Chapter 56: Summoning
Li Sangrou watched Nie Pozi go away, and didn't follow, she will enter Huaiyang City tomorrow to have a look.
The rider drank two pots of tea in one go, ate the baked cakes that the two grooms Lao Hong had just bought, changed horses and led them out, and said with a smile with Li Sangrou: "Shopkeeper, it's still early this day, Wanqiu County is on the side, I will send Wanqiu County over, come back and eat and rest." β
After running for nearly a day, he didn't feel tired at all.
He sent this letter, a single man and a single horse, running for thirty days a month, one tael of silver, if he brought a pack horse, it was two taels!
The food and accommodation of the people and horses are all from the owner's family, and even the clothes outside are also from the owner's family, saying that they give four sets a year!
At the beginning, he worked as an errand in the horse farm, and after working tirelessly for a year, he could have more than two taels of silver left.
Now, a month, two taels of silver! Net leftovers!
He's really not tired at all!
Li Sangrou smiled, stood up, and led a horse out, and went to Wanqiu County with the rider.
Early the next morning, Li Sangrou left a message and asked the riders who came over that day to give a message to the three of Dachang, asking them to stay in the local area, and be optimistic about the delivery everywhere, when to return to Jianle City, and wait for her words.
Then follow the rider to Xiangcheng and other three counties to send the letter, looking at the handover of the letter, the rider rushed back to the delivery shop, changed horses and returned to Jianle City.
Li Sangrou went to several counties to see the delivery, near the evening, and went into Huaiyang City to see a circle, when it was almost dark, he returned to the delivery shop, had a meal, and got on the horse to rush back to Jianle City.
Before entering the city, Li Sangrou first went around to Tongyuan Wharf and left a message for He Shuicai, asking him to go to Jianle City to find her immediately after he arrived at the wharf.
The door of the Shunfeng Express shop next to the Dali Temple Prison was closed, and the sky was not yet dawn.
Li Sangrou returned to Fried Rice Lane, tired and didn't want to boil water to wash, poured two cups of cold water from the warm kiln and drank it, took clean clothes and changed them, lay on the bamboo recliner under the porch, closed his eyes and slept for a while.
When it was dark, Li Sangrou got up, washed his face, and led the horse to her downwind speed.
The shop had just finished unloading the door panel, Lao Huang was spilling a basin of water at the door, and Lao Zhang was wiping the table and cabinet.
Li Sangrou led the horse into the back, and when he came out, the little servant and the middle-aged steward of Prince Rui's mansion had already arrived.
"I've had a few workers these days." Li Sangrou rushed to the middle-aged steward.
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be!" The middle-aged steward turned sideways to avoid it, and even the company commander said, "It's all the orders of the prince, and it's all a small duty." β
Li Sangrou smiled and let the middle-aged housekeeper take a look around the house, come out, and go to the small restaurant diagonally opposite to have breakfast.
Li Sangrou's hard work on a meal, watching the rider of the day lead the pack horse to set off south, and watching the Shunfeng Express store receive four or five letters, which made Li Sangrou secretly relieved.
Receiving more than a dozen or dozens of letters a day is in line with her expectations, and the amount of yesterday and the day before yesterday is really abnormal.
Li Sangrou returned to the shop, sat outside the shop, and looked at the endless stream of senders, there were not a few people, but there was absolutely no need to queue, such an amount, although it still exceeded her expectations, but it was not bad, Lao Huang and Lao Zhang were more than enough to deal with.
Li Sangrou was about to stand up and go back to Fried Rice Lane to sleep, when Ruyi rode on a horse and rushed over.
Ten steps away from Li Sangrou, Ruyi jumped off the horse, arched his hand and smiled: "Girl, the prince asked the little one to ask the girl if she can have time at noon, if she is free, the prince said to invite the girl to eat and talk, it is in Panlou, which is very close to here." β
"Okay." Li Sangrou nodded very happily in agreement, she was about to talk to him, and thank him again.
"The prince came out of the ministry at the beginning of the afternoon, and he was able to get to Panlou at the beginning of the afternoon." Ruyi confessed again, said goodbye to Li Sangrou, and went back to reply.
Li Sangrou leaned over and looked into the room, stood up, dragged the chair to the backyard, found a corner, and slept for a while.
As soon as noon, Li Sangrou got out of the courier shop and went to Pan Lou diagonally opposite.
There were still dozens of steps away from Pan Lou Huan Gate, and a small guy hurriedly greeted him, smiled at Li Sangrou, and entered a quiet and elegant room in the backyard from the side door of Pan Lou.
Li Sangrou looked around the private room, sat down and just took two sips of tea, and Gu Xi arrived.
"You came back overnight?" Gu Xi walked two or three steps away from Li Sangrou, looked at her carefully, and then stepped back and sat down.
