Chapter 51: Rounder Than The Round Moon

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"From now on, you have me." Lin Si Yao kissed her soft osmanthus scented lips as he made the vow. He would never allow her to get hurt again, no matter who it was.

"Nm, thank you..." Su Shuilian's misty eyes brightened as she smiled and looked up into his pair of bottomless dark eyes.

"Don't be so courteous to me" He gave her lips a nibble, seemingly as a punishment, but it was more of a promise. Yes, between husband and wife, being polite was superfluous.

"Let's go back inside." Lin Si Yao reluctantly left her lips; he kneaded her lips with his thumb and said in a firm tone.

"Right now? ...But the moon still isn't at its highest point..." Su Shuilain looked up at the moon which reached to the height of the cherry tree. She lightly patted her reddened cheeks, trying to sober up.

"It's just about there." He couldn't wait any longer. Who said they had to sit and view the full moon? Why not view it from the bedroom? Pretty sure it would be much better to watch the moon through the bedroom window while hugging her in bed.

And so, Lin Si Yao, no longer caring for his little woman's opinion, lifted her and went into the bedroom. He placed her on the bed and quickly stripped off their clothes before leaning on her.

The light in the room flickered and the moon shone brightly outside.

When the wolf pups watched them enter, they shook their heads and wagged their tail in response. They happily made their way to the stone table, Wahaha…. All of the food on the tabletop was now theirs!

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"Ugh….."

Su Shuilian woke up and massaged her temples. She internally complained: wasn't it just three cups? When she had competed with her brother, she could at least consume a small bottle, but then again, those were grape wines. Maybe the osmanthus scented wine here was higher in alcohol volume, making her not remember what had happened after she became drunk… and how exactly did she come back into their bedroom?

"Awake?" Lin Si Yao's amused voice sounded by her ears. Her back was on his chest while his arms were wrapped around her body. They were very close and she could feel the warmth of his body all over her.

Su Shuilian blushed to her ears. She tried to shrink her body away, trying hard not to let her hip touch his lower abdomen. She was too shy to look back. Only heaven knew, this was the first time she had ever encountered this kind of position where two people were so close to each other.

In the past, whether she had been awake or not, he would always bathe with her and afterwards help her dress while putting on his own trousers.

However, last night…. Could it be said that it was the osmanthus wine that had caused this? She felt even more ashamed.

"Shuilian…" Lin Si Yao chuckled; he knew she was embarrassed. Since the day of their wedding, they had been intimate more than ten times, yet she could still not face his "sincerity".

"Hey! Lin Si Yao!" Su Shuilian could not help but yell; in a blink of an eye, her whole body flushed.

In one smooth motion, he had turned her body around; because of the sudden movement, she could only hold her hands against his chest. Su Shuilian pouted and looked at his face, afraid to look anywhere else.

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"Hahaha..." Seeing this, Lin Si Yao could not help but let out a genuine laugh. This sudden change of expression from his seemingly frozen face stunned Su Shuilian as she gaped at him.

He… he looked very handsome when he laughed...

Su Shuilian unconsciously lifted her hands towards his handsome smiling face. His curved brows, his straight nose, his thin lips, … and the two dimples on his face from laughing.

Yes, the previously cold and heartless assassin, from laughing, had two cute and charming dimples.

"It's because of this?" She subconsciously let out her thoughts.

"Hm?" With only a smile remaining on his face, Lin Si Yao raised his brow questioningly at Su Shuilian's random question.

"You don't usually smile, is it because of the dimples?" Su Shuilian pinched his cheeks. She continued to look at his lovely dimples.

"You like (them)?" He took her tiny hands and placed them on his waist before his hands started to roam around her smooth body.

"A Yao..." When Su Shuilian realized what he was about to do, she shyly struggled. Since it was to no avail, she rested her hands on the multiple faded scars on his body.

On the night of their wedding, she had already noticed these wounds, but because he hadn't spoken about them, she did not ask. However, looking at these numerous scars, she could already imagine how hard it had been for him.

"It's ugly isn't it?" Every time she stroked his scars, Lin Si Yao would ask this question.

"Not ugly." She replied. Yes; in her eyes, the appearance of these scars didn't matter at all. However, she was distressed as she thought about his past sufferings.

When she first saw them, she had asked, "A Yao, would drinking the liquid in the gourd help with these scars?"

"Not sure." He had calmly replied.

Truthfully, he knew the effects of the Jade Fairy's Essence. When she had fed a spoonful of it to him in addition to applying it topically on the injury as he was recovering, there was no pain at the site and the deep penetrating wound on his chest and abdomen had also disappeared.

"Are you sick of me?" He pretended to be hurt by her question, afraid that she would take out the gourd and force him to use it.

He could help but want to sigh, thinking how she wanted to use such a sacred treasure as a general scar reducing medicine.

"Of course not!" Su Shuilian quickly replied waving her hands; she was just worried for him, that was all.

"That's good. Then from now on do not worry about these meaningless scars." He lightly said.

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"A… A Yao… shouldn't we get up? It's already bright outside." Su Shuilian could not look directly at his burning gaze as her eyes wandered back and forth.

"It's still early." He held onto her, not allowing her to move. His lower half swelled again and moved restlessly.

"But isn't Dabao coming early today for practice?" She had previously heard him say to Dabao that if there were no accidents, he was to report here early to train.

"Nm." He acknowledged it as his mood instantly plummeted. If he had known that it was so troublesome, he wouldn't have accepted a disciple.

"Give me a kiss." Lin Si Yao said with a smile. Since he could no longer hug her, might as well have her comfort him for restraining his desire.

Su Shuilian bashfully wrapped her arms around his neck and brought his face closer to hers before planting a light kiss on his lips.

Her shallow peck did not satisfy Lin Si Yao. He sucked on her lips, and as they parted, he seized the chance and stuck his tongue in, intertwining it with hers.

"A Yao..." She breathed out and said it as a warning. From the door, she could hear light sounds of knocking.

"Damn it." Lin Si Yao lightly cursed as he held back his desire and got out of bed.

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Chapter 52: Preparing for Winter

Time passed quickly and soon it was Da Hui country's September celebration for a decade of good harvest. And with that, it had been exactly six months since she had transmigrated.

Tian Dabao had been following Lin Si Yao, calling him "Shifu" for about a month and a half. In addition to his routine homework of practicing the horse stance and long fist (长拳) stances, he had finally started to learn the art of qinggong and swordfighting from Lin Si Yao.

The iron sword that Tian Dabao used was made by Aunt Lao's eldest son, Lao Yongfu, at the request of Tian Dafu. Although it looked dull and crudely made, Tian Dabao cherished it. Aunt Tian had joked that even when he was sleeping, Dabao would hold on to it, not letting it go.

Ever since Lin Si Yao accepted Tian Dabao as a disciple, the morning chores - such as walking the wolf pups and the occasional hunt for wild animals- were all handed over to Dabao to do.

And Lin Si Yao himself would cuddle his lovely and innocent wife until the sun was three poles high in the sky (late in the morning) when Tian Dabao would be dragged back by the wolves. Of course he was uninjured, having just collapsed from exhaustion.

However, that situation started to change within a month's time. Instead of being dragged back, he was following the wolves from far behind, then he would be right behind them, and soon he was able to make it home at the same time as the wolves, albeit out of breath.

Tian Dabao's growth was both gratifying and obvious.

He had a good constitution. Lin Si Yao had already known this and that was the second reason why he had taken him in. Without a proper constitution, even with hard work one could only gain a strong and healthy body but wouldn't be able to attain mastery as a martial artist.

For the main reason, of course it was to have another person protect her. To Lin Si Yao's knowledge, other than Su Shuilian, he had never suffered a loss before.

If Tian Dabao wanted to learn the Profound Thousand Steps he had used previously, he would teach it. If he wanted to learn the stylish Saint Sword moves, he would teach it. As long as Tian Dabao wanted to learn, he would do his best to impart his knowledge. However, in the future if she were ever in any danger, he would have to protect his Shi Niang at all cost. That was his only condition.

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The villagers of Fan Hua Town had been looking forward to the annual Autumn Harvest.

The Village Chief, Wang Gengfa, had visited Lin Si Yao.

The reason was not related to him; after the Autumn Harvest, the two acres of fertile land would be officially transferred to them. Not only that, after the rice paddies, corn,sorghum, and soy had been harvested, the rest of the poles needed to be cleared. The key point was that the winter wheat and also other winter vestibules could now be planted in the fields.

Wang Gengfa was aware that Lin Si Yao was proficient in martial arts and that he could do the work of two people. So he hoped Lin Si Yao could help them with their Autumn Harvest. Of course, his side would help with the clean up and promised to give Lin Si Yao five hundred catties* of millet and one hundred catties of corn.

(Catty, 斤- weight equal to 0.5 kg)

Lin Si Yao raised no objections and readily agreed.

It was not because of the reward, but he had wanted to get a few pointers from an experienced farmer.

Yes, Lin Si Yao was clueless when it came to farming.

To ask a man who had been an assassin for more than a decade to be able to plant and make a good harvest without any prior knowledge was just wishful thinking.

He didn't know anything about it and that was why he agreed so readily. Not only did he accept the Village Chief's request, but he also went to ask the Lao House and Tian House on his own. There were no other reasons; he just desired to know more about the work involved during Autumn Harvest. He wanted to familiarize himself with farm work.

As for Spring next year, would the Village Chief, Tian House, and Lao House who had received a favor from him just stand idle? No, they would take the initiative to come guide him.

Therefore, Lin Si Yao would not suffer any losses. Sometimes assassins understood the concept of reciprocity and mutual benefits better than businessmen.

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Su Shuilian was committed to sewing winter clothes and winter quilts, hoping to peacefully get by the winter weather.

For winter clothes, she had adapted the latest fashion from the Republic of China to them instead of making the commonly worn slanted-lapel padded short-jacket from this era.

She made a knee length winter coat, wide at the waist with narrow sleeves and eight identical buttons lined at the front, going up to the collar.And for convenient washing, the inner cotton lining was detachable.

On Lin Si Yao's black colored winter gown, Su Shuilian embroidered sky blue double-petal hibiscus. This was his choice from the dozen drawings that she had sketched out and it was also her favorite tree flower. A blooming double-petal hibiscus was beautiful but not flamboyant. Their slender branches were abundant, but they did not cluster together. Its subtle image gave it a gentle demure.

She was surprised when Lin Si Yao chose it instead of the lush green bamboo, the meadow of orchids… instead of the winter pine trees or the frozen plum flowers.

She asked him for the reason, but he had only replied with a jaw-dropping, astounding, mesmerizing smile that had once again made his cute dimples visible.

Su Shuilian's cherry red cotton winter clothes were chosen by Lin Si Yao. Embroidered on it was a cluster of double-petal Japanese roses. The dark pink roses blooming in contrast to the dark green shrubs were extremely poise and gorgeous.

This was what she had really liked, but could not do in the past. Wild roses, to the esteemed father of Su House, were not fit to be worn in public.

The Su House had always advocated for only dignified and noble plants. Examples would include moutan peony, water lily, conifers, or chinese plum flower.

She personally loved the thorny Japanese roses and wisteria flowers but she had been scolded by the patriarch multiple times. She was not allowed to waste time on these wild flowers, because the annual embroidery competition had no place for them.

Now, she could openly embroider them on their clothes, cushions, and tablecloth without being lectured about how it was a waste of time.

And so, after she had completed the two pieces of winter clothing, Su Shuilian made a tablecloth with wisteria on it to alleviate her passion for the flowers.

Afterward, she began to sew the winter quilts, hoping to peacefully get by the winter weather.

Two mattress blankets and two mattress covers.

One of the bed covers was lake blue while the other one was a goose yellow.

On the blue cover were red lotus flowers accompanied by lush green lotus leaves creating ripples in a lake. And for the goose yellow cover, Su Shuilian sewed a colorful variety of winter plums. A beautiful and delicate foliage of seven colors: deep red, crimson, bright yellow, light pink, jade white, lotus green, and light purple flowers blooming beautifully on a branch.

When she was done with the winter quilts, the Autumn Harvest was just about to end.

All of the Village Head's crops were harvested. Wang Gengfa allowed Tian Dabao to bring a cart to carry the promised 500 catties of millet and 100 catties of corn. Taking advantage of the good weather, Lin Si Yao spread the batches onto a woven mat (that he made) to dry by the riverbank.

