In fact, sometimes, when you let go of something, many things go a lot better.

After she left Mu Shishi's pharmacy, she went to South Street.

With the Spring Festival of the Chinese New Year, Tang County has gradually become lively, the shops that were originally closed have been opened, and the street vendors have also been set up, and there are a lot of people coming and going.

However, there is still a New Year's atmosphere, and most of the people on the street are dressed in brand new clothes, smiling and planning to buy more things, and you can even see horse-drawn carriages walking in the wide area.

But this time, Xiao Ling'er's mood has changed a lot, and these people who go shopping may not be able to become guests of their own homes in the future.

She roughly walked through South Street, where there were shops one after another, exquisite, selling everything, and there were a lot of restaurants. It's just that it's not time to eat, most of them drink tea and chat, and it seems that if they open a shop, they also have to prepare some afternoon refreshments and so on.

Mu Shishi and her are indeed right, the shops on South Street are marked with very few transfers, and the rent is not cheap, and the price of a good lot is more than ten taels, and the annual expenses of an ordinary family are only a few taels of silver.

Counting the decoration and the wages and various costs of hiring people, I am afraid that it will cost dozens of taels of silver a year to go up, this pressure is really not small, if the business is only a general, I am afraid that even if you can earn back the cost, this profit is not as good as selling medicine.

There is a slightly cheaper shop, but the location is not too remote, or the vegetable market next to it is too noisy and smelly. There is also a good location, but next to it is the largest restaurant in Tang County, and the restaurant is opened there, Xiao Linger does not have the confidence to grab the famous restaurant business.

Sure enough, it's not so easy to find a shop.

She just walked around South Street, looked at all the shops on the left and right, and paid attention to it, there are indeed many of them owned by the Mei family, some have opened pharmacies, and some are rented to other merchants. No wonder the Mei family's family business is so strong, it turns out that it is not just doing their own business.

If it really wants to be opened on South Street, maybe Mei Chengan will have a way.

Xiao Ling'er secretly clenched her fists, and an idea came to her mind.

She didn't stay any longer, but went to Mu Shishi again, asked for a book on medicinal food, discussed and chose a few recipes, and then returned to the village.

During this time, there were more people in the village who followed them to grow and collect medicines, but for a period of time last year, everyone also adapted a lot, and she tried her best to hand over all these jobs to Changsheng and Xiaoqin.

Changsheng has followed her from the beginning, Xiaoqin is diligent and studious, and the two of them work together to get it in order without her needing her. It's just that the herbs in the cave in the back mountain, she will still go over to cook them herself, and the profits she can receive here are much greater than the herbs outside.

With Changsheng and Xiaoqin, Xiao Ling'er could save a lot of time to get into Granny Su's kitchen.

When my mother-in-law was cooking, she began to learn from the side.

In her previous life, she followed her teacher to a lot of places, and she really learned a lot of things, but she just couldn't cook. When I came here, my mother-in-law was taking care of the food all the time, so she just let it go. But now, it's forced to the head, and I really can't learn it.

Granny Su is also very strange, the person who is most reluctant to enter the kitchen on weekdays has been running here recently, she doesn't want Xiao Ling'er to be too tired, but when she asks about wanting to prescribe medicinal food in the future, she naturally teaches her wholeheartedly.

Xiao Ling'er wanted to learn a few medicinal recipes simply, the ratio of ingredients and medicinal herbs to the medicinal diet recipe Mu Shishi is very clearly marked, and her mother-in-law's cooking skills have always been very good, after roughly knowing what to use, she first pondered it herself, and slowly taught Xiao Ling'er.

Fortunately, these recipes are not difficult, Xiao Ling'er learns quickly, and in a few days, she has a good look, although there is no way to compare with Granny Su, but it looks good, and it tastes a little bit. Her mother-in-law also praised her for her intelligence, and she even learned faster than others in cooking.

Xiao Ling'er didn't want to delay her efforts too much, so she found a time to go to the county seat again.

This time, she went directly to Baicaotang, Mei Cheng'an may have greeted the shopkeeper of Baicaotang a long time ago, she only reported her name and left a sentence, and the shopkeeper greeted Haosheng and did what she said.

She went to the vegetable market in Tang County to buy some ingredients and went to Mu Shishi's pharmacy.

Mu Shishi looked at her with the ingredients in her hands, and her eyes were about to stare into the sky, "What are you doing here?" Why do you come to eat a meal and bring it yourself, and look down on my pharmacy? ”

"It's not for you to eat, I'll lend it to you for the kitchen." Mu Shishi handed the things to Lin Zi on the side, and Lin Zi took them to the kitchen at the back to prepare.

"So what's this for?"

