Chapter 381
380: Leave it Unspoken (2 updates)
Wang Shaoyu waved his hand, “You go ahead and get busy!”
“Sure thing!”
Having tidied up, the shop assistant left the room, closed the door, and quickened his pace as he walked away.
Everyone was thinking of performing well, waiting for the owner to hand out bonus money.
Xie Zhinuan had been calculating accounts for several months.
Indeed, with several shops under her belt, she had not expected to earn so much. Drunken Snow Brew was fine-at first, it sold quite well, and even now it was sellable, but a jin was already the limit. Some people even only wanted two or three taels, after all, it was expensive, and not many could afford it all year round.
And with this product, selling one jar meant one less jar in stock; Xie Zhinuan also hoped to sell less of it and wouldn’t mind selling more of the other drinks.
But she had not expected that, aside from liquor, the silver that had come into her hands in the past few months amounted to seventy thousand taels.
Thinking back to when she first opened this restaurant, how much silver she had used, and considering that it had been only three months since the opening.
Putting down the ledger, Xie Zhinuan went to check the expenditure of silver-everything was clearly and correctly recorded, with no discrepancies anywhere.
She had also visited the kitchen, where everything was clean and orderly, and the workers were united in spirit, diligent in everything they did.
With a silver note in hand, Xie Zhinuan chuckled softly.
By next year, once she got the old clothes reward business going, she should be able to earn even more.
Speaking of the acquisition of old clothes for rewards, was Yuan Liuwang still interested in joining? The New Year was almost upon them, and he had yet to show up. Could something have happened to him?
As Xie Zhinuan pondered this, she remembered to have someone inquire about it.
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In her leisure moments, she inevitably thought of Li Hengyi and of Xie Rong, who had returned to the capital.One was a friend, the other family…
Family!
Xie Zhinuan slowly rose to her feet and walked over to the window, thinking of the glutinous rice cakes Xie Rong had bought for her. She turned her head slightly, looking towards the door.
If he were here, he would definitely buy her glutinous rice cakes. With the New Year approaching, would he prepare lucky money for her? Would he take her to set off firecrackers, or take her to admire the Flower Lanterns during the Lantern Festival?
“…”
The sound of footsteps approached, and Xie Zhinuan quickly walked to the door.
Seeing that it was Silly Girl, the smile on her face froze slightly, tinged with a bit of loss and melancholy.
“Miss?” Silly Girl looked at her and called out softly.
“I thought, I thought…”
She had thought it was Xie Rong, who had secretly come back to spend New Year’s with her.
She laughed softly to herself.
She was being sentimental. After all, it was she who had sent him away, and now she was hoping for his return.
“Who did the miss just think it was?” Silly Girl asked lightly, stepping closer to Xie Zhinuan with a chuckle, “Is it His Highness? Or is it Young Master Xie?”
“What do you think?” Xie Zhinuan countered.
Silly Girl placed the fabric on the table, “I guess it’s Young Master Xie, miss didn’t even think of His Highness!”
Xie Zhinuan turned to look at the fabric.
This was intended for the servants’ clothes, with the women’s being more decorative and the men’s more subdued; she would need to carefully select the material.
“Then you’ve only guessed half right. I was thinking of Xie Rong. After all, our relationship is quite extraordinary. And Li Hengyi? He crossed my mind, too, but that concern is purely between friends. He went to the Frontier, to protect the country, allowing us to live in peace here. I wonder if he received the items I sent, if he discovered…”
The little porcelain bottle hidden inside his clothes.
She hoped that nobody would discover the bottle and that it would reach him safe and sound.
The Frontier was harsh and cold, with the enemy nation lurking, watching eagerly, presenting many challenges he had to face.
Xie Zhinuan felt a bit regretful. When he left, she should have given him more medicine pills for registering his name.
There were many, many medicine pills in her space, and plenty of medicinal herbs as well. She really could have given him more.
Hearing this, Silly Girl saw Xie Zhinuan sink into thought, then show frustration, and sigh from time to time.
She understood but chose not to speak out.
Chapter 382