Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

The next day.

The sky is clear and cloudless.

Qin Bingrui led a few boys to Songming Academy in the eastern suburbs outside the city.

Luo Yu was lying comfortably at home. Even though there were no fans or air conditioners in ancient times, it was not too hot indoors. Moreover, Qin Bingrui went to inquire about the place where ice cubes were sold as soon as he arrived in Liangzhou City, and placed the refrigerator in her room. This brother was really good.

Old Madam Fang gave her her maid Qiuyue specifically for her to use, and the whole family doted on Chu'er.

Out of this friendship, Luo Yu is willing to spend some time and effort to support them.

After sleeping in, she asked Fang Fang and her maid Qiuyue to go shopping together.

Liangzhou City is a big city with a particularly complete commercial development. There are large markets in the four directions of east, south, west and north for buying and selling different commodities. According to Qiuyue, there are more than a dozen pawnshops alone, covering all aspects of needs.

There are also several snack streets, selling a wide variety of food, such as brown sugar rice cakes, glutinous rice chicken, glutinous rice cakes, and various rice cakes from the south, and dragon beard pastry, cloud cakes, and candied fruits from the north, as well as various crispy cakes and fried cakes.

Summer desserts include sweet tofu pudding, sweet fermented rice wine, mung bean soup, etc.

Luo Yu bought some of each kind and tried them to satisfy his craving, but unfortunately they were not cold enough. If he opened a special cold drink shop, there would definitely be a market for it given the consumption level in Liangzhou City.

I will go and see the Bai family’s business in Liangzhou City later. If I do business in the future, I will open a shop opposite the Bai family’s shop to make them jealous.

She chuckled twice. Fang was used to the weird ideas that must have popped up in this girl's head. Qiuyue didn't understand why and just stared at the young lady. Why did Miss Bai's smile look a little creepy?

When you look at restaurants, brothels, cloth shops, and gold and silver shops, you will find that they are all monopolized by those big families.

Bravo.

"Mom, let's go buy some good fabrics and make some of the latest bags when we get home. Auntie should know how to sew, right?"

Fang was lost in memory, and she slowly said, "In the embroidery competition that year, I took first place, and your aunt came in second."

"If you are so good, then you can do this business."

"I'm just worried that our scale is too small. Even if your aunt and I work day and night, we won't be able to produce many pieces."

"Mom, if we want to do it, we have to make it big and strong. Besides, we're just going back tonight to give it a try. If the response is good, we'll consider hiring someone to do the processing. These are just luxury goods, easily imitated. Our main focus is on the brand effect."

"What is brand effect?" Qiuyue became more confused as she listened.

Luo Yu laughed twice and did not answer. If he continued, he didn't know if he would be able to finish the story by dark.

"By the way, Qiuyue, which business is the best and biggest in Liangzhou City right now? Which of these businesses has the biggest and most powerful influence?"

"It must be His Royal Highness Prince Rui. I heard that Princess Rui's family is the largest imperial merchant in the capital, and Princess Rui herself is also a first-class merchant. Although His Royal Highness Prince Rui values literature over commerce, it does not prevent Princess Rui from becoming the best merchant in Liangzhou City."

"I see. They value literature over commerce."

Luo Yu nodded, feeling confident.

After Qin Bingrui comes back, she has to calculate how much silver he has on him, and add the housing prices, commodity prices, labor costs, etc. in this city, and she has to do a careful account.

Luo Yu didn't want to make a profit, but she couldn't move forward without money. If there was a business that could both accelerate the progress of the times and make money, wouldn't it be more convincing to business partners?

Finally, she asked Qiuyue to take her to several dental clinics and asked about the prices of shops in various areas, especially those near the Bai family's shop.

The price quoted by the brokerage firm was quite reasonable, but the strange thing was that the prices near the Bai family shop were much cheaper than in other areas.

Even Fang found it strange. The Bai family always chose the best locations for doing business. How come the shops in Liangzhou City would be cheaper?

