Perhaps it was because she had seen how powerful Liu Tangxi was, and with Zhou always by her side, Zhao became much more honest and worked hard to clear Liu Tangxi's reputation.

The matter was soon over, and Liu Tangxi's reputation in the surrounding villages became much better than before.

Even though Wei Hanzhou was at home or not, it didn't seem to make any difference.

The only difference now is that there is one less child in the family. Bosheng followed Wei Daniu and Wei Erhu to the town early in the morning.

However, even after Bosheng left, Liu Tangxi still taught Fuyao and Shulan to read in the morning.

Now, the two of them know more words and have memorized some basic books.

Like Liu Tangxi, he is a little weak in writing.

However, although the conditions of the Wei family have improved, things like paper and pens are still luxuries, so they can't provide them with more. Besides, Liu Tangxi's own handwriting is like that, and he doesn't have the face to teach the two girls.

Thinking that Wei Hanzhou would almost certainly pass the imperial examination and become the top scorer in the spring of the following year, Liu Tangxi felt that they would have a chance to practice calligraphy in the future.

After a few days, it was time to go to town to deliver embroidery work.

The weather is not as hot as before, it is much cooler, and it is not so hot to walk on the road. Liu Tangxi is also happy to go out more often.

So, this time she planned to go with Zhang.

Zhou also wanted to go out with him, but Zhongxing was still young and she had to feed and take care of the child, so she could only watch helplessly.

When they left, Zhang and Liu Tangxi took the two little girls with them.

Along the way, with the two of them around, the journey was not so boring. However, it took an hour to walk to a place that used to take half an hour.

After all, Fuyao and Shulan were young and couldn't afford to get tired, so they walked and stopped, taking a long break.

When they arrived in the town, they went to the shop first.

Seeing Liu Tangxi coming, the shopkeeper became much more enthusiastic than before.

"Mrs. Scholar, you came here in person today."

Since the last time Wei Hanzhou and Liu Tangxi came to the shop together, the shopkeeper has not seen Liu Tangxi again. Now he has a big job on hand, and the other party wants Liu Tangxi to do it, so he has been waiting for Zhang to come.

Unexpectedly, Liu Tangxi also came along, which saved us a lot of trouble.

"Hello, shopkeeper." Liu Tangxi and others greeted.

After a few pleasantries, the shopkeeper made the matter clear.

"I have a big item here. Mr. Guo from outside the city is going to marry his daughter off. But Miss Guo is not good at embroidery, so she can't embroider the wedding dress herself, so she wants to find someone to embroider it. But she searched for a long time and couldn't find a suitable one. Coincidentally, she saw the purse embroidered by you in our shop that day, and she liked it very much. She said she wanted you to help embroider it. What do you think?"

Although Liu Tangxi had only been here for a short time, she had heard of Mr. Guo's name.

This is all thanks to the Zhou family.

When Zhou had nothing to do, she liked to talk to people outside, and she knew more things.

Mr. Guo's family was considered to be residents of the county town, but they were wealthy and had built a large house outside the county town.

His family is well-known for being wealthy.

The reason why his name spread to the village was because his family was selecting a maid, and the offer was two silver coins a month. Many families in the village were tempted and sent their daughters to the maid, but unfortunately none of them were selected.

When Liu Tangxi heard that it was a big item and the other party was a wealthy man, he was immediately tempted, thinking that the money would not be small.

"Did they say how much the salary is?" Liu Tangxi was more concerned about this.

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately understood that Liu Tangxi was going to agree, so the smile on his face widened a little.

"Five taels of silver." The shopkeeper stretched out his hand and gestured in front of Liu Tangxi.

Zhang gasped when she heard this figure. She used to earn one or two cents per handkerchief, and she probably hasn't earned that much since she learned how to embroider handkerchiefs.

Five ounces of silver was a huge sum of money for her; she had never seen so much silver before.

Seeing Zhang's performance, the shopkeeper was very satisfied. Not to mention Zhang, he was also very surprised when he heard it. His shop was a small business, and he could not even make one or two taels of silver a month. These five taels of silver could be said to be his savings for most of the past six months.

However, Liu Tangxi was very calm and was not surprised when the shopkeeper mentioned five taels of silver.

It's like five taels of silver is five copper coins.

The shopkeeper was very impressed by Liu Tangxi's reaction, thinking that she was worthy of being a scholar's wife, she had a lot of knowledge, unlike people like them.

"Are there any specific plans? How long will it take to complete?" Liu Tangxi calmly asked what he wanted to know.

