Chapter 316: Matchmaker

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Chu Qingzhi gave up her seat to Chu Xuhua. “You guys chat. I’ll go out and take a look.” This Zhang Ziyang probably wouldn’t stop just like that. She had to get rid of this troublemaker.

Chu Xuhua quickly asked with concern, “Fifth Sister, are you going to do something? Do you want me to do it for you?”

Chu Qingzhi said honestly, “There are still some things I don’t quite understand, so I need to ask that girl again.”

Chu Xuhua was worried. “I’ll go with you.”n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Chu Qingzhi pressed Chu Xuhua onto the stool. “Brother, stay with Ruyue. 1 can handle it alone.”

Shen Ruyue looked at Chu Qingzhi and advised, “Xuhua, there’s nothing that Qingzhi can’t solve. Don’t worry and let Qingzhi go.”

Chu Xuhua hesitated for a moment before agreeing. “Fifth Sister, come back early.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled and nodded. “Okay.”

The carriage was already driving towards the village entrance. Chu Qingzhi flew into the carriage through the curtain.

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Xue Ying felt a gust of wind, and there was another person in the carriage. She was shocked and trembled. “You…”

Chu Qingzhi sized up Xue Ying and went straight to the point. “I don’t understand. Why are you helping Zhang Ziyang?”

Xue Ying was experienced and quickly calmed down. “He promised to give me five hundred taels of silver.”

Chu Qingzhi said, “As a former courtesan, 500 taels of silver shouldn’t be enough to tempt you, right?”

Xue Ying looked at Chu Qingzhi’s bright eyes and suddenly felt that she had been seen through. She could not help but feel fluttered. “Then, Miss, what do you think people like me want other than money?”

Chu Qingzhi pointed at Xue Ying’s stomach and said slowly, “Your child.”

As a courtesan, being able to manage to keep her child in the brothel, she was quite capable.

Xue Ying’s heart tightened. “Miss Chu, this is none of your business.”

“It’s originally none of my business, but you harmed my brother, so it’s my business. Whether you were forced or not, the harm has already been done.”

The lazy tone in Chu Qingzhi’s voice made Xue Ying even more nervous. Her heart raced and she desperately wanted to stay away from Chu Qingzhi. “Zhang Ziyang promised to buy my freedom.”

Chu Qingzhi glanced at Xue Ying. The latter immediately tensed up and did not even dare to move. “There you go. It’s easier to talk if we’re honest with each other.”

Xue Ying did not dare to look at Chu Qingzhi. She looked ahead and asked, “What do you mean?”

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“I just want to ask you a few questions. Don’t be nervous.” Chu Qingzhi’s tone was neither fast nor slow, but it gave people a lot of pressure.

“Ask away.” Xue Ying swallowed her saliva and tried her best to calm down. She thought to herself, “She’s clearly just a little girl. Why is she so oppressive?” “What’s Zhang Ziyang’s weakness?” Zhang Ziyang had to be dealt with. Otherwise, her brother and Ruyue definitely wouldn’t have a peaceful life.

Xue Ying did not dare to not cooperate. After thinking for a moment, she said, “He likes to visit brothels. He came to the brothel the day after his wedding. He’s a frequent customer of the brothel.”

Chu Qingzhi was deep in thought. A moment later, she flew out of the carriage.

Xue Ying was shocked again. This girl came and went without a trace. How high was her martial arts?

If she wanted to kill her, it should be effortless…

At the thought of this, her face turned pale, and a thin layer of sweat immediately broke out.

If not for the fact that she had a child, Chu Qingzhi would probably not show mercy.

Not long after lunch, a matchmaker came to the Chu Village and went straight to find Li Qingyu.

Li Qingyu was very happy to see the matchmaker. Chu Xujin and Chu Qingning had yet to find a match. Once their marriage was settled, she could rest in peace.

“Sister Xu, please sit and drink tea.” Li Qingyu placed a cup of tea on the tea table beside Matchmaker Xu.

Tea was usually used to entertain important guests. When Matchmaker Xu smelled the fragrance of the tea, she thought to herself that being able to offer such good tea to visitors, this family must be rich.

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“Sister Qingyu, sit down too. Let’s talk slowly.”

