jdhmnovel Chapter 290 One-Day Tour of Beijing
Chapter 290 One-Day Tour of Beijing
The next day Su He woke up early, she was thinking about her reward.
Seeing that it was still early, Su He went into the space to wash up and have breakfast, which consisted of steamed buns and pickles.
There was a knock on the door.
"Miss Su, are you awake?"
"Wake up, come in."
The door was gently pushed open, and four maids with double-ring buns came in one after another, carrying washbasins and towels.
"Miss Su, the steward asks you to go to the front hall after you finish washing up."
Could it be that the reward has arrived?
Su He refused the maid's help, quickly washed her face and went out. When she passed by the garden, she was stopped by someone.
"Lotus!"
Su He looked at the newcomer and then remembered that this was the capital city.
"Ms. Rou, Miss Hui, it's been a long time since we last met. You are even more beautiful now."
Chen Rou was wearing a yellow dress and sitting in the pavilion nearby, looking at Su He with a faint smile. She looked much better.
"Humph, you only know how to flatter me!"
Su He raised his eyebrows and looked behind him. Sure enough, it was Zhao Xiuyao.
"I'm not talking about you. You haven't become more beautiful. I haven't seen you for a long time. You have become more sarcastic."
Chen Rou and the other person smiled, but Zhao Xiuyao immediately raised her eyebrows and was about to curse.
Unexpectedly, Su He ignored her completely. She was busy and had no time for an argument.
"Ms. Rou, Miss Hui, I have something else to do and I'm leaving first."
After Su He finished speaking, he walked into the hall, where a man who looked like a manager was waiting, and Liu Bai was also inside.
"Miss Su, this was sent by Minister Wu, and it was specifically for you. The master told her before the morning court session that Miss Su could spend more time in the capital and live in the mansion with peace of mind."
The steward took out a wooden box and Su He opened it. It turned out to be a shop on Northwest Street, with an additional 200 taels of travel expenses.
Su He thanked her politely, saying that she would not stay there because it was too uncomfortable.
"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Zhao. However, the place we want to visit is a little far from here, so it is more convenient to stay at an inn. Therefore, I will not bother you any more. By the way, has your bookstore resumed business?"
The manager smiled and nodded, "We resumed after the case was concluded yesterday."
Su He was quite satisfied, so she could continue to sell her notebooks.
"That's good. We won't bother you anymore. Please tell Lord Zhao about this for us. We will be leaving in two days."
The manager did not stop him, but just gave a reminder.
"I understand. Miss Su and Master Liu want to go back. Remember to come to the mansion. We will arrange for someone to take you back. It will take almost a month on the official ship."
Su He readily agreed and went out. Before leaving, he said hello to Chen Rou who was walking over.
"Miss Rou, Miss Hui, I have finished my work, and I will take my leave now."
Chen Rou felt a little reluctant. Why did he have to leave after just meeting him?
"I've heard about it, Lotus. You are actually Su Zhixing. When will you finish writing your next storybook?"
Su He was a little surprised, and looked at Chen Rou's sparkling eyes and asked, "Miss Rou has also seen it?"
Chen Hui burst out laughing and spoke loudly for her sister.
"Lotus, all your books have been snatched up because of Li Mingsheng. People say that the stories written by Su Zhixing are true. Everyone is looking for Yu Niang now."
Su He was so excited, "Are there so many people who like to read it? I didn't know. I'm almost done with my third book. I'll give it to you on the day I leave, and you'll be able to read it soon."
"Really? Then I want to be the first to see it."
"Su He, why did you leave before I finished speaking?"
"I have nothing to say to you."
Su He rolled her eyes, quickly said hello to Chen Rou and the others, and left the house with Liu Bai.
As soon as Su He left the house, he wanted to go to Northwest Street to see his new shop.
"Xiaobai, let's go check out the shop first."
"it is good."
Liu Bai seemed to be very familiar with the capital city. He took Su He, rented a carriage and set off.
The carriage went around and around and finally stopped in a busy city.
"Xiaobai, you're here so soon?"
Liu Bai skillfully paid the parking fee to the guard nearby.
