CHAPTER 178: CHAPTER 178 SUBMISSION

The steward and the servant of Song’s Ice Shop were provoked by the words "Conscience Ice Shop".

Their eyes were bloodshot, wishing they could take the plaque down and stomp on it.

Conscience?

Do a bunch of bandits have a conscience?!

Do they even know how to write the word "conscience"?!

Doing such heartless deeds and still shamelessly hanging out the word "conscience", have they no shame!

They were seriously about to explode with anger.

Looking at the plaque overhead, Su Jin was also stunned.

Such a blatant provocation.

A provocation that’s so delightful, it makes one feel pleasant all over, you can’t help but praise their bandit-like demeanor.

"How about it? Isn’t the name splendid?" Chu Shun laughed proudly.

"It’s already overpowering in momentum," Su Jin praised.

"They’re so out of breath they’re turning purple," Xingxing said cheerfully.

"I think that’s the shine from their intestines twisted with regret spilling out," laughed Prince NanAn.

If they had sold the ice earlier, none of this would have happened.

Not selling ice to them, and now their shop can’t even open, unfortunate fools.

Xingxing looked around.

There were many spectators, but no one buying ice.

Xingxing looked at Su Jin.

"Miss, what do we do without business?" Xingxing asked.

"Don’t worry, the decoys will be here soon," the Heir of Marquis Beining said while fanning himself.

"..."

A fair number of people knew Song’s Ice Shop belonged to Duke Chong’s Mansion.

But no one would reject money.

The same ice, they’re selling for one tael of silver, Song’s Ice Shop sells for two taels, exactly double the price.

Fearing Duke Chong’s Mansion’s power, no one dared to make the first move. But once someone buys, naturally, customers will flock in.

About fifteen minutes later, a servant came into the shop to buy ice.

The ice shop’s servant loaded the ice into the cart, stacking it up high.

The crystal clear ice reflected the sunlight, dazzling and bright.

Gradually, two more servants entered the shop.

Of course, these servants were from Chu Shun and Prince NanAn’s mansions, and the ice was delivered to their mansions.

Another servant came over.

Looked somewhat familiar.

Xingxing whispered, "That servant is from the Duke Mansion; I recognize him."

Su Jin patted Xie Jingchen’s shoulder and said, "Pulling teeth from a tiger’s mouth, well done."

Xie Jingchen, "..."

"I didn’t have anyone from the Duke Mansion buy ice," Xie Jingchen said.

"..."

"Really didn’t?" Su Jin was skeptical.

"Eldest Young Madam, truly didn’t," the Hidden Guard vouched for Xie Jingchen.

Paused, felt the testimony wasn’t strong enough, added two more words—

"No money."

"..."

"So you’re saying the Duke Mansion is voluntarily supporting my business?" Su Jin raised an eyebrow.

The Duke Zhen Mansion, with Princess Nanzhang running everything, would she be so kind-hearted?

The young servant came out and said, "Duke Zhen’s Mansion wants to buy five hundred blocks of ice."

"Should we sell it to them?" Prince NanAn asked.

"Why not? There’s no reason to turn down money," Su Jin smiled.

"Since the Duke Zhen Mansion is giving me such face, I won’t be stingy either. Make it a nice round number and deliver six hundred blocks of ice back to the Duke Mansion," Su Jin said generously.

Such a generous Eldest Young Madam even stunned the servant buying the ice.

He paid with a silver note, took the receipt, and left.

But as soon as he left the shop, he was pulled back into the shop by Song’s Ice Shop’s servant.

Manager Wang recognized the servant and asked, "What does the Duke Mansion mean by this?!"

The servant laughed, "This is the Commandery Princess’s order."

Of course, he knew it was Princess Nanzhang’s order!

Otherwise, he, a mere servant, wouldn’t have dared to have so much money even with borrowed courage.

The servant leaned over to Manager Wang’s ear and whispered a few words, making the steward’s eyes light up.

