Chapter 136 Abnormal

Tao Tao turned to look at him: "Naturally, it's for you to practice with."

"You can cut open the pigskin to imitate various forms of knife and sword wounds, cut out different shapes, and then sew them up. After practicing a thousand or eight hundred times, you can graduate."

She handed the prepared needle and thread to Yu Shan, saying, "Here's the knife too. You two can find a place to practice."

Yu Shan looked at the item in his hand, smiled, and nodded: "Okay, boss."

After hiring people, Tao's mother and Xixin no longer needed to look after the shops on Chengnan Street. They would either rest at home or Xixin would accompany Tao's mother to go shopping and buy clothes and jewelry.

After so many years of hard work, it's time for Mom to rest.

Moreover, when she is busy at the shop, she usually has Leng Qiao follow behind to protect their safety.

She stood by the bed, carefully examining the sutures on the corpse to see if they were misaligned or not, and if they were messy. If they were misaligned, she would have to remove them and redo them.

After dressing the body and tidying up its appearance, the basic work on the corpse is basically done.

"Someone help me, let's lift the deceased into the coffin together."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shan immediately put down his work and rushed over, saying, "Boss, I'm here."

She chose a camphor wood coffin for the deceased that was reasonably priced, with a simple and elegant design, hard material, long-lasting fragrance, and anti-corrosion and insect-repellent properties.

Even in the underworld, you won't have to worry about being bothered by insects and ants.

The sun is setting.

The afternoon wasn't busy, so Tao Tao planned to close early and wait for Yu Shan and Yu He to finish packing before going home.

She walked to the counter, where the old accountant was organizing the ledgers and the sales reports from other branches over the past few days.

"Uncle Yuan, how is it? It should be alright, right?"

"No problem, what's the big deal? I've been doing this for over twenty years, these account books are nothing to me."

Uncle Yuan stroked his long beard with a smile, looking confident and assured.

"That's good. Let's close up early today and talk about it tomorrow."

"Okay, okay, I'll be done in a bit."

"I'll head back now after Yu Shan closes the shop."

Tao Tao spoke to Yu Shan, who was tidying up outside, and stretched as she did so.

Yu Shan responded loudly, "Okay, don't worry, boss."

Back home, Zhu Xia and Shu Jie immediately greeted her: "Miss, you're back so early today. Would you like to take a shower first? Asu's dinner is ready."

Zhu Xia: "Miss, Miss, what would you like to eat tonight? You can tell me, and I will inform the kitchen immediately."

The two people chattered excitedly beside her, making a lively and bustling scene, even more vibrant than when they first arrived.

She said with a smile, "Okay, okay, I'll take a shower first. Tonight, I want to eat Sichuan peppercorn chicken."

Shujie: "Miss, I'll go prepare hot water."

Zhu Xia: "Miss, I'll go and talk to the kitchen."

"Okay, go ahead."

She pushed open the door and went inside, only to be met by a dark shadow flying towards her.

"Asu! What are you doing!"

Asu, with a delicate, fresh lotus flower in its mouth, still glistening with dewdrops, flew straight to her, gesturing for her to take it.

"Where did this flower come from? What strange things do you carry around with you all day?"

Tao Tao looked at it with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, reached out and took the lotus flower from its mouth, brought it to her nose and sniffed it. It had a faint, pleasant fragrance.

"Beauty! Beautiful beauty!"

Asu hovered excitedly above her head.

She took the flowers inside, then her gaze fell on a table not far away, and she paused for a moment.

"Didn't I tell you to return it? Why is it still here?"

She walked over, picked up the brocade box, and turned to call out, "Leng Qiao? Leng Qiao!"

"Miss, I'm here."

Leng Qiao came out from the adjacent side room. "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Tao Tao handed the brocade box to her and said, "Take this back to the Privy Council."

Leng Qiao lowered her head and took the brocade box, looking at her with a puzzled expression: "Is this for the master?"

A gift? A gift from the young lady to her master?

"It's for him. He'll understand once he sees it. Just send it over."

"Yes, Miss."

Leng Qiao nodded and turned to leave when suddenly the parrot appeared in front of her, reaching out its sharp claws to grab the brocade box in her hand.

"Bad guy! Give it back! Hehehe..."

Leng Qiao was startled and quickly dodged to the side, while Tao Tao hurriedly stepped forward to block her.

"Asu, stop fooling around."

As Su went berserk, its hard beak aimed straight at the brocade box in her hand, carrying a sharp wind and an unstoppable killing intent.

Having no other choice, Tao Tao had to take the brocade box back first.

Once the result was in her hands, Asu really stopped chasing. It stood on her shoulder and pecked at its wings with its beak, as if it were scratching itself.

Tao Tao sighed helplessly, "Never mind, I'll deliver it myself tomorrow."

I'll also make some food and go over to apologize to him.

The sun is rising.

Autumn is approaching, so she made pear soup to relieve dryness and reduce internal heat. She checked the time and realized it was almost noon, so she could eat the soup after lunch.

After dinner, she prepared to take Leng Qiao to the Privy Council when she suddenly heard Tao's mother's voice behind her.

"Tao'er, where are you going?"

She turned around and saw her mother wearing a light blue straight-collar jacket with a pine-yellow skirt. She was gentle and charming, with a radiant and plump face. She had shed her previous haggardness and even showed a kind of elegance that ordinary women did not have.

"Mother, I'm going to visit a friend."

"No rush, Mother has something to tell you."

Tao's mother stepped forward, smiling, and took her hand, leading her inside.

Tao Tao was pulled into the room and sat down, looking completely bewildered. "Mother, what do you want to tell me?"

Have you met the son of the owner of Chen's Garment Shop?

"I've seen him before, so what?"

He's a nice person, but he's rather quiet and seems easily embarrassed.

Last time she was moving a coffin, she accidentally dropped it, and he helped stabilize it. She was about to say thank you when he ran away before she could even finish her sentence.

However, she suddenly asked what it meant.

Tao Tao looked at her suspiciously, a bad feeling creeping into her heart.

“I think that family’s son is good-looking, of good character, and someone I can entrust my life to.”

"If you have no objections, I'll have a matchmaker visit your home tomorrow?"

Upon hearing this, Tao Tao was so startled that she stood up abruptly, her eyes wide with shock as she stared at her.

"Mother! What are you talking about? My business has only just started to pick up, how can I be thinking about these things? Besides, I don't even like his son, why would a matchmaker suddenly come knocking on our door?!"

"You're a young lady, and you're now showing your face in public to do business only because there are no men in your family. There's nothing you can do about it."

“Once you get married, you can manage the business together with your husband. Besides, there’s your younger brother; you can teach him too.”

"No! None of them will do!"

Tao Tao's expression was not good.

These businesses were the fruits of her labor; how could she possibly hand them over to others? Even her younger brother wouldn't be allowed to take anything from her.