In addition to the ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum that he gave away, Sang Yu also sold three hundred-year-old ginsengs. Together with the three from Doctor Lu, he made a total of eight hundred taels of silver. If it were in the past, Sang Yu might think that this amount of silver was a lot, but in the past month, the turnover of Jishi Pharmacy alone was several hundred taels, so he was calm.
When Sang Yu and Xia Mingyuan came out, they were stopped again.
"Miss Sang, please stay." A maid stopped Sang Yu, "My wife wants to see you."
Sang Yu knew that he couldn't escape this time, so he decided to go meet this so-called lady. He greeted Doctor Lu and then followed the maid to the backyard.
The path along the way was winding and the journey was actually longer than Sang Yu had imagined.
The maid also told Sang Yu everything along the way, such as how much silver it cost to build the pond, how big the koi fish in it were and how hard they were to find, which pillar was carved by which craftsman, and so on.
By the time we arrived at the eldest lady's yard, we had already walked around the entire backyard.
Sang Yu understood that this was a deliberate attempt to intimidate her so that she would know how big the gap was between her and their family, and would retreat in the face of difficulty!
She really couldn't understand. Was she, a married woman, worthy of their being so wary?
When I entered the yard, I saw several women in brocade clothes sitting together and talking about something. The maids serving them were coming and going, making it very lively. Beside them were pots of blooming flowers.
These were the flowers that the maid had been emphasizing to her on the road. It was said that these flowers were specially bought from the south and needed to be carefully cared for, so the cost was naturally not low.
Seeing Sang Yu coming, several people stopped laughing and turned to look at Sang Yu. The oldest person in the middle looked at Sang Yu with contempt. He must be Xia Mingxu's mother, Ping.
She took a piece of delicate pastry and put it in her mouth, as if she didn't see Sang Yu. After swallowing it, she said nonchalantly, "Are you Sang Yu?"
Sang Yu had walked all the way and was now a little tired. Seeing a few seats nearby, he sat down directly.
She simply ignored Ping's words, glanced at her, and said, "I wonder why you asked me to come here so many times, Madam?"
Pingshi didn't expect Sangyu to be so ignorant of etiquette.
She hadn't even married Xia Mingxu yet, but she was already so arrogant. If she was really allowed into the mansion, it would be disastrous. She threw the cake in her hand to the ground in anger and shouted, "How dare you!"
Sang Yu also glared at him, "If it's because of your son, then I suggest you ask your son first. Otherwise, if he gets hurt, don't blame me for not warning you!"
Ping called Sang Yu here today, one because of Xia Mingxu's matter, and the other because Sang Yu beat Pan Jiawei yesterday.
However, these two things were not suitable to be made public, so she planned to teach her a lesson in secret and to reduce her prestige. However, she never expected that before she even opened her mouth, Sang Yu would bring these things to light.
Now, Ping's face looked extremely ugly.
When the people who were talking together saw that Ping's face was not right, they also left in time on the pretext of having something to do.
Soon, only Sang Yu, Pingshi, and two personal maids were left in the yard.
"What do you mean?" Ping spoke first.
Sang Yu sat leisurely and said casually, "Why don't you call your son to ask him if you want? That would save me a lot of trouble."
Seeing that she looked fearless, Ping ordered the maid to call for help.
"Madam, please at least give me a cup of tea. I've been led all this way by your maid, and you didn't even give me a cup of tea. I'm afraid that's unacceptable!"
Ping's face was cold, and she was about to refuse when Sang Yu continued, "It's only thanks to this journey that I realized that a small county magistrate in the Xia Mansion actually has such financial resources. The soldiers on the battlefield right now can't even get a full meal. I wonder what will happen to the Xia family if this news reaches the ears of the Emperor of Tiandu... No, it should be said that it reaches the ears of the Regent who is currently stationed at the border."
Ping had never thought that Sang Yu, a village woman, actually knew all these things. Now not only could she not retreat, but she was also caught by Sang Yu. Her face looked very ugly, but she still ordered someone to pour a cup of tea for Sang Yu.
"I want the best Longjing tea."
Ping's face darkened, and she said viciously, "Give it to her!"
Sang Yu drank tea leisurely, and he sighed more and more that this good tea was different. It was comfortable to drink. When a person felt comfortable, he would be in a good mood, and when he was in a good mood, he would want to talk.
So, Sang Yu said, "Madam, I'm afraid you also know about Mingxu's cousin who came to see me yesterday and got beaten! I don't know if that cousin and Mingxu are engaged. If not, if this matter gets out, I don't know if it will be good for their reputation. And I remember that cousin called me "cousin" yesterday and was very affectionate!"
After all, once this matter gets out, Xia Mingxu and Pan Jiawei’s marriage might be decided!
Ping roared, "Shut up!"
"Mother!"
Almost at the same time, the two spoke at the same time. Sang Yu turned around and saw a woman in pink brocade clothes walking towards her.
"Miss Sang Yu, I've always wanted to visit you, but my brother stopped me. I never thought we'd meet in this situation today. My... mother doesn't know the whole story, and has been instigated by someone with ulterior motives. I hope you'll forgive me!"
Sang Yu then realized that the person was actually Xia Mingxuan, so she smiled and said, "Don't worry, young lady. Your mother and I were having a lively chat just now!"
Ping was very angry at this time. She had always been the one who had the final say in the Xia Mansion. Her two sons were very promising, and her daughter was also outstanding in every aspect.
She never expected that her son was not interested in marriage at all, which made her very worried. She looked for many girls for him but couldn't find one.
So when her sister from her natal family talked to her about getting married a few days ago, she didn't refuse outright. After all, Xia Mingxu was not young anymore.
But unexpectedly, a few days later, her sister said that Xia Mingxu went to Wangfu Village every night to look for a woman whose husband was not at home.
She didn't believe it at all and ordered people to check carefully, but she didn't expect to see Xia Mingxu going to Wangfu Village from a distance several times in a row.
This scared her, fearing that her son had done something wrong. After all, he was the son of a county magistrate and could find any woman he wanted. Why did he keep looking for one woman?
However, she had not yet gone to find Sang Yu. Unexpectedly, Pan Jiawei actually went to find Sang Yu and was beaten. Her sister cried for a long time in front of her, so she wanted to talk to Sang Yu.
Unexpectedly, Xia Mingxu came to warn her this morning that she must not provoke Sang Yu.
He didn't expect Xia Mingxu to protect Sang Yu so much, so he immediately stopped Xia Mingyuan.
I originally wanted to dampen her fighting spirit and make her give up, but now, not only did she not retreat, I was stuck in a dilemma and was extremely angry.
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