Chapter 3: Taking More Orders
Is it because he saved my life that he's asking for something in return?
Ha! No matter what, don't even think about taking a single blade of grass from the Su family!
She looked at the man outside the window, her tone slightly cold: "General Xiao, is there something you need?"
The word "general" made Xiao Linyuan's eyelashes tremble slightly. He hesitated for a moment before gesturing: "Miss Su, are you still hiring here?"
A job offer? Thinking she'd misread the sign language, she asked, "You're going to do odd jobs for me?"
Xiao Linyuan nodded slightly.
Could it be that Xiao Ziyu's words calling him a good-for-nothing at the Xiao family today have given Xiao Linyuan a blow and made him want to work harder?
She now looks down on the Xiao family and has absolutely no good feelings towards them.
"I don't need it, you can leave."
Xiao Linyuan nodded respectfully, and as he turned around, he saw several burly men walking in this direction.
"It's been days, and they're still refusing to pay protection money."
Upon hearing this, Su Jingge turned around and saw several men standing arrogantly at her door. The one in the lead was called Zhao Liu, who was a subordinate of Ning Zhutian from the Chamber of Commerce.
The protection fee was due to bandits robbing shops. The government used to manage it, but later couldn't keep up. In order to protect the merchants, the Chamber of Commerce formed its own protection team, and Zhao Liu was in charge of this.
He specializes in extorting money from merchants. He used to pay every six months, then every three months, and now he's so despicable that he pays once a month. If they don't pay, he takes goods as collateral or adds them to the interest on the goods. Now, instead of being taken by the bandits, he has been completely robbed.
"I won't give it to you anymore from now on."
The woman didn't show much expression, but her tone of voice conveyed a sense of authority.
Zhao Liu looked at that flirtatious and graceful figure, her delicate and pretty face, her willow-leaf eyebrows, her dignified and virtuous demeanor. Although she was a fool, she was truly beautiful.
The man replied as if he'd heard a joke: "You say you won't pay? What if bandits come and rob us? Aren't you afraid?"
"I'm more afraid of bloodsucking trash like you. Get out of here!"
"What did you say?"
Su Jingge repeated, "I said you're trash!"
"How dare you talk to me like that? You don't want to live anymore?" Zhao Liu's face was full of disbelief, then his eyes lit up again, "Oh, the illness hasn't been cured, huh? Haha, Mr. Su didn't give birth to a congenital idiot, but he was born with it. It's fine if you don't pay, just stay with me for a few days, and if you take good care of him, I'll consider waiving a month's fee for you."
The mockery and ridicule grew louder and louder, and those around Su Jingge, seeing the situation, were very worried. They said to Su Jingge, "Girl, you should just give in. Don't provoke them."
"dream!"
'Bang'
Su Jingge raised her hand and threw a punch, followed by a kick to the center.
Zhao Liu was caught off guard and fell to the ground in pain, clutching his groin and moaning.
Everyone was shocked.
His underlings behind him stared in disbelief.
"Damn it, take her down!"
Just as the younger brother raised his hand, a tall figure immediately grabbed his wrist, and a 'crack' was heard.
The younger brother clutched his hand in pain, crying out, "Ahhh, it's broken! It's broken!"
"Xiao Xiao Lin Yuan, why are you out here?"
The younger brother was astonished.
Xiao Linyuan remained expressionless, and in a few swift moves, he had the men covered in blood, their faces bruised and swollen.
"Ah, I was wrong! Please, General Xiao, spare my life!"
The man glanced at Su Jingge.
"Get lost! If you dare come to collect protection money again, I'll beat you to death."
Xiao Linyuan then let go.
The two men helped Zhao Liu up, saying, "You just wait!"
Su Jingge looked at the man in front of her. He was indeed a general. He was skilled, strong, and imposing.
"Thank you," she said.
The man shook his head and left.
Looking at that lonely figure, she thought that Xiao Linyuan working for her would be equivalent to three people working for her, which would save her a lot of money, since the early stages would be quite difficult.
"General Xiao, wait a moment."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Linyuan stopped and turned around, using sign language: [Manager Su, is there something you need?]
“I agree to your offer to hire someone, but as you can see, I don’t have enough silver to hire a general like you. If you want to do it, start as the lowest-ranking servant, with a monthly wage of 500 coins. If you don’t want to, then forget it.”
He ignored her after she finished speaking. After all, he used to be a high-ranking general, and it took a lot of courage for him to be able to read people's expressions and act accordingly.
The man's handsome eyes lit up, and he gestured: "I do."
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Two days later, the goods were delivered. Manager Liu looked at the barrels of dye on the oxcart with disbelief.
"Is my eye seeing things?"
Su Jingge smiled and asked, "Is Manager Liu satisfied?"
