I won't be a prince's concubine; I'll cook delicious food and raise two villainous cu

In the Great Li Kingdom, sericulture is widespread in the countryside, and the weaving skills of cotton and linen are superb. The prosperity of the clothing industry means that the cloth shops are not busy. Ordinary people can buy enough cloth to make several clothes for less than two or three taels of silver.

The shopkeeper glanced at the copper coins Shen Yu had slapped on the counter, and the disdain on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a fawning smile, his back unconsciously bending slightly.

"Oh dear, please forgive me, sir! I was blind to your greatness and have offended you greatly. Please forgive my rudeness!" He rubbed his hands together, his tone very solicitous. "What kind of fabric would you like, sir? Brocade for clothing, or coarse cloth for bedding?"

Shen Yu shook her head. She remembered that Li Xiaoyun had bought her some fabrics and clothes some time ago. She hadn't come to the fabric shop today to buy these ordinary things.

She pointed to the corner of the counter, where a discarded piece of blue floral fabric lay, and said bluntly, "That piece of fabric, are you selling it or not?"

In her view, even the most insignificant scraps of cloth can be of great use if used properly; as the saying goes, even the smallest fly leg is still meat.

In the end, Shen Yu bought the blue floral fabric that the shopkeeper had originally intended to throw away as waste for only fifteen coins.

As soon as she stepped out of the fabric shop, Shen Yu spread out the scraps of cloth. The fabric, once laid out, was about the size of two tabletops, and it shimmered with faint blue patterns in the sunlight.

Li Erlang and Ya'er looked at her with puzzled expressions, but she didn't care at all. She found a secluded corner with few pedestrians and tore the rag in half.

"What are you doing?" Li Erlang frowned, his eyes full of confusion, and couldn't help but ask.

He had always thought this woman's behavior was strange, but her actions in selling mushrooms today completely changed his perception of her, and he even felt a bit of admiration for her.

Faced with the manager of Mingyue Tower's deliberate attempt to lower the price, she remained neither humble nor arrogant, and quoted extensively about the intricacies of mushrooms, persuading the shrewd manager to willingly accept double the price.

When she suggested selling mushrooms yesterday, Li Erlang thought it was a ridiculous idea—how much could wild mushrooms from the deep mountains be worth?

If it could really fetch a high price, wouldn't the villagers of Chenjia Village at the foot of the mountain have already been picking it all over the mountains?

Later he learned that because of the poisonous mushroom scandal that had happened to the Li family a few years ago, no one in the town dared to pick and sell mushrooms. And in the surrounding villages, apart from Shen Yu, no one else could tell which mushrooms were edible, let alone identify the rare and precious varieties.

Today, even though she knew the Li family hated the mushroom sale to the core, she still boldly sold all the mushrooms, and at a price that Li Erlang considered outrageously high. This courage was not something an ordinary woman possessed.

Only now did he truly understand that, judging from her methods of selling mushrooms, she had no ill intentions towards him and his sister. Otherwise, given her abilities, she might have actually sold them off for money...

Shen Yu divided the torn cloth into several pieces, carefully wrapped the remaining 485 coins in one piece, and then carefully put it into her bosom.

He took another slightly larger piece of cloth, wrapped up all the remaining mushrooms in the basket, and stuffed them into the basket on his back.

As for the ten taels of silver, she was even more cautious, wrapping it tightly in layers of rags, then lifting her skirt to tie the bag of silver to her thigh.

Upon seeing this, Li Erlang was so shocked that his eyes widened. He hurriedly looked away, his cheeks flushed red, and he turned his back abruptly.

"You! You're so shameless! This is in the street!" His voice was tinged with embarrassment and anger.

Shen Yu didn't care at all. She reached out and pulled him over, then beckoned to Ya'er, "Why don't you help me cover up a bit? Ya'er, come over here and help your sister cover up."

This corner was already secluded, and Shen Yu's movements were extremely discreet.

She lowered her skirt only after confirming that the purse on her lap wouldn't fall off.

The small bulge was quite noticeable, but combined with her limping gait, it looked like a tumor on her leg.

If others avoid her because of this, it will suit her just the way she wants.

Li Erlang looked at her with disgust.

Shen Yu put her hands on her hips and glared at him: "What? You think I'm embarrassing you? Humph, neither of you will ever get rid of me!"

Ya'er immediately rushed over and hugged her arm sweetly, "Sister, I won't run away! I want to stay with you forever!"

