Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune-Chapter 462

462, Afterhand (2 more updates)

She never expected that in such a short time, the sunny, optimistic, and kind Dong Sheng would become like this.

Speaking of which, he and Xiaoyuan, were also childhood sweethearts, naive and innocent. They should have been happily married, but due to some matters, they ended up like this, which is really a pity.

Xiaoyuan seemed to have moved on, but in reality, she still kept Dong Sheng in her thoughts; she was just scared that if she rekindled her relationship with Dong Sheng, she would have to face his mother and sister again.

As for Dong Sheng, without any work and having ruined his reputation, he had become a hoodlum. With this unkempt and dirty appearance, where was the cleanliness he had when they first met?

“It’s me who is disreputable, I’ve let down the master’s trust!” Dong Sheng choked up in a low voice.

“Realizing your mistakes and knowing where you went wrong shows that there’s still hope for you. And look at you, you have a good uncle who could bring you to the county city!” Xie Zhinuan said and then had the man driving the mule cart untie the hemp rope from him.

Dong Sheng was somewhat puzzled.

But he understood in an instant that Xie Zhinuan was willing to give him another chance.

Xie Zhinuan did indeed plan to give Dong Sheng a chance, not for his sake, but for Xiaoyuan’s.

Xiaoyuan now managed the Xie family’s Starch Washing Shop. The business might not be doing well, but there was income every day, and they could also acquire some old clothes. After cleaning, they waited for people to buy them back. Distributed to the servants, there was no need to buy clothes specifically, and they could get a few more pieces too.

Xie Zhinuan let Manager Chen and the mule cart driver stay for the night and had the kitchen prepare some dishes. As a woman, it wasn’t appropriate for her to entertain guests, but she had Dong Sheng accompany Manager Chen for a few drinks.

In life, when everyone has given up on you, it is incredibly difficult to find someone willing to lend a hand.

Inside the room, Dong Sheng held a cup of wine and knelt in front of Manager Chen.

Manager Chen sighed, took the cup, “Miss Xie is willing to give you another chance, you must seize this opportunity, and serve Miss Xie well from now on. Forget about those other things!”

“I’ll listen to Uncle!” Dong Sheng choked up.

When Xie Zhinuan heard the news, she pursed her lips and remained silent, bowing her head to concentrate on practicing her calligraphy.

She felt that her handwriting had improved.

At least it was much better than when she started, no longer messy and all over the place; this was good.

Seeing this, the maid tiptoed out of the room quietly.

Xie Zhinuan continued with her calligraphy practice, waiting for Shaoniu to come back.

The room was very quiet. There used to be three pets playing around, but now they all went to sleep in the stables, seldom appearing in the room, even the frequency of them showing up beside her had decreased.

Could it be that she had failed as a master, and the pets had grown tired of her?

Thinking this, Xie Zhinuan paused with her brush in hand. Seeing half a page left unwritten, she shook her head, smiled, and continued writing.

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She had given up on painting; being able to write a decent ‘rodent’ was satisfaction enough.

Shaoniu returned around the middle of the night.

Just as Xie Zhinuan lay down, she heard a noise and sat up.

At the door, Shaoniu called softly, “Miss?”

“I haven’t slept, come in!” replied Xie Zhinuan, getting up to light the oil lamp.

Seeing Shaoniu covered in cold, she poured her a cup of hot water.

After taking a few sips and exhaling a breath of air, Shaoniu said, “That Wood Master really has plenty of silver. Today, when buying timber, he was very straightforward, just as you expected, Miss!”

“Does the price of timber vary based on the type and size of the wood?” Xie Zhinuan asked.

“Yes, as per what you said, Miss, all these have been included in the contract, and the Governor’s Office provided a pricing guideline too. Wood Master pressed his seal on it, and the price was even a bit lower than the market rate!”

Xie Zhinuan nodded.

What she wanted was to ensure that no matter how one looked at it, she had not bullied anyone with her position.

The business was fair, deceiving neither the old nor the young.

Chapter 463