Traversing the good life of a peasant woman

Chapter 63

June's baby face can change as soon as it is said. It rained heavily in the morning, but the sky was already clear at noon.As soon as the medicine was cooked for Mrs. Zhao, someone knocked on Fang's courtyard door.

Fang Dachuan opened the door, and it turned out to be shopkeeper Mo: "Brother Fang, I came here uninvited this time, so you won't be welcome!"

"Shopkeeper Mo, you are joking again. You are a guest that I can't even invite. You always come to the door in person. My place is full of splendor. Yueniang, shopkeeper Mo is here, come quickly." Thinking anxiously, Fang Dachuan hurriedly welcomed the shopkeeper Mo into the door.

Seeing that Wen Yue has been busy since he came in, boiling water and looking for tea, shopkeeper Mo also knows that this country family doesn't like this at all, so he said: "Don't bother, give me a glass of water That's good, I'm here this time to ask Mrs. Fang for a favor, and I hope you will never refuse, Mrs. Fang."

Hearing that she was here to look for her, Wen Yue couldn't continue walking around, so she stood beside Fang Dachuan and looked at shopkeeper Mo with a smile. "Shopkeeper Mo, you are too polite. If there is anything I can do, you can just ask. If you don't want to help, you are really out of touch."

Shopkeeper Mo took a sip of water and said with a smile, "It's nothing to embarrass you, it's like this. Miss Fang, do you still remember when you took over the work of Zhu's family in the town?"

Seeing Wen Yue's nod, shopkeeper Mo went on to say: "It's the one you embroidered the wedding dress, who married an official family in the capital. This year, the lady has made great achievements in giving birth, and her husband's family specially allowed her to go back to her mother's house for a while. It’s easy to say, but since she wore your embroidered wedding dress, she only likes your embroidery method, and this time she came back to order many sets of patterns from me.

The embroiderer I sent you to study here has already been transferred away by the head office in Beijing, and she only left me for a while, but she still has a few big tasks to do, and she can't get away for a while.The result is that I took over the job but couldn't do it. If there is no way, I can ask Mrs. Fang to come to you. I hope you don't refuse and help the old man.Don't worry, I won't take any payment for this batch of work, it's all yours, how about it? "

Wen Yue didn't speak, and turned her gaze to Fang Dachuan. In fact, she didn't want to take this matter in her heart. Given the current situation of their family, she didn't need her to earn this money at all.But the shopkeeper Mo has no ordinary relationship with their family, and he came to ask for it in person, Wen Yue felt a little embarrassing.

Shopkeeper Mo saw that Fang Dachuan and his wife were silent, so he understood somewhat in his heart that he was not ignorant of the financial situation of the other party's family, and indeed he didn't need to suffer for the money.It's just...he smiled wryly in his heart, and said, "Brother Fang, I really have no choice but to ask you for this matter. To be honest, I don't want to take this job, but that one is a famous man in Beijing." How can I, a little businessman like me, offend you. How about this, as long as you agree, I will pay you twice as much, what do you think?"

Fang Dachuan didn't speak, thinking in his heart that he didn't want Wen Yue to take over the job, and the family didn't lack the money, so why should his wife be burdened.But the meaning in Mo shopkeeper's words is that the Zhu family likes this embroidery method very much, and it must be used. If the Zhu family knows that Yueniang is the first person to create this embroidery method, but refuses to take over their work, what will happen later? How it will be treated is anyone's guess.

What Fang Dachuan thought of, Wen Yue also thought of, but Wen Yue saw that Fang Dachuan's face was not good, so she said to herself: "Yes, shopkeeper Mo, you are too polite, I can accept the reward from the Zhu family, your share Forget it, isn’t this slapping us in the face? Don’t you think so, Okawa?”

"Oh, yes, yes, what Yueniang said is that we have been under the care of shopkeeper Mo these days, so you must not be too far away from us. To put it bluntly, in the days to come, we are afraid I still have to trouble you, shopkeeper Mo." Fang Dachuan felt his back being pinched slightly by Wen Yue, realized his trance, and hurriedly added.

