For Yun Ruoxia, Tang Ling and the others' departure was an extremely exciting event. She could return to her own room, and her family would save a lot of money. Even though it was just a meal, with so many people and Zhang Shi and Yun's mother being so generous, who knows how many copper coins they would spend on food every day.
Now that these people have moved to the city, with the music hall owner looking after them, it's worry-free and effortless, and most importantly, it saves them money. Nothing could be better than that.
Yun Ruoxia was very happy. Driving the carriage, she felt that even the wind blowing in her face was sweet.
It was already afternoon when they arrived at the shop. Yunling asked Yun Ruoxia to buy some food, and then she and Tang Ling and the others worked together to clean up the dust all over the shop. If there was anything missing or anything urgent, they asked Yun Ruoxia to make several trips to buy it. Before dark, they finally managed to make the shop feel a bit more human.
Yunling rubbed her back and was about to stretch when a strange face appeared outside the door.
The man was holding a bunch of peach blossoms wrapped in oil paper and kept looking into the shop. Yunling was a little dazed. She had never seen this man before, and he was holding flowers. Could it be that Wen Siqing had found out that her aunt was at the shop and specially sent this by his servant?
Just as Yun Ling was thinking of teasing Yun Ruoxia, the person spoke first:
"Young lady, is Miss Yun here?"
Yun Xiao Er Niang?
she? ? ?
Is this person looking for her?
Yunling nodded blankly and replied:
"Yes, what brings you here?"
"Oh, it's like this. Young Master Lu of the Lu Family Trading Company asked me to deliver a bouquet of peach blossoms to Miss Yun. I wonder if you could convey this message to Miss Yun?"
Yunling's heart skipped a beat. Today wasn't anything special, so why did he send her flowers, and peach blossoms at that...? It was a bit...
"Young lady?"
"Oh, just give it to me, and I will give it to Yun Xiao Er Niang myself."
At first, he was a little reluctant, afraid that he would lose Yunling and then it would be difficult to explain, and he would be easily investigated by Lu Yinghuai. But after looking at her, he thought that Yunling was good-looking, so he was relieved.
After all, he always believed that a pretty young woman wouldn't lie, so he handed the bouquet to Yunling, glanced at her a few more times, and then left.
Yunling was unaware of his intentions. When she took the bouquet, she felt something was off. The flowers were supposed to be light, so why did they feel so heavy?
Yunling looked down and saw that the writing was faintly visible through the oiled paper. She quickly tore off a piece of the oiled paper, and the smell of paper money wafted out. Yunling glanced at it and saw that there were no fewer than thirty pieces of paper money.
Her heart jumped into her throat. She didn't know if she was nervous or guilty, but she felt uneasy. She quickly plucked at the peach blossom branch and found a small note hidden inside.
Yunling immediately picked it out with her fingertips, and the elegant characters instantly caught her eye. It read, "If you come again, I will add another thousand strings of cash." The words were short, but the meaning was profound.
Yunling felt that the bouquet of flowers was too hot to handle. She was supposed to give two thousand strings of cash, but now she not only couldn't give the money away, but she also made an extra thousand strings of cash. It was like making a profit without any investment.
She wanted to return this hot potato immediately to avoid taking advantage of him so much, but what if he really did add another thousand strings of cash as the note said? Wouldn't that mean she was taking advantage of him again? That wouldn't do!
Yunling felt overwhelmed, thinking of exchanging the three thousand strings of cash for corresponding treasures to return, but she was also afraid that the man would return even more valuable treasures, since she was no match for him in terms of wealth.
If I invite him to dine with me, firstly, I'm always uncomfortable being alone with him, secondly, three thousand strings of cash would probably be a lot of money to eat in Pingcheng, and thirdly, if I order all the expensive dishes, he might notice and end up paying the bill, which would be a waste of my time.
Yunling sighed. This wouldn't work, that wouldn't work, and she didn't know if there was a way to solve the problem once and for all. So she decided to give up for now and find an opportunity to return the favor later.
The fashion show is not far away.
Yunling, wanting convenience, stayed at the shop with Tang Ling and the others, saving them the trouble of traveling by carriage. This allowed her to focus more on renovating the shop in front.
Her lingering presence inadvertently attracted a persistent fly to the shop.
Pei Lin also discovered by chance that Yun Ling had opened a shop in Pingli Lane. He saw her for two consecutive days, so he visited her every day. Regardless of her mood, he shamelessly walked into the shop, acting as if he were the owner of the place.
Tang Ling and the others watched, secretly amused.
"Hey, you little bug, it's even hotter today than yesterday. Give me two cups of fragrant drinks."
Yunling had no interest in dealing with this guy who offered no help, so she continued with her work.
Pei Lin wasn't annoyed. He put down his medical kit, raised his hand and slid it across Yun Ling's back. He pinched the cup between his thumb and forefinger, then hooked the fragrant drink pot with his pinky. He pulled it to his own eyes, poured himself a full cup, and drank to his heart's content.
Yunling belatedly realized what was happening and jumped up.
"You shorty, you...you...this is my cup, why are you using it like this?"
"I...I...how would I know it was your cup? If I had known, I would have died of thirst rather than drink from it."
Yunling wanted to tear his mouth apart. She snatched the cup back, but when she thought about how this person had drunk from it, she was caught in a dilemma, unable to move forward or backward. She could only angrily put the cup aside and continue with her work.
Pei Lin was feeling a bit uncomfortable. It seemed he was naturally itchy and couldn't feel right unless Yun Ling scolded him a few times. Right now, leaning to the side, looking up to receive the fragrant drink poured from the pot, he felt it was missing something. This fragrant drink should be drunk from a cup!
"You little bug, what are you doing? I've been looking at this cabinet for days, why isn't it finished yet?"
"None of your business."
"Tch, I have no interest in you. Don't flatter yourself."
Despite saying that, Pei Lin still eagerly squatted down next to Yun Ling and said casually:
"This cabinet looks very similar to the one used for storing herbs at Ren'antang. Is this for storing things?"
"Otherwise, what are we going to do, let people behead us?"
Pei Lin got goosebumps just thinking about that scene.
"Are you even a young lady? How could you say such chilling things?"
Yunling turned her head, intending to retort to Pei Lin, but seeing his genuinely uneasy expression, she couldn't help but laugh out loud. This man was good with words, but when it came to trouble, he was like a quail.
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