Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 101 - 100: Interception

Chapter 101: Chapter 100: Interception

Mrs. Luo, who was the great-aunt of Ms. Chu, laughed and told her guests after the girl left, "Young Yan is overindulged and rarely meets strangers, so she’s somewhat timid. Please, bear with her."

Someone laughed, kids will grow up.

Another one complimented, such a beautiful child, as lovely as a blooming flower...

Another observed, goodness, she looks like a delicate jade maid by Guanyin’s side...

In sum, Ms. Chu was unexpectedly well-behaved yesterday, disappointing those who expected her to be foolish. Many were puzzled, wasn’t it said that Ms. Chu is immensely foolish? No resemblance! Young Miss Chu might be a little slow in reaction, perhaps due to the lack of guidance from female elders, and naturally scared of the sudden multitude of people. Still, she was exceptionally beautiful...

As for the significant person who disliked our girl, Manager Luo didn’t reveal much.

Mr. Luo dabbed at his eyes saying, "If master knew how well-behaved our young one was, he must’ve been ecstatic."

Manager Luo laughed, "The old Marquis, the head of the household, and Mrs. Luo adored her so much. Yesterday afternoon, our master had dispatched someone to Honglin Mountain to bring the good news to cheer up the master." Turning to Chen Afu he said, "Master asked me to thank you on his behalf; your clothing and puppets were beautiful, the young one is over the moon." Saying this, he took out a red envelope from his pocket, laughing, "This is the thank you gift from our master. I’ve prepared it in a special red envelope for you to join in the joy of our young one."

Chen Afu thanked him and accepted the red envelope. It was light, probably contained a silver note.

Unexpectedly, her single act of kindness, along with Jin Yanzi’s good intentions, not only helped the young girl but pleased the Chu family so much. It seemed that she would earn a small fortune too. More unexpectedly, the birthplace of Ms. Chu turned out to be so prestigious.

Good things keep occurring since the girl came. The fortune of a female time-traveler is truly extraordinary.

After a short period of laughing and chatting, Chen Afu finally stated her purpose of coming to Nirvana Embroidery Workshop.

When Mr. Luo learned that she needed materials for making disk buttons, not only did he supply her with the required satin, embroidery threads, and cords, but also gave her two feet of cash.

Mr. Luo further mentioned that Granny Luo had agreed to collaborate with Nirvana Embroidery Workshop and allowed Chen Afu to design more disk buttons so she should finish creating the button samples promptly.

Manager Luo accompanied Chen Afu out of the Embroidery Workshop and had a carriage send Chen Afu home. He also told her that he would be very busy the next couple of days but once he was free, he would accompany her to the Dental Clinic to buy farmland.

Upon returning home, Chen Afu opened the red envelope, and to her surprise, it contained a silver note worth 100 taels. She kept smiling, lips pursed – she could buy another 20 acres of land.

Mrs. Wang, Alu, and Dabao were all there, hearing that more land could be purchased, they were delighted. Dabao’s smile was the most briliant because he heard that his beautiful sister performed exceptionally well and was praised by everyone.

Chen Afu and Mrs. Wang locked themselves in the room to make buttons again. All the cash was used for making the phoenix buttons, big red phoenixes gleaming gold-light. They were attractive and luxurious.

The six pairs of buttons were all ready by the morning of the 18th in September. In the late afternoon, Chen Afu and Mrs. Wang took the buttons and went to the Nirvana Embroidery Workshop again.

Mr. Luo invited them to the inner courtyard. When he saw the pairs of buttons, his eyes popped. Holding the phoenix button, he exclaimed, "Oh, heavens, buttons can be made like this! I thought the chrysanthemum button was the ultimate, but this is even more beautiful."

After examining each button one by one, Mr. Luo covered his mouth with a handkerchief and laughed for a while. Then he remarked, "Madam Chen is indeed skillful; no wonder even our master wants you as a needlework master for our young one. Well deserved." Laughing, he continued, "All these buttons are beautiful, but they differ in complexity. Accordingly, their design price will vary."

Chen Afu smiled, "Indeed. In terms of pricing, I trust Mr. Luo."

Mr. Luo laughed, "The Phoenix button and the Mandarin Duck button are complex and beautiful, 30 taels of silver each. The Flower Basket Button, Pipa Button, Swallow Button, and "Shou" Button are simpler, 20 taels each. Does that seem fair to you, Madam Chen?"

Chen Afu nodded smiling, "According to Mr. Luo."

Mr. Luo added, "Making buttons is challenging, these pairs of buttons are incredibly refined, especially this pair of large Phoenix Buttons, not even the most skillful embroider of our workshop could surpass this level. I’ll offer 3 taels of silver for the manual work of these pairs of buttons."

He then got up, took out a hundred-tael silver note, a forty-tael silver note, and three one-tael silver ingots from a drawer in the cupboard, and handed them to Chen Afu.

Chen Afu pocketed the silver notes and silver ingots. Thinking of the money earned, she decided to offer some more ideas. She pointed to the pair of Mandarin Duck buttons that were joined mouth to mouth and spoke, "These buttons are as beautiful as they are auspicious, suitable for sewing onto a bride’s wedding gown. This pair of "Shou" buttons is definitely suitable for longevity clothes. These buttons don’t have to have one pattern for a piece of clothing, using multiple designs adds versatility. For example, the first button can use complex patterns like the Flower Basket, Phoenix, Chrysanthemum, and the rest can use simpler designs like Pipa, Swallow, Word. Buttons can be used upon garments, wallets, shoes..."

Hearing this, Mr. Luo kept nodding, smiling cheekily.

Furthermore, Mr. Luo took out six different colored soft satins, laughing, "Since the button styles are diversified enough, embarking on my brother’s words about the unique and beautiful clothing you made for our young one. Take these satins back to the countryside; specifically, make beautiful clothing. Whether for little girls or elder girls, they have to be beautiful and unique. Remember, under no circumstances, let others see them. Once they’re finished, get either my elder brother or my nephew to deliver them to the capital city."

While they were talking, a waiter rushed in saying, "Mr. Luo, Granny Luo has arrived."

On hearing this, Mr. Luo got up immediately, except for the Butterfly button and the Flower Basket button, all the other buttons were locked up in the cupboard drawer.

Chen Afu said, "Mr. Luo, we’ll leave you to your business."

Mr. Luo nodded, and left first. Chen Afu and Mrs. Wang, each holding three rolls of satin, followed behind. Just as they walked into the courtyard, they bumped into Granny Luo.

Granny Luo was wearing a rose-purple flower-embroidered brocade coat, bordered with light purple satin, no embroidery but stitched with dozens of chrysanthemum disk buttons, giving it a touch of uniqueness. A gold phoenix hairpin inlaid with jade and pearls adored her hair, her phoenix eyes and thin lips gave her an imposing demeanor, very much like Wang Xifeng.

She recognzed Chen Afu and pointing at her, laughed ambiguously, "You are the capable person I discovered first, but Mr. Luo swooped in and took credit. Oh, I’m so mad, what a big loss." She mimicked anger towards Mr. Luo, "Old ginger, snatching people for the first time and making me look foolish, you’re the first."