Let's say that Gu Sanniang and Shen Zhuo went to Tongcheng together can't hide it from the eyes of the neighbors, and the two of them will inevitably be told by others, Gu Sanniang listened to these short stories, and her heart was depressed, but she was helpless, even if she and Shen Zhuo were innocent, but the lonely men and widows were so close, even she herself was inexplicably a little short of breath.

Not to mention these troubles, since Gu Sanniang returned Dai Chunlin's rouge gouache from Tongcheng, these delicate and small rouge boxes have just been put out, which has attracted the attention of many women, and her shop is in and out of some women, there are servants in the courtyard of the deep house, and there are also women in charge of small households, just women's families, there is no one who does not love beauty, Gu Sanniang specially opened a box of lipstick for them to try, plus Dai Chunlin's name, these women passed ten, ten passed hundreds, and within a few days, There are more and more women who come to Gu Sanniang's shop to inquire.

However, Gu Sanniang's capital is small, and there are only five or six kinds of various colors of rouge powder this time, and some women are still too little, so they inquired that Gu Sanniang was an agent for Dai Chunlin, so she specially asked her to bring the goods next time, and Gu Sanniang agreed to come down one by one.

Some people are happy that they can buy Dai Chunlin's rouge from Gu Sanniang's shop without going far, and naturally some people dislike that her family's rouge is more expensive than Baoxiang Pavilion, this Gu Sanniang does not justify, she only gave them the rouge to use, those women have nothing to say, there was originally a Baoxiang Pavilion in the county selling rouge, and now Gu Sanniang has also started rouge trading, the Baoxiang Pavilion's homemade rouge is far less than Dai Chunlin, seeing that Gu Sanniang's shop has attracted a lot of its own guests, the shopkeeper of Baoxiang Pavilion can only be anxious, But he didn't dare to do the things behind his back, after all, it had only been long since the foolish things made by the two shopkeepers of Jin's embroidery.

In addition to rouge, the velvet flowers in Gu Sanniang's shop sell well, some women are reluctant to spend a few dollars to buy a box of rouge, so they spend more than a dozen dollars in her house to sell a velvet flower back to wear, her family's velvet flowers are not expensive, the yarn is stacked on top of each other, and the things are also fine, even if some knowledgeable people say that her family's velvet flower style is outdated, the women in Beijing have long been out of fashion, but they can't stand those women who love beauty to buy velvet flowers in her shop, after all, they are a small county, where to compare with the capital, Such cheap and good-looking velvet flowers are already very good-looking, and for a while, Gu Sanniang walked on the street, and from time to time she would see a woman wearing her velvet flowers.

During this period of time, Gu Sanniang's business is getting better and better, and even bringing a lot of business to the neighbors next door, especially the Zhao family who sells cloth, the women are finished shopping at her house, and most of them will stop by to see the cloth village, because the shopkeeper and the proprietress of the cloth village always have to say a few words when they see her, that is, the buddy Fuquan of the cloth village will also talk to Gu Sanniang in his spare time, and look back on Sanniang's shop was smashed, or he deliberately went to report to Qin Da Niang, so Gu Sanniang accepted his affection very much, and then specially bought him a bag of fruits to thank him.

On this day, it was drizzling, the light in the room was a little dim, Gu Sanniang couldn't see the embroidery clearly, so she sat in the shop and had a pair of unmatched ties, and a tie was just halfway through, when she heard a sound at the door, Gu Sanniang looked up, there were two women standing at the door, and they stood by the door with closed umbrellas, and they walked in together.

The two women Gu Sanniang both knew, one was Zhao Li, the proprietress of the cloth village, and the other was Aunt Sun, the matchmaker in their county, but seeing them coming, Gu Sanniang couldn't help but be a little confused, Zhao Li came over She was not surprised, after all, the two families were close to each other, and sometimes when there was no business in the shop, the two would gossip together, but what was this Aunt Sun coming for?

Thinking so in her heart, Gu Sanniang stood up, she gave up her seat for the two of them, and said, "It's raining outside, what's the matter with Sister Zhao and Aunt Sun coming over this time?" ”

Today, Zhao Li is dressed neatly, her hair is smeared with oil, and there is a velvet flower she gave her between her sideburns, after seeing Gu Sanniang, she first smiled slightly, and then said: "I saw Aunt Sun, what else do you not understand?" ”

Gu Sanniang is even more inexplicable, Aunt Sun solemnly came to the door, mostly to talk about matchmaking, but doesn't this Aunt Sun know that she is a widow?

"Gu Niangzi, I came here to congratulate you." Aunt Sun said with a smile.

Gu Sanniang didn't understand in her heart, so she simply asked directly: "Aunt Sun, I don't know what you mean, you can just say something directly." ”

Aunt Sun and Zhao Li glanced at each other, and then Aunt Sun said: "Let me tell you the truth, I am here to tell you about kiss, the man is your sister Zhao's nephew Fuquan." ”

After listening to Aunt Sun's words, Gu Sanniang was stunned at first, and then frowned, Fuquan? She was five or six years older than him, and besides, she had a little girl with her, which was not appropriate.

