After watching the scene, Kang Yueran looked up at the sky, which was gradually getting brighter. She stretched and went into the space to rest.
When she woke up, it was already afternoon. She touched her stomach and went to the mall to buy some snacks.
You can buy a mobile phone in the mall, but there is no internet, so you can't watch TV series. Kang Yueran had nothing to do, so she did what many girls like to do most: shopping.
Based on her previous shopping history, the mall recommended mostly food, with occasional other items mixed in.
Kang Yueran clicked on a gem shop and bought a bunch of beautiful stones, both natural and synthetic.
She put on a man's makeup, carried a bunch of gems to a jewelry shop, and exchanged them for 60,000 taels of silver.
Kang Yueran couldn't stop smiling. She loved business that made small investment and big profit.
As soon as she walked out of the jewelry store, she saw a group of people gathered not far away. Since she had nothing to do anyway, she walked over to watch the fun.
"Don't go too far! This shop is my family's ancestral property. I won't sell it."
"Master Liu, the prefect's concubine has taken a fancy to your shop. It's a blessing for your family. Why are you pushing it away?"
Young Master Liu was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. "Just because she likes it, I should give it to her? Why? You, Zhang Ji Yahang, are helping the evildoers..."
"Why? Why? Just because your Liu family can't compete with the governor, Master Liu, you'd better give up your shop obediently, or you'll suffer the consequences."
A passerby advised, "Master Liu, a man of insight is a true hero. If you voluntarily give up the shop, you can get a sum of money. If you don't, the owner of the shop, Master Zhang Yao, will definitely use underhanded tactics to force you to give up the shop. Not only will you lose your shop, you might even have to pay a large sum of money. Why bother?"
The pawnbroker's manager didn't offer an explanation for his boss, Zhang Yao. Everyone in the city knew Zhang Yao's character, so why bother explaining? "Master Liu, have you made up your mind?"
Young Master Liu knew that the passerby was telling the truth, "But..."
"What else could it be? Master Liu, if he doesn't think about himself, he should at least think about your pregnant wife. Wouldn't it be good to just take the money and continue living your life? Are you not satisfied until your wife and children are separated?"
Young Master Liu seemed to have lost all his energy and spirit, no longer having the same toughness as before. "I'll sell it!"
Kang Yueran could stop it this time, but she couldn't stop it next time. She sighed and left.
After leaving, she became angrier and angrier, and decided to teach Zhang a lesson and give herself some benefits.
She inquired about Zhang Yao's address and entered Zhang Yao's house in broad daylight. The Zhang family's house was very large and there were many servants. She dodged left and right and took a lot of effort to reach the storeroom in the main courtyard.
There were quite a few things in the warehouse, mostly jewelry and silks. Kang Yueran looked around and knew that this was probably Mrs. Zhang Yao's warehouse. She picked out a few pieces of jewelry and came out.
So where was the warehouse Zhang Yao wanted? First, it couldn't be too far from the main courtyard. Second, since Zhang Yao was so wealthy, the warehouse must be guarded.
Kang Yueran came out of the main courtyard and walked around for half an hour before finally finding Zhang Yao's warehouse.
Zhang Yao's warehouse was filled with a wide variety of items, including calligraphy and paintings, jade, gold and silver, pearls and agates, porcelain, marble, golden nanmu, rosewood, etc. There was also a nearly two-meter-high rockery stone, which was obviously looted from various places.
If they were all taken away, Zhang Yao would definitely cause unrest in the entire state. Kang Yueran did not pick the best quality ones, but took some away from the ones with large quantities.
After leaving Zhang's house, Kang Yueran tried to find a way out of the city. Passing by the government office, she paused. A concubine could so brazenly force someone else's ancestral home and shop into her own. This governor must be no good. Turning around, she entered the government office's backyard.
When she came out again, it was already dark. Kang Yueran did not delay any longer and walked out of the city. When she was about to reach the city gate, she ran into Master Liu, who was forced to sell his shop.
Young Master Liu was injured. One of his arms was wrapped in white cloth, and there was blood on his left trousers. He walked with a limp. He walked into an alley with his head down in a daze.
Kang Yueran followed in.
She lay on the roof, listening to Young Master Liu tell his family about the sale of the shop. The agent paid three thousand taels of silver in front of everyone, and then, after everyone had left, returned and asked for another two thousand five hundred taels.
A two-story shop and a backyard on the main street were sold for five hundred taels, and it was ancestral property. The whole family was very angry, but no one dared to confront the prefect head-on.
Kang Yueran took out thirty gold cakes worth ten taels each from the space. When Young Master Liu came out to relieve himself, she jumped down from the roof, stopped Young Master Liu, and quickly covered his mouth.
"Don't scream! I'm not a bad person. I'll let you go, don't scream!"
Young Master Liu was so frightened that his legs were shaking. He nodded repeatedly, hoping in his heart that Kang Yueran was not a bad person.
Kang Yueran loosened his grip and handed the bundle of gold to Young Master Liu. "I just robbed the governor's house and found out he owed you money for selling the shop, so I came to pay you back."
"Who are you? If the governor finds out, he'll kill you."
"Don't worry, I'm leaving soon and won't be back. Here are three hundred taels of gold. I stole it from somewhere else. You can use it with confidence."
Young Master Liu felt that the burden was as heavy as a thousand gold coins. He was very afraid of getting into trouble, but he did need money to support his family without his shop. "I, I, I..."
"No need for you, my. If you are afraid, just hide the gold and wait until the storm has passed. Just take it and be prepared. I'm leaving now!"
Young Master Liu bowed and said, "Thank you, sir!"
Kang Yueran waved his hand, climbed up to the roof via a tree, and quickly disappeared.
Young Master Liu looked around and after making sure that no one had noticed, he took the gold and went to find where he had hidden it.
In the evening, Kang Yueran went to the third place where there were private soldiers. After confirming that the leader of the private soldiers was also addicted, she went to Ningzhou.
It was difficult to buy grain in Heilongshan, so Kang Yueran went to the place where she had stored grain last time and stored another batch of rice, salt, and cloth. She ran to the Heilongshan stronghold and shot an arrow, then left without showing up.
Someone shot an arrow into the village, and Hua Rongyue and Uncle Guai were both alarmed. The village brothers handed the arrow and the cloth wrapped around it to Uncle Guai.
Hua Rongyue recognized it at a glance, "This is Kang Yueran's arrow."
Uncle Guai looked at the strip of cloth. There were only two words on it: "Harvest food!" "Are you sending us food again? I'll take some people to check out the place where you went last time."
Hua Rongyue followed, "I'm going too!"
Looking at the bags of white rice, Hua Rongyue was very happy. "It must be sent by Kang Yueran's mysterious master. We were just worried about not having enough rice. Now we have a good supply."
The rice that Kang Yueran sent last time had long been eaten up. During this period, they had been sending people pretending to be merchants to collect food from farmers' homes.
Uncle Guai also smiled, a smile he hadn't seen in a long time. He had been worried about the food issue recently, but now he could finally relax a little. "Let's go! Carry it back so that everyone can have a good meal tomorrow morning."
That night, Kang Yueran returned to Anzhou.
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