Chapter 198 Mai Dong wants to open a shop, and the Marquis goes to Mobei
She supported the man quickly and accurately.
Lu Yu thanked him: "Thank you, young lady."
"Do you know who I am?" Mai Dong asked him.
"I'm looking for a girl." Lu Yu said.
Hearing what he said, Maidong immediately became interested.
"Shall we find a place to sit down and talk?" she asked Lu Yu.
Lu Yudao, okay!
Maidong found a teahouse across the street.
She walked slowly, as if she was intentionally waiting for Lu Yu. He was blind and walked entirely by relying on his hearing, smell, and sense of everything around him.
It is normal to bump into things while walking, so for safety, Lu Yu walked very slowly and gently.
Maidong was waiting in front and saw that he was indeed very slow, while she was impatient.
"Let me help you. You're walking so slowly. How did you get down from the mountain?"
Lu Yu didn't reject Mai Dong's support. "The people on Erlong Mountain will take me down and come back to pick me up in three hours."
He also didn't know whether he could meet Ophiopogon japonicus.
I heard that I could meet Maidong on this street, and she seemed to be the bully of this street.
If Maidong cannot be found, the people from Erlong Mountain will come down the mountain to pick him up within a specific time.
Entered the teahouse.
Maidong ordered a pot of ordinary tea and poured a cup for Lu Yu.
"Tell me, what do you want from me? I kidnapped you before, but I compensated you and you accepted my compensation, so that matter is over. Now that you're looking for me, I think there must be something else going on, right?"
She roughly guessed.
Lu Yu groped for the teacup, but it was not the tea set he was used to, so he did not feel familiar with it and failed to catch it the first time.
Maidong stared at his hands.
I still felt sorry for him and pushed the teacup towards him.
After Lu Yu touched the teacup, he took a sip and then said, "I want to cooperate with Miss Mai."
Miss Mai?
It was the first time someone called her that.
Maidong thinks it is quite interesting.
"How do you want to cooperate? How can you cooperate with me if you can't even see?"
She originally wanted to say, "You're blind," but then she thought that was a bit too harsh, so she changed her words.
"It's not like we don't have anything here in Erlong Mountain. We have shoes made by the women in the mountains, embroidery, and some forged weapons. If we can cooperate with you and sell these things together, we should be able to make some money."
People on Erlong Mountain are unwilling to come down the mountain to do business.
Those who were good at doing business before all died in the encirclement and suppression.
If the rest of them were capable, would they let a blind man like him be in charge?
Shoe embroidery can be bought and sold, but this weapon...
"Don't you know that private weapons trading is prohibited within the Zhou Kingdom? And you still dare to talk to me about buying and selling weapons? I think you are risking your life."
Lu Yu frowned, looking very confused.
"I'm sorry, I don't know much about this. I grew up in the mountains and haven't been to school since I became blind."
These words made Maidong even more embarrassed.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. I'm telling you now, just remember it."
"As for what you said, you can take it down the mountain and find someone to sell it to. Why do you have to cooperate with me?"
Lu Yu said, "I sold it to others, but they saw that I was blind and always tried to trick me. A few times, they used fake silver ingots to trick me. I was blind and helpless. I suffered a loss and went to find the person who sold it, but he refused to admit it."
No matter how skilled he is in martial arts, he cannot fight or kill for a few taels of silver.
Otherwise, Erlongshan would be wiped out again.
Just endure it.
He sounds quite pitiful.
Maidong was impulsive.
The result of this impulse was that she agreed to open a grocery store in Jiangcheng with Lu Yu, specializing in Erlongshan products. As long as it was made in Erlongshan, whether it was shoes, hats, woven baskets, or even handkerchiefs embroidered by women, she would buy it all...
Lu Yu was naturally happy and said several words of thanks to Miss Mai.
When they parted, Mai Dong sent Lu Yu out of the teahouse. She said she would leave first, but seeing that Lu Yu didn't leave, she simply stood with him for a while.
When the time was almost up, two young men came.
A man and a woman.
The woman was pretty and when she saw Lu Yu, she ran over quickly.
"Brother Lu, are you okay? It's all my second brother's fault. I told him to stay with you and go back to the mountain with you after you finish your business. How could he go back to the mountain on his own?"
"I scolded him a lot."
Lu Yu smiled.
Mai Dong stared at Lu Yu's smiling face. He looked so beautiful when he smiled, warm, like the sun...
But he had never smiled like this in front of her.
"I asked your second brother to go back first."
"Erniu, Meihua, come and thank Miss Mai. She agreed to cooperate with us and open a grocery store. From now on, we at Erlongshan will have a place to sell our products. The saleswoman said that after paying the rent from the store, she will split the profits with Erlongshan in half."
