Chapter 189 Past Events
Zhang Juexia drank enough water and finally had time to chat with Manager Yao.
"If there's really a need, I can consider it."
She told Manager Yao about the job she had taken on for the Qian family's wallet. Manager Yao was so shocked that he couldn't even finish his words. "Is what you said true?"
"When have I ever lied? The contract has been signed, the Qian family has delivered the cloth to my house, and I've started working in my backyard today.
I feel that if I can deliver the goods on time this time and the quality can satisfy Mrs. Qian, then there may be more orders in the future.
So we need to recruit apprentices and buy houses.”
"Tsk tsk tsk, it's only been a few years since the New Year, and your business seems to have surpassed mine."
"How could that be? I haven't even started yet!"
Shopkeeper Yao raised his hand and was about to swing it at Zhang Juexia, but Zhang Juexia easily dodged it, "We agreed in the beginning that we would help each other!
I haven't finished speaking yet. When the day comes when I'm overwhelmed with orders, I'll need your help!"
"That's more like it."
Shopkeeper Yao stuffed a large bag into Zhang Juexia's hands and said, "Take a look!"
"What's this?"
"The embroidery I chose for you is all high-end. You need something to show off your shop when it opens. You can't just hang up an embroidery shop sign and have nothing inside!"
Zhang Juexia quickly opened it and took a look. He had to admit the wisdom of the ancients. Each embroidery was vivid and lifelike.
The more she looked at it, the more she liked it. "I knew it, you're the best!"
Shopkeeper Yao picked up the cup of tea and offered it to Zhang Juexia. "Don't say anything nice. I have to tell you, I only have a limited number of embroiderers here. I can only give you two or three at most."
"That's already a lot. I'll figure out what to do with the embroiderer."
"Okay, anyway, you have to pay attention to this matter."
Shopkeeper Yao leaned over to Zhang Juexia and asked, "Would you like to hear some gossip?"
"What's the good news? Tell me quickly."
"Fang Lan ran away."
"who?"
"The Fang Lan I'm talking about is Mrs. Liu. She ran away."
Zhang Juexia spit out the water he had just taken a sip of. "What? She's so old, and there are still people who want her."
"Oh, what are you thinking? She didn't elope with someone. I heard she ran away to her third son's home in the county town."
“That’s called running!”
"How can this not be called running away? I heard people on the street saying that Liu Hong is shouting that he wants to divorce his wife!
However, this matter is a bit uncertain. Liu Sanle wants to take the imperial examination, so he has to think carefully about it."
"Why would she go to the county town during Chinese New Year? Is there something fishy going on here?"
"I heard from Fang Lan's eldest daughter-in-law that Liu Hong beat her up a few days ago because he disliked her for selling the family land and for making her embroider at home with the other daughters-in-law.
Maybe she didn't want to suffer this anymore, so she ran away!"
"Why run away just like that? Why not just talk it out with Liu Hong directly?"
"Liu Hong is such a scoundrel, who can talk things through with him? I guess Fang Lan was afraid of getting beaten, so she just ran away.
When she left, she was also cruel and took away all the valuables in the house.
Liu Hong was angry and refused to go to Liu Sanle's house to pick her up, and the two of them just sat there in a stalemate.
"Are Liu Hong's two sons happy? Their own daughter-in-law works herself to death embroidering things, while others are being tormented."
"It's been going on for a long time. The day before yesterday, the families of the two daughters-in-law came to take their daughters-in-law away. Their intention is that if the family doesn't split up, they won't send anyone here."
"That's a good idea. They'll definitely be anxious now that their money-making helper is taken away."
"I think it's a good idea, too. To be honest, their families should have done this a long time ago. I don't sympathize with Fang Lancheng at all considering her current situation.
She and Liu Hong are such mean-spirited people. You don't know what they have done to their two daughters-in-law.
Apart from eating and sleeping, she was not even allowed to go out on weekdays and just stayed at home embroidering.
If they couldn't embroider well, Fang Lan wouldn't give them food.
To put it nicely, she is their daughter-in-law. To put it bluntly, she is a servant, or even worse than a servant.
The servants have time to rest every month!"
Zhang Juexia was feeling very nervous. He didn't know whether he should thank Tian Caihong or feel lucky that he had managed to avoid such a weird family.
Shopkeeper Yao looked at the dazed Zhang Juexia and asked, "Are you a little scared?"
"A little bit. Liu Hong and Fang Lan are really a perfect match. They are both ruthless enough."
"These two people have no bottom line in their pursuit of money, and they deserve to be punished."
Zhang Juexia looked at Shopkeeper Yao's indignant expression and couldn't help but ask, "How could my mother become best friends with Fang Lan, given her condition?"
"I've already told you that your mother has poor eyesight. She doesn't know how to choose friends, and she doesn't know how to marry. She only has good embroidery skills."
Zhang Juexia pondered over what Manager Yao had said. She was thinking that based on Fang Lan's personality, she would definitely not be the one to suffer any loss. Why did Li Li'niang entrust the original owner to her before she died?
"Manager Yao, is there any agreement between my mother and Fang Lan, or did Fang Lan get something from my mother? Otherwise, why would she entrust me to her?"
"Fang Lan learned her unique embroidery skills from your mother. Otherwise, with her lazy nature, how could she possibly make a living?"
Zhang Juexia understood that Manager Yao was Li Li'niang's little fan. As the saying goes, a bystander sees more clearly than a participant. Li Li'niang was bewitched by Fang Lan and entrusted her trust to the wrong person.
Manager Yao was just a bystander and couldn't remind anyone, so she was quite dissatisfied with Fang Lan.
"You don't know how Fang Lan tried to curry favor with your mother back then. That disgusting look makes me want to vomit just thinking about it.
Your mother just happened to fall for her tricks. Fang Lan coaxed her around with just a few words, and then taught her her best skills.
Until her death, your mother trusted Fang Lan the most. But fate played a trick on her. After her death, the person she trusted the most became the least reliable one.
"So, my mother has embroidery skills, but poor eyesight. Not only did she make mistakes, she almost hurt me."
"That's about it. Forget it, let's not talk about the past. It's been so many years, I've almost forgotten it.
I hope Liu Hong's two daughters-in-law can make a fuss and divide the family property. Otherwise, the future will be difficult, with endless holes to fill. Sooner or later, they will be squeezed dry by the Liu family.
The sound of horse hooves was heard outside. Zhang Juexia guessed it must be Ye Beixiu, so he ran out to take a look.
"My wife, go home!"
When Ye Beixiu saw Zhang Juexia, he called out to her loudly.
Zhang Juexia said hello to Shopkeeper Yao and said, "My husband is here. I'm going home."
"Remember to come tomorrow!"
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