"Yes, Miss." Shuanghua obediently went to the shop and got the abacus, then started fiddling with it in front of everyone.
"Miss, it's ten taels of silver in total."
"Hey, it's just a few broken bowls and plates! Are you trying to extort money? Ten taels of silver!" The man who had just had a sword pointed at his neck by Jiang Hua hid behind his brother and grumbled in dissatisfaction.
"The bowls and plates aren't expensive; what's expensive are the spices that you knocked over and were drying in the yard," Shuanghua said, startled but still managing to explain.
"Lin Feng, what are you barking about? Can't your Poison Sect even come up with ten taels of silver?" Qing Yue sneered.
Back then, both the Gu Sect and the Poison Sect had twins born within a year of each other. The Gu Sect had Qingling and Qingyue, while the Poison Sect had Linzhi and Linfeng. Before the two sects fell out, they even arranged a marriage between the two children.
However, when the two were ten years old, the two sects became estranged due to some incident, and the marriage agreement was called off.
The connection between these four people stems from when Ru Linfeng was taking a bath, Qingyue stole his clothes, leaving him naked as he returned to the Poison Sect. This incident created a grudge between the two, which has lasted for five years.
Every time these four met, they would invariably resort to poison, as if they had killed each other and were going to take the severed head back to their sect to claim credit.
The rest of the conversation was between Qingyue and Jiang Hua. Upon hearing this, Jiang Hua felt as if six dots had appeared on her forehead.
"Remember to clean the courtyard, so it doesn't interfere with my business tomorrow," Jiang Hua said casually, catching the ten taels of silver that Lin Zhi tossed to her.
"How could you be so unreasonable, woman? Didn't we already compensate you with money?" Lin Feng retorted indignantly.
"You defeated opponent, don't talk to me. My maid has been busy all day. These unnecessary troubles are your doing, and you should be the ones to resolve them," Jiang Hua said leisurely, weighing the silver in her hand.
"But they both clearly had a share too, so we can't be blamed. That's not fair." Lin Feng looked at the smug Qing Yue with dissatisfaction.
“So, I’m talking about you guys.” Jiang Hua glanced at him and handed the silver in her hand to Dong Ling.
"While it's still early, buy some more bowls and plates, and go to Mingdetang to buy spices, just follow the recipe I gave you."
"Yes, miss." Dongling took the silver, signed a prostration, and left, quickly fleeing the scene with Shuanghua.
"The courtyard was restored to its original state before my maid returned."
Jiang Hua looked at the four people with no mercy in her tone, left them with these words, and then left the backyard.
"It's all your fault! Why did you have to come on the opening day of the shop? I didn't even get to eat any skewers today," Qingyue said resentfully to Linfeng.
As for Qingling, she glanced at Linzhi indifferently, then focused her attention on Qingyue. As long as her sister was alright, she didn't care about anything else.
"It's just some cheap kebabs, why are you looking at me like that?" Lin Feng met Qing Yue's resentful gaze and felt a chill run down his spine. He touched his nose, somewhat at a loss.
"What do you know? You're just someone who plays with snakes." Qingyue sneered.
When the snake was mentioned, Lin Feng's expression suddenly changed. He looked at the cold snake on the ground with a pained expression, feeling extremely sad. This was Ah Hua, whom he had fed with poison for three years!
How could they be so cruel?
When Dongling and Shuanghua returned, the messy backyard had been cleaned up, and the four people were nowhere to be seen.
"Alright, we'll prepare the ingredients tomorrow. I'm heading back now." Jiang Hua said to the two people in the courtyard, then left the barbecue stall and headed towards the snail rice noodle shop.
The snail rice noodle shop was still packed. Before entering, Jiang Hua looked at the shop run by Lin Shuyan. After Lin Shuyan left, there was only an accountant and two maids busy in the shop.
"Young lady, business at our shop has picked up again these past two days. Our old customers have all come back," Wenqing said, her tone cheerful.
"That's good. Keep an eye on your sister-in-law and make sure she doesn't overwork herself. In a few months, I'll find another maid to help out."
Jiang Hua was not surprised by Wen Qing's words. The reason why Lin Shuyan's shop was able to operate was mostly due to her attractive female lead aura and the price war with her side.
However, now that the person is dead, these cheat codes have naturally disappeared.
"Thank you, young lady." Wenqing nodded hurriedly.
"It's alright. Just be careful. If anything happens and you can't find me in time, you can contact Manager Bai of Mingyue Tower," Jiang Hua added.
My focus will be on the barbecue shop and the factory from now on. I have a vague feeling that something is going to happen. Ever since Lin Shuyan died, I have had an ominous premonition.
She asked the little white snake, but the little white snake couldn't give her a clear answer, so she could only leave it to fate.
It was still early, so Jiang Hua left the snail rice noodle shop and returned to Shili Village. As soon as she stepped into her house, Granny Luo came over with a solemn expression.
"What's wrong?"
“Miss, Qingling and Qingyue have brought back two young men who look exactly alike.”
"Right now, they're fighting fiercely in the second courtyard, and this old servant can't stop them." Granny Luo's tone was somewhat helpless.
"Okay, you go ahead and do your work, I'll go check it out."
The four stopped immediately upon hearing familiar footsteps. When Jiang Hua entered, they were sitting in the pavilion, leisurely drinking tea.
"Finished fighting?" Jiang Hua glanced at the four of them.
"Huahua, you've got it wrong. We're just having tea. How could we dare to fight in your courtyard!"
Qingyue put down her teacup, grinned, and pulled Jiang Hua over to have some tea with her.
How did they get here?
“If they can all stay at your house, then we should stay too!” Lin Feng replied matter-of-factly.
“They paid their living expenses.” Jiang Hua sat down and slowly sipped her tea.
"No matter how much, we'll pay!"
Lin Feng, wealthy and powerful, glanced at Qing Yue with a defiant look. He had finally found this girl and couldn't let her escape from under his nose again.
"One hundred taels of silver, one person." Qingyue held up one finger, her eyes full of provocation.
"How much? One hundred taels! And for one person!" Lin Feng jumped up from the stone bench.
Why don't you just rob it?
"Take it or leave it." Qingyue scoffed, then shook her head: "It seems the Poison Sect has fallen from grace; they can't even come up with a hundred taels of silver."
The next second, Lin Zhi took out two one-hundred-tael silver notes and slammed them on the table.
"No, brother, how do you have so much silver?" Lin Feng looked at the silver notes on the stone table in disbelief.
They all take on the same tasks, so why is he so poor?
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