Turning the Golden Thighs to the Side
The next day, a long queue formed outside the store, and the store's inventory was sold out in half a day. The popularity exceeded Jin Xiaoxiao's expectations.
The shopkeeper wiped the sweat from his brow, but his eyes gleamed with joy. This half-day's commission was enough to pay him a whole year's wages.
He rushed upstairs, his eyes fixed intently on Jin Minzhi. "Young Master, everything's sold out. Do you need to restock?"
Jin Min instinctively wanted to discuss it with Jin Xiaoxiao, but she held back when she met the shopkeeper's burning gaze.
Rongxiang targets the high-end market, with even the lowest-priced item costing two taels. The purchasing power of the ancients far exceeded Jin Xiaoxiao's expectations. However, scarcity drives up prices, and commonplace items are not valued by anyone.
Jin Xiaoxiao jumped off the chair and grabbed Jin Minzhi's hand, "Brother, I want to go home."
Jin Minzhi understood, stood up and waved to the shopkeeper, "Go and explain to the customer that you need to transfer goods. Ask the customer to come again tomorrow."
The shopkeeper was somewhat disappointed, but he had no choice but to obey his boss's orders.
Even though the shop was closed, many people were still waiting at the door and unwilling to leave.
Jin Yanyan was somewhat puzzled upon seeing this scene.
Jin Xiaoxiao noticed his expression and said with a smile, "Brother, they are just curious followers, not our real customers. We can't change our strategy for them. On the contrary, starting next month, we will continue to sell in limited quantities."
"If it's limited, won't the revenue be less?"
Jin Xiaoxiao turned around and pointed to the shop's signboard, "Brother, please read the full name of the shop."
“Rongguang Perfume Main Store.” Jin Minzhi suddenly realized, “Xiaoxiao told me to buy as many shops as possible, so it turns out she wants to open branch stores.”
Jin Xiaoxiao snapped her fingers, "Once the main store establishes its reputation, we won't have to worry about finding customers for our products."
"Am I, Xu Ce, destined to live a life of misery? I refuse to accept this!"
Jin Xiaoxiao and Jin Minzhi stopped at the same time and turned their heads to look.
A young man wearing a headscarf sat on the ground, covering his face and sighing.
"Brother, what has happened?"
Jin Minzhi bent down to help him up, but Jin Xiaoxiao stopped her.
“Brother, the gentleman has injured his leg. Moving him around could cause the bones to dislocate and worsen the injury. Let’s tie his leg up first, and then we’ll find someone to carry him to the clinic for treatment.”
Jin Xiaoxiao looked at Xu Ce with curiosity. She was incredibly lucky to have bumped into Xu Ce, the most famous member of the male lead's think tank!
He is a legendary strategist who helped the male protagonist rise to a high position. The male protagonist won over all kinds of talented people with his sharp tongue!
Jin Xiaoxiao instructed Jin Minzhi to use books and scarves to fix his lower leg. This Xu Ce must be the real one, because the Xu Ce next to the male lead is a cripple!
Xu Ce lay on the wooden board, tears welling in his eyes, "I will repay your great kindness in the future."
Jin Xiaoxiao hid behind Ji Jun because she couldn't suppress the upturned corners of her mouth.
The old doctor at the clinic stroked his beard and exclaimed in admiration, "Excellent! A brilliant treatment. If all patients were treated this way, the chances of disability could be greatly reduced. Who came up with this method? May I teach it to others?"
Six pairs of eyes turned to Jin Xiaoxiao.
The old doctor paused, stroking his beard. "Huh?"
Jin Minzhi and Ji Yun simultaneously moved to shield Jin Xiaoxiao.
The old doctor smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, I just think the young lady looks familiar."
Jin Xiaoxiao had heard her mother mention that she had been saved by a highly ethical old doctor. She stepped out from behind Ji Jun and respectfully bowed to the old doctor, saying, "Greetings, venerable doctor! I thank you for saving my life. You may freely teach others how to immobilize my limbs."
The old doctor looked approving and said, "Good!"
After a pleasant conversation, Xu Ce's treatment came to an end.
