Chapter 229 Sugar Painting
Xie Fanglan thought for a long time, and finally made up her mind. She shouted, "Someone come."
Two maids suddenly appeared, pushed open the door from the outer room, and walked quickly to a place about a foot away from Xie Fanglan. They stood there with bated breath and replied slowly, "The servants are here."
Xie Fanglan glanced at the two maids and said with a little dissatisfaction: "Why are you two on duty? Where is Hui'er? Where is Caiyue?"
A slightly bolder maid standing on the left answered, "Sister Hui'er went to the main kitchen and said she wanted to make two fresh dishes for Miss Seven. Sister Caiyue went to the mistress' room to answer."
The maid on the right was obviously much more timid. When she saw Xie Fanglan's gloomy face, her body trembled slightly and she dared not say a word.
Xie Fanglan glanced at the timid maid, but did not get angry immediately. She nodded to the maid who answered:
"Okay, I got it. Change the tea and make me a hot pot."
The more courageous maid received the order, picked up the teapot, and went to the tea room to make hot tea. The timid maid left in a nod, and Xie Fanglan sent her away without saying anything.
After a while, the braver maid came back with the brewed tea, and considerately added a plate of milk cakes and a plate of pine nut candy to the pot of hot tea.
Xie Fanglan nodded and looked at the maid carefully for a moment:
"Are you newly promoted? From the third rank? What's your name?"
"My name is Caique. I was just transferred from the manor during the Flower Festival on February 15th. My name was given by Madam."
Xie Fanglan nodded again, not hiding her admiration.
The plan in her mind required at least two beauties. But if she went to buy them now, it would attract attention, be very expensive, and waste time, so it might not be necessary.
It would be better to select useful people from among your own slaves.
It is best to have children born in the family. The family deeds are in your hands, and you don't have to worry about them doing something weird or being fickle.
Hui'er and Caiyue, the two maids, one was chosen by herself and the other was given by her mother. They have been with her for many years. If she were to use them like this, she would be reluctant to let them go.
This colorful bird needs further observation.
If he is really loyal and useful, he can get a place.
Xia Daohua had no idea that the county magistrate's daughter, Miss Xie Fanglan, who had always been very kind to her and made her feel good about her, was not really sincere in making friends with her.
Instead, they have already targeted her industry and have formulated a conspiracy specifically against her family.
Who wouldn’t be envious of such a way to make money?
It would be fine if there is someone protecting you behind the scenes, but if there is no one behind you and you are just an ordinary civilian, wealth or the way to make money is not a blessing but a curse.
Xia Daohua has a theoretical understanding of this, but lacks real experience.
The Xia family were genuine ordinary people at this time.
What's more, they have already split up and left their hometown, coming to the unfamiliar Jixiang County, which is full of hidden talents.
In fact, not only Xie Fanglan, the seventh daughter of the Xie family, is eyeing the Xia family's assets, but even some local tyrants and Li Gan's maternal family are also drooling over the wealth represented by this store.
However, Li Gan is the hope of the younger generation in the family.
As long as Li Gan is still serving in the Jinyi Yunqi and has not lost the emperor's favor, they will not disobey Li Gan's orders.
Xia Daohua knew that she owed Li Gan a favor, but she didn't know that this favor was so great.
Of course, if Li Gan hadn't been there to protect her, Xia Daohua's store wouldn't have been easily taken away by others. If she got angry, the worst that could happen was that she would physically destroy the enemy who dared to harm her.
The power of space, in this time and space, I am afraid no one can restrain it.
However, Xia Daohua felt a little tired of not using her ready-made connections and instead fighting hard to create a name for herself.
Xia Daohua is a person who essentially has no ambitions.
Something, to some extent, touched her, and she would have the urge to do it. Without this opportunity, she might have been content to be a salted fish who was too lazy to turn over.
A month later, Xie Fanglan was finally sure that the maid Caique was a loyal and trustworthy person. In order to ensure that everything would go well, she made Hui'er, the eldest maid by her side, a backup candidate to replace Caique.
On Wulang's day off, Xia Daohua entrusted the store affairs to Erlang and Taohua, and went out shopping with Lihua, Wulang and Linghua.
The fun of shopping is often not in buying, but in strolling.
However, things are different with the little foodie Linghua around.
They started from Liuxiang Street, and by the time they had walked most of the way around the commercial district in the outer city, Lihua, Wulang, and Xia Daohua already had their hands full of various snacks.
Linghua was jumping up and down, drooling at everything she saw, and couldn't help but have one portion after another.
Her brothers and sisters all dote on her, and the little girl knows it in her heart, so she is very happy and jumps even more happily.
Xia Daohua and others looked at the little girl with affection on their faces.
The little girl was running and jumping, and suddenly she bumped into someone who was rushing towards her from the side in front of her.
But that person was a beautiful girl, wearing a whole set of brightly colored cotton and silk clothes. She looked like a beloved daughter of a small family, or a maid who was favored by the master of a wealthy family.
Linghua was running happily and didn't notice that someone suddenly rushed in front of her, so she naturally bumped into him head-on.
The sugar painting in the little girl's hand was thrown accurately onto the person's skirt.
Linghua looked at the little bit of sugar painting left in her hand, then looked at the girl's skirt, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
The brothers and sisters were immediately distressed.
Xia Daohua hurriedly pulled the little girl over and carefully checked her body. There were no injuries. She squatted down and asked her, "Linghua, are you injured in the collision just now? Does it hurt?"
Lihua and Goro both looked at Linghua and Xia Daohua with concern.
In response to Xia Daohua's question, Linghua just shook her head and cried for a while before sobbing, "Wuwuwu, my phoenix...is gone..."
Xia Daohua tapped her nose in annoyance and amusement: "Why cry about this? We can just go buy another one later."
When Lihua saw that Linghua was not injured, she bowed sincerely and apologized to the woman who rushed out from the side and was bumped into by Linghua.
The woman smiled and said, "What's the big deal? How could a child pay attention to these things? It's just that this cotton satin skirt of mine is the newly popular madder color, and I just put it on..." As she spoke, her face became embarrassed and worried.
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