After Gu Lingchen left, Liu Sisi told her parents about her plan to open a shop with Mr. Gu.
“Father, Mother, Young Master Gu said he would contribute one thousand taels to buy the shop. I will be responsible for making and selling it. We will split the profits 40/60, with me getting 60% and him getting 40%.”
“Daughter, I don’t know anything about doing business. Just tell me how to do it, and I’ll do it your way,” Liu Dashi said.
"Mom, come with me. I'll teach you how to make kimchi. Try it yourself."
After Liu Sisi finished speaking, she took out cucumbers, potatoes, mushrooms, wood ear fungus, tofu skin, and many other vegetables suitable for making kimchi from her spatial storage.
Mrs. Wu watched as her daughter magically produced one dish after another, some of which she didn't even recognize.
"Daughter, what are these dishes? I've never seen them before," Wu asked.
"Mother, these are all vegetables from the world of the Snake Fairy. This is called a potato, and this is called tofu skin..."
The mother and daughter busied themselves with the vegetables, chatting as they worked.
"Mother, did Fifth Brother tell you about his plans to become an apprentice at the pharmacy?" Liu Sisi asked.
“I told you, it’s a good thing that your fifth brother has something he wants to do. After your eldest brother’s wedding, I’ll take your fifth brother to town to find a pharmacy to learn from,” Wu replied.
Meanwhile, back in his own residence, Gu Lingchen sat in a chair, holding the jade pendant and looking at it.
This jade pendant is round, about five centimeters in diameter and one centimeter thick. It is made of top-quality Hetian jade, which is warm, delicate, and flawless, resembling mutton fat. A lifelike dragon is carved on the front of the pendant.
He recalled the scene of his mother taking him to Tianlong Temple when he was a child.
When the abbot interpreted the divination for him, he said, "Young benefactor, your congenital weakness is not entirely incurable."
Then, without telling him how to cure his illness, she mysteriously pointed to the jade pendant at his waist.
"Young benefactor, you must keep this jade pendant safe, for it will be your hope for recovery in the future."
He and his mother both believed the abbot's words without a doubt, and from then on, he treasured the jade pendant and carried it with him every day.
It wasn't until he heard someone mention the name of Doctor Jiang that he decided to try his luck, since he had never left the palace before and really wanted to see for himself.
Fearing that the jade pendant might not be safe in the palace, he deliberately carried it with him.
He had to plead with his father for a long time before the emperor agreed to let him come out. He had originally brought many people with him, but he didn't want to be too conspicuous that day, so he only brought Ah Sheng with him.
Not long after he came out, Ah Sheng said he had an upset stomach and needed to go to the outhouse, so he left. Who would have thought that in such a short time, a thief would come out and steal his jade pendant?
He never expected that a petty thief would be so brazen in broad daylight, daring to directly reach out and snatch the jade pendant from his waist.
But I have to thank that little thief, otherwise how would I have met Miss Sisi?
Strangely enough, the pain she felt lessened as soon as she saw that girl, and today she felt no pain at all.
What does the abbot mean?
To verify his suspicions, he decided to spend more time with Liu Sisi.
Some were happy while others were sad. At this time, Li Guifen, who was limping on one leg, was still being scolded by her parents. Not only was she scolded, but she also had to do chores.
"You worthless thing! I've raised you for so many years, and now you're crippled! Who can you marry looking like this? Who would want you? Stop pretending to be dead and go to the mountain to get me some wild vegetables. We're out of food at home."
Li Ergou, holding a broom, hit Li Guifen while cursing.
Li Ergou is now the head of the family. His mother used to be a maid for a young lady in a wealthy family. Later, she was released by her master and married his father. His father has some wealth. His parents only had him as their son, and they doted on him, which made him lazy and good-for-nothing.
However, his parents were both in poor health, and they both passed away a few years after he married Yang.
His parents had left him thirty acres of prime farmland and some silver, but he was lazy and greedy, and she had already sold off more than ten acres of it.
Yang gave birth to two sons and a daughter for him. The sons were Li Guifu and Li Guiquan, but he hardly cared about them. Yang's family was from the neighboring Yangshu Village, and their family was relatively well-off. He even gave her a dowry of one tael of silver when she married into the family.
However, Yang only loved her son and not her daughter. Li Guifen had no good food or drink at home, only endless beatings, scoldings and chores.
She dragged her limping leg and carried her basket as she walked towards her house.
She hesitated; her leg, still aching from the snake bite, made her hesitant to go up the mountain.
She remembered what the villagers said: Liu Dashi paid for her leg treatment; otherwise, she might not have survived.
She felt no gratitude whatsoever; instead, she loathed Liu Sisi's family even more. "Hmph, who needs the pity of your bunch of trash?"
Since they have so much money, I'll go and beg that idiot Liu Sisi for mercy. Maybe she'll give me some of her family's vegetables!
Having made up her mind, she headed towards Liu Sisi's house.
Liu Sisi explained the steps for making kimchi to Wu Shi. Seeing that her mother learned quickly, she came out of the kitchen.
A short while later, she heard voices at the gate. When she went outside, she saw Li Guifen kneeling outside her gate.
"Sisi, it was all my fault before. I'm sorry, please forgive me! Now my leg is lame, and my father still wants me to go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables for him. With this limp, I can hardly find any wild vegetables."
"Sisi, your family already paid my medical fees before, please have pity on me one more time! Give me some vegetables, or my dad will beat me to death."
A crowd quickly gathered at the gate. "Oh, this child is so pitiful. Her parents beat and scold her all the time."
"Yes! I often see her parents beating her. I see that she doesn't eat enough and still has to work every day."
At this point, some people in the village began to feel sorry for Li Guifen.
"She's pitiful? She's pitiful, so she goes and bullies Boss Liu's daughter? Didn't you see how badly Sisi was bullied by her last time?"
"Old Liu is kind-hearted. She was bitten on the leg by a snake, and he even paid for her treatment. How could snakes in our Tianlong Kingdom bite people randomly? If she hadn't done so many bad things, why would a snake have bitten her? Snake spirits protect us." Song Cuihua spoke up for Liu Sisi's family.
Yes! Everyone then realized that she had been bitten by a snake. The people of Tianlong Kingdom firmly believed that snakes would not bite people randomly, and if someone was bitten to death, it was because that person deserved to die.
Ignoring what others said, Li Guifen kept kneeling there, begging Liu Sisi to give her some food. She was convinced that Liu Sisi was stupid and that if she begged her a few more times, Liu Sisi would definitely help her.
Liu Sisi sneered inwardly, "Ha, trying to kidnap me? Sorry, I have no morals." She walked towards Li Guifen at the main gate.
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