There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 222 The System Gets Angry

Li Shuchen found paper and ink and quickly wrote a bunch of words, saying, "Uncle Lin, I don't do business at a loss. I'll put the cost of the medicine on your tab first, and you can pay me back when you earn your wages. After you recover, you can come with me to work on the estate. This is the contract. Uncle Lin, please take a look. If there are no problems, please sign it."

Grandpa Lin took the contract with both hands, didn't even look at it, and signed his name directly.

Li Shuchen carefully put away the contract, told him to get some rest, and then took Grape to print missing person posters.

This time she learned her lesson and hid the purse in her sleeve, holding the cuff tightly so it wouldn't fall out or be stolen.

Upon arriving at the store, they first printed a thousand copies, and then hired a hundred people to post the missing person notices.

It cost one hundred taels of silver in total.

Li Shuchen clicked his tongue, "Really expensive."

No wonder not many people put up "small ads" (fake advertisements); they're so expensive, who can afford them?

After finishing his business, Li Shuchen leisurely returned to the inn, put his hands behind his back, and stood by the window watching the passersby. He figured it wouldn't be long before he heard news of Young Master Song.

A dreamless night

Li Shuchen got up and washed up feeling refreshed.

Grape said happily, "Miss, you're awake! There are many people downstairs saying they know news about Young Master Song, and they're just waiting for you to inquire."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen, without even eating, quickly went downstairs and began questioning each person individually.

"Do you recognize the young man in the portrait?"

The man said confidently, "Yes, that Young Master Song was a man, quite young, about my age. He often came to my tea stall to drink tea, and he said that the tea at my stall was the most fragrant. The last time I saw him was in February of this year, and I don't know anything about him after that."

Li Shuchen frowned deeply upon hearing this. What kind of nonsense was this? The person in the portrait was so obviously handsome, could he be a woman or a man? They'd make up anything for a little money.

"Next"

Upon hearing this, the man stood up, clearly indignant: "Hey, young lady, I've already told you, why aren't you giving me the money?"

Li Shuchen rolled her eyes at him: "Whether you're right or not, you know it in your heart. Eighth Brother, see the guest out."

Upon hearing this, Lao Ba brandished his sword, and the man was so terrified that he ran away in a panic.

Then another person came in from outside, and before Li Shuchen could ask, he said smugly...

"That young master Song is twenty-three years old this year. He has a purse at his waist, embroidered with blue snowflakes. Am I right?"

Li Shuchen glanced at him and said quietly, "And then?"

"And then, I never saw him again."

Li Shuchen pursed his lips impatiently and said, "Next."

"Oh, Miss Li, I'm right about everything. Why are you kicking me out?"

Yes, yes, yes, that's all correct. She already provided the information; there's nothing more to say.

"Ninth Brother, see the guest out."

Old Nine, carrying a knife, swaggered towards the man. Before Old Nine could even get close, the man went out the door.

……

Li Shuchen asked several questions in a row, and they were all making things up, only using some characteristics she had mentioned to fool people.

Enraged, Li Shuchen stormed out of the house, leaped onto the roof, and shouted at the people in line.

"Anyone who dares to come here again and spout nonsense to swindle money will taste the flavor of my fists."

After saying that, he lifted a tile and smashed it to pieces with a single punch. The fragments scattered all over the ground, some even landing on the faces of the people in line.

The people below all gasped.

Li Shuchen clenched his fist: "I advise you to get out of here if you don't have real information."

As soon as she finished speaking, the group scattered with a "whoosh," one by one quickly leaving until there was no one left.

Li Shuchen jumped down, looked at the portrait of Young Master Song at the door, and shook his head. This Young Master Song is really hard to find.

Unsurprisingly, she received no news of Young Master Song for several days, nor did Gu Ziying and Princess Changning.

Li Shuchen rested his chin on his hand, gazed at the gloomy weather outside the window, and sighed.

Grape: "Miss, tomorrow is Qingming Festival."

"Yes, it's time to visit my grandparents."

Clearness

After returning from visiting the graves, Li Shuchen gazed at the light rain outside the window and murmured...

Around the Qingming Festival, plant melons and beans.

You reap what you sow; it's time to put the planting of her sweet potatoes and flowers on the agenda.

It was late at night. Li Shuchen lay on his bed, drew the bed curtains, and began buying rose seeds, lisianthus seeds, baby's breath seeds, tulip seeds, hydrangea seeds, chrysanthemum seeds, rose seeds, peony seeds, carnation seeds... and even epiphyllum seeds from the Jixiang Mall. He also selected some cantaloupe seeds and watermelon seeds.

She bought an unusually large quantity of rose seeds, intending to plant ten acres of rose fields. She only bought a small bag of epiphyllum seeds; those are too difficult to bloom, she'd just plant a few at home for enjoyment.

After Li Shuchen clicked to confirm the purchase, he said...

"Little Jizi, please put all the flower seeds in the red box in the storeroom on the first floor. You don't need to refuse me; I know you can do it."

You always order me around like this. Am I really that useful?

Li Shuchen turned slightly and said, "It's so useful, incredibly useful! You're like an omnipotent god in this world; I can do anything I want. There's just one drawback: you can't save my life. That's a problem, and it needs improvement, Little Jizi."

I no longer have the energy to save you. I used up all my strength to save you last time, and now I've only recovered one-tenth of my power. I can't do anything about it and still need you to complete the main quest and buy items from the shop to provide me with energy to absorb.

"One-tenth? That's too slow! When will I ever be able to pay it all back?"

[Who told you not to focus on making money? You put all your energy into the inn, why am I recovering so slowly?]

"I'm already working very hard to earn money. As for other things, now that I know about them, I can't just stand by and do nothing."

I warned you this morning that you could skip the side quest, but you insisted on saving her anyway.

Li Shuchen straightened up and said, "Why are you angry with me? Changning did nothing wrong. She shouldn't have died. The one who's wrong is Shen Fenghuang. He deserves to die the most."

Why can't you just focus on farming and increasing the inn's revenue? Why do you have to go and punish that scumbag?

"See, you know he's a scumbag, right? People like him are only a menace to the world. It's better to get rid of him as soon as possible. I also want to save Changning."

You can save me, but you need to take care of your own safety. You almost died during that side quest last time, do you know that?

"So be it, I'm not as useful as Princess Changning. The Purple Star Dynasty needs her. It's worth it for me to die in her place."

[Your contribution is not as great as hers; you are the one who has contributed the most to the Purple Star Dynasty.]

Li Shuchen crossed his legs and asked...

"Oh, oh, oh, how did you know? Little Jizi, do you know something inside? Tell me about it."

【…】

The auspicious system remained silent.

Li Shuchen, growing impatient, said, "Tch, fine, don't tell me then. Who cares?"

I hope you can take better care of your safety in the future.

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen felt that Xiao Jizi's anger was a bit strange, and that she kept telling him to take care of his own safety, which seemed odd. So he asked, "What would you do if I died?"