Chapter 1616: Earning Small Money Quietly
When their eyes met, the young man named Yu Mo was very sensible. He quickly shifted his gaze and continued to answer the shopkeeper's questions.
As a result, there was no doubt that he successfully became a clerk in this shop.
After the shopkeeper dismissed everyone else, he thought of Shi Li and asked someone to make tea again, and paired it with the best-selling dried apricots in the shop and brought it to Shi Li.
It happened that the other guys were busy with their work, so the task of delivering tea and fruits fell on Yu Mo.
The shopkeeper brought him to Shi Li and asked him to bow respectfully to Shi Li.
"This is the boss. Remember not to be rude when you see him next time."
The shopkeeper seemed to want to cultivate Yu Mo, so he asked him to put the tea and fruit in front of Shi Li, and then he smiled at Shi Li, "Boss, what do you think we need? What do you want?"
Shi Li didn't come up to give orders yet. She praised the shop and the manager according to the original owner's memory, picked up a dried apricot and put it in her mouth, and then her eyes lit up.
“These dried apricots are good.”
"To be honest, sir, these dried apricots are pickled using a special method. We are the only one in Yangzhou that sells them, and our business has always been very good."
The shopkeeper puffed up his chest proudly and said, "If you like it, I will have someone send the freshest ones to your house every few days!"
Shi Li is only a seventeen-year-old girl now. Naturally, she likes such snacks, so she agreed with a smile.
Thinking that there were still a dozen shops to visit later, he did not stay here for long. He just asked the shopkeeper to get a can of dried apricots before leaving the shop.
The shopkeeper and Yu Mo respectfully escorted her out the door.
When no one could be seen, the shopkeeper turned around and saw Yu Mo still looking outside. "What are you looking at?"
"The boss is really rich." Yu Mo nodded and said it casually.
The shopkeeper became proud again, "Of course, the boss's family is famous for being wealthy in Suzhou, and she married into the Liu family, which is first-class wealth!"
In Yangzhou city, everyone knows the Liu family. Although they may not be the richest family, they are almost the same.
Although Shi Li looked young, she had her hair in a bun and one could tell at first glance that she was a married woman.
Yu Mo didn't say anything else.
The shopkeeper patted his shoulder kindly and said, "Work hard. Seeing how clever you are, you will definitely be able to sit in my seat in the future!"
"Thank you, shopkeeper." Yu Mo came back to his senses and gave the shopkeeper a grateful smile.
Shi Li didn't visit all the dozen or so shops. Firstly, she was too tired. Secondly, as a new bride, it would not be good for her to stay out for too long for the first time, so she went back early.
As soon as I walked through the second door, I saw a slender girl in a plain blue dress walking towards me.
Before she even got close, Shi Li had already sensed her fragile temperament and guessed her identity without the maid even saying anything.
It must be my cousin Wen Shiqing who lives in the west wing.
He said he was sick this morning, but he was able to get up half a day later. I really don’t know how to complain.
Shi Li blinked and stopped to wait for her to come closer.
"Cousin." Wen Shiqing was alone, without even a maid. She walked up to Shi Li and weakly tried to kneel down to greet him.
In a flash, Shi Li gave a look and the maid who came with her dowry reached out and held her firmly.
"My cousin is weak. We are all family, so please don't be so polite." Shi Li said this, but she didn't dare to move forward at all.
She didn't want to be blackmailed, so she gave another maid a look and asked her to go find someone immediately.
It would be best to find Liu Qihan directly. If she can't find him, then find Liu's mother. Otherwise, it would be unsafe for the two of them to be here alone. If Wen Shiqing spreads a rumor about her later, she won't be able to explain herself clearly.
It wasn't that Shi Li had to make malicious assumptions. How could a good person let the maid take the groom away the morning after someone else's wedding?
Wen Shiqing obviously didn't expect Shi Li to be so straightforward. She froze for a moment with a weak expression, and then continued, "Cousin, I am really guilty. This morning, the maid beside me was ignorant and went to invite my cousin without permission. I have already punished her."
If it were anyone else, they would definitely be angry after hearing this. The next morning after the bride got married, her husband was invited away by someone else. It was really embarrassing to tell others about it.
Perhaps this is what Wen Shiqing was planning, but unfortunately she miscalculated the target.
Shi Li just shook her head slightly, "Cousin, why bother? We are all family, why distinguish between you and me. I wanted to visit my cousin, but my mother and husband said that my cousin was shy and stopped me. I didn't expect that my cousin and I were destined to meet, and now we are meeting."
After saying that, Shi Li vomited silently in his heart.
She had no choice. If she wanted to continue to live a stable life, she had to pretend to be nice to the people around her.
If she had a choice, she actually wanted to tell Wen Shiqing directly that she should just live a good life with Liu Qihan, and it would be best if he never appeared in front of her again.
But if she really said that, it might be considered as just speaking out of anger, and then people might make a big fuss about it.
"Poetry...cousin!"
Living up to everyone's expectations, Liu Qihan finally hurried over.