Chapter 235 The Jiang Family Discusses Business
Jiang Yi greeted Lu Qiniang and Xiao Yan, bowed, and said, "I'm so sorry, I'm currently training, and I was worried you'd have to wait too long. So I thought I'd invite you in to take a look. If Xiao Yan could offer any pointers, I'd be very grateful."
The steam rising from the training ground, wrapped in the salty taste of sweat, hit me in the face. Hundreds of shirtless men were training to the beat of drums, their bronze backs undulating like waves of wheat, beads of sweat rolling down their well-defined skin...
"Okay, okay."
Lu Qiniang's mind suddenly flashed back to the time when she went to the countryside one year and saw the temporary workers hired by the landlord during the autumn harvest.
The man who was known as "the most capable man in the area" swung his sickle for two hours before collapsing on the edge of the field, gasping for breath like a broken bellows.
If it were these young men in the field… Her fingertips scratched unconsciously, and suddenly she was amused: “Just these frontline soldiers can probably plow twenty acres of dry land in a day, and dig a canal as well.”
No wonder men look for strong and capable women!
Xiao Yan couldn't help but pull her sleeve.
Her behavior hurt his self-esteem as a man.
Actually, he is pretty good and he is pleasing to the eye.
Jiang Yi smiled and said, "Actually, they do go to the fields. The Jiang family rarely hires farmers for their land; we cultivate it all ourselves."
"I see." Lu Qiniang nodded and said, "That's good, that's good."
She still couldn't help but look.
There is no erotic element in it, it is mainly about estimating the working ability of this group of people.
Also, their moves look really exciting.
She wants to learn too.
I have been really busy lately and have no time. I will pick it up again after I am done with this busy period.
Jiang Yi took two steps towards Xiao Yan.
And Xiao Yan took two steps back.
Jiang Yi laughed dumbly and lowered his voice, "My brother Jiang Quan is among them too. He's in the third row, fourth from the east. He's staring intently at you. Can you go over and see him? He admires you very much."
Xiao Yan agreed softly, then told Lu Qiniang, "I'll go take a look. The sun's bright here, why don't you wait in the shade of the tree first?"
"No, no, I'm not afraid of the sun." Lu Qiniang stared at the moves of the people in the field and memorized them silently.
She felt that these seemed simpler than what Xiao Yan taught her.
Jiang Yi, however, had already sensed something and chuckled softly, saying, "Xiao Yan, please help me monitor the training. There's still a quarter of an hour left. I'll take Qi Niang to my room to sit down. If you have anything else to do later, you can talk to my brother."
"No need, he's fine. I just have something to discuss with you." Lu Qiniang said with a smile.
"Let's go to my room." Jiang Yi said naturally, holding Lu Qiniang's arm.
Lu Qiniang hadn't expected her to be so humble. She was immediately overjoyed and couldn't help but praise her, "Miss Jiang, you are truly the most humble girl I've ever met. You're so kind!"
Xiao Yan had been listening carefully to her movements, and when he heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched.
He had already guessed what Lu Qiniang was thinking.
——He also felt that he and Jiang Yi were a good match, and secretly arranged a couple for each other in his heart.
"Abandoned mother, you are too kind."
Jiang Yi brought Lu Qiniang to her room.
In the four corners of the room stood half-human-high ebony sword racks, with goose-feather knives on them without tassels.
On the east wall hung a whole tanned cowhide map, with its corners held down by bronze sand plates. The sand piled up to form the mountain ranges of the Seventeen Prefectures of Longxi, with a faded ivory flag planted at the highest point.
Lu Qiniang didn't know how to praise her, and just kept saying "good, good, good" over and over again.
She is indeed the daughter of a general. Just looking at the layout of this room makes Lu Qinniang's blood boil, and she wishes she could pick up her two big axes and rush to the battlefield.
"I'm glad that you don't mind." Jiang Yi smiled and guided Lu Qiniang to sit down.
Sunlight streamed in through the window. On the table facing the window, a blue and white porcelain basin was filled with clear water, and two red carps were pecking at duckweed.
The maid served tea and snacks and then left.
Lu Qiniang first expressed her gratitude, thanking Jiang Yi for helping her save her last time.
Jiang Yi said casually, "It's just a small favor, and in the end it didn't help much, so Qi Niang doesn't need to worry about it."
"I can't forget that." Lu Qiniang said, "I don't know why, but I just like you when I see you. It's like you've become the person I dreamed of being, so I feel close to you when I see you."
"I think Qi Niang is the same." Jiang Yi said.
Many people praised her and admired her for being able to single-handedly support the shaky Jiang family and raise her younger brother after her father and brother got into trouble.
But she knew that she was not that strong and she was just gritting her teeth to endure everything.
She had cried countless times late at night, and then wiped away her tears when the morning light shone into the room.
She is not as strong as she looks.
Lu Qinniang also had a hard time, even harder than her.
Lu Qiniang has suffered a lot, but she does not show the hesitation, entanglement, doubt, and sadness in her heart - she is the one who truly loves this chaotic world.
Jiang Yi has thought countless times, is this world worth living?
Lu Qiniang seemed to be telling everyone around her through her own actions that life on earth is worth it.
She is trying to live sincerely and passionately.
How can one maintain such enthusiasm after going through so much hardship?
Jiang Yi couldn't do it himself, so he admired those who could do it.
As far as the eye can see, there is only one person - Lu Qiniang.
Only Jiang Yi herself knows how timid she is.
If she was really strong enough, like Lu Qinniang, who did not wait or rely on others, how could she throw herself into that passionate love that left no way out and ended tragically like a moth to a flame?
That was her vulnerability, a mark of her real existence.
Lu Qiniang didn't know that Jiang Yi had thought so much about this, and said a little embarrassedly: "I won't beat around the bush with you. I came here today to do a business deal, to see if you are interested."
"What business is it? Tell me about it." Jiang Yi pushed the snack box in front of her.
"Fireworks." Lu Qiniang said, "We made a batch of fireworks. Did you see them last night?"
"Yes. Yun Ting told me, what do you need me to do?"
Lu Qiniang praised Jiang Yi in her heart, look, how straightforward this is, without a trace of pretentiousness or arrogance.
She likes people like this.
So she readily explained her purpose.
"Here's my plan. When we make some money, I'll give 10% to Lei the Deaf, 20% to you, 20% to Yun Ting, and I'll take 50%."
Lu Qiniang actually felt a little guilty, thinking that she had taken too much.
Some people contributed their skills, some contributed their labor, and some sold their goods. It seemed that she just contributed some starting money.
Oh, the money was also collected today.
Take someone else's chicken and make it lay eggs for them.
She still took half of the profits, which really made her feel guilty.
But this was decided by Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan said that 20% of the wages was already very considerate of the Jiang family.
So Lu Qin's mother said it shamelessly.
"That's not appropriate."
Jiang Yi's words made Lu Qiniang feel nervous.
Look, it’s really too little.
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