Chapter 24

Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, just because people are jealous, Gu Sanniang's painstakingly embroidered pine crane longevity map was destroyed by Song's sister-in-law, even the owner of the embroidery village soon knew about it, seeing that the work was about to be handed over soon, the owner of Jin's embroidery village was angry and anxious, and when the time came, he couldn't get the embroidery, how to explain to the thorn Shi?

This Gu Sanniang suffered from the disaster of no reason, lost the errand and was small, if it was because of this, she didn't know what to do, and finally Gu Sanniang had to re-embroider a pair of them, but unfortunately there was not much time left, and the embroidery girls in the embroidery village said that unless the Weaver Girl went down to earth, I am afraid that this embroidery work will not be able to be driven out.

Such frustrating words naturally no one said in front of Guan Yongwang and Gu Sanniang, since Gu Sanniang promised to re-embroider a picture of the pine crane to prolong the year, she turned her heart sideways, and thought about the embroidery work.

On the same day, the housekeeper of the embroidery village, Guan Yongwang, sent someone to send the embroidery machine to Gu Sanniang's house, and the embroidery silk cloth was ready, and the lamp oil, candles and charcoal were sent as if they didn't need money, and the owner of Jin's embroidery village also spoke, and Gu Sanniang didn't have to worry about the rest of the things, she just needed to concentrate on the work.

Let's say that in the courtyard of the Qin family, Aunt Qin and Zhu Xiaoyue heard about this, and they were angry, and scolded Song's sister-in-law for being black-hearted and rotten, and doing such a thing, their county town is not big, this time Song's sister-in-law was driven out of Xiuzhuang, and it spread all over the county in less than half a day, but I am afraid that no one will dare to use her then.

Gu Sanniang returned to the courtyard, she instructed the guys in the embroidery village to move the embroidery machine to the west window, the light in the west chamber is not as good as the east chamber, in order to facilitate the work, Gu Sanniang asked the guys to change the window paper, in order to survive the winter, the layer of thick window paper that had just been pasted was just replaced, and the house seemed to be a lot colder, but Gu Sanniang didn't care about these, she and the guys put the embroidery to use for half a day, and in less than a moment, the house was full.

"Sanniang, you are stupid, there are only a few days left, where can you embroider, if you want to rush to work, you should also find the little hoof surnamed Song!" Aunt Qin is distressed about Gu Sanniang, and she will rush out a twelve-fold embroidered screen in ten days, won't it cost her her life.

Guan Yongwang on the side was so anxious that he was afraid that Aunt Qin would vent Gu Sanniang's anger, so he said to her: "My good sister-in-law, you have mercy, if you can't get out of this embroidery job, not to mention that Sanniang is going to lose her errand, even I will be sent down by the owner." ”

"Phew, the old killer will only bully other orphans and widows, but the serious Song Hoof has let it go, you are picking up soft persimmons to pinch it." Aunt Qin took a sip at Guan Yongwang, and Guan Yongwang smiled bitterly, he has worked in the embroidery village for half his life, how can he not know that this matter is greatly embarrassing Gu Sanniang, but if the embroidery picture cannot be completed, no one will have good fruit to eat.

"The Song family can't do well, she has no errands, no embroidery village in the county dares to accept her embroidery work, a woman's family, it's not good to really force her to death, our embroidery village can do this, it won't really drag her to see the official, besides, it is really to send her to the official, and her family can't afford to pay the silver."

Aunt Qin used to vaguely hear that Sister-in-law Song did not deal with Gu Sanniang, and she often opposed Gu Sanniang in the embroidery village on weekdays, so she said unrelentingly: "If you want me to say, you are still useless in charge of things, knowing that she is a picky goods, I didn't drive her out of the embroidery village earlier, and kept her to harm Sanniang today." ”

"Sister-in-law is right, sister-in-law is right!" If he had known that there would be today, Guan Yongwang would have driven away Song's sister-in-law, but unfortunately it was difficult to buy it.

"Aunt Qin, it's no wonder Uncle Yongwang is doing this, it's difficult for me, it's even more difficult for him than me!" Gu Sanniang said while arranging the embroidery thread.

Aunt Qin couldn't help but shake her head when she saw this, it was because she didn't have a man to rely on, but as long as her man was still alive, she wouldn't force herself to this point.

Gu Sanniang tapped the things carefully, and said to Guan Yongwang: "Uncle Yongwang, you go back, you can say it for me in front of the owner, I will move the needle immediately, and I will definitely work hard to re-embroider it." ”

Guan Yongwang nodded, he said: "You are a stable person, I don't have anything to worry about, the owner said, you just have to work hard, and when the time comes, you will be rewarded." ”

Gu Sanniang smiled and didn't speak, she sent Guan Yongwang to the door, Guan Yongwang turned around and said to her, "No need to send it, you can go in and get busy." ”

Gu Sanniang watched Guan Yongwang go out of the courtyard gate, and unintentionally glanced at Shen Zhuo at the door, only to see him wearing an old robe, standing at the door and looking at her from afar, the look on his face was thoughtful, and he didn't know what he was thinking, the two looked at each other, Gu Sanniang quickly retracted his gaze, turned his head and entered the house.