Li Qingyu sat down with a smile. “Sister Xu, if you have something to say, just say it. We’re all straightforward people. There’s no need to beat around the bush.”

When Matchmaker Xu heard this, she laughed a few times. “Sister Qingyu, it’s like this. My Xu Village has a very good family. The family has two sons. The eldest son is not particularly smart, but the second son is a genius. He took the Young Scholar Examination at the age of 16 and is about to take the Provincial Imperial Examination.”

“That day, when his mother passed by the Chu Village, she saw your fourth daughter. She thought that your daughter and her son were of the same age and looked very compatible, so she asked me to talk to you about this.”

“Sister Qingyu, your fourth daughter isn’t engaged yet, right?”

“Not yet.” Li Qingyu was extremely happy to hear that. If he could really pass the Provincial Imperial Examination, his future would be limitless.

“Sister Qingyu, what do you think?” Matchmaker Xu’s smile widened, believing that this marriage should be no problem.

“There’s no hurry. Let me consider it for two days before replying to you. Sister Xu, what do you think?” Li Qingyu wanted to agree, but she still wanted to hear Chu Qingning’s opinion. Her eldest son, second daughter, and fifth daughter had all chosen the people they liked, so she also wanted to give her fourth daughter the freedom to choose.

Matchmaker Xu’s smile was a little forced. She did not understand what Li Qingyu was considering. “Sister Qingyu, there are many matchmakers going to that family to talk about marriage. If you are still hesitating, it’ll be too late.”

“Sister Xu, leave that to fate. If they choose another family, it means that my daughter and their son are not fated.”

This was the first time Matchmaker Xu had encountered such a situation. If it were anyone else, they would probably agree immediately when they heard such a good young man. “Sister Qingyu, alright. I’ll come back in two days.”

Li Qingyu sent Matchmaker Xu out of the house.

Matchmaker Xu walked for a while and turned around to look at Li Qingyu’s house. The envy in her eyes was almost tangible.

In the living room on the second floor, Chu Qingzhi was explaining some difficult medicinal theories to Chu Qingning, Yuan Hongjun, and Bao Linjiang.

Chu Qingning had improved a lot and worked very, very hard. She stayed up until midnight. Now, not only had she finished reading three thick books on pharmacology, but she could also memorize most of them. Her memory was very good, similar to Chu Xuyuan and Chu Xuyao.

With a foundation in pharmacology, she could start learning new things. Now, she was learning how to take pulses.

Chu Qingzhi’s voice echoed in the living room. “A normal person’s pulsation is four to five times in three seconds. It’s calm, gentle, and fluent. It’s neither too strong nor too weak. A normal pulse reflects the abundance of Qi and blood in the body. The functions of the organs are more vigorous. The balance of Yin and Yang is a healthy state.. And it’s a sign of good health…”

Chapter 317: Hermit

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Chu Qingning memorized everything and said, “Fifth Sister, can you let me take your pulse?”

Chu Qingzhi stretched out her hand. “Try it.”

Chu Qingning placed her hand on Chu Qingzhi’s pulse according to the standard finger technique and felt it carefully.

After taking Chu Qingzhi’s, she took Yuan Hongjun’s and Bao Linjiang’s.

“You’re all very healthy.”

Yuan Hongjun smiled and said, “The three of us are doctors. If we are sick, how can we treat others?”

Chu Qingning thought for a moment and said, “Didn’t they say that doctors don’t treat themselves?”

Bao Linjiang interrupted, “That’s for ordinary doctors. We’re not.”

Chu Qingning smiled and said, “You’re really confident.”

Bao Linjiang said, “We’re doctors. Confidence is basic. If you give people the feeling that you’re not even sure about what you are doing, who will dare to let you treat them?”

Chu Qingzhi agreed. “That’s very true.”

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Chu Qingning thought about it and nodded slowly. “I understand.”

At this moment, footsteps sounded, followed by Li Qingyu’s words. “Qingning, Qingning…”

Chu Qingning stood up and walked towards the staircase. When she saw Li Qingyu, she asked, “Mother, what happened?”

Li Qingyu pulled Chu Qingning to a chair in the living room. “Just now, a matchmaker came to talk about marriage for you. She mentioned a family in the Xu village. That family has two sons. The older one is not smart, but the younger one is a young scholar. She wants to match you with the younger one. What do you think?”

