The young lady with her quickly tugged at the girl and whispered, "This is Madam Jiang, a sixth-rank lady. The planning of Lu Family Village was all her doing!"
Furthermore, the young lady's words were very tactful, roughly meaning that you shouldn't offend her, or you'll never be able to come back to her again.
But there are some girls who are single-minded, like this girl named Ye Hualing. Although Jiang Ling is a sixth-rank Anren, she doesn't care. After all, her father is also a sixth-rank Wei Qianzong in the military. Since ancient times, even among officials, there has been a hierarchy of contempt. Military personnel have always looked down on civil personnel.
They felt that fighting on the battlefield to protect their country was far more worthwhile than what these poor, bookish scholars had done.
So even if someone told her that the person in front of her was a sixth-rank concubine, she didn't take him seriously.
"Oh! You're the Lady Jiang who got promoted two ranks in less than half a year?" Ye Hualing raised her head, looking arrogant.
The girl standing to the side couldn't help but feel worried for Ye Hualing as she looked at her.
Looking at the girl's arrogant demeanor, Jiang Ling asked slightly, "Yes, that's me. This young lady looks unfamiliar. Have we met before?"
Seeing Jiang Ling's attitude, Ye Hualing assumed that Jiang Ling was afraid of her. She puffed out her chest and said, "My father, Ye Xiaoyong, is a sixth-rank military officer, a Qianzong!"
Jiang Ling looked at Ye Hualing with some helplessness. Jiang Ling despised those who relied on their parents' reputation the most.
Her gaze didn't linger on Ye Hualing for long. She turned to the group of young ladies and wives and said, "This was my mistake. I didn't coordinate the boats properly, which caused this unpleasantness. I apologize to you all!"
“Next time you come, this situation will definitely not happen again. Since everyone wants to be the first to board the ship, how about we draw lots to decide the boarding order?” Jiang Ling said, glancing at everyone.
The group exchanged glances, realizing that this wasn't their territory and they shouldn't go too far, so they all nodded.
Jiang Ling continued, "Okay, the single-canopy boat can carry a maximum of five people at a time. You can form teams of five freely. I'll go prepare the props for the lottery!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
As soon as she left, the girl who had grabbed Ye Hualing earlier turned pale.
"Ye Hualing, you're being far too arrogant! This isn't our home!" the girl said, her face slightly angry.
"So what? This is just a remote, impoverished village. Besides, my father is a sixth-rank military officer. These civil officials have only studied a few more years; all they know are those pretentious platitudes like 'Confucius said to achieve benevolence, Mencius said to uphold righteousness.'"
"How many people can protect the enemy like my father and go to the battlefield to fight? These people, let alone kill the enemy, would probably wet their pants when they get to the battlefield!" Ye Hualing said with a disdainful look as she watched Jiang Ling's departing figure.
"You!" The girl tried her best, then turned to look at the lake and sulked.
Ye Hualing remained unperturbed and smug, unaware that her words had already displeased some people.
A short while later, Jiang Ling came over with a bunch of number slips.
She placed the number on the stone table and said to everyone, "Draw numbers 1 to 10 in order; whichever number you draw determines your turn to play! Don't be discouraged if you didn't draw a number earlier; I have other games to play, and I've also prepared some tea and snacks to keep you entertained!"
At first, everyone was a little unhappy when they heard the rules, and even worried that they would have to wait too long if they drew number 10. But when they heard that there would be fun activities, food and drinks, they immediately felt much better.
"Come on, draw lots. After you've drawn your lots, just hand them over to Lightning Daddy!" Jiang Ling smiled and pointed to the props.
Several girls rushed forward, and Ye Hualing's team eventually drew number one. They were overjoyed and handed their number plates to Lightning Daddy, who then took the lead in sitting on the single-canopy boat to start boating on the lake.
The remaining people weren't idle either. Jiang Ling prepared some pastries and plum mint soup. Everyone praised the plum mint soup, and some even wanted to buy Jiang Ling's recipe.
Jiang Ling quickly refused, but another idea popped into her mind.
Jiang Ling also prepared some games such as hairpin flowers and pitch-pot for them to enjoy.
After calming down these difficult customers, Jiang Ling quietly left to go back and catch up on some sleep.
"Don't bother announcing things unless it's important, I'm just too tired!" This is what Jiang Ling said after she got home.
Before anyone else could say anything, Jiang Ling had already closed the door and lay down on the soft bed, falling asleep in less than a second.
When she woke up again, it was already afternoon. Jiang Ling sat on the bed, yawned widely, stretched, and walked out the door with satisfaction.
However, she was stunned by what she saw as soon as she stepped out.
"My dear in-law, you've had a good rest?" Shen Qianhe, Shen Congxin's father, was sitting in the inner hall chatting with Jiang Yaojie and Shen Congxin.
Jiang Ling glanced at Shen Qianhe and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Why didn't you come and inform them?" Jiang Ling then looked at Jiang Shan beside her and said.
"Oh dear, I heard you didn't rest all night yesterday, so I didn't think to ask them to wake you up! Don't blame them, I ordered them to do it!" Jiang Shan was about to speak when Shen Qianhe quickly stopped him.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ling stopped saying anything further.
"My dear in-law, I have something to discuss with you!" Now that Shen Qianhe was here, Jiang Ling didn't intend to keep it a secret any longer and spoke directly.
Shen Qianhe nodded and replied, "Yes, you're looking for a manager, right? Congxin has already told me everything. Don't worry, this manager is an old friend of mine, we've known each other for many years, you can absolutely trust his character! I'll send him over as soon as I get back, and we can discuss the money and everything else!"
Jiang Ling smiled and nodded.
“My dear in-law, how about I show you around? Don’t leave tonight, you and your father haven’t seen each other for a while! Why don’t you chat and catch up?” Jiang Ling said with a smile.
Although the distance between Lujia Village and Shenjia Village is not too far, it is not safe to travel at night, especially for a wealthy and noble family like Shen Qianhe's. If they encounter any problems on the way, it will be a big trouble.
Shen Qianhe hesitated for a moment, then Shen Congxin hugged Shen Qianhe's arm and said coquettishly, "Father, why don't you stay here for the night? I have so much to tell you!"
Shen Qianhe was a doting father to his daughter. Seeing Shen Congxin's expression, he affectionately pinched Shen Congxin's nose and laughed as he counted, "Okay, okay! Then I won't leave tonight! Daddy will stay with you! Okay?"
Shen Congxin clapped his hands and laughed like a child, saying, "Good, good, good! Daddy is the best!"
Shen Qianhe smiled awkwardly and pointed to Shen Congxin's belly, counting, "You're almost a mother, how can you still be so immature!"
Shen Congxin rolled her eyes and pretended to be angry.
Seeing the warm and loving scene between the father and daughter, Jiang Ling didn't disturb them any further and walked towards the inn with a smile.
The inn was doing good business, and Jiang Yaojie was engrossed in doing accounts. When he saw Jiang Ling arrive, he quickly put down the abacus and asked, "Mother, how is Er Ya?"
Jiang Ling looked at Jiang Yaojie with some surprise, "Why are you suddenly concerned about Er Ya?"
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