Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1640 - 836: Shoe Designs (Part 2)
"Alright." Lian Manman agreed.
"Manman, about those boots for the Sixth Master, should I make them instead?" Lady Zhang was silent for a while, then suddenly said.
"Mom, didn’t we already agree on that just now?" Lian Manman replied. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
"Ah, yes." Lady Zhang laughed, "I just suddenly thought, for these boots, it’s still more appropriate for me to make them right now."
As Lady Zhang said this, she carefully observed Lian Manman’s expression.
Lady Zhang’s demeanor naturally didn’t escape Lian Manman’s eyes. Lian Manman secretly shook her head.
"Mom, all the things we make will be sent to the Border Town under our family’s name. If anyone talks about it, they’ll say it’s my dad and my brother’s doing. Besides, with so many items, we’ve hired quite a few people to help out, who can really tell who made what? No one will care about that."
"I know, but it’s different when it comes to Sixth Master." Lady Zhang replied.
"The item is different, but if we don’t say, who would know we made it ourselves?" Lian Manman said.
Everything would be sent to the Border Town under the names of Lian Shouxin and Wu Lang, and no one would mention Lian Manman’s name, nor would she go telling people what she had sewn. Naturally, there wouldn’t be the issue that Lady Zhang was worried about.
"The Sixth Master is great in every way, except his status, and that family of his, we’ve been there a few times, yet I still don’t know everyone. Just thinking about those big families gives me a chill." Lady Zhang sighed after pausing for a while.
Lian Manman’s hand paused mid-air for a moment.
"Mom, his family matters don’t concern us. You don’t need to worry. Right now, my dad is an official of the Seventh Rank, and my brother is a scholar, who would dare to look down on us at their place? My brother isn’t going to remain just a scholar forever."
"Moreover, we’re not like those small officials clinging to the Shen Family."
Shen Liu has given them some support, but what they’ve given back could fully match Shen Liu’s contributions.
"That’s true." Lady Zhang smiled too. With capable and promising children, she could hold her head high anywhere.
Lian Manman was about to say more when Lady Zhao and Lian Yeye came in. After their meal, they hadn’t returned home but stayed to help out here.
Lady Zhao told Lady Zhang that she wanted to take some work home to do with Lian Yeye.
"Of course." Lady Zhang agreed readily, "There’s money for the cutting task these days, and payment will be settled with the completion of the work."
"Auntie Si, we don’t need the money." Lady Zhao quickly said.
Lady Wu Wang was also helping, and knowing that Lady Wu Wang’s family wouldn’t accept the money, Lady Zhao insisted on not taking any either. Lian Yeye also said she didn’t want the money.
"Auntie San, for the task of cutting, we’ll consider it as you and Yeye helping us, and we won’t count payment. But for other work, we’ll go by the usual rates for everyone." Lian Manman, seeing Lady Zhao and Lian Yeye’s stance, guessed the reason and said with a smile, "Like my Aunt Wu, she can’t make that many items, so I won’t pay her. But we’re counting on you and Yeye to make a few more so we can finish up earlier."
"...Make a few more, and the finer the craftsmanship, the more you’re helping us." Lady Zhang also said.
Lian Manman chatted for a bit before changing the topic. She already decided that there was no point in arguing about it. Even if Lady Zhao and Lian Yeye didn’t accept any payment, she would send them some practical things as compensation later.
After a short while, Lian Shouxin came in from outside.
"Si Lang was here just now." Lian Shouxin said to Lady Zhang as he sat down on a chair.
"What did he come for?" Lady Zhang looked up and asked.
"Tomorrow someone’s coming for a marriage proposal, and the Old Master’s idea was to have me come over too to help look the person over." Lian Shouxin replied.
"For a marriage proposal, aren’t there enough people at the old residence? There’s his grandpa, grandma, parents, and his uncle and eldest brother, right?" Lady Zhang asked, "Did you agree?"
"No." Lian Shouxin said, "I didn’t think it necessary for me to go. Besides, I have things to do tomorrow."
"I see." Lady Zhang responded, then asked Lady Zhao, "Did they ask your family to help with Si Lang’s marriage proposal tomorrow?"
"... My mom and I went home briefly, and my dad told us. Yaya’s parents came to our place asking my dad for money to buy groceries for tomorrow, and also asked my mom and me to help with cooking." Lian Yeye said.
They hadn’t been working in the courtyard but had come to see Lady Zhang, planning to talk about this matter.
"...They borrowed money from you as well?" Lian Manman said in surprise.
"Yes indeed." Lian Yeye nodded to confirm, "My mom and dad calculated; how could they be short of money just for groceries? We have just been stabilizing after building a house and treating my dad’s illness. With the money from my dad’s carpentry work, things just started to look up. The old residence definitely has more money than us. Borrowing from us, who knows when they’ll pay it back!"
"Whether they will or not, that’s still uncertain." Lady Zhao looked worried.
"Yeye, how much did they borrow from you?" Lian Manman asked Lian Yeye.
"Sister Manman, you have no idea how infuriating this is." Lian Yeye said to Lian Manman, "You’d never guess; they straightaway asked my dad for One String of Coins!"
"For just one meal tomorrow, do they plan to have some kind of extravagant feast that costs One String of Coins?" Lian Manman blinked.
"That’s what my dad said, and then they kindly said they wouldn’t borrow that much, but at least still needed to borrow five hundred coins." Lian Yeye gestured with one hand.
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Here’s the second update; it’s the third last day of the month, and I’m hoping for support from those who have been saving up their pink tickets. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
