klisemfg Chapter 188 Shop
Chapter 188 Shop
"Third grandma, my uncle is in shed number four." Shen Miaozhu turned around and said.
"Which one is number four?" Third Grandma looked at the thick layers of grass on the ceiling. They all looked so similar that she was too lazy to separate the braids herself.
Then she saw Shen Miaozhu holding an abacus in one hand and an account book in the other, striding over and saying, "Miaozhu, do you also know that Jian Zhu spent several hundred taels on treating his leg?"
“It’s not several hundred taels. I asked someone to find an acquaintance and it cost me a little over two hundred taels.
As long as Jian Zhu takes good care of himself, there's a 70% to 80% chance he'll be able to walk normally again." It was the shopkeeper Tang of Renhetang who Shen Miaozhu had asked for help.
When the Third Grandma heard this, she was furious: "Spending over two hundred taels to buy a 70% to 80% chance?
Are you stupid? It's just a problem with one leg. It doesn't stop you from eating or drinking. Why are you wasting money? You're a spendthrift! "
Shen Miaozhu's face darkened: "Third Grandma, be careful with your words! That's your granddaughter."
"She'll be getting married in a few years. What's the point of being close to her?" Third Grandma was furious. She asked, "Did your uncle earn all this while he was away on a trip?"
"Alas... How is that possible? Even with all the manpower, effort, and capital my family has put in, it's impossible for us to earn much by starting a business.
It was borrowed from Uncle Jiu. If you want to know more, wait until he comes back for the New Year and ask him in detail." Shen Miaozhu put down the account book, "I'll take it to you."
"No need. Who did he borrow it from?" Third Grandma stared at her. "Is it yours?"
"Yes." Shen Miaozhu didn't want to say anything more to her, so she turned around and called her cousin to send Third Grandma away.
After the people left, Li Laojun, who had been standing silently in the corner, sighed deeply. He stepped forward and said, "Miss Shen, I want to buy some vegetables from you."
"Whatever you want to buy, I'll give it to you. Pick whatever you want." Shen Miaozhu could still afford to give you a few kilograms of vegetables.
She said, "You can choose any of the sheds."
Li Laojun said embarrassedly: "My son wants five or six pounds of each."
"Young Master? Captain Chen?" Shen Miaozhu thought.
Li Laojunhu had no intention of hiding it: "Yes, he himself can't eat too much, so he wants to send some extra meals to a few centurions.
To be honest, the greenhouses we built ourselves are either too small to grow much, or too large to provide enough heat for the vegetables to grow."
Seeing that she didn't say anything, he continued, "The young master said that pickled cabbage makes delicious dumplings. Could you give a jar to our Thousand Households?"
“Of course, we don’t have to follow the county town price, we can just follow the summer price.
Besides, the dried radish buns are delicious too. I'll weigh some for you." Supporting the army will do no harm to the Shen family.
Li Laojunhu clasped his fists in thanks, then whispered, "Can I have a moment to talk?"
"Ok?"
"It's related to Mrs. Hu's shop."
"Let's go." Shen Miaozhu turned around and said a few words to his uncle, asking him to help with the accounts, and then led the old military household to the three mud houses not far away.
These rooms are specially for people who take care of the greenhouse. The two bedrooms on the left and right are open and empty at this time.
There are two stoves in the middle room, one for the fire pit in the left and one for the right, so there are no high tables or chairs.
Shen Miaozhu asked the old soldier to sit in front of the stove, "Is this where Chief Secretary Song is?"
How perceptive! Li Laojun nodded. "Yes, I've been going to a lot of food shops in the city lately, trying their signature dishes to get to know them better."
As I tasted the food, I heard a lot of gossip.
"It was said that the newly arrived County Magistrate, Wang, had a strong background. As soon as he took office, he investigated the accounts of the past one or two years. As a result, several runners and clerks in the yamen were stripped of their official robes.
"Then, the investigation led to Chief Secretary Song."
