Chapter 90 Injured

  Zhen'er nodded and said, "I am Zhen'er, but I don't know who this person in charge is?" The other party's behavior had already told Zhen'er that he had investigated his own affairs very clearly, and she wanted to pretend to be ignorant again, which was not a good strategy.

  Zhen's attitude was open and generous, Yang Guanshi secretly sighed in his heart, no wonder this little girl dared to go find a middleman to sell strawberries, he had underestimated her.

  "My surname is Yang, and I'm the manager of Jingchuntang." Yang announced his identity, not saying much about Jingchuntang. Who in Jinyang County didn't know about Jingchuntang?

  And his title of shopkeeper also has its own reasons, for the masters of the house he is in charge, and for outsiders, especially when discussing business, it's better to use the title of shopkeeper.

  Zhen'er nodded silently and asked, "I don't know what brings Manager Yang here?" She didn't know what Jingchuntang was about, but the fact that this Manager Yang could find out all about her family and even knew she had strawberries meant he was a formidable person.

  "I bought some strawberries from a fellow a few days ago, and coincidentally my young master was here, so I thought of sending some to the future young mistress's house to taste the freshness. As a result, when I got there, I saw the same strawberries, and I was surprised, so I went to investigate." said Yang the manager with a smile.

  Zhen'er was secretly shocked by this, she only sold strawberries to Qian Zhongren, how could other families have them? Was Yang Zhuang thinking that she had sold the strawberries to someone else?

  No, that's what Yang said, his young master asked him to investigate and he found out that the one who came from their own family was actually Miss Zhou, the future young mistress of their household!

  Zhen Er was shocked, her eyes wide with surprise. This Jing Chun Tang really had a background. The saying "high gate marries daughter, low gate takes wife" was indeed true. Although Mr. and Mrs. Zhou were only a small county magistrate, she had also heard that the Zhou family seemed to have some power. Then, how could the young master of the Yang family be married to Miss Zhou? Their family must not be as simple as a merchant's family.

  The old man remained seated, as if he hadn't heard the conversation between Zhen'er and Yang Guanshi. Even if he had understood the meaning of Yang's words, he wouldn't have spoken out casually, believing that Zhen'er could handle these matters.

  "I have a nodding acquaintance with Miss Zhou, and it was also thanks to her that our village's ancestral hall was not taken over by bad people. We've been wanting to express our gratitude all along. It just so happens that we had some strawberries, so I thought of sending some over for them to taste the freshness. Who would have thought that it would spoil Young Master Yang's good intentions?" Zhen'er said apologetically.

  Yang Guanshi saw her sincere attitude and was very satisfied, but he also didn't know the intention of his young master in making him say this. He could only continue: "This isn't a big deal, my young master hasn't blamed you either. Someone has been thinking about Young Madam and it makes him happy." As he spoke, he paused for a moment, truly unaccustomed to saying such words. Nor did he know what Old Mo was thinking, insisting that he add these few sentences.

  After clearing his throat, Yang said: "Those strawberries are selling well. Our young master says that if you have more, we'll take them all."

  Zhen'er finally felt a huge weight lifted off her chest upon hearing this, and Ye Baiji, who was eavesdropping at the door, suddenly jumped up high. Someone's buying strawberries! She has money again.

  Zhen'er thought for a moment and said: "Strawberries are still available, I estimate they will be ripe in about seven or eight days. I think there are still about 500-600 catties left."

  Yang Guanshi was delighted to hear that this time, the strawberries from his family's young master had not only been sent to several large households in the county town but also to the prefectural city. Not only were they given away, but even those sold at the store had made a profit, and many people asked if there were any more available. He had originally planned to find a money middleman. However, when he returned from the prefectural city, he learned about this incident, and the young master also told him to directly buy strawberries from Zhen'er. If possible, the price could be increased by 50 to 100 wen.

  "If this strawberry girl doesn't have an owner, then sell her to me completely. The price can be negotiated." Manager Yang smiled warmly and affably, but when it came to business, he was straightforward.

