Heaven-Sent Farm Girl Builds Her Fortune And Captures His Heart

Chapter 323: Recruiting (Part 1)

Shen Qinglan resisted the urge to laugh and said, "Making money every day.""Ah, right!" Mrs. Hua looked at the plump woman and said, "Making money every day!"

"Ridiculous," the plump woman sneered, "The owner of that house clearly has the surname Ji. Shen Shan and Shen Qingzhu are just helpers in there. What, does the Shen Family want to take over the nest?"

"You’re spouting nonsense!" Mrs. Hua shouted angrily, "If you don’t believe it, go ask that Shopkeeper Ji and see if his boss is the third girl."

Shen Qinglan was stunned for a moment, quickly pulled Mrs. Hua aside to advise, "Mrs. Hua, don’t be upset, don’t stoop to her level!"

Once you’ve expressed your anger, that’s enough. Don’t let it make you sick.

"What’s going on here?"

Just as Mrs. Jiang came out looking for someone and saw the argument brewing, noticing Shen Qinglan was involved, she quickly asked.

"Madam Shen, you’re just in time!" Mrs. Hua said, "That Fang Liang’s wife is at it again. I praised the third girl for her looks, and she had to butt in, claiming the third girl isn’t as pretty as the maidens in town."

The more Mrs. Hua spoke, the angrier she became. To her, Shen Qinglan was her little grandson and granddaughter’s savior. Back when the days were cold and frozen, not only did she bring food, she brought clothes too, and Mrs. Hua always remembered.

To her, Shen Qinglan was like a fairy—beautiful and kind.

Mrs. Jiang cast a cold glance at the plump woman and then, with a smile, looked at Mrs. Hua, "Mrs. Hua, I was just looking for you."

"Looking for me?" Mrs. Hua was startled, "I wonder what business Madam Shen has with me?"

"Qinglan," Mrs. Jiang looked at Shen Qinglan and said gently, "Why don’t you take Mrs. Hua back to sit for a while, and I’ll call a few more people."

Shen Qinglan nodded, just about to take Mrs. Hua away when there was suddenly a loud "bang" from a shutting door.

Not just Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Hua but even Shen Qinglan was startled.

"Don’t mind her," Mrs. Hua said, "She’s been married into our village for years, never got along with anyone. Whenever she sees a family doing better than hers, she gets uncomfortable, always speaking with a sharp tongue."

Mrs. Jiang sighed lightly and suggested to Shen Qinglan, "You should head back first."

Shen Qinglan nodded and then asked Mrs. Hua, "Mrs. Hua, do you have plans later?"

"No plans!" Mrs. Hua laughed, "I’m just out for a walk, maybe heading up the mountain to gather some wild vegetables."

She looked at Shen Qinglan and asked, "What does your aunt want to do?"

Shen Qinglan smiled and replied, "She just wants to make something but needs someone good at embroidery."

"Looking for someone good at embroidery?" Mrs. Hua’s eyes lit up, "Could your aunt be planning to start a big business?"

"Something like that." Shen Qinglan smiled and nodded.

By the time Shen Qinglan and Mrs. Hua arrived, there were already quite a few women sitting in Shen He’s family courtyard.

"See what I was saying?" someone laughed, "I knew Madam Shen would look for Mrs. Hua!"

Mrs. Hua pretended to be displeased, glaring at the group of women, "You troublesome lot, not even a word to your granny when there’s food. Why? Afraid I’d snatch it from you?"

The women burst into laughter at her words, one of them spat out some sunflower seed shells and laughed, "Exactly, with so much delicious food, if we call you over, we’ll have none left for ourselves!"

"Even without calling me, I’ve come," Mrs. Hua glared at that woman, "You eat the most, while everyone else sat away, you sat right by the food."

The woman quickly stood up and laughed, pleading, "I won’t sit here anymore. I’ll give this seat to you."

"Then I’ll sit!"

Mrs. Hua, not standing on ceremony at all, sat in that place, drawing another burst of laughter from the women.