Actually, her guess was not bad. Yang Aoshuang didnât have the recipe for the drunken crab, she just bought a few jars to study, knowing only some of the ingredients inside. Especially, she found that the Sichuan peppercorns were the hardest to purchase, so she conspired with Young Master Li and came up with such a rotten idea. They teamed up with the Li Familyâs partners to buy up all the Sichuan peppercorns in Funan, not only that, they even bought it from nearby counties. Sichuan peppercorns are not particularly expensive spices, and the quantity is not large, so it didnât cost too much money for each family.
As for why the Li Familyâs partners joined in, itâs because Yang Chuxiaâs drunken crab has been selling exceptionally well in the past two years, making a lot of money with Ju De Lou, which has made many people envious and wanting a piece of the action.
Ju De Lou has a big background, they canât afford to offend them, so they could only pick on the soft persimmon. Each family didnât spend much money, but they were able to cut off Yang Chuxiaâs business. If they could make Yang Chuxia share the recipe or let everyone invest, it would be a profit, even if they couldnât, the loss would not be significant.
In the wine shop, Yang Chuxia, along with her servants, and Xiuâer were selecting wines when Yang Aoshuang also came with her maids.
"Oh, isnât this... whatâs-her-name?" Yang Aoshuang asked disdainfully while looking at her maids.
Then the maid replied, "Young Madam, sheâs just a nobody, this slave doesnât even remember."
Yang Chuxia looked at her and said to Xiuâer, "Xiuâer, did you hear a barking mad dog somewhere?"
"Miss, this servant heard it, and itâs an ugly and old mad dog too."
"Oh, so thatâs how it is. Then you better be careful, mad dogs are sick, donât let them infect you." Yang Chuxia continued selecting wine while saying this.
"Thank you for your concern, Miss. This servant understands."
"Yang Chuxia, you, you bitch!" Yang Aoshuang exploded in anger when she heard Yang Chuxia and Xiuâerâs veiled insults, pointing at Yang Chuxia and cursing.
Upon hearing this, Yang Chuxiaâs eyes turned cold. She put down the wine jar on the table, rushed up to Yang Aoshuang, and slapped her face twice.
As she slapped her, she said, "You know, I wanted to hit you a long time ago, but I didnât have a good enough excuse back then. Now itâs great, you came to me asking for a beating, arenât you a masochist? You call me a bitch, but who is more despicable than you? Playing threesome with two men, isnât that exciting?"
Yang Chuxia continued to insult without a break, "What about Young Master Li, is he unable to find a women? Otherwise, why would he want someone like you? Indeed, birds of a feather flock together. Young Master Li must not be good either; otherwise, why would he knowingly marry a bitch like you and wear a cuckold all by himself!"
"You, you dare to hit me..." Yang Aoshuang has always boasted herself as a well-bred young lady, so her cursing vocabulary was limited, and she wasnât nimble enough in her speech. Yang Chuxiaâs few words left her breathless with anger.
"Young Madam, are you alright?" Her little maid saw that her face was swollen and her eyes were bloodshot and quickly asked with concern.
However, Yang Aoshuang did not appreciate her kindness, and slapped her back with a counterhand, "Useless thing, donât you know to fight back when you see me being insulted?"
"Hmph, the maid is useless because her mistress is useless too." Yang Chuxia snorted coldly.
"Yang Chuxia, you just wait!" Yang Aoshuang glared at her fiercely, "Hmph, Iâll warn you, either hand over your familyâs drunken crab recipe now or let us invest in it, or else... You wonât be able to buy Sichuan peppercorns anymore, huh?"