Chapter 206: Being Beaten
Ye Caiping and the other person came to the place where the ox carts were parked at the entrance of the town.
Ye Daquan was lying in the car in a daze. When he saw them, he sat up and said, "Hey, little sisters, have you finished shopping? You're back pretty early."
Jinhua's heart, which was covered with knife wounds, twitched. She had thought that it would take many days to come back, but she didn't expect that it would only be a half-day trip...
After returning home, Jinhua immediately locked herself in the room.
Mrs. Du and Old Lady Ye were relieved to see Jinhua coming back, and quickly pulled Ye Caiping and Daquan into the room to talk.
Ye Caiping told the whole story, and the Du mother-in-law and daughter-in-law gasped.
Mrs. Du gritted her teeth and said, "I originally thought that Mrs. Xie was vicious, but I didn't expect that it was the shameless Zhou. Alas, if it weren't for Mrs. Xie, Jinhua wouldn't know what to do."
Ye Caiping said, "That's even simpler. When I said I wanted to find a storyteller, Zhou Ziyang got scared. It's not like he likes Jinhua that much, and he wants to marry someone from a wealthy family. He definitely won't ruin his reputation for Jinhua."
"Let's go find Miss Song again. Once Jinhua knows Miss Song doesn't exist, she will see everything clearly. If she still can't see this clearly, then there's no need to rescue her."
Mrs. Du was surprised and asked, "Then...what if his fiancée really exists? What if he is really engaged?"
Ye Caiping snorted and laughed: "That's impossible. Big brother and sister-in-law have been asking around for so long, how could they not find out if there is really a fiancée?"
"Besides, he had just been engaged for a few days, and he immediately took in a beautiful concubine. He couldn't wait to marry her. Isn't this a slap in the face of his fiancée? No normal person would dare to do this. I knew at that time that he didn't have a so-called fiancée at all."
"But... Miss Song, it should exist!"
Hearing Mrs. Xie's words "Don't ruin the young lady's reputation", I knew there was such a person. Maybe she is the person Zhou Ziyang has always wanted to marry, but unfortunately she ignores him.
Mrs. Du sighed: "How can you be so cunning at such a young age?"
Ye Caiping said, "They are just some petty tricks that are not worthy of being shown on the stage. His tricks are only enough to deceive Jinhua and you, brother and sister-in-law."
Ye Daquan Du: "..."
The next day, Ye Caiping went to the county town and spent a few copper coins to find a beggar to ask, and found out that there was indeed a Mr. Song in the county.
The Song family is a country gentry with considerable wealth. In addition to the title of Juren, he was also well-known in Yue'an County and had a reputation as a scholarly family.
And Miss Song is the youngest daughter of Mr. Song and his favorite.
After inquiring, Ye Caiping went back.
Since returning home that day, Jinhua has been locking herself in her room.
Jinhua was heartbroken, but still had a glimmer of hope, wondering if Zhou Ziyang had any hidden secrets, and whether he would come back to her and explain things clearly.
But after waiting day after day, no one came.
Her heart gradually grew cold.
And, a few days later, she heard a joke.
It is said that when Zhou Ziyang was walking on the street, he was stopped by a 40-year-old nanny, who brought a few thugs with her. They held him down and beat him up:
"How can there be such a despicable and shameless person like you? Last time you came to ask for marriage, our master refused, and you came to do something sneaky! You even told others that my young lady is your fiancée? Bah, you are just a lowly small merchant, a toad wanting to eat swan meat! Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself!"
"If you dare to ruin my lady's reputation, beat her up! Beat her up hard!"
Zhou Ziyang was beaten so badly that his face was covered in bruises and purples, looking very miserable.
Jinhua gasped when she heard Xiaoyan and Jin'er talking about this in the corridor outside.
That Miss Song really exists, but she is not his fiancée!
It turns out everything is true! He didn't have a fiancée, but he made up one to deceive her!
Her last bit of fantasy was shattered!
After that day, although Jinhua was still silent, she went out.
He ate quietly and did not help Mrs. Du make spicy soup. Instead, he went to the fields to weed or went up the mountain to collect firewood and cut grass for the pigs.
Ye Caiping and others knew that Jinhua needed time to heal her wounds, so they ignored her and let her do what she wanted.
On the 8th of April, Ye Daquan's family's house was completed.
The date for moving has also been set, which is April 20th.
Today is the day when the furniture moves into the house.
Ye Caiping, Old Lady Ye, Mrs. Wei and everyone else went to the new house to look at the furniture.
All of these pieces of furniture were made according to the drawings Ye Caiping drew last time, but there were some differences in the details.
Wang Shuantou and his sons and Ye Yong were the ones who beat people inside and outside the house.
Only a few sets of tables, chairs and cabinets in Ye Daquan and his wife's room were the work of Ye Yong alone.
