Winds of Change in the Quiet Town Chapter 4

As soon as Celia Liu came out, she saw a young man wearing a coarse cloth gown standing outside, which was different from the other hunters who were only wearing short clothes.

A hunter was wearing a long gown, with a delicate appearance, regular features, and a chic and capable temperament in his every move. When he saw her, he was amazed without disguising his eyes, and unlike other men, his eyes were not contemptuous or lustful, but clear and pure, and she also felt a liking for him.

I just thought this person was so stupid, so I lowered my head, covered my mouth with my handkerchief and chuckled.

Blake Tang also reacted. Oh, how embarrassed he was. How could he lose his composure? After all, he had seen the world and his mental age was already thirty. Why was he still staring at the young lady in a daze? Could it be that he had become younger mentally after being reborn as the original owner? He didn't dare to think too much and immediately saluted.

Ethan Zhao quickly introduced, "This is our boss, you can call me Boss Liu."

"Boss, this is the hunter who often brings us game, Blake Tang, the boy from the Tang family."

Blake Tang clasped his fists again and said, "Master Liu."

"Well, Ethan Zhao, weigh the prey for the young man from the Tang family. You two will bring him to the accounting office to collect the money later." "Okay, boss."

Celia Liu turned around and saw that Blake Tang was still standing there with his fists clasped. She found it funny, but she couldn't be rude, so she went upstairs.

After Ethan Zhao weighed the prey, he asked Blake Tang to go upstairs with him. After receiving eleven taels of silver from the account office, he went downstairs to leave.

I heard Mr. Liu talking to someone, "Business has been getting harder lately, and the Baiweilou across the street has added a few new dishes~."

Blake Tang couldn't hear what happened next, but he was thinking about what Ethan Zhao had said last time, about the predicament of Mr. Liu's family. He thought about going back and thinking about whether he could sell a few recipes to Mr. Liu's family.

Well, girls should help girls.

I went to the pharmacy to buy medicinal materials as usual. These days, I had some time at home, so I simply prepared some herbal medicine. This way, I earned more money than before.

I went to the blacksmith shop to order a pot. When I got to the blacksmith shop, Wang the blacksmith opened the blueprint and looked at it. "What are you going to make? It's round and concave."

Blake Tang didn't want to explain. "Just follow my drawing. How much do you think it will cost?"

"You used a lot of iron. Wait a minute, let me take a look."

Blake Tang looked at it himself and saw a few daggers placed nearby. Blake Tang thought that modern military daggers would be more useful, as the daggers here were too simple in style.

"Sir, it will cost four taels of silver to make it according to your blueprint." Blake Tang thought it was still a bit expensive. Fortunately, today's game and herbs brought in a total of one hundred and thirty taels of silver.

"Okay, then, Manager Wang, how many days do you think it will take to be finished?"

"I am not worthy of being the shopkeeper. Just call me Brother Wang. It will take three days."

"Okay, Brother Wang, I'll come back to pick it up in three days." He paid a deposit of two taels.

Blake Tang asked how much the dagger cost, "Two taels of silver."

"If I draw the blueprint, can you help me type it?"

"Yes, sir, but the control of weapons and irons is quite strict now, so I can only make a few, and it needs to be customized according to the drawings, and the price is high~."

"Of course, I'll come and discuss it with you later."

When Blake Tang returned home, Ellen came to greet him and asked, "Lu Zi, how are you today?"

"Mom, it went pretty smoothly. I saw that the blacksmith shop made a kind of pot that they said could be used for cooking. I ordered one too. We can have more dishes at home."

"You don't need that much money. You just don't know how to save money. Why spend that money?"

"Hehe~Hehe~Mom, don't worry about the money. Look at the money I got from selling the game and herbs today."

"Oh, this is probably more than a hundred taels, Lu Zi, did you go deep into the mountains?"

"Mom, no, it's just in the deep mountains." If it weren't in the deep mountains, how could there be so many rare medicinal herbs? But Blake Tang was afraid that Ellen would worry, so he didn't dare to tell her. Anyway, he could protect himself, so there was no need to tell his mother.

Ellen is in good health now. In addition to embroidery, she can also do simple housework and plant some vegetables in the backyard vegetable garden.

"Lu Zi, what do you say about us buying a few acres of land to grow some crops?" Blake Tang agreed. Otherwise, she would have nothing to do all day except going up the mountain. Besides, the silver she had now could buy a lot of land.

"Then I'll go find the village chief after dinner."

After dinner, Blake Tang took a piece of wild boar meat, carried it in a basket and walked towards the home of Qi, the head of Shanglong Village. The head of Shanglong Village also had the surname Qi and had a high prestige in Shanglong Village. The Aunt Qi San that Blake Tang had met before was the head of the village's third daughter-in-law.

Blake Tang knocked on the door and it was Aunt Qi who opened the door.

"Aunt Qi, I'm looking for the village head."

"The road is coming, come in quickly."

"Dad, Blake Tang, the boy from the Tang family, is here to see you," Qi Lizheng came out of the main room with his hands behind his back.

"Lu boy, if you need anything, come to me."

"Village head, my mother wants to buy a few acres of land. I would like to ask you to see if there is any land for sale in the village recently."

"Okay, come with me to the study."

The headman's family is the best family in Shanglong Village. They live in a blue brick and tile house with a one-and-a-half-story building. The eldest son works on the land at home and occasionally does odd jobs outside. The second son works as an accountant in the town. The third son is also a scholar and teaches in a private school in the town. They also have two married daughters. Because there have always been people in the family studying and the headman has a public office, he reserved a small room as a study so that they can have a place to talk about things.

As soon as I entered the study, I took out a notebook which recorded the conditions of the fields in Shanglong Village.

"It just so happened that the second son of the Wu family moved to the town to do business some time ago. His family put up a few acres of good land for sale. All of it is good land, five acres in total; all connected together, six taels of silver per acre. How many acres do you want?"

Blake Tang thought about the money at home and said, "Mr. Li Zheng, we have enough money to buy these acres of land. Let's take them. Please talk to the Wu family for me." "Okay."

Blake Tang left the wild boar meat, went back to Ellen and got thirty-two taels of silver, then went back to the headman's house.

"Mr. Li Zheng, please help us get the red deed. We can use the two taels of silver to go to the government office to make arrangements. If there is any left, it will be your wine money."

Qi Lizheng was also beaming with joy, thinking that the boy from the Tang family was quite open and honest in his work.

"Okay, thank you for the wine money." It is indeed easier to get things done by asking the mayor for help, otherwise it would be useless and you would have to look at other people's faces.

Three days later, Blake Tang went to the town to get the pot. Blake Tang had thought of several recipes these days and planned to sell them to Xiangmanlou. On the one hand, he could make some money, and on the other hand, he could relieve the pressure on Ms. Liu and see if he could help her business improve.

First of all, hot pot and braised food were ruled out. After all, both of them could be developed into industrial chains, and Blake Tang was reluctant to give them up, as she had to keep them for herself to make a fortune in the future. The most urgent thing was to buy an ox cart, as it was too far to walk to the town every day.

After getting the pot, she went to Xiangmanlou. As a result, she saw a group of people sitting outside the restaurant, cursing and saying that Ms. Liu was not a good wife and was showing off. She didn't stay at home to take care of her husband and children, but insisted on doing business like a man. Who knows if the people who come to Xiangmanlou are diners or prostitutes? Some very unpleasant words.