The so-called clothing workshop was a place that specially made clothes and dyed the finished fabric for the Si residence and the clothing shops outside the Si residence. The work of the workers inside was very heavy. Some disobedient servants in the Si residence would often be assigned to work here as punishment.
However, this was the first time in history that the young lady of the Si family had come here to work.
The workers, who had been oppressed by the Si family for a long time, vented all their old and new hatred towards the Si family on Si Muran when they heard that the young lady of the Si family was coming to be punished.
Standing in front of the dye pool, Si Muran looked at the pile of cloth that needed to be dyed and the wooden stick that was thicker than her arm beside her. She felt a little worried.
The manager of the garment workshop looked at Si Muran with ill intentions and sneered,""Since Sixth Miss has been sent here, you better work honestly. Otherwise, my whip will be ruthless and your body won't be able to withstand it.”
Si Muran frowned slightly and started working under the guidance of the dyeing worker who was mixed with all kinds of sarcasm.
Dyeing fabric was a laborious task for men, so Si Muran had a hard time doing it. It had only been an entire morning, but she was already sore all over, and her clothes were completely soaked in sweat.
It wasn't easy for them to make it to lunchtime, but because Si Muran was a little late, the simple meals had already been snatched away by the workers.
Si Muran sat by the wall with some leftover food in her hands. She ate while looking around the workshop. She knew that if she stayed in this place for a long time, she would definitely not have a good ending. The only option left for her was to escape.
Si Muran's gaze fell on a sunken brick wall in the northwest corner of the garment workshop. Her eyes lit up as she made up her mind.
Si Muran looked at the people around her who were eating quietly and were so tired that they didn't even have the strength to speak. She walked up to the manager of the garment workshop and removed a pair of jade pendants from her ears that were considered valuable. She said loudly,"I just arrived today, so I'll need everyone to take care of me in the future. I don't have much money on me, so why don't I ask the manager to pawn this earring and buy some good wine and food for everyone to have a good meal?”
Si Muran looked at the manager and said softly,""After buying the food, I'll take the remaining money as my filial piety to you. What do you think?”
Being a manager in this small garment workshop seemed very impressive, but in fact, the monthly salary was only enough to make ends meet. Looking at the expensive earrings in his hand, the manager instantly smiled like a flower.
"It's indeed worth celebrating for Sixth Miss to come to our garment workshop. This month's work is almost done. Everyone should eat something good to celebrate this afternoon!”
Upon hearing this, all the workers in the garment workshop cheered and looked at Si Muran with a much friendlier gaze.
Before lunchtime was over, a few workers had already returned to the garment workshop with more than ten jars of wine and a few food boxes.
When the men in the garment workshop smelled the fragrance of the wine, they immediately began to eat. One by one, they moved the tables excitedly and placed wine and food on them. The workers sat down and chatted excitedly.
Si Muran deliberately sat at the manager's table and kept toasting the manager and the people in charge around her.
They had been drinking from noon until dark. Most of the people in the garment workshop were already drunk and unconscious. Those who had not collapsed looked dizzy and could not tell north from south.
Si Muran looked at the manager and steward of the garment workshop who were already drunk and knew that her chance had come. She quickly got up and walked towards the collapsed low wall.
The sky was already completely dark. Si Muran carefully touched the wall and was about to climb up when she suddenly noticed a black shadow walking towards her. She quickly exclaimed,""Who's there!"
"Hehe!" A wretched laugh was heard. A short, dark-skinned man walked up to Si Muran and said with a sinister smile,""I've long wanted to have a taste of what it's like to be a young lady from a rich family. Look, it's dark and windy now, and everyone is drunk.”
As the man got closer, a strong smell of alcohol mixed with bad breath assaulted her face. Si Muran almost vomited from the smell and kicked the man's crotch without hesitation. While he was rolling on the ground in pain, Si Muran nimbly climbed over the wall.
Hearing the man's howl, a few people who were still conscious immediately asked what had happened and chased after Si Muran.
Perhaps because she was too nervous, Si Muran slid down the slope in a panic and stepped on the gravel at the foot of the wall. She fell hard to the ground and a piercing pain came from her ankle.
Looking at the garment workshop workers who were gradually approaching behind her, her heart was gloomy.
"Are we really going to be captured and brought back to do those tedious and boring tasks by the side of those crows every day until we die of old age?”
Thinking of that terrifying scene, Si Muran mustered all her strength to stand up and hobbled towards the forest again.
Perhaps the heavens had taken pity on her, but just as the workers were about to catch up, Si Muran suddenly saw a group of horses in the forest in the distance. The leader was actually the man who had knocked her unconscious in the underground palace.
Si Muran hurriedly ran forward and raised her arms to block the advancing horse team.
Seeing that a woman covered in mud dared to run up and stop the horse, the guard who was accompanying the horse stood up and stopped Si Muran. He said sternly,""Who are you? How dare you disturb the Fourth Prince!"
