Chapter 71
Jiang Yun Zhu knew that he was deliberately trying to put her on the spot. The cogs in her mind turned and she said, "I will donate thirty liang."
Manager Song laughed out and pointed at Jiang Yun Zhu, "Boss Jiang, your Qishanju is doing more business than my Baofulou. The last cooking competition, the magistrate personally voted for you. Why now?"
The meaning needn't be fully said. Magistrate Meng needed help now, but Jiang Yun Zhu won't put in effort?
Sure enough, Magistrate Meng's face solemnly flashed a little.
While Jiang Yun Zhu explained, "Since it's a donation, it depends on one's own wishes. Although my thirty liang isn't much, it is half of my savings. I don't know how much thoughts Manager Song put in your two hundred liang?"
Everyone was taken aback when they heard these words. They almost forgot that Jiang Yun Zhu had no money. They heard about her. She started from a small breakfast stall and gradually rented a store, Qishanju.
As for Chabuliang, she won it from the competition.
Looking at it this way, it wasn't easy for her to come up with thirty liang. As she said, in terms of thoughts, she was a hundred times better than Manager Song.
Magistrate Meng’s mind turned the corner and praised Jiang Yun Zhu. Among the people present, rich or poor, who could do to her extent? He suddenly felt a little emotional. This girl, Jiang Yun Zhu, was extraordinary.
"How can you only have sixty liang of savings!" Getting forced to a deadend, Manager Song said angrily.
"My Qishanju has only been open for more than a month. Everyone could estimate how much money I have made. While I don't need to decorate Chabuliang, I have to invest a lot of money in the early stages, if I want to operate it.
How much savings do Manager Song think I should have? "Jiang Yun Zhu asked unhurriedly.
"This... isn't there many customers who have deposited money in your store?" Manager Song said unrelentingly.
"It's the customer's money. It's only stored here. If I treat it as my own and spend it, could customers be rest assured?" Jiang Yun Zhu said, scanning the surrounding people. There were quite a few people here who have saved money in Qishanju.
When those people heard this, they naturally felt that Jiang Yun Zhu was right. They all eyed Manager Song suspiciously. After Qishanju created the membership system, Manager Song felt it was a good idea, so he implemented this system in Baofulou.
The effect wasn't better than Qishanju. Still, there were many old customers who had deposited money.
Now these old customers were wondering whether the money they had saved was among the money donated by Manager Song.
"Baofulou is a gold plated restaurant. I would never do anything that harms the interests of customers. The two hundred liang is donated by me personally." Manager Song quickly explained and guaranteed, lest people ask him to refund the money.
At this time, Jiang Yun Zhu said coolly, "Manager Song is rich and powerful."
"You..." Manager Song flushed with anger. He wanted to take the opportunity to ruin Jiang Yun Zhu's reputation, but who would have thought that she would be so sharp-tongued. Saying it like her donation of 30 liang held more sincerity than his donation of 200 liang.
"Alright, everyone do it according to their own will." Magistrate Meng interrupted Manager Song.
The donations continued. Magistrate Meng looked at Jiang Yun Zhu and Manager Song. Suddenly an idea popped up in his mind. He wrote words for Jiang Yun Zhu and Manager Song respectively, not only to reward them, but to encourage everyone to donate more in the future.
Someone prepared a pen and paper. Magistrate Meng dabbed the ink, and wrote two lines of poems for Jiang Yun Zhu, ‘Not weighed down by poverty, nor zealously chase wealth and honor.’ What was written for Manager Song was the words ‘be happy in doing good’.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Magistrate Meng obviously preferred Jiang Yun Zhu.
Many people snickered in their hearts. Manager Song ah, after paying so much money, he made a wedding dress for someone else.
Manager Song was furious, but he didn't dare to show it. He could only thank Magistrate Meng sincerely.
Jiang Yun Zhu thanked Magistrate Meng. After getting those words, it was a surprise!
With this small episode, everyone donated money. It was much more generous than before. Magistrate Meng achieved his goal. He twirled his beard, thinking about how much rice the money could buy and how many disaster refugees could be saved.
