Traveling through the ancient times

Lu Mingqian slept very soundly and felt refreshed when he woke up.

I gained a lot in the first few months of painting at the beginning of the year. I learned some knowledge, learned how to ride and shoot, bought a house, made some friends, and most importantly, earned a lot of money.

In the past two or three months, the silver sent from various places every month totaled several thousand taels, and she has already saved up a small amount.

After a few months of school, the biological clock I drew at the beginning of the year has naturally formed, and I wake up naturally at the right time every day.

Because she was preparing to go home for the New Year, Chushuhua decided to buy some gifts for her step-parents and younger brother.

After having breakfast in the morning, I went to the street. As the New Year was approaching, there was an endless stream of people buying New Year's goods, and it was a bit more lively than usual.

At the beginning of the year, she kept looking at and buying paintings along the way. After walking several streets, she bought a lot of things and she was a little full.

There was a sweet and pastry shop right in front of me, so I went in to eat something and take a rest.

I visited this shop several times at the beginning of the year. The owner is an old couple. It is said that they have been running this shop for decades. Their syrups are sweet but not greasy, and their pastries are soft and delicious, so their business is very good.

As soon as Chushuhua walked into the shop, the proprietress recognized her. Seeing the large and small bags in her hands, she smiled and greeted her, "Miss, you bought so many New Year's goods today."

"Yes, Auntie, the New Year is coming soon, I'd like to buy some gifts for my family." Nian Chuhua responded to the proprietress with a smile, and told her that it was still the same as before, one portion of sweet soup and one portion of dim sum for each.

The proprietress smiled and agreed, asked the old man to make some sweet soup for Chushun, and then brought the snacks to her, "Are you alone today?"

Because New Year's Eve always went out with Jiang Ruixue, the two little girls were pretty and sweet-spoken, and the proprietress had a deep memory of them.

"Yes, Ruixue had something to do today, so she didn't come out with us."

Jiang Ruixue's father wrote to her saying that it was the end of the year, and asked her to inspect Qu Nan's shop and take a look at the accounts of various places.

The boss prepared the sweet soup and brought it over. The boss's wife packed two cakes and placed them in front of the New Year's Eve picture. "This is a gift from me to you. Today should be the last time you can eat this dessert in this shop. The old man and I will be leaving in a few days."

"Auntie, are you also going back to your hometown to celebrate the New Year?" Nianchuhua asked the proprietress.

"My old man and I are going to Kyoto. Our son sent us a letter saying that he got a promotion in Kyoto and moved into a bigger house. He wants to take us to live there." The landlady said with pride. They were happy that their son had made it.

"That's great, congratulations." Nian Chuhua congratulated with a smile.

"Thank you. My husband and I thought we could still run the business for a few more years. We were a little reluctant to close it after so many years, but my son said that his grandchildren missed us and wanted to take us over so that the family could be together, so we agreed."

Chushuhua initially thought that the couple were just going to spend the New Year and would be back soon. When she heard that the shop was closed, she looked at the proprietress in surprise, "Are you saying that your shop is closed?"

"Yes, I have discussed with the old man and asked the broker to help sell this shop. We will not open it anymore."

After listening to what the proprietress said, Chushulhua thought about it and realized that the shop had a good location on the street and was neither too big nor too small. If she took over the shop, she could do any business she wanted.

And I heard that the boss lady was planning to sell it, but it hadn't been sold yet, so I asked, "Auntie, how much do you plan to sell this shop for?"

"I have asked around and found out that a shop of this size sells for about 350 taels of silver. We also plan to sell it for 350 taels."

Nian Chuhua was silent for a moment. She had asked the butler before about the approximate prices of the shops here. Three hundred and fifty taels for this pastry shop was indeed not high.

"Auntie, if you want to sell this shop, you might as well sell it to me." Nian Chuhua looked at the proprietress and said sincerely.

"Young girl, do you want to buy this shop?" The proprietress did not doubt whether Chuanchuhua could come up with 350 taels of silver. She was skeptical that such a young girl would sell the shop. Was he kidding her?

"Yes, Auntie, you're selling it to someone else anyway, why not just sell it to me?"

"It's not that you can't, but do you need an adult in your family to come and take a look? Can you make the decision?" The proprietress was worried that the children were not sensible and would spend money recklessly.

"No, I can do it myself. I spend all my own money."

"Okay, little girl, if you want to buy this shop, I'll ask the old man to write a recipe for making cakes and syrups for you. If you want to do this business, maybe you can use it."

The boss lady really likes Chuchuhua, and they will not be doing this business anymore, so there is no point in keeping the recipe, so it is better to give it to Chuchuhua.

This was such a pleasant surprise, and Chushulhua hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

"Nothing, when do you have time, we can go to the government office to sign the deed." The proprietress was also a down-to-earth person. Since she had said she would sell the painting to New Year's Eve, and the New Year was approaching, she didn't waste any time and directly made an appointment to go through the transfer procedures.

"I can do it anytime. I have time now." Chuan-chu had plenty of time. He was just waiting for Jiang Ruixue to finish inspecting the shop and take her carriage back. He had nothing to do the rest of the time.

"Then let's go tomorrow morning. After the contract is signed, we can pack our things and set off for Kyoto."

"Okay, let's meet at the yamen tomorrow morning." After agreeing on a time with the proprietress, Nian Chuhua took his things and went home.

As soon as she got home and put down her things, Nianchuhua ran to her small treasury, took out three hundred and fifty taels of silver notes, and carefully put them into her purse. She would give them to the landlady after the contract was signed tomorrow.

Now that he had a house, a shop, and money, life was getting better and better. Chushunihua rolled around happily on the bed.

Lu Mingcheng was urging Lu Jinse to pack her luggage. Lu Jinse looked reluctant and asked, "Brother, why don't you go back?"

It turned out that Lu Mingcheng had written to the king and the imperial concubine on the pretext of recuperating, and he would not go back for the New Year. Lu Jinse didn't want to go back either. She wanted to go back to Yangshan Town with Jiang Ruixue to celebrate the New Year, which scared Jiang Ruixue to death.

Jiang Ruixue caught Lu Mingcheng and told him to send Lu Jinse away. This matter was unanimously agreed upon by everyone at the beginning of the year. That girl was really noisy.

Lu Mingcheng asked Lu Jinse to pack up and return to Kyoto on the pretext of the imperial concubine's order.

"Brother's body has not fully recovered yet, so it is not suitable for him to travel long distances. You don't want your brother's body, which has finally recovered, to be damaged again because of the fatigue of the journey, right?"

Lu Mingcheng knew that although his sister was noisy, she was still very nice to her brother. When she heard that his body had not recovered yet, she suddenly became nervous again.

"Then brother, you just take good care of yourself here. I will come to pick you up after the New Year." Although Lu Jinse was reluctant, she still agreed.

The innocent Lu Jinse was fooled by her good brother...