After all, Lin Xiaoyu never went to that makeup shop again, and came here to put on makeup obediently every day.
After nearly half a month of depression, the shop has gradually improved, and several regular customers from before have come back to put on makeup.
Among them was Mrs. Wen who came to buy balm a few days ago.
Early this morning, Mrs. Wen entered the shop with a smile, and greeted the proprietress first, "Madam proprietress, I want to put on makeup today, so I came to your shop."
The proprietress curled up her mouth when she heard the words, and extended her hand to welcome, "Okay, Mrs. Wen, please come in."
Mrs. Wen entered the dressing room familiarly, saw Li Mo, smiled and said: "Miss Song, put on some makeup for me today, you must make it look better, I am going to accompany our master to attend an event today. A banquet for friends."
At this time, Mrs. Wen's face was natural, as if she hadn't been to another house to put on makeup some time ago. In fact, in her heart, Mrs. Wen was still a little embarrassed.
Those two shops both hired makeup girls, one only cost fifteen cents, and the other only wanted twelve cents, which was so much cheaper, why would she not choose the cheap one, since her money didn't come from the wind.
She went to the cheapest one for makeup first, but it made her very angry that day.
The makeup that the make-up girl put on her was at best a little better than the makeup she put on at home, but how can she do it like this, the flaws on her face are still clearly visible, her face is still so fat, and her nose is still the same. The sky is very bright, how can this look good? When Mrs. Song was transformed into her, her face lost a lot of weight, and her nose couldn't be seen turning upside down.
She was so angry that she argued with the boss, but the boss had to say: "This makeup is not a face change. How can it remove the flesh on your face and get your nostrils down? Your request is simply unreasonable." .”
She was so angry that she swore never to buy anything from this store again.
After resting for a few days, she didn't give up, and went to another shop that cost 15 cents a time to try again. The makeup this time was much better than the last one, and it looked okay. Of course, Li Song's craftsmanship It's still a lot worse.
She barely went for two days.
This time, an old friend of her master held a dinner party, inviting businessmen from the town and even the city, and the wives of each family would also go. Of course, she couldn’t try to save money for such a grand occasion. I want to go with the best image, so I still come here.
Now, seeing that the attitudes of the proprietress and Mrs. Song were the same as before, she was relieved. Thinking about it, they didn't know that she went to the other two before.
Li Mo didn't want to probe into Mrs. Wen's inner thoughts, but started to make up for her seriously.
I have done Madam Wen's face many times before, and I am already familiar with it. This time, it took only half an hour to complete her facial makeup. Thinking that Madam Wen is going to attend an important event. During the dinner, Li Mo thought about it, and re-combed Madam Wen into a dignified yet beautiful Goryeo bun.
"Mrs. Wen, all right, take a look." Li Mo said, putting away the tools in her hand.
Mrs. Wen looked at herself in the mirror and was extremely satisfied.
"Ms. Song, no one can match your craftsmanship." Mrs. Wen praised while paying for it.
Li Mo accepted the money, smiled and nodded.
After Mrs. Wen left, the proprietress came in with a smile, "I think Mrs. Wen is not satisfied with the makeup girls of the other two families, otherwise she wouldn't have come back to put on makeup."
Li Mo nodded, "The occasion is too important, you know you can't save money."
The proprietress smiled and shook her head, "I really don't understand what this man is thinking, the family is so rich and not short of money, why are you picking on those few pennies?"
Li Mo couldn't help but think of Grandet in her mind, probably the richer some people are, the more they like to pick.
Having said that, the proprietress asked about the flower garden, "Is the flower garden at home ready?"
Li Mo replied: "The fence was built a few days ago, and I bought the seeds. These days, my sister, brother-in-law and an old gardener I hired are planting flowers at home. They have already finished planting, and I will take care of them next time." That's enough. The old gardener used to grow flowers for rich families, and he is very good. With him, it will be possible."
The proprietress heard the words: "Okay, then I can rest assured. I hope that your balm will have many different scents in the future. By then, customers will have more choices and our business will be better."
Li Mo nodded, "I planted many varieties of flowers this time, and after the spring of next year, I may plant many more varieties. By then, there will be more varieties of this balm."
After talking about this, Li Mo asked the proprietress for leave, "Sister Yue, tomorrow I have to go to the city with our Dashan to see my legs, and I won't be here for the next two days."