The servant laughed, "Our Commandery Princess sides with the lady bandit, not Duke Chong’s Mansion, right?"

"I was just too muddle-headed with anger."

Manager Wang laughed and apologized.

After the servant left, Manager Wang returned to Duke Chong’s Mansion.

Manager Wang explained Princess Nanzhang’s strategy to the Duchess, making her face light up with a smile, "It’s indeed a good strategy."

"How many ice blocks does Madam think we should buy?" Manager Wang asked.

"Five thousand blocks."

"..."

"That’s too much, our ice cellar can’t hold that many," Manager Wang said with difficulty.

"Store them in her ice cellar first and take them when needed," the Duchess sneered.

"..."

"Madam, you’re wise!"

"This way, they’ll have to assign people to guard the ice cellar. If the ice melts, they’ll have to pay double," Manager Wang flattered.

The maid handed a five thousand silver note to Manager Wang.

Manager Wang gleefully returned to the ice shop.

In the shop, Su Jin sat there drinking tea and eating snacks.

Manager Wang walked in, and the young attendant frowned, "What are you here for?"

Manager Wang looked at him and said, "Isn’t your ice shop famous for not turning anyone away? Can’t I buy ice?"

The young attendant was impressed by Manager Wang’s shamelessness and looked toward Su Jin.

Su Jin smiled and said, "Treat Manager Wang well, since we call ourselves Conscience Ice Shop, we won’t do the unscrupulous thing of raising prices on the spot."

Manager Wang, "..."

Slap.

A slap came across, and Manager Wang’s face faintly hurt.

The young attendant politely greeted him, and Manager Wang slapped a silver note on the table, "Buying five thousand taels’ worth of ice blocks."

Pfft!

Prince NanAn spat out a mouthful of tea directly.

The grand Prince’s image was completely gone.

Princess Nanzhang sending someone to buy five hundred blocks of ice was shocking enough, but Duke Chong’s Mansion actually buying five thousand, one more foolishly rich than the other.

It’s hard for their purses not to bulge with fools like this.

Su Jin looked at Manager Wang, with a somber face said, "Song’s Ice Shop isn’t trying to spend five thousand taels to buy my shut down, are they?"

Manager Wang looked at her, slightly smug and said, "Not selling?"

"Seems like there’s no reason not to sell."

"..."

Looking at Su Jin’s bright and radiant face, Manager Wang felt a bad premonition creeping up.

Instinct told him this wasn’t wise.

But Su Jin didn’t give him a chance to hesitate or regret.

"Young attendant, take the money," Su Jin said with a faint smile.

The young attendant quickly grabbed the silver note off the counter, afraid if he delayed, the note would fly away.

He clutched the silver note and said, "Five thousand five hundred blocks of ice, such a large number, we can only promise to deliver within half a month."

Manager Wang suppressed the anxiety in his heart and said, "No rush, you keep the money for now. I’ll come to pick up the ice later."

The young attendant glanced at Su Jin again.

Not knowing what kind of clever plan Song’s Ice Shop had.

Su Jin smiled slightly and said, "Before autumn, we’ll deliver the ice, no matter when Song’s Ice Shop needs it, five thousand five hundred blocks will be delivered within half a month, falling short by a block compensates two taels of silver."

"Of course, Song’s Ice Shop is also allowed to request separately, no more than five hundred blocks of ice, and delivered within two days."

The young attendant wrote it down.

Two copies made.

Manager Wang signed it.

The young attendant handed the five thousand taels silver note to Su Jin.

Su Jin’s beautiful eyes sparkled like divine radiance.

She took the silver note from the young attendant and waved it lightly—

"The ice shop’s business is about to boom."

"They’re really good people," Xingxing said happily.

Chu Shun and the others wiped the black lines from their faces.

"Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy is the way to survive a hundred battles, but this relying on luck, you’ll end up losing even the underwear you wear, haha," Prince NanAn laughed heartily.