Shopkeeper Mo was very satisfied. He never thought that Fang's couple would reject his proposal when he came this time, but in his mind, there should be some twists and turns, and the temptation of benefits is indispensable.But as long as it is within the scope he can accept, he can definitely agree to it. Who said that the Zhu family is someone that their Jinxiu Workshop can't afford to offend?But fortunately, the Fang family couple are not the ones who don't open their eyes, and I didn't misunderstand them in vain.
Shopkeeper Mo came with confidence and left with satisfaction, but Fang Dachuan, who sent shopkeeper Mo away, was depressed, and sighed to Wen Yue: "Power is really a powerful thing, Yue Niang, I am at this moment It is only then that I really understand why so many people want to be conferred the title of Marquis and Prime Minister, but I am indeed a bit incompetent, and I have implicated you!"

"What are you thinking about? Even the emperor doesn't necessarily do whatever he wants, let alone us? Besides, it's not that they don't pay, and the work won't be tiring, so don't think about it. If you have the time, you might as well go Take a look on the mountain, pick some wild fruits and come back, Man'er likes to eat those cherries last time."

Wen Yue knew that Fang Dachuan had been stimulated again, and felt that he had failed to protect his daughter-in-law and made her suffer again.But this is the sorrow of the little people, what can be done but think about it from another angle, who can live as they please?
Fang Dachuan also knew that he was on the edge of the horns again, he laughed twice and said: "Okay, it's my fault, I will make up for it and pick more fruits for you. Madam's words are bigger than the sky!"

Looking at the back of Fang Dachuan leaving, Wen Yue smiled and said in a low voice: "I know it's a poor mouth."

After Fang Tongye did the work, Fang Dachuan never had a good night's sleep. In the first few days, he couldn't sleep at all. Wen Yue often woke up in the middle of the night and saw him sitting alone. in the yard.In just a few days, he has lost a lot of weight. If it weren't for his youth and good foundation, he might have fallen down like Mrs. Zhao.

Wen Yue didn't know how to comfort him, and she was afraid that her comfort would remind Fang Dachuan of what Fang Tongye had done, so she simply pretended that nothing happened and lived happily every day.It was as if Fang Tongye had never existed before, and his home had never been stolen, and life went on as usual.

Fortunately, her painstaking efforts were not in vain. Fang Dachuan quickly walked out of the blow of the betrayal of his relatives. The active and optimistic Fang Dachuan who worked hard for his family finally came back.

"Mother!" A soft and tender voice suddenly appeared in Wen Yue's ear, and when she lowered her head, Man'er walked towards her with her little hand outstretched, "Hoo hoo, hoo hoo, mother!"

Man'er can say some simple words now, and this "huhu" is one of her most frequently used words, because every time she accidentally falls, Wen Yue and the others will always blow the place where she fell, Coax her by saying it doesn't hurt, doesn't hurt.After a long time, whenever Maner fell her hand, she would take the initiative to find the adults in the family, stretch her hand when she fell her hand, and stretch her leg when she fell her leg.In short, you must blow it to her a few times, otherwise she will look at you with big eyes blinking in grievance, and keep "whooping" by herself.

This time, Wen Yue saw her come in with her little hand raised again, and when she looked at the dust on her hand, she knew that she had dropped her hand again.Smiling, she put her little hand near her mouth, blew lightly a few times and then rubbed it, and asked, "Is it all right, does it still hurt?"

Man'er let out a "hmm" and took her hand back. Wen Yue thought it was over, and just wanted to continue cooking, but suddenly Man'er turned around, pushed her little butt in front of her, and continued to say "whoosh" Hoo" sound. "This is... Could it be that she also broke her ass?"

Wen Yue burst out laughing, patted her little butt and said, "Don't blow it, stinky, go out and play!"

"Hoo hoo!" Upon hearing Wen Yue's words that she would not brag, Man'er pouted her butt back forcefully, and her mouth continued to "hoo hoo", as if she would not leave without Wen Yue's bragging. .

Looking at the writhing little butt in front of her eyes, Wen Yue said helplessly and amusedly, "Okay then! My mother will give you a call, so you can play by yourself, okay?"

"Hoohoo" Man'er twisted two little buttocks in front of Wen Yue again, intending to urge Wen Yue to hurry up.Wen Yue looked at the chubby little butt in front of her eyes, couldn't help but patted it again and said, "Mother, don't fart!"