Meihua immediately exclaimed, "Is this true? Miss Mai, you run your business like charity. You give us half of the profits. Why do you do that?"
Mai Dong said nonchalantly, "Of course it's for Lu Yu. He's so handsome, I like him, how can I not do that?"
"Okay, go ahead and talk, I'm going back first."
"Wait for my news. Once I'm sure everything is settled, I'll have someone go to Erlong Mountain to deliver the news to you."
After saying that, Maidong turned around and left.
But she didn't notice Lu Yu's red ears and uncomfortable expression.
Meihua stared at Maidong's departing back with a pout on her face.
"I told you she wouldn't cooperate with us for no reason. Brother Lu, you have to be careful. My mother said that the women down the mountain are tigers and will eat people. You have to be careful."
Lu Yu: "Meihua, don't say that about Miss Mai. She's a very kind person."
Erniu continued, "Brother Lu, Miss Mai is not only kind, but also beautiful. You don't know how beautiful she is. She has big eyes, a high nose bridge, and a rosy little cherry mouth. This is the first time I've seen such a beautiful girl up close."
Meihua stepped hard on her second brother.
"I was wondering why you didn't say anything just now. It turns out you were just staring at the girl."
"People in our mountain area still say I am the mountain flower."
The only flower in Erlong Mountain is the plum blossom!
Erniu listened and laughed out loud, "You are a mountain flower, and I am a delicate flower. You are the plum blossom in the mountains, and I am the delicate and gorgeous rose and peony. There is no comparison."
Besides, his sister is pretty, but only compared to the people in the mountains.
There is absolutely no comparison with this Miss Mai.
Meihua, who was scolded by her own brother, had a sullen face.
Lu Yu was very happy that he had negotiated this deal today. In fact, when he came to find Mai Dong, he didn't expect to succeed on the first try.
He knew that Mai Dong was kind-hearted, but he had selfish motives. In his heart, he even felt that he was shameless for wanting to take advantage of this girl. He hoped that the shop she opened would make money.
Otherwise, he would feel guilty.
Maidong had very little money left, and after tea today, it was still Lu Yu who paid.
Seeing that he emptied his wallet to pay for the pot of tea, Maidong felt guilty.
She wanted to make this deal happen.
But, she has no money.
When they returned to the villa, Yun Qiao and Chen Jingyan were planning to leave Jiangcheng and return to Kyoto.
Chen Jingyan was going to Mobei, and she also wanted to go back early. Things here were almost done, and the remaining trivial matters could be left to the people below. There was no need for her to continue watching here.
Maidong came to find Yunqiao.
After Yun Qiao invited her in, she found that she was reluctant to speak.
"But is there anything difficult?" Yun Qiao asked.
Mai Dong played with the teacup in his hand, and then said: "I want to stay in Jiangcheng for a while longer. Princess sister-in-law, do you have any private money? Lend me some, and I will pay you back later."
Yun Qiao didn't need Mai Dong to tell her anything. Just by listening to what she was thinking, she could guess it almost exactly.
"How much? Is five hundred taels enough?"
She wanted to open a shop. As a young girl, she wanted to do business, and she was supported by her sister-in-law.
Maidong wanted to ask for two hundred taels to rent a shop and start a small business, but she didn't expect that her princess sister-in-law would be so generous and give her five hundred taels at once.
She simply loves her sister-in-law so much now.
Yun Qiao smiled with her lips pursed.
"You don't have to pay this money back. I plan to deduct it from your dowry..."
Mai Dong paused, but said indifferently: "Sister-in-law, feel free to deduct it."
[Anyway, it's my decision whether to get married or not. If I don't get married, I can still use the dowry money, which is good.]
Yun Qiao was stunned. She really didn't expect that Mai Dong could be so free and easy about marriage.
But this is also good, at least I won’t be easily hooked up by some wild men outside.
"I'll give you the money, but let's make it clear that once you've dealt with things here, you must return to Kyoto."
Maidong nodded and said, "I'll listen to my sister-in-law. It won't take long."
The reason why Maidong opened this shop with the people from Erlongshan was that she thought Lu Yu was a reliable person. After the shop was opened, her brothers would have more opportunities, something to do, and earn money.
fine.
This saves her from worrying about Wang Dawei and Li Ergou.
She thought that after she had run the shop in Jiangcheng well, she would return to Kyoto.
As for getting married, she doesn't care.
Yun Qiao asked her maid Baihe to get the national silver notes and give them to Maidong.
Maidong was looking for Yunqiao, and Chen Jingyan didn't show up, so the matter was arranged.
"Give her 500 taels at once. How big a matter will she have to deal with? Is it reliable?"
