A cold and sarcastic sneer appeared on Yu Qizhe's lips. "What makes you have such an illusion? Comparing yourself with her, you are only bringing shame upon yourself."
With every word Yu Qizhe uttered, Chen Rou's face turned paler. The rain seemed to be falling even harder, and Chen Rou's body was a little shaky.
"Whether it's temperament, knowledge, insight, heart, or appearance, you can't compare to her in any way."
Yu Qizhe ignored Chen Rou's pale face, but his words became more and more vicious and sharp, "Also, I have never had you in my eyes, and you can't call me Brother Zhe."
After saying this, Yu Qizhe opened his umbrella and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.
Chen Rou had never suffered such humiliation. Every word Yu Qizhe said was so cruel and ruthless, as sharp as a knife stabbing into her heart.
He was so heartless, so heartless that he had no manners at all. From beginning to end, he didn't even bother to hold an umbrella for her.
He avoided her like the plague, and ruthlessly crushed her admiration and self-righteous liking for him with every word he said.
However, this situation made Chen Rou want Yu Qizhe even more.
Meng Yujiao, a woman who sold herself for good fortune, how could she be so lucky to be protected by him?
Chen Rou tightly grasped the wet hem of her clothes, clenched her hands into fists, and the veins on the back of her hands were exposed.
One day, she would not only get Yu Qizhe as a person, but also his hard and cold-blooded heart, and then trample on it ruthlessly, so that he would also have the same taste of heartbreak as she was feeling today.
After taking a deep look at Yu Qizhe's back that disappeared at the gate of Yu's house, Chen Rou raised her hand and wiped away the tears and rain on her face. With full of obsession, she staggered back home, one step deep and one step shallow.
When Yu Qizhe walked in, Yu Jiao wanted to take Manager Zhou back to the house to hide, but it was too late. She met Yu Qizhe's gaze somewhat awkwardly.
"Want to go out?" Yu Qizhe was stunned for a moment, then asked with a normal expression.
Yu Jiao nodded. She looked at Yu Qizhe, with inexplicable emotions surging in her chest. What he had just said had a great impact on her.
When a man protects a woman, he has a different charm in the eyes of that woman.
Yu Jiao didn't know whether to describe her emotions at this moment as being touched, moved, or heart-throb.
It has been a long time since anyone has defended her like this since her grandfather and senior brother passed away.
Yu Jiao thought of the time when she was verbally humiliated by Chen Ying at Chen's house. He grabbed her hand and took her to Chen's house to seek revenge.
Thinking of the first time she returned to Mengjia Village and was treated coldly by Liu Sanniang, he held her hand and said that wherever he was from now on, would be her home.
When Yu Ruhai was furious and wanted to drive her away because of Old Master He, Yu Qizhe said firmly that if she wanted to stay, no one could drive her away.
Yu Jiao's heart felt like it had been soaked in hot spring water, with warm currents surging and swelling.
In short, at this moment she really wanted to reach out and hug Yu Qizhe.
She really did so. Ignoring the surprised look of Manager Zhou behind her, Yu Jiao took a step forward, holding an umbrella in one hand and hugging Yu Qizhe's slender waist with the other.
She pressed her cheek against Yu Qizhe's rain-soaked collar and whispered, "Am I really that good?"
Yu Qizhe's body stiffened slightly, and the green bamboo umbrella in his hand almost fell to the ground, but it was only for a moment.
Almost without thinking, Yu Qizhe raised his hand and embraced Yu Jiao's slender waist, his voice clear and smiling, "Well, you are better than I said."
Yu Jiao couldn't help laughing, she let go of his hand, the hug didn't last long.
Manager Zhou felt a little embarrassed watching from the side, but he thought that the two of them were a good match standing together. For such a remote mountain village, both the girl and the boy were very good-looking.
"Has the food arrived?" Yu Qizhe took the umbrella from Yu Jiao's hand and held it carefully for her to block the rain dripping from the eaves and tiles of the door.
Yu Jiao nodded, "We're here. I'll go to town with Manager Zhou."
"I'll go with you." Yu Qizhe said without hesitation.
"Okay." Yu Jiao nodded with a smile.
Yu Qizhe and his partner walked out of the courtyard holding an umbrella, while Manager Zhou followed behind holding an umbrella alone.
Manager Zhou's carriage stopped at the entrance of the village. In order to drain water, the village dug a ditch at the entrance, making it difficult for the carriage to pass. Manager Zhou walked into the village holding an umbrella to look for Yu Jiao.
The three men walked to the entrance of the village. The man driving the carriage was wearing a straw raincoat and sitting on the edge of the carriage. When he saw the three men coming, he jumped off the carriage and lifted the curtain.
Yu Qizhe helped Yu Jiao into the carriage, and Manager Zhou followed.
The driver raised the carriage, stepped on the muddy ground with the horse's hooves, and drove towards the county town.
Manager Zhou came here from the river with the food that Yu Jiao bought, but he was originally from Huairou in the north, not from the south of the Yangtze River.
Although he didn't understand why his boss wanted him to come to a small place like Changkui to help a little girl from the country, Manager Zhou was a smart man. He knew that he shouldn't ask too many questions and just had to do what his boss asked him to do.
"What are the prices of Pueraria root, Patchouli, Angelica dahurica and Rehmannia root in the area along the Suhu River?" Yu Jiao asked.
Liu Ziqi had a medicine business under his command. Normally, after purchasing medicinal materials, they would send them to the extremely cold area of Xiling. That place was barren and cold, and the fierce Xirong people often harassed the border. Their medicinal materials were mainly supplied to the border troops stationed in Xiling.
Before Manager Zhou came, he chatted with Manager Wu, who was in charge of the pharmacy, and actually heard him talk about the prices of several medicinal herbs.
"Angelica dahurica and Patchouli are two herbs that are easy to grow in the south. They are not expensive. In ordinary medicine shops, they are sold at seven cents a penny, and the purchase price is about five cents. I have not paid attention to other herbs. If Miss Yu wants to know, I will write to Jiangshang and ask for you."
Yu Jiao thought about it and shook her head.
The two medicinal herbs, Angelica dahurica and Patchouli, are sold at around eight cents in Changkui Pharmacy, which is about the same price as in the south.
But in a few days, the prices of these medicinal materials will definitely increase significantly.
She had no money, so she had no time to buy medicinal herbs.
"If Manager Zhou has some spare money, you might as well have someone stock up on some of the herbs I just mentioned. Perhaps it will be a good source of income in the future."
Yu Jiao thought that Manager Zhou was Gu Yun's man. She said this because Gu Yun arranged for people to help her buy grain and also spent money to help the people of Changkui.
Manager Zhou was a little surprised. Manager Wu of the pharmacy had followed the boss's instructions and recently purchased a large amount of medicinal materials, including Angelica dahurica and Patchouli, and these medicinal materials were not shipped to the north.
Could it be that the boss said something to this little girl from the Yu family?
Although he was not the head manager of the grain store, he was in charge of a lot of people. The boss directly assigned him to work for this young girl, which showed how close their relationship was. Manager Zhou's attitude towards Yu Jiao became more respectful.
I was told not to talk nonsense before coming here. Manager Zhou smiled and said, "It just so happens that someone in my family is a drug dealer. I am borrowing your good words."
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