Nie Shuyao took advantage of the fact that there were few people in the alley at noon, and walked home very quickly. When I walked, I sighed, fortunately, I was a big foot.

In fact, people in this era are bound feet, but Nie's is big-footed, so she doesn't worry about being asked to bind her feet, which she is very grateful to Nie. You know, even Aunt Niu next door has wrapped her little feet, let alone a small jasper like her.

At this time, ordinary people will think that those who do not bind their feet can only marry crooked melons and crooked dates in the future, such as sheep herders and sedan chairs. They are all people who have no balance.

Ever since Nie Shuyao knew that Nie would not let her bind her feet, she had the courage to ask this question.

It turns out that the real big families don't bind their feet, and the people in the royal family never bind their feet, and only those women who are sexually involved will wrap their feet around and make them sway, but they are concubines, and they are the playthings of rich and noble families.

However, the ordinary people don't understand this, they only think that women can marry rich and noble when their feet are small, and they are not sensitive to being concubines or big women, as long as they have food, drink and silver flowers. This kind of back and forth has generally arisen, and it has spread more and more, so that you can't marry a good man without binding your feet.

Nie Shuyao is very helpless about this, people, it's really terrible to have no knowledge. Have they all forgotten at this time, and their parents must not be harmed?

Just as she shook her head and sighed, she ran into a man who saw her dodge.

"Shu, Shuyao." Yuqin lowered her head.

She held the embroidery work tightly in her hands, today is the day of the embroidery work, I wanted to go to the alley with few people, so as not to be talked about, but I didn't want to meet Nie Shuyao, who was admired.

Nie Shuyao also recognized her as the poor little girl from Aunt Niu's house next door, in fact, this girl was one year younger than her, but she looked only ten years old, black and thin. A pair of ragged shoes with openings reveal socks of unknown color.

"Huh, Bigfoot?" Nie Shuyao whispered, with a smile on her face, and finally found a little girl who didn't wrap her feet.

Yuqin hurriedly withdrew her feet and hid them in the coarse cloth skirt of the pudding stacked puddings, and her little face immediately turned white. I thought to myself, she must have laughed at me for being a big foot.

Nie Shuyao saw her like this and understood that she wanted to be crooked, stepped forward, took her hand and said, "Look at me." ”

And he stretched out his foot and showed it to the celery.

She is wearing a pair of cloth shoes embroidered with fish play lotus flowers today. The cyan cloth, the colorful carp and the red lotus flower suddenly made Yuqin unable to take his eyes off.

"It's so good-looking, Sister Shu Yao's hands are so skillful." Yuqin said softly. Although she also embroiders all year round, she can't embroider such a smart pattern.

"It's not about the shoes, it's about the feet." Nie Shuyao reminded.

Yuqin blinked, a little incomprehensible.

Nie Shuyao put down her feet and whispered in her ear: "I'm also big-footed, it's not good for women to wrap their small feet." ”

In a word, Yuqin's eyes were bright, and gradually there was a splash.

"Sister Shu Yao......." Her mouth was deflated, and tears fell into her eyes.

She never thought her big feet were good-looking, and even her mother wanted her to bind her feet, but she couldn't get a cloth to bind her feet at home. The two mothers saved were all used by Chunliu, and they always used their small feet as an excuse not to do any housework, and let them come to serve with big feet.

Nie Shuyao couldn't see this little girl crying, so she took out a handkerchief and gave it to her, and persuaded, "Don't cry." I'll tell you good news again, in fact, women with small feet don't marry well, and the head lady of a real big family never binds her feet. ”

Yuqin didn't dare to use her handkerchief, she was busy wiping her tears with her sleeves, she didn't understand what Shu Yao said, but she also knew that she was doing it for her own good.

Seeing such a poor little girl, Nie Shuyao felt that she finally saw another person who was not bound to her feet, and it was necessary to help. And he gave her the rest of the snacks that were left in the basket, and gave her the cloth that covered the basket.

"Yuqin, this is for you, go home and make a good pair of shoes to wear. It's still a little cold, so don't freeze your feet. When you have time to come to my house, I will give you some cloth and make a pair of shoes for your mother and brother. ”

Yuqin hurriedly pushed out, "No, I can't ask for your things." ”

"It's nothing, my family has a cloth shop." Nie Shuyao dodged it in a flash, took two steps and turned his head and said, "Let's go, don't let the disgusting Liu San touch it." ”

"Hmm." Yuqin replied, and when she looked up again, she was no longer visible.

She took a bite of the snack, this is a white jade cake, it is the first time to eat such a delicious thing when it has grown so big. Hurriedly wrapped the flower cloth and stuffed the snack into his arms, and secretly gave it to his mother and brother when he went back.

As for Liu San that Nie Shuyao said, she wasn't worried at all, a thin and small poor girl like herself, so Liu San didn't take a look.

Nie Shuyao returned home briskly, and with a smile on the corner of her mouth, she walked to Nie's side, who was still basking in the sun.

Nie Shi woke up after hearing the voice, looked at her with a smile on her face, and asked, "What is so happy?" ”

She told her how to help Yuqin, and hid Liu San's part, she didn't want the seriously ill Nie family to worry about it anymore.

"Heh, that's all you have to offer? Sesame big things are also worth rejoicing! Nie still hit her verbally.