"Well, I received too many letters a few days ago, and I didn't expect it, so I had to work harder to avoid mistakes."
Li Sangrou stood and poured a cup of tea, picked it up and put it in front of Gu Xi.
"Thank you, if you hadn't asked people to come over to help, my side would have been messed up at this time, and I wouldn't be able to do it anymore."
"It's not worth thanking." Gu Xi smiled happily, "Those people, if you think it's good, I'll leave it to you." I'm not short of people here. β
"That's not going to work." Li Sangrou smiled and sighed.
"Your four little servants, and the steward, because they are clever and capable, have done the messenger you have commanded very well, and have done me a great favor, and you are going to replace a future like a brocade with a future like a rag sack?
This is unfair. β
"What are you talking about? How did you end up in a broken sack? Gu Xi couldn't cry or laugh.
"Compared with being a little steward by your side, I'm not even as good as a broken sack here." Li Sangrou's expression was serious.
Gu Xi looked at her, smiled and sighed, nodded and said, "Okay, okay!" I know, when you use it well, I'll reward them again. β
"Thank you." Li Sangrou bowed and solemnly thanked her.
"You're welcome to me. How is it over there in Chenzhou? Can it still be smooth? What about on the way? What's next? Which line are you going to drive? Yangzhou? Jinan Mansion? Gu Xi looked very happy.
"Huaiyang City and several nearby counties are fine, the town and the village, a little troublesome, there is a letter, the day is not bright out of the city, the place is almost dark, just walking by people, it is too slow.
If you have horses, it's not cost-effective at this time.
After a while, you can't open a new line, you have to straighten out this line, and then use this line to raise people, alas, it's easy to do things and it's hard to raise people. Li Sangrou sighed.
In addition to manpower, there is also a process, which must be optimized while doing it, and the current process is too crude.
She has to use this line to raise people, do a good job of the process, set the standards, and everything is ready before she can open the next line.
There is no hurry.
"What kind of manpower do you want? Let the truth or be gentle and pick it up to you. Gu Xi suggested.
"No need. My business is unprecedented, what kind of manpower to use, what kind of manpower is the most suitable, I don't know at all now, I want to do it while watching, I can only take one step at a time.
You've helped me find those rider grooms, it's enough, it's hard at the beginning, so I have to take my time. Li Sangrou said as she watched Ruyi bring out the dishes from the suitcase and fill the table.
"Well, let's eat first, the Buddha jumping over the wall in Panlou is very good, you can taste it." Gu Xi gestured to Li Sangrou.
Li Sangrou first took a bowl of Buddha jumping over the wall and ate it, then asked for a plate of delicate cabbage leaves, wrapped rice with cabbage leaves, and then mixed with fried crab roe, a few bites, and ate a bowl of rice.
Gu Xi saw the sweetness of Li Sangrou's food, and also learned from her, wrapped rice with cabbage leaves, mixed with fried crab roe, and ate a bowl of rice.
The two of them ate, Ruyi cleaned up, served tea, Gu Xi looked at Li Sangrou and smiled: "Big brother is very happy." β
"Huh?" Li Sangrou was stunned, and then reacted, "There were so many letters a few days ago, was your eldest brother who spoke?" β
"No, how can the eldest brother say this? Don't talk about big brother, it's me, it's not good to say and do more. Gu Xi laughed.
"On the day you opened, Pan Qi started from the Ministry of Industry and walked through the yamen inside and outside the imperial city. When he saw someone, he said,
Gaotou Street Panlou Street opened a house Shunfeng Express, cheap and good, and then asked where the family is, in Chenzhou and other four states have friends and relatives, if not, you have to ask again: Then you always have friends to write to these four states, right? What about neighbors?
In short, you have to ask someone to write a letter or two. β
Li Sangrou snorted, crying and laughing, it turned out that her completely unexpected hectic situation a few days ago was all thanks to the blessing of Pan Qigongzi!
His enthusiasm almost made her lie down as soon as she opened!
"Looks like I'm going to have to thank him." Li Sangrou was a little helpless.
"He went to me yesterday, and in a few sentences, he talked about your shop, and looked at him like that, as if this shop belonged to his family.
I asked him: Does your daughter-in-law know that the proprietor of Shunfeng Express is a young and beautiful girl? His face turned white. Gu Xi laughed as he spoke.
"His daughter-in-law is so jealous?" Li Sangrou was surprised.
"Well, authentic Hedong Lion.
Pan Qi is a little naΓ―ve, but he is really not a good woman.
His daughter-in-law didn't worry about him, and according to his words, it was all thanks to his brother-in-law.
He and his brother-in-law Tian Shishilang have been very good since he and his daughter-in-law discussed marriage.
His brother-in-law has been a frequent visitor to the Red Pavilion of the Qinglou since he was fourteen or fifteen years old.
