Started as a mute girl? I prospered in the lean years

In the Wangyue Tower in Huaizhou, Li Qiaoer didn't sleep well all night and woke up early. She opened the window and lowered her head to see Liuguang Street in front of the Wangyue Tower. After looking for a long time, she couldn't see that familiar little figure.

She closed the window and walked to the door very lightly, leaning her ears to hear what was going on outside the door. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Sir, are you awake? My servant is here to help you wash up."

Li Qiaoer was so frightened that he took a step back and said in a rough voice: "I, I don't need you to wait on me, you can go."

She walked around the room in a hurry. The turmeric powder and other things were still in the inn before. Before going to bed last night, she was worried about revealing her secrets, so she didn't take off the makeup on her face. She just looked in the bronze mirror and found that it was already mottled.

"My slave, put the hot water at the door. Master, please be careful when opening the door."

"Hey, wait." She called the maid, "When will my sister's and my luggage be delivered?"

"Shopkeeper Yan has sent someone to take care of it, sir, don't be anxious."

Then the sound of footsteps gradually receding came from the door.

Li Qiaoer walked to the door with a grimace and listened carefully. She didn't hear anything, so she opened the door carefully. There was a basin of water, clothes and a handkerchief on the ground. She only glanced at it, and she didn't forget to carefully Look left, look right...

There happened to be a familiar-looking man standing on the right, looking at her. She didn't dare to breathe, and she lowered her head and subconsciously wanted to retreat into the house.

"Miss Li, do you still recognize me?" Yan Qun stepped forward and asked pleasantly.

Hearing this title, Li Qiaoer was stunned, "Do you know who I am...?"

She was so surprised that her voice was not suppressed for a moment, revealing her original voice, and the sentence ended very briefly.

After being completely exposed, Li Qiaoer remembered what Jiang Huaixu had said and simply stopped pretending.

"I recognize you, you are the shopkeeper of Wangyue Tower." She remembered that that day this man wanted to buy their five-spice powder recipe, and his attitude was very strange, so when she faced this man again, her eyes were full of vigilance.

"Miss Li, please wash up. Breakfast will be delivered later. Yan has some business matters that he would like to ask. If the girl is willing, a maid will take her to the dining room after breakfast."

Li Qiaoer felt something was wrong, "Didn't you and my sister have a proper discussion last night?"

Yan Qun said: "It's appropriate, very appropriate. It's just that my sister left in a hurry last night, and there are still some trivial matters that I didn't understand clearly. Little girl, I don't know that our boss owns more than just a restaurant like Wangyue Tower, and he also needs a lot of five-spice powder. You have to ask carefully before you feel at ease."

This speech was perfect. Li Qiaoer's guard was relieved a little, and she was persuaded.

While she was sitting reservedly in the booth, listening to babbling songs and talking to Yan Qun, the villagers of Jiuxi Village in Beichuan County ran into trouble.

A carriage stopped in front of Jiang Boliang's house, and a man stepped out of the carriage. He was dressed as a businessman and showed the temperament of a 'nouveau riche' to outsiders from head to toe.

"Hey, that kid."

Wu Sanjin called Tian Ya who was walking around them, pointed at the locked courtyard door and asked, "Do you recognize this family? Where have their family gone?"

Tianya was frightened by so many people and Wu Sanjin's voice in front of her. She stood in the corner with her neck hunched and did not dare to move. She looked at the group of people timidly with a pair of dark eyes.

The two men were followed by their attendants. Perhaps they wanted to show off in front of their master. One of them stepped forward and said loudly: "My master is asking you something! Answer me quickly!"

Tianya burst into tears when he yelled at her. "Wow wow wow - grandpa~ grandma!"

Her cry startled everyone. Jiang Erlang, who had just returned from the tofu shop, could not help but speed up his pace when he heard the sound.

After running out of the alley and seeing clearly the group of people standing in front of his house and Tianya huddled in the corner, he looked cold and bent down to pick up a stone.

He quickly walked forward and picked up Tian Ya who was crying and sobbing. He looked at the person who came and said, "Who are you? What's the point of running into our village and bullying the children?"

Tianya hugged Jiang Erlang's neck and wiped her tears with Jiang Erlang's shoulder. Her crying gradually stopped. She hiccupped and complained, "Brother Erlang, they are scaring Tianya..."

