my grandmother

Chapter 105 Reaching a Consensus
The next day, as soon as Li Jinzhu and Li Yuzhu left, Sister Mei quickly fried more than a dozen pieces of rice cakes. Li Xiaonan carried the rice cakes, a pen and ink case, and folded rough rice paper on her back, and went out to the tea house to call Ah Wu and Wang Yuting.

The waiter in the tea shop was sweeping, pointing Li Xiaonan to go around the corner gate.

Entering the corner door is a row of rear-covered rooms. Facing the corner door, there is a brand new bamboo fence tied to the innermost two doors. Li Xiaonan went straight to the bamboo fence, pushed the door and stretched her head.

Ah Wu and Wang Yuting were sitting in the courtyard about a meter wide from the entrance to eat.

"We're only eating now, and the sun is already above our heads." Li Xiaonan entered the small courtyard.

"Where is the sun above the head?" Ah Wu nodded with the tip of his chopsticks, yelled at Li Xiaonan, and then sipped the vegetable porridge.

"Eat some more? This food is made in the big kitchen in front, and it tastes very good." Wang Yuting smiled and asked Li Xiaonan.

"I'm done eating, you guys hurry up to eat, Guo Xiang meets early, if it's late, it will be too late." Li Xiaonan stood beside her and signaled them to eat quickly.

"How can there be such a reminder to eat, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers." A Wu gave Li Xiaonan a white look.

Li Xiaonan ignored her.

Ah Wu and Wang Yuting were much faster. After eating, Ah Wu brought the bowls and chopsticks to the front, and Wang Yuting filled the water with a leather bag, locked the door and came out.

After leaving the corner gate, Li Xiaonan saw A Wu and Wang Yuting following her from left to right, looking like they were about to go on their way, so she stopped and asked, "Where's the horse?"

"Just the two of us, no need for a horse." A Wu clasped his fists on his chest, looking at Li Xiaonan.

"How can I ride a horse to go to the market? That horse is very expensive." Wang Yuting said with a smile.

"You and your two horses, how do you calculate the food and lodging wages?" Li Xiaonan also folded her arms on her chest and looked at the two of them.

"Both board and lodging are in the tea house, people and horses are included, and the wages are not mentioned." A Wu answered simply and straightforwardly.

"I paid for the copper coins that you eat and live in the tea house, even the horses! If you are not willing to use the horses, I will not give out the copper coins for raising the horses. You can find a way to support you horse." Li Xiaonan raised her chin and looked at Wang Yuting and A Wu.

A Wu stared at Li Xiaonan, Wang Yuting looked at A Wu, then at Li Xiaonan, and was about to speak, when A Wu stomped his feet, "I'll ask!"

After a while, Ah Wu came back dejectedly, he didn't look at Li Xiaonan, but looked at Wang Yuting and said: "You guys wait in front, I will lead the horse."

Li Xiaonan and Wang Yuting rode together and arrived at Guoxiang Town within a short time.

Still in the open space outside the town, the three dismounted. Li Xiaonan untied the bundle, stuffed the package of glutinous rice cakes into Wang Yuting's arms, shook out the rough rice paper, motioned for Ah Wu to carry it, and took out the pen and ink cartridge.

"What are you doing?" Ah Wu and Wang Yuting raised their heads from left to right to see Li Xiaonan busy.

"Write a notice, just ride on the horse's back." Li Xiaonan replied.

Ah Wu laughed out loud, and Wang Yuting also laughed.

"Little lady, do you think everyone is as literate as you are?" Ah Wu laughed while talking.

Li Xiaonan froze.

No, she was negligent again, the literacy rate in this place is extremely low!

Wang Yuting looked at Li Xiaonan who looked like a deflated water bag, and asked with a smile, "What are you going to write? What kind of business are you going to do?"

"I want to collect fine cloth, at a high price." Li Xiaonan said weakly.

"There's no fine cloth here!" Ah Wu was still laughing.

