Daughter Raiders

Chapter 238 Bad Heart
After listening to Mu Yun's words, Tao Ran felt rather embarrassed.In her opinion, Mrs. Zhenbeihou's non-stop embroidery is just a way of empathy. It should be a good thing, and it will save people from thinking wildly when they stop. If she persuades Mrs. Zhenbeihou to stop at this time, How could there be a better way to unravel people?
But asking Mrs. Zhenbeihou to continue embroidering like this will not work. After all, being a female celebrity is too hurtful.It seems that what Mu Lei said was right, it's fine for a few people to go into the house to talk with Mrs. Zhenbeihou, Tao Ran thought so, and walked into the main room with the Mu sisters on his arm.

"Sister Tao, you are here, come and see if the peony embroidered by Auntie looks good?" He stretched out his arm to Tao Ran who came forward to greet him, and Mrs. Hu, the wife of Marquis of Zhenbei, handed over the embroidery frame in her hand, smiling amiably. , I can't see any look on the side at all.

Tao Ran breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and hurriedly raised his hand to take the embroidery frame and looked at it carefully, but was shocked after looking at it: "Auntie used five kinds of stitches to embroider this peony, and the silk threads are also very finely divided. Have you re-colored and twisted it?"

It's no wonder she was surprised, you know she is a person in two lives, and among the people she knows, only Cuijuan's needlework can compete with Mrs. Zhenbeihou...

Hu Shi was also taken aback when he heard this.

It's true that she wants to make Sister Tao a daughter-in-law for her son, but she has never asked Sister Tao whether her female celebrity and piano, chess, calligraphy and painting can pass the test. In other words, she doesn't value this, why, This little girl is actually good at female red?

Back then, even the best embroiderer in Zhenbeihou's Mansion was surprised when she saw her embroider with this kind of remade silk thread for the first time, and kept asking her for advice, as if she had never seen such a thing before. As for the skills, Sister Tao can tell at a glance...

"My grandmother has a sister named Cuijuan, who is also very good at needlework. Sister Tao learned her needlework from her, but it's a pity that she only learned a little bit of fur. Like this craft of dividing threads, Sister Tao can divide at best. Stereotypes come out, it depends on whether you are lucky or not that day, if you are unlucky, it is not uncommon for one branch to be broken." Tao Ran laughed.

If you have something to say, that's fine, and it can also distract Madam Zhenbeihou, so don't keep thinking about Fourth Brother Mu!After saying this, Tao Ran immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Miss Tao is able to separate stereotyped strands? No wonder Mother Yang always asked whether opening a silk and satin village in Liaodong Mansion would make money. So you are an expert!" Mu Lei exclaimed in surprise.

Turning to look at her mother again, Mu Lei quickly covered her mouth.You know she can't even divide a thread into two strands, her mother often reprimanded her for this, saying that she is not like her mother's daughter.

"Miss Tao wants to open a silk and satin village?" Mrs. Hu rolled her eyes at her little daughter with an angry smile, and then asked with interest: "So where is the progress now, do you want Auntie to help you?"

Tao Ran quickly shook his head, with regret on his face: "Aunt, you also know that my father will return to Beijing to report on his work next year, and he intends to bring me back and never bring me here again. It's not long before next spring, so I'm afraid it's too hasty. It is inevitable to lose money in the business, so I plan not to do it.”

"Besides, it's not easy to find high-quality embroiderers in the Liaodong Mansion. If they only sell some silk and satin cloth, there is no shortage of such shops in the Liaodong Mansion." Tao Ran explained his original intention to the Hu family and the Mu family sisters, saying It was originally intended to be a door-to-door tailor-made clothing workshop, but now it can't be done.

Mrs. Hu nodded: "You are thinking rightly. If you return to the capital in the spring of next year, you will not be able to do much in half a year. It is better to save the money and go back to the capital to open a powder shop and a rice grain shop. People like us do business. I’m not afraid of being bullied, and it’s easier to make money.”

When Hu said this, although his expression was not obvious, he smiled happily from the bottom of his heart.

The reason why she fell in love with Sister Tao at the beginning was not all because she listened to her son's one-sided words and praises, but because she also had her own selfishness-the Lord Hou must still have Su Yuanzheng in his heart. Yuanzheng looks very similar, and when Sister Tao becomes Brother Huan's daughter-in-law in the future, Lord Hou's heart will not be completely partial to this young couple?By that time, the two bastards would have no more support, and her Brother Huan would be much more relaxed!
And looking at it now, Sister Tao has a business mind at a young age, and seems to be very proficient in needlework. Her son really saw the right person, Hu thought with a smile.

However, when she thought about the Xiu Niang that Sister Tao had just mentioned, Hu suddenly remembered a case that Lord Hou had told her earlier, so she changed her color for a moment and called the three girls around her: "Sister Tao Speaking of Xiu Niang, I have to mention something to you."

"...After all, you are not too young. When you return to the capital in the future, you will inevitably go to various houses and houses. If there is a lady who looks like this by her side, you must immediately take precautions and call her immediately. The servants around you will serve you back home, and you will never go to this house again, do you understand?"

What Hu said made the three girls turn pale with shock.What's the matter, there are still such men in this world, who don't want to be a serious man, but when they were young, they pierced their ears and devoted themselves to learning female celebrities, and when they were older, they dressed up as women and went to rich people to cheat money and sex ?This this……

Seeing that the children were terribly frightened, Mrs. Hu hurriedly comforted her: "I have lived in the capital for more than [-] years, but I have never heard of such a thing in the capital. I am afraid it is only in a remote place."

Tao Ran saw the clue from Hu's expression, and immediately recalled what Yang's mother had told her, saying that the wife next to Mrs. Zhao, the lord of the city, wanted to introduce Xiu Niang to her.Could it be that Mrs. Zhao, the lord of the city, knew this kind of embroidered lady who disguised herself as a woman, and thought she was young and ignorant, so she wanted to take this opportunity to harm her?

"Auntie heard that this happened in the Liaodong Mansion? The mother next to Mrs. Zhao, the owner of the city, was very kind a few days ago and wanted to introduce some embroiderers to Mama Yang. This is really..." Tao Ran said first. After telling the truth, he pretended to be surprised and covered his mouth, as if he had a remorseful look that should not have doubted Mrs. Zhao.

"What?" Hu's expression immediately became tense, a little annoyed, and he was afraid of scaring the children, so he hurriedly covered up: "Oh, Mrs. Zhao's wife should not be ill-intentioned. Don't be afraid, Sister Tao. You can control this silk and satin village. Let's not open, just follow her introduction and you don't follow."

But in my heart, I can't wait to scold Mrs. Zhao bloody.You must know that the case that Master Hou told her about was the case of Mrs. Zhao and one of his own wives!Mrs. Zhao turned her head and asked the mother next to her to introduce Xiu Niang to Sister Tao. It was clearly out of good intentions!
But Mu Lei quit, "Mother, don't hide it for that Mrs. Zhao! Look at their family's children and family members, how they dress, how rustic they look, and they are kind enough to introduce the embroiderer to Sister Tao. There is a good embroiderer Why don't you keep it for yourself? I'm afraid you just want to give Sister Tao two second-tails to harm Sister Tao's reputation!"

　Remarks:
　　Erweizi: A local proverb in Beijing and Northeast China.

　　
　
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