Confiscated the property and exiled? I emptied the warehouse and fled the famine.

Ruan Yunsheng was looking around in the store as if she was choosing something. The waiter next to her was disdainful of her clothes because of how shabby they were, but he had to serve her anyway because he believed that the customer is God.

"Do you have any curtains?"

Yes, she wanted to make a tent. She could take it out directly from the space, but she would not be able to explain it in that case, so she had to make it herself. She didn't want to sleep on the grass and rocks every time in the future. Anyway, they had a cart and a mule, so she didn't need to move it. When she left, she could just fold it up and throw it on the carriage.

"Curtain?" The waiter suddenly became interested. Curtains are not cheap. The people who use curtains are either soldiers on the march or escorts traveling around. Ordinary people don't need them.

"Yes, yes, how much would you like, sir?"

"Take one first so I can see how big it is."

The waiter ran to the backyard quickly and came out with a piece of cloth soon. Ruan Yunsheng was surprised to find that the cloth had been greased in advance. It seemed that the waiter also knew what she wanted the cloth for.

"Look, girl, what I gave you has already been greased. How do you like it?"

Ruan Yunsheng looked at the curtain and reached out to feel the quality of it. With this, they no longer had to worry about wind or rain. "It's OK. How much is this curtain?"

Ruan Yunsheng took the opportunity to do a rough calculation. According to the size of the cloth curtain, a large tent would require three to four pieces, and a small tent would only need two pieces. In order to save production time, one tent for the women of the Lu family, one tent for the officials, and one tent for the Chen family, that would be twelve pieces of cloth curtain. In addition, the Ye family and she and Lu Zhizhou would each need a small tent, which would mean four pieces of cloth curtain, which would add up to sixteen pieces of cloth curtain. It seemed like she would have to bargain hard.

The waiter's eyes rolled. He thought that anyone who could afford the curtain must be rich. This young lady was probably pretending to be poor so that he could give her a discount. He would not be fooled and was hoping to get a share. The waiter cleared his throat.

"Ahem, after the drapery is greased, the price will be slightly higher, one tael and six cents per piece."

Lu Yunruo's eyes widened. One ounce and six cents a piece? Isn't this just robbing? She pulled Ruan Yunsheng and said, "Sister-in-law Qi, why don't we just not buy it? It's too expensive."

Ruan Yunsheng patted her on the shoulder to signal her to stay calm, but the waiter was really bold in asking for such a high price. Although she didn't know the ancient prices, she wouldn't let anyone blackmail her like a fool.

"Waiter, please don't play tricks on me. Since I came to you to buy the curtains, it means that I definitely didn't ask you alone. If you try to push customers away, I can't do anything about it."

Ruan Yunsheng pretended to take two steps back towards the door. The waiter didn't expect Ruan Yunsheng to do this. He thought he could meet a fat sheep today.

In fact, Ruan Yunsheng knew nothing. She was just constantly testing what the real price of the curtain was.

"How about this, one or two taels of silver, no less." He didn't want to lose this business. If the shopkeeper knew that he pushed the customer to someone else because of his greed, he would definitely skin him alive.

"Eight hundred coins, pack it up immediately."

Lu Yunruo opened her mouth wide. Her Seventh Sister-in-law was really bold to say eight hundred taels. Wasn't she afraid of being beaten out? Lu Yunruo pulled Ruan Yunsheng and quietly took a step forward. She thought that if the waiter beat them, she could immediately stand in front of Seventh Sister-in-law to protect her.

Ruan Yunsheng noticed Lu Yunruo's little movements, and the corners of his mouth curled up, knowing that it was really good to protect her.

The waiter raised his hand and Lu Yunruo immediately stood in front of Ruan Yunsheng, "Okay, eight hundred is eight hundred." The waiter scratched his hair.

"Ah?" Not only Lu Yunruo was confused, but Ruan Yunsheng was also confused. She just wanted to give it a try, thinking that if eight hundred didn't work, one tael of silver would not be impossible to buy it. Who knew that he actually agreed.

"Sir, how many horses do you want? I'll get them for you right away."

Ruan Yunsheng smiled and said, "Sixteen horses. Make sure every one of them is well greased."

"Okay, sir, please wait. I'll go to the backyard and get it for you." The waiter was so upset that he wanted to cry but had no tears. The fat duck he had in his hands flew away.

Ruan Yunsheng was delighted. It was already very good that she bought a greased cloth curtain for eight hundred taels. She originally thought that if the cloth curtain was not greased, the tent would be useless when it really rained heavily. Now, not only was the grease applied, but the price was also right.

The waiter took out sixteen pieces of cloth and kindly helped Ruan Yunsheng move them to the car. Ruan Yunsheng took out some silver from his sleeve (space) and handed it to the waiter.

“Seventh sister-in-law, are you buying these cloth curtains to make tents?” Lu Yunruo was born into a family of military generals, so she knew something about these things. However, her father doted on her and she was the only girl in the family, so the elders in the family didn’t want her to learn martial arts.

"You also know this?" Ruan Yunsheng was surprised.

Lu Yunruo nodded, "Of course, although my father and brothers did not allow me to practice martial arts, I often heard my father and brothers tell me stories about border soldiers when I was young. I also went to the military camp with my father, so of course I know a little about these things."

Ruan Yunsheng understood. She almost forgot that Lu Yunruo was from the Lu family, and the Lu family had been generals for generations. "Why didn't your father let you learn martial arts?"

Lu Yunruo shook her head. "I don't know either. Daddy always told me that girls shouldn't fight and kill. It's better to be happy. Do some housework or read the Four Books and Five Classics. Actually, I really like martial arts. I practiced it secretly when I was a child. When Daddy found out, he beat me up and made me kneel in the ancestral hall. Since then, I never dared to do it again."

Ruan Yunsheng's lips were pressed into a straight line. It was understandable that General Lu didn't want Lu Yunruo to practice martial arts because he felt sorry for her, but beating her up and forcing her to kneel in the ancestral hall just for practicing martial arts was a bit unreasonable.

"Maybe your father loves you very much and doesn't want you to live a life of licking blood on the edge of a knife like them."

"Maybe. I can't practice martial arts, and I don't like women's work, so my mother asked me to go to Chen's house to play with my uncle. He is about the same age as my seventh brother. My mother said that I can have some topics to talk about with him, but what's fun about such a taciturn person? Every time I go there, he is reading a book, and no matter how I tease him, he ignores me."

Before, Ruan Yunsheng might not understand why the Lu family did this, but since Lu Zhizhou told her some incredible secrets, plus what Lu Yunruo just said to her, she has guessed about 80% of it. If this is really the case, Xiao Yi and Lu Yunruo might... not be destined to be together...

"Okay, don't think about it. Your father must love you so much that he doesn't want you to suffer. You can tell how hard it is to practice martial arts by looking at your brothers."

Lu Yunruo thought about it and realized that what Ruan Yunsheng said was right. Practicing martial arts was indeed hard. She often saw her brothers get hurt when she was a child. "I know, sister-in-law. Let's go buy something."

Ruan Yunsheng sighed repeatedly when she thought of Xiao Yi and Lu Yunruo. No wonder Lu Zhizhou refused to let her interfere in the affairs of Lu Yunruo and Xiao Yi.