Liu Qiaoer anticipated that Geng and the others would be jealous of her steamed bun shop, and she had also thought of an excuse.
I just didn't expect them to come so quickly, and in such a heavy snow.
Early in the morning, Geng brought her aunt to the outside of the store and saw Liu Qiaoer's bun shop. Although the weather was bad, there were still people coming and going. She was so jealous that she wanted to snatch the bun shop away immediately.
Liu Erniu was so scared that she dared not say a word and was sent into the house by Liu Qiaoer to steam buns.
Liu Qiaoer was selling buns while arguing with Geng.
"You all sold me out. I'm no longer a member of the Liu family. What I do now has nothing to do with you."
Geng was so angry that she jumped up: "You shameless bitch, I've heard that the Lu family has released all the servants. You are still a member of the Liu family. You have to obey your father before you marry. Your father is not dead yet, so it is not your turn to make the decision."
"Then have you got my indenture contract?" Liu Qiaoer asked back.
At that time, the Lu family was in a hurry to confiscate their property. Liu Qiaoer's indenture was still in the hands of Mrs. Lu. The Lu family no longer had it, and Liu Qiaoer didn't know who to give it to.
The indenture was stamped with an official seal, and whoever held it would be Liu Qiaoer's master.
Geng has already sold Liu Qiaoer. Even if the Lu family is gone, Liu Qiaoer no longer belongs to the Liu family because she has not yet received the indenture.
Liu Qiaoer also relied on this point and felt that she was right, so she was not polite to Geng at all.
Today, Geng not only wants Liu Qiaoer's shop, but also Liu Qiaoer's people.
"I told you that you are shameless. Other girls know to go home after getting their indentures, but you live alone. I see that you don't want to go home at all and want to keep a man outside."
Geng was Liu Qiaoer's biological grandmother, and she actually ruined her reputation in such a way that even the customers who bought buns couldn't stand it.
"You old woman, you speak so harshly. You've ruined her reputation. She won't be able to get married, and she'll just become an old maid."
Geng bent her waist and spat at the guest who was helping her: "Why do you have to interfere in our family affairs? She doesn't even want her family anymore, so what reputation do she want?"
The customer left quickly. Other customers, seeing how Geng was cursing, gave up buying buns and took a detour.
Seeing that the bun seller was affected, Liu Qiaoer simply shouted, "Big sale on buns, buy one get one free."
Business was not good today anyway, and Geng was determined not to give up until she got to the bun shop, so Liu Qiaoer decided to confront her to the end today.
When the aunt saw Liu Qiaoer selling the buns at a low price, she went forward and grabbed Geng.
"Mom, stop making a fuss. Let her sell all the buns first. We are the ones who make the money anyway, and she can't run away. If you make a fuss like this, she will..."
The buns she gave away were all worth money, and she felt bad about it.
The buns were sold very quickly, so we definitely won’t make any money today.
Geng sat down in the shop carelessly, looking at Liu Qiaoer with triangular eyes.
"Give me the indenture. We will live here from now on. You and Erniu can go back home."
Liu Qiaoer snorted coldly: "Mrs. Lu didn't give me the indenture, so I am still a maid of the Lu family. The shop is the Lu family's business, not mine. I am just a little maid."
At this time, Liu Erniu called Lu Yunxi over.
Although Lu Yunxi was afraid of Geng, she was a daughter of an official family after all, so she still had some aura.
"The shop is mine. What are you doing here? If you make trouble again, I will report you to the police."
Geng looked at Lu Yunxi in surprise and said, "So you are really the daughter of County Magistrate Lu..."
After a moment of shock, he suddenly thought of something and glared, "Call the police? Hurry up and see if the police will arrest you or me."
Liu Qiaoer laughed coldly: "Of course I will arrest you. You are causing trouble in someone else's shop. Who else should I arrest? Now it is different from the past. Since our young lady dares to open a bun shop, it is naturally because she does not need to go to jail. The high officials in the capital have left, and the officials in the county government used to be subordinates of Lord Lu..."
Geng knew that the people should not fight against the officials without her making it clearer.
A starving camel is bigger than a horse. Even if the Lu family’s property was confiscated, they are still government-owned.
This is also the reason why Liu Qiaoer closed the shop and confiscated Geng’s property.
If the store was open, it would be difficult for her to move Lu Yunxi out.
However, Geng was easy to deal with, but my aunt-in-law was not.
She took out a silver ingot from her sleeve pocket and slapped it on the table: "In this case, let's redeem Qiao girl."
The aunt had already inquired about it. Liu Qiaoer was the one who worked hard inside and outside the bun shop. Since she could open the first one, she could definitely open the second one.
Since Liu Qiaoer said she was a member of the Lu family, she could just redeem her and open a bun shop.
Lu Yunxi didn't expect the Lu family to do this. He looked at Liu Qiaoer helplessly and was suddenly at a loss.
Liu Qiaoer didn't expect that moving Lu Yunxi out wouldn't work.
Five taels of silver was the price that the aunt-in-law sold Liu Qiaoer for. Now, if she had another five taels of silver, she could definitely buy Liu Qiaoer back.
Seeing the smug look on Geng's and her aunt's face, Liu Qiao'er was so angry that her head was dizzy.
She has always advocated freedom, but she didn't expect to encounter such a big problem here. She was the only one who allowed her family to sell her around.
But Liu Qiaoer also asked, and she knew that unmarried women could not live independently.
Before marriage, obey your father; after marriage, obey your husband; without a husband, obey your son.
Unless she is a woman who can live independently with her son.
The aunt-in-law wanted to redeem Liu Qiaoer, and the master's family had no choice but to agree. Lu Yunxi was so angry that she cried on the spot.
Liu Erniu was so anxious that she didn't know what to do.
Liu Qiaoer's mind works very quickly. She can deal with the cold, hunger, and natural disasters, but she cannot deal with human hearts.
"No, I still can't go back with you."
The aunt was shocked: "Why? You are from our Liu family."
Liu Qiaoer took a deep breath and said against her will, "Because the Madam has already assigned me to the second son of the Lu family."
Hearing this, Lu Yunxi nodded heavily: "Yes, that's right. My mother said that Sister Qiao'er has done a great favor to our Lu family. When my parents come out of prison, we will let Sister Qiao'er be our second sister-in-law."
Although Liu Qiaoer did not agree at that time, she had no choice but to use this excuse to get rid of Geng and her aunt.
When Geng heard this, she became anxious: "No, she..."
Unexpectedly, before Geng could finish her words, she was pushed down on her seat by her aunt.
"Your second sister-in-law? The principal wife? Not the concubine?"
Liu Qiaoer thought to herself that this was not good. If she had known that she was going to marry into the Lu family as the principal wife, she would definitely have to go through three matchmakers and six betrothal gifts. She was just about to change her mind.
Then Lu Yunxi nodded and said, "Of course. Our Lu family is not ungrateful."
The aunt laughed when she heard this and put away the silver ingots on the table: "Then I will wait, wait for the Lu family to arrange three matchmakers and six betrothals to marry our Qiao'er back home."
On the surface, it seemed that the aunt was happy for Liu Qiaoer.
In fact, Liu Qiaoer knew it very well, and she had already considered the betrothal gift from the Lu family.
Liu Qiao'er had no choice but to smile: "You don't have to be happy too soon. It's still uncertain when the Lu family will be released."
The eldest aunt is used to controlling them: "Don't worry, even if you can't wait, there is still Erniu. Anyway, we are the in-laws, and Lord Lu has decided."