The three of them did not speak and waited for Chu Qingning to speak first. After all, it was her marriage.

Chu Qingning had someone in her heart and was naturally unwilling. “Mother,

1 don’t want to marry.”

As soon as she said this, Yuan Hongjun and Bao Linjiang smiled meaningfully. Qingning had definitely taken a fancy to the Martial Top Scorer.

Chu Qingning glared at the two of them.

Li Qingyu said solemnly, “Qingning, you’re almost 17 years old. You have to consider your marriage.”

Chu Qingning was very insistent. “Mother, 1 know you’re doing this for my own good, but I really don’t want to marry.”

Li Qingyu did not force her second daughter back then, so she naturally would not force her fourth daughter now. “Alright then. I’ll reply to Matchmaker Xu like this.”

Chu Qingning hugged Li Qingyu. “Mother, thank you for understanding me.”

Li Qingyu patted Chu Qingning’s head dotingly. “You’re already a big girl, yet you’re still acting like a child.”

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Chu Qingning said, “Even if I become a grandmother in the future, I’m still your daughter.”

Li Qingyu was amused.

Everyone was supportive of Chu Qingning’s decision. If she married into that family, she would have to take care of her silly brother-in-law for the rest of her life. Just thinking about it made her feel suffocated.

Chu Qingyan ran upstairs to look for Chu Qingzhi. “Fifth Sister, Fifth Sister, there’s an extremely good-looking big brother outside.”

“Huh?” Chu Qingzhi scanned the area with her divine sense. It was an acquaintance. She curled her lips and stood up to walk downstairs.

In a white robe, Tan Xueqing looked as beautiful as a flower, but he was not feminine. His face had the chiseled features of a man.

At this moment, he was sitting on a chair in the central room and drinking a cup of tea. He was elegant and calm, and his every move was very pleasing to the eye.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

When he saw Chu Qingzhi, he hurriedly put down his teacup and stood up to bow. “Greetings, Miss Chu.”

Chu Qingzhi sized up Tan Xueqing. Even in men’s clothes, he was still so beautiful. “Young Master Tan, please sit.”

Tan Xueqing smiled and sat back in his seat. “Miss Chu, I’ve already changed my name to Tan Mengyang. Miss Chu, you can call me Mengyang.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “Okay.”

Tan Mengyang cut to the chase, “I’m here to look for Miss Chu to discuss a business deal regarding the Mid-Autumn Festival. Miss Chu, are you interested?”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “Go ahead.”

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Chu Qingzhi agreed. “What a coincidence. I also plan to make some mooncakes to sell. Now that the ingredients have been prepared, I might not be able to help Young Master Tan.”

Tan Mengyang was delighted. “Miss Chu, how many types of mooncakes do you plan to make?”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Five.”

Tan Mengyang said in a negotiating tone, “Miss Chu, give two of them to my workshop. I’ll make 20,000 pieces each for you as a payment for the recipe. How about this?”

This person was really good at doing business. He was far-sighted…

Chu Qingzhi smiled and said, “Sure. Let’s sign the contract first. Then, I’ll write down the recipe for you. When you get home, get someone to make it immediately. Then, send it over to me and let me see if it’s up to my standard.”

Tan Mengyang said enthusiastically, “Okay.”

The two of them immediately signed the contract. Then, Chu Qingzhi wrote down the recipes to make the Five-Kernel Mooncake and Minced-Pork Mooncake for him. “Young Master Tan, let’s hope our cooperation will be a success.”

Tan Mengyang smiled and said, “I won’t disappoint you.” He had really made the right decision to come looking for Chu Qingzhi today.

Chu Qingzhi sent Tan Mengyang out.

Chu Qingzhi came to the forest and went a little deeper. Her mount, a white tiger, ran over and whimpered, as if to say, “Why didn’t you look for me for so long?”

Chu Qingzhi smiled and patted the white tiger’s head. Then, she sat on its back. “Let’s go find the red sandalwood.”

The white tiger turned around and looked at Chu Qingzhi, as if to say, “Okay.” Then, it carried Chu Qingzhi and shuttled through the forest. In the end, it found a huge red sandalwood. Chu Qingzhi could not carry it alone.

She got off the tiger’s back and cast a spell to cut off a branch that was thicker than a thigh on the side of the red sandalwood. Then, she cast a spell to make molds.

