Ugly girl only wants to farm

Qiao Yue got angry when she saw Caihe's expression, looking at her with a disappointed look.

"What can I say to you? You two have been with me the longest, and you get the most money every month. You're so stingy with yourself, giving all your money to your cousin. Look at the life you're living now! Weren't those few lashes you got last time enough of a lesson?"

Caihe kept wiping away her tears, then said in a choked voice, "Miss is right to reprimand me. I know I was wrong, but my cousin was really good to me before. He just encountered some difficulties, and I did my best to help him get through them."

Seeing that Qiao Yue was about to lose her temper, Cai Lian stepped in to smooth things over before she could: "Miss, you must be tired. I've prepared some bathwater for you. Please take a bath first, and I'll add a few drops of floral water to your bath. In this hot summer, you're all sweaty and sticky, which must be uncomfortable. Cai He, why don't you go and prepare some hot water?"

Qiao Yue then held back her words and followed Cai Lian into the inner room, complaining as she went: "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Your friend is a blockhead. No matter what I say, she just won't get it. She still hasn't learned her lesson after those few slaps last time. She'll only realize her mistake when she's been deceived by that man."

Cailian sighed helplessly, "Miss, you know Caihe's personality. She's a bit stubborn. Her cousin saved her once when she was little, and she's always thinking about repaying that kindness. She's given all her unreasonable demands. I beg you, please don't kick her out, considering that Caihe has been with you since she was little."

Qiao Yue waved her hand: "Forget it, I'm too lazy to care about these things. I've said everything I needed to say. I just hope you can at least open your eyes. I'm determined to marry into a high-ranking family in the future. You'll come with me as part of my dowry, and I'll find you a manager to be your principal wife."

Cailian knelt down with a thud, her forehead hitting the ground with a loud thud: "This servant thanks you, Miss."

Actually, their young lady is just a bit domineering, but she's usually quite nice to them.

The weather has been bad these past few days, with frequent torrential rain. Xu Chaoyan and her friends haven't been able to go out to set up their stall, and the older women all look worried and distressed.

They've been sighing and complaining these past few days; the torrential rains have affected their tofu sales so much that they can't even set up their stall.

Xu Chaoyan tried to persuade her a few times, but then fell silent. That's just how the old woman is; she didn't know what to say.

At this moment, Zhang Yueniang pulled her over and saw that she seemed to have something on her mind. She took the initiative to ask, "Sister, have you encountered any difficulties and need my help?"

Zhang Yueniang said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's nothing serious, but I've noticed that Mother has been back for a while now and hasn't sent any news. Qi Yu seems a bit distracted all the time. I'm quite worried about him. Anyway, we can't do business these next few days. After the rain subsides, would you like to come with me to the city gate to inquire about things?"

Xu Chaoyan gently patted her hand a few times, saying, "Sister, don't worry. I'll go with you to ask after the rain stops. Besides, I doubt any carriages will come in this weather. I was already thinking about it even if you hadn't mentioned it."

Zhang Yueniang sighed, "That makes sense, but Qi Yu always runs to the city gate after school. I don't want him to be too tired, so these past few days, since we have nothing to do, we'll just go and gather information and come back."

The next day the weather finally cleared up, but a gust of wind would blow from time to time, and it was still a bit chilly.

Xu Chaoyan and her sister-in-law planned to set up a stall again. It had been raining for the past few days, so they hadn't been able to set up their stall. The rent in the prefectural city was already expensive. Not being able to set up their stall for the past few days meant no income, but being able to set up a stall was better than living off their savings.

Before the two sisters-in-law had even finished setting out the things, Cailian came running over, panting, and her expression softened considerably; she became much more friendly and welcoming.

"That proprietress, please wrap up all your previous floral water and sachets for me."

Meng Jiuxia looked at her in disbelief and asked again, "You mean to wrap up all the floral water?"

Cailian handed over a silver ingot directly: "What are you doing, you silly little girl? Hurry up and wrap them all up for me. My young lady said to buy them all as a reward for us. I'm just patronizing your business because I see it's not easy for a young lady like you to make a living."

Actually, Qiao Yue's original words were that she absolutely shouldn't say she liked using this. She should say that, out of consideration for Meng Jiu and her sister, she should consider it a favor. Cai Lian, fearing it would damage her mistress's reputation, said she was taking it home to reward the servants.

Meng Jiuxia was initially pleased to hear the words "wrap everything up." She was happy that her sister-in-law's creations were well-received. However, upon hearing the maid say that she should take them home to reward the servants, her mood soured considerably. She replied curtly.

"We only have a few bottles left today. Someone pre-ordered them a few days ago. Please come back another day, young lady."

Cailian originally thought the two would thank their young mistress profusely, but instead they embarrassed her, which made her somewhat unhappy.

"What's wrong with you, young lady? I clearly saw there were still many more there, but you said someone had reserved them. Why hasn't that person come yet? I'll pay double whatever other people are paying."

Just then, an arrogant voice came from not far away.

"So what if you offer double? I'll offer five times the price and wrap all of these things up."

"What, five times the price?"

Everyone looked toward the source of the sound, and even Xu Chaoyan turned her head involuntarily.

A woman wearing a veil could be seen, obscuring her face. But judging from her arrogant voice, she was probably not someone to be trifled with.

Seeing that Xu Chaoyan and the others were standing there without moving for a long time, she yelled at them again, "Are you deaf? I'll give you five times the price if you wrap them all up." After saying that, she gestured to the maid next to her to hand over the money.

Cailian retorted, not to be outdone, "I was here first, and my young lady took a liking to it first. What right do you have to compete with us for it?"

The maid waved the money pouch, looking defiant: "With the price we're offering, which is five times higher, can you afford it?"

Cailian was speechless for a moment, stammering for a long time. This time, her mistress had only given her a little silver. She couldn't afford five times the price, but she couldn't swallow her anger.

The two sides reached a stalemate. Xu Chaoyan looked at this one, then at that one.

At this moment, Qiao Yue, who was waiting not far away, was getting a little impatient. Holding two strings of candied hawthorns, she walked towards them, licking them as she went. She looked very impatient: "Cai Lian, Cai Lian, you brat, it's been so long since you went to buy something, are you an insect? Even a snail could have crawled here."

Cailian looked at her with a wronged expression: "Miss, it's not that I didn't buy it properly, it's that someone tried to steal our things."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Yue lost all interest in eating candied hawthorns and strode over. She saw her maid looking at her with a pitiful expression, and protectively shielded her in front of her.

"Who, who's trying to steal my thunder? They've got some nerve."