Ruji thought about it for half the night before falling asleep in a daze, and on the second day, she was a little lacking in energy. When I heard the maid and the warbler in the main room talking early in the morning, I was in a worse mood.

Although Shuangying is a kind person who does not disgust her, in the end she still came over with the words of Pu Yu and Chi Shi, Ru Xi was a little tired when she thought about it: "What's the matter with Mrs.?" ”

Shuangying replied cautiously: "Big girl, today is the birthday of the third girl." The wife said that if the eldest girl has no arrangements, please come over at noon to eat a bowl of shou noodles. ”

Rushu's birthday? Ru Xi didn't bother to think about it, so she only glanced at Cai Wan.

Cai Wan nodded and said, "The third girl's birthday is today. At this time last year, the third girl still wore the eldest girl to embroider a complete set of tents as a congratulatory gift. ”

A whole set of accounts? Ru Ji turned his head and looked at his bed net, wow, this is a standard double bed according to the current size, that is, 1.5 times 2 meters, the size of the tent is about the same as a mosquito net, that is, it hangs down less than 2 meters high. How long will it take to make a set of embroidery?

Shuangying heard the sarcasm in Caiyun's tone, and it became more and more difficult to speak, so she had to smile carefully: "Big girl, the gift is just a heart." Mrs. just asked the eldest girl to come over and finish the noodles, if you have something or your body is not well, Mrs. said that you just need to rest, it is okay. ”

Ru Xi shook her head, she didn't want to recall how hard the original owner used to light the lamp and boil oil to do needlework, Sansheng III was full of bitter scenes, and the bits and pieces were enough to shoot 500 episodes of bitter Korean dramas or Taiwanese dramas, she really had enough.

"Cai Wan, go find the four-color embroidery thread with a box of silver needles, and wrap it up as a congratulatory gift for the three girls." Ru Ji waved her hand, "I heard that my wife has been in poor health recently, so I think I am tired of counting my mother's dowry." If I go to eat, I guess my wife's appetite is even worse, and I still won't go for the sake of filial piety. You give the needlework to the third girl, saying that I am also short of accounts, let the third girl watch it. In addition, the embroidery thread that Cai Wan waited for was embroidered in Kyushu, bright and tough, seven or eight hundred dollars a shaft, and the three girls made it clear, don't throw it away as worthless. Go ahead. ”

Shuangying complained bitterly in her heart, how could she say this to his wife? But I couldn't help it, so I had to take the embroidery thread.

I thought it would be sent away like this, but in the afternoon, Shuangying came again: "Big girl, Mrs. still invites you to have dinner together, in the end, it is also a good day for the three girls, and having a family meal is also a reunion and celebration." Can you come and sit down with your face? ”

Ru Xi saw that Shuangying's persuasion was really hard, and if she refused to go again, it seemed a little hypocritical: "Who are the people who are having dinner today?" Are there any outsiders? Did the young master of the Chi family come here? ”

Shuangying hurriedly shook his head: "There are no outsiders, let alone male guests." But it's the old lady and the two girls. Even the cousins of the two wives didn't come. ”

Ru Ji nodded: "Got it, I'll go over then." ”

Speaking of Rushu's twelfth birthday, it is also a small birthday. Ru Ji took Cai Wan and Xia Yue all the way over, and also recalled what the scene was like at home in her previous life. Although it is not so colorful, it is also jubilant, and the maids and daughters in the family have given a reward of one or two hundred yuan. Rushu herself, of course, is dressed in gorgeous clothes and beads, snuggled in the arms of the Chi family with a spring breeze, commenting on the tent embroidered by the cowardly and incompetent eldest sister who stayed up for a few nights.

And now as soon as she enters the courtyard of the main house, Ru Ji feels a little depressed. Maybe it's because the number of maids in the main room has decreased, and the clothes and decorations are a lot simpler, and their faces don't have the same spirit and pride as before.

Then to the main room, Pu Yuchi and others are already there, such as a simple blessing is considered a gift. Sure enough, there were only Pu Yu Chi and Ruyan Rushu sitting around the table, and there was no Chi Cuiliu Chi Shuang'e sisters who were still living in the Pu family at the moment.

"Why didn't Cuiliu and Shuang'e come over?" Ru Ji asked casually, and at the same time looked at the simple furnishings of the main house.

Although the Chi family has also lost a lot, his spirit is still good: "Today's family banquet, there are no outsiders. ”

Ruxiao smiled, when the eldest girl of the Pu family was weak and asked the whole family to eat and drink the dowry of her deceased mother Yanwei, the Chi family was very proud of the spring breeze, and asked his nieces to occupy the moon dew residence.

However, this time is different from the past, maybe the Chi family has the heart to send their two nieces out to save money, but they haven't had a chance yet.

