Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 101: Thanks to the head of the police, business is getting better and better

After Li gave Shen Yu to her, she kept the three gold and silver ingots.

He put all the silver ingots and loose silver coins exchanged today into a purse, pulled it tightly, stuffed the purse into the hole in the quilt, and then sewed it up as it was.

After sewing, Li patted the table again, took the oil lamp from Shen Yu, looked at it from left to right for a while, nodded with satisfaction, and urged Shen Yu to go to bed.

It was already the end of July. When I woke up at three in the morning, I could already feel the coolness of early autumn.

Ever since He publicly acknowledged Shen Yu as her sister, Shen Yu's bun stall business has gotten better.

The number of buns sold in the morning did not increase much, but the lunch orders had increased from the initial dozen or so shops to more than thirty shops placing orders at Shen Yu's house.

Although orders were not placed every day, there would always be four or five days in ten where Shen Yu would order some buns to be delivered at noon.

At first, Shen Yu thought that the buns made in his home were cheap and delicious.

Until one day, when Shen Yu was sent to the last store, the shopkeeper accidentally told Shen Yu the reason. Shen Yu then realized that her family's business had improved, partly thanks to Captain Xing.

It was a spice shop with a wide variety of products, including spices from the north and the south, and it came into contact with many merchants from the north and the south every day.

When business was good, sometimes one would encounter unscrupulous merchants from the north who would not only sell inferior goods as good ones, but would also act arrogantly in the shop and force the shop to charge first-class prices for inferior spices.

When the Chief of Police returned that day, he summoned Liu Sanjiang and Yang Dayong and gave them a brief account of what had happened.

From then on, the two yamen runners would always pay attention and stay a little longer when they were patrolling the market when Shen Yu was setting up the stall or delivering food.

Captain Xing's original intention was to fear that Qian Yinhu, the playboy, would forget the pain after his wound healed and come back to cause trouble for Shen Yu again after being well behaved for a few days.

Unexpectedly, the public security in the market and shops on the street also improved. This was probably an unexpected gain that even the chief detective did not expect.

It turned out that the merchant who wanted to force the sale of inferior goods was a little timid when he saw the yamen runners patrolling with swords.

As the saying goes, officials do not fight with the people, and a strong dragon does not suppress a local snake.

What's more, those northern merchants are just relying on the current emperor's lenient policy towards the north, and no one dares to say anything even if they act tough.

If the government took it seriously, even though they were strong and healthy, they were just ordinary people and would not have the courage to fight against the yamen runners for a little profit.

The inspections have been getting more intense recently. If the shop owner gets pushed into a corner and shouts out that the shop owners are forcing people to buy inferior goods, it will be a bad outcome.

For this reason, these people also restrained their arrogant and rogue nature and did business in an orderly manner according to the original quoted price.

The news that Shen Yu is now the sister-in-law of the head of the county police force has long been spread around the market.

He also saw with his own eyes that the patrolling yamen runners would often appear in places where Miss Shen appeared. The shop owners saw the changes in the merchants in the north and knew in their hearts that it was all because of Miss Shen.

Why don't you just eat lunch? Talk to your boss about the pros and cons. There's no need to send lunch over.

The buns from the Shen family tasted good and were reasonably priced. So we ordered meals from her because, firstly, they were delicious, and secondly, she often delivered meals to the store, and the yamen runners would often pass by the store for inspection.

This double benefit may make one a fool.

These things were discussed privately among the shopkeepers, and Shen Yu didn't know about them at first.

Until one day, when she went to deliver food, she happened to meet a customer from the north who was harassing her.

He was originally rude and arrogant, but not long after she arrived, he looked outside, his face changed, and he obediently quoted a suitable price, delivered the goods, collected the money and left.

After the shopkeeper saw the merchant leave, he was so angry that he couldn't help but slam the table. Shen Yu tried to comfort him kindly, and the shopkeeper couldn't help but tell her the whole story.

Shen Yu didn't say anything on the surface, but just smiled faintly and said sincerely: "If the store really doesn't need to order our buns, the shopkeeper shouldn't force it."

"If it's for this, wouldn't I be forced to do business like that northern merchant? I don't want to be like that person just now."

As he spoke, he pointed in the direction where the northern merchant had gone.

The spice shop owner felt that he had spoken too quickly, and shook his hands anxiously, saying sincerely: "Miss Shen, what are you talking about? I am a straightforward person and I can't keep my words to myself. It's my fault that I didn't say it clearly."

He looked a little uncomfortable, and hurriedly confessed: "To be honest, among all the shops on this street, my shop receives the most goods from the north. Those who don't deal with northern merchants are better off, but I have been oppressed by them many times."

He sighed helplessly and said, "There is nothing we can do. Our emperor wants peace on the border. If there is no war, the people will live a more stable life."

"For this reason, we dared not speak out, and we even sued the government several times. The county magistrate was also a conciliatory person, and only said some soothing words. We suffered a lot."

After complaining, the shopkeeper put on a smiling face and said, "However, fortunately, our new county magistrate has taken office, and the head of the criminal investigation also came with the county magistrate. Since then, the public security in this county has been much better than before."

Then he hurriedly explained, "When I ordered the buns from you, it was to get you to come to my shop more often, and to get the yamen runners to come here more often."

"But your buns are really delicious. Our store used to have rice delivered to it by the main store every day, and it was common for us to eat cold rice. Since I ordered your buns, I can eat hot rice every day, and my stomachache has improved a lot. Tell me, do I continue to order your buns because I really think they are good?"

Seeing that the shopkeeper was sweating from anxiety, Shen Yu didn't say much, so he nodded and smiled, "Thank you very much, shopkeeper. It's getting late, you should eat quickly, and I should go back too. I will deliver the quantity you ordered at the same time tomorrow."

The shopkeeper personally escorted Shen Yu to the door. After watching her pull the cart away, he patted his mouth lightly, shook his head and laughed, "The buns are delicious, but why is my mouth so fast?"

After returning home, Shen Yu pondered over the shopkeeper's words in his mind, and said with some helplessness and self-mockery: "I didn't expect that I still need to lean on a big tree to do business safely."

She then discussed with Li that they should prepare gifts to thank the two yamen runners for their inspection.

I also prepared some gifts to thank Captain Xing and the He family.

You can't just accept other people's favors obediently without saying a word.

Li also felt that she should prepare a gift to thank him. She said, "Since the yamen runners came to inspect, no one has gossiped about you anymore, and that rich kid with money hasn't come to cause trouble again."

She clasped her hands together with a look of relief and said, "Thanks to the yamen runners and the head of the police, we can open this food stall with peace of mind. Otherwise, I would tremble in my heart whenever I think of what happened that day."