The two of them sat face to face with Qiao Mingjin across the coffee table in the side room.
Qiao Mingjin looked at these two people with cold eyes. Although they were picky on their faces, they should not be such difficult people.
Unexpectedly, I only said a few words, but there was something meaningful in them, and there was a hint of wit in everything.
Although I don’t know what these two people are here for, I guess they don’t come here to cause trouble.
I had no grudges with them yesterday or today. What could possibly hinder me?
So he didn't take the initiative to open his mouth and just listened to the two people talking aside. He only drank the honey water that had been poured into the well water.
The girl named Liu'er looked at the hot tea that was sitting in front of her with wisps of white smoke and could not be swallowed, and then looked at Qiao Mingjin drinking the honey water with a look of enjoyment on her face, her eyes almost wanting to burst into flames.
My throat felt a little dry again.
As expected, they were dug in the fields by country people, and they didn’t understand any rules!
Not to mention entering the house as a wife, just welcoming her into the house as a concubine, and you have to spend countless hours teaching her before you can go out to meet someone!
However, she was very patient and did not criticize him verbally.
Otherwise, he couldn't have left Aunt Li as an errand in Tingfeng Yuan after Mr. Six had chased her away.
The one called Mother Zhao glanced at Qiao Mingjin and felt that this woman was not a simple person.
She was so calm, even when she came out of the mansion, she showed no fear, as if the mountain was about to collapse and she didn't show her composure. Even the ladies in the mansion didn't have such magnanimity.
Unexpectedly, with her poor background and her current status, the old lady said she was not qualified to be a concubine.
Then he straightened his waist two more points.
"Ms. Qiao, why don't you make some good clothes? I heard that Mr. Six brought a lot of fabrics to make clothes for the lady. Just two days ago, Mr. Six moved more than a dozen pieces of fabric from the warehouse before leaving.
Come here with the fabric. This fabric. If you don't make it into clothes and just press it on the bottom of the box, the color will fade over time and it will become unfashionable. Even if you pawn it and sell it, it won't be worth much money."
As Zhao's mother spoke, she looked at Qiao Mingjin.
Even the materials used in Qiao Mingjin’s clothes were not spared. She had to see if they were materials brought from the house.
That girl Liu'er even had her eyes glued to Qiao Mingjin.
Qiao Mingjin was holding a cup in her hand and paused after hearing this.
He raised his eyes lightly and looked at Zhao's mother.
"Mother Zhao has also seen that I grow vegetables in and outside the courtyard, and raise chickens. We have meat and eggs to eat, and there is grain in the fields. I'm afraid I won't pawn a few pieces of cloth for sale. I don't want to sell them yet.
Two taels of silver flowers are missing."
Liu'er listened and turned her fingers around the rim of the cup twice.
He raised his eyes and said, "I know your wife is not short of money. I heard that the workshop makes a lot of money. We, the sixth master, are kind-hearted and want to help others when they see others are not doing well. There is not much money."
A piece of rotten wood? Where can't I open a workshop? I chose such a piece of land from a long way away. I'm so tired that I have to run back and forth."
Qiao Mingjin might as well have looked like these two people were harmless, but their words were full of wit.
As expected, he was raised in the backyard of the mansion. He was able to survive and live well. He is not a simple person.
Just as Qiao Mingjin was about to speak, Liu'er laughed to herself again.
He also said: "One year during the Lantern Festival, our sixth master saw a few beggars on the roadside looking at people watching lanterns. They looked very pitiful. Our sixth master kindly rewarded each of them with a lantern. What about us six masters?"
We went out together, and we said that we had never seen Liu Ye like this. Instead of giving cakes, he was appreciating lanterns. Upon hearing this, Sixth Master rewarded each of us with a big piece of silver. Hey, we Sixth Master are kind-hearted. All that money is worth it.
It’s not money. When you see people living in a bad life, you can’t bear to throw away money everywhere.”
He looked at Qiao Mingjin and said: "I heard that in this workshop, Mr. Liu gave half of his share to the wife? Tsk, tsk, tsk, this reward is a bit big. Even the old lady said that if she had the money, it would be better to buy her more.
There are a few taels of bird's nests. I heard that the lady is also very kind-hearted. She helped all the relatives who were struggling at home and received a thick monthly salary in the workshop. I heard that the family also bought the land.
The yard has also been built, and the whole family has moved into the workshop. Madam, you are such a good person."
Qiao Mingjin stared at the face named Liu'er.
Look very carefully.
Is it true that the more beautiful the flowers are, the more poisonous they are? The more enthusiastic the face, the more careful you need to be on guard?
Didn’t the ancients sincerely deceive me?
Mother Zhao glanced at Qiao Mingjin and felt a burst of contempt in her heart.
Although the masters of the Zhou family still live together, they had already separated when the old master passed away. Each of them also has his or her own property.
In order not to attract the attention of his brothers, the sixth master actually gave up half of this money-making business to the woman in front of him who had been married and had children.
Is it just to let her into the house so that her sisters-in-law won’t look down upon her? Give her more property and money to keep her company?
I don’t know what this woman used to hook Mr. Liu.
Half of the stems!
Which shop or workshop owned by Mr. Liu earns less than one thousand taels of interest a year?
