Jiang Sheng wanted to eat candied hawthorns. Although she had only eaten them recently, her older brother thought they were too sweet and would cause tooth decay, so he forbade her from eating them often.
There was nothing Miss Jiang could do. Although she had a large sum of money given to her by her third brother, she was the one who listened to her eldest brother the most, so she could only drool over the candied hawthorns every time.
If she could, she wished the candied hawthorn would be more sensible and fall in when she opened her mouth.
Unfortunately, the candied hawthorn has never been very sensible.
The carriage sped by, and the bright red sweet fruit just passed by. Jiang Sheng swallowed hard, sat back in the carriage, and found that all five of her brothers were staring at her.
Wow, those are five big eyes, and they all have a deep meaning in them. If Jiang Sheng wasn't brave enough, she probably would have wet her pants.
Before she could angrily question them, her older brother Xu Mo spoke up, "Little Jiang Sheng, would you like some candied hawthorns?"
I think and think, I even dream about it.
Jiang Sheng grinned, but her childhood wariness made her quickly suppress her smile and look at Xu Mo with suspicion.
As the old saying goes, something unusual is bound to happen. My older brother doesn't allow himself to eat candied hawthorns often, but now he's bringing them up again. Something's definitely up.
As the old saying goes, one should remain unchanged in the face of all changes.
So Xiao Jiang Sheng kept her mouth shut and stared back with her eyes that were just as bright as candlelight.
For a moment, six pairs of eyes stared at each other in the carriage, none of them blinking.
"What a huge show!" Zheng Ruqian was the first to lose his temper, rubbing his temples and yelling, "What are you doing? Are you turtles competing with mung beans?"
Wen Zhiyun let out a soft breath, blinked her eyes, and felt tears welling up.
Fang Heng and Chang Yan also lowered their heads and gently massaged their eye sockets.
Xu Mo stared at Jiang Sheng for a long time before finally sighing, "I don't think this is a good idea. Jiang Sheng is still too young."
After speaking, she lowered her eyelashes.
Now it was Jiang Sheng's turn to be curious. She looked at Xu Mo anxiously, "What's wrong with big brother? What happened?"
Should I give her some more money? That's fine, she can fit in any amount I give her, I can just exchange it for banknotes.
Jiang Sheng grinned happily.
Unexpectedly, Xu Mo still shook his head, "No, you can't do it."
Jiang Sheng's smile froze. She practically pounced on Xu Mo's lap, her eyes wide with seriousness, and said, "No, big brother, I can do it, I really can."
"Really?" Xu Mo was still skeptical.
"Really." Jiang Sheng nodded vigorously. "The other brothers are watching too. Jiang Sheng can do it."
The other brothers held back their laughter and didn't say anything.
Xu Mo rubbed his temples and chuckled, "In that case, the task of getting close to Qiao Yuhe is yours. I'll have Lao San and Jiang San and Jiang Si protect you. All you need to do is make her willing to meet us."
Qiao Yuhe was the new wife of the wealthy man, and also Sun Yu's third concubine.
This matter is not too difficult. With Fang Heng and Jiang Yi and Jiang Er protecting us, we are basically safe.
Although Jiang Sheng was surprised, she would still agree.
The only problem is that she is cunning. If Xu Mo makes a request, Jiang Sheng will definitely offer dozens of candied hawthorns in exchange.
But eating too many candied hawthorns can really damage teeth. In order to protect his sister's white teeth, Xu Mo dug a small trap, and Xiao Jiang Sheng was so surprised that she jumped right in.
That's great, someone's taken care of things now, and I don't need to buy candied hawthorns anymore.
Xu Mo gathered his sleeves and returned to the courtyard with a serene and breezy air.
Jiang Sheng was left standing there, deep in thought, feeling that something was wrong.
Hmm, it seems like I've lost something.
Fortunately, the task wasn't too difficult.
Qiao Yuhe was favored by Sun Yu and gave birth to a son and a daughter after entering the Sun family. Although she could not compare to the first wife, she lived a good life.
According to Jiang San's investigation, Qiao Yuhe's favorite place to visit was the clothing store in the city. Every time she brought her daughter, she would buy three to five sets of clothes before leaving.
Her favorite clothing store was called Yuzhenfang, where a single outfit cost an average of ten taels of silver.
Ten taels of silver.
Jiang Sheng remembered her first gray cotton-padded jacket, which cost only a dozen or so coins. Although it was made with the worst cotton and the stitching was crooked, she was so happy that she didn't want to take it off.
I really don't know how good-looking a set of clothes that costs ten taels of silver must be.
As Jiang Sheng muttered to herself, she asked Aunt Zhang to pick out clothes for her.
Yuzhenfang is the largest and most luxurious clothing store in Anshui County, frequented by wealthy families. If Jiang Sheng wanted to run into Qiao Yuhe there, she couldn't very well dress too shabbily.
But she only has a few clothes, and no matter how much she picks and chooses, she can't find a single good one that she can show off.
Zhang Xianglian felt a little regretful, "I've been so busy making cured meat these days that I haven't even remembered to make a couple of clothes for Xiao Jiangsheng."
But it's too late to make it now.
She could only manage to pick out a moon-white cotton dress, paired with a light blue cotton long coat, and then braided two small braids hanging down above her ears. With Jiang Sheng's round little face, at first glance, she was a clean and pleasing little girl.
When it came to jewelry, Jiang Sheng was even more shabby and pitiful. Not to mention gold and silver ornaments, she didn't even have a hair tie or hair accessory.
Aunt Zhang didn't have any either, so she could only pin a small wildflower on her hair and say softly, "Our little Jiang Sheng is just like a wildflower, full of vitality, and no one can extinguish her."
"This has a good meaning," Jiang Sheng nodded happily.
After dressing up, the little girl jumped in front of her brothers, twirled around while holding her dress, and asked, "Does it look good?"
"It looks good." The brothers, who had absolutely no sense of aesthetics, all nodded.
Only Wen Zhiyun frowned slightly, feeling that her sister's hair was too plain.
"Then I'm going out." After showing off, Jiang Sheng skipped and hopped out the door.
Fang Heng put on his conical hat and, accompanied by Jiang San and Jiang Si, followed her at a distance, watching her walk out of the hairpin courtyard and approach the Jade Treasure Workshop.
The brothers originally planned for Jiang Sheng to wait for Qiao Yuhe at the door, either to pretend to bump into her or to ask for help, in order to avoid any other trouble in Yuzhenfang.
But plans can't keep up with changes. As soon as Jiang Sheng arrived at the place, she saw Qiao Yuhe leading her maid into Yuzhenfang.
With no other option, Jiang Sheng had to follow them inside.
But they were stopped at the door.
The person blocking the way was a woman with a fairly kind face. "Which family's little maid is this? Do you have a reservation?"
Jiang Sheng was taken aback, only then realizing that she had been mistaken for a maid fetching clothes because she was dressed too plainly.
She wanted to fabricate an identity, but was afraid of being discovered, so she obediently replied, "I'm from the Jiang family."
Jiang Sheng and the Jiang family are practically a perfect match.
She was feeling quite pleased with herself when the gatekeeper misheard it as "Jiang family" and hurriedly opened the gate, saying, "Please come in, young lady."
Then he shouted again, "The third young lady of the Jiang family has come to collect her clothes."
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