"It's good that the soldiers weren't injured or killed, but those bandits are always a problem." Jiang Shuwan frowned slightly.
"Don't worry, Miss Jiang, the general is on his way back to report to his troops."
"The general has mustered a thousand soldiers, and they are marching along the way to suppress bandits."
Jiang Shuwan nodded, "That's great. Returning to the capital to report on our duties will also allow us to suppress bandits and earn merit. General Sun's position will be more secure, and our workshop will be safer."
"I must thank Miss Jiang. If it weren't for Miss Jiang sending us the glassmaking techniques, how could we roughnecks have created such exquisite items?"
The head guard sighed deeply, but Jiang Shuwan said nothing.
She can do more than just glass; she can also fire glass.
In her opinion, glass, being translucent and bright, is more suitable for windows. However, people love glass, and she already needs General Sun's endorsement to produce so much glass. If she were to burn the glass, it would cause even more trouble.
After exchanging a few more words with the head guard, Jiang Shuwan finally boarded a carriage and returned to her residence.
As soon as she entered the second gate, a young woman adorned with jewels and dressed in fine silk walked towards her.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
"This servant greets Your Highness!"
The passing maidservants immediately knelt down to greet the young woman, but the young woman didn't even nod. She led a group of equally well-dressed maidservants and servants straight ahead, her demeanor arrogant and haughty.
Jiang Shuwan glanced at her twice, but couldn't remember who she was.
"Miss, she is the eldest daughter of the main branch of the family, and the only older sister of the young master," Qingxing whispered to her.
It turned out to be her sister-in-law, Pei Jing.
Wen's eldest daughter, Pei Yanzhi's older sister, and the eldest daughter-in-law of the Duke of Liu's mansion.
As Pei Jing approached, Jiang Shuwan knelt down and bowed to her.
"Big sister."
"..."
There was no response. Pei Jingzheng didn't even glance at her or spare her a second look. He simply walked past her with his maid and servants.
"!"
"What do you mean, Grandma? You're really disrespecting Miss! You're practically looking down on her!"
"Is there?"
“Miss, have you forgotten? She claimed to be sick and didn’t attend your wedding, and she also said she was busy at the clan banquet. She only came back for a short visit during the New Year’s Eve dinner. When you greeted her, she acted as if she didn’t see you.”
Hearing Qingxing say that, Jiang Shuwan remembered something.
Pei Jing did not attend her wedding to Pei Yanzhi.
He also said he had important business to attend to at the clan banquet and couldn't leave.
Later, at the family reunion dinner, Pei Jing did come, but he only glanced at her contemptuously, and the two didn't exchange a word.
"Miss, aren't you angry?"
"What's there to be angry about?"
Pei Jing was just like this in his previous life.
As the daughter of a low-ranking official, her presence beside Pei Jing would tarnish her noble birth.
She's not like Jiang Yao, who doesn't do anything productive and only knows how to lick her stinky feet, and then gets insulted.
"go back."
"It's important to do your own thing."
In the following days, more and more merchants signed agreements to move in with Jiang Shuwan, and batches of glass were also delivered. These merchants liked the glass very much, and Jiang Shuwan took the opportunity to sell a batch to them. The money from the sale was just enough to renovate and upgrade Donglai Street.
This street will be a luxury goods street in the future, with a level of luxury decoration that is a hundred times more luxurious than the food street. As a qualified landlady, she must do a good job in everything, not only in management but also in other aspects.
He was relieved of his previous duties and was only asked to build a management team for Donglai Street and be responsible for all matters related to decoration and communication with merchants.
Song Yi has already joined Jiang Shuwan's group, and in addition to his own business, he is also in charge of some affairs in Donglai Street.
Jiang Shuwan also made arrangements for Fang Xiaozi. Since it wasn't easy for him to come back this time, Jiang Shuwan told him to stay in the capital for a while longer, spend some time with his family, and then return to the north.
As Fang fought alongside the guard captain and bandits, he underwent tremendous growth and change. From then on, he was put in charge of all the caravans in the north.
The Fang family was overjoyed and came to Jiang Shuwan that very night to express their gratitude.
"Thank you, young mistress. Thank you, young mistress."
"Our family is truly blessed by the young mistress; she is like a savior from suffering!"
The Fang family of four knelt on the ground, weeping uncontrollably, their emotions palpable.
Their family was dressed impeccably, in embroidered satin, each outfit costing two taels of silver.
She wore silver bracelets and hairpins on her head, and even had several pairs of gold earrings.
Who would have thought that such a wealthy and respectable family couldn't even afford a bowl of white rice last year?
"Get up quickly. It's already dark, why are you bothering Miss? I would have thought you had something important to do, but I didn't expect you to come here to kowtow and express your gratitude to Miss."
"Your family has always spared no effort in serving Miss, so she will naturally remember you when something good happens to her."
"Manager Fang has just returned from the north and should be resting well, so there's no need for him to come and express his gratitude."
"And Madam Fang... you shouldn't just be happy. Manager Fang has been promoted, so you should loosen your belt a bit and host a couple of banquets so we can also share in the joy!"
The maids in the courtyard all teased Granny Fang, asking her to treat them to a meal. Granny Fang was not stingy and quickly took out a coin from her waist and asked the kitchen to prepare two tables of food and drink.
“Mother Fang is really influential. If it were us, we could only afford a banquet with this one cent of silver.”
"When we get to Mother Fang's place, two decent tables of food and drink will suffice."
"Oh dear, ladies, please stop laughing at this old servant. If others hear this, they'll laugh at my arrogance, and then the young mistress will lose face too."
As she spoke, Granny Fang cautiously looked around.
Her daughter, Fang Xiaomei, had previously become an apprentice of Li Guijia, the kitchen manager.
Because Li Gui's wife was illiterate before, she was always manipulated by her deputy manager. In recent months, she had been learning to read through Fang Xiaomei. When summer was just beginning to get hot, she had almost finished learning and kicked the deputy manager aside to take sole control of the kitchen.
The kitchen was an important place in the Marquis's mansion. Li Gui's family had great power, and Fang Xiaomei, as her apprentice, was now in a different position than before.
Even if Fang Pozi didn't give Fang Xiaomei a single penny, Fang Xiaomei would still manage to cook her two dishes.
However, she knew that her current life was hard-won, and she also knew that Jiang Shuwan was a person who clearly distinguished between rewards and punishments, so she never dared to take advantage of the household by using her connections.
Even the jokes the maids make now are intentional teasing.
With that one coin, she certainly couldn't afford two banquets in winter, but now it was summer, and fruits and vegetables were very cheap.
"Okay, okay, it's just that there were no outsiders around, we were just joking."
"Mother is too cautious, but it is precisely because of this that Miss values her more. Otherwise, with so many people under Brother Nai, how could the good thing of promotion fall to your family?"
"Manager Fang is certainly capable, but you are the one who has made the greatest contribution to the Fang family!"
Granny Fang was so pleased with herself that she beamed with joy, and wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes.
Her family only rose to prominence because she had foresight and invested in Jiang Shuwan.
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