After donating the money, everyone dispersed. Jiang Yun Zhu walked back with these words and decided to find a store to frame these words and hang them in the store. After all, it was from the county magistrate. Others couldn't get it if they wanted it.
Just as they was two streets away from reaching Qishanju, there were many people gathered in front of them, blocking the way.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked into the crowd and saw five or six people in midst of the crowd. Among them was a powdered woman. Standing behind her was a teen boy and teen girl. Both of them were thirteen or fourteen years old and looked exactly the same; with pretty eyebrows, big eyes, high nose and red lips. It looked like a pair of dragon and phoenix twins.
The youth had a thin body. Still with this appearance, he looked a little glamorous. With this appearance, the young girl had an indescribable heroism. The two stood there together. Although they were wearing rags and their faces were bloodless, they were attractive enough.
On the woman's side was a young man holding a folding fan. He was followed by three or four servant-like people.
The beautifully dressed woman also had a few servants behind. Those servants were strong and had fierce faces.
"Mrs. Qi, I had already brought the money. So these two people have to follow me." The gentleman with the fan yelled.
"I'm sorry, Gentleman Liang. I have already paid the money. These two people are mine now." The woman on opposite side said.
"I bought them before you." Gentleman Liang angrily responded.
"But you didn't pay. I paid first." The woman on the opposite side pointed out. Smiling, she waved the handkerchief in her hand at Gentleman Liang. A pungent smell of makeup and powder dissipated immediately, "I say Gentleman Liang, aren’t you buying them for that kind of thing? How about this, you step back and I’ll let you come and play in Hongxinglou for half a month for free. How about that?”
Gentleman Liang seemed a little tempted, but he hummed, "I'm going to ask for them today!"
As they were arguing there, someone nearby was discussing. Jiang Yun Zhu understood what was going on.
It turns out that Mrs. Qi in the middle was a broker. She bought the pair of siblings from the refugees. She was going to sell the pair of siblings to Gentleman Liang. But in the middle of it, the procuress in Xinghualou took a fancy to the pair of siblings and paid a higher price. So Mrs. Qi sold the pair of siblings to her.
Gentleman Liang knew and of course he wasn't willing. So he was kicking a fuss.
"Gentleman Liang has countless wives and concubines in his family. I heard that he has a lot of bookboys. In the study, he does that kind of thing with the bookboys in the study. Tsk tsk!" Someone sighed. This Gentleman Liang ate both male and female. No wonder he was unwilling to give up this pair of siblings.
The procuress of Xinghualou wanted to buy this pair of siblings. So the meaning is even more obvious. This pair of siblings looked exactly the same and they were good-looking. If they accepted customers together, many people would definitely want to try it out. They were two cash trees!
Jiang Yun Zhu frowned when she heard that. She knew that there were many refugees recently and there were also many selling their children. This was the first time she encountered it.
She looked at the siblings.
The older sister held her younger brother's hand tightly and stood in front of him.
The younger brother lowered his head slightly, making it difficult for people to see his expression clearly.
My sister looked anxious, but she didn't give up. Instead, she looked around, trying to find a chance. She knew that no matter whose hands she and her brother fell into, they wouldn't be able to escape the fate of becoming playthings. She could bear it, but she didn't want her brother to be bullied like this.
The people around were either watching the excitement or gazing back and forth at them siblings with disgusting eyes. The elder sister only felt despair until she met a pair of clear eyes. There was disapproval in those eyes. Immediately, my sister looked at the person for help like a drowning man catching straw.
Jiang Yun Zhu frowned when she received the cry for help from the older sister's eyes. She asked the person next to her, "How much is the selling price of this pair of siblings?"
"Originally it was ten liang, but later the procuress of Xinghualou directly gave fifteen liang." The man replied.
Fifteen liang wasn't cheap. Jiang Yun Zhu was almost sold for six liang back then. She was prettier than the siblings. It could only be said that in this kind of disaster year, sometimes two big living people were worth less than one stack of rice.
