You are unlucky and I am tough

After sending her brother off, Cheng Shuang went straight to the clinic. The news that there was a female doctor in Baicaotang had already spread, and there were many female patients who had made appointments.

Cheng Shuang didn't even have lunch. She was busy until noon, and then went to the busiest market street in the county to find Yang.

Not knowing the exact location, Cheng Shuang searched along the street. She even bought two meat buns on the way. Soon she found Cheng Zhengyi and Yang's stall. There were a few thin wooden boards hanging on the stall with the names and prices of the braised food written on them.

The two were busy at the moment, and there were four or five people gathered in front of the stall.

Today they brought a total of 100 kilograms of braised food, including 10 kilograms each of pig ears, pig trotters and pork belly for Taibailou, and the remaining 70 kilograms were braised chicken feet, duck feet, chicken legs, duck legs, duck necks and chicken wings. They also brought a few kilograms of pig intestines for trial.

Cheng Shuang looked around and saw that customers at the noodle stall next to her and the porridge shop opposite were gnawing on chicken and duck feet. Although the people queuing up were buying in groups of a few, there were still too many people.

After observing for a while, she felt that the people here had a high acceptance of braised food, so she suggested that Yang's family make a few of several flavors, such as five-spice, spicy, and sweet and spicy, which could all be tried.

"Aunt Yang." Cheng Shuang waited until all the customers in front of the stall had left before going over.

"Cheng Shuang, are you done?" Yang saw her coming over wiping her hands, her face full of joy because business was good.

Cheng Shuang glanced at the stall and asked, "Can you sell all 70 kilograms today?"

"It should be possible. It sold faster in the morning. More than half of it was sold. The pig intestines are sold at the price we sell to Taibailou, 70 wen per catty. I thought no one would want it at this price, but I didn't expect that more than 3 catties were sold out this morning."

Yang smiled broadly, "There won't be so many customers after noon, but we should be able to sell out in another hour. We plan to sell out before going back."

She didn't expect that braised food would be so popular. She brought 20 kilograms yesterday and sold them all out in one go. Today she was bolder and brought 70 kilograms, thinking that if she couldn't sell all of it, she could take it back and it wouldn't go bad. She didn't expect that it would take some time to sell all out, so they were too lazy to take it back.

Seeing that the sun was getting brighter and there were not as many people on the street as in the morning, Cheng Shuang suggested, "Auntie, I think you can just sell in the morning. It would be enough to prepare 40 to 50 kilograms every day. That way you can go home earlier."

Yang smiled and said, "Your uncle and I thought the same thing. We'll only sell in the morning and finish selling by noon. We can still do some farm work in the afternoon after we go back."

Cheng Shuang nodded, and seeing that they had a plan, she didn't say anything more.

Another guest came, and Cheng Zhengyi went to greet them. Cheng Shuang said to Yang, "Aunt, you guys go ahead and do your work. I'll be back in an hour."

Cheng Shuang didn't want to wait for an hour, so she found a shop and asked how far Baima Lane was from here. After learning that it was not far, she went there.

On the day we parted, Lu Yinyin repeatedly told me to come to the county town to visit her. Now that I have nothing to do, I might as well go there.

There are several wealthy families in Baima Lane. These mansions are located in a corner of the bustling street. Each house is surrounded by red doors, green tiles and high walls. Through the high walls, you can see the double eaves and green tiles like scales in the mansion.

Cheng Shuang didn't walk long before she saw the Lu Mansion. The gate looked very grand, with a pair of majestic stone lions sitting in front of the gate, with their heads held high and their eyes shining.

She went forward and knocked on the door. It quickly opened and a bearded old man who looked to be in his fifties poked his head out. "Girl, who are you looking for?"

Cheng Shuang smiled faintly and replied, "I'm here to see your young lady, Lu Yinyin. Please let her know. My last name is Cheng, which means a promising future."

In the Lu Mansion, five or six maids were surrounding Lu Yinyin and playing shuttlecock with her. Each maid would kick the shuttlecock in the middle after receiving it. Lu Yinyin was so tired that she was sweating profusely.

Finally, she couldn't stand it anymore and sat down on the ground. "Mom, can I rest for a while?"

Mrs. Lu, sitting in the pavilion, held a feather duster in her hand and said, "No, you have to kick for an hour, otherwise the fruit for dinner will be gone and you will starve until tomorrow morning."

Lu Yinyin pinched her waist, "But I ran in the garden for an hour this morning, and stood with a book on my head for an hour. I feel like I've lost weight today."

"That's your illusion."

Mrs. Lu knocked on the table with a feather duster. "Who told you to go to the kitchen and steal chicken legs at noon? After playing shuttlecock, you have to climb the stairs to the attic ten times."

"what....."

Lu Yinyin was completely depressed. She felt that she couldn't live like this anymore. She sat on the ground and refused to get up. Several maids took turns to coax her but she refused to get up.

Mrs. Lu was so angry that her head hurt. She stood up and walked out of the pavilion, waving a feather duster to scare her. "If you don't get up, I'll beat you to pieces... I'll beat the magpie and the oriole's butts. I see you still don't obey."

