Let's just drift through life together in this quick transmigration story.

Su Beichen had been expelled from the capital and naturally couldn't come up with that much money, so Xiong Bufan carried him to the post station and made him write an IOU. To prevent Su Beichen from cheating, Xiong Bufan also pulled Qiao Yujie up to testify, so that Su Beichen wouldn't deceive her with the written agreement.

The old servant went downstairs to pack things and boil some hot water for Su Beichen to wash up later.

Qiao Yujie was surprised to see Su Beichen. Wasn't he the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review in the capital? After hesitating for a long time, Qiao Yujie finally asked, "Lord Su, are you going on official business?"

Su Beichen gave a wry smile and said, "I will no longer serve as the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. I will go to the north of Lincheng to serve as the county magistrate."

Qiao Yujie hadn't expected Su Beichen to be so direct, and she smiled awkwardly. However, looking at the IOU, Qiao Yujie said again, "Isn't nine out of thirteen too high?"

Su Beichen: "It's not much. Miss Xiong has saved me so many times, it's only right to give her some money."

Xiong Bufan nodded heavily, "They should give more."

Seeing that neither party had any objections, Qiao Yujie supervised them as they signed the IOU. Su Beichen even pressed his fingerprint on it. Xiong Bufan carefully stuffed the IOU into his pocket and then ran back to sleep as fast as he could.

After bowing to Qiao Yujie, Su Beichen also left. He had been busy all day, handing over evidence in the morning, being demoted in the afternoon, and being hunted down at night. He deserved a good rest.

The old servant had already made the bed. "Master, you should get some rest."

"Uncle Liu, you should get some rest too. You've been traveling with me all day and it must have been tiring for you."

Uncle Liu took off Su Beichen's shoes, preparing to wash his feet, saying, "Master, you've suffered."

Su Beichen reached out to stop Uncle Liu, "Uncle Liu, you should go and rest. I can do these things myself."

"Ok."

The next morning, Xiong Bufan and his group continued their journey. Fearing that they might encounter danger again, Su Beichen rode his horse and followed behind Xiong Bufan's carriage with Uncle Liu.

Qiao Yujie was still adept at navigating social situations. She had already found customers before arriving in Lincheng, and her target group was wealthy women. The situation in Lincheng would be much better than in the capital.

When 002 returned from his escort mission, he looked at the empty house and missed Xiong Bufan. He hadn't been back for half a month, and Xiong Bufan had been kidnapped by Qiao Yujie.

There was a piece of paper left on the table in the small house, telling 002 that she had gone to Lincheng and would be back in a month. Qiao Yujie was afraid that 002 would not be able to find her, so she thoughtfully wrote the address on another piece of paper.

002 didn't believe her when she said she'd be back in a month, so she took out a pen and paper to write to Xiong Bufan, telling her that she had saved a lot of money to buy her food and that she could cook many delicious dishes... She hoped that Xiong Bufan would come back soon so she could cook for her.

Qiao Yujie's shop was originally a second-hand shop that she had bought. She had hired someone to manage it before, so the basic facilities were all in place. She would do some renovations on the first day, do some promotion on the second day, and then officially open for business on the third day.

A wealthy woman they met on the street brought another wealthy woman they knew to Qiao Yujie's shop. Since they were regular customers, Qiao Yujie offered them a special discount: the rouge they wanted would be discounted through a lottery. If they won 600 coins, the price of the rouge would be reduced by 600 coins. If they wanted to continue the lottery for a further discount, they needed to invite another wealthy woman to buy rouge; that woman would also get a chance to draw a prize, and so on...

Xiong Bufan sat in the shop as a mascot, occasionally having his face painted by Qiao Yujie as a model. However, his main role was to watch out for any troublemakers in the shop. If anyone caused trouble, Xiong Bufan would throw them out without hesitation and quietly hang them at the instigator's door so that everyone could have a good look.

In other words, 002's face was good enough; otherwise, after all that commotion during the day, Xiong Bufan's face would have turned into a palette of colors.

Kongkong sighed, "Anyone who can be the female lead must have some brains."

Xiong Bufan sat on the bed, bored. "If I were the female lead, I'd be smart too."

Kongkong: You're just bragging.