According to Pan Qi, when you love, it is true love, you can fall in love at a glance, you want to die or live, but it is only three or two months short, and it is only half a year and a year when it is long, and the old love fades, and there is a new love.
Pan Qi is two years older than his brother-in-law, when his brother-in-law went to the Qinglou Theater, he was asked by the family, and often pushed him out of the top tank, saying that he was accompanying him, and his brother-in-law had a favorite, and often said that he was Pan Qi's beauty.
Pan Qi is very righteous, his brother-in-law pushed him out, and he stepped forward to take a step forward.
When he and his daughter-in-law discussed marriage, and then became a marriage, he was lustful, and it was not clear in any case.
His brother-in-law's daughter-in-law, like him, was also married back by the family with the pungent and powerful article.
Now, their two uncles have Hedong lions in their families, and they are a pair of brothers and sisters, and the relationship is even better than before. β
Li Sangrou laughed when she heard it.
Gu Xi also laughed non-stop, "His brother-in-law is also a man who can't do anything, and he has received a share of grace, and now Taifu Temple is in charge of veterinarians, if you want to use veterinarians, go to him." β
Li Sangrou smiled and nodded.
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After eating, Li Sangrou returned to the shop, He Shuicai and Boss He had already arrived, and at the back of the shop, there was a bag of braised meat, eating baked cakes and drinking tea, waiting for her to go back.
Li Sangrou waited for him to finish eating, sat down next to him, and said bluntly: "You quietly go to Jiangdu City, find a blind man, tell him that I need to use manpower to do business here, and ask him if he is willing to come."
Also, tell him, don't alarm the field chickens, they are all family members. β
"Okay." Boss He agreed, stretched out his head to look at the shop, and hesitated: "Boss, is there any work in your shop that women can do?" β
"What's wrong?" Li Sangrou asked.
"The one who died on the boat in Beidong County last year was named Zhang Sibiao.
Zhang Sibiao's mother gave birth to six sons, Zhang Sibiao is the fourth, and the two younger brothers are not young and can't marry a daughter-in-law.
Zhang Sibiao's mother wanted Zhang Sibiao's daughter-in-law Han to remarry Zhang Sibiao's younger brother, so she crossed Han first and sent two fish and four or five catties of pork to Han's mother's family, and Han's father and mother nodded.
But Han said that he didn't want to remarry anything, he married his relatives for the first time, and remarried from his body, and Han didn't want to marry, so it stands to reason that this matter should be settled.
But Zhang Sibiao's mother couldn't persuade him, so she took Zhang Sibiao's two younger brothers and rushed to the door to rob people, and they robbed them twice, and there were many people in the yard, and there were a few powerful women, so they blocked back.
After that, Zhang Sibiao's mother and two younger brothers stayed outside the courtyard all day long, waiting for Han's order to snatch Han away.
It's been two months, and Han and her daughter don't even dare to approach the courtyard gate, and they don't dare to leave anyone in the courtyard.
This time I went back, Han begged me and asked me if I could take her away from Jiangning City and take her anywhere, she said that she had hands and feet, she was willing to do anything, and she could support their mother and son.
I thought I'd have to tell you about this first, so I'll tell her that I'll see if I can find a place for her to stay, and let her wait for me to go back on my next trip.
Before leaving, I asked a few houses next door to watch it, so as not to let Zhang Sibiao and his mother snatch people away. β
"Bring it here." Li Sangrou agreed very simply, "By the way, let's see if there is anything like this in that courtyard, or because of something else or someone, life is sad, as long as they are willing, bring them over." β
"Okay." Boss He suddenly smiled, "Then I'll go." When I came up from the dock, both boats were loaded with goods, and one happened to be heading for Jiangning City. Let them go to Jianle City for the New Year. β
"Hmm." Li Sangrou smiled and responded, watched He Lao stride away, went into the shop to look around, yawned and came out, and went back to Fried Rice Lane to sleep, she was tired.
In the next few days, Li Sangrou went to Chenzhou two or three times.
The collection and dispatch of several places in Jianle City and Chenzhou are very smooth, and the letters brought from Wuwei Prefecture, Shouzhou, and Yingzhou are also very smooth, and Li Sangrou will post similar notices to Jianle City, so that the riders can carry them everywhere, and begin to receive letters sent from the four prefectures and counties to Jianle City, or to other three prefectures and counties.
By the beginning of October, the first line from Jianle City to Wuwei Mansion, one city and four states have opened the collection and delivery, and the first line of Shunfeng Express has been basically straightened out, and Li Sangrou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It had taken her four or five months to prepare, and except for the wave of letters in the first few days, which almost threw her upset, everything else she had expected.
After another month or two, when the blind man arrives, let him take a trip to see, if everything goes well, she can start the next step when the New Year is over.