Farming is worse than raising monks

Chapter 17 Take Advantage

Mei Niang was thinking silently.

The little man met, although he didn't know what she was thinking, and he was not interested in knowing, he just wanted to make this business.

"Sister-in-law, do you need these things?" He asked carefully.

Mei Niang regained her composure from the memory, and nodded slightly, "Well, let's buy three small ones first."

"Okay." The boy agreed happily.

"Can the price be considered cheaper?" Mei Niang asked after pursing her lips, her face blushing uncontrollably.

This is the first time talking to people.

The little guy scratched his face and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, you bought this small thing. It's not cheap at all. Next time you come to sell embroidery, I can help you tell the shopkeeper A few good words, and each pair will sell for an extra two or three pennies, how would you like it?"

"Well, it's done, then there's Brother Lao." Mei Niang smiled and expressed her gratitude.

After paying the money, Mei Niang stuffed the embroidered cloth and thread into the jacket and put it away, but she couldn't let Mrs. Gao see it.

She was a little thankful that she didn't put the money bag back, otherwise, these things would not be able to be bought.

"Little brother, I have to trouble you with one more thing. I may bring my mother-in-law over later, please don't say that I bought these things." Mei Niang said, with an embarrassed look on her face.

The little guy probably saw this kind of thing a lot, he said with a smile, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, my little six has no other skills, except to be tight-lipped."

"You kid is bragging again." Xu Lingli just lifted the curtain and came out, and when she heard the boy's words, she immediately scolded with a smile.

Coming out with Xu Lingli was a dignified woman who was a little older.

"Mrs. Shi, what I said was the truth." The boy scratched his face and smiled to defend himself.

Xu Lingli smiled and pulled Mei Niang over, and introduced the woman to her, "Mei Niang, this is Shopkeeper Liu of the Embroidery Workshop. He has a good friendship with me. If you want to buy something in the future, come to her directly and let her make it cheaper." .”

"Well, shopkeeper Liu, please take care of me in the future." Mei Niang said with a smile.

Shopkeeper Liu looked Mei Niang up and down, smiled and said to Xu Lingli, "Lingli, you look more stable than you."

"Pfft, I was called a monkey by my family when I was young, Mei Niang is more refined than me, and she looks better than me." Xu Lingli smiled and revealed her childhood embarrassment.

"Third cousin, you are laughing at me." Both Mei Niang and shopkeeper Liu laughed.

"Hehe, I'm telling the truth, Mei Niang, what did you like?" Xu Lingli asked.

"Third cousin, wait for me, I'll ask my mother-in-law." Meiniang said warmly.

Then she left the embroidery workshop and went to the cloth village next door to find Mrs. Gao.

In front of Gao's face was a high pile of cloth, red, blue and gray, and he was about to pay the bill.

"Yo, his second aunt, why did you buy these?" Sandunziniang asked.

She really only bought a piece of fabric for a jacket for her grandson.

My son is gone, and I don't have the heart to do this.

Gao clapped the cloth in front of him, and said with a smile, "It's almost Chinese New Year, and I'm going to make new clothes for everyone in the family."

It was a good thing to see Gao smiling and wearing new clothes.

But at this moment, her smile fell into Mei Niang's eyes, which was a little dazzling, and even chilling.

Chilling for Deng Tianhe!

The money that Gao used to buy fabrics should be the compensation silver issued by the court.

Of course these pension silver can be used, but Mei Niang thinks it should not be used at this moment.

At this moment, shouldn't Mrs. Gao think of Deng Tianhe when she sees Yinzi?Shouldn't you feel dejected?

Gao's smiling face, how can there be a sad heart.

On the other hand, Sandun's mother had a faint sadness in her eyes.

Sandun Ziniang looked at Gao Shi with some insinuation in her eyes, this old woman is really generous, she has no son, but she still has the mind to make clothes.

Mei Niang suddenly realized at this moment, and all the resentment in her heart disappeared.

Gao Shi treats her own son so ruthlessly, how can she be expected to treat herself well.

"Mother-in-law, Second Aunt." Mei Niang approached and called out in a warm voice.

Sandunziniang smiled gently at her.

Gao's habitual face straightened, "What are you doing here?"

And subconsciously hugged the cloth in front of her, as if Mei Niang was about to snatch it away.

Mei Niang ignored Gao's attitude and said, "Grandmother, I just went to the embroidery workshop next door to have a look, thinking that the family is not too busy at the end of the year, so I can buy some embroidery cloth and go back to embroider after work. , and probably can earn a few hundred Wen.”

When Mrs. Gao heard about Xiuhua, she wanted to scold Mei Niang, but when she heard that there was money to be made, her face softened again.

"You know how to embroider?" Gao suddenly remembered something, and asked in disbelief.

Mei Niang nodded lightly, "Well, I saw someone embroider it when I was at her mother's house before, so it won't be too difficult."

"Hey, Mei Niang, your hands are really dexterous. Few in our village know how to embroider." Sandunzi Niang immediately answered the conversation with a smile, with envy in her words.