At this time, Gentleman Liang had come to a conclusion with the procuress of Xinghualou. The procuress took a step back again, letting Gentleman Liang play in Xinghualou for nothing for a month. Only then Gentleman Liang gave up.
Gentleman Liang always liked the new and disliked the old. He felt that a month was about enough. It didn't cost money and saved the trouble of getting rid of people. How great. Moreover, he felt that a wife wasn't as good as a concubine, and a concubine wasn't as good as an affair. Since they were in the brothel, it might be more interesting.
They decided the fate of the siblings very easily. The onlookers sighed.
"Everyone come to Xinghualou to play when you have free time. I'll make sure you're satisfied once I've trained the pair of siblings." The brothel procuress got her wish and cheerfully grinned.
Of the pair of siblings, the older sister held onto her younger brother's hand even more tightly. She didn't intend to give up. She looked at Jiang Yun Zhu earnestly, and begged her to save them. In the future, she would definitely repay her well.
A ruthless look flashed in the younger brother's dark eyes, but he lowered his head so no one could see it.
At this time, Jiang Yun Zhu had made a decision. She broke off from the crowd and said to Mrs. Qi, "I'll give you sixteen liang. How about selling these two to me?"
Everyone was stunned by her words. Why did another person come to snatch?
When Gentleman Liang saw Jiang Yun Zhu, half of his body went weak. He had seen the owner of Qishanju before, but every time he caught a glimpse of a shadow from a distance and couldn't see her clearly. It made his heart itch every day. Unexpectedly, they met here today.
Seeing Jiang Yun Zhu's appearance clearly, he only felt that she was more beautiful than he thought.
The procuress of Xinghualou showed surprise. From her point of view, Jiang Yun Zhu was definitely a top beauty. In particular, the special aura on her body made people forget the vulgarity at sight.
Mrs. Qi’s triangular eyes stared at Jiang Yun Zhu. She wanted to pay sixteen liang?
Of course she was willing to sell, but...
"How about it?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked Mrs. Qi directly.
Mrs. Qi nodded. After what happened now, she was already a dead pig not afraid of being scalded by boiling water. They could fight as much as they like. Getting more money was only the right way.
"Okay, then I'll buy. Let’s go, come with me to get the money." Jiang Yun Zhu said.
Mrs. Qi looked at the brothel procuress.
The brothel procuress came to her senses and shouted anxiously, "I've already bought them."
Jiang Yun Zhu looked at her, "Didn't you buy them after raising the price? Since I am paying a higher price than you, they would naturally belong to me."
The procuress of Xinghualou was halted by this question.
Gentleman Liang hurriedly spoke, "They were supposed to belong to me."
If Jiang Yun Zhu bought them, he would get nothing. So he was anxious.
"Didn't you give up just now and don't want them anymore?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked him.
"If they were sold to the procuress, I would give up. If they are sold to you..."
"But you have already given up. A gentleman's words, once spoken, shouldn't be taken back. Only because of this, people would sell to you first. But you don't keep your promises yourself, so how could you get others to keep their promises?"
There was a paradox in Jiang Yun Zhu's words. If everyone keeps their promises, then Gentleman Liang certainly had given up the right to buy. If everyone doesn’t keep their promises, then it wasn't Gentleman Liang's turn to buy first. So Gentleman Liang had no ground to stand.
Gentleman Liang choked up and looked at the brothel procuress.
The brothel procuress was so angry about the duck in her hand was about to fly.
"I’ll pay seventeen liang." She said. Since Jiang Yun Zhu wanted to bid, she’ll bid with her.
Jiang Yun Zhu’s total savings was only had about forty liang. No, she could only give up.
At this time, someone suddenly asked, "Boss Jiang, is what you are holding the words written by the county magistrate just now?"
It was a woman in her thirties, who was the owner of a furniture store in the county. She came over just now. After hearing the whole story, she sympathized with the siblings and spoke out to help Jiang Yun Zhu.