As a result, as soon as she put her mouth in front of Man'er's butt, she heard Man'er "bu" and farted loudly. "Oh, Man'er, you did it on purpose!" Wen Yue hugged Man'er and turned around, looked into her eyes and said pretending to be angry.

Man'er clapped her hands with a "giggle" and laughed twice, then said vaguely: "Big advantage!"

"You also know, fart, does it stink?" Wen Yue put her hands on her nose: "It stinks to death."

"Dou", Man'er also imitated Wen Yue's movement and wanted to cover her nose, but unfortunately because she was young and not coordinated enough, she covered her mouth with her hand and looked at Wen Yue with a very serious expression.

Wen Yue doesn't know if other people's children are like this, or if they feel extremely happy when they see their children doing such actions.In her previous life, she once heard a folk song in northern Shaanxi. There was a sentence in the lyrics that said standing face to face and thinking of you. Although it was about love, to be honest, Wen Yue didn't experience this feeling from a man.But when facing Man'er, it's really like this, no matter how much you can't see enough, no matter how much you can't love enough.

He hugged Man'er in his arms and rubbed her vigorously a few times, then kissed her forehead several times, Man'er's soft body writhed non-stop in her embrace.Wen Yue let go of her hand unworthily, and watched her go to the yard, chasing chickens and ducks happily.

Mrs. Li went into the kitchen with an empty bowl. She is also in a good mood these days. Although Fang Tongye stole many things from the house, the life at home has not been affected.Even when Fang Tongye was at home, there was a lot of laughter. Of course, it would be more perfect if Zhao could not mention Fang Tongye often.

"Where did Da Chuan go?" Mrs. Li asked after looking around.

"I asked him to go up the mountain to pick cherries for Man'er." Wen Yue replied casually, "Grandma, doesn't she want to wake up?" Thinking of Mrs. Zhao, who was still lying on the kang and didn't like to go out, Wen Yue felt worried again .

Mrs. Li paused for a while while washing the dishes, nodded and said: "Yeah, I still don't go out, no matter how much I can persuade you. In fact, she is almost in good health. She is just embarrassed and thinks that she is dragging you down. Feel ashamed."

"Hey!" Wen Yue looked out at Man'er again, and seeing that she hadn't done anything dangerous, she said, "Grandma just thinks too much, how can the whole family care so much? Her health is the greatest comfort to us.”

Mrs. Li didn't smile much, no matter Mrs. Zhao was up or down, she just took good care of her.In short, she likes this kind of comfortable life so much. Listening to Man'er's laughter every day, she feels that life is particularly exciting.

The next morning, shopkeeper Mo sent a car to pick up Wen Yue, and Fang Dachuan followed him worried.The car stopped in front of shopkeeper Mo's shop. Shopkeeper Mo was talking to a woman dressed as a mother in charge in the shop. Wen Yue looked carefully and found that they were acquaintances again.

Before Shopkeeper Mo introduced Wen Yue to the mother, the woman smiled and said, "Miss Fang, let's meet again!"

Wen Yue gave her a slight salute: "I've seen Mama Fang. It's been a long time since I've seen you. Mama Fang, you still look so energetic."

"Long time no see, Miss Fang's mouth is still so cute!" Mother Fang, who was praised by Wen Yue, smiled happily and gave Wen Yue a compliment.

"It turns out that you guys know each other, so it saves my drool." Shopkeeper Mo stroked his beard and said to Fang's mother with a smile.

"Why don't you know each other? In the end, our young lady's wedding dress was also extraordinary. If it wasn't for me, would you Jinxiufang be able to find this kind of treatment?" Fang's mother was not very polite to shopkeeper Mo, but it was true. It is understandable that the Zhu family was just a merchant in the past, and they can still maintain a kind of respect for merchants of the same level.

But now that the Zhu family has become relatives with noble people, it is not the same. As the saying goes, in the prime minister's mansion, the seventh-rank official, this mother is the confidant of the wife in charge of the Zhu mansion, so it is normal to be a little arrogant .

"Miss Fang, I won't play around with you anymore. My lady will embroider only three clothes this time, and they are all the most fashionable styles in the capital. You only need to embroider these three clothes on August [-]th. Just embroider it before." Fang's mother said while watching Wen Yue's reaction seriously, as if if Wen Yue said "no", Fang's mother could come forward and eat her.

