Chapter 357: A Head-Breaking Marriage

After Daya returned, she only said "It's okay" to Lu Qiniang and Xiao Yan.

At night, she asked Xiaoshen to send a note to Jiang Xuan, which also had these three words written on it, and then she fell into a deep sleep.

Lu Qiniang felt relieved and waited for the imperial decree granting the marriage to arrive.

Xiao Yan told her that the imperial edict should not come so soon.

Lu Qiniang also felt that the emperor's subordinates were slow in their work.

On San Ya's birthday, Xiao Yan gave her a white horse.

San Ya was so happy to get her own horse that she walked around the horse and touched it from time to time.

Lu Qiniang smiled and said, "You are the most fortunate one, as your family is now doing well. This year, when your elder and second sisters have their birthdays, you must also celebrate them well."

"My eldest sister is coming of age," Erya said. "We should treat it well. I don't care. Anyway, I have everything I need now."

She has money in her hands and never puts herself in a difficult position.

Whatever you want, just buy it yourself.

She won't look at anything beyond her ability.

Instead, she urged Lu Qiniang to go and see the shop.

"I told you we're going to open a new shop, so why don't you go check it out! Mom, you promised me that you'd reserve a separate counter for me in the new shop."

Before, Erya was thinking that her hair dye was such a good product, she couldn’t just sell it to these poor people at the dock, how much money would she make?

Only a big shop with an annual rent of one thousand and two taels of silver and a location where every inch of land is valuable can be worthy of the good things she has painstakingly researched.

In that shop, Erya decided not to sell anything else.

Because she didn't have enough money. A bottle of rose water cost dozens or even hundreds of taels of silver. What could she buy with that little money?

As for the top customers in the rouge and powder market, they don't look down on cheap things.

If you really want to support a counter like that, I'm afraid even ten thousand taels of silver would not be enough.

She is not in a hurry, she has plenty of time to take it slow.

In the starting stage, you can go slowly, but it is best not to suffer major setbacks, otherwise you will waste time trying to get back up.

After more than half a year of experience, Erya has become much more mature and can talk about many business matters in detail.

Xiao Yandu told Lu Qinniang that this was the "female Fan Li" of their family, and their pride was beyond words.

These children have different personalities, but they are all reassuring.

"You're in for it." Lu Qiniang scolded with a smile, "You don't even want anything. A counter, that's a lot of rent a year!"

"When I make a lot of money, I will definitely pay you the rent."

Everyone laughed.

San Ya touched her horse and suddenly looked up at Xiao Yan: "Dad, can I name my horse myself?"

"certainly."

San Ya said excitedly, "Then I'll call it Tangtang. I love eating candy the most."

Arya teased her, "If you were to name this horse after your favorite food, then it would have to be called Meat, Vegetable, Egg, Milk, Fish, Shrimp, Dim Sum, Fruit..."

San Ya: "...Second sister is bullying me again, I hope she can get married soon!"

Erya was so angry that she came over and twisted her mouth.

"After the eldest sister gets married, it will be the second sister's turn," San Ya said, "Mother, marry her off quickly! Marry her to such a faraway place like Jinling!"

That way no one will bully her.

Jinling is the farthest place San Ya has ever been to. The long journey made her feel that it was the end of the world.

"I'll marry you to Java!" Arya stomped her feet in anger.

"Okay, stop making trouble. You're a grown-up girl, you can't talk nonsense."

Even so, Lu Qiniang couldn't help but tell her two daughters: "Your father said that you two will also have to find a son-in-law in the future, unless you are willing to marry out."

Their family is different from others.

Originally, Lu Qiniang thought that this was different from others and seemed not good.

But later she persuaded herself to calm down.

Their family, with five unrelated people put together, is different from others.

If that’s the case, then why bother learning from others?

The family can do whatever they want as long as they are comfortable.

Erya’s personality is too strong.

Don't look at this girl. She says every day that she wants to marry a rich man, but now, if you really ask her to get married, she will refuse to agree.

She can endure hardship, but cannot stand being wronged. She is like a firecracker that explodes at the slightest touch.

She herself said that she couldn't stand being humiliated.

Lu Qiniang felt that she still had to find an honest man in the future.

You don't have to be too capable, but you have to be obedient.

By the way, she has to be good-looking. Erya is very picky, so it would be best if she has some education.

Taking all these into consideration, I have to find her a scholar from a poor family...

But it is also easy to meet unfaithful men.

Moreover, Lu Qiniang is now a woman, and when she looks at men, she inevitably has an extra consideration.

For a thin scholar, it is inevitable that there will not be enough food at night.

He's a rough guy, and he's probably not very smart.

Oh, I can’t think about it. It makes my hair fall out.

Fortunately, San Ya is still young and can be delayed for a few years.

Erya really should consider getting engaged, and she needs to slowly look for a suitable candidate.

Lu Qiniang was thinking about her daughters' marriages, but Erya was focused on the new shop and urged Lu Qiniang to hurry and see it.

"Also, mother, we have to prepare the goods first. Otherwise, when the canal freezes over, where will you get them? You'll miss out on this great opportunity to make money in December." Erya reminded her worriedly, "If it were you, I'd just find a shop that can use them directly and do some minor tidying up. Don't make any major changes yourself. It'll waste time and money."

"You're right," Lu Qiniang said. "A month's delay means eighty or ninety taels of silver. Come on, Erya, follow me to look after the shop. You have better ideas than me, so I'll listen to you."

When it comes to encouraging her daughter, Lu Qiniang never spares any effort.

In her words, all her daughters are better than her and are her support and reliance.

Under this kind of admiring and encouraging education, the three daughters are indeed independent, self-reliant and enterprising.

Xiao Yan didn't say anything, but just watched the mother and daughter silently from the side.

His greatest luck in this life was being brought into this family by Lu Qi Niang.

In a sense, he should also thank Zhang Heyao.

Without Zhang Heyao's "death" and his subsequent abandonment, he and Lu Qiniang would never have been together.

"Let's go, let's go," Erya said impatiently, "while we are all at home today, let's go and see the shop together."

I have already found a middleman, so it should be possible to go and see it today.

Lu Qiniang looked at Sanya, "Today is your third sister's birthday..."

"It's a good time to go out for a walk on your birthday and then have a good meal outside. I'll treat you today!" Erya said generously.

"I want to eat sweet and sour pork!" San Ya said loudly.

The whole family was happy and ready to go out.

Then, when I was standing at the door, I saw a man and a horse coming at lightning speed from afar.