Chapter 91: I got a brother for that woman
"My apologies, young lady! Our Lu's shop never uses designs drawn by outsiders. Please look elsewhere! I'm very busy here and don't have time to entertain you." Shopkeeper Zhang gestured for her to go out.
Yun Wansheng hadn't expected the shopkeeper to be so arrogant, but in order to sell the things in her hands, she suppressed her temper and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, you take a look first to see if it works. If it really doesn't work, it's not too late for me to leave."
"I've already told you it's not possible, why are you still looking at it? Get out now and don't delay our business." Shopkeeper Zhang said unhappily, and then he threw the pattern handed to him by the woman.
When Yun Wansheng saw that the picture she had worked so hard to draw was thrown on the ground like this, she immediately became furious.
"How can you be like this? If you don't want to look at it, then don't look at it. Why are you throwing my things?" He said angrily and quickly squatted on the ground to pick up the scattered drawings.
This scene immediately attracted other guests to watch. Then a middle-aged man asked in confusion, "Manager Zhang, what's going on?"
"Brother Chen, this person came here to sell pattern drawings. I told her that our shop doesn't accept drawings from outsiders, but she didn't listen. As she was pulling, she accidentally dropped the pattern on the ground. I didn't expect the girl to get angry." Shopkeeper Zhang didn't dare to say that he had thrown it away on purpose.
Yun Wansheng had just picked up all the drawings at that time. When she heard his confusing words, she couldn't help but glare at him.
"Shopkeeper, even if you despise it, there's no need to throw the painting away. Aren't you bullying me?"
"My dear lady, we cannot do anything to bully others in such a big shop, unless those who do have bad intentions, please leave immediately." Shopkeeper Zhang said bluntly.
Yun Wansheng knew that she couldn't be too strong when she was alone in a foreign land, otherwise she would have no place to stand.
After suppressing her temper and leaving Lu Ji, she wanted to go to other shops to have a look, but she was rejected by everyone, even though her designs were novel. When asked why, they said they were afraid of being cheated.
Because a few years ago, someone sold the same drawing to multiple sellers. Over time, a large number of the same lamps could not be sold. Since then, no one dared to use drawings given by outsiders, and they all used dedicated painters hired by themselves.
After Yun Wansheng understood, she no longer blindly sold the drawings, but went to inquire about the materials used to make lanterns. After finding out everything, she returned home to count the remaining silver.
After counting, he found that he only had more than 700 taels of silver in his hand. If he wanted to open an ordinary lantern workshop, this amount of silver should be enough.
But she is from another place. If her products are more novel and cheaper than those made by locals, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among other merchants. In order not to offend others, she can only make high-end, high-quality products that are different from others.
So the problem arises. If you want to make lanterns and lamps with fine craftsmanship, you will naturally have to spend more money. At least you will need to have 3,000 yuan to go around.
Don't ask her why a modern person would want to do the lighting business, because the company she opened in modern times is engaged in lighting trade. It not only sells various styles of lamps, but also makes classical lanterns. The company's designers are all top talents.
Her family runs a lighting business, and she is the only daughter in the family, so her parents naturally focus on cultivating her in this area since she was young.
But since she was a child, she has been a very good student, especially in mathematics, she is simply a genius.
Finally, she was admitted to a military academy, and after graduation she was recruited into the military engineering corps by the army, where she was responsible for firearms work.
Seeing that she liked being a soldier, her parents agreed to her wish and planned to let her take over the company after she was discharged from the army. Unfortunately, fate played tricks on her.
While she was worrying about money here, something was also happening in Lizhou City, thousands of miles away.
In the study, Mu Xingci looked gently at the little beggar behind the desk: "Little guy, do you know Miss Yun?"
"Yes, my lord." Gou'er said timidly.
"How did you know her?" How come he didn't know that the woman also knew a little beggar.
"A while ago, I was begging on the street. Miss Yun felt sorry for me and treated me to two bowls of noodles. Later, she paid the noodle stall owner for a month's worth of food so that I wouldn't have to go hungry anymore."
"Did she ask you to come here today?"
"Yes!" Goudan's nervous little face only knew how to answer the question.
"So, Miss Yun came to see you today?" A glimmer of hope flashed in Mu Xingci's eyes.
"No, Miss Yun contacted me a month ago. She said she was leaving Lizhou City and asked me to wait a month after she left before asking me to come to the General's Mansion to find you."
Upon hearing this, Mu Xingci's eyes, which had just been bright, dimmed again: "Why did she ask you to come to me?"
"Miss Yun said that she put that thing under the bed in the west room, hidden under a floor tile." Goudan told him what Yun Wansheng had told him.
Mu Xingci was slightly startled, then chuckled softly: "I thought she had broken her promise after so many days, but I didn't expect that she had made preparations in advance, just to prevent me from knowing where she went. Yun Wansheng, you are great!"
Looking at the master's bitter smile, Qi Yi said with some heartache: "My Lord, since Miss Yun is gone, you should stop thinking about her."
"Who said that I missed her? Can't I just mention it?" Mu Xingci denied with a cold face.
"Ugh! Damn it! I misunderstood."
He apologized verbally but felt contempt in his heart. He didn't know who it was that had been drinking every day and deliberately looking for women a while ago, but in the end he didn't like the man and sent him away.
"Qiyi, let Xiao Fei go to the villa!" Mu Xingci ordered as if nothing had happened.
After he left, he looked at the little beggar again and asked, "What's your name?"
"The little one's called Goudan'er."
"How old?"
"I don't know. I haven't known how old I am since I can remember."
Upon hearing this, Mu Xingci took a quick look at the boy and said, "Although you're not tall, your frame and features suggest you're about thirteen years old. From now on, you can just say you're thirteen."
When Goudan heard this, his face was filled with joy: "Thank you, Lord, for telling me."
"Change your name too. Don't call me Goudan anymore. Just call me..." Mu Xingci thought for a moment, then gave him a normal name: "From now on, you can be called Yunying!"
"Yun Ying? Miss Yun's last name?" Goudan was stunned for a moment.
"She takes care of you so much, and you listen to her so much. Since you two have such a good relationship, it would be a pity not to be siblings. I will make the decision for her and let her accept you as her sworn brother." Mu Xingci raised the corner of his lips with an evil charm.
"My Lord, this is not good, is it?"
"Why is it bad? You don't want to?"
"No, no! I'm just worried that Miss Yun won't agree. After all, I'm just a little beggar."
"You will no longer be a beggar. Since I have given you a name, I will take care of your life. I will have the housekeeper send you to school for a few years. In your free time, you can go to the military camp to learn some skills. When you grow up, you can serve as a soldier for me."
When Gou Dan'er heard this, his eyes immediately filled with tears and he knelt down on his knees: "Thank you so much for your kindness, my Lord. From now on, you are my adopted parents. I will never forget your kindness."
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