Traveling through time and space to become a lady of a noble family, but she only wants to escape

The two men haggled for a whole incense stick of time before they finally agreed on the price. Chef Zhang led the shopkeeper outside and brought in more than a dozen well-preserved bags of grain, handing over the money in one hand and the grain in the other.

Seeing that all the grain had been sold, Chef Zhang did not stay any longer. He said a quick goodbye to the shopkeeper and got on the ox cart to return.

He had just taken three steps when he was stopped at the street corner by Bai Zhi, who was wearing a straw raincoat and hat.

The path was so narrow that even an oxcart had to scrape against the wall, not to mention giving way to others. Chef Zhang called out, "Brother, please let my oxcart pass first!"

Bai Zhi walked to the side of the ox cart and raised her bamboo hat: "What is the family law for stealing grain from the Marquis's Mansion and reselling it?"

After all, Chef Zhang worked for the Madam, and he was experienced, so he was not fooled by this. However, he had never seen Bai Zhi before, and thought she was just a cleaning maid in the Marquis's mansion. He sneered, "Little sister, I saw you in the store just now. You have been staring at me for a while, right? I am here to do my job under the Madam's order. You are speculating about the master privately. Which rule of the family law do you have to follow?"

Bai Zhi said, "Really? Why don't we go to the Madam and confront her?"

Chef Zhang didn't take Bai Zhi seriously at all: "Go and confront the eldest lady? Hahahahahahahahahahaha, little sister, who do you think you are?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Zhi showed her badge.

There are many servants in the mansion, and the cleaning servants are replaced from time to time. The servants in each room rarely see the masters of other rooms, so each master in the mansion has a gold and jade waist card to prevent the servants from not recognizing the master. This card was given to her by Gu Yan when she was recuperating, so that she could do things more conveniently in the mansion.

When Chef Zhang saw the badge, cold sweat broke out on his body.

Bai Zhi smiled and said, "The old lady is the first. In the order of seniority of the ladies in the Marquis' Mansion, I am the fourth."

Chef Zhang's arrogance was gone. He fell off the ox cart and kowtowed in front of Bai Zhi, splashing rainwater all over the ground: "I didn't recognize you, Madam! I didn't recognize you, Madam! I hope you will show some mercy! This is the first time I've done this! I hope you will show some mercy!"

Chef Zhang fell to the ground, his heart beating like a drum, his teeth chattering. He thought, although the Third Madam had little influence when she first married into the mansion, the Third Master somehow changed his nature and began to pamper the Third Madam. He even gave the Third Madam Yishui Garden to recuperate, even disregarded the face of the old lady, and accompanied her every day without leaving the house. Who in the mansion didn't know this? How could a small follower like him mess with the Third Madam now?

Bai Zhi squatted down to look at him, her voice lowered: "Chef Zhang, if this was your first time doing this, why would I follow you here? Don't speak without thinking."

Although Chef Zhang had seen countless people, he had never seen a 17-year-old girl with the aura of a 27-year-old. He was so scared that he kowtowed repeatedly.

"It is a serious crime for a servant to steal. You stole something that was not your master's, so you won't be beaten to death. I guess you will just cripple your hands and be expelled from the mansion."

Chef Zhang's face turned pale and his eyes rolled back and forth.

Bai Zhi saw that Chef Zhang was so scared that he begged for mercy and his voice broke. She thought he was too scared and changed the subject: "But you have parents above you and siblings below you, and a family of six waiting for you to eat. I'm sure you had no choice."

Seeing that there was hope, Chef Zhang hurriedly followed up the conversation and said, "Madam, please understand! My parents are both seriously ill, and my four younger siblings, the oldest is still in school, and the youngest hasn't even grown teeth yet, all rely on me for support. If I lose my hands, my whole family will starve to death! Please have mercy on me, Madam! I am willing to serve you like a dog or a horse!"

Bai Zhi asked: "How much do you get paid per month now?"

Chef Zhang didn't know what Bai Zhi meant, so he could only answer honestly: "In response to Third Madam, my salary is two taels of silver per month."

Bai Zhi took out a silver ingot from her purse and said, "If you listen to me, you can earn an extra five taels of silver every month, which will not only save your hands, but also support your whole family. If you don't listen to me, your whole family will be left to die in the wilderness. It's your choice."

Chef Zhang hurriedly said, "I will obey you! I will obey you! Third Madam is so kind and generous. I am willing to sacrifice my life for her!"

"Report to me immediately if the Madam has any movements. As for the rest, you must do whatever I ask you to do, and you cannot say no, or I will have to go to your house to ask for the five taels of silver I wasted."

Chef Zhang kowtowed like crazy: "I will obey Third Madam's orders! I will obey Third Madam's orders!"

After this, Chef Zhang's head was covered with blood marks, and blood mixed with rain water flowed all over his face. Bai Zhi didn't say anything harsh, but just gave him a few more warnings, gave him a silver ingot, and sent Chef Zhang away.

When I went there, I followed Chef Zhang and took a detour through a small path. When I walked back, I found that this small shop was in the alley of Wanjia Street. After turning two corners, I was at the main street of Wanjia Street.

Wanjia Street was bustling with people, the streets were full of carved sedan chairs and there were only a few pedestrians. Although all the shops were closed, the restaurants were still bustling with people, and the red and pink lanterns on both sides extended forward into the rain and fog.

Bai Zhi quickened her pace. She still remembered telling Chang Feng that she would try to get back before dinner. Now it was dinner time, and she didn't know if Gu Yan had come back yet.

"Today's marinated food has everything you need! Exclusive secret marinade, one bite will leave a lingering fragrance on your lips and teeth, two bites will make you feel refreshed, and three bites will make you dream about it. Dear guests, don't miss it if you pass by!"

Bai Zhi looked up - the familiar waiter, the familiar Laicailou.

She paused for a moment and then walked into the store.

Laicailou didn't have as many customers as usual, only half of the seats were occupied. After all, this place is not very elegant, the prices are fair, and most of the people who come here to eat are ordinary people and workers. It's raining today and there's no work to do. Ordinary people don't have sedan chairs at home, and they rarely go out in the heavy rain just to eat some braised food.

The shopkeeper was worried about the bad business today, and was leaning against the counter, sighing and looking at the account book. When he saw a guest in exquisite clothes, he was like seeing a cash cow. He ran forward with his skirt lifted and fanned Bai Zhi with his round fan in his hand, "What would you like to eat, sir?"

Among the many braised dishes that Baizhi and Qiaoqiao ordered last time, although they all tasted good, only the braised large intestine was the most applauded.

Bai Zhi asked, "Do you have any more braised large intestines?"

"Hey, sir, you came at an untimely time. The only thing we have is the braised large intestines, which have just been sold out. How about the braised chicken, goose, and lamb's head? They are all specialties of our shop."

Bai Zhi took out a tael of silver and slapped it on the table: "Is there really no more braised large intestines?"

The shopkeeper's eyes widened. He took the silver and took a bite, and saw two clear rows of tooth marks on it.

"Please wait a moment, sir. I will make the stew for you right away!"

Money can make the devil work, and money can make the shopkeeper braise large intestines.