Chapter 70: First time at the cloth shop

The shock in Liu Yu’s heart was no less than that of Wei Shi’s. She had thought that the clothes she made with care would sell well, but she never imagined that all six sets of clothes would be sold out in just three days.

Even though she knew it was due to encountering a big client by chance, it was enough to prove that the clothes she made were indeed highly appreciated.

Furthermore, Liu Yu thought even further. She had spent nearly half a month working on making clothes, but the actual selling time was only three days. If the shop were truly opened, with several seamstresses making clothes together every day, even if they didn’t encounter such big clients, she would surely earn more than four taels of profit in half a month.

Liu Yu looked at the two silver ingots, and her heart couldn’t help but beat faster. For the first time in her life, she experienced a mixture of excitement, joy, and peace, not just because of the money, but because she finally had the ability to stand on her own in the world. She also truly touched the new world that Lu Chengxiao had described to her.

It was an extremely wonderful feeling, and it wasn’t just Liu Yu who was excited; Wei Shi was too.

“The one that placed the order, we need to buy fabric for it, right?” Liu Yu didn’t need to answer, and Wei Shi made a decision right away. “Let’s have an early lunch today, and after lunch, call your second brother. We’ll go to the Lufeng Fabric Shop.”

In the afternoon, after Liu Yanping and Liu Yanan returned from the fields, they heard that all six sets of clothes Liu Yu had sent over the past few days had been sold out, and the embroidery shop had sent ten taels of silver over. The two brothers were initially shocked, but then they were overjoyed.

Liu Yanping became even more certain of his idea—to go into business. Only by doing business could he broaden his horizons, gain more knowledge, and allow his family to live a better life.

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Wei Shi hurriedly said, “It’s okay, it’s okay. We came without notice.”

The two sides politely headed towards the side alley of the fabric shop.

Lu Chengzong and Lu Chengzhang brothers were also in the fabric shop. The Lu Family Fabric Shop was quite large, and they were far away from the front. Lu Chengzhang only heard Lu Chengxiao say that Aunt Wei had come and saw his father quickly welcoming her.

Aunt Wei?

Were there any families with the surname Wei that they were close with?

He was a bit confused and didn’t even consider the Liu family at all.

After finishing a deal in his hands, Lu Chengzhang approached Lu Chengzong and quietly asked, “Big brother, who just arrived?”

Lu Chengzong shook his head, also not connecting Aunt Wei with the Liu family.

Lu Chengzhang had always been thoughtful. At this moment, he couldn’t stay in the shop any longer and wanted to slip away to the back. However, he couldn’t find a good excuse and felt like he was nailed to the spot.

In the backyard, Lu Xun and Lu Chengxiao led the three members of the Liu family into the courtyard. When Zhou Qiongying heard the commotion, she came out of her room. Lu Xun quickly asked her to make tea for the guests.

However, Zhou Qiongying was staring at Liu Yu in a daze. Although she responded verbally, her gaze was fixed on Liu Yu, unable to move away until Lu Xun urged her again when he saw that she hadn’t moved. She quickly snapped out of her reverie and hurried to make tea.

Although she was in the kitchen, her mind was in turmoil. Who was this?

Father was attentive, Uncle was accompanying him, and there was the mention from Lu Chengzong that Liu Yu was like a celestial being. Could it be Liu Yu?

After brewing five cups of tea in a hurry, she hurriedly carried them to the living room. Seeing that everyone had already seated themselves according to their status, and the snacks were already laid out on the table, she knew that this was arranged by Lu Chengxiao. When she saw Lu Chengxiao’s gaze almost unable to move away from the young girl, Zhou Qiongying confirmed that this was indeed Liu Yu.

Seeing Zhou Qiongying’s stunned reaction, Liu Yu quickly took the tea and thanked her with a smile.

“Oh.” Zhou Qiongying finally came to her senses and hurriedly said, “You’re welcome, you’re welcome.”

God knew, she was already screaming inside.

They had agreed that the girl from the village would not be a simple one. Lu Chengzong had praised Liu Yu’s appearance to the heavens, and Zhou Qiongying never thought she would be like this. Standing next to Liu Yu, she looked like a young lady raised by a wealthy family in the county, while Zhou Qiongying herself looked like a country bumpkin in comparison.

Zhou Qiongying didn’t know if this was a blow or a shock.

Since marrying into the Lu family, Zhou Qiongying had always felt superior because her family’s situation was much better than her elder sister-in-law Qin Shi’s. The first time she felt a gap was when she saw Lu Chengxiao and thought that this younger brother-in-law was too impressive compared to her two elder brothers, and that their father and mother also favored him too much.

But when she heard that the success of the Lu family business was actually thanks to the planning of her younger brother-in-law, Zhou Qiongying felt a little relieved. However, envy was still envy. As sons of the Lu family, the difference in treatment was too much.

Until she heard that Lu Chengxiao wanted to marry a village girl, and that girl had almost been sold off by her family, Zhou Qiongying didn’t say anything on the surface, but she secretly felt a sense of satisfaction. This balanced things out a bit.

But when she saw Liu Yu, how could she be just a village girl?

