Chapter 53 The wicked will be punished by the wicked.
"What is it?" Du Wanchun asked, puzzled.
Aunt Wang's eyes narrowed into slits with laughter. "Your father found another woman, and your stepmother is making a scene at home every day. I heard her hair turned white overnight."
Du Wanchun was not surprised. She said slowly, "When she went to find my father, she should have known that he would betray her just as he betrayed my mother."
Aunt Wang nodded. "That makes sense. What's yours is yours, and what's not yours, you have to return even if you steal it. Your stepmother is probably in deep trouble this time."
The woman Du Dajiang found this time was Hongxiang, a woman from the Yihong Pavilion in Cheng'an County. She was much prettier than Liu Shi and also more cunning.
Having only been at the Du family for two days, she had already completely subdued Liu.
Inside the Du family home, Hongxiang dumped all the food from the table onto the floor.
Startled, Liu immediately yelled at her, "You shameless woman, why did you throw away the food I just cooked?!"
Hongxiang sat at the table, glanced at her, and smiled, "Sister, haven't you eaten yet? This is all for you!"
"You? You want me to eat the things on the ground?!" Liu was stunned.
Liu hadn't eaten for several days. Du Dajiang had been trying to get rid of her, but she stubbornly stayed and helped Du Dajiang with farm work and cooking.
But Hongxiang kept instigating Du Dajiang to not give her food.
Liu had made a fuss, but as soon as Du Dajiang laid a hand on her, he would beat her into submission, and she wouldn't dare to cause trouble again.
Hongxiang sneered, "Sister, the Du family can no longer tolerate you. You should leave."
Liu gritted her teeth and sneered, "I won't leave! I won't let this house go to a whore like you!"
Hongxiang wasn't angry when she heard her being scolded. She kicked the food on the ground and said, "Then, sister, just enjoy the delicious food on the ground."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left, swaying her hips.
Liu was so angry that her face turned pale. She was starving and felt heartbroken looking at the ruined food on the ground.
Finally, unable to resist, he lay down on the ground and ate the food bit by bit with his hands.
Hongxiang not only refused to let Du Dajiang feed her, but also stole all her gold and silver jewelry, and even took away her few decent clothes.
Now she was wearing the gray-purple cloth clothes that Du Wanchun had left behind, her hair was disheveled, and her face was dirty.
The more glorious the Liu family was in the past, the more wretched they are now.
One month later.
Du Wanchun and Aunt Zhou made more than fifty bottles of fragrant dew and three hundred incense towers.
The two of them took all these items to the Fang residence.
This time, they were received by Master Fang.
When Master Fang looked at Du Wanchun and Aunt Zhou, he was slightly taken aback. He had thought they were just two rough peasant women, but he did not expect them to be so outstanding in appearance.
Especially Aunt Zhou, he felt that Aunt Zhou looked somewhat familiar, but after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't remember who she was.
Du Wanchun noticed that he was lost in thought and quickly called out to him, "Master Fang, are our incense and incense sticks alright?"
Mr. Fang took it and smelled it. "Not bad, very good."
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "Then can our shop open now?"
Master Fang smiled and nodded: "Yes, I'll have someone set up the goods tomorrow, and we can open for business. I'd like to invite you to come along then, young lady."
Du Wanchun replied, "Of course."
Not only will Du Wanchun be coming tomorrow, but the entire Zhou family will be coming as well.
The first time they open a shop is crucial. If business is good this time, they will be able to build a new house and live a good life soon.
When Du Wanchun and Aunt Zhou returned, they bought some refined flour and soy sauce in the county. These were things they wouldn't normally dare to buy even if they wanted to.
After the two returned home, Aunt Zhou made a lot of large steamed buns with refined flour.
Although Aunt Zhou's cooking skills were average, she made excellent steamed buns, each one plump and white.
Du Wanchun ate three or four in a row.
When she had eaten the fifth one, she handed two steamed buns to Zhou Ruiyuan inside the room.
Zhou Ruiyuan had been preparing for the exam all this time, studying day and night. When he saw Du Wanchun arrive, he quickly put down his pen, looked up at the steamed bun in her hand, and said softly with a smile, "I'm not hungry, you should eat more."
Du Wanchun stuffed a steamed bun into his hand, saying, "Eat it even if you're not hungry."
Zhou Ruiyuan took it in his hand, stared at it for a long time, and was reluctant to eat it.
Du Wanchun sat down at his table and said with a smile, "Husband, my mother and I bought a lot of noodles here, so you can eat without worry."
Zhou Ruiyuan took the bag and broke it in half. He kept one half for himself and gave the other half to Du Wanchun.
Du Wanchun looked at the half-eaten steamed bun and immediately understood. It turned out that he was reluctant to eat it not because he was afraid that there would be no food left in the future, but because he was afraid that she would not have enough to eat.
She was deeply moved, took the half of the steamed bun, and said with a smile, "I'll eat it with you."
Seeing that she had eaten, Zhou Ruiyuan then took a bite of the other half of the steamed bun in his hand.
Seeing the two of them eating so affectionately outside, Aunt Zhou smiled slowly, feeling even happier than if she had eaten steamed buns herself.
The next day.
The Zhou family arrived in Cheng'an County early.
When they arrived at the shop, Fang's shop assistant, Xiao Dingzi, was already there.
Xiao Dingzi looked very honest and upright. When he saw Du Wanchun, he quickly called out, "Manager."
Du Wanchun was somewhat flattered and pointed to Zhou Feng behind her, saying with a smile, "This is the shopkeeper."
Zhou Feng slowly stepped forward. Today he was wearing a dark blue long robe and looked much more energetic than usual. At first glance, it was hard to tell which family's young master he was.
Zhou Ruiyuan and Zhou Zhao were also wearing new clothes.
Others might have thought it was a wealthy family that had opened a shop here.
Xiao Dingzi quickly welcomed them inside, saying, "The incense and sesame oil are already laid out, just waiting for the guests to arrive."
Du Wanchun looked around the shop. The shop, where the fragrant dew was displayed, wasn't very big, but it was enough.
Not long after, a customer came into the shop. It was Miss Zheng, who walked in with a smile and said, "Madam Fang really didn't lie. She really opened an incense shop."
Du Wanchun recognized her and greeted her with a smile, "Second Miss."
Miss Zheng looked around the shop and said slowly, "Your incense shop is good, but it has some shortcomings."
Du Wanchun asked, "What's lacking?"
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