The aunt was very persistent and chatted with Li Xiaoyu all the way, and every word she said was about marriage.

At first Li Xiaoyu patiently refused.

Later, she became impatient and did the opposite.

"Aunt Qian, according to what you said, there are so many men in our northern land who are still unmarried. You have been talking so hard to find a good match, but all you got is a gift. It would be great if we could work together to earn double the money."

This saved her some trouble as she didn't have to go around the city and observe people's looks and micro-expressions.

Aunt Qian was still waiting for her reply, but she changed the subject.

Just wanted to say something.

Li Xiaoyu interrupted her in time, looked around, leaned close to her, and whispered to her alone.

"Aunt Qian, this deal is not a loss. When we make some money, we'll split it 40% to 60%."

Aunt Qian wanted to speak again, but she interrupted her again.

"You usually have to run back and forth countless times to match a couple, and the result may not be successful. Let's cooperate. As the saying goes, if there is darkness in the east, there will be light in the west. You can still get the 60% gift from the person I match. Why do you have to worry about it for so long?"

"If you miss this village, there won't be another store like this."

When they were almost at the city gate, Aunt Qian had been brainwashed by her, and the only thing on her mind was dividing the profit.

"Fish, what does this 4:6 mean?"

Aunt Qian agreed to the business cooperation too quickly. When she came to her senses, she would think that 60% was too little. Li Xiaoyu planned to trick her.

Looking at the busy street ahead, she hissed.

Pretending to be very busy, he said in an urgent tone: "Aunt, I have something urgent to deal with. I will come to see you when I return to the village."

After saying that, he ran away pulling the backpack's rope.

Aunt Qian chased after her for two steps but failed to catch her. "Hey, kid, explain yourself clearly before you leave. You're making me feel itchy."

When we got to the yamen, everything went smoothly.

The county magistrate was a man in his early thirties, with a gentle and polite manner of speech and demeanor.

He asked Li Xiaoyu to draw a portrait on the spot and saw the three-dimensional portrait.

There was a glimmer of surprise in his eyes.

He no longer doubted Li Xiaoyu's ability and assigned her an order on the spot, without any time limit, but only two words of request: "As soon as possible."

Li Xiaoyu nodded slightly to him and said goodbye.

After leaving the yamen, she went to a bookstore to buy a set of pens, ink, paper and inkstone, and also bought some charcoal.

Prepare to take it home and sharpen it into charcoal pencils.

After shopping, she wandered around the city for a while, bought some food and a few sets of clothes, but left with an empty backpack.

Going home is full.

When we walked outside the city gate, an urgent voice came from the side: "Xiao Yu, Auntie has been waiting for you for a long time."

Didn't you leave?

Li Xiaoyu raised her eyebrows and put away her surprised expression.

He turned to Aunt Qian and said with a smile: "Aunt, what a coincidence."

Aunt Qian is also a straightforward person. "What's the coincidence? I'm waiting for you here. What do you mean by 40% to 60%?"

"Auntie, let's talk while we walk."

"Okay, okay, it's a good opportunity for you to talk to your aunt."

On the way back, she told Aunt Qian the meaning of 46 points. After listening, Aunt Qian's face showed a trace of confusion.

She is a good person in every way, except that she is a little stingy.

"Xiao Yu, according to what you said, if you fail to make the deal and I succeed, you will still take four eggs from me. Why do I feel like I am losing out?"

"Aunt, if you think this way, then what if you fail in the negotiation with the other party, and I go to save the situation, and the six eggs that originally belonged to me are given to you, then I will be at a huge loss, right?"

After hearing her explanation, Aunt Qian felt that she had not lost anything, but had made a huge profit.

She thought for a long time and said, "You are right."

"Of course, Auntie, if you cooperate with me, you will always make money. We live in the same village, so how can I let you suffer a loss?"

Li Xiaoyu patted his chest, speaking in a very serious tone.

"I am a truly honest man."

Aunt Qian went back and thought about it all night, and finally agreed to cooperate with Li Xiaoyu.

From that day on, Li Xiaoyu's life became extremely fulfilling.

Li Fugui often went to other counties or villages to make furniture, and he would only come back once every few days.

Apart from painting portraits, she spent the rest of her time working as a matchmaker with Aunt Qian.

If there is a play, she will secretly take part in it herself.

There was no hope, so she stepped back and cooperated with Aunt Qian, letting Aunt Qian take the lead.

Occasionally, I would meet colleagues.

The two groups of people started boasting so much that they almost said that the current emperor and empress got married with the help of their matchmaking.

Sometimes you will meet girls who live in the mountains.

She and Aunt Qian went up the mountain early in the morning, but it turned out that the girl's father had no intention of marrying his daughter off for the time being. The other party was obviously angry, but Aunt Qian continued to talk.

As a result, people let the dog go.

I was so scared that they would crawl down the mountain in a mess.

The two sat by the stream, and Aunt Qian cursed silently while washing her face: "How rude! How can you treat our matchmaker so rudely?"

Li Xiaoyu slipped and there was mud on the hem of his clothes.

She squatted on a stone, dropped the clothes into the stream, and rubbed them while pretending to be helpless.

Nuzui snorted, "They let the dog bite us. Next time, we won't introduce them to anyone. Let them find one themselves."

The more they got along, the more Aunt Qian liked Li Xiaoyu.

Thinking about how she held her hand when she ran away just now, Aunt Qian liked her even more.

"That's right, I won't introduce her to you."

The stream is next to the main road, and passers-by can see the two people by the river at a glance.

Just as Li Xiaoyu was twisting the water off the hem of her skirt, a hesitant voice came from behind: "Li Xiaoyu?"

Hearing someone calling her, she turned around and went back.

"Your Majesty the County Magistrate."

She lowered her eyes, stood up calmly, and nodded to him politely.

Aunt Qian was a local and had naturally met the county magistrate before. She followed Li Xiaoyu in paying her respects.

Seeing that they were in a rather miserable state, the county magistrate was worried that they might have encountered some trouble, so he adhered to the principle of doing practical things for the people.

He asked the two yamen runners behind him to pull them up.

When they stood in front of him, he asked, "What happened to you? Why?"

Li Xiaoyu was about to speak when Aunt Qian spoke too quickly.

He told the whole story of going up the mountain and being chased down the mountain by a dog, and everything came out in one go.

Glancing at the woman next to him who was speaking so eloquently, Li Xiaoyu secretly pursed his lips. This was not something glorious, and Aunt Qian's tone was as if she had won a prize.

The county magistrate listened and observed their expressions.

Seeing a hint of helplessness flash across Li Xiaoyu's face, after listening to Aunt Qian's words, he said with a little curiosity: "I didn't expect that besides being a painter, you can also act as a matchmaker."

With Aunt Qian around, Li Xiaoyu didn't want to reveal his purpose.

She smiled politely and said, "It's always good to have many skills."

Aunt Qian thought that the county magistrate's wife had passed away for several years, so she started matchmaking again: "Sir, your wife has passed away for many years, and it's time for you to find someone. Our Xiaoyu is very good at matchmaking. How about asking her to introduce someone to you?"

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