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

Seeing this, Jingxue thought to herself, "It seems Uncle Cheng was right." But that's understandable; with food so scarce, it's bound to attract attention if her shop is selling grain so openly!

Fortunately, Uncle Cheng and the others were on guard, so she didn't need to worry!

The grocery store had just opened a short while ago, and there were quite a few people there today. Jingxue saw a sign at the entrance advertising free beauty and manicure services!

Li Xia happened to be there and was about to bow when Jing Xue waved her hand and said, "Tell two guys to unload the thermos cups and lunch boxes from the car!"

Then he sent Runyue to call Manager Cai, and pulled Lixia to the backyard.

"Miss, we've had about 30 people book beauty and nail services in the last two days, all thanks to Manager Peng, who explained what beauty and nail services are! Many people have asked when we'll open, and I estimate we might have a hundred people by the time we open!"

"It's time to open! I'll go over and check if we're still missing anything. Let's do it on the 28th! It's the beginning of summer, the end of the month. Let's bring the accounts, go over the books, and then see if we can give the staff some money. They've all worked very hard."

"Oh, right, Miss, Manager Wang of the fabric shop is getting anxious because he sees our business is booming. He asked me to ask you if you have any new products for them to stock! Their profits this month are even better than last month!" Li Xia opened the cabinet and took out the account book.

Jingxue smiled and said, "Tell him not to rush, take it slow!"

With about ten more people added, Jingxue and Lixia were paid wages ranging from two taels of silver to 100 coins according to the order in which the workers arrived. The two young workers at the cloth shop were also given an extra 100 coins each.

"At the start of summer, each of the five shop managers will receive six taels of silver, including Manager Peng. She's been working personally these past few days, and since she just changed owners, she's bound to be unhappy! Let's win people over! Hehe!"

"You've worked the hardest, so you get 10 taels! This is for less than a month; you'll get more next month!"

"Thank you, miss!"

"Also, I'd like to hand over the management of the beauty salon to Manager Peng separately, so you won't be so tired!"

“Okay! Miss, it’s just that Xiaoman is coming to the shop, and I’m worried that others won’t be able to take good care of you!” Lixia said worriedly.

"I'm fine, don't worry! Lixia, why hasn't the leap month arrived yet?" Jingxue remembered that the child should have arrived long ago!

"Emma! Has this guy gotten into trouble again? Miss, I'm going to go check!" Li Xia put down the ledger in her hand and ran out.

Jingxue put the account book back in the cabinet, put away the key, and went to Li's Grain Shop.

A crowd had gathered in front of the grain shop, and someone was wailing loudly, "This is outrageous! They beat people for no reason! I can't move my wrist! I don't want to live anymore! This is too much!"

"That kid, he broke someone's wrist right off the bat!"

"You're talking nonsense! You deserve to have your wrist broken!"

"Leap Moon, let's talk this out. You can't always resort to violence! Auntie, get up. I'll take you to the clinic!"

"You know, Li's Grain Shop is really something! They even limit the amount of grain they sell each day. What kind of grain shop does that?"

Jingxue stepped out of the crowd. "Excuse me, please make way!"

The crowd parted, and Jingxue saw a very fat woman sitting on the ground, her left hand supporting her right arm. Runyue, Lixia, and Manager Cai were standing to the side.

Jingxue looked at the woman and thought, "She looks so familiar!"

Oh! It really is an acquaintance. Isn't this the cook with the huge memory that she kicked out of Jingning Garden?

She's lost a lot of weight! No wonder Li Xia didn't recognize her!

Upon seeing Jingxue, Runyue hurriedly said, "Miss, this old woman is telling the people in line behind us that the grain in our shop is no good. It's all soaked in chemicals, which is why it looks so plump and shiny. If you buy it and eat it, you'll get a stomachache!"

The old woman also looked up, saw Jingxue, and quickly lowered her head.

"No wonder people say that this year, the crops in the fields are not plump, so how come the crops in his shop are so good? There must be something fishy going on!"

Jingxue looked toward the person who was speaking, but the person in the crowd shrank back and disappeared.

The old woman on the ground struggled to get up, but Jingxue squatted down and patted her on the shoulder. "Sit down! The ground is cold, this will help you sober up. Come on! See if you still recognize me?"

Those around them, not understanding what was going on, began to whisper among themselves.

"Who is this? Why aren't you letting someone get up?"

"She must be someone this old woman knows!"

"Oh? Could this old woman be deliberately trying to cause trouble?"

The old woman kept her head down the whole time. Li Xia squatted down and carefully examined the old woman. "Miss, isn't this the cook from Jingning Garden?"

Jingxue snorted coldly, "It's her. Which household does this auntie work for now? She's working so hard, but she's not as strong as she used to be in our household. What's wrong? Are you starving? Coming out to slander others?"

Jingxue stood up and said to Manager Cai, "Go to the yamen and report to the authorities!"

As soon as Jingxue finished speaking, the old woman immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly and crying out, "Your Highness, spare me! Your Highness, spare me! Don't report this to the authorities! I had no choice!"

Manager Cai waited for his master's instructions, and Jingxue gestured for him to wait.

"Whose servant are you now?" Li Xia asked angrily.

"This servant cannot speak, for if I do, I will lose my life! I beg Your Highness for mercy!"

Jingxue immediately realized there was something interesting in this!

"Take her to the backyard during the leap month!"

Leap Month picked up the old woman and carried her into the shop.

"This is a princess? Which princess?" The gossip in the crowd started again.

"How many legitimate princesses does our Bei Ye have?"

"Could it be the Second Princess Consort?"

"Are you stupid? Have you forgotten about the Princess Consort of War? I heard the other day that this is the Princess Consort of War's dowry shop!"

"Ah! It really is!"

……

The onlookers are still secretly discussing it!

"Manager Cai, from now on, each person can only buy ten catties of grain per day!" Jingxue said loudly as she entered the grain shop.

"Yes, miss!"

"Ugh! It's all that wretched old woman's fault, what a wicked thing she did! We finally found a shop that sells good quality grain at a cheap price, and now look what's happened!"

"is not that right?"

Jingxue didn't have time to listen to their gossip. After entering the shop, the group went to the backyard, where the old woman was still kneeling on the ground, with Runyue standing beside her.

Li Xia moved a chair over, and Jing Xue sat down, saying, "There are two options: one is to send you to the government office, and the other is for you to tell them yourself!"

The old woman, no longer begging for mercy outside, said, "I'm going to die anyway, so I might as well die in your shop! Let's see how you explain this!" She then tried to bang her head against the wall, but she couldn't move at all. It turned out that her foot had been stepped on by Runyue.

"Ah!" the old woman cried out, and Li Xia grabbed a rag from the side and stuffed it into her mouth!

Jingxue narrowed her eyes. Damn! This guy's a real tough nut to crack!