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Chapter 233: An Incident at Mingyue Tower
Sibei and Sibai came to help, loading over a hundred bottles of rose essential oil onto the carriage. Beichen drove the carriage again, and Shen Wanning took them to the shop.
On the way, Shen Wanning asked, "Madam, can you read?"
"Don't be afraid of being laughed at by the county lady. Our family was poor before, so we didn't have the money to teach us to read. But later, after serving the nobles in the palace for a long time, I learned a few words." Nanny Gui replied.
"If we ask Madam Gui to help look after the shop and manage the soap and essential oil business, would you do it?" Shen Wanning asked again.
"I have never done business, but I can learn anything. As long as the county lady doesn't mind my age, I am willing to learn." Nanny Gui said humbly.
Shen Wanning nodded secretly, very satisfied with Aunt Gui's performance. "Well, I will stay in the shop for the first few days and help you manage it. In the future, I will definitely not be in Fuzhou all the time, so I will have to trouble Aunt Gui with the business of the shop."
"This is what I should do. I am the county lord's servant, so naturally I should follow his orders in everything."
Arriving at the shop, they moved the soaps, essential oils, and other items from the car into the shop. Looking at the empty doorway, they first had to come up with a name for the shop.
She posted a question about the name of the shop in the live broadcast room, and immediately many people responded to her. After looking for a long time, she finally chose the name "Zui Hongzhuang".
"Bei Luo, go to the shop tomorrow and order a sign. Our shop will be called Zui Hong Zhuang from now on. I checked the date. February 28th, three days after the Flower Festival, is a good day. We will open our shop on February 28th."
She wasn't good at choosing dates; Aunt Zhang and the others had chosen them for her after looking at the dates. It was just the busy farming season, so it would be too much trouble for them to come, and they might not be able to help, so Shen Wanning didn't ask them to come along.
Bei Luo responded, and everyone began moving the soaps and essential oils from the truck into the warehouse. At the same time, they also put some more in the store.
Looking at the shop that had been completely renovated and already stocked with soaps and essential oils, Shen Wanning felt a sense of satisfaction.
On the way back, Nanny Gui started talking again, "Oh, by the way, the county lord just mentioned the Flower Festival, and I just remembered. During the days when the county lord was away, the prefect's wife sent someone with an invitation, saying that there will be a flower viewing banquet on the second day of March, and she invited the county lord to attend."
Shen Wanning's eyes lit up. This was fantastic! Although she had never liked this kind of occasion, she wouldn't let this opportunity go, as it would promote her essential oils and soaps.
"That's great. By the way, please go to the shop and order a set of clothes for the banquet, as well as some jewelry..." Speaking of jewelry, Shen Wanning remembered the crabapple flower headpiece that Lin Jingyou gave her when they got engaged. It was perfect for spring.
There were no jewelry for her in Fuzhou, only some ordinary clothes, which were definitely not suitable for her to wear to a party.
"Forget it. As for jewelry, I'll just go to the shop and buy another set! I can buy a couple more pieces of clothing. Once I've decided on the clothes I'm going to wear to the banquet, I can pick out my headwear."
After thinking about it, she felt it would be too troublesome to go back and get the clothes and headwear now. Since she was not short of money anyway, she might as well buy them directly.
"Yes, I will go to the shop tomorrow to look at the ready-made clothes. Would you like to try the clothes on yourself?"
Shen Wanning shook her head. "No need. I'm not too particular about clothes. As long as they're not rude, that's fine."
However, on the morning of the second day, Xiaoshu asked for directions along the way and arrived at the Shen Mansion.
Arctic had never seen Little Tree before. He looked Little Tree up and down and asked, "Who are you?"
Xiao Shu was almost crying with anxiety, and replied with a sobbing voice, "I am a servant of Mingyue Tower in the county town. My name is Yang Xiaoshu, and I have something important to discuss with Miss Shen."
"Please wait a moment, I will go and report to the county lord." After saying that, Beiji closed the door again.
When Shen Wanning heard that Xiaoshu had arrived, she quickly asked Beiji to bring Xiaoshu in.
As soon as Xiaoshu saw Shen Wanning, he started crying loudly without saying a word.
Shen Wanning looked confused and quickly comforted him, "Xiaoshu, what's wrong with you? Don't cry, let's talk about it first."
Yang Xiaoshu sobbed and said, "Ms. Shen, something happened in the store."
Shen Wanning was shocked and asked quickly, "What's wrong? What happened in the store?"
"The day before yesterday, someone came to our shop to cause trouble, saying that he had vomiting and diarrhea after drinking our milk tea, and died after returning home. The man even placed his old man's body in front of our shop to prevent us from doing business. Now the shop is closed, and the owner and the second in command have been arrested and locked up." Xiaoshu said crying, he was extremely scared.
"Don't panic, Xiaoshu. The county magistrate and I are acquainted. At least now, Shopkeeper Yang and my second brother are safe, and the county magistrate won't torture them. Don't panic, we'll go back to the county town now."
Yang Xiaoshu nodded vigorously, but still couldn't help crying.
Shen Wanning immediately ordered, "Beichen, quickly get the carriage and take us back to the county town. Madam Gui, if I can't make it back in five days, the shop will be temporarily closed and will be reopened on another day. While you're there, go to the Li Mansion and explain the situation to Madam Li."
Aunt Gui knelt down and responded.
Shen Wanning hurriedly took a carriage back to the county town with Yang Xiaoshu. On the way, she asked Beichen to speed up. They got up before dawn the next day and finally arrived at the county town at noon.
After a simple lunch outside, they prepared to go to the county government office to find County Magistrate He.
When passing by Mingyue Tower, he saw that the door of Mingyue Tower was closed. Fortunately, County Magistrate He remembered their relationship and did not seal the door until the matter was clarified.
When they arrived at the yamen, the county magistrate happened to be waiting for Shen Wanning. Because Shen Wanning was the owner of Mingyue Tower, she was considered the defendant, and the trial could not begin until she arrived.
As soon as she arrived at the door, someone went to report to County Magistrate He.
There were many people at the door, so it was inconvenient for County Magistrate He to greet her. Shen Wanning understood what was going on, so she made her own entrance.
"Spread the word!" County Magistrate He, who was sitting on the high hall, only said this one word.
In the hall, Shen Wanning did not kneel, but said directly, "I heard that someone accused Mingyue Tower of poisoning people, so I came to beat the drum to complain. I hope you will investigate it."
"It is true, but the truth has not yet been ascertained." Lord He then instructed the yamen runners, "Go summon the plaintiff. Bring here Shopkeeper Yang and Second Master Lin."
"Yes." The bailiff responded and first brought in Manager Yang and Lin Jingcheng, and then brought in the plaintiff.
Seeing that Yang and Lin Jingcheng only had dark circles under their eyes and looked less energetic than usual, but were uninjured, Shen Wanning felt relieved. It seemed that County Magistrate He had taken good care of them in prison.
When the two of them saw Shen Wanning, they felt like they had found a backbone and relaxed immediately.