It took her two hours to make a hundred molds.

She would bring twenty-five of them out in a while and bring the rest out a few days later to prevent everyone from being suspicious.

Chu Qingzhi weaved a basket with the nearby vines and threw 25 molds in. Then, she rode the white tiger and rushed out of the forest.

The wind blew gently, and Chu Qingzhi’s silk-like black hair fluttered in the wind. In the depths of the forest, she was the only person and looked especially like an otherworldly hermit who had come out to pick wild fruits..

Chapter 318: A Strange Scene

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When Chu Qingzhi came out of the forest, she actually saw Wu Yaqing helping collect corn and green beans in the fields.

She was wearing a farm girl’s clothes and a straw hat. She had wrapped her face tightly with a thick scarf, leaving only two eyeholes. She was wearing… Bao Linjiang’s gloves. She looked like a thief. Her movements were clumsy, but she was especially enthusiastic.

Corn is cold-resistant, drought-resistant, and barren-resistant. The drought did not kill all the corn. There was still about half of it that could be harvested.

The Chu family had a large amount of corn, at least covering three acres of land. It was a big problem to harvest it all.

Chu Qingzhi placed the basket on the ground, plucked a leaf from the tree beside her, and blew on it…

A moment later, many monkeys ran out of the forest and rushed into the cornfield. Soon, corns were thrown into the baskets one by one.

She was no longer afraid of displaying her ability in front of the villagers. Ever since they saw her flying, they had already treated her like a fairy.

Wu Yaqing was stunned. “Ah!! Monkeys are actually helping us harvest the corn!!!”

She ran out of the cornfield, her eyes wide with shock as she watched the corn flying across the air and landing precisely in the baskets. “This is amazing.”

Chu Qingzhi walked over and asked with concern, “Why are you in the fields too?”

Wu Yaqing pulled off the scarf and said with a smile, “I want to help. Look at how hard Auntie and the others are working.”

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Chu Qingzhi took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped Wu Yaqing’s sweat. “The sun is scorching. You’ll get sunburned. Go back and wash up and rest.”

Wu Yaqing looked at Chu Qingzhi, who was wiping her sweat, and said jokingly, “If you were a man, 1 would definitely marry you.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “Stop talking nonsense.”

Wu Yaqing took the handkerchief from Chu Qingzhi’s hand and wiped her sweat before going home.

After Wu Yaqing left, Ning Yuting led the horse and the truck over. Ning Yuting had never done any farmwork since he was young and did not know how to pick corn, so he helped to transport the corn.

He was stunned when he saw corn flying in the fields. When he looked carefully, he saw many monkeys running between the corn stalks. He was shocked. “What, what’s going on?”

Chu Qingzhi said calmly, “I summoned the monkeys and asked them to help harvest the corn.”

Ning Yuting turned to look at her. “Qingzhi, you can even make animals listen to you?”

Chu Qingzhi said matter-of-factly, “1 cultivated a kind of music spell. When I play the music spell, the animals will be enchanted and obey my order.”

Ning Yuting gave Chu Qingzhi a thumbs up. “You’re amazing!”

Chu Qingzhi accepted all the praise. “It’s just so-so.”

Ning Yuting quietly went to load the corn.

Soon, the truck was full. Fu Bao could pull the truck back on its own. After taking two steps, Fu Bao saw that Chu Qingzhi did not follow it and stopped to wait for her. It was very intelligent.

Chu Qingzhi carried the basket, told her family that she was going back, and followed Fu Bao home.

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Ning Yuting did not follow. He was very interested in the monkeys harvesting the corn and planned to stay and watch.

On the way, Fu Bao met Hou Fu. The two horses snuggled up to each other for a while before they went separate ways. They looked like a loving couple.

Coincidentally, Fu Bao was a male horse, and Hou Fu was a female horse. Ning Yuting was so rich, and the horse he bought was also a good horse. The two horses were very compatible in terms of appearance and breed.

Chu Qingzhi touched Fu Bao’s head and said in amusement, “Are the two of you intentionally making the single dogs in the village envious?”

Fu Bao neighed, as if responding to Chu Qingzhi.

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “Since the two of you are so loving each other, when are you going to have a pony?”

