On this day, the sky was slightly bright, and it was still rain and snow!

Qiao Sheng tidied up the carriage that the Su family had bought for convenience and pulled it to the door, and Su Jin'an and Luo Mingshu got into the carriage together with Wen Qian, who was wearing a flower cotton jacket and combing her horn braids.

Su Bai held the sword, supported the car board with his hand, raised his buttocks, and sat next to Qiao Sheng.

Luo Mingshu also prepared some small snacks and carefully wrapped them in oiled paper.

When the carriage came to the entrance of Luo Mingshu's hometown, Qiao Sheng stopped the carriage, knocked on the door frame and asked, "Boss, we have arrived at the entrance of the village, how are we going next?" ”

Luo Mingshu hurriedly opened the curtain of the carriage and stretched out his neck to direct the road: "Take the road on the left, turn right about a hundred meters until the end, and there is a small pond in front of the door." ”

After speaking, he got back into the carriage and said to Su Jin'an: Let's go to Cheng Yu's house first, this Cheng Yu is twenty-five this year, and one son is six years old. ”

Su Jinan looked at the scenery outside the window, listened to Luo Mingshu's words, turned his head and said with a smile: "Aunt Luo, you are in charge." ”

When she saw that it was Cheng Yu who came to open the door wearing a patched coarse cotton coat, Aunt Luo took the initiative to bring up the conversation: "Sister Yu, long time no see!" ”

Seeing that Luo Mingshu and Wen Qian were both wearing brand-new cotton jackets, their faces were ruddy, and compared with themselves, they were more like slaves.

Cheng Yu looked at Luo Mingshu with some surprise and said, "Mingshu is you, come in and sit." ”

This Cheng Yu's house is a five-room earthen house, and two and a half chickens in the yard are fluttering in the light rain.

Walking into the main house, it is a very ordinary wooden chair and table, but the magpie embroidered on the curtains is more chic.

A little boy in the room timidly watched Cheng Yu come in and got behind her.

Luo Mingshu looked at it: "What about Brother Yun?" ”

"It's cold this year, and the wheat seedlings in the field can't live, so you Brother Yun went out to find out if there was a job to do, alas!"

Cheng Yu said as he gave a few bowls of tea dregs water.

Luo Mingshu took out a small snack and put it on the table, then looked at the little boy and said, "Why didn't Yunbao go to school today?" ”

Speaking of this, Cheng Yu's brows wrinkled together: "This year's harvest is not good, and there is very little embroidery work, so I really can't take out two taels of bundles." ”

sighed, and took the initiative to care: "Sister Mingshu, how are you doing at the patron's house?" Cheng Yu also looked at Su Jinan and the others next to him and asked, "Who are these?" ”

Luo Mingshu stood next to Su Jin'an and motioned to Cheng Yudao: "This girl is my master, as for whether she is doing well or not, I think Sister Yu will be able to see it." ”

There was some envy in Cheng Yu's eyes: "You look much younger." He touched Wen Qian next to him again, "Xiao Qian'er also looks white and tender." ”

Finally, he looked at Su Jin'an and said, "This young lady must be a good customer who treats her subordinates well." ”

"Aunt Luo is not my subordinate, we are a family." Su Jinan showed friendliness, pointed to the curtain next to him and asked, "Did you embroider it yourself?" ”

Cheng Yu was a little puzzled about how a rich person could be interested in his curtains, and his mouth still subconsciously replied: "I embroidered it myself, and it has faded a little for more than a year." ”

"This magpie is lifelike." Su Jinan praised.

Cheng Yu was a little confused, and asked Luo Mingshu with his eyes.

Luo Mingshu smiled: "Sister Yu, we came today to ask if you can do embroidery?" My girl needs to make a batch of clothes. ”

"Of course, this is possible, I'm worried that I can't find a way to live!" Cheng Yu said overjoyed.

"Sister Yu, the Su family is quite far from here, you have to live in the employer's house, do you think it's okay?"

Cheng Yu hesitated: "But I still have a son and mother-in-law at home, and the child's father will come back in the evening." ”

Su Jinan told Luo Mingshu in advance that recruitment should not be too reluctant, and those who do not accept it cannot be forcibly invited.

So Luo Mingshu didn't blindly convince, but just sat down and introduced the salary benefits: "Sewing a set of the most ordinary cotton clothes without embroidery is 30 wengong, a set of 100 wengong is a simple embroidery, and a set of fine embroidery is more than 300 wengong." It also includes food and accommodation, three meals a day, and two meals with meat. ”

Cheng Yu shouted in disbelief: "With such a high salary, aren't you coaxing me?" ”

Luo Mingshu smiled and said, "When did I lie to you?" If it weren't for my good life, I wouldn't have traveled so far to inform my sisters. ”

"That's... Can you wait for my husband to come back in the evening to discuss? Cheng Yu was moved.

Luo Mingshu smiled: "This is naturally possible. Then he informed the address of the Su family, "You have discussed that you will come to report at this address tomorrow, if you don't come, I will treat you as a refusal." ”

Cheng Yu nodded, faintly excited!

came out of Cheng Yu's house, and several people went to five more houses, and two of them could only refuse Luo Mingshu because they couldn't leave. One family had to discuss it again, and the other two directly packed up their baggage, got into the carriage and followed along.

It was getting dark, and the snow was getting heavier. Qiao Sheng asked worriedly, "Do we want to go back now?" It may not be easy to walk at night when it is late. ”

"And the last one, it's very close, let's go back when we go, okay?" Luo Mingshu said this, but she looked at Su Jin'an, and her words were all pleading.

It wasn't a big deal, so Su Jinan naturally agreed.

