Early in the morning, Chan'er took her two maids to the garden.
Chan'er didn't come here so early to enjoy the flowers, she came to see people...
On a small gravel road next to the pavilion in the garden, a man and a woman were kneeling. They were both servants of the house. The men were responsible for carrying water and chopping firewood and other slightly menial tasks, while the women were responsible for daily tasks such as boiling water and cooking.
, the two of them meet every day.
Just yesterday afternoon, after the work was done, the two of them sat together and talked to relieve their boredom. Because their laughter was louder, Chan'er happened to hear it as they passed by.
Chan'er immediately became furious and made the two of them kneel in the garden, where they knelt all night long.
By the time Chan'er arrived at the pavilion, the two of them were already lying on the ground exhausted, their clothes were soaked with dew, and they couldn't stop shivering...
Upon noticing Chan'er's arrival, the two of them quickly cheered up, knelt down and straightened up, and waited for Chan'er's instruction.
Chan'er walked slowly and leisurely along the gravel road proudly. When she passed by the maid, she suddenly stepped on her finger. The maid opened her mouth in pain at that time, but she still held it back.
Call out.
The valet next to him saw this, and although he was heartbroken, he could only lower his head and endure it.
Chan'er walked to the pavilion with the two maids, then slowly sat down and asked calmly: "Do you know why you are punished?"
The kneeling male and female servants immediately nodded like chickens pecking at rice, saying words such as "I know I was wrong."
Chan'er said coldly: "If I find you doing that again next time, I will never punish you as lightly as today!"
After hearing this, the two nodded again like pecking at rice.
"Stand up." Chan'er said.
Both of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and quickly stood up with difficulty, holding on to their numb and unconscious legs.
I thought that if the punishment was enough, the matter would be over, but Chan'er said again: "Slap the opponent twenty times in the mouth! Let's start..."
The two servants were stunned immediately...
Chan'er said with annoyance: "Didn't you understand what I said? Give the other party twenty lashes and they must ring!"
The maid felt sour, gritted her teeth and whispered to the male servant: "I'm sorry... Pa!"
As soon as the words fell, the maid slapped the other person in the face with a clear and loud sound.
Chan'er nodded with satisfaction, smiled and said: "Very good, that's right!"
"Pop!" "Pap!" "Pap!"
Next, there were slaps one after another in the garden. Chan'er became happier and happier as she sat in the pavilion and listened. She felt extremely happy inside.
When the two of them finished slapping each other twenty times, someone suddenly came from outside and asked to see them. It was one of the people responsible for monitoring Bai Yucheng.
Chan'er nodded and let the man in, and then said to the maid beside her: "Take them down. No one else is allowed to come in without my order!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
After blessing the two maids, they left the garden with their cheeks red and swollen.
After a while, a man with dark skin came outside the pavilion.
"I've met Madam!" the man bowed his head and saluted.
Chan'er turned around and said, "What's going on over there these days?"
The man said seriously: "Madam, Bai Yucheng has been giving advice to the Li family cloth shop in recent days. The business of their cloth shop is getting better and better day by day, and it is very prosperous!"
Chan'er was obviously very unhappy after hearing this, but she still continued to ask: "What else?"
The man thought for a while and replied: "Also, I heard that Li Congyue seemed to have given Bai Yucheng a 10% salary increase, and often invited him to drink..."
Jealousy surged up in Chan'er's heart, and she said bitterly to herself: "Bai Yucheng, Bai Yucheng! A scum like you doesn't deserve to live such a comfortable life!"
After hearing this, the man slowly raised his head, glanced at Chan'er, and asked, "Madam, what should we do?"
Chan'er stood up and walked a few steps in the pavilion, then turned around and asked, "You just said that the business of Liji Cloth Shop is very good, right?"
"Yes!" The man nodded: "There is an endless stream of guests, and it is very lively."
Chan'er smiled slightly and said to the man: "In this case, as I said, you should first lure Li Congyue out of the city to stay overnight. I will give Bai Yucheng a big gift tonight..."
Then, Chan'er waved to the man, and the man immediately took a few steps closer and carefully wrote down what Chan'er said.
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Near the end of the year, Li Ji clothed his village.
When Buzhuang opened its doors in the morning, Bai Yucheng had already directed the people in the shop to clean up and display the goods. At this time, Li Congyue and his wife arrived belatedly.
As soon as Li Congyue entered the door, he apologized: "Sorry, brother Yucheng, we are late!"
Li Congyue's wife also nodded politely and said, "Mr. Bai."
"Hello, my boss, and hello, Madam-in-law." Bai Yucheng immediately returned the gift.
Then, Mrs. Li Congyue went to the shop and got busy.
Li Congyue asked Bai Yucheng to go to the back room.
Bai Yucheng asked: "Brother Congyue, what's the matter? Is something okay?"
In front of other people in the shop, Bai Yucheng still called Li Congyue his boss. In private, the two of them still called him boss.
Li Congyue said happily: "Brother Yucheng, there is good news..."
"What good news?" Bai Yucheng asked.
Li Congyue said: "Someone came to my house this morning and said that he wanted to buy a batch of fine fabrics from our shop, but he had to ask me to bring some samples to his master for a look. If there are no problems, we will make a decision immediately!"
"That's right! That's great..." Bai Yucheng immediately became happy for Li Congyue.
Li Congyue slowly shook his head and said slightly unhappily: "But that person is not in the city. If I go out to go to their place now, I probably won't be able to get back until tomorrow morning. Tsk, it's really troublesome..."
Bai Yucheng immediately said: "Brother Cong Yue, this is a big deal. You have to go if you should. I don't care if I spend this day. Even if I don't succeed, I still got to know a big customer. There will always be opportunities in the future." ..."
Li Congyue suddenly laughed and said: "Brother Yucheng, do you know? My wife said so too, haha..."
Bai Yucheng also smiled and said: "Brother Congyue, without further ado, let's get ready to go."
"Yes, yes, hurry up and leave early. Come back early!" After saying that, Li Congyue hurried away happily.
After burning the incense, Li Congyue took the waiter and the cloth and left. Before leaving, he told Bai Yucheng to take more care of him. When he came back after negotiating the deal, he would have a good meal with him.
Outside Li Ji Buzhuang, two men continued to monitor the store...
One of them said softly to his companion: "There's no need for both of you to keep an eye on me. You go and rest first. Come and replace me later. Let's recharge our batteries so that we have the strength to work at night!"
The companion did not show any pretense, he nodded simply, then glanced at Li Ji Buzhuang, turned around and left decisively.
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PS: Due to my own problems, there are some inappropriate and ill-considered aspects in the storyline. I will accept the opinions raised by book friends. However, I still hope that all book friends can criticize them lightly. I will try my best to correct them!