"Okay, Manager Liu, we have already settled the payment. What are your plans for the future?"

Qiao Ran held the shop deed in her hand and asked Manager Liu happily.

Manager Liu was very happy to receive several thousand taels of silver notes, and finally a smile appeared on his face.

He bowed deeply to Qiao Ran, his gratitude overflowing with words:

"Thank you Miss Qiao for helping me with this! If you hadn't bought my shop, how would I have a future? Now, I can take this money back to find my wife and children, take them to another city to buy another shop, continue to run Wuweizhai, and pass it on to my children in the future."

Hearing this, Qiao Ran was also happy for him:

"That's good! There are too many dignitaries in the capital, and it's hard to survive without a background. Your store has been open for so long, there must be someone behind it, right? But that person's power and status are not as strong as King Ping, so he can't protect you this time, right?"

Shopkeeper Liu was stunned for a moment, then smiled with relief:

"Miss Qiao is really smart! To be honest, Wuweizhai has been able to survive in the capital for a hundred years because of the help of a noble person. I just didn't expect that a noble prince like Prince Ping would be interested in my shop, and that noble person couldn't help. Sigh! I hope you can withstand the pressure from Prince Ping, and take care of yourself!"

"I will. Thank you, Shopkeeper Liu! I don't need the shop urgently. You can stay for a few more days. When you move out, just send the key to Devil Valley or keep it temporarily with Shopkeeper Chen."

Chen Shun on the side said quickly:

"You can also leave it with me. I will definitely deliver it to Miss Qiao personally!"

Chen Shun received more than one hundred taels of brokerage fee this time. This was a rare big deal, so he was naturally happy to help run errands.

Shopkeeper Liu said:

"Don't bother with that. If you're free, Miss Qiao, come back with me. I'll pack my clothes and bedding and move out now. I don't have much left anyway."

So Chen Shun happily took more than one hundred taels of silver back to the pawnshop, while Qiao Ran and Manager Chen followed Manager Liu back to Wuweizhai again.

Shopkeeper Liu packed up very quickly, rolled up the clothes in the bedding, and carried them out.

"Manager Liu, do you want to take down your plaque and take it away?"

After taking the key handed over by Manager Liu, Qiao Ran asked Manager Liu who was about to say goodbye.

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Liu slapped his forehead:

"Yes, yes, yes! This is passed down from our ancestors, we must take it away! Thank you for the reminder, young lady!"

Shopkeeper Liu thanked him gratefully, but when he looked up at the plaque, he was in a dilemma:

"It's so high and heavy, how do you take it down?"

For a moment, he didn't know where to find a ladder. Even if he borrowed a ladder, he couldn't move such a heavy plaque by himself!

Qiao Ran smiled:

"That's easy, wait a minute!"

After saying that, she took a few running steps and jumped up easily. She grabbed a wooden beam under the eaves with one hand, looked carefully at the installation method of the plaque, and found that it was cleverly stuck in a groove, so she lifted it up with one hand.

It was not until Qiao Ran landed on the ground and held the plaque in front of him that Manager Liu came back to his senses from his shock.

He looked at the place where the plaque was placed high up, then at the solid wooden plaque that was almost as long as a person's height, and then at Miss Qiao, who was not strong but held the plaque easily with one hand, and was speechless for a moment.

After just a few breaths, Miss Qiao easily helped me take down the heavy plaque.

"Manager Liu, I've taken the plaque down for you. Do you want to take it away now?"

Qiao Ran asked with a smile.

Shopkeeper Liu came to his senses and said quickly, "I, I'll go to the South City Gate first to call a carriage to move it. It's too heavy for me to move."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Ran placed the plaque directly in her carriage and said to Manager Liu:

"I'm just about to go home. I'll take you to the South City Gate to rent a carriage!"

"Thank you! Miss Qiao, you are such a kind person!"

Shopkeeper Liu got on the carriage gratefully.

After Qiao Ran sent Manager Chen back to Juxianlou, she drove the carriage home and also sent Manager Liu to the city gate to take the carriage.

When they returned home and looked at the deed to the shop that they had exchanged for three thousand taels of silver, the Qiao family was very excited.

Who would have thought? At this time last year, the whole family couldn't even scrape together ten taels of silver and was still worried about whether they could survive, but now they have become wealthy people who can buy a big shop and do business in the capital!

It’s like a dream!


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