Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 460 - 460 461 Intentionally Making Things

Chapter 460: Chapter 461 Intentionally Making Things Difficult_1 Chapter 460: Chapter 461 Intentionally Making Things Difficult_1 Jin Renjie suddenly saw the light when he heard this. After all, nobody would dare to defy him, given he was the very Emperor of Qinghua City on his own turf.

Jin Yuanyuan became excited, “Mother, do you really have a way? Can you really make him divorce that woman and marry me?”

Madam Bai affectionately pulled her daughter into her embrace, “When has mother ever lied to you? For whatever you want, Mother will naturally go all out to help you obtain it.”

Even if Jin Yuanyuan no longer wished to marry Yu Ze, Madam Bai wouldn’t let Muniang off easily at this point. How dare she treat her precious daughter like this? Wasn’t this digging the ground under the emperor’s feet? Did she really think she was so easy to bully? She must teach her a lesson!

Applying for the government documents wasn’t a big deal, and Muniang had no intention of showing her face for this matter, having directly sent the manager from Mei Garden to handle it. Before he left, she handed him three silver notes of one hundred taels each.

“Don’t be stingy when it comes to greasing palms. Give as much as you need to give,” Muniang instructed.

Housekeeper Li quickly agreed, “Yes, I understand.”

“But be smart about it. Only give when you see that’s what they want. What if the person in charge of this is clean? Then they might just give us a black face,” Muniang still made sure to instruct him. In her heart, she thought that no official isn’t corrupt; when asking for favors, you needed to offer silver. But then again, there are clean officials like Lord Lu in this world. What if she were lucky enough to encounter another like him?

The one in charge of managing the issuance of documents wasn’t the Governor himself but a minor civil official under him. If the Governor had to handle such trifling matters personally, he would be driven mad with busyness.

Having received the silver, Housekeeper Li hurried off towards Qinghua City without a moment’s delay.

Muniang visited Mei Garden to check on the new actors’ training situation. The theatre in Qinghua City was about to open, and naturally, the main performances would have to be staged there. Chatu Town was simply too small in the end; it could only serve as a performance spot if there were opportunities for touring shows in the future, but it couldn’t bear the main load.

Muniang didn’t even consider continuing to move her business to the Capital. If she were to do it, she wanted to be the biggest. She intended to use Qinghua City as a base and develop her industry comprehensively. There would be plenty of people coming to her rather than going to the Capital City.

Who says Qinghua City must always be a remote small city? Who says Yu Ze’s becoming a king equals exile? Just wait until she centralizes the economic lifelines of the Daqian Dynasty in Qinghua City, then she’d like to see who would still dare to make an idle comment!

Zhong Yulang said, “Lady, when do you plan to use these new actors?”

Muniang curled her lips, “They all seem quite good for now, so let’s just keep them. When we need characters, I will naturally make the selections. The theatre in Qinghua City is about to be set up, and eventually, everything must be moved there. You’d better start preparing in advance, so you don’t get flustered when it’s time.”

Zhong Yulang asked with some confusion, “Why not keep this one open? It wasn’t easy to get it up and running.”

Muniang shook her head, “The theatres are different from other businesses; running performances at both places at the same time would dilute the audience too much. Besides, Qinghua City is just over an hour’s journey from Chatu Town. It’s pointless to have two performance sites. Our theatre should promote one play at a time for the best effect. Volume is of no benefit; the key is for one play to create a sensation.”

Zhong Yulang nodded, seemingly understanding, “So shall we temporarily shut down this theatre then?”

“Hmm, it will take some more time, but once everything is completely healed on that side, we can pause here. Everyone will move to Qinghua City; The Condor Heroes will be the last play in Chatu Town. In a few days, I’ll bring the new script, so everyone can start practicing. Once the grand opening over there happens, we can start performing,” Muniang said.

As she spoke, Muniang looked at the rows of new actors standing behind Zhong Yulang, saying, “As for determining the cast, I might pick a few roles from among the newcomers. When the time comes, everyone should prepare well. Whether you can seize the opportunity still depends on yourselves.”

The newcomers were excited upon hearing this. Although only a few people would be chosen to perform on stage, it was still an opportunity. Who didn’t know that once you stepped onto the stage of Mei Garden, you were not far from becoming a sensation?

Muniang smiled with a curl of her lips, then heard a gong sound from the stage signaling the play had started. Zhong Yulang nodded to Muniang and then headed straight to prepare for his entrance. Muniang also strolled to the front to watch the play. Though she knew the story by heart, the performance effect when everyone acted it out was still quite good. She’d naturally go watch when she was free.

The person pulling the ropes for Chen Yuhua had now changed to three sturdy men. Even though one would have sufficed, they were cautious due to last time’s incident. Muniang had worried that Chen Yuhua might have developed a psychological shadow from her previous fall and would be scared to “fly” again, but she seemed to have underestimated the girl’s courage. Nowadays, her acting skills had matured significantly from before.

The audience below cheered enthusiastically. They were still performing the part that had been performed once before, yet every show was still packed, which showed how much anticipation the audience held for this play.

The next morning, as usual, Muniang came to Mei Garden early to discuss the details of the new Mei Garden with Zhong Yulang. Unexpectedly, she saw Housekeeper Li, whom she had sent to Qinghua City, come in.

Muniang asked, “How did it go? Give me the documents if you’ve got them. How much silver is left?”

But Housekeeper Li’s face looked troubled as he said, “Lady, it seems this matter is difficult to handle.”

Muniang’s brow furrowed. “What’s so difficult about it? A trivial matter like this and you tell me it’s hard to handle? What use do I have for you then?”

Housekeeper Li quickly responded, “No, no, it seems the people in Qinghua City are deliberately making things difficult. I thought they were just after silver, so I handed over all three hundred taels, but even after taking the silver they don’t recognize anyone. They still won’t provide the document with the official seal, saying that our boss has to come in person, or there’s no discussing it.”

“Who said that?”

“A Little Registrar, yet he spoke with such arrogance. I think he must have been influenced by someone. Lady, have you offended someone?” Housekeeper Li said cautiously.

After a moment of contemplation, Muniang thought of Jin Yuanyuan who had caused a scene at her doorstep before. Muniang’s eyes darkened; she really had underestimated this girl. To resort to such a mean trick—she just ridiculed her a bit, and she retaliated like this?

Muniang considered that the matter was probably not so simple.

“Where does that Registrar say I should go in person?” Muniang’s tone was now tinged with a chill.

Housekeeper Li shivered but still said, “He said you, our boss, know what to do. If you cannot come over with sincerity and honesty in person, don’t even think about getting that document.”

“Hmph! It’s indeed her!” Muniang gritted her teeth.