If a child really cries, adults may find it annoying, but she doesn't cry or make a fuss, and just cries so aggrievedly, which makes people feel soft. The embroiderers around them all gathered around her, and

He was coaxed and hugged, but it made Boss Wang blush, as if he was robbing a child of a toy.

He looked at me, then at Li'er, and finally walked up to Li'er, squatted down and looked at her: "Little girl, is this yours?"

Li'er held back her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes: "Yeah."

"Do you like this so much?"

"Hmm!"

She nodded vigorously, tears falling down with a pop.

Seeing her like this, Boss Wang seemed to smile for some reason and said: "Okay, uncle, I'll give it back to you."

After saying that, he put the silver lock into Li'er's hand. This girl was really cruel. Her face changed as if she were turning over a book, and her tears immediately turned into smiles.

I lowered my head and held my forehead, feeling ashamed that I had such an unruly daughter.

Boss Wang stood up and looked at me again, and I apologized a little: "I'm sorry, Boss Wang."

He half-smiled and half-helplessly shook his head: "Forget it, Madam can even raise such a large sum of money, so I know Madam's methods. Besides, this little girl is really annoying, I know.

I also have a daughter at home. She was as cute as her when she was a child, but not as well-behaved as her."

I smiled: "How could it be? My children are always the best behaved."

Boss Wang also smiled and said: "Okay, let's sign the contract. Ten days later, I will receive the first batch of goods and you will deliver them to Ruizihao."

"Thank you, Boss Wang, for taking care of me."

After signing the contract with Boss Wang, he ordered his workers to bring all the silk materials, needles and threads used for the embroidery. After a few more instructions, he turned and left.

Next, it’s about me and those embroiderers.

Unlike the previous boss Gao of the embroidery workshop, I am not that wealthy and cannot afford to rent such a large yard to build an embroidery workshop. I asked Yunxiang to find out for me before. In addition to a few embroidery girls in this village, there are also some embroidery girls.

Niangdu lives in several nearby small villages, not far from Jixiang Village, so I informed them that starting from this afternoon, they will come to work in my yard.

The embroiderers were unprepared, but fortunately they had all their skills, so a group of them followed me back to Jixiang Village. This trip didn't take much time, and it was not yet time to return to the village.<

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However, as soon as we returned, we saw a group of people standing outside my courtyard.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Gu Ping and the others.

In the past few months since he returned to Jixiang Village, he has come to see me from time to time. Sometimes he also brings his brothers from the military camp to help me chop wood, repair the roof, and do some heavy work. I have no choice but to refuse, but every time he comes,

I want to entertain them to eat the snacks I made. These young guys are quite honest and are not sneaky people, so they get along well with us and other people in the village. And today, he brought someone over again.

When they heard that I was going to set up an embroidery workshop, they all came over to help. They tidied up the yard and cleaned it up, set up the embroidery frame, and the embroiderers started working immediately.

I made tea and brought out the pastries I had made before. Everyone ate some. When it got late, a group of them said goodbye and left.

I stood at the gate of the courtyard and watched a group of them leaving laughing and joking, but I felt a little heavy in my heart.

Last night, they were not the ones who fired the crossbows.

It’s not that I don’t know the reason for Gu Ping’s visit. They have two fixed days every month. It’s more like a visit than a visit to make sure that I’m still living here safely. Of course, I don’t have the intention to study it carefully. If I

After leaving Jixiang Village, what will happen if one day they come to this yard and never find me, the person who gives orders behind their backs?

But judging from their appearance now, they probably don’t know what happened last night.

So, who is spying on me?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look around. There were already a dozen embroidery stands set up in the yard, and there were two or three more in the room. More than a dozen embroiderers were all concentrating on the needles and threads on the snow-white silk.

Slowly branches and leaves were born, buds were born, and blooming flowers were born. The silence revealed indescribable elegance.

But behind such elegance, there is a heavy blood flow from that crossbow arrow.

Then, I also started to sit down and embroider, but I didn’t do much, because after each embroiderer finished embroidering a piece, she had to hand it to me first to keep the count.

Add a stroke after their name, and when the goods are delivered, the wages will be calculated based on the embroidery they completed.

In this way, no one will be lazy anymore. After all, if you embroider one more piece, you will get more money for it. By the end of the day, the progress is already very good.

In the following days, every day will be embroidery work.

I am now a half-boss. Naturally, I don’t have to rush to work every day like other embroiderers, but I have to supervise them. Some young embroiderers will come to me from time to time for advice. I am not stingy.

