Shanghai Embroidery Lady

Chapter 10 A Tangerine

The next day, Ye Zijin went out and found Wang Xinyu's home according to the location Zizheng said with the gramophone in his arms.He knocked lightly on the door three times, but seeing no movement, Ye Zijin paused and knocked twice.

Seeing that there was still no movement, Ye Zijin was about to leave, but unexpectedly the door opened suddenly, and a sleepy-eyed curly-haired woman came out wearing a royal blue shawl.

"Who are you looking for?" the woman asked coldly.

Zijin was stunned for a second, always feeling that this woman was [-]% similar to Miss Lucy on the Paramount poster that day.

"Oh, I'm looking for Ms. Wang Xinyu. My brother repaired the phonograph for her and asked me to deliver it." Ye Zijin smiled.

The woman glanced at her and said indifferently: "Give it to me, I am her sister."

After Ye Zijin handed over the phonograph to the woman, the woman said "thank you" and closed the door with a "slap".

It seemed that she was not easy to get along with, it was hard to imagine that a girl as gentle and kind as Xin Yu would have such a cold sister, Ye Zijin didn't think about it, and then went downstairs.

After two weeks, Ye Zijin returned to Shenji tailor shop with a big bag full of tied cloth strips.

Seeing Ye Zijin coming, Xiaoyue smiled happily and stepped forward to help.When a large pile of cloth strips neatly tied into small bundles was poured out, Xiao Wu on the side also looked dumbfounded.

The leaf gussets on these cloth strips were marked when they were bundled, so you can tell which day they were cut at a glance.She placed the cloth strips neatly on the cutting bed in the order marked, waiting for Master Shen to have a look.

"Zijin, I'll tell you that you can do it!" Xiaoyue cheerfully invited Master Shen to come out to have a look.

I saw Master Shen coming out slowly with a long tobacco rod, sitting on the wicker chair with his legs crossed, taking a few puffs from time to time.He casually picked up a few bundles of cloth strips with a later date and took a look at them with a long tobacco rod, nodded and said: "You have perseverance, talent, and are qualified to be my apprentice of Shen Qixiao. I will accept you, and you will be in the shop later." Helping with work, the wages will count as five oceans per month for you."

"Thank you, master!" Ye Zijin was overjoyed when she heard that there were five oceans. The money was enough for her and Zizheng to live comfortably for a month.

Ye Zijin stepped forward and poured a cup of tea for Shen Qixiao, offered it respectfully with both hands, and said, "Master, please have some tea."

Shen Qixiao calmly took a sip from the teacup and nodded.

From then on, Ye Zijin appeared in Shen Kee's tailor shop in a legitimate manner.

One day, a middle-aged man who claimed to be the housekeeper of the Zhao family brought a servant to Shen Ji Tailor Shop, and said that he wanted to pick up Master Shen to help the wife of the Zhao family make a cheongsam. go.

When the car arrived at the front gate of Zhao's house, the iron gate opened slowly, and a European-style fountain came into view. The place was lined with green trees and fragrant grass, which looked like a garden.Around the fountain, there is a two-story bungalow in the garden.

Ye Zijin carried the toolbox and followed Master, and walked into Zhao's house under the leadership of the housekeeper.

When going up the stairs, there was a sound of "Ding Ding Dong Dong" from upstairs, and then I saw several round red oranges rolling down the stairs.

Looking up, a young man in a blue fine silk camel's hair gown was bending over to pick up scattered red oranges on the ground. A woman dressed as a servant girl in front of him looked flustered and apologized repeatedly while helping to pick it up: "Second young master, I'm sorry, it's all my fault, I'm sorry..."

The man showed no trace of anger on his face, and said in a gentle tone: "It's okay, you go and do your work, I'll just pick it up."

Ye Zijin listened to this man's voice very magnetic, like a clear breeze and bright moon, and the sky and clouds scattered.

Seeing this, Mama Yu stepped forward, pinched the servant girl's arm severely, and said angrily, "You worthless girl, do you still want to serve by the eldest lady's side? It's really embarrassing to act so frizzy." room's face."

"Mother Yu, don't blame her. It was because I walked too fast that I bumped into her just now." The second young master explained.

At this time Ye Zijin leaned over and picked up a red orange that had rolled to his feet and went upstairs, the man also saw her and Master Shen.

"Since there are guests at home, Mama Yu should take the guests to see the wife first." The second young master had a vague smile on his lips, a handsome face exuding a gentle and refined temperament.

Mama Yu glanced at the oranges on the ground, raised her eyebrows and said, "Second young master bought sugar oranges for the second wife again. I'll ask the housekeeper to buy some more for the house tomorrow. Anyway, the price of these oranges is also cheap."

Ye Zijin saw that Mama Yu was not very polite to the second young master, and seemed to be ridiculing intentionally or unintentionally, wondering why a member of the Zhao family dared to be so arrogant.

There was no ups and downs in the eyes of the second young master, and he said calmly: "No need, my mother just wants to taste a little."

There seemed to be contempt in Mama Yu's eyes, "There are tribute oranges and mandarin oranges in the house, but the second wife doesn't like to taste them, she prefers the sugar oranges. It seems that who really likes what taste. All right, I'll take someone there first. Seeing the eldest lady, second young master, pick it up slowly." After speaking, she glared at the little maid standing beside her and shouted, "Cai'e, what are you doing here in a daze! Hurry up and go downstairs to work!"

"Yes..." The little maid hurriedly replied, and when she left, she glanced at the second young master quietly, her eyes were full of guilt.

Ye Zijin and Master Shen followed behind Mama Yu, and saw Mama Yu stepped on an orange on the ground, the orange was crushed instantly, and the juice mixed with the dust on the bottom of the foot slowly dripped out.Then Mama Yu kicked the rotten orange away in disgust and walked straight forward.

Is this the second young master of the Zhao family?How could even a servant dare to be so rude in front of him?Ye Zijin felt a little unbelievable.

When Ye Zijin passed by the second young master, she put the oranges hidden in her hand into the paper bag in his arms, and nodded slightly in salute.

The second young master nodded his head to express his gratitude, and a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Ye Zijin didn't dare to stay any longer, and followed Master's footsteps again. She walked halfway and looked back quietly, and saw that the second young master had bent down to pick up the tangerines on the ground calmly, with a calm expression on his face. As if nothing happened just now.

(End of this chapter)