Seeing Liu Tangxi so calm, the shopkeeper gradually calmed down.

"Yes, Miss Guo has already asked someone to draw it and is waiting to be embroidered. She hopes it will be completed in about a month."

Liu Tangxi recalled the appearance of the wedding dress and did some calculations.

The shopkeeper thought Liu Tangxi was being cautious, so he looked around and whispered, "I know you have a special status, so I didn't dare tell anyone that you did the embroidery. Don't worry, there won't be any gossip outside."

Hearing this, Liu Tangxi felt warm in his heart.

The shopkeeper was someone Zhang had worked with for many years, and he was as reliable as Zhang.

However, she actually doesn't care about these. She makes a living by her craft, and she thinks she is upright and honest, and there is nothing she can't tell others. However, considering her current status, Liu Tangxi also knows what people are wary of.

She was a scholar's wife, but she embroidered handkerchiefs, purses, and wedding dresses for others. It was not a good thing to say it out loud. Besides, Wei Hanzhou was going to be the top scholar in the future. She would also return to the capital and have a family in the Marquis' Mansion.

If these things really get out, there will definitely be some rumors.

Although she didn't care about these, she didn't want to cause any more trouble.

She should be grateful that the shopkeeper was so considerate of her.

"Thank you, shopkeeper." Liu Tangxi said gratefully, "But I still have a question. Is it just a wedding dress? Is the salary too high and the time too long?"

The shopkeeper said quickly, "Not only that. Moreover, this wedding dress is quite complicated. Miss Guo is going to marry in the south. I heard that the customs there are very complicated, completely different from ours. In addition to the wedding dress, there are also some handkerchiefs, purses, etc. The job is not easy. However, I believe that with your ability, you can definitely complete it."

Liu Tangxi nodded and agreed.

The Guo family said that they were attracted by her purse at first sight, but she didn't believe it. With the wealth of the Guo family, they would never just find an embroiderer to embroider their daughter's dowry. They must have hired many embroiderers and carefully studied the things she embroidered.

Or maybe the Guo family already knew her identity but just didn't make it public.

The shopkeeper was very happy to see Liu Tangxi agreed.

Since Liu Tangxi agreed to do this, the Guo family would certainly benefit from him. Moreover, if they wanted to embroider these things, they would have to buy thread and cloth from him.

At that moment, the shopkeeper said he was going to Guo's house to reply to the letter, hoping that Liu Tangxi could stay in the town for a while longer.

It just so happened that Liu Tangxi and Zhang wanted to take the two children out for some fun, and Zhang also wanted to visit Bosheng, so she agreed.

After leaving the shop, Zhang still felt like she was dreaming.

"Third sister-in-law, the shopkeeper just said five taels of silver?" Zhang asked in a low voice. While speaking, she looked around, fearing that someone would hear her.

Liu Tangxi nodded and said, "Yes, if I heard correctly, it should be this much."

Zhang gasped again and said, "That's a lot."

Liu Tangxi smiled and said, "Yes, a lot."

Zhang murmured, "It's a lot. I guess the rich families are also particular about it. I guess they have a lot of things."

Liu Tangxi agreed with this view very much, nodded, and said, "Indeed, I guess we will be busy in the next month."

"Oh, I don't know if they have any requests, or if they will be dissatisfied and want to return it." Perhaps because the money was too much, Zhang began to have concerns.

Liu Tangxi comforted Zhang: "No. Since my sister-in-law said that the other party is a wealthy family, they must have seen my embroidery a long time ago, and it is definitely not just one or two. Otherwise, they would not have asked the shopkeeper to ask. After all, a woman's marriage is a big event."

Zhang suddenly realized and said, "That's right."

Thinking of Liu Tangxi's exquisite embroidery, Zhang felt that her worries were unnecessary and said quickly: "Your embroidery is well done, I'm sure the other party will be satisfied."

After saying a few words, they saw Fu Yao and Shu Lan running around curiously, so they quickly took one of them and started walking around.

Liu Tangxi has always liked children and would almost always grant their requests and buy them whatever they wanted.

Zhang, Shulan's biological mother, was not as generous as her. However, seeing her daughter's happy face, she couldn't bear to say it out loud.

She just thought that after returning home, if her mother said that, she would admit it herself.

After buying a lot of delicious food, the four of them went to where Bo Sheng was studying.

Bosheng was very happy to see someone coming to his house. Liu Tangxi was generous and took Bosheng to eat in the town.

After eating and drinking their fill, they sent Bosheng back to his teacher, and then went back to the shop.

