Instead of getting angry, Mu Fengqie looked at Li Biquan with great interest and said, "Little girl, watch your vulgar language, or you'll end up an old maid."
"You!" Li Biquan stared at Mu Fengqie with wide, furious eyes. "The bastard in your belly might belong to some random man!"
"The child in my wife's belly is mine. It's no bastard," Jing Xinche said, looking at Li Biquan with a fierce glint in his eyes.
Mu Fengqie almost gave him a thumbs - up. She never thought that the usually taciturn Jing Xinche could be so domineering today. If she were twenty years younger, she would surely fall in love with him.
"Did you hear that? Don't interfere with my business, or I'll make sure you never get married. And stop trying to seduce my man in the future!"
The argument attracted quite a few passers - by. Li Biquan snorted and left dejectedly. Mu Fengqie felt as if the air had become much fresher.
As time ticked by, all the furs from the hunting had been sold, but no one showed any interest in the pot of peach canned food. Mu Fengqie kept thinking about how to promote the canned peaches.
Looking up, she saw a shiny green plaque inlaid with jewels. Mu Fengqie snapped her fingers, and the frown on her face disappeared. "Got it! Let's go to the restaurant."
"Are you hungry?" Jing Xinche asked, puzzled.
"I've come up with a way to sell these canned goods," Mu Fengqie said, smiling as she sized up the building in front of her.
The restaurant was located in the city center, with a prime location. Although it was just a restaurant, it was decorated grandly and elegantly, truly a high - class and tasteful place.
"Sir, are you here for a meal or to stay?" The waiter's voice brought Mu Fengqie back from her daydream.
Mu Fengqie shook her head. "I'm neither here for a meal nor to stay. I'm here to do business."
Just looking at the plaque, this restaurant seemed so luxurious. If she sold the canned goods here, they would surely have many ways to sell them.
Hearing this, the waiter gave her a disdainful look. "We don't do business with outsiders. Leave quickly. Don't disrupt our business!"
Mu Fengqie hated snobbish people the most and naturally couldn't swallow this insult. "Young man, you shouldn't judge people by their appearance. Since I've come here, I must have something good. If you don't appreciate it, there will surely be others with discerning eyes. Besides, there are other restaurants in the city!"
Just as Mu Fengqie was about to look for another place, the waiter called out to stop them. "Please wait here. Let me go inside and inform the boss."
A moment later, an older man walked out. This middle - aged man didn't look down on people. He seemed much more approachable. It was hard to believe that he was the owner of this restaurant.
"I wonder what business you'd like to discuss?" the owner asked slowly.
"These things in the basket," Mu Fengqie said as she opened the basket in her arms. "They're canned goods, similar to desserts. And I guarantee that once they're on the market, they'll be very popular."
Mu Fengqie sounded very confident. The owner looked into the basket, and his expression turned a bit unpleasant when he saw the canned goods.
"Whether these things are good or not is debatable, but just looking at their appearance, they're quite ordinary. Why are you so sure that they'll sell well?"
The owner had seen countless fine things, and all of them looked better than what Mu Fengqie had brought. He immediately lost interest.
"Although their appearance is ordinary, their taste is great. Why don't you have a try, boss? If you still think they're ordinary after tasting them, I won't force you."
Mu Fengqie believed in the general public's taste. In her era, canned goods were well - known. Some people even ate canned peaches on New Year's Eve and during the Spring Festival, meaning to escape the misfortunes of the past year.
The owner took a skeptical bite. The taste was indeed extremely sweet. Different from other snacks, which could be cloying if you ate too much, the canned peaches were sweet but not cloying. They were truly good things.
"The goods are really good. I wonder how much you're selling them for?"
Hearing this, Mu Fengqie tried hard to hide her joy. "All these for two taels of silver."
The owner looked hesitant. "Isn't two taels of silver a bit too much? If I can't sell these canned goods for two taels of silver, won't my small store be making a loss?"
Mu Fengqie had already guessed that the owner would bargain. He was really a shrewd old fox, well - suited to be a store owner.
"If you didn't think they could be sold well, you wouldn't be discussing the price with me. Moreover, I've already prepared these canned goods. You can directly serve them on the table. The quantity is enough for ten or twenty tables. No matter how you calculate it, you'll only make a profit!"
The owner was convinced by Mu Fengqie and showed a smile. "You're really a sharp - tongued girl. Two taels of silver it is. In the future, I'll buy all the canned goods you bring to my Bashu Tower."
Mu Fengqie was grinning from ear to ear. Jing Xinche was also surprised. He really didn't know how many more surprises this little woman had in store for him.
Back at their cozy little home, Mu Fengqie was counting the money excitedly, with a huge smile on her face. "We've earned five taels of silver today. Adding the money from the previous two days, we already have ten taels. If we keep this up, we'll be able to live a good life in a month."
Two taels of silver was enough for an ordinary family to live for half a month. Now they were already ahead of the game, and there was no need to worry about not having a good life in the future.
Li Biquan went back to the village and told Kong about this. She knew that Kong had caused a scene the day before, so she thought Kong must hate Mu Fengqie to the core.
"What did you say?" Kong exclaimed, looking shocked. "Is what you said true?"
Li Biquan nodded heavily. "Auntie, don't you trust me? I've seen them in the market for two consecutive days. They were carrying a lot of stuff. It looks like they have quite a few good things. They can sell for at least one tael of silver."
Hearing this, Kong showed a fierce expression. For a moment, she wished she could take all that money for herself. "Good for that little bitch! She's hogging all the benefits. She's really an ungrateful wretch!"
A look of surprise flashed across Li Biquan's eyes, and her tone was full of sarcasm. "Auntie, Mu Fengqie has gone too far. She beat Brother Rendong like that and didn't even pay for the medical bills. Auntie, you must make her spit out some of her money!"
"Of course. I can't raise a daughter for nothing!"
Kong's eyes were full of shrewdness and calculation. She had even thought about how to spend the money once she got it.
Seeing this, Li Biquan quickly left the Mu family. The man she couldn't have wasn't worthy of being with anyone else. One day, she would make Jing Xinche fall in love with her. Only she was worthy of Jing Xinche!
Kong kept thinking about Mu Fengqie's money. But she had lost the last time and fallen into Mu Fengqie's trap. This time, she had to plan carefully.