Madam Zhang remembered Sun Miao'er's kindness, and the next day she brought people to visit and ordered some goods.
Sun Miao'er was calculating, squeezing out every last penny of the five hundred taels of silver to spend, and now she had four hundred taels left to place an order.
She planned to order some goods from the Wei family first to try it out. After all, they had a past relationship, and Wei Rongchang would have to consider that she had helped the Wei family before and make a little less profit on her.
The Wei family readily agreed to the matter, and the next day she explained her intentions to Wei Jingnian. Wei Jingnian wrote a letter back and quickly received a response from Wei Rongchang.
"Xueru, Uncle Wei said you can take the goods first, don't worry about the money. You can pay him back later when you've made some money." Wang Xueru finished reading the letter and was happy for Sun Miao'er.
This solved their immediate problem, but Sun Miao'er didn't want to owe Wei Rongchang too many favors. They were doing business together, and although they were friends today, they might fight tooth and nail for profits tomorrow.
Her small fabric shop is now up and running.
In the first few days, apart from acquaintances, there was not much business. Wang Xueru brought her close friends to help her make a living.
"Hey, young lady, business is tough these days!" Old Wang Ba, the scoundrel from the rice shop next door, comes to the door every few days to say something unpleasant ever since the shop opened.
Sun Miao'er initially didn't want to pay him any attention, thinking that peace would bring wealth. However, seeing him provoke her time and time again, she was unwilling to tolerate it any longer and stood directly at the door:
"Uncle Wang, have you sold out of rice in your shop? You don't have time to meddle in other people's business!"
Wang Laoba felt no shame whatsoever; on the contrary, he became even more smug. "Oh, Manager Sun, we're all in business, can't you even take a joke?"
Liu'er was doing the accounts when she heard the noise outside and rushed over indignantly, "Wang Laoba, you better be polite to my boss! Don't think we're easy to bully!"
Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Sun Miao'er said, "Liu'er, don't bother with this old bastard. Let's do our own business!"
Upon hearing Sun Miao'er's teasing words, Wang Laoba leaned back in the bamboo rattan chair in front of his shop and cursed, "This little girl is young, but she's quick-witted. I wonder where she got her dirty money to do business!"
Sun Miao'er rested her chin on her hand and listened to Wang Laoba's rant for a full half hour, but her eyes never left the account book on the table.
A month has passed, and she still hasn't dared to officially open for business. If she makes a big fuss, she's afraid of becoming a target and attracting the attention of those big estates. If she makes a small fuss, she'll throw in the money and get no results at all, which would be a loss.
A few days ago, winter officially began, and the weather turned cold unexpectedly. She stayed in the shop all day, feeling freezing.
Xue Ru set off for the prefect's mansion, and it's likely she won't be back for at least two months. Wei Jingnian, having heard rumors of this year's imperial examinations, was dragged home by Wei Rongchang and forced to study diligently in silence.
Life was getting more and more boring, and she had to count the days on her fingers.
"Sister!" A clear child's voice came from outside the door, interrupting Sun Miao'er's thoughts.
Sun Miao'er looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Sun Caiping leading Xiao Ning and Xiao Man.
"Why are you two here? Don't you have to study today?" Sun Miao'er realized that it had been more than a month since she had seen them. No wonder they looked a bit taller.
Xiaoman, as always, rushed to the front and explained, "Sister, the master is off today. Xiaoning and I missed you so much, so we asked Aunt to bring us here."
Looking at Sun Caiping, a month is neither a long nor a short time, but it is enough to transform a person completely.
Sun Caiping in front of me is much fuller than before, and her complexion has changed from sallow to rosy. Most importantly, her eyes are much more striking.
Those beautiful eyes that used to hold so much sadness are now completely gone, and a smile has appeared on her face.
"Thank you so much, Auntie, for taking care of them these past few days. They are very naughty and have caused you a lot of trouble."
Sun Caiping laughed and said, "Miao'er, don't say that. It's all thanks to the two of them keeping me company that I have a good life."
"By the way, Xiaoman went back to Tongsheng's school a couple of days ago and is now mostly back to studying.
Sun Miao'er nodded hurriedly, saying with relief, "Just keep up."
Xiao Ning burrowed behind Sun Miao'er, pouting as if she wanted to say something, but then became too embarrassed.
Sun Miao'er could easily tell, and she lowered her head to ask, "What's wrong with you today? Is there something you don't want to tell your sister?"
"Sister, the teacher said he can't teach me anymore and told me to go back and find a new teacher."
Sun Miao'er was stunned and looked at Sun Caiping, "What, what's going on?"
Sun Caiping took two steps closer and patted Xiao Ning's head. "It's all because this child is too smart. He learns in one day what he learns in three. He has already absorbed all the knowledge his teacher had."
Sun Miao'er thought about it again and realized that it made sense. After all, the teachers in the countryside were only students who had completed their studies, so they couldn't be much better.
She comforted Xiao Ning, saying, "This is a good thing. Don't worry, I'll find you an even better husband."
It is common knowledge that there are no living scholars in Fushui Village.
If you want a better husband, you can only look for one in Pingnan City. "Since you're here, you can move to the city with me from now on."
Xiaoman was the most excited and asked, "Sister, what about Grandma?"
"Grandma should come too," Sun Miao'er thought, if she wanted to.
She figured there were two empty rooms in the backyard that should be enough for them. Although she had invested a lot of money recently, she had also made some profit, which would be enough to find them a good husband.
"That's great! I can see my sister every day now!"
Sun Caiping has become much more cheerful, but she still hasn't changed her habit of being too diligent. Seeing that the two children were already playing on their own, she started to help tidy up the shop.
“Auntie, I happen to be short of someone at my shop. If you don’t mind, you can stay. I’ll pay you the market rate.” Sun Miao’er saw that the two children depended on her, and she wanted her to stay for both emotional and logical reasons.
Sun Caiping didn't react for a moment, then said, "That's fine, I'll stay in the shop and find some work to do. Anyway, doing anything is better than staying cooped up at home! I'll go back and pick up Mom to come over together!"
"By the way, how is Second Aunt doing at home? Has she caused you any trouble?" Sun Miao'er asked with concern, afraid that Jin Shi would take advantage of her absence to bully the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled.
Sun Caiping said, "No, she's too busy cleaning up her unfortunate parents' mess to have time for us!"
Indeed, considering that Jin's parents should have been sentenced by now, they are probably facing the death penalty. However, Jin is determined to distance herself from the situation, but the law is not lenient. Lord Zhang is a good official, and he will not let her get away so easily.
"This is what they call retribution, it's just a matter of time. When she humiliated our family, she should have thought this day would come!" Sun Miao'er finally vented her anger. From now on, her family will happily move to the city and never see the annoying Jin Shi again.
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