Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

1On the riverbank of the east wall of the capital, bright lanterns were burning as the heads of people moved. Amidst all the laughter and laughter, there was a faint fragrance of makeup.    3

    

The expression on his face that was not smiling at all was gentle, and when he looked carefully, it seemed to be filled with a warm smile. He held Shen Jingli's hand tightly, and walked leisurely along the riverside.    

    

"Didn't you say that you were going to find the King Jing for tea? Why are you here?" Unable to suppress his smile, Shen Jingli looked at Mu Chen happily. His face was very handsome, his long eyelashes raised slightly, and his eyes that were like dots of ink were as gentle as water. With a glance, he could make people fall in love with him, unable to extricate themselves.    

    

Mu Chen turned around and smiled at him, then lightly tapped on the center of his eyebrows, his movements containing an endless amount of love.    

    

Shen Jingli laughed even more heartily and leaned closer to him.    

    

The capital was prosperous and the commoners were nimble. All kinds of snacks and snacks came out one after another, and under the excited shouting, all kinds of fragrance gathered and lingered around, attracting the drool of the passersby. They all found a place to sit and tried a few bites.    

    

After coming to the capital for so long, it was Shen Jingli's first time seeing so many Great Yan Dynasty snacks. Unlike the modern improved snacks that Lee Qi had told him about, these snacks were originally made by the local citizens based on local ingredients.    

    

The modern snacks were small and exquisite, and were especially grand, easily attracting the attention of the rich ladies. The snacks made by the commoners were very realistic, delicious, and abundant, so that ordinary people and travelers would be able to eat and drink to their heart's content.    

    

"Why don't I see so many food stalls every day?" It wasn't that he hadn't come out for a stroll, but he had never seen such a spectacular sight.    

    

"I came specially for the festival." Mu Chen explained as he led Shen Jingli to a round pink stall.    

    

At the round pink booth, the white-haired shopkeeper was still holding the silver spoon with vigor. He leisurely held the pot's edge and shouted loudly, "Old Li's round, big and round feet …"    

    

A round-faced girl followed beside him, carrying a round pink ball to the guests while shouting out to her grandfather, "Old Li Family's round pink ball, big and round …"    

    

The clear voice that sounded like a oriole from a valley attracted a lot of passersby who stopped to turn their heads. The little girl was not shy and openly invited guests, "This esteemed guest, would you like a bowl of rice ball? "Our Old Li Family's pink and round, full of flavors, has all kinds of stuffing …"    

    

Before she finished speaking, the customer beside her burst out in laughter and said to her, "Miss Yuan, your grandpa gave you the name Yuan Yuan, it can't be because your family is so big and round, right?"    

    

Hearing this joke, the surrounding customers all laughed, and Li Yuan also laughed along, "That's right, Uncle Wang Da is right, our Little Yuan is very big and round."    

    

Shen Jingli and Mu Chen happened to be standing in front of a barrier, listening to their conversation, they couldn't help but laugh, this girl was quite interesting.    

    

"Two esteemed customers, would you like a bowl of round pink rice?" Li Yuan saw them standing in front of the stall and greeted with a smile.    

    

"Give me a bowl of sesame paste." Shen Jingli asked, he turned and asked Mu Chen, "What do you want?"    

    

"I don't eat." The rice ball was too sweet for him to eat.    

    

Shen Jingli raised his eyebrows and glared at him. He thought he had heard wrongly, he had specially brought him to this stall, but told him that he wasn't going to eat?    

    

"Just a bowl of sesame paste." Mu Chen said to Li Yuan.    

    

Li Yuan was brimming with a sweet smile as he cheerfully placed an order with Old Man Li, "Grandfather, a bowl of Sesame Rice Ball."    

    

The pink word "round" seemed to bounce off the tip of her tongue before landing on the ground like a dragon spitting beads. It was extremely captivating.    

    

Mu Chen pulled Shen Jingli down and sat him down, then introduced him, "The Li Family's Yinyuan has been in the capital for nearly a hundred years. Grandfather said that he had come to this shop to eat Yinyuan since he was young. After I was born, he brought me here a few times."    

    

When he was young, he ate it for the first time, and for the first time in many days, he still enjoyed it. When he grew up, he did not like sweets, so he never came to eat it again.    

    

It was a hundred years old. Shen Jingli turned his head and looked at the pale white haired man who was still in high spirits. Looking at his fluid movements, he had a different feeling in his heart.    

    

After eating the pink ball, Mu Chen and Shen Jingli strolled back.    

    

Near the Flower Climbing Bridge, they saw Yang Ningxi. She was smiling as she held onto the face of the Weaver Girl in her hand, happily talking to a man.    

    

"It's Ning Xi." Shen Jingli frowned, looking at Yang Ningxiu's lesson, it seemed like she did not take it to heart.    

    

Mu Chen also frowned, his expression was not happy, but the displeasure was not towards Yang Ningxi, but towards the man beside her.    

    

"Do you want to go over?" Shen Jingli asked. He looked around, the night of the first day was extremely lively, young men and women were walking side by side, giving off an ambiguous atmosphere, yet maintaining a respectful distance from each other.    

    

Mu Chen shook his head, "No need, Ningya and Ningyi are nearby. They won't let Ning Xi do things that are out of bounds."    

