Re-embroidering life

Shui Qinghua asked Mrs. Chen curiously, "Why is the Snow Lotus Pill so rare? Since it has miraculous effects, can't we make more?"

Madam Chen shook her head and said, "The raw material for the Snow Lotus Pill is the Tianshan Snow Lotus that grows on cliffs. It is extremely difficult to obtain. It was only when my master was an imperial physician that he got a few flowers by chance. One flower can be used to make five pills. Over the years, it has been slowly consumed, and only these few pills are left."

Shui Qinghua finally understood why the women of the Chen family were so nervous about Old Madam Chen giving her the Snow Lotus Pill during the apprenticeship ceremony. It was really worth a fortune. She sincerely said to Old Madam Chen, "It's not me who is kind-hearted, but you. You are willing to give me such a magical medicine, and now you are giving it to the Tang family's aunt. This is the true heart of a doctor and a parent."

She thought to herself and decided to ask Dou Jianzhi to ask around to see if there was any way to get Tianshan Snow Lotus. She would feel at ease if she had more of this medicine in stock.

Back at the old house, the old lady and the first and second wives had already moved to the capital. Now, in such a large house, only the five of them lived there. Shui Qinghua felt more comfortable than ever before. She decided to tidy up the house and build a real hibiscus garden. Unfortunately, building a garden requires a huge amount of money. The embroidery workshop has just started. Although she made some money, she also spent a lot and could not save much. She sighed, working hard for a whole year, why was she still so poor.

Seeing her sad face, Ji Zimo couldn't help but smile and scratch her nose: "It is the husband's responsibility to earn money to support the family, so you don't have to worry. The work of drawing the blueprints will naturally be left to me, and the money will also be left to me. You just need to think about what kind of garden to build."

"Are you going to sell paintings again?" Shui Qinghua asked in surprise. Last time she had to do it to raise funds, and she actually didn't want Ji Zimo to start selling paintings from now on, because she knew how much he cherished his paintings.

"Not exactly. I just write and paint on behalf of others and collect some fees. After the last auction, I became somewhat famous in Jiangxia Shilin, and many people came to me," said Ji Zimo.

"But you used to ignore all this."

"I was too pedantic and arrogant in the past. My self-righteousness came at the cost of you working quietly to earn money. I transferred the responsibilities that a husband should have shouldered to you. Qinghua, leave these to me from now on. I've figured it out. It's not shameful to make money with my skills." Ji Zimo raised a relaxed smile on his face, and it seemed that he had really thought it through.

Shui Qinghua was very pleased, and also a little envious. Ji Zimo could sell a painting for a thousand taels, but she could only earn that much in two or three months at her embroidery workshop. Is there any other way to expand her source of income?

Whether it is gardening or opening up new sources of income, they have to put it aside for the time being because the Chinese New Year is coming. Shuixiufang wants to make a lot of money before the New Year, and all kinds of bright red solar terms are selling like hot cakes, and the embroiderers are working at full capacity.

This is my last shop visit before the Lunar New Year. After today, the shop will be closed until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Before leaving the shop, I met a beautiful woman face to face.

It's her again, Tang Fu.

Shui Qinghua shook her head in her heart, they really were destined to be together.

Since the door is open for business, everyone who comes is a guest. "Miss Tang, please come in and take a look around." Shui Qinghua treated her as an ordinary guest.

"This shop is actually owned by my sister-in-law?" Tang Fu asked in surprise, not pretending to be surprised. The next moment, she suddenly realized, "I heard that my sister-in-law's surname is Shui, no wonder it is called Shui Xiufang."

Shui Qinghua smiled slightly: "Actually, I opened it with a few friends. Miss Tang, do you want to see some festive items?"

Tang Fu seemed not to hear and asked, "Brother Zimo actually agreed to my sister-in-law showing up in public? I grew up with Brother Zimo and I know how noble he is."

Shui Qinghua's face darkened. "This is a matter between our husband and wife. It has nothing to do with Miss Tang. Miss Tang has crossed the line. If you want to see the embroidery, I'll call a waiter over for you. If you're not interested, then go ahead."

After saying that, he walked away.

Tang Fu's face turned red and white. She was always the center of attention wherever she went. She had never been humiliated in public like this before. She wanted to use the words "we grew up together" to stab the woman in the heart, but she was stabbed hard by the words "it's a matter between husband and wife". She just couldn't believe that Brother Zimo would sit back and watch this woman do these things.

Shui Qinghua returned to the old house and immediately sent a letter to her second sister-in-law Sun Xiaolan, inviting her to come over. Even if Tang Fu didn't tell her about the Shuixiufang, with Tan Meixue around, the old lady would know about it sooner or later. She was aboveboard, and since she wanted to talk about it, it was better to do it sooner rather than later.

The next day, Sun Xiaolan came. Shui Qinghua told her the whole story. Sun Xiaolan was a little embarrassed: "It's easy to show up in public. Every woman has a shop as a dowry. You are also a manager. Just don't greet customers in front of the front in the future. But the income from this shop should be paid into the government. The first wife has three sons, and the expenses are much greater than those of the second and third wives. In the end, I still have to make wedding clothes for them."

Shui Qinghua handed a cup of fragrant tea to her second sister-in-law and said, "This is what I'm worried about. It's not that I don't want to pay it to the public, but I don't want to benefit those who have been oppressing us."

This sentence touched Sun Xiaolan's heart. The eldest wife had always oppressed her and her daughter. If it weren't for the noble character of the third sister-in-law who gave up the courtyard, they would have been kicked out by the eldest sister-in-law, and Yun'er would have never thought of finding a good marriage in Jiangxia. Even though she was now in charge of the household affairs and things were not going smoothly, it was easy for Tan Meixue to dig a hole for her as she had been in charge of the family for many years.

Shui Qinghua could imagine Sun Xiaolan's situation. They shared the same hatred and were just in a good alliance. Shui Qinghua smiled and said, "I have a suggestion. It depends on whether the second sister-in-law is willing to try it. Tomorrow I will go to the capital to pay a visit to the old lady. We will do this and that." The two sisters-in-law immediately made their plans.

That night, when Ji Zimo returned home, Shui Qinghua told him about Bai Ri's encounter with Tang Fu. Ji Zimo was extremely embarrassed. No matter how slow he was in relationships, he knew how embarrassing it was for his wife to be provoked by his ex-fiancee. He couldn't help but feel angry at Tang Fu. The Tang family wanted to cancel the marriage. They had been married for so many years and had nothing to do with each other. But she came to disturb his family.

"Qinghua, you don't have to say anything about this. I'll talk to mother."

The next day, Shui Qinghua packed up some of the various embroidery products from Shuixiufang and packed them into several exquisite gifts. She and Ji Zimo took a carriage for more than an hour before arriving at Ji's residence in the city. Sun Xiaolan received the news and was already waiting at the door.

"Miss Tang is really quick. She arrived at the Ji family's house early in the morning and is now talking to the old lady." Sun Xiaolan came forward, pointed inside, and whispered to Shui Qinghua.

Shui Qinghua then signaled to Ji Zimo with her eyes: It's your turn.