Ye Caiping and others all crowded into Ye Daquan's room to watch.
"Mom, my cousin's craftsmanship is really great." Ye Jin'er touched the table with a look of amazement.
Ye Caiping nodded. Although her craftsmanship was not as good as that of brothers Wang Shuantou and Wang Shouqiang, it was already quite good and could be sold for money.
Mrs. Du was surprised and proud: "It's all thanks to Uncle Wang's good teaching."
Wang Shuantou sat at the door and chuckled.
Ye Yong's ears turned red from the praise.
Ye Caiping carefully looked at Ye Yong's craftsmanship and couldn't help but sigh, Wang Shuantou is so real! Ye Yong had been learning martial arts for less than half a year, and surprisingly, everything he had learned was real kung fu.
After looking at the furniture, I went to look at Ye Daquan’s house.
The house was built according to the layout of Ye Caiping's house, except that the kitchen was placed in the outer courtyard, and the animal shed and vegetable garden were placed on the side of the house.
Ye Erquan said, "This is good. Our barns are all in the yard and they stink."
Ye Caiping said, "I remember that my second brother's family bought 6 mu of land, but they only built 4 mu. The remaining 2 mu can be fenced with bricks and the barn can be moved out."
Ye Erquan smiled when he heard it: "You are right. I will go to Uncle Liu to buy bricks and have someone build it for me."
Wei also agreed. It didn't cost much to build a barn and buy bricks. It would only cost a few taels. Now that her family is rich, she is willing to spend this little money.
After visiting Ye Daquan's house, everyone prepared to leave.
Wang Shuantou walked up to Ye Caiping, hesitating: "Niece, I want to tell you something."
Ye Caiping said, "I just happen to have something to ask Uncle, why don't you come to my house to chat and have lunch at the same time."
"Okay." Wang Shuantou agreed with a smile.
The group returned to Ye Caiping's home.
When she reached her doorstep, she saw a servant pulling a carriage parked outside.
A little head popped out of the car window: "Auntie!"
When Ye Caiping saw it, she was surprised: "Is it Manman?"
Jin'er and Huan'er hurried over and asked, "Why are you here?"
"You guys didn't come today because you have a day off... I just happened to be bored, so I came here to relax." She glared at Ye Caiping and said, "Auntie hasn't been to my house for a long time."
Ye Caiping thought about it and realized that she had not been to the Shen family for more than half a month.
Ye Caiping said, "There have been too many things going on at home recently. I'll come to your house some other day."
Some time ago, there was the busy farming season and the Jinhua issue, which made me very worried.
Shen Manman snorted softly, and she jumped off the carriage: “Look, what is this?”
As she said this, she turned around and took out a green coconut from the car.
"It's a coconut! Oh, Xu Yu!" Ye Caiping asked in surprise, "Where did you get it?"
Shen Manman pouted, "My father gave it to me. Last time he saw that I liked to eat the desserts made by Xu Yu, he asked someone to find some at the seaside a hundred miles away, and he brought me a lot!"
Jin'er and Huan'er's eyes lit up. Ever since they sent desserts to the Shen family last time, their mother said that there was no more left, and they had never eaten coconut milk sago again.
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Hurry up, go inside first."
Ye Caiping asked Ye Yong and Ye Daquan to greet Wang Shuantou and his son.
She just pulled Shen Manman into the house.
Walking into the second door, Shen Manman smiled and said, “Aunt’s house is quite nice. Although it is simple, it has a unique charm.”
As they were talking, Shen Manman's carriage came in from the workshop and stopped outside the side door. The servant called out, "Miss, where do you put these leftovers?"
Shen Manman said excitedly: “Bring them all in.”
Soon, more than thirty green coconuts were piled up in Ye Caiping's yard. Old Lady Ye, Ye Daquan and others all gathered around curiously.
Ye Caiping asked, "All for me?"
Shen Manman looked proud: “Yeah!”
Hearing her "hmm", Ye Caiping didn't know why she thought of Master Shen, this tone... is so similar!
Shen Manman added: "My father said, all of them are for you. Sending coconuts from a thousand miles away is a token of love."
Ye Caiping's mouth twitched slightly: "Little girl, you are talking nonsense again."
She never said she liked coconuts, so how could he give her coconuts?
No, even if she likes coconuts, it’s none of his business.
"Little sister, what is this? Can I eat it and play with it?" Ye Daquan looked curious.
"This is Xu Yu, also called Xu Ye, Yue Tou Wang or coconut in some places. You need to peel off the thick outer skin." Ye Caiping said.
"This rice cake has experience!" Shen Manman said with a smile, "Come here, rice cake, and peel the rest."
The servant named Cat ran in and opened coconuts with Ye Daquan, Ye Yong and others. Later, even Old Man Ye and Wang Shuantou came to watch the fun.