The proprietress thought about it, and it was indeed the time to see her legs once every half a month, she couldn't help but nodded, "It's business, now I see that your Dashan's legs are much better, and you don't walk with a limp like before."
Speaking of this, Li Mo couldn't help but smile. After several treatments, Song Dashan's legs have indeed improved a lot. Now his legs are not so swollen and unsightly. They are returning to the appearance of normal human legs visible to the naked eye. As long as he persists in the treatment Go down, and the legs are not far from being completely healed.
Now the flower garden at home is on the right track, as long as it is carefully cared for; Song Dashan will send the firewood to the restaurant today for the next two days; Don't worry, you can go to the city to see your legs tomorrow with peace of mind.
On the second day, Song Dashan drove Li Mo to the city again, but this time he did not take Xiaobao with him. There is Meizi at home looking at the two little guys, so it is better to keep Xiaobao at home with Xiaoshu Play.
At home, Meizi watered and fertilized the seeds according to the old gardener's instructions, while watching the two little guys, and at night even hugged Xiaobao to sleep on their bed.
On the second day, Meizi looked at the time, guessed that Li Mo and Song Dashan would be back, and hurriedly waited on the seeds before going to the vegetable garden. I have to cook early today, and I can have dinner when the two come back.
But before picking the vegetables back from the vegetable garden, there was a bang on the door of the house.
Meizi was surprised, this is not the time when brother and sister-in-law come back, who is knocking on the door
Meizi hastily put down the vegetables in her hand, hurried to the gate, opened the door and saw a group of men she didn't know outside the door, the leader was about forty years old, with a goatee, wearing a long gown, and looked refined.
This group of people did not look like ordinary country boys.
Meizi hesitated and asked, "Who are you?"
The leader smiled and saluted with both hands, "Hello, little lady, I would like to ask, is this Miss Song's home?"
Meizi nodded, "My family name is Song, I wonder who you are looking for?"
The middle-aged man asked again: "Then is the hostess of this house Zhuang Niang? Let's find her."
Meizi reckoned that this group of people was looking for her sister-in-law to make up, so she nodded, "My sister-in-law is a makeup girl, may I ask you why you are looking for her?"
The middle-aged man touched his beard when he heard the words, "My surname is Chu, and I am the housekeeper of the magistrate's family. I am here to find your sister-in-law for something important. I don't know where your sister-in-law is? We want to meet your sister-in-law face to face." Let's talk." As he spoke, he took out the token representing the magistrate's government and showed it to Meizi.
Seeing that the other party turned out to be the magistrate, Mei Zi was startled, and rubbed her hands a little nervously: "My sister-in-law and my brother have gone to the city, and they are not at home now."
Steward Chu frowned when he heard the words, stroked his beard, and asked, "Then when will they come back?"
Meizi said truthfully, "I should be back before noon."
Butler Chu: "Then can you let us in? We'll wait here for your sister-in-law to come back."
Meizi pursed her lips, knowing that it was impossible to offend the magistrate, so she opened the door, her voice a little nervous, "Then please come in."
Meizi welcomed them into the house and poured them a cup of tea.
The few people who came didn't feel uncomfortable at all, sitting and drinking tea in a natural posture, but Meizi stood aside a bit awkwardly, and the two little guys beside him also looked at this group of people curiously and nervously.
Seeing that the elder and younger were looking at them nervously, Steward Chu smiled and said, "You don't have to be nervous, we don't have any malicious intentions this time, we just have something to cooperate with your sister-in-law. There are only advantages and no disadvantages for your family."
Meizi twitched the corners of her mouth, but said nothing, the defense in her eyes was still deep.
During the period, they poured tea for this group of people again, and when the second cup was about to bottom out, Li Mo and Song Dashan came back.
Li Mo looked at the carriage and several horses parked in front of her house, quite puzzled, hurried in with Song Dashan who was also puzzled, and saw a group of men sitting in the main room of her house, and Mei Zi and the two A little guy is standing aside.
Li Mo and Song Dashan looked at each other with worry in their eyes.
As the head of the family, Song Dashan entered the house, and first said: "I don't know who are they? What are you doing at my house?"
Steward Chu looked at Song Dashan, and finally turned his gaze to Li Mo who was behind Song Dashan, confirmed Li Mo's identity, immediately stood up and said with a smile: "You two, we are from the magistrate's mansion, and I am the magistrate The housekeeper, my surname is Chu."