After seven days under the sun, the dried millet and corn were about done.

The following days, Lin Si Yao was busy processing the grains. He made Tian Dabao practice the Profound Thousand Step on the quincuncial piles. He had asked the mason to build a millstone for dehulling millets. After the husk had been separated from the millet, he then spread it on the mat to allow the wind to blow the husk away.

And just like that, one was in the embroidery room sewing, while the other was by the riverbank dehulling millet and threshing corn.

After the 500 catties of millet were demulled and grinded, there were about 360 catties left. Lin Si Yao then split it into three portions. Eighty catties to make noodles with, another eighty to make millet nian gao, and the remaining two hundred catties were stored in a cabinet and should last until spring.

(Nian gao, 年糕 - or Chinese New Year's cake, is a food prepared from glutinous rice; traditionally it is most popular during Chinese New Year.)

All of the corn kernels, along with eighty catties of millet, were brought to Fan Hua's only millhouse: Wen House's MillHouse. It was there that Lin Si Yao had it all grind into corn flour.

Now their food ration should be enough to cover them for winter and another six months. Their clothing for winter had also been completed.

Ah yes, and as for the animal fur that Lin Si Yao had hunted, cleaned, and placed into a cabinet, it had already been used up by Su Shuilian.

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From the fur, two waistcoats, two pairs of knee pads, a fur hat, and also a bunch of hand warmers were made. The hat was Lin Si Yao's, the hand warmers were Su Shuilian's and they each had their own knee pads and waistcoat.

Although during the whole sewing process Lin Si Yao had strongly insisted that he didn't need a set of his own. However, Su Shuilian continued to make it according to his size. It was better to be safe than sorry. What if he could not withstand the winter here?

The persistent Eldest Su Miss had forgotten that Lin Si Yao was a native and also a highly skilled martial artist. Unlike her, who has never seen snow filling up more than three inches above ground.

As for the daily ingredients, the vegetables planted in the south wing garden were about ready. Regarding the two acres of fertile land, other than the winter wheat, there was also a section that had been used to plant vegetables. Spinach, Chinese cabbage, potatoes, and other vegetables that were able to grow in winter were planted there one by one.

Protein-wise, Lin Si Yao went out to the forest along with Xiao Chun to hunt for animals that had yet to go off hibernating. If they were caught alive, he would place them beside the newly made fence next to the chicken coup. If the animals were caught wounded, he would kill and then preserve them. The others were made into different dishes, braised or stewed, and were then sent to Lao House and Tian House as thanks for the mutual assistance. Of course the wolf pups also had their fair share as they were able to have meat-filled meals for several days. They were quite happy and excited, and were eager to go hunting again. However, they quickly calmed down with a simple glare from Lin Si Yao and reluctantly went back into their house.

One day, while Tian Dabao was practicing on the quincuncial piles, he noticed that in the clear river, there were a bunch of common carps, crucian carps, and black craps swimming around.

This meandering river came downstream from the west mountains. Su Shuilian's house was the first house it passed, so naturally there would be many fishes.

And so, after Tian Dabao went back in the afternoon for lunch, he returned with a large fish net.

Under the glittering eyes of Su Shuilian and the two wolf pups, Lin Si Yao reluctantly took the fish net and went into the river to catch the fish.

As one could imagine, the first time the net was pulled up, looking at the large number of bouncing fish, shrimps, and crabs, the shock on their faces soon turned into joy and excitement.

Not only would they have a feast tonight, but beside the thick-scented wild animal meat from the forest, they could also enjoy another delicacy during the winter: fish and crustacean.

After fishing for a while, all of the catches filled all of the containers that the two houses had.

Su Shuilian allowed Tian Dabao to take half and then gave a large tub to Lao House; the rest was theirs. After picking out a few for that night, the rest were immersed in salt water. After being marinated for two days, they were taken out and hung up one by one, dried in the sun for three days before being brought into the kitchen.

Now, the choices of food for winter consumption had just increased by one...

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Chapter 53: Birthday Celebration

The tenth day of the tenth lunar month was a cloudless day.

Today was Lin Si Yao's birthday and it was also the first sunny day after several gloomy days of autumn rain. Su Shuilian woke up and was pleasantly surprised.

"(Are you) that happy?" Lin Si Yao said and hugged her from behind. He nestled closer and placed his chin on her smooth back.

"Of course; today is your birthday so yesterday I prayed and it has actually become a sunny day." From his actions, Su Shuilian could not help but giggle.

"So what if it's my birthday?" He said with a face of disapproval.

Ever since he could remember, he had always been an orphan. He was known as Xiao Yao and lived in Yun Luo Temple, a small rundown temple, for eight years. After the old abbot that he had depended on died, he decided to close down the temple and went down the mountain. He had previously gone down with the old abbot a few times for some errands, but had always thought it was just a bit more crowded and had more things, without any idea of how much harder it was to live there. He was beaten up by his co-workers and scolded by his employers. He had been cheated from, he had stolen, he had even begged. It went on until he was forced into exile to Gan Ming City, where he became an insignificant waiter in a tea house. He had thought his life would continue to be like that, until he reached the age of ten.

Who knew that the person in charge of his fate was playing a trick on him.

A year later, after his work was completed, he helped a customer get back his purse. It was then when an executive of one of the top three assassination organizations, the lord of Feng Yao Court had discovered him to have a good constitution. The lord immediately took him in and sent him to Black Tortoise (XuanWu) Mountain where he was made a disciple to a daoist spiritual master. Three years passed, no longer was he Xiao Yao, but 'Si Ling'. 'Si' was the generic surname for every assassin in Feng Yao Court and 'Ling' meant leader.

As the assassin 'Si Ling', in six years, from a no-name fledgling, he climbed up to be one of the top assassins of Jianghu. He became Feng Yao Court's number one 'killing god'. And so, he thought that he was going to spend the rest of his life like that.

The tenth of the tenth month was his birthday, that was what the old abbot told him. However, who knew the truth? But on this day, the old abbot would always cook him a bowl of noodles with an egg for his birthday. Later, when he was in Feng Yao Court, as long as he completed all of his tasks, the kitchen would send him a bowl of longevity noodles. Every single year, the arrangements were unaltered. He knew that this was the kind regard of the old lord.

This continued until a year and a half ago, when the previous Feng Yao Court's owner had died. The inheritance process was simple as the previous lord only had one son, Feng Qingya. However, he was incomparable to the previous lord. The new lord feared that the charismatic Si Ling might steal his newly acquired post.

And so, with his new position, Feng Qingya ordered him to come for a chat.

Three cups of wine, toasts aiming to end his life.

He had never expected that Feng Qingya, who he always had practice matches with and his other friends, would ever attempt to poison him with two types of odorless and tasteless poison. One of which was the bone-softening powder with which the victim would become completely weak within thirty minutes of consumption. The other was the scarlet dove poison, a toxic gas that aimed at the heart. These substances were considered to be the top toxins of Feng Yao Court.

When Si Ling had discovered something was wrong, it was already too late as both poisons had invaded his body. He quickly closed his meridians and pretended to be fine as he retired himself. Once he exited the room, he extracted a part of the poison and fled out of Feng Yao Court. Feng Qingya had long prepared for this as he branded him as a wanted criminal and ordered all of the assassins of Feng Yao Court to kill him unconditionally. The reason given was the vengeance of the old master.

And now, the assassin 'Si Ling' was proclaimed dead. He was Lin Si Yao now. He was just a farmer who had no relations with Feng Yao Court.

Fate was just indescribable, wasn't it? As Lin Si Yao thought of this point, he bitterly shook his head.

In one year's time, from being Feng Yao Court's highest source of easy income to getting branded as a traitor - the murderer of the previous owner. Since he had owed the previous master a debt of gratitude, he would let this matter go. However, there would absolutely be no next time.

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"A Yao, are we really not going to bring Dabao with us?" Su Shuilian asked as she once again turned back to see the two wolf pups and the aggrieved looking Tian Dabao.

"Didn't you say you want to celebrate my birthday?" Lin Si Yao lightly frowned.

"Yes, Xicui said that Wu Qin Restaurant's longevity noodles are famous for its taste." Su Shuilian nodded her head.

In fact, she had actually wanted to make longevity noodles herself. While Lin Si Yao was out training Tian Dabao in the forest, Su Shuilian attempted to make them. She had wanted to surprise him. However, a surprise to him ended up being hers: the dough noodles became a diluted batter. She didn't want to just give up, so she decided to start over, but soon discovered that she had used up all the remaining wheat flour in the house. Sob, now it's impossible to make the longevity noodles… She could only make a large batch of Dough Drop Porridgefor everyone's breakfast. While they were eating, the wolf pups' eyes showed pity for their master. Woowoowoo, master, it's already a surprise that you can't cook.

However, since it was his birthday, Su Shuilian insisted on going to the city with him to buy more flour. Also, she decided to visit the "Wu Qin Restaurant" that Xicui had continuously talked about to celebrate Lin Si Yao's birthday.

"And that's that, what's the problem?" Lin Si Yao gave her a questioning glance. Didn't she know that bringing children would be a troublesome thing? There would be one more mouth to feed, another pair of legs following along. And most importantly, if he wanted to make more intimate moves, there would be one more pair of eyes watching. In short, he, Lin Si Yao, would never allow a date to be disrupted because of a disciple. He had already been peeved a few times after accepting this disciple. Of course every time he had been annoyed was during his affectionate time with his very shy wife.

Su Shuilian could only reluctantly turn back towards Tian Dabao and waved at him, "Good Dabao, go home for now. Shi Niang will make sure to bring back some delicious food for you."

When Lin Si Yao heard this, he chuckled and glanced at Su Shuilian. The way that she spoke to Tian Dabao was like talking to a baby nephew, even though she herself was only three years older than him.

If Tian Dabao wasn't mentally impaired, he would have never accepted him as a disciple. With a twelve-year-old disciple and a fifteen-year-old Shi Niang, he was not assured. Not because he did not believe in Su Shuilian, but because he didn't trust Tian Dabao, an almost grown man.

"Hold on tight." Making sure there was no one around, Lin Si Yao wrapped his arm around Su Shuilian's waist and brought her close to his chest as she wrapped her arms around his neck. Using the Profound Thousand Step, after a few leaps, he was out of Tian Dabao's sight.

"Wow, Shifu is so cool." Tian Dabao was no longer aggrieved, his emotions had taken a turn with Lin Si Yao's qigong. No, snap out of it! I have to get back to practice! Tian Dabao flattened his lips and clenched his fists before turning back at the Xiao Chun and Xiao Xiu who were guarding the front door and waved, "Out of the two, who wants to come train with me?" Master's order: no matter what, the house always had to be guarded by one of the large dogs.

The two wolf pups seemed to have understood him as they glanced at each other before the slightly smaller Xiao Xiu stepped forward. Since Xiao Chun had gone out this morning with them, it seems it was her turn. Xiao Xiu was reluctant, but since going into the forest meant getting more delicious meat, she'll put up with it.

At once, the pair, one child and one wolf, quickly made their way down the winding path below Dashi Mountain, gradually becoming small dots.

Xiao Chun, who was left behind to guard the house, averted his eyes from them and lowered his head. He laid down by the gates of their house to take a nap under the rare warm rays of the late autumn sun.

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"A Yao, other than the longevity noodles, is there anything else you want to try?" Sitting in a private room on the second floor of Wu Qin Restaurant, Su Shuilian happily asked Lin Si Yao while holding a thick menu.

"Whatever you want." Lin Si Yao poured hot tea that was just brought up by the waiter into Su Shuilian's cup before pouring himself a cup.

He was never picky. This was not because of his previous occupation as an assassin, but was because of his eight years living in Yun Luo Temple as well as his two years living alone fending on his own. As long as it could fill his stomach, it didn't matter what he was eating.

His nine years of being an assassin had allowed him to accumulate a lot of gold and silver, enough for him to even buy this whole city. However, he had sent some of this money to the mountain where Yun Luo Temple was for its maintenance. The remaining amount was hidden by him in a secret location for him to use once he retired. However, that location was near the boundaries of Feng Yao Court. So the him now could not retrieve it, nor did he want to retrieve it.

