Chapter 109 Xiao Zhang Proposes Marriage
Madam Wan was just overwhelmed with anger and was otherwise fine.
He looked listless and had red eyes when he woke up.
Lu Qingqing immediately took her leave.
Wan Yuting had someone present him with three taels of silver as a consultation fee, plus a bolt of cotton brocade as a gift.
Wanjia started his business by weaving and selling cloth. He began as a small shop, mainly selling linen and hemp cloth.
In recent years, they have started to buy expensive cotton yarn, add traditional hemp, and weave it into relatively expensive fine cotton cloth.
Now, a new category, brocade and embroidery, has been added.
The embroidery workshop where Lin Ye works is a project that Wan Jia just added.
“It’s from our own farm, it’s not worth much, please don’t be shy, Miss Lu,” Wan Yuting said.
Lu Qingqing confiscated it.
Under the sunlight, the fabric shimmered with silk threads.
To say it's worthless is ridiculous; cotton isn't widely grown yet, it's only cultivated in border regions.
Cotton cloth is expensive; a bolt of fine cotton costs five or six taels of silver, let alone this cotton cloth mixed with brocade.
If she had really gone to great lengths, she could have accepted it, but Madam Wan was perfectly fine today.
She had no right to receive a reward without merit, and three taels of silver was quite a sum.
Wan Yuting turned around and handed the cloth to the maid.
“Miss Lu is really different from others.”
He had met many women, including daughters of wealthy merchants, seemingly dashing escort agency ladies, and even self-important female doctors.
But they always have desires.
It's either about people or about money.
No matter how much they pretend, they can't escape the same goal: to choose a good husband and marry a good person.
But Lu Qingqing showed no trace of pretense.
She was almost seventeen, but there were no men in her eyes.
The more this was the case, the more Wan Yuting's gaze sought to follow it.
He wanted to know what this girl really wanted.
"Everyone has their own unique characteristics, and no one can be the same as anyone else."
"No need to see me off, I'm going to my older brother's shop."
Lu Qingqing refused the carriage arranged by Wan Yuting.
Wan Yuting smiled and said, "Perfect timing, I'm also going to the embroidery workshop, shall we go together?"
We walked together again.
I don't want to walk with you.
Why is this person always like this?
Lu Qingqing suddenly remembered that Lin Ye worked in the embroidery workshop, so she said, "Lin Ye from our village works as an embroiderer in your workshop. Could you please tell her that after work, we'll go to my older brother's place and go back together?"
"Miss Lin? So she's from your village."
Wan Yuting was a little surprised, but then continued, "She is very talented. Her embroidery is skillful and she learns quickly. Given time, she will surely become the best embroiderer."
Wan Yuting spoke highly of Lin Ye.
He already valued the embroidery workshop and wanted to move towards a higher level. Lin Ye was one of the best among them. She was young, humble, and highly talented. He planned to observe her for a while before making a decision.
Lu Qingqing's words accelerated his understanding of Lin Ye.
If someone can get along well with Miss Lu, then their character must be impeccable.
They deserve special attention and training.
Lin Ye had only been in the embroidery workshop for a short time, but she had already been given important responsibilities, which made Lu Qingqing very happy for her.
"I'll just call her out, and you two can have a chat."
Upon arriving at the embroidery workshop, Wan Yuting immediately called out Lin Ye.
"Sister Qingqing!"
Having not seen her for several days, Lin Ye dared not go to the Lu family. He was very happy to see Lu Qingqing now.
Because she worked indoors every day, Lin Ye's face became increasingly fair and tender.
This will expose some minor flaws.
A small cluster of flat warts grew beside her temple.
"Lin Ye, you need to eat well and take care of your health. You're still a bit weak and have a poor immune system. Don't just focus on working."
"Okay, I understand."
She's been having trouble sleeping lately, so she's been doing her embroidery by lamplight, which may have made her a little tired.