"Wang County Magistrate dealt with him?" Shen Miaozhu hoped so very much, but it shouldn't be easy.
The old soldier shook his head: "These are the deputy chiefs of a county. If one moves, several others will be affected."
He said, "However, we can take this opportunity to avoid taking such shameful risks."
"How to borrow? What are your conditions?" Shen Miao didn't think that giving someone a few kilograms of vegetables would get much more in return.
Li Laojunhu said with a smile: "We also investigated Song Zhubo, but he is not very easy to investigate.
It's mainly the clerks in the Sixth Chamber, including the Criminal Chamber and the Household Chamber, who are all deeply involved."
"Miao Sili, the clerk in the household department, is responsible for a lot of things for him, right? Finally, there is something that Shen Lingzhu is interested in.
She then asked, "Should we investigate the Miao clerk more closely? My eldest brother isn't even fifteen yet, and according to the law, they shouldn't have taken my aunt's belongings during the house search.
But he just dared to do that." Shen Miaozhu felt deeply disgusted by this.
The old soldier laughed heartily: "Now that you've spoken, we'll definitely find out as soon as possible."
Shen Miaozhu took advantage of the situation and told him what she knew about Song Zhubo before sending someone to pick vegetables.
When she was sitting alone in front of the stove, after thinking for a long time, she found her uncle Shen Huai and said that she would stay in the county town for a few days after Laba Festival and wait to pick up Xiao Zhuzi.
Shen Huai said: "Xiao Zhuzi and the others will be closing their shop after the 15th, so you want to stay in the county town for seven or eight days?
Don’t you care about the vegetables coming in and out? It’s almost the Little New Year, and selling vegetables is busy too.”
Shen Miaozhu insisted: "Well, how about we wait until after the 15th?"
"Hahaha, Miaozhu, we will also have holidays after the 15th." Shen Huai couldn't help laughing.
"So I'm going to the county town on the tenth day of the first lunar month, and will bring Xiao Zhuzi back before the twentieth." Shen Miaozhu didn't want to delay any longer, and wanted to take back the shop as soon as possible to make it easier for Xiao Zhuzi and Uncle Qi to change jobs next year.
By the way, how could the so-called brother-in-law of Chief Clerk Song be so tactless that he dared to keep the shop open and not return it when the new county magistrate was investigating Chief Clerk.
"Uncle, the new county magistrate is likely to be a man of action. As long as we can get the evidence safely into his hands, we will definitely be able to recover Auntie's camphorwood box.
But that wouldn't seem right, so I'll deliver it myself, which is more appropriate than others guessing." In Shen Miaozhu's opinion, the current county magistrate should be paid a visit.
If for no other reason, someone from the Shen family should come out to interview Zhu to see if he can take part in the county exam next February.
And she is the right person.
"Miaozhu, what if the county magistrate..." Shen Huai was a little worried.
Shen Miaozhu said, "Back then in the Zhenwu Temple, County Magistrate Wang didn't give us too much trouble."
They had just recently gotten to know their uncle, the newly appointed county magistrate, who had previously worked as a prosecutor in the provincial capital.
She added, "Are you worried about the gift I gave you?"
Shen Huai wasn't worried about that. "With wine, it's a perfect gift even without anything else."
After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Don't show up. Wait for Xiao Zhuzi to come back and have her come to visit under Mr. Han's name."
"Mr. Han?"
"Yes, their teacher is from the same school."
"That's great." Shen Miaozhu began to look forward to her junior sister's return.
After the Laba Festival, Shen Lingzhu also wanted to go home early. Every afternoon when she was not busy, she would go shopping with her brothers.
In the blink of an eye, it was the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month. The food store was handed over to Aunt Ding's family, and everyone else, except Aunt Jiu and her daughter, went home to celebrate the New Year.
Just as the shop closed, Captain Chen came over on horseback and said he wanted to inspect the Beigou Horse Farm and wanted to go with them.
Shen Lingzhu didn't believe it.