Crossing the road to riches

Chapter 90 I Won't Repeat It Again

"I'm sorry, but Qinglang, you should understand that I'm a man, and gossip is too much for me."

With a wave of his big hand holding the pen, Qing Lang finished the last painting, turned around and smiled innocently.

"I know, Mr. Wen doesn't have to feel guilty, come and see how these paintings are, and let's appreciate them together."

The clear ink seemed to be thinner than before, so I gave Wen Jinmei the painting in my hand.

Wen Jinmei looked at the painting, it was a monkey picking peaches, it was lifelike, and there seemed to be a faint fragrance in the painting.

He leaned closer and smelled it. For some reason, his body was a little hot, his consciousness was confused, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

With blurred eyes, he seemed to see a change in the expression on Qinglang's face, he was still smiling but the smile was gloomy, treacherous and triumphant.

No, he fell for the trick. He never thought that she would dare to poison him in the embroidery workshop in Qing Tian Bai Ri.

Wen Jinmei's whole body was hot and limp, and her strong sense of survival didn't want him to fall here. He wanted to scream, but he couldn't speak anyhow. The charming voice when he opened his mouth cheered him up.

Qinglang directly locked the door of the house, and hugged Wen Jinmei.

"Mr. Wen, I really like you. Why are you so stubborn? If it is good for both of us, we will become a family. I run this embroidery workshop, and you are well served in the back house." Wouldn't you like to rest?"

Wen Jinmei's body was flushed red, exuding heat, a strong sense of emptiness came, Qinglang's body was cool, and he couldn't be pushed away by Qinglang holding him.

Xiulang left one by one as night fell.

The studio is located on the second floor. In order to prevent the painter from being disturbed while working, the sound insulation effect was specially strengthened, but no one noticed the abnormality.

In the evening, Fufu saw that the second brother hadn't come back. Although he was a little puzzled, he didn't think it was too strange.

The second brother will not come back when the embroidery workshop is busy. There is a room in the embroidery workshop for Wen Jinmei to rest.

Just sighed.

"Second brother is really busy now."

Wen Hao responded with a smile.

"Isn't that good? The second brother has found something he likes to do. We should be happy for him."

The next morning, Wen Jinmei woke up with a splitting headache, but found herself lying on the ground disheveled, next to Qinglang who was hugging him.

Wen Jinmei woke up but didn't move. He didn't wake up Qinglang immediately. If it was before, he would have panicked, and even died for the sake of innocence, or married Qinglang to keep his innocence.

But now is not the past, he has undergone a transformation with Hong Sanniang, nothing is more important than being alive, he has his favorite things busy, he will not be ruined by women.

Lying on the ground, looking at the ceiling motionless, thinking about countermeasures, Qinglang seems to be plotting against him, but in fact it is Zhongzi Embroidery Workshop, but it is impossible for him to give away his hard work.

But Qinglang was already in a hurry to bite someone, so he had to hold her down for the time being.

Didn't she want to marry, then let her marry.

He made it hard for her to leave.

Wen Jinmei moved slightly, and Qinglang next to her woke up immediately, it was still an old card.

A look of fear, grievance and guilt.

"Mr. Wen, I'm sorry I didn't mean it, I want to be with you so much, just promise me, I will treat you well in the future, I swear."

Wen Jinmei didn't panic and seek death as Qinglang imagined. Instead, she got up and dressed very calmly, and looked at the painting before speaking.

"Qinglang's painting is really good. Since you are so urgent, I can't let go, but I have a condition. You have to marry and bring a dowry to marry. I want you to send me a thousand taels of silver to prove your sincerity. I promise you that I will let you enter my house, but even if you are an entry, I still hope that you will stay in Zhongzi Embroidery Workshop and draw manuscripts for me."

Qing Lang didn't know whether to be happy or sad, where did she get the thousand taels of silver, if it was a hundred taels, she could find a way to get it together.

But Qianliang may not be able to earn so much in her life.

"Mr. Wen~ You know I can't give you a thousand taels of silver. Although I can't give you a thousand taels of silver, I am willing to give you my body and mind. I will definitely treat you well in the future. I'll take care of it for you, so you don't have to work so hard anymore."

Wen Jinmei was silent, and continued to look at Qinglang's paintings.

I thought about it for a while.

"I'm not at ease, so why don't you come up with a compromise, write me a 1000 tael IOU, how about we go to the government to get the letter of employment after you finish writing the IOU?".

Isn't it just 1000 taels of silver? By then, he will be his husband. The 1000 taels of IOU is just a blank piece of paper, and his money is not hers. Now it is reasonable to coax him to get things done.

