Inside the cloth shop, many people were buying cloth, but the commotion caused by the two women was quite loud, so those who were originally buying and selecting cloth stopped and just gathered around to watch the spectacle.
"You watch this side for me, and I'll watch that side..." Jiang Qiao'er saw that the scene was getting more and more chaotic, and some people even came in to watch the commotion, but they didn't buy anything.
Jiang Qiao'er was afraid that someone would take advantage of the chaos, so she quickly discussed with Bai Nuo that each of them would guard one end.
Bai Nuo nodded and hurried off; she couldn't help with something like this anyway.
"Zhang Jingwen!" Before Jiang Sanniang could speak, the beautiful Miss Li Jinyu roared, "I said I like this bracelet too, give it to me!"
"Li Jinyu!" Zhang Jingwen frowned upon hearing this. She had no liking for this person who was always yelling and competing with her. "Why do you always try to take everything from me?"
"Why would I need to fight you for this? I have money to pay you!" Li Jinyu was very smug. She was happy to see Zhang Jingwen get the short end of the stick. "Cui'er, give me the money. Manager Jiang, please wrap up the bracelet and send it to my residence!"
"Wait!" Jiang San Niang had just responded and looked at Zhang Jingwen. When Zhang Jingwen didn't react, she tried to wrap up the bracelet, but unexpectedly, as soon as she turned around, Zhang Jingwen stopped her and took the box from her hand. At the same time, she instructed her maid, "Pay!"
No one expected Zhang Jingwen to do this; it's tantamount to outright robbery.
Zhang Jingwen's maid was extremely quick and efficient. At her command, the maid had already stuffed a hundred taels of silver into Jiang Sanniang's hand.
"Let's go!" Having gotten her things, Zhang Jingwen didn't linger and headed towards the door. Li Jinyu, seeing her favorite item being snatched away, immediately became indignant. Seeing Zhang Jingwen about to leave, she quickly grabbed her arm, saying, "Let's see who dares to leave!"
Zhang Jingwen wasn't afraid of her at all, and coldly grabbed Li Jinyu's hand, saying, "I dare to leave, so what?"
Li Jinyu was so anxious that she screamed at Zhang Jingwen, "My father is the county magistrate!" Her father was the highest-ranking official in this town. Not only in this town, but in other towns and the entire county, everyone had to listen to her father. Apart from her father, she was the most powerful person in the county!
Zhang Jingwen should be afraid of her! Why should she try to take things from her?
"My father is a royal merchant!" Zhang Jingwen said coldly. "Can your father have access to princes and the emperor? My father can! Can your father compare to the emperor? No!" Even Li Jinyu's father had to bow down and give her family some respect when he met her father. Who is this Li Jinyu to dare to act so presumptuously!
The more Zhang Jingwen spoke, the paler Li Jinyu's face became. Her mouth was slightly open, clearly unable to find a rebuttal. Seeing this, Zhang Jingwen coldly pulled her hand away, "Miss Li, do you have anything else to say?"
"You just wait!" Li Jinyu stomped her foot, screamed, and ran out. Her maid, Cui'er, quickly followed her.
"Everyone, go ahead and do what you need to do, stop watching the spectacle." Seeing that everyone had left, Jiang San Niang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Neither Zhang Jingwen nor Li Jinyu were easy to deal with. Although she had earned one hundred taels of silver, it was a hot potato.
"Miss...Miss...Wait for me!" After leaving San Niang Cloth Shop, Li Jinyu walked straight away without waiting for Cui'er. Cui'er chased after her but couldn't catch up, so she shouted loudly. The two of them, mistress and servant, attracted attention again because of Cui'er's actions.
Feeling everyone staring at her, Li Jinyu turned around furiously and poked Cui'er on the head with her finger. "Scream...scream...scream...what are you yelling for? It's all because of you that I'm so embarrassed. You love to talk so much, why didn't you help me just now?"
Cui'er didn't dare to dodge, but pitifully cried out, "Miss...Miss, please spare me!"
"Go home!" Li Jinyu felt there was no point in bullying someone who wouldn't fight back, so she turned and walked towards her home.
Li Jinyu finally stopped in front of a luxurious mansion. The gatekeeper, seeing her return, quickly opened the gate. Before entering, Li Jinyu asked, "Is my father home?"
"Here I am!"
After receiving confirmation from the servants, Li Jinyu strode towards the gate. Everywhere he went, he saw various artificial mountains and streams, rare treasures, and many precious flowers and plants. Inside the mansion, construction was in full swing, with a lot of noise and activity.
The level of luxury is evident!
Not long after Li Jinyu entered, all the servants working in the mansion heard her scream. Immediately afterwards, all the servants with any status were summoned, including the carpenter foreman.
Bai Dalin happened to be working in the same government office. The thousand taels he received last time came from this county magistrate. When the other people saw the foreman being hurriedly called away, they all came to ask Bai Dalin, "Dalin, why did the magistrate call the foreman away?"
Bai Dalin replied while working, "How would I know?" The foreman hadn't told him, and he wasn't a county magistrate, after all. "Shut up and get to work!"
"How could you not know? Why don't you go and ask around? You are the magistrate's son's savior!"
"I'm not going!" Bai Dalin was extremely clever. He had saved the magistrate's son, but the magistrate had already given him money, which meant that the favor had been bought off. If he kept bringing it up, the magistrate would be unhappy.
Soon, the foreman returned and immediately told them to stop, "Come here, don't work for now."
So they all had no choice but to come over.
Once everyone was present, the foreman said, "Does anyone recognize a small, purple bead that can be worn on a bracelet?"
Everyone shook their heads, and someone mustered up the courage to ask, "Are they gold or silver beads?" But gold and silver beads aren't purple.
The foreman shook his head. "If any of you have seen this or have relatives or friends who have it, you can bring it over. The magistrate's daughter likes it. If you can make her happy, the magistrate will reward you handsomely!"
Everyone was intrigued, but since they had never seen it before, they started discussing it.
Bai Dalin was listening nearby when suddenly a thought struck him. "Foreman, are those beads purple? Or are there other colors?"
The foreman thought for a moment before nodding. "Yes, what? You've seen him before?"
Bai Dalin chuckled, "I know where to find it."
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