The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

Jingxue took the ledger and looked at it while saying to Manager Peng, "Hmm! We've only been open for a month, no rush, take it slow. We'll also add some women's products later, don't worry!"

"Yes! With your words, Master, I am relieved. I will definitely lead the girls to do a good job!"

"Oh! By the way, didn't Li Xia assign a few people to the shop a few days ago?" Jing Xue thought of the servants she had bought back.

"Li Xia gave us two young girls and an old woman in the shop, two of whom are mother and daughter! The old woman does odd jobs and cooks with Wen Ma, and the two girls learn nail art and beauty from her!" Manager Peng replied.

The shop that Qin Jing gave to Jing Xue was also a two-story building, just like Mingyue Tower, while Jing Xue's other dowry shops were all single-story buildings. The shops on this street were of varying quality, some one-story and some two-story!

"Manager Peng, why aren't all the shops on this street built as two-story buildings?"

"Well, this street used to be all single-story houses, but in the last couple of years, some families have gotten rich and their businesses have done well, so they've added their own extensions!"

"Oh! Next year, let's add two more floors to the other shops too!" Jingxue said with a smile.

"That would be great, since we'd make money too."

Jingxue stood up, put away the silver notes, and prepared to go to other shops. Manager Peng also stood up and said, "Master, you... this servant..."

Seeing her hesitant expression, Jingxue knew she had something to say but hadn't finished, so she asked, "Is there anything else? Just say it! No need to beat around the bush!"

Manager Peng sighed and said, "Master, I have a favor to ask!"

Jingxue sat down again. "Tell me! I'll definitely help you if I can."

Shopkeeper Peng did not sit down, but placed his hands in front of his abdomen. "When I was a child, there were only two children in my family, my younger sister and me. After our parents passed away one after another, we became orphans. I was twelve years old and my sister was eight years old at the time. Since my parents fled to the capital due to famine, we had no relatives to rely on."

"My younger sister has been frail since childhood. In order to survive, I have no choice but to sell myself, just to raise her!"

Hearing this, Jingxue thought of An'an and Yingying.

"Fortunately! I met the steward from the Duke of Anguo's mansion, who took us there. I signed a contract that allows me to keep my sister with me."

"Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to gain the favor of the young master and have worked my way up to the position of manager. My sister has also gotten married."

“My sister married a family that owned a ceramics shop. The family only had one son. For the first few years, the two of them lived a good life and had a son and a daughter. My brother-in-law was originally a scholar, but he stopped after passing the county-level imperial examination. The old man of the family passed away two years ago, and my sister was left to manage the shop alone.”

"But who knew that my brother-in-law would seduce a widow who lived near their house. The widow was widowed and had no children. She was eloquent and had a loose morals. Everyone in the neighborhood knew what kind of person she was. But my brother-in-law was like a man possessed. He actually wanted to marry the widow as a concubine. His mother was also a good-for-nothing. She joined her son in pressuring my sister and even hit her."

Jingxue listened quietly without interrupting.

“The two argued for a long time. In the end, my sister proposed a divorce, but the mother and daughter actually made my sister take away the two children and withheld my sister’s dowry! When my sister got married, I used all my savings to buy her thirty acres of land in Yangshu Village.”

“A few days ago, my sister came to me and said that the beast actually hit the child and threatened my sister. My sister had no choice but to give up her dowry and take the divorce papers. My sister used her own savings to rent a small courtyard, and the three of them temporarily settled down. However, they still have to live. How can that little savings raise two children? My sister wants me to find her a job because she has children, so she cannot sell herself into slavery.”

"Master, you are a good person. We are both women. I would like to ask you to see if you can arrange a job for her?" Manager Peng said, looking at Jingxue expectantly.

In Jingxue's understanding, people in ancient times valued offspring extremely much. It was quite bizarre that this family could abandon both their son and daughter. It would have been more reasonable to leave the boy behind.

"That family doesn't even want their child anymore? Why?" Jingxue asked, puzzled.

"Because that widow was also pregnant, and the doctor said it was a boy after taking her pulse. Her mother-in-law also met a fortune teller who said that the child would bring good fortune to their family in the future!"

Jingxue laughed upon hearing this, forgiving her lack of knowledge! If the ancients had such great abilities, knowing a child's gender by pulse diagnosis, and even encountered a diviner, they must be frauds.

"It's not just because of that. The main reason is that the widow has a younger brother who recently got close to an official in the Hanlin Academy. Because he was very capable, the official valued him highly. So, that faithless man wants to get help in next year's imperial examination after getting married!"

Jingxue didn't know much about the imperial examination system, but every dynasty had its share of irregularities, so it was difficult to comment on this matter.

“Master, I am now your servant and I trust you, so I didn’t think of asking anyone else for help. If you are really in a difficult situation, I will think of another way. My only concern is that I don’t want to arrange for the mother and her two children to live too far away. The two children are still young, the boy is only 5 years old and the girl is 7 years old. That’s why I thought of talking to you.”

Jingxue spoke up, "Manager Peng, I can't think of a solution right now. Do you have any ideas?"

"Master, I manage this beauty salon, and my sister can't work here. We need to avoid suspicion. Please make the arrangements accordingly!"

Jingxue was quite satisfied with what Manager Peng said. If Manager Peng had suggested that her sister come to the beauty salon, and her sister didn't have a contract of servitude yet, such nepotism would have caused a lot of trouble once it started.

“How about this? I’ll meet with her when I have time. We have several shops, there’s bound to be one that’s suitable for her!” Jingxue said.

"Okay! Thank you, boss!" Hearing Jingxue say that, Manager Peng finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his brows relaxed a lot.

Jingxue looked outside. After talking for so long, she didn't plan to go back for lunch. So she said, "Manager Peng, go to Mingyue Restaurant and order a table of good food. I'll treat you managers to lunch so we can all sit down and have a good chat. I'll inform the managers on West Street. After you've made the reservation, go to the cloth shop and call Manager Wang over!"

Manager Peng agreed, picked up his cloak, and went out.

Jingxue sat in the shop and used her supernatural ability to look at the two courtyards in the back street warehouse. Cheng Sanxiang was helping a man pushing a cart to load it.

Judging from the appearance of the sack, it should be filled with potatoes.

The warehouse is a bit far from the Prince's mansion, more than 500 meters away; otherwise, she could have replenished the warehouse's stock while she was at the Prince's mansion.

There is still a considerable stock of daily necessities, with grains and potatoes selling the fastest, and all supplies have been replenished.

Jingxue didn't even take the silver from the box this time, mainly because there wasn't much. She wanted to keep it for the shops to tide her over in case of emergencies!

After leaving the beauty salon, Jingxue saw the carriage she had come from tied up next to the shop, and she suddenly remembered that there was a roe deer in her spatial storage.

The coachman was probably warming himself in the grocery store, as it was getting cold outside at this time of year.

Jingxue lifted the curtain and entered the shop. When Manager He saw her, he quickly came out from behind the counter, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Boss, you've arrived!"