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Chapter 829: Chapter 832: Still Getting Used To It?
In addition to the cloth, Qiao Duo’er purchased another set of items just like Chen Yiling did, and that pretty much prepared everything they needed.
So, they returned home with their cart full. As soon as they entered the village, Fat Fat and Fatty came running over.
Seeing their owner home, they were both very happy.
Tan Zhenghong moved closer to Duo’er, making room for the two animals.
Fat Fat and Fatty nuzzled then jumped onto the cart, rubbing up against Tan Zhenghong.
In fact, they liked Qiao Duo’er more and wanted her to pet them, but after Tan Zhenghong reprimanded them a few times, they didn’t dare to be presumptuous anymore.
After dinner, Qiao Duo’er was walking around the yard to help digest her food when, unexpectedly, Qiao Mei’er came over.
Qiao Duo’er poured her a glass of water, "Is something the matter?"
"Big sister, you’ve been so good to me, and I don’t know how to repay you, so I made two sets of children’s clothes. Please don’t disdain them," Qiao Mei’er unfolded the package.
Anticipating Duo’er would give birth in the winter, she had made two padded jackets, embroidered with the Ten Sons Playing motif—it looked extraordinarily festive.
"Thank you," Qiao Duo’er really liked the tiny clothes.
The little figures on the clothes softened her heart.
Qiao Mei’er hesitated for a moment before asking, "Our parents haven’t been giving you trouble, have they?"
Qiao Duo’er paused blankly for a moment before remembering that the Qiao family intended to marry Qiao Mei’er to Xu Yuanwai and were still concerned about the servitude money.
However, during this period, the Qiao family had been quiet, as if they had forgotten the matter.
Qiao Duo’er replied truthfully, "They haven’t come over yet, but don’t worry. I’ve got hold of your servitude contract and naturally will protect you in every way."
If the Qiao’s family members come knocking, then it will be a matter of meeting force with force, and countering whatever comes—nothing to be overly concerned about.
Qiao Mei’er nodded vigorously, her heart settling back into place.
With this promise, she could peacefully practice her craft in the Embroidery Room.
As the elder sister, Qiao Duo’er asked as if performing her duty, "Are you comfortable staying in the Embroidery Room?"
Without thinking it over, Qiao Mei’er said, "I’m comfortable, I really like it."
Embroidering every day and chatting with the other Embroidery Ladies in the Embroidery Room was the happiest time of her life.
"That’s good," Qiao Duo’er responded.
However Qiao Mei’er’s change surprised her quite a bit, almost like she was a completely different person, smiling a lot more than before. Duo’er hoped she would continue to get better.
Feeling still guilty deep inside, Qiao Mei’er did not stay long before bidding farewell.
She knew there was still a bit of a grudge in Qiao Duo’er’s heart toward her, but she was determined to prove herself.
Days filled with busy work passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, Uncle Huang led a group of short-term workers back to Big Willow Village.
Uncle Huang arrived back half an hour before the short-term workers. The first thing he did upon returning was to hand over the granary keys to Qiao Duo’er.
This small key was more valuable than his own life, and absolutely not something to be careless with.
"We’ve collected a total of one thousand eight hundred dan of grain. We donated two hundred dan to the Government Office and exchanged five hundred dan of wheat for four hundred dan of rice. With the remaining wheat stored in the granary, here’s the key," said Uncle Huang, summarizing the essentials.
"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Huang," took the key from him.
"You and Ah Hong entrusting such an important matter to me, if I didn’t handle it well, I wouldn’t have the face to come back and see you. Here’s the ledger as well," he said.
The ledger listed work points by category, very neat and easy to understand at a glance.
"Please notify everyone to come to my house to receive their wages tomorrow afternoon, and also let them know that the Tan family wishes to hire ten permanent workers, so they can consider it in advance." 𝘯𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Guessing that the short-term workers should have arrived at Big Willow Village by now, Uncle Huang went to the village entrance to discuss matters with them.
With the Tan family’s good reputation, the short-term workers had no hesitation and quickly went their separate ways home.
