Mrs. Yu didn't cry for too long. After about half a moment, she adjusted her mood. After going out to wash up, she came back and lay down to sleep.

Lin Ling stayed awake the whole time, feeling Mrs. Yu's mood rise and fall before she regained her composure. It was obvious that something had happened, but she didn't say anything, and she wouldn't ask.

The next morning.

Four people have breakfast.

Madam Yu lowered her eyes and tried her best to cover up the traces.

But Gu Panhui was faster and more direct than anyone else. He lowered his head directly in front of Madam Yu, frowned and asked, "Who bullied you?" He glanced at her carefully.

Two people live in the same room, and only the mother can bully others.

"Gu Panhui, are you just speculating on your mother? Am I that kind of person?" Lin Ling felt unhappy, stared at Gu Qingshan, and said silently: "Your good son."

"Yes." Gu Panhui replied seriously.

Gu Qingshan looked at the quarrel between mother and son, his eyes were as pale as water, but there was an uncontrollable smile on his lips.

Madam Yu looked at the interaction between the family of three and twitched the corner of her mouth bitterly, feeling envious and even more bitter.

Both Lin Ling and Gu Qingshan noticed her swollen eyelids, but being distracted by this, no one mentioned it specifically.

Living in an inn costs fifty cash per room per night, which is a huge expense. They plan to stay for only two nights and leave quickly.

Time is tight.

After eating, we divided into two teams.

Lin Ling and Madam Yu went to see the textile machines, while Gu Qingshan and Gu Panhui went to find the cheapest rice and see if there was anything suitable that they could take back and sell.

A few people separated at the fork.

Madam Yu was leading the way, and every step she took was extremely heavy. Suddenly someone touched her from behind. When she turned around, she saw a white egg.

Lin Ling chuckled: "Are you okay?"

Mrs. Yu took it, rolled it on her eyelids, and didn't go any further. The remaining one-eyed look was full of helplessness: "Did I disturb you last night? I'm sorry, I..."

She took a deep breath and sat down on the stone steps next to her. The sun happened to shine on her toes. She stared blankly: "I went to ask and the loom is not for sale. It's not because I came late, but because I came here late." Because there was only one textile machine, and it was bought by a wealthy businessman. I heard it was a wealthy businessman from our side."

In other words, the embroidery workshop she worked so hard to open will definitely close down.

She couldn't help herself because she was so desperate that she couldn't accept it for a while.

Lin Ling patted her shoulder gently. Seeing her tears burst out again, she didn't know how to comfort her.

"Is there no other way?"

Madam Yu’s silence is the answer.

Lin Ling thought carefully: "A novel pattern, or other fabrics?"

"Not enough people."

Mrs. Yu took a deep breath. Now the secret was no longer a secret. She had nothing to hide. Her smile was uglier than crying: "There are only less than ten people in the embroidery workshop. A big order cannot be kept up with the progress. A small order is a wife." Min Embroidery Shop’s quotation is low, and if I also lower the price, I might as well not do it.”

The other party made it clear that he was driving her to death.

"As long as there are people? There are many people in our village." Lin Ling regretted it after saying it. It was so simple. Madam Yu had already thought about it, right?

"I have approached you before, and I will usually find reasons to refuse." Mrs. Yu is not stupid. She knows that someone is tampering with her behind the scenes: "Maybe this time, that person deliberately snatched the loom first."

"It's my fault. If I had come earlier, I wouldn't have been robbed." Lin Ling felt as if a big stone was pressing on her chest. The guilt made her breathless, and she didn't even dare to look at Mrs. Yu's eyes.

The next second, Mrs. Yu's slender fingers passed through Lin Ling's palm, and she squeezed it with warmth.

"I asked. Someone bought it the day after I told you. I can't blame you for going. It's just that the embroidery workshop is closed. What should I do?" Mrs. Yu seemed to have calmed down, her face With expectations for the future on his face, he smiled lightly, suppressing the reluctance in his heart.

Lin Ling thought about her ideas. Didn't she need a shop and connections?

Her eyes sparkled and she said enthusiastically.

"Ms. Yu, if you don't mind, can we cooperate? We plan to sell rice, snacks, fabrics, etc., as long as we can make money."

"sure."

Madam Yu is unwilling to close the door just now, maybe she can get a turn for the better after a while.

"What about now?"

"Shopping for jewelry and fabrics first?" Lin Ling pointed to a clothing store opposite.

Mrs. Yu nodded, regained her fighting spirit as she stood up, and strode forward.

There is a wall of materials in this ready-to-wear shop, from short to high, which also means from cheap to expensive.

As soon as Lin Ling entered, the man, who was about fifty, with thick eyebrows and narrow eyes, looked at her first, not wanting to give her another look, and pointed to the bottom fabric: "There."

The one on Lin Ling's body was similar to the one underneath. Although it was colored, it couldn't change the fact that it was made of coarse cloth.

Things were different as soon as Mrs. Yu came in. The lotus embroidery on the cuffs, although the fabric was not very good, was lifelike. It looked like it was spent money. He changed his indifference towards Lin Ling and smiled with only a slit left in his eyes: "Madam, what do you like?"

Lin Ling rolled her eyes silently, leaving Lady Yu to deal with the shopkeeper while she went to the counter to look at various fabrics.

The fabric on top is even covered in a cloth bag, with a wooden sign reading "Chansha."

"how much is it?"

After Lin Ling asked, she got a slap in the face from the boy.

He reluctantly muttered: "Twelve taels, can you afford it?"

She couldn't afford it, and Lin Ling couldn't even express her anger. She looked at the one in the middle. She didn't know much about it, so she could only hope that Mrs. Yu would come over soon.

After receiving her hint, Mrs. Yu smiled and exchanged words with the shopkeeper, and walked over together. Her eyes swept over several kinds of fabrics, and her eyes lit up: "Can it be cheaper if I buy more of this Yunjin brocade?" Before the shopkeeper could ask, She said: "Ten horses."

The shopkeeper burst into laughter instantly: "I'll give you one tael of silver."

"I want ten more red brocades." Madam Yu saw several more kinds and said them all in one breath: "Fifteen brocades each with sparrow pattern, plain sapphire and apricot yellow brocades."

There were more than sixty horses in total. The shopkeeper took out the abacus, rolled it around in his hand, and said with a smile: "There are six taels of silver in total. I will give you two more horses of linen. I hope that I will come to take care of the business in the future."

"Easy to say." Madam Yu had already taken out her purse.

When the scraps of silver were placed on the table, the shopkeeper's eyes widened to the maximum level, just like those of ordinary people. He took out his small scale, determined how many six taels there were, and then took out the copper plates to make change.

"Please, shopkeeper, please send the cloth to Xinglong Inn." Mrs. Yu ordered with ease.

"Okay, no problem!"

The shopkeeper personally escorted the two of them out.

After walking far away, Mrs. Yu explained: "These cloths are cheaper than those sold in the town. When the time comes, they can be made into ready-made clothes and sold to the ready-made clothes shops in the city. They can also make a profit."

She wants to revitalize the shop, and this is the first step.

Lin Ling refused to hold back. Just as he was about to find something, he heard a noise in front of him, vaguely talking about burns and dead people.


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