Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 25
Seeing Mai Xiang looking at them, the other party smiled and said, "Young lady's insight is really strange, she seems to have enlightened at such a young age."

"I don't know what enlightenment is or not. I just told the truth. Don't bother everyone." Mai Xiang pretended not to understand the other party's words, and was about to leave with a basket.

She just sneered just because she was out of anger, but she didn't want to attract other people's attention. She didn't want to be too famous and be regarded as a monster, then the game would not be far away.

Just as Mai Xiang was about to leave, she heard someone say: "Brother Duncheng Dunmin is late again, today you two must be punished as a host, and you two must be punished for writing two poems about plum blossoms."

When Mai Xiang heard the name, she stopped. These two brothers are Dunmin Duncheng, Cao Xueqin's best friend?

Mai Xiang turned her head and took another look at the brother. There were five points alike, they were all dressed in indigo cotton robes, half or sixty percent new.

Mai Xiang knew that their financial situation didn't seem to be very good. The descendants of the declining clan were idle, without titles, and relying on the fixed silver rice that the clan gave them every month to barely survive, they would not worry about food and clothing.

"What do you think, girl?" Dun Cheng asked curiously when he saw that Mai Xiang had stopped.

Mai Xiang shook her head, turned and left.She walked to the wishing pool, where there is also a plum grove, mostly female relatives, and Mai Xiang started selling small flower baskets.

Mai Xiang is already a frequent visitor to the wishing pool, but there are not many pilgrims here today, there are only seven or eight little girls in total. Judging from their costumes, they should be Miss Bannermen nearby, purely out for an outing Playing.

Mai Xiang has been here a few times, and found that there are far more Banner ladies who come to the Reclining Buddha Temple to make wishes and play than the Han girls, and these Banner ladies are all talented and have a sharper personality.

Mai Xiang went around and gave out five pairs of wall shoes and two small flower baskets, and got about a hundred pennies. After all, she was worried about Mai Huang, so she went back to look for her.

When Mai Xiang passed by, Mai Huang was weeping, and there was a slap mark on his face.

"What's going on?" Mai Xiang asked hurriedly.

"Sister, they beat me and scolded me, woo woo..."

"Be more careful, who hit you? Why did you hit you? You didn't follow what the eldest sister taught you?" Mai Xiang frowned.

"They call me a flower, a beggar, I say I'm not, I say I'm a gift of shoes, and she asks her maid to beat me, woo woo..." Mai Huang felt infinite grievances in her heart.

"Well, take your sister to find that person, and my sister will tell her." Mai Xiang knew where the root cause was.

No one would be willing to hear the words "send small shoes". This Mai Huang clearly told her that it was to give wall shoes. I don't know if she didn't remember or was pretending to be smart, and Mai Xiang didn't want to ask.

Mai Huang pointed to a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl who was admiring the plum blossoms not far away, wearing a pink silk padded jacket and a light green embroidered skirt. Mai Xiang saw that there were two maids and two women standing beside her, and one of the maids He was still holding a big peach-red cloak with white fur in his hand, so he couldn't make a mistake guessing the girl's family background.

Mai Xiang pulled Mai Huang and walked over. When they were seven or eight meters away, Mai Huang refused to go forward.

Mai Xiang walked up to the girl alone, bowed her knees and saluted, and said with a smile, "Miss is really nice. My younger sister offended her, so I will come to accompany her for my younger sister."

The other party didn't speak, and the eyelids didn't move much. They squinted at Mai Xiang and frowned slightly, expressing that she was disturbed and very upset.

Mai Xiang felt that this woman was not ordinary arrogant, but having said that, she was really not ordinary beautiful, she was a Han lady, Mai Xiang was a little dumbfounded.

"Hey, who are you, why are you staring at our young lady?" Seeing that the master was displeased, the maid next to her stepped forward and pushed Mai Xiang.

"Sister, I didn't do it on purpose, it's just because your lady is so beautiful, I was stunned for a moment. Really, I swear, your lady is the most beautiful lady I have ever seen." Mai Xiang said It's not an exaggeration, the other party does have a very delicate face, and even the skin is that kind of pink that can be broken by blows.

It is said that thousands of people wear flattery and don't wear it, Mai Xiang's words finally made the other party look at her.

Although Mai Xiang is a little peasant girl in ragged clothes, her face is washed very clean and her hair is combed neatly. The other party also noticed that Mai Xiang's little hands are also washed clean. Except for the clothes, other parts of the upper and lower can barely be seen, not as annoying as the one just now.

"Your sister said something wrong. I asked my servant girl to teach her a lesson. Be careful when you go out and talk." The other party finally spoke.

"Miss Xie's suggestion. Miss, my younger sister is ignorant and offended her. I will give this little flower basket to her as an apology." Mai Xiang took out the little flower basket from the basket.

"The craftsmanship in the countryside is nothing to show off. It's just a novelty for the young lady, and it can be considered as a trip for the young lady." Mai Xiang handed the flower basket to the maid.