"Sanniang, you know, although the two of us are Fuquan's uncle and aunt, but there is a layer apart, he has always had an idea, he has never said kiss before, he was scolded twice by his uncle for this, how should he be after that, now it seems that fate is waiting here."

Gu Sanniang bowed her head and was silent, Aunt Sun paid close attention to her expression, in fact, if she wanted her, the men and women did not match, not to mention that the age gap was a little big, Na Fuquan had never married, but Gu Sanniang had ever died of a man, not to mention that there was an oil bottle, a man would not be willing to raise a child for others.

"Sanniang, don't you have any concerns?" Zhao Li saw that Gu Sanniang was silent, so he asked.

Gu Sanniang thought for a while, she looked at Zhao Li's and said, "Thank you for your love, it's just that my man has been gone for less than a year, and the family needs to be busy with a new shop, and now I really don't have the heart to think about anything else." ”

Aunt Sun smiled, and she said, "You really think badly, is it possible that you will not marry again in the future?" You are young, and you don't feel it yet, and when you get old, there is no one around you, it's really lonely, and you are a woman's family, if there is a man to help you, wouldn't it be much easier than you to work hard alone, Fuquan you know, the most clever person, and a person who can endure hardships, how many girls in the county have taken a fancy to him, but he only likes you, no, two days ago, Baba took his aunt to invite me to be a matchmaker, so I and her aunt came to explore your tone, what do you think, and say it one by oneThen we will go back to him. ”

Gu Sanniang was silent, the style of probing was not like them, not only did she invite a matchmaker to come to the door, but she also brought Fuquan's aunt, and when she refused, the relationship between the two families was embarrassing.

"I still say the same thing, now I don't have the intention of getting married." Gu Sanniang said softly.

Zhao Li turned his head and glanced at Aunt Sun, Aunt Sun shook her head at her, and Zhao Li looked at Gu Sanniang and said, "Could it be that you are taking care of your daughter?" Then you can rest assured, Fuquan said, your daughter, he loves him as his own. ”

The left and right are daughters, and if they are not sons, they have to divide the family property equally, and when her daughter is an adult, she will give some dowry money to marry out.

At that time, when Fuquan said that he took a fancy to Gu Sanniang, Zhao Li persuaded him several times, Fuquan was young and strong, what kind of yellow flower girl could not be found? Why do you need to marry a widow who is widowed, but Fuquan does not listen to persuasion, and wants to marry Gu Sanniang wholeheartedly, Zhao Li and her man think that Gu Sanniang is opening an embroidery shop, and the business in her shop is also prosperous, if the two are together, it is impossible to say that Fuquan can be the master of the house as soon as he goes, so thinking about it, Zhao Li reluctantly agreed to ask Gu Sanniang what he meant.

"Sister Zhao, you misunderstood, it has nothing to do with my daughter, it's that I don't want to marry, I followed my late husband, he left, and I have to keep it for him for three years."

As soon as she said this, Zhao Li hesitated, two or three years is not a short time, and Fuquan may not be able to wait.

"Gu Niangzi, you have thought about it, Fuquan is such a good family, if you miss this village, there will be no such shop." Aunt Sun still wanted to persuade again, but Gu Sanniang seemed to have made up her mind, and Aunt Sun knew that she couldn't push it too hard, so she said: "That's it, you think about it slowly for a few days, and then come to sue me when you make up your mind." ”

Since Gu Sanniang didn't want to marry Fuquan, she didn't plan to drag the mud and water anymore, she said: "Aunt Sun, Sister Zhao, thank you for your kindness, I really have no intention of remarrying right now, you don't have to persuade me anymore." ”

The two of them talked for a long time, this Gu Sanniang didn't let go at all, Zhao Li was a little annoyed in her heart, she said: "Sanniang, what is wrong with my family Fuquan?" ”

Gu Sanniang looked at Zhao Li's family, and she said: "Sister Zhao, don't be careful, it's not that Fuquan is bad, two people have to live for a long time, just like the key and the lock, it must be suitable, me and Fuquan are not compatible." ”

Zhao Li pursed her mouth and didn't speak, and after a long time, she spoke again: "Since you don't want to, what can I do with you, I have to go back and persuade my family to be happy, so that he will give up this heart." ”

Gu Sanniang knew that Zhao Li was angry at this time, so she didn't persuade much, Aunt Sun and Zhao Li sat down again, the two said hello to Gu Sanniang, and then returned to Zhao Li's shop, presumably to talk back to Fuquan.

After this incident, Gu Sanniang didn't have the heart to make any more contacts, at this time the rain outside gradually increased, she put away the sewing basket, cleaned up the house again, and when the sky became dark, she closed the door of the store, and went home with an umbrella.