Although Li Erlang disapproved of his sister's clinginess to Shen Yu, he surprisingly refrained from arguing.

Shen Yu was in a great mood and took the two children's hands: "Come on, I'll take you to eat something delicious!"

Ya'er immediately cheered, rubbing her belly and muttering, "My little tummy has been growling with hunger for ages!"

Shen Yu led them to the food stall and ordered three bowls of wontons for four coins each, as well as three vegetable buns for one coin each and three meat buns for two coins each.

In addition, I also bought various snacks such as fried dough sticks and fried cakes.

The three of them wandered among the food stalls, and soon they were so full that they could not eat anything more.

Ya'er couldn't take her eyes off the candied hawthorns on the street, so Shen Yu bought a skewer, put it in her basket, and planned to take it home for her to eat.

After eating and drinking their fill, the three men, their bellies bulging, prepared to return to the market to buy a few hens, completely unaware that three figures had already quietly followed them.

The conflict erupted suddenly when Li's servants bumped into Bai Yi.

"Where did this blind bastard come from! How dare you block my way! Get out of my way!"

The head servant was none other than Fang Xiaozi; it was he who returned to the Li family to deliver the message that morning.

He was accompanied by three thugs, looking fierce and menacing. His arrogant demeanor immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding crowd.

Bai Yi slowly turned around, his cold gaze sweeping over Fang Xiaozi, the chill in his eyes making the air seem to freeze.

The precious sword at his waist gleamed coldly in the sunlight, but unfortunately, Fang was a boorish man who didn't know its value and didn't notice anything amiss.

Fang Xiaozi reached out to push Bai Yi, but before he could even raise his hand, Bai Yi slapped him away with a palm strike!

"Ah—" Fang Xiaozi let out a shrill scream, crashing hard into the wall, overturning a roadside stall in the process. After falling to the ground, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The other servants were startled by what they saw, but they were used to being arrogant and domineering, and they couldn't swallow this insult.

"Do you even know who we are? You're asking for trouble! Even when you beat a dog, you have to consider its owner!"

Bai Yi stared at them coldly, his gaze as if he were looking at a group of dying people.

"The one I hit was a dog."

"How dare you call us dogs! Brothers, attack! Beat him to a pulp, make him beg for mercy on his knees! Let him know the power of the Li family—"

Before he finished speaking, the Li family's servants rushed forward, brandishing their weapons, and the scene immediately descended into chaos.

But in the blink of an eye, the onlookers realized that the Li family servants, who had always been domineering, had finally met their match!

They were all knocked to the ground, writhing in pain, some even groping for their knocked-out teeth!

"Well played!"

Someone shouted, which immediately drew cheers from the surrounding crowd.

The Li family was a wealthy but unscrupulous family in Shanqing Town, committing numerous heinous acts. The people had long dared not speak out against them, but now that Bai Yi had taught them a lesson, they felt immense satisfaction and surrounded him, shouting, "Hero! A true hero!"

Shen Yu also heard the commotion and looked up. She immediately recognized Bai Yi as Li Xinyu's most trusted bodyguard.

In her previous life, she had witnessed Bai Yi doing many ruthless things for Li Xinyu. At this moment, she felt her chest pounding and alarm bells ringing in her mind.

Just then, Li Erlang tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "I think I saw the steward's attendant from Mingyue Tower."

Shen Yu didn't know why the attendant was in the crowd, but she had a vague premonition that the Li family's servants were definitely after her!

"Let's go quickly!"

She grabbed Li Erlang with one hand and picked up Ya'er with the other. Taking advantage of the chaos in the crowd, she quickly slipped into the alley and disappeared from the sight of the three groups of people in the blink of an eye.

Once they reached a secluded spot, Shen Yu dared to stop, panting heavily, and said urgently, "We have to get home quickly!"

But Li Erlang looked at the bookstore standing on the side of the street, his eyes filled with reluctance.

Shen Yu could easily see through his thoughts, and asked with a smile, "Erlang, would you like to go in and take a look?"

Although Li Erlang was mature for his age, he was still a child at heart, and upon hearing this, he couldn't help but nod.

But he quickly came to his senses, remembering that the Li family was still looking for them, and hurriedly waved his hand: "Never mind, let's go home first. We can come back to the bookstore next time!"

Shen Yu stopped him, smiling mysteriously, "I have a way to get you in, do you believe me?"

"But you have to call me 'older sister' first!"