"My mother said that if this marriage with the Duan family is called off, it will affect my reputation. I'm afraid I won't be able to find a family with such high standards as the Duan family again."
Qiao Zhiqin rolled her eyes and scoffed.
"Tch, only my aunt cares about this family so much, treating this piece of Qi like a treasure."
Qiao Zhiyi lowered her head and embroidered flowers in silence.
Anle glanced at Qiao Zhiqin, then at Qiao Zhiyi, and finally her gaze fell on her eldest sister, Anjing. She gave an awkward smile, changed the subject, and broke the strange, disharmonious atmosphere among the Qiao family cousins.
"Big sister, the butterfly you embroidered doesn't look as good as the duck that my cousin embroidered. Your skills are still not good enough."
Anjing smiled and said, "Of course, I can't compare to my cousin Zhiyi. My cousin Zhiyi has been learning embroidery since she was six years old. That's ten years of experience."
I'm just a dabbler, that's why I'm asking my cousin Zhiyi for advice.
Ten years? Anle clicked her tongue in disbelief.
Amazing!
She couldn't stand being made to sculpt this thing for ten years.
"That's right, little cousin. You have no idea how amazing Sister Zhiyi is in embroidery."
She could sell the embroidered screen in the next town and it would bring in five taels of silver for the family. Most of the Qiao family's food and drink expenses this year were supported by Sister Zhiyi.
The shop in the next town that buys embroidery items only accepts Sister Zhiyi's embroidery. The shop owner said that Sister Zhiyi's embroidery is the best-selling item.
Sister Zhiyi is capable and multi-talented; she's well-known in our village.
"If I really marry that Duan guy, then the Duan family will be getting off too easy."
Anle: "..." Uh... how did we end up talking about this Duan guy again?
Can't you see that my cousin Zhiyi isn't very interested in this topic right now? Why do you have to bring up something she doesn't really want to talk about?
Her cousin Zhiqin is really not very bright and has very low emotional intelligence.
The topic she deliberately changed the subject of was somehow steered back to the above, making it impossible for her to continue the conversation.
"...Cousin Zhiyi, can you take a look at the color scheme of this butterfly and tell me what you think of the thread?" An Jing smiled gently and handed the embroidery pattern in her hand to Qiao Zhiyi for her to see.
Anle secretly gave Anjing a thumbs up; her older sister was truly amazing.
...
Since the Qiao family moved into the An family's house, the An family's place has been bustling with activity every day, with the two families together creating a lively atmosphere.
Since Anle woke up, she has never eaten at the same table as the adults. Instead, she eats alone at a small table with Anjing and her siblings.
They could keep their distance from Qiao Qingnian, avoiding each other's sight and thoughts.
After staying at home for a few days, Anle was enjoying a very leisurely life. When he had nothing to do, he would lock himself in his small room, pondering his own rural system, or writing and drawing plans for town commercial streets, while waiting for Yu Rong to bring back news.
She plans to redesign the Golden City. Now that the Golden City is hers, she is determined to create a unique amusement park commercial city.
He looked at the drawing he had finished and admired it for a while.
This drawing is a house design that she copied verbatim from the element analysis in the rural system, but it took her several days to complete.
She plans to build a unified area of Jincheng with houses like these, making it a unique feature of Jincheng.
However, she still needs to go and investigate the exact location of this area.
She can't go to investigate by herself; she definitely needs that guy to take her. But why hasn't that guy come back yet?
If that boy doesn't come back, her parents definitely won't allow her to go out alone.
Just as he was muttering to himself, speak of the devil and he appears; Yu Rong climbed in through the window.
Anle glanced at it and leisurely placed the drawings under a book.
"Oh, you're back? How did it go? Have you arranged everything at the disaster relief site?"
Yu Rong nodded, "It's quite well done. I inquired and heard that they're also buying up medicinal herbs in nearby cities. They probably don't have enough herbs for the current needs."
However, the epidemic is indeed gradually improving, and it should be over in less than seven days.
"What about the bodies of those dead patients? Were they disposed of as I instructed?"
Yu Rong paused for a moment, then nodded, thinking of the ruthless methods used by the soldiers sent by Islaier, who had not even spared the corpses of infants.
"Yes, they were all forcibly cremated. Those bodies that had been hidden away were also dug up, and all the clothes and bedding that the patients had used before their deaths were burned. Including the bodies in the riverbeds, they were all being retrieved and burned day and night."
Anle breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. We must eliminate any possibility of disease transmission."
Islael is quite efficient; it seems the king gave his subordinates proper instructions and didn't treat her perfunctorily.
Are you familiar with the terrain of Jincheng?
Yu Rong looked at An Le with confusion, not understanding why she suddenly asked such a question, but she still nodded. After running around for the past few days, she had enough to understand a bit.
"It's alright."
"So, where do you think would be a suitable place to build a large-scale facility in Jincheng? Hmm... like the palace complex we're staying in, the kind of place that's large enough."
Yu Rong was slightly surprised. "What are you going to do?"
"The idea is to build a relatively large building site where businesses can operate; in short, a large shopping mall."
This will boost the economic development of our Jincheng.
However, money is a problem; to build Jincheng, one needs sufficient financial resources for investment.
"What's the most expensive thing in the world that's also the most popular among the wealthy? Do you know?" Anle asked, throwing out another question as she spoke.
Yu Rong pursed his lips and pondered for two seconds, "Gemstones such as crystal and jade are the most precious things and are most loved by noble families."
Based on what I know from following the new emperor over the years, the imperial merchants of our Tianqi Empire are doing business in this area, importing these things from outside and selling them at high prices to these noble families.
However, all of these originate from the Red Earth Continent, making it quite inconvenient to engage in commerce there.
The journey is long and bumpy, and these items are fragile and difficult to preserve, plus the cost is huge.
If it gets damaged, the loss will be huge, making it a losing proposition.
Moreover, the exorbitant costs deter many people from entering this business, and no one dares to easily get involved, nor do they have the capital to do it.
Furthermore, one needs a pass from either of the two countries on the Red Earth continent, or a travel document from the Apocalypse Empire, to enter.
Anle raised an eyebrow.
"two countries?"
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