The servant girl didn't reach out to take it, but looked at the young lady, and saw that the young lady nodded slightly, so she stretched out her hand to take it.

The small flower basket is very small and exquisite, the willow buds on it are still yellow and tender, and there is a handful of daisies in the basket.

"Girl, this daisy is picked in the field. Although it is not a precious flower, her flower language is very good, pure and natural beauty, with strong vitality, which symbolizes strength, happiness, happiness and hope. I hope the girl likes it." Seeing that the other party's face softened, Mai Xiang changed her address.

"Flower language? You are quite good at breaking things apart. I have never heard of flowers and flower language." The lady was amused by Mai Xiang.

Mai Xiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, no matter how arrogant and savage the other party was, she was only a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, and she really couldn't stand being fooled.

"Of course, girl, any flower has a flower language. For example, the peony is known as the king of flowers. Its flower language is extremely rich and noble. Therefore, ordinary people can't use peony as a metaphor for themselves. Only those rich and powerful families can use it. And this plum blossom, most plum blossoms bloom in the cold season, so the flower language of plum blossom is noble and unyielding."

Mai Xiang saw that the other party's clothes were embroidered with peonies, but the handkerchief in her hand was plum blossoms, so she explained the language of flowers with these two kinds of flowers.

After hearing this, the other party looked at Mai Xiang with some doubts, "How can you, a country girl, know so much?"

"I have always envied those who are able to study. I often go to the private school to mow grass and herd pigs, so I will remember what my husband said. Also, I often come here to give you wall shoes, yes The wall shoes hanging on the wall have the same pronunciation as avoiding evil spirits, my sister didn't make it clear just now, I can't blame the girl for being angry."

After Mai Xiang finished speaking, she took out another pair of wall shoes and handed them to the maid beside her, who took them and handed them to the young lady.

"Water shoes, to avoid evil spirits, don't you give me small shoes?" The young lady looked at the wall shoes in her hand and asked.

"Of course, miss, please see that there is a tie on it, which is obviously hung on the wall. The way this tie is tied is called a safe knot. I wish you a safe life, so that you will be free from illness and disaster for the rest of your life."

"I think you are still a sensible person, here, this is a reward from our lady." Seeing the lady giving a look, the maid picked a piece of silver from her purse and brought it to Mai Xiang.

"Thank you girl, thank you sister." Mai Xiang stretched out her hand to take it, and bowed her knees to salute.

The two maids helped the young lady to walk forward. Mai Xiang saw her walking posture, like a weak willow supporting the wind, she should have small feet, so she became more sensitive to the word "small shoes", and was afraid that people would think her feet were too big.

The woman next to her said: "This little girl's small mouth is really good at talking, and the money is too easy to earn."

"It's rare for Miss to be so happy. She gave me two things back, but it's only two renminbi, so it's worth it to us." The maid who took out the money said.

Mai Xiang smiled and walked towards Mai Huang, and suddenly noticed a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy standing in the Meilin next to him, staring blankly at the lady who walked past.

Mai Xiang felt that this young man was a bit too bold, so she just stared at him blankly, and she couldn't help but feel a little funny.

Seeing Mai Xiang looking at him with a teasing expression, the boy felt a little embarrassed and ran away in a panic.

"Sister, what did you tell her? Did you sell the thing?"

At this time, Mai Huang admired Mai Xiang a little, she could coax such a proud young lady into a smile, but she didn't see that the maid gave Mai Xiang a piece of silver.

"Well, it's sold. Let's go around again." Seeing that none of the flower baskets in Mai Huang's hand were sold, Mai Xiang knew that the daisy would wilt in the morning, and it would be even more difficult to sell.So he took Mai Huang to follow him, and walked around the temple again, until he sold all three flower baskets, and went to buy dim sum for ten Wen, and then he took Mai Huang home.

"Sister, who did you learn these words from?" Mai Huang felt that Mai Xiang had really changed a lot, she had never heard her speak like this before, and she couldn't understand many words.

"Didn't the eldest sister learn needlework from the wife of the master's family? She taught me a lot."

"Sister, in the future I will also learn sewing from my wife." Mai Huang's personality is still strong.

"Let's talk about it after the wife of the master's family gives birth to the baby. What do you want to learn, my sister will teach you first."

"Really? Sister, I want to learn how to count." Mai Huang felt that there were too many copper coins in Mai Xiangpock to count, so he was a little anxious.

Mai Xiang glanced at her, knowing that she was being careful, but when she thought about it, she also needed help, so it would be better to take the opportunity to train her to save her worry.

"Okay, Eldest Sister will teach you when I get back. Do you remember what Eldest Sister said?"

"Remember, I will definitely listen to my elder sister's words in the future." Mai Huang said hurriedly, knowing that he is indeed not as good as Mai Xiang.

Neither Mai Xiang nor Mai Huang knew that today's scene was completely watched by Mrs. Sun.She just didn't follow Mai Xiang closely, and didn't hear clearly what Mai Xiang said to these people, but Mai Xiang sold the little flower basket, which is a definite fact.

(End of this chapter)