Chapter 4 (1/2)
♥h.e.l.lo my dear readers!!!!! How are you all doing today? I hope you all are doing good and healthy. Anyways!!!! I got chapter 4 translated!!!!! YAY!!!!!
I almost gave up on this novel because of a certain paragraph down there…. It’s too complicated and it took forever to translate. So I have to warn you guys who wants to try translating novels like me to start off with a more modern novel. Don’t jump into a historical novel like I did. You’ll suffer greatly! I learned my lesson the hard way….
So enough with me talking lets jump right into this unedited chapter! ♥
“No, it was cold last night, early in the morning Yue Er came over, and is now tired wanting to rest for a while .You go, properly take care of the two sir.” Hoping Xuan Yuan Yi would no longer look for her for trouble again like last night.
Unexpectedly, Xuan Yuan Yi unwilling to accompany Murong Shu Qing and did not have much to say, only smiling at her. Murong Shu Qing readily took a book from the shelves, let him see that she do not care about him.
T/N: Not sure if the first sentence was trying to say if: ”he was unwilling to leave her” or ”she was unwilling to go with them.”
“Well, then we leave.” Said the three people who prepare to leave the round table. Xuan Yuan Yi’s handsome face still have a smile, he quickly glanced at Murong Shu Qing leaning against the shelves, suddenly laugh out loud, then first step out of bamboo house. His laugh made Pei Che and Murong Xing Han confused, inexplicably.
“Well.” softly agreeing, no longer looking to them. Although her eyes were on the book, Murong Shu Qing's mind was in a trance from the laugh. Seeing that Xuan Yuan Yi is very interested in her, yet such a n.o.ble handsome and extraordinary man is very easy to be tempted, but she is not really Murong Shu Qing. She don't know when will this bracelet change,and was not sure if she will stay here forever. To be moved and fall in love can only be harmful to others. Even if she was to stay here forever, she can not accept the marriage of three wives and four concubines. At that time the heart has already been betrothed, only to discover she could not trust anyone here, How can this be endured?
Outside the was sunny, clear lake, the cool breeze blowing against the pages of the book, rustling. Murong Shu Qing lean against the side of the window, allowing the cold breeze to brush by her face. Looking at the green vast bamboo forest, she can not help but smile letting the emotions pa.s.s. She is use to being indifferent, if she really fell for someone, she will not be afraid of raging fire, earth-shattering. If so, why care so much, love is nothing more than just a part of her life.
Still faintly smiling, Murong Shuqing close the book handing it to Zi Yuan, thinking about the accounts.
Zi Yuan re-brewed a cup of new tea on the table, quietly whispering across the table to Murong Shuqing who was calculating the account and said: “Miss, Fu Elder came, is now watching the rain in the building.”
For a long time, Murong Shuqing only recovered from the books. “What did he come here for?”
“He said he came to deliver a message.” Zi Yuan spoke to Murong Shuqing, Putting the book on the shelves, the new tea served.
“He personal came to send a message?” Drinking tea, Murong Shu Qing's heart sighed. She has been here for three years, these girls who served her very well. At the beginning she was not accustomed to it, but now very enjoy it. HUmans are really foolish.
“Sent a few times before, you have to let the manager, the fear is to you to sell his face, to personally come.
East (country’s) economy, the Huo house, leader of the North country, started out their career with horses. the West country and Cang Yue country there is no economic development, but almost two years ago at the border appeared a misty mountain becoming the place where both countries did trade business. No one knows if it is the East country or the Cang Yue countries, but both countries has a considerable amount of influences. And the east and the south before the Murong family settle down, the Fu house had influenced one-third of the world. Afterwards because Murong Xiang did not have the skill in business the Murong home gradually decline, settling down the momentum gradually grew. Elder Fu, although he is wise in business unfortunately no son, only one daughter. The Fu family is also facing a crisis. These three years, Murong home became increasingly strong, and both the homes are neck to neck, still having place above their power, Fu house obviously slightly inferior.
T/N: Guys!! I almost lost my s.h.i.+t while translating this paragraph! It was too long and confusing, I almost cried and dropped the novel! ｡ﾟ(*´□`)ﾟ｡
Today Fu Elder personally come to send a message, mostly likely because only the Murong house produce these raw material of cotton and silk. The past two years they have began engaging in cloth business, no wonder the cloth business-based Fu family was worry.
