Chapter 140: The Shop
The more Zhao Qingzao thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't wait to find Shen Changting now, and then strangle him to death with his own hands, so that everyone could be freed.
"Mother, what's wrong with you? The expression just now was terrifying. Xiaocao saw that Zhao Qingzao was sulking as soon as he came back, so he asked Zhao Qingzao.
Hearing this, Zhao Qingzao came back to his senses, sat on his lap with Xiaocao in his arms, and asked, "Xiaocao, do you want to go back to the town?" Or do you want to stay in Biancheng? ”
"Mother, I want to stay in Biancheng, it's very big and fun, and my father is here." Xiaocao smiled happily and said to Zhao Qingzao.
Listening to what Xiaocao said, Zhao Qingzao sighed in his heart and said: Silly child, your father may not want to see our mother and son at all.
Although he thought so in his heart, Zhao Qingzao still smiled and said to Xiaocao: "Since Xiaocao wants to stay in Biancheng, then my mother will find a place to live in Biancheng, and then we will live here." ”
In fact, Zhao Qingzao will make this decision, on the one hand, he doesn't want Xiaocao to be sad, on the other hand, he can't let go of Shen Changting, he wants to see with his own eyes how Shen Changting is doing, plus there is no harassment from the Zhao family in Biancheng, since Zhao Qingzao has come to Biancheng, he will not go back easily, but relying on the money saved before, Zhao Qingzao and Xiaocao can't let Zhao Qingzao and Xiaocao live in Biancheng for a lifetime, so Zhao Qingzao decided to open a shop after living in Biancheng, with her cooking skills, she will definitely be able to make money.
"Mother, really? When Daddy comes back, I'll be able to see Daddy. Xiaocao thought that Shen Changting had gone far away, so after hearing Zhao Qingzao say this, of course he was very happy.
Hearing this, Zhao Qingzao didn't say anything more, anyway, life still has to pass, and she can't continue to be depressed.
Because Zhao Qingzao is a foreigner, and there is no one to rely on in Biancheng, so he can't find a suitable shop at all, Zhao Qingzao took Xiaocao to look for a whole day, and no one was willing to rent the shop to her, so that Zhao Qingzao is such a strong person is about to give up.
"Xiaocao, let's sit down and rest for a while." Zhao Qingzao saw that Xiaocao was so tired that he couldn't walk, so he pulled Xiaocao and sat down on the steps.
"Girl, are you looking for a shop?" At this moment, a middle-aged woman came over and asked Zhao Qingzao with a smile.
Because she was not familiar with the place in Biancheng, Zhao Qingzao was very guarded, this middle-aged woman took the initiative to come over and talk to herself, and asked herself if she was looking for a shop, she was obviously a liar, so Zhao Qingzao looked at her vigilantly, held Xiaocao in her arms, and asked, "How do you know that I am looking for a shop?" ”
"I've been following you, don't be afraid, I'm not a liar, I just happen to have a shop to rent, if you want to rent, I can take you there now." The middle-aged woman smiled, sat next to Zhao Qingzao again, and continued.
Hearing the middle-aged woman say this, Zhao Qingzao felt more and more that this middle-aged woman was an out-and-out liar, otherwise how could she follow her all the way?
"No need, I'd better continue to find another shop." Zhao Qingzao didn't want to say too much to this middle-aged woman, so he hugged Xiaocao and planned to leave.
Seeing this, the middle-aged woman was also anxious, so she shouted loudly at Zhao Qingzao's back: "Girl, my shop is outside Biancheng, as long as you go out of the city gate, you can see it, if you still can't find the shop, go and have a look." ”
Hearing this, Zhao Qingzao walked faster, thinking that it was no wonder that the middle-aged woman would take the initiative to come to her, where would someone rent the shop outside Biancheng, didn't she just bully her to be a foreigner, so you wanted to fool her into renting a shop? This kind of shop in the wilderness will only be patronized by ghosts.
For a few days, Zhao Qingzao still couldn't find a shop, and the people in Biancheng looked down on outsiders, not to mention that Zhao Qingzao was still dressed very shabby, so before Zhao Qingzao could speak, he was kicked out, and he refused to rent the shop to Zhao Qingzao at all.
"Mother, what should we do?" Xiaocao puffed out his face and asked Zhao Qingzao.
Because there was really no way, Zhao Qingzao couldn't help but remember what the middle-aged woman had told her, although she knew that the shops outside Biancheng couldn't make money, but Zhao Qingzao just went to take a look, and she wouldn't necessarily rent it, thinking like this, Zhao Qingzao said to Xiaocao: "Xiaocao, let's go to the outside of Biancheng to have a look, maybe we can see a suitable shop." ”
"Mother, do you want to believe what the woman said? What if she lied to you? Xiaocao is a little clever ghost, so after hearing what Zhao Qingzao said, he immediately asked Zhao Qingzao.
"It's okay, the person who can lie to your mother hasn't been born yet." Zhao Qingzao said to Xiaocao quite confidently, and after finishing speaking, he took Xiaocao out of the city.
Zhao Qingzao and Xiaocao had just walked out of the city gate, but they didn't expect to see several shops, which were completely different from the wilderness and wilderness that Zhao Qingzao imagined, it was quite lively here, and many people who entered the city would patronize, and Zhao Qingzao even saw a lot of people from Biancheng.