    

Mu Chen glanced at the man who was talking to Yang Ningxi, and thought to herself, should I find a chance to properly teach this person a lesson?    

    

Then he was relieved.    

    

Shen Jingli heaved a sigh of relief and pulled Mu Chen to walk to the other side. Since Mu Shisi had the time, he naturally had to make good use of their rare time.    

    

It wasn't that he enjoyed shopping, but he enjoyed the time when the two of them were alone.    

    

"..."    

    

After Yuanxiao, Shen Jingli also started to get busy.    

    

First, he gathered all the shopkeepers and managers for a meeting. After listening to their summary of the previous year's work, he understood the operation of each shop for the previous year. After that, he would listen to their narration of this year's business plan.    

    

The business of the cloth shop, the rouge shop and the rice grain shop were all relatively stable, while the business at the tavern was a little worse, but they had all earned some money. When Shen Jingli heard their plans, he felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he left behind a copy of the account book for them to follow.    

    

What was more troublesome was the land outside the city. After earning money this year, Shen Jingli bought 30 mu of paddy field and 50 mu of dry land.    

    

"In addition to the two hundred and thirty acres of field outside the city, we also dug two new ponds, planted lotus roots, and raised fish and ducks." The Steward Wang reported.    

    

"Dig into a pond?" Shen Jingli raised his eyebrows, "Didn't I instruct you to dig a pond?"    

    

"This old servant acted on his own accord." Steward Wang kneeled down and begged for forgiveness, "The Lotus Root Starch that you mentioned, County Prince Lord, is very marketable in the surrounding counties and counties, so this old servant decided to dig two more ponds with more lotus roots."    

    

Shen Jingli looked down at the Steward Wang kneeling on the ground. His apology was sincere, but there was no regret in it.    

    

"Fish and ducks, what are you going to do?" When it came to fish and ducks, Shen Jingli could only think of all kinds of fish meal, rock pot fish, and honey roasted duck.    

    

"I sold the fish I raised to the big restaurants in the capital. As for the ducks, Miss Biao said she wanted to open a roast duck restaurant." The Steward Wang answered honestly.    

    

Only then did Shen Jingli remember that he had mentioned to Shen Yue'er about asking her to open a roast duck restaurant, and that girl seemed to be very interested in it.    

    

"How are the ducks doing?" To open a roast duck restaurant, he had to communicate with Shen Yue'er first.    

    

"The first batch to be raised is ready for slaughter." Steward Wang said.    

    

Shen Jingli nodded his head, "Got it, I will bring Shen Yue'er to see those ducks tomorrow, and also tell you, how do you want to deal with the two hundred or so acres of ducks."    

    

Steward Wang replied and left happily.    

    

After they left, Shen Jingli asked someone to call Shen Yue'er over.    

    

"Fourth Brother, what do you need from me?" Shen Yue'er walked in quickly and sat at the first seat. He picked up the bowl of tea and drank it all.    

    

Now that she had saved up over a hundred taels of silver, from the perspective of a farmer's family, she could be considered a rich woman. Being able to buy a house in a small place like Five Tiger Village to retire, she was naturally in a very good mood.    

    

"What were your thoughts before when you said that you would open a roast duck restaurant?" Shen Jingli said.    

    

Roast duck restaurant?    

    

Shen Yue'er was stunned at first, but then his eyes lit up as he looked at Shen Jingli with anticipation, "Fourth Brother, I can open a roast duck restaurant now."    

    

Looking at her, he knew she wanted to do it. Shen Jingli nodded and reminded her: "Opening a shop is not as simple as you think. First, you have to find a shop …"    

    

"I've already set my eyes on a shop." Shen Yue'er interrupted, "At the intersection of Beijing Lane and Tsinghua Street in the north of the city, there is only one roasted chicken restaurant, it is not very tasty, and all the people living in Beijing alley are rich merchants and some low-grade officials. They can afford to spend money, but have no power or power, they would definitely not dare to find fault."    

    

Shen Jingli felt that Shen Yue'er had the mind to do business, he actually did a market research on him in advance.    

    

"Have you bought a shop?" The price of the land in the capital was expensive, so the price of a remote shop would also be over a thousand gold. As for the one that Shen Yue'er had taken a look at, it had an outstanding location and it would probably be worth at least two thousand gold.    

    

"Nope." Hen Yue'er shook his head. That shop was worth three thousand and five hundred silver, adding all of her wealth, it would only be around three hundred gold. She could not afford it.    

    

Thinking about it, that's true, even if Shen Yue'er had money, if he could afford it, it would depend on whether the other party was willing to sell it or not.    

    

"What are your thoughts about the ingredients?"    

    

Shen Yue'er shook his head once again. She had never thought about this before.    

    

Shen Jingli pondered for a while, then said to Shen Yue'er: "Then let's go take a look at that shop you mentioned today.    

    

Shen Yue'er stood up happily, his face was filled with a happy smile.    

    

Jin Yu brought the tea in, hearing Shen Jingli say that he wanted to go out, she said: "This servant will ask the servants to prepare a palanquin."    

    

"No need, let's go." Shen Yue'er rejected his offer before he remembered that he had not asked for Shen Jingli's opinion. He turned his head and gave Shen Jingli a silly smile, "Fourth Brother, let's walk."    

    

Seeing her giggling, Shen Jingli nodded.