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Chapter 16 Is It Home?

Lu Qi walked on the street for a while before he remembered that he should go to the Minister of Works' Mansion. He turned to the Minister of Works' Mansion. He only saw the fat butler. The result was that the Minister of Works' Mansion and the Third Lady were very busy and had no time to see him. Of course, Lu Qi understood the connection between the Minister of Works' Mansion and there was no need to count on him. He decided to go to the Qixi Festival Teahouse tomorrow to get into the luck of Prince Yong's Mansion.

Seeing that it was still early, he turned to Peacock Tower again to see Luzhu. He walked in at the side door of Peacock Tower and happened to be welcomed by Mrs. Liu. As soon as he met Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "Young Master Lu is here."

Lu Qi said politely: "Hello, mother-in-law, please take me to see Sister Yuzhu."

Mrs. Liu shook her head and said, "Young Master Lu, Yuzhu asked me to tell you, don't come here within ten days."

Lu Qi was stunned and puzzled: "Why?"

Mrs. Liu explained: "It's that Luzhu girl. I don't want you to see her now."

Lu Qiyi frowned and said with concern: "How is Luzhu now?"

Liu Pozi smiled and said, "Don't worry, young master, Luzhu will definitely be able to restore her beauty in ten days. At that time, young master will come to pick her up and Yuzhu to settle down in the embroidery shop. Don't stimulate her these days."

Lu Qi thought for a while and nodded, Liu Pozi said again: "Young Master should go to the embroidery shop often now, it is your home."

Lu Qi said goodbye and walked on the street and felt a little heavy in his heart. The voice of Mrs. Liu's repeated warnings echoed in his ears: "Young Master, Tiangong Embroidery Village is yours, don't forget that it is your home."

After hesitating on the street for a while, he hired a car to Tiangong Embroidery Shop. The man sat in the car, but his thoughts flew back to his home in Shida County.

He was a little upset and thought silently: "That embroidery shop cannot be my home. My home is in Shidao. If Luzhu doesn't want to go to Shidao, but stays in the embroidery shop in Beijing with Lu'e, then the embroidery shop can also be regarded as a home. He had the idea of ​​opening a shop in the capital and also had the hope of seeking development of his official career in the capital. For him, seeking wealth is a normal pursuit of life. Being a general who commands all troops is his true ideal."

After getting off the car, he stood in front of the Tiangong Embroidery Village. He stood there for a while. To be honest, he didn't want to cause trouble. He had no desire to possess this embroidery shop. But for some reason, it seemed that there was a certain responsibility to force him to come. Maybe it was because he owed Yuzhu's favor. He sighed in his heart and pushed it forward. The door gate was on, and raised his hand and knocked on the door knocker.

"Who?" asked a woman inside.

"Lower is down." Lu Qi replied in harmony.

"It's the boss, please wait a moment." The woman inside responded anxiously.

After a while, the door opened and then opened it inside. A stout woman opened the door. When the woman saw Lu Qi, she hurriedly said, "Master, you'll be fine."

Lu Qi was stunned and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

The woman said, "Zhu Sanye came to collect the money for the first time. You and your wife are not here, and I don't know how to find it."

Lu Qi was stunned and said, "Master Zhu San? What kind of money should I collect?"

The woman said: "Zhu Sanye is the leader in this area and is here to collect 150 taels of protection per month."

Only then did Lu Qi understand that this was the same as Shida County's commercial fee, but the protection fee was too high. He frowned and said, "Did you charge 150 taels before?"

The woman said: "In the past, Mrs. Wang had a great face, one hundred taels a month."

Lu Qi pondered for a moment and said, "If someone comes again, go and call me." After that, he walked in.

The woman followed and said, "Master, you need to know the person on the official side or the more powerful man. Just mention it and you can pay less money."

Lu Qi nodded and said, "You close the door, I understand." The woman turned back and closed the door.

Lu Qi walked into the cabinet and saw fourteen desks neatly placed in the room. More than 30 women in plain clothes were busy embroidery work, without raising their heads. The only old woman was patrolling back and forth rigorously, looking at the embroidery in everyone's hands. She saw Lu Qi and walked over with a stern face.

Lu Qi hurriedly said first: "I have met my mother-in-law in Lu Qi."

The old woman then Zhan Yan said, "It's the boss, I'm rude." She said that, but her attitude was still arrogant.

Lu Qi didn't mind either and smiled and said, "Do you all work hard?"

Seeing that Lu Qi was so humble, the old woman said with kindness: "This batch of work must be completed in three days, otherwise she will lose a big buyer."

