Although his mother only said she would bring back one cook, looking at the beauty of the women in front of him, Huo Xizhi couldn't bear to let the rest of them continue to live on the streets like this.
He felt that bringing them all back to the Duke's mansion was a blessing for them!
“Young master, I think you’ve misunderstood. Our shop is newly opened and we have no intention of transferring ownership.” Liu Yingying’s smile was very polite.
"Didn't you understand what I just meant?" Huo Xizhi said with some displeasure. "I meant that you should close this shop immediately and come with me to the Duke's mansion to serve the Duchess!"
Communicating with these rural women is such a hassle!
Zhang Hui, Li Niangzi, and the others were very angry.
This young master looks respectable, so why does he speak so rudely?
Who would want to be a servant in their Duke's mansion? They're putting on this show, acting like they want everyone to be grateful.
Liu Yingying remained polite with a smile; "I'm sorry, young master, our shop is not planning to be transferred at the moment, and we have no intention of enslaving anyone."
"You!" Huo Xizhi frowned in displeasure. This was somewhat unexpected, leaving him momentarily speechless.
He took a deep breath before continuing, "You should think this through. Even being a servant in the Duke's mansion is better than making a living by showing your face in public like this!"
"Young master, I have made myself very clear. If you enjoy our skewers, you are welcome to visit us anytime."
"If you are looking to buy a few slaves to take home, you should go to the slave market."
Liu Yingying thought the young nobleman in front of her was utterly tasteless!
She's not starving, her business is doing just fine, and this person insists on buying her to be his slave!
Seeing their resolute attitude, Huo Xizhi persisted relentlessly.
Now that his older brother has returned to Beijing, he doesn't want his mother to know that he can't even handle this simple matter.
This argument happened to be witnessed by someone in a private room on the second floor of a restaurant across the street…
Huo Huaizhi came here to meet a merchant from northern Xinjiang.
Although this person appears to be a merchant, he is actually a spy for the heir of the Huo family.
Although he had returned to Beijing, his father was still in the north, and he needed to keep abreast of the situation there.
The northern district of Beijing, a melting pot of all sorts, was the perfect meeting place, but unexpectedly, he witnessed this scene…
It turns out that the cook my second brother mentioned this morning, whom he wanted to buy to serve our mother, was her!
What a small world...
She knew her second younger brother, Huo Huaizhi, well. He had been spoiled by their mother since childhood and was very unruly. He had to get his hands on anything he set his sights on.
Grey Falcon glanced at the situation downstairs and asked in a low voice, "Young Master, are you here to help Lady Ning'an out of this predicament?"
Lady Ning'an!
The woman's identity reminded Huo Huaizhi, and the playful look in his eyes vanished instantly.
Actually, he was just thinking that he might as well let his second brother take the person back to the manor.
He wanted to see what this woman, who could kill without blinking an eye, would be like as a servant.
However, Gray Falcon's words just now reminded him.
Lady Liu was no ordinary woman; she was the Lady of Ning'an County, a title bestowed by the imperial court.
With an official title, how can one be a slave?
Unfortunately... his second brother didn't bother to find out anything about the other person before he bought their property.
I've made a fool of myself again for no reason!
The grey falcon couldn't understand the meaning behind the smile on its master's lips.
"Young Master..."
Huo Huaizhi then spoke casually, "If she can't even handle my second brother, then it can only be said that this capital city is not suitable for her!"
Grey Falcon scratched his head, not daring to answer. Did the young master not want to meddle in other people's business?
At the entrance of the snack stall, Huo Xizhi was repeatedly rejected, which exhausted his already limited patience.
"Liu, this is a great honor bestowed upon you by our Duke's Mansion. You must not be ungrateful!"
When Liu Yingying encountered such an arrogant person, her good temper was completely worn away.
She scoffed, "Really? But I think if the Duke's mansion really thought highly of us, they should take us back and treat us like mistresses!"
"How dare you treat us, law-abiding citizens, as slaves to your family?"
Her voice was loud, and by then a large crowd had already gathered on the roadside.
Someone couldn't stand it anymore and said, "That's right, even if you're from a noble family, you can't be so unreasonable, can you?"
"Yes, even buying a piece of meat requires mutual consent, let alone a person?"
Someone else said, "I see those women are skilled craftswomen, hardworking, and good-looking. If they run this shop well, they won't have to worry about making a living! Who would give up a good life to become their slave?"
Liu Yingying glanced at the crowd, a slight upturn at the corners of her lips, but no real smile on her face. "That's right, that's what I wanted to say too, so please leave, young master!"
Huo Xizhi was furious; this was the first time in his life that anyone had dared to defy him.
However, since the person refused to go with him, he couldn't just kidnap them in front of everyone.
"Good! Good! Good! You'll regret this!"
Huo Xizhi gritted his teeth, uttered a harsh remark, and stormed off.
upstairs
Seeing that his master seemed still unsatisfied with the performance, Grey Falcon whispered, "The Second Young Master is not one to let things rest easily. I'm afraid Lady Ning'an and the others are in big trouble..."
The meaning behind this is self-evident, even though it's said in a very tactful way.
Huo Huaizhi glanced at him sideways, "I've noticed you seem to care a lot about them?"
"No! Absolutely not!" Grey Falcon blurted out in fright.
But inwardly I was thinking, "I'm just trying to figure out what you're thinking..."
Just then, Huo Huaizhi's indifferent voice rang in their ears again, "Let's go back!"
Grey Falcon; ...Are you going back already?
Inside Sister Liu's skewers shop, Zhang Hui and the others looked at Liu Yingying with worried expressions.
"Yingying, I have a feeling that person won't let this go!"
Xue Ye rarely spoke up to express his opinion; "This royal city is rife with filth, and we can't stay here any longer. Let's go back to Furong County as soon as possible!"
Liu Yingying, however, had her own judgment: "For such a trivial matter, we're going to hide back in Furong County? Wouldn't that be too pathetic?"
Xue Ye lowered his eyelids slightly and remained silent.
Actually, he wanted to persuade Liu Yingying to go back quickly because he always had an uneasy feeling about the capital.
He had a gut feeling that if he stayed any longer, something terrible would happen!
Seeing that everyone looked very serious, Liu Yingying deliberately let out a pleasant laugh to ease the atmosphere.
"It's no big deal. If you want to establish yourselves in the capital, you have to be prepared to weather any storms. Otherwise... like Xiaoye said, you might as well pack your bags and leave!"
"Pfft!" Zhang Hui laughed along with her. "Big sister is right, we can handle this kind of change!"
The afternoon was spent in a flurry of activity.
Zhang Xiaohu came over again when the shop closed in the evening.
They said their informants saw that the people from the Yong'an Marquis's residence went to that estate again, and when they left, they took two boys who were about ten years old with them.
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