Lu Duotian's legs and feet were inconvenient, so he was asked to stay at the inn.
Su Ruyi asked others not to wait for her, and asked her sister-in-law to take Dan'er for a walk and buy a mattress while renting a car when she went back.
Su Ruyi came to the drug store, and the maid next to Miss Yang led her into a private room inside the drug store.
"Sister Su, you are here."
Miss Yang put down the cup in her hand and stood up to greet him.
Normally, her status meant that there was no need to be so warm and polite to a village woman, but Miss Yang's situation was different. Su Ruyi's walnuts healed her face, which was no less than saving half of her life. This gratitude is beyond words.
Su Ruyi was politely invited to sit next to Miss Yang, and the maid came forward to pour tea.
Su Ruyi observed Miss Yang's condition. She did not cover her face with a veil at this time, revealing a fair and beautiful face. There were still dots of red rashes on her face, but it was much better than the last time she saw her.
Miss Yang was also quietly sizing up Su Ruyi. The two looked at each other and couldn't help but smile awkwardly. After this smile, the awkwardness disappeared and they became closer.
Su Ruyi: "The first time I saw Miss Yang, I knew just by looking at her back that she must have a beautiful face. I was indeed right."
Miss Yang burst into laughter: "Sister Su is really good at praising people. How can I be as good-looking as my sister said? I am like this now, thanks to my sister's walnuts."
After complimenting each other, Miss Yang got straight to the point: "Yesterday, when Dr. Song went to the Yang Mansion, he said that his sister had come to Tongzhou City. Is there something wrong?"
She knew everything, but she was afraid that it might not be good if she directly asked about the condition of her family members, so she was more tactful.
Su Ruyi told Miss Yang about her family's situation. Miss Yang was kind-hearted and burst into tears. She looked at Su Ruyi's patched clothes. With the situation at home, no wonder she didn't even dare to hold a hundred taels of silver. Use it.
"I didn't expect my sister's family to be so difficult. However, the women in my sister's family are also capable people. It's not easy to maintain a large family...I heard that my sister was wronged for paying the public food this time?"
Su Ruyi looked embarrassed: "It's nothing, Miss Yang doesn't need to worry about it."
"Don't be afraid, tell me carefully."
Su Ruyi unceremoniously recounted the situation that day, and finally sighed: "That's it for today. As long as those two officials don't get into trouble next year, it will be fine. My mother has been so worried that she can't even sleep. not good……"
"Why don't you mention our Yang family? As long as you mention it, those two people are too brave to embarrass you!"
Miss Yang was very angry when she heard this, and couldn't help complaining about Sister Su's rigidity.
Su Ruyi shook her head: "How can that be done? If you mention the Yang Mansion, won't it involve Mr. Yang? If everyone is like me and mentions Mr. Yang when encountering a trivial matter, wouldn't that damage Mr. Yang's reputation?"
Miss Yang was stunned, and her heart warmed. She took a closer look at Sister Su in front of her. She was indeed smart and sensible.
My father does value reputation. Sister Su is just a village woman. If she really talks about Yang Mansion as a shield, he may be really angry.
Moreover, they are just two officials who collect public grains, and their status is low. It is not possible to use the reputation of the Yang family to suppress them. That would be a loss of the Yang family's face.
"It's hard for my sister to consider the Yang family so much. I wonder if you know the names of those two people?"
The officials who collect grain are managed by the magistrate. He can just go back and ask his mother to write a letter to the magistrate's wife, without his father having to come forward in person.
The two didn't talk for long, and Su Ruyi didn't deliberately try to get closer to Miss Yang. With Miss Yang's status and her current status, trying too hard to please would often be counterproductive and make the other person feel that she had some agenda.
After a while, Su Ruyi stood up and left on the grounds that her family was still waiting.
"Sister, if I can still find that walnut, I must ask you to keep it for me."
Su Ruyi nodded.
Miss Yang suddenly smiled and thought of something else: "Sister Su, did you sell vegetables before?"
Su Ruyi: "Yes, that was the first time I came to Tongzhou, and that was also the time I met Miss Yang."
"I wonder if there are still any? My parents have always said that the food at home was particularly delicious for two days. After asking the steward, I found out that it was the food sent by my sister. Is it still there?"
"I don't know about this. At that time, I was also reselling other people's vegetables. In the future, I would definitely send them to Yang's house first, but the price is probably much more expensive than ordinary vegetables."
"That's natural. Good things are naturally expensive. Sister, don't worry about the price. If you have it, you will definitely send some to the Yang family. Speaking of which, it's ridiculous. I didn't taste such good vegetables at all at that time. Now, It’s a pity.”
Miss Yang smiled.
Now I am in a better mood and am less interested in everything in this world.
Su Ruyi said goodbye to Miss Yang and went back to her own business.
We first went to the bank to exchange the copper plates for silver. We didn’t exchange all of them. People from small households like them still used more copper coins.
I went to the carpenter's shop and bought a bigger box, which was naturally used to hold money.
I went to the market and bought a sheep. There were too few people selling mutton in the town, and I didn’t buy any pork. I bought a shallow vat that didn’t hold much in it, so I just bought it in the town.
After doing this, she suddenly couldn't remember what else needed to be done. When she saw the largest restaurant in Tongzhou City in front of her, she felt moved and walked in.
The back chef of a large restaurant is always busy. Su Ruyi stretched her neck and looked around, looking for someone to take charge.
"Ms. Su, you are here!"
Suddenly, a fat chef hurried over, his eyes widened and his mouth turned to the back of his head.
"You're here, you're selling vegetables very well, why did you suddenly disappear?"
Su Ruyi laughed twice, and the fat man couldn't wait to ask: "Are you here to deliver food today?"
"No, I don't have any vegetables on hand right now. But I'm here to ask, does your restaurant need dry vegetables for winter?"
"Dried vegetables in winter? No fresh vegetables now?"
The chef is still focused on fresh vegetables.
Su Ruyi: "No——"
"Oh...dried vegetables...we are not short of dried vegetables, but are your dried vegetables as delicious as the fresh vegetables you gave us?"
There was a lot of noise in the back hall, and the two people were talking at the top of their voices. The chef said, "Let's go outside and talk."
We found a seat in the front hall and sat down.
The chef asked again: "Is the quality of that dish the same as the fresh food you sent before? If so, we will definitely buy it!"
Su Ruyi smiled: "The quality is definitely the same, but the price is different."