She was intentionally using Magistrate Meng to pressure the procuress of Xinghualou.
Sure enough, the brothel procuress's complexion changed drastically after hearing this. What did the county magistrate write to Jiang Yun Zhu?
Jiang Yun Zhu understood the woman's kindness and she nodded. Speaking of which, this word was worth thirty liang!
"Mrs. Qi, it's better for you to say. Who are you selling these two people to?" The woman directed to Mrs. Qi.
In this kind of business, Mrs. Qi usually cheats as much as she can and deceives as much as she can. She was most afraid of the people from the officials. When she heard that the county magistrate actually wrote for Jiang Yun Zhu, her body immediately softened from fright and said, "How about, I sell to this girl."
The procuress in Hualou was a little unwilling. But she didn't say anything in the end. Jiang Yun Zhu bought the pair of siblings at a price of sixteen liang silver.
She led them back to Qishanju and gave the money to Mrs. Qi. Mrs. Qi didn't stay for a moment. Once leaving the two people's contract of sale, she turned around and left. The siblings and Jiang Yun Zhu remained.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked at the body selling contract. The elder sister should be called He Ying, and her younger brother's name should be He Hong.
"Many thanks for saving our life, Miss." He Ying immediately fell to her knees.
He Hong halted before falling to his knees.
"Get up." Jiang Yun Zhu said with a little melancholy. She didn't intend to buy people. However, what happened had happened.
At this moment, Mrs. Chen and others came out and looked at He Ying and He Ying in amazement. This pair of siblings looked good.
Jiang Yun Zhu introduced both sides.
As for how to arrange the two, Jiang Yun Zhu intended to ask them to help in the store, but Mrs. Chen suddenly found her. Her thoughts were that since she bought He Ying, it would be better for her to be her maid. This way, she wouldn't have to do many things by herself.
Maid? Jiang Yun Zhu froze and still refused.
It was unknown where He Ying heard about this and took the initiative to find Jiang Yun Zhu.
"I am willing to serve Miss!" She knelt down and kowtow respectfully.
Jiang Yun Zhu knew that he was deliberately trying to put her on the spot. The cogs in her mind turned and she said, "I will donate thirty liang."
Manager Song laughed out and pointed at Jiang Yun Zhu, "Boss Jiang, your Qishanju is doing more business than my Baofulou. The last cooking competition, the magistrate personally voted for you. Why now?"
The meaning needn't be fully said. Magistrate Meng needed help now, but Jiang Yun Zhu won't put in effort?
Sure enough, Magistrate Meng's face solemnly flashed a little.
While Jiang Yun Zhu explained, "Since it's a donation, it depends on one's own wishes. Although my thirty liang isn't much, it is half of my savings. I don't know how much thoughts Manager Song put in your two hundred liang?"
Everyone was taken aback when they heard these words. They almost forgot that Jiang Yun Zhu had no money. They heard about her. She started from a small breakfast stall and gradually rented a store, Qishanju.
As for Chabuliang, she won it from the competition.
Looking at it this way, it wasn't easy for her to come up with thirty liang. As she said, in terms of thoughts, she was a hundred times better than Manager Song.
Magistrate Meng’s mind turned the corner and praised Jiang Yun Zhu. Among the people present, rich or poor, who could do to her extent? He suddenly felt a little emotional. This girl, Jiang Yun Zhu, was extraordinary.
"How can you only have sixty liang of savings!" Getting forced to a deadend, Manager Song said angrily.
"My Qishanju has only been open for more than a month. Everyone could estimate how much money I have made. While I don't need to decorate Chabuliang, I have to invest a lot of money in the early stages, if I want to operate it.
How much savings do Manager Song think I should have? "Jiang Yun Zhu asked unhurriedly.
"This... isn't there many customers who have deposited money in your store?" Manager Song said unrelentingly.
"It's the customer's money. It's only stored here. If I treat it as my own and spend it, could customers be rest assured?" Jiang Yun Zhu said, scanning the surrounding people. There were quite a few people here who have saved money in Qishanju.