On the way, Luo Mingshu told me about the situation of this family.

It turned out that the girl in this family was surnamed Gu, with a single name and a Ning character, and she was sixteen years old this year. Her mother was also born as an embroiderer before, and Gu Ning learned embroidery skills from her mother since she was a child.

Earlier, because of an accident, both parents died, and now there is only one person with a thirteen-year-old brother Gu Ping. Those who used to step through the threshold to propose marriage have never disappeared again.

Speaking of this Gu Ning, the other two aunts also spoke.

"Gu Ning has also had a difficult time in the past two years, her uncle's aunt is making trouble every day to marry her off, but in fact, it is not to adopt Gu Ping, so that she can occupy the Gu family's house and land naturally?" Aunt Lan said.

"That's not what you're talking about! Her eldest aunt is anyone, it is impossible to treat Gu Ping well, so Gu Ning has never married, just to protect this younger brother personally. Aunt Yun also sighed.

As he spoke, the carriage came to the courtyard of a three-room brick house and two earthen houses. The chimney on an earthen house was still smoking, and it was supposed to be the kitchen.

Aunt Lan shouted outside the courtyard: "Gu Ning, are you at home?" ”

"Eh, I'm at home." Voices came from the kitchen. The door of the brick house next to it was opened first, and a half-old boy walked out, looking at a large group of people, he was still a little panicked, but when he saw Aunt Lan standing in front of him, he calmed down.

said: "Aunt Lan, my sister is cooking, what is the matter with you?" ”

"Gu Ping, you let us in first, we have something good to tell your sister." Yun said.

How do you know that Gu Ping turned his head to look at the kitchen, lowered his voice and said to the two, "Are you here to kiss my sister?" As long as it is a good family, you must persuade my sister to marry. I'm not afraid of hardship, and I'll be an adult in three years at most, and I'll be able to stand out on my own when the time comes. I can't delay my sister because of this. ”

Luo Mingshu was moved: "Finally, your sister didn't hurt you in vain, but we didn't come to kiss today." It's to introduce your sister to embroidery. ”

"That's it!" Gu Ping rubbed his hands with a little blush. Then open the fence gate and invite everyone to come in.

At this time, the kitchen door also opened, and a clean and simple girl walked out: "I just fried vegetables in the pot and couldn't leave." Aunt Lan, Aunt Yun, why are you here? ”

As he spoke, he saw Luo Mingshu next to him. His eyes lit up: "Hey, Sister Mingshu, when did you come back?" ”

Luo Mingshu smiled and said, "I came back to you today." ”

Sitting in the hall, Luo Mingshu introduced Su Jin'an's identity and explained the meaning of the intention.

For Gu Ning, this job is timely rain. It's just that I have to be away from home for more than three months, and I can't take care of the chickens and the work in the field. And she didn't worry about leaving her brother at home alone.

Seeing Gu Ning's worries, Luo Mingshu asked Su Jin'an: "Jin'an, can you find some small work for Gu Ping?" ”

Gu Ning's eyes lit up, and he pleaded to Su Jin'an: "Yes, yes, this young lady, can you arrange some small errand for my brother, and it doesn't cost money, just take care of food and housing." ”

Su Jinan was a little embarrassed, after all, what kind of work can a thirteen-year-old child do?

Su Bai next to him reminded: "Breaking corn, picking potatoes, and picking cotton are still relatively easy ways to live, can't you just let him carry it?" ”

Su Bai's opinion opened Su Jin'an's mind. After thinking about it, he said to Gu Ping: "Do you see if you can do the job that Su Bai said?" If you can do it, I will give you ten cents a day, and you don't need to do heavy work, just do it for three hours a day. ”

"I do, I do, but what are potatoes?" Gu Ping nodded happily like pounding garlic.

Gu Ning and Gu Ping grabbed the only two chickens in the family and sent them to Li Zheng's house, so that Li Zheng could help take care of the family's fields.

In this way, five people came and nine people returned, and the carriage was crowded.

Considering the rainy and snowy weather, slippery roads, and the horse-drawn carriage being too difficult, Qiao Sheng, Su Bai and Gu Ping, who insisted on going down, all got off the carriage, led the horse, and followed the carriage.

Passing through the town, Su Bai went to Jufulou to ask for a carriage, and now, the speed became faster, but it was an hour's drive on weekdays, and it took an hour and a half to arrive.

Su Rui kept looking at the door of his house, his eyebrows and eyes full of worry and nervousness. Seeing the figure of his own carriage in the dark night, he hurriedly called Aunt Qin who was inside, and the two of them answered at the door with umbrellas.

A few people got out of the carriage, and Gu Ning and the four of them followed Su Jinan and the others in, although it was dark night, the faint beauty of the corridor and garden also attracted a few people to look around.

Aunt Qin boiled hot water in advance, and the three drenched men simply scrubbed with hot water and changed into clean clothes.

There are a lot of quilts at home, and Luo Mingshu took a few women to quickly clean up the west wing.

Gu Ping was taken by Qiao Sheng to sleep in the bunk in the upside-down room at night.

Everything was finally settled, and after Su Jin'an washed, she lay on the bed, and it didn't take long for sleepiness to hit.

In the middle of the night, poor Su Bai was driven to the ground by someone from the soft bed.

"Your status is getting higher and higher now, huh? I don't have a room here, so you can enjoy it first. ”

Smelling a strong smell of vinegar, Su Bai touched the tip of his nose, didn't dare to refute a word, silently turned out two futons in the cabinet and spread them on the ground.

"Lord Wang, you rest early!"

"Hmph..."Someone took over the big bed as a matter of course.