The mistress is reborn, no one who bullies me can escape

Xue Jinhua was a little surprised. Yinghua thought she was angry and said quickly, "Miss, Yunjin is also a rare item. The ones sent by the Qian family are all in booklets. Why don't we go and ask for them?"

"Do you think Wen Jinyu will give it to you if you take the booklet to ask for it?" Xue Jinhua found it funny and shook her head and said, "Don't be naive. The booklet can only prove that the Qian family sent Yunjin, but it can't prove that the remaining Yunjin was taken away by Wen Jinyu."

Sakura said disapprovingly, "Then she has to be reasonable, right?"

"A scholar is like a soldier, and he can't explain himself clearly." Xue Jinhua said helplessly: "You know better than me what the Wen family is like. She won't admit it."

When they were in Kyoto, although the Zhao family members were greedy, they also cared about their reputation and were restrained in what they did.

But the Wen family's grandparents and grandchildren are completely different. They are arrogant, selfish, and short-sighted. They only pursue immediate benefits and do not care about the feelings of others at all.

Even if I were right and went to reason with them, I'm afraid these two wouldn't easily admit it.

Yinghua was dumbfounded after hearing this, and asked anxiously: "Then...what should we do? How about we go and ask Master Wen for justice?"

"Forget it, it's just two pieces of cloth. If I trouble Master Wen for such a small matter, what do you think he will think?" Xue Jinhua waved her hand and said lightly.

"After all, the grandparents and grandchildren of the Wen family are his people, and Master Wen is now working for her. If he is fussy about such things, Master Wen will definitely feel uncomfortable in the future."

"But, are we just going to let it go like this?" Sakura asked unwillingly.

The Wen family was really too much! Not only did they not give it to her, but they actually stole it directly from her house. Did her tutor get eaten by a dog?

"Don't worry." Xue Jinhua raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a mysterious smile, "Even if she stole it, it might not be that easy for her to wear it openly."

Although Xue Jinhua did not pursue the matter further, Yinghua felt very guilty inside.

After all, no matter what, it was because of her negligence that gave the second young lady the opportunity to steal the two pieces of cloth.

Therefore, she made up her mind to protect her young lady's things well in the future.

It was impossible to prevent this kind of thing, so she decided to buy another lock.

.........

"Miss, there's a letter from Li San." After a while, Qingyi came in and said.

Hearing this, Xue Jinhua immediately put down the teacup in her hand and stood up. She couldn't wait to say, "Quick, show me the letter."

Qingyi quickly handed the letter to her. Xue Jinhua eagerly unfolded the letter and read every word carefully.

However, when she saw the contents of the letter, her expectant expression instantly dimmed and her mood became extremely heavy.

Sakura, who was standing by, watched her changes and couldn't help feeling worried.

She asked cautiously, "Miss, are you having any problems?"

Xue Jinhua took a deep breath and said slowly, "This drought is much more serious than I thought. Although the city of Nanling seems to be prosperous and peaceful now, and does not seem to be affected too much, in fact, the people in the surrounding villages have already begun to flee everywhere."

Sakura widened her eyes and said in surprise: "Ah? How could this happen!"

Xue Jinhua continued to explain: "Although there is enough food now, if we cannot farm, then after the autumn harvest, this place will become a wasteland, and people will starve to death everywhere."

After hearing this, Sakura couldn't help but feel panic and helplessness.

Anxiously asked: "Then...then what should we do?"

"Tomorrow is the Nanling gathering. Ask Li San to wait for me at the Xi Family Restaurant. I want to ask him in person what's going on."

"Yes, ma'am."

The next morning, just after daybreak, Xue Jinhua got up early, washed, dressed, and went out.

At this time, in the inner courtyard of the Wen Mansion, Wen Jinyu was sitting on the bed with an anxious look on his face, looking up at the door from time to time, as if waiting for someone to arrive.

Wen Jinyu stole Wen Jinhua's fabric yesterday and has been very scared. She thinks Wen Jinhua will definitely cause trouble for her when she comes back.

To this end, she deliberately thought of various excuses and reasons to prepare for possible situations.