Old Lady Ye pulled Ye Caiping aside and said with a smile, "This young lady, is she the daughter of Master Shen?"
Ye Caiping nodded: "Yes."
"How come she is so pretty!" Old Mrs. Ye smiled. "I usually thought that the girls in our family were already outstanding, but Miss Shen is even more beautiful. Her demeanor shows that she is a rich lady."
"And she's not arrogant at all. She didn't even look down on us when she came to our farmhouse. She's different from the rich girls I met in the county or town."
Ye Caiping said: "This is what we call the true generosity of a noble family. Moreover, the education method in her family may be different from that of other families."
"Our girls are going to take classes with her, right?"
"Um."
Old Mrs. Ye was even happier after hearing this. If one day her granddaughters could be half as magnanimous as Miss Shen, she would wake up laughing even in her coffin.
"Oh, it's open!" Ye Daquan picked up a peeled coconut and said excitedly, "But this one is so hard and has hair on it! It looks like a monkey's head."
Ye Caiping stepped forward and said, "There are three holes on it. Poke them and pour out the water to drink."
Old Mrs. Ye quickly took out a small plate.
Coconuts were peeled one by one, and finally a small basin of coconut water was filled. Everyone took bowls and shared the drink.
Ye Daquan and others drank it and found it slightly sweet with a special fragrance.
Ye Caiping asked Ye Daquan to break open the coconut after pouring out the water. These are young coconuts. The flesh is very soft. When you scrape it with a spoon, you will get a layer of coconut flesh that is like jelly.
Everyone was eating coconuts in harmony.
Ye Caiping asked Jin'er, Huan'er and Shen Manman to go back to their room to play.
Ye Caiping went to the outer hall to chat with Wang Shuantou and his son, Ye Yong and Ye Daquan.
Ye Yong served tea, and Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Uncle Wang, how is your business lately?"
Wang Shuantou was just wondering how to start the conversation, but Ye Caiping suddenly gave him a hint and said with a smile, "To be honest... it's just so-so!"
"Last time we got your blueprints, we did make some money. But after the design came out, within two months, other carpenters copied it, and gradually, our business became less and less prosperous."
"I came here today... I want to ask if my niece can draw some more original pictures? We can buy them with money."
Ye Caiping nodded: "Of course. But Uncle Wang, you don't have to spend money to buy it. What I mean is that I can provide the blueprints, and you have to give me a share of the profits from every set of furniture you make using the blueprints and sell."
Wang Shuantou and his son looked at each other and nodded: "Sure, but I don't know how to divide it?"
Ye Caiping said: "I want 50%."
Wang Shuantou took a breath.
Wang Shouqiang hissed, "Big sister, you're asking for too much. We'll have to pay for the wood."
Ye Caiping said, "I want to set up a furniture workshop. I can pay for the construction of the workshop."
Wang Shuantou and his son looked at each other in bewilderment: "Workshop? How... is this done? Is it the same as your spicy soup workshop?"
When the three heard the word "workshop", they immediately became excited. Although they didn't know how the workshop operated, they knew that Ye Caiping's Hu La Tang workshop was very profitable!
Ye Daquan and Ye Yong were also surprised that their younger sister (sister-in-law) was going to set up a workshop again!
Ye Caiping said, "Let's join forces. I'll take 45 shares, Uncle Wang, you'll take 20 shares, and Big Brother and Yong'er will take 20 shares."
Ye Daquan and Ye Yong were both stunned: "We have a share too."
Ye Caiping nodded.
Wang Shuantou scratched his head and said, "This... sounds like a good partnership. But... isn't my family a little short?"
Ye Caiping said, "We still have to build a workshop, and we have to pay for it! I will not only provide the blueprints, but also the money. I own 45% of the shares, so I have to pay half of the money to build the workshop. And Uncle Wang, you don't have to pay money, nor do you have to provide blueprints. You just have to provide your labor and skills."
"And my eldest brother's family owns 20% of the shares, so they have to pay 20% of the money. And Uncle Wang, not only do you not have to pay money in the early stage, but you can also get another salary for working in the workshop later."
“As for the costs, we deduct them first and then distribute the profits.”
When Wang Shuantou and his son heard that they didn’t have to invest any money and would receive dividends and wages, they nodded immediately. Those 20 shares were like being given away for free!
When Ye Daquan heard that his family also had 20 shares, he looked at Ye Caiping and said, "Little sister, I can't take those 20 shares. You can take them! I don't know how to make furniture."
Ye Caiping rolled her eyes at him and said, "You don't understand, but Yong'er does. He has his own skills just like Uncle Wang and the others. Besides, ours is different from Second Brother's. We don't have to do the work ourselves."
"In the future, when Uncle Wang and you guys don't want to work anymore, there are good carpenters in the workshop who can stop working. If the furniture can be sold, you can get dividends."
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