Fu Bao looked at Chu Qingzhi and blinked its big eyes.

Chu Qingzhi was amused. “Are you still dating? You’re not married?”

Fu Bao trotted back silently and ignored Chu Qingzhi, looking somewhat dejected.

Chu Qingzhi kept smiling on the way back…

Shuiyun County.

Making mooncakes required a lot of ingredients. Shen Ruyue brought the villagers to Tongzi County and Suiyang County to buy some before coming to Shuiyun County.

Inevitably, she bumped into an acquaintance.

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This servant girl was called Han Xinyu. She worked in the Shen mansion and knew Shen Ruyue.

“Ruyue, are you doing well now?”

Han Xinyu sized up Shen Ruyue. The fabric of the dress was excellent, and she was wearing an expensive jade bead hairpin. Her earrings were also jade. The color of the bracelet was clear, and the quality was excellent. At a glance, one could tell that it was especially valuable. The boots came from the Cloud Boots Workshop in the county. It looked like Shen Ruyue’s life was much better than hers in the Shen family.

“I’m doing fine. Thank you for asking.”

Shen Ruyue thought to herself, “This Han Xinyu is a typical girl who looks innocent on the outside but is scheming and greedy on the inside. In Chu Qingzhi’s words, she’s a green tea b*tch.”

She had always wanted to find a widowed rich man to be his wife.

As a servant girl, it was unlikely for rich people to marry her, but it was possible for her to be the wife of a widowed man.

“Ruyue, I heard you’re going to marry Chu Xuhua?”

Han Xinyu had a motive to get close to Shen Ruyue. She had asked around and knew everything about Shen Ruyue.

The more she found out, the more envious she became.

Shen Ruyue was a woman who had been in prison, but she could actually marry a rich man. Most importantly, this rich man liked her very much.

Although the rich man was a farmer, his family was doing business. Not only did they make a lot of money every day, but he also had a younger sister who was a baroness, a rich brother-in-law, and a brother-in-law with a position in the army.

With how smart Shen Ruyan was, she would definitely be in charge of all the family expenses.

Moreover, her mother-in-law and father-in-law seemed to be very open-minded and treated her well. This was simply Han Xinyu’s ideal life.

She felt that she was better than Shen Ruyue in every aspect, but she was inferior to Shen Ruyue in every aspect. How could she not be jealous?Nôv(el)B\\jnn

“That’s right. You’ve heard about it?” Shen Ruyue revealed a happy smile.

Han Xinyu dug her fingertips into her palms to maintain her composure. She pretended to be relaxed and said, “I heard it from Lu Tianlan. You know, she has a big mouth.”

“I didn’t expect her to spread the news of my marriage so quickly,” Shen Ruyue said meaningfully..

Chapter 319: Big Trouble

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“Thank you for being so concerned about me. I’ll remember to send you an invitation to my wedding banquet.”

Shen Ruyue smiled. She thought to herself that these people must be jealous of her and hoped that she would not live well, but they were destined to be disappointed. She wanted to live better than all of them.

She would invite them all to the wedding banquet to let them see with their own eyes how well she was doing.

“Alright, we’ll definitely come then.” Han Xinyu was so jealous that she had internal injuries. Why was Shen Ruyue so lucky?!

“Xinyu, I still have a lot of things to do at home. I’ll go back first.” Shen Ruyue did not want to face these hypocritical people anymore. If she had the time, she would rather look at Xuhua’s handsome face to make her happy.

Han Xinyu grabbed Shen Ruyue’s arm. “Wait a minute. 1 have something to tell you.”

Shen Ruyue sat down again. “What?”

Han Xinyu said in a low voice, “Madam Shen wants to buy Chu Qingzhi’s ice cream bar workshop and rice dumpling workshop. She wants you to go back and ask Chu Qingzhi about her opinion. If she doesn’t want to sell it, you can steal the recipes and give them to Madam. She will reward you handsomely.”

Shen Ruyue was instantly furious. “Is Madam Shen a fool?”

Han Xinyu said righteously, “She saved your life when you were an orphan. Now that you’ve found a good family, shouldn’t you repay her?”

Shen Ruyue slammed her hand on the table. “I took the blame for her and almost ruined my own life. Is that repayment not enough?”