However, as time passed, she still didn't see Wen Jinhua.

Wen Jinyu couldn't help but start to wonder: Could it be that because she didn't steal much, Wen Jinhua didn't notice? Thinking of this, she felt a little relieved, but still a little uneasy.

So she decided to go and see Wen Jinhua's reaction, so she got up and went to the front yard.

Wen Jinyu saw a maid coming out of Wen Jinhua's room and quickly stopped her and asked, "Where is the eldest lady?"

When the maid saw that it was Wen Jinyu, she replied respectfully, "Second Miss, the eldest lady just went out."

Hearing this, Wen Jinyu was stunned and muttered to herself, "Why did you go out so early? What on earth did you do?"

Could it be that, as she thought, Wen Jin painted too many things, so he didn't even notice that two pieces of cloth were missing? Thinking of this, Wen Jinyu's face showed a trace of annoyance, and she cursed secretly: "Damn it!"

Anger flashed across Wen Jinyu's eyes.

This realization made her feel as sick as if she had eaten a fly, even worse than when Wen Jinhua knew that she had stolen two pieces of cloth.

Isn't she just a bitch from the countryside? Why is she so arrogant? She is just an unloved thing!

"Second Miss, you said that the eldest lady just went out yesterday and went out again today. Is she hiding something shameful from us?"

"What secrets could a wild girl from the country have?" Wen Jinyu replied disdainfully.

However, the magpie said mysteriously: "Second Miss, don't be so naive. Do you still remember how Miss Wang died?"

Before Wen Jinyu opened her mouth, Xi Que couldn't wait to continue, "All the girls who married into the Qian family died on their wedding night without exception, but this Miss Wang is different."

"She didn't want to marry into the Qian family, so she eloped with her cousin."

"Later, the Qian family learned about this and heard that she was beaten to death."

After hearing this, Wen Jinyu's eyes flashed with a cunning light, "You mean...she went out to steal a man?"

"Oh, my second young lady, I didn't say that! Just think about it, which girl in Nanling City would be willing to marry there? So, who knows if the eldest young lady has... or not? Maybe she has agreed to it on the surface, but secretly doing something shameful!"

"Well... According to your analysis, this country girl is probably really up to something bad. Let's go and take a look at what this little bitch is trying to do!"

Not long after Xue Jinhua's carriage left, Qingyi said, "Miss, the second lady's carriage is following us."

"Don't worry about her, just find a place to get rid of her."

The carriage went farther and farther away. After circling Nanling City several times, Xue Jinhua finally succeeded in getting rid of Wen Jinyu's carriage.

Soon, she arrived invisibly at the place agreed upon with Li San.

At this time, Li San had been waiting here for a long time.

"Greetings, Madam." Upon seeing Xue Jinhua, Li San immediately bowed respectfully.

"How's the business I asked you to do?"

"Madam, I have been stockpiling a large amount of food in the south since last year. We now have sufficient inventory. We are just waiting for your order and we can quickly put it on the market."

“It’s just that… it’s not the highest price right now. Now is not the best time.”

Xue Jinhua knew that Li San was reliable, and she believed that he would not act on his own, but she couldn't help but remind him, "As for the food, if I don't let you do anything, you must not do anything, understand?"

Li San frowned slightly and said in confusion: "Madam, if we calculate based on the cost of storing food, we can make a lot of money by reselling it now."

Xue Jinhua took off the felt hat on her head and put it aside, then picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, then slowly spoke: "Li San, I asked you to stockpile food not to make money."

Li San was surprised when he heard this, and he was confused. If it wasn't for making money, why did they store so much food? But he didn't ask, because he knew that with his wife's temper, since she didn't tell him actively, it would be useless even if he asked.

Sure enough, Xue Jinhua had no intention of explaining, but changed the subject and asked, "Has the Xue family made any moves recently?"

Li San quickly replied: "Madam, the Xue family is now buying grain at a high price."

"It's already this late, and you're still buying food?"

Xue Jinhua frowned slightly, and a hint of thought flashed across his eyes.