Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 71
But Li Xin didn't think so.

Seeing that the noble lady had a smile on her face, a warm smile, but there was not much gentleness in her eyes, and there was a hint of sharpness in her eyes.If it is the daughter-in-law of a rich family, she must be a ruthless character in the inner house.

Can't be messed with easily.

The most elegant lady Li Xin has ever seen is Mrs. Cui.But I have seen it once or twice, except that time when all the Cui family workers sent off Mrs. Cui to the capital at the door of Cui's house, and Li Xin saw Mrs. Cui familiarly. How did you deal with Mrs. Cui? Even Miss Cui liked the food she cooked. Mrs. Cui asked Guanshi Cui to ask her how to make it. After she declined, Mrs. Cui did not show any emotion. Guan Wen is the same as always.

It is true that the Cui family is not uncommon to take advantage of her little skills, or Mrs. Cui and Master Cui are really kind people and don't like to argue with others, but not all wives of rich families are so talkative.The lady in front of her knew that she was not a good match by looking at her face.

Li Xin hung up a smile, neither humble nor condescending, walked to the side of Axiu and put on a seller's gesture, "I wonder what kind of things this lady has taken a fancy to from me?"

The lady stretched out her hand and raised her mouth slightly, "You did a good job with this knot, I heard the little girl yelling, what kind of 'Chinese knot with unique style and auspiciousness' is this, since it has a meaning, I don't know what the meaning of this knot is? "

Following the eyes of the noble lady, Axiu's hand hung a Chinese knot the size of a large lacquer box on the bamboo pole that was carried horizontally. It was braided in a diamond shape with small ears left on the left and right sides. Axiu's movement trembled with a soft and graceful posture.The knot in the middle is woven with the cross-knitting method. In order to make it look more unique, Li Xin embroidered a few words of "Fu Lu Shou Xi" separately and put it aside, and it can be sold alone or stacked.

Seeing that the lady is only 40 years old, Li Xin thought for a while and said: "There are many meanings, it just depends on which one Madam buys to match." Li Xin smiled and said: "If you are looking forward to a harmonious and beautiful home, you can choose the word 'Fu' Embroider it on the back; if you want your husband and son to have a smooth official career, you can choose the character 'Lu' to embroider on it; if there are old people in your family, you can choose the word 'Shou' to match." He said with a smile: "If the son or daughter of the wife's family arrives at the right time For the age of marriage, you can also choose the word 'Xi', which means marrying a good daughter-in-law and marrying a good husband!"

These words made the two maids behind the lady laugh, and even the woman had a smile in her eyes.One of the fatter servants said: "This sister-in-law speaks nicely."

Li Xin said modestly: "When doing business, you must be sweet-talking." Then he smiled and asked the woman, "I don't know which kind Madam likes? I can take an embroidered sticker and show it to you."

The woman thought for a moment and said: "In this case, show me the word '福'."

Li Xin agreed, and asked Axiu to pick up Zhang Fu's characters and put a sticker in China, which was just the right size.The embroidered characters are also neat and tidy, and Axiu remarked, "Embroidered along the edge, hung in the middle of the door beam or placed in the middle of the top of the bed, or pasted on the wall. It can be used as decoration, and it also has a good meaning.”

Li Xin smiled and said, "I wonder if Madam is satisfied?"

The lady looked at it carefully, nodded and said, "How much silver do you want to sell?"

Here comes the point!

Li Xin thought in her heart that these larger Chinese knots were a gimmick for her to attract business, and she never expected to sell them.When she first made this, she and Axiu twisted a lot of threads, just thinking that the Chinese knot would be more glossy and more attractive.After careful calculation, the cost is about 30 yuan, all made of thread from her dowry. If you calculate [-] yuan by hand, [-] yuan is the lowest price.

One hundred dollars?Let's just say it's a bit lower...

Li Xin still had a smile on his face, and his voice did not show the panic of dealing with rich people. He said aloud: "Madam, if you buy it sincerely, you can just give me three hundred dollars for this Chinese knot."

Axiu gasped invisibly, and quickly held her breath, but she smiled awkwardly, as if she realized that she was not on the stage, and would be shocked when someone offered her a price.

But she was really taken aback... She estimated at the beginning that the price would be about a hundred dollars, but she didn't expect the sister-in-law to ask for such a ruthless price.

The lady's reaction was within Li Xin's expectation, her expression didn't change, she didn't feel how much money three hundred dollars was, and with a wave of her plain hand, the maid came forward and said softly, "Ma'am?"

"Give this sister-in-law half a tael of silver."

Axiu took another breath.

The lady smiled lightly and said: "My sister-in-law is nice to speak, and she doesn't open her mouth like a lion to see me being taken advantage of. The rest of the money can be used to make two sets of beautiful clothes for the two little girls. married."

The clothes that Axiu and Amei wore were given to them by Li Xin that time, and they were fairly tidy, but they were nothing in the eyes of other noble ladies.

Li Xin hesitated for a moment, and said in embarrassment: "Ma'am, this...you will not be rewarded for nothing..."

"My wife gave it to you, just take it, don't push it, madam can't see things being pushed back and forth." The maid choked, took out the handkerchief from her embroidery pocket, picked up one and a half taels of silver and stuffed it into Li Xin's hand In the middle of the day, he took down the Chinese knot and the word "Fu" from the bamboo pole, turned his head and persuaded: "Madam, it's getting late, let's go back home earlier."

