Chen Xuan'er's face didn't heal for a month.
She really regarded Lao Bai's house as her own. After being beaten and swollen in the face, she stayed in her room and didn't want to see anyone, let alone go home.
Even after Grandma Du and Luo Shi left, they didn't come out to see them off.
Fortunately, she completely calmed down.
Except for the fact that Eugene Gui held a mirror to show her face from time to time and caused her to scream, she spent the rest of the time quietly recovering from her injuries.
Anyway, the food at Lao Bai's house is good, so Chen Xuan'er decided to stay there until the Mid-Autumn Festival, when Bai Panmei should come back.
Bai Sanzhuang went to Huaicheng to take charge of the new shop, while Tian Maimiao raised her fetus in Shenshu Village.
It is said that the store in Huaicheng became famous as soon as it opened.
The main reason was the credit of the prefect's wife. Mrs. Xu wore the brocade of the Bai family shop and walked around at various banquets, which made the reputation of the Bai family silk and satin shop famous.
At the same time, Baijia Embroidery Workshop also received its first batch of profits.
When Village Chief Zhao was invited to distribute the dividends, he took the fifteen taels of silver he received and shed tears of excitement.
This was not the largest sum of money he had ever received, but it was the easiest.
As the village chief, he has two acres more fertile land than others. He usually eats more meat than the villagers. He doesn't have much in the way of making money. He only relies on the income from the land.
This year's severe drought reduced production, and the family basically had no money.
I didn't expect that the Lao Bai family would be willing to give themselves such a money-making trick. Fifteen taels seemed like not much, but it was pretty good for people in the countryside to save three to five taels a year.
This money was easy to earn, so he gritted his teeth and asked He Shun to borrow thirty taels of silver and he could pay it back in two months.
Village Chief Zhao became more and more respectful and grateful to Lao Bai's family. He decided to elect Bai Dazhuang to take over as village chief when he resigned.
The embroidery workshop has made progress, and not only Village Chief Zhao and the Lao Bai family are happy.
There are also the female workers in the embroidery workshop and Qiuniang.
These country girls and wives never thought that they could make so much money with just their hands.
The wives who got the money immediately straightened up in front of their husbands and children.
The person who received the most money in the embroidery workshop was You Jingui's younger sister You Hongye, who was also the youngest. You Hongye held the money and decided to follow Qiuniang wholeheartedly from now on. If her parents said that they didn't have a son in the family, she would She was as shameless as Sixth Sister You Qingya.
Moreover, she decided that if there was a conflict between the You family and the Bai family, she would side with the Bai family. After all, the Bai family was her boss and could make her money.
Even Aunt Hu, who was in charge of splitting the thread, made a lot of money. She cut two kilograms of meat and stewed it that day.
Qiuniang felt quite relieved. She felt that she had finally lived up to the trust of the Lao Bai family and could lead the embroidery workshop.
More importantly, Qiuniang received orders on her own in Yangfeng County, knitting wool gloves for merchants who went to the border to sell horses.
The business of Lao Bai's family is so prosperous, so some people are thinking of marrying Lao Bai's family.
The eldest, second and third child are already married, and the fifth child is still young. Even if the only daughter wants to betrothed to a baby, they don’t dare to mention it. They all know that the daughter is the treasure of the Lao Bai family and will not give it to anyone easily.
Only the fourth child, Bai Panmei, is suitable.
The newly-minted scholar is at the top of the list, studying at Huaishui Academy. It is the best time to invest while he has not yet gained fame.
The people who proposed marriage to the Lao Bai family included Ding Juren from the county, shopkeeper Xu's wealthy distant relative, and boss Zui Qingfeng's niece... They were all rejected by the Lao Bai family. It wasn't that the Lao Bai family looked down on her, but that they felt that they were married. Bai Panmei was still young and now she was getting married, she was afraid that he would indulge in Wenrou Village and delay the imperial examination.