Now that she is here, she is naturally here to work. With the help of the little girl brought by Fang's mother, Wen Yue unfolded these two extremely gorgeous clothes one by one, and then took a closer look at their matching. Pattern, slightly relieved.She was really afraid that the pattern was too complicated, and she was really not sure about embroidering two skirts by herself in two months.

After focusing on the extremely complicated peacock picture again, she said to Fang's mother: "Fang's mother, you can do anything else, but if this suit is embroidered with peacocks, it will not show the characteristics of this material, and the color will be different." Some are not easy to match. I thought, I can change this pattern into a butterfly pattern, which is not only suitable for the season, but also can show the extraordinary features of this material. "

Mother Fang was a little embarrassed. She didn't quite understand what Wen Yue said. In her opinion, the two looks brought by the lady were already very good-looking.But now that the lady of the Fang family has said it, it means that this is also feasible. Thinking of the surprisingly good effect after the young lady's wedding dress was changed by her, she hesitated a little.

Seeing her embarrassing look, Wen Yue knew that Mother Fang was not in charge, so she said, "Mother Fang, since your house has assigned this job to me, I have to be responsible for the lady in your house." Yes. If not, I will draw the pattern of the butterfly, and you can go back and show it to the lady. If she likes it, I will embroider it. If she thinks it is not good, I will embroider it in the original shape. Do you like it? "

Mother Fang's eyes lit up, it was a good idea, but she said with some embarrassment: "Our miss is going out to visit friends, and she will come back in about three or four days."

"That's okay, I can embroider this one first, and when the young lady comes back, I'll be in a hurry to start embroidering after I have made up my mind." Wen Yue said happily when she heard that there was a door.

Fang's mother took the picture drawn by Wen Yue and left. When Wen Yue sent her out, she carefully explained the characteristics of the butterfly picture. After Fang's mother got in the car and left, Fang Dachuan couldn't bear it. The question in my heart: "Yue Niang, why do you suggest to change the look? Butterfly picture, isn't it more tiring to embroider?"

Before Wenyue could speak, Shopkeeper Mo smiled and said, "You're an outsider, the peacock is really hard to embroider, and the tail feathers alone are enough to torture people for a while. Mrs. Fang is smart, although the butterfly picture sounds very complicated. , but I saw the picture she drew, but it is simpler than that of the peacock, isn't it a star and a half."

The small calculation in her heart was seen through, and Wen Yue didn't think there was anything wrong. She didn't want to eat this bowl of rice full-time. Why didn't she take the easy path and insisted on choosing the troublesome one?Embroidery hurts the eyes, okay? But when she thought that Mother Fang would go back and ask the lady, she didn't have any patterns in her mind.

"Nothing can escape your eyes, shopkeeper Mo. You have such a bright eye! But this is just my wishful thinking. Whether it can be successful or not depends on the choice of Miss Zhu's." Wen Yue didn't hide anything , directly said what was in his heart.

Shopkeeper Mo seemed to be full of confidence, and said to Wen Yue with a smile: "I think this matter is almost inseparable, and it should be possible. Just based on the picture you just drew and those explanations, I am moved after hearing it, let alone Zhu Miss Jia? You have to know that the wedding dress you embroidered for her was a sensation in Beijing. How could you have transferred all the embroiderers you trained? I heard that the same pattern You changed it yourself."

Wen Yue smiled wryly in her heart. The last time she changed the pattern, it was a last resort. The effect is good, but it can only be regarded as good luck.This time, she sincerely wanted to be lazy, but her original intention was not good, and she didn't know if God would help her. "Well, it's up to people to plan things, and God to make things happen. I have worked hard, and I will accept any results." Wen Yue said relaxedly.

Make an appointment with Shopkeeper Mo, and he will send a car to Fang's house to pick her up every day to embroider in the shop. After what happened last time, Wen Yue dared not bring such precious materials home again. Are afraid of how many wrinkles.Coupled with the fact that there is Man'er, an energetic and curious child at home, Wen Yue really can't guarantee that she can protect these two skirts.It's better to be more troublesome, take the car to Shopkeeper Mo's place, just think of it as commuting to and from get off work in ancient times.

(End of this chapter)