“No problem!” replied Innkeeper Zhu, “But, Miss
Cheng. Now that the Cheng’s is expanding, your number of servants are really on
the low end, what are your plans?”
“About this….”
Cheng Xiao Xiao shook her head, she looked at the
busy bodies at the foothill from afar and said lightly, “No matter what the
issues are, I think we will have to take them one step at a time. Honestly, I
am a little bit leery about buying servants from the outside. Otherwise we
wouldn’t have taken so many villagers’ kids in.”
“You are not wrong, Innkeeper Zhu. But, from your
perspective, do you think we have the manpower currently to tend to that?”
“Well, this…” smiled Innkeeper Zhu, a bit
embarrassed. “It looks like Miss Cheng already has it all figured out. It’s
just that the time is not right yet!”
“Oh, by the way, Innkeeper Zhu, I need a favor from
you in a bit!”
“No problem at all, Miss Cheng. Just let me know
what I can help with!”
“After lunch, please go into the mountains with my shi xiongs and help me with a business
transaction!”
“Business transaction?” Innkeeper Zhu was dumbfounded. Why go into
the mountains for some business transaction out of the blue?
Cheng Xiao Xiao squinted and said in a serious ton,
“Yes, a business transaction. You haven’t forgotten about those from the School
of Divine Condor yet, have you, Innkeeper Zhu?”
“Oh, Miss Cheng means….”
“Yes, sell them their meals. Remember, they must
trade them for something. If they have nothing to offer, we are not going to
give them any food. As for the price, of course it’s the more expensive the
better!”
“Ugh…” The corner of Innkeeper Zhu’s mouth twitched.
He secretly wiped away some of the sweats from his forehead and nodded, “Yes, I
understand!”
“Don’t worry, Innkeeper Zhu. Your hard work will be
rewarded. After we have reaped the profit, I will cut you in!”
“Okay, then I thank you in advance, Miss Cheng!”
Seeing that Innkeeper Zhu looked like he was about to
start crying, Cheng Xiao Xiao tried to hold back her urge to laugh. After some
more directions, she left with alacrity.
The stunned Innkeeper Zhu standing next to the pond
felt bad for those in the mountains. At the same time, he had made up his mind
that no matter who he has to offend in the future, it will for sure not be Miss
Cheng!
After every body had lunch, Cheng Xiao Xiao arranged
for her father’s dozen or so disciples to carry with them lunch boxes and
followed Innkeeper Zhu into the deep mountains of Mount Wanan.
Everybody just assumed they were simply delivering
lunches for those from School of Divine Condor. Little Yuteng, on the other
hand, kept rushing Cheng Xiao Xiao to finish eating her fruits and go into the
mountains to find out what was going on.
After eating, Cheng Zheng Yuan did not go into the
mountains with the disciples. He stayed behind and talked to Cheng Xiao Xiao.
In a low voice, he said, “Big sister, the people were cussing you out!”
“That’s fine, let them cuss. It won’t hurt me in any
way!” Cheng Xiao Xiao didn’t care at all. She had already offended all the young
men of status, what’s offending them even more?
Cheng Zheng Yuan frowned, “But they are saying such
nasty things about you. I’ve already smacked a couple of them, but they are
still cussing you out in a lower volume!”
“Don’t worry about it, just smack them with the fly
swatter every time you heard it. Let’s see which is more powerful, their mouths
or your fly swatter!”
“Okay!” nodded Cheng Zheng Yuan. “Their mouths stink
and they use such nasty words. Big sister, and you are still so nice to them
and sending them food. If it were me, I will just starve them to death!”
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