Gao's eyes rolled there, thinking about how Mei Niang talked about this matter, and whether she had some other purpose.

"Since you know how to embroider, why haven't you mentioned it before?" Gao asked incredulously.

"Mother-in-law, I have never been to the county before, so I don't know that embroidery can make money. If my mother-in-law is afraid that I will be tired, and doesn't care about the few hundred Wen, then forget it." Mei Niang responded obediently, and deliberately corrected The other way around.

To deal with Gao, you have to use extraordinary methods.

Who doesn't like money, and Mrs. Gao can't wait for Mei Niang to work non-stop for twelve hours a day, and is afraid that she will be tired?

These two are Gao's weaknesses, and he can hit it with a single poke.

"I'll take a look later." Mrs. Gao snorted, and then paid for the fabric, a total of [-] Wen.

What a great handwriting, Mei Niang and Sandun Ziniang secretly sighed.

In her previous life, Meiniang would not have felt so emotional, but now she knows that it is hard to earn even a penny.

The reason why she told Gao that she knew how to embroider was because she thought that when she embroidered her own things, no one would be suspicious.

However, when doing this, I also hesitated and struggled in my heart.

According to the etiquette she learned before, doing private work to fill one's pocket is not allowed.

But the Deng family can't give her a sense of security, she doesn't know how long she can stay in the Deng family, and the Lin family has Zhang Feifeng, so she can't count on it.

With no natal family to rely on, no relatives and friends to help, only relying on herself, Meiniang had to plan for her future.

What's more, there is another heavy burden on her shoulders.

Even if it violates certain morals in her heart, Meiniang has no choice but to do it.

On the contrary, if the Gao family and the Deng family really treated her as a daughter-in-law, she would definitely not be like this.

To this day, I was forced to be helpless!
Bringing Gao Shi and Sandun Ziniang to Liuji Embroidery Workshop, Mei Niang introduced Xu Lingli and Gao Shi to each other.

Mrs. Gao is also a snobbish person. Seeing that Xu Lingli was well dressed, she knew that she was not a poor relative, so she immediately put on a gentle and friendly smile, "Oh, so it's my cousin. It's the first time I've seen you. Next time I must Take brother-in-law and children to play at home, auntie, I have no other skills, but love to be lively and hospitable, haha."

Mei Niang was stunned again, a smile appeared on the corner of her lips.

It's just that there is some sarcasm in the smile, I really don't know that Gao Shi still has these advantages, forgive me for being too stupid.

Xu Lingli was dealing with Gao for the first time, so she naturally didn't understand her personality, so she was busy but politely chatted.

Still thinking to himself, Mei Niang is fortunate to have such a mother-in-law, life should not be too difficult.

Gao listened to the young man introduce the price of the embroidery again.

"Let's try to buy a small pair first. If your skills are not good enough, don't waste your money." Gao decided after careful consideration.

It was normal for her to think this way, Mei Niang understood very well and nodded in agreement.

In addition to buying embroidery thread and cloth, there is also a set of embroidery needles, embroidery scissors, and embroidery stretchers. Calculated, it costs sixteen cash in total.

Gao felt a little heartbroken again, "Ah, it costs sixteen Chinese characters. If she embroiders it badly, wouldn't it mean that she won't even be able to earn back her money?"

Xu Lingli suddenly felt that her evaluation of Gao had to be changed.

Shopkeeper Liu watched from the side, also a little speechless.

"Mei Niang, I saw you with a strange and kind face, and I fell in love with you at the first glance. In addition, you are related to Lingli. Take these little things back and embroider them for fun. If you are embroidered by then, bring them over and let us embroider them." Take it back at the price set by the workshop." Shopkeeper Liu asked the boy to wrap up the things and stuff them into Meiniang's hands, and said seriously.

Mei Niang blushed and felt very ashamed.

"Shopkeeper Liu, you can't do that. These things didn't grow in your own land. You bought them with money. How can I take advantage of you?" Mei Niang put the things in her hands back on the counter, He blushed and declined.

I would rather spend a few pennies more to buy it than to be gifted by others in this way.

What's more, the other party is a stranger.

How will others look at you in the future.

To be poor is to be poor.

Shopkeeper Liu had good intentions, such a big embroidery workshop naturally wouldn't care about such a small thing of ten yuan.

Unexpectedly, when Mrs. Gao heard what shopkeeper Liu said, she was immediately happy, and immediately took the things that Meiniang had put back on the counter, and said to shopkeeper Liu without blushing, "Treasurer Liu, you are so polite." , It’s just your kindness, if we don’t accept it, it will appear that we are ignorant, thank you.”

"Grandma, we can't take this thing." Mei Niang shook her head anxiously.

PS [First of all, Meier has to say sorry to my dear friends, because the previous setting of this article is not very good, there are some problems, Meier has overhauled the article, please bookmark and read Chapter 11 before November 12. ——Reread Chapter 1 again.For the inconvenience caused by this, I sincerely ask for your understanding of Meier's behavior of committing a second convulsion, sorry! ! ! 】

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