Little did Liu Yingying know that while she was enjoying the opera, the performers on stage had already noticed them.
The performance of "The Peony Pavilion" has ended.
Liu Yingying was still engrossed in it.
In her original world, this national treasure had long faded from the public eye.
She had also met some big names in the opera world with her elders.
But to be fair...
In later generations of Peking Opera performers, no one could compare with the skill of the performer on stage!
"Does this lady also enjoy listening to opera?" A melodious female voice rang in my ears.
Liu Yingying suddenly came to her senses and saw that the female entertainer had already come to her.
"Please excuse my ignorance, young lady. I'm simply captivated by your performance on stage..."
"Oh?" The female entertainer raised an eyebrow, glanced at her, and noticed that they had also opened the candied winter melon on the table.
"You guys like to eat this too?"
Lin Cuicui chimed in, "To be honest, this winter melon candy was invented by my aunt. Fairy sister, have you ever tried it?"
The phrase "Fairy Sister" made the female performer burst into laughter.
“My maid bought a package of these pastries a couple of days ago. I never imagined that such delicious pastries were made by the lady herself.”
"Hehe..." Liu Yingying gave a slightly embarrassed dry laugh and simply explained her purpose.
"Young lady, to be honest, we're actually here to promote our business... Would you mind letting us meet the owner of this theater?"
Before the words had even finished...
A maidservant brought over a bowl of tea and handed it to the female entertainer, then glanced at Liu Yingying and said...
"You guys don't look like you're from this county town, do you?"
"Who in the entire Furong County doesn't know the name of Bai Mudan, the star performer and owner of the Longfeng Theater?"
Liu Yingying was a little confused.
She really didn't know!
"Ah! So you are the famous White Peony, young lady! Forgive my ignorance, this country bumpkin didn't recognize you..."
Bai Mudan was easygoing, and immediately invited her to sit down. "Madam, there's no need for that. However, I am quite interested in your suggestion just now. Could you tell me more about it?"
Upon hearing that a collaboration was possible, Liu Yingying immediately perked up.
After some discussion, the two parties reached a mutually agreeable cooperation agreement.
In the future, she can deliver the prepared candied winter melon directly to the theater.
Since Liu Yingying bore all the costs, the profits were split 30/70, with the theater taking 30%.
Furthermore, Bai Mudan accepted all of the more than one hundred portions of candy they brought today.
However, because of the large quantity of goods, they were all placed in Uncle Da Niu's car.
Bai Mudan immediately arranged for two strong men to go back with them to retrieve...
Once this batch of candies was sold, a stable sales channel was found.
Liu Yingying was in a great mood and took the two girls for a stroll around the county town.
Meanwhile, Bai Mudan had just seen off Liu Yingying and the others.
The theater welcomed another regular customer.
Looking at the man's handsome appearance and gentle, refined demeanor, she smiled slightly, "Qingyuan, what brings you here at this time?"
The man appeared to be around thirty years old and was Ye Qingyuan, the richest man in Furong County.
"Don't even mention it, my mother sent me out to look for someone..."
Ye Qingyuan looked slightly tired as he strode in, casually pulled over a chair and sat down. But he inadvertently noticed the unfinished bag of winter melon candy on the table and couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Did you have a customer here just now?"
Bai Mudan sat down in front of him, covering her mouth with a smile; "If I said I was my new sugar daddy, would you be jealous?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingyuan was slightly taken aback, and there was a hint of anger in his eyes, but he suppressed it.
"Li Zhu, I'm so sorry! I..."
"Pfft!" Bai Mudan laughed out loud; "Alright, I was just teasing you. Do you know how popular winter melon candy is in the city lately?"
"Just now, the proprietress who makes this winter melon candy came to talk to me about a collaboration..."
"What! You mean the person who was just here was the one who makes candied winter melon?" Ye Qingyuan was overjoyed.
"Li Zhu, to be honest, my mother has been losing her appetite lately, and she's getting thinner and thinner. But the other day, she happened to buy a bag of winter melon candy on the street."
"After eating it, I found that my appetite was greatly stimulated, and I ate a whole bowl of rice that day!"
"My mother asked me to come out and buy her candy again today, but I searched all day and couldn't find the woman who sells winter melon candy. Turns out she came here!"
"Haha! This really came to me without any effort!"
As the two were talking, the two people who had gone with Liu Yingying and the others to pick up the goods returned.
Bai Mudan took several packets of winter melon candy back with Ye Qingyuan...
Liujiacun
Zhang Qiaonv and her daughter had arrived at the Liu family's house, ostensibly to visit Old Lady Chen.
Ever since Old Mrs. Chen brought Chen Sangou to visit a few days ago and was nearly stroked by Liu Yingying, she has been completely drained of energy and has been lying in bed all day.
"Oh dear, what has happened to the old lady? She looks so haggard. Has she seen a doctor?"
Zhang Qiaonv spoke in a mocking manner, glancing towards the room where Old Lady Chen's two sons were.
The second son, Liu Zhensheng, said in a muffled voice, "We can't even afford to eat, let alone afford a doctor!"
For poor people like them, when an elderly person becomes this ill, they basically have no choice but to leave it to fate.
Little did she know, these were the very words Zhang Qiaonv had been waiting for.
"Hey! That's not how it works!"
"As the saying goes, of all virtues, filial piety is the most important. The old lady raised you children, so you should be filial to her!"
On the bed, Old Mrs. Chen listened with an expression of agreement.
But Zhou, Liu Dabao's wife, mocked her with disdain: "Anyone can stand here and make sarcastic remarks, you're a complete outsider."
"If you really care about my mother-in-law that much, then why don't you give me some money? Anyway, we don't have a single penny left!"
Inside the house, Old Mrs. Chen's two sons kept their heads down in silence.
Zhang Qiaonv covered her mouth and smiled, a glint of shrewdness flashing in her eyes; "You may not have money, but the old lady didn't just give birth to the two of you, she also has a daughter, doesn't she?"
Zhu Dongxi seized the opportunity to add fuel to the fire: "Yes, Aunt Liu from our village is also Grandma Chen's daughter. You wouldn't believe it, she's living a very comfortable life now!"
"That small business has expanded to the county seat, and they've hired a large group of people to work for them. They earn two coins a day, and they eat meat every meal..."
Before she could say another word, the expressions on everyone's faces in the room turned grim.
Finally, Liu Dabao clenched his fists so tightly they cracked!
"Hmph! That bitch has no regard for brotherhood whatsoever, what can we expect from her?"
These people from the Liu family actually want to rush into the Zhu family and seize all of Liu Yingying's property!
But they saw it that day too.
Liu Yingying is like a completely different person now. Anyone who dares to cross her line will be met with a knife and a fight to the death.
The Liu family members, after all, still valued their lives.
Otherwise, they would have been too lazy to go there long ago!
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