Chapter 107: Closing the Xiao Family’s Workshop
"Miss."
He Changqing had just come from the salt well, wearing a brown shorts. When he saw Xiao Jiuyue, he greeted him respectfully.
"It seems that you are doing well here in Yanjing?" Xiao Jiuyue looked at He Changqing. Along the way, everyone called him Brother He.
"Thanks to the young lady." He Changqing likes the current situation very much. He has plenty of energy, but what he lacks here is strength!
He helped Xiao Jiuyue manage the salt well and received a monthly salary. His mother and sister also had work to do in Fu'an Village, so he felt more at ease.
"Let me ask you, do you know any scoundrels or punks in the county?"
When Xiao Jiuyue asked the question, He Changqing was dumbfounded. He even thought he was hallucinating!
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"Jiaojiao, I have something to tell you, why did you run away?" Cheng Yanwen came back from the Xiao family and immediately went to Cheng Fangjiao for advice. Who knew that when Cheng Fangjiao saw him, she had a sour face and didn't even look at him!
"Hmph." Cheng Fangjiao went straight back to the house.
Cheng Yanwen followed all the way in. After seeing Cheng Fangjiao enter the inner room, Cheng Yanwen did not follow in. Even though she was her biological sister and she was at the age of marriage, it was not appropriate for him, as her older brother, to enter her room.
"Jiaojiao, I really have something to do." Cheng Yanwen said anxiously.
Cheng Fangjiao said unhappily, "I'm busy." Why did she ignore Fang Caiwei when she was anxious to have fun yesterday?
Are you going to pay attention to her now?
"I'll treat you to a meal." Cheng Yanwen said, "Fengchunlou, don't you like Fengchunlou's braised pork trotters? I'll take you there to eat!"
"It's not like I, Cheng Fangjiao, can't afford to eat." Cheng Fangjiao's depressed voice came. The only exquisite jadeite hairpin she got from the provincial capital was taken away by Fang Caiwei. Cheng Fangjiao was so angry in her heart!
"Then..." Cheng Yanwen's eyes turned and he said, "Ten taels of silver."
"You were turned away at the Xiao family, right?" Cheng Fangjiao snorted.
Cheng Yanwen became even more anxious when he heard this. He was quite happy when he left the Xiao family. Old Madam Xiao was so kind and smiling, praising him as the son of the county magistrate, young and promising. But then she changed the subject and asked about his wife, who must be a rare and virtuous wife. Cheng Yanwen then anxiously said that he had not yet married.
Old Lady Xiao asked again that when she heard that County Magistrate Cheng's son was getting married a few days ago, Cheng Yanwen was even more hesitant and said that he had married a concubine.
Old Madam Xiao was not as contemptuous as the people next to her. Instead, she praised him for his loyalty and righteousness, which made Cheng Yanwen feel proud.
When leaving, Cheng Yanwen felt dizzy. Anyway, the apology gift he brought was not taken at all. When he got home, Cheng Yanwen felt something was not right.
"Jiaojiao, twenty taels, give me some advice." Cheng Yanwen said anxiously. Before he could raise the price, the servant came and said, "Master, the Madam is looking for you."
Cheng Yanwen paused and immediately went to see Mrs. Cheng. Cheng Fangjiao ran out of the house, turned her eyes, and immediately followed him.
In the main courtyard of the Cheng family, Madam Cheng heard Cheng Yanwen's words and started to scold him: "How could I have such a stupid son like you? The old lady doesn't even like you, and you are still so stupid!"
"Mom, the old lady also praised me for being young and promising, and for being loyal and righteous!" Cheng Yanwen retorted unconvinced.
Madam Cheng was so angry that she fell backwards. Cheng Fangjiao saw this and hurried forward, patting Madam Cheng on the back and saying, "Mother, don't be angry. I think what Big Brother said is right. A downtrodden phoenix is worse than a chicken!"
