Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 396 - 396 397 Smashing the Place_1

Chapter 396: Chapter 397: Smashing the Place_1 Chapter 396: Chapter 397: Smashing the Place_1 “I’m not exactly giving these to you for nothing; they’re for you to help me advertise. These are all products from my Yuyang Embroidery House. When you go out in the future, just pick a few that you like from these, and when others see them, they will naturally patronize my embroidery business.”

Guo Yuehua’s eyes widened. This was the first time she had heard of such a sales tactic, “But, Lady, how do you know people will go buy them just because they see me wearing them?”

Muniang smiled wryly, “You don’t understand, it’s called ‘Ming star effect.’ I’ve also given some purse & belt accessories to Yue Guan’er. Right now, in Chatu Town, you two are the hottest. Whenever you step out, people’s eyes are practically glued to you both; how could these little trinkets escape anyone’s notice?”

In her heart, Guo Yuehua truly admired her; a woman doing business with such remarkable tactics was really extraordinary, to come up with such an idea.

“Oh right, the clothes and shoes you’re wearing now seem a bit shabby. Some day, come with me to the Yuyang Embroidery House and pick out some fine fabrics you like. When they’re made up, they will be sent to you to match these accessories. You don’t have to pay for these items; just make sure you enjoy using them. If the business of Yuyang Embroidery House prospers because of you later, I will naturally give you additional wages,” Muniang said with a smile.

Guo Yuehua exclaimed with delight, “Thank you, Lady!” In fact, her current wages were already quite substantial. To be precise, Mei Garden was the opera troupe in Chatu Town that paid the most. And now that Muniang had touted her as the main draw of Mei Team, her wages were certainly not small – she could earn ten taels of silver a month.

Such wages were indeed a lot in the eyes of ordinary people, but they were nowhere near the level of young ladies from grand households. However, Muniang was planning to elevate her to the status of those young ladies. Not to mention the items Muniang had given her today; each was worth twenty taels of silver!

Even though these weren’t given for free, what was the difference?

Guo Yuehua was simply incredulous at her good fortune, able to live such a good life once again, and could only keep saying thank you repeatedly.

Muniang laughed, “You are helping Yuyang Embroidery House with its promotion, I should be thanking you instead. There’s no need to say more, just focus on doing well, and there’ll be more good things ahead.”

Guo Yuehua nodded excitedly, “I understand!”

As the two were talking, a servant called out, “Lady Guo, it’s time for you to go on stage.”

Muniang pushed her gently, “Go ahead first. After the performance, I’ll take you to the embroidery house to choose some fabrics.”

Guo Yuehua responded and quickly readied herself to go on stage.

Muniang was in a great mood, as she had already started planning the merchandise around this play. As a businessperson, the most important thing is to extract every ounce of value from it, and this play brought her more than just the theatre’s box office revenue.

Waiting idly was boring, so she decided to start thinking about how best to plan.

After some time, a gong sounded on the stage, and Muniang knew that the curtain had fallen, just waiting for Guo Yuehua to return so they could go to the embroidery house together.

But instead of Guo Yuehua coming back, a noisy disturbance came from outside. Muniang frowned, what was happening?

She didn’t have time to think much before she quickly picked up the hem of her skirt to go outside and take a look.

Just as Muniang approached the backstage door, she heard a rough male voice, “Putting on airs like a Snow Lotus from the Heavenly Mountains? You’re just a whore for sale. You should be grateful that I even look at you, and now you actually think you’re something special?”

Guo Yuehua, covering her face and sobbing, collapsed to the ground, “I, I… I sell my skills, not my body, I won’t accompany guests.”

The man grabbed her wrist forcefully, “Don’t play that trick with me. What’s this about selling skills but not your body? You think you’re a saint wanting to erect a shrine? You think my offer is too low? What about another hundred taels, is that enough? That’s the rate for a brothel’s top courtesan. Are you still going to play hard to get with me?”

Looking at the silver note thrown onto her, Guo Yuehua’s feeling of humiliation doubled. Clenching her teeth, she said, “I won’t!”

The man immediately became enraged, “Hey, you dare to refuse? Do you know who I am? Not just you, a little actress, but your entire troupe—if I merely lift a finger, I could wipe you out instantly. A lowly actress dares to cross me? You really think I’m easy to talk to? I swear, if I don’t sleep with you today, my last name isn’t Qian!”

As he spoke, he tried to slap Guo Yuehua across the face again, but was stopped by Zhong Yulang.

The audience that remained around hadn’t dispersed, just standing there. Although they felt some sympathy for the girl, most didn’t dare to speak out and offend anyone.

The group of actors also panicked. Could this man really be powerful enough to annihilate the Mei Team? They had only recently begun to see the light of better days.

“Mr. Qian, let’s talk this over nicely. It’s true that Lady Guo is a performer with our Mei Team, but she doesn’t sell her body. Perhaps you could show some leniency and not stoop to her level. Next time, I’ll find you someone better and deliver her to you personally…” Zhong Yulang hadn’t finished speaking when he was rudely interrupted by Qian Yuan.

“It’s her I want! What a joke. You have no idea how many people are dying to get in my bed. This girl dares to ignore me; I must have her!” Qian Yuan boasted arrogantly, directly threatening, “I’m telling you, if you don’t send this woman to my bed willingly today, I’ll wipe out your Mei Team. None of you will live to see tomorrow’s sunrise!”

Then they heard Muniang’s cold voice, “Mr. Qian really thinks highly of himself, huh? You actually believe Chatu Town is your property to do whatever you please with it?”

Qian Yuan recognized the voice as familiar. When he turned his head and saw Qiao Muniang, he recalled having seen her in Tupo Village before.

Back then, he was obsessed with tasting Li Qinghe’s flavor but ended up in bed with Niu Qingfang due to Li Qinghe outsmarting him, even getting caught in the act. That incident became his life’s humiliation. Although two years had passed, he could never forget it.

And this woman, the only thing he remembered about her was that upon first sight, he was shocked to find that apart from Li Qinghe, there was another otherworldly, extremely beautiful woman in Tupo Village. He wasn’t one to remember people easily, but when it came to beautiful women, his memory was exceptionally good.

Now, seeing Muniang, his perception of her changed instantly. Over the past two years, Qiao Muniang had become even more outstanding. Moreover, her current attire was much finer than before. Compared to the past, she looked even more attractive, which immediately sparked Qian Yuan’s lust.

“Oh, isn’t this the little lady from Tupo Village? How come you’re alone? What about that foolish husband of yours, didn’t he die?”

With a grim smile, Muniang directly slapped him across the face.