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

"How about handkerchiefs? Any of them will do, right?"

Liu Suyi and the others waited at home, washing the mustard greens and doing all the housework, hoping that Cheng Qiqi would come back!

Upon seeing Cheng Qiqi return, Liu Suyi, Meng Jingyao, Li Shi, and Lin Huilan all stared at her. Seeing that she was still holding a silk bundle in her arms, they were all worried... would it be returned?

"Of course."

Cheng Qiqi patted the cloth bag slung at her waist, which jingled with the sound of copper coins clinking together: "Xiulou said your embroidery is very good. It's a total of nine hundred and thirty-six copper coins, not a single coin short!"

"Moreover, I've also taken on a new job for you. If you finish embroidering the decorative screens on the table, you can earn eight hundred coins per piece."

Cheng Qiqi first took out four screen designs and said, "Plum blossom, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum—I've looked at them; you should all be able to make them!"

"Eight hundred coins?"

Lin Huilan's eyes lit up with excitement.

"Yes, eight hundred coins. As long as you embroider well, you'll definitely have plenty of work in the future."

Cheng Qiqi had inquired and found out that the owner of Hongji Embroidery Shop was the eldest daughter of the Hong family in the prefectural city, a woman of noble status. Hongji Embroidery Shop was very famous in the prefectural city.

"I can embroider this."

Lin Huilan said happily.

Meng Jingyao and Li Shi exchanged a glance and repeatedly expressed that she was capable.

"Each of you choose one of those four designs to embroider, and deliver it within twenty-five days, which is before the Lantern Festival next year."

Cheng Qiqi reminded them that there were only ten days left until the Chinese New Year.

"no problem."

Lin Huilan excitedly patted her chest and assured them that she wouldn't have to do any heavy work, which was wonderful!

"Nine hundred and thirty-six coins, that's two hundred and thirty-four coins per person."

Cheng Qiqi didn't even need an abacus; she could calculate it in her head.

"Qiqi, you work so hard running around the embroidery shop and taking on extra jobs. How can you not take a single penny?"

Liu Suyi spoke up, knowing that her daughter-in-law should not be taken advantage of.

"Yes, it should be given," Li agreed with a smile.

Meng Jingyao nodded repeatedly.

Lin Huilan said, "How about... giving me a small change?"

"Aunt Lin, you are so generous."

Liu Suyi smiled and said, "Thirty-four coins isn't a small amount."

"..."

Lin Huilan's smile froze on her face. She had said the change was four coins, not thirty-four coins.

Lin Huilan turned her gaze to Meng Jingyao and Li Shi, hoping they would disagree, but who knew...

"Second sister-in-law is right. Without Qiqi, how would we earn money doing embroidery?"

Instead of objecting, Madam Li praised Cheng Qiqi profusely, saying, "Everyone in the embroidery workshop treats people differently based on their status. It must be tough for Qiqi to get so many embroidery jobs for us, right?"

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

Meng Jingyao's eyes also showed genuine gratitude.

stupid.

How could she not make money with the price she quoted us?

Lin Huilan cursed inwardly, but forced a smile and said, "Yes."

Thirty-four coins would be enough to embroider two, nearly three, handkerchiefs.

"We're all family. In this embroidery workshop, there's definitely a lot of back-and-forth between the rich and the poor. But as long as we're good at embroidery, we won't have trouble getting work. Just give each of us four coins as a token."

Cheng Qiqi had no intention of becoming a middleman; she just wanted to find some work for the women.

"By the way, does anyone here know how to do double-sided embroidery? One side with a butterfly, the other with a hibiscus flower."

"Embroider a purse, and you'll receive a thousand coins once it's finished."

Cheng Qiqi took out the double-sided embroidery pattern.

Everyone was stunned when they heard the amount of one thousand coins. Madam Li said regretfully, "It's a pity I don't know how. Double-sided embroidery with different colors is alright, but different patterns and colors? No way."

"I don't know either."

Meng Jingyao shook her head. Her needlework was good; she had embroidered beautiful handkerchiefs since she was a child, but she couldn't do double-sided embroidery.

Lin Huilan didn't know either, so in the end, Liu Suyi smiled and said, "Then I'll take this job. Qiqi, what's the delivery date?"

"Mother, can you... finish embroidering the screen and the purse within half a month?"

That was Cheng Qiqi's only worry at the time.

She didn't mention the bet at all.

"able."

Liu Suyi said with certainty that after the money was divided, Cheng Qiqi only took four coins as a reward for her hard work. Liu Suyi then praised Cheng Qiqi a lot.

"Mother, I'm back!"

Wearing a small straw hat and carrying a small bamboo basket, Jin Sui'an followed beside Jin Yun, holding a large mushroom in her hand and said, "Mother, I picked a lot of mushrooms."

"Slower."

Cheng Qiqi watched her daughter stagger back, carrying a basket of rabbit grass and mushrooms. The wide brim of her hat made her face look even smaller.

"Mom, look, what a big mushroom!"

"Grandpa led me to find this, Mom, look!"

Jin Sui'an's little face was flushed with excitement. She turned around and showed off her mushrooms to her mother.

"Our An'an is so amazing!"

Cheng Qiqi praised her, squatted down, and popped a candy into her mouth: "This is a reward for An'an!"

"Thank you, Mother."

Jin Sui'an was so embarrassed by the praise that her face turned bright red and her eyes sparkled.

"Little kitten."

Cheng Qiqi wiped her dirty little face, then put down the basket on her back before saying, "Alright, go feed the rabbits!"

"it is good."

Jin Suian happily carried the grass from her basket to feed the little rabbits.

Is Cheng Qiqi home?

When Sister-in-law Agui's voice rang out, Cheng Qiqi poked her head out of the kitchen. When she saw Sister-in-law Agui, her eyes flickered. It seemed that she was even more anxious about the sauerkraut than she had imagined!

"Sister-in-law Gui, please come in quickly."

Cheng Qiqi wiped her hands, poured tea, and said, "Mother, go and invite the people from the third branch of the family over. I have something to say."

I originally planned to talk about it when everyone was at dinner, but who knew that Sister-in-law Gui would arrive so soon.

"OK."

Liu Suyi immediately went next door to find the third branch of the Jin family.

"Is this the sauerkraut you made?"

Sister-in-law Agui stared at the large vat of sauerkraut under the eaves; it looked no different from the sauerkraut they made themselves.

"right."

Seeing that Sister-in-law Gui looked like she wanted to know how to make it, Cheng Qiqi didn't expose her. After all, it wasn't something that could be easily discerned if someone wanted to make the same sauerkraut as her!

The method she used is the best one that has been refined over five thousand years.

"Can you guarantee it's the same as the pickled cabbage you sell? What if I pay for it and the pickled cabbage is different?"

Sister-in-law Gui's eyes gleamed with shrewdness. She couldn't wait until tomorrow; every day she sold less meant one less day's earnings.

"Don't worry, Sister-in-law Gui, you can try it. If you're not satisfied, you don't have to buy it."

Cheng Qiqi smiled and said, "If Sister-in-law Gui comes today, she can only buy this one vat."

"no problem."

Looking at the large vat of pickled cabbage, Sister-in-law Gui patted her waist and said, "I brought plenty of money today!"