"But today is your birthday..." Su Shuilian had one hand on her chin while the other was flipping through the menu as she quietly muttered.

"Anything you like to eat, I'll like too." Lin Si Yao pondered for a bit before he said that to comfort her. Once he realized what he had said, he became a bit embarrassed. He immediately used his qi to push down the blush that had crept up to his ears. Hmm, since when did an assassin learn to sweet talk, and so easily too?

When Su Shuilian heard this, her two cheeks flushed red, her heart fluttering as if it had consumed something sugary.

Just at this moment, Wu Qin Restaurant's waiter came knocking at the door to receive their orders.

"Mr. Waiter, we'll take your signature dishes and also a bowl of longevity noodles." Su Shuilian read the menu multiple times and finally decided on ordering the restaurant's signature dishes. These six signature dishes were as followed: Crispy Roasted Duck with Scallions, Rich(ly Stuffed) Chicken, Steamed Chinese Perch, Walnut Shrimp, Sauteed Squash, andJasper Soup.

"Ok! Because Madam ordered all six of our signature dishes, we will give a small gift, this is a birthday celebration correct?" The waiter joyfully noted down their order.

"Yes, Mr Waiter, today is my husband's birthday." Su Shuilian placed the menu down as she smiled and replied.

"Then this little one wishes the esteemed guest a happy birthday. The dishes will be ready in a bit." The waiter cupped his hands towards Lin Si Yao before he walked away after closing the curtains of the private room.

The two quietly enjoyed their tea and spoke to each other from time to time. Because their room was right by the main street outside, just looking out the window allows for a clear view to the busy street. "A Yao, after we eat, let's go out and take a walk by the river. And before we go home, let's also restock our supplies, is that ok?" Such good weather, it would be a shame not to enjoy it.

"Ok." Lin Si Yao nodded this head in reply.

"Hm? Isn't that the girl from last time?" Su Shuilian noticed across the street was Lu Wan'er who was admiring the jewelry in a shop. She was still just as charming and coquettish; all of the passing men would turn back around just to take a few more glimpses of her rare looks.

"Don't recognize her." Lin Si Yao glanced up before resuming back to filling Su Shuilain's cup with more tea.

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"Eh? You don't recognize her? That… it was that day…." The girl who was chasing you to confess her feelings… Su Shuilian could only swallow the rest of the words when Lin Si Yao gave her a meaningful glance. Ok, in fact, she didn't want him to remember her either.

"It's ready--" After the loud voice sounded, the curtains were lifted and the waiter came in with a large serving tray full of food.

With just seven dishes, the two people's rectangular table was almost filled.

"Esteemed guests, these are our restaurant's signature dishes. This dish on the house for the birthday boy." The waiter said as he placed the dish of Drunken Phoenix Claws(alcoholic chicken feet) on the table as he smiled and left the private room.

"This is their service gift?" Su Shuilian smiled as she picked up a 'phoenix claw' with her chopsticks and placed it in Lin Si Yao's bowl. "Come, birthday boy, haha, I wish you a happy birthday!"

Lin Si Yao raised his eyebrow as he thoughtfully looked at her. She seemed a little unusual today. But he quickly picked up the phoenix claw into his mouth. They seemed to put a lot of alcohol in this dish, wouldn't she become drunk after two pieces?

"How is the taste?" Su Shuilian watched Lin Si Yao as he slowly took a bite. Her eyes staring straight at him and curiously asked.

She had never tried Phoenix Claws before. Even though it was a common dish even during her previous life during the Republic of China in Suzhou, she never had a chance to try it. Or it could be said, as the eldest miss of a prestigious family, she could not sully her identity to eat "commoner's food".

"Are you not going to eat?" Lin Si Yao looked up. His own bowl was already filled with all the best parts of every dish: Duck and Chicken drumsticks, the fish meat from the center of its body, and many shrimps.

"You are the birthday boy today, haha…. Quickly eat, if there's not enough, we can order more." After Su Shuilian filled Lin Si Yao's bowl to the brim, she carefully took a scoop of the squashed pea and corn jasper soup and drank it.

"You should eat more too, you are too skinny." When Lin Si Yao had realized her intention, he frowned and replied. Picking up a duck drumstick, he placed it into Su Shuilian's bowl.

"You are exaggerating." Su Shuilian wrinkled her nose, but she did not decline his kind gesture. She picked up the drumsticks with her chopsticks and took a small bite before she looked up and smiled at Lin Si Yao. Suddenly, as if she thought of something, in a blink of an eye, she let out a 'pfft' and started to laugh. "Haha, I now know why you didn't let Dabao come with us. Even before we get to take a few bites, he would have already finished half of the food on the table."

Thinking that Tian Dabao's favorite food was any poultry drumstick, Su Shuilian could not help but laugh out loud.

Lin Si Yao glanced at her. Did she think that he was a man who would fight for food against a twelve year old boy? He slightly shook his head. He then picked up a large piece of the steamed fish and picked out the bones before he placed it into Su Shuilian's bowl.

"Come on, eat, it's not good when it's cold."

"Ok." Su Shuilian gratefully glanced at him. Fish was one of her favorite dishes, but she always had trouble with the bones, so most of the time she could only give up and not eat it.

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Chapter 54: The Unresigned Lu Wan'er

Lu Wan'er had already stood at the door of "Fu Ying Men" for almost an hour. She clearly saw the man who had always been in her mind walk into Wu Qin Restaurant. She had wanted to follow him in, but she did not want to send her personal maidservant, Qing Yu, to inform anyone from the Poets' Society. She did not bring her own purse as men would usually fight to pay for her, so she never needed it. This time, Lu Wan'er could only stand at the doors of Fu Ying Men while staring at the doors of Wu Qin Restaurant, afraid to miss him again.

Lu Wan'er secretly swore to herself that no matter what, she had to get his name and his residence. Since he was unwilling to pursue her, she will pursue him. Never in her life was she so eager to obtain something.

As the Eldest Miss of the Lu House, was considered as one of the few talented beauties in the city, Lu Wan'er was confident she would definitely succeed. After all, many men would wander around her resident's front gate every day just to get a glimpse of her or to get the chance to invite her out.

However, ever since she had met this man on the 7th of the 7th lunar month, or more specifically, ever since she had set her eyes on this cold but skilled man, she started to suffer from lovesickness. So far, she had managed to encounter him twice, although one time he had coldly ignored her and the other, she was not even able to catch up to him to say hello.

However, Lu Wan'er was sure of herself that he would definitely fall for her. This kind of man, either was to never have feelings, or once he does, he will definitely pursue them to his death. She believed that she had the charms to make him fall in love with her, in other words, she had never failed to get a man she had set her eyes on.

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After paying, Su Shuilian requested the waiter to pack their unfinished food in oil proof paper and left it at the restaurant to be picked up later when they go home. The leftover Roasted Duck and the Rich(ly Stuffed) Chicken was to be brought home for Xiao Chun and Xiao Xiu's dinner. As for Tian Dabao, Su Shuilian ordered some Sesame Oil Chicken, this was also Wu Qin Resturant's number one 'take out' food. The poultry loving Tian Dabao should enjoy this.

After the two exited Wu Qin Restaurant, they started to head towards the lake near the city plaza to take a walk and digest their food.

"Gongzi!" Lu Wan'er was excited to see Lin Si Yao who had just exited from Wu Qin. She quickly pat her clothing before calling out to him.

"Gongzi, Lu House's Lu Wan'er greets gongzi." Lu Wan'er stopped in front of Lin Si Yao. Pretending to be shy, she had her head down as she softly greeted.

Su Shuilian who was standing by Lin Si Yao finally realized the previous scene when she saw Lu Wan'er outside their window. It seemed that the glamorous and rare beauty Lu Wan'er was actually eagerly waiting for Lin Si Yao.

"Gongzi…." Lu Wan'er looked up, she pouted coquettishly with her watery eyes wandering, as if she had thousands of words to say to him.

Su Shuilian's heart felt somewhat sour. Such a pretty and generous woman, she was sure many men admired her. She then glanced at Lin Si Yao; other than his cold stare, there was no emotion that she could see from his face.

Suddenly, she felt an arm around her waist. With a turn, they walked away from Lu Wan'er.

"A Yao…." Su Shuilian called out to him, unsure of his actions.

And from behind, Lu Wan'er quickly called out, "Gongzi! From the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, this lady… this lady has always reminisced about gongzi…. If you don't mind, please inform this lady of Gongzi's Surname, so Wan'er can visit you one day."

It wasn't that Lu Wan'er did not see Su Shuilian by Lin Si Yao's side, it was because of her arrogance. She just did not put furen* dressed Su Shuilian in her eyes. She was also more unwilling to believe that the seemingly gullible little woman, who was dressed so low-key, was his favored wife.

(妇人, furen - married women dress differently when compared to a unmarried lady. Their titles change. So from a lady to a madam… well at least that's how I translate it. That's why in the previous chapter, the waiter would call her madam.)

Lin Si Yao looked up at the sun above. Such a shameless woman, to actually ask a male stranger for their surname in broad daylight.

Lin Si Yao felt Su Shuilian's body more stiff than usual. He looked towards her before asking, "What's wrong? (Are you) uncomfortable?" Although the noon sun may be harsh, since it was autumn time, it shouldn't be that bad. "Ah. Are you asking me? I'm fine." Su Shuilian was pulled back from her daze and previous thoughts. She looked down and shook her head. She could not tell him that she was worried that he would like Lu Wan'er.

"What are you saying 'are you asking me'? Who else would I be asking?" Lin Si Yao frown with displeasure. He held her waist as they made their way towards Fan Luo Lake. He turned a blind eye to the shameless Lu Wan'er behind them and paid her no mind.

His woman, in this life he will only have one, and it can only be her: Su Shuilian.

Lu Wan'er watched as the two walked further away from her. She pushed down the jealousy in her eyes. She could not believe it, that man had once again disregarded and ignored her.

Just what was so good about that woman beside him? To make such a cold and aloof man talk in such a gentle and playful manner… That kind of honor should be hers exclusively.

The more Lu Wan'er thought, the more resentful she became. However, the man of her dreams was far away from her. Moreover, she did not know his name nor his address.

The only thing she knew was that he had appeared in her eyes and entered into her heart.

Could it be that she, Lu Wan'er-- Lu House's Eldest Miss, who was pursued by countless men, ended up as a victim of unrequited love? Does she have to give him up as well as live with the feeling of sorrow without showing it on her face?

Nonono. She'll never give up on him.

She had finally found a man that had captivated her. She did not believe that their fate was so shallow. Furthermore, even if she wanted to, she could not let him go.

That man was destined to be hers.

So he refuses to give her his name? Reluctant to give her his residence?

There shouldn't be any problem finding it out using her resources.

What Lu Houses lacked the least was money.

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Fan Luo's Lake in autumn was beautiful.

Although there was no summer breeze blowing on the lush green leaves, the maple trees matched well with the lake as its blue surface reflected the red of the leaves.

Su Shuilian led Lin Si Yao towards the stone bench that they had sat on once before. She let him sit down before turning herself to face the occasionally rippling lake. Su Shuilian had a shallow smile as she quietly began, "A Yao, that Lu girl seems to really like you." This problem, she had on her mind the whole time. It was not because she did not believe in him, it was more that she did not believe in herself.

Who knew that Su Shuilian,once the eldest miss of a noble family, a genius in embroidery, would experience such times of uncertainty. It may have been because of her younger sister, Shuiyan. Her half sister, Su Shuiyan, has emphasized not just once that weak tempered women rarely find men who truly love them.

As a result, Su Shuilian had speculated multiple times the reason Lin Si Yao had married her was because she had saved his life. Su Shuilian shook her head as she let out a bitter laugh.

"?" Lin Si Yao turned to look at Su Shuilian's back. After a while he said in a low voice while frowning, "Don't talk nonsense."

What Lu girl? What likes him? This woman was letting her imagination run wild again.

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He was already annoyed that an irrelevant woman attempted to stick onto him several times. If he hadn't agreed to his woman's request of restraining his martial arts in public, he would have already struck her with his Xuan Feng Palm which could create a shockwave spanning hundreds of meters. However, now he had to deal with the person beside him talking blindly.

Of all people, she, Su Shuilian, actually laughed and ridiculed him. After that meddling woman with the surname of Lu or Luo had said such misunderstanding words, was she not worried about him?

