Chapter 154: Zeng Family's Anger and Indifference
The day Zeng Xiaojuan took Qiao'er away from the Lou family, the Lou family was in an uproar.
The next day, Lou Er and his daughter rushed to Zeng's house angrily.
This time, the mother and daughter learned their lesson and did not go directly to visit Mrs. Zeng. Instead, they ran to the store to find Mr. Zeng. Mr. Zeng was so shocked that he doubted his life.
What did they say?
Divorce?
Is Xiaojuan getting divorced?
Even if they were talking about Xiaoyan's divorce, he wouldn't be so shocked.
Xiaojuan, the timid, weak-willed and opinion-less daughter, actually got divorced!
After listening again, it turned out that it was Xiaoyan who was behind the trouble.
That's right!
Mr. Zeng was furious.
Lou Er and his daughter didn't care what he thought; they were there to show off their pride. If Mr. Zeng didn't give them the money, they would destroy the Zeng family's daughters' reputations, accusing Zeng Xiaojuan of harming her husband's family, disrespecting her mother-in-law, and harming her nephew out of jealousy of her eldest brother and sister-in-law having a son. In short, everyone was leaving.
Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes.
Mr. Zeng didn't expect them to be so shameless and was furious.
Finally, he had to compromise and gave Lou Er's mother and daughter two hundred taels of silver, signed a contract, and the two families had no further ties, respected each other, and were not allowed to talk nonsense in public.
Lou Er and his wife accepted the banknotes without any scruples. Lou Er sneered, "Master Zeng, please don't think we're greedy. This is what our Lou family deserves. Only two hundred taels is already a bargain for you. Madam Zeng had bad intentions from the beginning. She tortured me into marrying a useless concubine's daughter to me. She couldn't bear to see her daughter live a good life, and she also hated our family. She secretly made moves to destroy our Lou family's business and forced us to move back to the countryside. Oh, Madam Zeng is so scheming and cunning! She is so cruel! But what did our Lou family do wrong? We don't owe her anything. Why does she want to hurt us like this?"
Master Zeng was so angry that he fell backwards: "Nonsense, complete nonsense!"
"Whether this is nonsense or not, go check it yourself. I don't believe you don't know what kind of person your wife is."
"you--"
Lou Er and his wife walked away. Master Zeng was so angry that his chest hurt. He also felt a little powerless, confused and a little annoyed.
They are just concubines' daughters, but their demands are more and more. The third girl has been stubborn and strong-willed since she was a child, and now she has become even worse. I didn't expect that the second girl who was always honest and obedient since childhood would also become so bold.
Even if what the lady did was not right, which legitimate mother is not like this?
Why are everyone else fine but they are not?
It's a disgrace to the whole place.
Mrs. Zeng and Young Master Zeng were also very surprised when they learned that Zeng Xiaojuan had divorced.
When he heard that it was related to Zeng Xiaoyan, Master Zeng became even more disgusted. It was his third sister who got involved, no wonder.
Madam Zeng sneered sarcastically, "The third girl is really getting more and more successful. She even messed up her own sister's marriage. The second girl is also a fool, willing to listen to her everything. In my opinion, since they are hiding this from the family, then we should just leave them alone and see what they are capable of. If they can live their whole lives without asking for help from the family, then I will respect them! Otherwise, they should be taught a lesson and let them know that they can't do anything."
Mr. Zeng was also very angry. "Madam, what you said makes sense. Since they are so capable, let them do whatever they want. I guarantee they will come to me in less than a month. Then I will teach them a lesson. What a dog-like temper they have. They don't care about anything and act arbitrarily. If I don't teach them a lesson, they really don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is."
"That's right. If we don't take this opportunity to teach them a lesson, who knows what they'll do in the future. Wouldn't that be embarrassing?"
Mr. Zeng had no memory of Zeng Xiaoyan's previous story about his second sister's unhappy life in her husband's family, but he hadn't taken it to heart. If he had known about Zeng Xiaojuan's divorce in advance, he would have scolded her and stopped her. He would never have allowed her to divorce, let alone supported her.
The Zeng family was full of confidence, waiting for Zeng Xiaojuan to come back for help when she had nowhere else to turn, but they didn't know that Zeng Xiaojuan had already cheered up and moved forward, living her life peacefully.
Zeng Xiaojuan specially made a pair of very beautiful embroidered shoes for Xu Zhichun.
"I don't have anything else to show you, but I put a lot of thought into this pair of shoes. Zhichun, you can wear them, and don't be disgusted."
The thousand-layer sole is soft and thick, the upper is light blue, and it is embroidered with a twined floral pattern with colorful embroidery thread, and there are two dancing butterflies, which are vivid and very beautiful.
Ordinary people don't pay much attention to embroidering shoe uppers, insoles, handkerchiefs, and toe bags on a daily basis. The fabrics they use are mostly cotton, and the embroidery threads are ordinary threads. They don't pay much attention to taking care of their hands like the embroiderers who specialize in embroidering fine silk and satin pieces. They can just pick up the needle and thread to embroider, and the work is just as vivid and beautiful.
Xu Zhichun was very pleasantly surprised. "The colors are so well matched, the pattern is beautiful, and the embroidery is so good. Sister Xiaojuan, your shoes are so well made, the clothing stores in the city will definitely be happy to buy them."
Although women in many families can make some simple shoes and socks, there are also many families who cannot or are unwilling to take the effort, so they have to buy ready-made ones from clothing stores.
Clothing shops generally have a relatively stable supply of goods. For example, women from a certain alleyway would work for the shop in their spare time, and both parties would agree on a delivery schedule. If a woman stopped working, they would notify the shop in advance, and the shop would find someone else to fill the gap.
But if someone makes it and brings it to the store to sell, the store will consider buying it, but the price will definitely be slightly lower than the agreed price.
Zeng Xiaojuan has this skill, so there is nothing wrong with using it as a temporary transition.
She was very happy to see Xu Zhichun liked it. "That's all I know. Zhichun, I'm glad you like it. In the future, if you need shoes made, just come to me and I'll make them for you."
"That's great! I just don't know how to do that. I'll be in trouble for Sister Xiaojuan in the future!"
"No trouble, no trouble, haha."
Xu Zhichun looked at the patterns and was moved. He smiled and said, "Sister Xiaojuan's patterns are also very beautiful. They are particularly unique when embroidered with colorful silk threads. Why don't you draw a few more and see if the store will accept them."
Zeng Xiaojuan couldn't help but feel a little moved. "I've heard that patterns can be sold for money, but I don't know if the people who draw me are willing to buy them."
"Then give it a try," Xu Zhichun said, "I happen to have all the writing brushes, inkstones, and paper at home. They're useless anyway, so just use them."
"this--"
"You are welcome."
"Okay, I'll try."
"Um."
Xu Zhichun casually mentioned to her a few different design concepts and combinations, which seemed ordinary to modern people, but sounded refreshing to Zeng Xiaojuan.
If it wasn't inconvenient, Xu Zhichun would have wanted to just give her a pattern book for reference.
Zeng Xiaojuan was a little excited. "I suddenly have an idea. Zhichun, how about I draw it and show it to you?"
"Okay, I'll just take a look. I'll go home and get you some paper and pen."
That's good. She'll go back and try to catch up, and look through some picture books on pattern and design drawings in the harbor warehouse.
(End of this chapter)
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