The Jin siblings warmly invited Xu Ce to stay at their home. Unable to refuse their hospitality, Xu Ce was carried into a guest room in Jin Minzhi's courtyard to recuperate.
Seeing that Xu Ce's lips were dry, Jin Xiaoxiao poured him a cup of tea, and Ji Jun naturally picked up the teacup and handed it to Xu Ce.
Jin Xiaoxiao glanced at him, then poured herself another cup of tea. "Ji Jun."
Ji Yun assumed the cup was for Jin Minzhi, and after taking it, she stared at Jin Minzhi coldly.
Seeing that Ji Jun was holding the teacup but not drinking, Jin Xiaoxiao asked in confusion, "Aren't you thirsty?"
Ji Jun's eyes lit up, and he raised his teacup and drank it all in one gulp.
Jin Minzhi and Xu Ce both chuckled and shook their heads. "Kids."
After calming Ji Yun down, Jin Xiaoxiao asked Xu Ce curiously, "Sir, are you one of the candidates taking the provincial examination this time?"
Xu Ce glanced at his immobilized leg and sighed, "I came to the capital precisely for the provincial examination."
Jin Xiaoxiao casually said, "Then you'll need a wheelchair and crutches to get into the exam room, sir."
Xu Ce suddenly looked up, "What is a wheelchair? What is a cane?"
She'd been careless. The original book only briefly mentioned that Xu Ce was saved by the male lead before he died. To repay the life-saving grace, Xu Ce vowed to follow the male lead to the death. So, if she saved his life and then gave him a bright future, with such a significant incentive, she didn't believe Xu Ce wouldn't side with her!
Jin Xiaoxiao decided to take a gamble.
She took out her homemade charcoal pencil and leaned over the table to draw a wheelchair and crutches.
After looking at the blueprints, tears welled up in Xu Ce's eyes, as if parched land had finally received a timely rain.
“Miss Jin…” Xu Ce’s voice choked with emotion, “If I am fortunate enough to be blessed, I will surely repay your kindness.”
Jin Xiaoxiao wanted this promise from him: "Sir, you will surely have great fortune. I am waiting for you."
Xu Ce was immediately filled with excitement, "I will definitely do my best and live up to your trust, Miss."
Jin Xiaoxiao promised to bring the wheelchair and crutches in two days, and then left the guest house with Jin Minzhi.
Jin Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered something she hadn't done, "Brother, where do the examinees live? We still have a plan to send perfume to the examinees that we haven't done yet."
Jin Minzhi smiled and said, "Our Jin family has housing provided free of charge to examinees in the west of the city."
"Then tomorrow, my brother will go deliver the perfume, and I'll stay home and work on making a wheelchair."
Remembering Jin Minzhi's concern for the candidates, Jin Xiaoxiao asked him, "Brother, do you have any academic achievements?"
A hint of pride appeared in Jin Minzhi's eyes, "Xiaoxiao probably forgot that her brother passed the academy exam by sheer luck last year."
Passing the provincial examination makes you a Xiucai! Even Xu Ce, who is more than ten years older than his brother, is only a Juren!
Jin Xiaoxiao clutched her pounding heart. A scholar was equivalent to a graduate student in her previous life, and he wasn't even twenty years old yet!
Will my brother participate in the provincial examination three years from now?
Jin Minzhi's expression turned serious. "Brother is not very knowledgeable and needs to study diligently. Let's talk again in three years."
Her brother was kind, capable, and good-looking, yet the male lead killed him. At this moment, Jin Xiaoxiao's hatred for the male lead reached its peak.
The next day, the brother and sister split up into two groups.
Kim Min-ji received a warm welcome when she went to deliver perfume and soap to the test takers.
Jin Xiaoxiao was only able to manage to put together a wheelchair by evening.
Jin Xiaoxiao looked at the wheelchair with some dissatisfaction and asked Jin Minzhi, who had already returned home, "Brother, is this really the first time you've seen a wheelchair?"
"Yes, my brother has never seen a wheelchair before."
Jin Xiaoxiao clapped her hands, "Then we can also sell wheelchairs, and give away crutches with the purchase of a wheelchair."
Jin Minzhi agreed, "Okay, let's do as Xiaoxiao says."