Thinking of this, Lin Si Yao felt somewhat angry. He sat up as his eyes stared straight at the surface of the lake. The sudden drop in atmosphere brought Su Shuilian back from her daze.

Was he angry? Was he mad that she had unbridledly evaluated the words and deeds of Lu Wan'er? After all, that girl was still an unwed maiden. What she (SS) had said earlier was undoubtedly mocking her for being daring. If this was to spread out, then that girl's reputation would be ruined.

"I..." Su Shuilian flatted her lips, "I'm sorry… I only..." She had no idea how to explain herself.

"Why are you saying sorry?" Lin Si Yao faintly asked. He was aware of the self-blaming tone in her vexed voice.

"A Yao, I…. If you had met that Lu girl first, would you still have married me?" She swallowed before she asked the question that had been on her mind. Infact, the question she had wanted to ask even more was what he liked about her. Was it because she saved him?

Lin Si Yao turned his body to face her. When she had asked that question, Su Shuilian was facing down. Her hands were clenched tightly on a handkerchief, twisting it. And she herself was unconscious of it.

Was she worried? Was she afraid that he had feelings for another person?

Lin Si Yao sighed, unsure whether to laugh or be angry. He then reached out to her shoulders to pull her into his embrace.

"You don't know how beautiful you are." Lin Si Yao seemed as if he was talking to himself: "Perhaps, I am not good with words and you had misunderstood me. Shuilian…. You are forever here." He took her hand and guided it to his steady and broad chest; to the place where his heartbeats were most prominent, and refused to let her hand go. "Only you are in here." He solemnly emphasized.

"A Yao… " Su Shuilian could not help but rush into his arms, "I'm sorry, I should have trusted you… I shouldn't have been so narrow minded." She hastily choked out her apologies.

She was fully aware of his pampering towards her and how much he put into their family/house. How could she allow herself to be suspicious of him because of an unrelated stranger's few words? Of course he would get angry.

"I'm very happy..." Lin Si Yao placed his chin on her head as he continued, "that you care so much about me." He used to think that he was just fine being by her side and never requested for her to reciprocate his feelings. However, as time went by, he noticed that he needed her attention and care.

It seems that a true relationship really does require both parties to reciprocate.

Because that meddlesome woman had allowed his woman to show so much care towards himself. Lin Si Yao decided if he ever encounters her again, he will not strike her with his Xuan Feng Palm. Of course, if she becomes too overbearing, then he will consider allowing his disciple to take action.

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Chapter 55: Aunt Tian's Worries

Winter was approaching. Lin Si Yao, Tian Dabao, and Xiao Chun climbed Dashi Mountain one last time to hunt for the remaining animals that had yet to hibernate. This time around, Xiao Chun and Dabao's competition yielded three badgers, one wild boar, and a hare with its litter. In addition, Lin Si Yao actually captured a bear who was still trying to fill its stomach in preparation for the harsh winter.

After carrying it back, Lin Si Yao spent two whole days by the riverside skinning the fur from the bear. Afterwards, the skinned bear was split into quarters. Lao House and Tian House got a piece of hind leg and paw. The remaining two pieces were then soaked in water for two hours before it was marinated in a salt and wine mixture and boiled with scallions and bay leaves. One of the pieces was to be brined in a jar and before being salted, air dried, and made into cured meat. As for the other piece, after it was fully covered in salt and spice, the meat was placed on a grill to be barbecued. The two wolf pups never had barbequed meat before, so this was their chance to enjoy it.

As for the other quarter, Lin Si Yao had brought them to Fan Luo City while allowing Tian Dabao to tag along. Ever since the discovery of the man-eating beast in Dashi Mountain, it became rare for wild animals to be sold in the market. Not to mention, the animals they brought were still alive! So the three badgers and the wild boar were sold at a high price of eight taels. Lin Si Yao gave Tian Dabao five taels as those animals were hunted by him and Xiao Chun. As for the family of hare, Lin Si Yao allowed Tian Dabao to bring them home to raise.

Su Shuilian was already busy caring for the hare in her house. Of the previously caught two rabbits, one had already given birth to a litter of six; two males and four females. The pheasants had also given birth. Two clutches from two separate mothers, one nest had five, while the other nest had seven. As for the female goat that was gifted to them from the village head, the village head borrowed it to mate it with his male goat.. It later gave birth to four baby goats, one of which was gifted to Lin Si Yao and Su Shuilian. And so, the southern part of the courtyard was prosperous with the new additions. Lin Si Yao had even made a separate section in the garden for the carrots to feed the rabbits. As for the grass and seeds to feed the chicks and goats, it was all gathered from the foot of Xiufeng when Lin Si Yao, Tian Dabao, and the wolves would come back from their morning training.

Lao House and Tian House never imagined that they could enjoy bear meat during this season. Furthermore, they never thought that they could have the rare and nutritious bear paw. They were very happy, but they were also worried for Lin Si Yao and Tian Dabao's safety. They even went to Su Shuilian to thank her and ask her to persuade Lin Si Yao not to enter the dangerous Dashi Mountain.

"Girl, I already spoke with Aunt Lao. We agreed not to let anyone know that we were able to eat bear meat. However, please advise your Lin Si Yao not to enter Dashi Mountain again. Not only are there ferocious bears in there, there are tigers, and also wolves! Anyways, just don't go to such a dangerous place… You may not know this, but in a neighboring town there used to be countless hunters. Not anymore. Once they entered the forest of Dashi Mountain, they never came back..."

Aunt Tian tried her hardest to persuade Su Shuilian. Although she had sent the warning towards Lin Si Yao, Aunt Tian was more worried for her son, Dabao.

In just three months of training with Lin Si Yao, Tian Dabao's body had gotten noticeably stronger. Usually during the winter, Tian Dabao would get sick with a fever. This year, not only was he not sick, Tian Dabao was fine walking out with only two layers of clothing.

The Tian House had found these changes really surprising. Originally they hoped that after Tian Dabao followed Lin Si Yao, he wouldn't randomly disappear and wander. At the same time, it was to also learn some self defense so he would no longer be bullied by his younger peers. Who knew that in just three months, Tian Dabao would have enough strength to even beat his father. Aunt Tian had only found out today that he would follow Lin Si Yao in and out of Dashi Mountain. He had even earned five taels and a litter of rabbits. For a family of six, this amount was enough to last them a whole year. However, knowing that the hare and money came from Dabao risking his life to enter the dangerous forest, Aunt Tian found it hard to swallow. Even Tian Dafu was not able to eat and sleep well for the past couple of days in fear of losing Tian Family's only son.

Yes, he may be mentally impaired, but he was still alive and well. But… what if… aiya! What am I thinking! Aunt Tian mentally reprimanded herself for thinking of such things. After snapping out of her thoughts, she continued her best to persuade the quiet Su Shuilian.

"Yeah, girl, although the bear meat was delicious, it's not worth the risks. We all know that Lin Si Yao is very skilled, but just in case something happens..." Aunt Lao also added, trying to make their argument sound more persuasive.

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"Nm, aunties, rest assured, A Yao is aware of what is acceptable. When he returns, I'll let him know." Su Shuilian smiled as she nodded; she was not worried, she had already cautioned him the past few times as well. He even smiled and assured her that there was no problem. He had said that he and Dabao never entered deep into Dashi Mountain and only stayed near the woods bordering the mountain to train. Dabao would sometimes follow the wolf puppies as they chased after the wild animals in the area. Lin Si Yao kept watch as he stood on the tip of his toes on a branch of the cloud-high bamboo while consolidating his [Mystic Nethereal - Wind Cloud Enchantment] that had gone through grand completion. If he were to detect any ferocious beast within a hundred meter perimeter, he would immediately leave the area with Dabao and the wolves. He would never gamble with his life since he already has his own lovely wife and cozy house.

"So do not worry. A Yao would not let anything happen to Dabao." Su Shuilian repeatedly assured. Lin Si Yao would never joke around with Dabao's safety as he wouldn't do so with his own safety. The people who had been taken under his wings can absolutely have faith in his protection.

"Girl, Tian House has had only one son every generation for three generations. I had hurt my body after I gave birth to Tian Dabao, so I am unable to conceive again. That is why I am so anxious for Dabao..." Aunt Tian spoke in a desperate manner. It wasn't that she did not trust Lin Si Yao, however, Dabao was their only son, and she didn't want to take any chances.

If she knew that Dabao would accompany Lin Si Yao into Dashi Mountain, she would have never allowed Dabao to become Lin Si Yao's disciple even if her life depended on it. However, when she had casually mentioned this to Dabao, he had protested with a hunger strike. This kind of display, it was hard to believe he had a nine year old's mentality…

Aunt Tian had wondered whether he had recovered from his mental stunt, but it was not the right moment to think about that. She still had to convince Lin Si Yao not to bring her son to any dangerous places.

"Ok. I will relay the message to him." Su Shuilian nodded her head. Since Aunt Tian had spoken, she will not make it difficult for her. She herself (SS) did not believe that Tian Dabao was in any danger. He (LSY) had only wanted Dabao to quickly learn those powerful sword moves.

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"A Yao… Aunt Tian and Aunt Lao came earlier." Su Shuilian handed Lin Si Yao, who had just returned, some warm tea and wrung a towel for him to wipe his face with.

These few days were perfect for sowing the winter millets. Therefore, other than bringing Tian Dabao and the wolf puppies out in the morning, for the rest of the time Lin Si Yao had been in the fields. Dabao was given a five day break. And while Lin Si Yao was out, Su Shuilian was accompanied by the wolves. It was closer to say she was being guarded by them as Lin Si Yao would worry for her safety.

Lin Si Yao raised his eyebrow when he heard what she had said before taking the towel from her hands and wiping his somewhat sweaty face.

"Aunt Tian said… Dashi is too dangerous…." Su Shuilian cautiously opened her mouth and continued. She did not want to upset Lin Si Yao. She clearly could see his genuine care for Dabao. Although he had never shown it- although he had been very strict with Dabao- she knew how much Lin Si Yao was dedicated to teaching Tian Dabao.

"She wants me to stop bringing him there." Lin Si Yao finished her sentence.

"You… You're not mad?" Su Shuilian looked up at his face and asked.

"Why should I be angry?" Lin Si Yao did not know whether to laugh or cry.

"Um… You were only doing this with good intention." Su Shuilian stammered.

"No worries. He only needed to strengthen up. Now there's no need to go there." Lin Si Yao finished the large cup of wild raspberry tea before he answered with the corner of his lips rising.

"What do you want to eat for lunch?" Lin Si Yao said and walked to the food storage cabinet, looking for possible ingredients.

"Oh, I had already made usShijin Rice*." Su Shuilian said as she happily trotted over to the stove and took the lid off from a large pot. Inside that large pot was a generous amount of fragrant Shijin Rice.

(什锦饭, Shijin rice - almost like fried rice, but the meats and vegetables are cooked with the rice, instead of adding the condiments after the rice is done. Google says its like Jambalaya.)

"Didn't we agree to make the food after I return?" Lin Si Yao furrowed his brows, took her hands, and pulled her close. He inspected both hands for any cuts.

"You were working so hard, how could I just stay home and do nothing?" Su Shuilian took a rice scooper and filled a large bowl of rice for Lin Si Yao and then a smaller bowl for herself.

"You should eat more." Lin Si Yao took the rice scooper from her and filled her bowl some more before handing it back to her.

She looked small and delicate; it was comfortable holding her in his arms. The areas that should be full have never slimmed. Even so, he worried for her; when the harsh winter comes, the strong winds blowing will knock her onto the ground.

If Su Shuilian had known Lin Si Yao's inner thoughts, she would have strongly refuted. Other than that time of the month, she never felt any discomfort since she had left the forest.

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Chapter 56: In Love and Inseparable

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Su Shuilian's sudden change to a healthy physique was of course attributed to her discovery of the Jade Fairy's Essence. Although she had only taken two small sips, it was enough to alter her previously weak body.

And as for the rest of the Jade Fairy's Essence in the small gourd that she had collected, it was placed at the bottom of the coat box. After all, there was no guarantee that maybe someday she wouldn't need it again...

