North of the city, Yuehua Street.

This street is the most elegant and simple street in Beijing. Unlike other streets that sell food, clothing and daily necessities, this street is mostly filled with bookstores, followed by shops selling stationery, writing implements, brushes, ink, paper and inkstones, or painting tools and pigments.

In short, if you're selling anything other than refined items related to knowledge, don't even think about getting a foothold on Yuehua Street!

Upon arriving at Yuehua Street, Qiaolian went ahead to inquire about Elder Ye without Jiang Segu even having to speak.

Inside the carriage, Grandma Jiang held Jiang Segu's hand, "Just wait in the carriage, don't get off!"

Grandma Jiang originally wanted to come alone, but she couldn't persuade Jiang Segu otherwise.

“Mother, since Azi is here, he should stay with you! If you can’t get Old Master Ye to talk, Azi will be there to help!”

Grandma Jiang thought that made sense.

But when she thought about how arrogant the shopkeepers and even the waiters looked down on her every time she came to Yuehua Street, Grandma Jiang was really afraid that her daughter would be wronged.

Although Yuehua Street is a place of elegance, there is a very unrefined behavior there: looking down on all the female customers who come here.

"Then try not to stoop to their level later. They're always rude, so don't get angry with them!"

Jiang Segu was puzzled. "Mother, what do you mean by that?"

"You don't come to Yuehua Street often, so you don't know the inside story. The shops here don't really welcome women!"

"Why?"

Jiang Segu found this truly astonishing!

When opening a shop to do business, harmony is always the key to making money; she has never heard of a shop that is picky about its customers!

"I can't quite put my finger on the specific reason, but perhaps they feel that women are not worthy of the sage's book!"

What kind of logic is this!

Jiang Segu was so angry he almost jumped up and down. Just as he was about to explain himself, Qiaolian returned.

“Miss…” she stammered, refusing to continue.

This was the first time the girl had asked her to do something, and she hadn't been able to do it, so she couldn't bring herself to ask.

Seeing this, Jiang Segu didn't understand why, but Grandma Jiang San understood. She called to the coachman, "Niu Er, go down and inquire about Old Master Ye."

Niu Er honestly agreed and walked into the first shop.

Qiaolian pinched her fingers and said in a soft voice, "Miss, this servant is useless. I haven't done the task you assigned me well!"

"Qiaolian, tell me, what exactly happened?"

Qiaolian got angry when she thought about how she had gone to three shops to inquire about information, only to be met with nothing but the child's whims.

"Young lady, you don't know how arrogant the people in the shops on this street are! When I asked them about Master Ye, they not only ignored me, but also kicked me out."

From beginning to end, he didn't say a single word to the maid. What's with all this arrogance? He's just a waiter, does he think he's some refined gentleman?

Qiaolian got angrier and angrier as she talked, wishing she could go back and beat up those waiters!

Jiang Segu was truly amazed; she had been in the capital for so long and had never seen business done this way before.

It's no wonder Jiang Segu didn't know. Yuehua Street and Yulan Street are located in the north and south, respectively. In the past, when she had people buy inkstones for Liang Shaojie, she always got them from Zhenbaozhai. Therefore, she really had no chance to know about Yuehua Street, which was an anomaly.

"Qiaolian, you've been wronged. It was my oversight. When we get back, I'll have your daughter make it up to you!" Grandma Jiang comforted her.

Qiaolian waved her hands repeatedly, "This servant is not wronged, but I have failed to live up to your trust, Miss, and have not done a good job for you!"

"This isn't your fault, and your daughter won't blame you, so don't blame yourself!"

Just then, Niu Er returned.

"Reporting to Third Madam and Sixth Miss, I have learned that Master Ye is the accountant at Jigu Bookstore. Are Third Madam and Sixth Miss going to Jigu Bookstore now?"

"go!"

The group arrived at Jigu Bookstore. The bookstore's waiter, seeing that they were female customers, looked somewhat annoyed, thinking to himself: "What's going on today? Two groups of female customers in a row, what bad luck!" He decided he'd better get some water and sweep the floor properly after they left.

Then he turned his head and continued tidying up the books, pretending not to see Jiang Segu and the others.

Jiang Segu was angry, but remembering that he had come to find Elder Ye, he suppressed his resentment.

Grandma Jiang stepped forward and said softly to the waiter, "Excuse me, is Old Master Ye here?"

The waiter, as if threatened by a venomous snake, leaped back, and only after walking ten steps away did he angrily say, "Not here!"

Although Grandma Jiang was taken aback by his actions, she still smiled and continued, "May I ask, young man, where can I find Elder Ye?"

The waiter snorted and, without even glancing at Granny Jiang again, turned and left.

Jiang Segu could no longer contain himself. He stepped forward and swept the books that the waiter had just been tidying up onto the ground.

"Hey, what are you doing!"

The waiter, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, hopped back, picking up the book while glaring fiercely at Jiang Segu, "Despicable and vulgar people are not welcome here. Please leave immediately!"

"I must have heard you right. What right do you have to look down on others for being despicable and vile?"

Xiao Er's face turned red. This was the first time he had ever encountered someone who dared to act like a hooligan on Yuehua Street!

"You, you...you're unreasonable!"

"Oh, so you guys are talking about reason! Well, I've really seen something. A place that's supposed to be reasonable is treating its customers like dirt and being rude. Is this what you call reason?"

The waiter gave Jiang Segu a disdainful look and said sarcastically, "The ancients were right!"

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