Chapter 94: Moving 3/3

Zhao Laosan smiled and continued to help out, occasionally reminding Zhao Xiaodou, “When you go to the city later, you have to take good care of your brothers, and you have to grab the chores at home…”

Zhao Xiaodou nodded earnestly, already eager to do chores at such a young age.

Today, Jin Xiaoshu came to help, and Jin Xiaoye gave Jin Sangshu twenty cents and asked Jin Sangshu to help her transport some things to the county town.

They didn’t have much left to carry, but because there were quite a few people going to the county town, one boat wasn’t enough.

After some fussing around, they finally managed to load everything onto the boat. Jin Dajiang’s family and Zhao Laosan, who planned to go to the county town to pay respects, also got on the boat.

Jin Xiaoshu had already returned the old boat to the old boatman but had introduced another person who wanted to rent a boat to the old boatman.

Now he was rowing his new boat with a smile on his face. When everyone was ready, he pushed the pole and said with a smile, “Let’s go!”

The brand-new boat swiftly sailed away.

The villagers watched them leave with envy. “Jin Xiaoye’s life is really getting better and better.”

“Jin Xiaoshu too; he actually bought a boat!”

“Who would have thought!”

As they spoke, someone suddenly said, “I think Li Qingzhi is quite lucky; he can bring prosperity to those around him.”

“That’s true!”

“Even Li Laogen’s life has improved!”

“Shouldn’t we try to get closer to him?”

“My relationship with him is good. Maybe I’ll also have good luck soon.”

They happily discussed, unaware that Yao Zhenfu, who had come here, suddenly interjected, “If Li Qingzhi is lucky, why was he captured again and had his arm broken?”

The villagers: “…” Yao Zhenfu’s envy was evident on his face.

Two boats stopped behind the new shop Jin Xiaoye bought. Jin Xiaoye was the first to get off the boat and went to unlock the back door.

After they had moved everything, it was almost time. Jin Xiaoye went to open the front door, then sent Jin Xiaoshu to buy some steamed buns to treat the people who helped.

Li Qingzhi reminded him, “Xiaoshu, buy more.”

“Brother-in-law, I’ll definitely buy more!” Jin Xiaoshu immediately promised.

With his brother-in-law here, they wouldn’t waste any extra food they bought. They could rest assured and buy more!

After everything was arranged, the steamed buns were bought, and Li Qingzhi was just about to eat, Sister Wang and Qu Yunqing arrived.

Sister Wang smiled and said, “I’m here to help you.”

Qu Yunqing smiled even more enthusiastically, took the broom next to him, and began sweeping the floor.

Li Qingzhi: “…” They had already swept the floor!

But since Qu Yunqing was willing, Li Qingzhi didn’t stop him.

He knew that Qu Yunqing had made friends with some government officials under his name. When he and Jin Xiaoye came to see the shop before, they coincidentally met these government officials, all thanks to Qu Yunqing.

But Qu Yunqing hadn’t done anything wrong; he just liked to network. Li Qingzhi wouldn’t say anything about it.

Sister Wang had been taking care of Jin Xiaoye before.

Qu Yunqing went to sweep non-existent rubbish, while Sister Wang was more practical. She found the cloth Jin Xiaoye had bought before and started cutting it.

The Jin Xiaoye Embroidery Workshop would open tomorrow, and there would definitely be a lot of people coming to do work. It wouldn’t hurt to be prepared in advance.

Just as they were busy, Zhu Qian came over.

Li Qingzhi had known that Zhu Qian was coming. He went up with a smile to greet him, and Qu Yunqing threw away the broom, following closely behind Li Qingzhi, trying hard to greet Zhu Qian.

Li Qingzhi found this person quite interesting.

“A few days ago, I was busy and didn’t have time to visit your home, so I decided to come today,” Zhu Qian said as he had someone bring in the gift he had brought.

There were all kinds of food and cloth materials, and there was even a finely crafted signboard with the words “Jin Xiaoye Embroidery Workshop” written neatly on it.

Li Qingzhi recognized that the words were written by the county magistrate as soon as he saw them.

“The magistrate knew that you needed a signboard, so he personally wrote one for you,” Zhu Qian said with a smile.

“I will definitely visit him another day,” Li Qingzhi replied.

Zhu Qian and Li Qingzhi were very familiar, and the two chatted happily. Qu Yunqing was excited to see this.

The president of the Chongcheng County Chamber of Commerce personally came to deliver the gift, and the County Magistrate even wrote a signboard!

This Li Qingzhi was truly unfathomable!

He had to build a good relationship with Li Qingzhi!

Unfortunately, Qu Yunqing couldn’t find an opportunity to build a relationship at all in the following time.

After Zhu Qian arrived, some other businessmen from Chongcheng County also came.

These people were all prominent figures in Chongcheng County, and Qu Yunqing, a wandering merchant, couldn’t get a word in edgewise.

As for why these people came… Li Qingzhi’s recent reputation was really quite significant.

All the stories related to the county magistrate circulating in Chongcheng County were written by Li Qingzhi! After this news spread, these businessmen knew why the County Magistrate had brought Li Qingzhi to join the Chamber of Commerce!

Even Zhu Qian became friends with Li Qingzhi, so they naturally had to show their appreciation!

These people brought gifts, almost filling the room.

After buying the shop, adding many things, and Jin Xiaoye buying a lot of cloth materials, Li Qingzhi didn’t have much money left.

But now… he suddenly had money again.

In Daqi, it was too easy for powerful people to get money. He was just a commoner, but because he had a good relationship with the County Magistrate, he was unexpectedly sought after.

Li Qingzhi knew this wasn’t quite right, but for now, he couldn’t change anything.

Seeing that it was already noon and Li Qingzhi had things to do in the afternoon, Zhu Qian took all the businessmen who had come to congratulate him away.

Jin Xiaoye breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this. “I just opened a small shop, and so many people came to congratulate me all at once. I’m not used to it!”

“Don’t mind them. Xiaoye, just focus on your own business,” Li Qingzhi said.

“Of course. My own business is in my own hands. If anything really happens, I can’t rely on these people,” Jin Xiaoye said. She had long experienced the warmth and coldness of human relationships. When she was in the most difficult times before, how many people were willing to help her?

“Right,” Li Qingzhi smiled.

While Zhu Qian and the others came to congratulate, Qu Yunqing kept trying to get involved, but Jin Dajiang, Jin’s mother, and Zhao Laosan stayed hidden in the back, too scared to come out. Seeing this, Jin Xiaoye simply asked them to help cook.

Soon, Zhu Qian and his party left, and the meal was ready.

After Li Qingzhi finished his meal, he took the three children to Li Xiucai’s school.

Li Xiucai’s school wasn’t too far from his shop, only about seven or eight hundred meters away, so Li Qingzhi and the three children arrived quickly.

Today was the first day of school for the students, and everyone’s hearts were racing. When Li Qingzhi entered, he even heard some children screaming, while Li Xiucai’s son was scolding them.

Li Qingzhi thought that when Li Damao and Li Ermao started school… Li Damao would be fine, but Li Ermao might also get scolded.

At this moment, Li Ermao had a lot to say: “Dad, is this the school?”

“Dad, it looks pretty good here!”

“Dad, are we going to study here together in the future?”

“Xingyi, lower your voice,” Li Qingzhi said.

Li Ermao looked puzzled. “Dad, who’s Xingyi?”