"Okay, Jinmei, I will write, I will write now."

Qinglang wrote the pen himself, and what he wrote was not 1000 taels but 3000 taels.

"Mr. Wen, these 1000 taels are my sincere gift to you, and the 2000 taels are my betrothal gifts. How sincere is this?".

Qinglang is this really stupid?If I had known earlier, he said that a thousand taels of gold is worthless.

It seems that you don't even need to be married now.

It can also be squeezed.

"Since Qinglang is so sincere, then draw another thousand manuscripts. I will go back and prepare for the wedding. I will come to the studio to pick you up in three days."

After speaking, he took the dozen thick manuscript papers and left.

In the early morning, the servants on the first floor were already busy, and embroidered men came in one after another.

Seeing Wen Jinmei greeted each other with a smile on her face, she couldn't see anything unusual about her boss.

"Morning Mr. Wen, these calves are designated to be driven out today."

"Morning boss, have you had breakfast yet? I bought steamed buns here, would you like some?".

……

Wen Jinmei smiled and responded to the person who greeted her.

"I came early to see the progress. I haven't eaten yet. I'm going to have breakfast first. Let's be busy."

Wen Jinmei went back to the courtyard and greeted Fufu, and they had breakfast together before going back.

But he didn't say anything clear.

Now he doesn't need to rely on his family to wipe his ass for everything. Since he can solve it by himself, there is no need to say it at this time, so as not to worry his family.

For three days, Wen Jinmei was still the same as usual, she got up early every day to visit the embroidery workshop, and then went to sit at the painter Zhang's house.

Thanks to Master Zhang who kept reminding him that there was something wrong with Qinglang, he felt strange and started to be on guard, but he still fell into the trap.

Qinglang hasn't slept for two days, and she has been drawing pictures day and night. These drawings are more and more scribbled, and there are ten drawings in an hour. Her eyes are all bloodshot.

Not only did she not sleep these two days, she didn't even eat or drink. This was her last test. As long as she passed it, she would face countless glory and wealth.

She couldn't wait.

Qing Lang didn't come out from the studio, and the embroiderers in the embroidery workshop would chatter from time to time.

"This painter Qinglang has really worked hard, Mr. Wen has really made a lot of money by inviting her."

Wen Jinmei nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, she didn't go back at night, saying that she wanted to repay her sister's favor and draw a thousand pictures for me."

The embroiderers all ridiculed, half repaying their favor and half because of Wen Jinmei.

On the third day, Qing Lang finally finished drawing a thousand pictures, but passed out due to exhaustion.

It was a coincidence that Wen Jinmei appeared in the studio a second after she fainted.

I directly dragged the person quietly to the warehouse where the goods were stored. There were some old goods that were out of date, and few sold on weekdays.

Put Qinglang into the storehouse, put the key in her hand, opened the door and lit the storehouse on fire, watched the flames ignited and would not go out before returning to the front yard.

Leave Zhongzi Embroidery Workshop.

Sure enough, after a while, someone came to look for him in a hurry.

"It's not good, it's not good, my boss, the warehouse burned down, and all the goods were destroyed."

Out of breath, Wen Jinmei hurriedly walked towards Zhongzi Embroidery Workshop when she heard the words.

It smelled like burning.

Walking to the warehouse, his legs softened and he almost collapsed. He grabbed the hand of the embroidery man next to him and asked tremblingly.

"What the hell is going on? Why did it catch fire for no reason?"

After someone discovered the fire, they shouted, and everyone came, and naturally saw the scene of Qinglang fainting on the ground, holding the key in one hand, and the oil lamp rolled to the bottom of the wooden shelf.

"It's Qinglang. She went to the warehouse to search for something, she fainted, and then the oil lamp rolled down under the wooden shelf, burning the warehouse, and Qinglang's face and hands were also burned. The doctor saw that she didn't hurt her life, but I'm afraid It will be shameful in the future, and now it has been sent to the hospital."

Wen Jinmei looked at the warehouse as if she had been greatly shocked.

"It's good that Qinglang is fine, it's just that this product is good, there are new and second-hand goods in it, and some extremely precious jewelry embroidery, the four or five thousand taels of silver are gone."

After speaking, he passed out.

After being shaken by Xiulang for a long time, he staggered to his feet.

It has become a fact that Qinglang burned down the warehouse of Zhongzi Embroidery Workshop. The four or five thousand taels of silver will not be able to pay her back for several lifetimes. This child is really unlucky.

Wen Jinmei is really a good boss, she went to the clinic to pay the consultation fee, and then took Qinglang to Zhongzi Embroidery Workshop.