"Doesn't Aunt Li have a fig tree? Pick some leaves and apply the white sap to them, and these little bumps will shrink."
Lu Qingqing pointed to her temples.
Fig juice contains protease and plant alkaloids, which are corrosive.
She knew Lin Ye's skin well; it was quite tolerant.
Some people with sensitive skin cannot tolerate this treatment; it can burn the skin and leave scars.
"Also, if you want to eat vegetables, don't skimp on lunch if you're not going home. Buy a big steamed bun if you need to; it's not worth getting sick."
Lin Ye usually eats the dry bread she brings from home for lunch, along with a few strips of pickled vegetables, but that's really not good.
"good."
Lin Ye nodded obediently with a smile, revealing two adorable dimples.
This attracted the attention of passersby.
Lu Qingqing didn't say anything more to her and told her to go inside quickly.
Lin Ye watched Lu Qingqing walk away before turning around and entering the embroidery workshop.
Wan Yuting stood in front of the counter and finished checking accounts with the shopkeeper.
He casually suggested, "Let's hire a cook to prepare lunch for the embroiderers."
"We'll still need them to transport goods into the city in the future; we can't afford for them to get sick from overwork."
Uh, young master... oh no, the master is too good!
The shopkeeper smiled, his eyes crinkling.
So he ate it too?
"Uncle Yu, I have a question for you."
Wan Yuting casually fiddled with the abacus, his tone gentle: "Before you were transferred from the cloth shop, you often went out with my father to select goods. Did you discover any of his private affairs?"
The shopkeeper's eyelids twitched, and he asked with a smile, "Isn't the master's private matter your family matter? Young master, why are you asking me this?"
"Uncle Yu, you should know what I'm asking. All three of your sons are unmarried, and they'll have a hard time if they lose their jobs."
Wan Yuting never speaks harshly, but his words carry weight, and he always keeps his word.
Manager Yu's smile vanished.
"Uncle Yu, I know you're an old man who's followed my father, but you need to understand that you were originally promoted by my maternal grandfather."
Now that you've been transferred to my shop, my father won't be stingy and ask for it back.
We are father and son, and no matter how much we quarrel, we will never become enemies.
No one will know what you say today, so think it through.
From now on, I will not give this position of manager to anyone but you. After you die, I will leave it to your son.
...
Manager Yu lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Young Master, I really don't know. It's just that one time, after Master and I returned from an outing, he didn't rush home, but went to an alley..."
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In the evening, Lu Qingqing and the others returned home to find that another big news had broken in the village!
Hunter Xiao Zhang is going to Li Laogua's house tomorrow to propose marriage!
Here's what happened:
Li Meng went to the mountains to dig for medicinal herbs, but was followed by her ex-husband Liang Youtian.
Once she was out of the crowd, Liang Youtian appeared and dragged her to a secluded spot.
These days, Liang Youtian's mentality became even more twisted after being ridiculed. He hated Li Meng even more, so he tore off her clothes, tied her up, and whipped her as before.
Li Meng, fearing being seen, gritted her teeth and dared not utter a sound, which caused Liang Youtian to beat her even more fiercely.
Thanks to the sharp ears and eyes of the hunter Xiao Zhang, who heard the commotion and rescued Li Meng.
They beat Liang Youtian severely and then hung him on a tree.
However, Liang Youtian's wails also attracted people over.
Li Meng, wearing Xiao Zhang's clothes, was carried on Xiao Zhang's back, and was seen by the older women.
After Xiao Zhang dropped Li Meng off at home, he told Li Laogua that he would come to propose marriage the next day.
A bunch of old women in the village were saying that Li Mengzhen had a really hard life.
Out of the wolf's den, into the dog's den.
From now on, I'll be going to live a hard life with Xiao Zhang in the mountains; we don't even have a decent place to live.
It gets soaked in rain in summer and drenched in snow in winter.
Poor thing.
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