Mu Shishi was still a second-hand monk at a loss, and she found that Xiao Ling'er's idea was really one for a while. It's just that before the answer could be answered, there was a carriage sound outside the pharmacy, and inside I heard the crisp voice at the door shouting, "Young Master, it's here!" ”

"Young Master? Ling'er, it can't be Mei Cheng'an, right? Mu Shishi tilted her head and looked outside, isn't it the Mei family's carriage. Although the Mei family has a big family, Mei Cheng'an's carriage is very low-key, and there is no superfluous decoration, but the lantern with the word "Mei" written on the carriage is still very eye-catching.

It's really Mei Chengan.

Mu Shishi's eyebrows were almost raised to the sky, "Yo yo yo, Ling Er, what idea do you have to take advantage of the east wind to fight here with me?" ”

"Coming so soon?" Xiao Ling'er hissed lightly, not to mention, when people go outside, they are really nervous. "Sister Shishi, help me say hello first, I'll go to the back kitchen. If this is done today, maybe we will have a shop on South Street. ”

As she spoke, she didn't care about Mei Chengan in front of her, and walked towards the back kitchen in a hurry.

Mu Shishi's brows relaxed, South Street shop? It turned out that this chick had this idea, she just mentioned it by chance, but she used it quickly, and she thought that when she went to South Street that day, she should know how difficult it was to find the shop.

Thinking so, Mu Shishi looked forward again, her expression immediately changed, and the corners of her lips were hooked.

Well...... This is the gold lord coming to the door, and it has to be entertained.

"Linzi, serve hot tea!" Mu Shishi lifted the hem of her skirt, shouted, and walked towards the door, Mei Chengan had already let the little servant help her get out of the carriage.

In spring, the weather has warmed up a lot, and Mei Chengan is indeed no less dressed than in winter. Mu Shishi held her chin and sighed, but in other words, it is good to be tall and long, even if she is dressed like a zongzi, she still looks very polite and gentle against Mei Chengan's face. I have to say that Ling Er's luck is still very good, although the marriage was forced, but at least this husband looks really good, but it's a pity that her body is a little worse.

"Ahem, boss?" Wen Yan had already walked to the side, and he really didn't know what the owner of the pharmacy was doing when he looked his young master up and down, so he had to shout.

"Ah, there it is." Mu Shishi came back to her senses, and her eyes were still on Mei Cheng'an, "Yo, Young Master Mei, if you stop here with me like this, the small shop will feel full of brilliance." ”

"Boss, it's Xiao ......" Wen Yan hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to say Aunt Xiao or should be called a girl, last time I was going to make a show for the people in the village, so I called it that. But now that I think about what the young master said before, the identity of this aunt can be hidden, and the owner of the pharmacy is a friend of the aunt, so there should be nothing wrong with how to call it.

Thinking so, he curled his tongue and swallowed back his previous words, "It was Miss Ling'er who left a message in Baicaotang, saying that she was asking the young master to come here, and the young master was here to make an appointment." ”

Mei Chengan took a step forward, nodded his chin slightly towards Mu Shishi, and also said, "I'm bothered." ”

"You're welcome." Mu Shishi waved her hand and said, "My name is Mu Shishi, since we are all friends of Ling Er, Young Master Mei doesn't have to be polite, it's windy outside, come in and sit." ”

Mu Shishi took the two into the pharmacy, and when they arrived at the wing room inside, Lin Zi also served hot tea and fruits, and after thinking about it, he asked Lin Zi to prepare a pot of hot carbon and put it in the room.

Wen Yan shook his head, still standing behind Mei Cheng'an, "Boss Mu, where is Miss Ling'er?" ”

"She has some business, she will come later, you sit down first. It's just that my pharmacy is too small, and it must not be as good as the Mei family's Baicaotang, I'm afraid I'll be wronged by the young master. ”

"The boss is gracious." Mei Chengan lowered his chin and was very polite, "Although this pharmacy is small, it is also very orderly when you look at the front, although Boss Mu is a woman, but the women do not let the eyebrows be admired." ”

"Eh, Young Master Mei is polite when he speaks." Mu Shishi waved her hand, of course everyone loves to listen to beautiful words.

This is the first time she has sat with Mei Cheng'an in such close contact, except for meeting in the old temple in Anding Village, she can only listen to it from Xiao Ling'er's mouth, that little girl always says that this Mei family's eldest young master is as cunning as a fox, with a poisonous tongue and a black belly? Although I don't know what these two words mean, I didn't say them in a good place anyway.

But now that I look at it, this young master is polite, and he is not as bad as she said.

No, just thinking in his heart, Mei Chengan's next sentence also opened, "I heard Ling'er talk about Boss Mu a few times, during this time, thank you for taking care of me." ”

Ling'er?

Yo, when, even the title has become so affectionate, thank her for taking care of her, this sounds really good, and the feelings are really like a nominal couple.