Chapter 33: Robbery

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Chapter 33: Chapter 33: RobberySu Jin looked around. Xie Jingchen held her hand and asked, "What kind of shop do you want to buy?" Su Jin was a bit confused. She had no idea about the value of these shops at all. She randomly pointed at a shop. "How much would that shop approximately cost?" she asked. "Around thirty thousand taels," he paused, then added, "But they might not be willing to sell." "So expensive?" "How big do you want it to be?" Sёarch* The Nôvel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "About double that size." "...." "What business do you plan to do?" Xie Jingchen asked curiously. "Sell charcoal." "...." Xie Jingchen held his head. Earlier, after leaving the palace, she specifically asked to go to a street that the noble ladies and Madams loved to visit, clearly intending to run a business catering to them. He guessed the shop might sell brocade, rouge, jewelry, and other things women liked, but he didn’t expect she planned to sell charcoal. "Can’t you open a more conventional shop?" Xie Jingchen said. Su Jin looked at Xie Jingchen. How was her shop unconventional? As a normal person, could she open an abnormal shop? Clearly, he was prejudiced against her. Blinking her eyes, Su Jin said, "They gave me so much charcoal, you can’t finish it alone, and you’re reluctant for me to sell it?" Xie Jingchen, "...." "If you’re unwilling, I’ll just keep it all for you." She was that easy to talk to. "I support you selling charcoal," Xie Jingchen said decisively. Su Jin, "...." Changed his tune so quickly. Brother, can’t you have some principles? After walking a few more steps, Su Jin asked, "You should have a shop, right?" Xie Jingchen looked at her. "Are you planning to eye my shop after robbing my money?" Su Jin chuckled, "Seems like not only do you have a shop, but you’ve also mentally prepared for me to rob it, so I can’t let you down." "Come on, let’s take a look at your shop first." Xie Jingchen, "...." Su Jin pulled Xie Jingchen forward, attracting much attention and pointing from onlookers. After walking for half a cup of tea, Xie Jingchen stopped, and Su Jin couldn’t budge him. She turned back— "We’re here," Xie Jingchen said. Su Jin turned her head to see an elegant bookshop. Xingxing said, "This place has a good location, and the shop is big enough; it could be perfect for you to sell charcoal, miss." Xie Jingchen felt exhausted. Su Jin patted Xie Jingchen’s chest and asked, "How’s the profit from this shop?" "Ten thousand taels a year," Xie Jingchen said. Su Jin seemed thoughtful. Xingxing said, "Miss, charcoal is worthless; we might not make ten thousand taels in two years selling it. It’s better to let him earn, and we can rob him of five thousand taels every year, so we don’t need to toil, and he’ll have five thousand left. It’s a win-win situation." Su Jin, "...." Xie Jingchen, "...." Xingxing’s win-win situation— It’s formidable! The face of the husband, cut like chives year after year, turned dark. "What about the charcoal?" Su Jin asked. Xingxing ah-ed. A bewildered look appeared on her pretty face. Her face scrunched up like a bun; the miss bought the shop to sell charcoal. Yet she calculated and felt the more they sold, the more they’d lose? Seeing Su Jin silent. Xie Jingchen asked, "Have you given up the idea of selling charcoal?" He thought this idea shouldn’t even exist. "I’m not that easy to give up," Su Jin said. "Hmm?" "I plan to buy the shop next door too." "...." So stubborn. But at least still receptive to advice. "If you’re determined to buy a shop, you might as well use the bookstore directly," Xie Jingchen said. "I also want your bookstore," Su Jin said seriously. Xie Jingchen, "...." He frowned deeply. "What exactly are you planning to do?" he asked. Su Jin looked at him. Sighed. Originally, she intended to open a pharmacy. Who would have thought that in the process of buying the shop, just saying a word on the street would cause everyone to send her so much charcoal to humiliate her. Seeing those charcoals, she immediately decided to regain face where she lost it. The money was only enough to open one shop. Between the pharmacy and regaining face, she chose to save face. Now, knowing Xie Jingchen has such a bookstore, and knowing it’s not making much, she decided to open the pharmacy too. With two shops adjacent to each other, they could support each other precisely. Knowing Su Jin’s experience and thoughts about opening a shop. Xie Jingchen’s face was full of black lines. "You change too quickly." "I don’t want to either; it’s just that plans can’t keep up with change, right? You have to pick up the face you dropped, right?" Su Jin said, somewhat helplessly. Xingxing looked bewildered, not quite understanding Su Jin’s words. But she knew to grasp the key point. That was not enough money. Such a big shop would cost at least sixty thousand taels. Even counting the gold, it wasn’t enough, not to mention opening the shop would be another expense. "How about asking the Marquis for it?" Xingxing suggested. Su Jin resolutely refused. "Then borrow a bit from the Emperor?" Xingxing said again. Su Jin, "...." Xie Jingchen, "...." This maid wasn’t just treating the Emperor like a familiar person; she even dared to ask for money. Su Jin held her forehead, saying, "Think of something more reliable." Not asking the Marquis for money, nor borrowing from the Emperor, and the husband was out of money again. Then it only left— "Miss, let’s rob the Heir of Marquis Jingguo and them; they surely have money," Xingxing said with glowing eyes. Su Jin, "...." Xie Jingchen, "...." "That’s not a bad idea." Su Jin said. There was even someone speaking the same words alongside her. Su Jin looked at Xie Jingchen in surprise. Could it be he was also led astray by the bandit maid, Xingxing? Getting approval, Xingxing smiled with crescent eyes, "I’ll go invite them." Before the words even landed, she had already run off into the distance. This maid had plenty of energy for robbery. Chu Shun and a few others had just stepped out of the calligraphy and painting shop when they were blocked at the door by Xingxing. "My miss and the young master need to see you," she said, panting. Chu Shun fanned himself with a jade fan, "So urgently, what do they need us for?" "To rob you." The Heir of Marquis Beining chuckled. "This little maid is quite humorous." Prince NanAn also couldn’t help but laugh, teasing Xingxing, "Does your Feihu Village on Qingyun Mountain notify people before robbing them, giving them time to escape?" Xingxing replied earnestly, "Our Feihu Village robs, we send posts to acquaintances before doing it, it’s called ’forewarned force.’ For those unfamiliar, we just rob directly, it’s called ’swift action.’ No one we set our sights on in Feihu Village is able to escape, and I’m not afraid to tell you that." "Feihu Village is really impressive," Prince NanAn praised. "Let’s go and have a look." "We must go and see, I’ve never been robbed before." "Haha! I guess this is what they call charging into the jaws of death knowingly, huh?" The group walked forward full of high spirits. When they reached them with beaming faces, Su Jin raised an eyebrow and looked at them. Xingxing said excitedly, "They’re here." Chu Shun, waving his jade fan, asked, "So, this is how you turned to live as a bandit?" "My wife wants to buy shops to sell charcoal and is asking each one of you for ten thousand taels to do so, only more, not less," Xie Jingchen said. Chu Shun looked at Xie Jingchen in surprise for a moment. Then— He looked over at Prince NanAn and others and said, "My brother has turned to rob now?" Xie Jingchen, "...." Prince NanAn, "...." Heir of Marquis Beining, "...." Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo, "...."

Chapter 33: Robbery

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