Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 841 - : Sisi Opens a Shop Again
Chapter 841: Chapter 841: Sisi Opens a Shop Again
Glancing back at Thirteenth Luo, who was submerged in a sea of kneeling people, Liu Sisi turned her attention forward.
At present, it is not a good time to discuss this matter.
Let it be!
On the return journey, Liu Sisi kept thinking about this issue and couldn’t help looking at Di Yelei, “Ye Lei, where do you think Xuan’er and the others might be now?”
Di Yelei patted her shoulder, “Don’t worry, good people will be protected by heaven, they will all be safe.”
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“I hope so!”
Liu Sisi carelessly lifted the curtain and looked outside the carriage.
The once-bustling Imperial Street was now eerily quiet, with soldiers in heavy armor and wielding silver spears occasionally patrolling, scrutinizing the few pedestrians who hurried along the avenue.
These soldiers naturally noticed the carriage racing past, but after seeing the banner with the word “Di” hanging on it, they turned a blind eye and went their separate ways.
“With the soaring prices and panicking hearts, how long will this ban last?”
Di Yelei also glanced casually at the commotion on the street, “Don’t worry, it should be over in the next few days.”
The people who needed to be executed have almost all been killed, and the troops that needed to be mustered have been enlisted; good news should be spreading within the next two days.
Is that really the case?
Just as Di Yelei predicted!
Three days later, the ban on Bianliang City was lifted, allowing the citizens to come and go freely.
In an instant, a massive crowd surged into the imperial court! Meanwhile, countless others left Bianliang City.
Before dawn, Prince Luo personally escorted the coffin of Princess Consort Luo, leaving the capital from the West City gate, heading to his hometown. Accompanying him were several filial sons and daughters, including Thirteenth Luo.
After learning of this, Liu Sisi couldn’t help but lament the unpredictability of life; on the other hand, she also urged Di Yelei repeatedly to send people to look for the whereabouts of the children.
“Don’t rush; they fled to avoid being pursued. Our search for them is less efficient than them returning on their own once they know the capital is safe. Now that the ban has been lifted in the capital, all we need to do is spread the news that the Di Residence is safe. But how do we quickly disseminate this news?”
Di Yelei also had a headache over this matter.
Liu Sisi also fell into deep thought. Where could news spread the fastest, reaching all parts of the country in record time?
“The first choice is obviously the government office, distributing the news to hostels all over the country. It’s the fastest and most convenient method.”
“That won’t work. Initially, they fled and would certainly avoid government offices and hostels. So while it’s necessary to issue announcements through government offices, it’s not guaranteed to be effective,” Liu Sisi argued.
Yet she couldn’t help but miss the telephones and efficient communication channels of her previous life. If only such communication networks existed here, none of these troubles would’ve arisen.
“Then what should we do?”
“I’ve got it; I have an idea!”
A look of joy appeared on Liu Sisi’s face: “Now that the imperial court can be entered and exited freely, what if the storytellers from the ’tile shop’ praise His Majesty while also casually mentioning the current situation of the Di Residence, you say… ?”
The tile shop was a dedicated gathering place for tea houses and taverns in Bianliang City, with the largest ones capable of accommodating thousands of people. Many popular storytelling performances and various historical tales heard along the grapevine were wonderfully interpreted by storytellers there and quickly spread by word of mouth to thousands of households.
“What a great idea!”
Di Yelei excitedly slapped his thigh!
“Why didn’t I think of this? The ’tile shop’ is the fastest way to spread information! Wait for me, I’ll arrange for someone to handle this right away.”
Di Yelei left in a hurry.
Liu Sisi thought about it and couldn’t suppress her own urge to act. Taking Niuniu and Chou Chou with her, she also invited Di Cheng and his wife to head out.
Her target was none other than the shops on the street. Nowadays, she indeed had no shortage of silver to spend, but she felt more and more like a blind man and a deaf person, unaware of what was happening in the outside world.
So as soon as the ban was lifted, she hurried out onto the street.
Due to the recent chaos, there were more people on the avenue, yet a significant number of shops still hadn’t opened.
Liu Sisi strolled around and quickly found a spacious shop in the tile shop area.
This shop’s main entrance was sealed with paper strips, evidently it had been shut down by the Court of Judicial Review.
“Third Auntie, this was originally property of the Yang Family, and it was His Majesty himself who ordered its closure not long ago. Di Cheng happened to be with Third Uncle at the time and overheard the case. Besides this one, there are many other shops that belonged to court ministers, and they have been closed now. It’s unlikely that ordinary people could get their hands on them.” Di Cheng hurriedly shared what he knew.
“I see.”
Liu Sisi’s eyes sparkled, thinking that what ordinary people couldn’t obtain, perhaps…
“Third Auntie, are you thinking of asking Third Uncle? I’m afraid even Third Uncle wouldn’t have the authority to deal with this since these shops are registered with the Court of Judicial Review.”
These words cast a shadow over Liu Sisi’s expression, “I am not aiming to make money from this shop. Ever since we arrived in the capital, we’ve always been in a position to take hits, and it’s because we don’t have a grasp on the situation in the capital. I was thinking of securing a few shops in a busy area, not to earn profits, but to stay informed about the happenings in the capital in a timely manner.”
After thinking it over, Di Cheng said, “Although Third Uncle cannot make the decision, he definitely knows who has these shops now.”
“Di Cheng has a good point, but if we proceed like this, the matter of us owning these shops won’t be a secret anymore. This approach won’t work, we’ll see later, there might be an unforeseen turn of events,” Liu Sisi said noncommittally.
“Third Auntie, Imperial edicts forbid officials from engaging in commerce, wouldn’t this be…?”
It was Xiao Feng who thought further ahead.
“Who said I’m going to handle it myself? I plan to leave the shop to the shopkeeper to manage, and as for the ownership, putting it under Old Cheng or someone else’s name would be fine too.”
Isn’t it the same with many people in the capital city?
For several days in a row, Liu Sisi took the opportunity to go out whenever she could.
Persistence pays off, and indeed, she found a suitable shop.
This shop was located directly across from the one with the seal she originally set her eyes on, perfectly at the corner of the crossroad. The shopkeeper, eager to transfer, hadn’t even put up the red paper with the word “transfer” on the main entrance when Old Cheng, with his sharp eyes, spotted it. Naturally, he went up to chat and quickly inquired about the reason.
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The shopkeeper, eager to sell the shop, didn’t ask for an exorbitant price, and although it was still above market value, Liu Sisi didn’t mind. She immediately spent close to 20,000 taels of silver to take over the shop, and the next day, she registered it with the government office.
In the following few days, Liu Sisi successively secured several more shops at different intersections and took out a large sum of silver to refurbish them. She spent most of the silver awarded by His Majesty to settle this matter.
