~ IT SEEMED THERE’S A LOT OF LUGGAGE ~
Wen Mama grew anxious. “This number of people is far from enough. It’s still better to call for a few more …” Before she could finish her words, she heard noises around her. Following everyone’s sight, she saw two beautifully decorated boats pulling into the dock and slowly docking at the shore.
The two boats were much larger than the Su families’. The boat’s bows weren’t square like ordinary boats, but it carved with exquisite mountain and river patterns. With a glance, one could tell that the Su family’s boats were very inconspicuous in front of these boats.
The crowd began to discuss this a lot.
“Where did these boats come? It really is exquisite and beautiful.”
“It doesn’t look like the style from here, but it looks like the style from Jiangnan.”
“Brother, you’re quite knowledgeable. This boat is indeed the style of Jiangnan. Look at the emblem on the boat! It seems to be Xing Shun Boat Company. It’s been developing quite well recently, and it’s been shipping quite a lot of things to the Capital recently.”
After the boat came to a stop, the people on board quickly got down and opened up the lower floor. They then lifted out the big boxes and stacked them on the shore.
Initially, Qi Mama only curious about the boat. But when she saw the boxes, she was immediately startled. “Wen Mama, could it be that these boxes are …”
Wen Mama nodded. “Quickly find some people.”
Qi Mama couldn’t believe her eyes. The things brought by this mother and daughter pair actually had to be transported by two boats. Moreover, according to the posture of people carrying the boxes, it looked so heavy. Just what were those things?
Mu Yunyao turned her head to instruct Jin Lan, “Jin Lan, quickly go get someone to help this Mama get the gift I’ve prepared for my grandmother.”
“Yes, Miss.” Jin Lan hurriedly brought Si Shu and Si Hua to come forward.
“Liu Liang, where is the box that Miss had instructed me to leave alone before?”
Liu Liang hurriedly stepped forward to move the box. When he moved it, he did not manage to stand firm. He knocked the lid off the box, and a bright light suddenly appeared.
Some of the gems, pearls slipped out of the box and startling Jin Lan. She rushed forward to support it. “Why are you so careless? Young Miss took great pains to collect these. Young Miss want to show her filial to the Old Madam!”
More and more people gathered around, and upon seeing what slipped out from the box, they could not help but exclaim, “This … If the items in this box were to converted into silver, it would probably cost tens of thousands of taels of silver, right?”
“I don’t know. Did you see that red gem that fell out? The color is like pigeon’s blood, and it was the best quality gems. Even if you had silver, it would still be difficult to buy it. Just what was the identity of this daughter of the Su family? She doesn’t seem to be a country bumpkin that is published out there?”
“You believe the rumors too. I’ve heard some of them said before, you know …”
Mu Yunyao frowned slightly, her expression extremely dissatisfied: “Liu Liang, why are you so careless. That’s something that I want to give to Grandma!”
Liu Liang hurriedly admitted his wrongs, “Please punish me, Misstress.”
Su Qing stopped Mu Yunyao. “Alright, hurry up and put it away. The most reasonable thing to do is to go back and visit Mother first.”
Qi Mama hastened to chime in from the side. “That’s right. It’s more important to return to the residence first.”
Mu Yunyao nodded and helped Su Qing get into the carriage.
After they left, more and more people gathered to watch the excitement. Some people even specifically counted the number of boxes they had brought down from the boat. The more they calculated, the more shocked they were.
“There should be around two hundred boxes here, right?”
“Two hundred and twenty, tsk tsk... What on earth as so many boxes in it?”
“You are ignorant. Do you know the true identities of that Lady and Young Miss?” Some people could not stop themselves from boasting proudly. After being flattered by the surrounding people, they finally opened their mouths and said, “You may not know about that Lady, but you must have heard about the Young Miss. She is the owner of Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Lou. She’s the one who taught embroidery techniques in Jingling City, the one who was rewarded by the Emperor, Miss Mu Yunyao!”
“What? That Young Lady turned out to be Miss Mu?”
“Yeah, who would have thought that Miss Mu is actually the granddaughter of the Old Madam of the Su family. This Su family is lucky to have such a capable granddaughter. I don’t know how many people I will envy them.”
“That’s true. Besides, that Miss Mu is extremely kind and has done many good deeds in Jingling City. Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Luo are even more popular. It wouldn’t even be an exaggeration to say that they have made money every day.”
“No wonder the presents prepared are so valuable.”
“That’s right...”
Everyone wanted to leave, but after watching for a while, they discovered that the Su family was anxiously guarding Mu Yunyao and Su Qing’s luggage. Large wooden boxes were stacked on the dock, making it so that no one had a place to put them. However, there were too few servants in the Su family, and the boxes were rather heavy, so two people could only carry one, and it looked really strenuous. The prepared luggage carriage was even worse. For a moment, it seemed to be at a loss of what to do.
Qi Mama was also worried. She sent her manservant to rush back to the residence to report the situation to the Eldest Madam.
Mu Yunyao looked at the carriage. It was August in Xiling of the Capital, and the weather was already cold both in the morning and evening. The carriage had a light incense, which the taste was slightly sweet and warm. It matched the current weather and made people feel relaxed and happy.
The carriage’s curtain was made of fine silk and hung with a string of round jade beads. On one side was a small table with incense sandalwood fixed to it. On the other side was a tea set with a top grade purple sand pot. On both sides, there were exquisite embroidered cushions and pillows. The entire carriage had decorated in a very magnificent manner.
Mu Yunyao’s eyes flashed with a faint smile. In her previous life, she hadn’t received such treatment, and at that time, she didn’t get a good rest after breaking her leg. Instead, she had forced to do many works, to the point that whenever spring and autumn came around, she felt pain, and the pain made her want to chop her leg off. When she went to the Capital from Xiayan Village, she was riding a carriage all the way, which was a very ordinary carriage, and the things laid inside were not thick. Because the roads were uneven, the fatigue and bumpiness almost took half of her life.
She could still remember that back then, that she was very sick and had a terrible fever. But she didn’t dare to make a sound and could only forcefully endure it. When she arrived at the Su family’s residence, she suffered a severe illness, causing many servant girls to think that she was extremely unlucky.
She thought that once she recovered, her days would be better. But she didn’t expect that after she recovered from illness, her life would be more difficult. At that time, she had only learned a few characters from her father, and she even couldn’t write her own name correctly. She couldn’t even understand the servants’ slightly witty taunts. She didn’t know how many jokes she made.
On one occasion, she was finally summoned by her grandmother to pay her respects. Along the way, the maidservants that served her kept reminding her of the family’s rules. The maidservants told her to bow and salute when seen the Old Madam. She was already so flustered that she didn’t know what to do. After entering the door, she knelt down without seeing anyone clearly. As a result, the whole hall was full of mockery and laughter.
From that point on, Old Madam Su would never let her come to her unless she had to. The servants in residence also spread that she was like a servant with no master at all, and she originally wanted to find and confront the maid who served her, but not only did she fail to get justice, she was even called narrow-minded by others.....
Ohhh... the more people know about them... the better.😏😏😏
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