Chapter 138 Sick Cucumber
Chapter 138 Sick Cucumber
During this month, Zhu Fangfei has learned a lot from Ren Lanyue and her personality has changed a lot.
She would even follow Ren Lanyue to different women's homes and listen to Ren Lanyue's tireless teachings to her sisters.
Even though I still don't think highly of them and don't believe they can really change the minds of women all over the world with just a small newspaper, but as a woman myself, why not support them?
As women, especially women who are well-read like them, it is inevitable that they will feel a sense of sympathy for such an unyielding person.
Fantastic ideas, only fantastic ideas can lead to enlightenment.
If a woman doesn't even have the courage to dream, how can she carve out a world of her own?
Just as the young men sat down, they heard a commotion outside the store and a group of people stopped in front of the store door.
Leading the group was the Chief Censor Hu Mingyang, who was wearing a crimson official uniform and a silver belt around his waist.
When Ren Baozhi saw this person stopped in front of her shop, she thought for a moment and guessed that this should be the gift Li Qixi mentioned yesterday.
Everyone hurried out to greet them and stood in several rows respectfully.
The onlookers had never seen such a grand opening of a store. For a moment, both merchants and pedestrians stopped to watch.
Hu Mingyang displayed the imperial edict and said loudly, "The imperial edict has arrived. I will hold the branch to receive it."
Everyone knelt and kowtowed, and Ren Baozhi said, "I, Ren Baozhi, accept your order."
Hu Mingyang read out the imperial edict: "Ren Baozhi rescued Jiang Jingfeng from his misfortune and helped him see the light of day again. His kindness and courage are incomparable to ordinary people.
Jiang Jingfeng is a man of great talent and intelligence, and he has a kind heart.
I am very pleased and specially present this plaque to express my gratitude.
I have high hopes for you all, and I hope you will continue to uphold this spirit and work diligently."
Ren Baozhi kowtowed and said, "I, Ren Baozhi, accept your command and thank you for your grace."
Everyone shouted in unison: "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
Hu Mingyang said, "Stand up."
Everyone stood up, and Ren Baozhi bowed and took the imperial edict.
Hu Mingyang waved his hand, and the person following him immediately presented the plaque and respectfully handed it to Ren Baozhi.
The plaque was a meticulously crafted work by palace craftsmen, made of the finest golden nanmu wood. The two characters "Nu Bao" were written in flowing strokes and the gold-painted technique made it sparkle.
The more complicated craftsmanship of the other branches cannot be seen, but it feels heavy in the hand and looks shiny.
Hu Mingyang said, "The Queen Mother has great respect for you. I hope you can cherish her appreciation, work diligently in running the newspaper, and live up to her high expectations."
As soon as these words were spoken, Ren Baozhi understood the mystery. Although the imperial edict was written by Li Yaozu, the intention of bestowing the plaque should have been implemented by Li Qixi proposing it to Wu Wencang.
Ren Baozhi bowed respectfully again and said, "I will definitely live up to the expectations of the Emperor and Empress. However, my shop has just opened today, so I cannot properly entertain you. I would like to invite you to the Wei Family Restaurant to express my gratitude."
"No need. I have important matters to attend to. I will be leaving first."
Ren Baozhi bowed and said, "I respectfully bid you farewell, my Lord."
Because she was bent over, she did not see the complicated look in Hu Mingyang's eyes before he left.
As soon as the imperial edict arrived and the plaque was hung, countless common people flocked to the Women's Newspaper, determined to find out the truth.
"Oh my god, is this really a businessman?"
"How can a businessman be treated like this? It's terrifying."
"Other merchants might be surprised, but this man is pregnant. Have you forgotten about Qujiang Pond?"
"Oh, yes, yes, I didn't expect that this girl, Ren Baozhi, would be so favored by the royal family. It really makes us women proud."
"Come on, let's stop talking and go in and take a look."
Ji Ying was a peasant woman living outside the city of Chang'an. At this moment, she was standing in front of the door of the Nubao House, carrying two large baskets of cucumbers.
She had been standing here for a long, long time, ever since Ren Lanyue's first shout. She didn't think much about reading the newspaper because she was illiterate and couldn't understand the flowery words.
The reason why Ji Ying stood here was because she liked to look at the lively expressions on these young ladies' faces, their warm smiles, and their clear voices, as if she had never had them in her life.
The basket was filled with cucumbers. The one on top was curled up, and the skin was a dull green. The green was diseased, with some yellow-brown spots in the middle.
Ji Ying certainly knew why the cucumber was twisted like this. It was because it had not received sunlight for a long time, so it was tired, haggard, and hunched.
She is such a cucumber.
I seem to be particularly sentimental today. Why do I feel this way?
She shouldn't be in such a mood. She still had to go sell cucumbers. She had to sell all two baskets of cucumbers before the West Market closed.
Just as she picked up her load and prepared to leave, she saw a brightly dressed man coming to cause trouble.
She was about to leave when she stopped, and then she heard words she had never heard before.
It turns out that it is not natural for women to serve men.
It turns out that women can refute men.
It turns out that women can also make men afraid.
It turns out that a woman can be a monster.
She stared at the two large baskets of cucumbers she was carrying, and for the first time thought that perhaps she could sell the vegetables later.
Maybe, I can also have some time for myself.
Maybe you can spend a little money on yourself.
Maybe, I can also do what I want to do.
On that day, thanks to everyone's joint efforts, the delicious cakes and tea, and the celebrity effect of Zhu Fangfei and the royal plaque, the first day of Renbaozhi's opening was just as she had imagined, with guests coming in an endless stream.
On the way home, the system prompt sounded: [Ding - the system has been upgraded.]
When welcoming guests today, the system's voice suddenly sounded, telling Ren Baozhi that she had triggered the upgrade conditions and the system began to upgrade.
This upgrade took just one afternoon.
Ren Baozhi was busy at the time and had no time to pay attention to the system's broadcast. Now that the store was closed, she finally had time to check the newly upgraded system version 2.0.
A new side quest has appeared in the system's task bar - rewriting the fate of all the women in the book.
Note: This task is not mandatory. The host will receive 1 points for every 10% increase in the progress of rewriting a woman's fate. There is no upper limit on the points.
After seeing this comment, Ren Baozhi immediately checked the balance in his account - 1200 points!
She covered her mouth excitedly and almost couldn't help screaming, "I'm rich, I'm rich, I'm rich!"
It seems that my idea of creating a newspaper to help women awaken is completely fine.
After a brief excitement, Ren Baozhi fell into deep thought again.
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