Chapter Seventy-four: Big Sister Chunhong

  Liu Qing was already nervous and flustered, but this sudden clap startled her so much that she nearly lost her soul. Taking a closer look in the moonlight, it turned out to be you; you scared me to death!

  It was none other than the eldest maid, Chunhong. What had Chunhong come out for? To meet her lover. The eldest maid, Chunhong, was quite pretty and although she couldn't compare to the two young ladies, she could also be considered a beauty.

  She has two vices: one is loving money and the other is being lustful.

  Chun Hong likes wealth and beauty, and everyone in Liujiacun knows about it. Chun Hong also has a decisive character, when wealth and beauty come together and cannot be obtained at the same time, she never shows hesitation, but makes a quick judgment, can quickly give up fish to take bear's paw, so everyone calls her the King of Loving Money and Beauty with Decisive Judgment.

  This nickname is very much to Chun Hong's liking, I dare say that Chun Hong is absolutely a pioneering figure in the Celestial Empire. What male-female segregation, what male-female non-interaction, are of no concern to her, in her heart. Etiquette and traditional norms are absolutely inferior to nature, even more so than glittering gold and silver.

  Liu Qingqing saw Chun Hong and let out a sigh of relief. Chun Hong saw Liu Qingqing and was delighted, thinking that business had finally arrived, but in reality, it was a loss in the field of love, yet a gain in business.

  It turned out that on this evening, Chun Hong was at the tip of the willow branch in the moonlight, and they had agreed to meet after sunset.

  I just got a young boy, 12 or 13 years old, and we agreed to meet at the land temple east of Liu's house. Unexpectedly, when the moon was high in the sky, that person didn't show up either, stood me up.

  They were deceived, a curious little kid about men and women's affairs. The family had already arranged a marriage for him early on. Seeing that the son was so precocious, they immediately got him married off. Everyone likes new things and gets tired of old ones. Faced with a beautiful woman who matched him, the little kid had long since abandoned this older sister in some mountain valley.

  Spring Festival is over, and the duck in hand has flown away again.

  Spring red reluctantly returned.

  Just when she was unhappy, Liu Qingqing came over. So, she patted Liu Qingqing's shoulder and asked her what she was doing out so late.

  Liu Qingqing's mind was racing, and she quickly thought of a good excuse to say: "Miss is about to get married, and I'm sent out to see if the wedding carriage has arrived."

  Chun Hong sneered with a cold smile, like an owl in the dark night. Liu Qing was startled and trembled, generally speaking, when Chun Hong smiled like this, someone would be unlucky.

  Liu Qingqing was frightened with reason. Because her next sentence scared Liu Qingqing silly.

  "You don't have to pretend anymore, I know what you're up to! You're not going to welcome a wedding car, but want to run away and escape the marriage!"

  One sentence shocked Liu Qingqing so much that she hastily pulled Chun Hong and hid in a place farther away from the main gate.

  Scared me to death, how did Chun Hong know? So full of surprise on her face.

  Chun Hong seemed to know what was on her mind, "You, must be kept in the dark, or let me tell you the actual situation?"

  It's rare for Chun Hong to be so generous, she usually charges for her words, otherwise it's not worth discussing. She has her own considerations. Liu Qingqing knew that once he met Chun Hong, it wouldn't be easy to get away, even if he died, he had to be a ghost who understood the situation, so just listen to him.

  "Listen, I'm telling you, you're being married off to the wealthy Hu family in Jiangnan," Chunhong said, her eyes gleaming with an otherworldly light whenever she spoke of things she loved - wealth and beauty.

  Liu Qingqing didn't say a word either, listening to her continue instead. Let's use stillness to control movement.

  It turned out that Old Lady Bai had long known about the Hu family's situation. Although the Hu family was of noble birth, his wife and children had long since flown to all parts of the world like they had grown wings. Therefore, she would rather die than marry her daughter off to such a person. However, she also understood Lao Ye's temperament - once he made up his mind, there was no room for discussion. So she decided to use a trick to swap the marriage contract. She called Chun Hong over and asked her to go to Lao Ye's room, seize the opportunity to secretly switch the contracts, replacing Qing Luan's with Liu Qingqing's, and have Liu Qingqing marry Hu Zhongren instead.

  Chun Hong is the red person in front of Old Master Liu, and many things are done with her help. So, Chun Hong took advantage of the old master's unpreparedness, replaced the marriage certificate, and skillfully handled the situation when the Hu family came, finally completing the substitution. It can be said that modern-day Liu Qingqing crossed over to substitute for the Hu family, and Chun Hong's contribution is not small.

  Chun Hong didn't think that marrying into the Hu family was a miserable thing. She also had different views on Ke Ren's words, if her own life was hard enough, who would be killed by Ke? If Liu Qingqing was lucky enough, after killing the people in the lake, all the property would belong to her.

  However, she didn't like Jiangnan, where the air was too humid. She still liked this mountain villa and Mr. Liu's clever ideas.

  Liu Qingqing didn't want to go, she knew that too, because she also knew about Liu Qingqing's affairs. Liu Qingqing had a lover of her own, originally, she wanted to speak up for Liu Qingqing, but since she hadn't received any money from Liu Qingqing, while Madame Bai was willing to give her white silver coins as a gift, she naturally kept quiet and focused on her work.

  It wasn't until today that Liu Qingqing finally knew the whole story.

  Chun Hong explained the cause and effect of things, Wenwen asked: "Miss, I know you may resent me for not speaking up for you, but I really am not in control, others are masters and I am a slave, I have to listen to them, so you must forgive me."

