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Last night, Qin Mian used the excuse that Ye Sanniang wanted to go to the household and asked Liu Ma for the Jin family's household registration card.

After reading it, she confirmed that the Jin family was a "merchant household" under the "civilian household" of the dynasty. Even if the craftsmen in the workshop did not live in the Jin family, they were all registered under the name of the household. They were controlled by the head of the household and reported to the neighborhood chief.

One is named Li Shun and the other is named Pengshan.

At this moment, Qin Mian coughed lightly at the door. Several people who were concentrating on their work noticed that their boss was coming, and they all stood up and saluted.

Among them, a man in his forties with a long face and lively eyebrows said enthusiastically: "I heard from Mother Liu yesterday that the eldest lady has recovered from her illness, which is a great kindness, a great kindness!"

The man behind him, who was a few years younger, had a more honest face. He didn't make any opening remarks to please his boss, but directly talked about the goods.

"Miss, Lao Li and I have inspected all the pearls returned by the guild in the past few days. Our pearls are not good at all. They are obviously wrinkled because they have been soaked in water for too long."

Qin Mian matched the names and faces of the two masters Li and Peng, nodded and said: "Both Mother Liu and I understand that we have encountered an overbearing and unreasonable rich woman, and the leader of the line is unwilling to say a fair word for us. Forget it."

Li Shun was very observant. When his boss said this, he hurriedly flattered her: "Miss, you are really a prime minister. Fortunately, we rushed out the replacement and sent it to the distinguished guest's ship in time. It just made you suffer from traveling back and forth and made you seriously ill."

The topic changed again, and he picked out three or four semi-finished products from the desk: "Xiao Peng and I made some new tricks, please take a look at them."

Qin Mian's vision, which he had developed in his previous life, was finally put to use today, so that he would not show his timidity of "walking across a line like a mountain".

She took over an earring with silk beads and praised it: "Only lake beads are used to make it more plain. If you use agate abacus beads to make tassels, the women of dignitaries and wealthy businessmen will like it more."

Master Li narrowed his eyes and smiled and said, "No, my wife said that every time she delivers lunch to us, she looks at the grandmothers and ladies from wealthy families on the road. In the past few years, their dresses have become more and more colorful. It should be like this in peaceful years. The jewelry must also be in brighter colors to match them."

What Li Shun said about women being able to go out was true.

In the Dasheng Dynasty before Da Liu, no matter how cruel the rule of the Hu people was, women's daily life was not as strict as the Central Plains ethics.

After the country returned to the hands of the Han people, the court devoted itself to regaining territory, expanding fields, and increasing the population. It had no time to spend time on the customs of the people, so the women still retained some freedom of travel.

This gave Qin Mian the opportunity to go out in time.

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