Soon the maids served the food, which was similar to the family banquet in previous years. Ru Ji had already eaten in Yuelu Ju before she came, but she just came to sit and sit down, and symbolically moved two chopsticks.

"Big sister doesn't have an appetite?" Rushu sandwiched a chopstick fish to Rushu, "This is sweet and sour, very appetizing." ”

Ru Ji bent her lips: "I don't like sweet and sour fish, you can eat it yourself." ”

Rushu's chopsticks had not fallen, so she had to turn around and return to her plate.

Pu Yu coughed lightly: "That, Ruji, which one do you like to eat?" Eat more, you're quite thin, too. ”

Ru Xi raised his eyes to look at Pu Yu, after being crushed by the Yan family last time, Pu Hanlin, who was originally not so full of energy, flinched even more and retreated, and at this moment he also had a little flattering look towards himself. Ru Ji shook her head in her heart, this look is really not as good as Ru Yan, how can she have half a backbone? glanced at the eight dishes and one soup on the table: "Master, I am your daughter, and I have grown up to fourteen years old in front of you, which one do you think I like to eat?" ”

Pu Yu was speechless, if it weren't for the upheaval of more than a month, he couldn't even remember what Ru Xi looked like and what voice she spoke, how could he know what she liked to eat?

Chi Shi was busy playing the round: "The eldest girl said that she laughed, the master is working hard outside, I'm afraid I can't even remember what I like to eat, where can I tell the dishes that my daughter's family likes to eat." Today's dishes are not liked by the big girl, and that's not mine. Recently, I have been feeling unwell, and the dishes have become lighter. After the next home banquet, will you ask the eldest girl to set the menu? ”

Ru Xi lowered her eyes and turned the white jade bracelet on her wrist: "Where is it worth such trouble." If I want to eat, Yueluju's small kitchen can naturally do it. Mrs

Pu Yu's old face was hot, and he almost choked on a mouthful of rice. This sounds so familiar, he seems to have said this, but he can't remember when.

Ruji is really not interested in beating the water dog. After coming over and sitting for a while, seeing that Pu Yu and the others seemed to be really whimsical to ease the relationship, they were too lazy to deal with it, and got up directly to leave.

The next day, according to the previous agreement, the Chi family sent Qiu's mother to send items and account books to Yueluju. Chaolu took Cai Wan and Xia Yue out to hand over together, and also taught Cai Wan and Xia Yue to settle the accounts together. Mother Chi saw the maid with more eyes, although she felt prickly in her heart, she didn't dare to say much on her face, and after putting the things and delivering them clearly, she saluted Ru Xi and went back.

Seeing that the whole family has changed their completely obedient faces, Ru Ji does not feel any pride in her heart, but is a little tired. It feels like living under the same roof with a group of roommates who don't agree with each other, and although they are fearless, they can't let their guard down. Ru Ji couldn't believe that Chi completely surrendered and changed his ways. There is always a string in my heart that is tense all the time, and I even feel that the more obedient the other party is, the more difficult it is to predict the next move.

When will such days end?

According to the regular tradition of the big crossing channel, the heroine of the crossing with her invincible gold finger should be able to wait for the handsome, chic and cool rich and handsome male protagonist to marry after defeating her stepmother, but she doesn't feel that she is glamorous in the world, and she doesn't have this confidence.

So according to the etiquette law, when a woman leaves her family, there are often two ways, marriage, or becoming a monk.

As a carnivore with six impure roots and seven strong emotions, Ru Xi said that becoming a monk is definitely not a life option. But to get married...... It seems to be far away.

So how will the rest of the days be lived?

Fortunately, the encyclopedia maid Chaolu, who has reached 65% of the progress of account management, gave Ruxi a new hint: "If the cousin girl has no good relatives for the time being, and you don't want to live in Bofu, you might as well buy a house for yourself as another residence." Now that my aunt's dowry has been recovered more than 6,000 taels, you spend two or three thousand to buy a yard to live in, and you will be out of the cabinet in the future, and the house is also a dowry, and you will not suffer a loss. ”

"Can I live on my own?" Ruji's eyes lit up, "Won't you make people gossip?" ”

Chao Lu smiled: "This kind of thing was less in the previous dynasty, and it is nothing now." Because before today's queen mother came out of the cabinet, she did not live in her mother's Jin Palace, but in her own Jingnan Bishui Courtyard. There is an example of the queen's mother, who can talk about anything? You are not a separate portal in terms of household registration, and you are still the eldest girl in the Pu family Yuelu Curie in terms of etiquette, but you just like to be quiet and live in another courtyard for a long time. It's just one case, there is no shop in my aunt's dowry, and if you buy a house, you will naturally have to buy a car and horses, so it is best to build a few more shops to support it. ”