Qiao Yujie was doing the accounts in the room. Today's new marketing model, although offering more discounts than usual, resulted in a significant profit overall because the rouge was expensive. After deducting costs for manpower, materials, and marketing expenses, Qiao Yujie converted Xiong Bufan's share into silver notes and distributed them to him.

These are all things that Xiong Bufan deserves. After all, Xiong Bufan has put in a lot of effort for each of Qiao Yujie's shops, and even served as the shop's guardian beast.

After establishing a foothold in Lincheng, Qiao Yujie and Xiong Bufan put on masks and began to buy raw materials. The raw materials at the market were of slightly better quality than those purchased from the mountains. Qiao Yujie pulled the cart and bought some, while Xiong Bufan looked around for something edible.

Xiong Bufan was eating a little bit of this and a little bit of that at the stall when he suddenly smelled a familiar scent. He looked closely and realized he had seen the face there before. Remembering what Kongkong had said, Xiong Bufan packed up his purchases and ran away.

Kongkong thought that Xiong Bufan might have been frightened by his words. The people from the mountain village might have come to Lincheng to buy things, and they didn't come to Lincheng with Xiong Bufan.

When Qiao Yujie finished shopping, Xiong Bufan had disappeared. However, since Xiong Bufan didn't need to do much, Qiao Yujie didn't pay much attention and took the raw materials back with her people.

Xiong Bufan ran back into the house, closed the door, quickly jumped onto the bed, covered himself with the blanket, and kept looking back. It was great that those people hadn't chased after him. Xiong Bufan then lay down on the bed and covered himself with the blanket.

Kongkong couldn't understand why Xiong Bufan was so scared. "Bufan, why are you so afraid?"

“I’m not afraid. I’m just afraid that so many mouths will come to feed me. I’m not a god of wealth, I can’t afford to support them.”

"Ok."

Xiong Bufan pulled the blanket up and lay down on the bed to sleep. Every season is a good time to sleep, and if she didn't sleep, it would seem like she was not romantic.

As soon as Qiao Yujie returned, she began to organize people to make rouge. Yesterday's sales were so good that they had basically sold out everything they brought. "You all hurry up and make it. We need to finish all the rouge before dark."

"Yes, boss."

Qiao Yujie's rouge has a more vibrant color and lasts longer than other rouges, and it also has a light fragrance, with both floral and herbal scents, which is something other rouges cannot match.

Every time she made rouge, Qiao Yujie would close the door tightly. All the people who made rouge had signed indentured contracts, and each person's steps were different, so there was no need to worry about them leaking the recipe. After all, even if they did leak some of it, it wouldn't pose any threat.

A knock came from outside the courtyard. Qiao Yujie glanced cautiously into the house, closed the door, and went to open the main gate. The person who came in was an unfamiliar woman. "Manager, are you still hiring?"

"I can do anything, I just ask that you let me stay."

It's not easy for a woman to find work in this day and age. Qiao Yujie took out a few copper coins from her pocket and gave them to the woman. "We're not hiring here. Take this money and buy some food, or go to the brokerage."

Finding work at a brokerage firm is easier than finding work on your own, and it also guarantees your safety.

The woman bowed and said, "Thank you, Goddess. May you have a peaceful and prosperous life."

"You're welcome. Go find some other work." As she spoke, Qiao Yujie prepared to close the door, but two burly men suddenly jumped out from behind the woman and tried to push the door open. Qiao Yujie slammed the door shut, shouting, "Help! Someone come quick!"

The difference in strength between men and women was too great. The man squeezed through the door, covered Qiao Yujie's mouth with his hand, put a sack over her head, carried her out, and ran away.

Qiao Yujie was kidnapped by Shui Lingling right at her own doorstep. When the servants ran out, they only saw the kidnappers' departing backs and the door that had been forcibly opened.

The kidnapping of the shopkeeper was a serious matter. After a brief period of panic, the servants remembered that there was another shopkeeper, so they hurriedly went to find Xiong Bufan to make a decision on how to rescue Qiao Yujie.

"Manager Xiong, something terrible has happened! Manager Qiao has been kidnapped!"

Xiong Bufan rubbed his face and sat up irritably. Hearing the shouts outside, he thought of a TV series called "There's Always a Monster Coveting My Master." Now, "Manager Qiao has been kidnapped" and "My Master has been captured by a monster" are similar in meaning. Xiong Bufan felt like he was turning into a monkey.