Chapter 32: Unexpected Joy
Lin Minlai, as a noble lady from the boudoir in the capital, has also been a famous teacher since she was a child, she has a demure personality, and she is focused and diligent in class, not only proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also a female celebrity.
The embroidered skirt in the wood dyeing workshop, she can indeed see some doorways.
At this moment, she condensed slightly, touched the smooth embroidery, nodded frequently, and praised softly: "The embroidery girl has fine needlework, three or four out of ten, but it can be regarded as flexible, but there are few." And this one's technique is extremely ingenious, which can be called 'flat' and 'smooth'. β
"I really can't imagine that in this Ruan County, there is still such a wonderful embroidery girl."
The wood dyeing workshop is the best at printing and dyeing, Du Ruonan has specialized in dyeing cloth since he was a child, and he can only be regarded as rough for embroidery. Now listening to Miss Lin's evaluation, Du Ruonan can't tell whether it is good or bad.
Looking at her so calm and confident, she should be regarded as a good player, right?
"Who's to say it isn't." Kite Ge also smiled, "This material slave and maid look really good, the previous few sent to the house, said what kind of cloud embroidered satin, look at the color is okay, and it is smooth to the touch, but how can it be worn by people, the pattern is old, placed in the capital, even those small families can't look down on it." β
"The slave was still worried yesterday, the old lady cherished the young lady, this time I came to Ruan County, and I have already bought a few large boxes of Beijing silk for you, but the Beijing silk is expensive, and it is specially used to make big clothes. And seeing that the season is about to change, the fabric in the warehouse that can buy autumn clothes for the young lady has not yet been found...... The slave is so worried, fortunately, the sky is pitiful, and finally let us meet a good cloth workshop, and the materials here are made into home-cooked clothes, which can also be made. β
There was a smile in Kite Ge's eyes, and her face was innocent, and Lin Minlai was amused by her and chuckled.
Mama Shen couldn't sit still, put aside the tea bowl, and threw a heavy glance at the kite. What Kite Ge said just now was quite inappropriate, and the words were all about exalting himself from others.
Even if the objects in the capital are gorgeous and the fabrics are exquisite, they are more coarse than the fabrics produced in Ruan County, but in front of others, they should not say such things.
"Nice cloth workshop", where can this be regarded as a boast, but the tone brings out the meaning of "barely visible".
- People receive you warmly and thoughtfully, you are a maid, how can you slap others in the face!
The maid has come to this point, Lin Min came to be the young lady of the main family, not only did she not feel that something was wrong, but she also connived at it everywhere, which is true, making people have nothing to say.
Du Ruonan still smiled lightly, standing quietly aside, her eyebrows and eyes were clear, and she didn't seem to feel offended by the rudeness.
Mama Shen looked at Lin Minlai, who thought she was "everyone's lady", and then looked at Du Ruonan, who had a pleasant temperament, and for a while she had mixed feelings in her heart: Miss Lin is here, and she was compared to the bearing of the little jasper.
If a clear-eyed person sees it, people will praise Du Ruonan for his really good family style and good appearance, and they will also secretly laugh at Lin Minlai for being really showy and unreal.
Miss Lin here, she still has to work a lot hard. Mama Shen felt a headache when she thought about it, and she had seen enough of the self-righteousness of the master and servant, so she simply resigned and went to the carriage to rest first.
As soon as the eye-catching person left, Lin Minlai quietly gave Kite a look. The kite song was introspective, and immediately took the order to act.
"Miss Du, since just now, the slave maid has a few questions haunting in her heart, I wonder if I can trouble Miss Du to answer one or two?"
Lin Minlai pinched the fairy skirt in his hand, looking like he was fascinated by embroidery. Kite Ge took the opportunity to step forward, pulled Du Ruonan aside, and asked Du Ruonan in a whisper, as if he was afraid of disturbing Lin Minlai, who was concentrating.
"But that's it."
"Miss Du, they called you the owner of the shop before, so this huge dyeing shop, plus the shops on Caiyi Street, are all yours?" Iris was born to ask, with a curious look and bright eyes.
Du Ruonan didn't expect the other party to ask this anyway, and his expression was slightly sluggish for a while.
The little maid was a little embarrassed, and gently rubbed her sleeves: "...... I, I'm just curious, I have no bad intentions, if Miss Du is inconvenient to answer, then forget it. β
"Don't upset Miss Du."
"Nothing." Du Ruonan waved his hand, "This is indeed left to Ruonan by my father who died early." β
"Then you are really powerful," the little maid clapped her hands lightly, with a look of longing, "You are still young, you can support a huge family business, you can be called a heroine among women!" β
"To put it seriously, I am fortunate to have the care of my neighbors, the protection of the clan, and the fairness of my parents like Lord Lin, so that the small shop can be supported." Du Ruonan couldn't guess what the other party wanted to ask, but it would never be wrong to wear a high hat.
"Don't you have a brother or a brother?"
Kite Ge changed his words, suddenly threw out the problem, and stared at Du Ruonan without blinking.
"Brother?" Du Ruonan was caught off guard by the question, and the girl frowned lightly and looked in a trance.
But she quickly shook her head and gave the answer: "No." Ruonan Bofu, lonely and weak since childhood, his biological mother died early, and his father had no intention of remarrying. Therefore, my Du family has only one me. β
Lin Minlai's hand froze stiffly, and the girl stared at the cross-necked mandarin duck on the Qian suit in a daze: That strange Langjun is not the owner of the dyeing workshop, not the young master of the Du family.