When those people heard this, they naturally felt that Jiang Yun Zhu was right. They all eyed Manager Song suspiciously. After Qishanju created the membership system, Manager Song felt it was a good idea, so he implemented this system in Baofulou.
The effect wasn't better than Qishanju. Still, there were many old customers who had deposited money.
Now these old customers were wondering whether the money they had saved was among the money donated by Manager Song.
"Baofulou is a gold plated restaurant. I would never do anything that harms the interests of customers. The two hundred liang is donated by me personally." Manager Song quickly explained and guaranteed, lest people ask him to refund the money.
At this time, Jiang Yun Zhu said coolly, "Manager Song is rich and powerful."
"You..." Manager Song flushed with anger. He wanted to take the opportunity to ruin Jiang Yun Zhu's reputation, but who would have thought that she would be so sharp-tongued. Saying it like her donation of 30 liang held more sincerity than his donation of 200 liang.
"Alright, everyone do it according to their own will." Magistrate Meng interrupted Manager Song.
The donations continued. Magistrate Meng looked at Jiang Yun Zhu and Manager Song. Suddenly an idea popped up in his mind. He wrote words for Jiang Yun Zhu and Manager Song respectively, not only to reward them, but to encourage everyone to donate more in the future.
Someone prepared a pen and paper. Magistrate Meng dabbed the ink, and wrote two lines of poems for Jiang Yun Zhu, ‘Not weighed down by poverty, nor zealously chase wealth and honor.’ What was written for Manager Song was the words ‘be happy in doing good’.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Magistrate Meng obviously preferred Jiang Yun Zhu.
Many people snickered in their hearts. Manager Song ah, after paying so much money, he made a wedding dress for someone else.
Manager Song was furious, but he didn't dare to show it. He could only thank Magistrate Meng sincerely.
Jiang Yun Zhu thanked Magistrate Meng. After getting those words, it was a surprise!
With this small episode, everyone donated money. It was much more generous than before. Magistrate Meng achieved his goal. He twirled his beard, thinking about how much rice the money could buy and how many disaster refugees could be saved.
After donating the money, everyone dispersed. Jiang Yun Zhu walked back with these words and decided to find a store to frame these words and hang them in the store. After all, it was from the county magistrate. Others couldn't get it if they wanted it.
Just as they was two streets away from reaching Qishanju, there were many people gathered in front of them, blocking the way.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked into the crowd and saw five or six people in midst of the crowd. Among them was a powdered woman. Standing behind her was a teen boy and teen girl. Both of them were thirteen or fourteen years old and looked exactly the same; with pretty eyebrows, big eyes, high nose and red lips. It looked like a pair of dragon and phoenix twins.
The youth had a thin body. Still with this appearance, he looked a little glamorous. With this appearance, the young girl had an indescribable heroism. The two stood there together. Although they were wearing rags and their faces were bloodless, they were attractive enough.
On the woman's side was a young man holding a folding fan. He was followed by three or four servant-like people.
The beautifully dressed woman also had a few servants behind. Those servants were strong and had fierce faces.
"Mrs. Qi, I had already brought the money. So these two people have to follow me." The gentleman with the fan yelled.
"I'm sorry, Gentleman Liang. I have already paid the money. These two people are mine now." The woman on opposite side said.
"I bought them before you." Gentleman Liang angrily responded.
"But you didn't pay. I paid first." The woman on the opposite side pointed out. Smiling, she waved the handkerchief in her hand at Gentleman Liang. A pungent smell of makeup and powder dissipated immediately, "I say Gentleman Liang, aren’t you buying them for that kind of thing? How about this, you step back and I’ll let you come and play in Hongxinglou for half a month for free. How about that?”
Gentleman Liang seemed a little tempted, but he hummed, "I'm going to ask for them today!"
As they were arguing there, someone nearby was discussing. Jiang Yun Zhu understood what was going on.
