High-class maid

Chapter 302 A Plenty of Congratulatory Gifts

Song Wenyang didn't stand on ceremony. After having breakfast with the Shen family, they went to the east of the city together. Even Fatty Ya changed into new clothes and followed them out.

“Wen Yang, you just returned from Suzhou and have been traveling all day. Will His Majesty be angry? If you ask me, I don’t want you to come today, but Xing’er insists that it’s nothing.”

Inside the carriage, Wang asked with concern.

“It’s alright. His Majesty understands that it’s not easy for me to do this job, so he specially gave me ten days to rest. I have nothing to do at home anyway, so I might as well come here and see if I can be of any help,” Song Wenyang explained.

He glanced at Shen Xing'er guiltily, automatically ignoring her eye roll.

He dared not admit that he was injured.

The group arrived at the shop, where everyone was already waiting at the entrance. Song Wenyang looked at the red carpet laid out in front of the shop and secretly asked Shen Xing'er...

"Is this another idea of ​​yours?"

“Exactly! If we didn’t lay out a red carpet, who would know we’re opening today?” Shen Xing’er winked at him and said playfully.

Song Wenyang smiled and patted her hair, showing her the utmost doting affection.

"Ahem, Wen Yang, come here, let's carry this plank out," Shen Kun called from the doorway.

Song Wenyang withdrew his hand and ran towards Shen Kun guiltily.

Actually, he could lift the plank by himself, but his arm was injured. If he tried to be brave, Xing'er would definitely roll her eyes at him. Just to be on the safe side, he should lift it with Shen Kun.

Shen Kun could actually lift the plank, but he didn't want Song Wenyang to be too intimate with his daughter in public, so he called him over.

A red paper was pasted on the wooden board, and it read:

"For the grand opening of our new shop, buy one jar of pickled vegetables and get one free. Customers who spend more than ten taels of silver can enter a lucky draw. The first prize is sixty-six taels of silver."

Sure enough, as soon as the wooden planks were brought out, many residents stopped to watch, hesitating whether to go inside. Just then, Fei Liu and Fei Yan carried out a table with six exquisite plates on it, containing various kinds of pickled vegetables.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our pickled vegetables are free to sample. If you like them, please take a jar home. If you don't like them, it's fine if you don't buy any," Wang said warmly.

Looking at his wife's confident appearance, Shen Kun nodded in satisfaction. Now, Wang Shi was radiant and full of confidence. Who could associate her with the person who used to be timid and submissive in front of her mother-in-law?

This shop was a good choice.

"The auspicious time has arrived," Shen Kun said, glancing at the sky.

As soon as he finished speaking, Fei Liu lit the tinderbox in his hand, and a series of crackling firecrackers rang out in the street, as if announcing to the world that they had arrived.

"Congratulations on your grand opening, young master! This is a gift carefully prepared for you by my master. Please accept it."

The procurement manager walked in amidst the sound of firecrackers; if you looked closely, you could see that he was also wearing a new outfit.

"Thank you very much, where is the master?"

Shen Kun took the box from the housekeeper. It was so light that he didn't know what was inside, and he still couldn't bring himself to call out the name of his maternal grandfather.

"The master really wanted to come, but he was afraid you would feel uncomfortable, so I had the honor of coming on his behalf," the steward said with a smile, stroking his beard.

Very good, young master is starting to care about master, keep it up!

Shen Kun pulled Cai Guanjia back to the shop. At this moment, the Princess also sent someone to deliver congratulatory gifts, and Wang Shi and Shen Xing'er hurriedly went to greet them.

Just as Song Wenyang stood at the shop entrance, at a loss, Eunuch Su walked over in casual clothes.

"Young Master Song, how have you been?" Eunuch Su greeted him first.

"Is it because Eunuch Su has graced us with his presence?" Song Wenyang asked.

This question hit the nail on the head for Eunuch Su, and now it was time for him to show his skills!

He cleared his throat and then spoke loudly.

"His Majesty tasted Wang's pickled vegetables a few days ago and found them to his liking. Even the generals who have returned from the frontier praised them highly. Today, upon hearing that this pickled vegetable shop has opened, he specially ordered me to buy some pickled vegetables and deliver them to the generals' residences to ease their homesickness."

A murmur rippled through the crowd. "Is this pickled vegetable really that delicious? Even the emperor in the palace raved about it?! I want to buy some and try it too!"

As soon as Eunuch Su finished speaking, the crowd swarmed into the shop. This was the same product served to the Emperor; everyone wanted to try it. Even those who thought it was too expensive stopped worrying about the price; everyone was now concerned about whether they could even buy it.

"His Majesty has truly achieved multiple goals at once. He has not only expressed his concern for some veterans, but also shown the world that he is down-to-earth, and finally brought some buyers to this shop who came because of its reputation."

Song Wenyang walked up to Eunuch Su and said in a low voice.

"Young Master Song, you flatter me. By the way, this is a congratulatory gift from His Majesty. I see Miss Shen is busy, so why don't you accept it?" Eunuch Su said politely.

He wouldn't underestimate Song Wenyang just because he was a prince who had fallen into poverty. He realized that this young master Song was quite favored!

The bustling scene continued until nightfall. The accountant finally finished checking the accounts before midnight, calculated where to deliver the pickled vegetables the next day, and then closed the door and went home.

"Please bear with us for a few days. Once the shop is less busy, I will take you all to Zuixianlou for some delicious food!" After Shen Kun finished speaking, he gave each person another string of copper coins.

Everyone said they weren't tired at all, and that the host was too generous. Many people would rather be treated like slaves, but this host treated them like human beings.

Back home, the Shen family took stock of the congratulatory gifts they had received that day.

"This is actually a property deed, and it's not far from our shop. Isn't it a bit too valuable?"

Shen Xing'er asked.

"No wonder this box was so light. It turns out it's a property deed. He must have put it in the box on purpose so I wouldn't want it." Shen Kun laughed as he held the property deed.

“Husband, this is too precious, should we take it?” Wang asked.

"Since you've given it to me, I'll accept it without hesitation," Shen Kun said.

If he were to return it, the old man would probably feel uneasy.

"Who gave you this money pouch? It's so exquisite," Shen Kun asked.

"This was a gift from the Minister's residence. I wonder how they found out we were opening today," Shen Xing'er said.

"Keep it well."

Shen Kun gave a word of advice.

"What are we going to do with so many gifts? Many of them just left and left without us even having a chance to stop them," Wang asked.

Perhaps people in the capital had heard some rumors, because the congratulatory gifts received this time were twice as many as those received at the opening of Jinxiufang.

"Let's put them in the warehouse untouched for now. Tomorrow I'll ask Wen Yang which ones are his colleagues, and we'll return all of them to him."

Shen Kun considered it for a moment and then spoke.