Of course, Zhiwan didn't tell him what happened at Clerk Sun's place today. Otherwise, given her father's violent temper, he would have definitely gone to his door to demand an explanation for her.
She nodded in agreement.
"Yes, we've had a good start, and everything will definitely go smoothly from now on."
When do you plan to open your business?
"Let's wait a bit longer. I'll go and check out the medicinal herbs tomorrow when I have time. I'll talk to the suppliers in this city about prices, and then we'll choose a date to open for business once everything is ready."
"Okay, you can arrange it as you see fit. I've thought about it. If the shop is doing well and you and Zhiruo are too busy, I'll come and help. But once business is good and we've made some money, we still need to send Jiawang to school!"
"Father, don't worry. Jiawang's studies can't be delayed. I'll go to the city later to inquire about which school is good. Yiming is also growing up. I'll send him there too, otherwise I won't have time to teach him."
Luo Tianhe didn't want Yiming to go, but considering that Yiming was sensible at a young age and that Zhiwan had taught him to write, he didn't stop him.
End of You hour
After dinner, Zhiwan told her family that she wanted to go for a walk outside, and then went out alone.
She had already scouted the location during the day, so after leaving home, she went straight to the only brothel in Yong'an City.
This brothel was called Chunhongyuan. It had a large entrance and luxurious decorations.
As she stood at the entrance of Chunhong Courtyard, two women gave her a disapproving look.
"What? Trying to steal our business?"
She simply waved her hand at the two women.
"I have a business opportunity for you two, would you like to do it?"
The two women rolled their eyes at her, gave her a disdainful glare, and were about to leave when she simply took out two taels of silver and weighed it in her hand.
"Whoever goes and tells me that this silver is theirs."
Upon hearing this, the two women rushed over one after the other.
“Girl, I’m good at this, I can do it.”
Another woman chimed in,
"I'm good at this too, let me do it!"
Seeing that both women wanted to do this business, she subtly pointed to one of the more glamorous-looking women.
"It's you!"
Upon hearing this, the other woman pouted, glared at her resentfully, and then went to greet the man who was heading towards Chunhong Courtyard.
Luo Zhiwan glanced at the woman standing in front of her and asked:
'May I have your name?'
"Miss, you can just call me Peach."
"Peach, come with me!"
After saying that, she followed the directions of the official she had met during the day and took Taozi directly to the Sun family's residence.
As soon as she arrived at the entrance, she was impressed by the magnificent lintel.
How could a city clerk live in such a luxurious courtyard? And it looks like the courtyard is quite large.
Good heavens, just how much profit can be made in Yong'an City?
However, that wasn't the purpose of her visit.
"Girl, what are you doing bringing me here? Lord Sun is a regular customer of mine. If that tigress finds out, she'll tear me apart. Please don't make me go looking for her."
Was he a regular customer?
That makes things much easier.
"I'm only asking you to say a few words to that woman, and these two taels of silver are yours. It's not like I'm asking you to kill or set fires, so what are you afraid of?"
"How could I not be afraid? Everyone knows that the shrew in Lord Sun's house is a real tiger. Lord Sun is like a mouse in front of a cat when he sees her."
"I guarantee you'll be fine. Besides, you might not even earn two taels of silver a night with one customer. I'm only letting you say a few words. What are you hesitating for with such a good deal?"
After thinking about it carefully, Peach realized that what she said made sense.
Anyway, that's her line of work. Let alone asking her to say a few words, she'd even dare to seduce Lord Sun if someone offered her money.
They stood not far from the gate of the Sun family mansion, quietly watching the gate.
Zhiwan looked up at the sky, estimating that the time was about right, and then saw the door open from the inside, followed by Registrar Sun walking out of the door.
After giving a few instructions to the two gatekeepers, he eagerly climbed into a carriage and left.
Zhiwan then instructed Taozi:
"Now go knock on the door, find Lord Sun's wife, and tell her that someone asked you to tell Lord Sun that the appointment tonight in the grove east of the city is canceled and will be rescheduled for another day."
Peach looked at her with a puzzled expression.
"Just that one sentence?"
"Yes, just that sentence."
Taozi, as if she had just gotten a great deal, eagerly headed towards the gate of Registrar Sun's house. However, after taking two steps, she turned back, looking at Zhiwan with a suspicious expression.
"Are you kidding me? What if I come out and you're nowhere to be found?"
Zhiwan gave a helpless, bitter smile.
"Peach, honesty is the most important thing in life. If you pass on my message, you will receive your full amount of silver. Otherwise, how about this: I'll give you one tael first, and then I'll give you another tael after you come out. Is that alright?"
After thinking for a while, Peach muttered to herself:
"That works too. No matter what, every little bit helps. Even if you run away, I won't have run for nothing."
As she spoke, she turned her palm up and said, "Give it to me!"
Zhiwan placed one tael of silver into her palm and reminded her:
“You must tell Madam Sun everything I tell you, word for word, or I won’t give you the money.”
Peach rolled her eyes at her, twirled the handkerchief in her hand, and repeated,
"Madam Sun, a woman asked me to tell Lord Sun that she has something to do tonight and cannot meet him at the grove in the east of the city. She will meet him at another time. Is that what you mean?"
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