novelaction Chapter 287 Mixed joys and sorrows
Chapter 287 Mixed joys and sorrows
Shen Ruolan did not refuse. At this moment, she really needed a bowl of eggs to replenish her energy.
The busy day passed quickly. After dinner, Ji Han took the things he had collected and found Shen Ruolan to report: "Master, this is what I found out today. Take a look."
Shen Ruolan took the brochure handed over by Ji Han and looked at it carefully. After reading it, she frowned and said to Ji Han: "Is business in Cangling City really so difficult?"
The booklet Ji Han gave her listed nearly a hundred restaurants, big and small. The best one had more than two hundred customers a day, while the least had only ten to twenty. Some had not been open for several days, and some were preparing to close.
Ji Han told Shen Ruolan everything he had learned, "Master, ever since the drought in Beiming, fewer and fewer people have come here to do business. In addition, this is a border area, and the bandits in Nanshan are very fierce, so merchants from Beixia and Beixia rarely come here, so the business here is not as good as before."
After Ji Han finished speaking, he paused and continued, "Master, if you want to earn money, you may have to go to a richer city. This Cangling City is too depressed."
Shen Ruolan frowned and said, "But there aren't many places we can go right now."
It's too far away. First, the food supply is insufficient. Second, we are in an unfamiliar place. It may not be easy to do business well.
Ji Han thought for a moment and said to his master, "Master, actually Xia Guo'an Water City is quite good. The journey is about the same as our trip to Cang Ling City. It's just that the situation between the two countries is not good now, so there are some risks in doing business there."
After Shen Ruolan heard Ji Han's words, she rejected them without a second thought, "It's not suitable to do business there now."
The Xia Kingdom is now eyeing Bei Ming covetously. If she really goes there to do business, she will probably be cheated by Xia Hongmiao.
After hearing what Shen Ruolan said, Ji Han also fell silent.
The nearest city from here to Cang Ling City is at least five days away, and it is really not suitable for them to travel that far at the moment.
After Shen Ruolan stared at the booklet for a long time, she pointed at several restaurants and hotels that wanted to close and said, "Ji Han, go and find out for me tomorrow morning about these restaurants and hotels that are going to close."
Since everyone's business is not good, she might as well open her own business. It's also good to produce and sell her own products without having to bargain with others.
Ji Han hesitated for a moment and asked his master, "Master, what are you doing?"
Shen Ruolan looked at him and said, "Yes, it's just as you thought. Since everyone's business is not good, we can just sell it ourselves."
Shen Ruolan paused and continued, "Go and look at these stores. We'll buy the one with the best location."
"Yes, master." Ji Han felt a little excited when he heard Shen Ruolan was going to open her own restaurant. After all, his parents were businessmen, and he had been influenced by them since he was a child and was very interested in doing business.
Shen Ruolan was so sleepy that she yawned and said to Ji Han, "You've been busy all day, go down and have a rest."
"Yes, I'll take my leave." Ji Han said and turned to leave.
Shen Ruolan also came and lay down beside the two children, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, Shen Ruolan was still asleep when she was awakened by a loud noise. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and asked Aunt Liu outside, "Aunt Liu, what's going on outside?"
When Aunt Liu heard her master calling her, she hurried in and said, "Master, you are awake."
Shen Ruolan stood up and asked her, "Why is there so much noise outside?"
Aunt Liu said to her master, "Master, I don't know what happened, but someone blocked the door of the inn early in the morning, saying that they wanted you to help them with their illness."
"You want me to treat your illness?" After Shen Ruolan finished speaking, she thought about it and understood instantly. She was afraid that the edict posted by Jiang Qing yesterday had been spread by everyone.
But it's also good this way. She can earn some money for herself while helping everyone with their medical treatment. After all, she currently has no source of income and can only rely on this meager income to support everyone.
Aunt Liu said, "Yes, I just went downstairs to take a look, and I'm afraid there are at least a hundred people."
Aunt Liu paused and continued, "Everyone at the door said that the master is the granddaughter of the old doctor Shen, and she also treats the crown prince. Her medical skills must be good. Everyone is anxious to see you."
Shen Ruolan said to Aunt Liu, "I understand. Go to the kitchen and get me some breakfast."
"Yes," said Aunt Liu, she bowed to Shen Ruolan and turned to leave.
Shi Gu helped Shen Ruolan prepare the water for washing.
"Mom..." Shen Ruolan had just put on her clothes when the two children on the bed suddenly climbed up and called her sweetly.
Shen Ruolan looked back at the two children and said with a smile, "Hey, are my babies awake too?"
Little Anhe looked at her mother and laughed, revealing her two little front teeth that had just grown out. She was so adorable.
"Haha, so good." Shen Ruolan kissed the two children on the cheek and helped them put on their clothes.
After Shen Ruolan and her son washed up, Aunt Liu came in with breakfast. She placed the breakfast on the table and said to Shen Ruolan, "Master, there is no noodles in the inn this morning. The best we have is white porridge and a side dish. Later, I asked the cook to fry an egg for each of the young master and his friends. It's a bit expensive, two eggs cost ten coins."
Most of the breakfast in the inn was whole-grain porridge, and even wild vegetable porridge. Only a small part was white porridge. The side dish was ripe cowpea in season. Considering that the two young masters didn't want to eat it, she took the initiative to fry an egg for them.
When Shen Ruolan heard that two eggs cost ten cents, she frowned and asked, "Why are eggs so expensive?"
Aunt Liu said, "I heard that the economy has been bad in recent years. Not to mention eggs, even pork is quite expensive now."
"I heard that many people in the city can't afford oil." After saying this, Liu Gu added another sentence.
In fact, it’s not that we can’t afford it, but that there is no place to buy it.
Shen Ruolan listened to what Aunt Liu said. She paused for a moment and said, "I understand. But the children only need to eat eggs once a day. Don't eat too much."
It’s not that she was reluctant to feed eggs to the children, but the children were still young and couldn’t eat too much of anything.
"Yes," replied Aunt Liu.
After a while, Shen Ruolan finished her breakfast, and the innkeeper came to her and said, "Miss Shen, please go down and take a look. The gate of our inn has been blocked by them."
After the innkeeper finished speaking, he felt bitter in his heart. Today he had mixed feelings. The good news was that the granddaughter of the famous old doctor Shen was staying in his inn.
What he was worried about was that his inn was blocked by so many people today, and he was afraid that there would be no business today.