"No, let's have breakfast first. There's no rush."
Su He jumped down neatly and stared at the bustling street in a daze. It was in stark contrast to the deserted street in Zhao's mansion.
"where is this place?"
"There's a famous soy milk shop at the morning market on North Street. I'll take you there to try some."
Su He looked at Liu Bai's smiling eyes and realized that Liu Bai was in a good mood.
"Okay, let's go shopping before we leave. Soy milk alone isn't enough, is there anything else to go with it?"
"Yes, what do you want to eat? The salt and pepper biscuits are salty and crispy. If you want something with meat, there are also meat patties. If you want something sweet, there are also glutinous rice balls and osmanthus cakes."
Su He followed Liu Bai and walked around. There were actually salty and sweet tofu pudding, fried cakes, mutton soup, noodle tea, bean curd buns, yellow rice cakes, pea yellow, sesame cakes, donkey rolls, braised steamed buns, and candied ears.
Su He regretted having breakfast in the space, as his stomach was already half full.
"Xiaobai, are you hungry?"
Liu Bai nodded with a smile, "Hungry, very hungry."
"Okay! Today I'm treating, let's have one of each. Xiaobai, have a bowl of the braised pork bun first, it smells so good. I'll also have one of the fried cakes and the salt and pepper biscuit. As for you, buy whatever you want to eat, I'll give it to you."
Su He generously handed over her purse, and Liu Bai did not refuse. He took it and went to buy her food.
Su He sat next to the soy milk stall and ordered a bowl of sweet soy milk first. Then he found that there were also fried dough sticks. Su He looked very friendly and ordered two to drink with the soy milk.
Soon the table was filled with food, and the braised steamed buns that Su He had been looking forward to did not disappoint her.
The large intestine with chili peppers tasted great, with a salty and fragrant aroma. Su He was sweating while eating it. It was too spicy, so he drank some soy milk to neutralize it.
Then nibble on some biscuits and eat some candy ears.
The advantage of having someone to share a meal with is that you can eat a lot of different things.
"Xiaobai, these are delicious. Eat more. If you're not full, we'll go buy some more."
"Okay, you can take the candy ears with you to eat on the road. If you like them, I'll buy some more later."
Liu Bai watched Su He put down the braised steamed buns, and only took it to eat after making sure that she didn't want to eat it anymore.
An hour later, Su He was too exhausted to walk.
The two of them walked with difficulty in the market with bulging stomachs. It took them half an hour to relax before they got on the carriage and set off for the shop on Northwest Street.
Northwest Street is the street most frequented by ordinary people. All the things sold here are of good quality and low price. This new shop in Suhe originally sold lanterns.
There was no one in the store at this moment. Su He walked in and the shopkeeper at the door greeted her listlessly.
"welcome."
Su He observed the shop carefully. It was 70 square meters, which was not small. It was located in a luxurious area in the middle of the city. There was also a small backyard at the back, which could accommodate five or six people.
Before he came, the manager told him that the shop could be rented for one hundred and twenty taels a year.
"I am the owner of this shop. Are you going to renew the lease next month?"
The shopkeeper was shocked, and only believed it when he saw Su He take out the land deed.
"What do you call Miss?"
"My surname is Su."
"Ms. Su, I want to rent it, but the rent is too expensive. Can you lower it a bit?"
Su He frowned and thought, she didn't live in the capital permanently, so she might as well find a cheaper house and live a stable life.
"You can save ten taels, one payment a year."
"There's no difference between having ten taels less and having no less."
No difference? You are so arrogant, why are you bargaining?
Suho immediately became mean.
"It doesn't matter if it's ten taels less. I'll rent it for 130 taels. You have ten days to pay up, or you'll have to move out. My shop has a yard, so if you think it's too expensive, there are plenty of people who would rent it."
The shopkeeper had no idea that just one sentence would make the man angry. In fact, the price of 120 taels was considered a medium price, and he just wanted to bargain out of habit.
"No, no, no, then either 110 taels, I'll rent it, I'll rent it."
"The silver will be ready in seven days."
Su He gave him a sidelong glance and left with Liu Bai.