"Manager Liu, you are so flattering. I don't have any special skills. You know, I am blind. If it weren't for my brother and Zhuban to be my eyes, I would never be able to make such an object. If I don't work harder, I will really be a useless person."

"I've never done anything this complicated before. I've accepted your half tael of silver, so I have to live up to your trust. No matter how satisfied Shopkeeper Liu is, my price will not change. I'll keep the price I said yesterday. I'm already satisfied to have a customer like you."

Ms. Pu's character was truly admirable, and Liu Yunqing promptly paid the balance of half a tael of silver.

She was quite fond of this box, and thinking that her incense papers were all high-end, packaging was naturally indispensable. Madam Pu could be said to be giving her a pillow whenever she felt sleepy.

Nowadays, the ones made of colored glaze are no worse than those outside. If she provides other precious materials, wouldn’t it be even better?

Liu Yunqing made up her mind and acted immediately. Seeing that the Pu brother and sister were about to leave, she hurriedly tried to keep them.

"Please stay, Miss Pu and Mr. Pu. I have a big business to discuss with you two. I wonder how many boxes like this you can make in a day?"

When the two heard this, how could they not understand Liu Yunqing's meaning? They were a little excited and answered quickly with smiles on their faces.

"I'm new to this now. This is my first time making this. I can only make two in one night. The main reason is that the materials are hard to come by. I have to ask my brother to grind some beads on the spot, which takes up a lot of time. If the materials are sufficient, I can make four in one day."

"I wonder how many Manager Liu wants. My brother and I can make them for my wife even if we don't eat or drink. If you want more, we can give you a cheaper price."

Madam Pu twisted her fingers and looked in the direction of Liu Yunqing nervously, thinking in her heart that even if Liu Yunqing offered one tael of silver for four, she could do it!

How could Liu Yunqing ask Madam Pu to name a price? He didn't know how this young lady was going to exploit himself and his brother.

Although Liu Yunqing is a businessman who wants to make every penny, she is not a scoundrel. Healthy development and cooperation are much more important than a few taels of silver.

If Madam Pu and Mr. Pu were exhausted, where would they find such a wonderful person?

"I want 20 boxes for the first batch. Madam Pu, just make them for me within seven days. There's no need to rush."

"Because it is to be sold to wealthy families, no matter how gorgeous it is, it will not be too much. Therefore, I thought that the materials should be provided by my Qingxi Bookstore. Pu Madam and Pu Langjun will be employed by my bookstore, and a room in the bookstore will be specially set aside for the two of you."

"Well, firstly, gold and silver are valuable materials, and we want to prevent them from getting lost on the way. Secondly, Mr. Pu can see that my bookshop has a lot of customers every day, and the clerks are all busy. It would be troublesome if I asked someone to pick them up or asked you to deliver them to me."

"I'd like to trouble you two to come here early in the morning and go back at night. I'll charge you for each box you make, and I'll provide you with two meals. I'll hire a cart to pick you up. But you can't sell the patterns you make to other companies. What do you think?"

how is it?

This is better than a dream!

Both Pu Niangzi and Pu Langjun had good hearing, but at this moment they couldn't help rubbing their ears, with a look of disbelief on their faces.

Liu Yunqing couldn't help laughing and asked again, and the two of them nodded repeatedly.

Liu Yunqing drafted the contract, and there was no need for her to find someone to witness and read it to the two of them, because Pu Langjun was a literate person.

He read it carefully, demonstrated it to his sister on the palm of his hand, and then carefully signed both of their names and pressed his fingerprints.

"Manager Liu, what kind of styles do you want for these twenty boxes? I can make them right now."

Liu Yunqing waved his hand and said, "No hurry, no hurry. Madam Pu, please tell me what materials are needed. For example, what size of beads are needed and how much silk thread can be used. I will ask someone to prepare it today."

Madam Pu said she would go immediately. In order to make timely modifications, she also brought some beads and other materials that could be used. She asked Mr. Pu to leave a copy for Liu Yunqing so that he could ask someone to prepare it.

Liu Yunqing took note of it and asked his errand boy Shen Heng to inquire about the prices from various shops first. Then he invited the two men to leave the bookshop and asked for a cart to take them back. They could come to work at 11:00 am tomorrow.

Madam Pu refused. She was a stickler for business and would not take advantage of any advantage. If she didn't start work today, she couldn't just ride on the cart back home for nothing.

Liu Yunqing didn't force it and watched the brother and sister walk away together.

However, after just walking down a street, Pu Niangzi's shoulders shrugged, she bit her lips, and two lines of blood and tears flowed down her cheeks.

"Brother, we are finally going to have a happy ending after all the hardship. We can earn ten taels of silver for twenty boxes. With these ten taels, I will have enough money to save your leg."

Pu Langjun suddenly felt a lump in his nose and hot tears welled up in his eyes, almost falling.

He pulled his sister to stand aside, carefully wiped the blood and tears from her face, and then wrote a few words with trembling fingers.

My brother’s legs can’t be cured, so let’s cure your eyes.

I have already let you down enough, I cannot let you waste your whole life.

Apart from being mute, Mr. Pu's legs were not disabled and Ms. Pu could still see.

Although the family was poor at that time, the brother and sister did not have a hard life.

Pu Langjun was a tall and strong man. He used to look for work at the dock. Others could only carry two bags at a time, but he could carry four bags. When he walked, he was as heavy as a mountain. Therefore, he earned twice as much money as others.

Ms. Pu has a craft. She can make a lot of money just by embroidering handkerchiefs for people or quilt covers for weddings, much more than she can make from bamboo weaving.

Just like Pu Niangzi, Pu Langjun is also a very straightforward person, and sometimes even inflexible.

Mrs. Pu didn't know how he had offended anyone. He went out on a cloudy day and when he came back he was thrown at the door of his house like a rag, with all his arms and legs broken.

My brother couldn't speak to begin with, and he became even more silent from then on.

Madam Pu had no choice, as she only had this one brother. In order to save her brother's life, she had to take embroidery work day and night to snatch her brother back from the hands of the King of Hell. But there was no way she could cure his leg.

We finally found a miracle doctor who specialized in treating bones. The doctor said he could reconnect my brother's broken bones.

But once a bone is broken, all the treasures from heaven and earth must be used, and there cannot be any mistakes.

After much calculation, at least fifty taels of silver would be barely enough.

She is just a young girl, where can she get fifty taels?

She didn't have to pay for the silk thread and fabric herself. A handkerchief cost two cents to embroider, and a quilt cover cost no more than eighty cents. Even if she worked all day without sleep, she could only earn about a hundred cents.

But just to prescribe medicine for my brother, it takes several taels of medicine each time.

She had spent all her savings before she even started treating her leg. Pu Niangzi had only saved a mere ten taels of silver, but she ended up blinding her eyes and becoming a disabled person who could hardly take care of herself.

No one knew how they, the brother and sister, had managed to survive these past three years. Now that the clouds had finally cleared and the moon was visible, how could they not be excited and happy?

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