After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 171 The Silk Shop Suffers Humiliation

Su Xiaoxiao happily came over and hugged Pei Yuan's neck, swaying happily from side to side.

Pei Yuan was almost suffocating from being shaken by Su Xiaoxiao. "Stop it, Su Xiaoxiao, when did you become so violent?"

Before Da Bao and Xiao Bao got up, they heard the chirping of magpies above their heads. It seemed as if the two magpies had come to bring good news.

"These chili peppers are all different colors, what are they called?"

Su Xiaoxiao explained to the very studious Pei Yuan, "These are bell peppers."

Are bell peppers spicy too?

Su Xiaoxiao explained to Pei Yuan, "Bell peppers aren't spicy, so they can actually be eaten as a side dish."

The two of them stared intently at the bell pepper, completely absorbed, as if they were mesmerized. Liu Qiaomei passed by them from behind, and neither of them noticed.

"Sister, this is a pillowcase with mandarin ducks that I embroidered. I brought it to you. What are you looking at?"

The two of them were hugging each other's necks, intently staring at the bell peppers growing in the field, looking quite comical. They only stopped staring when Liu Qiaomei came over and reminded them.

The two seemed embarrassed, so Su Xiaoxiao picked up the embroidery that Liu Qiaomei had embroidered for her and discovered that Liu Qiaomei's needlework was simply superb. It was no exaggeration to say that she had been learning it since she was a child.

The embroidery is so beautiful that you could sell it on the street.

Su Xiaoxiao accepted the embroidered pillowcase and happily thanked Liu Qiaomei.

Liu Qiaomei looked at Su Xiaoxiao, as if she had something to say.

"Is something wrong? No, if something is wrong, just tell me."

Su Xiaoxiao was indeed very considerate. Pei Yuan was also craning his neck to listen, but Su Xiaoxiao chased him away.

Pei Yuan seemed very unwilling, "Why can't I listen?"

Su Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him and said, "What business is it of yours, a grown man, getting involved in women's secrets?"

Just then, a magpie with an upset stomach flew overhead and pooped on Pei Yuan's head. He complained loudly about his bad luck and went to wash his hair.

"Sister Xiaoxiao, I'm so bored staying at home these past few days. Could you take me to town? I'd like to help you sell jam, or do other chores. I'm afraid I'll die of boredom if I stay cooped up at home all the time."

Su Xiaoxiao thought it made sense. Liu Qiaomei was not even twenty years old yet, still a young woman. Staying cooped up at home all day was not a good solution.

Su Xiaoxiao decided to take her out to do some work and inquire from various sources. It turned out that the wealthy Huang family in town had taken another concubine, who was very favored by him.

It's estimated that Master Huang has probably forgotten about Liu Qiaomei by now, but Su Xiaoxiao is still a little worried.

Pei Yuan said, "We can disguise Liu Qiaomei as someone else, so that no one will recognize her."

Su Xiaoxiao thought about it and realized that was indeed the case. She would then use her greatest evil magic in Asia to disguise Liu Qiaomei as a young boy.

Su Xiaoxiao had never done makeup for anyone before, and cosmetics were quite scarce in ancient times.

How to do it?

Su Xiaoxiao then applied a heavy layer of ink to Liu Qiaomei's face, making it look yellowish, to cover up Liu Qiaomei's naturally fair skin. This made it impossible to tell Liu Qiaomei's appearance. Su Xiaoxiao then found Liu Qiaomei a set of men's clothes and said to her, "Just follow behind me and pretend to be my little follower."

Liu Qiaomei appeared very excited and nodded repeatedly.

"As for your voice, try not to speak. If you do speak, keep your voice down and speak like a man."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qiaomei blushed.

"I...I don't know how..."

Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, "I might as well pretend to be a little mute and not say anything."

Liu Qiaomei was relieved and said to Su Xiaoxiao, "We need to buy some embroidery thread when we go to town this time. We've run out of embroidery cloth and thread."

Su Xiaoxiao replied, "Is Young Master Qian in town?"

After hesitating for a while, Liu Qiaomei finally revealed the reason why she wanted to go out this time: she hadn't seen Qian Musheng for many days and missed him quite a bit.

Su Xiaoxiao laughed; this girl's little thoughts really couldn't be hidden.

Su Xiaoxiao took Liu Qiaomei, who was disguised, to town. She took the opportunity to learn from Liu Qiaomei how to choose embroidery thread and base fabric.

The two stopped their carriage in front of the largest embroidery and fabric shop in town, and Su Xiaoxiao led Liu Qiaomei inside.

The fabric shop was very luxurious, and Liu Qiaomei and Su Xiaoxiao were both very excited. After all, it felt like they were out shopping, and seeing so many embroidery threads and fabrics of all kinds appearing before their eyes was simply dazzling.

Thinking about the variety of patterns on the embroidery threads, Su Xiaoxiao was overjoyed and touched them all over, occasionally exchanging a few words with Liu Qiaomei.

Of course, although the two of them spoke softly, the embroidery shop was frequented by distinguished guests, and the women there were usually very polite and didn't make a lot of noise.

Liu Qiaomei and Su Xiaoxiao were being a bit noisy when a middle-aged woman dressed as a wealthy lady glanced in their direction and sneered, "A country bumpkin coming to the city? Well, maybe it's his first time visiting such a fine silk shop. What a disgrace."

The noblewoman's voice wasn't quiet either, and everyone in the silk shop looked towards Su Xiaoxiao's side.

Su Xiaoxiao finally realized that she had just embarrassed herself, and her face began to burn.

However, Su Xiaoxiao didn't want to make a big deal out of this, so she decided to keep her voice down and just watch without saying anything.

Su Xiaoxiao shut up, but to her surprise, the wealthy woman continued to berate the two of them: "Boss, you really are getting worse and worse at doing business. You're putting just any kind of people in here. Don't you even know if these two country bumpkins have the money to buy anything?"

That was a bit harsh, and Su Xiaoxiao thought it was quite excessive. She also noticed that Liu Qiaomei's expression wasn't pleasant either. Liu Qiaomei was already quite insecure, and she felt unworthy to be in such a nice silk shop choosing embroidery thread. If Su Xiaoxiao hadn't brought her in, she probably wouldn't have dared to come in at all.

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao immediately flew into a rage.

"May I ask, when you say 'country bumpkins coming to the city,' are you referring to us?"

Upon hearing this, the noblewoman thought the woman was quite formidable, daring to approach and speak to her, and of course she wasn't afraid.

"Yeah, I was just saying, you two country bumpkins, can't you look in the mirror? This is such a fine silk shop, you can't just walk in like that. Don't you even know how much money you have in your pockets?"

(End of this chapter)