It turns out that Mrs. Qi in the middle was a broker. She bought the pair of siblings from the refugees. She was going to sell the pair of siblings to Gentleman Liang. But in the middle of it, the procuress in Xinghualou took a fancy to the pair of siblings and paid a higher price. So Mrs. Qi sold the pair of siblings to her.
Gentleman Liang knew and of course he wasn't willing. So he was kicking a fuss.
"Gentleman Liang has countless wives and concubines in his family. I heard that he has a lot of bookboys. In the study, he does that kind of thing with the bookboys in the study. Tsk tsk!" Someone sighed. This Gentleman Liang ate both male and female. No wonder he was unwilling to give up this pair of siblings.
The procuress of Xinghualou wanted to buy this pair of siblings. So the meaning is even more obvious. This pair of siblings looked exactly the same and they were good-looking. If they accepted customers together, many people would definitely want to try it out. They were two cash trees!
Jiang Yun Zhu frowned when she heard that. She knew that there were many refugees recently and there were also many selling their children. This was the first time she encountered it.
She looked at the siblings.
The older sister held her younger brother's hand tightly and stood in front of him.
The younger brother lowered his head slightly, making it difficult for people to see his expression clearly.
My sister looked anxious, but she didn't give up. Instead, she looked around, trying to find a chance. She knew that no matter whose hands she and her brother fell into, they wouldn't be able to escape the fate of becoming playthings. She could bear it, but she didn't want her brother to be bullied like this.
The people around were either watching the excitement or gazing back and forth at them siblings with disgusting eyes. The elder sister only felt despair until she met a pair of clear eyes. There was disapproval in those eyes. Immediately, my sister looked at the person for help like a drowning man catching straw.
Jiang Yun Zhu frowned when she received the cry for help from the older sister's eyes. She asked the person next to her, "How much is the selling price of this pair of siblings?"
"Originally it was ten liang, but later the procuress of Xinghualou directly gave fifteen liang." The man replied.
Fifteen liang wasn't cheap. Jiang Yun Zhu was almost sold for six liang back then. She was prettier than the siblings. It could only be said that in this kind of disaster year, sometimes two big living people were worth less than one stack of rice.
At this time, Gentleman Liang had come to a conclusion with the procuress of Xinghualou. The procuress took a step back again, letting Gentleman Liang play in Xinghualou for nothing for a month. Only then Gentleman Liang gave up.
Gentleman Liang always liked the new and disliked the old. He felt that a month was about enough. It didn't cost money and saved the trouble of getting rid of people. How great. Moreover, he felt that a wife wasn't as good as a concubine, and a concubine wasn't as good as an affair. Since they were in the brothel, it might be more interesting.
They decided the fate of the siblings very easily. The onlookers sighed.
"Everyone come to Xinghualou to play when you have free time. I'll make sure you're satisfied once I've trained the pair of siblings." The brothel procuress got her wish and cheerfully grinned.
Of the pair of siblings, the older sister held onto her younger brother's hand even more tightly. She didn't intend to give up. She looked at Jiang Yun Zhu earnestly, and begged her to save them. In the future, she would definitely repay her well.
A ruthless look flashed in the younger brother's dark eyes, but he lowered his head so no one could see it.
At this time, Jiang Yun Zhu had made a decision. She broke off from the crowd and said to Mrs. Qi, "I'll give you sixteen liang. How about selling these two to me?"
Everyone was stunned by her words. Why did another person come to snatch?
When Gentleman Liang saw Jiang Yun Zhu, half of his body went weak. He had seen the owner of Qishanju before, but every time he caught a glimpse of a shadow from a distance and couldn't see her clearly. It made his heart itch every day. Unexpectedly, they met here today.
Seeing Jiang Yun Zhu's appearance clearly, he only felt that she was more beautiful than he thought.
The procuress of Xinghualou showed surprise. From her point of view, Jiang Yun Zhu was definitely a top beauty. In particular, the special aura on her body made people forget the vulgarity at sight.
Mrs. Qi’s triangular eyes stared at Jiang Yun Zhu. She wanted to pay sixteen liang?
Of course she was willing to sell, but...
"How about it?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked Mrs. Qi directly.
