First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Hua Rui looked at Su Jixiang awkwardly, and Su Jixiang smiled and nodded.

Hua Rui thought about it, then bowed to Qu Wanning, "Sister Wanning."

She smiled shyly at Qu Wanning.

Qu Wanning was very happy. She took Hua Rui's hand and patted it. Seeing that there was no decoration on her wrist, she simply took off one of her bracelets and helped her put it on. "It's a meeting gift. I can't let you call me sister for nothing."

Hua Rui hastily declined, but Qu Wanning held her back, "Why? You don't like it?"

"No, no." Hua Rui was shocked. It wasn't that she looked down on it, but Qu Wanning's things were too good.

Although she didn't have it, she had seen other palace maids showing off to her in the tea room the rewards they received from their masters, which included similar red Nanhong bracelets.

The beads of the string of beads that Qu Wanning gave her were round and red, with a full fleshy texture. It was obvious that they were good things at first glance!

It was better than the rewards she had seen other palace maids receive before.

"Since it's not yours, just keep it." Qu Wanning said with a smile.

Hua Rui knew that she couldn't refuse, so she could only thank him and accept it. However, she had nothing to give to Qu Wanning, so she could only grab the hem of her skirt in embarrassment.

Su Jixiang also noticed Hua Rui's embarrassment.

"Let's go. Let's go to the street and have some fun." Su Jixiang stood up and smiled, holding Hua Rui and Qu Wanning in one hand each, "We have a day off today!"

"Holiday?" Qu Wanning was stunned. What did you mean?

"It's just a day off!" Su Jixiang said with a smile.

"We're not going to work, so how can we have a day off?" Qu Wanning smiled and patted Su Jixiang, "You're the only one who can come up with these words!"

"Don't you have to take a day off as a housewife?" Su Jixiang rolled his eyes and said, "Who said I have to stay at home all the time! Let's just go out and have fun!"

Qu Wanning barely understood the word "housewife".

"Okay." Qu Wanning smiled and said, "I'll have someone tell Xie Yingfeng not to come back at noon."

Su Jixiang was angry that Wei Ling had placed someone around her, so she would not wait for Wei Ling.

The three of them arrived at the street, but what a coincidence, they saw Zhao Xiuwan and Li Yuzhu standing at the door of Jibaozhai as soon as they arrived at the street.

When Li Yuzhu was choosing a son-in-law, she picked a military clerk named Lin Xuwen.

There are also civilian positions in the army. This chief clerk is mainly responsible for logistics warehouses and copying work in the army. He is a seventh-rank civilian official.

She also chose the only civilian officer in this military selection.

Lin Xuwen treated her very well, so Li Yuzhu had no regrets. After all, before she entered the palace, her father was only a seventh-rank county magistrate. Now her husband's official position was the same as her father's.

It’s just that there is limited room for advancement among civilians in the military.

However, Lin Xuwen was usually in charge of the logistics of the Black Tiger Army, so he was very well-off. The house he bought in Mangcheng was very large, and he was richer than most of the military officials.

When Zhao Xiuwan saw that it was Qu Wanning, Su Jixiang and the others who came, she took Li Yuzhu and turned around and left.

"Hey, the sun is rising from the west?" Qu Wanning looked at Zhao Xiuwan's departing back and couldn't help but feel a little strange, "Why doesn't she come over and say a few words?"

"Wouldn't it be better if they didn't come?" Su Jixiang said with a smile, "You have to let them come over to get scolded to be happy, right?"

"Not really. I just don't think that's Zhao Xiuwan's personality!" Qu Wanning said with a smile, "Forget it, it's better if she doesn't come, so we don't have to waste time talking. Let's go in and take a look. I heard that they got some new goods a while ago."

Women have always had little resistance to jewelry.

Hua Rui hesitated for a moment when looking at the sign of Jibaozhai, but was still dragged in by Su Jixiang and Qu Wanning.

She didn't have much money. She also knew that Jibaozhai was one of the best jewelry and silver shops in Mangcheng. The wealthy and famous gentry in the city would come here to order jewelry, and even ordinary people would be proud to have one or two pieces of jewelry made in Jibaozhai when they got married.

Qu Wanning was rich and powerful, and had the favor of Xie Yingfeng and her father and brother behind her. As soon as she entered the store, she asked the shop assistant to take out the best things in the store, and they would take their time to choose. She had been here several times with her father and brother before, so the shop assistants recognized her.

When the waiter saw that it was a big business, he quickly led the man into the private room.

When the shop owner heard that it was Mr. Xie's wife who came, he immediately came forward to pay his respects.

Previously, Xie Yingfeng had helped his family get rid of the entanglement between the father and son of the Mo family, and he had always wanted to thank him, but Xie Yingfeng had always declined. This time, when he heard that Xie Yingfeng's wife was coming, there was no reason for him not to be attentive.

Soon, the shopkeeper brought over all the good things in the store, and ordered the waiter to serve the best cakes and tea, allowing the ladies to take their time to choose.

Li Yuzhu was dragged by Zhao Xiuwan and walked a long way before stopping.

She looked at Zhao Xiuwan in confusion, "It's just Su Jixiang and the others, why are you hiding?"

"You don't know, Su Jixiang is a bad person. We can't let them know about our good deeds." Zhao Xiuwan said to Li Yuzhu, "Look at this Mangcheng, there are only a few respectable businesses. What is Su Jixiang's status? She is now married to Wei Ling! If she knew that the two of us were going to open a silver shop, and if the silver shop hasn't even opened yet, she would interfere, what would we do!"

Li Yuzhu thought about it and felt that Zhao Xiuwan was right.

In the palace maid camp before, Su Jixiang always confronted Zhao Xiuwan, and Zhao Xiuwan offended Su Jixiang more than once or twice. Adding Qu Wanning, the two of them offended the wives of the generals and military advisors of the Black Tiger Army.

If these two people saw that they were trying to do business and make money, wouldn't it be easy for them to ruin their plans?

"The business you mentioned requires so much investment. Can this business really be done?" Li Yuzhu looked at Zhao Xiuwan with a little concern.

"Didn't I calculate with you?" Seeing that Li Yuzhu was a little hesitant, Zhao Xiuwan quickly pulled her aside and said, "I have found craftsmen here! The labor fee for each piece of gold and silver jewelry is based on weight and production time. There are a lot of things to say. As for those pearls and jade items, as long as they can be transported here, the price will be increased tenfold! I have also found reliable people to purchase the raw stones of these pearls and jade. The raw stones are very cheap, but the price of the finished products after processing is different. You said that we transport the raw stones here and process them ourselves, we can make a lot of money! This is a very profitable thing!"

"I still don't quite understand!" Li Yuzhu looked at Zhao Xiuwan a little confused.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Just be a hands-off boss and pay the money. I'll give you dividends when the time comes." Zhao Xiuwan said affectionately, pulling Li Yuzhu, "This makes more money than the big coach shop your husband runs. Besides, who are the people who come and go in the big coach shop? What kind of people do we receive in our jewelry store? Tell others about it and you'll be proud!"