Rich Peasant Girl: The General's Wife Has Space

Liu, Xiao Zhen'er and the others also pricked up their ears to listen. Tian Shuang came in and served hot tea and snacks to everyone. They ate and drank while waiting for Liu Yanqing's words.

Liu Yanqing looked at his mother and niece, hesitating and saying awkwardly, "Wan'er, has Chen Qing, the daughter of the shopkeeper Chen in your store, found a boyfriend?"

After Liu Yanqing finished speaking, his face flushed and he felt uneasy. After listening to what his mother and sister said, he felt a little worried. What if he was too enthusiastic and the girl really promised to marry him? What would he do?

Besides, he is only three years older than Xiao Wan and two years older than Chen Qing. Will the other party look down on him because of his age? After all, although the Chen family is not well off, they are from a big city after all. Would they be interested in a farm boy like him?

These are the things Liu Yanqing has been thinking about recently. He hesitated again and again in his heart and did not dare to say it out loud, for fear that he would be rejected by the girl again and it would be embarrassing when they met in the future.

Xiao Wan didn't expect that her uncle actually fell in love with Chen Qing. Of course, Xiao Wan was very happy about it. Chen Qing was a good girl, hardworking and capable, dexterous, able to cook and do accounting, and most importantly, she was not only beautiful and generous, but also kind-hearted.

When Xiao Da and his two companions were in Qilixiang, they received a lot of care from Chen Qing. They were very generous and polite in dealing with people, and they were not arrogant. Now they are Xiao Wan's right-hand men.

Xiao Wan often sighed that if Chen Qing were placed in modern times, she would definitely be an extremely high-quality spouse, the kind of white-collar worker in a large company. No wonder her uncle hesitated and refused to say it out loud.

It turned out that he had chosen such an outstanding subordinate like himself. My uncle really has a sharp eye. Thinking of this, Xiao Wan couldn't help but look at Liu Yanqing teasingly, making Liu Yanqing feel embarrassed.

Mrs. Meng was completely confused. She had no idea where this girl Chen Qing came from.

Liu suddenly remembered that this girl had followed Xiao Wan to the Xiao family, and she had often heard Xiao Zhener mention the Chen family, saying that they were smart and capable, and had good people, especially Chen Qing.

Having heard her two daughters talk many times about how great Chen Qing was, Liu smiled as it turned out that her brother had chosen the right person.

Seeing her grandmother was confused, Xiao Zhen'er quickly spoke up, "Grandma, this girl's family is a family of four that Wan'er bought a while ago. Now they are working at Qilixiang. Her father is the head shopkeeper at Qilixiang. She also has a mother and brother at home. They are all capable and have helped Qilixiang a lot."

When Meng heard that it was the servant bought by Xiao Wan, she couldn't help but frown. It wasn't that she meant to look down on the servants. She was also a peasant herself and had no right to look down on others.

Meng was worried about whether she could escape from slavery in the future.

Xiao Zhen'er continued, "As for Chen Qing, I see her every day at Qilixiang. She's such a good girl. Not only is she beautiful, but she's also kindhearted. She's good at cooking and accounting, and she's also an excellent embroiderer. My uncle really has good taste."

Xiao Wan also echoed her sister's words and kept praising her. Meng was very happy to hear that. Even her own niece was praising her, which showed that she was really a good girl. The only thing was that she didn't know whether she had found a boyfriend or not.

Xiao Wan continued, "Grandma, the man's parents are also capable. Although they bought it, it was a helpless move. I will go and test the man's attitude and then write back to you."

Although Chen Youli's family became servants, they were all people of integrity, otherwise Chen Qing would have married in the capital long ago and the family would not have moved to Yuntai Town.

After hearing this, Meng nodded and said, "Yes, we have to ask the other person's parents and the girl's opinion first." Liu Yanqing also looked at his niece with gratitude.

The next day, Xiao Wan went to Qilixiang to inspect and distribute employee benefits. Each employee was given a gift worth two taels of silver, as well as the year-end salary and a bonus of five taels of silver each. Everyone happily thanked the boss and went home to celebrate the New Year.

As the head manager of all Qilixiang stores and the Chen family, Chen Youli must have received better benefits from Xiao Wan.

She gave the Chen family four pieces of cloth, one hundred taels to Chen Youli, eighty taels to the Chen family, fifty taels of silver each to Chen Xin and Chen Qing as holiday benefits, and several holiday gifts.

Chen Youli looked at the silver notes and silver ingots in his hand and wanted to refuse them, but was rejected by Xiao Wan.

"Shopkeeper Chen, this is what you deserve. Thanks to your help in the past, I would like to ask you to continue helping us in the new year." Xiao Wan said with a smile.

After all, she comes from modern society and cannot act superior to others and treat them as servants. She treats them all as her employees. In addition to monthly wages, there are of course bonuses for good performance, just like in her previous life in modern times.

Chen Youli was filled with emotion. He had wandered around many places, but no family was willing to buy his wife. He had suffered a lot of contempt and embarrassment before, but finally he met such a good owner.

He could feel that Xiao Wan did not really treat them as servants, but as if she had hired them. She was kind and polite, and never scolded or blamed the people who did the work. The employees of Qilixiang and Yazhidao were very grateful because Xiao Wan treated them as equals. Here, they were respected.

Even after Xiao Wan became the county lord, her treatment of them remained unchanged. She was only more considerate and gave them paid leave every month. Such good things were rare in the entire Yuan Dynasty.

Therefore, Chen Youli, like all the workers, was very attentive to the store's affairs. Outsiders were so envious of him that they looked forward to working for the Xiao family.

Chen Youli, who has suffered from the coldness of the world, is also willing to work for the Xiao family. His wife has completely recovered, and his son and daughter are also valued. Not to mention that his son is expanding the store outside and often follows the county lady. Who knows, he will have greater fortune in the future.

He felt that Xiao Wan would achieve greater success in the future.

Xiao Wan noticed that everyone was enthusiastic about work, and she felt even happier. It has always been a good idea for both employees and bosses to work together.

Chen Qing took out a bundle from the room and handed it to Xiao Wan. Xiao Wan took it curiously and opened it.

Inside was an exquisite dress: a moon-white blouse with a pipa collar and a bright red long skirt with gold thread. The delicate embroidery made the dress look particularly delicate and precious.

Xiao Wan couldn't let it go and looked at it over and over again. She asked Chen Qing in surprise: "Qing'er, is this for me? It's so beautiful and exquisite."

It’s not that Xiao Wan can’t afford good clothes, but Chen Qing made them herself, so Xiao Wan was particularly happy. She knew that she didn’t like bright red, but the New Year was approaching, and Xiao Wan still liked the combination of moon white and bright red.

Xiao Wan's look made Chen Qing even happier. After all, Xiao Wan was still a little girl and always acted like she was mature and steady. Now Xiao Wan was just like any other little girl, happy to receive the new clothes.

Chen Qing smiled and nodded repeatedly. Xiao Wan said with a smile on her face, "Qing'er, you are so kind to me. Thank you."

Chen Qing silently said in her heart: "You treat us better", but she didn't say it out loud. She just looked at Xiao Wan's happy expression and felt happy too.