Traveling through time and space

"I can do it myself. You decide the quantity, Mama Yan, and pay." The hawker nodded. Su Yuanyuan broke one stick into two, inserted both sticks into the bucket, picked up one, wrapped it around, twisted it, and finished it in one go.

"Miss, can you do it again?" the vendor looked at Su Yuanyuan expectantly. He had originally wanted to buy two, one for his grandmother. Having Zhilin take the other, Su Yuanyuan demonstrated the same thing again.

"Brother Ang, it looks delicious. An An wants to eat it." It turned out that someone was looking at her without her knowing when.

"Miss, we have to leave. The old lady is waiting over there." Mother Yan urged.

"Miss, I'll give it to you for free today," the vendor said politely as he stepped forward.

"Okay, thank you. However, Mother Yan, you still have to pay. I'd like to offer two words of advice. You can use bamboo sticks instead of chopsticks. Also, the shapes you made are too monotonous. You can make more beautiful pictures. That will attract more customers."

"Miss, let's go quickly and don't keep the old lady waiting for too long." Zhilin reminded her after Mother Yan paid the silver. Su Yuanyuan nodded and took the things to find her grandmother.

"Grandma, this is for you," Su Yuanyuan handed the hands she was holding to her grandmother, and took the hands from Zhilin's hand.

"You guys eat it. I'm too old to eat these things," the grandmother refused.

"Grandma, this is edible. It can also help relieve coughs and reduce phlegm if you mix it with water."

"Grandma, you can eat this yourself after you get home," she said, her eyes always doting on Su Yuanyuan. "I've asked Aunt Yang to reserve a table at Yuqingzhu. We'll dine there later. There are many jewelry shops here, like Shanglinfang, which has a good reputation. If you like anything, I'll buy it for you."

"Grandma, no need. Think about it, we just bought so much a few days ago. It's enough even for a dowry. Grandma, let's go for a walk."

"Madam, after crossing the Baomingqing Bridge ahead, we will arrive at Yongxiang." Mother Yan looked around.

"Grandma, what does Yongxiang sell?" Su Yuanyuan asked curiously.

"It's the shop in the mansion. Yongxiang on Kuqin Street is a grocery store."

"Grandma, whose name is Yongxiang?"

"Yes, it's your grandfather's name. After he passed away, my grandmother changed it. She said she wanted to keep him by her side forever."

So that's what happened. Grandma missed her parents. Su Yuanyuan noticed she was feeling a little down, so she quickly interrupted, "Grandma, let's go take a look." Su Yuanyuan quickly finished her food and walked over to take her grandmother's arm. After a few steps, they crossed a bridge and saw the sign for Yongxiang Grocery. Su Yuanyuan was secretly delighted. She hadn't expected her family to have a grocery store. It was a good opportunity to take a look and see what was available. Su Yuanyuan carefully observed the location. It was a good spot. There was a lot of people coming and going at the entrance, and there were also many customers coming in and out.

"Greetings, old lady." When a group of people entered the store, someone came forward to greet them.

Young men came over one after another, "Manager Xiang, this is the young lady." Mother Yan pointed at Su Yuanyuan and introduced her.

"Meet the old lady and meet the young lady." Several people bowed.

This is a small two-story building with a complete range of goods. "Grandma, please take a rest. Yuanyuan wants to take a look."

"Liangzi, you accompany the young lady to take a look. Old lady, please follow me for a few steps and go into the house to rest for a while."

"Grandma, please go and have a rest." There were still many guests downstairs, so Su Yuanyuan simply went upstairs.

"Miss, my name is Liu Jingliang. Let me introduce you to him."

The upstairs is divided into three areas: tea, handkerchiefs, and scissors and knives. "Miss, the old lady asked if you would like some cakes?" Mother Yan came upstairs and asked.

"No, I'm not hungry." Su Yuanyuan looked at Liangzi who was following her and waved him away. "Mother Yan, how are you finding out about the incident?"

"Don't worry, young lady. I've made all the arrangements and paid the money. I heard that the young lady hasn't left the house since the incident and has been staying in her room all day."

"But this isn't enough to dispel the anger I'm holding in my heart. Liu Xiuya, I won't let her go either." Su Yuanyuan was furious at the thought. She went back downstairs and found her grandmother in a bad mood. "What happened?" Su Yuanyuan asked.

Grandmother waved her hand helplessly. "Butler, tell me, what happened?" Su Yuanyuan asked.

"Miss, the Shen Mansion is not far away. I have been buying things on credit at the shop for years. A few days ago, I did some calculations and found that I have already received 20,000 taels of silver."

