"What's wrong with that?" Hu Qinghui sat down next to Lan Jiayin with a smile, took a shoe on the table with his hand, and said while looking at it, "Well, you see, the two of them don't need you to say it, their hands are itchy." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Lan Jiayin raised her eyes and looked, sure enough, Cui Yu was already sitting against Jinluo, and she was already holding another cut upper in her hand, and she was about to start sewing with a needle and thread.

She herself is also a person who loves needlework, and understands that the more skilled she is, the more itchy she will be when she sees these needles and threads, and if you don't let her do it, she may still be anxious with you.

couldn't help but smile: "Hehe, Cui Yu, hard work, when it's done, I will definitely reward you." Seeing Cui Yu smiling and bending her knees in agreement, she said again, "Let Qin'er come later, this girl is not very old, but she can do very well in needlework, but she can't be left behind." ”

Hu Qinghui simply asked people to call Qin'er immediately, so as not to worry about Lan Jiayin's heart.

Seeing this, Lan Jiayin gave a thumbs up to her friend, smiled and pointed to the needle basket and said to Hu Qinghui, "Don't be idle, give me a ball of black thread, I will use it soon." ”

She just wants to make the boots as soon as possible now, and if there is one more person to help, wouldn't it be faster?

Therefore, it was decided that everyone in the house had something to do, and no one could be idle.

Hu Qinghui pressed the coil line she said, her hands didn't stop, but she couldn't help tilting her head, watching Lan Jiayin and the others busy green.

After a while, she frowned and said, "Didn't I accompany my sister-in-law to the street yesterday?" Look at the boots she bought for my eldest brother, they are very different from what we wore in previous winters, the boots are not made of fabric, but of leather, and there is no inlay in them, but there is cotton between them, and they look very cold-resistant. ”

"Listening to the introduction of the shopkeeper, it is said that such leather boots are waterproof, and it is the most convenient to wear them in the days when the snow melts."

"Qinqing, you say, do we want to make them like that?"

"Ah, it's time to make leather boots!" was reminded by Hu Qinghui, Lan Jiayin's long-sealed mind also instantly remembered this stubble.

When it comes to winter, it will snow three or five times, and it is okay when it snows, but it is careful not to slip, and it is not slippery to walk, but every time it is time to melt the snow, the streets and alleys are full of mud soup, and the cotton boots will be wet when you go out, and you have to clean and bake when you come back, so it is not troublesome.

Later, some smart people used their brains on the leather boots worn by merchants in the Western Regions, and changed the single boots into cotton boots, which were leather inside and out, and the soles were also carved out with knives to make grooves, which were waterproof and non-slip, which was simply a weapon for traveling in snowy days!

In the beginning, it was only those who had to walk outside to wear these leather boots, but gradually, some people saw the business opportunity in it, and made the leather boots very exquisite, and inlaid with beautiful gems, or decorated with exquisite gold and silver tassels, so that the children of the rich and noble families could not resist this temptation.

In his previous life, there was a shop in Lan Jiayin's hand that specialized in this business, why didn't he remember it?

She couldn't help but be annoyed for a moment by her omission, and then it occurred to her that the leather used on the lint boots was specially made, and because it was thick, it was also difficult to sew, and it was necessary to have special utensils.

It seems that this boot has to be stitched on the storefront on the street, but fortunately, it can be done with money, and Lan Jiayin is not very worried.

She smiled and instructed Cai's mother, who was sitting opposite the hot kang, "Wanwan's idea is very good, but the things you buy now are not as real as your own things, mother might as well let people go out and ask, can we only sew a leather surface?" ”

"If we can, we will make the boots first, and then let Yu Cheng take them out, go to the store, and ask them to put on another layer of leather to waterproof."

"That way, it's definitely warmer."

Cai's mother is good at management, and she doesn't like needlework very much, so she was relieved when she heard this, and simply took the initiative to ask for help, and she was not afraid of the cold outside, so she personally took Ding Dong and Caidie to the street together.

Mama Kang also smiled and said, "Oh, with such boots, a few masters can suffer a lot less, do you think, the boots are inlaid with fur inside, and there is a layer of cotton in the middle, and then a layer of skin on the outside, can it be warm?" ”

Lan Jiayin nodded happily, and suddenly, she dropped the upper of the shoe in her hand, clapped her hands and said, "Oh, why did I forget, I'm afraid the sole of this shoe is also leithered, right?" ”

"I should let Cai's mother ask, see if there is anything special on the soles."

