After dinner, the courtyard is clothed, and the short feet of Huanghuali are arranged in two rows.

There are tea cups on the table, as well as melons and fruits carved into exotic flowers, as well as longan, red dates, hazelnuts, peanuts, melon seeds and other offerings. At the front of the mat are two blue and white porcelain vases with bright red cannas, and between the vases is a fan-sized incense burner.

The sun has been shining brightly in recent days, so the night sky is so bright today that both the moon and the stars seem to be clearly within reach.

Everyone burns incense and prays together, then kneels on their seats and silently recites their wishes to the night sky. The night breeze blew slowly, and the women straightened their backs and put their hands together in front of them, extremely reverent.

Naturally, the promise is to beg God to let her grow a little more in embroidery, and not to let her be the one who keeps giving but does not get anything in return. Then silently begged God to protect her real grandfather and grandmother, so that they could live a long and healthy life, and finally begged to see Fang Jing as soon as possible and repay him the kindness owed by Xu Liuniang in seven years.

At the end of the prayer, the women sat down in front of them and began to chat while eating dried fruits and snacks, but for the sake of image, they actually ate very little.

The temperature at night was lower, much more comfortable than the heat of the day, and Xu Promise sat with Xu Sanniang during the banquet, and Xu Erniang and Xu Wuniang were opposite them.

Xu promised to know very little about his cousins, and although they had been in class together for the past few months, they had little contact with each other, and it was impossible for them to go to each other's yards to chat. Even if they went to the banquet, they also sat with Xu Qian, and she followed the Lu family.

It's not because she's arrogant, it's because she can't talk to them.

If you want to make contact with them, you have to talk in a casual manner. It's all about schoolwork, female workers, or household chores.

It's okay to get her to abide by etiquette, but it's really hard for her to talk about it all day, so I don't associate with them in private.

It is the same today, promising to sit quietly. Eating Qiaoguo one after another, listening to the conversation of the three sisters, the more they listened, the more sleepy they became.

Soon it was time to thread the needle, and Xu Yu suddenly got up like chicken blood, took the tray handed by the maidservant to put the needle and thread, and put it on the table in front of him.

Xu Erniang sat directly opposite Xu Promise. Seeing Xu Promise's reaction, she covered her mouth and said something to Xu Wuniang, Xu Wuniang turned her head to look at Xu Promise's gaze and suddenly changed.

Xu Nuo's ear is good, even if Xu Erniang's voice is small, she can still easily hear what she said from only two distances: "It is a well-known thing that the Liuniang female worker is a mess. I dare to pick up a needle and thread in public, and I am not afraid of losing the face of Xu Fu!"

Promise doesn't like to enjoy the feeling that others underestimate him, and then he makes a blockbuster and plays a majestic role, making the other party stunned and secretly happy.

She never liked it.

Excellent is excellent, there is no need to engage in these, real excellence does not need to be reflected in the sensory gap.

Xu Promise didn't hesitate and said, "Second sister doesn't need to worry that I will lose the face of Xu Mansion. I'm willing to try it out with my second sister, and if I wear twice as many needles as my second sister in the same amount of time, then I win. She felt that she had an advantage over Xu Erniang. Said twice as much for the sake of fairness, of course, also because of absolute confidence in himself.

Xu Erniang was dumbfounded, she didn't expect that the always low-key promise would say such arrogant and provocative words, but she hadn't seen the embroidery of the promise in the women's class, and her voice was amplified a little and said: "Liuniang, your statement is inappropriate, after all, I am a few years older than you." How can they take advantage of you? According to the number of needles worn, how about the loser let the winner take a piece of jewelry from the jewelry box?"

She had a loud voice. Everybody looked at it.

There was an inquiring look in Lu's eyes, Liu Niang is not a person who likes to compete with others. How can you compete with Erniang today?

Xu Nuo's face did not change, and he smiled calmly: "Okay, just follow what the second sister said." ”

Chuntang and Xu Erniang's maidservants immediately went back to get their jewelry boxes.

The person who threads the needle in the time of a stick of incense, and the person who wears the largest number of needles is the winner.

Lu Shi shouted to start, and a group of unmarried ladies began to thread needles by the moonlight and the lamps lit on the table.

The promise speed is very fast, almost the hand is not offline, and the thread does not leave the needle. If it weren't for the graceful gesture, she could have gone faster.

In her previous life, when she was in the police force, she was the second fastest one every time she dismantled a gun, and the first fastest was her captain, but except for her, no one in the police force could come so close to the captain's speed.

Her hand speed has been practiced early, no slower than these little ladies who have practiced with embroidery needles for seven or eight years.

As soon as the incense burned, he promised to put down the needle and thread in his hand, and the tense nerves relaxed, and the serious concentration in his eyes immediately dissipated. She insisted on exercising, so she was not tired just now, and although the rest of the ladies were smiling, they were tired and secretly shook their hands.

The people handed the multicolored threads with needles to the maidservant, and the maidservant counted them in turn and reported the number.

Among all the ladies who threaded needles, the number of promises was the largest, three more than twice the number of needles of Xu Erniang.

The ladies present all praised and promised to Lu Shi for their ingenuity, and Lu Shi responded with a light smile.