A servant woman also stepped forward and said: "Young Master invited a few young masters to come back to play together today. If the master finds out, I'm afraid he will be unhappy again. Madam should go back quickly. If there is a conflict between the master and the young master, it can be resolved."

The noble lady laughed lightly, "I'll be back soon, mother, what are you urging?"

The maid sneered, the lady's eyes flashed towards Li Xin again, she nodded and said, "If this thing is good, I'll ask someone to buy it next time."

Li Xin naturally nodded in agreement.

The noble lady left with the servants and maids with a gust of fragrant wind. From a distance, there seemed to be a few people dressed as servants walking along there.Li Xin thought thoughtfully, it seems that this lady still has a certain status, and her status in Hui County is probably not low.

Li Xin didn't know whether to say he was blessed or lucky because he got half a tael of silver for nothing.He handed the money to Axiu and said, "When it's almost sold out, let's go and have a good meal."

Axiu smiled openly, took the money and gritted her teeth, "Sister-in-law, the jobs my sister and I sold today cost over a hundred dollars! Unexpectedly, once my sister-in-law made a move, she would get a thousand dollars! "

Li Xin smiled, and then said seriously: "This is just an accident. It is impossible to encounter such a good thing every time. If you think that you will meet such a generous wife in the future, then you are sitting on the sidelines and have no future. To earn money Money still needs to be done in a down-to-earth manner.”

Axiu nodded and said, "I remember sister-in-law." She took out ten coins and gave it to Amei, "Look at the syrup seller over there for a long time, go buy it and eat it." Five dollars, "Buy two for me and my sister-in-law, I just want a sugar ball."

A-mei swallowed her saliva, smiled shyly at Li Xin, grabbed the money and went to the syrup stand to order five sugar balls.

Axiu sighed: "The market is really lively, much more lively than the deserted one at home. When my sister-in-law was not married, Sun Xique didn't come home every day, and my younger sister was a dull gourd, so she didn't make a sound easily. My brothers and I can’t talk too much. It’s all right now, and life is finally more comfortable.”

Li Xin nodded, and asked after a moment of silence: "Axiu, have you thought about your future?"

Axiu paused, then said slowly: "Sister-in-law is asking about... my marriage?"

"You're almost eighteen, and it's almost the beginning of winter. If you haven't settled your marriage before your birthday, it will hurt your reputation." Li Xin said very seriously: "In such a short period of time If you want to find a good husband for you, you can only look at the other person's family background, character, and relatives. I am afraid that the future husband I will find for you is not your beloved."

Axiu felt a little silent, and said bitterly: "Sister-in-law, my father said he would sell me as a maid..."

"With your elder brother here, your father won't do it." Li Xin sighed and said, "My mother had no choice but to sell me, thinking that I was going to be a maid, but..." Paused, "Those who want people to sell me You can't be trusted by the middle-aged women, and your elder brother will not watch you go into the fire pit. Even if you are going to be a servant girl, how can it be so easy to serve others?"

Axiu was still a little bit embarrassed, "I'm afraid there aren't any good men willing to hire me. My aggressive temper may have spread throughout the village."

This is a difficult problem.Although Li Xin knew that Axiu was a good girl who was reasonable and sensible, it was because the Sun family bullied others too much that time and forced her to come out with a hatchet to fight with others, and it was also for this family.But will other people believe it?Which man's parents don't want their son to marry a tigress back home, right?
Li Xin didn't know many families who knew the basics.Although her mother in Lijia Village helped to ask, it is difficult to say when the relationship is brought up. Her sister-in-law is going to marry into Lijia Village, so it is inevitable that people will say that the girl is being held hostage here. Enjoy being bullied or something.As for Hehua Village, Axiu Pola seems to have settled down, otherwise no one would have come to the Guan family to propose marriage——every lady in the village has a clue in her heart, and whether a girl is engaged or not is determined by each other. pass.

As for the outside—

Li Xin involuntarily turned his eyes to Wei Xingzhi.A few stalls away, I couldn't hear the people talking there, but I saw Wei Xingzhi and Guan Wen chatting happily. Wei Xingzhi stood like a bamboo, thin but tall and straight, with the arrogance of a literati.While talking to Guan Wen, I also didn't forget to look back at his old mother. When someone came to ask about calligraphy and painting or wanted to write a letter, it was very kind to ask for a counter-offer.

He also heard that Wei Xingzhi was neither engaged nor married, so Li Xin felt a sense of his heart.

Moreover, one is gentle and polite, with moderate manners, and the other is as quiet as a virgin, moving like a rabbit. If the two are combined, it should be good?What's more, Wei Xingzhi's family is simple, just an old mother. If Axiu can marry her, she will be the head of the house in the past. If Wei Xingzhi is promising, Axiu will be considered a leader.

Li Xin looked at Wei Xingzhi thoughtfully, and Axiu followed Li Xin's gaze, feeling a little puzzled, "Sister-in-law, what do you think of a scholar?"

Li Xin said "ah", and said with a smile: "No, I just want to find a man with a gentle personality if A Xiuruo is really aggressive. Scholar or something, the most gentle temperament."

Axiu was stunned for a moment, and said with a "puchi" laugh: "Sister-in-law, stop joking, scholar? A scholar like the sixth younger brother? Let's forget it. I would rather marry a farmer who digs food in the fields than Marry a scholar. You are a scholar who is useless..."

Well, Axiu's impression of scholars was completely distorted by Guan Zhicheng.

(End of this chapter)