Because the third family of Wei lived at the end of the village, even though Liu Tangxi used to go out every day to take out the trash, he actually didn't see a few people.
Now that he walked out and looked at the people hanging out in the village, Liu Tangxi really felt that he had traveled to an quaint dynasty.
After meeting the people, Mrs. Zhang greeted the villagers warmly.
The villagers also said a few words to her, but their eyes were more on Liu Tangxi.
Liu Tangxi is really good-looking, with fair skin and a dusty temperament, which is very eye-catching in the countryside. Wherever she appeared, she could be seen at a glance.
On the day of marriage, many people saw Liu Tangxi.
However, the third child of Wei was quite busy that day, and the third child of Wei was seriously ill and did not do much, so everyone stayed for a while and then left.
Today Liu Tangxi came out, and they could see her up close.
Mrs. Zhang introduced the people in the village to Liu Tangxi.
Liu Tangxi greeted Mrs Zhang one by one, neither too enthusiastic nor indifferent, very decent.
It's just that the gazes of some people in the village fell on her a little uncomfortable, and there were voices pointing behind her. Although she didn't hear what everyone was saying, but looking at the expressions of everyone, she probably didn't say anything good. .
Liu Tangxi felt right. After she and Mrs Zhang walked out of the village, the villagers discussed more unscrupulously.
"I heard that this talented lady was almost sold into a brothel, she really looks good."
"Ah? How did I hear that he ran out of the brothel?"
"real or fake?"
"Really, I saw it with my own eyes."
"That man Yazi came to catch her back, but she met Daniel's mother on the way. Daniel's mother is also a fool, she believed the fortune-telling words, and gave her twenty taels of silver for nothing, and married such a daughter-in-law. come back."
"I was there that day, why didn't I look at it? It was obviously that person who wanted to sell Hanzhou's daughter-in-law, but he was met by Daniel's mother halfway through and rescued."
"Hey, no matter what, although this girl is good-looking, her background is not good."
"Isn't that true? It's a pity that Hanzhou has married such a daughter-in-law. I heard that the old scholar in the next village wanted to marry his granddaughter to Hanzhou, but Hanzhou didn't like it. But now he was arranged by his mother to marry such a woman. Daughter-in-law, it's really unfortunate."
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After leaving the village, Mrs. Zhang sighed, glanced at Liu Tangxi's face, and said with relief: "Third siblings, don't take it to heart, the villagers are like that, they like to talk when they are free."
Liu Tangxi smiled and said, "Well, I know."
When people in the village are free, they like to talk about Li Jiashuang, the owner of the east, and her identity is more topical. Wouldn't they talk about her behind her back
People didn't tell her in front of her, so she couldn't go up and ask what the other party said, and then explain them one by one, right
What the truth is, the people of the third Wei family know very well, and they must have told the villagers. Since everyone is still discussing it, it means that not everyone believes it.
The people from the third Wei family told the truth, but the villagers still didn't believe it. Could it be that if she explained it by an outsider, the other party would definitely believe it
Moreover, from the perspective of the villagers, Wei Hanzhou is a talented scholar with a bright future, and she is an unidentified woman who has been sold by others, and she is not worthy of Wei Hanzhou. The identities don't match, so don't everyone have something to say
Mrs Zhang glanced at Liu Tangxi's expression and said, "Well, it's fine if you don't mind."
Liu Tangxi teased himself: "I am a talented lady now, so naturally I don't have the same knowledge as them. They must envy me for marrying my husband, but their own daughters failed to marry."
Hearing Liu Tangxi's confident words, Zhang Shi was stunned, and then, thoughtfully, said: "If you don't tell me, I haven't thought of this, indeed, people with surnames outside the village want to marry their daughters to the third brother. I have the same surname. Many people want to tell the third brother about their relatives."
Seeing that Mrs. Zhang really took her words seriously, Liu Tangxi laughed, took her arm, and said with a smile, "That's right, they just think I'm beautiful and my fate is good, and they are jealous of me. So, sister-in-law doesn't have to let go. in the heart."
Zhang Shi smiled and said, "Okay."
Then, the two talked and laughed and walked towards the town. Along the way, Liu Tangxi took the opportunity to ask a lot of questions she wanted to know, and also gained a deeper understanding of this dynasty.
After walking for about half an hour, the two finally arrived at the town.
Liu Tangxi usually doesn't do much activity, but now that he has traveled such a long distance, his legs are already sore.
Thinking of the strangers she had just met on the road, some of them looked at her strangely. Liu Tangxi undid her pink turban and changed it with Zhang's brown turban. Afterwards, I found another place where no one was around, loosened my belt, and fastened it again. The whole person seemed to have neither waist nor chest.
After I was done, I tied my hair again.
Finally, he took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth, nose and mouth.
Zhang shi was dumbfounded at Liu Tangxi's series of actions, unable to speak in surprise.
After Liu Tangxi was done, he looked at Zhang Shi's eyes and asked, "Is it less conspicuous this way?"
Zhang Shi immediately understood what Liu Tangxi meant, and nodded quickly: "Indeed."
On the way, she also noticed some people's eyes. There are too many people in the town, and after going, I don't know what will happen.
"Let's go." Liu Tangxi said.
"it is good."
After a while, the two arrived in town.
This is the first time Liu Tangxi has been to the town. Looking at the scenery and houses that are different from the village, Liu Tangxi looks left and right.
The town is much more lively than the village, there are many people selling things, men, women and children come out for activities.
Soon, the two arrived at a shop selling embroidery.