Nie Shuyao pursed her mouth and said a little coquettishly: "Isn't this the first time people have helped Yuqin?" The little girl is quite pitiful. ”

Nie felt that the righteous daughter would look like a child, but she was really a child, only thirteen and a half years old. didn't say much, closed her tired eyes, and wondered if she would be able to live a good life after she died?

Suddenly feeling that he should arrange the aftermath, he said to himself: "Shu Yao, you go and find the cloth bag embroidered with the names of your sister and brother for me." ”

Nie Shuyao was setting up a meal in the courtyard, and when she heard this, she said, "Mother-in-law, what are you doing with this?" ”

"Haven't you been thinking about giving my things to your brothers and sisters for a long time? Save me from burning it as useless if you don't know when I die. ”

"Stepmother......."

Nie Shuyao looked at Nie Shi, looked at each other, and separated for a long time.

"Wait a minute, please."

Nie Shuyao flashed into the room, and she saw seriousness in Nie's eyes. also understood that Nie Shi might really not be able to survive this time, so he held back the sourness in his eyes and found out the two small black cloth bags.

This cloth bag is embroidered with "Yao" and "Xi", which are small block characters written by Nie Tianxi himself, and she embroidered them with white thread. Of course, there is another one from the Nie family, and she is also put in the bedroom of the Nie family.

After lunch, Nie went back to the room, and Nie Shuyao also cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks.

When she returned to Nie's bedroom, the two cloth bags were already full, and even the cloth bag that belonged to Nie had a few items.

Placed on the side of the cloth bag is an ebony box, exuding bursts of sandalwood, which is not ordinary at first glance.

Nie Shi beckoned her to him, pointed to the box and said, "Open it and take a look." ”

This is a box carved with lotus patterns, exquisite carving, and the fragrance of red sandalwood surrounds the nose. Each side is carved with a lotus flower, vivid, ingenious.

Looking at this box, she had mixed feelings, she knew what was inside, if it weren't for this, maybe she wouldn't be here.

The box was slowly opened, and inside was covered with a precious velvet cloth, and a jade pendant was placed on it. The front is carved with a jade lotus, and the reverse side is a phoenix bird, the jade is white, and the carving is exquisite.

There is a word engraved on the lotus heart, which is the word "Yao", isn't this her name? In her previous life, she lost consciousness only when she brushed the word with her hand. Brushing this word again, my heart is beating so hard that I don't know if I will wear it back again.

But the jade pendant in front of him didn't react, Nie Shuyao pouted and asked, "Is my stepmother mine?" I seem to remember when I was three years old, you hit me? ”

The corners of Nie's mouth also curved, and he said, "Yes, this belongs to you." In the future, it will be under your control, you must keep it alive, and don't show it in front of people. ”

"Why? Can this be used to find out my origins? Nie Shuyao inspected the sandalwood box again, but unfortunately disappointed her, and there was not even a secret grid.

"Yes, yes."

"Mother-in-law, you know my life experience, why don't you sue Sù Shuyao today, okay?" Put the jade pendant away, Nie Shuyao said flatteringly.

Nie shook his head: "Aren't you a detective?" Check it out for yourself. ”

"The stepmother is stingy! Do you want to bring all this to the coffin, just tell Sù Shuyao. Nie Shuyao took her hand and said.

Nie closed his eyes this time, but he didn't let go.

After a long time, he said: "It's good to treat Xi'er, his life experience may be very unusual." Don't be soft when you find those evil slaves who lost him, the minions who eat inside and outside should be late! ”

"Yes, stepmother. You'd better rest! Nie Shuyao couldn't ask anything, and waited for her to lie down.

Seeing that Nie Shi was asleep, she walked out with the sandalwood box in her arms, but heard Nie Shi's tired voice again.

"Since you pity the celery lady, buy it as a servant."

Nie Shuyao retreated again and said, "People have families, it's not easy to do." Yuqin is good to talk to her brother, what about her mother? Although Chunliu's father is not a good thing, he should not sell his wife as a slave. ”

Nie Shi thought about it and felt that this was the case, "Then let's talk about it later." In the future, your brothers and sisters will have to live a few more hearts, and the shop is left to you by me, don't let anyone rob it. ”

"Yes, Shu Yao understands." Hearing this, Nie Shuyao only felt that her throat was choking uncomfortably, and her eyelids blinked and burst into tears. She knew that Nie was explaining what was going on.

He tucked the corners of the quilt for Nie again, and asked, "Is there anything else to do with my stepmother?" ”

"Yes, I just remembered. Remember that you only have one stepmother, no other relatives, if you have, don't worry about them, filial piety can't hold the two of you. ”

Nie Shuyao didn't quite understand this, but she also responded seriously.

Finally, Nie said: "Put the cloth bag here first." ”

Nie Shuyao walked out of Nie's bedroom and came to the old pear tree in the yard, this pear tree grew very well, definitely bigger than her. I couldn't suppress the sadness in my heart, although the Nie clan often beat them, but for so many years, they never lacked anything.

In her opinion, all of the Nie Sect's teachings are extremely applicable, and maybe she doesn't feel anything at this time. But for her, who has memories of her previous life, she knows that these are ways to survive, although they are a bit cruel, but they can be used for a lifetime.

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