After placing the bowls on the table, Su Shuilian walked to the cabinet to take out a jar of pickled cucumbers and radishes, placing some on a small blue and white dish. These pickled dishes were made by Su Shuilian after Aunt Lao had taught her.

Right before autumn, a large amount of tomatoes, cucumbers, and crisp melons were harvested from the southern courtyard garden. All of these fresh vegetables could not be finished in a short amount of time and also could not be left for a long time. She was in a dilemma before Aunt Lao came with Xicui to chat/gossip and had casually mentioned pickling them.

Oh yeah! Su Shuilian's eyes brightened. She was very excited and requested Aunt Lao to teach her how to pickle the vegetables.

As one of the most capable poniang of Fan Hua Town, Aunt Lao was able to teach her multiple different ways of pickling vegetables, such as using rice vinegar, soy sauce, salt solution, or even bean paste. In short, it was enough for Su Shuilian to use to make all sorts of pickled vegetables from the harvested tomatoes, cucumbers, and crisp melons.

And during late autumn, a large amount of radishes were harvested from the southern courtyard garden. Su Shuilian had picked out a few to be made into pickled radish in osmanthus sauce.

Of course, Su Shuilian contributed greatly in making these vegetables, from relaying the instructions, and occasionally passing over tools, jars, and such. The manual labor, or activities that could cause injuries, such as chopping, cutting, carving, soaking, marinating, and storing, were all done by Lin Si Yao.

He would not allow her to touch cold water, not allow her to hold a knife, not allow her to stain herself…. In short, there were thousands of "not alloweds".

However, the pickled radish dish's scented osmanthus were personally picked and dried by her.

"Did you come up with this yourself?" After taking a few bites of the Shijin rice, Lin Si Yao suddenly broke the quiet atmosphere.

"Yes, is it not good?" Su Shuilian halted her movements and set her chopsticks down as she shyly looked up and explained, "I have eaten this before and knew what ingredients were needed to make this dish. I just didn't know the proportions or the right amount of heat needed to make it."

"Idiot, it's delicious." Lin Si Yao smiled and replied, "I have never eaten this type of rice before and was just curious." He never knew rice could be used to make this type of dish. Peas, corn kernels, diced carrots, diced cucumbers, diced tofu, and bacon, along with rice; with a variety of colors, it was both visually appealing and appetizing.

This was one of the traditional staple foods of Yangzhou (prefecture level city in Jiangsu). It was also very popular during the Suzhou generation. The Su House occasionally had this nutritious dish on the table for breakfast. It was one of Su Shuilian's favorite dishes. However, Su house was more refined as they put more ingredients into this dish and used glutinous rice, which made it more tasty.

Nevertheless, Su Shuilian, who was able to obtain Lin Si Yao's sincere approval, was very happy.

Does that mean that he will be more lenient with her and allow her to go into the kitchen more often?

"Don't even think about it." Lin Si Yao easily saw through her. After three large mouthfuls, he had finished his bowl. Lin Si Yao looked up, only to see she had been taking small bites of the rice, in obvious grievance, he secretly sighed and added in a softer tone, "If you really want to, you can continue making this rice dish. But you are never allowed to cook any dishes that needs you to use a frying pan."

"Ok." Su Shuilian immediately nodded. To be honest, she was unfamiliar with making any foods that needed the frying pan.

On the other hand, she was able to make stew. After living in Dashi Mountain for roughly a month, Su Shuilian had finally learned the basics of making soup/stew.

A few days ago, she had even asked Aunt Lao to teach her how to make soups that were appropriate for the winter. For example, braised pork and radish stew, potatoes in beef brisket stew, and crucian carp with tofu soup. These dishes were considered first class in Fan Hau Town, as well as the neighboring Luo Shui Town and Qingtian Town. This was because certain ingredients that were in each dish were either very expensive or hard to aquire. As for the crucian carp, it could be caught in the rivers, but as farmers, to spend half a day to catch a fish for a stew, and the logs needed to simmer the soups… It was not worth the trouble.

"These few days have been tiring for you, right?" Su Shuilian handed Lin Si Yao, who had just finished showering, a double layered night gown that she had sewed. After he had put it on, she then helped put on the waist belt.

No matter which season, Lin Si Yao would take a cold shower before going to bed. This was ok during the summer and autumn season, but it would be winter soon and ice could be seen forming at night.

It was not that she didn't worry for him. However, seeing how he seemed to be fine and not shivering, Su Shuilian's heart settled down. Only, every time he came out of the shower, she would quickly drape a gown on him, urging him to quickly wrap up.

"It's alright." Lin Si Yao picked her up and gently placed her onto the large babu bed. He laid down beside her and hugged her before taking a quick peck on her lips.

He smiled as he watched her whole face and even her ears turned red. He had done this every night and had never gotten tired of watching.

"These few days, you have also worked hard, staying home alone." Lin Si Yao caressed her soft black hair and enjoyed the warmth by his side every night. As long as she was by his side, he was able to forget the daily hardship.

"How could I have worked as hard as you? You don't even allow me to come with you to help out." Su Shuilian pouted and muttered as she used her index finger and poked Lin Si Yao's chest with some force.

"Haha..." Lin Si Yao laughed.

Ever since Su Shuilian had seen and complimented his dimples as cute and lovely, Lin Si Yao was less reluctant to laugh and smile broadly. What's more, after a few rounds of observation, he was also able to conclude that his smile could bring her joy and even put her in a daze. He had used this method several times and it had always worked.

For example, right now--

Lin Si Yao leaned over and kissed her tender lips as both his hands caressed her soft, yet firm *. And in that moment, when she had come out of her daze and let out an enchanting sound in surprise, he had already topped her soft body.

"A Yao…." Su Shuilian shyly looked up at Lin Si Yao's face, her eyes misty and moist from tears.

"Hm?" Lin Si Yao raised a brow and hummed. This type of muted sound was low and full of seductive charm. His hands were still kneading her full mounds. And from time to time, he would lower his head and wantonly tease and bite her two cherry-red buds.

Su Shuilian bit her lips, afraid she would cry out in pleasure to this strange, yet familiar sensation.

"Don't bite." Lin Si Yao looked up and caressed her lips which had turn red and gave it a few kisses.

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"Don't hurt yourself." He frowned and said.

"But…." Su Shuilian closed her eyes shut, afraid to look at Lin Si Yao, who had removed his gown, revealing a strong and robust body.

"We are a married couple. Between a wife and husband, it is proper to be honest with each other." He kissed her delicate and supple skin and said vaguely.

Su Shuilian naturally understood his meaning. She also knew that this wasn't the case with her father and mother. Otherwise, why has she never seen her mother acting shy/embarrassed during breakfast? Before, she was ignorant, but now she understood how hard it was for her mother. As the first madam of Su House, this identity was closely tied mother's cold life.

"Woman, you are not allowed to zone out." Lin Si Yao bit onto her bud with a bit more force, the stinging feeling instantly brought her back.

"Focus, (you are) not allowed to think of anything else." Whether it was a person or problem, in this kind of situation, she was forbidden to think of anything.

"Ok." She smiled. She only just reminisced about her mother. After she got married, she rarely thought back to her past. To her, the people and places during her life in the Suzhou province were like the moon in the water, an untouchable illusion.

And so, other than praying for her mother and brother, and also the elders of Su House's well being and longevity, she put the rest of the matter behind her. The Su Shuilian now was just an ordinary peasant woman from Fan Hua Town. Of course, occasionally she would act as an embroiderer, but nothing more.

"Shuilian..." Lin Si Yao called in a low voice. His large hands gently caressed every part of her body. The places that he had touched were scorched in heat.

She trembled slightly, trying her best to suppress the wild passion within her which he had stoked to a ravenous, even enervating level.

However, under Lin Si Yao's increasing wanton * and teasing, Su Shuilian quickly lost herself in pleasure. And because of this, she felt panicked. With her usually reserved temperament, Su Shuilian found it hard to accept this type of debauchery. This was not how she should be acting.

"I wanna hear you cry out." He did not stop his hand movements, his mouth was also occupied, causing her to endlessly moan and gasp for breath. Watching her bloom under him, Lin Si Yao felt a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment.

"Nmm….ahh..." Without a warning, she unexpectedly passionately moaned out. Su Shuilian immediately covered her mouth in shame. And no matter how hard he tried, she stubbornly insisted on remaining mute.

Fine, there are other methods to make you call out coquettishly. Lin Si Yao wickedly smiled. He increased his actions below and buried deep into her pink buds.

The night was long, the love was dense.

In the end, was it his endless ministrations that made it hard for her to suppress her moans? Or was it that she was unable to strongly restrain herself, allowing him to enter her and make her lose her mind and soul?

But either way, this night, Su Shuilian and Lin Si Yao, with unprecedented enthusiasm and passion, touched and enchanted one another until they finally drew themselves into a colorful paradise.

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Chapter 57: The Drunken Beauty

"Shuilian jie, you really don't want to reconsider?" Xicui confirmed for the third time.

"Nm, after completing this mat, I still have to make two thicker inner clothes for A Yao..." Su Shuilian slightly smiled and declined Xicui's good intention.

The weather has turned cold, yet Lin Si Yao still only wore two layers. She had long finished making his cotton-filled jacket and winter coat, but he would rarely wear it at home, saying he was not cold. However, she herself had long started to wear the thick jacket. Even the river in the early morning had signs of freezing up. It will soon be San-Jiu Day*. Therefore, after she was done with this, she planned to make him a thicker pair of winter jackets.

(三九天 - the twenty seventh day after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year)

She looked down and continued to sew. Yes, after Lin Si Yao treated the bear skin, it no longer had a foul smell to it.

Taking advantage of the few remaining warm days, they continued to bask the skin under the sun after washing it, over and over again until the smell was completely gone. And with a fine comb, the fur was removed of all kinks, and the pelt was all soft, smooth, and glossy.

After the treatment was done, she cut the bear shaped pelt into a rectangular one. Using her babu bed as reference, she then made it into a furry mattress topper. Though this mattress topper wasn't big enough to cover the whole bed, to be able to lay on top of a soft furry topper during the winter would be pure bliss.

Ha…. Thinking of this, Su Shuilian could not help but raise the corners of her lips.

"Shuilian jie…..." Looking at Su Shuilian's current expression, Xicui knew she was daydreaming.

She helplessly added, "It's a whole six taels too…" trying to persuade her to accept this embroidery job.

The other day, Yue Yun Embroidery Floor's lady boss had invited Xicui upstairs for a private chat before she handed in her work. The previous who had received the Paired Phoenixes was very pleased with it and requested the same person who did that piece to sew another one called The Drunken Beauty. Six taels is a basic wage, but if it was done well, there would be an extra reward, just like what happened last time with the Paired Phoenixes.

The lady boss had even told her that the The Drunken Beauty piece was requested by the city lord of Fan Luo. It was to be made as a New Year's gift to be given to a government official of Jin Du City.

And so, with some calculations, Xicui estimated that if this was done as well as the Paired Phoenixes, they may be able to earn eight taels!

Eight whole taels! Her mother and father, who had been saving for her dowry since her birth, had only totaled to twenty taels!

And so, if Su Shuilian were to accept this job, in about two months, she would earn an ordinary farmer's decade of hard work with a decade of frugal spending.

If she (Xc) had such abilities, with those eight taels she would have been able to buy those luxurious accessories and clothing for her dowry that she had longed for.

Of course, this was only her dream. It was just luck for her that the previous piece had already allowed her to earn an amount that she had never dreamt of obtaining. And that was only with the help of Su Shuilian. Otherwise, with her skills, even if she had made it on time, she would not have earned such an amount.

Therefore, Xicui was very confident about Su Shuilian's embroidery skills.

The problem was that she (SS) still had yet to accept this job. Xicui was confused, why would Su Shuilian not want to take this opportunity. It was a hefty eight taels, enough for her and Lin Si Yao to live leisurely for three years.

"Xicui, I had promised Lin Si Yao not to accept any embroidery works with a fast approaching deadline…" Su Shuilian smiled and explained.

It was obvious that this piece needed to be finished before the end of this year. It was currently the 5th day of the eleventh lunar month. And after the piece was sewn, the Embroidery Floor also had to wash, starch, dry, and soften the textile. So in actuality, the embroiderer only had a month to complete it.