Prepare paper, pen and ink next to Qinglang and wait for someone to wake up.

When Qinglang woke up, he found burning pain on his face and hands, and he collapsed instantly when he found out what had happened.

"It's you, isn't it? It's all your fault. You are trying to get revenge on me."

Wen Jinmei unhurriedly took out the 3000 tael IOU from her bosom, her voice was not loud but its penetrating power was strong.

"You have already signed this IOU, so just think about how to pay it back. Although you didn't mean it, I have lost so much. I just need you to pay 3000 taels."

Qinglang is ferocious and ugly at this time, and is no longer that young and cute face with sunshine.

His eyes were full of hatred and anger, and he greeted Wen Jinmei with the pen, ink, paper and inkstone next to him.

"If you want to blackmail me, it's impossible. I tell you that you will regret it. Don't think about it if you ruin me. You are a dirty man."

At this time, all the embroidered men from the embroidery workshop came over, watching the farce not far or near.

Wen Jinmei didn't pay attention to Qinglang's threat.

"Qinglang, I have no intention of being with you, but you harass me again and again. I just avoided suspicion and didn't let you leave Zhongzi Embroidery Workshop. Can you slander my conscience?".

Qing Lang is also concerned that she dare not speak out about what she has done, if she speaks out, she will be imprisoned forever.

"You shameless man, you were the one who came to the door in the middle of the night and pushed me to the ground...".

Wen Jinmei knew she couldn't dodge this despicable trick, she said in a deep voice.

"If you insist on slandering me, I can't tell. If you report it to the official, the official will naturally prove my innocence."

Wen Jinmei dared to report to the official, so everyone naturally believed in Qinglang.

Wen Jinmei also talked about the fact that Master Zhang was pushed out, and all the embroiderers immediately talked about it.

I don't know who said something, don't be clear about being warm to everyone all day long, they are a bunch of men, to put it bluntly, they are flattering.

But there were few responses, and the clear face easily softened people's hearts, and they didn't do anything evil, and their background was pitiful and lovable.

Today's situation can only be said to be unlucky for her, and she can understand why she has been trying to deny it, but she doesn't want to pay the 3000 taels of silver.

Compensation for a few lifetimes is not enough.

If they might hit a pillar directly to death, forget it.

Qinglang continued to clamor, and finally came to the government.

Knowing that it was Brother Wen Hao's matter, Hu Xian personally attended.

"Mr. Wen Jialang, if you have any grievances, just say it, and the officials will definitely give you justice."

Wen Jinmei truthfully stated that Qinglang fainted from fatigue and accidentally set the warehouse on fire.

Now Qinglang could only lie on the board, struggled to get up, and insulted Wen Jinmei, leaving Hu Xian there, and was slapped directly before she could even swear a few words.

The final verdict was very simple and asked Qinglang to repay Wen Jinmei 3000 taels of silver, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that it was still unclear.

Wen Jinmei simply did a good deed directly.

I gave the 3000 taels of IOU to the yamen, and directly handed over the person to the yamen to do coolies until the money was paid off.

There is no such precedent in the Yamen, but Hu County can still do this small matter. If she doesn't handle this matter properly, Wen Hao will go to Cheng District and tell her what she wants, and she will be finished.

Send Qinglang far away.

Go to the northwest border to build the city wall with the latest batch of prisoners who are going to be exiled to the northwest.

This is a high-risk job. When the Rong people did not come, they were building the city wall. When the Rong people came, they were human shields.

After Qinglang heard the result, he became furious, and cursed at the dog official at Hu County indistinctly.

This is good, the bloody mouth that was already beaten was beaten again, and the mouth was really crooked.

He couldn't even close, and when he was escorted to prison, his eyes were full of viciousness, wishing to tear Wen Jinmei's body into thousands of pieces.

Too bad she didn't have a chance.

Those who were exiled to remote areas to do hard labor never returned, and no one was spared. It was luck not to die on the road.

Wen Jinmei walked out of the trial office with a straight back and a relaxed body. The weather outside is a good day.

After the incident, Hu County took this opportunity to have a drink with Wen Hao and talk about it.

Wen Hao was a little worried, but then felt relieved.

The second brother is not as fragile as everyone imagined. On the contrary, after going through hardships, he has become an independent person.

Wen Hao mentioned this matter at the dining table in the yard, and Wen Jinmei told the truth from the beginning to the end. Fufu was so shocked that Aman almost smashed the table with a slap.

Wen Hao served a bowl of soup for his brother, and his tone was as if he was talking about homework.

"It's good that the problem is solved, the second brother has worked hard, drink more soup to nourish the spirit."

(End of this chapter)