Exiled to Lingnan, the Crown Prince's wife raises children, cultivates the land, and leads the

Walking along the riverbank, Cheng Qiqi suddenly stopped: "The riverbed is dry, revealing the stone bridge!"

Cheng Qiqi stared at the road in the middle of the river. She remembered that it took her a whole day to travel from An'nan Prefecture to Chaosheng County because of this river.

Li Ba also said that if they stayed a little later, they could cross the river.

"It really is true, there's even a stone bridge across the river."

Jin Lizhi said in surprise.

"This bridge is too narrow."

Jin Yanzhi said disdainfully, "Besides, the bridge has nothing to do with us. When we came here, we had to walk an extra day because of the water!"

Even now, when Jin Yanzhi thinks about it, his feet hurt. He has never walked so many roads in his entire life!

"Too."

Jin Lizhi immediately looked away and asked, "Sister-in-law, this table has been split in two, can it be put back together?"

"Just nail it in with a board; after all, we don't have any other tables at home."

Cheng Qiqi sighed. She had many tables in her space, all of which were collected from the Marquis's mansion, as well as some she had stockpiled before!

To be honest, she had thought about leaving the Marquis's mansion, but she never imagined that even if she left, she wouldn't be able to use such fine furniture.

Cheng Qiqi looked back at the wide and shallow riverbed, where a long stone path was visible. She wished it could stay there forever.

"Sister-in-law, we made some money today, can we go to the restaurant and buy some braised pork?"

As soon as Jin Yanzhi finished speaking, Cheng Qiqi glared at him. A spoiled brat is a spoiled brat; all he thinks about is eating.

"Then, shall we go buy some meat?"

Jin Yanzhi settled for second best. He had already made money, so why couldn't he buy meat to eat?

"If there's any left, I'll buy it."

Cheng Qiqi replied casually.

There's some left over...

Jin Yanzhi's pupils dilated as if an earthquake had struck. He then chased after her, watching Cheng Qiqi's retreating figure. He wanted to ask, but dared not!

Cheng Qiqi could easily beat his younger sister, Jin Xue'er, so he didn't dare to mess with her.

"arrive."

When Cheng Qiqi saw Hongji Embroidery Building, she immediately beamed with joy and said that Sister Rong probably wouldn't lie to her.

"You all wait outside, I'll go in."

Cheng Qiqi looked at the fragrant incense in the embroidery building, where only women were coming and going, and it seemed unsuitable for men to be there. She walked into the embroidery building, and unlike the cloth shop, the moment she stepped in, she was greeted by a fragrant breeze, and even the floor was covered with a carpet full of flowers.

The embroidered chamber was decorated very elegantly, but she, dressed in plain clothes, seemed out of place.

"Are you here to deliver your embroidery?"

A woman walked over to Cheng Qiqi and asked her a question.

"Yes."

Cheng Qiqi agreed without hesitation. She had brought several handkerchiefs with her this time, and the embroidery skills in Kyoto were definitely not bad!

Therefore, it is not wrong to hand over embroidered items.

"What's your name? I don't think I've seen you before. What embroidery did you take with you?"

The woman led Cheng Qiqi into a side hall, which seemed to be a place for handing over embroidery. Cheng Qiqi could already see several women dressed in coarse cloth, their faces reserved as they handed over the embroidery.

"I'm from Guihuali Village, this is my first time here."

Cheng Qiqi took the initiative to speak, taking a handkerchief from her bosom and offering it to her: "If I wanted to take embroidery work here, how much could I earn?"

She had a good impression of Hongji Embroidery Workshop, and the woman who greeted her did not act superior to her just because she was dressed simply.

"Then you've come to the right place. Our Hongji Embroidery Shop is not only the best in Chaosheng County, but our young lady's embroidery shop in Annan Prefecture also sells its embroidery products overseas."

The woman said proudly, "A well-made embroidery can be counted as a fine piece and can fetch ten or so coins, while an average-quality embroidery will only be worth five or six coins."

