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Chapter 308: Chapter 310: A Concubine?_1
On the way back, the girl brought up a very serious matter.
"Sister Duo’er, from now on, I’ll only charge ten wen money for a box of face mask powder," she said earnestly.
For her, selling face mask powder was as simple as moving her lips, while her older cousin truly made quality wooden boxes with excellent craftsmanship, each selling for ninety wen while she took one hundred wen. Wasn’t that just heartless?
Qiao Duo’er shook her head: "This was agreed upon beforehand, no one is allowed to back out."
Cosmetics are a lucrative industry. The raw materials for each box of medicine powder cost a hundred wen, and the wooden box ninety wen, with the rest being profit.
But Qiao Duo’er wouldn’t speak carelessly about such things. This was her trade secret, after all.
"That won’t do, if my dad and mom find out, they’d surely beat me to death. How about this, I’ll take fifteen wen, and I can’t ask for more!"
Qiao Duo’er could only say that a person’s upbringing and character are indeed inseparable from their family.
If it were the Tan family, they would definitely say, if it weren’t for me introducing customers to you, could you even make any sales? At least give me half!
The girl added pitifully, "Sister Duo’er, don’t rip me off. My dad can be ferocious, and my mom can be such a nuisance."
Qiao Duo’er couldn’t help but laugh: "Who ever complains about having too much money like you do?"
"Earning money still requires a conscience. I consider you a good friend, I can’t just gouge you." 𝑛𝘰𝑣𝑝𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮
In the end, after much persuasion, they settled on a commission of thirty wen.
Even so, the girl felt a little unhappy, thinking that she was taking advantage of someone else.
Therefore, Qiao Duo’er got plenty of help from the girl when it came to grinding the medicine powder.
Anyway, the girl had strong arms and was quicker than Qiao Duo’er, plus the powder she ground was finer.
Qiao Duo’er was really helpless with the honest girl, so she offered her an additional fifty wen in wages to be responsible for grinding the medicine powder because continuously working the millstone was also a test of strength.
The girl said she was feeling depressed. Qiao Duo’er herself was the fool here, wasn’t she? She simply had to give her own money away to someone else.
The third day was the day to fetch the boxes, and Qiao Duo’er and the girl went to the town together as usual.
This time, the girl’s second brother happened to be going to town on business and could give them a lift in the ox cart.
As soon as they reached the entrance to Big Willow Village, Qiao Duo’er saw Xiao Biyu with a sullen face, her gaze reminding her of a venomous snake.
Yes, that kind of cold and malicious look.
"Xiao Biyu, you little wretch, what are you glaring at?" the girl began to scold.
Xiao Biyu rolled her eyes at the girl but looked as if she was wary of something and quickly left.
Qiao Duo’er said helplessly, "Look at her, as if she wants to swallow me alive."
"Sister Duo’er, be careful these days. Xiao Biyu has just been promised to another household as a fill-in wife. She surely still has her mind on Brother Zheng Hong," the girl whispered. That explained the look in her eyes.
"Isn’t the Xiao family very fond of her?"
Qiao Duo’er was shocked; being a fill-in marriage really sounded unpleasant.
Moreover, such a wife had to conduct rituals in front of the original wife’s spirit tablet and would be buried next to the man, not with him and his original wife, after death.
How could the Xiao family bear to let Biyu suffer such humiliation?
The girl pursed her lips: "Biyu’s mother said the first wife didn’t have any sons and the relationship wasn’t strong. Biyu will be treated just like the original wife once married there. But who doesn’t know what their family is thinking? They’re just eyeing the silver, aren’t they?"
Qiao Duo’er sneered. Xiao Biyu getting married off as a fill-in wife wasn’t her doing. What did Biyu’s hatred for her mean?
Forget it, no point dwelling on it. Anyway, everyone in the Xiao family has a screw loose!
