Space takes me to ancient times

Chapter 17

On the quiet road, the carriage rattled forward. Although it was walking very steadily, Qu You felt a little wobbly.Fortunately, she didn't get motion sickness, otherwise she would have vomited.However, this boy's driving skills are quite good, and it should be no problem to get a B-type driver's license in modern times.

Qu You narrowed his eyes, drowsy.

The daughter's over-quietness made Wang very puzzled. She turned her head and glanced to the side, then suddenly smiled, and saw Qu You's little head moving, obviously sleepy.

"If you're sleepy, lie down in Mother's arms and sleep for a while, we'll be there soon." She reached out to wrap her arms around Qu You's shoulders, and patted them lightly.

"Well, Mom~ I'm not sleepy."

Qu You muttered in a daze.

After driving for more than half an hour, the carriage finally arrived at the gate of Yanlai Town.Although Yanlai Town is small, it is an important hub from Chu State to Jiang State.At this time, the soldiers guarding the city were standing straight on both sides of the city wall, while the soldiers in charge of patrolling were routinely checking every citizen who entered the city.

"Xiao You, we've arrived at the gate of the city, wake up quickly." While the pedestrians and carriages in front lined up for the security check, Wang woke up Qu You.

Qu You opened her eyes in pain. In fact, she didn't sleep well all the way, and she suffered a lot from riding in a carriage. Her ass was almost split into two.She raised her hand and rubbed her eyes, and looked around curiously, oops, this is an ancient county town, I never expected such a small county town to have soldiers guarding the city.The carriage was still moving forward slowly, and the group of them quickly passed the routine inspection. The closer they got to the town, the more excited Qu You was. She had only seen the ancient county town on TV, but she never expected that there would be a chance Come to the real ancient travel.

When they arrived at the place where the animals were placed in Yanlai Town, the three of them parted ways with everyone. They made an appointment to gather here at noon, and then went about their business.Yanlai Town is not big but very prosperous.The pedestrians, jugglers, vendors, small commodities from various countries, and the fluttering restaurant signs on the street dazzled her.

Qu You came to the town for the first time, so Wang and the others were not in a hurry, they just took her around.Suddenly, Qu You stopped at the door of a medicine store. The gold-coated plaque of "Jiaxi Herbal Medicine Store" glistens in the sunlight. The area of ​​over a hundred square meters, the clean and tidy hall, and the busy staff catching medicines all show the strength of this medicine store.It seems that this should be the biggest medicine store in Yanlai Town, Qu You nodded in satisfaction, and just as she was about to go in, she was stopped by Wang's hand.

Qu You looked back suspiciously, just in time to see Wang frowned and shook her head in disapproval. "Xiaoyou, this is not where we came from, don't wander around."

"Mom, I'm just going to have a look."

Qu You had no choice but to act coquettishly and hope that Mrs. Wang would let her in, but Mrs. Wang just shook her head without wavering.My daughter is young and ignorant, so she has to stop it. The medicinal materials here are priceless, and poor people like them cannot afford to pay for any damage.

One insisted on going in, and the other insisted on blocking.The interaction between Qu You and his wife made Zhang's amused "puchi" laugh out loud. "Sister You, Auntie knows some inside stories about this medicine business, do you want to listen to it?"

Mrs. Zhang's words successfully attracted Qu You, so she didn't go into the medicine business anymore, but just looked at Mrs. Zhang gossipingly, wanting to get some gossip from her.Mrs. Zhang also dragged her along and said, "This medicine store is owned by the Zhang family, a wealthy family in Yanlai, but it wasn't called that name at the beginning..." Qu You listened intently, and was very impressed with Jiaxi's medicine store. There is a great understanding of history.

It turned out that the predecessor of Jiaxi Medicinal Materials Co., Ltd. was called Zhang’s Shantang, which was established by Zhang Dashan, a wealthy man in Yanlai Town. He started from scratch and turned Shantang from a small medicine shop into a transfer station for medicinal materials from the north and the south.It not only undertakes the transportation and purchase of medicinal materials from the north and the south, but also collects unprocessed medicinal materials picked by retail investors in the mountains.

"That Zhang Dashan is really a good person. He builds bridges, builds roads, and does good deeds. He also distributes rice grains to the poor on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year. Good people don't live long." Wang suddenly said with emotion.

"That's not it~ I heard that not long after the death of this great philanthropist, members of the Zhang clan began to compete for this philanthropic hall." Zhang took it again.

"Does Zhang Dashan have no wife and children?" Qu You asked curiously.

"Why not? Originally, his wife and children didn't care at all. Who would have thought that those wolves, tigers, and leopards would attack the young child. Zhang Dashan's wife, Li Shi, fought back to protect the young child. She disguised herself as a man and started doing business, fighting wolves. After several years of forbearance, I finally drove away those cannibalistic relatives, and supported my son to sit on the position of head of the family." Zhang said with excitement, as if she was in the scene.

"Then, is the Jiaxi Medicinal Material Store still managed by Mrs. Li?" Qu You continued to ask.

"Ms. Li has long since left the business. After Young Master Jiaxi became an adult, she handed over the business. Now the medicinal materials business is completely supported by Young Master Zhang himself." Mrs. Zhang smacked her lips, still wanting to talk.

"Aunt Zhang, how do you know so much?" Qu You was puzzled, could it be that the story of this ancient big family is being publicized everywhere.

"Hey, this is not a rare thing. Just ask your mother, anyone who has been to Yanlai Town doesn't know about this." She looked beaming with joy, as if she had infinite glory.

Qu You is really sweating, knowing that people's gossip is very honorable.Although she also likes to listen to gossip, can we not be so confident when we speak out.The three of them talked while walking, and they soon arrived at the Brocade Pavilion with the most reasonable price in the town.

In Qinghe Village, only female celebrities from the Zhang family and the Wang family are better. They often come to sell embroidery products, and they are familiar with the folks at Zhijinxuan.After entering the door, both parties didn't have much to say. After checking the number of embroidery, the shopkeeper paid the money without hesitation.

The handkerchief is 4 Wen, the net is 2 Wen, and the purse is relatively cumbersome, so the price is a little higher and I gave 5 Wen.A bamboo basket full of embroidery was only exchanged for 80 Wen, Qu You was on the verge of crying.I didn't expect it to be so difficult to make money in ancient times. These embroidery products are the result of her mother's busy work for a whole month.

Suddenly, she rolled her eyes, and a thought came to her mind.

"Ouch~ Ouch, my stomach hurts so much." She covered her stomach with her hands and squatted on the ground.

"What's the matter, why do you suddenly have a stomachache, Sister You, don't scare your mother."

Qu You's appearance made Wang panic instantly.

"Mother, I'm fine, I just want to go to the latrine." Qu You gritted her teeth and pretended to be in pain.

"Oh...then, then hurry up and find a latrine."

"Oh, what else are you looking for, buddy, please borrow the latrine." Aunt Zhang's straightforwardness made Qu You's eyes shine, she just needed someone to say this, Aunt Zhang is such a good teammate, make a fortune Getting rich will take you with you.

"When you exit the door, turn left and that's..."

As soon as the buddy finished speaking, Qu You ran out in a gust of wind.

(End of this chapter)