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  "Cant you give a bit more? Less than one or two silver coins is really too little. I know its hard, Liu Mama, but for Sixth Misss illness, Im not afraid of being laughed at. I dont have much left, and Sixth Miss still needs to use silver coins to recuperate. Seeing Sixth Miss suffer, I couldnt bear it."

  "Mother Liu, its not that Im unwilling to help. The embroidered pouches cant be sold for a good price. Although our village is close to the capital, I have to take a horse carriage back and forth, and Ive worn out several pairs of shoes. All I get is a meager income, barely enough to buy some trifles. The wealthy households in the capital already have their own needlework staff, so they dont need our products. As for the smaller households, how many can afford to buy? Mother Liu, its not that I think its too much trouble, but Im just too lazy to bother with this."

  "Uh... uh..."

  Ding Ruo could tell that Liu Shi was moved, but she didnt know how much silver he would sell for. She had never seen anyone do business like this before - could sympathy really increase the price? By laying all her cards on the table, wasnt Liu Shi basically telling Liu Mama that they were so poor they couldnt even afford to cook? If they didnt sell anything, they wouldnt be able to eat, and merchants would have to lower their prices to survive. Ding Ruo had met some good businessmen before, but they were all very successful and understood the way of business. Liu Mama was just a small peddler who made a living by selling embroidery, so she must be very skilled at cheating people like Liu Shi.

  Ding Rou lifted the door curtain and entered the house, smiling brightly as Liu Shi said: "Mother, dinner is ready."

  On the table were placed embroidered pouches and other needlework, Dinyou glanced at them, and found that Lius color matching and patterns were all good. Although Dinyou didnt understand market trends, she could tell that Lius embroidery was excellent. Her gaze paused for a moment on Mrs. Liu, who was sitting opposite her, and then Dinyou had an idea. Smiling, she asked: "Mother, who is she?"

  Lius wife was surprised by her daughter Ding Rou suddenly entering the room, and she didnt even have time to put away her embroidery. In the past, Ding Rou didnt like Lius wife selling embroidery, so Lius wife would secretly embroider and sell them without daring to let Ding Rou know. Today, she had no choice but to meet with Lius mother while Ding Rou was not around. Lius wife regretted it a bit, thinking that if she had known Ding Rou could cook so quickly, she wouldnt have hesitated and would have sold the embroidery directly. Ding Rou didnt even know about it. Lius wife hastily put away her embroidery, "I... I just embroidered some things in my free time..."

  Ding Ruo could see the regret and tension in Lius expression, feeling extremely helpless. If she hadnt discovered it today, she would have been deceived by Lius mother again. For a moment, she wasnt careful enough. Ding Ruo said: "Lan Xin, help me clean up the table."

  Lan Xins crisp voice responded, helping Liu Shi to collect her things. At first, Liu Mama was taken aback by Ding Rou, who held a tray and called Liu Shi "Niang", but then she was shocked by Lan Xins beauty. After being swept away by Ding Rous gaze, Liu Mama couldnt sit still and stood up, while Ding Rou smiled, but Liu Mama felt an inexplicable tension. "Sixth Miss is safe."

  "Six..." Madam Liu called Ding Ruo as usual, but Lan Xin secretly pulled her sleeve, and she changed her words: "Xiao Ruo, this is Liu Mama."

  "Oh, its Liu Mama."

  Ding Rous smile deepened a bit, "Ive heard Mother say that she doesnt need to worry about us much, its getting late too, lets have dinner and then head back."

  Ding Ruo didnt say whether the embroidery was for sale or not, but Liu Mama had two reasons to want to keep it: firstly, she wanted to have a hand-embroidered pouch made by Liu Shi herself, with fine and dense stitches that would sell very well; secondly, the food smelled delicious and Liu Mama was a bit hungry, so saving one meal could also buy a piece of candy for her little grandson at home. "Its rare for Sixth Miss to open her mouth, Ill just stay."

  Ding Rou smiled and nodded, "No need to be polite, Liu Mama."

  Having seen the table being cleared, Ding Rou put down the tray and snatched the package containing the embroidered pouch from Liu Shis hands. Liu Shi looked at her daughter nervously, "Xiao Rou."