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Han Xinyu’s eyes were filled with jealousy. “But aren’t you safe and sound? You even wear gold and silver. You’re living better than Madam Shen.”

Shen Ruyue said angrily, “I’m living better than Madam Shen because I earned it through my own hard work. What does it have to do with her? Go back and tell her that it’s impossible!”

Han Xinyu tried to persuade her again. “She helped you when your life was at its most difficult. What’s wrong with helping her?”

As long as Shen Ruyue really did it, she would snitch on her to the government. That way, she could snatch Chu Xuhua from her and be the Young Madam.

Shen Ruyue took a deep breath to compose herself. “Han Xinyu, from now on, let’s pretend we don’t know each other!” After saying that, she turned around and left.

When Han Xinyu heard this, it was as if a basin of cold water had been poured over her. Her heart turned cold from the inside out. “Ruyue, Ruyue…”

Shen Ruyue walked faster and faster without looking back.

Han Xinyu stood on the spot and cursed Shen Ruyue in her heart for a long time. In the end, she walked in the opposite direction.

Shen Ruyue went home angrily. When she got home, she saw Chu Xuhua loading goods at the old house.

She paused for a moment and walked towards Chu Xuhua. “Xuhua, come with me for a while.”

“Okay.” Chu Xuhua thought that Shen Ruyue had something to say and quickly followed her.

The room that Chu Qingzhi used to live in in the old house had been modified into an accounting room. Shen Ruyue worked inside. After she brought Chu Xuhua into the accounting room, she closed the door and hugged him tightly.

Chu Xuhua was moving goods just now and was covered in sweat. He quickly said, “Ruyue, I’m covered in sweat. I’ll make you smelly.”

Shen Ruyue hugged him even tighter. “I don’t mind. Xuhua, let me hug you for a while.” She felt suffocated and her voice was weak.

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Chu Xuhua finally noticed that something was wrong with Shen Ruyue. He asked with concern, “Did something happen?”

Shen Ruyue hesitated for a moment before telling him everything about meeting Han Xinyu in the county. “Xuhua, I don’t like them at all.”

Chu Xuhua’s heart ached. “Then don’t interact with them anymore. Let’s make new friends.”

Shen Ruyue nodded.

Chu Xuhua continued to comfort her gently. Shen Ruyue’s mood slowly improved. “Xuhua, I won’t betray the Chu family. I won’t betray you. This is my home.”

When Chu Xuhua heard this, his heart raced. He couldn’t help but kiss Shen Ruyue’s forehead and hug the girl in his arms tightly. “I know. I believe you.”

Shen Ruyue could not help but blush. No one had ever kissed her in her life.

She let go of Chu Xuhua and took out her handkerchief. “Let me wipe your sweat.”

Chu Xuhua smiled and said, “Okay.”

The two of them were especially intimate.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Shen residence.

Han Xinyu returned to the Shen residence and exaggerated the story of how Shen Ruyue rejected her to Madam Shen. “Shen Ruyue is an ingrate. She has long forgotten your kindness.”

“This b*tch.” Madam Shen was so angry that she brushed the teacups to the ground. The teacups instantly shattered.

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The Best Way To Get Rich In 2 Weeks! This Technique Works! Han Xinyu was a little afraid. “Madam, what should we do now?”

In that case, don’t blame me for being ruthless. Madam Shen smiled sinisterly. “Go and find Shopkeeper Qian and Shopkeeper Zhou. I have something to tell them.”

Han Xinyu bowed. “Yes, Madam.”

Madam Shen had a promising son. He had passed the imperial examination three years ago and was chosen by the Assistant Minister of War to be his son-in-law. He was now an official in the capital. She thought that she had a strong background, so there was almost no one in the county who she was afraid of.

Shopkeeper Qian and Shopkeeper Zhou were doing business in the county city and knew the complicated relationship between the various families the best. When they were summoned by Madam Shen, they immediately rushed over.

On the way, the two shopkeepers looked at each other. As competitors, this was the first time they felt like they were on the same boat.

The journey was not long. They quickly appeared in front of Madam Shen nervously. “Greetings, Madam Shen.”

Madam Shen was dressed like a noblewoman. Despite having given birth to three children, she was still very good-looking. She kindly invited the two shopkeepers to sit down.