"What do you know?" Madam Cheng glanced at her and said, "A lean camel is bigger than a horse!"
"Well, that doesn't mean she's really from the Xiao family, does it?" Cheng Fangjiao cleared her throat and said, "Those rumors are all nonsense. How could someone from Shengjing be the Xiao family who had their property confiscated and exiled? Is she really the daughter of the Minister of Revenue?"
Anyway, she would rather believe that Xiao Jiuyue was not the real daughter of the Minister of Revenue. Otherwise, wouldn't it prove that she was of noble birth?
"Whether it's true or not, don't act rashly before you understand the person's background." Madam Cheng warned, kicking Cheng Yanwen: "When did you put your mind on studying? You just took a concubine, and now you're thinking about getting married?"
"Mom, I'm grown up, isn't it normal for me to want to get married?" Cheng Yanwen pursed his lips, touching his kicked foot. He asked carefully, "Mom, Miss Xiao is beautiful and talented, and is especially suitable to be my wife."
"How many times have you met her? And you already know she's talented?" Madam Cheng pinched her brows and looked at Cheng Fangjiao beside her and said, "Jiaojiao, were you the one who started this?"
"Mother, it's none of my business." Cheng Fangjiao repeatedly denied any involvement, squatting in front of Madam Cheng and saying in a delicate voice, "Mother, how could I do such a thing?"
Cheng Fangjiao winked at Cheng Yanwen, who immediately said, "Yes, it's not Jiaojiao's fault. It was just an accident. Mother, the candy shop's booming business is all thanks to Miss Xiao. If she could marry into the Cheng family, wouldn't it be even more powerful?"
"Oh, you've learned how to use this idiom?" Mrs. Cheng looked at him with a forced smile, then looked at Cheng Fangjiao beside her and asked, "Is what your brother said true?" Compared to her son who only stared at women, Mrs. Cheng obviously trusted her daughter more. Her daughter was smarter.
"Yes, she's quite talented in business. The orange canning workshop in the village was built after she came here. It's making a lot of money now."
Cheng Fang's eyes flickered slightly as she said, "Big Brother is not someone who has never seen the world. Since Big Brother wants to marry her, I think she must have something special. Otherwise, Big Brother has never mentioned who he wants to marry before, so why would he only want to marry her?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Cheng Yanwen almost clapped his hands like Cheng Fangjiao. He said excitedly, "Mom, I just want to marry her!"
"..." Mrs. Cheng's lips twitched, and she looked at Cheng Yanwen and didn't want to say a word. In the past, those women were not presentable. If he dared to speak, she would break his legs!
Cheng Yanwen and Cheng Fangjiao pleaded with each other, and Madam Cheng pondered for a long time before saying, "If she is really from the Xiao family of Shengjing, then it's fine to marry her. But if she is just an ordinary merchant girl, then that's not okay!"
"Mother, why can't a merchant's daughter be my wife?" Cheng Yanwen saw a chance and knelt down excitedly: "Mother, as long as you are willing to let me marry her, I will study hard and pass the imperial examinations in the future."
Madam Cheng's eyes darkened as she looked at Cheng Yanwen, who was kneeling on the ground in excitement, and said, "Alright, go down. I'll think about it."
"Thank you, mother." Cheng Yanwen left happily.
As soon as Cheng Yanwen left, Madam Cheng looked at Cheng Fangjiao and said, "Bring people to seal up the Xiao family's workshop tomorrow."
Cheng Fangjiao's eyes lit up. She knew whether her mother was capable or not just by looking at her own moves!
"Jiaojiao, no matter whether she is the daughter of the Xiao family or not, she cannot enter the door of the Cheng Mansion." Mrs. Cheng reminded.
For the sake of a woman, even the daughter of a criminal, Cheng Yanwen knelt down and begged her, and said that he would study hard?
She is an experienced person. If you really marry a woman like this, she will be a disaster!
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