Chapter 157 Opening a Shop
"Girl, don't worry, Auntie won't harm you. That man is very capable and reliable. He works as a laborer in a blacksmith's shop and earns twenty taels a year!"
They eat meat once every three days and have big white steamed buns at every meal.
"His wife just passed away, and matchmakers were all rushing to his door to find him a wife. If it weren't for his high standards, we wouldn't have had a chance."
Lu Qingqing pushed the door open and came in.
"Is that so good? If it's so good, why don't you let your daughter marry into that family? It's good to keep the good stuff in the family."
Marrying Lin Zhuang didn't mean a good life; his family ate only cornbread and pickled vegetables every day!
The woman hesitated, swallowing back the words she was about to say.
"Who are you?" The woman's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
"And who are you?"
"I am the mother of the girl Lin Zhuanggang is engaged to!"
"Oh, you're already trying to get involved in someone else's marriage before even getting engaged! What will happen if you actually get married? I think we should call off this marriage!"
The woman became agitated, her voice shrill: "Who do you think you are, trying to make decisions for someone else's family!"
"I'll say the same thing to you!" Lin Ye said coldly, her previous gentle demeanor completely gone.
"She is indeed in charge of my family." Lin Ye's voice was not loud, but firm, and her eyes seemed to hold ice shards.
"If she tells my brother and me to live, we live; if she tells us to die, we die without a second thought!"
Woman: "..."
His face showed panic, surprise, and uncertainty.
Lu Qingqing said coldly, "You just think Lin Ye has no one to rely on at home, so you can easily bully her. You take advantage of Lin Zhuang's absence to bully this little girl. How can you be so shameless!"
You're right, marriage isn't just a matter between two people.
Now it seems that your family is kicking you when you're down, and you have a bunch of troublesome relatives behind you. You're really not a good match for marriage.
A family should help each other and defend against outsiders who might stab their own members in the back…
Lu Qingqing held up her index finger and waved it: "No."
The woman turned completely pale.
“I’m not bullying anyone, I’m just thinking about Lin Ye. The things people say outside are so nasty, how will she ever get married? We need to make plans before it gets too far…”
Lu Qingqing clicked her tongue twice: "Don't treat people like idiots."
Are you really trying to help people? You haven't said how the man's wife died at all!
"You know to send Lin Ye, whose reputation is ruined, to marry someone far away. That man is so good, everyone nearby will be fighting over him, how could Lin Ye possibly get a chance?"
The woman finally gave in.
She never expected that a girl who looked about the same age as Lin Ye would have such sharp insights, leaving her speechless.
"Fine, fine, pretend I wasn't here today. Lin Ye, there are some things you need to think about yourself, after all, no one can do it for you in this lifetime."
Now that you've lost your job at the embroidery shop, your reputation is ruined, and you're of age. The government is trying to arrange a marriage for you, and who knows what kind of ugly, undesirable person you'll be paired with.
“I will tell Lin Zhuang about what happened today,” Lu Qingqing said.
"You..." The woman's eyes showed panic.
She had come prepared; if Lin Ye disagreed, she would threaten to break off the engagement.
I didn't expect that they would start threatening me before I even mentioned raising prices.
However, she quickly calmed down.
Lin Zhuang values his daughter very much and is in a hurry to set a wedding date because he will be 20 in three months!
He certainly didn't want to be forced into marriage by the government!
The woman didn't say anything more, rolled her eyes at Lu Qingqing, and left angrily.
"This marriage is off," Lu Qingqing told Lin Ye.
Lin Ye pursed her lips: "I wonder if my brother will be upset. As for Sister Aying, I think she's quite nice."
"No matter how good they are, it won't work; this family is not good enough."
In the past, Lu Qingqing wouldn't have bothered with other people's business, but now she treats Lin Ye as family and says whatever comes to mind.
In this era, girls rarely have independent thoughts, influenced by their fathers and mothers. Ah Ying, who is not influenced by her parents, is not very trusting.
Lin Ye and Lin Zhuang are siblings with a close relationship, having relied on each other for many years. If he marries A Ying, things might be alright at first, but who knows what will happen later.
The power of pillow talk should not be underestimated.
Over time, who can guarantee that Lin Zhuang won't change?
Therefore, if you're going to marry, marry a girl from a family with sound values.
Just like her sister-in-law's family.
This is how family harmony is achieved.
"Just tell your brother and see what he decides. Don't compromise yourself to please him. What you think is good for him may not be good for him."
"Okay, sure." Lin Ye nodded.
The bitterness in my heart vanished without a trace at that moment.
Just now, she was thinking that she shouldn't affect her brother's wedding, so she went to the city alone to find a job in an embroidery shop and wouldn't come back.
"Qingqing... I was fired by the Wan family."
"So what? It's not like he's the only embroidery shop. Outside of Chang Le Town, the Wan family is nothing!"
Lu Qingqing's insults were exactly the same as Lin Ye's.
Lin Ye, with tears still in her eyes, suddenly burst out laughing.
Lu Qingqing smiled and said, "You just like embroidery, right?"
Lin Ye nodded.
She used to make money through embroidery, but it was something she genuinely loved.
Because of her face, she spends most of her time at home embroidering, except when she goes out occasionally.
She doesn't find it boring, and she rarely feels lonely.
She liked to use silk threads of various colors to embroider flowers and leaves on snow-white handkerchiefs.
"Then open your own shop! I'll provide the capital, and you can run it."
ah?
Lin Ye hurriedly waved her hand: "No, no, no, I can't do it. I can only embroider simple things, and I only know a few stitches."
There are only a few needle techniques, and I learned several others after going to Wanjiapu.
“You can do it. You have a talent for this. Otherwise, Wan Yuting wouldn’t have wanted to train you.”
Besides, what's there to be afraid of? How much does a shop cost? My older brother's shop is huge, and he only spent forty taels to buy it.
"I wouldn't even feel the pain of throwing away tens of taels of silver."
Lu Qingqing said boldly.
"Moreover, I'll draw up blueprints for you, lots of novel designs that no other company has!"
Lin Ye smiled again, deeply moved.
However, she still shook her head.
"It's not that simple. Your drawing is too good. I know too little about needlework and can't capture the essence of your work at all."
Furthermore, very few of these embroidered items are sold within the town; everyone else sells them elsewhere. They have people and channels for selling them, but we don't."
Upon hearing this, Lu Qingqing immediately identified two problems: firstly, Lin Ye's technique was not yet up to par.
Secondly, it is necessary to find sales channels.
Sales were easy to arrange; she had the county magistrate's son by her side.
As for techniques... find a teacher, pay some money and I don't believe no one will teach you!
Just like the midwife Hong, she learned a little from one family and a little from another, and she was able to learn most of it.
Problems that can be solved with money are not problems.
"This is no problem! We'll take it one step at a time."
"However, don't think about anything now. Since you don't have to work like a beast of burden for the Wan family anymore, then take a good rest."
I've been pretty tired lately, so let's not do anything tomorrow and go out and have some fun together.
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