Chapter 300 Hasn’t it become a hot commodity?

Mrs. Zheng apologized to Shopkeeper Chen again and said that she would send money later to compensate for the tables and chairs in the box that the general ordered his servants to smash.

Shopkeeper Chen was flattered and waved his hands to say no, causing the general's daughter to be frightened in the restaurant, and the restaurant was deeply sorry.

Shopkeeper Chen thought that as long as the general took his life, he should burn incense and worship Buddha to express gratitude.

With great difficulty, he sent the over-enthusiastic general's wife and his entourage to the door of the box and watched them go down the stairs.

Only then did Shopkeeper Chen drop his forced smile and said with a grimace:

"Miss Qiao, I really want to thank you for saving my life today! If you hadn't taken action in time just now, I'm afraid my life would have been lost in the hands of the general."

Qiao Ran asked curiously: "General Zheng, is he always so bad-tempered?"

Just looking at the furious General Zheng, Qiao Ran seemed to see the king of the mountain who was hunted by them in the mountains. The majesty and bloodthirsty killing intent in his eyes were solid.

That look must have been condensed through thousands of battles on the battlefield.

I just don’t know if General Zheng is usually such a violent and irritable person. If so, then try not to interact with this person in the future!

She had just arrived, and she didn't want to make enemies with a famous general.

Shopkeeper Chen shook his head after hearing her question and commented fairly:

"No, General Zheng fought bravely on the battlefield and made countless military exploits, which made the enemy countries frightened. But he is actually a relatively friendly person at ordinary times. Although he doesn't like to talk to others, he is not the kind of arrogant person either. Or someone with a violent and violent personality.”

Qiao Ran felt a little relieved after hearing this.

That's fine, as long as you're not the kind of manic depressive who's ready to chop off people's heads.

Shopkeeper Chen invited Qiao Ran to his accounting room and asked:

"Miss Qiao, are you here to come to me specifically? Do you need my help with anything? As long as you ask, I will help you if I can, and I will try my best to help if I can't."

Qiao Ran smiled: "Thank you, Shopkeeper Chen! Actually, it's nothing important. I just want to ask Shopkeeper Chen, are you familiar with those villages in the suburbs? Where are the schools? Which village has better schools? Can we accept people from other villages to study here?”

Shopkeeper Chen felt disappointed for a moment when he saw that she was only consulting him. Then he thought about it carefully and said:

"I heard this from the diners in the restaurant, and I probably know a little bit about it. I heard that there is a good school in Zhangshu Village, ten miles to the left at the intersection of the mountain road in Devil's Valley where you are going. That Zhangshu Village has a mixed surname. The village is the largest village nearby, so the school built there is also the largest. The school there should be able to accept people from other villages to study. "

Qiao Ran was very happy: "I understand, thank you, shopkeeper Chen! Then I'll go check it out when I get back. There's nothing else to do, so I'll take my leave first, and you can do your business."

Seeing that she was about to leave, shopkeeper Chen quickly stopped her and said, "Girl, it's already noon. Otherwise, you can have lunch in the restaurant before leaving! I'll treat you to this meal, and I hope the girl will appreciate it."

Qiao Ran looked at the sky and knew that it was still early, so she waved her hand and said, "No, I bought something and rushed back to catch lunch. We country people eat late."

"Miss Qiao, don't refuse. You saved my life. How can I repay this kindness with just one meal? Eat first, girl. I will repay the girl well later!"

Shopkeeper Chen couldn't help but pull the person to an empty box aside, called the waiter, ordered a table full of the restaurant's specialty dishes, and served a pot of very sweet sweet-scented osmanthus brew.

The food and wine were served quickly and the table was full.

Shopkeeper Chen picked up the wine glass and poured two glasses of wine: "Come on, Miss Qiao, I want to toast you! Thank you for your life-saving grace!"

Qiao Ran also picked up the wine glass, clinked it with shopkeeper Chen, put it in front of her nose and smelled it. The sweet smell of glutinous rice wine and the refreshing fragrance of osmanthus were intoxicating.

I took a sip of the wine. It was indeed fragrant and sweet, soft and smooth, not choking at all, and very suitable for women.

"This sweet-scented osmanthus wine is a health-preserving wine specially brewed by our Juxian restaurant for female customers. Drink more and you won't get drunk easily. It can also beautify the skin and is very good for the body. All the female customers who come to the restaurant love to drink it."

"Well, it tastes really good!"

However, Qiao Ran still felt that the wine was too sweet and not suitable for her.

When it comes to beauty and beauty, she thinks of red wine, which was popular all over the world in her previous life.

"Shopkeeper Chen, our hometown likes to go to the mountains to pick wild fruits and make fruit wine. It is also very delicious, and it is also very nourishing and beautifying. Do you have it here?"

"wine?"

Shopkeeper Chen smiled and said: "Of course there is. We have hawthorn fruit wine, mulberry wine, berry wine, plum wine, etc. Hawthorn and plum wine are relatively sour, and people who like sourness like to drink them. Mulberries and berries are difficult to pick. , so it is used less for making wine, but because it is sweet, it is very popular among ladies in the capital, and the price is also high."

"Flowers such as osmanthus, peach blossom, and apricot blossom are easier to pick. They are usually grown on mountains and in manors, so there are more wines made from them."

Qiao Ran nodded and asked, "Well, have you ever heard of wine? Or red wine?"

Shopkeeper Chen shook his head: "Using grapes to make wine? I'm afraid you can only have such a luxury outside the customs. Grapes are only found in the Western Regions. They are only transported from the Western Regions a few times every year. In the capital, only the princes and nobles can afford them. How can such a rare thing be used to make wine?”

Qiao Ran understood that in this era, grapes were still foreign products!

It's so rare, so if those few grapes in my space cultivate more trees, wouldn't they become a hot commodity?

In previous lives, grape winemaking was a simple operation that was almost universally known to everyone. Making wine yourself was also a good way to make money.

Qiao Ran silently planned to go into the space to cultivate more saplings of those fruit trees after returning. In the future, those that can be planted in Devil's Valley will be planted in Devil's Valley. Those that are not suitable for planting in Devil's Valley will have an entire sapling in their own space. The mountains can be planted!

I don’t know when the space will be expanded to the entire mountain, but now there is half the mountain, which is enough for the time being. If there is more, she will be exhausted!

"Come on, Miss Qiao, these are the specialty dishes of our Juxianlou chef, you can try them."

Shopkeeper Chen enthusiastically invited Qiao Ran to eat, thinking that this little girl must have never eaten anything good because she is so thin.

It was so pitiful that if it were possible, he would really want Miss Qiao to come to the restaurant to eat every day, or have the waiter deliver the food to Devil's Valley.

Unfortunately, this is unrealistic.

He could only persuade Miss Qiao to eat more at the moment. These delicious meals cost several hundred to several taels of silver per plate. This table of dishes would cost all the savings that Miss Qiao's family had accumulated over the years. ?