"I know no, it's not for collecting fine cloth, I'm... well, I can't tell you clearly, I just want to let everyone know that there are people who collect fine cloth at a high price, and collect it at any time, all year round."

Li Xiaonan took the rough leaflet and folded it back dejectedly.

Li Xiaonan was in a bad mood, but Ah Wu's mood got better, she let out an oh, and said with a smile: "You are similar to us receiving darts."

"Huh?" Li Xiaonan glared at A Wu, "How do you pick up the darts?"

"Look for a few warehouses and inns, and leave a message. If someone is looking for an escort and is in a hurry, the shopkeeper of the warehouse and inn will ask us to call us. If you are not in a hurry, just wait for us to go over. Anyway, we have to wait every three or five days. Walk around."

Li Xiaonan's eyes lit up, "Yes, this is a good way! Let's go to an inn and ask."

"Isn't it appropriate for you to pack the fine cloth and go to the inn?" Wang Yuting followed Li Xiaonan.

"Yes!" Li Xiaonan paused, Wang Yuting confiscated it, and Li Xiaonan staggered when bumped into it. Li Xiaonan turned around and looked at Wang Yuting with bright eyes. Where is it? A sewing shop?"

"I don't go to the needlework shop a few times a year, and a needle can be used for several years. The place where I go to the market the most is the grocery store, where sauce, vinegar and salt are indispensable." Wang Yuting said with a smile.

"En!" Li Xiaonan nodded repeatedly.

No, she has been to the county town several times with the elder sister, and the place where the elder sister goes every time is the grocery store.

"Let's discuss how to get the grocery store to be willing to collect the fine cloth for us, and we have to make them work hard. The commission is the best way. How much is it appropriate to give them a piece of cloth? Also, let's come over in a few days ?" Li Xiaonan looked at the two of them, discussing with sparkling eyes.

"How much is a piece of muslin for you..."

Before Ah Wu finished speaking, Wang Yuting interrupted, "I just remembered that I forgot to tell Ah Wu about something important, just a few words!"

Wang Yuting said while pushing A Wu to the side.

"What's the matter?" After walking two or three feet away, Ah Wu glanced at Li Xiaonan, who was looking at the two of them with her hands on her hips, and asked in a subdued voice.

"Didn't we agree that if we don't help her and make her business impossible, we can go back?" Wang Yuting glanced at Li Xiaonan, and also suppressed his voice.

"Yeah! But, we can't really see the trouble and help, you see, she was embarrassed just now, she was about to cry, we really want to stand still, how can we bear it?" Ah Wu frowned.

"Then you and the gang, what if she succeeds in this business?" Wang Yuting also frowned.

"That's right, then why did you mention the grocery store? You talked a lot more than I did just now." A Wu glanced sideways at Wang Yuting.

"Me!" Wang Yuting was stuck.

The two stared at Li Xiaonan together, and after a moment of silence, Ah Wu frowned and asked, "Aren't you going to help her? She is very kind to us."

"It's not that we don't help, don't you want to go back to the pier, that's a big deal, and here..." Wang Yuting glanced at Li Xiaonan again, "If we don't help her, won't there be anyone to help her?"

"You said she is a little girl, what kind of business is she doing? She is so full, why don't you just tell her not to do this business!" A Wu turned and went straight to Li Xiaonan.

"You two have discussed it?" Li Xiaonan looked at A Wu, then at Wang Yuting.

"Your brother is a scholar. I heard that your preserved egg business is very profitable. Your family is not short of money, and life is easy. Why do you insist on doing business? Wouldn't it be good to be your little lady at home?" Ah Wu looked at Li Xiaonan asked.

"Then why do you want to be a man? Isn't it good to be your little lady?" Li Xiaonan asked bluntly.

Ah Wu stared at Li Xiaonan, for a moment, then looked at Wang Yuting, "Let's discuss it, this Guoxiang is very big, we need to find a few sundry shops."

(End of this chapter)