Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Mu Xianyun didn't know what he had said that displeased her, so he pursed his lips and explained to her, "Sister Yinyin, I was just thinking that the Reunion Festival is coming soon, and if Brother Li can't come back, you will definitely miss him a lot."

"That's none of your business," Li Yinyin snorted, quickened her pace, and hurried home.

Seeing her hurry in from outside, Yu Qiaoyun smiled and asked, "Is something chasing you, running so fast?"

Li Yinyin nodded: "There is a smart person that I can't handle."

After saying that, she told Yu Qiaoyun everything that had just happened.

"I don't know why Mu Xianyun is asking about my brother for no reason. It's only a festival for family reunion. If my brother doesn't come back for a long time in the future, won't even more people ask about him?"

The villagers don't have much fun in their daily lives, so there are plenty of people waiting to see what's going on in other people's lives.

My elder brother holds a high position in the village, and if he doesn't show his face for a long time, people in the village will definitely gossip. But my elder brother is busy with important matters, and he doesn't have time to pay attention to such things.

When Yu Qiaoyun heard Mu Xianyun constantly trying to start a conversation with her younger sister, she couldn't help but frown. But when she heard about her sister's worries about this, she put the previous issue aside for the time being.

"Your older brother means that once he has some experience, he will select some skilled people from among his relatives in the village to help him."

“But whether things will go smoothly or how long it will take, even my elder brother can’t be sure,” Li Yinyin asked after a moment of thought. “Sister-in-law, in previous years, my elder brother would lead the uncles and brothers from the village to do business. This year, to be on the safe side, we said that my elder brother was busy and hadn’t organized any manpower.”

"Why don't we do what we used to do and add some relatives from the village to the caravan? My embroidery shop's business often goes to the Western Regions, and the goods for the round trip are relatively fixed. We can help them make money without revealing any sensitive information."

"My elder brother also wrote to him, mentioning that if he has time, he can meet with people along the way; if he doesn't have time, he can also try to avoid the relatives."

Only when there are sufficient interests involved will relatives take the initiative to protect them, and only then can rumors in the village be stopped by the "wise men".

Yu Qiaoyun also thought this was a good idea: "Then I'll trouble you, Yinyin, to make the arrangements."

Li Yinyin felt a little shy being entrusted with such an important task by her sister-in-law, but she answered seriously, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will definitely handle this properly. After the Reunion Festival, I will go to Uncle Village Chief to talk about this."

As she spoke, she smiled slyly: "After all, it's only when he can't come back for the family reunion festival that my brother would write these kinds of instructions in his letter, right?"

After Li Yinyin rushed out again, Yu Qiaoyun remembered Mu Xianyun's matter and called over the maid who had followed her out, asking her carefully about what had happened.

After the servants finished speaking, Yu Qiaoyun, who had been through similar experiences, was unsure whether to be angry or helpless.

She was angry because Mu Xianyun already had a fiancée, yet he still went out of his way to flirt with Li Yinyin, who didn't want to talk to him.

Unfortunately, Li Yinyin not only failed to understand Mu Xianyun's meaning, but also warily believed that Mu Xianyun might have discovered something that would be detrimental to Li Chengming.

She sighed: "They're still too young, not old enough to understand love."

She then looked up and instructed the servants: "In the future, you should also take the initiative to stop Yin Yin from associating with people she doesn't want to associate with. Don't let her deal with everyone on her own. Otherwise, why did I ask you to follow her? Is it just to protect her safety?"

After the servants nervously gave their assurances, Yu Qiaoyun dismissed them and began to think about training a few more personal attendants for Li Yinyin.

If I were to live my whole life in the countryside, it would be enough to have only a few clumsy servants to protect me from being bullied. But right now, it seems I need to add a few more clever and sensible ones so that they will be easier to manage.

Li Yinyin returned to her room, spread out her brush and ink, and pondered how to make the villagers more financially dependent on her family. She sketched out several suggestions, and finally chose the one she was most satisfied with, writing it in a letter, intending to send it to her elder brother for guidance after the Reunion Festival.

On the day of the Reunion Festival, Li Chengming sent a letter and gifts home, but he was not there.

Although they were mentally prepared, Li Yinyin and Yu Qiaoyun still couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

The gifts Li Chengming sent this time were, like before, mostly trinkets from the Western Regions.

Li Yinyin picked and chose among them and found two folding fans with a pearlescent sheen on the handles.

She picked it up and examined it closely, discovering that it was made of mother-of-pearl, with patterns created using openwork and relief techniques, and the fan surface was covered with lace, making it look very ornate.

“Sister-in-law, look,” Li Yinyin placed the fan in front of Yu Qiaoyun, “Do you like this kind of fan?”

Yu Qiaoyun took it in her hand, played with it for a while, and then put it down: "Judging by its good looks, I think many people would be willing to buy one, but for daily use, it might seem too extravagant."

The mainstream aesthetic for women in Jiang Kingdom is gentleness and submission, so they naturally appreciate the gentle and understated qualities of round fans and wooden folding fans. This butterfly lace fan, for example, is dazzling and eye-catching, and would seem somewhat out of place in Jiang Kingdom.

"But sister, why don't we buy it from Shu?" Li Yinyin hadn't forgotten that the original owner of the embroidery shop, Madam Zhao, was from Shu. With her independent and confident demeanor, perhaps women from Shu would be the true connoisseurs who would appreciate such a magnificent fan.

Besides, both Jiang Kingdom and the Western Regions are far from Shu Kingdom, and Shu is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Only by having business dealings with Shu can she gather more information and help her elder brother if needed in the future.

Yu Qiaoyun, however, was not optimistic: "People in Shu may like fan ribs, but good shells are hard to come by, and lace is a novelty. Will people in Shu really accept it?"

“We have to try to find out,” Li Yinyin said, not one to act blindly. “Next spring, I’ll send someone over there with a small amount of supplies to test the waters.”

Yu Qiaoyun thought for a moment and said, "You should first draft a plan and send it to your brother along with the letter tomorrow so he can take a look."

Li Yinyin nodded in agreement, then looked at the fan opening and closing in her hand and suddenly laughed: "This fan is so beautiful. When you send something to Shu, remember to bring one for Master too. Otherwise, if he finds out, he'll definitely write a letter and give me a long lecture."

Yu Qiaoyun couldn't help but laugh when she thought of the fortune teller who insisted on leaving at the end of spring: "You talk about him like that behind his back. After he sneezes a couple more times and figures out who you are, won't he still have to write a letter to you?"

"Anyway, they're not in front of me, so I'll pretend I don't know," Li Yinyin said, taking out a few snacks and packing them up. "Sister-in-law, I'm going to Uncle Village Chief's house first to take care of some important business before I come back. Remember to wait for me to eat crabs!"