, I teach them everything I know, and often at the end of the day I don’t do much work, but I feel very tired.

But the mood is very happy.

I have lived for so many years, but I have rarely experienced such a fulfilling life. I even live with hope every day and watch the sunrise and sunset in anticipation. Although I am physically tired, my heart is very satisfied. Even Li'er said,

There are more smiles on my face. Compared with taking medicine, a happy, peaceful and fulfilling life is the best nourishment. My face becomes rosy, and I even gain weight.

On the tenth day, nearly half of the embroidery was completed, much faster than expected, and I had to take the first batch of goods to Boss Wang.

When I woke up early in the morning, many embroiderers gathered in my small yard to embroider. I asked Yunxiang to help me look after it, but Li'er, seeing me about to go out, jumped up and hugged me hard.

Arm: "Mom, where are you going?"

This girl is getting smarter and smarter now, and she is really not as easy to coax as she used to be.

I smiled and said: "Mom has to go out to do something."

"Mom, can you take me there?"

"No, Mom is going to do serious things."

"Li'er won't disturb mother."

Seeing her pitiful look, I felt a little soft-hearted and really wanted to take her away. But thinking about it, I have to go to Boss Wang to see the goods today, and there are some things that need to be discussed in detail. It is really awkward to bring a child. Besides,

After all, the road from Jixiang Village to the market over there is too long, and it’s not good for a child’s feet to walk this way often.

So, I knelt down and patted her cheek, and said softly: "Li'er, be good and have fun at home. Mom will go over there and bring you delicious food today."

"Well..."

She pouted, not quite willing, and then there was a sound of footsteps outside. When she looked up, she saw a group of children from the village and nearby villages running over. Many of their mothers worked here, and they would come to watch from time to time.

Look, Li'er has become familiar with Li'er in just three or two days. Just in time, I also hope that Li'er can play more with children of the same age and let her learn how to get along with others, so I smiled and said: "Look, there are so many

The friends are here, why don’t you go play with them?”

Just as he was talking, the oldest of the children in the group, who was about eight or nine years old, tall and stocky, waved: "Li'er, come catch fish with us."

When Li'er heard this, she felt itchy, looked at me again, and finally agreed and ran out.

I stood there and watched her running away laughing with the group of children. I caught up with them and told them not to go into deep water or leave the village. They agreed and ran away, so I went to the market with my bag on my back.

.I went to the agreed place and showed the first batch of goods to Boss Wang. He was very satisfied and even said that he would also prepare a batch of work for me next time, which made me feel relieved.

As long as we can revitalize the embroidery workshop in front of us, Li'er and I really don't have to worry too much about the rest of our lives.

After having a long talk with Boss Wang, I bought some snacks that Li'er likes to eat at the market. Seeing that it was getting late, I was about to go back, but when I was leaving,

I saw bright red lanterns rising from an attic on the street, and some beautiful women stood leaning on the railing, smiling and shaking their handkerchiefs downwards.

It’s Pinxiangyuan.

I didn’t expect it to open again.

Food and sex are the nature of food, even the sage master said so. How can men and women who eat and drink in this world of mortals be exempt from vulgarity? But I stood on the street, looking at the red lanterns, and in a trance I just felt that time was like running water.

, just flowed past me.

Those who want to leave have all left, and the only one left behind is me.

Thinking of this, I smiled faintly, turned around and walked back.

When we returned to Jixiang Village, it was getting late.

I walked in from the entrance of the village and saw from a distance that there was no one in my yard. The embroiderers had all gone back, but Yunxiang was still picking up the last few embroidery frames.

When I walked to the entrance of the courtyard, Yunxiang had already seen me and came up to me: "Qingqing, you are back."

"Hmm."

"How was the conversation?"

"Boss Wang said that this batch of goods is good, and we will just work hard next. He plans to leave the next batch of work to us."

"That would be great."

When Yunxiang heard this, she also rolled her eyes with joy. I smiled and was about to walk in, but I saw Yunxiang pulling my sleeve and whispered: "By the way, you have a guest here."

"Guest?" I was stunned: "Who is it?"

Could it be Pei Yuanxiu?

Now I have very few acquaintances in Jiangnan, and he is the only one who can come to my house as a guest.

Yunxiang said: "I don't know them either. They are a man and a woman. They look very respectable. I don't think they are bad people, so I asked them to wait in the house for you to come back. I was also worried about Li'er being alone, so I kept

You’ve stayed at home until now.”

I smiled and shook her hand, thanking her for her attentiveness.
To be continued...