"What's going on? Since this is not a wilderness, why did that middle-aged woman take the initiative to talk to me? Will the shops here not be rented out? The more Zhao Qingzao thought about it, the more strange he felt, so he muttered quietly.
"Girl, you're really here!" At this moment, the middle-aged woman didn't know where to come out, and after seeing Zhao Qingzao, she said enthusiastically.
Hearing this, Zhao Qingzao was a little embarrassed, he left with Xiaocao without looking back that day, but after tossing for a few days, he still didn't find the shop, and he was found by this middle-aged woman, which was really embarrassing.
"I'm just coming over and having a look." Zhao Qingzao said uncomfortably.
The middle-aged woman didn't seem to care at all, and asked Zhao Qingzao to go into the shop with her, Zhao Qingzao and Xiaocao followed the middle-aged woman into the shop, but found that the shop was very clean and spacious, and there were a few empty rooms on the second floor, which could not only allow Zhao Qingzao and Xiaocao to live, but also be used to put goods, it was really the shop that Zhao Qingzao had been looking for.
"It's a good shop, isn't it? It took a lot of thought for me to build it. The middle-aged woman seemed to be very satisfied with her shop, and asked Zhao Qingzao.
"It's really good, but I don't understand why such a good shop can't be rented?" Zhao Qingzao nodded, although she was very excited, but there were too many doubts about this shop, so Zhao Qingzao still decided to be cautious, and after figuring out the reason why this shop couldn't be rented, she decided whether to rent this shop.
Hearing Zhao Qingzao ask, the middle-aged woman immediately said depressedly: "It's not because this is outside the city, although it is safe during the day, but at night there will be some thieves, robbers and the like, so most people don't dare to rent it." ”
"Thieves? Bandit? No wonder you took the initiative to talk to me, why did you dare to rent me such a dangerous shop? After Zhao Qingzao understood what was going on, she was about to be angry with this middle-aged woman, no wonder this middle-aged woman was so enthusiastic, but this middle-aged woman was quite honest, if it was a treacherous person, she would definitely not tell her the truth at all.
"Girl, you are not an ordinary person at first glance, I think you must be able to deal with those thieves and robbers." The middle-aged woman gave Zhao Qingzao a thumbs up and said with a smile.
Hearing this, Zhao Qingzao couldn't help but roll her eyes, she couldn't even deal with the group of people in the Zhao family, and she still dealt with thieves and robbers? I'm afraid that before the shop opened, she was looted.
"Forget it, I still have self-knowledge, I really don't dare to rent your shop, you better find someone else." Zhao Qingzao waved his hand, he really didn't dare to rent this shop, although this shop was indeed very good, but for the sake of his own safety and Xiaocao's safety, Zhao Qingzao still decided to leave with Xiaocao.
Seeing that Zhao Qingzao was leaving, the middle-aged woman hurriedly grabbed Zhao Qingzao and said, "Girl, don't go, we are so fateful, the rent must be negotiable." ”
Hearing the middle-aged woman say this, Zhao Qingzao hesitated for a while, after all, if the rent could be cheaper, Zhao Qingzao's burden would not be so heavy.
"Mother, you just rent this shop, don't we know Boss Hu? When the time comes, you can just go to him for help. Xiaocao secretly muttered in Zhao Qingzao's ear.
As soon as Xiaocao finished speaking, Zhao Qingzao's eyes lit up suddenly, and he immediately turned his head and said to the middle-aged woman: "Can the rent really be less?" ”
Seeing that Zhao Qingzao had changed her mind, the middle-aged woman naturally nodded again and again, and said, "Of course, the rent is negotiable." ”
In the end, Zhao Qingzao rented the shop with a rent of five taels of silver a month, and the middle-aged woman finally rented out the shop, so naturally she would not feel sorry for the rent, and after signing the contract with Zhao Qingzao, the middle-aged woman left happily.
"Xiaocao, we finally have a place to live near Biancheng, but let's go find Boss Hu first, I don't know if he is willing to help with this." Zhao Qingzao hugged Xiaocao and turned around, and then said to Xiaocao.
After locking the shop, Zhao Qingzao took Xiaocao to find Boss Hu, because Boss Hu had already left her the address of the Salt Gang, so Zhao Qingzao soon saw several of Boss Hu's subordinates near the dock.
"Sister Qingzao, why are you here?" Several of his subordinates even recognized Zhao Qingzao, and after discovering Zhao Qingzao and Xiaocao, they came over and asked.
"I'm looking for Boss Hu, is he there?" Zhao Qingzao asked a little embarrassed, after all, she came here this time with a request.
"Our boss is out of the house, and he won't come back until a few days, Sister Qingzao, you can tell us anything about it, and a few of us can help." The brothers of the Salt Gang seemed to have a good impression of Zhao Qingzao, and knew that Zhao Qingzao would come to Boss Hu because of something, so he said to Zhao Qingzao.
I didn't expect Boss Hu to go out, Zhao Qingzao felt a little depressed, thinking of the thieves and robbers who would appear at any time at night, Zhao Qingzao told a few brothers of the Salt Gang about everything, to see if they could help, if they really couldn't help, Zhao Qingzao would not be angry.
"So that's the case, Sister Qingzao, don't worry, we all know the thieves and robbers outside Biancheng, let's just go and say hello to them." After the brothers of the Salt Gang knew what was going on, they said to Zhao Qingzao with a smile.