Quick Wear: Female Supporting Role

In a teahouse on East Street, a woman was holding her forehead with one hand, flipping through the account book. The rustling pages were all about expenses. Now that the teahouse has been repaired, it should be open for business, but there is still a shortage of money to purchase the materials that need to be exchanged.

"Oh" Ling Ruoli threw the account book aside, her mind full of thoughts on how to solve the problem. What if the business went out of business before it even opened? Her money would have been wasted. The two shops her father gave her were also suffering heavy losses. Could this be a test for her?

"Don't think about it, take a break." Mei Zi came over with a lunch box. The teahouse was empty now and still needed more manpower. Many things were not done yet. Thinking of this, Ling Ruoli became deflated and supported her chin with her hands.

"so hard"

"Don't worry, take your time." Mei Zi took out some tea and snacks and laid them out. "I have learned how to make tea these days. You should try it."

Seeing the leisurely person, Ling Ruoli pretended to be angry and said, "You are not in a hurry."

"To be honest, I really don't know anything about these, so I have to trouble you."

"I have no idea either." I now realize that the location I chose was a bit remote and there were not many people on the street.

Ling Ruoli picked up a piece of cake and ate it. The sound of rain could be heard outside the window, and the street seemed even more deserted.

Seeing her looking out the window, Mei Zi said, "It's raining," and then said, "The road is not easy to walk on rainy days."

After understanding it, Ling Ruoli said a little aggrievedly: "It's raining and the sky is keeping guests, but the sky is keeping you."

"How could that be? It would be great if you could stay. I'll have someone prepare the room."

She had been here for more than two months and had nothing to do usually. She never expected that Ling Ruoli had disappeared for a month. When she finally saw him this time, she didn't know what to say.

"No hurry," Ling Ruoli said, "It's still early."

"Since it's still early, do me a favor."

Seeing her shy look, Ling Ruoli thought that something must have happened, so he teased her, "Didn't you say everything went well?"

"Ouch," Mei Zi said a little embarrassedly, "There are so many things to do, I can't handle them at all, I'm almost dying of annoyance."

"What happened?"

Mei Zi was in charge of transporting the supplies, and due to the shortage of manpower, she was a little helpless. She had taken in some refugees before, so people often came to her for shelter. As the number of people increased, she didn't know what to do.

“This is really a generous gesture.”

"What should I do? I was just soft-hearted at the time, and Uncle Chen tried to persuade me."

Seeing that she was distressed, Ling Ruoli comforted her, "Didn't you say that there were not enough people? Since we have taken them in, why not let them help out?"

Mei Zi shook her head. "I thought so at first. There were a few people working hard, but they behaved strangely. I couldn't use the others, and they had nothing to do. I didn't know what to do for a while. And the tea transportation was intercepted by bandits eight or ten times on the way."

"Oh, where will you put those people?" Ling Ruoli asked.

"In the backyard, there are five women, one with a child, who can do needlework. There is also a weird old man, who is a good cook, so I asked him to help in the kitchen. There is also a young man who is quite strong and looks very solid. Oh, and there is..."

"Stop, take me to see it"

Meizi nodded and said "yes"

Arriving at the backyard, Ling Ruoli was a little dumbfounded. There were sounds of children crying and quarreling, three rows of racks with clothes hanging out to dry, and a simple dwelling.

"Where is this?"

"The backyard"

Ling Ruoli covered her forehead and listened to Uncle Chen on the side giving orders to those people to gather. These people came out and knelt directly in front of her.

Uncle Chen shouted, "This is the owner of the teahouse. Your stay or departure is up to her." His implication was to drive them away, and these people became anxious.

"Amei"

"Yeah" Mei Zi noticed that Ling Ruoli's face looked wrong, "You are not feeling well"

She shook her head, somewhat helplessly, and then said to Uncle Chen: "We don't need so many people right now, just give them some silver to send them off."

"Boss, please, I really have nowhere to go"

“We can do any job”

The scene was a bit chaotic. Ling Ruoli was too lazy to say anything, so she turned around and left. These people asked Mei Zi for help again.

Mei Zi softened her heart and said that no one was chasing them away.

But Uncle Chen, who had been patient for a long time, had already had a problem with Mei Zi. "Miss Mei, my young lady is sincere and wanted you to live a stable life in the future. Now that you are like this, not only will the teahouse not be able to continue, but it will also be difficult for us to do business."

"I" Mei Zi withdrew her hand, and Uncle Chen advised her not to worry about these things.

Seeing that the person was in a bad mood, Ling Ruoli put down the tea in her hand. Only then did she realize that the tea she bought was of small pieces.

"Angry?"

“We really can’t leave them behind”

"How can I keep it? You've used all the money I gave you to support them. The teahouse hasn't been open for two months, and where did you buy the tea?" Ling Ruoli clapped her hands in disdain.

"That tea merchant was pretty nice, so I bought some."

"kindness"

Mei Zi stopped talking. She looked at the tiny pieces of tea dregs in Ling Ruoli's hand and said, "What's going on? The tea leaves were really big when I looked at them."

"These are the ones at the bottom. The ones at the top are good."

"sorry"

"This is my fault," Ling Ruoli said, "The responsibility is mine."

"Are those people really going to drive them away? They are so pitiful."

Ling Ruoli was worrying about what to do next, and suddenly laughed, "Didn't you help them? The old man who can cook stayed, and the one who has strength..."

"Oh, and there are a few good needlework guys."

"Then I'll keep it."

"And" Mei Zi was about to say, Ling Ruoli smiled bitterly and said, "Just leave them all behind."