The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Spring ploughing is approaching, and before that, the summer hibernation workshops, dormitories and all supporting facilities were built.

Xia Mianwan’s workshops include a food workshop, a garment workshop, and a jewelry workshop.

The food workshop uses all the recipes that Xia Mianwan came up with, while the clothing and jewelry workshops produce custom-made clothes and jewelry from Manyue Tower. Hehua is in charge of the food workshop, while Xiuxiu and Zizhu are in charge of the clothing and jewelry workshops.

After deciding on the person in charge, Xia Mianwan ordered people to distribute flyers on the street. Of course, Xia Mianwan also arranged a joint performance at Manyue Building, announcing the news that Manyue Food Shop, Manyue Garment Shop, and Manyue Jewelry Shop were recruiting workers.

Since all the recruits were women, the wages were not low, and they even provided dormitories, so it was quite popular in the capital for a while.

Recruiting, training and moving people in all take time, so Xia Mianwan plans to open three months later.

Mrs. Yang was mainly responsible for all matters concerning the Manyuehua Newspaper. Mrs. Yang was the person in charge and Nanny Yuan was the deputy person in charge.

Now that Zhou Chengze is no longer in charge of writing storybooks, the responsibility of writing storybooks falls on Xia Mianwan. However, recently, Xia Mianwan has discovered a good storybook writer, and that person is Pei Ling.

Pei Ling is quite talented in writing storybooks, especially gossips and melodramas, which often leave Xia Mianwan dumbfounded.

Therefore, Pei Ling also accepted Xia Mianwan's letter of employment and became the official storytelling author of Manyue Tower.

After deciding on the person in charge, Xia Mianwan can finally take charge.

But recently, there was something that Xia Mianwan found very strange.

Originally, the Pei family and the Jiang family had agreed to formally discuss marriage in the spring, but after the spring, no one from the Jiang family came.

Jiang Chengying came to Beijing early after the New Year, but contrary to his usual practice, he did not come to pay his respects.

This made Xia Mianwan feel a little strange. Xia Mianwan tried to send a letter, but the Jiang family avoided the question. It was originally nothing, but Pei Yanyue looked a little absent-minded, which made Xia Mianwan take it seriously.

Xia Mianwan specially asked Pei Yanyue to accompany her to go for an outing at the Huguo Temple outside the city.

In the carriage, Pei Yanyue still had a sad look on her face. Seeing this, Xia Mianwan didn't ask much and just chatted about flowers and plants.

But when she arrived at the Huguo Temple, Pei Yanyue was still a little absent-minded. Seeing that there was a place for drawing lots in the side hall of the Huguo Temple, she said, "Sister-in-law, let's draw a lot."

Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "You beg, and sister-in-law won't beg."

Pei Yanyue nodded and added some incense money into the merit box. Then she took three incense sticks from the little monk. She knelt down and worshiped devoutly, then took the fortune stick box handed to her by the little monk.

Pei Yanyue muttered silently for a while and began to shake the lottery tube.

"Pah" the lot fell out, Pei Yanyue picked it up and handed it to the little monk. The little monk took a look at which lot it was and went to get the lot.

"The past relationship has been determined, and I feel guilty. If I seek for someone, I will be in trouble. It is difficult to get a job here without any fate, so why bother to be so infatuated?"

The young monk said, "Donor, please come this way."

Xia Mianwan and Pei Yanyue followed the young monk to the old monk and said, "Donor, this fortune-telling is about flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water. Everything is illusory."

Pei Yanyue listened thoughtfully to the old monk's interpretation, then bowed and said, "Thank you, Master."

After interpreting the fortune sticks, Pei Yanyue and Xia Mianwan walked towards the peach forest of Huguo Temple together.

There is a large peach forest in Huguo Temple. Now is the time when peach blossoms are in full bloom, and the air is filled with the fragrance of peach blossoms.

Xia Mianwan asked the maids to wait at the entrance of the peach forest and took Pei Yanyue into the depths of the forest.

"Look how beautiful the scenery of the peach forest is, but you have no intention of appreciating it, so you will miss the beautiful scenery that belongs to you." Xia Mianwan walked to a stone tablet and stopped.

Pei Yanyue took Xia Mianwan's arm and said, "Sister-in-law, how do you know which scenery belongs to you?"

Xia Mianwan thought for a moment, picked a peach blossom from the branch and spread it on her palm, "Look, what is in your hands belongs to you."

Pei Yanyue stared blankly at the flower petals in Xia Mianwan's palm. After a while, she seemed to understand, "Sister-in-law, I understand."

Xia Mianwan smiled and turned around, "Now... can you tell me what happened?"

Pei Yanyue nodded and said, "Mr. Jiang...seems to be in love with Pei Ying."

Xia Mianwan looked at Pei Yanyue in surprise, "What did you say?"

Pei Yanyue said: "I think they seem to be in love."

"How did you find out?" Xia Mianwan couldn't help but ask.

Pei Yanyue sighed and said, "It was that day when Master Jiang came to deliver New Year gifts and met Pei Ying while wandering around the mansion. At that time...there was nothing wrong between Pei Ying and Master Jiang. I remember what my sister-in-law told me. I thought...Pei Ying would be more restrained after you discovered what she was thinking. But I can see that Pei Ying doesn't seem to have changed her mind.

A few days ago, I went to the bookstore to find Nanny Yuan. When I passed Sixi Street, I met Pei Ying and Master Jiang.

Young Master Jiang looked different from the ones I usually saw him in. It was also at this time that I realized that Young Master Jiang had actually come to the capital a long time ago.

After that...I...Sister-in-law, if I tell you...you are not allowed to blame me."

Xia Mianwan asked curiously, "Is there anything else you can do that I can blame you for? Tell me."

Pei Yanyue said: "I arrested Pei Ying's maid Qiu Shuang."

Xia Mianwan widened her eyes when she heard this. Pei Yanyue actually had such ability. This made her look at her with new eyes.

"And then what?" Xia Mianwan was really interested now, and the fire of gossip was burning.

"Qiu Shuang is a maid in the Pei Mansion. You gave her to her after Pei Ying came. So after I threatened her, she didn't dare to hide it from me. I know about her and Mr. Jiang.

After the beginning of spring, Pei Ying went to Mr. Jiang's academy several times, and she became familiar with Mr. Jiang. Qiu Shuang said that Mr. Jiang was very restrained with Pei Ying at first, but later they seemed to be in love.

So, I took everyone to visit Mr. Jiang. "

Xia Mianwan widened her eyes. She couldn't believe Pei Yanyue's behavior.

Pei Yanyue asked somewhat embarrassedly: "Sister-in-law, do you think I am...too unruly?"

Xia Mianwan shook her head, "I just didn't expect...you to be so bold."

Pei Yanyue asked: "Sister-in-law, do you still remember the long talk you had with me that day?"

"I remember."

"My sister-in-law told me to work hard to become a girl who can live well without relying on others, but I mistakenly thought... that it would be fine as long as I didn't let Pei Ying succeed. I was wrong."

Xia Mianwan nodded slightly, "Yes... My original intention was not to ask you to stop it. What happened afterwards?"