Chapter 141: Powerful Alliance
Shopkeeper Yao curled his lips in disdain, "Liu Hong is still daydreaming! You don't know how shameless he is. As soon as you left, he came to Liu Xia drunk and started making trouble.
He even boasted that within a few days, Liu Xia would have to beg him for help.
"He really thinks he's a nobody!"
"This kind of person, hey, let's not talk about her, tell me what you think!"
Zhang Juexia then told Manager Yao about what she had seen and heard during her trip to Shunhe County.
Shopkeeper Yao sighed, "We are still in need of good embroiderers!"
"How are your embroidery skills, Shopkeeper Yao?"
Shopkeeper Yao shook his head. "It's not considered top-notch in our town. Do you know who had the best embroidery skills in our town back then?"
Of course Zhang Juexia didn't know. She picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and waited for Manager Yao to speak.
"Your mother, Fang Lan, is also one of them. Fang Lan is Mrs. Liu. As for me, I can only be ranked third."
"You know my mother very well."
"Not really. At that time, I was just a little fangirl who admired your mother."
"I just felt that you treated me differently, and I thought it had something to do with my mother."
"A little bit, but you live a much more carefree life than she does, and you're luckier than her. At the very least, your husband is infinitely better than the man she married."
Zhang Juexia remained silent.
Shopkeeper Yao raised his head and looked at her. "I'm talking to your father. You don't mind, do you?"
"He's not my father anymore. I severed our father-daughter relationship the day before I got married."
Although Shopkeeper Yao was surprised, he nodded in appreciation and said, "That's great."
"Let's not talk about this anymore. I thought about it yesterday. Just as you said, my shop doesn't want to compete with Manager Yao. You can do whatever you want. Let's just join forces.
But I still have something to ask Manager Yao first."
"I knew you were going to give me a sweet treat first and then a stick. Tell me, what's the matter?"
"I want to borrow an embroiderer from Shopkeeper Yao, and this person can go back to my home with me and help me train the people in my workshop. Also, in a few days, I want to use you, Shopkeeper Yao, as an excuse to recruit some more apprentices. By then, I will have trained a group of embroiderers of my own."
Shopkeeper Yao pondered for a moment and said, "The second thing is easy. I am also willing to help more women have the ability to make a living.
Is this the first one? You’ll have to let me think about it…”
Zhang Juexia didn't urge her. She stood up and looked outside. The snow was falling a little heavier, and the ground was covered with a white blanket.
Ye Beixiu was no longer enjoying the cool breeze in the yard. He must have been taken somewhere else to have tea!
Zhang Juexia was worried that the snow would get heavier and wanted to leave.
Shopkeeper Yao slapped his thigh and asked, "Are you picky about age?"
"I'm not picky. I just want her to live in my house for a while and calm down to teach the villagers embroidery skills. However, I will definitely not treat her badly in terms of wages, so you can rest assured about that."
"Then this person is just right. I'll go ask her now. If she agrees, you'll have helped her."
Zhang Juexia was curious about who this person was and wanted to know the answer as soon as possible. "Why don't we go now?"
"become."
On the way, Shopkeeper Yao explained the woman's situation. "She's a pitiful person. After her husband died, she was driven out by her in-laws because she didn't give birth to a son. Her parents also didn't take her in, so she lived alone with a daughter.
She usually takes on some embroidery work from me, otherwise she would have starved to death long ago."
Zhang Juexia felt unhappy after hearing this.
Shopkeeper Yao said angrily, "You think this person is miserable? There are even worse cases. She earns so little money, but her family members often come to ask for extra money.
If she didn't pay, her sister-in-law from her mother's family would stay in the house she rented and cry for help. She didn't have the money to rent a house with a separate door and yard, or a large compound with several families living in it. Her mother's family was making so much noise that the neighbors were also uneasy.
Anyway, it's really infuriating. You said they are an orphan and a widow, and you didn't help them, but you made things more difficult for them."
"This kind of person is really hateful."
"You haven't seen it. Anyway, the reasons for asking for money are quite strange. It's either this illness or this problem. If you don't give it, they will make a fuss."
The two of them arrived as they were talking.
When they arrived at the compound, Manager Yao asked a child, "Which room does Song Yu live in?"
The child looked them up and down warily, "Do you have something to do with her?"
Shopkeeper Yao gave Zhang Juexia a look that said, "You know what I mean," and laughed. "Take me to her. We are her friends, not her family."
The child turned and ran away, shouting, "Jin Jie'er, someone is looking for your mother."
At this time, Zhang Juexia saw a woman with extremely neatly combed hair and patched clothes pushing open the door.
Seeing that the visitor was Shopkeeper Yao, Song Yu hurriedly went to greet him and said, "What wind brought you here? You are truly an honored guest. Please come in."
After Shopkeeper Yao and Zhang Juexia entered, Song Yu rubbed his hands nervously, "This room is too simple, please don't be offended!"
Shopkeeper Yao waved his hand and said, "We've known each other for many years, why are you being so polite?"
When Song Yu wanted to pour water, he was stopped by Manager Yao.
Zhang Juexia looked at the small room carefully. An earthen kang filled the room.
Now that there are two more people, her and Manager Yao, it is even difficult for her to turn around.
At this time, the door opened and a little girl about ten years old came in, looking at them timidly.
Song Yu pulled the little girl forward and said, "This is my daughter, Jin Jie'er. Jin Jie'er, please call someone."
Wang Jin hesitated, not knowing how to address Manager Yao and Zhang Juexia.
Shopkeeper Yao took the initiative to introduce, "Your mother and I are old acquaintances, so just call her Aunt." She then pointed at Zhang Juexia and said, "She is young, so just call her Sister!"
After Wang Jin finished greeting, Song Yu chased him out, "Mom has something important to say, go play!"
Wang Jin bowed again before leaving.
Shopkeeper Yao praised, "What a good girl."
Song Yu sighed, "It's this child who gives me the courage to live. Otherwise... she would have thought I was from my mother's family and would have been afraid that I would be bullied. Although I'm afraid in my heart, I still... well, forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. I wonder what Manager Yao wants to talk to me about today?"
Shopkeeper Yao did not hide a single word and told the whole story.
She pointed at Zhang Juexia again and said, "I've brought the person with me. If you have any questions, just ask. You have to think about this matter carefully. It's up to you to decide whether to go or not.
You don't have to consider my face, don't force it."
Song Yu didn't even think about it, "I'll go. To be honest, as long as I can escape this sea of suffering, I'm willing to go anywhere far away.
What's more, it's a good thing that I get paid."
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