His skill with silver needles was superb; he could insert each acupuncture point with remarkable precision even in the darkness of night.
With Ruan Banxia around, she's number one in sewing and needlework, no one else can compete with her.
Second is Meng Chuying. Meng Chuying's acupuncture skills are not for nothing.
Third was Ye Lingyu, but she narrowly defeated Shen Ziyu. Cheng Qingyan hadn't expected Shen Ziyu to be so skillful, knowing how to use needles.
Cheng Qingyan came in last place. She was quick-witted and nimble-fingered, but she had never touched a needle since childhood. After arriving here, Ye Lingyu did all the housework—cooking, washing clothes, sewing—which Cheng Qingyan knew nothing about.
After the crushing defeat, Cheng Qingyan leaned on Ye Lingyu's shoulder for comfort: "Wife, I never imagined that threading a needle would be so difficult. You must have had a lot of trouble in the past."
Ye Lingyu smiled without saying a word, gently touching her hand again and again.
On Qixi Festival, I pray that every girl will be skillful and dexterous. May you be skillful and dexterous too!
The Milky Way stretches far and wide, the night is cool as water, and gazing at the stars in the sky, the lights in this courtyard are just like those countless stars.
The next day, Cheng Qingyan went to see Cheng Shaowen.
Both morally and logically, she should help Cheng Shaowen; this generous gift can be considered as repaying the favor he did for her before.
A few days later, at the invitation of the authorities, he accompanied Cheng Shaowen to Ji Ren's house to propose marriage.
Cheng Yuanji knew perfectly well that the fact that he agreed to Cheng Shaowen's marriage while opening a shop in town was definitely because of Cheng Qingyan's influence.
Now Cheng Qingyan's family business is no less than that of some of the wealthy families in the town. Many people want to get in touch with Cheng Qingyan; they are just taking advantage of their proximity.
In the afternoon after Cheng Qingyan returned home, the brothers Cheng Yuanfu and Cheng Yuanji came to Cheng Qingyan's house.
For many years after the three brothers separated their family, they had no contact with Cheng Qingyan.
They only crossed paths again after Cheng Qingyan became wealthy.
These so-called interactions were nothing more than people who, seeing her rise to prominence, felt resentful and shamelessly sought her out again.
Although Cheng Qingyan had told them that they were even, she still stepped in to help them in the end.
The two brothers weren't exactly bad, but they weren't exactly good people either.
They preserved the things their parents asked them to keep for Cheng Qingyan after their deaths, and also followed their parents' last wishes by giving Cheng Qingyan houses and land, but they did not continue to fulfill their obligation to take care of her.
Although Cheng Qingyan said she was cutting ties with them, she still kept Cheng Shaowen around and even helped him find a wife.
Even if Cheng Yuanji was a terrible person, he still had to come and express his gratitude. But he couldn't bring himself to do it, so he called Cheng Yuanfu along.
When Cheng Yuanfu and Cheng Yuanji arrived, Yun Yue and Jiang Jiang were eating melons in the courtyard.
Cheng Qingyan and Ye Lingyu went to the fishpond. After the weather got hot, Cheng Qingyan often went to the fields to check on the situation.
To prevent disease outbreaks, chickens, ducks, and fish must be given anti-disease medication. If anything is done wrong, it's easy to lose an entire chicken coop.
Yun Yue did not know Cheng Yuanfu and Cheng Yuanji, but Ruan Banxia did.
Cheng Yuanfu and Cheng Yuanji came to express their gratitude and also to discuss with Cheng Qingyan the matter of bringing gifts to propose marriage.
Hongyu stopped them in the courtyard: "Young Master, Second Young Master, my husband is not here. If you two have come looking for him, you'll be making a wasted trip."
Cheng Yuanfu and his companion were not angry at being stopped by Hongyu. Instead, they thanked her politely, saying, "Thank you for informing us, Madam Hongyu. We will take our leave now and come back another day."
As for Yun Yue, Ruan Banxia had already introduced them to her, and she now knew the identities of Cheng Yuanfu and Cheng Yuanji.
These two people had bullied Cheng Qingyan and concealed her identity, causing her to search for it for so many years. Now that they've delivered themselves to her doorstep, would it seem too easy for her to leave so readily?
However, she was still unaware of Cheng Qingyan's attitude towards them, and Cheng's parents had also raised him.
She still wants to know how Cheng Qingyan was brought here from the capital. Why was Cheng Qingyan brought here from so far away?
If they wanted to kill Cheng Qingyan, they could have done it in Kyoto. There was no need to bring it here, unless the person who took Cheng Qingyan away never intended to kill him in the first place.
Who is this person who only robs but doesn't kill, and even raises Cheng Qingyan?
They brought him to such a remote place, probably to prevent them from finding Cheng Qingyan.
Was that person's only goal to separate the mother and daughter?
There were too many questions and mysteries; she desperately needed an answer.
Yun Yue straightened her sleeves and called out with a slightly cold look in her eyes, "Hongyu, bring the person over."
Hongyu answered, "Yes." She glanced at Cheng Yuanfu and the others, then led them to Yunyue.
Yun Yue sized up the two people standing in front of her. They were in their forties, one of them was a bit overweight and didn't look like a farmer who worked hard every day.
The other one was dark-skinned and had a beard. This dark-skinned man looked younger and was probably Cheng Lao Er.
Cheng Yuanfu and the others were unaware of Yun Yue's identity; they were simply surprised that Hong Yu would obey the orders of the person in front of them.
After looking them over, Yun Yue smiled and said, "Take the two of you to the living room to rest for a while. Qingyan and Xiaoyu will be back soon, so let them wait."
"Coincidentally, I also have some things I'd like to ask them."
Cheng Yuanfu and Cheng Yuanji didn't even have a chance to say no before Tingyu and Hongyu took them to the living room.
Ruan Banxia stopped Jiang Jiang, who wanted to go to the living room with Yun Yue, and Yun Yue and Shen Ziyu got up and left together.
There are some things that children are better off not knowing.
The less you know, the less trouble you'll have.
As for herself, she certainly knew that minding her own business was the key to longevity.
She wasn't particularly interested in other people's private affairs.
After Yun Yue and Shen Ziyu entered the living room, Tingyu and Hongyu withdrew, tacitly guarding the living room door from a distance, preventing anyone from approaching.
Cheng Yuanfu and Cheng Yuanji had met Shen Ziyu, and the sight of this scene made them both feel uneasy.
I should have known better than to come. It would have been so much better to have someone invite Cheng Qingyan to my house!
Not wanting to waste time, Shen Ziyu spoke without any emotion: "Tell me in detail how Cheng Qingyan came to your house."
Cheng Yuanji held his breath, flicked his sleeves, and retorted, "Why should we listen to you? If anyone should ask, it should be the third brother himself. Who do you think you are?"
With a whoosh, the sound of a sword being drawn was heard, and the next second, a long sword was placed against Cheng Yuanji's neck.
"If you don't want your head, I can chop it off for you."
Cheng Yuanfu swallowed hard, startled. Wasn't this the scene that had threatened him before?
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