Li Mo actually recognized Butler Chu at the first sight when she saw him. She had seen this person when she went to make up Miss Jiu in the magistrate's mansion, and he was the housekeeper of the magistrate's mansion.
Li Mo's heart skipped a beat, she had an inexplicably bad premonition, but she still kept her normal expression and didn't make a sound, wanting to see what the purpose of this group of people was.
Song Dashan frowned slightly when he heard the words, and said in a low voice: "So it's Steward Chu, what's the matter with you today?"
Steward Chu glanced at Li Mo with a smile, and then said: "I came today to cooperate with Mrs. Song at the request of the county magistrate."
The wrinkles between Song Dashan's brows became even worse, he waved his hands, "Don't dare, how can ordinary people like us cooperate with the county magistrate?"
Steward Chu laughed, "You are too self-effacing, Mrs. Song is no ordinary commoner, her make-up skills are superb, unrivaled, last time when she put on make-up for Miss Jiu in our mansion, everyone was amazed , our magistrate is also very impressed."
Hearing this, Li Mo almost already knew the general purpose of their visit, and for a while, she only felt the cool wind pouring into her heart, making people chilly.
Steward Chu was still saying: "The makeup Miss Song put on our Miss Nine last time was so glamorous, and it was part of the credit for our Miss Nine to be favored by Mr. Shangfeng and honored by Mr. Shangfeng. It belongs to Mrs. Song." After finishing speaking, he stroked his beard, and continued: "This time, we also want to ask Mrs. Song to continue to make up our Miss Jiu. As for the reward, the magistrate is willing to give your family one hundred taels silver."
After Chu Butler finished speaking, a faint complacency appeared on his face. Regarding the situation of this family, one hundred taels of silver is undoubtedly a great temptation. With one hundred taels, you can buy a good house in the town, and even if you marry another beautiful family, it is very easy. Mrs. Song herself is not happy, but the rest of the Song family must be very happy.
Li Mo's face turned pale. At first she thought she had escaped, but it seemed that she hadn't completely escaped. The county magistrate didn't intend to let her go.
Li Mo tried her best to calm herself down, suppressed the coldness in her heart and asked: "As far as I know, this Miss Jiu has already gone to the capital with Master Shangfeng, why do she need to put on makeup?"
Steward Chu nodded, "That's right, Miss Nine has been brought back to the capital by Lord Shangfeng and has become his aunt. For makeup, of course I invite Mrs. Song to go to the capital and make up next to Miss Nine from now on. Don't worry, In addition to giving you one hundred taels of silver, you will also be given monthly silver, which is definitely better than Miss Nine's personal maid."
Li Mo shivered.
This is not asking her to do makeup, it is going to force her to go to the capital to be Miss Jiu's servant to dress up, for Miss Jiu's errand.
However, it has been so long, why did such a thing not happen at the beginning, but now they come to force her
What Li Mo didn't know was that Miss Nine had planned to give Li Mo to her current people at the beginning, but the third aunt at that time rejected her idea. The third aunt thought that Li Mo was too good-looking. It's too unsafe to be around Miss Jiu, she might hook up with Master Shangfeng;
Another one, San Yiniang thinks that there must be many better makeup girls in Beijing than Li Mo, and she will just spend money to find another makeup girl by then.
Miss Jiu listened to San Yiniang's words and gave up her plan to turn Li Mo into her maid. After going to the capital, she found a makeup girl to follow her to do makeup for her.
Miss Jiu was by Mrs. Shangfeng's side, and she was indeed favored for a period of time at the beginning, but gradually, Mrs. Shangfeng felt that her face was not as stunning as the first time he met her, so he gradually lost interest and stopped loving her. The room came. No matter how Miss Jiu dresses up, she can't regain the heart of Mr. Shangfeng, and Mr. Shangfeng's backyard has added several good-looking newcomers. She will almost never see his face again.
Miss Jiu became more and more anxious, thinking about it was all the makeup girl's problem, the makeup girl she invited was not as capable as Li Mo at all, no matter how she turned it up, she couldn't achieve the amazing effect of the first time, which made her very dissatisfied .
After an aunt who came in later became pregnant, Miss Jiu finally couldn't sit still, and immediately wrote a letter to the county magistrate, informing her of her current predicament, and asked the magistrate to take Li Mo to the capital as soon as possible to be her dressing girl .
This is what happened today.
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