Luo Yu curled his lips. The Bai family must have used too many despicable tricks. Whoever was near their store would be in trouble. Other merchants must have been squeezed out by the Bai family in the so-called business war.

People who know the inside story would definitely not dare to open a shop nearby, so the area around the Bai family’s shop is all the Bai family’s businesses, forming a commercial street unique to the Bai family.

Anyone who opens the door will be in trouble.

"Mom, I want to ask, does our Bai family have any big shot backers?"

Fang was stunned. It turned out that there was indeed a high-ranking official in the court on Mrs. Bai's side of the family, but after the old lady passed away, the relationship there must have faded.

However, I heard that the younger sister of Wu, the second branch of the Bai family, married a high-ranking official in the capital, I don’t know if it’s from a duke’s or a marquis’s mansion. Could it be because of this relationship that the second branch of the Bai family began to openly provoke their first branch?

Fang had always been oblivious to what was happening outside, and had no idea who the second wife, Wu's younger sister, had married. Now that she had realized, she realised that her previous temper had really harmed both herself and others.

In fact, this is not the Fang family's fault. Look at the Fang family from the old to the young, almost no one is scheming. The Fang family's wealth and status really cannot last for more than three generations.

Finally, Luo Yu set his eyes on a five-story building on Fenghuang Street in Xicheng District, which has the best location. This street is almost entirely monopolized by the Bai family's businesses. Originally, this building was the largest time-honored Jinlou in Liangzhou City. Later, it was squeezed out by the Bai family. The owner of this building went to other places to make a living. The price of the building dropped by 30%, but no one dared to take over.

The second branch of the Bai family wanted to wait a little longer, and when the price dropped to 50%, they would take it into their pockets. Everyone knew what they were planning.

Fortunately, the owners of the old brands insisted on not lowering the price. It has been three months now, and one of the two will eventually give in first.

Luo Yu didn't have much experience in doing business, but she knew that if businesses could not flourish, the city's development would always lag behind.

Besides, Qin Bingrui brought his whole family with him, driving Xia Liang's special carriage, carrying three boys to Songming Academy.

Fang Qingdao was feeling uneasy and could be heard sighing from time to time.

Qin Bingrui asked casually: "What's wrong? Are you still stressed about going to school?"

Fang Qingdao lowered his head and said gloomily, "I dropped out of school last time, and the teacher said that if I want to go to the academy again, it won't be as easy as before."

"Why? Are you afraid of failing the exam?"

Although Qinglin was young, he knew a lot. He shook his head and said, "Brother Qin, you don't know that most of the students at Songming Academy are children of officials and wealthy families. If ordinary people want to get in, they have to pass several exams to satisfy the headmaster before they can be admitted. In the past, my brother and I relied on donations from our family to obtain a place."

Wow, they talk about using the backdoor so openly, they are indeed the simple-minded Fang family.

"That's easy. As for your brother Qin, I have many ways to use the backdoor."

If it really doesn't work, catch the headmaster and beat him up. If that doesn't work, then try to threaten him with a competition. When it comes to things Sister Luo Yu tells her to do, she only looks at the results and not the process.

The reason why he came out today was not to send a few boys to school, but to create an accident that would accidentally bring Xia Liang and his lackey back to the city.

Now he lives alone in a separate courtyard in the Fang family compound (formerly the courtyard of the third son of the Fang family). The courtyard is very large. If he brings Xia Lianggouzi in and no outsiders are allowed to enter, it should be a good hiding place.

In order to obtain a valid pass to Qianzhou, and also to avenge the eldest branch of the Bai family and the Fang family, I don’t know how long I will have to stay in Liangzhou City.

However, he didn't have to sleep outdoors for the time being. He could eat delicious food and drink delicious drinks in the city, and fight against the local tycoons. Qin Bingrui was very excited.

Excited, the three little guys came to the door of Songming Academy with frowns.