Later, the imperial guards said, "After sending the woman back, we heard shouting from inside."
It seemed that the madam and the woman were fighting again.
In the evening, the Patriarch of the Bai family delivered all the things as promised. Mr. Zhou raised his eyebrows and exclaimed in his heart: "This is really amazing!"
Later, when I heard that so many ready-made clothes were all given away for free, I was even more shocked and had even more respect for Jiang Tuantuan.
When the wife of the Patriarch of the Bai Family learned about this, she was furious. She pointed at him and cursed, "Not only did you sell it at such a cheap price, you even gave the clothes away for free. Do you know how much money you're going to lose this time?"
After saying that, he slapped him, and five red marks the size of fingers appeared on his face instantly.
The head of the Bai family knelt on the ground and hugged his legs and said, "Madam, please don't be angry. I am doing this for the country and the people. There is a war going on ahead. If the city is captured, we will not be well. Besides, this will bring us closer to the royal family. On the surface, it may seem like a loss, but in fact it is a gain. After the war is over, we can use this to publicize it and increase our family's reputation, right?"
After hearing his explanation, the lady kicked him away, snorted coldly, and walked to the bed to sit down. "Things have already come to this. There's no point in saying anything else. But remember to tell me if something like this happens again!"
The Patriarch of the Bai family quickly ran over, massaged his legs, and said in a fawning manner, "Yes, yes, I will listen to you, Madam. I will never dare to act on my own again next time!"
I breathed a sigh of relief, this matter is finally over!
After dealing with the Patriarch of the Bai family, Jiang Tuantuan quickly ate a few mouthfuls of rice and set off for the Song family. She wanted to resolve all the matters today and then set off for the battlefield tomorrow!
After arriving at the Song family's door, the servant took a look at Jiang Tuantuan, who looked quite familiar. When he heard that he was looking for the head of the family, he immediately went to report.
After a while, the servant came back and invited Jiang Tuantuan to sit in the lobby first. The master of the house was having dinner, so it would probably take a while.
After Jiang Tuantuan came to the lobby, she waited and waited for nearly an hour, but the head of the Song family did not come out. How could it take so long to have a meal? And it was already past the meal time. It was obvious that the head of the Song family was deliberately ignoring her. After all, she was the only princess. The Song family was really arrogant.
Jiang Tuantuan, who had originally wanted to have a good talk, now had a bad idea in his mind. Since he is so arrogant, I won't be polite either.
Jiang Tuantuan called the imperial guards over and gave them some instructions. Then he let out a wicked smile and sat back in his chair, drinking tea leisurely.
Another half hour passed before the head of the Song family finally showed up. As soon as he entered, he said, "Oh, I'm sorry to have kept Princess waiting. We usually eat late at home, and I didn't expect Princess to come so early. I'm so sorry."
These words directly put all the reasons and responsibilities on Jiang Tuantuan, blaming her for not saying hello in advance and for coming so early.
Jiang Tuantuan was neither angry nor anxious. He put down his teacup and said calmly, "I can see that the master doesn't look well. It's probably because he always eats too late at night and goes to bed without much time to digest."
After he finished speaking, he covered his mouth and laughed, "Don't be angry, Master. It's my fault that I said you were not in good health as soon as we met."
These words made the head of the family feel ashamed. He did look unhappy because he was old and was being ridiculed like this, but he had to pretend not to be angry on the surface!
"Princess, it's so late, let's get straight to the point. What are you doing here?"
"What else could it be? Cotton and ready-made clothes, of course."
"Oh, wasn't this matter discussed before? The price cannot be reduced by a single cent." The Patriarch of the Song family felt proud inside. It's your turn to beg me this time. You just mocked me like this. Even if you beg me to bargain with you, I will definitely not agree. I will humiliate you again. Humph!
To buy time, Jiang Tuantuan said slowly, "I've considered the price. It's indeed a bit high, but the soldiers on the front lines are really cold right now and need clothes to survive the winter. Otherwise, how can we defend our country? If the city falls, how will you and I survive? We'll just become prey."
Hearing this, the Song family patriarch knew that she was trying to subtly lower the price, so he patiently negotiated with Jiang Tuantuan, "Yes, this war is also thanks to the soldiers on the front line. I also want to quickly sell this cotton to the royal family, but I have elderly parents and young children to support, and the price I give to the princess is already the lowest."
The two of them chatted back and forth for nearly an hour. Calculating the time, the imperial guards should have finished their work. He looked up at the sky outside and saw that it was already very late, so he was too lazy to talk nonsense with him.
So he stood up and said, "After talking for so long, I'll just tell you the price I have in mind."
"Okay, Princess, please speak."
“It’s free.”
The Song family's patriarch's eyes widened, and he almost couldn't hold back his curses. In the end, for the sake of his image, he forced himself to hold back, "Princess, stop joking. That's impossible!"
Jiang Tuantuan snorted coldly and then left.
After he left, the Song family patriarch threw a teacup and cursed, "What a fantasy! Giving it away for free! Unless I'm dead or mentally ill, it's impossible!"
After leaving the Song family's house, he immediately rushed to his residence. When he arrived, he saw that the imperial guards had returned with a lot of cotton and ready-made clothes, filling the entire yard. He really didn't expect that the Meng family was so powerful.
Everyone was sorting the cotton in the yard, and they were all shocked. Mr. Zhou asked, "Mrs. Jiang, how did you do this?"
Jiang Tuantuan anxiously urged everyone to pack up and set off tonight. Those who were going to the front line should follow me, and the rest of the people should return to Beijing quickly.
Then he said to Mr. Zhou, "I'll tell you the specific reasons later when I have the chance. Now there is no time to lose, let's go."
Seeing how anxious she was, Mr. Zhou didn't ask any more questions and immediately told everyone to pack up.
An hour later, everything was packed up and ten imperial guards were assigned to escort Mr. Zhou and others back to the capital. Jiang Tuantuan, Jiang An and Jiang Li went to the battlefield, and the cotton was kept by the imperial guards.
Rou'er also wanted to go to the battlefield, but was dragged away by Master Zhou. However, a girl cannot be kept at home when she grows up. After a quarrel between the father and daughter, Master Zhou finally did not stop her and let her go.
Jiang Tuantuan asked her seriously, "Are you sure you want to go to the battlefield? You might die if you go."
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