Rebirth of the farmer's daughter-in-law

Chapter 23 Brother and Sister Don't Be Tired
They entered a room, and saw mahogany tables and chairs inside. Aunt Chen was drinking tea, and the shopkeeper stood beside her flattering her.

"Look at this pattern and technique, how about it?" Aunt Chen saw Meng Duo waving, and asked the shopkeeper to look at the embroidery on her skirt.

The shopkeeper was obviously an expert, so he glanced at it and said, "It's a coincidence that the person who does this job designs the pattern with the opening, and the color is soft and bold. This technique looks special, and it is not like the Hunan embroidery that is commonly used today. Little girl, Did you embroider it?"

It was only then that Meng Duo realized that the technique she used was Suzhou embroidery, which was only introduced here two years later.

"Well, I was just embroidering for fun." For a while, Meng Duo couldn't think of how to explain it. Fortunately, neither the shopkeeper nor Grandma Chen asked her how to learn it.

Aunt Chen laughed and said, "The shopkeeper really has good eyesight and is easy to learn how to embroider, but this color scheme is not something you can comprehend in a moment. If the green is thicker, it will probably be vulgar."

"Grandma is the one who has unique insights." The shopkeeper nodded and turned back.

When the two of them talked, Meng Duo stood cautiously by the side and dared not intervene.After a while, Grandma Chen looked up at her, and said with a smile: "I see that you don't look like a child from a wealthy family, do you want to do some work to earn some money for subsidies?"

There was no trace of contempt in the words, and Meng Duo didn't feel uncomfortable when he said it so straightforwardly.Poverty is not a sin, don't hide it.

Meng Duo's eyes lit up when he heard that you are making money, and he hesitated for a while and asked: "I want to earn some money, but my family is in Chenjia Village and I can't come to the town often, and there are uncles and sisters-in-law who need to take care of them. Besides, my craft I'm afraid it won't satisfy Madam."

Aunt Chen was a little surprised when she heard her words, she couldn't see that she was married at such a young age.

Mrs. Li, who was always by her side, said right away, "Madam doesn't know, this girl's life is miserable." After saying that, she glanced at the person sitting upright, paused and continued.

Aunt Chen's grandma heard that Meng Duo was abducted and sold by Ren Yazi when she was a child, and her unmarried husband died, and she felt very pitiful for Meng Duo.

"What a pity!" she sighed, "I have some small things like handkerchiefs and purses, you just take them home and embroider them, and they will be delivered when they are embroidered. No matter how big or small, I will give you five cents each." How about money?"

"Thank you so much, madam!" Mrs. Li hurriedly agreed on Meng Duo's behalf, "No wonder they all respect madam, madam is such a rare and kind person."

Aunt Chen listened to the woman next to her and went back to get some handkerchiefs, sachets and the like.

Meng Duo was standing on the street holding brocade handkerchiefs, sachets, etc., and now he still felt dizzy and unreal.These objects in the hands are all made of high-quality materials. Let alone touching them like this on weekdays, it is difficult to even look at them.Isn't that grandma Chen's aunt afraid that she won't send it back?

People in the village with better conditions are mostly stingy and cautious, but this Aunt Chen is a generous, gentle and kind person.It was the first time in Meng Duo's life that he saw such a person, and he felt admiration, respect and joy in his heart.

It's just that this job really shouldn't be done, what if it can't be done well or something is broken?But she couldn't tolerate her refusal, so Aunt Chen issued a tactful order to evict the guest. Granny Li thanked her for not allowing her to speak, and dragged her downstairs and out of the shop.

"Go back quickly, the carriage won't wait for anyone. The old man in my family was stubborn, and he threw us away with a wave of his whip when he waited impatiently." Mrs. Li said with a smile, "You put these things away, I can see them all It’s a good thing, and I can’t afford to lose it.”

"How about I send it back?" Meng Duo felt more and more uncomfortable after hearing this.

Mrs. Li hurriedly stopped her, "What is the identity of that person inside? If you are so helpful, others will be envious and jealous, so you push it outside hard. You can't put the basket on it, and it's specially for the dung pan. Be careful of the person inside." I'm annoyed. I know you're afraid of not doing well, breaking it, or losing it, but looking at that guy's style, how can you lose money because of this? In our eyes, it's a precious item, and no one pays attention to it. Here. Look at the material, tsk tsk, fine satin, what a fool to do it!"

After hearing what she said, Meng Duo thought about it for a while, and he took it anyway, so he just did it once.There are five coins for one piece, and forty coins for all these things on hand, which is really a lot!

"Aunt Li, let's not talk about this when we go back, and ask Aunt Li to keep it a secret for me when we go back to the village." Seeing Mrs. Li's suspicious face, Meng Duo continued, "If this matter is done well, it will be fine for a long time, otherwise There was a lot of noise and everyone knew that if nothing happened in the end or a one-shot deal, wouldn’t it make people laugh and talk about it? Our situation, my identity..."

"Understood, you girl looks stupid, you really have a lot of eyes!" Li Pozi laughed when she heard this.She knew that the Meng family had been troubled recently, and Meng Duo was a widow, so it was really not suitable for publicity.

Meng Duo put away those things, and the two returned to the meeting place.Everyone came back almost as soon as they came back, chatting and asking each other about prices and looking at the items they bought.But all women like to buy things, and they will be very happy when they see that the things they buy are cheaper and easier to use than others.

The way back was even busier than when he came here. Meng Duo touched the objects in his arms from time to time, not in the mood to answer everyone's words.

At the entrance of the village, Meng Duo saw Third Uncle and Si Ya looking around.

"Why are you here?" She jumped out of the carriage and carried off her shopping.

Sanchun came to help, and replied with a smile: "The second sister-in-law went shopping in the town for the first time, and the fourth sister talked about it all day, so I had to bring her to wait for the second sister-in-law."

"Second sister-in-law, what is this soft thing?" Siya also went over to help pull the package, feeling so warm that she wanted to lie down on it.

The two quilts at home were made when the two elders of the Meng family were there, and they haven't been dismantled and renewed for so many years, so it's reasonable that Siya doesn't know each other.

Meng Duo replied with a smile: "This is cotton, which is used to make quilts and cotton clothes."

"Is the second sister-in-law going to make new clothes for us?" Si Ya shouted happily after hearing this, "Will I wear them on my birthday?" She still couldn't forget about her own birthday, at least six or seven times a day.

Meng Duo made some calculations, "I can't do it before my birthday, and I will make you and uncle wear new clothes during the Chinese New Year."

"Second sister-in-law, you're so kind!" Siya felt that the good things at home came one after another, not only could she eat meat but also wear new clothes, she didn't even dare to think about it before.

"It's not my fault, it's my uncle's ability." Meng Duo walked home with his sister-in-law and uncle, and asked them if they had lunch, whether they were naughty at Aunt Wang's house, etc.

When she got home, she saw that Meng Da hadn't come back, so she went to Aunt Wang's house to thank her first, and then put back the things she bought.

(End of this chapter)