Chapter 74: How can a woman like Tang be better than a husband

? Jiang Youning looked at Xie Jing's waist. It was already dark, and she couldn't see the accessories on his waist. But she had been sleeping with him for so long, and she had never seen him wearing a sachet.

[Now I understand that the reason why Xie Jing is single is that he is too straight, but it's good like this. It won't make women misunderstand him, and he won't have any ambiguity with women.]

[However, whoever becomes his wife may not be so lucky. If his wife gave him a sachet and said this, it would be very hurtful.]

Xie Jing listened to Jiang Youning's inner words, and his mouth twitched twice. His wife is himself? How can he say this about himself?

He retracted his gaze and walked towards the study room. He stopped after two steps and looked back at Jiang Youning. "Madam?"

It was the first time that Jiang Youning heard Xie Jing call her Madam. She didn't react for a while.

Xie Jing asked again, "What are you standing there for?"

Jiang Youning immediately chased after him after she reacted. "My husband, I'm coming."

Du Huilan was stunned on the spot, watching Xie Jing's tall figure leave without any regrets. She pinched the back of her hand with her fingers and squeezed blood out.

She really didn't understand why Xie Jing treated her like this?

In order to marry him, she went on a hunger strike to let her grandfather make the decision for her.

In order to marry him, she lowered her status to a concubine.

Why did Xie Jing treat her so coldly and distantly?

"Sister Du, the general has gone far away."

Du Huilan's body froze, and she turned around to see Nan Mianmian standing not far behind her. The light was dim, and even though she couldn't see the subtle expression on Nan Mianmian's face, she could guess that she was joking with her.

"Of course I know that the general has gone far away, and there's no need for you to remind me."

Nan Mianmian chuckled, "It's true that there's no need for me to remind me, but Sister Du is blocking my way."

Du Huilan was standing in the middle of the road at this moment. The road was not wide, and if she stood in the middle, others would not be able to pass.

She snorted, flicked her handkerchief and walked away quickly.

Nan Mianmian looked at Du Huilan's distraught look and snorted, "You are sad but no one comforts you, and the general doesn't like you. Didn't you often brag in the past that you knew the general since childhood? So what if you know each other? The general doesn't want to marry you."

*

Jiang Youning followed Xie Jing slowly until they walked into the study. She was stunned for a moment and watched Xie Jing's tall figure walk to the desk and sit down.

[Why did Xie Jing bring me to the study? ]

Xie Jing raised his head and looked at Jiang Youning, "You should go back and rest first."

Jiang Youning blinked her beautiful almond eyes twice, [Didn't I make a wasted trip? ]

"General, you should rest early too."

After she said that, she turned around and walked out with a cheerful step.

[Hey! No one will warm the bed tonight, so Chuntao has to prepare the hot spring.

Xie Jing watched the petite figure disappear at the door, he retracted his gaze and continued to read the letter.

When it was late at night, Xie Jing came to Lingxi Courtyard in the moonlight. He pushed the door open and walked in. The room was much warmer than outside.

He closed the door and went to the bed. As usual, he took off his clothes and got into bed.

"Hmm."

Xie Jing heard a low groan, looked down, and saw in the faint light of the candle that she turned over, holding a caterpillar in her arms.

He reached out and pulled the caterpillar out and threw it aside, then lay down beside her.

After waiting for a while, there was no movement. He looked over in confusion and saw that she was still sleeping soundly.

As if thinking of something, his hand fumbled in the quilt for a while, and suddenly his hand paused. The touch in his hand was warm and tender. Even though he couldn't see it, he knew it was her foot, as petite as she was.

There was a soup pot next to her foot.

Not only that, she was also holding a soup pot in her arms.

After he lay down again, he stretched out his hand to pull up the curtain. He couldn't see his hand in front of him, and there was no light.

*

The next morning, Jiang Youning came to the side room after breakfast. Looking at the twelve girls in front of him, they had no worries about food and clothing these days, and their faces were obviously better than at the beginning.

"Starting today, you will learn to make velvet hairpins. The monthly salary for the first three months is one or two taels of silver. If you do well, you will be rewarded with one or two

taels of silver." For poor people, one or two taels of silver per month is already a high salary.

Employees will work harder if they are rewarded.

The girls were prepared to do hard work when they were bought, and they were surprised to hear that they would be paid for learning to make hairpins.

Making hairpins is a craft that not everyone can learn.

The girls looked at Jiang Youning in surprise, as if they didn't believe their ears.

"Madam, are you serious?"

Jiang Youning said, "Of course. I said that if you follow me, I will ensure that you have no worries about food and clothing, and I will not lie to you."

The girls said happily in unison, "Madam, we will do it well."

Jiang Youning ordered, "Yuanbao, you talk to them about the rules and regulations, and the things that need to be paid attention to." Yuanbao

said gently, "Miss, don't worry, I will explain it clearly."

Jiang Youning was still very confident in Yuanbao's work, and the management of these people was handed over to Yuanbao.

Lingxiyuan has a large courtyard and many side rooms. Yuanbao chose a larger room for them to make hairpins.

When Jiang Youning followed Yuanbao to see it, her eyes were full of shock. There were five long tables in the room, and the tools for making velvet hairpins were placed on the long tables, just like a small workshop.

She only mentioned these to Yuanbao once, but she didn't expect that he had prepared them.

"Yuanbao, you are so thoughtful."

Seeing the satisfied expression on Jiang Youning's face, Yuanbao knew that his idea was right.

"As long as the young lady is satisfied."

As early as when he was decorating the jewelry shop, he asked the carpenter to build a long table for the hairpin lady to use, and even bought the tools.

With the workshop and the hairpin lady, Chuntao first taught the hairpin lady the most basic brushing and trimming.

Jiang Youning took a carriage to visit the jewelry shop.

The jewelry store is located on the most prosperous Jinghua Street, and it is very lively with people coming and going.

Jiang Youning stood at the door of the jewelry store, and when she looked up, she saw the plaque on the door, which read "May you be blessed every year. "

She retracted her gaze with satisfaction and walked in. What caught her eye were display cabinets of different sizes, which were almost the same as those on the drawings.

Yuanbao followed behind her slowly, "Miss, are you satisfied?"

"Very satisfied." Jiang Youning reached out and touched the glass cabinet. It was colorless, ultra-thin, and almost transparent, and she could see the shape of the velvet hairpin.

The velvet hairpin is delicate, and it will be dusty when exposed to the air frequently, and it will also be accidentally stained with water. It will be much better if there is a layer of glass to cover it.

Yuanbao looked at the glass cabinet, which was almost transparent. He admired Jiang Youning's wonderful ideas, but it was much more expensive than the wooden display cabinet.

"Miss, when do you plan to open the shop?"

Jiang Youning said without thinking, "The eighth day of next month."

She didn't know what auspicious days were, but her elder brother said that even days were better than odd days. Yuanbao calculated and said, "The eighth day is a good day." A luxurious carriage was parked not far from the jewelry store. Xiao Yun held up a folding fan and opened the curtain. At a glance, he saw four golden characters on the plaque, "May you be blessed every year.