The two shopkeepers sat down, feeling very ill at ease. Madam Shen looked very kind, but the two of them knew it was only a pretense. They felt that something was going to happen.

Shopkeeper Zhou said politely, “Madam Shen, if you have something to say, just say it.”

Madam Shen smiled at the two of them. “Right now, among the various restaurants in the county, yours is the most prosperous, right?”

Shopkeeper Zhou forced a smile and said, “Madam Shen, you must be joking. My restaurant’s business is just so-so.”

Relying on the ice cream bar and the rice dumpling, the two of them managed to increase the sales by many times.

Madam Shen smiled and said, “Do you think I don’t know what’s going outside just because I don’t go out often? People from other places eat for lunch at Shopkeeper Zhou’s place and dinner at Shopkeeper Qian. Your restaurants are famous now.”

In order for one to reach the capital, they had to pass Shuiyun County. Blessed by this geographic advantage, Shuiyun County was quite prosperous compared to other county cities.

Shopkeeper Zhou and Shopkeeper Qian smiled awkwardly and did not reply.

Madam Shen secretly cursed them for being cunning old foxes, but on the surface, she was still very polite. “Now that Shen Ruyue has offended me, and Shen Ruyue is Chu Qingzhi’s number one lackey, I don’t want to see ice cream bars and rice dumplings being sold in the county.”

The forced smiles on Shopkeeper Zhou and Shopkeeper Qian’s faces froze. What did this mean? Was she trying to destroy their business?

Shopkeeper Qian suppressed his dissatisfaction.. “Madam Shen…”

Chapter 320: Destroying the Foundation of Her Business

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Madam Shen opened the box beside her and took out two banknotes worth 1,000 taels of silver each. “Shopkeepers, make your choice.”

The two of them were naturally unwilling. Without the ice cream bar and rice dumpling, their restaurant might close down in the end.

Madam Shen threatened, “Do you want to go against me?”

Both of them knew Madam Shen’s background. If they went against Madam Shen, not only would their restaurants be shut down, but their lives would also be in danger. The two of them immediately fell into a dilemma.

Shopkeeper Zhou asked tentatively, “May I ask how Shen Ruyue offended you? Do you have to do this?”

Madam Shen looked as if it was all someone else’s fault. “I wanted to buy the ice cream bar and rice dumpling workshops and ask her to help me negotiate with Chu Qingzhi, but she rejected me.”

Shopkeeper Zhou and Shopkeeper Qian could not help but ask in their hearts, Don’t you think you’ve gone too far?

However, the two of them did not dare to say it out loud.

Shopkeeper Qian did not give up and asked, “Madam Shen, are there no other options?

“There are many options . It’s up to you.” Madam Shen was calm and composed. It seemed like she didn’t care about their decisions at all.

The two of them were frustrated that they didn’t have a powerful backer. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been bullied by a woman.

Seeing that there was no room for negotiation, Shopkeeper Qian started to fight for as many benefits as he could. “Madam Shen, when 1 signed the contract with Chu Qingzhi, we made a promise that if anyone broke the agreement, they would have to compensate the other party ten times the silver. So, Madam Shen… a thousand taels is not enough.”

Madam Shen’s expression froze. “How much is enough?”

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Shopkeeper Qian raised two fingers. “2,000 taels of silver.” It was actually 1,250 taels, but it was better to scam as much as possible.

Madam Shen gritted her teeth and handed another two thousand taels to Shopkeeper Qian.

Shopkeeper Zhou hurriedly said, “Madam Shen, me too. Otherwise, if Chu Qingzhi sues me, I’ll go bankrupt.”

He did not sign a contract, but he wouldn’t miss the opportunity to fleece a fat sheep.

Madam Shen gritted her teeth and gave Shopkeeper Zhou another two thousand taels.

The two of them quickly left after receiving the money, afraid that Madam Shen would go back on her word.

In the blink of an eye, 6,000 taels of silver was gone. Madam Shen sat there and cursed.

In the Chu Village.

Shopkeeper Qian and Shopkeeper Zhou didn’t even go back to the restaurant. They hired a carriage and hurried to the Chu Village.

Chu Qingzhi was instructing the villagers to build the stove for baking mooncakes in the front yard of the old house.

In ancient times, there was no oven. Mooncakes were baked using special stoves.