The woman took the handkerchief from Cheng Qiqi's hand, her eyes lighting up instantly. She excitedly asked, "Did you embroider this?"

"My family embroidered it."

Cheng Qiqi's eyes flickered slightly. Her mother-in-law, Liu Suyi, was very skilled at embroidery, and Meng Jingyao's embroidery seemed to be quite good as well. After arriving in Lingnan, she had seen Meng Jingyao casually embroider a flower on a handkerchief several times.

"Not bad. If you can maintain this level of service, I can give you a handkerchief for thirteen coins per square coin."

The woman introduced herself: "My name is Yue Niang, and I'm in charge of the embroidery in the embroidery workshop. I have twelve flower goddess handkerchiefs here, and they need to be delivered in seven days. If you can take on this task..."

"catch."

Cheng Qiqi readily agreed: "You provide the materials and thread, we just need to embroider. It'll cost thirteen coins per handkerchief. You should have patterns, right?"

Cheng Qiqi silently calculated in her mind that thirteen coins per square, twelve square handkerchiefs would cost... one hundred and fifty-six coins.

"Yes." Yue Niang nodded, then reminded her, "These twelve flower goddess handkerchiefs have a rather unusual design, and if you can't deliver them on time, you'll have to compensate the embroidery shop for its losses—one tael of silver!"

"..."

Cheng Qiqi fell silent. She would earn 156 coins, but if she failed to complete the task, she would have to pay 1,000 coins in compensation.

"Moon Lady, if the embroidery is good, but you deliberately nitpick, wouldn't you have to pay money?" Cheng Qiqi said bluntly.

"..."

Even the Moon Goddess was stunned.

*Pfft*

A laugh rang out, and she couldn't help but remind them, "If our Hongji Embroidery Shop really dared to do that, it wouldn't be able to stay in business in Chaosheng County."

"Manager Tong."

Yue Niang bowed to the newcomer and handed Cheng Qiqi's handkerchief forward.

Manager Tong glanced at it and immediately understood why Yue Niang was willing to let her embroider the Twelve Flower Goddess Handkerchiefs. Her embroidery skills were in no way inferior to those of the embroiderers in the embroidery workshop.

"If you're worried, you can go out and ask around. Our Hongji Embroidery Shop has the best reputation."

Manager Tong looked at Cheng Qiqi with a smile. In fact, she had seen her when she came in from the second floor. She was dressed in coarse linen clothes and looked very poor, but there was no timidity, inferiority or restraint on her face.

Her composed and graceful demeanor left a deep impression on me.

After entertaining the guests, Manager Tong heard that Yue Niang had brought the samples of the Twelve Flower Goddesses. The Twelve Flower Goddesses handkerchiefs were not difficult to make, but the embroidery workshop was rushing to complete them, and the embroiderers who took on the embroidery work outside the workshop did not have enough skills.

Who knew that as soon as I walked in, I heard Cheng Qiqi say these words. There are quite a few people who have had this kind of worry, but very few people say it as bluntly as Cheng Qiqi.

"Can Steward Tong guarantee that? I'm just an ordinary citizen, and I didn't mean to say anything bad about your embroidery shop."

Cheng Qiqi frankly admitted that, to be frank, if things really came to a head, a tael of silver wouldn't be much to her, but she couldn't afford to suffer that loss!

"Can."

Manager Tong nodded and said, "Is this your first time here? We always sign and seal the documents when we hand over embroidery. As long as the embroidery you return is in good condition, we guarantee there won't be any problems."

"Okay, I'll take it."

Cheng Qiqi glanced at the sample of the Twelve Flower Goddesses; it wasn't difficult for the women of the Jin family.

As Cheng Qiqi emerged from the embroidered tower, she found herself carrying a bundle. Looking to the side, she instinctively glanced away when she saw Heitu.

Just as she stepped down the stairs, an out-of-control carriage came speeding towards her and crashed into her.