in Yongyi's mansion every day, but if she wanted to support the shop in Yunjing, she needed Shi Yang, Shiman and her brother and sister to help her.

If Shi Yang didn't go back, the family's shop would naturally have to close its doors and go out of business.

After finishing writing the letter, Fu Yan handed the letter to Steward Wu, and he sent someone to send it back to Shizhou City. Of course, there were some gifts prepared by Fu Yan.

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At the end of March, spring is in full bloom.

Fu Yan handed Nuonuo over to Granny Shi to take care of her, while she changed into an ordinary dress, put on a veiled hat, and led Shi Yang and Shiman to inspect the eight shops.

Yunjing city is divided into inner city and inner city, facing south from north.The inner city is where the royal family lives, while the outer city is where ordinary people live.The closer to the inner city, the more dignified it is, and most of them are residences of dignitaries.

The Palace of Yongyi is located in the inner city.

There are also east and west cities in the outer city, and the east city is more high-end and prosperous.

In the shops Ye Zhuo bought, there are two rice grain shops and two tea shops, one in each of the east and west markets.Because Yao's family is an imperial merchant, Yao's family has tribute Yongyang japonica rice and Zuixiang tea. The sources of goods in these two shops are also from Yao's family, and the business is not bad.Fu Yan planned to maintain the original model and continue to operate.

There are four more.They are restaurants, inns and incense powder shops in Dongshi, and cloth shops and grocery stores in Xishi.Since the products are all common goods in the market, and the location is not top-notch, the business is so-so.

When Fu Yan brought the Shi family brothers and sisters to check, the four shops were deserted.Fortunately, all the shopkeepers in the original shop were summoned by Ye Zhuo to re-acquaint themselves with the new owners, and they were alerted. The guys in the shop were still warmly entertained.

The cloth shop in West Market sells both ready-made garments and silk and satin fabrics. There are styles that are fashionable in Yunjing, as well as ordinary plain clothes that ordinary people can afford.Therefore, the business in the cloth village is still going well, and a few guests will come in from time to time, and occasionally a few deals can be made.

Fu Yan stood aside and looked at the ordinary cotton cloth on the counter, and the boy waited at the side without impatiently chasing away the three people who only looked at but didn't buy.

Shi Man looked like a little maid who had never seen the market, followed Fu Yan to look around, and asked the boy about the price from time to time.

The young man took a look at the three of them, and quoted the prices in a good voice.

Shi Man frowned. She picked up a plain blue cotton dress and pouted with dissatisfaction and asked, "This dress costs 150 cents? It's too expensive, isn't it just ordinary cotton?"

The servant explained kindly: "This cotton cloth is from Shengji Dyeing Workshop. The girl can see the color. It is absolutely uniform and comfortable. If you are not satisfied with the price, there are other clothes at other prices here, all of which are fashionable in Yunjing. It looks good and fresh. You can choose again.”

"I want this one? You can sell me cheaper."

"This... Girl, this price is definitely a real price. You can go out and look around again. The dress made of dyed cotton cloth that Sheng Ji bought is definitely not cheaper than this one."

"Oh, then I don't want it anymore. I'll go to another shop." Shi Man hummed.

The boy was not annoyed, he still smiled and said: "Success, if you still like the ones from our shop later on, welcome to come again."

Fu Yan stood aside and watched Shi Man play tricks, with a smile on the corner of her mouth behind the veiled hat.Didn't expect this little girl to be an actress? !If he didn't understand her personality, he would really think of her as a philistine and savage little girl.

Shi Yang didn't seem to know the younger sister anymore, he secretly looked at her sideways.

Shi Man didn't notice his brother's surprised expression, so he acted with enthusiasm: "Then I'll look back, if yours is the cheapest, I'll come back and get it. You keep this dress for me! Oh, you're cheap!" Just click and I’ll buy it directly, save trouble.”

How can a boy like him change the price set by the shopkeeper, and this one is indeed cheap.

The boy continued in a good-tempered manner: "Girl, this price has been set by our shopkeeper. It can't be cheaper. I'll keep it for you first, but this style sells well. Later, other customers are attracted to it. Don't be angry either."

Fu Yan looked at this clever little servant, and asked warmly, "What's the name of this little brother?"

The servant looked suspiciously at the lady who was standing quietly by the side, the veiled hat blocked her face, so she couldn't see clearly, but it seemed that this whole body was our wife.

He lowered his head and didn't dare to look any further, and replied, "The young one is Si Shouliang."

"Well, what about your shopkeeper? Why haven't you seen anyone?"

"The shopkeeper's stock has gone, Madam asked the little one which satin clothes she liked."

Fu Yan nodded and made a note of this person.In the end, she picked out an ordinary square handkerchief and left. Si Shouliang was not annoyed, and still kindly sent the three of them away.

The shopkeepers and guys in the grocery store were all there, and there were all kinds of things. Fu Yan even saw spices from overseas.It's a pity that business is so-so.

After seeing the two shops in the West Market, Fu Yan and the others came to the East Market again.

(End of this chapter)