Transmigrated into a short-lived widow? Cold-faced uncle fights for my life

Jiang Mingwei felt a little embarrassed by the compliment. She smiled shyly and spoke modestly.

"Nothing, maybe the Grand Princess thinks our clothes are nice."

"That's because you designed it so well that the princess liked it!"

Liu Rulan patted the back of her hand and said with emotion.

Jiang Mingwei didn't want to say more, but Hua Cui didn't allow her young lady to be so low-key.

He immediately raised his chin and said proudly, "Manager Lan, you don't know that the Grand Princess is not only attracted by the young lady's dress. The young lady and her had a great time at the housewarming party, and they even strolled around the garden together. Her Highness the Princess really likes the young lady!"

"Really? That would be great!"

Liu Rulan looked at Jiang Mingwei with relief: "Weiwei, you don't know that your mother has always regretted that you don't have a good confidant. She knows that you have a strong character and don't want to be wronged, so she doesn't know how to help you."

"Later, she died of depression, and she was still worried. Now that you can make friends with the Grand Princess, I believe her soul in heaven will rest in peace. Well done."

Jiang Mingwei was slightly startled and looked up at Liu Rulan in shock.

"Auntie Lan, do you think my mother...has been thinking about this?"

"Yes, as a parent, how can you not worry about your children? She is worried that you don't have close friends, and she is also worried that your relationship with your brother will become worse. But there is a limit to what she can do."

Sighing, Liu Rulan nodded seriously.

Jiang Mingwei suddenly recalled the original owner's memory. Before she got married, Mrs. Jiang did often invite various noble ladies to come and play with her.

However, because the original owner had a bad temper and was always arrogant and domineering, he did not get along well with the group of noble ladies and they often had disputes, so he refused to go.

Every time this happened, both mother and daughter would feel resentful.

The original owner didn't understand. That group of people clearly didn't like her, so why did her mother want her to make friends with them?

Her father was the prime minister of the dynasty. Even if he disdained to associate with them, who would dare to give her a hard time?

But Madam Jiang was just afraid that the original owner had no friends and would not even have someone to talk to in the future, so she wanted her to have a good relationship with that group of noble ladies.

They don't understand each other.

This misunderstanding could not be resolved even until death...

Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run.

In fact, if the original owner had been willing to calm down and think carefully, how could she have missed her mother's silent and long-lasting love?

But it's okay, at least she understood.

Seeing Jiang Mingwei's lost expression, Liu Rulan knew that she had touched the pain in her heart.

He clapped his hands quickly and said soothingly, "Okay, let's stop talking. This batch of dresses has been sold out. Do you have any other good ideas?"

"These tailors said that your ideas are better than those of the designers we hired before. If you can think of more, then think of more!"

"Of course, I have many good ideas here. I will draw the blueprints when I return and try to send them to you within three days. These masters will then select them."

"Don't worry, Aunt Lan. I have a lot of ideas in my head. Now that I have the opportunity, I will put them into practice one by one!"

"That's great!" Liu Rulan smiled with relief.

The noise up ahead grew louder; it was obvious that they were going to be busy again.

Jiang Mingwei had to say goodbye for the time being. After Liu Rulan sent her away from the backyard, she hurriedly lifted her skirt and continued to maintain order in the store.

"That's great, Miss. Now that the clothing store's business is getting better, the business of other stores will definitely increase in the future. I think our lives will become more and more prosperous!"

Hua Cui said happily that she always felt that people were in high spirits recently because of good things happening to them, and that her young lady had finally seen the light.

Surprisingly, everything I encountered was a happy event.

Jiang Mingwei shook her head helplessly and reached out to pinch her face.

"Don't be too happy too soon. I'm afraid that things have been going too smoothly recently. If something really happens, it will be too late!"

"Pfft, pfft, pfft, miss, what nonsense are you talking about? Our lives will get better and better, how could there be any accidents? Miss, you are just too worried, don't say such depressing words next time!"

The two of them walked and talked along the way, and soon arrived at Renyifang again.

Different from the bustling Huarong Clothing Store, there was no one here as usual, and the shopkeeper was even dozing off behind the counter.

However, he no longer lay directly on the chair like that day, but just leaned his head on the counter, which seemed to be more restrained.

Jiang Mingwei walked forward, raised her hand and knocked on the counter, and the shopkeeper was immediately awakened from his sleep.

Seeing Jiang Mingwei stunned, he immediately smiled.

"Miss, why are you here?"

After saying this, without waiting for Jiang Mingwei to speak, he quickly opened the drawer behind him and let her see the medicinal herbs inside.

"Don't worry, Miss. I have replaced all the herbs inside. They are all clean. I definitely didn't cut corners. And recently, there are people coming to get medicine from us, but there are not so many people. Most of them are not well-off."

"But I followed the young lady's instructions and gave them the full amount of medicine. I would never dare to hide any of it!"

Jiang Mingwei didn't say anything. She walked forward, opened the drawer and checked. Sure enough, all the medicines had been replaced.

She picked it up and smelled it, and it was indeed not a second-rate product.

Although the quality is not very good, it is more than enough to deal with common diseases.

"You did a good job. You are obedient."

She took out the silver note she had prepared long ago and handed it to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper's eyes widened when he saw the banknotes.

No one told him that as long as he obeyed the lady's instructions, he would be rewarded!

"Oh, I'm so sorry, thank you for the reward, Miss!"

The shopkeeper had a fawning smile on his face and reached out to grab the banknotes.

Before she could touch it, Jiang Mingwei retreated.

"This banknote is not a reward for you. You are just doing your job well. Why should I reward you? This banknote is for you to use to do things for me."

"Of course, since you have contributed, you will naturally be paid. One third of this is yours, and the rest... all has to go to the people who helped with the work! I will send someone to investigate, and you are not allowed to pocket the money yourself."

Jiang Mingwei stared at the shopkeeper and warned him.

The shopkeeper nodded and bowed repeatedly with a respectful attitude.

"Yes, everything is up to the young lady!"

After receiving a positive answer, Jiang Mingwei raised her eyebrows, took out a stack of papers from her sleeve and handed it to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper took it, glanced at it and frowned.

"Miss, what you are drawing is..."

"They are the herbs I wrote down last time but you didn't recognize. Take this money and ask those herb collectors to go up the mountain with the drawings to look for them. If they find one, I'll give them another five taels of reward!"

Five taels of silver? That's not a small amount!

The shopkeeper was surprised, but he nodded in agreement repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, Miss, rest assured, I will make sure to explain everything clearly and have them handle it!"

Jiang Mingwei nodded in satisfaction, but couldn't help asking, "Brother and sister-in-law, have they been here?"