Ruxi's eyes were brighter: "What Sister Chaolu said is exactly what I want!" I was thinking about opening a silk shop, what idea did my sister have? ”

Chao Lu happened to have almost sorted out the account books in his hand, so he called Cai Wan and Xia Yue over to talk together: "The silk shop is a good business, but the trade in Beijing is prosperous, and there are many silk shops. ”

"It's okay, I don't have to be a satin shop, anything." Ru Xi remembered Chen Run's great skills in the original owner's dowry shop in the first life, and became more and more positive, "As long as there is interest in the account, Sister Chaolu has anything to say, pick a cloud, take a note!" ”

After a heated discussion, Ruji's ultimate goal was to lock the cloth shop and the restaurant, after all, the business should still start from the needs of customers. Food, clothing, housing and transportation are always the most indispensable things for the people.

The ideal location for Pan Shop is still near Baifu Lane, which is the cleanest and most prosperous area in the east of the city. Ru Xi even thought about buying the auspicious cloth village where Chen Run is now an apprentice, which just happened to be able to dig up Chen Run, a potential talent, and solve Caiyun's lifelong event by the way.

However, this kind of thing is not a monopoly game, you can buy whomever you want, even if you have money, you have to have someone who wants to make a move. Ru Xi thought about it for a while, and decided to take Cai Wan and Xia Yue to Baifu Lane and the nearby Dong'an Avenue for a walk, and at the same time, she could also ask about the progress of the case of the shopkeeper Sui. As for whether she can hear any new gossip by the way, Ru Ji will not admit that it is also one of the main purposes of travel.

At the beginning of September, the weather has gradually cooled, and the leaves of many trees along the road have begun to turn yellow, but the prosperity scene on Yongan Street is getting hotter and hotter. Perhaps because in winter, the Caoyun official road will be affected by the weather and it is more difficult to transport goods, and the late autumn season has naturally become a popular trading period in the Dasheng Dynasty, which is actually similar to buying New Year's goods in modern society.

Ru Ji took Cai Wan and Xia Yue along Yong'an Avenue from south to north, only to feel that the merchants and pedestrians on the side of the road seemed to be one or two percent more than when they came before. And if you look closely at the types of shops on both sides, there are also all kinds of flowers blooming. Ru Xi thought about the silk cloth village in her heart, so she would go in every silk shop or ready-to-wear store to have a rough look.

After visiting two or three houses, Ru Ji had some ideas in her heart, and walked out while discussing with Cai Wan, and didn't look ahead for a while, so she rubbed shoulders with a thin girl who came in with her head down.

"Ouch, s...... Sorry! Ruji almost said sorry, but fortunately she received it quickly. However, they stood firm with each other and looked at each other, and Ru Xi immediately exclaimed in surprise: "Shuang'e? Why are you here? ”

The thin girl was Chi Shuang'e, and the clothes on her body were still the half-new floral dress that she had when she first met, and even the silver hairpin was gone, and she only used a wooden comb to pull her hair and sideburns, and there was a small copper pendant in her ear. If he just looked gloomy before, now he is simply yellow and thin, looking tired, and holding a blue cloth bag in his hand, but he is bulging.

"Big cousin." Although Chi Shuang'e and Chi Cuiliu still live in the Pu family, because the situation in the Pu family has changed greatly now, and Ru Xi doesn't leave Yuelu Ju much, Shuang'e has not seen Ru Xi for several days. At this moment, the circles under my eyes turned red.

"What's going on? What are you doing here? Ru Ji hurriedly took the handkerchief to Shuang'e, and couldn't help but take another look at the burden. I thought that Shuang'e was running away from home?

"Miss E is here." The guy in the shop stepped forward and greeted, "Is this time done?" ”

Shuang'e nodded hurriedly to the guy, and handed over the burden first: "It's done." You see. ”

The man took it and opened it on the counter, and in the bag were a few clothes and a few handkerchiefs, all embroidered with different patterns. Ruji and Cai Wan glanced at each other, and then they realized that Shuang'e was actually doing needlework for the ready-to-wear shop in exchange for money. This thing, the second generation of Ru Xi and Cai Wan also did it later, but Cai Wan went to the shop to get clothes and handkerchiefs back, and Ru Xi embroidered at home.

The man quickly finished counting, and reported the number to the shopkeeper, and took half a string of copper coins and a new pack of plain clothes for Shuang'e. Ru Ji watched from the side, and she couldn't bear it.

It's not that it's pitiful to make a living by needlework, no matter whether a woman in a commoner family is married or not, making money with needlework is a skill for eating, and there is nothing wrong with it. It's just that in Shuang'e's situation, I'm afraid that the hard-earned needlework money will be taken to Cuiliu.

