The wronged female supporting role made a comeback with a divine reply
Chapter 13 U-turn
"Don't worry, sister Zhao. My father and second cousin are both officials under Lord Zhong. However, due to the division of the family, there are two invitations. His family does not have children of the right age, so my family got these two invitations. It's just right to give you one."
"Okay, thank you, Sister Lan!"
"No, I should be the one thanking you. If it weren't for your golden medicine, how could my dowry be doubled!"
Bai Zhaozhao smiled. It was unlikely that the profit would double. It seemed that Master Zhang was still very capable. Jishidiang was going to rise.
Afterwards, the two went to the garden to enjoy the scenery. Zhang Ruolan continued to introduce Bai Zhaozhao to the details of the banquet, and they had a very pleasant conversation.
When I walked to the pavilion, I met a young lady in a yellow dress. She had an oval face, willow-shaped eyebrows, and a delicate hairpin on her head. She looked very pretty.
The only flaw was her haughty look. When she saw Zhang Ruolan and the others, she looked indignant and said sarcastically, "Oh, this is the peasant girl who doubled your dowry?! I wonder if Third Sister has knelt down to thank her for her kindness?
Oh, look at me, how could my third sister be willing to condescend to me? That kind of peasant is not even worthy of carrying my third sister's shoes. Now my third sister is giving her a huge honor as a peasant girl by taking her to attend the lotus viewing banquet!
I just don’t know if I can teach him some rules in time. Otherwise, if he embarrasses himself in front of the prefect’s wife, it will be the fault of my Zhang family! "
Anger flashed across Zhang Ruolan's face, and she said in a deep voice, "Seventh sister, be careful with your words. I will tell Grandmother the truth about your insult to Miss Bai. The Bai family is a well-known family in Hexi Town, and Miss Bai's third uncle is now a sixth-rank official in Linyang County. If you don't want to be confined, you'd better apologize!"
A look of surprise and resentment flashed across Seventh Miss's face. She really didn't know Bai Zhaozhao's background. She only knew that Jishidiang, a marginalized industry, had suddenly risen because of a peasant girl's recipe. The eldest wife had taken advantage of it for no reason!
But she still bowed perfunctorily: "Miss Bai, please forgive me!"
There is no other way. It’s ok to be under house arrest at other times, but if I’m under house arrest now, I won’t be able to go to the Lotus Appreciation Banquet! She glanced at Zhang Ruolan unwillingly again and left.
When Bai Zhaozhao passed by her, he flicked his fingers slightly, and some medicine powder quietly stained her dress. He said, "Just give you a rash as a small punishment, but it will be a big warning to you."
However, Bai Zhaozhao did not appear angry. She admired Zhang Ruolan's composure and was worthy of being the daughter of a wealthy family.
Zhang Ruolan sighed and explained, "She is my fourth uncle's daughter. Originally, the Jishidiang shop was to be her dowry."
"Oh?" Bai Zhaozhao became interested. "Then why didn't it succeed again?"
"To be honest, although Jishidiang has more than ten shops in Linyang County, they are too scattered and make little money. They are considered to be the poorer of the Zhang family's businesses. My grandfather discussed with my second and third uncles and decided to give some of these businesses as dowries to the daughters of each branch.
She and I are both legitimate daughters, but my fourth uncle is a concubine's daughter, so I was assigned to the clothing store in the capital, and she was assigned to Jishitang. When she gets married, she will change her name. "
Bai Zhaozhao was instantly possessed by Niu Hulu: "And she used a trick to switch the two of you?"
Zhang Ruolan smiled: "Sister Zhao is really smart, but it's not a trick. She went directly to several clothing stores and took a lot of clothes. She said she didn't know they were given to me and thought they were hers. My fourth aunt doted on her, so she begged my mother and said that since she hasn't changed her name yet, she should change it!
My mother didn't agree at first, but my father said that my fourth uncle had been managing the government affairs for many years, which would be helpful to his future, so he compromised. So when he heard about your golden wound medicine, my eldest brother rushed over!"
Bai Zhaozhao said happily: "So, when you get married, Jishiditang will become your property? Then I can cooperate with you directly?"
It’s not bad to have a close friend from a rich family. At least it makes communication much easier!
Zhang Ruolan shook her head after hearing this: "I'm afraid it won't work now. After all, the name hasn't been changed yet. The city also needs to vigorously develop Jishiditang. Your golden wound medicine is too useful!
Do you know that in order to promote this medicine, my eldest brother specially made a beautiful glass bottle, put two bottles of medicine into one bottle, and said it was a fine secret medicine, and sold it to the nobles for ten taels of silver!
The clan members all saw its value, and some people started to object to giving it to me as a dowry, but because it was my eldest brother’s contribution, they didn’t make a fuss. My father said that they mainly wanted to wait and see whether Jishitang could succeed, so…”
Zhang Ruolan stopped talking, and Bai Zhaozhao also understood. Young Master Zhang was really a sinister person. He had told me before that it was equivalent to giving up the money in the hands of the nobles. How was that possible?
She asked directly: "So as long as Jishitang rises, it will not be your dowry for one person. It's good enough to give you what you have now?"
Zhang Ruolan nodded: "Yes, but I didn't suffer any loss. My mother directly asked my grandfather to double the dowry, and my grandfather agreed!"
Bai Zhaozhao gave a thumbs up: "Your mother is amazing!"
This is a good idea. Bai Zhaozhao thinks she can wait and see, and when other medicines come out in the future, she can choose carefully.
On the day of the banquet, after the two of them had dressed up, Zhang Ruolan sighed, "Sister Zhao, if I were a man, I would definitely go to your Bai family to ask for your hand in marriage!"
Bai Zhaozhao thanked her with a smile. The fifteen-year-old girl had indeed grown up a lot, all due to her martial arts training and physical conditioning.
After the two got into the carriage, Bai Zhaozhao admired the city from a corner of the curtain with great interest. The wide streets were bustling with traffic, and there were rows of shops along the way, with carved railings and painted buildings, green tiles and red eaves, and layers of pavilions.
This is how prosperous the world is.
Suddenly, the carriage stopped, and the driver outside said, "Miss, there is Miss Fang's carriage blocking the road ahead. We can only wait."
Zhang Ruolan's expression froze. It was the Fang family again: "Turn around and change the route!"
"Yes!" the driver responded and started to turn around.
Bai Zhaozhao asked: "Sister Lan, is there something wrong with the Fang family?"
Zhang Ruolan said seriously, "It's a good opportunity to tell Sister Zhao that the Fang family is also a big family in Linyang County, but their main business is the medicine hall, which is very famous in Linyang. Maybe you have heard of it. It's called Anrentang."
Bai Zhaozhao nodded: "I have heard of it. It is available in Hexi County, but the price is a bit expensive."
“Yes, although the Fang family is not as good as my family, they are the leader in the entire Linyang County in terms of medicinal materials. Now that my eldest brother has started to open several Jishiditangs in the capital, they are beginning to be wary.
So, sister Zhao, you have to be especially careful of this young lady from the Fang family, because the Fang family used to have a special wound medicine for the nobles, which cost twenty taels of silver per bottle! Later, a noble lady publicly said that it was not as good as Baiji ointment. "
"Okay, I've got that!" Bai Zhaozhao secretly congratulated himself, thankful that he had the foresight to choose the Zhang family, because Jishidiang was just average and there was nothing outstanding about it, so once there was a chance to soar to fame, he would definitely seize it.
If I had approached the Fang family at the beginning, what I would have received would not be money, but suppression, right? !
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