Didn't the Zhang family always pride themselves on being a noble family? Why would they come to them for a few hundred taels of silver? While Xu Miaomiao was still lost in thought, Song Weiwei stepped forward, pointed at Madam Zhang and began to curse: "You are crazy because of poverty. We helped Xu Qingshan treat his illness, and you want us to pay you!"
This time Xu Miaomiao did not try to stop him, but remained silent.
She also agreed with what Song Weiwei said just now. It was obvious that the Xu family saw that they were easy to bully and wanted to blackmail them on purpose.
Just as they were talking, Liu Hong walked in from the door. Seeing the woman's smug look, Xu Miaomiao understood the reason. She was afraid that Madam Zhang would suddenly come to her house to ask for money, probably because she was deceived by Liu Hong.
"Of course we can give this money." Xu Miaomiao said from the side.
Hearing her agreement, Song Weiwei opened her eyes wide and quickly tugged at her sleeve. Although they could afford the five hundred taels, it was enough for them to earn for a long time. They were unwilling to give it away for no reason.
Xu Miaomiao glanced at her and told her not to worry.
Seeing Xu Miaomiao give in, Liu Hong also raised her lips proudly and said, "Originally, my cousin almost married Madam Gu, so we couldn't ask for the money. But now our Xu family is really in trouble, so they came to us. In this case, Madam Xu will give us more money."
Madam Zhang also raised the corners of her mouth proudly, waiting for Xu Miaomiao to hand over the silver with both hands.
But Xu Miaomiao changed her tone, raised her eyebrows, and continued, "But it is true that we saved Mr. Xu. You insist on blaming us for Mr. Xu's poisoning, and we admit it. But shouldn't you also pay for the money for saving him?"
Mrs. Zhang waved her hand and asked Liu Hong beside her: "How much does it usually cost to see a doctor?"
"Tell my aunt that two taels of silver will be enough to find a good doctor."
"Then give Madam Xu two cents of silver." As soon as Madam Zhang finished speaking, Liu Hong took out two cents of silver from her waist and handed it to Xu Miaomiao.
Xu Miaomiao fiddled with the silver coins on the table and continued, "I am known as a miracle doctor in Bai County. My consultation is different from that of an ordinary doctor. I will charge one hundred taels."
"What!" Madam Zhang slammed the table and pointed at Xu Miaomiao when she heard this: "What are you crazy about? What kind of doctor charges 100 taels for a treatment? Are you going to treat the Jade Emperor in heaven?"
"Madam Zhang, don't be angry." Xu Miaomiao moved the teacup in front of her a little closer to signal the woman to calm down, and said, "If you don't believe me, Madam Zhang can go to Bai County to ask. Unless he is a close friend, it would be very difficult for me to treat him. The medical expenses and the red lotus for Mr. Xu were also obtained with great difficulty. Although it is not a precious medicinal material, it is rare in the South. It is not too much to ask you for another five hundred taels."
"Xu Miaomiao, you are such a jerk. We haven't even complained to you about instigating my son to take poison, but you still dare to ask me for this. You want us to pay for it? You are dreaming."
Liu Hong also echoed and said, "Yes, Madam Xu, after all, your family has everything. It's a pity that my cousin is a good man, but now he is bedridden. Shouldn't you show some appreciation?"
"Miss Liu Hong is right. We should naturally give her the five hundred taels." As he said that, Xu Miaomiao took out a silver note of five hundred taels from his sleeve and placed it on the table.
As soon as he saw Qian Liuhong, his eyes suddenly lit up and he stared at the banknote.
Madam Zhang also wanted to put the banknote away, but Xu Miaomiao grabbed it tightly: "But since you have accepted the banknote, you are completely denying us the fact that Mr. Xu took the poison. Now we should calculate the money I spent on his treatment."
Mrs. Zhang was very angry, her facial features twisted into a ball. Seeing that Xu Miaomiao refused to let go, she angrily took her hand down, looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "Then what do you want to do?"
"It's easy. I will compensate Madam Zhang with 500 taels, and Madam Zhang will return me 600 taels. You can give me another 100 taels, and that's it. Otherwise, if the neighbors find out, they will think that your Xu family came to me on purpose because they are greedy for my money. Then your Xu family will lose its reputation, and I'm afraid Mr. Xu will have a hard time in the capital."
"You are such a jerk, Xu Miaomiao." Madam Zhang stood up angrily, pointing her finger at Xu Miaomiao and said angrily: "I underestimated you."
After saying that, he turned and left.
When passing by Gu Yuanniang, he no longer had a good look towards her. He snorted and left.
Gu Yuanniang looked at the two figures leaving in silence.
Song Weiwei, who was standing by, was unusually happy: "Humph, I told you not to make trouble again."
"Okay, Weiwei, stop making trouble." Xu Miaomiao glanced at Song Weiwei and motioned her to sit down. After Madam Zhang walked away, Xu Miaomiao put down the teacup in her hand and said solemnly: "Now our department store is still tepid in the capital. If we want to expand this business, we need to think of some new ways. Sixth Lady Weiwei, do you have any good ideas?"
Gu Yuanniang thought for a while and said, "I see that there are many shops in the capital, so there is no need to go to the street department store to find some good things. Now our business is all based on these special cakes. Otherwise, we can open a cake shop and say it is a joint name with the department store. First, we can supply the cakes in the department store ourselves, and second, it will also improve our reputation."
After hearing this, Song Weiwei thought about it for a while and nodded: "I agree with Liu Niang's idea."
With this pastry shop, she can have as many pastries as she wants.
Xu Miaomiao saw through Song Weiwei's thoughts at a glance, smiled helplessly, looked at Gu Yuanniang and continued, "Not only the pastry shop, I have also discovered that there are many banquets in the capital recently, and talented men and beautiful women often gather together, so the supply of wine is also indispensable. I naturally trust Liu Niang's winemaking skills. Why don't we open another wine shop, also say it is jointly with the department store, and these are also considered branches of the department store's pastry shop and wine shop. What do you think?"
"It's good, but the people in the Capital City Commercial Bank have always looked down on us. Last time, they used such a despicable method to frame us. Fortunately, the man is really not dead. If we continue to open the shop and are targeted by them, what can we do?"
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