Chapter 80 - Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Collapse! (Please Continue Reading) (1/2)

Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Collapse! (Please Continue Reading)

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Capital.

Peaceful Mind Studio.

Old Zhang got up early to prepare the stuffing, busying himself until the break of dawn, when the streets gradually filled with people.

At that moment, Little Zhang was still stacking steaming baskets in the kitchen when he saw the old man suddenly walk out of the shop. He looked outside and understood what was going on.

It turned out that Liang Sheng had returned.

Old Zhang was quite surprised at this moment. He thought that Liang Sheng wouldn’t return to the capital for at least three to five years after taking it so seriously.

Unexpectedly, he returned only a few months later, and for a short while, Old Zhang was naturally somewhat pleasantly surprised.

“Old Liang, when did you get back?”

Liang Sheng smiled and said, “I entered the capital last night, but because it was too late, I didn’t tell you guys. Tonight, I’ll treat you to a drink.”

“Alright.”

Instead of going back to his bun shop, Old Zhang simply took out a teapot and tea leaves by the bookshelf, as if he were on familiar ground.

“Old Zhang, aren’t you going to go back and look after your shop?”

Seeing this, Liang Sheng found it a bit strange. At this time, Old Zhang heard this sentence and directly cursed.

“Look at what? Times are getting harder every day, and you can hardly see a few ghosts coming in all day long. If it wasn’t for this being an ancestral business, 1 would have wanted to rest directly.”

At this point, he whispered: “Our Majesty has personally led the troops to battle, but there has been no news so far, it seems to have run into trouble.

Otherwise, with his love for achievements, how could the capital be so quiet? And the imperial merchants in the north of our city have been frequently going in and out of the household department lately; you know what that means.”

Old Zhang gave Liang Sheng a knowing look, and just as Liang Sheng was about to laugh and say a few words, he suddenly stopped talking.

Someone came into the bookstore.

“Boss Liang, Boss Zhang, you are both here. I just happen to have some fruits that I just picked at home, so I specially brought them here for you to taste.”

The visitor was Manager Yang from the pawnshop next door, holding a basket of fruits in his hand. Liang Sheng and Old Zhang looked at each other as they saw this.

After a few awkward chats, Manager Yang seemed to realize the awkward atmosphere and excused himself to leave. Liang Sheng gave Old Zhang a meaningful look: since when did the usually stingy Manager Yang suddenly become so generous?

Old Zhang couldn’t help but shake his head, not knowing what was going on. But Manager Yang had interrupted their conversation about Emperor Kaiping’s personal expedition, so Old Zhang got up and went back to his bun shop.

For the next few days, Manager Yang would occasionally send over some snacks, gaining the favor of Old Zhang and the nearby merchants.

Could it be that this iron rooster had changed his temper as he got older?

It was not until Manager Yang personally went door to door delivering wedding invitations that they suddenly realized the reason.

They had eaten his treats for the past few days, so naturally, they had to return the favor. They were heartbroken to think that they’d eaten some cheap fruits and now had to spend a lot of money on gifts.

After all, according to the customs of the capital, at least ten taels of silver should be given as a gift in order not to lose face. Old Zhang and Liang Sheng could only shake their heads at this.

They had been careless!

However, Liang Sheng didn’t care too much about it. In fact, he had been keeping an eye on the situation in the capital during this time. Old Zhang didn’t know much about Emperor Kaiping’s personal expedition to the southwest, but Liang Sheng did.