Chapter 49 Don’t be angry, I’m scared
Bu Ruo took Bi'er and Jin Congcong in a carriage and soon arrived at the Qionglin Teahouse.
"Wow~ There are quite a lot of people here. Luckily, Butler Zhang reserved a seat in advance, otherwise we would have had to go up to the roof to see it all."
Jin Congcong led the way, and the three of them finally squeezed into the room and breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems that Ji Pei's actions have angered the people. Just now on the road, I saw several old men and women holding rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs waiting for the prison van on the roadside. There was a sentry every three steps and a guard every five steps, and the line went all the way to the vegetable market."
It took a long time for the waiter to bring the tea and various pastries, and he also squeezed in.
"Please forgive us, everyone. There are so many people here today. I'm really sorry for the delay. My boss said that he would give each table of customers a plate of snacks as an apology."
Jin Congcong picked up the cake and started eating: "When we came up just now, we saw people standing everywhere in the store. What's going on?"
The waiter wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Young lady and young master are here to see Ji Pei beheaded, right?"
Seeing the two nod, the waiter said indignantly: "That Ji Pei is such a jerk. He's a general, but he didn't even spare the children. There are so many corpses. Even if they weren't his own children, it would be heartbreaking to see them."
"My boss is kind-hearted. Seeing that there were too many people coming today, he was worried that something might happen outside, so he discussed with the owners of several restaurants and teahouses next door to let people come in and wait. The store provides free tea, but there are not enough tables and chairs, so you may have to stand."
"So this is..."
Bu Ruo nodded: "Your shopkeeper is kind-hearted. You have worked hard today. Jin Congcong, give five taels of silver to the waiter and let them have some tea."
Jin Congcong: ...
"What are you looking at me for? Give me some money."
"Didn't Bi'er bring some money? My monthly allowance isn't enough..."
"Just give it to me when I tell you to. Why all the nonsense?"
"Okay, okay~ I'll give it to you. Don't be so angry. I'm scared..."
Jin Congcong watched the waiter happily leave with five taels of silver, and sat there gasping with heartache: "Five taels, that's five taels, the waiter's monthly salary is not even that much, you are so generous, it's true that you don't feel bad when it's not your own money."
Bu Ruo glanced at him and said, "My master only gives you two taels every month. Who gave you the rest? Whose money are you spending?"
Jin Congcong stiffened his neck and said, "Didn't my father give you several shops when I came here? Isn't that enough for you to support me?"
If I didn't mention this, Bu Ruo wouldn't be angry: "How dare you say that? I was wondering how such a stingy old man could be willing to give me so many shops at once."
"Haha, those shops are all in bad locations, some are even in remote corners. I don't know where he got the money from, but all of them are losing money, and they lose money every year."
"Later I realized that he wasn't giving me the shop out of kindness. He was just trying to throw the hot yams at me. To be frank, the money you sold from those shops wasn't even enough to cover your monthly expenses. And you still had the nerve to talk to me about the shops? Do you two have any shame? You're teaming up to cheat me."
Jin Congcong was speechless after being rebuked by Bu Ruo. He had visited those shops on the day he arrived in Kyoto. Indeed... they were quite miserable. It took a lot of effort for Ruo'er to sell them.
At this time, Bi'er, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "Miss, have you ever felt that someone has been following us since we left the house?"
"Yeah, I felt it. It wasn't technical at all. I only realized it was hidden when I looked back."
Jin Congcong was shocked: "Someone is following us? Who is it? What's their plan? Oh, I know. Is it possible that my reputation as the little genius doctor Jin has spread, and someone wants to catch me to treat them?"
"Ah... being a miracle doctor is so difficult. Now I understand the difficulties my master faces. I will try to make him less angry in the future and let him live longer. Anyway, I have golden needles now, so I don't have to hope for his early death so that I can inherit his things."
Bu Ruo: ...
Beau: ...
"Master Jin, I'm not saying anything bad about you. After all, I grew up in Wuming Mountain, so I know how strong you are. I can guarantee with my life that those people are definitely not targeting you."
Bu Ruo couldn't help but chuckle: "Don't think about it, it's Lin Rou."
Jin Congcong paused. "Lin Rou? The daughter of Prime Minister Lin? Oh, I see. I heard Mo Bao say that she loves the War King so much that she's crazy about him and is even willing to be buried with him."
"Ruo'er, you have to be careful. As the saying goes, it's better to be careful than to be worried about thieves stealing."
"What are you thinking about?"
The door was pushed open, and Xiao Yulan was pushed in by Cen Nan in a wheelchair.
"Why are you here?" Bu Ruo looked at the two of them curiously, "I didn't expect that the War King also likes to watch the fun."
Xiao Yulan was pushed to the table, and Cen Nan went out and brought in a lot of food, almost all the specialties of the Qionglin Teahouse.
"This Qionglin Teahouse originally belonged to this king."
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Jin Congcong spit out a mouthful of tea: "This teahouse belongs to the prince, so doesn't that mean... it indirectly belongs to Ruo'er?"
"Ahhh! Ruo'er! You actually asked me to give money to your teahouse. How can you be so deceiving! Give it back! Give my money back!"
Cen Nan looked at the jumping Jin Congcong and added, "It's not indirectly the County Lady's, it's already the County Lady's. This teahouse was included in the betrothal gift that the prince gave to the County Lady."
Bu Ruo: ...
Jin Congcong: ...
"Um...I don't know. The housekeeper sent the betrothal gift list to my room a long time ago, but I haven't had time to look at it yet."
"But Jin Congcong... there's no reason to ask for money back after you've given it out. Also, starting from this month, you have to have a fixed amount of money every month. Otherwise, even if I have a mountain of gold, it won't be enough for you to spend."
"Just... twenty taels a month, starting next month."
"Twenty taels?" Jin Congcong looked at Bu Ruo in disbelief. "That won't do. If you give me twenty taels, plus what my father gave me, wouldn't that only be twenty-two taels in total? It's not even enough for me to buy herbs and make medicinal food."
"You don't have to make medicinal food."
"That won't work. We still have to make medicinal food. Ruo'er, you're a wealthy man now, why are you becoming more and more stingy?"
"The gold mine is not mine, it belongs to the prince. Besides, I have the Bu family army to support, so I really don't have that much spare money to support you."
Jin Congcong: ...
"Fifty taels!"
"eighteen!"
"Forty taels!"
"fifteen!"
"Okay, okay, I can't afford to offend you. Twenty taels is twenty taels."
Bu Ruo looked at him with a smile: "I don't have twenty taels, so I'll just give you fifteen taels. Do you want it or not?"
Jin Congcong: ...
"Believe it or not, I'm packing my bags and heading back to Wuming Mountain right now!"
"It's better to go back. There are only two taels left every month. Take care and I won't see you off."
Jin Congcong: ...
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