The Daily Life of a Concubine's Daughter After Transmigrating

"What are you saying, Aunt Gao? You are a servant and he is the master. How dare you beat and scold him at will!"

Li Anqi held Li Ancai tightly in his arms to prevent Aunt Gao from harming him again.

"Besides, these are not favors, nor were they earned through my own abilities. They are just some care and concern from the old lady as an elder for me, a junior. If everyone can be kind to elders and filial to younger ones, and work together with one heart and one mind, how could the old lady not like it?"

Aunt Gao was stung by Li Anqi's words, "You are a servant," and became somewhat frantic, throwing a tantrum and yelling wildly.

"He came from my gut, he's a member of the Gao family! Why can't I control him?!"

Li Anqi said with an air of authority without anger, "I only address you as Aunt because you are Cai'er's birth mother. But Aunt, don't forget that Cai'er is the second young master of the Li family. There is only the Li family here, not the Gao family!"

"You, you really are something else! Don't forget, you're just a concubine's daughter without a mother! Don't think that just because the old lady likes you, you're so noble. Bah!"

Aunt Gao put her hands on her hips and spat out a mouthful of phlegm.

Li Anqi had been in the Jingguo Mansion for a long time and had never seen such shrewish and vulgar behavior.

Even in modern civilized society, it is rare to see such a shrew.

Li Anqi was stunned.

"I rarely interacted with my aunt before, but today I've really had my eyes opened. I usually see her behaving inappropriately, but I never imagined that even her last shred of decorum was just an act."

Li Anqi continued, "If you feel that what I said has wronged you, you can go to the old lady and let her judge the matter."

Upon hearing Li Anqi mention the old lady, Aunt Gao's expression immediately changed. She was clearly frightened and could no longer utter any more offensive words.

Li Anqi stood up.

Li Ancai thought she was about to leave, so he held tightly to her sleeve.

Li Anqi glanced at the maids in the room and said sternly.

"In this room, I hope you all know who the master is and who the servant is! Don't let things come to light and cause you to lose your lives in agony!"

The maids looked flustered and lowered their heads, not daring to speak.

Aunt Gao was also frightened by Li Anqi's murderous aura, and she broke out in a cold sweat with a guilty conscience.

"Let it go for today! From now on, I will come to see the Second Young Master often. If I see any injuries on him again, I will report it to the Old Madam and Father and ask them to invite the best imperial physicians in the palace to treat him!"

Aunt Gao's heart skipped a beat. She bit her lip and quickly told Xu'er to bring the ointment.

Xu'er, with practiced ease, brought the ointment and, with tears in her eyes, applied it to Li Ancai.

After Li Ancai finished applying the medicine, Li Anqi ate a piece of watermelon with him.

Li Anqi left after Li Ancai took a nap.

Qixi Festival is here.

This is the day in ancient legend when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet.

On Qixi Festival, women would pray for skill or test their skill, hoping to find a happy marriage.

The Qixi Festival has many customs, but the needle-throwing test is the mainstream custom of the Xin Dynasty Qixi Festival, and it has also become a ritual for young girls to seek fun.

Li Anshu had prepared the dew for testing his skill with the needle well in advance.

On the day of Qixi Festival, Li Anshu took her sisters to the courtyard and played a game of throwing needles to test their skills.

To Li Anqi's surprise, Li Baoqin also came, and she seemed quite enthusiastic.

This was the first time Li Baoqin had been willing to participate in a fun activity with her sisters.

"Sister Qin is so happy today, it must be because her business has been successful," Li Anqi said.

Li Baoqin shook her head, her expression somewhat indignant.

"I don't know what's going on, but those people either complained about the price or the difficulty of riding. They're all spoiled brats who came here specifically to buy bicycles for fun!"

Li Anqi thought for a moment and asked, "What price did you set, sister?"

"Ten taels for a cart."

“An ordinary family’s annual expenses for food, clothing and other necessities are only about ten taels of silver. Sister, these ten taels are indeed a bit expensive,” Li Anqi said.

Li Baoqin stroked her chin: "The Prince Xiao said the same thing. He told me to set the price at three taels. But the labor cost for one cart alone is one tael, and the timber cost is another tael. If I only earn one tael per cart, how many years will it take me to break even?!"

Li Baoqin shook her head, indicating that it was not feasible.

"Is the cost really that high?"

Li Anqi imitated her touching her chin.

"Sister, if you're going to contract out the raw materials, it would be much cheaper to go up the mountain and cut the wood yourself than to contract out the purchase."

Li Baoqin looked at Li Anqi, seemingly somewhat surprised.

Li Anqi continued, "I think your car looks like it's assembled from various parts. If each unique part were assigned to a different carpenter and then assembled by another group of people, I wonder if that would be more convenient?"

Li Baoqin paused for a moment, then suddenly had a flash of insight.

She clapped her hands and said, "That's right! How come I didn't think of that! This is just an assembly line, right? The cost will definitely be greatly reduced, and the efficiency will be improved a lot!"

Li Anqi smiled and nodded.

"Sister must have found a better method. Once you have investigated the cost of the new method, you can set a suitable price for the common people, and then sell more at a lower profit. This way, you can make money and benefit all the people. It would be a great deed for you, the Prince, and even the current emperor."

"Hahahahahaha!"

Li Baoqin patted Li Anqi on the shoulder.

"I never expected that someone as rigid and inflexible as you could have moments of enlightenment. It's truly rare!"

"..."

Li Anqi's smile vanished, and he looked away in silence.

Li Anshu brought over the chopped millet seedlings and happened to witness this scene.

“My elder sister is neither rigid nor decadent! It’s my eldest sister who is far too unrestrained in her words and actions!” Li Anshu said.

"hehe."

Li Baoqin draped her arm over Li Anqi's shoulder and smiled arrogantly at Li Anshu, seemingly not taking Li Anshu seriously at all.

"So what if I'm unruly? Even the master and mistress can't control me, so what right do you have to?! Let me tell you, if it weren't for the fact that we're from the same family, I would have beaten you up long ago for the time you released caterpillars to scare me!"

It turned out she knew it was An Shu.

Li Anqi lowered one shoulder and put Li Baoqin's arm down.

She then pulled Li Anshu into her arms and said to Li Baoqin, "On the day of the old lady's birthday banquet, I thought that the past was over."

Li Anshu immediately became alert and hurriedly asked, "The day of the old lady's birthday banquet? What happened to you?!"

Li Baoqin ignored Li Anshu.

She met Li Anqi's gaze and suddenly smiled easily: "Yes, it's all in the past. I was just joking with her!"

Li Anshu frowned, his gaze shifting between the two men, a strange sense of tension rising within him.