C18

Wen Jingrong's own wine had matured while the Blackshadow Guards were busy searching for the missing bookkeeper and his family in Jishui County. Because he was drinking a sweet cup of wine, Murong Mingzhu was especially greedy. One small cup of liquor a day couldn't satisfy him at all. Wen Jingrong had found out several times that he was secretly drinking Niu Dabao.

This was the first time she was glad that Murong Mingzhu's legs weren't good, otherwise the wine jar would be in their room and they wouldn't even know how much he drank in the middle of the night.

Wen Jingrong didn't realize that she had started to get used to having this kind of person at home. She had promised to send him away as soon as he recovered from his head injury, but they had forgotten about it. When the maple leaves in the mountains started to turn red, the leaves of the parasol tree started to turn yellow, and the chestnut in the mountains also became familiar, she realized that Murong Mingzhu had unknowingly been at their home for more than a month.

In a month's time, it would be winter. If no one came to pick Murong Mingzhu up, he might have to stay in his home to spend the winter. There was no problem with the food, she was no longer able to sell mountain goods at the hotels in the town. The prey she hunted would either be exchanged for food with the villagers in Niu Village at the foot of the mountain, or she would be left to eat. In addition to the fact that the weather had started to turn cold, the amount of wild game and fish she had caught could also be salted or stored under the sun. It was enough for the three of them to survive the winter.

The only thing he was worried about was his winter clothes and quilts. Before the weather turned cold, he had to hurry to the town to buy some beds to prepare. Otherwise, when winter came, the prices of winter clothes and blankets would rise again.

Wen Jingrong made up her mind. She packed up some dried fungi and raisins, as well as the chestnuts she picked a few days ago. She had already tanned them under the sun. By the time she arrived at the fifteenth market, she had no time to spare for the two copper coins. She sat in Uncle Niu's car and entered Bluestone Town.

It was a coincidence that she ran into the restaurant owner when she was entering the town. When the other side saw her, his eyes lit up, and he took the initiative to greet her, "Little Treasure, where are you heading? You haven't delivered your goods to me in a while."

Wen Jingrong thought to herself, "Who told you to keep pushing my price?" After all, she wasn't smiling, so she forced a smile, "There's a patient at home, so I can't busy myself at the moment. Besides, you're in the food business, so it's not good for me to deliver things when there are patients at home."

The shopkeeper was a smart person. After doing business for a long time, how could he not see that Wen Jingrong was intentionally avoiding them? A few days ago, she had been delivering goods to the Wang family.

Back then, he had also suppressed the price of her mountain goods to a very low level. The business people naturally hoped that the lower the price of their goods would be better. However, Wen Jingrong herself was ignorant and didn't understand the market situation at all, so she couldn't blame them for bullying her. However, the mountain goods Wen Jingrong provided to them were indeed of good quality. The pheasants and rabbits that came were still alive and kicking, and the lentinus mushrooms they collected were also covered with thick umbrellas.

In the month that she had been supplying the Wang family, even the chefs of their restaurant had complained to him several times, not to mention the frequent customers. This time, on the day of the market, the shopkeeper was trying his luck at the intersection to see if Wen Jingrong would come to the Blue Stone Town. The moment he saw her get off the ox-cart, the storekeeper had already set his sinister gaze on the bamboo basket on her back.

Wen Jingrong had obviously noticed his gaze and couldn't help but cover up awkwardly.

The shopkeeper's expression didn't change as he said with a faint smile, "Someone getting sick in the family is indeed an annoyance, but have you invited a doctor to take a look?" Although we cooked and ate, we didn't care too much about it. Furthermore, Little Treasure, you have always been meticulous in your work. We're used to dealing with each other, so I won't nag anymore. If you don't mind, you can just sell it to me. Little Treasure, you should also get rid of it earlier, don't you think it's a good idea to go back as soon as possible if there's someone at home who has something to worry about? "

Her words were both reasonable and reasonable. Wen Jingrong looked down on the restaurant owner, but he didn't hold a grudge about her finding another restaurant. On the contrary, she was the one being suppressed, so she felt embarrassed.

This was what a businessman should be like. In the business world, the small conflicts from before had never happened. Wen Jingrong thought that since his offer was unreasonable, she still had a way out for the Wang family. Just as he said, if she could get out of his grasp as soon as possible, it would be easier for her to get back as soon as possible.

The two of them went to the restaurant one after the other, looking for the kitchen to check the goods. Wen Jingrong's dried mushrooms, wild vegetables, dried prawns, chestnuts, and raisins were all taken by them, giving them 850 copper coins. This price was reasonable as Wen Jingrong didn't object. After she received the money and was about to leave, she was stopped by the shopkeeper. He told her to deliver the goods to town every 15 years. In addition, if there was anything fresh to eat, she could also bring it to the restaurant. The price was negotiable.

Wen Jingrong was happy that she accidentally took back the business of the restaurant. She had originally planned to give up on the road here. Carrying the newly acquired copper coins, she first took a stroll around town, and when she saw Shuanglu, she couldn't help but spend money to buy it. Only when the pieces were in her hands did she regret it, since the place was so small, where would she be able to put it.

Unfortunately, the money had already been paid, so she was too embarrassed to go back. She could only carry Shuanglu and quickly leave the grocery street, saving herself the trouble of buying random things all of a sudden.

Back at the fabric shop, the shop assistant actually recognized her. At that time, it was summer and the price of the quilts was cheaper, but now that the weather had turned cold, Wen Jingrong's previous price couldn't be bought anymore. However, the shop assistant saw that she bought a lot, so she gave her some spare parts, two pieces of coarse cloth, two pieces of silk, three beds and seven pounds of thick quilts, and ten pounds of loose cotton.

The staff member from the Silk Shop delivered all the goods to Niu Village with familiarity. This time, he didn't need her instructions as he helped Wen Jingrong pack everything up on her shoulders, sending her off with his eyes.

Wen Jingrong: …

Actually, she didn't want to go up the mountain. She wanted to take advantage of Uncle Li's free time to get her sister-in-law to help her sew some winter clothes. After thinking about it, it was indeed too ostentatious to carry all the things to someone else's house, so he decided to go with the cloth shop assistant and carried them up the mountain.