Chapter 27 Pig Feed
As Jiang Wanning walked out of the study, she saw that the butler was accompanied by a man named Liu Zhuang, whom she had rescued on the street that day.
"Your Highness!" Liu Zhuang saw Jiang Wan Ning kneel down on the ground with a 'plop'.
"Get up quickly."
"I thank Your Highness for saving my mother's life, and I also thank Your Highness for specially inviting Doctor Sun to treat her."
Jiang Wanning helped the person up. "It was just a small favor. Has your mother moved in yet?"
"Your Highness, they have already moved in. Steward Zhao personally found a room for my mother."
Jiang Wan Ning nodded, "That's good. From now on, you will take over Grandpa Zhao's job."
Then he looked at Butler Zhao and said, "Grandpa Zhao, from now on you only need to accompany your maternal grandfather. Don't worry about other things in the mansion."
“This old servant is a servant; how can I enjoy the treatment of a master?”
“In my heart, you are the master.” Jiang Wan Ning’s tone was firm. “If it weren’t for you, Grandfather, even if I wanted to forgive myself, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have the chance.”
Butler Zhao wiped away his tears with his sleeve, deeply moved.
"Your Highness, rest assured, I, Liu Zhuang, will protect the safety of the Zhou family with my own life."
Jiang Wan Ning nodded, and casually asked, "Did you get the compensation back from the government office?"
Seeing Liu Zhuang stammering, Jiang Wan Ning knew that the prefect must not want to spit out what he had swallowed.
If Liu Zhuang didn't get his money back, then it's likely that the extra stall fees collected by the street vendors also weren't returned.
"Okay, I understand," Jiang Wan Ning replied. "I will seek justice for you in this matter."
Jiang Wan Ning returned to the Marquis's residence as dusk was falling.
Three days later.
Wang Fu handed over the 30,000 taels of silver notes to Aunt Liu.
Granny Zhang explained the details of the transaction in detail.
Jiang Wanru's eyes lit up as she looked at the 30,000 taels of silver notes. "Mother, we earned 30,000 taels in just three days!"
"If we invest more, what will the Marquis's family fortune amount to?"
Although Aunt Liu was excited as she held the silver notes in her hand, she still looked worried. "That's true, but this deal is too risky."
"Mother, you're the one who told me that the bold get rich and the timid starve."
Jiang Wanru advised, "Besides, what if we don't do this deal?"
"The power to manage the household has fallen into someone else's hands, and there's nothing we can do to help that person... I'm afraid that person will be angry then."
As Jiang Wanru spoke, she winked at Zhang Mama.
Granny Zhang immediately replied, "What the Second Miss said is correct."
“Mother, you’ve seen the food they’ve brought over these past few days. I have a feeling that Jiang Wan Ning is doing this on purpose.”
"The more silver you have in your own hands, the better."
After being persuaded by Jiang Wanru and Zhang Mama, Aunt Liu, who was already tempted, did not insist, "Then I will invest all 30,000 taels this time."
Wang Fu stepped forward and took the silver note, saying, "I will definitely handle this clearly and thoroughly."
As soon as Wang Fugang left Bihe Courtyard, Jiang Wanru called him back, saying, "I also have some private savings here."
"Take it all with you, and secretly give me the profits later. Just don't let your mother know."
Wang Fu accepted the two thousand taels of silver notes handed over by Jiang Wanru. "Yes, Second Miss."
As darkness fell outside, a light drizzle began to fall, pattering against the leaves with a 'drip-drip' sound.
Jiang Wan Ning leaned against the window of a private room on the third floor of the teahouse, taking a small sip of green tea. "Take these silver notes."
"Still follow the three-day schedule."
“Miss, Madam Liu is always cautious. What if she decides to quit while she's ahead…” Haitang said worriedly.
“No.” Jiang Wanning said with certainty, “Although Madam Liu is cautious, Jiang Wanru and Granny Zhang will not be.”
"Don't worry, if it happens again, they will not only risk everything, but they will also find a way to borrow a lot more."
After Jiang Wanning finished speaking, she looked up at Wang Fu and said, "Go find a few people and put on a different show in front of Granny Zhang."
"Let those people casually mention how much money their master has earned in just a few days, understand?"
"Don't worry, young lady, I know what to do."
When you benefit from something yourself, and then 'unintentionally' hear others say they've made a lot of money, you naturally want to try your luck too—this is the greed in human nature.
Wang Fu concealed the surprise in his eyes, never expecting that the young lady, who was only sixteen years old, would have such a temperament and courage.
Jiang Wan Ning slowly raised her hand, and Wang Fu tactfully withdrew.
"Peony, go find someone to buy two pigs and raise them in the backyard, and also buy some more pig feed."
"Miss, why are you suddenly raising pigs?" Peony asked curiously.
Although Begonia didn't say anything, she didn't stop Peony either, clearly because she was curious herself.
Jiang Wan Ning picked up a piece of mung bean cake with two fingers and stuffed it into Shao Yao's mouth, saying, "Look how round and plump you are from eating."
"The crabapple tree is slender."
"Don't those who don't know always ask you, 'Do I love you more than Haitang?'"
Peony nodded as she chewed on a mung bean cake.
“So,” Jiang Wanning said, “if Jiang Wanru eats simple meals every day, she will definitely lose a lot of weight.”
"I don't know how they'll talk about me then. Not only that, the thinner she is, the more petite and pitiful she looks."
“From now on, add a handful of pig feed to her and Liu’s meals every time you eat.”
After hearing this, Haitang and Shaoyao's eyes lit up with disbelief.
I never imagined that my young lady would do something so wicked.
Why are you looking at me like that?
“Miss, you’ve changed.” Haitang, who rarely spoke, rarely said anything more. “You used to never care about anything.”
Jiang Wan Ning looked at her two maids, smiled, and remained silent.
These two girls are both incredibly loyal, neither of them can compare to the other.
Peonies are naturally gluttonous and somewhat simple-minded, while crabapple blossoms are much smarter. In her past life, crabapple blossoms had reminded her of this more than once.
Shen Ruzhi is right; Jiang Wanru may not be as good as she appears on the surface.
However, he always let it go in one ear and out the other, and he always felt that Haitang had some issues.
Thinking of this, Jiang Wan Ning wished she could slap herself. If she had listened to Hai Tang back then, she wouldn't have died such a tragic death.
"Miss, Miss Shen has arrived."
Jiang Wan Ning was lost in thought when Hai Tang gently nudged her shoulder, bringing her back to her senses. "Zhi Zhi, why are you so slow?"
Shen Ruzhi strode over to Jiang Wanning, gulped down two mouthfuls of hot tea, wiped her mouth with her sleeve, and...
"Stop talking. Didn't you write yesterday asking me to bring my father?"
"What a coincidence, my dad went to the outskirts yesterday, and with the rain, he probably won't be back anytime soon."
"I couldn't wait, so I came to find you first."
"That bastard Sun Gui, how dare he be so insolent!"
“I thought of that the day before,” Jiang Wan Ning said. “It just seems that they don’t want the opportunity I gave them.”
"So what do we do now? Should we wait here for my father or go to the yamen to find Sun Gui?"
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