Chapter 16: Matchmaking

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment before he laughed.

“Miss, you’re a smart person. Alright, deal. Six taels of silver. I think this blanket is not bad either. I’ll give you four taels of silver for it. Make it up to ten taels of silver. How about that?”

“Thank you. You’re really a kind person and have good taste. Your shop will definitely make a fortune and prosper.”

Ye Qingyu immediately smiled. She wished him well. Anyway, it didn’t hurt to form a good relationship.

When the shopkeeper heard this, he smiled and cupped his hands at Ye Qingyu. “Thank you for your blessings, Miss.”

“Miss, let’s talk about the embroidery job next. What are you good at? How do you want to calculate the salary of this embroidery?” The shopkeeper asked again.

“My health hasn’t been good recently, so I can’t take on big embroidery projects. I’ll embroider some pouches and square handkerchiefs for the time being. I’m good at embroidering all kinds of things like plants, fish, and insects. My salary will be set by you. You’re so kind-hearted, I trust that you won’t scam me.”

Ye Qingyu said with a smile. She had learned this from Qingfeng. It was very useful.

“Miss, you really know how to talk. You’re taking on a small job, and I won’t make much profit. However, if the embroidery work can be as good as this wedding dress, I’ll give you fifteen copper coins for a pouch and ten copper coins for a handkerchief. How about that?” the shopkeeper said.

“Alright, it’s settled then.” Ye Qingyu nodded.

She also did some mental calculations. When she became proficient in embroidery, with the original owner’s experience, she could embroider two to three pouches a day, which was 30 to 40 copper coins. It was not a bad job.

Seeing that Ye Qingyu did not even need her help, Madam Zhou could not help but look at her in a different light. Her heart started beating faster again.

With her niece’s ability, she could do embroidery to earn money and could read and write. Although she was disfigured, her figure was still there. As long as she searched hard, she could still get married!

Her niece was not bad at all!

Madam Zhou came to town this time to find Matchmaker Wang and matchmake her youngest son.

She now felt that she could also tell the matchmaker about her niece and ask the matchmaker to take note if there were any good families who were willing to marry her despite her looks.

When Ye Qingyu followed the shopkeeper to look at the embroidery threads of the embroidered pouch and handkerchief, Madam Zhou patted her arm and whispered,

“Qingyu, your dowry has been sold. It’s useless for me to stay here now. I have something to do first. Don’t leave here. Wait for your father and the others to come.”

“Okay, thank you, Auntie.” Ye Qingyu nodded. “We’ll wait for you here?”

“There’s no need to wait for me here. When Tieshu returns, tell him to go shopping and wait for me under the willow tree in the east,” Madam Zhou instructed.

Ye Qingyu nodded to show that she understood. Then, she watched her third aunt leave in a hurry.

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Not long after, more customers arrived. Ye Qingyu had already received the money, embroidery threads, square handkerchiefs, pouches, and other things. She sat at the side and waited for her father, Second Uncle, and the others so as not to delay the shopkeeper’s business.

“Daughter! Qingyu!”

A moment later, Ye Qingyu’s father, Ye Dashan, and her Second Uncle ran in from outside with anxious expressions and sweating profusely. Behind them were Ye Qingfeng and Ye Tieshu.

“Father, Second Uncle, you came so quickly.” Ye Qingyu got up from the stool and went up to them with a smile.

Her father and Second Uncle were not bad-looking. Their facial features were handsome, their bodies were strong, their skin was tanned, and they were full of strength. They were good at farming and working.

Ye Qingyu looked at them and felt at ease.