Chapter 156 The Talented Lady Situ Wan'er
Chapter 156 The Talented Lady Situ Wan'er
Ian took a sip of the fragrant tea brewed by Wan'er and couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Miss, this pot of tea is great. I never thought I could taste such exquisite tea in a remote small city."
Wan'er smiled and brewed another cup. "Thank you for being so polite, benefactor. Just call me Wan'er. I told my father yesterday that you saved me as soon as I came back. My father wanted to thank you in person. But my father and mother are not at home today, so I have to let Wan'er entertain you."
"It's okay. I don't like socializing. I'm visiting you today because I want to ask you for a favor. I'm not familiar with Huanglong City, so I want you to arrange a guide for me."
"Oh, it's a small matter. I have nothing to do today. If you don't mind, Wan'er can be your guide for once."
"That's great. Thank you for your hard work, Miss Wan'er."
Wan'er stood up and took out a purple scarf from her space ring and covered her face with it. "My benefactor, please..."
When she went out, she happened to meet two maids in red and green. They were shocked to see Ian here. In order not to cause unnecessary trouble, Wan'er briefly explained the situation and asked them to accompany her out of the City Lord's Mansion.
With the maid accompanying them and the captain of the guard not being around, the other guards didn't ask any more questions.
There was always a carriage parked at the door for the city lord's family to use. After getting on the carriage, Ian felt it was very interesting. He didn't say what he was going to do along the way, and just let Wan'er lead him away. Curiosity drove him to keep silent and wait and see what Wan'er was going to do.
The carriage was moving very slowly. Wan'er was looking out the window, thinking about something. After about half an hour, Wan'er said:
"Here we are!"
After getting off the car, Ian looked up and saw a large archway with the words "Commercial Center" written on it.
"This is?"
The maid in red clothes said, "Sir, this is the masterpiece of our young lady. She has planned all the large businesses in various industries to be located here, which will make it convenient for everyone to trade and boost the local economy."
The maid in green clothes continued:
"That's not all. The young lady also advocated the construction of a civilian market, which has all kinds of businesses, and..."
Wan'er interrupted them and said coquettishly: "Okay, Xiaohong and Xiaolu, stop making a fool of yourself in front of your benefactor!"
It can be seen that the two maids have a very close relationship with Wan'er.
Ian also admired her ability very much. This kind of planning was very reasonable, which could not be seen even in a main city like Xinhe City. He immediately looked at Situ Wan'er with even higher regard.
Since Ian was wearing a mask and couldn't see his expression, they just thought he was cold and mysterious!
Walking into the commercial street, Ian looked around casually and suddenly said:
"Wan'er, if you put up a small map at each entrance and marked the main business or store name of each place, it would be easier for outsiders to find it."
Wan'er's eyes lit up. "Your Excellency's words are very good. Thank you for your reminder. I will start working on it as soon as I get back."
"I want to find some monster food that can replenish qi and blood. Where can I buy it?"
"Please follow me, benefactor. The largest market for selling monsters should be the Shentu family's business. There are a wide variety of monsters there!"
A few people walked to the entrance of a courtyard, and there was a plaque with the words "Shentu Monster Factory" written on it.
Looking at the people coming in and out, the business was still very brisk. As soon as the four of them stepped through the door, someone bowed to greet them, "Sir, Miss, is there anything I can help you with?"
Ian nodded. "I need a lot of monster food that can replenish qi and blood. Do you have any?"
The clerk nodded and said:
"Yes, please follow me."
Entering the reception hall, the clerk took out a thick picture album and started flipping through it. "Sir, please have a look. This is a second-level fierce-fanged fighting lion, and this is a third-level mad snake..."
Ian interrupted: "Are there any fourth or fifth level ones?"
The clerk was startled, then showed an ecstatic look, "Yes, yes, please wait a moment!"
"This is the fifth-level primary crocodile-sized Black Shadow Lion..."
Ian said with satisfaction: "Great, I'll take whatever you have in stock."
Suddenly, an inopportune voice came from behind:
"You are so arrogant! Do you know how much these monster food ingredients cost? You want them all? Aren't you afraid of sticking your tongue out when you talk?"
Ian turned his head and saw a man with a large black mole as big as a thumb nail on the right side of his cheek, surrounded by six guards, walking towards him, but his eyes were fixed on Wan'er.
The clerk shrank his neck, walked forward and said respectfully:
"Master Zhangma, is there anything I can help you with?"
Zhang Ma pushed away the clerk who was blocking his way and said, "This is none of your business."
He walked closer and said flatteringly: "Miss Wan'er, long time no see. I heard that you were kidnapped by Shuanglongling some time ago. Are you okay?"
"Hmph, don't worry, Master Zhang. I'm fine!"
Judging from Wan'er's reaction, this Zhang Ma was probably not a good person, so she ignored him and said, "Shopkeeper, you haven't answered my question yet."
"Yes, yes, this, we have a lot of stock now, all of which were sent by adventurers in the past two days. There are 5 big crocodiles, 13 black shadow lions, and... there are 322 in total. Can you use them all?"
"Well, how much?"
"The total is 30 gold coins. Since you are Miss Wan'er's friend, I can help you apply for a % discount."
The clerk also knew the identity of the visitor by calling her Zhang Ma.
Ian shook his head, thinking that this amount of stuff would not be enough for him to use for a while, but Zhang Ma thought it was too expensive and he could not afford it. "Hahaha, can you afford it with gold coins?"
Wan'er was angry. Ian was her honored guest and her benefactor. Wasn't it embarrassing for her that Zhang Ma kept causing trouble for her?
"Zhang Ma, you're going too far. It's just a gold coin. What's the big deal?"
"Oh my, so it was Miss Wan'er who paid for it. That's really not a big deal. It turns out he's just a gigolo. No wonder he's too embarrassed to see anyone wearing a mask."
Wan'er was so angry that she laughed. What she meant was that more than 200,000 gold coins were definitely not a big deal for En. Five of them could wipe out the violent bandit group in one fell swoop. How could they get less?
Ian was too lazy to pay him, but Zhang Ma came to disrupt the situation again, "Shopkeeper, I want these things. Here are 30 gold coins."
The clerk's face looked extremely ugly. He didn't dare to offend either side. Zhang Ma just couldn't stand Wan'er being nice to other men. His psychology was a little twisted. To put it bluntly, he was just inferior because of the mole on his face.
The Zhang family is very wealthy in Huanglong City. As the city lord, they would not easily offend these wealthy people. Wan'er was even more incapable of dealing with them. She stamped her feet in anger, "Zhang Ma, you..."
Ian Road:
"Are you rich?"
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