- Isn't he even the son of a merchant?
According to the laws of this dynasty, industrial and commercial miscellaneous people, etc., there are geniuses of the opposite sex who are outstanding, and there is also a chance to take the road of official career.
But his origin......
What can you do if you look extraordinary, what can you do if you are upright and impatient, what can you do with justice, whether you are a poor family or not, I don't know if you are a scholar.
The corners of the girl's lips curled into a mocking smile.
Let's go, just think of her as an eye-catcher, but fortunately I didn't have a deep friendship with the young man.
Thinking of this, Lin Minlai lost his interest and called to the kite: "Let's stop here today, I'm a little tired." β
Kite Ge understood the reason, insisted on resigning from Du Ruonan, and was busy helping Lin Minlai, who had lost his interest.
Du Ruonan felt more and more inexplicable: This Miss Lin family was still talking happily, talking about the embroidery, why did she suddenly look abrupt, as weak as a delicate flower shining on the water, and acting like a fine willow supporting the wind.
It's like being stolen from a breath of spirit.
"That's right." Kite Ge settled Lin Minlai, and hurriedly returned, "My young lady said that she still likes the wide-sleeved fairy dress, let it be wrapped, and the owner of the shop will send it over afterwards." β
"Miss said that there is a lot of trouble today, thank you for the owner's company, there is a fate in the future, and I hope the owner can get together in the house."
Du Ruonan knew that this was purely for thoughtful courtesy, nodded in agreement, and the maid left without looking back.
Su Li quietly entrenched on the beam of the house, and pouted when he saw this: This Lin family is really a small family, and the tutor is so unbearable.
That Lin Minlai is by no means something that can be cultivated, he can barely pretend to be generous and decent in front of outsiders, but he is shallow on the inside, and his temperament is really average, and he is quite uncomposed.
It's really inconsistent.
But she really came for the young master.
ββOn the way back before, passing by the carriage, Su Li keenly sensed that there was a gaze firmly focused on Su Zhiyu, and this gaze followed them all the way.
At first, Su Li thought it was a villain, and was secretly vigilant, but later found out that it was actually two girls, or the girl who Su Zhiyu helped to solve the siege.
When Su Zhiyu was in the capital, he had a lot of supporters, although it was not called a fruit car, it was also "riding a horse and leaning on the bridge, full of red sleeves", Su Li saw that situation, and was not surprised that in Ruan County, there were also people who admired the young master's demeanor.
Later, he quietly came to the exhibition hall and watched the scene in the room, and Lin Minlai's words and deeds with the maid fully confirmed Su Li's guess: This Lin family's little lady is looking down on the young master of their family.
Su Li rubbed his eyebrows.
Although this Lin Minlai is also average, he can barely use it.
The young master is now somewhat restrained, not as sticky as Du Ruonan some time ago, but the two are still very close to each other, and if this continues, I see that I am really going to become "happy".
No way! Then borrow Lin Minlai, the daughter of the county seat, and use it as the east wind for him to burn Su Du's love seedlings!
As soon as Lin Min got out of the car, Lin Ruofan hurriedly greeted him.
"Let me see my good daughter, is it hurt?" He looked anxious, and pulled Lin Min to look left and right, "This group of dogs, really damn it!" almost attacked my Lin Minlai's daughter, daughter, don't worry, I have already asked someone to beat them with thirty boards to give you anger! β
"Hmph, the bald donkey and the thief are not angry now. Dare to attack my daughter, I really ate the bear's heart and leopard gall! β
Lin Min let him look at it, always with a sad expression. She was irritable in her heart, but in the end, she cared about the presence of her subordinates, and she had to take care of her reputation as a filial daughter, and she had to endure Lin Ruofan's face.
"Master," Iris said softly, her tone very low, "Miss was frightened before, and the carriage was tired again, and now Miss is very tired and ......."
"Yes, yes, I was negligent." Lin Ruofan bowed, retreated sharply in small steps, and was replaced by several maids who stepped forward to take over.
Two maids supported left and right, one of the maids fanned the back, and the other gently carried the hem of the Akane Sero skirt, and gently reminded: "Miss take your steps carefully." β
Lin Ruofan saw that everyone was taking care of them carefully, and he was a little relieved, but he still rubbed his hands together, tightly attached to everyone, and did not leave Lin Minlai for half a step.
Lin Minlai didn't want to greet him, but when he saw Lin Ruofan's appearance, he knew that the other party had something in his heart and wanted to vomit as soon as possible.
The girl sighed leisurely, stopped, withdrew from the maids, raised her eyelashes slightly, revealing a pair of water-cut eyes: "Father, but what's the matter?" β
"Daughter, it's a great joy!" Lin Ruofan came up impatiently, "Do you know who you met today?" β
Meet whom?
Thinking of the handsome Langjun who made her feel flustered but not bullshit, the girl's mood was still not smooth.
"No one has met." She said indifferently with a cold hibiscus face.
"You actually met that Su Zhiyu! The prime minister's own nephew, isn't it your great joy! Lin Ruofan held Lin Minlai's slender wrist and was overjoyed, "My son, you are really a good life!" I've been thinking about how to let you meet, and it has to be natural, so that the other party doesn't see the flaws. β
"I didn't expect you to have this fate."
Prime Minister's own nephew?! When Lin Minlai heard this, he also suddenly got up, looking stunned.
actually made her meet the prime minister's nephew!