However, from Xicui's description, the Drunken Beauty was to be 5 meters wide and 2 meters tall. With that size, it was assumed that it was going to be made into a folding screen. And with her embroidery speed, other than eating her three meals, if she was to solely focus on sewing, it would take approximately one month to complete.

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Hence, if she were to accept this, she would work on it for a full month and would be completely disregarding Lin Si Yao's opinion.

Although six taels was a tempting amount, since she had promised A Yao, Su Shuilian would not accept any work that would be very stressful. Not to mention, she had to make Lin Si Yao his two new pairs of mid-layer clothing as well as new sets of cotton boots and indoor shoes. Just these would already keep her busy for ten days. There would be no time for another embroidery project.

"But….. it's eight taels..." Seeing that Su Shuilian had continued to refuse the request, she could only helplessly slump her shoulders. The truth was that this had nothing to do with her. Even if Su Shuilian were to accept the project, she was not told that she would also get a reward. It was just that she didn't want to lose the chance to be able to earn eight taels. Even if that money was not going into her pockets, she was still reluctant to give it up.

"Pfft!" When Su Shuilian saw her dejected appearance, she could not help but laugh, "Uh, sorry Xicui… I just thought your current expression was quite cute." When Xicui turned to stare at her with saddened eyes, Su Shuilian quickly apologized.

"Cute? More like mourning..." Xicui muttered. She mourned that the eight taels will now be in the hands of another person other than Su Shuilian, who she had internally deemed as an exceptional lady embroiderer.

"Xicui, your embroidery isn't actually bad, if you were to get rid of your rigidity, you can also accept this project." Su Shuilian did not just say this to console her. From her recent efforts, Su Shuilian could say that her skills were counted to be outstanding even in Fan Lou City. At least in her eyes, if she were to just get rid of her conservative and stiff style, there were no other flaws to pick out.

But then again, the style of Dahui Continent was quite similar to Su Embroidery. Of course, there were some stitches unique to Su Embroidery, such as the chaotic stitch (luàn-zhēn xiù) or the gold string embroidery. Of course, the continent of Dahui also had their own specialty such as floating cloud stitch (yūn-shā xiù) or the rotating flow embroidery. Though it was similar, the styles were slightly different. It took Su Shuilian about a month to learn the new stitching styles, and this was also another reason as to Xicui's worship.

"Shuilian jie, are you trying to comfort me?..." Xicui blushed; she then added with a pout "That lady boss never asked if I wanted to accept it, she only wanted me to ask you." With that, it was already clear that her skills were inferior compared to Su Shuilian.

"Have some more self confidence, Xicui." Su Shuilian laughed and said.

Soon Xicui will be of marriageable age, watching her make so many cute expressions and gestures, Su Shuilian could only see her as a child.

With that thought, she reasoned that it may be because of her real age.

Half a decade, comparing her current fifteen year old body to her past twenty year old self.

"This has nothing to do with self confidence!" Xicui also learned from Su Shuilian, as she sat down on the bench below the jejebe tree. Laying her back on the bench, she tilted her head up, and squinted at the warm winter sun.

It was a calm sunny day without any wind. As it passed through the few leaves still stuck on the jujube tree, the mottled sunlight on the body induced a warm and comfortable feeling.

Su Shuilian knotted the string and stretched; she was finally done with the bear mattress topper. She then stood up and shook the mattress topper a few times and got rid of any loose strings.

"How pretty!" Xicui heartily praised. She was also very envious of Lin Si Yao who was currently in the kitchen making their lunch.

"Suilian jie, A Yao ge really treats you well..." She stroked the soft bear mattress topper as she said with mixed feelings of envy, "If I could marry such a husband, I wouldn't let him suffer so much." She clenched her fist, as if she was helping Lin Si Yao with his grievances.

"Xicui." Su Shuilian did not know whether to laugh or cry.

"Xicui, things aren't as simple as it seems between a wife and husband…." Su Shuilian emphatically explained, "Blindly giving does not result in reciprocation. And if your future husband were to truly love you, then he will pamper and protect you. And if he does pamper and protect you, then he would not let you slave away everyday with chores. If he does, then he does not deserve your devotion, do you understand?" Su Shuilian said solemnly.

She thought back to her mother in the Republic of Suzhou. As Su House's head mistress and daughter-in-law, she had to work endlessly. In order to allow her husband (Su Shuilian's father) to be proud, and in order to receive the same amount of pampering as the second wife, her mother had sacrificed a lot. But as a result? Su Shuilian had never seen her mother genuinely smile from her heart. Even if she was in a room with just her biological children, she would never smile. It was because father did not care for her, and because he never noticed her hard work and sacrifice.

"Shuilian jie..." Xicui had never seen Shuilian with such an awe-inspiring tone and expression, and was suddenly dumbfounded.

"It's ok, I just wanted to tell you that between a husband and wife, it is what is inside that counts. After you marry, use your heart to judge, and you will discover…." Su Shuilian smiled and rubbed Xicui's head.

"Shuilian jie, I'm not a child..." Both of Xicui's cheeks flushed red, it annoyed her that Su Shuilian had treated her as a child.

From her mother, she had found out that Su Shuilian was currently fifteen years old, meaning she (SS) was a year younger than her. Just because she was married makes her an adult, and the unmarried her, a child? Is that so, humph!

Before, because of her mom's misleading gestures, without knowing, she called her 'Shuilian jie'. However, when she found out her age, Xicui was embarrassed to death! However, she had already addressed her as such for several months and saw no meaning to change it. At least following her, she would be able to learn more about embroidery, and her mother did not force her to call Shuilian jie as Shuilian shifu! So 'jie' will remain as 'jie'. Xicui comforted herself.

"Oh, sorry. I forgot..." Su Shuilian laughed and explained. It wasn't because she forgot Xicui's age, but she had forgotten her current body's age.

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Chapter 58: The Unwritten Rule

"Well Shuilian jie, I will be heading home now." Seeing Lin Si Yao come out of the kitchen, Xicui knew they were about to have lunch, so she got up, patted off the dead leaves that had fallen on her clothes and said so.

"Why don't you stay with us for lunch?" Su Shuilian smiled and continued, "A Yao prepared some stewed pork knuckle."

It was given to her by Aunt Tian. Her maternal family had slaughtered a sow, and she was given a hind leg.

Since Tian Dabao was accepted as Lin Si Yao's disciple, the Tian couple had long wanted to give them a present as a thank you. And so, early in the morning, Aunt Tian had come with a whole pork leg as a present.

Su Shuilian and Lin Si Yao initially did not want to receive the gift.

Su Shuilian believed that this hind leg could be sold for multiple taels, and if Tian House were to keep it, they could save a month's worth of money.

As for Lin Si Yao, he was indifferent about it. However, seeing that Su Shuilian was reluctant to accept it, he did not want it either.

Mutual goodwill, sorry, he was never used to that sort of thing because of his past occupation.

In the end, Aunt Tian got tired of politely pushing back the pig leg and took the initiative to walk into their kitchen. Taking a butcher knife by the cutting board, she struck down at the pig's leg, cutting it into two pieces.

"Girl, I'm no longer going to be polite. How about you pick one of the two pieces and I'll take the other half home. You must take one of the pieces, or else, if I were to bring this back, Uncle Tian will kill me. " Holding the butcher knife, Aunt Tian flung her arms, gesturing to Su Shuilian to quickly choose one of the pieces.

In order for them to not choose a smaller piece out of kindness, Aunt Tian made sure to cut two even halves. The half with the hoof was slender, but long, and for the upper thigh, which was filled with meat, she made sure to cut it a little shorter. In terms of weight, Aunt Tian's eyes were able to judge it with precision.

Unable to persuade Aunt Tian otherwise, Su Shuilian picked the half with the knuckle. It had been a while since she'd had halogen trotters and she had also craved it.

Lin Si Yao was amused, watching her rare greedy expression.

Then they acquired the steps to making halogen trotters from Aunt Tian. They were to first wash and then cut the pig leg into smaller pieces. Then, use the pork lard to boil some hot water in a large pot with garlic. Following that, more garlic, hibiscus trionum, chennai, anessete, melon zest, lemon zest, dried red pepper, bay leaves, patchouli, clove, sugar, salt, and soy sauce. With some cooking wine and 10 different kinds of seasoning, the pork knuckle is then added into the boiling broth. It is first cooked under a full fire, but then the flames are to be lowered to let the stew slowly simmer. This took the whole morning. After Lin Si Yao had washed the other vegetables, he calmly watched the fire in the kitchen.

"No, I think eating with A Yao ge is too stressful. Hahaha..." Xicui made a mischievous face and started to walk into the main room with Su Shuilian.

Su Shuilian was amused by what Xicui had said and laughed. Following Xicui through the main room, she placed the bear mattress topper on a chair before seeing Xicui out.

"Shuilian jie, are you really really sure that you don't want to accept the commission?" As Xicui walked closer to the entrance gate, she asked once more. She really did not want Su Shuilian to lose the chance of making eight taels because of a careless decision.

Su Shuilian shook her head, "No, not with one of short notice. I do not plan to accept any until next year." She had to prepare a lot this year. Not only clothing and footwear, there were also many miscellaneous items she had to complete.

Xicui reluctantly nodded, "Ok then, I'll go into the city tomorrow and refuse the offer for you ok?"

"Ok." Su Shuilian smiled and nodded, and waved Xicui goodbye.

--

"A Yao, come, try and see if this fits you." Su Shuilian shook the thick outerwear that she had just completed before walking out of the south door from the main room. She called out to Lin Si Yao who had just collected and stored the dried fish from earlier.

Lin Si Yao nodded with a smile. Quickening his pace, Lin Si Yao quickly put the rest of the fish into a cabinet in the kitchen where the wolf puppies could not reach before washing his hands and making his way towards the main room.

"So fast?" Lin Si Yao smiled and asked. She had only started yesterday morning and was already finished today?

"The weather is getting colder, yet you still refuse to put on another layer." Su Shuilian pouted and complained, however, at the same time, she helped Lin Si Yao out of his jacket and put on the padded outerwear she had made for him.

"It fits perfectly." Lin Si Yao lowered his head and stole a kiss, "Thank you!" He quietly said.

"Who said before not to be courteous as couples?" Su Shuilian glared at him, but with the blush on her face, it was clear to see she was just shy and not angry.

"I just want to thank you for marrying me." Lin Si Yao spoke by her ear, his hot breath caused a blush to creep on from her neck to her ears.

"Enough, put the jacket on." Su Shuilian helped him put on his jacket as a sugar-like sweetness bubbled in her heart. When did he learn how to sweet talk like that?

"What do you want for dinner? Is steamed fish with scallionsok?" Lin Si Yao rolled up his sleeves as he prepared to go to the kitchen to make dinner.

Ever since he had settled down, his cooking skills had only continued to grow. From his original knowledge of only barbecuing and stir fry, Lin Si Yao now knew more than a dozen different methods of cooking food. From steaming, stewing, deep frying, it was to say, being a chef was an occupation that needed a lot of energy and time.

However, if it was to be made for his beloved woman, he was willing to do so.

"Ok." Su Shuilian saw no reason to disagree, after all, she loved fish. It was only because it was hard for her to pick out the bones, but now, Lin Si Yao was able to somehow pick out all of the bones of the fish, and the fish dishes he made were always boneless.

What's more, the fish in the tank were almost overflowing.

A few days ago, Tian Dabao came again with his family's fish net. He said that he wanted, like his Shifu, to catch and dry fish so that he can enjoy fish during winter.

And so, Lin Si Yao made a special trip with him to the west side of the river. Fishing for three days, they had filled ten large wooden buckets full of fish.

In addition to the multiple varieties of fish, there were also several catties of shrimp, about twenty fat river crabs, and even a turtle that weighed about five to six catties. In short, the harvest was abundant.

In the end, Tian Dabao only took home three buckets of fish for his mother to dry.

And the rest was left with Lin Si Yao, saying it was to show respect for Shifu and Shi Niang. This made Su Shuilian chuckle.

They had a large tank for fish at home, but it did not mean they could sustain all of these fishes in it.

And so, Lin Si Yao picked out the smaller fishes of the bunch to be washed, salted, and dried. From their previous harvest, most of the fishes were also preserved the same way, and because of that, they had an abundance of dried salted fish.