When I got back, the shopkeeper had already returned.

When he saw Liu Tangxi and others coming back, he hurried to greet them and led them inside.

There was a small box inside, and inside the box was a bunch of red objects.

Just as the shopkeeper said, there are indeed quite a few.

Liu Tangxi looked at the patterns one by one, touched the fabric, and gradually had an idea in his mind.

It was obvious that the other party had come prepared and had prepared it for her long ago, otherwise, it would not have been delivered so quickly. Moreover, the other party must have known that she was a scholar's wife, otherwise, it would not have been so easy to deliver the things.

Since the other party didn't say it clearly, she wouldn't say it either.

I estimated in my mind the embroidery work ahead of me. If I was slow, it would take more than half a month, and if I was fast, only half a month.

However, for the sake of his eyes, Liu Tangxi did not intend to finish it quickly.

"How is it, madam, is it okay?" the shopkeeper asked when he saw Liu Tangxi finished reading.

Liu Tangxi nodded and said, "Yes, no problem."

The shopkeeper immediately smiled and said, "That's good, that's good. This box is too heavy, I'll have my clerk drive you back in our mule."

"Thank you, shopkeeper." Liu Tangxi said.

After agreeing to go back to the house to pick it up in a month, Liu Tangxi and his group returned.

After returning home, Li heard about this and was extremely happy.

As for the fact that they spent more money on the child in town, Li didn't care much about it.

When it was time for dinner in the evening, Wei Lao San announced something.

From now on, each family only needs to pay half of their earnings, just as before.

Liu Tangxi vaguely guessed that this matter was related to his five taels of silver, and he became more and more fond of Wei Laosan and Li's style of doing things.

She didn't really care about the five taels of silver, and had no objection to handing it all over. After all, Wei Lao San's family wouldn't treat her harshly, and she would have to go to the capital sooner or later.

However, she was happy to be able to save some money.

"The situation at home is much better now than before. We will split up sooner or later, so keep all the money for yourselves. Your mother and I will keep the remaining half."

Wei Lao San has experienced the pain of not dividing the family, and he deeply understands the ins and outs of it. Therefore, now as the head of the family, he will never go back to his old ways.

Before, he was an honest man who turned over all his earnings to the public. But some of his brothers were lazy and had no ambition to make progress.

If all the money is handed over to the public, it will breed laziness among some people and make diligent people unhappy. Therefore, it is better to keep half of it. Those who are diligent will earn more and naturally have more in their hands. Those who are lazy will naturally have less.

Over the years, Wei Lao San has developed his own style of doing things.

Because these wedding dresses were difficult to embroider and were relatively expensive, Li focused on Liu Tangxi so that she wouldn't have to teach the two children for the time being.

Liu Tangxi rejected Li's proposal.

Embroidery is very harmful to the eyes. She doesn’t want to hide in the house and embroider all day long. She needs to rest.

So, she still taught her two children in the morning, but spent the afternoon embroidering in the house.

She wanted to embroider outside, but these things were too expensive and she was afraid they would be damaged or dirty by accident, so she had to embroider indoors.

After more than half a month, Liu Tangxi had almost finished embroidering.

That afternoon, Liu Tangxi was embroidering her wedding dress in the house when suddenly the door was pushed open from the outside.

Liu Tangxi thought it was Fu Yao or Shu Lan who came to see her, so she didn't take it seriously. She lowered her head to embroider and said with a smile, "Let Auntie see which little baby is looking for me again."

In the past, after Liu Tangxi said this, the other party would definitely respond.

However, today, after Liu Tangxi embroidered a few more times, she suddenly realized that the other party did not respond to her at all.

It is early winter now and the weather is quite cold. A slight cool breeze blows in from the door.

Liu Tangxi couldn't help but shudder.

Is this door open?

Liu Tangxi raised his head and looked over.

Although it was a bit cold, Liu Tangxi was still patient, thinking that the other person might be Fu Yao or Shu Lan, and had a smile on his face when he looked over.

However, when he saw it, he was stunned.

The person who came was not her little baby at all, but Wei Hanzhou whom she had not seen for a month.

The smile on Liu Tangxi's face disappeared all of a sudden, and his attitude changed instantly.

"It's so cold, close the door quickly." Liu Tangxi urged, with a hint of impatience and disgust in his voice.

Now there was no heating in the house, and she was shivering from the cold. It would be fine if he was just a child, but Wei Hanzhou was an adult, how could he not understand such a simple truth.

Wei Hanzhou: ...,,