~ DO I HAVE A FACE THAT’S EASY TO ROB? ~
Su Qing brought over the white fungus soup. Seeing Mu Yunyao’s meticulously matched embroidery, she couldn’t help but say, “Yao’er, drink some white fungus soup and rest for a while.”
Mu Yunyao had a restless personality. Seeing that the New Year was approaching, she began preparing various kinds of New Year’s presents. She had to prepare many gifts this year, including the Grand Princess Yi De and the Emperor. In addition, her mother, adoptive father, adoptive mother, and adoptive brother … she’s afraid that she has to be busy until the New Year.
Su Qing looked at the fabric that Mu Yunyao had prepared and casually said, “This navy blue cloth is quite beautiful. If you were making it for your godfather’s clothes, it wouldn’t be enough, right?”
“It really can’t be used up. Does mother have any use for this piece of cloth?”
“What’s the use for me? I just feel that Yue Wang is busy running back and forth. A few days ago, I noticed a scratch on his sleeve, but he didn’t notice. His Royal Highness Yue Wang was alone, and there was no one in the residence to take care of him. Even the servants were men as well, so it’s inevitable that there are omissions.”
Mu Yunyao lowered her eyes slightly, her emotions completely unreadable, “Your Royal Highness Yue Wang is a prince. What kind of clothes he wants is just a matter of one sentence, so there’s no need for us to worry. Mother has been making clothes these past few days. Even though your fingers have healed well, and there is not much pain in winter, you still have to pay extra attention to them. Do not get tired.”
“Alright, Mother understands.” Seeing that Mu Yunyao was unwilling to bring up the matter about Yue Wang, Su Qing did not force herself. She could only slightly sigh in her heart. She has spent a lot of time interacting with him in the past few days. The more she knows about him, the more she feels that Yue Wang’s character and temperament are considered suitable for Yunyao. The key is that he is sincere to Yunyao. The problem is the different generations. Even if they were cousins, they still wouldn’t need to worry so much as they do now.
Su Qing watched Mu Yunyao finish the white fungus soup, then carefully advised her to rest a little before getting up and leaving.
Mu Yunyao put down the embroidery needles in her hand, got up, and walked to the cabinet. Inside was a fine piece of sky-blue cloth. She gently touched it and pursed her lips to close the cabinet’s door.
Sitting back in her seat once again, Mu Yunyao picked up the embroidery needle in her hand, but after pausing for a long time, she was still unable to calm down. In the end, she had no choice but to take the fabric out of the cabinet and begin cutting it.
In the Capital, the number of people who had mastered the embroidery needle technique grew steadily. The number of embroidery products of different colors and grades is gradually increasing. Many commoners had just discovered that embroidery prices had started to drop. Some merchants also have leased shops and have begun to buy embroidery products.
Many commoners couldn’t hold back their curiosity. They took out things that they had embroidered themselves and went to ask. The shops are priced according to the appearance of the embroidered products, which could make the commoners earn some silver.
As a result, the women’s interest in learning embroidery needle techniques became increasingly high, and the praises of Ni Yun Fang and Mu Yunyao also increased.
The Capital was bustling with activity, and even Western Guangdong was in an uproar of joy. Steward Qin had already arranged for someone to send a new batch of stir-fried ginger tea. He also ordered someone to set up a caravan and quietly transport the salt from Linjiang City to Western Guangdong.
Yuxi City, which was right next to Western Guangdong, gradually became more lively. After the change of the city lord, the investigation of caravans became more relaxed, and the number of people willing to go to Yuxi City to do business increased steadily.
There was actually someone who transported a large number of embroidery products through Yuxi City half a month later. When the soldiers guarding the city saw the owner of the merchant caravan, they couldn’t help but ask, “Lord Wang, you’re here again?”
Lord Wang nodded, dismounted his horse, and stuffed a purse in his pocket: “Thank you, Brother, for taking care of me. Our Wang family’s caravan has not been robbed in either of these two cases. It seems like my incense in the temple was still effective, thanks to Buddha’s blessing.”
“Was it fabric embroidery goods being transported this time?”
Lord Wang pulled out a piece of fabric from the carriage and said, “Brother, please don’t mind it. Take this fabric home and give it to your wife to make a dress.”
The soldier touched the fabric in his hand and felt it was as smooth as water, much better than his wife’s face. “This is too valuable....”
Although the conditions in Yuxi City were much better than those in Western Guangdong, it was not possible to buy such high-quality silk embroidery with silver, let alone a soldier guarding the city gate. It was really too expensive.
“Brother, you are welcome. Thanks to your guidance, my carriage has a lot of embroidery during this period. You should keep this item with you. The next time I meet something good, I will bring you a few pieces of material. Oh, right, how is my rival, the Zhang family merchant? I heard that they are still selling tea?”
Speaking of the Zhang caravan, the city guard shook his head, “Don’t say anymore. It was robbed two days ago. The owner of the Zhang caravan is even worse than you. I heard that he even pawned his clothes and managed to stay overnight. The next day, the whole caravan cried and left.”
“Hehe, let him be black-hearted. Thank you for the information, Brother. Please help me keep an eye out for the Zhang caravan, and please don’t tell him about me selling the embroidery product.”
“Okay, don’t worry, Lord Wang.”
After some time, the Zhang family sent a batch of embroidery and quietly found a piece of fabric for the city guards, “Brother, thank you for communicating with me. Otherwise, all the silver would have been taken away by that evil merchant from the Wang family. I also transported a batch of embroidery. I think it won’t be robbed.”
Before he could finish his sentence, he heard the rumbling of hooves approaching. Soon after, a group of fearless and valiant bandits arrived on horseback. The bandit leaders even raised their hands to greet the Zhang family caravan, then roared and drove off at full speed with the carriages.
The owner of the Zhang caravan looked at this scene in a daze, then sat down on the ground and started to wail.
The city guard touched the fabric in his hand and felt that it was not as good as the one that was given by Lord Wang last time, so he handed the cloth over to Lord Zhang: “Lord Zhang, this is really a trick of fortune. If not, you can also go into the temple and pay your respects next time. You can take this fabric to the city, sell it, and take a rest at the inn in the city for the night.” If he did not return the fabric, the owner of the Zhang family would probably pawn his clothes again.
“… Thank you brother, how can I be so unlucky? That evil merchant from the Wang family was not robbed. But when I got here, there was a problem. God, you opened your eyes too!”
Just as his voice fell, he suddenly heard a loud cracking sound, as if thunder had exploded in the sky. He was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, “God, please don’t blame me. I was just careless with my words.”
The soldier guarding the city looked a bit embarrassed. He stepped forward and helped Zhang’s family owner up, “It was a stall in the city that collapsed. It wasn’t because of the heavens’ lightning....” After all, it was winter and a sunny day, so how could there be thunder? The Zhang family owner was about to go crazy from these robbers.
This year, things were not calm again. The robbers had taken groups after groups of them, treating the caravan like a tree and harvesting them one by one. Fortunately, the robbers did not disturb the people, so Yuxi City turned a blind eye.
Who were the Zhang family again? 🤔
ReplyDeleteI think they just cameo in this novel :)
DeleteHow is it he’s still in business after being robbed so many times??? Lol 😂😂😂
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