The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Almost all of her monthly allowance was taken by her sister-in-law. Shuangyue was an orphan and rarely bought anything for herself. Since Anmi was made a maid, she only received two taels of silver a month. In her previous life, she pitied Yizhuxuan and, together with Shuangyue, gave almost all of her monthly allowance to Yizhuxuan.

Looking back now, An Mi only finds it laughable. Her kindness was met with nothing but Yi Zhuxuan's sweet words and treacherous heart!

How utterly unworthy that was! And in this life, she clearly wouldn't be so foolish again.

Yesterday was the day the An family distributed monthly allowances. Today, An Mi used the money as bait, knowing that Yi Zhuxuan would definitely risk coming.

Yi Zhuxuan came because of the money, so how could she just stand by and watch her use the money to hire someone to brew medicine?

An Mi twitched the corners of her mouth; everything was within her calculations.

“Anmi, that silver…” Yi Zhuxuan asked cautiously. Today, she had to get the silver no matter what. The day before yesterday, her sister-in-law sent a message urging her to come. According to custom, her sister-in-law would probably come to collect it in person tomorrow. If her sister-in-law couldn’t get that much silver, she would be in trouble again.

An Mi reached under the pillow and touched the area beneath it, her gaze seemingly fixed on Yi Zhuxuan's beautiful face. She seemed to know Yi Zhuxuan was taking money, and a joyful smile appeared on Yi Zhuxuan's face. Once, this smile had made her happy, but now… Thinking of Yi Zhuxuan's feelings for her in her past life and Yi Zhuxuan's harsh reprimand of Liu'er after her death, An Mi's eyes narrowed. She reached out from under the pillow, took Yi Zhuxuan's hand, and said softly, "Zhuxuan, take this."

“Okay, thank you, An…” Yi Zhuxuan said excitedly, but before she could finish speaking, her face froze when she saw the copper coin in her palm. “This…”

It used to be two taels of silver, so why is there only this little bit in her palm now?

Yi Zhuxuan roughly counted them, and her face became even more unpleasant. There were probably no more than fifty in total!

"tranquil……"

"Zhuxuan, as you know, I was injured. Today, a doctor from the Holy Physician Hall came to see me. I paid for all the other consultations, and this is all that's left." Anmi frowned, only then realizing that the doctor hadn't seemed to collect any payment when he left. He probably didn't care about the money!

“This…” Yi Zhuxuan looked troubled. Where was she going to find the remaining silver?

"Zhuxuan, don't worry, take this first. I'll give it all to you when I get my monthly allowance next month, okay?" Anmi comforted her. She knew that even if Yi Zhuxuan thought the amount of money was too little, she would still consider the monthly allowance next month and wouldn't refuse to brew the medicine for her.

Sure enough, Yi Zhuxuan bit her lip, pondered for a moment, and said unhappily, "Fine, just remember to give me all of it next month."

Perhaps because she was too worried about how to deal with her greedy sister-in-law, Yi Zhuxuan's tone was very impatient, as if the tranquil moonlight should be offered to her.

An Mi simply watched indifferently, without responding. What a joke! How could she possibly pity this hypocritical woman even a little bit?

Yi Zhuxuan put the copper coins into her pocket and didn't linger any longer. When she got the prescription, she still frowned. She was afraid that it would cost her some money to get the medicine. After paying for the medicine, she was afraid that she would have very little left.

Hmph, if it weren't for the possibility of getting Anmi's Moon Silver into her pocket in the future, she wouldn't have gone through all this trouble.

After Yi Zhuxuan left the room, An Mi closed her eyes. She knew that if Yi Zhuxuan went out through this door again, her life would definitely not be easy.

Sure enough, that night, An Mi overheard the maids outside her room whispering about Yi Zhuxuan being summoned by the young lady. Yi Zhuxuan did not return to the servants' quarters that night.

The next morning, Anmi woke up to a commotion outside. She vaguely heard someone calling out Yi Zhuxuan's name in a panic, and hearing that she had fainted. Anmi knew without a doubt that Yi Zhuxuan, who had not returned home last night, must have been scolded by the young lady!

Has he passed out? This is only the beginning!

Around noon, An Mi, who was resting in her room, saw the person who pushed open the door and entered. Her brows furrowed involuntarily. Today, he was still wearing a blue robe, but it seemed to be a bit older than yesterday's. An Mi couldn't help but raise her eyebrows inwardly. Those nobles and aristocrats, as long as they had any status, probably wouldn't wear such old clothes, but this man seemed to enjoy it.

Qinglan didn't say anything and went into the room. Today, in addition to the box he always brought when he went out to make house calls, he was also carrying a food box in his other hand. Anmi looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Qinglan smiled slightly, a clean and pure smile. She placed the food box on the only wooden table in the room, took out a plate from the food box, and said, "It just so happens to be lunchtime, so I might as well bring the food here to eat."

An Mi frowned slightly and blurted out, "It just so happens that you brought two sets of bowls and chopsticks, young master!"

The hand holding the bowl froze, but he smiled without saying a word.

An Mi frowned. He probably knew that she was having trouble getting three meals a day, so he deliberately brought food with her.

Indeed, since Shuangyue secretly brought in a steamed bun last night, she hasn't eaten anything since this morning and is really hungry. Since there's food, she naturally won't refuse his kindness.

Her top priority is to get her health back!

But how can she eat when she can't move?

Just as she was thinking this, a spoonful of porridge was brought to her lips...

Anmi was slightly taken aback, and looked up to meet a pair of smiling, clear and bright eyes.

Feeding her? Even in her past life, her husband Liu Zhan had never shown her such intimate care. The customs of the Great Jin Dynasty were always strict, and the dogmatic constraints on women were always severe. If a strange man were to feed her in her past life, An Mi would definitely be too embarrassed to do anything. But in this life, she is different.

She can't feed herself now, so this is the only way she can eat.

"Thank you." An Mi forced a smile, then put the porridge that was brought to her lips into her mouth without the slightest hesitation.

Qinglan raised an eyebrow in surprise. He had originally intended to tease her a little, just wanting to see how this woman would react when he fed her. Heh, it seems he shouldn't have confused her with other women.

After swallowing the last spoonful of porridge, An Mi raised her hand to wipe the corner of her lips. Then, as if remembering something, she frowned slightly. "If there's nothing else, young master, you should leave as soon as possible."

Qinglan's hand holding the bowl stiffened for a moment, a smile appearing on her beautiful lips as she looked thoughtfully at Anmi. "Is Miss trying to send me away? You've finished eating, but I haven't even started yet."

After saying that, under An Mi's slightly surprised gaze, he sat down on the dilapidated stool and began eating the food he had brought. Although it was a simple room and the food was simple, his elegant manner while eating made it seem as if he were sitting in a magnificent palace enjoying the finest delicacies.