These five hundred taels were put into the account, which was a huge amount of wealth for a country person. It was actually given to the woman in front of him for free.
She felt distressed just thinking about it.
I heard that this workshop receives a lot of orders, and all the finished root carvings are sent to Beijing.
The old lady has a lot of money in her private house, and she often talks about this workshop.
Such elegant things are not common things like gold and jade. Who would refuse to accept it if it is a well-meaning gift?
By then, won’t you already have face and dignity? Are you afraid that there will be no favors?
Why did you give it away for nothing?
I heard that a whole family of her relatives were invited to the workshop. It was like one person had achieved enlightenment and ascended to heaven.
Mother Zhao looked at the material of the clothes Qiao Mingjin was wearing, and when she thought of the snow satin that the old lady had longed for, she couldn't bear to wear it and gave it all to Master Six. She didn't expect that Master Six would change hands and give it to this woman.
I can only imagine how angry the old lady was.
Mother Zhao said to Qiao Mingjin: "Our old lady asked me to come here just to tell Madam Qiao that she will appoint someone to take care of the workshop. Madam has worked hard this year. The old lady will settle the account for Madam Qiao."
The salary is paid. Our Zhou family is not that demanding."
Qiao Mingjin laughed angrily after hearing this.
When Liu'er saw Qiao Mingjin's appearance, her face became angry.
This is really disrespectful!
Mother Zhao took the old lady's words seriously. Being sensible, she just said that she had returned the deed of dry stock and wanted to thank her again.
What does this person mean?
Are you pretending not to understand anything? Are you still thinking of having an affair?
"Ms. Qiao, you should be satisfied with the workshop's money for a year. The old lady has said that she won't care about you anymore. From now on, there is no need for Mrs. Qiao to worry about it anymore. A capable steward will be sent to take over.
After all, Mrs. Qiao was born in the countryside and has never even been to the city a few times. Does she know what is popular nowadays? It is better for us ladies to stay in the back house. After all, business matters are not our business.
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After hearing what she said, Qiao Mingjin, who didn't know why, would really think that the old lady of the Zhou family was generous and someone who really cared about her.
Qiao Mingjin buried her head and laughed softly twice, then raised her eyes to look directly at them from the slightly annoyed eyes of the two men, with a gleam in her eyes that could not be underestimated.
"I think your sixth master didn't tell your old lady how this workshop came about. It seems that you two have the same misunderstanding as the old lady."
"Misunderstanding? Is there any misunderstanding? Madam, don't forget what kind of family we are! Some things can't be kept by force. It also depends on whether you have the ability to eat them."
Liu'er seemed to be losing her temper, and looked completely different from the calmness she had when she first walked in.
Qiao Mingjin laughed again after hearing this.
Said: "I have never thought about grabbing other people's food to eat. I have it myself, so why bother eating other people's food? It seems that your sixth master really didn't make it clear to you old lady. I don't want to talk to you two anymore.
, after all, you two are just servants delivering messages."
Seeing the anger on their faces, they smiled again.
He said: "I don't want you to know that I started this workshop. It was also me who asked you, Mr. Liu, to cooperate. As for me, I just want to tell you that it is impossible for me to withdraw my shares, because I am the owner."
But if your Zhou family doesn't want this half of the shares, I can find someone else to cooperate. I think other families in Qingchuan City are also interested. Even if I don't find someone to cooperate, this workshop will not have to close. Even if I only focus on production
, underwriting it to others, you can make a lot of money. You can go back and tell your old lady, if she is willing to take back the shares, I will also be willing to use the money to buy the shares back."
Those two people might as well have heard such words.
Is this workshop really a collaboration between her and Mr. Liu?
I heard that she was the one who started it, but it was Master Liu who had the insight and approached her to cooperate?
If this is the case, it seems that we cannot take the deed back today.
Mother Zhao knows that the old lady likes to make money, but she has never taken away other people's family property.
Seeing how the old lady was eager to get away from Mr. Liu, she might really charge her a sum of money and take Mr. Liu's stock back.
It's just that the old lady is worried about Master Liu's face, so she won't do anything easily.
The two of them really couldn't decide what was going on in this workshop. It seemed like they had to explain clearly the purpose of their visit today and what they wanted to say before they could go back to work.
The two of them looked at each other.
Then Mother Zhao said: "We didn't know that Mrs. Qiao started this workshop and then asked Master Liu to cooperate with her. We can't say anything about this now. We have to go back and report it to the old lady. We will listen to the old lady's wishes. We just want to let her go first.
Old lady, please don’t send someone here.”
See Qiao Mingjin as motionless as a mountain.
Zhao's mother secretly gritted her teeth and said: "We old lady heard that the Sixth Master sent the snow satin that was rewarded in the palace to Madam, so we asked the two of us to come and take it back. We also asked the two of us to bring some to Madam.
Words."
Qiao Mingjin never thought that the snow satin was rewarded by the palace.
I'm afraid Beijing got the reward and distributed it to their families.
This snow satin is not a tribute, and there is nothing she can't wear. But since they want to take it back, she won't stop it.
He raised his eyes to signal her to continue. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
ps: There should be more. I'm hungry, let me cook something to eat. Roll around, no tickets will be added, no updates~~~~~~~~~~