Yun Qiao smiled and said, "She's probably thinking of getting some work. She has a few brothers in Jiangcheng. I think your sister is a kind and loyal girl. But before... Never mind, let's not talk about it. I'll make it up to her later."
Those inhuman encounters before.
Yun Qiao felt heartbroken when she heard this.
Chen Jingyan knew what Yun Qiao wanted to express, but he didn't say much. He had already done his best for his sister. Her parents had been taking her on the way back to Kyoto when the accident happened. He was young and didn't understand much at that time. After his parents left, he tried his best to find them. Now that he found them, he tried his best to make it up to them.
As for what she had experienced before, he was powerless to do anything.
***
Yun Qiao and Chen Jingyan left for Kyoto the next day.
Maidong did not leave Jiangcheng.
Yun Qiao wasn't too worried.
Firstly, she was familiar with this place as it was where she grew up. Secondly, Gu Heng would soon come to Jiang Chengguan's shop, and if Gu Heng was there, he could at least take care of the Ophiopogon japonicus.
In early March of the same year, Chen Jingyan led 300 people to Mobei.
Under the pretext of guarding the northern desert, they actually exploited Chen Jingyan's power to prevent him from affecting the majesty of Emperor Showa in Kyoto.
Yun Qiao takes care of three children and the old lady in the marquis's mansion.
The news of Chen Jingyan going to Mobei eventually reached the old lady's ears. She only had this one grandson, and now she didn't ask for wealth or power, but only for peace and happiness for the whole family.
Unexpectedly, when she became the emperor's grandson, she sent her own grandson directly to Mobei.
The old lady felt helpless.
She wants to go to the palace to see the emperor.
The emperor didn't dare to meet the old lady of the Chen family in the Marquis' Mansion, and kept finding excuses to refuse.
The old lady insisted on entering the palace.
Yun Qiao tried to comfort her and said a lot of words, but she just wouldn't listen.
"Grandmother, it's most important for you to take care of your health. The Marquis is capable of protecting himself. When he was leaving, he was most worried that you wouldn't be able to bear it, so he didn't dare to tell you."
"Look at you, it's only been a few days and you've lost so much weight. It makes me feel bad."
As he was speaking, he heard someone outside the door delivering a message in a frightened voice.
"Madam, Madam, the Queen Mother is here."
"Why are you in such a hurry? Hurry up and take everyone from the Marquis' Mansion to welcome him."
Yun Qiao stood up immediately.
"Grandmother, the Queen Mother has come to the Marquis' Mansion. She must be here to see you. Let's not let the Queen Mother worry. I'll ask Mother Chang to quickly get someone to wash and dress you. Your granddaughter-in-law will go to the door to greet you."
The old lady said, "Why greet him? At worst, they'll piss me off to death, and that'll save us a lot of trouble. This is still me. If I weren't here, would you have to send everyone in the Marquisate to Mobei?"
"Mother Qiao, you must guard the Marquisate for me. The Chen family, the Marquis of Zhenbei, is determined to gain a foothold in Kyoto."
Yun Qiao nodded.
The old lady didn't wash up and didn't let Yun Qiao go outside to greet her. She didn't want to follow these rules today.
Her grandson, who had made great contributions to Emperor Showa, was sent to Mobei, and she was very unhappy about it.
The Empress Dowager came back today either to visit her relatives or to see her mother in private.
My mother cannot enter the harem because the emperor will not see her.
She didn't dare let her mother enter the palace privately, so she had to come in person.
Empress Dowager Chen entered the Marquis' Mansion and felt that it was familiar yet unfamiliar. She had never been back since she entered the palace. The only reason she was able to come back this time was because the current emperor was her son.
Without paying attention to her surroundings, Empress Dowager Chen followed the servants of the Marquis' Mansion into the old lady's courtyard.
Although the old lady did not allow Yunqiao to go to greet her, Yunqiao still came out, after all, she was the empress dowager.
After the old lady passed away, their mansion still had to maintain a good relationship with Empress Dowager Chen. Even if the emperor was cold-blooded and ruthless, he couldn't ignore his mother's wishes and kill all of her family members.
"I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."
"Get up. Sanlang has gone to Mobei now. The whole family of the Marquis' Mansion, young and old, is counting on you."
Empress Dowager Chen gently took Yun Qiao's hand and patted her to comfort her.
This is her niece-in-law from her mother's family.
Empress Dowager Chen naturally valued it.
"I will take good care of the Marquis's family, so that they can rest assured and guard the border for the emperor in Mobei."
Empress Dowager Chen nodded with satisfaction.
The niece-in-law was a sensible woman and a princess of the royal family, so Empress Dowager Chen was naturally very close to her.
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