Thanks to the river water that irrigated the space, the growing period of the vegetables planted in the Hua family's fields was shortened by more than half. In less than twenty days, the vegetables grew lush and green.
On the morning of the tenth day of the sixth lunar month, Hua Qingcheng harvested the first batch of vegetables from her own fields, mixing in the vegetables she'd harvested from the space. Yu Qingyou's ox cart was filled to the brim with more than a dozen baskets of vegetables. Hua Qingcheng hired him to haul the vegetables to Fengmanlou in town, making three round trips.
Hu Yue, the owner of Fengmanlou, was very satisfied after seeing the quality of the vegetables, so he asked the kitchen staff to unload the goods. Some of them were used by himself, some were sent to branches, and some were sent to the homes of some wealthy people in the town.
In the study room inside Fengmanlou, Yang Kaitai was flipping through the account books. As he was reading, his eyes became wandering and the beautiful figure involuntarily appeared in his mind again.
"Fat Tiger, go get Shopkeeper Hu!"
"Yes, Master!"
After a while, Yang Kaitai's personal servant brought Hu Yue to him.
"Manager Hu, did you sign the cooperation contract with that girl a few days ago?"
"Signed, Master. The order is to start supplying today, and today's quantity has just been delivered."
"Well, let me take a look at the contract."
"Master, please wait a moment!"
After a while, Hu Yue took out a stack of contracts from a cabinet in the study, took out the one that the young master specifically asked for, and presented it to him.
"Hmm, not bad..."
Yang Kaitai nodded as he looked at the contract, but when he saw the name signed by the signatory, he was suddenly shocked and jumped up from his chair.
"Hua~Qing~Cheng?"
"How...how is this possible?"
Yang Kaitai could not connect the Hua Qingcheng in his memory who kept pestering him and had a scary makeup with the beautiful woman he met two days ago. It was probably just a coincidence of names!
"Shopkeeper Hu, are you sure that woman's name is Hua Qingcheng?"
Seeing the young master's startled look, Hu Yue was puzzled, but still answered seriously: "Yes, young master!"
"Maybe... it's just a coincidence that we have the same name!" Yang Kaitai muttered to himself, and sat back in his chair in a daze.
But after a while, he couldn't help but ask Shopkeeper Hu: "Do you know where Hua Qingcheng, who signed the contract, is from?"
Hu Yue raised her head and rolled her eyes upwards, thinking for a moment. She recalled the old man who had just arrived with the ox cart. He seemed to have mentioned that he was from Huaqiao Village, so she said, "It seems to be Huaqiao Village."
With a "click", the brush in Yang Kaitai's hand slipped to the ground.
"Do you know where she went?"
"Before Miss Hua left, she asked me about the location of Chengfeng Villa. I think she went to Yunxi Street."
As soon as Hu Yue finished speaking, Yang Kaitai had already passed in front of her, taking the fastest steps he had taken in fifteen years. Now, he urgently needed to resolve the doubts in his heart.
On the other side, after Hua Qingcheng left Fengmanlou, she followed the instructions of Manager Hu, crossed Liuhua Road, passed Huifeng Money House, and then went forward. Hua Qingcheng accidentally saw Zhenbaozhai, a jewelry store, and for some reason she stepped in.
"Hello, sir. What would you like to buy? For yourself or as a gift to your loved one?"
As soon as Hua Qingcheng walked into Zhenbaozhai, the shopkeeper saw that the woman in front of him was dressed simply but had an extraordinary temperament, so he ordered the waiter to greet her warmly.
"It's for my husband."
Hua Qingcheng looked at the dazzling array of jewelry on the counter, feeling a bit dazzled and overwhelmed. She herself wore a casual high ponytail every day, and when she thought of Mu Lige's handsome face, she didn't know what kind of jewelry would be suitable for the men here.
Seeing the customer's hesitation, the waiter cleverly recommended a willow hairpin that was not expensive but had a nice shape.
"Sir, this willow wood hairpin is very good. Willow wood symbolizes wealth, beauty, joy, and happiness. It also symbolizes long-lasting love and marriage. It is the perfect gift for your husband. And the price is very favorable, only five hundred coins."
Hua Qingcheng also fell in love with this hairpin at first sight. Now, after hearing the waiter's explanation, it seemed that it was indeed the most suitable for Mu Lige. She would wait until she earned more money and then buy her brother Li a better one.
"Okay, that's it."
Hua Qingcheng originally wanted to buy some other gifts for her other husbands, but she gave up when she couldn't find anything suitable. She planned to buy some other gifts later.
"Hey! Isn't this Hua Qingcheng, the famous gigolo from our Huaqiao Village?"
"What? Are you here to sell Mu Lige's or your husband's jewelry again?"
Just as Hua Qingcheng was about to leave Zhenbaozhai, she unexpectedly came towards Hua Fugui and a young man dressed in a glamorous manner and reeking of powder. When the man heard the familiar name Hua Qingcheng, he couldn't help but look over at her. However, the woman in front of him, with her cool temperament, didn't resemble the person he remembered. What was going on?
"Lianxing, feel free to choose whatever you like."
Hua Fugui glanced at Hua Qingcheng proudly and said to the man beside him.
Last night, Hua Fugui spent a lot of money to pick Lianxing up from Lanyan Pavilion and bought him out for a day. Now Hua Fugui is taking him out shopping to cheer him up.
"In that case, Lianxing would like to thank Boss Fugui!"
The charming and seductive Lian Xing was not at all polite and quickly picked out several expensive hairpins, hair crowns, and other items. In accordance with the principle of cutting flesh with a blunt knife, he did not want to go too far at once and bought only the maximum range that Hua Fugui could accept.
Hua Qingcheng was too lazy to pay attention to this nouveau riche who ate all kinds of weeds, that Lian Xing, who looked so pretentious that he was not even as good as a finger of her husband.
"I, your aunt, am a beauty, the most beautiful woman in the world. Being able to live off a woman is a skill. Unlike you, you are old, fat, and ugly. Even if you want to eat a woman, you won't be able to do so in this life!"
After Hua Qingcheng finished speaking, she deliberately glanced with disgust at Hua Fugui's fat body, his ugly old face with loose skin, and his legs and feet that were weak due to excessive indulgence.
Then he walked past her with a proud and arrogant look, without looking back, and deliberately bumped her with his shoulder to make her stagger, which made Hua Fugui very angry.
Liu Yeqing, the owner of Feng Man Lou, who had just come in to pick out some jewelry, couldn't help but frown when he heard Hua Qingcheng's words. He had heard of Hua Qingcheng from Huaqiao Village before. She had a very bad reputation and was constantly pestering his own son. Now, hearing her talk about being a gigolo so casually and openly, he felt even more disgusted with her.
"Humph! Such a bad-tempered woman still dares to seduce my son. She's simply dreaming!"
Because of Hua Qingcheng, Liu Yeqing suddenly lost interest in shopping and went back home in a sedan chair.
Yang Kaitai had no idea that his father had already labeled Hua Qingcheng a woman of bad character. No matter how one looked at it, Yang Xiaopang's feelings for Hua Qingcheng were destined to be nothing but a tragic one.
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