Chapter 42 Another explanation
Seeing the embroiderer looking at her, Qiao Niang's face changed slightly and she asked the embroiderer: "Mrs. You, are your eyes tired?"
Chen Dongyue was startled and asked hurriedly: "This embroiderer's surname is You?"
"Yes," the woman called Mrs. You smiled at Chen Dongyue, then turned to nod Qiao Niang and said, "My eyes are indeed a little tired. I'll go out to see the sky."
"Go," Qiao Niang put a smile on her face again, and then explained to Chen Dongyue, "The most important thing for Xiu Niang is her hands and eyes. I usually let them go out and walk around to see the sky when they are tired. With flowers, birds, fish and insects, rest and rest.
But why did Miss Dongyue suddenly ask Madam You about her last name? Did you know her before? "
"No, no, no," Chen Dongyue shook her head immediately, "It's just that I used to have a close friend whose surname was also You."
It's a pity that I am now a pen pal.
She looked towards the woman outside the courtyard... The woman just sat quietly on the chair on the verandah, looking at the skylight without knowing what to think.
Perhaps because of working at a desk for a long time, Mrs. You's body looks a bit stooped.
It is indeed nothing like Teacher Xiao You, who has studied folk dance for several years and has a straight body.
After returning home for a while, she was going to write a letter to tell Teacher Xiao You about meeting Mrs. You who was carrying a baby on her back.
"That's a coincidence," Qiao Niang blocked Chen Dongyue's gaze and said with a smile: "It's a pity that Ms. You usually embroiders large pieces and doesn't do much purse strings or anything like that. Otherwise, I will give you a few pieces made by her." of."
"It's okay to give it to someone else!!" Shui Hua Niang never missed any opportunity to take advantage.
Seeing that the business was about to be completed, Qiao Niang didn't want to cause trouble and quarrel with this shameless woman again, so she clenched her back molars and said to Chen Dongyue: "If Sister Dongyue likes it, you can pick two by yourself. "
"Then thank you, Sister Qiaoniang!" Chen Dongyue immediately picked out a few simple straps, "Just these, I'll let Ayun, Shui Hua, and Jun Lan choose to wear them when the time comes."
Don't take advantage when you have it, you are a bastard, this is one of Chen Dongyue's principles of life.
However, Shui Hua Niang no longer felt happy after taking advantage, because she was thinking...
Who is Junlan? !
Where did Dongyue get her mouth back from?
Although Shui Hua Niang was puzzled, she didn't ask any more questions in front of Qiao Niang.
She was afraid that if she asked too many questions, Qiao Niang would know that Chen Dongyue was indeed taken advantage of.
......
Soon, Chen Dongyue and Qiao Niang began to calculate the accounts for three to four hundred handicrafts, which cost about six or seven taels of silver in total.
Shui Hua Niang was very sensible in this regard. When she saw that the two of them were counting money, she said to go out and wait and let Chen Dongyue take her time.
After the two had money and goods, Qiao Niang sent Chen Dongyue all the way to the outside of the screen wall. Seeing that Shui Hua Niang was still there, she didn't want to have more opportunities to look at or talk to this woman.
So Qiao Niang just said goodbye to Chen Dongyue briefly, sent people out of the courtyard, and then quickly closed the door.
Chen Dongyue originally thought that Shui Hua Niang was going to say something bad about Qiao Niang again, but what she didn't expect was that instead of saying a word, Shui Hua Niang urged Chen Dongyue to leave quickly.
Then he picked up the pole and ran to the entrance of the alley.
Confused, Chen Dongyue blinked and asked Song Bufan, "What is this situation?"
"I have never really understood your grandma in my whole life~~" Song Bufan sighed slightly sadly, then picked up his pole and went forward.
? ? ? ? What! ! !
Chen Dongyue, who was carrying a backpack on her back, quickly followed and found Shui Hua Niang squatting on the roadside at the entrance of the alley. "Grandma, what's wrong with you? Isn't Qiao Niang still angry at you just now?"
But Shui Hua Niang just smiled crookedly and said, "If you want to be angry, it's not my fault. Dongyue, if you have something to do, go ahead and don't worry about me. We'll meet at the inn later."
"No, what can I do? I've finished everything." Chen Dongyue answered without knowing why.
"...the buyers of your wallets and stuff are not from our county? With so many goods, you can't possibly sell them to people in our village, right?" Shui Hua Niang asked.
.......Why! ! !
Chen Dongyue lamented for the first time in her heart.
Just say that people can't lie, right? !
Look, in order to fulfill a lie, she has to add another scene to herself! !
So she could only pretend that she just remembered it, and patted her forehead, "Look at my memory. If you hadn't reminded me, grandma, I would have almost forgotten it.
