bookrebus Chapter 256: Errand Boy
Chapter 256: Errand Boy
"Cousin, you have to stay in Quyang City for a few days and help me keep an eye on the opening of Bencaotang before catching up with our team."
"Well, I have already made an agreement with Manager Qiao that he will go to Mucheng with me. He said he knows a small mountain path. Even if we set out later than the Empress, we will arrive in Mucheng at least two days earlier than the Empress."
“Is there such a path?”
Ye Jintang's eyes lit up, she also wanted to leave.
"Don't even think about it, madam. The path in the mountains is only wide enough for a donkey to pass through. Even a donkey cart can't pass through."
As she spoke, Gu Wan'er glanced at Xiao Mo. He was still in a wheelchair, so she couldn't ask him to walk along the mountain road with her.
"Okay, then be careful. If you have any questions, send me a pigeon."
"it is good."
"The medicines I gave you, you should always carry with you, they can save your life at the critical moment."
"I've kept them all safe. I won't be careless when it comes to my life."
Under Xiao Mo's gaze, Gu Wan'er didn't stay long and soon prepared to leave.
"My lady, you haven't told me where to get the herbs."
Just before leaving, Gu Wan'er remembered this important matter.
"Let Manager Qiao go to the medicine store warehouse early tomorrow morning to check that all the herbs on the list are safely stored in the warehouse."
"If you need any medicinal materials in the future, please tell me at least half a month or a month in advance. If you need them urgently, don't ask me and go to other branches of Bencaotang to get them yourself."
After she went to Ningchuan Prefecture, she wanted to transport the medicinal materials out, but it was not as convenient as it is now.
Gu Wan was a little stunned and couldn't understand why Ye Jintang's medicinal materials suddenly appeared in the pharmacy.
"Yes, I'll go tell Manager Qiao right away."
As soon as Gu Wan'er left with a puzzled look in her eyes, Xiao Mo looked at Ye Jintang and said, "This Shopkeeper Qiao is quite capable."
"The steward trained by my grandfather can't be wrong."
Manager Qiao is the most capable manager under Grandpa Wen. He was taught by him and had always followed Wen Ziqiu.
Old Master Wen knew that Ye Jintang wanted to open shops in major cities, so without saying a word, he asked the head shopkeeper Qiao and a group of other shopkeepers from the Wen family to come and help.
"Manager Qiao looks to be in his thirties, and his last name is not Wen. It is not easy for him to become the manager of the Wen family."
"He is an orphan. My grandfather is kind-hearted and takes in dozens of orphans every year. The smart ones stay with the Wen family to do business and help manage the business. Those who are not so smart will also be given a way out."
Xiao Mo secretly admired Grandpa Wen. He was indeed amazing. The people he trained were all good at business. It was better than directly using those not-so-smart people in the clan.
"Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to let your cousin deal with a bunch of men all day long?"
"What should I do? I only have Zhou Cong by my side and he is not enough to handle everything. How about I find a young manager from the people I have trained to help me run errands?"
"It's not impossible. After all, my cousin is a woman. It's not convenient for her to run around outside all the time. Why don't I recommend someone to you?"
Ye Jintang looked at Xiao Mo strangely.
She knew best what he was thinking. He wished that even the mosquitoes around her were female.
Could he be so kind as to suddenly arrange a male steward to come and help her run errands and take care of the things at hand?
"Bai Ziyao is from the Jiang family. He is my cousin, but we are not related by blood. During these years when I was fighting outside, he was the one who ran back and forth between me and the Jiang family to pass on information. He was also in charge of some of the Jiang family's overseas businesses."
"It would be best to have him run errands for you."
After hearing what Xiao Mo said, Ye Jintang became very interested in Bai Ziyao.
A man who can run between the border and the capital must be no ordinary man.
"When can you call the person over to meet me? I'll take a look first."
"Our next city is Mucheng. I'll have someone send a message to him, asking him to wait for us in Mucheng."
"Row."
Ye Jintang agreed readily, but after going out, she realized that there was an urgent shortage of staff around her.
Things that she could get done with just a phone call before now require someone to make a personal trip, and the journey is quite far and it takes several days to get results.
The pace of life suddenly became so slow that she was somewhat unable to adapt.
"I don't know what's going on with those guys I trained."
Ye Jintang couldn't help but sigh. When she left the capital, she had more than 30 people who were studying systematically. Unfortunately, their study time was too short and they could not be used for the time being.
"Where are the people you raised? I didn't see them leaving with us."
"I divided them into six groups, gave each of them ten taels of silver, and asked them to take the silver to Ningchuan Prefecture to meet up with us."
"You want to test them."
"Well, reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. It takes 2-3 months to travel from the capital to Ningchuan Prefecture. You will know whether it is a mule or a horse when you arrive in Ningchuan Prefecture."
"Aren't you afraid that they will lose their lives?"
"Each person has 10 taels of silver for travel expenses. Anyone with a bit of brains can buy some goods and follow the caravan, and they won't lose their lives."
"If I don't follow the caravan, I can use 10 taels of silver to do small business all the way to Ningchuan Prefecture and I won't have a bad life."
"Only those who do nothing and just rush on with 10 taels of silver will be in danger."
As for this kind of person, he is not suitable for doing business. If he can survive and reach Ningchuan Prefecture, Ye Jintang will arrange another job for him.
"You've thought it through very carefully."
"I can't help it. I'm short of people. When we go to Ningchuan Prefecture, you'll find that both of us are short of manpower."
Ningchuan Prefecture is so large that if anything needs to be done there, a lot of people will definitely be involved.
The two of them had just arrived, and the locals didn't understand them, so at first they could only rely on the people they brought with them.
Thinking of this, Ye Jintang felt a bit overwhelmed. This kind of start of the new game was really hell mode.
"Don't worry, I have a way."
Xiao Mo was not in a hurry at all. Instead, he changed the topic and asked about the departure tomorrow.
"We'll set out tomorrow and it'll take six days on the road to get there."
Ye Jintang took out the map and looked at it carefully.
Just a few days after leaving the capital, they entered a small mountainous area.
After the wooden city, it gradually becomes a plain.
To be honest, Ye Jintang was particularly careful when walking in the mountains, because no one knew whether there were assassins hiding in the woods or on the hills on both sides of the road.
"It's been quite easy all the way here, and the official road is well built. It's just a little troublesome here."
Xiao Mo's finger fell on a place called Luoxiapo.
"Luoxia Slope was formerly known as Bandit Slope. There were three gangs of bandits living in the surrounding mountains. Any caravan passing through here had to pay tolls three times before they could pass safely."
"When I left here a few years ago, I wiped out all these bandits. But I heard from spies that more than a dozen of them came here last year to become bandits. I don't know if they will come up with the idea of attacking us."
"A dozen people shouldn't dare. There are so many of us, and we are flying the banner of King Qin. The bandits must be very desperate to rob us."
"The bandits wouldn't, but Imperial Noble Consort Dehui would."
Ye Jintang was stunned for a moment, then he started laughing softly.
"How could I have forgotten this? Imperial Noble Consort Dehui's people have been following us all the way and have been keeping an eye on us in Quyang City. I guess they are already eager to launch a surprise attack."
"Shi Bin has long been impatient. He has collected dozens of thunder bombs of various sizes, just waiting for the assassin to come."
"I don't know what kind of assassin Consort Dehui will send."
"It definitely wasn't a secret guard. She values her life so much that she wouldn't be willing to send out the secret guards around her for such a long time just to assassinate us."