Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 303 Lin's Rice Shop

"Madam shopkeeper."

The shopkeeper looked back and saw it was An Yue.

He quickly stood up, fanned himself, smiled flatteringly, and walked towards An Yue, saying, "Miss, why are you here just now?"

"Oh? Is the shopkeeper's wife waiting for me specially?" An Yue jokingly smiled.

"That's right! The goods you sent last time were sold out in three days. Since then, I have been thinking about your coming all the time."

An Yue waved to Daniu and Ale, signaling them to carry the boxes into the shop.

The shopkeeper's wife complained as she poured tea for An Yue, "I've been in the shop all day, and I've been looking for you everywhere but you never come."

An Yuexi smiled and said, "Madam Shopkeeper, I'm really sorry. You know, due to the drought, we can't buy the raw materials. There's really nothing we can do."

"That's right. Nowadays, not only can't you buy wine, rice, oil, and salt in town, but even in the county town it's hard to buy them!"

An Yue drank a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and asked curiously: "Madam, do you know where I can buy food?"

Hearing An Yue's question, the shopkeeper's wife suddenly stopped fanning herself and whispered in An Yue's ear, "Nowadays, you can only buy grain at Lin's Rice Shop."

An Yue was ready to ask further: "Madam, do you mean that in this entire county, only that rice shop can sell rice?"

The shopkeeper's wife fanned herself and nodded with a faint smile.

"Then, madam, can you tell me where the Lin's Rice Shop is?"

The shopkeeper made a gesture to silence her and whispered to An Yue, "Shh...Keep your voice down. Lin's Rice Shop is on the west side of the river. There is a row of shops along the river. You can see them when you go over there."

An Yue quickly took out paper and pen and wrote it down quickly.

At this time, Daniu and Ale carried the box in.

"Come on, put it here."

An Yue asked again: "Madam, according to what you said, there must be someone above the Lin's Rice Shop, right?"

The shopkeeper's wife looked towards the shop door to make sure no one was there.

She gave Anyue a thumbs up and whispered, "Miss, do you know that this (county magistrate) in our county has a concubine?"

An Yue nodded: "I've heard a little bit about it."

The shopkeeper continued, "This concubine is called Lin Niang, and this rice shop is called 'Lin's Rice Shop'. You are so smart, you must have understood it, right?"

An Yue ate the melon thoughtfully and nodded in response.

"This concubine is not simple. She relies on the favor of that man and usually travels in the style of the main wife. On the contrary, the main wife behaves in a low-key and humble manner."

At this moment, An Yue recalled what the chief clerk's wife, Gu Qinglian, had told her before, that she should be more careful in what she said and did when she met the concubine in the future.

"It is said that since ancient times, when one person succeeds, the whole family will prosper. This concubine has married into a wealthy family, so her family will naturally become wealthy as well."

"Look! This rice shop is run by her family."

Daniu Ale placed the floral waters on the counter one by one.

An Yue asked again: "Madam, then no one reported it?"

"Oh! Miss, you don't know that this (county magistrate) in our county is not a simple person. As the old saying goes, 'It's nice to take shelter under a big tree'. He has someone protecting him, so he is naturally not afraid."

"To put it bluntly, he is the one who secretly controls the rice and salt supply in this county."

An Yue finally understood what was going on. It turned out that the biggest villain was the ruler of our county.

Thinking of this, An Yue became even more depressed, and couldn't help but complain in her heart: [This Yongchuan County is rotten through and through. ]

At this time, Daniu and the others had already placed the toilet water on the table, and the shopkeeper's wife and An Yue began to settle the money.

She counted and started dialing the abacus.

After counting the money, he gave it to An Yue, who took it and thanked him, "Thank you, madam."

"Miss, please don't be polite. I don't know when you will send it next time."

"Madam, I can't buy the raw materials. There's nothing I can do."

"Yes, yes, but fortunately the quantity of goods sent by the girl this time is quite large, which should be able to ease the situation for a while."

An Yuetian smiled and said, "That's good, that's good."

"Miss, if you can find the raw materials, you must send them to me as soon as you have them. The customers in my store always talk about them after they have used them up."

An Yue smiled and nodded: "Of course, I will stock up more if I have the chance in the future. But I don't know when this drought will end, so we all have to be prepared to deal with it."

The shopkeeper sighed: "Who said it wasn't? Life is really hard these days. However, I feel more at ease with a reliable supplier like you."

An Yue bowed and said, "Thank you for your trust, Madam Shopkeeper. I will not let you down. Madam Shopkeeper, if there is nothing else, An Yue will take her leave now."

The shopkeeper's wife saw the guest off warmly: "Chengchengcheng, take care. Come earlier next time!"

"No problem, please stay, madam!" After An Yue said that, Daniu and A'er carried the wooden box and walked out of the Fragrant Pavilion with An Yue.

Next, they planned to go to Yunyan Pavilion and Yuyan Hall.

Nowadays, the market is tense and mule-cart drivers are no longer as pushy as before.

After coming out of Xiangxiang Pavilion, they took a mule cart straight to Yunyan Pavilion.

When they arrived at the gate of Yunyan Pavilion shop, An Yue asked Daniu Ale to take the wooden boxes directly from the mule cart and sent the mule cart away.

The mule cart left, and Anyue led the big ox Ale to carry the wooden box into the shop.

When the shopkeeper saw An Yue, she was as warm and polite as ever and walked up to greet An Yue.

"The girl is here!"

An Yue smiled happily and responded to the shopkeeper: "Well, is the shopkeeper busy?"

An Yue was directing Daniu A'er to place the boxes.

The shopkeeper said to An Yue, "Miss, Madam has specifically told me that whenever you come to deliver goods, she will let me tell you to go find her."

"Okay, after delivering all these goods, I'll go find her."

Daniu and Ale carefully took out the floral water and small honey jars from the box one by one.

After a while, all the goods belonging to Yunyan Pavilion were taken out.

The shopkeeper and Anyue settled the money.

Then he went to another rouge shop owned by the wife of the chief clerk - Yuyantang.

The Yunyan Pavilion and Yuyan Hall shops were very close to each other, and Daniu and A'er arrived there in just a few steps carrying the wooden boxes.

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When you walk into the shop, all the procedures for delivering goods are the same as those in Yunyan Pavilion.

All the goods were delivered very quickly.

Da Niu and A Le carried an empty box and followed An Yue to Zhao's house.

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When they arrived at the gate of Zhao's house, An Yue told Daniu A'er to sit in the shade nearby and wait.

An Yue knocked on the door and the servant of the mansion led An Yue in.

It was already Si time.

Madam Gu Qinglian was sitting in the courtyard drinking tea. When she saw An Yue coming, she smiled and motioned for An Yue to sit down.