Chapter 8: The Beauty Rolls Up Her Pearl Curtain, Sitting Deeply with a Frowning Brow

  As he spoke, he rushed over and tangled with Ruoxi in a heap.

  "Good prostitute, let's settle this once and for all today, I don't believe you can eat walnut on a sheep's back!" The girl Ruo Xi was not to be outdone either. The two of them started fighting again, pulling each other's hair and clothes, creating a big mess. Two beautiful girls were soon disheveled, with their hair loose and clothes torn, almost like madwomen. Although several older women tried to intervene, the two girls were too caught up in their fierce struggle, sticking together like glue, impossible to separate."

  "You're all going crazy, I'm not even dead yet!" Just then, a thunderous roar was heard, and Mo, who had a loud voice due to his poor hearing, hurried over. The new housekeeper of the Smoke and Rain Pavilion, Old Mother Luo, also rushed over, scolding Golden Pearl: "You good-for-nothing girl, for the sake of a tattered dress, you're willing to throw away your life and reputation? Don't you know your own limitations? We still want to keep our guests! Let go quickly, if you scratch Ruoxi's face, Shen Shangshu will not tolerate it, today you'll definitely be punished in the woodshed!"

  If Creek girl and Golden Pearl girl hit the excitement, even Mr. Mo and Luo's mother did not sell face, still entangled in a difficult to part, Mr. Mo had no way, had to call a few small boys to pull open two girls, but see hair loose, eyebrows tangled, moon-like face residual blood marks, two people are not at a disadvantage, all hung some bruises.

  "Fine, Jinzhu! You're not content with a peaceful life, are you? You're itching for trouble! If Rufei is the top-ranked one, can you beat her?" As she spoke, she tried to drag Jinzhu into the woodshed.

  Jinzhuan's daughter listened to Luo Mama's words, which were all scolding her, and she felt even more wronged. She couldn't help but squat down on the ground and burst into tears: "Just because she is a noble person, everything has to go her way, while I am worthless, and have to bear all the blame!" Her crying was as heartbreaking as the sound of a cuckoo's mournful cry, and everyone who heard it felt sorrow.

  Old Mother Luo angrily said: "Do you know what kind of people are If Creek's honored guests? Are they the likes of your little officials, petty clerks and small shopkeepers that can be mentioned in the same breath? If you delay If Creek's business, I'll have your skin! She then spoke softly to Miss If Creek: "Don't be distressed, Mother will invite Mr. Huang to take a look at you, never mind about the pearls and jade, he will definitely cure your face and you can meet with the honored guests again."

  Ruoxi heard this and became even more pleased with herself, sneering at Jinzhu as she said: "You can just wait for the flowers to bloom for a hundred days, and people to be good for a thousand days! Who is looking at the red, who is being good!" As she spoke, she was about to take the little slave girl holding that shirt back to her room.

  Mr. Mo said: "Wait a minute, you two, why are you fighting like this?"

  "Ah, that Jinyu is really overestimating herself! She actually dares to bully my Yuqian? That's simply asking for a beating!" Luo Mama said coldly.

  Ruo Xi hastily said: "Alright, I have obtained the account book from the accounting room. I was about to select some items when Jin Zhu suddenly appeared and started competing with me. I couldn't help but feel angry, not because of the clothes, but because she didn't take the rules of the accounting room seriously and was being reckless. This led to a dispute between us, causing trouble for Mr. Mo and Luo Mama. It's really my fault. In the future, I'll make sure to reward that guest more generously and frequently, so that the Yunyu Pavilion will prosper even more."

  "Jin Zhu said hastily, 'This dress, she had already picked it out long ago, but seeing me take one that suited her taste, she became overbearing and insisted on taking it back!'"

  Old Mother Luo was about to scold Jinzhu, but Mr. Mo raised his hand to stop her and called over a young servant to bring the garment over. After examining it closely, he looked puzzled and pointed at the garment, asking Old Mother Luo: "Is this garment one that was just brought in today? Why haven't I ever seen it before?"

  Old Mother Luo touched her clothes and also wondered: "Strange, this dress, I don't remember buying it."

  Mr. Mo hastily asked Miss Jinzhu: "Where did this dress come from?"

  Jin Zhu heard this and immediately forgot her grievances, hastily saying: "This dress is the one that was called out in sequence for us to take from the clothes rack, no mistake."

  "Mr. Mo, Old Lady Luo, the origin of this garment is somewhat suspicious. I was the first to pick up the clothes and had never seen this piece before. Seeing that golden hairpin, I thought it was just something I hadn't picked out yet, but now..."

  Old Mother Luo hastily said, "This clothing, isn't it something that was mistakenly taken from the tailor's shop? Looking at this golden silk embroidery, it must be very expensive. With such good quality, we can't possibly not remember."

  Mr. Mo nodded and said, "Isn't it that the tailor's shop took advantage of us? Never mind, put this clothes in the warehouse first, if the tailor comes to look for it another day, give it to him, if he doesn't come in half a month, reward whichever girl is good. Now let's just forget about it, because one piece of clothing isn't worth much, everyone go back to their rooms, from now on don't mention today's matter again, don't make an example out of this, whoever remembers the grudge and causes trouble, I will not forgive lightly."