The skilled widow is busy farming

Chapter 183

Soon a rich man from an official family came over to invite the three sisters.

"The three sisters are girls from the Li family. Come and play with us. We are playing a game and there are a few people missing."

"Hello sister, we are girls from the Li family. These are my two younger sisters. Thank you for the invitation. We want to play with my sister."

"Okay, come on, I'll introduce you to my sisters."

"Thank you sister."

"Look, who I dragged here, Second Young Master Lu's maiden sister, is playing games with us."

The girl in red is also the daughter of an official family.

"Hello sisters, I am a girl from the Li family, and these are my two younger sisters. I would like to send my regards to you all."

"Hello sister, I see you are younger than me. I asked you to be your elder sister. I am from the Wang family, and this is from the Sun family..."

Everyone saluted each other, said hello, and introduced each other.

Xiaoli actually couldn't recognize what these people's father and brother did, but she wrote them all down carefully and asked her sister-in-law when she went back.

A group of girls are enthusiastic and cute. They all get together to play games, playing drums and passing flowers. The loser will put on a show to entertain everyone.

After several rounds, it was finally the turn of the youngest clan girl.

I saw her standing up, tilting her chin, with a cute look on her face, "I'm not as good as my sisters at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so I'll show them some fun ventriloquism skills."

She covered her mouth with her hands and performed a nice piece of music for everyone. The sound was actually a musical instrument, which was quite nice and believable.

I took a tricky approach, but I also received applause from many sisters, and everyone was in high spirits.

"You are so awesome, where did you learn this?"

"Shh, don't shout. Let my sister know that she wants to teach me. This is a salesman who comes to the village to sell goods and amuse us. I can learn it as soon as I learn it. If you don't learn it at home, you will be beaten. I will tease you for my sisters." It’s fun, but don’t tell anyone.”

"She imitated the salesman's behavior and let our husband know about it. She must be punished."

"Who are you sir? He's so powerful. It's just for fun, don't take it seriously."

Many officials' daughters are very friendly and do not feel that it is against the rules.

"My husband is the aunt in the clan and my sister's second aunt. We are all used to calling him sir. Children in clan schools have different seniorities, so the titles are a bit confusing, so we all call them sir or master."

"Oh, it's the second aunt of the Li family. She is a great person. You are so lucky to have such a powerful elder to teach you."

The daughters of the official family obviously know how powerful Xiu Niang is. They have heard their elders praise her and have seen Qing'er come out to manage banquets several times. She is particularly good at dealing with people. It is no wonder that the Lu family has taken a fancy to marry her. Outstanding in its own right.

"Yes, we are very lucky. In the early days, the village was not so wealthy. It was the brothers who went to school. It was my husband who persuaded the clan elders time and time again and spent his own money to ensure that all the girls in the village went to school. It was also because of my sister Qing'er. She excelled in learning and took her as an example, so the clan elders agreed to let the girls go to school."

"In order for us to continue studying, our son-in-law has to pay for the education, but we girls don't charge for it. They don't let us study because they are afraid of family difficulties. In recent years, my elder sister has got married and has been acting as a caregiver for our younger sister. My reputation has improved, and my husband was the one who took care of my sister's marriage. She has devoted her whole life to us and is our reborn parent."

Xiaoli sighed with emotion.

"That's how lucky your family is to be able to marry such a good elder as your wife. No wonder the old saying goes about marrying a virtuous wife. This is the true meaning of the word virtuous."

Some older girls also admired it.

"Yes, sir, he taught us the elegant ways of playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. He taught us etiquette and rules. We don't have to use them but we must learn them. We should read wisely and understand principles. He also taught us how to learn crafts. No matter how difficult it is at any time, we must be self-reliant and self-reliant."

"I heard that there is a weaving workshop in your village, right?"

"Well, our clan owns the Jinxiu Building of the Li Family in the capital. Our sisters are able to come to the Lu Family's banquet today because of our sister's honor. I thought that we might be able to meet more capable sisters when we come. I brought some small gifts for everyone, I hope the sisters won’t dislike it, it’s just a little thought from us three sisters.”

"What good things have you brought? Come and bring them to us." The hospitable daughter saw that the Li sisters knew the rules and etiquette, and were very good at treating people. If they could take a fancy, they would be willing to give them a try. .

The three sisters took out the gifts and placed them on the stone table.

"These two handkerchiefs are made of tapestry and weaved them ourselves. The rest are trinkets brought back by ship. Sisters can pick whatever they like."

"Wow, it's a tapestry. It's so beautifully woven. I want one, please let me have it."

"There are only two in total, so you can take one away."

"That's right, guess Ding Ke, whoever wins gets it. The silk handkerchief is worth one tael of silver."

The sisters started fighting over it, and finally decided to guess Ding Ke.

Kesi is more difficult to weave and takes effort and time. No matter what it is, it is not cheap to sell. The more beautiful it is, the more expensive it is.

In the end, the two girls won, and everyone gave in to each other for the remaining gifts, and everyone got what they liked.

The girls were not rude and took out their own gifts to share with everyone. The atmosphere was very friendly.

After dividing the gifts, we played games together and had a great time.

After a while, Xiaoya and Yulan had almost finished chatting with the ladies, and Yulan went home to find the three sisters.

"Girls, it's time to go home."

Magnolia smiled and greeted everyone.

"Mrs. Li, do you still have any good-looking tapestry works at home? Can I make a reservation?"

"Ouch! I really didn't know. My eldest brother and sister-in-law are temporarily in charge of the embroidery building. My husband and I can't take care of the embroidery building. My sister-in-law will be here in a while. Can I ask you?"

"Okay, my family really wants to order your work. It's the longevity picture that the Zhang family bought last time. My family was a little late and didn't get it. Money is not an issue."

"Ouch! Good girl, I really don't dare agree to this. It was a tapestry pattern woven by my aunt. It took three years. My aunt is old and age is not forgiving. She doesn't weave very much anymore. Mainly because Taking care of apprentices in the workshop.”

"Your family wants to buy her works, but they really can't buy them. My aunt is old, and the tapestry works very hard. It takes three or four years to get a good-looking piece. That picture was originally to support the embroidery house, but it turned out that I sold it as soon as I fell in love with it, and there is nothing better so far. My aunt took several years to knit one, can you wait any longer? I dare not promise you, and my father will not let my aunt work hard anymore."

Yu Lan quickly explained to her seriously that she really didn't dare to agree to this, as her husband would really fall out.

"That's it. Then I'll go back and ask the elders. I thought I could get it."

The girl pouted with a regretful expression on her face.

"Go back and ask, and tell your elders what I said, and they will know what I mean."

"Okay, thank you madam."

"You're welcome."

"Thank you sisters, I am going home with my sister-in-law."

"Okay, Xiaoli, I'll write you a letter. I'll post it to you later when I have time, and you can come to my house to play."

"Okay, I'll wait for you. I've brought some delicious and fun food from my hometown. I'll have someone bring it to you later so you can enjoy it."

"alright."

Xiaoli has made friends with her own abilities.

(End of this chapter)