Kang Xiucai was surprised again. He didn't expect this family to be so thoughtful and polite. Wild honey is a rare and precious thing. The doctor often reminded him to drink honey water, but honey is rare and expensive, so he had never been willing to spend the money.

His voice immediately became much gentler: "In that case, I will accept it. Thank you for your concern."

Seeing that Scholar Kang had accepted it, Boss Lu was even happier than him, having previously worried that Mr. Kang would dislike it.

The three children were taken to the front yard by the servant, and then Lu Laoda and He Jiuniang said goodbye to Kang Xiucai and left.

"Brother, go buy a handcart and order a carriage. The children will need it to come to class every day."

Once outside the school, He Jiuniang had no intention of leaving with Lu Laoda.

"Okay, then sister-in-law, go and stroll around the streets and buy whatever you want. We'll meet at the city gate."

After a day out, Boss Lu had relaxed a bit. His third sister-in-law was right; there was nothing to be ashamed of. As long as you treat people with courtesy, they will treat you with courtesy in return.

After separating from Lu Laoda, He Jiuniang didn't go anywhere else. Instead, she was thinking about how many women in the family didn't have any skincare products. Last night at dinner, she saw that Yu Shi's hands were so rough and cracked that she remembered she needed to buy some things for the women in the family.

Having found her target, she went directly to a nearby rouge shop. The shop looked quite large and was crowded, so she went in to take a look.

There were young maids in the shop, similar to saleswomen in later times. A well-dressed woman went in with He Jiuniang, and the young maid went straight to greet the woman, acting as if she didn't see He Jiuniang at all.

Fortunately, He Jiuniang didn't mind. In fact, she didn't like having people following her, so she looked around on her own.

Rouge shops naturally sell rouge, and most of them are makeup products. Moreover, in the eyes of He Jiuniang, an advanced person from another world, these makeup products are of very poor quality and rough. They may even be slightly toxic if used for a long time due to inaccurate extraction.

After looking around, I found a skincare oil. As soon as I opened it, I could smell a pungent lard smell. It was obviously made with lard, and the smell was very strange and unpleasant. The lard might even be expired.

He Jiuniang shook her head with some disdain, and was about to look at something else when another little maid came forward.

"If you're not going to buy, then stop looking. You still can't afford it anyway. Get out of here and don't disturb our business!"

The little girl's attitude was quite bad, which annoyed He Jiu Niang. She raised her head and looked at the arrogant little girl, saying rudely, "Is this what they call looking down on people?"

"you!"

The little girl was furious. This poor woman clearly couldn't afford it, yet she called her a dog!

"What do you mean, 'you'? Little girl, don't think you're so great just because you're out selling goods. Even if you sold yourself today, I wouldn't give you a second glance!"

After saying that, she turned and left. The little girl was so angry that her eyes turned red.

The young maid who was serving the lady came over and comforted her: "Alright, alright, stop crying. Why are you arguing with a poor guy? If he can't afford it, he can only talk about it!"

After leaving the rouge shop, He Jiuniang lost interest in going to other rouge shops. The largest one didn't have any good products, let alone the smaller shops.

It seems we'll have to take it from the space.

She had been using the things in her spatial storage all this time, but she could only use them secretly and had never taken them out openly. Today was the perfect opportunity.

Since it was still early, He Jiuniang went to the teahouse and sat for a while, listening to the storyteller tell some very old stories with exaggerated expressions. He Jiuniang felt that there was nothing new about them. Why was he still telling such old stories?

Seeing the people around her applauding and cheering, He Jiuniang frowned, feeling that life was really tough for people in ancient times, with so few forms of entertainment.

After drinking two cups of tea, He Jiuniang got up to leave. Just as she was about to go to the city gate to wait for Boss Lu, she saw him leading a loaded carriage over. "Brother, so fast?"

He Jiuniang was somewhat surprised, thinking she would have to wait a while longer.

"Yes, they happened to have a ready-made one, so they just installed it for me!"

Upon seeing her, Boss Lu was also very happy, and he led Hei Feng and walked side by side with He Jiu Niang.

Avoid rushing within the city; wait until you're outside the city gates before speeding back.

"This man deserves it; he's completely unworthy of the resettlement allowance the government provided!"

"Exactly! How could someone like that come to Jingzhou? What bad luck!"

"It's a pity that Your Highness, with your kind heart, always seems to encounter troublemakers like these!"

...

The road ahead was suddenly blocked by a group of people, and the carriage couldn't get through unless they dispersed.

The eldest brother glanced at He Jiuniang, then led Hei Feng forward, saying, "Excuse me, please make way..."

He wanted to clear a path for He Jiuniang to walk more easily, but he didn't expect that after only a few steps, an unidentified object pounced on the ground and grabbed his leg.

"Uncle Jingxuan, is that you, Uncle Jingxuan? Uncle Jingxuan, please save me, waaaaah..."

The voice sounded somewhat familiar, but the man on the ground was covered in blood and his face was filthy. Boss Lu really couldn't recognize who he was or how he had ended up in such a state.

"Uncle Jingxuan, it's me, Little Sheep! It's me, Little Sheep, Uncle Jingxuan! Waaaaah, I never thought I'd see you here again! Waaaaah..."

Upon hearing this, everyone realized they knew each other, and their gazes towards Boss Lu turned disdainful: "So you two know each other? Are you relatives?"

"What bad luck! How could I have such a relative?"

"You're a disgrace to the family! Bah!"

Although Boss Lu didn't know what had happened, he heard from the passersby that the thing on the ground seemed to have done something bad.

Lu Xiaoyang didn't care what passersby said about him. He only knew that Uncle Jingxuan seemed to be doing quite well. As long as he clung to his coattails, he wouldn't have to worry about starving to death.

So he tried his best to prove that he was Lu Xiaoyang, rubbing his face vigorously to make it as clean as possible.

But there was no water, and the more they wiped, the dirtier it got. Boss Lu was disgusted and said, "Alright, I know you're Lu Xiaoyang. What are you doing here? What happened?"

Back in his hometown, Lu Xiaoyang was a good-for-nothing hoodlum who was disliked by everyone. Although meeting him now was fate, Boss Lu really didn't want to have any contact with him, as it would lead to misfortune.

He Jiuniang also came forward and saw that Lu Xiaoyang was covered in injuries, obviously having just been beaten. One of his legs was limping, and it looked like it had been broken.

She didn't directly address Lu Xiaoyang, but instead asked the onlookers around her, "Excuse me, ma'am, do you know what happened to him? How did he get beaten up like this?"