Mama Kang waved her hand, pointed to the little girl by the door and said, "Run faster, transfer Miss's words to Mother Cai to know, the carriage over there will be a carriage on the stable, and you will definitely be able to meet it if you rush over." ”

"Hey, the maid is going!" The little girl hurriedly responded, turned her head and ran, and she didn't even have time to salute.

Or Jinluo chased out and shouted, "Silly girl, go out again after wearing a padded jacket, go out in a clip, frostbite, but no one is waiting for you!" ”

Everyone in the room listened to the laughter, there is such a small adjustment, the mood is also much more relaxed, can't help but be more motivated, although the mouth is your word, I am talking, but there is no one under the hand to relax.

Lan Jiayin saw that Hu Qinghui had finished the thread, raised her hand and threw a pair of blue satin auspicious cloud pattern uppers that Mama Kang had just made to her, and whispered: "This is made for Brother Sen, come on." ”

Hu Qinghui's face suddenly turned red when he heard this, although he was ashamed to die, he still gritted his teeth and took the upper in his hand, threaded the needle and thread, and sewed it carefully and densely.

I don't know how long it took, Hu Qinghui suddenly thought of his original intention of coming over today, and couldn't help but secretly spurn himself in his heart, "Why did you forget everything as soon as you encountered something related to Lan Hongsen?" ”

"It's so undeserved......"

She was not ashamed, reached out and pulled Lan Jiayin's sleeve, and whispered to her friend, "Yinyin, follow me." ”

"There's something I want to tell you."

Lan Jiayin blinked, she knew best what kind of character her friend was, and it would definitely not be a trivial matter to be able to say this.

"If you want to come to me, Wanwan has something to discuss with me." She wondered in her heart, "Why didn't you see her when you first came?" After all this time to say? ”

Quickly put down the work in his hand, moved to the side of the kang, pulled on the soft satin embroidered shoes with cotton, and followed Hu Qinghui out of the door of the west room.

Hu Qinghui pulled Lan Jiayin, and the two entered the bedroom in the back and sat side by side on the edge of the bed.

Lan Jiayin was a little stunned after listening to it, and carefully recalled the recent situation at home, which seemed to be really what Hu Qinghui said.

But his mother-in-law is in front of him, and he seems to be laughing as usual, but Lan Jiayin herself has been restless recently, because she is worried about the three people at the border and ignores her mother's feelings, but I am afraid that there are also people.

After a long time, she let out a long sigh and said, "As you know, Mu Shizi's identities and I are very different, and I actually decided to have a family affair, which is really unexpected." ”

"That's why I've been thinking about a lot of things lately, and I really didn't expect them to come up......"

Speaking of this, Lan Jiayin was so ashamed, took her friend's hand, and thanked her sincerely, "Wanwan, thanks to your carefulness, otherwise, if it drags on like this, maybe there will be something wrong with my mother." ”

"I'm really unfilial, I only care about my own careful thoughts, but I completely ignore my parents."

"What nonsense?!" Hu Qinghui pinched Lan Jiayin, and said in a serious tone: "You and I have a relationship when we are young, our relationship is better than that of sisters, we understand each other, how can I not empathize with your worries?" ”

"To tell you the truth, if Uncle Lan is still the prime minister, you are not bad with him Mu Shizi, but on the contrary, the two of you are ..... after your uncle was demoted."

"But the good thing is that I think Mrs. Xuanping Hou is not a stingy person, and she really likes you, with such a mother-in-law who likes you, she will be able to live a lot better in the future."

"These are still secondary, the most important, or you and the prince know each other, how precious is this?"

"Qinqing, don't think about anything that is not a good match, as long as the two of you are happy and happy together, it is enough."

"According to me, what you should be thinking about now is how to live after marriage."

Lan Jiayin nodded thoughtfully, she listened to all the words of her friend, instead of remembering the past, it is better to open her mind and welcome the future.

She was full of gratitude to such a considerate and gentle friend, stretched out her hand to hug the person, and whispered: "Wanwan, thank you, it is a blessing to have you as my friend!" ”

This was said very solemnly, but it made Hu Qinghui laugh, she pursed her lips and smiled, patted Lan Jiayin's back, and said angrily: "Which of the two of us is still polite to whom?" ”

"You treat me like a sister, I regard you as my own sister, and I should do this, besides, Aunt Lan treats me like my own child, shouldn't I care about her?"