"Whose family is the Shen Mansion? Why are they buying things on credit in the shop?" Su Yuanyuan asked in confusion.

"The Shen Mansion is the fifth young lady's in-laws' home. The fifth uncle is Shen Mingxun, and he is the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple. As for why he buys on credit in the shop, it must be because he thinks the shop belongs to the old lady and she doesn't need money anymore." The manager answered.

Su Yuanyuan finally understood. "Grandma, do you want the silver back? Or are you just going to endure it?" Su Yuanyuan asked.

"Madam, last time I ran into Manager Yue from Yuchun Lane and Manager Zhang from Luohong Street, they all said that the Shen family owed a lot of money."

"Have you ever come to ask for it?" Su Yuanyuan asked as she sat down.

"To answer Miss, I've been there, but I couldn't even get an audience with Fifth Aunt. The doorman just said that I would definitely settle the bill once I had the money." Butler Xiang looked very angry.

"Grandma, do we still want this money? But if we don't want it, it won't be good. If everyone stands up and owes money and doesn't pay it back, will our Su family still be able to survive?"

"Yuanyuan, go collect the money for all the debts owed to the Cai family. After receiving it, all of it will belong to you and be your private property." Grandmother said seriously.

"Grandma, are you serious? If Yuanyuan goes to ask for this silver, this relative will probably be in trouble. Don't you mind?" Su Yuanyuan asked.

"I don't care. As an old woman, I don't care anymore."

"Okay, after we collect the silver, it will be returned to the public. Yuanyuan doesn't want the silver. Manager Xiang, who took these things? Who signed?"

"To answer the young lady, most of the signatures are from the fifth aunt. As for the tea leaves, there are also signatures from the eldest young master of the Shen family and the servants of the Shen family."

"Okay, Steward Xiang, from now on, you put down your work and organize and preserve all the money owed by the Su Mansion's shops, the money owed by the Shen Mansion, and the money owed by the Cai Mansion. After sorting it all out, have someone stake out the Shen Mansion and see when Mr. Shen goes out and comes home. When does he come back at night? As for the Cai family, which branch owes the money? Keep an eye on the head of which branch. Then come to the Su Mansion to find me."

"Miss Su, do you have a way to get the money back?" asked Manager Xiang.

"Of course, I'll get the silver back and make each of you a small fortune. Go ahead and do it. Remember the more details the better. Grandma, Yuanyuan is hungry. Let's go eat." Su Yuanyuan pulled her grandmother up, "Grandma, don't be angry."

"Old Madam, don't be angry. If the young lady says there's a way, then there must be a way. Let's go and have dinner. Don't let the young lady go hungry." Old Lady Yan stepped forward and lifted Grandmother up, and Su Yuanyuan helped her up. All along the way, Su Yuanyuan had been trying to think of ways to cheer Grandmother up. Seeing the people coming and going, and seeing this beautiful woman, Grandmother's mood improved a lot. When they arrived at Yuqingzhu, Mother Yang was already waiting at the door.

"Madam, Miss, I have already ordered the dishes upstairs."

"You guys go up first, I'll see if there are any storytellers." Su Yuanyuan looked at the hall. It was also full of people. There were all the storyteller's equipment in the middle, but there was no one.

"Okay, you guys help me up first. Yuanyuan, you come up quickly too." Grandma led people upstairs.

Seeing there was an empty seat next to her, Su Yuanyuan sat down. A friend came up to greet her, and Su Yuanyuan said she would sit downstairs. She asked when the storytelling would start downstairs. The waiter said it would start in a while. The storyteller was drinking water.

Sure enough, they were two young men, about seventeen or eighteen years old. Their words were exactly the same as what I'd heard last time, but their obvious lack of experience made them quite uninteresting. "Master Shen, this girl is really pretty. Come over here and have a drink with us gentlemen." Su Yuanyuan was about to stand up when someone firmly pushed her shoulder back down. Turning around, Su Yuanyuan saw four young men who looked like they weren't good people at first glance, with a slovenly demeanor.

"Let go of your claws," Su Yuanyuan leaned to the side, avoiding the person who was speaking, stood up and stood aside.

"What's wrong? You want some money? I'll give you ten taels, and you'll have dinner with me." Someone tried to pull Su Yuanyuan over. Su Yuanyuan dodged to the side.

"I'll give you fifty taels of silver, and you just learn to bark like a dog." Su Yuanyuan really didn't take these guys in front of her seriously. She stretched out her hand, and with a clever move, she grabbed the arm of the boy who wanted to grab her, and twisted it.

"You little bitch, let me go!"