He smiled, "Satisfied, satisfied. The color is perfect, much better than Ning Zhutian's, and the price is reasonable." Soon, Manager Liu became suspicious again, "Where did you get this?"
"Manager Liu, have you forgotten my uncle who travels as a merchant? These were all brought back by him from the south. If you order from me, I can give you a discount. Also, you have to pay a 50% deposit when you get goods from Ning Zhutian, but you only need to pay 20% with me. Consider it compensation for my previous mistake, how about that?"
"So it's Mu Yuanyang's goods! I'm relieved." Manager Liu was overjoyed. "You just said 20%? This saves my entire Liu family!"
"Oh, I remember after your father passed away, your uncle disappeared. So your uncle was still in this business. I trust his goods. Your Su family is known for its integrity and righteousness. I'll cooperate with you."
Su Jingge's eyes were full of smiles: "Thank you for your trust."
"Take this money. I, Liu Wen, never take advantage of others."
Su Jingge hesitated for a moment, but still accepted the silver: "Thank you, Manager Liu."
On the opposite street corner, Zhao Liu watched this scene, his eyes half-closed: "Where did this little girl come from?"
"Aren't we supposed to arrest her?" the henchman asked.
"Are you stupid? How can you make a move with so many people? Come and follow them."
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the dye order and earning 300 points. The redemption shop is now open; the more you supply, the more points you earn.]
She silently ordered to open the redemption shop.
Currently at LV1, low level, low score (0-1000).
You can exchange it for food.
The next order is LV2 intermediate order, and the intermediate integral is (1001-5000).
LV3......
LV4......
It's just not unlocked yet.
The rewards for points differ at each stage.
The more points you have, the better the items you can redeem.
In her previous life, she had already reached the highest level, but in this life, she has to start all over again.
Sure! Life is full of challenges.
She currently only has enough points to redeem some food items, such as snail rice noodles, mala tang (spicy hot pot), and spicy strips, which is fine as it satisfies her cravings.
She had 300 points. She looked at the snail rice noodles (100 points), the spicy hot pot (100 points), the potato chips, the cola...
My mouth is watering, but orders are low right now, so I think I should use it sparingly.
Once she accumulates tens of thousands of points, she'll exchange them for ten or eight boxes of snail rice noodles.
In the end, I only spent ten points to exchange for a small kissing cigarette.
Hmm~ So if she puts the kissing cigarette into her space, can she make infinite copies?
Haha, she's so smart!
[System Error!]
She tried again.
[System Error!]
No, I can't exploit this bug.
It seems I have no choice but to honestly accept orders.
Afterwards, Su Jingge took the samples and visited several more companies.
She looked at the sign in front of her; it was a spice shop.
Take out the sample and show it to the shopkeeper.
"Manager Li, it's me, Jingge. You even held me when I was little."
The female shopkeeper knew this was the fool from the Su family, so she had someone chase him away.
She craned her neck and raised her voice: "Look at this, Manager Li, these spices of mine are absolutely freshly ground, definitely not old stock, and certainly not adulterated with any spirits."
"Manager Li, Aunt Li!"
The woman ignored her and climbed in through the window.
"You, how did your illness become so serious?" Manager Li was startled and speechless.
“I was a little sick before, but I’m better now. Please take a look at the spices.”
Li Yulan's gaze shifted to a small yellow wooden box wrapped in a white handkerchief.
Upon opening, a refined and delicate fragrance wafts out, rich in flavor.
My eyes were immediately drawn to it.
I rubbed some more with my hand and found that the powder was very fine.
Finally, when you put it in your mouth, it has a floral aroma, followed by a fruity aftertaste, with multiple distinct layers, and it's not bitter.
She finally picked it up and smelled it; the fragrance was long-lasting and not pungent.
It's agarwood, a top-quality spice.
Seeing that Li Yulan had lost her previous toughness and instead seemed to enjoy it, Su Jingge asked, "How is it, Manager Li?"
"Not bad." The woman held her head high with arrogance. "It's just a pity that I've already gotten the goods from Ning Zhutian."
Su Jingge said calmly, "That's alright. Just because you get your goods from Ning Zhutian doesn't mean they're necessarily good. Ultimately, the customer has to decide what's best for the product."
Li Yulan nodded, seemingly lost in thought, and said, "Your stuff is indeed better than Ning Zhutian's, but I don't just need this small box; I need a large quantity. Do you have that much?"
The woman's eyes held a mixture of doubt and expectation.
"Didn't my uncle make a comeback? Mu Tou, you know him."
“Quantity is not a problem. Here’s what we’ve got: I have a lot of samples today, and I can give them to you for free. You can sell both kinds. If my products are good, you can come find me at Yunque Tower, okay?”
Li Yulan looked into the woman's eyes, her gaze earnest and intense, just as it had been when his father was alive.
They've been long-term partners for many years.
"Fine, I'm not losing out anyway, let's settle on this."
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