  Liu Qingqing smiled wryly: "Sister, don't call me miss, what kind of miss am I? Here, I and you are the same, we are all slaves serving others. Of course, I won't blame you."

  Chun Hong said: "You don't blame me, that's great! I wonder what plans you have, sister? But I do know that you have a loving boyfriend!"

  Chun Hongxin said, don't get too close, listen to Liu Qingqing's then individual lover is also rich and handsome, elegant and refined, she has been wanting to try the taste for a long time. Unfortunately, Master never asks her to go to Beijing, while Liu Qingqing goes to Kyoto every March to replace her brother Qing Yang as the chef, so take this opportunity to meet her lover.

  Chun Hong's plan was to taste all the beautiful men in the world, but sitting and waiting in Liujiacun like a spider weaving its web had limited her horizons. Once she got to know people from the lake or Yue Qianshan, such big shots in the business world, her opportunities would multiply. So, she really wanted to know what Liu Qingqing was up to.

  Liu Qingqing knew that Chun Hong was a gossip, but the only person who could help her now was this one. So she said: "Sister, you have such wide connections, and you actually know such a secret thing. Indeed, I have someone in my heart in Kyoto, and I don't want to marry a man from the lake. Does sister have any good strategy?"

  Chun Hong said: "I have a plan, but you know I don't get up early for nothing, and I won't help others for free?"

  Liu Qingqing said: "But I don't have much savings, even if I did, it's all with my brother in Kyoto."

  Chun Hong waved her hand: "Never mind, you listen to my plan first and then say it. If you don't plan to do it, you don't have to pay the money."

  Liu Qingqing said: "Sister, speak quickly."

  Chun Hong didn't beat around the bush and said straightforwardly: "I have a plan now that can save you."

  What's the solution?

  It turned out that Chun Hong had also used a trick of substitution, she wanted to marry into the Hu family in place of Liu Qingqing and go to Jiangnan. Liu Qingqing could then go to Sai Bei to find Yue Qianshan.

  This plan is excellent.

  Liu Qingqing readily agreed. If someone was willing to take her place and suffer on her behalf, then so be it. This way, she could go find Yue Qianshan instead.

  Chun Hong nodded in agreement as she gazed at the green willow trees, then continued: "Sister, since you have a mind to implement this plan, I'll state my requirements."

  Liu Qingqing said: "Sister, please speak." In her heart, she thought: Let's see how this greedy and lustful Wang will open his mouth.

  Chun Hong said: "I can provide my sister with travel expenses to Sai Bei, and I can also replace my sister to go to Jiang Nan to marry a man from the lake. However, I want one thing from you, if you are willing to give it up, we can proceed, otherwise, let's pretend I didn't say anything and we'll each go our separate ways."

  Liu Qingqing said: "I don't have anything valuable either?"

  Chun Hong smiled: "You have it, it's the green jade Buddha that you and Yue Qianshan exchanged as a token of your love."

  Liu Qingqing's face changed, and she thought to herself, "You're really heartless, Chun Hong! You want to take away the token of my engagement? How can I explain this to Qian Shan?" She immediately expressed her concerns.

  Chun Hong smiled slightly, "Sister, your words are wrong. Yue Qian Shan's interest is in you yourself, not some Green Jade Buddha. As long as you can get close to him, he will definitely be grateful and appreciative, how could he possibly resent you? But if you were to marry Hu Zhong instead, that would be different, you would be betraying love. Comparing the two, which is lighter and which is heavier, do I need to say more?"

  Liu Qingqing nodded in agreement. Chun Hong was like that, she could take your pulse accurately before quoting a price, making it impossible for you to haggle or bargain.

  Forget it, Liu Qingqing gritted her teeth and thought that she had already reached a dead end and couldn't go to her brother's place, so she could only flee to Yue Qianshan.

  Agreed.

  Reaching out to hold the emerald jade Buddha around my neck, crystal clear and translucent. Under the moonlight, it still shines brightly. Stroking it for a moment, I feel sorrow in my heart. Seeing the emerald jade Buddha is like seeing my lover, but now I'm handing it over to someone else's hands just to meet with Qinglang.

  "Alright, you go get your luggage, and I'll give you the Biyu Buddha." With a long sigh, Liu Qingqing had no choice.

  Chun Hong smiled and said, "Don't talk like that. One day, when you find your beloved and come to our Hu family estate, I can give you the Biyu Buddha, but at that time, you'll have to pay a higher price."

  Liu Qingqing said: "Alright, you must take good care of this green jade Buddha and don't lose it."

  "That's natural."

  Two people exchanged, Liu Qingqing took advantage of the dark night and left Liuyuan Village, embarking on a journey to find her husband. Chunhong returned to Liuyuan with joy, waiting for the chaos in Liuyuan to subside before asking her to marry into the Hu family. Who would have thought that halfway through, Cheng Yaojin appeared, Liu Qingqing had traveled from modern times to the inner courtyard of Liuyuan, married into the Hu family, and snatched away Miss Chunhong's rice bowl.

  Just as Chun Hong was about to go and take a look at Miss's movements, she found that it was already deserted.

  Liu Feiyang smiled upon hearing this: "Chun Hong didn't think that someone would suddenly appear out of nowhere and replace her."

  Liu Qingqing said: "Exactly, if I had known that someone would substitute for me in marriage, I wouldn't have hurriedly escaped and lost the Biyu Buddha, nor would I have seen Yue Qianshan."

  Liu Feiyang said: "When you went to Sai Bei, it was probably when Yue Qianshan went to Jiang Nan."