As for the shrimp, other than making a stir fry with scallions, some were also given to Tian House and Lao House as they enjoyed a feast of fresh shrimps. As for the remaining two catties, it was salted, boiled, and then dried. In the future, when making soup, the shrimps can be added in to add more umami taste.

Of the twenty crabs, they kept eight of the wooden barrels, and the rest was given to Tian Dabao to take back to his family. His family had a total of six people, so they had enough crabs for everyone to enjoy two.

As for the other fish and the turtle, Lin Si Yao kept them in the tank for until New Years.

It was going to be their first New Years since moving to Fan Hua Town, so they should have some good offerings for their ancestors and also Bodhisattva.

Although Lin Si Yao did not know who his ancestors were, he had only learned about this ceremonial ritual from the talkative Aunt Lao.

The reason why Aunt Lao had told him about this, was firstly because he was incharge of the kitchen, it would make more sense to speak to him than Su Shuilian. Secondly, it was to only give him an early reminder as the items needed for the ritual would only become more expensive as it gets closer to new years.

Thinking that Su Shuilian was previously from a noble family and would place importance on this, Lin Si Yao became meticulous with this matter. All of the things needed for the offering, including food and furniture had long been prepared.

And Su Shuilian who had watched him proactively preparing all of these things, was also told that several offerings were needed. Although it was all arranged by Lin Si Yao, she still paid close attention to any useful information from others to help him out.

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As a result, they were both unusually active in preparing the offerings for the ritual. They both simply wanted to do something for each other.

As for their reason for this ritual… it was thrown into the back of their mind. They had never thought to communicate with each other about this matter which had resulted in a misunderstanding. However, this could be counted as a well-intentioned misunderstanding, right?

In the end, the ritual of laba, sending off the kitchen god, giving offerings, as well as welcoming the kitchen god back, were all accomplished in a smooth and orderly manner.

(腊八粥/Laba congee: ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar)

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There was something that Su Shuilian honestly could not understand… With some many fishes in the river, why were there never farmers going out to net fish? Not only could they add more variety to their home dish, the fish could also be sold to the restaurant in the city for some money. Wouldn't that be great?

"Oh, Si Niang, you didn't know? There is an unwritten rule that people can only fish from the river by their house." Until finally, Su Shuilian asked Tian Dabao, who laughed and said, "Why did you think I had to drag Shifu to fish every time? Haha, Shi Niang also has times of stupidity."

So it was like that! It had finally dawned on Su Shuilian. She decided to ignore the blunt words that blurted out from Tian Dabao's mouth and turned to Lin Si Yao calmly standing beside her, "A Yao, you had already knew about this?"

"Nm, found out when the house was being built." Lin Si Yao touched his nose, trying to contain his smile. He could naturally hear the anger in her voice. He could also hear the blame from the loss of face from his disciple because he had not informed her of this matter earlier.

Lin Si Yao had indeed heard this information from the carpenters who had worked building this house as they chatted about the pros and cons of living in an isolated area of town. However he did not think this would create such an incident and so he had never spoken to her about this information.

"But you guys went to the foot of Xiufeng to fish before… Wasn't that a public place?" Su Shuilian was confused.

"That's because..." Tian Dabao paused midway to look at Su Shuilian's face full of expectation, before continuing, "...no one is as powerful as Shifu and I! HAHAHA!"

Eh? Su Shuilian turned to look at Lin Si Yao, who was also chuckling at her, could it be…

"To continue towards the river at the foot of Xiufeng, there is a trench that is eight meters wide." Lin Si Yao held Su Shuilian's shoulder and softly explain, "Dabao's current qigong is good enough, so I was able to bring him there."

"Oh" Su Shuilian gave him a glare. She leaned closer to his ear, teeth clenched as she angrily continued, "Are you happy watching me make a fool of myself?" Don't think that she didn't see his smiling face from the very start. It was even more hateful than his usual cold face!

"Haha..." Lin Si Yao could not help but chuckle. He could not resist pinching her nose before giving her a kiss. He was immediately attracted to the playful her and completely disregarded his disciple who was looking at them in a grimace.

"Don't be angry, Dabao always speaks without thinking of the consequences. And I would never want to see you making a fool of yourself." Lin Si Yao started to panic when he saw that Su Shuilian had turned around, as if ignoring him. He gave Tian Dabao a harsh glare while trying to appease her.

"Hmph! You guys just won't have a share of the (unaged) osmanthus and glutinous rice wine tonight!"

After she spoke out, Su Shuilian pretended to be angry as she stormed into the kitchen, and with a 'bang' she slammed the door shut.

With her back facing the kitchen door, Su Shuilian could not help but start laughing. He couldn't even tell if she was really angry or just faking it! And he actually kissed her in front of Dabao... My goodness!

As for the two left outside, they looked at each other as one quickly scrambled his way towards the kitchen door. Knocking at the door, he started to plead, "Shi Niang, I was wrong, please don't be angry with me. Mother always said that I knocked my head dumb and would spew random words…. Aiyo…. Shi Niang, don't be angry anymore Shi Niang… Fairy jiejie..." Tian Dabao squatted in front of the kitchen door as he continuously apologized for the words he had said without a second thought.

Lin Si Yao had heard Su Shuilian's laughter in the kitchen, so he had realized that she was not angry. Or was not as angry as she displayed herself to be. And because of that, he was not in a hurry like Tian Dao to act in such a shameless manner. Even if he was unable to enjoy the osmanthus wine that she had brewed, he had a method of appeasing her. Of course, that was to be used at night, when his disciple is no longer here.

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Chapter 59: Yue Yun Embroidery Floor's Jiang Yingyun

"You are really going to ignore me now?"

That night, Lin Si Yao hugged Su Shuilian as they sat on the side of the bed. Smiling, he continued to whisper close to her ear, "But you promised before, that when the osthamus flowers are abundantly abloom, we would have another formal toast. Now that you are ignoring me, how are we going to have the toast?" His breath tickled her sensitive skin, though she had completely flushed red, Su Shuilian remained stubborn.

"That's going to be in another 3 to 5 years though…." Su Shuilian quickly found an excuse. During the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, she had gotten herself completely intoxicated and had said many incoherent things. Although she does not remember most of it, he still insisted that she had said this then.

Fine, once there are a plentiful amount of blooming osthamus flowers, they will try the osthamus wine that she made. The wine jar that is currently buried by the cherry tree (being aged) in their backyard.

As for the (unaged) osthamus and glutinous rice wine that she had said to revoke for dinner, it was still given to the Shifu and disciple pair. The three enjoyed the wine along with the large river crabs. As for the wolf puppies who could not eat the crabs, they could only gnaw on mantou dipped in the crab dish sauce.

"So you plan to ignore me until then? Shuilian, you said so yourself, couples should be caring and intimate with each other. However, how are we supposed to do that if you continue to ignore me for three years?" Lin Si Yao did not yield and continued. After knowing her for more than six months, he had figured out her temper.

Suddenly, Su Shuilian turned around; her face completely red. One cup of unaged wine was already very strong for her.

"I didn't mean it that way…. Truthfully, I'm not angry… it's just…." She just felt that she had lost face. In front of his twelve year old disciple, she had behaved like an ignorant fool.

"I know. Dabao needs a scolding..." He had long decided how to deal with that naughty, disrespectful disciple of his.

However, it wasn't the right situation to say this. Lying on top of the soft bearskin mattress topper that was made several days ago, he's gotta do something to maintain its softness and warmth…

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The next morning, seeing that it was a good sunny day, Lin Si Yao took Tian Dabao to the foot of Xiufeng to practice swordwork. And following right behind was the excited-to-be free Xiao Xiu.

Su Shuilian woke up shortly after their departure. After she washed her hands, Su Shuilian sat down on a chair in the kitchen. She was preparing to make Lin Si Yao a pair of warm cotton shoes. Occasionally, she would glance at the millet porridge cooking on the stove, afraid it might overcook.

"Shuilian jie! Shuilian jie, are you home?" Sounds of knocking and Xicui's voice sounded from outside the gates.

Su Shuilian was puzzled at her sudden appearance, but she still quickly got up to open the gates for her.

"Xicui, why are you in a rush so early in the morning?" Su Shuilian smiled as she pulled Xicui in.

Just as she was about to close the gate, Su Shuilian noticed a lady in her twenties standing behind Xicui. There was even a luxurious carriage parked by the road.

"This is?" Su Shuilian turned to Xicui in question.

"Shuilian jie…. I…." Xicui held Su Shuilian's hands, her face conflicted as she hesitated to continue.

"Don't blame Xicui. It was I who insisted for her to allow me to meet Madam Lin*. I am the co-lady boss of 'Yue Yun Embroidered Floor', Jiang Yingyun." Jiang Yingyun greeted Su Shuilian with a nod as she introduced herself. At the same time she unobtrusively sized up the so-called 'perfect embroiderer' that Xicui had spoken about.

'This is a typical embroiderer from a noble family.' -was Jiang Yingyun's first impression of Su Shuilian.

Her pulled up hairdo was an obvious sign that she was a married woman. And from what she had heard from Xicui earlier, her husband's family name was 'Lin'.

It was just that from her delicate facial features and her outward display, it made it seem as if she was a young miss from a noble family.

However, which family would produce such an excellent embroiderer? Which noble's daughter would marry a farmer and live by selling her embroidery?

Jiang Yingyun could not figure it out.

Once Su Shuilian heard 'Yue Yun Embroider Floor', she had a rough idea of what this matter was about.

Presumably, when Xicui went to reject the offer, the people did not want to give up and decided to come, meet, and persuade her.

"Shopkeeper Jiang, just as Xicui had told you before, this embroidery work, I can not help with. The time given is just too little. I'm sorry to have you travel all the way here..." Su Shuilian nodded back as she lightly smiled and replied.

"Wondering how many days Madam Lin needs to be willing to take in Drunken Beauty?" Jiang Yingyun asked in a mild manner.

She was also in a helpless situation. Ever since the city lord had seen the Paired Phoenix work on a screen from the Wang House, he made a personal visit to the embroidery floor to request the same person to make his Drunken Beauty piece. Otherwise, from their large amounts of embroiderers, it wasn't hard to find a replacement.

"Shopkeeper Jiang…." Su Shuilian looked up at Jiang Yingyun in surprise. Since it was a request to the embroidery floor, the embroidery usually has no choice in the amount of time given. Wasn't 'Yue Yun Embroider Floor' the largest embroidery establishment? How could they be lacking in idle embroiders?

"Madam, just call me Yingyun. 'Shopkeeper Jiang' is just too cumbersome." Jiang Yingyun politely amended her title given by Su Shuilian. At the same time, she rubbed her slightly stiffened forearm.

Although the winter morning had no wind, she still felt cold standing out for too long.

Moreover, she had gotten up at yin-shi (3am to 5am) and took the carriage all the way to Fan Hua Town. She had rushed back to the city yesterday because of this news from her sister. As well as a sleepless night, worrying about this matter.

One, not because of the five taels, but because they could not offend the patron as his identity as a city lord could put their establishment at stake. At the same time the embroidery floor also had no right to disclose their embroiderer's personal information and their reason for refusal.

Therefore, she had checked Xicui's files stored in the embroidery floor and found this town. She had plead Xicui for a while before Xicui reluctantly agreed to allow her to meet Su Shuilian.

"If that is so, then Lady Jiang can just refer to me as Shuilian. Come inside… " Su Shuilian naturally noticed her actions. She felt as if she had neglected her guests and with an apologetic smile, she invited the two into her house.

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She brought them to the already heated Kang before heading to the kitchen. Su Shuilian extinguished the fire and moved the millet porridge away from the stove. After heating a pot of osthamus flower tea, she brought it to the main room.

"Shuilian, truthfully speaking, I would like you to accept the Drunken Beauty work. As long as you can hand it in before new years, it would be ok." After taking a sip of the tea and silently praising its taste, Jiang Yingyun no longer spoke with courtesy as she directly stated her intention.

"Right before new years? But don't you need to make it into a screen?" Su Shuilian endlessly wondered. Turning an embroidery into a screen was a complex process; usually taking about 10 to 30 days.

"You don't have to worry about this. As long as you can hand it to us before New Years, we have our way..." Jiang Yingyun's eyes shone with a glimmer of hope as she continued to appeal to Su Shuilian.

