Daily life of the mistress

Chapter 74 I'm in love with Liu Shuhui

Cui gave her two daughters-in-law the same task of managing the household, and it depended on who completed it better.
    It is now winter, and the days are getting colder day by day. Soon the test of being the head of the family will come.

    Duke Xu's mansion was a big consumer of charcoal. The houses of the main families all used ground dragons, which consumed the most charcoal. The charcoal basins in the rooms of the concubines and maids were twice as many as those of ordinary people. Even the hall for receiving guests had to provide some charcoal when no one was there, and the charcoal was used in abundance.

    The Xu family is a wealthy and powerful family, so they can afford to use the charcoal. However, charcoal is hard to buy nowadays!

    This winter is extremely cold, and the demand for charcoal in the city has increased dramatically. Several consecutive heavy snowfalls outside the city have blocked the roads, and the charcoal supply in the city is insufficient. Li Niyue asked the managers to spend more money to buy charcoal, but they could not buy any.

    Duke Xu's mansion was in urgent need of charcoal, and as the house was getting cold, she thought of Lu Lingjun.

    Maybe Lu Lingyun has a solution.

    Lu Lingjun saw Li Niyue's predicament and smiled suddenly.

    There was a shortage of charcoal, and she just happened to have some.

    "Prepare the carriage, I'm going out for a while." Lu Lingjun said to Shuanghong.

    "yes."

    A quarter of an hour later, Lu Lingjun, holding a warm hot water bottle in her arms and wearing a thick peacock fur coat, arrived in a carriage to the west of the city.

    Xikelai grocery store.

    Business in front of the grocery store is very good. It is the end of the year and there is a constant stream of customers buying New Year's goods. Moreover, Xikelai Grocery Store is the only one in the nearby streets that sells charcoal.

    The charcoal sold in his grocery store is of average quality in the city; it is not the cheapest, nor is it the most expensive with prices rising every day.

    However, the charcoal sold at Xikelai Grocery Store is limited in time and quantity, with only about 100 kilograms sold each day, providing a steady supply to the surrounding areas.

    "Miss, you're here!" Dongsheng, who was wearing a thick cotton coat, saw Lu Lingjun's carriage enter the backyard and hurried forward excitedly.

    "Yeah." Xia Mei lifted the carriage curtain and Lu Lingjun got off the carriage. She looked around the yard where people were moving all kinds of goods in and out, "You've been busy these days?"

    "Very busy! Business is good." Dongsheng looked at Lu Lingjun and his sister with joy. He noticed Xia Mei's thick new clothes and her rosy and plump face. He couldn't hide the satisfaction and happiness in her eyes.

    "Are you here for inspection, young lady?"

    "Yes, call Zhiran."

    "good."

    Dongsheng called Zhiran from the front yard after a while.

    When Zhiran saw Lu Lingjun, her face was even happier. "Miss, why are you here? Come in quickly. It's freezing cold."

    Zhiran hurriedly greeted Lu Lingjun and entered the front room where charcoal was burning.

    This is the inner room of the front shop, from where you can see the business going on in the shop outside.