Then I will... go and give the things away first, and see you at the inn later. "
"Go ahead, go ahead," Water Flower Girl waved to her, "There's no need to rush!"
Song Bufan, who missed the whole process, kept asking from the side: "What's going on? What are you doing with Dongyue?! Why don't we go with you? What are you doing here? We really don't follow Dongyue. Will the moon be together..."
Water Flower Girl shouted: "Shut up!"
The fifty-ninth quarrel between husband and wife begins again...
.......
Chen Dongyue, who wanted to add drama to herself, actually had nowhere to go, so she had to wander around the county town.
Thinking that she would not come to the county again before the Chinese New Year, Chen Dongyue bought some pig fat, incense sticks, paper and pens and other things to take home soon.
When passing by a steamed bun shop, thinking that she might be hungry after traveling for a while, she bought some whole grain steamed buns.
Just shopping and shopping like this, she left her backpack with Song Bufan again, so she had more and more things on hand.
Several times on the road, Chen Dongyue felt that she had bought too much, so she always felt like someone was following her, as if they were trying to do something against her.
But until she almost reached the inn, no one who had evil intentions towards her dared to challenge her.
Chen Dongyue felt a little regretful, hey, he finally got a chance to practice... but nothing happened.
Blame her, blame her for being too domineering and exposed.
.......
When Chen Dongyue wandered around and finally arrived at the door of the inn, Song Bufan, his wife and Li Xiucai were already waiting for her at the door of the inn.
But what surprised her was that besides the old guys, there was a newcomer at the door of the inn.
"Ms. You?!" Chen Dongyue was surprised, "Why are you here?"
Lady You glanced at Shuihua Lady standing next to her and didn't know how to explain.
"I called her here," Shui Hua Niang said, pulling Chen Dongyue aside, and then whispered in her ear: "I said that I am such a kind person, look at how Qiao Niang looks to the left and doesn't like it. The one on the right is not pleasing to the eye!
It turns out that she is not a good person at all!
I saw Mrs. You in the embroidery workshop and hesitated to speak, which was a little strange, so I squatted on her at the entrance of the alley for a long time, and finally I squatted on her!
Mrs. You just told me that they only get three copper coins for each incision. Ms. Qiao also said that the incision is expensive because of the effort! ! They are all lying to you!
Moreover, Qiao Niang would not give the embroiderer the hard-earned money on time. She would often give it to the embroiderer for a whole year, and only pay it at the end of the year. "
"Huh?" Chen Dongyue didn't expect that such a small handicraft workshop still has a capitalist style, "Then why do the embroiderers still follow her?"
"Those who signed a contract of prostitution had to sign a fifteen-year contract if they wanted to study in this embroidery workshop!" Shui Hua Niang held out five fingers.
Just listen to her continue: "But the time for Mrs. You's incarnation came last year, but now the world is difficult, people don't have enough money to buy food and vegetables, and it's even harder to sell embroidery.
Coupled with the fact that Qiao Niang was extremely bad and ruined several business deals for Mrs. You, Mrs. You had no choice but to give up the idea of going it alone.
In addition to other jobs, she couldn't find anything particularly suitable, and the salary for the previous year was all paid to Qiao Niang, so she had no choice but to continue working in the embroidery workshop. "
"So... what does clan milk mean?" Chen Dongyue wiped the saliva from her face and stood back before asking this question.
Shui Hua Niang patted her thigh, and some of her answers were off the mark: "In fact, Mrs. You no longer wants to work in Qiao Niang Embroidery Workshop.
She is also a miserable person. A man died in the first two years, leaving behind a daughter who is only eight years old this year. The money she earns now is not enough to support her child.
So what I mean is...Dongyue, since you have the connections, how about you open your own embroidery workshop?
This lady You started learning embroidery when she was six years old. I think her craftsmanship is indeed much better than that of us country women.
I, Shui Hua, am a good boy and very capable. If you open an embroidery workshop, I will let Shui Hua follow Madam You to help you. Just don't treat me Shui Hua harshly.
By the way, your Song Yun is almost 12 years old, and it's a good time for schoolgirls to become famous. Also, Mrs. You's eight-year-old daughter is pretty good at embroidery now.
Of course, if you don’t dislike me for being an experienced and clumsy person, I can learn more from Mrs. You and I will be able to embroider.
Although my hands are not good at farm work, and I cannot embroider delicate brocades and silks, I can embroider everyday cotton turbans, shoe uppers, etc. without much hindrance.
Do the math, isn't there...several people here? So why not open your own embroidery workshop... What do you think? "
"Ah!" Chen Dongyue couldn't react for a moment and replied blankly.
Are you... forced to start a business? !