Jin Xiaoxiao's eyes crinkled into crescents, revealing her pearly white teeth; she adored her cousin!
Five days later, the imperial examination began.
Jin Minzhi pushed Xu Ce to the examination hall, where the candidates and those who came to see him off looked at the wheelchair with curiosity.
Xu Ce's fellow villager walked over curiously, glanced at the well-dressed Jin Minzhi, and then turned his gaze to Xu Ce. "Brother Xu, are you injured?"
Xu Ce nodded to him, "I'm fine." He took the cane and bundle that Jin Minzhi handed him, "Minzhi, I'll leave you here. I can manage."
Minzhi wishes Brother Xu all the best.
Xu Ce took his bundle and, leaning on his crutch, went to line up for the inspection.
Jin Minzhi pushed the empty wheelchair back a couple of steps before being surrounded by people.
"Young man, what's the name of this thing you're pushing? Where can I buy it?"
Jin Minzhi said gently, "This is called a wheelchair. It's sold at the seventh shop on Yingwu Avenue."
Wheelchairs and crutches thus began to become popular in Beijing.
After the imperial examinations, perfume, praised for its ability to refresh the mind and mask unpleasant odors, became popular among the candidates, causing its popularity to soar once again. Jin Xiaoxiao, with a wave of her hand, opened three more perfume shops.
A busy month has passed just like that.
Jin Xiaoxiao swung her short legs and split the money with Jin Minzhi. In just one month, their Rongguang Perfume flagship store earned 50,000 taels of silver.
Jin Xiaoxiao held the divided silver notes, her eyes crinkling with delight. She could now hire experts to protect Old Madam Jin.
But where could she find an expert? Jin Xiaoxiao was stumped again.
"Xiaoxiao, what are you thinking about? You seem so focused."
Jin Xiaoxiao snapped out of her daze. "Brother, do you remember the person who broke into Aunt's yard last time?"
Jin Minzhi's expression was serious. "I remember, my brother later went to inquire about it. The entire Prince Yi's mansion praised him highly last time. His prestige even surpassed that of the Prince Yi's heir, which shows how deep his cunning is. We have already made enemies with him last time, and he will definitely not let it go. Xiaoxiao, you must be extremely careful when you go out in the future."
Jin Xiaoxiao nodded. Talking to the top student was so convenient. "Brother, I bet he'll come looking for Aunt again. Shall we hire more skilled martial artists to guard the house?"
Jin Minzhi pondered for a moment, "These days, the Second Young Master Yue has been busy working on promoting his birth mother to the position of Princess Yi. I heard that this matter has been settled, so he can now free up his time."
Jin Xiaoxiao chimed in, "He will definitely come to our house looking for Auntie. If we don't have enough people at home, he might just take Auntie away."
Jin Minzhi stood up. "Xiaoxiao is right. I'll go and make the arrangements right away."
Just before Jin Xiaoxiao fell asleep, Chuanbei suddenly arrived and told her that the male lead had already spoken with her aunt!
Jin Xiaoxiao was so shocked she almost fell off the bed. "You mean that bastard, Yue Xiao already knows that Grandmother opposes their relationship?"
Chuanbei nodded, "Yes, I heard it with my own ears. And the girl seemed like a different person; she was actually hugging that person!"
Jin Xiaoxiao closed her eyes. Sure enough, the male lead had been holding back a big move last time, and her aunt was now tied to him. The most urgent thing was to save Old Madam Jin's life.
Jin Xiaoxiao angrily slammed her fist on the bed, the force causing tears to well up in her eyes from the pain.
Ji Jun reached out and took her hand, gently blowing on the reddened back of her hand, "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt."
Jin Xiaoxiao looked at Ji Yun, who had grown ten centimeters taller in just two months, and withdrew her hand. "Thank you, Ji Yun. I don't hurt anymore."
After Ji Yun's interruption, Jin Xiaoxiao calmed down and looked up at Chuan Bei, asking, "Did Yue Xiao say when he'll come again next time?"
Chuanbei shook his head. "He didn't say anything, he just hugged the girl for a while and then left."
Jin Xiaoxiao sneered, "You dog of a male lead, you just wait."
Jin Xiaoxiao threw off the blanket. "Let's go find my brother."
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