My domineering ex-husband is living off his wife in ancient times.

Chapter 141: Everything Inside and Out Relies on One Person

Manager Luo knew perfectly well that Cheng Ruoan was using someone else to do his dirty work, but Boss Zhao said that if Cheng Ruoan wanted to use someone else, he could do so freely.

Who told Cheng Ruoan to be so obsessed with making money?

Zhao Dongjia, the head of their family, has no interest in power, status, beautiful women, delicious food, or beautiful scenery; his only interest is making money.

The only one to blame is Yang's tofu shop for its own self-destructive behavior, which led to its confrontational and aggressive attitude towards Cheng Ruoan.

Manager Luo wiped his sweat, then looked at Madam Yang Chen, his tone particularly stern: "Madam Chen, you and your people go back to where you came from! This Cheng family is under the protection of our Master Zhao. If you don't want your family's business to become more limited, you'd better keep your eyes open in the future!"

Yang Chenshi was so angry that her whole body was trembling, but she dared not make any more trouble.

"let's go!"

A group of people helped each other leave Tama Street. After walking a long way, Yang Chenshi turned back and gave the Cheng family shop, which was surrounded by the crowd, a resentful and gloomy look.

As soon as the person left, Cheng Ruoan breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she was not afraid of the Yang family's tofu shop in terms of connections.

But if Yang Chenshi had really sent people to break into her shop and smash things, even she, Cheng's mother, Uncle Zhang, and even Aunt Zhang and Da Kun together wouldn't have been able to stop them.

The consequences of having your shop vandalized are terrible.

All the cabinets, shelves, tables and chairs in Cheng Ruoan's shop were specially made by the carpenters in town.

It's not available for immediate purchase.

If even one part is damaged, the opening will be delayed by a few days.

Cheng Ruoan had just wiped away his sweat when he heard Luo Niangzi's voice.

"Ruo'an, Ruo'an! I'm late! Oh dear, Ruo'an, please check quickly. Is everything alright inside and outside the shop? Are any items damaged?"

Cheng Ruoan noticed that she was still wearing her armbands. It was the time when the embroidery workshop was holding classes for the embroiderers, so it was clear that Madam Luo had received the news and rushed over directly from the workshop's teaching center.

Feeling comforted, she quickly stepped forward and took Madam Luo's hand, saying, "Thanks to Manager Luo and her men for arriving in time, everything is alright. Thank you for your concern, sister."

Madam Luo craned her neck and scanned the inside and outside of the room. Seeing that apart from the broken door panel, nothing else had been damaged, she was relieved.

"It's alright, it's just a door panel. We can buy a replacement from the carpenter's shop later, but don't pay for it. Let the carpenter go directly to Yang's tofu shop to get it."

Cheng Ruoan found it amusing, "Then this will put the carpenter in a difficult position."

"We can't just let the Yang family bully us like this!" Madam Luo said indignantly.

"That's definitely not possible." A dangerous glint flashed in Cheng Ruoan's eyes. "I won't ask them to pay for the door, but in the future, they'll have plenty of places to send me money!"

"That's exactly right! The Yang family only runs a tofu shop, but they act like all the merchants in Huangyang Town should respect them. They deserve to be taught a lesson!"

The two were chatting animatedly when Manager Luo came over to greet them.

"Ruo'an, then I'll take my men back first. My wife is here, so let her stay here and keep an eye on things a bit, so we don't have to worry about the Yang family launching a surprise attack."

Besides the guards from the inn, Manager Luo also brought guards from Madam Guo's cloth shop; almost all of them came out.

After all, they were all outsiders, and the two shops couldn't be left unattended for too long.

Cheng Ruoan asked Uncle Zhang to fetch two packets of pork jerky from her yard and handed them to Manager Luo: "These are new snacks. Manager Luo, take them back and let the guards try them. Thank you for making this trip."

One of the two bags was found by her in the pile of snacks in the space, and the other bag was baked by her in the oven in the kitchen of the space last night.

Originally, she put it in the yard, waiting for her sister to come home in the evening so she could taste it, compare the flavors, and then try to replicate it.

But it's fine to give it to Manager Luo for a taste test for now.

Even through the oiled paper wrapping, the shopkeeper could smell the aroma emanating from inside.

It has a very distinct aroma of roasted meat, but without any gamey or fishy smell. Instead, it has a slightly sweet and pleasant aroma.

It's not strong, but it's very alluring.

Manager Luo couldn't help but swallow, but he covered it up with a cough.

"Ahem, it's nothing. We even got two packs of snacks for free. Everyone's happy." Manager Luo said this, and Cheng Ruoan smiled honestly at the guards behind him.

Cheng Ruoan smiled and nodded politely.

She leaned closer and whispered to Manager Luo and his wife, "Manager Luo, Madam Luo, do you know where we can buy skilled guards? They don't need to be top-notch; someone slightly less skilled than the men Manager Luo brought will do."

Madam Luo grabbed her hand and patted it twice with a smile, "I knew Ruo'an had sharp eyes! You could tell these guards weren't ordinary guards either?"

"At least it's not something I can buy at the pawnshop in the east of town."

"Good guards can't be bought. Maybe we can hire them if we offer higher wages. I'll take my leave now." Manager Luo didn't want to say more. He picked up the pork jerky and left with the guards.

Madam Luo accompanied Cheng Ruoan back to the shop, where Cheng Ruoan asked Uncle Zhang to bring over some fine tea from the back house.

"Sister Luo, look, I'm going to take up your time again. Come, let's sit down, have some tea, and chat."

Lady Luo had never seen tea brewed like this before, and she unceremoniously picked up the teacup and drank from it.

The tea was rich but not bitter, fragrant but not astringent, and it amazed her from the first sip.

"Wow, sister, this tea is wonderful! I've never tasted it before."

"Oh, don't tell me you've never eaten this before, sister. I think neither Master Zhao nor Madam Guo have either. It just so happens that we've come across it today."

This tea was taken out of Cheng Ruoan's spatial storage; it's Lu'an Melon Seed tea, a type of tea that's not found anywhere else in the entire Great Xia.

In the history of Cheng Ruoan and Si Shaoheng's world, Liuan tea existed as early as the Tang Dynasty, and it even became a tribute tea for the imperial court in the Qing Dynasty.

After all, this tea is special. It is the only tea in the world that has no buds or stems and is made from single leaves.

It tastes good too.

It's a pity that Cheng Ruoan didn't have much stock in her villa, and she didn't know how to grow or cook this stuff. Otherwise, she would have dared to compete for the title of Imperial Merchant of Great Xia.

Right now, she only offered this tea to Lady Luo because she needed her help.

"Sister Luo, look how unexpectedly I got these two ounces of tea. I was planning to give them to my husband to try after he passed the imperial examination, but you got to enjoy them first. Please feel sorry for me since there isn't a single guard in the house. Tell me, where can I find a good guard?"

After being flattered so sweetly, how could Lady Luo not say anything?

"The guards who came to support you today were all trained by veterans from the General's Mansion. They are not slaves and cannot be bought outside."

“But your family has a lot of business. In less than a month, all your businesses will be established. Everyone who comes to Huangyang Town will know that your family is rich. You really can’t do without a few skilled guards.”

Cheng Ruoan sighed: "That's right..."

She can't rely on her brother-in-law alone for everything, can she?

Madam Luo took another sip of tea, the aroma filling her mouth and making her feel better. She patted Cheng Ruoan's hand and said, "Alright, don't worry. How many guards do you need? Give me a price and the number, and I'll talk to Granny Chun later and ask her to hire a few more."