readytorunbook Chapter 215 A Gathering of Heroes
Chapter 215 A Gathering of Heroes
When the innkeeper heard Jiang Lili's agreement, he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Okay! The carriage will be waiting for you at the door of the inn on time tomorrow morning."
At noon the next day, heavy rain was still falling from the gray sky, and the entire Haizhu County was shrouded in dark clouds.
A gorgeous carriage was driving on the deserted street.
It was windy and rainy, and the carriage was not moving very fast, but the horse's hooves still stirred up layers of water when they stepped on the bluestone streets, which showed how deep the water on the road was.
The person sitting in the carriage was Jiang Lili.
Jiang Lili was on her way to Fuzhu Restaurant, and the driver of the carriage was still the same talkative young coachman from last time.
Jiang Lili was wearing a lotus-colored silk dress, which was fresh and elegant. Next to her was a plain veil hat with elegant bamboo strips embroidered on the edge.
Only the children of the He family knew Jiang Lili's identity. He Xiuzhu told his subordinates that Jiang Lili was the adopted sister of the head of the He family. She traveled around the world, was well-educated, and had extensive connections.
Jiang Lili was very nervous about this character. She just had a lot of plug-ins and asked Xiaopang to help her search on Baidu.
Listening to the sound of horse hooves hitting the rain, Jiang Lili lifted the curtain of the car window.
It was raining heavily outside the carriage, and the usually bustling morning market was closed, so there was no one on the street.
As soon as she lifted the curtain, wind and rain immediately poured into the carriage.
The groom was wearing a bamboo hat and a straw raincoat. Feeling the cool breeze coming from behind, he quickly said, "Manager Jiang, please put down the curtain quickly. Be careful not to get wet and catch a cold."
"You want to see the morning market, right? I said yesterday that the morning market in Haizhu County was very lively. Who knew it would rain so heavily and never stop? The morning market is also closed. What a coincidence."
"I heard that our Haizhu County Governor Huang, who has always only known how to eat, drink and have fun, actually got up earlier than the chickens yesterday and asked our Fuzhu Restaurant to send him breakfast. I guess he was worried about the rain."
Jiang Lili found it quite interesting after hearing this: "Didn't you say that this county governor was very greedy? How could he still have time to care about the sufferings of the people?"
The groom shook his head: "He doesn't care about the suffering of the world, he cares about his purse being empty and his official hat being lost."
"The cargo ships coming from Bai'anzhou have to pay a lot of commercial taxes and handling fees, and there are also the county magistrate's own goods on board."
Jiang Lili understood.
When they arrived at the Fuzhu Restaurant, the groom had prepared oil-paper umbrellas in advance, but Jiang Lili opened a traditional Chinese style umbrella herself, which was large and windproof.
At this time, she had already tied her veil on, and the groom was holding an umbrella for her.
He looked at the beautiful umbrella in his hand and praised, "As expected of Shopkeeper Jiang, the umbrellas he uses are all top-quality. This umbrella is very light in my hand and doesn't get heavy even if it gets wet."
His eyes flashed with envy: "If this umbrella wasn't so precious and everyone could afford it, it would definitely be very popular and every household would have one."
The groom's words gave Jiang Lili some inspiration.
She smiled and said to the groom, "This day will come."
Fuzhu Restaurant.
As soon as Jiang Lili entered the restaurant, she felt that all the figures that had disappeared from the street just now were now gathered here.
Even though it was raining heavily, the Fuzhu Restaurant was still packed.
The aroma of various meals filled Jiang Lili's nose.
You know, it’s still Chen time!
From this perspective, I made the right choice to come to Haizhu County, and He Xiuzhu, this partner, also has great potential.
As soon as Jiang Lili entered Fuzhu Restaurant, a maid led her to the private room with the best environment.
The maid pushed open the door of the private room.
Jiang Liliqiao saw that there were twelve small square tables made of pearwood in the private room, all of which were full of people, both male and female guests. On the small square tables were various exquisite small plates, on which were placed the most attractive morning tea snacks.
And in the north of the private room there was a domineering rosewood wooden table, the space was still empty, and it was obviously reserved for Jiang Lili.
The dishes on the table were even more abundant and luxurious. When Jiang Lili saw a whole lobster on the plate, the expression on her face became a little tense.
If she eats such a rich meal every morning, she will probably suffer from high blood pressure, high blood sugar and high cholesterol. She will pack up the leftovers for her brothers and sisters.
This is all Jiang Lili was thinking about. It was very simple: eat, eat, eat.
The other shopkeepers in the private room were confused, thinking about how to leave a good impression in front of their future leaders.
The maid led Jiang Lili in: "Manager Jiang is here."
Suddenly, everyone sitting in the private room stood up from their chairs with smiles on their faces.
Especially since everyone is in business, they manage their facial expressions very well.
Jiang Lili felt like she was facing a group of elite sales champions cheering at her.
Wow, what a scene!
Jiang Lili's body stiffened slightly.
The other shopkeepers' eyes changed one after another. They realized that they had offended their leaders in no way.
Jiang Lili remained calm on the surface and uttered three words: "You sit down."
She walked calmly to the main seat in the north and sat down, with an extraordinary demeanor in her every move.
Everyone secretly sighed in their hearts that Manager Jiang was of great background and even his temperament was so outstanding. They could not interpret him from the perspective of an ordinary VIP, but should be more dedicated to Manager Jiang.
In fact, what Jiang Lili was thinking was that this rosewood chair was really hard, why wasn't it fully padded?
The shopkeepers only dared to sit down after seeing Jiang Lili sit down, and began to analyze the crisis of the flooding of Haizhu River.
"If the goods cannot be delivered on time, our company will have to pay a penalty of 3000 taels of silver!"
"However, this is an opportunity for our inn. Now the wealthy families living by the Haizhu River have booked rooms at our inn, planning to move back in after the rainstorm is over."
"You should be more careful. You are still thinking about making money at this time. Even the corrupt governor of Haizhu County is getting anxious now! I have first-hand information that the governor is preparing to issue an imperial decree to find an expert who can control water and supervise the construction of dams to prevent floods. If a flood occurs, can your inn still be open? It will be too late to escape!"
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The shopkeepers were discussing with each other in a heated manner, but they couldn't come up with a solution for a long time. At this moment, the innkeeper suddenly remembered that Jiang Lili was still sitting here without saying a word.
Could it be that Shopkeeper Jiang thinks they are useless and is too lazy to say anything more?
So the innkeeper asked tentatively, "Manager Jiang, what do you think?"
Jiang Lili was elegantly finishing a crab roe bun when she heard the innkeeper's question and quickly put down what she was holding.
What insight could she have? She couldn't just say she could make the flood go away.
Jiang Lili recalled in her mind how their boss passed the buck when he couldn't respond during the modern meeting.
She tapped the table with her knuckles and asked, "Let me hear your opinion first. You tell me what you think."