Chapter 288: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 288: The Shop's Grand Opening and Prosperous Business (2)
However, as long as there is war, the defenseless civilians are always the sacrifices, and death is inevitable. Mo Yan could only pray that Da Chu's soldiers would be strong enough to stop the Ba people outside the Shanhai border.
Mo Yan didn't know how long this war would last. In her dream, it lasted for several months until the weather warmed up in spring. The Ba people, after suffering countless deaths and injuries from the fierce resistance of Da Chu's soldiers, had no choice but to retreat back to the grasslands.
Though she sympathized deeply with the innocent civilians dragged into the whirlpool of war, Mo Yan knew there was nothing she could do. In her previous life, she could have donated money, goods, and food. In this era, with inconvenient transportation and communication, even that was impossible.
Mo Yan sighed despondently and decided to focus her thoughts on the grand opening of their shop the day after tomorrow.
Very few people knew about the Mo family buying a shop in the city to open a rice shop. Almost no one in Liuyang Village was aware of it. However, the Liu family, Shopkeeper Xing, and the Shopkeeper of the wood shop in the city knew, and they would surely come to show their support on that day.
With just a few people, after the opening ceremony, she could invite them to Huixian Residence for a meal, which would be much easier and cheaper than hosting a housewarming party.
The shop was already well-prepared, and they only needed to take the carriage to the city on the day of the opening.
On the 30th, the weather was quite good. Although it was windy, the sun was shining brightly. Opening on a sunny day was a good omen.
The Mo family got up early and put on new clothes. After a simple breakfast, they gathered at the gate where Li Zhong had already hitched the carriage.
Once everyone was in the carriage, Li Zhong put on the windproof cloak Mo Yan had specially made for him and took the driver's seat. In this weather, driving the carriage was a tough job, but the cloak made it much more bearable.
As soon as the carriage started moving, Zhen'er and the other kids began chattering excitedly, guessing how big the rice shop was, how much rice it could hold, and whether the customers would crowd the shop.
The children's lively discussion, with occasional interjections from the adults, made the journey enjoyable and not boring at all.
Xiao Hei walked steadily, instinctively avoiding any potholes, making the ride smooth and effortless for Li Zhong.
During the shop's renovation, Mo Yan had been commuting daily and felt it was too much trouble for Li Zhong to pick her up and drop her off. Since she couldn't drive the carriage herself, she gave Xiao Hei some undiluted spiritual spring water from her space.
Xiao Hei, having already been transformed by diluted spiritual spring water, showed no adverse reactions to the undiluted version. Instead, its eyes sparkled with increased intelligence.
After a few more doses, Xiao Hei's intelligence was fully awakened. It could now understand human speech and even engage in simple thinking.
The family noticed Xiao Hei's changes. But since horses are inherently intelligent creatures and with Xiao Hua as a precedent, the family simply attributed Xiao Hei's newfound cleverness to good food and care.
Seeing this, Mo Yan also gave the spiritual spring water to Da Huang, Xiao Huang, and the effects were already showing.
They chatted and laughed all the way to the shop. When they arrived, everyone got off the carriage one by one.
The shop's exterior had undergone significant changes, attracting the attention of passersby. After all, making the entire front wall into a door was unique in the whole street, perhaps even in the entire capital.
Mo Yan took out the key and unlocked the door. With a gentle push, the door folded open on both sides, flooding the shop with light and revealing all the arrangements inside.
In the center, there were two neat rows of waist-high wooden barrels, eight in total, filled to the brim with rice, flour, cornmeal, glutinous rice, and glutinous rice flour. Along the walls were smaller wooden barrels, filled with red beans, green beans, and other grains. Three large baskets of eggs were also placed on one side.
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