In a panic, the woman took out the silver and returned it to the customer. After the first customer, a second and a third clamored for their silver back.

After this farce, Jiang Hua's braised pork offal was sold out.

"Miss Jiang, why don't you have salt-baked chicken feet for sale today?" many customers asked.

"I couldn't buy chicken feet, I'll make them when I get some," Jiang Hua said.

After dealing with the guests, Jiang Hua tidied up and had Jiang Xingzhou push the cart away. They went to Mingdetang first to sell the dried herbs.

Although the amount of money she received wasn't much, for her now, even a small amount was still something.

Jiang Xingzhou followed the doctor from Mingdetang into the back hall, while Jiang Hua and Jiang Jingyi waited in the main hall after Jiang Hua finished selling the herbs.

They didn't have to wait long before Jiang Xingzhou came out.

After leaving Mingde Hall, Jiang Hua led Jiang Jingyi into a cloth shop, where they selected three bolts of cloth. Two were used to make clothes, and the remaining bolt, being softer, was used to make an undergarment.

Jiang Hua, who is used to sleeping in pajamas, is still not used to sleeping in so many clothes. When she earns money, she will definitely build a big house.

However, judging from the current situation, it's a bit uncertain. Oh well, let's take it one step at a time.

"Can you make clothes?" Jiang Xingzhou suddenly stepped forward and asked, "Why don't we buy ready-made clothes?"

"Ready-made clothes are too expensive. I could buy a bolt of fabric and make them myself," Jiang Hua said. "I don't know how to make them, but Aunt Liu does."

She had previously arranged with Aunt Liu that she would give her the fabric at the market price so that Aunt Liu could help her make clothes.

She had just looked at the clothes; a set of better quality fabric cost one or two taels of silver, and even a set of inferior fabric cost half a tael. That was not cost-effective. If she made them herself, one bolt of fabric could make two or three sets.

Jiang Hua looked at the cloth and picked out two more bolts, buying a total of five bolts. The shopkeeper calculated that it cost four taels of silver.

I've earned ten taels of silver in the past two days of setting up my stall. Plus, I've made money selling he shou wu. I don't mind the money Jiang Hua gave me; I can always earn more silver.

"I'll do it." Jiang Xingzhou pressed down on Jiang Hua's hand and took out some silver from his pocket, giving it to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper's gaze swept back and forth between Jiang Xingzhou and Jiang Hua until Jiang Jingyi called her "stepmother," at which point he suddenly realized what was going on.

He also said that Jiang Hua was so young to have such a big child, and that she must be a stepmother.

After leaving the cloth shop, Jiang Hua went to a general store and bought some new bowls and chopsticks. Most of the ones at home were chipped and broken. All in all, she spent seven or eight taels of silver today before she finally stopped.

"Stepmother, why did we buy so much stuff?" Jiang Jingyi asked, looking at the cart that was almost full of things.

“These are all useful, so we definitely have to buy them. Besides, money is meant to be spent,” Jiang Hua said, patting his little head.

It's no wonder Jiang Jing was curious. Jiang Xingzhou always prepared everything for him, and he had never been involved in it before. Now that he had experienced it firsthand, he found it quite strange.

"Father, does all the money you earn go to your stepmother?" Jiang Jingyi asked Jiang Xingzhou.

"Hmm," Jiang Xingzhou replied after glancing at Jiang Hua.

The group had all eaten steamed buns for lunch and weren't hungry, so they went straight back. Looking at the cloth on the cart, Jiang Hua and Jiang Xingzhou said they would deliver it directly to Aunt Liu.

Their cart had just reached the gate of Aunt Liu's yard when it bumped into the Xu family, the two Xu sisters, and Lin Shuyan, who were about to leave.

"Jiang Xingzhou, move these to Aunt Liu's room." Jiang Hua completely ignored the three people whose eyes were fixed on the things on the cart.

"Xu Erya!" Lin Shuyan suddenly rushed forward with red eyes, raising her hand to slap her.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Hua grabbed his outstretched hand.

"Jiang Hua!" Meeting Jiang Hua's cold gaze, Lin Shuyan quickly changed her words: "How can you be so heartless? He is Brother Xuan!"

Lin Shuyan tearfully accused Jiang Hua, while constantly trying to break free of her hand.

"You little slut, let go of Yan Yan right now!" Madam Xu looked at Lin Shu Yan's hand, which was being held by Jiang Hua and was already a little red, with a pained expression.

"Okay." Jiang Hua smiled and let go of her hand.

"Ah!" Lin Shuyan lost her balance and fell backward, but fortunately Xu Shi caught her in time.

"It's true that you're an ungrateful wretch," Xu said fiercely to Jiang Hua.

What's going on here?

Jiang Hua looked at Jiang Xingzhou, who was clearly unaware of the situation as well.

"Huahua." Aunt Liu walked over quickly.

"Auntie, what happened?" Jiang Hua asked Aunt Liu.

"Huahua, Lin Shuyan said that Zhou Yingxuan was so badly injured while saving you and Xiao Jiang," Aunt Liu whispered in Jiang Hua's ear.

"Lin Shuyan, was Zhou Yingxuan really injured while saving me?" Jiang Hua asked Lin Shuyan with a half-smile.

"You..." Lin Shuyan was momentarily at a loss for words under Jiang Hua's gaze, and guiltily looked away.

"You little slut, how dare you glare at Yan Yan? Do you believe I'll beat you to death!" With that, Madam Xu strode angrily toward her.

The next second—

"ah--!"

Xu's chin has been removed by Jiang Hua.

"This mouth of yours, so bad at speaking, might as well just be discarded," Jiang Hua said coldly, glancing at Xu Shi who was resting her chin on her hand.

"You wretched girl, how dare you treat your mother like this? Aren't you afraid of divine retribution?" Madam Xu stepped forward and said with displeasure.

"What, you don't want your mouth anymore either?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Xu glanced at Madam Xu with disdain, silently took a few steps back, and dared not step forward again.

"Jiang Hua, how could you treat your aunt like this!" Lin Shuyan once again took the moral high ground.

"How I treated her is entirely her own fault." Jiang Hua looked intently at Lin Shuyan, then changed the subject:

"But you, why don't you tell me what it means that Zhou Yingxuan was injured while saving me?"

"What do you want to do?" As Jiang Hua approached her step by step, Lin Shuyan couldn't help but back away in fear.

"Jiang Hua, what are you doing!"

Just when Lin Shuyan had nowhere to retreat, Xu Wanli appeared, followed by several villagers who had just come out of Zhou Yingxuan's house.

"Village Chief Xu." Lin Shuyan quickly hid behind Xu Wanli.

Those people saw Lin Shuyan looking pitiful and like she had been bullied, and their eyes glared at Jiang Hua with even more dissatisfaction.

“Jiang Hua, I’ve already heard from Yan Yan that you angered the tiger, which is why it attacked Ah Xuan,” Xu Wanli said to Jiang Hua with dissatisfaction.