When Su Qingluan arrived at the capital city of Jingzhou, he couldn't help but sigh that it was indeed the capital of a country. Not to mention the prosperity of Lefeng County, even Qingzhou City could not compete with it!
Speaking of the people on the street, even ordinary vendors, their clothes are neater than those in Lefeng County, and some even have various patterns on their cuffs and necklines!
You know, in Lefeng County, even people with small savings at home often wear plain fabrics in order to make their clothes more practical and cost-effective, because even simple patterns, whether embroidered by themselves or not, are often made of plain fabrics. It is not an ordinary hassle to go up there or ask the embroiderer to do it for you.
The former wastes a lot of working time, and the latter wastes a lot of copper coins. For most people in Lefeng County, neither method is cost-effective.
Su Qingluan and Songbo discussed it and planned to split the three of them into two groups. Songbo would go see if there was a suitable house and rent it first, while she would lead Yaoguang to the store first - of course, it was I won't reveal my identity for the time being.
Because Su Qingluan discovered that since the new manager took office, things were fine at first, but in recent months, especially in the past two or three months, the sales in the store have dropped a lot compared to the beginning. Although it was not to the point of being "unsustainable", it was enough for Su Qingluan to pay attention to.
If this time it wasn't because of following Mu Xingzhi, she would have sent Yun Niang to the capital to see what was going on.
But Su Qingluan is very sure that it is not because of the decline in popularity of the jam she made - because there is no obvious change in the sales of the other two branches. Once various series are launched, whether it is a new series or a limited-time return of an old series , were all sold out.
However, even though she has confidence in her product, Su Qingluan still cannot be sure whether there will be any new competitors in the capital - she never thinks that there will never be a substitute for her jam, otherwise she will not have both quality and sentiment. Caught.
After discussing with Songbo, Su Qingluan asked Yaoguang to change into plainer clothes, and she also changed into women's clothes - for convenience, after she came out of Xunyang County, she dressed in men's clothing.
It’s just that Su Ji’s main business direction so far is jam, which is equivalent to a modern dessert shop. Su Qingluan herself also understood that her customers above the eighth floor were basically women, so it was more convenient to come to the store dressed as women.
"Cousin Yaoyao," is what Su Qingluan calls Yao Guang when there are many people, "let's go to the store first to have a feel. Although I am the shopkeeper, I am still not sure about the level of the shopkeeper. .”
Yao Guang nodded: "Don't worry, cousin, I won't act rashly without orders from my cousin." Originally, Yao Guang could call "cousin" relatively fluently in front of Mu Xingzhi, but now without Mu Xingzhi, Yao Guang nodded. With a layer of "bloodline suppression", it became more natural for Yao Guang to call him this name.
Su Qingluan nodded when he heard this, and walked towards the branch address of "Su Ji" with Yao Guang - in fact, Su Qingluan is not short of money now, so he can rent horse-drawn carriages, donkey carts and other means of transportation. If he wants to be more "elegant" Some, there are also sedan chairs, with various specifications and decorations.
However, Su Qingluan estimated that the journey would only take less than half an hour, and they had just eaten a large bowl of mutton soup cakes after entering the city. They were full and could just take a walk to eat.
Thinking about this, Su Qingluan turned around and asked Yaoguang in a low voice: "Aren't you tired from walking like this?" She herself has been running around every day for various reasons since she time traveled, and the pain on her feet Her endurance was pretty good, but she was a little worried that Yao Guang wouldn't get used to it.
Yao Guang was very surprised: "We just set out on a random mission, which is a thousand times more difficult than this one. How can we not think that walking a few steps will make us tired?"
Su Qingluan patted her head: She was stupid and completely forgot Yaoguang's true identity. I'm afraid that if there is a real competition in terms of physical strength, ten of us may not be able to match others.
Thinking like this, Su Qingluan felt relieved and took Yaoguang with him to "Su Ji".
But Su Qingluan was unfamiliar with the place after all. When he came to the capital for the first time, he couldn't tell the difference between the east, west, and west. Although Yaoguang is Mu Xingzhi's direct subordinate, her main scope of activities before was not in the capital, but in other places, so naturally her eyes were dark.
What's more, although they have the address of "Su Ji", the house numbers these days are not as detailed as in later generations. Some small alleys don't even mention the house numbers, don't even think about it. The address only has a rough house number, and asking for directions is difficult. There is no electronic navigation these days, so there is no way to locate it.
So after many twists and turns, the two of them got lost unexpectedly and unexpectedly.
It happened that the older brother who gave them directions said that there was a small road here that could be used as a shortcut, so this was almost a small side road with no village in front and no store in the back.
If Yao Guang, the practitioner, hadn't followed him, Su Qingluan wouldn't have had the guts to walk in looking at the dim light.
But now, the good has turned into a bad thing, precisely because she has confidence in her heart and is no longer afraid, so Su Qingluan and Yaoguang are now lost in the middle of this path, and they can only turn around like a headless fly.
After finally walking from an alley to the main road, the two of them had already lost their way.
But bad luck doesn't always happen. When Su Qingluan asked for directions, he asked about a little girl with round eyes.
The little girl looked Su Qingluan and Yaoguang up and down: "You don't look like people from Jingzhou. Do you think your accent is from the North?" Compared with Jingzhou, whether it's Huaxi Village or Xunyang County, it's true that It’s all considered “Northland”.
So Su Qingluan nodded: "Girl, you have good eyesight. We are new here, but we heard that Su Ji's jam is very famous, so we want to buy one to take back to our relatives and friends."
The little girl sighed: "Who is so unreasonable that you actually let you bring this back all the way? It's hard for us locals to grab a set..."
Su Qingluan's heart moved: So it seems that Jingzhou's jam is also widely sought after? So why...
Before she could think about it, she saw the little girl ordering: "Just wait here, I'll be right back!" As she said that, she walked towards a carriage parked by the roadside.
Su Qingluan then noticed that the little girl was originally carrying a bag of snacks. She seemed to lift the curtain and say something when she got on the carriage, and then she saw a small white hand lifting the door curtain.
The owner of that hand seemed to glance at Su Qingluan and said something to the little girl. The little girl nodded and waved to Su Qingluan and Yaoguang. Su Qingluan and Yaoguang looked at each other, Su Qingluan pointed at herself, and the little girl nodded.
Su Qingluan and Yaoguang walked over.
The little girl said: "You are lucky enough to meet my wife today. She is kind-hearted and is willing to give you a ride."
Su Qingluan saw that this little girl was obviously only thirteen or fourteen years old, but she still looked like a young adult. She couldn't help laughing and said: "Dare you ask the name of the lady and this little lady?"
"My wife's surname is Yan. I'm just a little girl. I can't be called a wife. Just call me 'Xia Ying'." Xia Ying said seriously.
Su Qingluan smiled and said: "Thank you Madam Yan for your help, and thank you Xia Ying for your enthusiastic inquiry."
Madam Yan smiled and said: "It's just a little effort, why bother?"
And Xia Ying didn't expect Su Qingluan to say this, and her little face turned red: "I don't deserve my lady's thanks. How dare I ask my lady's name..."