Mrs. Qi nodded. After what happened now, she was already a dead pig not afraid of being scalded by boiling water. They could fight as much as they like. Getting more money was only the right way.
"Okay, then I'll buy. Let’s go, come with me to get the money." Jiang Yun Zhu said.
Mrs. Qi looked at the brothel procuress.
The brothel procuress came to her senses and shouted anxiously, "I've already bought them."
Jiang Yun Zhu looked at her, "Didn't you buy them after raising the price? Since I am paying a higher price than you, they would naturally belong to me."
The procuress of Xinghualou was halted by this question.
Gentleman Liang hurriedly spoke, "They were supposed to belong to me."
If Jiang Yun Zhu bought them, he would get nothing. So he was anxious.
"Didn't you give up just now and don't want them anymore?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked him.
"If they were sold to the procuress, I would give up. If they are sold to you..."
"But you have already given up. A gentleman's words, once spoken, shouldn't be taken back. Only because of this, people would sell to you first. But you don't keep your promises yourself, so how could you get others to keep their promises?"
There was a paradox in Jiang Yun Zhu's words. If everyone keeps their promises, then Gentleman Liang certainly had given up the right to buy. If everyone doesn’t keep their promises, then it wasn't Gentleman Liang's turn to buy first. So Gentleman Liang had no ground to stand.
Gentleman Liang choked up and looked at the brothel procuress.
The brothel procuress was so angry about the duck in her hand was about to fly.
"I’ll pay seventeen liang." She said. Since Jiang Yun Zhu wanted to bid, she’ll bid with her.
Jiang Yun Zhu’s total savings was only had about forty liang. No, she could only give up.
At this time, someone suddenly asked, "Boss Jiang, is what you are holding the words written by the county magistrate just now?"
It was a woman in her thirties, who was the owner of a furniture store in the county. She came over just now. After hearing the whole story, she sympathized with the siblings and spoke out to help Jiang Yun Zhu.
She was intentionally using Magistrate Meng to pressure the procuress of Xinghualou.
Sure enough, the brothel procuress's complexion changed drastically after hearing this. What did the county magistrate write to Jiang Yun Zhu?
Jiang Yun Zhu understood the woman's kindness and she nodded. Speaking of which, this word was worth thirty liang!
"Mrs. Qi, it's better for you to say. Who are you selling these two people to?" The woman directed to Mrs. Qi.
In this kind of business, Mrs. Qi usually cheats as much as she can and deceives as much as she can. She was most afraid of the people from the officials. When she heard that the county magistrate actually wrote for Jiang Yun Zhu, her body immediately softened from fright and said, "How about, I sell to this girl."
The procuress in Hualou was a little unwilling. But she didn't say anything in the end. Jiang Yun Zhu bought the pair of siblings at a price of sixteen liang silver.
She led them back to Qishanju and gave the money to Mrs. Qi. Mrs. Qi didn't stay for a moment. Once leaving the two people's contract of sale, she turned around and left. The siblings and Jiang Yun Zhu remained.
Jiang Yun Zhu looked at the body selling contract. The elder sister should be called He Ying, and her younger brother's name should be He Hong.
"Many thanks for saving our life, Miss." He Ying immediately fell to her knees.
He Hong halted before falling to his knees.
"Get up." Jiang Yun Zhu said with a little melancholy. She didn't intend to buy people. However, what happened had happened.
At this moment, Mrs. Chen and others came out and looked at He Ying and He Ying in amazement. This pair of siblings looked good.
Jiang Yun Zhu introduced both sides.
As for how to arrange the two, Jiang Yun Zhu intended to ask them to help in the store, but Mrs. Chen suddenly found her. Her thoughts were that since she bought He Ying, it would be better for her to be her maid. This way, she wouldn't have to do many things by herself.
Maid? Jiang Yun Zhu froze and still refused.
It was unknown where He Ying heard about this and took the initiative to find Jiang Yun Zhu.
"I am willing to serve Miss!" She knelt down and kowtow respectfully.
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