Manchurian ash is actually considered a high-quality wood, but because the local area abounds with this type of lumber, its price is not too expensive.
Gu Youyou looked on with satisfaction, as Jin Zijin hung it up and then covered the plaque with red cloth.
According to custom, one had to wait until the grand opening day to pull off the red cloth from the plaque.
The craftsman master Gu Youyou had hired mentioned to the niece who lived next door yesterday, and today the young girl came along with him.
Her family was worried because such a daughter with a tarnished reputation was unable to marry off, and keeping her at home also led to gossip; naturally, they were eager to send her away if there was work she could do.
Gu Youyou looked at the girl; because she was shy, she appeared somewhat uncomfortable, with a sallow complexion and thin. Her hands, from long-term farm work, were rough, like those of a woman in her thirties.