High-quality embroidery, whether it is embroidery, color matching, and even stitching are extremely particular, Gu Sanniang followed her mother to learn embroidery when she was young, and then practiced in the embroidery village for many years, needless to say, in order to catch up with this pine crane longevity map, she sent away Guan Yongwang and Qin's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, immediately sat in front of the embroidery machine and began to needle, Xiao Ye burned the lunch, shouted several times in a row, but Gu Sanniang did not respond, Xiao Yezi had to personally invite her mother to come out to eat, and after entering the house, she found that her mother had been embroidering for most of the day, It's just a few leaves embroidered.

"Mother, it's time to eat." Xiao Yezi shouted.

Gu Sanniang answered in her mouth, but the needle and thread in her hand never stopped, and she said without raising her head: "You eat first, I'll embroider a few more stitches." ”

Xiao Yezi frowned, and she said, "No matter how important the work is, you have to fill your stomach first, and you won't delay these stitches for a while." ”

Pingbai was nagged by her daughter, Gu Sanniang didn't reply, but still sat in front of the embroidery machine and didn't move, Xiao Yezi waited for a while, seeing that her mother didn't mean to get up, she turned around and went out angrily.

Gu Sanniang was focused on the embroidery work, Xiao Yezi couldn't persuade her, so she had to put the food in the pot and warm it, and did the chores in the house, Xiao Yezi stood silently at the door and looked at her mother's back, just looking at the embroidery threads piled up in the house, she knew how difficult this job was, but she couldn't help anything, thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh, I didn't want Gu Sanniang to hear it, she held a needle in her hand, looked back at the girl standing not far away, and asked: "You sighed like an adult at a young age, Mother is not worried, what do you have to worry about? ”

Xiao Yezi said in a sullen voice: "I know, my mother's sorrows are all in my heart, I just don't want others to see it." ”

Gu Sanniang was stunned for a while, she didn't say anything for a long time, and after a long time, she said: "Mother don't worry, as the old saying goes, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, I will do my best to obey the destiny of heaven, as long as I am worthy of my conscience." ”

Xiao Yezi didn't seem to understand, Gu Sanniang looked at her blank eyes, then shook her head and said, "When you grow up, you will understand." ”

After speaking, she turned back to work again, Xiao Yezi looked at her for a while, and left quietly.

On the other side of the east chamber, Shen Zhuo stood under the window with a book in his hand, the window of the west chamber opposite was ajar, Gu Sanniang was borrowing light to do embroidery work, looking from here, only her silhouette could be seen, Shen Zhuo stood for most of the day, and found that she often only occasionally raised her head when changing threads, he had learned from Qin Damiang's mouth that Gu Sanniang was killed in the embroidery village, and an embroidery map that was about to be completed was destroyed, but now the plan has to be re-embroidered, according to Qin Damiang's meaning, the time given by the buyer is limited, and it is difficult to pay the work on time, even so, Gu Sanniang also took it.

"Uncle Shen, what are you looking at?" Xiao Yezi asked, leaning on the windowsill.

Shen Zhuo came back to his senses, he retracted his gaze, looked down at Xiao Yezi and asked, "I saw your mother sitting in front of the window and didn't move, I wonder if she has ever used lunch?" ”

When she mentioned this, Xiao Yezi pursed her mouth unhappily, she said: "I still said it, I didn't listen to it after persuading me several times, I was really sad." ”

Shen Zhuo listened to her words and said: "If you don't eat, how can you have the strength to work, the more this time, the more your mother should take care of herself." ”

Xiao Yezi nodded, and she said, "Who said it wasn't, but she just didn't listen." ”

Seeing this, Shen Zhuo looked up at the figure in front of the window opposite, at this time, she pinched the needle in one hand, held the thread in the other, raised her chin slightly, and threaded the needle and thread by the bright light outside, but in an instant, she put on the needle and thread, and then lowered her head to work.

Xiao Yezi thought for a moment, and she asked Shen Zhuo, "Uncle Shen, I have something to ask you about." ”

Shen Zhuo said softly: "You ask." ”

"Why is it that in this world, there are always bad people who are proud, but good people are never rewarded?" Xiao Yezi asked.

Shen Zhuo smiled, and he said: "This question has stopped me, throughout the ages, there have been many people who have asked such questions like you, but there is always no accurate answer in the book." ”

Seeing this, Xiao Yezi showed a disappointed look on his face, but Shen Zhuo continued: "But in my opinion, good people always ask for a clear conscience when doing things, but the bad people are not compromised, and there are the most confused people in this world. ”

Xiao Yezi lowered her head and pondered for a long time, she said: "In this way, it is better to be a fool, neither being bullied like a good person, nor having to be a bad person with a bad conscience." ”

Shen Zhuo put down the book in his hand, and he said to Xiao Yezi: "There are some people who have opened their minds and understood etiquette, but they can't ask him to be a fool again." ”

When Xiao Yezi heard this, he suddenly fell silent.