Small supermarket welcomes visitors from all directions

Chapter 48 Emperor Yonghui's Decision
On this day, Emperor Yonghui was talking to the Empress Dowager in the Cining Palace.

"Emperor! Keep a close eye on the transaction with the supermarket! Give them money if they ask for money, and give them things if they ask for things. Don't neglect them." The Empress Dowager warned earnestly.

"Don't worry! I will keep an eye on these. You should also eat more often and sleep more. Some time ago, my brother and I couldn't sleep every day because we were checking information, and you stayed up with us." Emperor Yonghui blamed his mother a little.

"How could I sleep at that time? The sky was not clear, it was snowing all day, the people had no food to eat, and riots were only a matter of time."

"The change of dynasties is a natural thing. Once a dynasty changes, it is the common people who suffer. The nobles just change the emperor they are loyal to, while the hundreds of people in the royal family will die. In the final analysis, this supermarket saved the lives of our royal family!" The Queen Mother's eyes became a little red as she spoke.

"I understand all these things. The supermarket is really honest. They didn't charge us a high price even in our situation. They are really very righteous!"

"That's not all! The sled I learned from the supermarket is very useful. Roads that were difficult to walk on in snowy weather in previous years have to be replaced with sleds this year. It saves a lot of energy and can be pulled by dogs in places where there are not enough animals."

Emperor Yonghui was surprised: "Mother, how come you even know about folk affairs?"

"I have nothing to do every day, and I can't chat with a few sisters under the pretext of flower viewing like usual. Life is hard! I asked those young palace maids to find out what's new outside, and I know better now!"

"It is your son's fault. I will spend more time with you in the future." The emperor quickly apologized.

"No! Just focus on your business! I can find my own fun." The Queen Mother didn't want to tire her son.

"Apart from disaster relief, what else can we do now? All we need to do is send out my Eagle Guards to keep an eye on anyone who commits corruption."

"Emperor, I heard that Qiao'er will attend the auction over there in a few days?" the Queen Mother suddenly asked.

"Yes! What's the matter?" Emperor Yonghui didn't understand the Queen Mother's purpose.

"Do you think I can go to the auction with Qiao'er? Have I met anyone else in the past few months except the eunuchs and maids in this palace and you two brothers?" The empress dowager actually acted pitiful in order to go out and have fun.

This is indeed the truth! Emperor Yonghui couldn't refute it, but it didn't seem appropriate to let the Empress Dowager go like this.

"How about you look at what you like? Let Qiaoer bring it back for you. I've given him enough silver. I heard that pearls there are very cheap. Qiaoer asked the supermarket owner to buy a lot of them and gave them to the women in the palace."

Emperor Yonghui didn't want the Empress Dowager to go. Qiao'er had her own mission there and didn't have time to take care of her.

"I have pearls here too. Qiaoer gave me several necklaces at that time, including a pink one! How could I take it out? In the end, she gave it to the queen." I have no shortage of pearl necklaces.

"Pei'er (Prince Fu) told me that he was shocked after walking around the supermarket. There were all kinds of goods, and life there was very convenient. The supermarket had candies, grains, and vegetables, all just casually placed on the shelves. There was no one guarding them, and they weren't afraid of petty theft. They had surveillance cameras, so they could just watch whenever they wanted."

In fact, Prince Fu said the same words to Emperor Yonghui when he came back from the supermarket, but the emperor was in a very anxious situation at that time. His biggest wish was how to get money and buy food so that the people would have food to eat and would not rebel.

But now it is different. There are places to buy food, the treasury is full of silver, and we can find ways to make money. We can use the sled to complete the construction of a new house in a month.

Deliver food to every corner of the country.

Although the weather has not cleared up, according to the experts at the supermarket, the southern region will warm up in the second half of the year. By then, planting potatoes, the high-yield crop at the supermarket, can basically solve half of the country's food shortage. Everything is developing steadily, and finally there is a glimmer of hope. Emperor Yonghui finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the chair under his buttocks and the head on his neck are basically saved.

Once I relaxed, I had time to think about other things. I only knew that the supermarket was much more developed than the Ming Dynasty, and I just wanted to get through the difficulties with the help of the supermarket.

At this time, Emperor Yonghui was thinking, wouldn’t it be better if we could learn a thing or two from them?

Listening to the Empress Dowager's description, Emperor Yonghui's mind became active. The Empress Dowager wants to go, so does it mean that I don't want to go?

The Empress Dowager saw that Emperor Yonghui was in deep thought and thought it would not be so easy for him to agree, so she planned to persuade him again.

"Emperor! I will just go to the auction and come back with Qiaoer. I will definitely not cause any trouble for Qiaoer."

"Jiao'er used to take care of things and didn't have the time and energy to serve you. Besides, it's not okay to ask him to serve you! He has been served by others since he was a child. How can he serve others?" The emperor was not so easy to give in.

"I heard from Qiaoer that everyone is equal over there, and there is no such thing as being served. Others can get by without anyone serving them, but why can't I? Am I missing a hand or a foot?"

The Empress Dowager lashed out like crazy, but fortunately Emperor Yonghui had other ideas, otherwise there would be no idea how the situation would end.

"Actually, it's not impossible for the Queen Mother to go."

"Say it all at once!" I can't stand being half-hearted.

"Take me with you! That way you will have someone to serve you. How great!" Emperor Yonghui looked very proud.

"What? You want to go? Impossible!" The Queen Mother would rather not go herself than let the Emperor go.

But the emperor is the emperor after all, and he cannot be stopped by ordinary people. The same goes for the empress dowager. Otherwise, how can she be called the supreme ruler?

In this way, the persuader and the persuaded were reversed, and the most noble mother and son in the Ming Dynasty exchanged verbal attacks for a long time.

In the end, the Empress Dowager was unable to persuade Emperor Yonghui and decided that they should both go to the supermarket to attend the auction.

But there is another important question: Will the supermarket welcome the two of them? Will they think that they are troublesome and refuse to let them attend the auction?

Of course, these are all just the two people's imagination, and everything needs to be asked through the supermarket.

As for who would run this errand? Tang Qiao would definitely be the one to do it.

When Tang Qiao learned that his uncle and grandmother also wanted to attend the auction, his jaw almost dropped. But no matter how surprised he was, he had to do it, right?

When Tang Qiao rushed to the supermarket without stopping, several people in the supermarket gathered together to watch Mr. Jiang appraise treasures!

Tang Qiao didn't waste any time and got straight to the point: "My uncle and grandmother also want to attend the auction in a few days."