Chapter 98 - 97 Uninvited Guest
Qi Yougui had already settled the family matters, and the next day, Qi Shun and Qi Ercheng were added to the list of those setting up stalls in the county town. The trio, Qi Younian and the others, were only slightly surprised by Qi Shun’s involvement, and they said no more on the matter.
Ye Xinyan had made her intentions very clear the day before, and today, seeing the addition of people from the second uncle’s household, it was certain that Qi Yougui and Lady Wang had failed to deal with Lady Han. Although Ye Xinyan was not very satisfied with this outcome, she also could not allow her Great Uncle’s household to be thrown into chaos over a small rice tofu stall and lose their peace. Fortunately, time was on her side, and the days ahead for the second branch of the Qi family would become increasingly prosperous. As long as the second branch no longer dealt with Lady Han, that would be enough to shame her.
Nanny Jin helped the four youngsters from Qi family’s main branch for two more days, providing Qi Ercheng and Qi Shun with time to get acquainted with the tasks.
After packing up for the day, Nanny Jin still returned with them, only this time, all the equipment and goods on the horse-drawn carriage were delivered directly to the courtyard of Qi family’s main branch.
The equipment used for making rice tofu and baked pancakes in the Second Branch family’s courtyard, including a small stone mill, was also moved to the main branch’s courtyard, signifying that the rice tofu business was now entirely in the hands of the main branch.
Since the main branch had just started in business and did not have the silver to buy horses and carriages, the horse-drawn carriage remained temporarily in the main branch to facilitate the transportation of goods to and from the county.
Once everything was transported to Qi family’s main branch, and each item had been handed over to Lady Wang, Nanny Jin returned to clean up her own courtyard. She had just finished tidying up the now empty courtyard when an unexpected guest arrived.
Listening to the thudding footsteps, Nanny Jin looked up to see Qi Yourong and Madam Song entering the courtyard with unhappy expressions on their faces.