Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

Chapter 45 Apply for a Shop
Shen De's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt that what his mother said was very scary. He quickly said, "Mom, please stop talking. Why didn't I see any black clouds in the northwest?"

"Hmph! What can you see with your mortal body?" Aunt Shen rolled her eyes at her son and continued counting money.

Shen De took off his linen shoes, put his dirty feet into the hot water, and said helplessly: "Since you know physiognomy, why don't you tell whether your daughter-in-law's baby is a boy or a girl?"

"Of course it's a boy." Aunt Shen said seriously, "Her belly is pointed, which means she's expecting a boy."

Shen De rubbed his right foot with his left foot, feeling conflicted.

He hoped that what his mother said was correct and that his daughter-in-law was pregnant with a boy; but he was also afraid that what his mother said was correct and that the Huns would invade.

I have just found a way to make a lot of money, and I don't want the Huns to come and make trouble at this time.

Once the war breaks out, none of the male garrison soldiers will be able to escape and all will be conscripted to fight. By then, what will happen to the elderly and the weak in their families?

Alas, I hope my wife is pregnant with a girl this time, so that I can be more quiet and stop saying those creepy things in front of me.

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Let’s talk about Shen Zhao’s family. The four of them sat around the small stove in the side room roasting sweet potatoes.

Shen Zhao had just bought the sweet potatoes and iron grill, so he could try out the small stove and the kang.

As Zhang Shanyue turned over the sweet potatoes, she told her husband about the commotion that happened yesterday when Xue Wang and her two children came to her house. Finally, she said:
"I didn't tell you this because there were outsiders present during the day. The Xue and Qin families are really too much. They are plotting against our daughter. We can't let this matter go peacefully, otherwise they will think that our family will let them do whatever they want."

"That's right! Those two families are too shameless, one wants to blackmail us, and the other wants to blame our family!" Shen Heng said angrily: "Dad, it's just right that you are back. Let's go and settle the accounts with those two families tomorrow! Let them learn a lesson!"

Shen Ang thought for a moment with a sullen face, then shook his head: "If we want to settle the accounts, we have to find the heads of the two families. The Xue family only has women and children. If they really make trouble, we will be at a disadvantage even if we are right."

"Then what do you think we should do? Are we going to just let those two families talk nonsense?" Zhang Shanyue glared at her husband in dissatisfaction.

Shen Ang: "Tomorrow I will go find the head of the village and some village elders, and then ask someone to go to Xuanquanzhi to call Xue Song back. As for the Qin family, doesn't Qin Yi have an uncle who lives in the west village? Invite him to come over and have a talk."

If the uncle of the Qin family is also a person who does not know right from wrong, then I will have a good reason to discipline the Qin family.

A group of ignorant criminals have been challenging the Shen family's bottom line time and time again. If they continue to tolerate them, won't they shit on the Shen family's head?
"Okay then! I will go to Xuanquanzhi early tomorrow morning and make sure to call Xue Song back." Shen Heng peeled a raw sweet potato with a short knife and started to chew it.

"Huh? It's sweet even when eaten raw. Ah Zhao, can this sweet potato be grown here?" Shen Heng chewed his mouth full of raw juice and looked at his sister with blinking eyes.

Shen Zhao: "It should be able to survive. We can try planting some next spring." Xiaoqing said that as long as it is planted properly, the yield per mu of this sweet potato can reach two to three thousand kilograms.

Shen Heng swallowed the last bite of sweet potato, stretched his neck and asked again: "A Zhao, is there anything else there that we don't have here?"

"That's a lot." Shen Zhao flipped the roasted sweet potatoes nonchalantly and said softly, "After I finish eating these sweet potatoes, I'll buy some more potatoes."

Xiaoqing said that potatoes can be used as a staple food or made into dishes, and they are more cost-effective than sweet potatoes.

"What are potatoes?" Shen Heng asked with a thirst for knowledge.

Shen Zhao: "You will know when the time comes."

A lot of her current funds have been spent, from more than 16,000 to several hundred thousand. If she doesn't control her shopping pace, she is afraid that she will not even have the 10,000 left.

So she had to wait until all the winter clothes were sold before she could collect 15,000 yuan to give to her father and make sure her eldest brother stayed in his hometown.

As for potatoes, they could only buy them later. Half an hour later, the family finally ate the half-cooked roasted sweet potatoes and went back to sleep one after another.

Shen Zhao closed the door, lay on the warm kang, and then summoned the small bronze mirror.

As soon as Xiaoqing appeared, she excitedly announced: [Currently, your transaction points are 1506. Do you want to spend points to apply for a store in the mall? ]

Shen Zhao: "What can a store in the mall do?"

[Of course, you can sell whatever you want to sell! ] Xiaoqing answered, blinking her big eyes.

"Who to sell it to?" Shen Zhao didn't think that this kind of shopping mall store could sell goods to people here.

Xiaoqing: [After you successfully apply for your own store, the products in the store will be open to all users who log in to the mall. As long as the user is interested in your products, they can buy them. ]

Shen Zhao thought about it and asked again: "Can I sell our local products in the shop?"

[Of course you can. ]

"So how can we put things into the shop?"

Xiaoqing: [You can set the weight and number of items first, then take a photo of the item information and post it in the store, and then store the same amount of items. ]

[Remember not to shortchange or sell inferior goods as genuine ones, and it is even more unacceptable to sell fake goods. If your store has a low rating or is complained about, this mall can reduce the store's exposure and impose corresponding penalties. ]

Shen Zhao suppressed his excitement. He couldn't think of anything he could sell, but he had to apply for a store in the mall. "Okay, I'll apply for a store in the mall."

[Okay dear, Xiaoqing will export the application page for you now. ]

As soon as he finished speaking, a virtual screen appeared in front of Shen Zhao.

She filled in the form according to the constantly jumping prompt arrows. First, she had to give the name, so she filled in Dunhuang Department Store Inn.

The next step is to fill in the business items and products.

Shen Zhao thought for a long time and filled in all the items he had seen, including silk, ceramics, horses, camels, spices and seeds, gold, silver and jade, as well as fruits and vegetables, grain products, wood furniture, iron and bronze utensils, etc.

After she finally filled in the form, a prompt suddenly popped up: [Please upload the store business license and the ID card of the legal representative, and then upload the store location and internal environment in sequence. Be sure to include the store sign when taking the photo.]

Shen Zhao's eyes twitched, and he immediately asked, "Xiaoqing, what is a business license? Can't I apply for one if I don't have a store?"

[Yes, dear.] Xiaoqing popped her head out from the corner.

"Is it so troublesome?" Shen Zhao frowned and said unhappily, "Then I won't apply, okay? You can return the 1,000 points."

[No, dear, once you have gone through the process, the points will not be refunded. 】

Shen Zhao was unhappy: "What do you mean by going through the process? You didn't tell me to get a business license first? Where do you want me to get these now?"

Xiao Qing blinked and said: [Don't worry, dear. Xiao Qing can reserve your application for a month. During this period, if you can get the business license and confirm the store location, you can still apply successfully! ]

(End of this chapter)