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Chapter 735: Chapter 740 Abnormal Villager_1
Just like Hu’s Clan, last year she was saying her life was all about her children, and within a few months, she found a suitable person.
And once a binding contract was signed, her descendants would have to serve as slaves generation after generation.
What normal parents could ever bear to let their children serve someone else?
Fang Qingniang said gratefully, "Thank you, weaving and Embroidery Flowers are not the same, but I am confident that I can manage this place well."
The textile workshop had once been all her hope, but the Owner was such a scoundrel that he ran a perfectly good workshop into the ground.
This time she had found a reliable Owner, and she was confident that the Embroidery Room would get better and better.
"I’ll give you a three-month probationary period, during which you’ll get One Tael of Silver plus the wages for your Embroidery Flowers work, and after the probationary period, you’ll get one percent of the profits every month at home."
Qiao Duo’er laid out the wages clearly, so that people could feel at ease working for her.
Tan Zhenghong redrafted the contract, but it was just a three-year labor contract.
After those three years, Fang Qingniang would still be a free person.
Having signed the contract, Qiao Duo’er couldn’t wait to hand over the Embroidery Room to Fang Qingniang.
After being busy for seven straight days, all she wanted was to go back to her home in Big Willow Village for a few days.
Now she finally felt the sensation of home; it was always there, somewhere to return to whether she was tired, sleepy, or wronged.
It seemed that once she got there, everything would be alright.
The next day, Qiao Duo’er and Tan Zhenghong bought some gifts and returned to Big Willow Village.
This time, they had an important task—to retrieve the musk.
Qiao Duo’er had read in a book that musk deer would rub off their Fragrance Pouches from the end of February to the beginning of March, and the timing was just about right.
Because of this, Tan Zhenghong had been moping for several days.
If he had known it would be like this, he wouldn’t have had to spend New Year’s nervously watching the musk deer, nor would he have had to spend several days away from his wife.
His wife was right after all, "a fool needs to read more books."
Just entering the village, Qiao Duo’er noticed something odd—all the people coming and going stared at her.
Had she become a monkey just by going to the county and coming back?
Qiao Duo’er touched her face and asked in puzzlement, "Zheng Hong, is there something on my face?"
Tan Zhenghong shook his head. "It looks normal. I don’t know what got into the villagers today."
"Maybe... they might think we should be riding in a carriage, but sitting inside a carriage would be a shame on such a lovely spring day," analyzed Qiao Duo’er.
Tan Zhenghong thought it made sense but also felt that not taking a carriage wasn’t a crime, so why were people looking at them with hostility?
Qiao Duo’er shook her head, "Let them be. In a few months, we’ll be going to Mansion City."
Every day the shop there was empty would be a loss.
"Let’s not think about it now. First, let’s go home and eat. After we eat, you rest and I’ll deliver the gifts to the families," Tan Zhenghong said considerately.
He’d seen how exhausted his wife was these past days; she needed a good rest, or he would be frustrated again at night.
Qiao Duo’er shook her head, "I still need to visit the Embroidery Room."
After the sixth day of the lunar new year, she was either busy with Duo Meifang or the Embroidery Room, completely forgetting about Ruo Lan.
Ruo Lan was a formidable character, and she certainly wouldn’t resign willingly; she might even stir up trouble.
Soon, they arrived at their little love nest.
Qiao Duo’er hopped down from the cart and stretched, "Home really is the best. Just looking at it makes me feel less tired."
Hearing the commotion, two large dogs squeezed out of the doghole nimbly.
Seeing their owner whom they hadn’t seen in ages, they snuffled eagerly for pets and took the opportunity to complain about their owners’ unforgivable absence.
