Chapter 2011: Chapter 2008: Entertaining Guests

Lady Zhou has always been more frugal, planning her use of silver carefully, and definitely reluctant to spend it on gambling.

Upon hearing about playing Mahjong, she felt a bit distressed.

But since it was at someone else’s house, she understood the importance of socializing with guests.

Fortunately, the stakes were not high, and losing would at most be a matter of a few taels of silver.

"Alright, let’s begin then," Chu Ziluo said.

A few people started shuffling the tiles and then began playing. At first, things were not going smoothly; Zhou Jiaojiao would always forget the rules, and Lady Zhou was cautious in her play.

Wang Yuanyuan was overly careless, often helping others win with her plays.

Only Huo Hongyan was the most calm and relaxed player.

After playing a few times, everyone gradually became familiar with it.

Chu Ziluo sat on the side, no longer needing to teach anything, and chatted with Huo Hongyan and Zhou Jiaojiao about jewelry and other topics.

Wang Yuanyuan and Lady Zhou mainly talked about their past lives in their hometown.

Mahjong quickly became a favorite pastime for everyone.

Time quickly passed by.

They went through two rounds of tea and watermelon.

When Wang Yuanyuan heard Lady Zhou mention the expenses of the residence and how the shop wasn’t profitable, she casually suggested, "Ms. Zhou, didn’t your family also buy a manor? You could start by increasing the output from the manor."

"For example, produce more fruits with good flavors, as selling them can be quite profitable."

Lady Zhou listened and mused to herself. She wanted to open a shop, but the family’s business was mediocre, and she could not find anyone to teach her about business.

It seemed better to follow Wang Yuanyuan’s advice; at least they wouldn’t waste the land on their manor, ensuring sufficient supplies for the residence’s needs.

"There are also summer fruits sold in the capital, though people say there are many, there aren’t really enough considering there are so many people in the capital."

"If you grow them well, people will buy them even at high prices."

"As for the fruit that doesn’t look good, turn it into dried fruit, which can also be sold in winter."

"Ah Yu’s manor’s servants know how to graft fruit trees, and I’ve heard the fruits grown this way taste especially good."

Lady Zhou had toured the fruit trees on the manor in the morning, and upon hearing this, she nodded: "The fruits on Madam Chu’s manor are indeed quite nice, and the watermelons are very sweet."

"The Kitchen Maid’s cooking is also delicious."

"Back when we were at the residence, that girl Jiaojiao loved going to Ye Muyu’s restaurant to buy dishes," Lady Zhou couldn’t help but sigh, feeling a bit envious of Ye Muyu.

In the past, the ladies in the capital all thought Ye Muyu was a country bumpkin, looking like someone who had never seen the world.

Although they were outwardly polite to Ye Muyu because of Lord Chu’s official rank, there was some disdain in their hearts.

It wasn’t until the Chu family’s rouge shop opened, and at the banquets where Ye Muyu exhibited no roughness and made no etiquette mistakes—except for her lack of talent in poetry or musical instruments—that many ladies found their previous opinions a bit slapped in the face due to her talent in making money.

Up to now, there aren’t many ladies in the inner circles who would look down on Ye Muyu anymore.

But there are those whose lives aren’t going well who can’t help but gossip behind her back, driven by envy.

Lady Zhou never participated in those talks before, looking down upon women who bad-mouthed others behind their backs and keeping her distance.

But due to never having interacted with Ye Muyu, she always had a fixed impression of her.

Only after actually meeting Ye Muyu did she feel her eyes were opened.

It turns out, Madam Chu knows so many things they were previously unaware of.

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