Chapter 155 Winning
The man glanced at Xu Miaomiao, covered his mouth with his folding fan and spoke slowly: "You didn't provoke me or provoke me, but I just can't stand a young lady like you doing business. Isn't this a slap in our faces? So I will fight you to the end."
Xu Miaomiao tilted her head back without saying a word, nor did she continue bidding.
After all, it was Ye Zhijin who invited Xu Miaomiao to participate in this auction. Now that Xu Miaomiao was being bullied, he should also say something.
The young man in brocade clothes stepped forward and knocked on the table, and the discussions around him quieted down.
Ye Zhijin held out his hands to the man, clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Wu, since you and Madam Xu both want this piece of land, wouldn't it be a bigger loss if we continue bidding like this? I have an idea. How about it?"
Knowing that Ye Zhijin was helping her out, Xu Miaomiao nodded: "What is it?"
Mr. Wu in the stands also became interested. He had to give Ye Zhijin face after all, so he immediately said, "Mr. Ye, please share your ideas."
"Let's divide this land into two." Ye Zhijin gestured and drew a line on the land deed: "Whoever can grow something within half a month will get the land, how about that?"
"Very good." Xu Miaomiao nodded and looked at the man on the other side: "Mr. Wu, do you dare to compete with me?"
"hehe."
The man chuckled and looked at Xu Miaomiao playfully: "Why not!"
He just couldn't believe that he would lose to a young lady.
Ye Zhijin led the two of them to sign a contract, the general meaning of which was similar to what was said before.
“Madam Xu, don’t say that I look down on you. Just wait for your defeat.”
The man waved his folding fan to cover the corners of his smiling mouth, looked at Xu Miaomiao and spoke.
Xu Miaomiao pressed her handprint on the contract and said, "It's still unclear who will win or lose, Mr. Wu, just wait and see."
Neither of them was willing to admit defeat, luckily Ye Zhijin was there to persuade them.
"I'm so sorry, Madam Xu. I specially invited you here, but I didn't solve this matter properly."
Ye Zhijin bowed slightly to Xu Miaomiao, with a hint of apology in his tone.
"How can this be your fault?" Xu Miaomiao quickly helped the man up and said, "It is my honor that Mr. Ye invited me here this time. How can I blame you?"
Ye Zhijin sighed, talked to Xu Miaomiao for a few more words, and then went on to busy himself with other things.
Seeing that there were no treasures behind, Xu Miaomiao bought a pair of hairpins and a hairpin and left.
The department store was looked after by Xuguo and Xiaosi, so they didn't have to run in to take a look. So when Xu Miaomiao returned home, Gu Yuanniang was playing with Ling'er in the yard, and Song Weiwei was embroidering a handkerchief out of boredom.
"What do you think of the pattern I embroidered for Erbao?"
As soon as she saw Xu Miaomiao coming back, Song Weiwei immediately stopped what she was doing and started talking as if asking for praise.
"Weiwei's embroidery skills are naturally excellent. The little rabbit on it is so beautiful." Xu Miaomiao said.
Hearing this, Song Weiwei curled her lips and complained that Xu Miaomiao could only say some compliments, but the upturned corners of her mouth still showed that the woman was happy.
Xu Miaomiao took out the buyao and handed it to Song Weiwei.
A pair of golden shadows appeared before her eyes. Song Weiwei looked at the exquisite hairpins with some disbelief: "Is this for me?"
Xu Miaomiao didn't say anything, just nodded.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
The handkerchief in her hand had been thrown onto the chair long ago. Song Weiwei held the hairpin in her hand as if it were a treasure, and after saying a few words, she hurried into the house to put it on.
Seeing her anxious look, Xu Miaomiao could only shake her head lovingly.
Gu Yuan's mother was also amused by this scene: "You are so old but still act like a child. You get so happy when you find something you like."
"Our Liu Niang is also a child."
As she spoke, Xu Miaomiao took out the hairpin from her sleeve and pinned it on Gu Yuanniang's hair bun.
Gu Yuanniang reached out and touched the hairpin on her head, the corner of her mouth curled up, and she and Xu Miaomiao smiled at each other.
"By the way, did you gain anything today?"
As if she remembered something important, Gu Yuanniang looked at Xu Miaomiao and spoke.
After telling everything that happened at the auction, Gu Yuanniang frowned tightly, but when she looked at Xu Miaomiao, she relaxed her frown: "Since Miaomiao agreed to this competition, she must have a countermeasure."
Xu Miaomiao nodded: "That piece of land is not very good. I plan to plant some potatoes, sweet potatoes and other easy-to-grow vegetables."
Hearing this, Gu Yuanniang nodded in agreement: "Then I will go buy some seeds, and we will plant the plants tomorrow."
"Um."
Having seeds alone is not enough, Xu Miaomiao also found a few women who do farm work in the village to help plant the seeds tomorrow.
The sun had just risen and stretched in the sky, and Xu Miaomiao led a group of people to work in the fields.
After scattering all the seeds, Xu Miaomiao called out to everyone to go to the side and drink some mung bean soup. Then she saw the man and a group of young men slowly coming to the land next to them.
"Madam Xu, coming early doesn't mean you will win."
The man teased Xu Miaomiao and ordered the servant to sow all the cabbage seeds.
Xu Miaomiao ignored the man and instead concentrated on sowing seeds on her land.
The person who was ignored felt a little unhappy. He approached Xu Miaomiao and looked at the seeds in her frame: "Oh, Madam Xu, are you planning to plant potatoes? Don't blame me for not reminding you that the income from potatoes is not as high as that from my cabbages."
"Mr. Wu, you should just mind your own business. You don't have to worry about what kind of wine I grow." Xu Miaomiao looked at the man and said.
The man who was criticized for being nosy became angry. He looked at Xu Miaomiao, muttered that she was ungrateful, and turned away.
Most of the time afterwards, Xu Miaomiao went to check on the land every now and then, and did not dare to relax until green seedlings grew out. When there were insects, she would immediately spread the insect repellent she made. On the other hand, the leaves of the cabbage planted next to her were much larger than those of Xu Miaomiao's, but there were still many holes bitten by small insects on them.
Fifteen days passed in a flash, and the man looked up at the huge vegetable leaves here, as if the victory or defeat had already been decided.
"Now that the time has come, let's see if the land over there grows better."
The person who spoke was Mr. Wang, who was invited by Ye Zhijin. He was an honest man and would never be partial.
The first thing we saw was Mr. Wu’s land. Although it looked green from a distance, once we walked closer, we could only see big holes bitten by insects.
Mr. Wang shook his head at the cabbage and looked at Xu Miaomiao's field beside him. He dug out the potatoes, which were so round that he could hardly hold them in his hand.
"The winner this time is Madam Xu."
(End of this chapter)
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