Chapter 327: The Opening Day of Ma Xiaonan (7)_1
"How can this lowly village girl be so lucky!"
In fact, she didn’t know that Lin Yi had already briefed Li Chang on this story beforehand. Since the dead were all bandits deserving of their fate, picking up such a great bargain was certainly to his delight.
But Jin Lingling didn’t know that. She had sent Hong Mei to the prison to inquire about the news and spent quite a few dozens of taels of silver to find out that those bandits had already been summarily executed by the government officials at the time of their capture.
If she had known it would turn out this way, she would never have wasted those dozens of taels of silver.
"Lingling, is this the shop that supplies mooncakes to your family? It doesn’t look all that impressive. Compared to the Century-old Cake Shop, there’s no competition," said a woman with haughty eyebrows and eyes full of disdain, interrupting Jin Lingling’s thoughts.
Jin Lingling looked at her with approval. Among these close friends, her favorite was Meng Chunyan from the Meng Family Wine House. Not to mention a kindred spirit, she had the same discerning eye for people and things, immediately seeing that Rice Flower Fragrance wasn’t impressive!
Jin Lingling laughed, her hand covering her lips to hide the disdain at the corners of her mouth, "Really? But my sister really likes the pastries from this shop. Frankly, the mooncakes from the last Mid-Autumn Festival banquet were personally chosen and bought by her."
As soon as Jin Yuyu was mentioned, Meng Chunyan wrinkled her lips in impatience, "Your sister spends her days either in the vinegar workshop or in Jin Mansion, what does she know about pastries from outside, which ones are tasty and which ones are not? She’s gullible and even helps them count their silver!"
It’s no wonder Meng Chunyan disliked Jin Yuyu. Hardly anyone liked her. With Jin Yuyu’s proud and aloof nature, she looked down on everyone with an icy demeanor, as if they were all unworthy, rustic villagers in her eyes.
Remembering the way Jin Yuyu looked at people, Meng Chunyan would never admit to being jealous that Jin Yuyu was more clever and intelligent than herself!