Madam Su had already helped Old Madam Yun down from upstairs and sat her down at another table. "Really, you all came all this way, why bring so many snacks? Are you afraid you can't afford the food at this inn?"
Madam Zhao exclaimed "Oh dear!" and quickly came over to serve the dishes. "Madam, Madam, this old servant was just worried that you two wouldn't be used to these snacks from outside?"
A shopkeeper-like figure nearby quickly approached, rubbing his hands together, and said, "Ladies, misses, and young masters, masters, I've been smelling the aroma for quite some time now, and I find your pastries very novel. I wonder if I might have the honor of..."
Mrs. Su immediately looked at Zhao's mother.
Madam Zhao nodded, "Thank you for your kindness, shopkeeper. I have some extra here, a variety of pastries. Please take them and have a taste."
Xiao You Ran: ……
She simply didn't believe that Zhao's mother hadn't planned this!
Looking at Su Yue again, she indeed looked ashamed and whispered, "Miss, it was Zhao Mama who said she wanted to take this opportunity to see if these pastries would sell in this county town..."
Just as I expected...
Zhao's mother very attentively carried the food box to the shopkeeper, emphasizing, "These pastries are all new designs that our young lady came up with. Shopkeeper, please give them a try!"
The shopkeeper was completely bewildered. "I just thought your pastries smelled especially delicious. I didn't even mind that the monk sat down and started eating food of unknown origin without ordering breakfast, but what's with that fawning smile of yours? Also, was this young lady's idea...? What does it have to do with him?"
Why is it important to emphasize this?
To his surprise, Zhao's mother leaned closer and whispered, "Our young lady is truly blessed. If you buy the secret recipes for these pastries, you're guaranteed to make a fortune!"
Shopkeeper: ...
Why the hell... do I not believe it that much?
The Su family members: ...
Doctor Gu's eyes lit up. He dropped the pastries in his hand and ran over to the shopkeeper, whispering, "Shopkeeper, if you want to run a pastry business on your own, use my good apprentice's recipe. I'll invest one hundred taels of silver, and you can give me a share of the profits according to my investment!"
Shopkeeper: ...
I haven't even tasted it yet, and you're already asking to invest? Are you guys shills? Trying to trick me into spending money? You even claim it's your apprentice's recipe, why don't you open your own pastry shop?
He rolled his eyes at Doctor Gu, took the food box, and walked to the side.
This whole family must be shills, just trying to trick him into buying the pastry recipe!
These pastries must smell delicious, but they probably don't taste very good.
Hmph, let's see if he falls for it.
He threw the food box into a corner of the kitchen and came out with a gloomy face. Fortunately, the waiter came over to read the menu, and the family had ordered quite a lot of breakfast snacks and tea, which made his expression a little better.
On the other side, Madam Yun made a decisive decision: "Ya Rong, with such excellent cooking skills, why should Zhao Mama give up this recipe? Just as Doctor Gu said, you can open your own restaurant or pastry shop!"
Madam Su was taken aback. She looked up at her aunt and saw that familiar look in her eyes.
My aunt... has finally pulled herself together?!
Her nose felt a little sore. "Aunt?"
Madam Yun smiled and looked at Madam Yu, "Just as we said yesterday, we'll separate the ready-made clothing from the fabric shop. We'll find a shop next to the fabric shop and open a separate ready-made clothing shop. What about you?"
She looked at Madam Su, "If you're not in a hurry to leave, why not open a pastry shop if you're interested! Although I don't receive any money or salary from the Su family, I still have Su family blood flowing in my veins. I still have that much business sense!"
Mrs. Zhao was stunned. "Madam? You mean..."
Madam Yun gave Su a teasing look, "Your master is so rich, why would he need you to go through all this trouble to sell his prescriptions?"
Zhao's mother immediately knelt down before her master, "This old servant...this old servant deserves to die! This old servant just...this old servant just thought that my grandson is getting married soon..."
Coming to her senses, Madam Su laughed heartily, "I know Zhao Mama's family situation better than anyone. Auntie was just joking; Zhao Mama doesn't need to take it seriously. If Zhao Mama wants to open a shop, just go and find one in a good location!"
Zhao's mother blushed immediately and dared not speak.
Doctor Gu immediately jumped over and slammed a bag of silver he was carrying onto the table with a bang. "Then it's settled. I'll invest one hundred taels of silver!"
Everyone: ...
Xiao Youran glanced at her brother, pushed the silver over, and said, "Brother, Master teaches us to heal the sick and save lives. Why don't you help him get rich?"
Doctor Gu rushed over and hugged the bag of silver. "Disciple, are you serious? If I open a shop, could I contribute less silver?"
The corners of everyone's mouths twitched violently.
Opening a shop would cost at least several hundred or even a thousand taels of silver, and you only have a hundred taels? You still think it's too much?
Just then, a few people hurriedly entered from outside.
The leader was a man dressed in an official robe, looking anxious with his hair disheveled.
A woman, dressed neatly, followed behind them. The two hurried upstairs under the guidance of the waiter.
Upon arriving at the distinguished guest's door, the waiter withdrew, and the official, accompanied by his wife, immediately knelt on the ground. "Sun An, the magistrate of Wufeng County, requests an audience with the distinguished guest!"
A moment later, the inner door opened, and Aunt Jinxiu came out and whispered a few words. Magistrate Sun and his wife had no choice but to get up in a flustered manner, bowed a few times and said "Forgive me, forgive me" before turning around and going downstairs.
As she went downstairs, the magistrate's wife looked down and immediately spotted a five- or six-year-old girl sitting next to the two tables.
It looked so familiar that she couldn't help but slow her pace.
After descending several floors, Magistrate Sun saw that his wife had not come down. He turned to her and said in a low voice, "Now that Miss has been found, we will come to apologize another day."
The magistrate's wife then lifted her skirt and slowly went downstairs, pondering as she walked where she had seen that little girl before.
As the two walked to the lobby door, they heard a door creak open on the second floor, followed by the sound of several people running.
The magistrate's wife subconsciously turned her head to look back and saw a beautiful little girl, about eight or nine years old, lifting her skirt and running quickly downstairs towards the direction of the five-year-old girl.
The aunt who had spoken to them earlier followed closely behind, calling out, "Miss, please slow down!"
The magistrate's wife's pupils suddenly contracted.
This is the noblewoman who went missing yesterday!
A thought suddenly occurred to her, and she immediately remembered that the five-year-old girl was the little miracle doctor who had saved her son that day.
After her son returned home, he spoke highly of the little girl.
She immediately whispered a few words to Magistrate Sun, revealing the identities of the two young girls.
Magistrate Sun was also very surprised, and pulled his wife aside to tell her his plans.
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