"What are you doing? Are you feeling guilty? I didn't touch you." Su Yuanyuan jumped away from him. "Don't bully me, a little girl, okay?"

"What did you do to him?" another man came up and asked.

"I'm a weak little girl, what can I do to a grown man like him? Besides, this is in public, please don't bully me too much." Su Yuanyuan sobbed softly.

"Yes, it's broad daylight, don't bully a little girl!" Someone really shoveled the uneven road, "This is under the feet of the emperor."

"Miss, please come up quickly." Mother Yan was standing on the stairs.

"Thank you, uncle, for speaking up for me." Su Yuanyuan dodged a few people and walked upstairs along the wall, but she almost bumped into them again. It turned out that she had walked to the other side. "I'm sorry, I went to the wrong place." Su Yuanyuan said politely and ran upstairs from the side.

Unexpectedly, those guys also followed her upstairs. However, when they saw the people at Su Yuanyuan's table, one of them was a little confused and hurried up to greet her. "Grandma, Ru'er greets you." She bowed to her grandmother, looking quite respectful.

"Ruru, are you having dinner here too?" Grandma's face darkened.

"Grandma, this must be your aunt's daughter, cousin, I am your cousin, I am..." He approached Su Yuanyuan. Su Yuanyuan hid, not wanting to get too close to this kind of guy. But she never expected that something bad would happen. There was a railing behind her. As she was backing away, the railing collapsed and she fell down with it. The speed was so fast that Su Yuanyuan didn't care to be afraid. She hurriedly tried to control her body to avoid falling down and getting hurt. Although it was on the second floor, she would still get hurt. But before Su Yuanyuan could do anything, she was picked up in the air.

"Yuanyuan," Grandma's voice was angry.

"Old lady, don't be angry, don't be angry. The young lady has been rescued. She is fine." Grandma Yang and Grandma Yan, who were guarding the railings and preparing to catch someone, saw someone holding Su Yuanyuan and landing safely on the ground, and hurried to comfort the grandmother.

Su Yuanyuan straightened her clothes and quickly bowed to express her gratitude, "Thank you, sir, for saving my life." Su Yuanyuan performed the three blessings seriously.

"Thank you, sir, for saving my young lady. My old lady is feeling a little unwell right now. Please leave your name, sir. My old lady will come to express her gratitude another day." Mother Yang hurried downstairs.

"Miss, this is just a small matter, not worth mentioning. Miss, you should go back and comfort the old lady."

"Thank you, sir." Su Yuanyuan bowed to the young man. Upon hearing that her grandmother was unwell, she hurried upstairs. "Grandma, Yuanyuan is fine, Yuanyuan is fine."

"Grandma, Ru'er just wanted to say hello to my cousin, but I didn't expect my cousin to fall down because she didn't stand properly. It has nothing to do with Ru'er." The man stepped forward.

"Get away from me." Su Yuanyuan didn't want to talk to him.

"Cousin, cousin really didn't mean it."

"Grandma, are you okay? Why don't we go back home?" Su Yuanyuan saw that her grandmother was no longer feeling well.

"It's okay, it's okay, Yuanyuan, why are you so careless? What if you get hurt?"

"Grandma, Yuanyuan doesn't want to get close to this person. They were just downstairs teasing Yuanyuan. They are not good people."

"It's a misunderstanding, cousin. We just wanted to play a joke on your cousin."

"Stay away from us. If you don't listen to my advice, I don't mind taking you all away." Su Yuanyuan stepped forward.

"Grandma, Ru'er will take her leave first." The people went down.

"Mom Yan, who is this guy?" Su Yuanyuan asked.

"Fifth Aunt's eldest son, Shen Jieru."

"So it was him. Okay, okay, grandma, we won't be angry anymore. We still have to pay for the railings later. It would be a big loss if we don't eat it." Su Yuanyuan teased.

"You, are you okay after falling down?" Grandma looked at Su Yuanyuan.

"It's okay, it's okay. Yuanyuan was saved by an uncle with great martial arts skills. He can fly." Su Yuanyuan remembered, "Mother Yan, did you ask his name?"

"Miss, that young man said it was a small matter and not worth mentioning, and then he left. However, I saw that the young man was dressed like a soldier. When he turned around and left, I found that he looked somewhat familiar, but I couldn't remember who he was."

"What a pity, Mom Yan, please remember his appearance and thank him properly next time you see him." Su Yuanyuan instructed. To be honest, the food here is really not that good. All the dishes seem to be boiled in water.

"You guys sit down and eat too. She can't eat much." Grandma picked up the chopsticks and put them down again, looking like she had no appetite.