"Hey - you girl, who scared you?!" The follower was dissatisfied and took another step forward.

"Get back here!" Wu Sanjin scolded him and winked at the attendant beside him.

Before the followers could make any move, screams suddenly sounded.

Jiang Erlang looked at the man rolling on the ground holding his legs, and looked at Wu Sanjin with a pair of cold eyes, "I don't care why you came, I'm afraid this trip will be in vain, so leave early."

After saying that, he walked towards the tofu shop.

"Wait!" Wu Sanjin called to him. Although he was not satisfied with his subordinates taking matters into their own hands, the young man in front of him was just slapping him in the face.

"Boy, what's the point of trying to leave after injuring one of my men?" Wu Sanjin curled his lips and continued, "Go and bring Jiang Huaixu to me, and I will forget about this matter."

Hearing Jiang Huaixu's name, Jiang Erlang's eyes flashed with a stern look, and he said coldly: "Did you see with your own eyes that I hurt him? As for the person you are talking about, he is not in the village now."

Noisy voices were heard not far away, and he said: "If you really want to talk about business, just wait until someone comes back before you come back. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave later."

The boy is arrogant!

Wu Sanjin glanced at Jiang Erlang with disdain. He looked very talented, but he couldn't see the situation clearly.

"Do you know who I am? Do you know who my brother-in-law is..."

"Erlang, what's going on? What are these people doing?"

"They scared Tianya to tears? Where did the nouveau riche come from and run wild in our village?!"

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The villagers were all working hard at this time. Someone heard Tianya's cry and came out to check. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, they went back and called all the men in the workshop.

Wu Sanjin was interrupted by a group of chattering people, and he had to swallow the words he had not yet spoken. The only ones he saw were men carrying shovels, wooden sticks, etc., and a fake look appeared on his face. Laughing, "Fellow folks, don't be angry, there's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"

"What misunderstanding? Why are you bullying a child?"

"What are we, a group of grown men, doing bullying a child? We just wanted to ask something, so we raised our voices a little louder, and that's why we scared the child." Wu Sanjin kicked the attendant who was injured in the leg hard, "Apologise to the child! Hurry up. !”

The entourage limped up to Jiang Erlang, gritted his teeth and said, "It's all the fault of villains, so I'd like to invite you two Haihan."

As he spoke, he slapped himself twice in the face, his voice clear and loud.

The villagers were frightened by his actions and could not continue to pursue the case.

Jiang Erlang glanced at Wu Sanjin who was behind him with a fake smile on his face. He remembered the last words he said to him and asked, "Your surname?"

"My surname is Wu, and I am the shopkeeper Wu of Wuyang Tower in Beichuan County."

After speaking, he glanced at the villagers triumphantly, but found that they had no reaction.

Jiang Erlang changed his previous indifference. He put Tianya on the ground, bowed his hands respectfully and said, "Shopkeeper Wu, I'm afraid I won't be able to bring Jiang Huaixu to you, but if you want to discuss business, you can talk to me. I am Jiang Huaixu’s elder brother, Jiang Xun.”

In the Wangyue Tower in Huaizhou, after Yan Qun asked about the tofu business and the allspice powder business, the topic changed to the road to escape.

"I heard that the girl and the young lady escaped from the famine together. I wonder if you can tell me what happened during the escape..."

Li Qiaoer frowned. She knew that the young lady was referring to Jiang Huaixu, but every time she heard Shopkeeper Yan call A Xu "young lady," she had a strange feeling.

"Manager Yan, can I ask you something?"

He was interrupted mid-sentence, but Yan Qun didn't show any displeasure on his face. He made a 'please' gesture, "Miss, please."

"Why did you call A Xu Miss?"

She had heard the maid of the Lian family call the third young lady of the Lian family "Miss" on her way out, and she always felt that this was a title reserved only for ladies among us.

Yan Qun put down the tea cup and asked in confusion: "You haven't told the girl about this yet?"

Li Qiaoer shook his head blankly.

Yan Qun opened his mouth, wanting to blurt it out directly, but he was afraid that Jiang Huaixu would be angry when he came back, so he could only touch his nose and said, "It's better to wait until the lady comes back, otherwise the lady will be angry."

Li Qiaoer:······?

After communicating with Yan Qun, the questions in her heart not only increased but also increased, so she could only find an excuse to go back to her room to collect her thoughts.