In the small courtyard of the farmhouse outside Zhao Guopingliang City, the breeze in the field does not dissipate the heat under the scorching sun. Three women sat in the shade of the locust tree, the older two weaving, and the other, who looked to be in his early thirties, was embroidering.

The embroidered woman has excellent embroidery and delicate stitches. All the fabric workshops and weaving shops in Pingliang will go to this inconspicuous farm yard outside the city to buy needlework. But the proprietors and men of the fabric workshops and weaving shops in the city had never seen this embroidered woman. All they know is that there are two mothers-in-law in their sixties who live here, with good eyes and beautiful embroidery, and they also planted an acre of land and raised some poultry and livestock.

Someone knocked on the courtyard door, and a woman's voice shouted outside the courtyard: "Granny Su, Granny Ting, are you there?" I'll get the belt! ”

Su Rui went to open the door, and the embroidered woman got up and walked into the house.

The person who came was the proprietress of the brocade embroidery shop in Pingliang City, Zhang, who smiled and waved her hand at Tingfang, who was weaving cloth in the courtyard, and said to Su Rui, who was sweating slightly: "Granny Su, it's autumn, why is it so hot than in previous years?" ”

Su Rui wiped the sweat from her sideburns and said, "Who knows?" Aunt Zhang came in first to drink saliva. It just so happened that I just picked some beans from the field yesterday, the wheat was also grinded, and there were a few rich eggs, you take some and make something delicious for your Fengfeng. ”

Zhang Shixiao took out a bag of broken silver from his arms, handed it to Su Rui, and said happily: "This is the money for the belt, and the silk handkerchief you embroidered last time, I was taken by the two palace maids who came out of the palace to do business, I saw that they were dressed well, so I asked for three times the price, and they didn't blink their eyes, so they bought it!" I only took the money back, and I brought you the rest. ”

Tingfang brought a bowl of barley tea from the house, and carried a large bamboo basket in his hand, in which there was a handful of beans, a small cloth bag of noodles, six eggs, and five embroidered women's belts.

Zhang thanked Tingfang, and said happily while drinking tea to quench his thirst: "I heard the officials and lords in the city talk about it, saying that our Royal Highness the King wants to overhaul Ninghe Palace, and also open a business street in Ninghe Palace. In the future, the Pingliang Chamber of Commerce will be held every year, and the big businessmen of the five countries of Kyushu can live in Ninghe Palace with their families to eat, drink and have fun. That business street, all kinds of business are recruited, I am going to ask tomorrow to see if my family's weaving shop can be opened in the palace! Since the palace maids in the palace appreciate your needlework very much, I think that maybe you don't have to work hard to do farm work in the future, and it would be good to follow me to the palace to be an embroiderer! ”

Tingfang smiled: "Okay, thank you Aunt Zhang for remembering." ”

Zhang sighed: "Granny Su, Granny Ting, the two of you, one is from Chen and the other is from Song, but you are the widow of Chen and Song War. You have no children under your knees, and you came to Zhao to depend on each other...... Alas, we have known each other for more than ten years, but not just business dealings. There are good things, and I naturally remember you! What else are we polite? When I negotiate the business of the weaving shop, I will take Fengfeng and Fengfeng's father to thank you in person! ”

Su Rui glanced into the house and said to Zhang: "But our two old wives are used to doing farm work, and now we have rough skin and thick flesh, and we are from neighboring countries, we don't expect to go to Zhao Palace to be embroiderers." If Aunt Zhang needs us with any embroidery work in the future, if we don't enter the Zhao Palace, we will send someone to do it for you and send it to the city. ”

Zhang lowered his voice, but he couldn't hide his anxiety: "It's better to enter the palace to be an embroiderer!" Fengfeng's father said that there is going to be a war again! Even a powerless tailor like Fengfeng's father was recruited into the roster of city defenders! In the Chen and Song Wars more than 20 years ago, Zhao Guo also fell into bad luck, and even Pingliang burned them down! Fortunately, Ninghe Palace did not fall. The safest place, naturally, is Ninghe Palace! If we can open a weaving shop together in the business street of Ninghe Palace, even if there is a war in the future, we can stay in the palace safely. ”