As she spoke, she helped Lan Jiayin to sit upright, and said softly: "Now, the two of us have to think of a way, how to adjust my aunt's bad mood is the top priority at the moment." ”

Lan Jiayin nodded thoughtfully, thought about it for a while, and discussed with Hu Qinghui: "Why don't we accompany our mother to Beppu for a banquet?" ”

But as soon as the words came out, she denied herself, "Alas, as soon as Pingjing arrives here, it is not an exaggeration to say that all the people are soldiers, and the officials from all over the top and bottom have either gone to the border pass, or are preparing for the big war at the border pass, no matter who we go to, everyone is talking about the upcoming war." ”

"I'm afraid that the more my mother listens, the more she knows how cruel the battles of previous years were, you say, she can't worry more and more in her heart?"

Hu Qinghui nodded silently.

It seems that this going out as a guest will not work for the time being.

"Qinqing, my aunt believes in Buddhism, why don't we accompany her to Anfu Temple?" Seeing Lan Jiayin hanging his head and meditating hard, Hu Qinghui simply said his thoughts, "By the way, you can also give clothes and porridge outside the temple, help the poor, really do some good deeds, and accumulate some good fortune, bless Ah Sen on the battlefield, they can turn evil into good fortune and return triumphantly." ”

It's a good idea.

Now the weather is getting colder and colder, and this is the case in the West, when it is hot, it will heat people to death, and when it is cold, they will freeze to death.

Seeing that the first snow is not far away, distributing some cotton clothes to poor families in advance can also help many people survive this cold winter.

But in this way, for the place that I have never wanted to set foot in, I have to go......

Lan Jiayin pondered for a while, in the end, filial piety defeated fear, gritted her teeth, she looked up at Hu Qinghui and said, "The method you said is very good, let's do it according to this." ”

"Without further ado, let's go and discuss with my mother."

In previous years, our family was in the capital, in order not to make people greedy for money, they all invited a lady who could sew, received the clothing, and made cotton, and when they were taken back, they were all strictly selected by the housekeeper's mother, so that the cotton clothes that were given out were always thick and warm, and the rice was also used to the rice shop for many years, which was safe."

"It's just that now, we are new to Pingjing, without the help of the lady we are used to, and there is no rice shop that knows the roots, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort just to find people and storefronts."

The Hu family also does good deeds every year, but Mrs. Hu is afraid of trouble, so she buys ready-to-wear clothes outside, which are uneven, and she has a lot of fame anyway.

Hearing Lan Jiayin say this, Hu Qinghui admired Mrs. Lan very much, and felt that what she was willing to put into thinking like this was true kindness, not fake compassion.

A pair of friends, in order not to affect the boots made in the western room, one of them only brought a second-class maid, put on a big cotton jacket, put on a thick wool cloak, and went to the main courtyard.

As soon as I entered the door, I heard someone laughing inside, Lan Jiayin smiled at Hu Qinghui, and silently said the words 'Mrs. Song'.

In addition to the two layers of coats outside, he and Hu Qinghui easily turned around the big screen of flowers and wealth at the door.

I heard Mrs. Song clapping her hands happily and laughing: "Oh, is this fate?" ”

"We just entered the house, and before we could ask the two young ladies to come out, they came by themselves."

Song Qiaofang stood up, took two steps forward with a smile, and the friends greeted each other happily.

Song Qiaofang is dressed up very beautifully today, wearing a cotton shoulder with a big red peony inlaid with white fox fur wrapped around the branches and flowers, with a moon-white embroidered cotton rhombic skirt underneath, a long black and bright hair with a peony sideburns, and a set of peony flowers with big rubies, which is really festive.

Lan Jiayin couldn't help but make fun of her, "Could it be that I'm confused and remember the wrong day, and today should be the first day of the Lunar New Year?" ”

In a word, it made a room full of people laugh.

Lan Jiayin just wanted to make her mother happy, and looked at Mrs. Lan who was seated and smiled: "What are you laughing at?" ”

"Why don't you send a big red envelope to Sister Fang?"

(To be continued.) )