At this moment, the pursuers were so close that Si Muran couldn't care less about her embarrassment. She pushed away the guards in front of her and pulled the reins of her horse. She looked pitifully at the handsome man on the horse's back and said,""We went through thick and thin together back then. You won't leave me in the lurch now, right?”
"How dare you!" The guard saw that the woman had pushed him away so arrogantly to disturb his highness. He angrily shouted and drew his sword to slash at her.
Pei Chenshuo saw that his subordinate was about to make a move. He took out a silver needle from his waist and knocked away the long sword that was aimed at Si Muran.
The guard covered his arm that was numb from the violent impact and looked at the man on the horse in shock."Your Highness, this…"
Pei Chenshuo heard the approaching footsteps and looked at the disheveled woman under the horse. He waved at the guard." Bring a horse over."”
"Didn't you want me to save you? Get on the horse yourself and I'll take you away!"
Si Muran did not flinch at all as she watched the guards lead the tall horse over. Even if she made a fool of herself, it was better than bringing it back to suffer!
Due to her injured foot, she could not sit on the horse no matter what. She could only lie on the horse's back like a sack carried by a mule.
The surrounding guards looked at Si Muran and couldn't help but laugh.
Si Muran's face turned red as she complained," Who asked this horse to have neither a saddle nor stirrers? I'm already on my horse!" You have to fulfill your promise!"
Pei Chenshuo sent two guards to chase away the workers who were chasing Si Muran. Thinking of the new words that Si Muran had just said, he suddenly became interested. He raised his eyebrows and said,""Saddles? What is it?"
Si Muran pulled out some simple introductions from the Encyclopedia and started to introduce them to Pei Chenshuo.
With Si Muran's introduction, Pei Chenshuo was obviously interested in the saddle and stirrers. He rode his horse to her side and reached out to pull her onto his horse." Go back and draw me the blueprint of the saddle and stirrers. Consider it my reward for saving you."”
Si Muran pouted." Petty!"
Pei Chenshuo grabbed Si Muran's collar and was about to throw her off the horse. Si Muran quickly hugged Pei Chenshuo and mumbled,""I'll draw, I'll draw!"
A wise man wouldn't fight when the odds were against him. She endured it!
In the Fourth Prince's mansion, Si Muran had healed her foot injury and was about to lie comfortably on the big bed to catch up on her sleep. When she entered the courtyard, she saw Pei Chenshuo leaning on the recliner in the courtyard with his eyes closed.
Si Muran was stunned." Why are you still here?"”
Pei Chenshuo opened his eyes and looked at Si Muran with a scrutinizing gaze. He raised his eyebrows and said,""This is my courtyard. Why can't I be here?”
"Your courtyard?" Si Muran was stunned.
He looked around the courtyard and found that it was not luxurious, but it was very unique and had the style of a big family.
"Do I have to live here with you from now on?" Si Muran raised her eyebrows.”
Pei Chenshuo's face was serious." What else?”
Si Muran's lips twitched. She wanted to cry but had no tears." Don't tell me the Fourth Prince's mansion doesn't even have a guest room?”
Pei Chenshuo looked at Si Muran and said,""There are many guest rooms, but are you a guest?”
"…" Si Muran fell silent. There were times when she was speechless.
As a lodger who dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, Si Muran could only resign herself to her fate and follow Pei Chenshuo to the study room to draw blueprints.
However, since she could not go against Pei Chenshuo openly, she could do it secretly.
Hence, when Si Muran drew the blueprints, she would always inadvertently " forget " to point out the important parts in the breakdown diagram, which meant that she would leave out some important small parts.
Si Muran looked at Pei Chenshuo's gradually darkening face and felt exceptionally happy. However, she pretended to look troubled and said,""I'm sorry, my brain hasn't been working well since I was young. I can't remember some parts.”
Looking at Si Muran's innocent look, Pei Chenshuo raised his eyebrows unhappily. He could not take it anymore and said,""If you draw the blueprint, this king will satisfy one of your requests.”
Previously, Jinlin had agreed to a condition of hers, but Si Muran had regretted it endlessly because she had left the residence without a word. This time, she heard that Pei Chenshuo was going to agree to her condition, so she immediately brought up what she needed the most.
"I want ten thousand taels of silver." Si Muran said without hesitation. In this world, only money could give her a sense of security.
Even if people called her vulgar, she didn't care!
Hearing Si Muran's request, Pei Chenshuo was stunned. He did not expect her to make such a ridiculous request.
Could it be that this woman in front of him thought that ten thousand taels of silver was more valuable than marrying him and becoming his princess consort?
Pei Chenshuo hid the ridicule in his heart, but his face remained calm as he called the butler over." Get a few people to go to the storeroom and get ten thousand taels of silver."”
In less than ten minutes, two servants carried a carved red lacquer wooden box half the height of a person to the study.
Pei Chenshuo dismissed the servant and opened the lid of the wooden box. He looked at Si Muran and said,"" The ten thousand taels you want."# Cancel all reviews: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 55PM #
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