In their eyes, the things in the mine were merely fossils and amber, nothing particularly strange. But to people of this era, they were probably regarded as divine objects.
"Qiao'er, come meet Lord Zhou and Madam Zhou."
As soon as Su Qiao entered the main room, Old Master Zhou greeted her while signaling with his eyes.
Su Qiao glanced at the seats of honor and gave a perfunctory curtsy. "Greetings, Lord Zhou and Madam Zhou."
"No need for such formalities. Please rise." County Vice-Magistrate Zhou stroked his beard with a beaming smile as he sized Su Qiao up.
She had a dignified appearance and carried herself with poise. Unlike ordinary women, she did not cower timidly upon seeing him. No wonder Madam Zhou had insisted that her son marry this young girl.
Madam Zhou smiled and exchanged pleasantries. "So this is Qiao'er? She really is gentle and dignified."
"You flatter me, Madam Zhou." Su Qiao replied coolly before walking over to sit down.
County Vice-Magistrate Zhou nodded approvingly.
She was indeed quite good.
"Steward Su, how have you considered the matter of joining our two families through marriage?"
County Vice-Magistrate Zhou had originally been somewhat opposed to this marriage, but now he felt that having such a daughter-in-law would not be bad.
She was clever, capable, good at making money, literate, knew how to calculate accounts, and was pretty, poised, and proper. She could hold her own in any situation.
Besides that, the Su family was close to the lord above.
He had previously been given full authority over the affairs at Coal Mountain, but now that authority had been handed to Old Master Su. This showed that the lord above intended to make good use of Old Master Su.
A marriage between the two families would bring him advantages