Su Rui asked, "What kind of battle?" The rumors of the Chen Song War have been rumored for 20 years, and they haven't fought again? ”

Zhang said: "I'm afraid it's true this time!" And it's not just Chen Guo who wants to fight Song Guo! Fengfeng's father heard from the officials in the city that in the Yihui Palace in Zichuan, Shu Kingdom, a martial arts competition was held a few days ago. The contest was chosen by the generals of the allied forces of Qi, Wei, Chen, and Shu. Qi, Wei, Chen, and Shu, this time they are going to join forces to serve Song Guo in one pot! ”

Su Rui was puzzled: "Aren't the Qi Kingdom and the Wei Kingdom long gone?" ”

Zhang shook his head and said: "The jade of the Qi country has been occupied, and the Lingxi Palace of the Wei country has also been burned, but there are still thousands of displaced people and slaves in the Qi country and the Wei country!" Moreover, the concubine of King Qi Ai did not die, and the prince of King Wei did not die. Now, one of them is the lord of Qi and the other is the lord of Weiguo, and they are recruiting troops in Zichuan! Many old Qi Wei people who were hiding in Zhao Kingdom have been running to Zichuan in groups these days. Haven't you heard? ”

Su Rui shook her head and said, "How can we hear about our two old women, who raise chickens and farm all day long, and don't interact with the officials in the city?" ”

Zhang patted Su Rui and Tingfang's hands and said, "Don't worry, fighting is a man's business, we women, just stay at home." In the eyes of Fengfeng and her mother, it doesn't matter whether it is Chen Guo's mother-in-law or Song Guo's mother-in-law, you two are Fengfeng's good mothers-in-law. Besides, this time I went to the Song Kingdom to fight, and it is estimated that I will not be able to fight our Zhao Kingdom, and our king did not send troops to mix. The world is not peaceful, let's be Zhao people with peace of mind, it's the best! ”

After sending off Zhang's family, the woman who embroidered the flowers walked out of the house, but she had an extra burden on her hand.

Tingfang asked, "Girl, are you going to go to Shu?" ”

Su Rui persuaded: "Grandma, what are you doing in Shu?" Even Aunt Zhang knows that in this world, it is best to be a Zhao person! Don't you always say that you want to 'go back to the garden'? With your identity, what else can you do if you don't return to the garden? ”

The embroidered woman took out a light veil from her sleeve and hid her face, revealing only a pair of bright eyes.

She said: "Aunt Su, Aunt Tingfang, I just went to see an old man this time. With my identity, I can only return to the garden. I'll go back, and when I come back, we'll harvest this year's crops, and we'll go to Zhao Palace with Aunt Zhang to do idle business. We are all from Zhao now. So he brushed his sleeves and walked away alone.

In the White Jade Palace of the Song Kingdom, Liu Jing pinched a fold in his hand, and sneered at the civil and military officials in front of him: "Four ** Alliance? Qi Wei's restoration? Childish! If Chen and Shu can really be of one heart and one mind with Qi Wei, the widow's grandfather destroyed Wei and Qi, why didn't Chen and Shu come to the rescue? ”

Liu Jing threw the "snap" to the ground, raised his eyebrows and said: "The widow is the grandson of King Wu of Song, not a weak person who can only sit in the White Jade Palace to enjoy the coolness!" Didn't they call the widow a 'kingly maniac'? The widow told them what a 'kingly madman' was! General Nie, General Peng, General Feng, General Lu, after the court meeting, the widow will go with the four of you to the autumn field to order troops! "If you want to talk about "The Ups and Downs of the Nations" with more like-minded people, follow "Hot Network or rd444" on WeChat to chat about your favorite books with more book friends