Xiao Fuyuan looked at the endless stream of people proposing marriage to the fourth brother, and sighed that the fourth brother was indeed a new potential stock in the marriage and love market, and the Bai family asked for an investment.
In addition to these people, there is another person who is interested, the newly promoted Huaicheng Magistrate Liu Hongliu.
Mr. Liu didn't have this intention at first, but Liu Hong's sister's daughter is fourteen years old and has already started talking about marriage.
His brother-in-law was a minor official, but he was never promoted because he was too upright, and his family background was neither high nor low. Liu Hong's sister always felt that she would have wronged her daughter by climbing high because of his family's family status that was looked down upon by others, and settling down low.
Therefore, Liu Hong was asked to help his niece keep an eye on his colleague's son, in order to rely on Liu Hong to find a good match for his daughter.
Liu Hong was worried that the sons of his colleagues were either not of the right age or were playboys whom he did not like, and he could not refuse his sister.
"Sir, what's there to worry about? I only want the sons of your colleagues, but I didn't expect that there is someone right in front of us who is just right for Cuicui." Mrs. Xu said.
Liu Hong asked: "Which family's son is it? I have already agreed that my wife cannot use my nephew's daughter as a bargaining chip to betrothed to other families."
Mrs. Xu glanced at Liu Hong and said, "Even if I cause trouble for your sister, I can't harm your niece. I have good intentions and solve your problems for you, but my good intentions are treated like a donkey's liver and lungs."
Seeing that Mr. Xu was angry, Liu Hong coaxed him for a long time and asked, "Whose son is he?"
Mrs. Xu smiled and said: "This is a person with potential. He is just a scholar now, but he will definitely have a lot of potential in the future. Although the family has a larger population, the family tradition is simple and not so complicated. It is a family that is going through life. Although it is still... He is just a farmer, but he may not remain a farmer in the future.”
Liu Hong was confused and wanted to refuse when he heard about the farmers.
It's not that he looks down on farmers, but his sister definitely doesn't want her niece, a government girl, to marry in the countryside.
"Master, please don't refuse. I won't give you any excuses. This man is the fourth son of the Lao Bai family. The one who is currently studying at Huaishui Academy has a first-class appearance. They are both young now, so it is a good time for them to spend time together. We will get married next year." Xu said.
Liu Hong's eyes lit up after hearing this.
He only socialized among his colleagues, but he didn't expect that Lao Bai's family would have a ready-made one.
The key is that Bai Panmei is a scholar now and has no fame. When he has the fame, it will not be his niece's turn.
Besides, Lao Bai's family has a good family tradition, and more importantly, they have the daughter of a country owner. Just like Madam said, it's a farmer's family now, but it won't be certain in the future.
It is best to hug a big tree while it is still young.
The more Liu Hong thought about it, the more he felt that this marriage was very suitable.
"Madam, you are very considerate." Liu Hong grabbed Xu's hand excitedly, and the more he looked at her, the more he felt that Xu was quite a bit of a talker.
"Cui Cui has always had big ideas since she was young. We see her as a cheerful person, but outsiders think she doesn't look like a lady. I'm not saying bad things about my niece. This is also true. If you marry into a high position, there will always be a lot of rules, which can make Cui Cui feel aggrieved. Hell, if you want me to say Lao Bai's family, it's good for my daughter-in-law if the rules aren't that big." Ms. Xu further analyzed the advantages of the Bai family.
Mrs. Xu originally wanted to tell her niece to Bai Panmei, but her niece was in Shu and was unwilling to leave her hometown.
She wanted to occupy this good marriage, and there was no other girl of the right age in her family, so her eldest sister's family brought a pillow to her.
If she had taken the initiative to bring this up, given the feud between her and her eldest aunt, the other party would definitely think that her aunt had no good intentions.
Now it's the eldest aunt who takes the initiative to entrust her man with her. If she facilitates this marriage, the eldest aunt won't say anything.
(End of chapter)