"Big cousin, I'm calling you a joke." Shuang'e wiped her tears and returned the handkerchief to Ruji.

"What's the joke," Ru Ji looked at her hand, and sure enough, it was a little rougher, "when did you start doing needlework?" Mrs. has also reduced your use now? ”

Shuang'e lowered her head, full of resignation: "Actually, I've been doing it all the time, and my aunt is now short of money, so she halved our monthly plan, and the maid was withdrawn." I'm nothing, I used to serve Sister Chang when I had a maid, but this use has decreased, and Sister Chang's temper is even worse. ”

Ru Xi couldn't help frowning, Shuang'e's situation was really much more difficult than before, and she thought about it carefully: "You go back first, and from tomorrow onwards, you will come to Yueluju every day to eat, just say that you will make needlework for me." If I give you silver jewelry, I'm afraid that the green willow will be looted away in a moment. Make up for it first, and then we'll talk about it later. ”

"Thank you, cousin." Shuang'e's eyes turned red again.

Ru Xi patted her hand, and walked side by side with Shuang'e, and asked her about her birth date and some other information.

Although Shuang'e is Chi's niece, when Chi's and Chi Zhugui conspired at the beginning, Shuang'e's risk-taking warning was always in her heart. Now I don't dare to say that I will be able to change her fate, but I can't watch Shuang'e being tortured to death.

Talking all the way, and walking dozens of steps north along the long street, Shuang'e looked at the sky and was a little anxious: "Big cousin, I'm going back first." Yan was just about to leave, but he shouted softly to a dozen steps behind Ruji: "Chen, Chen catches the head?" ”

Ruji's heart jumped, and she also turned around, and the smile that had not fully bloomed was a little solidified.

Haiqing's official uniform, long and jade, is indeed Chen Hao's fault. It's just that by Chen Hao's side, there is also a beautiful girl full of vitality, Liu Chengyin.

"Miss Pu, Miss Chi." Chen Hao took a few steps forward to say hello, and Liu Chengyin was quite a bit of a leg pendant, and followed step by step.

Ruji and Shuang'e naturally returned the salute simply, and Shuang'e hurriedly left.

Liu Chengyin looked at Shuang'e's back, thought about it and asked Chen Hao: "This is the girl we saved last time?" ”

We.

Ru Xi felt that her eyebrows seemed to jump, and the smile she looked at Chen Hao became more and more unnatural.

Chen Hao quietly moved a little half a step to the side: "That girl should be the girl Chi who was rescued by you on this street last time." ”

Dwarf oil, Chen Gongcao is good in literature, a sentence with a complete subject-verb-object will leave the relationship behind.

Ruji's smile finally relaxed, but she was still a little sad to look at the beautiful girl Liu Chengyin: "It's such a coincidence, I met two peers again." ”

"Yes, it's really fate with Miss Pu." Liu Chengyin smiled like a flower, and almost hugged Chen Hao's arm directly and called Oba.

Ru Xi's eyes swept over Chen Hao's arm, and then turned back to Liu Chengyin. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Chen Hao say in a deep voice: "Chengyin, if you don't go back, Lord Liu will definitely worry about you." ”

"Senior brother, you-" Liu Chengyin froze, "where will my father worry." It's still early. ”

Ru Xi finally smiled from the bottom of her heart this time, and the smile on her lips couldn't be hidden.

Liu Chengyin swept the corner of his eyes, and he was even more angry: "Brother Mao, you bully people!" You know I don't have anything else. ”

Chen Hao actually pays more attention to Ruji's expression than Liu Chengyin, as the head catcher who solves the most cases in the Jingzhao Yamen, he is actually much more observant than ordinary people. Ruji's expression and mind changed, how could he not know.

"Chengyin," Chen Hao's voice became clearer and clearer, "I have something." You go back first. ”

"What's the matter with you?" Liu Chengyin was unrelenting, and his eyes kept sweeping towards Ruji.

Oh my God, pretty girl, can you be a little more stupid?

Ru Ji now understands more and more what art comes from life, it turns out that the "ruthless, shameless and vexatious" in those brain-dead idol dramas and kimchi stick dramas are really people who do not hesitate to appear on the street, and it is also on the streets of Dasheng Dynasty, which is at least hundreds of years away from modern society in theory!

How can you succeed in chasing a man like this?

Not to mention the male god who may not be able to get his hands on it, even if it is a couple who are already together, when a man says: I have something, full stop. I don't want to go into details. What's the point of asking such questions? He wanted to sue you, and he would have sued you a long time ago!

Ru Ji looked at the entanglement between Liu Chengyin and Chen Hao, and shook her head ten thousand times in her heart.

At this time, the war finally spread, and the beautiful girl Liu Chengyin suddenly pointed at her: "Senior brother, you said you have something, are you with her?" ”