Now the scholar's mother dared not make a fuss, and the two got married smoothly.
The hunter treated Cheng Yue very well, but unfortunately, they had only been married for a year when the hunter and his men encountered a pack of wolves while hunting in the mountains. In order to save her, he was dragged away by the wolves.
When the villagers gathered together to go up the mountain to search, all that was left when they found it was a broken skeleton.
Without the hunter's suppression, the scholar's mother started causing trouble again, completely cementing Cheng Yue's reputation as a jinx.
Despite her grief, Cheng Yue completed the hunter's funeral, moved away from their village, and used the hunter's remaining assets to buy this shop in the city and open a clothing store.
Cheng Yue is a kind-hearted person. Her shop isn't very big, but she already employs two embroiderers, which is enough for her needs.
However, upon learning that the original owner was raising four children alone, she chose to accept her embroidery and assigned her some embroidery work so that the original owner could earn some copper coins to buy some food.
When Luo Yang fell ill, he even lent money to the original owner so that she could focus on treating her child.
Now that Xiao Yunying has met her nominal boss, she is truly beautiful inside and out. The first thing he said to her was to ask if something had happened to her.
Xiao Yunying explained why she hadn't handed in her embroidery on time:
"I slipped and fell into a puddle a few days ago while I was digging for wild vegetables in the mountains. I was unconscious for two days and only woke up last night. I'm so sorry I'm late."
As he spoke, he took out a bundle from his basket, opened it, and handed the purse to Cheng Yue.
Cheng Yue casually placed the bundle on the counter: "How could you be so careless? Is the injury serious?"
"The injury wasn't serious. I just caught a cold from being in the water for too long, but I'm all better now."
"That's good."
Cheng Yue lowered her gaze and asked curiously, "Is this your youngest daughter?"
"Yes, Xin'er, call her Aunt Cheng."
Xin'er called out in her childish voice, "Aunt Cheng."
"The little girl is so cute, she'll definitely be a beauty when she grows up."
Luo Xin blinked her big eyes: "As beautiful as Aunt Cheng?"
Cheng Yue covered her mouth with her handkerchief and laughed loudly: "This little girl is amazing. She's so clever and witty at such a young age."
Xiao Yunying was also a little dumbfounded. She thought this little girl was timid and cowardly, but she didn't expect her to be so good at handling things.
Once Cheng Yue stopped laughing, Xiao Yunying got down to business: "Boss lady, please check your wallet. I paid late. I wonder if I've delayed your business?"
“It’s not too late. Master Zhang’s family has ordered a lot, thirty purses at once. You can hand them in before the end of the month. When you received the embroidery work before, you wanted to do more and set the deadline so early. I’m not in a hurry.”
Cheng Yue then looked at the purse: "Your embroidery skills are truly impeccable. Wait a moment, I'll go and settle your wages."
"No need, ma'am. I don't plan to take any more embroidery jobs. I didn't bring the remaining embroidery thread. Adding what I owe you before, you can calculate how much I still need to make up for."
Cheng Yue asked with a worried look, "You were doing so well, why did you stop?"
Xiao Yunying had already prepared her reason: "My eyesight isn't very good anymore. Things are starting to blur, and I can't see clearly if they're a little far away."
Moreover, ever since I took on the silk work, my children have been doing all the housework to support my hands. They're still young, and I don't want them to be too tired. If I do it myself, my hands will become rough in a few days, and I won't be able to do delicate work anymore. If I snag a thread, I'll have to pay for it. It's better to talk to the boss's wife about it now.
Xiao Yunying wasn't exactly lying; she did have some vision problems, probably nearsightedness, but it wasn't a big problem, maybe a hundred degrees at most.
Cheng Yue knew that most older embroiderers had eye problems, and this was the first time she had seen someone as young as Xiao Yunying suffer from an eye disease.
Considering how quickly she delivered her embroidery, she must have been working day and night. Thinking about it that way, it's not surprising that she developed an eye condition at such a young age.
"It's all for the children," Cheng Yue sighed. "So what do you plan to do in the future?"
"I haven't decided yet, but I'm planning to make some food."
With so many condiments in the supermarket, this is her sure-fire weapon for success!
"Alright, since you've made up your mind, I won't try to persuade you anymore. Wait for me a moment."
Cheng Yue went to the counter, and Xiao Yunying began to look around the layout of the shop. On the left were fabrics, and on the right were ready-made clothes. They also sold small items such as handkerchiefs and purses.
Cheng Yue returned shortly afterward, carrying a whole bolt of dark blue fine cotton cloth and a string of copper coins.
Without saying a word, he simply put the cloth into the basket.
"Wait a minute, ma'am..."
Cheng Yue, being a person of genuine character, directly brushed aside Xiao Yunying's hand that was trying to stop her.
"This is newly arrived cotton cloth, mixed with hemp. It's soft and durable. I'll keep it to make clothes for the children. Also, here's two hundred coins. Consider it a gift for the children. When you have time in the future, you can make some small things like purses or handkerchiefs and send them over. I'll accept them as usual."
"How can this be? I remember we still owe eight hundred coins."
"No rush, you can give it to me when you have it later."
Cheng Yue's concern was genuine, which deeply moved Xiao Yunying, who was not good at socializing.
He pulled out his money pouch from his pocket: "Madam, I can't accept these copper coins. Don't worry, I still have silver, so the children won't go hungry."
Seeing that Xiao Yunying had actually taken out the silver, he didn't insist anymore, took one or two taels of silver from her, and gave her the two hundred coins.
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