Xu Erniang's face immediately turned black after hearing the result, and she asked her maid to hand the jewelry box to Xu Promise in a deep voice, and let Xu Promise choose.

Xu Yu didn't expect Du Erniang to be generous, and she counted her words, so she picked a comb from the box at random, and said with a smile: "Thank you, second sister, I agreed." ”

Xu Erniang nodded and no longer paid attention to the promise.

There are two ways to compare needles in the Suzhou Qiqiao Festival competition, just compare the number of needles, and the other is to use the nine-tailed needle to compare the time, and the nine-tailed needle will be worn first, and then the winner.

Xu Erniang has been practicing wearing the nine-tailed needle in the house for a few days, and none of the maidservants in her house are faster than her, so she is very confident, so she made a bet with Xu Promise again, the same as the bet just now.

The promise was stress-free, and it took almost half the time of others to complete.

Xu Erniang took more time than usual because she was in a hurry, and she was the last to complete the opportunity. She looked at the promise in disbelief and said indignantly: "What's the use of only threading needles, not embroidering." ”

Although the bad thing of promising female workers is not a big deal, it will not be known to everyone, but those who have a heart will know a thing or two, as soon as Xu Erniang said this, some ladies began to ask the Lu family for verification.

Lu Shi smiled and said calmly: "Liuniang was injured in February, and she is considered a beginner, and female workers are indeed lacking in this aspect. ”

A group of people looked suddenly enlightened, and their eyes still crossed over Xu Promise from time to time, it seems that those rumors are true, and the six ladies of the Xu family are indeed not familiar with female workers.

Xu Erniang was about to say something, but was stopped by a look from the Ding family on the other side. She can turn a blind eye to any trouble on weekdays, but with so many outsiders here today, do people in her own family make trouble for others to watch the excitement?

Although Ding was reluctant to let the Lu family take charge of the feed, and she also made some small moves, she knew very well what to do and what not to do in major matters.

Before the turmoil subsided, the people of the Xu family breathed a sigh of relief, but a few ladies secretly sighed regret and sighed that they didn't see it as a good show.

Lu's gift for the winner of the first place in the needle is a score written by herself, and the prizes for the two competitions are the first and second volumes respectively.

Lu Shi personally came over and handed over the score to Xu Promise, and said in a voice that could only be heard by the two of them: "Don't you want to tell Sù Niang if you want the music score? Seeing Xu Promise's eyes flashing, she knew why Xu Promise made a bet with Xu Erniang.

"Mother, this score is so thick, the child can't bear to let you write it twice. Promise lowered his voice and returned.

Lu pursed his lips and smiled, and returned to his place.

Xu Yu happily held the score, and heard the bottom cry of the Lu family from the other side, and he was reluctant and surprised.

She hurriedly looked over, and saw several people surrounding the Lu family, and in the gap, she could see that the hand in front of her was trembling and full of blood, and Mama Li was anxiously giving something to a servant girl on the side, and a figure flashed in the distance, quickly jumping into the flower garden.

Xu Promise shouted July, and July hurriedly came over: "Lady, what's wrong?"

"You go to the front yard to find your father, and ask him to find Ji Jia Gorou to come over. After Xu Promise said this, she rushed out like an arrow, and July almost didn't react, and when she reacted, she put on her shoes and went to the front yard.

Promise jumped into the flower garden and grabbed the maidservant who was hiding inside.

The maidservant must have taken advantage of the chaos to put a sharp object next to Lu, and Lu didn't notice it before breaking her hand. Since the maidservant did not escape at this moment, it means that there is someone guarding the courtyard outside, and she will be caught when she goes out, and on the other hand, it also shows that she hid in the courtyard before dinner and has been waiting for the opportunity.

Thinking that the maidservant had waited here for more than an hour to harm her mother, Xu Yu's eyebrows were almost wrinkled, and the strength of his hands increased a little.

The maidservant wanted to stay in the flower garden and wait for less people to sneak out quietly, but unexpectedly, Xu Promise found her at a glance, and did not hesitate to come and arrest her.

After the maid was promised to pull it out, she trembled all over her body but did not forget to give a gift: "I have seen the sixth lady." ”

Xu promised that he had never seen this maidservant, but seeing that her clothes were indeed the maidservants of the Xu family, he asked, "Which courtyard are you from?"

The maidservant trembled and said, "The small one is from Yumeiwu, and the small one is just curious, and I sneaked in after dinner to peek." The implication is that she has never been there, and Lu's injury has nothing to do with her.

Before the begging began, the courtyard did not let people in, and the maidservant's words were completely unfounded.

Xu Yu snorted coldly, the strength in his hand increased again, and the whole face of the servant girl was wrinkled together, but she didn't say a word.

Xu Promise ran fast just now, and naturally someone noticed it, and Ding was the first to follow.

"Auntie, this maid ran over and hid here just now, and I was afraid that she would run away, so I retreated and chased after her. She promised to let go of her hand and salute Ding, she didn't care what the servant girl would say later, in short, she would clearly put the charges she deduced on the servant girl, and would not give the servant girl a chance to refute.

Ding recognized this maid at a glance as someone from Yumeiwu, and his face immediately changed. (To be continued) R655