It seemed that the saying “every family has their own gold” was true.

Zhou Qiongying was both shocked and disheartened, unable to resist stealing glances at Liu Yu.

Her beauty was truly exceptional. Suddenly, she understood. Someone like Lu Chengxiao, who eagerly inquired about agricultural matters and rushed to Yangshan Village before dawn during busy farming seasons to help the Liu family with fieldwork, did so willingly.

On her side, she discreetly assessed Liu Yu, also curious about why the Liu family suddenly came to the shop at this time.

Aunt Wei had already finished exchanging pleasantries with Lu Xun, and she cut to the chase, stating their purpose.

The Liu family’s plan to open an embroidery shop had been discussed with Lu Chengxiao earlier, and the matter of obtaining fabric from the shop was also mentioned. Lu Xun himself was in the business, so he naturally supported the idea, especially since he had seen the outfit Liu Yu had made for Lu Shuang during the Dragon Boat Festival. In Lu Xun’s eyes, not only would an embroidery shop be competitive in town, but even in the county.

Lu Xun even thought it would be a waste to open such a shop only in town. When he heard his youngest son mention it, he even had the idea of helping the Liu family financially, allowing them to open the embroidery shop in the county.

However, when he mentioned this to Lu Chengxiao, Lu Chengxiao immediately declined and instead mentioned the Liu family’s plan.

Lu Xun hadn’t expected the Liu family to use the shop as part of Liu Yu’s dowry. He was only considering Aunt Wei’s actions, guessing that a marriage proposal was imminent, and was afraid that this matter would lead to gossip among brothers and sisters-in-law, so he abandoned the idea of lending money to the Liu family.

Now, upon hearing Aunt Wei’s explanation, Lu Xun immediately said, “Of course, Chengxiao had mentioned it to me earlier. This is a good thing. In the future, just come to the shop to select fabric whenever you need it.”

Lu Chengxiao, who didn’t know that Liu Yu had made clothes and put them up for consignment at Cui Erniang’s shop, heard that they were now going to buy fabric and hurriedly asked, “Have you found a shop?”

Liu Yu shook her head and explained the collaboration with Cui Erniang before saying, “I sent a few sets there a few days ago. The embroiderer at Cui Erniang’s shop came to deliver a message early this morning, saying that they had already sold out, and some customers had ordered clothes. So I hurriedly came with Aunt Wei to buy some fabric from Uncle Lu.”

“To think of such a consignment idea!” Both father and son of the Lu family were thrilled to hear this. Lu Xun kept saying it was good and then said, “Since the business is already up and running, and there’s only about a month left of the busy summer season, let’s not delay. Let’s go pick out the fabric in the front now. Once you’ve made your selections, I’ll immediately have the assistants fetch them from the warehouse.”

Zhou Qiongying, who had been eavesdropping, was stunned. The Liu family was going to open an embroidery shop?

Equally surprised was Lu Chengzhang. Lu Xun and Lu Chengxiao led the three members of the Liu family directly into the shop. Lu Xun led Liu Yu and Aunt Wei straight to the first set of counters where Lu Chengzong was standing, inspecting the fabric.

At another counter, Lu Chengzhang had his first distant encounter with Liu Yu. Seeing how Lu Chengxiao treated her and recognizing that Lu Chengzong knew her, he approached, his mind filled with speculation.

At that moment, Zhou Qiongying followed, and Lu Chengzhang quickly grabbed her and quietly asked about the situation. He learned that the girl was indeed Liu Yu, and the Liu family was indeed planning to open an embroidery shop.

Lu Chengzhang’s eyes flickered as he asked Zhou Qiongying, “Did you hear where they plan to open it?”

Zhou Qiongying shook her head.

With this new information, Lu Chengzhang became more alert. Aside from managing the business, he kept a close eye on the movements of the Liu family.

The shop assistants were aware that Lu Chengxiao had an interest in a certain young woman. Now, seeing both the master and the young master personally accompanying her, they began to speculate about the identity of the Liu family members.

Meanwhile, Liu Yu’s thoughts were focused on the various fabrics. Choosing fabric in the shop was a completely different experience from outside. Each piece could be carefully examined, and in order to avoid accumulating too much inventory, she had to estimate what styles could be made with the selected fabrics.

Lu Chengxiao diligently assisted Liu Yu, introducing various styles and prices. Naturally, because there were customers nearby, he quoted the retail prices, while Liu Yu mentally calculated the cost price.

Selling in Changfeng Town, they had to distinguish the grade from the clothes originally sold in Cui Erniang’s shop, but they couldn’t sell them too expensively. As they looked at each bolt of fabric, Lu Chengxiao quickly noted down the selections and instructed the assistant to fetch them from the warehouse.

Seeing his son so attentive, Lu Xun didn’t interrupt, happy to let him take the lead.

He just stood by and watched. When he saw Liu Yu selecting five or six bolts of fabric, all of which were popular styles in the shop and priced very reasonably, he couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. He immediately realized that this shop was not primarily run by Aunt Wei, but rather by Liu Yu.

Well, well, well, Lu Xun was pleasantly surprised. This daughter-in-law was even more outstanding than he had expected.

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