Then Tieshu and the others stepped forward to take the gifts from Steward Xing and the County Magistrate. Land Officer Yang and the others also came forward to greet Steward Xing. After that, Constable Hong and the others accompanied him to chat for a while. Yang Chuxia had the guests taken to the restaurant, where the banquet had already been arranged.
Meanwhile, Yang Chuxia and the others continued to watch the shop.
Since Lord County Magistrate came and brought gifts, the customers who came to join in the fun stayed at the shop for a while longer. They seemed to want to hear some news from the conversations between the hosts, but nothing was revealed.
Rich people in the town, such as the local gentry, also heard that the County Magistrate had sent gifts to the Artistry Pavilion. Without caring whether they knew the Yang Family or not, they hurriedly had their servants pick one or two items from their storerooms to send as gifts.
Only after the servants had carefully asked around did they learn that the popular drunk crabs recently sold in town were from this shop, as well as the shrimp paste and other products.
Some people even found out that the plaque of this shop was actually written by the County Magistrate himself! With this information, they felt more at ease.
Upon relaying this news to their masters, although they didn’t understand the relationship between the Yang Family and the County Magistrate, they were sure it was better to maintain a good relationship. After all, they had plenty of items in their storerooms. With that, the matter was settled.
The flow of information in ancient times was also very fast. Not only did wealthy families know about it, but even the local ruffians were also informed. They had originally planned to take advantage of the opening of the shop to get some silver, but before they even entered, they heard people talking about the shop’s plaque.
Upon further listening, they realized that the plaque had been written by the County Magistrate himself. This would not do, as they did not have the guts to vandalize the County Magistrate’s plaque. They had no choice but to leave dejectedly.
Inside the shop, Yang Chuxia was also paying attention to these people outside. She had noticed the intentions of those ruffians and had originally intended to teach them a lesson if they dared to enter. However, they left without even coming in.
Yang Chuxia had to stay in the shop and watch.
At the restaurant, Ye Zi’an, Yang Dachuan, Land Officer Yang, and the others accompanied the guests while eating.
Seeing that everyone was enjoying themselves, Zi’an quietly slipped down to the second floor and gave some instructions to a waiter. A while later, a table full of food was sent from the restaurant to the Artistry Pavilion.
By this time, it was noon and most of the onlookers had left. Not many items had been sold—only two extra jewelry boxes that had been made at the time were purchased, as well as a wheelchair bought by a rich young man as a gift.
However, quite a few orders had been placed throughout the morning, including for clothes, trunks, and book trunks, and so on. Looking at these orders, Yang Chuxia knew that even during the New Year, Dayong and the others would not be able to take a break.
"Miss Yang, Miss Yang, the food from the restaurant has arrived." Yang Chuxia and Tieshu, among others, continued to look at the orders.
Someone called out from outside, and she went out to see two waiters from the restaurant, both carrying two big lunchboxes.
"Zi’an had us send this." The waiter quickly explained when he saw her.
"Please come in quickly." As soon as she heard that Ye Zi’an had sent this, Yang Chuxia eagerly invited them in.
She thought to herself that her Brother An was really thoughtful, knowing that she hadn’t eaten yet.
After the servants set up the food, Yang Chuxia called everyone over to eat together, taking the opportunity to test out her round table.
The two waiters stared in amazement and then hurried back to tell Shopkeeper Li of their experience.