She and her sister, Jiang Yingyue, had operated this business for more than a decade. So she was well aware of the amount of time needed to make a screen embroidery. However, since Su Shuilian was worried about the time given, she could only use this as a countermeasure to assure her.

Yes, Jiang Yingyun was taking a gamble. If Su Shuilian accepted the work and handed it in before new years, she could finish the job afterwards. In four days, she should be able to complete it, at the expense of her sleep,

In order to maintain Ying Yue Embroidery Floor's prestige, she could only think of two methods. One was to use the name of 'Ying Yue Embroidery Floor' to persuade her to accept the work. However, after meeting Su Shuilian, she no longer bothered with this idea. And the second and last method was for her to persuade Su Shuilian into accepting Drunken Beauty by giving her more allocated time.

"Lady Jiang..." Su Shuilian furrowed her brows. From the experience of business dealings she had accompanied her brother with, Su Shuilian could not help but suspect Jiang Yingyun's proposal.

"Just call me Yingyun, Shuilian…." Jiang Yingyun smiled as she corrected her.

"Yingyun, I'm afraid I have to ask a question: If the Drunken Beauty was due before New Years, to hand the piece after that due date, wouldn't that be violating your agreement? Wouldn't I be part of the blame then?" Su Shuilian smiled and firmly asked.

It's not because she was being overly cautious. It was just situations like these, where it required transactions involving conflicting interest, she had to be prepared.

This was what she had learned from her brother.

"Haha…. Shuilian, should I say you are shrewd, or should I call you frank?" Jiang Yingyun smiled and said.

She was surprised by Su Shuilian's reply. This doesn't seem like the typical reply of a pampered young miss.

Su Shuilian, what kind of woman was she? Outwardly, she seemed like a delicate young lady, but in reality, she was as smart as a matriarch from a noble family.

However, the truth of the matter was that she was living in a remote rural town, a married woman, and a farmer's wife.

The clever and crafty second ladyboss of Ying Yue Embroidery Floor, Jiang Yingyun, could not figure her out.

"Shuilian, if you believe me, please put in 120% of your effort. This deal is with me, when you are finished with Drunken Beauty before the end of the year, once you hand it in, I will give you an additional reward. Ten taels as a base amount, and I can reward even more if the quality is high." Jiang Yingyun smiled as she stated what she had considered to be a tempting offer. "If the quality was the same as the Paired Phoenix work, then it would earn you no less than 8 taels."

"Heavens!" Xicui who had been quietly sitting by the side listening to their conversation could not help but exclaim. Covering her mouth with her hand, Xicui could not help but call out "Shuilian jie" to tell her to quickly accept this offer. She anxiously looked towards Su Shuilian. Eighteen taels! Oh my god! This was ten taels more than what she had originally been offered with! Where could they find any better offer!? If she had the skills, she would have cried and pleaded to have this offer given to her! This was simply a gift bestowed from the God of Wealth!

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Chapter 60: Lady Chief Embroiderer

Su Shuilian and Jiang Yingyun stared at each other seriously for a moment. Just as Jiang Yingyun took a deep breath and smiled in anticipation, Shuilian nodded her head as she acknowledged Jiang Yingyun's proposal and replied, "Alright. I accept."

Su Shuilian was willing to give herself a chance, to believe in this candid lady's promises, just like her appearance, and the trustworthiness she has shown.

Su Shuilian's instinct told her that Jiang Yingyun definitely had difficulties that she could not speak of.

If not, with her status as the co-lady boss of the city's biggest embroidery business, she definitely would not need to rush here to persuade her.

With a large remuneration, generous payout, and even with an extension of project deadline to the end of the year...

Thinking of this, Su Shuilian courteously gave in a step: "I will definitely finish it around the twentieth of the twelfth month, to allow you more time to improve on the screen."

"Really? That's great!" Upon hearing, Jiang Yingyun jolted in joy from the Kang, as she held Su Shuilian's hand, she thanked her profusely: " Thank you! Thank you! " She thanked Shuilian for accepting the request, as well as her consideration. This time, she had definitely bet on the right treasure chest, a bet that was a definite success!

"Then it's a deal. Once I return to the embroidery floor, I will have someone send over the embroidery supplies necessary for Drunken Beauty." When Jiang Yingyun finished her conversation with Shuilian, the sun was already high up in the sky. Seeing how late it was and recalling the large amount of work that was still left undone back at the embroidery floor, Jiang Yingyun got up and was about to bid farewell to Su Shuilian.

"Ok." Su Shuilian nodded her head. Just as she accompanied them out the main room, she encountered Lin Si Yao, Tian Dabao, and Xiao Xue (with a mouse in mouth) who had just returned from their morning practice.

"A Yao, you're back?" Su Shuilian smiled as she came forward to take the bundle of goat grass in his hands. At the same time, she introduced Jiang Yingyun who stood curiously looking at him, "A Yao, this is Ying Yue Embroidery Floor's Second Lady Boss, Jiang Yingyun." Su Shuilian then turned back to look at her as she continued, "Yingyun, this is my husband, Lin Si Yao."

Oh my god. That single phrase quickly flashed within Jiang Yingyun's mind.

Her assumption was ridiculously wrong.

This man, how was he a farmer? He was more like an aloof, handsome, and distinguished young man!

The usually sharp, quick minded, and analytical lady boss Jiang Yingyun's brain completely shut down. She had already been muddled by Su Shuilian, now there was a Lin Si Yao! Was this to point out that her ten years of experience was not enough?!

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In contrast, Lin Si Yao was a lot calmer than she was.

He expressionlessly nodded at her. With one hand, he picked up Tian Dabao who was squating in the corner watching before he made his way to the south yard to wash his hands and prepare their meal.

"Shuilian…. Your husband…."... doesn't seem like a farmer, and more closely resembles a practitioner of martial arts?

Jiang Yingyun swallowed and wanted to ask as she watched the cold-faced Lin Si Yao pick up the grinning teen, with a few steps traveled several meters, and soon completely out of their sight.

"Sorry, this is A Yao's true personality." Su Shuilian thought that Jiang Yingyun was referring to Lin Si Yao's rudeness and was somewhat ashamed.

Really that man… He was outwardly cold, but was privately passionate. Almost to the point where she couldn't stand it. Ah! How could she think of such shameful things at this moment?!

"It's alright. I can tell, you guys are very close." Jiang Yingyun was envious as she teased Su Shuilian.

Although that man hadn't spoken a single word, his gaze remained on Su Shuilian. Even when he nodded at her, his eyes were still locked on Su Shuilian and her surroundings.

To be able to have a man so dedicated to her, what more can a woman ask for? Jiang Yingyun secretly sighed.

This kind of luxury, she estimated that she would never obtain in this lifetime.

Ten years ago, when she was ten years old and her sister was sixteen years old, their parents were killed by bandits. And because of that, they were left to fend for themselves. The only thing that their parents left for them was the 'Yue Yun Embroidery Floor'. It was created when she was six and the name used a character in both her and her sister's name.

The current 'Yue Yun Embroidery Floor' had long situated its roots in Fan Luo City. And has become one of the leaders of the embroidery industry.

Of course, this was all due to the self sacrifice of her elder sister. She had given up her youth, her chance to marry, and her chance of an heir, and put all of her attention into operating Yue Yun Embroidery Floor.

Today her twenty-seven year old sister is often mentioned by merchants in the city of Fan Luo. She would be praised but also pitied. Praised because she was a prosperous business woman, pitied because of her lonely future.

But how could she let her elder sister live a lonely life? If she could not find a happy marriage, then she will accompany her sister for the rest of her life.

What's more, she was currently twenty years old. She had already passed the age most men pursue, she had already passed her youthful years.

Even though she was not picky, but to find a marriage partner, she's afraid the only ones willing were either the old or the mentally ill. If those were the only options, then she would opt not to marry and remain like her sister, to simply live without relying on a man.

In truth, her sister had long decided that she would not marry in this lifetime.

Actually, from her business, Jiang Ying Yue had met several distinguished widowers who expressed their interest in her only for her to politely decline. However, for her only biological sister, Jiang Yingyun, she was dead set on finding her a good lifetime partner. She had looked into many men who were around her sister's age and even contacted matchmakers to secretly find any good matches for her. Anytime a match was found, she would always send the matchmaker to that family's house to inquire.

Only it was a pity that so far the only men she, Jiang Yinyun, had met were either lustful or mentally stunted.

So after this continuous pattern, her elder sister could only give up and no long pester her into finding a marriage partner.

Thinking up to this, Jiang Yingyun bitterly shook her head, she felt pity.

Yes, pity.

After meeting such a close couple, this was the first time in eleven years, she had felt a sense of self pity.

--

"A Yao, there's something I need to speak to you about."

After breakfast, Su Shuilian spoke gently to Lin Si Yao who was washing the dishes after he had cleared the table.

"Embroidery work?" Lin Si Yao raised his head to steal a glance, witnessing her guilty expression as if she had done something wrong, he couldn't help but laugh softly.

"Eh? How did you know?" Su Shuilian raised her head in astonishment, her gaze coincidentally met his.

"Shuilian, I never forbade you to accept. As long as it was not like last time, working as if your life depended on it, I will not stop you." After all, embroidery was her talent, as well her hobby.

After Lin Si Yao finished the dishes and dried his hands, he led Su Shuilian back into the main house and onto the warm Kang.

"Nono, this time, there is a lot of time given." Su Shuilian anxiously waved her hands and explained. Seeing this, Lin Si Yao could not help but laugh out loud.

"Am I that scary?" He stole a quick kiss from her lips as he smiled and asked. He did not want her to think that he was a horrible and unreasonable man.

"No, I know you are just worried for my health." Su Shuilian shook her head. She had never once thought that he was scary.

Oh, but of course when she had first met him, she felt a bit of fear. But then again, the him then was cold and unpredictable.

"As long as you understand. But remember, other than having to eat three meals a day, you also have to take breaks and drink plenty of water. If not, then I will confiscate everything." Lin Si Yao once again reminded, pretending to be fierce as he threatened.

After all, he currently has a source of income. From the animals that he had hunted, Lin Si Yao has already earned about 7 or 8 taels. Of course, Dabao had earned even more, whenever he was splitting the amount, he (LSY) would never take more. Whenever they went to hunt and sell game, he and Dabao would split the income at a ratio of 4:6 respectively. However, after Tian House's complaint, he no longer took Dabao into the forest. But when they train near Xiufeng, occasionally they would encounter wild animals, but they were not as valuable and thus sold for less.

--

Afternoon, on the same day, a man riding a carriage marked from the 'Yue Yun Embroidery Floor' came to pass Su Shuilian the materials for the Drunken Beauty as well as a written contract; handwritten by the big boss, Jiang Yingyue herself.

In the letter, it had stated that from now on, if Su Shuilian were to agree, she would be hired as a Lady Chief Embroiderer of 'Yue Yun Embroidery Floor'. She did not need to wait in the lobby room of the embroidery floor and could freely choose to pick out any embroidery work. And every month, even if she did not do any embroidery work, they would send her an income of one tael. Furthermore, if she were to accept any embroidery work, along with the stated pay, she would also be given an additional reward.

After reading it, Su Shuilian was speechless. What benefit was there for Ying Yue Embroidery Floor to do such a thing?

To give her a fixed monthly salary of one tael even for not doing any work? And on top of that, rewards along with the contracted amount for any accepted embroidery work? Wouldn't that monthly tael be a loss for 'Yue Yun Embroidery Floor'?

"They want to keep you." One sweep and Lin Si Yao confidently concluded. With Su Shuilian's incomparable embroidery skills, any embroidery floor who could sign a contract with her would no doubt rise in reputation. As for the speed of their propagation, it would all rely on Su Shuilain's rate of production.

And that's why 'Yue Yun Embroidery Floor' wanted to quickly have Su Shuilian sign this contract. Even if she did not accept many embroidery work requests, once she signed the contract, Su Shuilian could no longer accept any embroidery work from other embroidery floors.

That's right, this was the idea that 'Yue Yun Embroidery Floor' betted on.

Of course, this type of contract was completely harmless to Su Shuilian and it even gave her a fixed income. As for 'Yue Yun Embroidery Floor', this contract could prevent any risks posed by other competing embroidery floors.

It was good news for both parties if Su Shuilian were to agree to this contract.

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