Chapter 525: Chapter 526: Remodeling the Shop
Talking about this became a little embarrassing. That person ran quite fast and Yang Chuxia forgot to catch him.
She couldn’t help but apologize, "Dear sirs, I’m sorry to have you come all this way for nothing. The little thief ran away."
"No harm done. If he ran, he ran. As long as no one was hurt," one of the brokers said. "Since everything’s fine here, we will go back and report to Constable Hong."
"Ah, alright. Safe travels, sirs." Fugui escorted the brokers out and gave each of them a string of coins.
Only then did Yang Chuxia turn her attention back to the elderly man and his daughter.
The older man now thoroughly believed Yang Chuxia’s words and ordered his daughter to pack and follow her.
The group didn’t return to the village right away but instead, went to the shop Yang Chuxia had bought in the county.
The shop was in a prime location, close to the main roads of the city where people always passed by. It was quite lively.
"Fugui, go to the county town these two days and find some workers for me. I want the shop divided in the middle, one side will sell our family’s nuts and the other will be for the Artistry Pavilion samples."
Having solved the issues of the elderly man and his daughter, and having them temporarily settled in the harem, Yang Chuxia addressed the formal matters with Fugui.
"Sure, I will do this first thing tomorrow."
"Hmm, and right now, go out and buy more bedding and daily necessities. I’m afraid we’ll be staying in the county for a few days until the shop is completely renovated."
"Alright."
After these words, Fugui went out to buy things, while Yang Chuxia returned to her room for a rest.
She only woke up in the evening, pulled from her sleep by a fragrant aroma.
When she got up, she discovered the elder’s daughter had been cooking. When the girl saw Yang Chuxia, she was grateful and a bit shy as she said, "Miss, I saw that Brother Fugui bought some rice and vegetables, so I made some dishes."
"Sister, everyone here calls me Xiaxia, so you can call me Xiaxia too. By the way, I still don’t know your name."
"I...my name is Shen Qiu, and I’m fourteen years old."
Yang Chuxia smiled and said, "Sister Shen Qiu."
Looking at Shen Qiu, she seemed to be a very gentle and graceful girl. Her smile was very warm, so it was no wonder she attracted so much attention. Many men, particularly in this era, were very chauvinistic and soft, gentle women like this naturally aroused their protective instincts.
"Sister Shen Qiu, what delicious food have you made? I could smell the aroma from inside my room."
"Just some dishes from our hometown. They use the same ingredients, but they’re cooked differently than here."
Upon hearing this, Yang Chuxia went to the kitchen to see the dishes. Indeed, they were different from those in Yangshu village. Shen Qiu’s dishes seemed a bit sweeter, like seafood, which didn’t have any chili but smelled sweet.
At dinner, she indeed found that the dishes were sweet and sour, and very delicious.
The following day, seeing that Yang Chuxia seemed to enjoy her cooking, Shen Qiu took over making breakfast as well, so Fugui no longer needed to buy breakfast elsewhere.
After breakfast, Fugui did as Yang Chuxia instructed, going to the county town first to look around and then finding some people to help renovate the shop.
Yang Chuxia thought that since she was already in the county, she should go see the Old Madam of County Magistrate, so she brought some gifts and went to the harem in the county government.
When she returned from the county government, Fugui had already started the renovation of the shop with his team.
After four consecutive days, the shop was finally completely renovated.