That second brother of hers had nothing, yet he dreamed of striking it rich. It was no surprise that after several years, he had nothing to show for it.
When he saw how much Chen Wanqing had earned this time with her Moonlight Fragrance, he was so consumed by jealousy that he made a desperate, foolish move.
The matter was quickly uncovered. The man was thrown in jail and exiled a thousand li. Chen Wanqing, for her part, blacklisted all the spice shops connected to him by family ties. All this goes without saying.
Meanwhile, Xu Su Ying proved her resourcefulness. Within two days, she traveled between two different county towns and bought all the spices her daughter needed, ensuring there were no delays to their important business.
And so, after the funeral for the Zhao family's matriarch, they hired more women from the village and managed to deliver the order on schedule.