”Well, let’s go see.” Murong Shu Qing stretched while walking, tired of closing the books. During that same year she was forced by father to read and understand finance, in fact, she personally still like to study archaeology with grandfather, after graduation she went to work in father's company for a year. Honestly didn't like to be tangled all day in Return On Investment, financing risks, commercial affairs, dinner party inside. With the action of mother and older brother persuades, father finally agreed to follow her grandfather to learn archeology. Thinking that she sould finally escape from the abyss of suffering, who would had thought that she would be entwine by a braclet. She cannot escape from the business community, this time she volunteered to jump in. Life sometimes is indeed interesting..
Leisurely strolling along the way, Murong Shu Qing with Zi yuan behind had already guess Elder Fu’s purpose, thoughtfully.
“Elder Fu truly an infrequent visitor ah!” Walking a leisurely pace, a clear bright voice came forward watching the rain in the building behind echo out.
Elder Fu heard the sound, looked up to at the door just to see Murong Shu Qing dressed in light green soft jacket. Yet it was difficult to cover her elegances, gestures are full of self-confidence, and free. If previously, he had decided to do something not worth doing and made trouble without reason, this invaluable young miss how to spend arguments. Only three years ago Murong Shu Qing took over Murong home afterward entirely changed their original style of work. He was too arrogant, over the last three years suffered a lot deficiency. At that time also mocked Murong home for being unpopulated, now can no longer dare to underestimate this woman who always smile with an innocent face,
“Hehe, this old man today came to specifically to send Miss Murong a message.” Extracting the bright and s.h.i.+ny eyes in, Fu Bo Wen smile going to the side to give the message* to Zi Yuan.
T/N: The “message” can also be translated as a note, invitation or a forum (post).
“Elder Fu is too polite, could had told someone to get it, I have bother you to run this trip.” Looking at the message Zi Yuan had handed over, Murong Shu Qing nodded but did not continue, just smiles and pleasantries.
Seeing Murong Shu Qing did not receive the message, Fu Bo Qen straightforwardly stated why he was here. “Do not bother, do not bother, the eighteen of this month is the old man's sixtieth birthday, Miss Murong must do me the honor ah!”
“The original is Elder Fu's birthday, so of course is sure to come.” Sixtieth birthday? This feast* is to be avoided, she could not fall down.
* The feast she uses is 鴻門宴 which is p.r.o.nounced Hongmen Yan. Meaning feast at Hongmen or (fig.) a banquet set up with the aim of murdering the guest. Referring to a famous episode in 206 BC when furure Han emperor Liu Ban escape attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu.
“Good!” Picked up the tea on the table, Fu Bo Wen's seem to appear inadvertently gossiping to ask, “Murong home cloth workshop in the past two years have been impressive having sound and wind*. You did not partic.i.p.ate in last year’s imperial brocade compet.i.tion. It is a pity ah! Are you interested in joining this year? “
Obviously wis.h.i.+ng they would not partic.i.p.ate, behind the back pretending to be unaware of many dirty tricks. But also pretending to regret. Murong Shu Qing laugh in her heart, but still quietly drinking tea.
“Murong family engage in the cloth business period still short, the skill is immature,the imperial is set to request extraordinary refinement, thousands of miles to pick a good and capable individual. My Murong home will not join the compet.i.tion, but Elder Rong repeatedly ask us to partic.i.p.ate, now also I do not know what to do.” Fu Bo Wen was secretly relieved, but because of the words suddenly express a gloomy face.
“Miss Murong is polite, and the raw silk nichang* is actually beyond good also not vulgar substance. To have Murong home to partic.i.p.ate, this time the compet.i.tion of the imperial embroidered work is bound to have many qualities worth seeing.” Fu Bo Wen is aware that he really isn't persuading but to fawn on it. The raw silk nichang although these two years had ability to produce cloth business, the manufacturing cost is low, also didn't know during that time how to found ”the country's number one st.i.tcher” Luo Yun Niang's two apprentice. One is an expert in dying cloth, bright colors lasting for a long time; the other is an expert embroider, making the embroidery seem to be alive.
*Nichang, abbr. for the Tang Dynasty song ”Raiment of Rainbow and feathers” or the rainbow colored clothes worn by the Eight Immortals
Now Fu house's Cai Yun workshop already lost four to five percent. Everyone also is considering the past many years for the emperor's brocade all came from Cai Yun workshop, the business capacity to produce decline. If this year they could not win the emperor's brocade compet.i.tion, it is very likely Cai Yun workshop will be finished.
“Where, only striving one's hardest that's all.” Murong Shu Qing spoked over, picking up the newly soaked tea, leisurely looking out the window's scenery.