Chapter 1128: Cultivation?

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation   Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

A waiter stood beside the counter in case customers came to buy rice noodles. However, it was still early, and there were no guests yet.

The waiter at the counter noticed them first. He rushed up to greet them before entering the center of the crackling abacus. He found Shopkeeper Qiao and told him that they were there.

Shopkeeper Qiao was very focused when he suddenly heard that Xue Yan, Jiang Yue, and Xue Erfu had arrived. Now that he already knew that Xue Yan was His Highness the Crown Prince, he fumbled, but he still very quickly composed himself. He got everyone to continue learning to use the abacus and not stop while he busied himself.

Afraid of revealing Xue Yan’s ident.i.ty, he also didn’t dare to kneel and give a great bow. He only hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed, lowering his voice to welcome them.

The news from the Imperial Capital had already reached us. Xue Yan, Jiang

Yue, and Xue Erfu were not surprised that Shopkeeper Qiao already knew his ident.i.ty.

“What’s going on?” Xue Erfu immediately asked. “Why are there so many people learning how to use an abacus? Where is Sifu?”

Shopkeeper Qiao didn’t dare to hide anything. He said truthfully, “He went to the county and several surrounding towns and bought these kids. He said that while he was looking at the shops in the neighboring county, he wanted to buy some people back to manage the shops..”

When Jiang Yue and Xue Yan heard this, they understood that Sifu was buying people to grow his empire, so they could rest a.s.sured.

“Why would he buy someone? Can’t we just hire them?” Xue Erfu didn’t quite understand.

Shopkeeper Qiao said, “He said that if we hire them, the capital will be much lower. However, if we hire them for a long period of time, it’s better to buy them back and cultivate them ourselves. When the time comes, they’ll help him manage the various branches. He’ll also be at ease when the time comes.”

Pausing for a moment, Shopkeeper Qiao continued “The twenty that we’ve bought were carefully selected by the owner. They’re smart and loyal. The boss has also instructed me to teach them how to read and how to manage the shop when I have free time. Being able to use an abacus is just one of them. When the shop is busy, 1 will bring them to work together. They didn’t expect to be treated this way. They were all so happy that they pledged their loyalty to Sifu. They learned quickly. It’s only been a few days, and their progress is pretty good. ”

Xue Erfu nodded. Then, he smiled at the two children. “Sifu bought so many people at once. Sounds like a big project. Based on his plans, perhaps one day he would really open a rice noodle shop all over Da Ling. No wonder he was so busy that he didn’t have time to go back.

Let’s go to the county quickly. Let’s not worry about him. Ever since he started his business, his mind has been filled with the idea of expanding his business.’

Without waiting for Jiang Yue and Xue Yan to speak, Xue Erfu thought of something and hurriedly asked, “Shopkeeper Qiao, when will he come back today? If he can come back early today, we’ll wait for him in town in the afternoon. Since we’re here, we might as well meet him.”

“He might not be able to come back today. By the way, he asked me to pa.s.s a message to you. He said that it would be difficult to expand the workshop on the mountain. He asked for a two-story workshop to be built at the edge of the village. This large workshop will be responsible for refining silk and storing rice noodles. It doesn’t have to be too complicated. Just make it simple. The main thing he said to focus on was for it to be big..”