  Ding Rou patted Lius arm and said, "Im not blaming you, its good that you can make a living with your skills."

  Lius family visibly breathed a sigh of relief, and his daughter understood that it was fine. As for Lius mother lowering the price, Liu automatically left it to Ding Rou to handle. After tightening her bundle, she casually put it on the cabinet, seemingly not caring at all, and smiled: "Dont look down on our simple food, Lius mom."

  Lius mother kept her eyes on the embroidery, but couldnt guess Ding Ruos thoughts. She smiled awkwardly and said: "How could that be? Sixth Miss personally cooked it herself, the dishes smell fragrant, others cant make this flavor."

  Ding Rou didnt disappoint herself, using up all the ingredients in the kitchen. A plate of scrambled eggs with meat, a plate of bamboo shoots, a plate of braised chicken pieces, a plate of stir-fried lotus root, accompanied by a bowl of egg drop soup floating with green leaves, with two drops of sesame oil added. The dishes looked ordinary, with a balance of meat and vegetables, bright colors, and smelled very appetizing, making ones mouth water.

  After sitting down, Ding Rou originally wanted to let Lan Xin sit down as well, but seeing that Lan Xin wouldnt sit, the servant relationship made Ding Rou unable to change it for now. So she just let it be. From the moment she arrived, Ding Rou had been secretly observing Liu Mama and came to the conclusion that Liu Mama was reluctant to give up on selling the embroidered goods of the Liu family. Ding Rou wasnt willing to suffer a loss; since she had crossed over, she wouldnt let the Liu family bully her again. In business, its about mutual benefit. If she really offended Liu Mama too much, Liu Mama would have no profit to gain and the embroidered goods still wouldnt sell.

  In the appearance of Liu and Lanxin, Ding Rou also didnt feel at ease with them taking a horse carriage to sell embroidery, although she had heard from Lanxin that Da Qin was now prosperous and peaceful. But if they were to run into some spoiled young master, where could they reason with him? Before having absolute power, Ding Rou had to consider things carefully and couldnt act rashly. The Ding manor was unreliable, and Ding Rou also didnt want to ask for their help again.

  At the dinner table, Ding Ruo was very skilled. In ancient times, it was said that one should not speak while eating or sleeping. Ding Ruo didnt know what rules applied in the Great Qin Dynasty, whether they could talk or not. Presumably, Liu Mama dared to stay for a meal and didnt treat Ding Ruo and her mother as the masters of the Ding household. Liu Mama ate very well, occasionally making satisfied noises, "Sixth Miss has great culinary skills, not bad, not bad."

  Ding Ruo added a piece of braised flavor to Lius dish, which had the most chicken thigh meat. Lius eyes moistened and she moved her mouth: "Xiao Ruo, eat, eat."

  Ding Rou smiled and shook her head, "I dont want it, Mother can have it." Liu Shi held the bowl, and her daughter served her food, even if it was poison she ate it, "Its delicious, its delicious."

  "Lets just eat a bit more." Ting Ruo also got some bamboo shoots for Liu Shi, who looked at the dishes and was finally happy and relieved. Only now did she remember that Ting Ruo had used up half a months worth of ingredients in one meal. Liu Shi glanced at Liu Mama, who was eating with gusto, and felt a pang of heartache. But seeing Ting Ruos smiling face, Liu Shi thought about how her illness was getting better, and she didnt need to watch her all the time. Her daughter wasnt as opposed to her selling embroidery as before, so Liu Shi could work on it not just at night, but also during the day, without having to avoid Ting Ruo. At worst, she would just have to work harder, stay up a few more nights and embroider a bit more. Even if the price was lower, the quantity would make up for it, and she could be with her daughter. Liu Shi wasnt afraid of hardship.

  Lius mother was eating, but her eyes were fixed on Ding Rou. She was indeed a young lady from a good family, and her table manners were different from those of the others. Her movements were elegant and refined, and Lius mother couldnt help but notice them. When she got home, she would teach her granddaughter to be like that too. When her granddaughter grew up, maybe she could marry into a good family, even if it was just a farming household. With the bearing of a young lady, her husbands family would look up to her.

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