Chu Qingzhi modified the stove. One stove could bake 25 mooncakes at a time. She wanted to build 20.

It took 20 minutes to fully bake the mooncake. In a day, they would be able to bake about 20,000 mooncakes. It could be considered efficient.

However, it would also take time to make the mooncakes, so they planned to spend the first three days making the mooncakes.

There were still seven days before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Three days for making the mooncakes, one day for baking the mooncakes, two days for selling the mooncakes, and there was still a day left.

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They planned to spend the last day making mooncakes, not for anyone else but the villagers.

Since mooncakes were indispensable during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the villagers unanimously agreed to buy it from the Chu family. Firstly, they believed that the mooncakes Chu Qingzhi made would definitely be delicious. Secondly, they didn’t need to specially make a trip to the county to buy it.

They had already agreed on this.

Under Chu Qingzhi’s guidance, they had already built two stoves. Just as they were about to build the third one, Shopkeeper Qian’s anxious voice sounded. “Miss Chu…”

Chu Qingzhi hurriedly walked out. When she saw the two shopkeepers’ anxious expressions, she had a bad feeling. “Why are you here together?”

Shopkeeper Qian was a smart person. Seeing that there were so many people around, he said, “Miss Chu, let’s talk somewhere else.”

Chu Qingzhi raised her hand. “This way, please.”

Chu Qingzhi brought them to the central room of the old house. “Please take a seat.” She went to bring tea. “Please have some tea.” Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Shopkeeper Qian and Shopkeeper Zhou looked at each other. Neither of them wanted to be the first to speak.

Chu Qingzhi sat at the head of the table. “Shopkeepers, please speak frankly.”

Shopkeeper Qian bit the bullet and told her everything that had happened in the Shen residence.

As he spoke, he cursed Madam Shen in his heart. They were good business partners with Chu Qingzhi, but now, they were forced to end this partnership.

After Chu Qingzhi heard the ins and outs, her expression did not change, but she had already sentenced Madam Shen to death in her heart.

The ice cream bar and rice dumpling were the foundation of her business. Madam Shen wanted to tear down the foundation. She wouldn’t tolerate this.

“What are your opinions?”

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Shopkeeper Qian sighed and said helplessly, “Miss Chu, to be honest, our cooperation has always been very good. I don’t want to end our cooperation, but Madam Shen is too powerful. If we go against her, I’m afraid I’ll be dead.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded in understanding. “Shopkeepers, I understand your concern. Leave this to me. I’ll talk to Madam Shen.”

Shopkeeper Qian and Shopkeeper Zhou were stunned for a moment before they suddenly realized that the girl in front of them was not an ordinary person. She was a baroness personally conferred by the emperor and was much more capable than they thought.

At the thought of this, the two of them relaxed.

Shopkeeper Zhou asked expectantly, “Miss Chu, are you confident? If you are, I hope we can continue our cooperation.”

These days, he could earn dozens of taels of silver a day in the restaurant.

When the business was especially good, he could earn more than a hundred taels of silver. He really could not bear to part with it.

Chu Qingzhi smiled at the two of them. “Are you willing to take this risk?”

Shopkeeper Qian said, “Wealth comes from danger. We’ve lived for most of our lives and understand this logic. At most, if we fail, we’ll bring our family to the countryside to hide.”

The main reason was that he felt that Chu Qingzhi could probably solve this quagmire, so he wanted to take a gamble.

Businessmen are not much different from gamblers?

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “Don’t worry. Since you chose to believe me, I won’t let you down. You can go back first. Our cooperation will continue as normal.”

The two of them looked at each other and nodded heavily. “Okay.”

The two of them went back and arranged for their family to go to a secret place to prepare for the worst.

Chu Qingzhi sat in the central room, thinking of a plan.

After coming up with a rough plan, she walked out of the central room and continued to instruct the villagers to build the stove.

In the cornfield.

The monkeys moved nimbly and quickly helped the Chu family harvest all the crops.

Li Qingyu was quite grateful. She brought them some water and placed it aside. “If you’re thirsty, come and drink it.”

When the monkeys heard Li Qingyu’s words, they surrounded her. However, they did not want to drink water. They just looked at her. There were about 30 monkeys looking at her. Li Qingyu panicked.. “What’s wrong?”