She Became A Downfall Noble Lady

Cheung Wusi immediately dismissed the idea of setting up tents when he saw the piles of various items on the carriage, waving his hand without allowing for argument, "No need. We all come from hardship, having worked as craftsmen for so many years, what hardships haven’t we endured? To be able to squeeze into a work shed is already good. How much silver must have Ye Zi spent on these things? While the purchases are still recent, after we eat, let’s go back to the county town quickly and return them. Let your Third Uncle accompany you, so those shopkeepers don’t bully you for being a lone woman and refuse to refund."

Ye Xinyan smiled. This was how older people tended to consider things; in this respect, her own grandfather always did very well, always able to use different ways of working and thinking according to the environment they were in.

"Grandfather Cheung, even if you and Grandfather don’t mind squeezing in with others, the many other craftsmen might not be willing to. Having the working craftsmen and masters living under your and the other workshop heads’ watch, wouldn’t that put them in various awkward situations?"

While they were discussing this, Qi Jia, with his small short legs, had walked several rounds around the horse and ox carts before finally coming back, pulling on Ye Xinyan’s dress, asking, "Sister, I know what that thing on the ox cart is, it’s like the stone mill at Great Uncle’s house for making rice tofu. The one Sister bought is so big, are we going to make a lot of rice tofu too?"

Ye Xinyan laughed, "Making rice tofu? The stone mill isn’t just for making rice tofu, it has many uses. Let’s first put up the tents, and then we’ll use this stone mill. You’ll then see another use for the stone mill."

Qi Jia continued to ask, "What are tents?"

"Tents are temporary structures that can be set up for people to live in," Wong Qiao explained on the side.

Hearing that tents could house people, Qi Jia immediately became excited, moving next to Wong Qiao saying, "Third Uncle, can you set up a tent? If Third Uncle sets up the tent well, I want to live in it too."