The evil sister is in charge, and the mother is getting married

Chapter 87 Did you know? The Sheng family actually bought slaves!

Since it was bound to be discussed, why not expose it yourself? This way, you can also suppress the positive side of public opinion on your side. So when Sheng Wanqiu got home, she went to Wu Pozi's house.

Mrs. Wu's eldest daughter-in-law is called Xue Leqiao. She is a cheerful person, efficient at work, lively and talkative. She is very popular in the village. Most importantly, she is a member of the Laohuaishu Intelligence Station in Qingshan Village, and a capable one at that.

So Sheng Wanqiu found her, and thought that she would have to give Xue Leqiao some benefits before she would help. But as soon as she said that, Xue Leqiao immediately patted her chest and assured her that she would handle this matter neatly.

Sheng Wanqiu had given her family a lot of good things before, including mutton and wild boar meat. She was not a conscienceless person. After eating so many good things from others, she had to help with this little thing.

So, at the intelligence station under the big locust tree in the village, a dozen aunts and ladies began to exchange intelligence information with each other.

"Do you know? The Sheng family actually bought slaves!"

"And they bought three at once. The Sheng family is really rich!"

"Yeah, I saw them when I came back. Two women and one man. When did the Sheng family become so rich?"

Several aunts started chatting with each other.

When Sheng Wanqiu entered the village, she did not hide the matter from the villagers at all, because she felt that she could not hide it even if she wanted to.

"What do you know? I'm telling you, I have inside information. Everyone in this town knows about the Songhe Restaurant, right? The latest braised pork recipe that's so delicious you could swallow your tongue off was developed by Miss Wanqiu."

"Guess how much silver this braised pork recipe sold for?"

Xue Leqiao started her performance with an expression that said, "Come and ask me," and a very proud expression on her face.

"Le Qiao, your mother-in-law and Mrs. Sheng have a good relationship. You must know the inside story. Why don't you tell us?"

"Yes, yes! Tell us now, don't keep us in suspense! Hurry up!"

Anyone would feel uncomfortable after hearing half of these words, and these gossipy old ladies were no exception. They all stretched their necks and waited to hear what Xue Leqiao had to say next.

"Come closer, I'm telling you, don't say I said it!" Xue Leqiao waved at the aunts and ladies, indicating that they should come closer if they wanted to listen.

"Don't worry, we promise not to tell!" Everyone gathered around immediately.

Xue Leqiao rolled her eyes silently in her heart. The more she forbade them to speak, the more they would speak.

She knows it all too well. Why? Because she is such a person.

"Miss Wanqiu sold her braised pork recipe for two hundred taels of silver. Isn't that impressive? I heard her say it myself."

"So isn't it normal for her to hire people to do the work and buy some servants? There's no need to make a fuss."

The aunts and the ladies were all shocked. Oh my god! Two hundred taels of silver! How great it would be if it were theirs!

"Aunts and ladies, listen to me. This Wanqiu girl is a promising child. There will only be benefits and no harm in making friends with her in the future. Anyway, I'm telling you this. If you don't believe me, you can do whatever you want."

After Xue Leqiao completed his mission, he found a reason to withdraw.

In less than a cup of tea, almost every household in Daqingshan knew that Sheng Wanqiu had sold a recipe to Songhe Restaurant and made two hundred taels. Sheng Wanqiu was gnawing on a chicken foot. Hui Niang was a very good cook. She had braised a rooster for lunch, a gift from Tian Meijiang yesterday.

I also stewed the dried mushrooms and rooster sent by the Jiang family father and son, fried a plate of eggs, and made scallion pancakes.

"Xiao Han, you have great cooking skills, and the cakes are delicious!" Mrs. Sheng ate with relish and kept praising Hui Niang.

"Thank you for the compliment, old lady. I'm glad you like it." Hui Niang smiled gently and lowered her head to eat the rice in her bowl in small bites.

The Du siblings also enjoyed the meal very much. It had been a long time since they had eaten such delicious food. After taking the first bite, tears welled up in their eyes unconsciously. The siblings forced themselves to hold back the tears.

At first they were reluctant to sit at the table to eat, but later Sheng Wanqiu said that this was their first time entering the house, and they must have their first meal together, and they could do whatever they wanted in the future. Only then did the three of them sit down.

Sheng Wanqiu knew that they were embarrassed to take the dishes or bread, so she simply divided the food among them and started eating herself.

After dinner, Sheng Wanqiu began to assign the three people their respective tasks.

Hui Niang was responsible for cooking and all the chores in the kitchen of the Sheng family. Du Qing'er was responsible for washing clothes, cleaning the yard and other chores of the Sheng family. Du Zhimin was responsible for picking up and dropping off the boys of the Sheng family from school and feeding the little donkey.

Sheng Wanqiu arranged for Du Zhimin to live with Jiang Anshou in the old house, while Hui Niang and Du Qing'er lived in an empty room in the new house. The furniture and bedding had been prepared in advance.

Then Sheng Wanqiu let them have free time this afternoon to familiarize themselves with Qingshan Village so that they wouldn't have trouble finding their way back later. There was nothing to do in the afternoon anyway.

She found an excuse to take a nap and went into her room to tinker with the space.

Mrs. Sheng took the things and went to Mr. Sheng's house.

"Grandma, why are you here?" It was Sheng Pandi who came to open the door. He was surprised to see it was Mrs. Sheng.

Because she didn't know that Sheng Zhaodi asked Sheng Pozi to take over the embroidery.

"Where's your elder sister?" Mrs. Sheng walked into the yard and looked at the messy firewood and the fallen leaves and chicken droppings on the ground. She was so disgusted that she didn't know where to put her feet.

I don’t know how Liu Juan manages the household. The hygiene is really bad. She doesn’t even know how to clean up. It’s so dirty!

"Grandma, you're here!" Sheng Zhaodi walked out of the house when she heard the voice.

"I've got the job for you. The labor fee for one piece is fifteen cents. You must embroider it carefully and don't make it dirty. If it's not up to standard, the deposit I gave you will be wasted!"

Mrs. Sheng handed the bundle to her and repeated the requirements of Zhiyun Pavilion to Sheng Zhaodi. The deposit was real and Mrs. Sheng did not lie to her.

After all, we are all strangers. Who can give things like embroidered handkerchiefs to outsiders for no reason? What if you don't embroider them and they run away with the things?
So every time you bring embroidery work home, you have to pay a deposit, unless it is a long-term relationship, an old acquaintance who knows the person well, then no deposit will be asked. So Grandma Sheng paid half a penny of silver as a deposit to the shopkeeper.

"Thank you, grandma. I will embroider it well!" Sheng Zhaodi took the bundle and nodded vigorously.

"Okay, I'm leaving!"

Mrs. Sheng didn't want to stay here for even a minute. It was so dirty. She felt more comfortable looking at her own clean yard.

(End of this chapter)