Lu Qi nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

The old woman smiled and said, "I have to be worthy of the 100-2 months of reward given by the boss."

Lu Qiyi smiled and the old woman said, "A Hong outside, tell the boss."

Lu Qi said calmly: "A few gangsters are here."

The old woman looked at him in surprise and said, "Owner, the strong dragon does not suppress the local snake, it is best for you to deal with it properly. Sometimes using strong will affect the future business of the embroidery shop."

Lu Qi nodded and said, "What you always say is that I will handle it."

The old woman smiled and said, "Your concubine is behind, and I will learn embroidery with my old sister. Let's go and have a look."

Lu Qi's face turned hot, but he was not easy to deny, so he bowed and said, "You are busy." After that, he walked backwards.

After leaving the cabinet room, there was a green tiled house with a ridge connected to it, which occupied a large area. He walked through the gatehouse and entered the spacious patio. He saw that there were no less than a dozen doors around the patio. There was a large table pieced together by a small table. A kind old woman was pointing to five people including the round-faced beauty and others to learn embroidery, but Li Xuexin was missing.

The five women discovered Lu Qi one after another, and hurriedly turned around and said, "Young Master is here."

Lu Qi and Yan nodded, bowed their hands to the old woman and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

The old woman smiled and said, "The boss is here."

Lu Qi smiled and said, "You are so worried."

The old woman smiled and said, "The madam is very smart, she can embroider the finished product at a glance."

Lu Qi nodded and said, "It's your old teaching that is good."

The old woman smiled tactfully and said, "I'll go ahead and take a look." After that, she walked towards the gatehouse and left.

As soon as the old woman left, Sizhu immediately took a towel and embroidered handkerchief and walked to Lu Qi and said softly, "Young Master, does my embroidery look good?"

Lu Qi couldn't help but swayed his heart and peeked at Sizhu. The little girl was so pure and beautiful that she was really lovely. He took the scarf and handkerchief and held it in his hand. It was embroidered with green bamboo, with the texture as clear as real. He couldn't help but say in surprise: "You embroidered it so well."

When Sizhu heard this, she was overjoyed and turned around and waved her hand, "Sister, let the young master see the orchid you embroidered."

Siyu's face turned red and she walked over. Sizhu took the embroidered handkerchief from her hand and handed it to Lu Qi. Lu Qi took it and saw that the embroidered magnolia flowers were elegant and pleasant. Looking at it, it was better than Sizhu's green bamboo, she couldn't help but smile and said, "You sisters' hands are so clever." Siyu's shameful look over her face.

The round-faced woman came over and said sincerely: "Young Master, we have a few things to ask you for."

Lu Qi smiled and said, "You are polite, just say it if you have something to do."

The five girls immediately knelt down to him. Lu Qi was startled and said, "Don't do this, get up quickly."

The round-faced beauty said sincerely: "Young Master, our name belongs to you. I just want to ask you not to sell us again."

Lu Qi then suddenly realized and smiled and said, "Don't worry, unless you agree to marry someone, I will not give you to others."

The round-faced woman hesitated and said, "We know that the young master is a good person. We would rather give him a slave to him throughout his life than leave him. I beg him to accept us."

"No, you must not do this. I am not worthy of you. Get up quickly." Lu Qi shook his head and refused.

The beautiful woman with a round face looked at the others and turned to face Lu Qi and said, "Young Master really agreed. Let us choose to marry freely in the future."

Lu Qi nodded seriously and said, "Yes, what I said will never change."

The round-faced beautiful woman said carefully: "What should I do if Sister Yuzhu doesn't agree?"

Lu Qi was stunned and smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't listen to her in this matter."

The round-faced beauty nodded and said, "As it happens, I would like to ask you for the second thing."

Lu Qiyi frowned and said in a harmonious voice: "Get up and talk."

The five women stood up and the round-faced beautiful woman said respectfully: "Young Master, our status is your woman. No matter how it changes in the future, we should distinguish between high and low now."

Lu Qi looked at her and smiled faintly, "What does it mean to distinguish between superiority and inferiority?"

"Young Master, Xue Xin, Sizhu and Siyu are both unmarried and are already the concubines of the young master. Bing'er and Wanyu are the servants of the young master." The round-faced beauty said respectfully.

Lu Qi frowned and said patiently: "What do you want?"

"Xuexin, Sizhu and Siyu can set up a house. Please give us three servants to them at will." The round-faced beautiful woman said respectfully.

Lu Qi shook his head and said in a harmonious voice: "Aren't you good for this? Why bother yourself to restrain yourself?"

The round-faced beauty said with a face: "Please agree to us."
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