Abandoning literature for martial arts, starting by unleashing the beauty's bow.

After Lu Fengnian finished speaking, he pulled the mother and daughter into a secluded alley and took out four taels and five mace of silver.

"So many were sold!" Lu Xiaoyu exclaimed in surprise.

Liu Yunjuan was also filled with excitement. She had never seen so much silver in all her years.

Lu Fengnian laughed and said, "After deducting the 400 cash poll tax, we still have 4 taels of silver left over, enough to buy each of you a few sets of silk or satin clothes."

Liu Yunjuan waved her hands repeatedly, "It's not appropriate for us country folk to wear silk or brocade clothes while we're toiling in the fields. Buying a set of linen clothes is already the best we can afford."

Besides, you can't spend money like that even if you have it.

"When you have money, always remember the days when you had none; when you are successful, be prepared for the days when you are unsuccessful."

Lu Fengnian smiled and said, "Mother, I understand."

After searching for so long, you should already have some clothes you like.

Let's go buy clothes.

……

Around noon, Lu Fengnian followed Liu Yunjuan and Lu Xiaoyu into a clothing store with four large characters hanging above the door: Du Ji Clothing.

As soon as I stepped into the shop, a young woman in a yellow dress, who was somewhat attractive, said in a sarcastic tone:

"I spent ages looking around but didn't buy anything, so I've come all the way back."

"If you don't have money to buy clothes, what are you going to do? If you get them dirty, how are you going to compensate you?"

Upon hearing these words, both Liu Yunjuan and Lu Xiaoyu felt their faces burning.

"Good year, let's go, let's find another place."

Liu Yunjuan grabbed Lu Fengnian's hand, wanting to leave.

Lu Fengnian put the load on the ground and said to the woman in yellow, "You speak so harshly, no wonder your business is so dismal."

The woman in yellow's expression changed, and she said angrily, "Where did you come from, you poor country bumpkins? Look at your clothes, is this a place you can come to?"

Get out of here and don't get in the way of our business.

Lu Xiaoyu tugged at Lu Fengnian's sleeve, "Big brother, forget it, let's go."

Lu Xiaoyu and Liu Yunjuan spend most of their time in Mao'er Village and rarely come to Qinghe County.

I was already a little nervous and self-conscious about coming to the county today. This incident only made me more afraid, fearing that I would get into trouble and just wanting to leave as soon as possible.

The more the mother and daughter reacted this way, the angrier Lu Fengnian became.

He narrowed his eyes. "Since you're running a business, even if you're just a shop assistant, or even if you're the manager, you don't have the right to allow or forbid anyone from entering."

The woman in yellow sneered, "You poor wretch, yet you dare to talk about reason."

Look at the three of you, if you could even pull out a single copper coin from your pockets, I wouldn't have chased you away.

We're open for business to welcome customers, not beggars like you.

Lu Fengnian narrowed his eyes and took a few steps, arriving in front of the woman in yellow.

Seeing Lu Fengnian's menacing appearance, the woman in yellow turned pale with fright and retreated repeatedly. In the end, she hid behind the counter, crouched down, and dared not show her face.

Lu Fengnian snorted coldly, "With such a loud voice, I thought you were someone important or something."

In the end, isn't he just a spineless coward who bullies the weak and fears the strong?

After saying that, he looked disdainful and slowly walked towards Liu Wenjuan and Lu Xiaoyu. "Mother, Xiaoyu, let's go."

There are plenty of clothing stores in the county; they don't care about his.

Just then, a young man strode out from the back of the clothing store.

She was dressed in a white silk dress, of medium build, and rather thin.

"Xiao Juan, what happened?" the man in white asked, frowning.

The woman in yellow quickly stood up from behind the counter. Seeing the man in white, her eyes lit up with surprise. Her stepson, looking aggrieved, said:

"Young manager, thank goodness you came! These few country bumpkins were incredibly arrogant; they even tried to hit me!"

The man in white snorted angrily, "How dare you! Don't you even bother to ask around in the county who I, Du Sanqiu, am? How dare you cause trouble in my Du family's shop!"

No one is allowed to leave! Not a single one of them can leave…

At this point, Du Sanqiu abruptly stopped speaking.

He stood frozen in place, his eyes fixed on Lu Xiaoyu, who had just turned her head, muttering to himself.

"Oval face, willow-leaf eyebrows, phoenix eyes... a beauty mark on the right corner of the mouth... exactly the same, that crazy old man was right about everything!"

When Lu Fengnian saw Du Sanqiu staring intently at Lu Xiaoyu, his brows immediately furrowed, and he pulled Lu Xiaoyu behind him.

Feeling she had found a backer, the woman in yellow behind the counter quickly stepped out, pointed at Lu Fengnian and his two companions, and began to accuse them, "Young manager, it's these three penniless wretches who haven't borne a single copper coin and have been running back and forth to our shop several times..."

"Shut up!"

Du Sanqiu angrily interrupted the woman, "Poor wretch? You think you're rich? Before you came to our Du's Clothing Store, what you were wearing, was that even a garment?"

I think these past few years, eating and wearing clothes from the Du family has made you fat and forgetful of your roots!

Upon hearing this, the woman in yellow was immediately stunned.

Lu Fengnian, Lu Xiaoyu, and Liu Yunjuan were also quite surprised, wondering what Du Sanqiu was up to.

After a brief moment of surprise, the woman in yellow hurriedly spoke up, "Young manager, they were the ones who insulted me first..."

Du Sanqiu waved his hand and said, "Enough! From now on, you are no longer a member of Du's Clothing Store."

Go to the accounting office, collect your wages, and get out of here.

The woman in yellow looked terrified. "Young manager, I was wrong..."

Du Sanqiu waved his hand, his face cold and stern, and said, "If you don't leave, I'll have you thrown out!"

The woman in yellow dared not speak again and quickly slunk away to the back hall.

Du Sanqiu strode up to Lu Fengnian and the other two, his cold expression vanishing in a flash, replaced by a bright smile. He then respectfully bowed and apologized.

"I am truly sorry. It is all my fault for not managing my subordinates properly and offending the three of you. Please forgive me."

She was speaking to Lu Fengnian, but her eyes kept glancing at Lu Xiaoyu.

One shouldn't hit a smiling face, so Lu Fengnian returned the greeting with a cupped hand, saying, "It's alright."

At the same time, he slightly shifted his foot, completely shielding Lu Xiaoyu behind him.

Lu Xiaoyu seemed to sense Du Sanqiu's gaze and tugged at Lu Fengnian's sleeve. "Big brother, let's go and check out other shops."

Liu Yunjuan didn't want to stay any longer and urged Lu Fengnian to leave quickly.

Lu Fengnian nodded to Du Sanqiu and prepared to leave.

Du Sanqiu suddenly said, "Gentlemen, it was our Du's Clothing Store that acted unfairly in this matter."

As a token of my apology, I'm giving each of you three a set of clothes—no, two sets each! The price doesn't matter; take whatever you like!

Upon hearing this, Lu Fengnian and the other two were somewhat stunned.

Du's Clothing Store has clothes at all prices, from around two hundred coins for the cheapest to ten taels or more for the most expensive.

Du Sanqiu's way of apologizing was so sincere that it was hard to believe.