Jiang Yuwei smiled and patted Aunt Zhou's hand, saying:
“Who says otherwise? We’ve been through thick and thin together on our journey north, and we’re fellow countrymen who know each other inside and out. I’d rather use you guys first. I’m afraid that once you get to the capital, you won’t want to work for me anymore and will want to leave and start your own business.”
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou quickly waved her hand and said:
"Oh dear, oh dear, Yuwei, please forgive your Aunt Zhou! If we go out and start our own businesses, we'll lose everything! Aunt Zhou feels more at ease working with you."
Jiang Yuwei nodded and smiled:
"Okay, then it's settled. You can go ahead and get busy, Aunt Zhou."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei turned and left the backyard. She wanted to walk around the yard to see what was missing or lacking so that she could buy and replace it the next day. This way, she could live more comfortably and take all these things with her when she moved in the future.
Jiang Yuwei walked around and silently noted down what she needed to buy. Tomorrow she would be going out to send a letter to her master, so she would take the oxcart out and get everything ready before starting to think about setting up a stall in the capital.
Soon, Aunt Zhou and Daya had prepared the meal and brought it out. Because of the heat, the yard was also tidied up, so Jiang Yuwei asked them to move the food into the yard to eat.
After a busy day, everyone went back to their rooms to sleep after dinner.
The next day,
Jiang Yuwei put the letter she had written earlier into her bosom, changed Ning Huaizhi's medicine, fed him some spiritual spring water, and gave him breakfast before taking Tiezhu and driving the oxcart out.
The two first inquired their way to the post station, mailed the letter, and Jiang Yuwei bumped into a girl of about eighteen or nineteen as soon as she stepped out of the post station.
"Can't you watch where you're going? You'd better watch your step or you'll hurt our young lady!"
Before the woman could speak, the maid following behind her started cursing.
Jiang Yuwei frowned as she looked at the woman in front of her. She was fair-skinned and had a beautiful face. She looked like a young lady from a wealthy family. Although she looked young, her eyes revealed a look of disdain when she looked at Jiang Yuwei.
"If your young lady had eyes, she wouldn't have bumped into me!"
Jiang Yuwei replied coldly and then walked towards the door.
The young lady stood blocking the doorway, and Jiang Yuwei frowned as she looked at her and said:
"Excuse me, miss, could you please move aside?"
After Jiang Yuwei finished speaking, she saw that the young lady still did not speak or move, but instead stared at Jiang Yuwei with some curiosity, looking her up and down.
"I think you're not only blind, you should also get your ears checked."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei yanked the woman in front of her aside and strode out.
Seeing this, the woman also turned red with anger, pointing at Jiang Yuwei's back and cursing:
"I think you've lost your mind! What do you think you are! How dare you ask this princess to make way for you? Just you wait, I'll make you pay!"
Jiang Yuwei completely ignored the furious woman behind her, jumped onto the oxcart, and said to Tie Zhu:
"Let's go to the general store and buy some things first."
Tie Zhu didn't hesitate and drove the oxcart away without saying a word.
The princess standing behind her, seeing that Jiang Yuwei completely disregarded her, was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes.
"Yang Liu, go and follow her, find out where she lives, I'll make sure she knows what I'm capable of!"
Yang Liu, the maidservant serving nearby, nodded hurriedly upon hearing her mistress's words:
"Princess, rest assured, I will not let anyone who makes you unhappy off easily. Leave this matter to me."
As she spoke, Yang Liu quickly caught up with Jiang Yuwei's oxcart.
Jiang Yuwei arrived at a general store, got off the oxcart, went inside and picked out a bunch of things. Just as she reached the counter to pay, she heard a vicious female voice behind her:
"Shopkeeper Sun, you've got some nerve! This person has offended our princess, and you dare sell her anything? I think you don't want to keep this shop open anymore!"
Just as Manager Sun was about to settle the accounts for Jiang Yuwei, he heard Yang Liu's voice. Looking up, he quickly came out from behind the counter with a smile, cupped his hands in a respectful bow to Yang Liu, and said:
"Oh my, isn't this Miss Yang Liu? What brings you here today? Usually, it's Granny Wang who buys everything for the General's mansion, isn't it?"
Yang Liu glanced arrogantly at Manager Sun, pointed at Jiang Yuwei, and said:
"Didn't you hear what I just said? This person has offended the princess. If you still want to do business with her, then you might as well give up on doing business with our General's Mansion!"
Upon hearing this, Manager Sun turned to look at Jiang Yuwei. Although she had bought quite a lot of things, her attire was rather plain. He certainly couldn't afford to offend the General's Mansion for such a small customer.
Thinking this through, Manager Sun gritted his teeth and said:
"You'd better leave now, we're not doing business with you!"
Jiang Yuwei frowned. She hadn't noticed when Yang Liu had followed them. Now that Yang Liu was causing trouble, she probably wouldn't be able to buy anything. So Jiang Yuwei looked at Manager Sun and said calmly:
"Manager Sun, in business, it's best not to flatter the powerful and belittle the weak. If a shopkeeper only knows how to treat people differently based on their status, then that shop probably won't last long."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei left the general store without looking back. As soon as she got on the oxcart, she said to Tiezhu:
"Let's go home!"
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei came out empty-handed, Tie Zhu asked in confusion:
"Sister Yuwei, didn't you come here to buy something?"
Jiang Yuwei waved her hand and said:
"I'm not buying anymore, I'm going home!"
Seeing this, Tie Zhu dared not ask any more questions and hurriedly drove the oxcart towards Fish and Bird Lane.
Yang Liu, who was following behind, also came out of the shop and spat fiercely in the direction Jiang Yuwei had left, cursing:
"You, a mere country bumpkin, dare to challenge our Princess Qinglan? Humph, you should take a look in the mirror and see what kind of person you are!"
After saying that, Yang Liu hurried off to Jinxiu Manor to find her master.
Today, Qinglan is going to visit Ning Huaizhi at Lin Feng's ancestral home, so she brought her maids and servants out early this morning to buy gifts. Right now, she is at Jinxiu Manor picking out clothes for Ning Huaizhi.
Yang Liu arrived at Jinxiu Manor, panting. Qinglan gave her a disdainful look and said:
"Why are you running? Look at all that sweat on your forehead! Get away from me!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Liu's face stiffened, and she quickly took a few steps back. Then, she forced a smile and said:
"Princess, you asked me to teach that village woman a lesson, and I did it for you. From now on, she'll avoid you like the plague!"
Princess Qinglan raised an eyebrow and glanced at Yang Liu, then said calmly:
"I don't even take that kind of person seriously. Giving her a lesson is enough. Come and help me see if this light blue dress suits my brother Huaizhi!"
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