The two personal maids beside them suddenly felt a chill on their backs and unconsciously covered their buttocks with their hands.

Lu Yinyin pouted and wanted to cry, but she got up reluctantly.

At this time, an elderly woman came in and said, "Madam, there is a girl outside looking for a young lady."

"No." Mrs. Lu was angry and said unhappily, "Miss, you have only been in Qushan County for a few days. Where can you find a girl?"

"She said her last name was Cheng."

Lu Yinyin's eyes lit up when she heard this, "It's Sister Cheng, Mom, it's Sister Cheng who came, the one who saved my brother and chose clothes for me."

After saying that, he turned around and ran out.

Seeing that she was impatient and not acting like a lady, Madam Lu shouted, "Slow down, why don't you guys hurry up and catch up."

Cheng Shuang waited at the gate for about half a minute, and then saw Lu Yinyin running out with her skirt lifted up.

Before she could even say hello, the man rushed over and hugged her.

Lu Yinyin seemed to be holding on to a life-saving straw, crying and saying, "Sister, you are finally here. I really can't live like this. My mother abuses me. Please take me away."

Cheng Shuang was held and unable to move, looking awkwardly at Mrs. Lu who was rushing over from behind.

"Yinyin, what nonsense are you talking to the guests about?"

Madam Lu scolded her daughter and smiled gently at Cheng Shuang, "Madam Wei, you are so embarrassed. This child has been spoiled by her grandparents since she was a child. She has no manners at all."

Mr. Lu and his wife have a deep relationship. They have been married for more than ten years and have no concubines. The couple have almost no secrets. Mr. Lu had already told her about his encounter with Cheng Shuang in the provincial capital.

Cheng Shuang smiled and said, "It's okay. Yinyin is lively and cute. I like her very much."

Cheng Shuang was invited in. Madam Lu walked side by side with her and said, "It's really unfortunate today. My master has gone out with Yuanbao. Otherwise, I would have asked Yuanbao to come and thank you in person."

Yuanbao is Lu Yinyin’s younger brother Lu Zhan, whose nickname is Yuanbao. He is five years old this year.

Cheng Shuang said politely, "It was just a small favor that day. Mr. Lu has already thanked you. Madam, there is no need to be so polite."

The courtyard of the Lu Mansion is deep, and the bluestone-paved roads wind their way to various courtyards. The courtyards are exquisitely laid out and the scenery is pleasant. The artificial lake, rockery pavilions and viewing platforms all demonstrate the Lu family's strong financial resources.

Cheng Shuang was invited to the flower hall for tea. Madam Lu ordered the best tea and brought out exquisite snacks. She watched her daughter chattering with Cheng Shuang like a little sparrow.

I asked her why she came here today and what she was doing in the county town.

Cheng Shuang answered her question without any impatience on her face, and the two of them chatted and laughed like little sisters.

Mrs. Lu looked at them with a smile. She was quite surprised to hear Cheng Shuang say that she was sending her two younger brothers to study at Mingde Academy. Mingde Academy had a set threshold for admitting students, and her family wanted to send Yuanbao in but couldn't find a way.

There was no way around it, because his master was just a rough businessman. In Mr. Shen's eyes, he was just a businessman full of money, and he simply didn't want to be flattered by them.

Cheng Shuang mentioned that she was treating patients at Baicaotang, and Madam Lu smiled and said, "So Madam Wei is the doctor in charge of Baicaotang. If I had known earlier, I would have gone to thank you earlier."

Cheng Shuang said, "Not really. I only go there two days a month to see some women."

After sitting for a while, a woman came up with a small red box, walked up to Cheng Shuang and opened it.

"Madam Wei, this is a little gift from our wife."

A box full of pearl hairpins and jewelry, made of gold, silver, jade and emerald, almost blinded Cheng Shuang's eyes.

Cheng Shuang quickly pushed him away, "Madam, if you are like this, I won't dare to come to your house again in the future."

Lu Yinyin was also anxious, "Mom, what are you doing? Sister Cheng came to see me, you make it seem like she has ulterior motives for coming here."

"That was not what I meant."

Madam Lu hurriedly explained to Cheng Shuang, "I was in such a hurry last time that I only cared about my son and didn't thank you properly. This is just an ordinary thank you gift."

"Madam, I'm already grateful for the ten taels of silver Mr. Lu gave me that day. I was also grateful for Mr. Lu's care when I went to the capital. That's enough."

"That's from my master, and this is my own gift." Mrs. Lu felt uneasy without a gift, so she said, "Why don't you pick one or two that you like?"

Seeing that Cheng Shuang only had a silver Ruyi hairpin on her head, Lu Yinyin took out a white jade hairpin from the box and put it directly on her head.

"Okay, sister has accepted it. You can rest assured now, mother."

Cheng Shuang raised her hand and touched the hairpin on her head, and said helplessly, "Madam, your kindness is hard to refuse, so I will accept this hairpin. Please don't thank me again in the future, otherwise I really won't dare to come to your house again."

Madam Lu nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, Yinyin doesn't have many friends here, Madam Wei can come often."