Chapter 94 Interpersonal Relationships Are Important
Yun Wansheng smiled a little embarrassedly: "I just arrived and haven't found a good house yet, so I can only rent here for now. I'll look for another one after the New Year. Young Master, there are no chairs at home, so you can sit on this bench first."
Lu Ke looked at the old bench, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes: "I'd better talk while standing!" The cloak he was wearing was light-colored and was the least resistant to dirt.
"Madam Yun, I have a small courtyard that's unused. At the very least, it's much better than yours. I won't charge you the monthly rent. Just treat us as friends. What do you think?"
"Thank you for your kindness, young master. I'm used to living here. The house is small and easy to clean. I won't go to your place." Yun Wansheng was polite but distant.
Lu Ke heard this and didn't force it: "Madam Yun, I had the workers make a batch of goods last night, and they were sold out as soon as they were put on the shelves today. It seems that your innovative designs are indeed very popular."
"Really? That's great. I'll feel relieved if it can be sold." Yun Wansheng said happily.
"Madam Yun, I'm still working on those patterns. Please draw some new ones for Lu Ji. The more the better."
"My dear, five pictures a day is my limit. Designing pictures requires a lot of brainpower."
"Okay! Five then. Send them directly to Shopkeeper Zhang tomorrow and we'll settle the payment on the spot. No need for an IOU."
"That's great! I'll start drawing in a moment."
After the discussion was over, Lu Ke wanted to say something else, but seeing that the woman was standing at a distance from him, he didn't know what to say. After all, he was not very familiar with her.
"Madam Yun, now that I have explained everything, I will go back. I hope you can paint a work that satisfies me." After saying that, he walked out of the house.
After seeing the person off, Yun Wansheng returned to her room to prepare writing materials and plan for her future.
As time slowly passed, the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month arrived. Shopkeeper Zhang settled the final payment for Yun Wansheng and said with a smile, "Madam Yun, the lanterns made from your designs are the most popular with customers these days. How about we continue our cooperation after the New Year?"
"Not for now. I have other things to do next year. If I have time, I can draw a few pictures for you for free." Yun Wansheng said so as not to offend anyone.
"That's great. Madam Yun is a capable woman. She can earn more money than us men. I admire you the most now." Shopkeeper Zhang flattered.
This woman earned several thousand taels of silver in just twenty days, a figure that he could never have dreamed of.
He felt that ten taels of silver a month was already a lot, but he didn't expect that someone else could sell a pattern for fifty taels. It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others.
Yun Wansheng was not in a hurry to go home. She bought some New Year's goods at the market, preparing to have a good New Year here.
When she arrived at the door of her house, she found it was open, which startled her and she quickly ran into the yard.
As soon as I entered the yard, I saw a few thugs standing in the yard, as if they were waiting for me to come back.
"Who are you? Don't you know that breaking into someone's house is illegal?" Yun Wansheng said coldly, putting the New Year's goods on the ground.
"Young lady, you are an outsider and not from here. Do you think the government will interfere in your affairs?" The gangster leader Li Dong said with a lewd smile on his face.
"What do you want to do here?"
"Simple, isn't it Chinese New Year? We brothers are a little short of money. I thought you have business dealings with Lu Ji, so you must have money. Young lady, can you lend us a few hundred taels to help us out?"
"You are well-informed. My cooperation with Lu Ji just expired today, and you came to cause trouble. People who don't know would think that Lu Ji is demolishing the bridge after crossing it." Yun Wansheng glanced at the four of them coldly.
"Young lady, you don't know this. If you hadn't cooperated with Lu Ji, we would have come to your door a long time ago. Who would wait until now? Hurry up and give us the money, otherwise we will kick you out of Qizhou City." Another gangster shouted.
"If you have the ability, drive me away now."
"Ah! Little girl, you dare to challenge me? Let me show you how I'm going to teach you a lesson." The thug's eyes were filled with lust, and then he pounced on Yun Wansheng with bad intentions.
But before he got close, he saw the woman opposite him quickly coming towards him, and then kicked him out with a whirlwind kick.
The other accomplices were all stunned at the same time. They obviously didn't expect that this thin-looking woman could actually know martial arts.
"You bitch, you're looking for death! Brothers, come on together!" Li Dong yelled and rushed forward first, followed by his two men.
Yun Wansheng mercilessly knocked them to the ground one by one: "Get out! Or I will report you to the police."
The four thugs didn't expect this woman to be so powerful. They couldn't do anything to her and could only leave in shame.
Yun Wansheng pondered for a moment, then took out the key and unlocked the door. Fortunately, the thugs did not enter the house, otherwise she was really afraid that the hidden silver would be found by them.
After what happened today, Yun Wansheng didn't dare to leave the banknotes in the house anymore. She took out the oil paper bag from under the water tank and went to the yard.
He glanced at the yard, and finally dug a hole in the corner of the toilet, put a small jar in it, and finally stuffed the oil paper bag in.
After the soil was buried, a layer of fine soil was spread, making it as consistent as possible with the surrounding soil so that people could not tell that anyone had moved it.
After finishing all this, Yun Wansheng took out the drawings she had drawn during this period. Originally, these drawings were intended for her own workshop, but now she changed her mind.
After leaving the house, he went to Lu's Lighting Shop and said, "Shopkeeper Zhang, I need to talk to the eldest master about something. Could you please pass on a message to me?"
"I wonder what Madam Yun wants to talk to the eldest master about, so I can report back." asked Shopkeeper Zhang.
"It's still a matter of cooperation, but it's not about the pattern anymore. It's another business."
After what happened with those thugs just now, Yun Wansheng finally compromised with reality. If she wanted to make a big career here, she could not do it alone. She could not do it just by relying on her connections.
"Madam Yun, the eldest master said that if you want to cooperate again, you can go directly to Lu's house to find him. There is no need for me to pass on the message." Manager Zhang said with a smile.
Yun Wansheng was stunned when he heard this. How did the eldest master know that he would come to find him? Did he really invite those thugs?
He suppressed the doubts in his heart, asked Manager Zhang about the address of the Lu family, and then went directly there.
Fortunately, Lu’s house was not far away, and it didn’t take long to reach the door.
After hesitating for a moment, he knocked on the door.
As the door opened, a servant came out and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for your eldest son. My name is Yun Wansheng. Please go in and tell him to come in."
"My eldest son is out drinking with his friends. Please come back another day!"
"How long has he been out?" Yun Wansheng looked at the sun. It was just past noon.
"It's been more than an hour. He should be back soon." The servant estimated.
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