At this moment, a man's angry voice came from the room.
"I've decided to redeem Liu'er's body. Don't cry poverty to me and take out the money!"
The little girl's happy expression suddenly stopped, and her whole body seemed to have fallen into ice.
"Where do I have the money to redeem Liu'er's life?"
The man was rummaging through boxes and cabinets at home: "Can you come up with fifty taels of silver? You have made so much money by weaving, selling sweet soup, and making rouge gouache, how can you come up with fifty taels?"
The woman was simply desperate: "I really have no money."
"If you don't have money, just think of ways to raise money. I was blind when I married a hen like you who couldn't lay eggs. You made me laugh so hard. You have been so kind and righteous to me. You are now
Are you still trying to play tricks on me?"
Su Qing frowned, what's going on with this family? What kind of mother doesn't lay eggs? Isn't this little girl the man's daughter? The man soon gained something and came out happily with a money bag in his hand.
When he saw the people standing in the yard, he immediately stopped at his feet.
The man's eyes fell directly on Su Qing, the lust in his eyes was undisguised, he looked at Su Qing from top to bottom and couldn't move his eyes away.
"Oh my god, the fairy has come down to earth."
The little girl's body was trembling slightly, her eyes were full of hatred and fear, and she was frozen in place.
Suddenly, she felt a pair of gentle hands touching her head. She shuddered and looked up to find Su Qing's gentle smile: "Who is this?"
"I...my father." The little girl's lips turned white, and she lowered her head as she didn't want to admit that this man was her father.
Su Qing nodded slightly: "Brother, I'm sorry to bother you."
Such a stunning beauty, such an elegant manner, it is a blessing to see him for a second time. The man's soul seemed to be lost. After a moment, he responded in embarrassment: "Yes... ah? Well. The girl came to my house.
What's the point?"
"I want to discuss business with my sister-in-law."
The woman has come out and is very curious about this strange woman but doesn't know why.
The man quickly looked at his wife and urged impatiently: "This girl is looking for you, why don't you go and say hello."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, this woman has never seen much of the world. Sit down and talk."
The man was so attentive to Su Qing in front of his wife.
The woman looked at Su Qing curiously; "Madam, are you looking for me to discuss business?"
When the man heard his wife's name, he noticed that Su Qing's hair was pulled up, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"Yes, I accidentally learned that the cloth my sister-in-law spins is very exquisite. I want to buy it. One hundred taels of silver per foot. Are you willing to sell it?"
The woman was about to speak, but the man was very excited when he heard the price.
"One hundred two feet? Of course I'm willing to sell it. We can make it for you as much as you want!"
He said it as if he had contributed.
"But it will take me at least three months to finish weaving this foot of cloth. I am not the only one who can weave this kind of cloth. Madam, why don't you ask elsewhere."
When she finished speaking, the man walked over with a raised eyebrow: "Where else should we go? I have the final say on this matter, you just have to weave."
He seems to have become accustomed to yelling at his wife.
"I just heard that my eldest brother wanted to redeem Liu'er's body. Who is Liu'er?"
The man suddenly looked at Su Qing with an attentive face: "That...that's my sister. My sister's life is miserable. Her parents sold her to a brothel in order to find a wife for me. This woman has no conscience and has made a lot of money."
He’s not even willing to redeem my sister’s life for money.”
What kind of sister? She is obviously his outside crush.
The little girl opened her mouth in dissatisfaction, but when she thought about it, what was the use of clarifying? This sister, a weak and weak woman, could not help her, and she and her mother would be beaten severely.
Thinking of this, she could only shut up unwillingly.
"In this case, you should redeem your sister's body as soon as possible. I have fifty taels of silver here. My elder brother keeps it and can use it as the deposit I gave."
When the money came to hand, there was no reason for the man not to accept it, so he accepted it with a smile.
Su Qing looked at him in confusion: "Brother, isn't he anxious to redeem your sister's life? Why don't you go quickly?"
The man is reluctant to leave. It's rare to see a fairy-like girl. It feels good to just look at her twice.
But facing Su Qing's gaze, he was embarrassed to stay: "Sure... then, I will go and redeem my sister. You can have dinner at my house, but don't leave."
He is so attentive to a strange woman, as if his wife does not exist.
Su Qing was too lazy to speak.
It wasn't until the man left that the woman said, "Since Madam has paid the deposit, I can only give you one foot of cloth. I cannot sell this thing to anyone else. Please forgive me."
The woman's voice was soft, but her tone was firm.
"You still don't know how to call me?" Su Qing said.
"My surname is Zhou."
Su Qing nodded: "Sister Zhou, since it's not convenient to sell it, I see you can make rouge and gouache, so you can let me have a look."
Zhou hesitated a little, but nodded: "Please."
The rouge and gouache she makes is not bad in craftsmanship and the color is very beautiful. If you were in Kyoto, you could buy a box of this kind of product for one tael of silver.
Su Qing picked up a box of lip balm: "What's the price of this?"
"Twenty cents." Mrs. Zhou has a very easy-going personality: "If Madam wants it, I can make it for you separately. These have already been decided."
"No rush, let's sit down and talk."
She had not found the right person to be responsible for the production of the prescription for the facial cream that she had received from the owner of the valley.
Zhou seemed at a loss when facing strangers and was always a little slow in answering questions.
After telling Su Qing everything about making rouge gouache, Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but get up: "Madam, it's time for me to go out and set up a stall."
In Zhou's eyes, Su Qing was a bit baffled.
She gave them fifty taels of silver, but said it would be fine without the cloth. She asked her about making rouge and gouache, but she didn't say she wanted to buy it.
Su Qing had no intention of leaving: "Sister Zhou, is she literate?"
Zhou frowned and nodded after a moment.
"I'll give you a recipe, and you can develop a facial cream for me. In terms of wages, I'll give you fifty taels a month. How about that?"
"Ah?" Ms. Zhou suspected that she heard wrongly, and suddenly encountered such a good thing, which made her a little uneasy.
"But...but...is...the wages paid are too much?" Ms. Zhou was at a loss for a while, and it took a long time to say this.
"Not much. This cream is extremely inappropriate to make, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered to find someone."
Su Qing left three hundred taels of silver notes to her as the cost of purchasing materials and tools.
"No, no, madam, just buy the materials and send them over. If I lose so much money, how can I afford to compensate you?"
Mrs. Zhou's face changed with fright. Her hands felt as heavy as a thousand pounds and she couldn't lift them up to receive the banknote.