As usual, Mrs. Zhang handed the handkerchief and purse in the bag to the shopkeeper.
"You count, this is thirty square handkerchiefs and ten purses."
The shopkeeper took out the ledger, and found the page that said Zhang's from Weijia Village, the correct amount. After reading the quantity, the shopkeeper started to check the embroidery work that Mr. Zhang brought.
For the ones at the top, the shopkeeper glanced at them and didn't look at them again, and counted them roughly. When the count was halfway through, the shopkeeper's movements began to slow down. Looking at the dozen square handkerchiefs below, the shopkeeper was a little excited.
Mrs. Zhang was more attentive. She deliberately put the handkerchief embroidered by herself and Mrs. Zhou on the top, and the embroidered one by Liu Tangxi on the bottom.
She knew that Liu Tangxi embroidered better than them. She was afraid that if Liu Tangxi's was placed on top, the shopkeeper would be dissatisfied with the ones below. So, she put it from bad to good. As long as the shopkeeper feels that the front is okay, the latter will definitely like it more and more.
The goal that Zhang's most wanted to achieve is to make all these handkerchiefs qualified, so that they can get handmade money.
"The shopkeeper, how about the following?" Mrs. Zhang asked nervously.
Liu Tangxi was also a little nervous. Although she inherited the original owner's skills, she really doesn't know much about these things. After all, Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Zhou are not professionals, so it doesn't count.
After hearing this, the shopkeeper asked excitedly, "Who embroidered all these?"
It was not a day or two for him to give the embroidery work to Mrs. Zhang.
Before Zhang's marriage, he learned some simple embroidery from his parents' mother, and often did some embroidery work to make money.
He naturally knew Zhang's embroidery.
Looking at the shopkeeper's expression, Mrs Zhang felt relieved.
"Can you just say these things?" Mr. Zhang sold out.
Hearing what Zhang said, Liu Tangxi naturally didn't interrupt.
"Okay, these handkerchiefs are really embroidered very well." The shopkeeper praised, "Can you tell me who this is from?"
Zhang Shi smiled and glanced at Liu Tangxi.
The shopkeeper saw Mrs Zhang's gaze, and then turned to look at a little woman with a handkerchief on her face and an ordinary low bun.
"You embroidered it?" the shopkeeper asked.
Liu Tangxi nodded and replied, "Exactly."
The shopkeeper seemed to have seen the way to make money, and there was light in his eyes when he looked at Liu Tangxi.
Seeing that the shopkeeper looked at Liu Tangxi very strangely, Mrs. Zhang coughed lightly and said, "Cough, this is my third younger brother and sister, you know, my third younger brother is a scholar."
The shopkeeper knew that he had violated the rules, so he calmed down and said with a smile, "It turns out that she is a talented lady, no wonder, no wonder."
There was a little more respect in his tone than before.
There weren't many talents in the whole town, and it was someone like Wei Hanzhou who was awarded a talent at such a young age, and he was still number one.
The shopkeeper naturally knew Wei Hanzhou's name and Zhang's relationship with him.
Therefore, he never made things difficult for the embroidery work that Zhang sent over.
After all, everyone said that Wei Hanzhou had a bright future, and he might have even greater good fortune in the future.
"Then will this lady embroider again in the future?" the shopkeeper asked tentatively.
Mrs. Zhang glanced at Liu Tangxi, and Liu Tangxi said, "Yes."
Hearing this affirmative answer, the shopkeeper rubbed his hands excitedly: "That's good, that's good."
Finding a suitable embroidery girl in town is really hard.
They are not too far from the county town, and the embroidered mothers who are really capable have gone to the shops in the county town to work, and will not come to the town at all. Therefore, up to now, he has not encountered a particularly powerful embroidery girl.
Liu Tangxi's embroidery is the best he has ever seen.
If he can cooperate with Liu Tangxi for a long time, his shop will not worry about the prosperity.
"However, doing too much embroidery will inevitably hurt my eyes. I have to read books and calligraphy on weekdays, and my eyes are precious, so I can't do too much." Liu Tangxi said aside, "My work is also relatively slow. There are other things to do."
Hearing this, Mrs Zhang glanced at Liu Tangxi in surprise.
Liu Tangxi was afraid that she would reveal her secrets, so he gently pulled her and motioned her to keep quiet.
Listening to Liu Tangxi's words, the shopkeeper thought for a while, and then turned over the purse next to him.
Liu Tangxi's embroidery work is really good, and the shopkeeper knows what she did without asking.
Looking at the handkerchiefs and purses made by Liu Tangxi, the shopkeeper gritted his teeth and said, "If the lady Xiucai is willing to continue making the handkerchiefs, I will give both parties five cents and the purses for six cents."
Embroidered handkerchiefs and purses are luxuries for the country people, and their audience is not the poor people in the countryside who can't get enough to eat, but the rich people in the town. Liu Tangxi did a good job of embroidery, and he could sell it for a few cents.
For the rich, they don't care if they get the embroidery they like.
Zhang shi looked at the shopkeeper in surprise, while Liu Tangxi had a calm expression and reluctantly agreed.
The shopkeeper just counted the money, and calculated the price that Liu Tangxi had embroidered at the price just agreed.
Liu Tangxi embroidered a total of sixteen square handkerchiefs and six purses.
After leaving the town and walking back to the village, Mrs. Zhang felt the one hundred and thirty-six pennies in her arms, still feeling unreal.
This is more than 20 yuan more than before, which can buy a few more kilograms of rice. ,,