Chapter 10: A Big Shot From Yanjing

“But I don’t want to lower the price!”

Life was hard, to begin with.

Bai Caoshi felt wronged as well. She wanted to sell more money to buy some delicious food for her mother, add some new clothes for herself, and prescribe medicine for Zhe Yu. Just depending on the few herbs she had dug up on the mountain was not enough. Herbs were all carefully matched.

“Sister, why don’t we sell it at a low price?” Bai Xiaoshu’s heart ached for his sister. “I can still catch eels.”

When Zhe Yu saw this, he stood up from his stool. He was already tall, and now he looked even taller. “Actually, it’s not impossible to sell it at a higher price.”

Bai Caoshi suddenly understood. How could she have forgotten that there was a wise man beside her? “Husband, quickly tell me your brilliant idea.”

This ‘husband’ was very familiar. Zhe Yu’s ears twitched, but he didn’t refute. Then, he voiced his opinion.

Only by making the best use of something could its value be maximized. Bai Caoshi clapped her hands and smiled. “I’ll bring Xiaoshu to try it now. Find a shady place. It’s too hot here.”

Before she left, she went to the stall next door and bought two hot meat buns for Zhe Yu, spending another four copper coins.

Zhe Yu held a bun and a lotus leaf as he watched Bai Caoshi leave with a basket on her back.

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Along the way, she asked around and arrived at the largest tavern in town. Although it was called a tavern, it was actually just a slightly bigger restaurant. The crossroads had two taverns on the opposite side.

“Which one?” Bai Caoshi asked.

From the outside, Hong Jin Tavern looked even more imposing. The words on the plaque were flamboyant. There were two floors and one could even hear the busy sounds of the chefs and shop assistances. Bai Xiaoshu decisively looked at the display of splendor and made his decision.

Bai Caoshi shook her head and did not say anything. She walked in with her younger brother, Bai Xiaoshu.

There were no customers in the tavern. No, the only table of customers had also been invited out.

“It’s closed today. You guys can go somewhere else,” a shop assistant said coldly and ran back to the kitchen.

“Hey, wait.” Bai Caoshi pointed at the wooden bucket Bai Xiaoshu was holding. “We’re not here to eat. We have fresh and top-notch eels and mushrooms. I’m asking if your restaurant will accept them.”

“Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go. Can’t you see that we’re busy? You don’t have any foresight at all.” The shop assistant had already started to chase people away.

Coincidentally, the shopkeeper also came out. His eyebrows were furrowed and he was walking in a daze.

Bai Xiaoshu was just about to say something when he heard the shopkeeper impatiently say, “At this time, you still have the mood to talk about daily trifles. If you delay the noble’s work, be careful not to be unable to bear the consequences.”

The shopkeeper looked outside and smiled at the customers who had been invited out. “Minister Wang, I’m sorry. I really can’t take care of the shop today. It’s said that it’s a big shot from Yanjing. This…” The shopkeeper gestured with his mouth. The Yanjing was the capital of the Great Flame Kingdom. Anyone from there was either a noble or a minister. They were either rich or noble. “They’re very picky. They’ve eaten all over the town, but are satisfied with non of them. I’ll visit you another day to apologize.”

Minister Wang also knew that he could not offend the big shot. He cupped his hands and bade farewell to the shopkeeper.

Bai Caoshi saw all of this.

She only felt that it was a coincidence!

The minister of Changgou Town was the daughter-in-law of the Xie family and the father of the original Wang family’s cheap sister-in-law. She actually saw him here. The world was really too small.

As for the big shot in Yanjing mentioned by the shopkeeper, when she thought of the horse that galloped into the town, she had a bold guess.

Thinking of this, she called Bai Xiaoshu and walked into Ju Peng tavern opposite.

There were only a few customers in the tavern’s lobby, but the restaurant was also busy.

“Miss, what do you want to eat?” The shop assistant with a white towel on his shoulder rushed over.

Bai Caoshi sat down at the table and tapped her fingers on the table. “You guys… are also preparing delicacies for the big shot from Yanjing, right?”

The shop assistant was shocked. She even knew this? Miss, where did you come from? “Shopkeeper!”