A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 499 Helping Shopkeepers Zhang and Liu Move

Taohua smiled, held Guier's hand and said, "I know you always think of me the best. You always take me with you when you run away. It's my fault for not being smart enough. I think the rich man you found for me is really good. He has ideas, a good temper and is hardworking. I've met other playboys in the mansion over the years, and they were just born into a good family. If they really rely on their own abilities, they can't compare to the rich man."

Gui'er felt that what she said made sense, and that disaster would soon befall them, and by then, it would probably make little difference whether they were rich or poor.

She said to Taohua, "Since you've chosen my brother, I'll go and tell him to let you two drag it out for a few years. I believe you can still be together by then."

Taohua was very happy to hear this and nodded shyly.

The next day, Sha Yanxiao told Guier, "Your master, Shopkeeper Liu, has already reserved a shop and will move to the new shop in the next two days."

Gui Er quickly said, "Really? Where are we moving to? I have to go and help. Shopkeeper Liu is limping, so we can't expect Shopkeeper Zhang to finish the move alone."

Sha Yanxiao laughed and said, "You're such a silly kid! There are so many people in our courtyard, you can just call a few to help. Why do you really need to go there yourself?"

After hearing this, Gui'er quickly said, "No, what if someone is not careful enough or has a ulterior motive and tells others about it? They might think that Manager Liu's family has some special relationship with us, and that would cause trouble for them, wouldn't it?"

She thought for a moment and said, "Right, let my two brothers go and help. They know Shopkeepers Zhang and Liu anyway, and if they go to help, no one will be able to tell what's wrong, no matter how they dress or how they speak."

Sha Yanxiao smiled and said, "That's good. Gui'er has grown up and is much more cautious now. I'll ask Wu Mingqiang to notify them."

Guier then asked, "Where is their new address?"

Sha Yanxiao said, "It's in the alleys behind the Wing On Department Store. Shopkeepers Zhang and Liu looked at several places before choosing this one. It's strange that they don't like the shops on the main street."

As soon as Guier heard it, she knew that they must be doing it to facilitate their underground work. If they did it too directly in the street, it would attract more attention and would be difficult to hide.

She smiled and said to Sha Yanxiao, "They probably feel embarrassed to occupy your prosperous shop on the street. Well, their pharmacy and embroidery shop are not on the street to begin with. They only do small business. It's understandable that they found a similar location. Besides, if the shop is too luxurious and too central, poor people might not dare to go in for treatment."

Sha Yanxiao looked at Gui'er lovingly, "Then let them do whatever they want. Do you still want to help? Don't go to the old store. It's too run-down and unsafe. Go to the new store. It's cleaner there, and you can help tidy it up."

Gui'er nodded happily. She felt that this was the first good news she had heard since returning to Jiangcheng.

The next day, Guier put on the homespun cheongsam she had bought in Nanjing and asked Acheng to take her to the new store of Manager Zhang.

The store was indeed in the alley behind Wing On Department Store. Although it was also in a prosperous area, there were no department stores, clothing stores, or high-end stores like coffee shops in the alley. Instead, there were grocery stores, barber shops frequented by ordinary people, snack bars, residential houses, and even a less obvious brothel. At first, Gui'er thought it was another pharmacy and was worried that it would compete with Manager Liu's pharmacy.

Ah Cheng smiled and said, "Miss, this is not a medical clinic at all. Look carefully."

Gui'er said in confusion, "It says Xiuchuntang on the door, but why isn't there a medicine sign or any other signs inside? It's so deep inside."

Ah Cheng smiled helplessly and said, "Miss, let me be frank. This is a brothel, but it has a more elegant name. The girls inside call themselves mistresses and usually accompany customers to recite poems and write couplets. Those hypocritical rich men like to find such people to show off. In fact, it is still the same."

Gui'er felt a little embarrassed after hearing this. She glanced sideways and saw that from time to time there were rickshaws carrying some well-dressed men in silk gowns getting off here, sometimes alone, sometimes in groups of several.

Ah Cheng said to Gui Er, "Miss, don't worry. This place is still some distance away from the store. We need to walk a little further. It shouldn't cause any disturbance to the store. I'll take you in."

Gui'er followed Acheng and walked in the alley for about 20 to minutes before arriving. The environment here was well connected, surrounded by small shops and rental houses. It was very similar to the place where Manager Zhang and Manager Liu were before. No wonder they chose this place.

When I arrived at the store, Manager Liu was already there. Seeing Gui'er, he said happily, "Thank you so much for coming here, Gui'er. I'm so grateful for asking my two brothers to come and help. I was worried that I would have to throw away a lot of things during this move."

Gui'er said, "Of course you did. Didn't you throw away a lot of things when you moved last time? That's such a shame. Now you have to buy new things, right?"

Shopkeeper Liu smiled bitterly and said, "We have no choice. The place we moved to before couldn't hold them, and we didn't want to rent another place, so we gave them away to the neighbors."

Gui'er looked at the store. It had already been cleaned by Manager Liu. There was a pile of garbage at the door. She hurriedly got busy, found a dustpan, swept the garbage in, and dumped it into the garbage dump.

At this time, brothers Wu Dahua and Wu Dafu came over pushing a cart loaded with some medicine cabinets.

Ah Cheng walked over to help unload the car, and Gui'er said to him, "Brother Ah Cheng, why don't you drive the car back to the barracks? I'm worried that my brother will need the car. Manager Liu said there aren't many things here, and a few of us should be enough. You can come back to pick me up when the time is right."

Wu Dafu also smiled and said, "Yes, yes, there really isn't much. This is already half of it."

Ah Cheng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll be leaving first."

As soon as Ah Cheng left, Wu Dafu asked Guier, "Sister, how did that matter go?"

Gui'er knew that he would definitely ask. In fact, this time she asked the two brothers Wu Dafu and Wu Dahua to come for help, and another reason was that she wanted to tell them about Taohua.

Gui'er glanced at the gate before saying to Wu Dafu, "Brother Yanxiao has asked the Marshal, and he disagrees. He said Taohua is now the Marshal's daughter and it's impossible for her to marry an ordinary person. It would bring shame to the Marshal's family."