  Zhen'er listened with great interest and also wanted to agree, but said: "I'm very sorry, Yang Guan Shi. The first time we sold strawberries to Qian Zhong Ren, we agreed that the second time we would ask him if he still wants to buy them before selling. So I can't give you an accurate answer right now."

  Yang Guanshi thought for a moment and estimated that this little girl was not trying to drive up the price, but rather, people in this line of business sometimes set such rules to prevent others from snatching away their business.

  "I'll give you a price, if the money is not enough later, little girl, remember to come to Jingchuntang to find me." Yang suggested, seeing Zhen'er agree, and continued: "I'll add sixty cents per catty, which is two hundred and sixty cents per catty, what do you think, little girl?"

  Zhen'er couldn't conceal her shock this time, she thought that the middleman had only made a profit of over twenty taels of silver, but it turned out he had made half of it, what a black heart.

  After seeing off Yang, Ye Baiji couldn't help but scold and curse, pointing to the sky and cursing Qian Zhongren.

  Zhen'er ignored her and continued to ponder what Yang Guan Shi's intention was in coming this time, could it be just for buying strawberries?

  But why didn't he just buy it directly from the person who had the money? Why did he have to come find me and even raise the price? And what's with him mentioning that his young master went to the Zhou residence too?

  Zhen'er thought of this and couldn't help but sigh, it's really too complicated!

  Ye Luoyuan has to stay home and help with the wheat harvest for the next two days. He can't go, so Zhen'er can't go alone either. They have no choice but to wait until the wheat is harvested and then find a chance to go to the county town to look for Zhong Qiren.

  In the afternoon, Ye Baiji said that she would not go to cut medicinal herbs anymore. Now that she knew strawberries could be sold, she had put her mind at ease and was no longer willing to cut medicinal herbs. Moreover, Sanfang's family left without her expectation, and there were no more annoying people in the house, so she was still happy to stay at home.

  Zhen'er didn't force her either, and still took Hu Zi to cut the medicinal grass. Moreover, Hu Zi had just received a good fishing net from Ye Luoyuan, and his enthusiasm for catching shrimp was even higher. He ignored the scorching sun and pulled Zhen'er out the door.

  In the late afternoon, after drinking all the water, Zhen'er brought Hu Zi back to prepare for more water, only to see that the door of the infirmary was crowded with people. Ye Luyuan's hands were covered in blood and his face was dark as he squatted in the corner. Zhen'er knew something big had happened and quickly took Hu Zi to run over.

  A crowd of people squeezed in front of the clinic door. Zhen Er was too short to see what was going on inside, and all she could hear were murmurs from the crowd.

  "Oh no, this wound is so deep you can see the bone."

  "Look at all that blood flowing out, if it can't be stopped, he'll be done for."

  "This Lotus Sister is really ruthless."

  What did Lian Jie do to hurt him, why is Ye Luoyuan like this? Zhen Er saw Ye Luoyuan's face turn even more ferocious as he listened to the conversation, and she was afraid that he would do something, so she didn't dare look inside. She just sat beside him with Hu Zi, watching him.

  Before long, Ye Baiji also arrived, with a worried look on her face, her eyes red from crying, and tear stains on her cheeks. As soon as she saw Ye Luyuan, she said: "Brother Luyuan, Auntie asked me to come and keep an eye on you. She said that Seventh Uncle is fine and told you not to worry."

  Is Uncle Qī inside injured?!

  This news shocked Zhen'er: How did Lian Jie hurt Qi Shu? From what they said, the injury was quite serious.

  Ye Baiji saw Zhen'er hinting at her with her eyes, and she slightly shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either. She was also at home embroidering the back of a garment with Baiwei sister when she heard the commotion over here, and it wasn't until Dabo said that Qi Shu was injured that she came over to take a look.

  A little girl had been standing by the door all along, looking about the same age as Zhen Er. She had been staring at her since she arrived and now that she saw Zhen Er didn't know what was going on, she opened her mouth to explain.