Xu Miaomiao took out the thing in her hand as she spoke. It was a simple wooden hairpin, which cost an unknown amount less than the one worn on Shisiniang's head.
But when Xu Miaomiao took out this thing, the joy in the eyes of the woman in front of her was irresistible.
Seeing this hairpin, Shisiniang pulled the hairpin off her head, took the wooden hairpin, and carefully put it on her head, repeatedly asking Xu Miaomiao: "Does it look good?"
"nice."
Xu Miaomiao smiled and spoke to the woman in front of her. What she said was indeed right. Shisiniang was indeed beautiful, but her appearance was more like the gentle beauty of the southerners and less aggressive. It was hard to believe how such a beauty could support this world by herself.
"Forget it. Actually, I also know that it was Xiaoye who didn't come. I blamed you before, but since you brought me a gift, I will forgive you. But this is just this once. If you do this next time, I will definitely kick you and Xiaoye out together."
When she spoke, Shisiniang had a slightly coquettish tone. Even though Xu Miaomiao was thoughtful, she could not have imagined that Shisiniang was such a lovely girl.
"Shisi Niang is right. There won't be a next time."
"I heard from Xiao Ye." Shisiniang stroked the hairpin on her head, looked at Xu Miaomiao seriously and said, "You are starting a business in the north, I can't help you with anything. I am a family business, unlike you. If you want to start from scratch, it may be difficult. These days, you can come to my flower house and follow me. If you can get to know more people, I believe it will be of some help to you."
"Thank you, Fourteenth Lady, for your help."
With the woman's consent, Xu Miaomiao also felt yearning for it. Even though their industries were different, she could still learn a lot and gain some experience, which was also quite good.
If I am lucky enough to meet a few business people, it will surely be of great benefit to me.
There weren't many people in Nanjiang, but there were quite a few literati and scholars. The brothels were even more elegant places. Everyone had to work hard to get into the brothels. Following behind Shisiniang, they naturally had to attend some social events, but Xu Miaomiao enjoyed it...
"Okay, that's all for today's class. If you have any questions, you can ask me."
As soon as Xu Qingshan finished speaking, there was a commotion below. Seeing this, the man at the front coughed and signaled everyone to keep quiet. After everyone calmed down, the man slowly spoke: "Sir, the women in your family make money, so are you marrying into the family?"
I thought it was a shocking question, but as soon as the man said this, everyone around him burst into laughter.
But Xu Qingshan on the stage didn't think it was a big deal, and explained to them: "Now it seems that my wife does make more money, but our family doesn't have any particularly large expenses."
"I heard that your wife is a second-married woman, do you really not mind?"
Listening to the conversations from the audience, Xu Qingshan was not angry: "I don't mind. My wife and I love each other. Why should we care about so many principles?"
"In the past, our academy couldn't even get enough paper. Now we can use such good paper, all thanks to your wife."
"Hey, but if my wife were to do this, my family would definitely kick her out. I won't use this paper. Who knows if it's clean if it's brought by a woman?"
As soon as the man finished speaking, he jokingly threw the paper in his hand to the ground.
Seeing this, Xu Qingshan wanted to stop them, but his stuttering problem suddenly came back and he could only watch them make a fool of themselves.
"Ahem, husband, I'm here to bring you food."
A female voice sounded outside, and everyone's attention was instantly drawn over there. Gu Yuan's mother was slowly walking towards this side with a food box in her hand, but her fingertips, which were holding the food box, had turned white from squeezing too hard.
She remembered every word that these people said to Xu Qingshan just now. No wonder Xu Qingshan had been depressed these days. It turned out to be because of her. No wonder Xu Qingshan would argue with the people in front of him until he started stuttering.
"Six, six lady."
When he saw Gu Yuan's mother, Xu Qingshan felt a little embarrassed, which made Gu Yuan's mother worried again. For some reason, Xu Qingshan lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong, and looked at Gu Yuan's mother who also lowered her head.
"Oh, this is your wife, she is really pretty, no wonder you are willing to come to our house, but we don't use women to deliver paper."
"Then I listen to what this young husband says. He won't rely on us women?" Gu Yuanniang asked back, looking at the person in front of her.
The man in front of him smiled slightly, as if he didn't take the words of the woman in front of him to heart, and nodded perfunctorily: "I am different from you, sir. Naturally, I will not learn from you and use the things given by women here. I should stay at home and take care of my husband and children. How can I be a good person if I show my face outside all day long?"
Gu Yuanniang didn't care about the provocation of the people in front of her. She looked at the people in front of her and continued, "I heard that this husband looked down on us little girls, but you know, not only the paper you are using now, but also the pen and ink you are using now are provided by us. Moreover, even when you were born, your life was given by women. What qualifications do you have to blame us women?"
"You selfishly locked women at home, and you still haven't achieved anything, but you blame all your misfortunes on women and take your anger out on women."
"Let me tell you, almost everything here is sponsored by our department store. Do you dare not use it?"
The man in front of him paused for a moment.
Gu Yuanniang also smiled and did not say anything else. She had known for a long time that since this academy was jointly affiliated with the department store, it meant that they themselves had no ability. Now they were using their things, and in the end they still had to look down on them. This did not make sense.
He wanted to retort, but he didn't know what to say to Gu Yuan's mother, so he could only remain speechless.
"Well, I know this young man didn't mean it. I've prepared some cakes and fruits. Although you brought your own food, why not come and try some?"
Gu Yuanniang cleared a step and everyone immediately followed her down, taking Gu Yuanniang's cakes and eating them in silence. After all, Bai County was poor, and without their help, they might not have such good conditions now.
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