Spring in the south of the Yangtze River comes early, the peach blossoms are red, the willows are green, the grass grows in the wind, and everywhere is full of vitality.

Bai Qianfan took the oil-paper umbrella and came in, put it on the wall, and said to the two people in the room with a smile: "Miss Sun looked at the craftsmanship of Yuegui, but she was very happy, and said that the socks in the future will be embroidered here with us." ”

Yuexiang said happily: "That's good, there is another old customer." ”

Yuegui poured cold water on the side, "Embroidering a pair of socks is only five big children, but it takes a whole day of hard work, if we continue like this, we can only earn a few dollars a month, how can it be enough for us to live." ”

Yuexiang pointed to the red and glamorous wedding dress on the desk and said: "Don't we still have a wedding dress, this one alone is five taels of silver, as well as embroidered shoes and hijabs, and those who are happy to make money." ”

"But from the beginning of our opening to the present, the Communist Party has made this big deal, the population of the town is not large, how difficult it is to marry in, if you want me to say, you shouldn't have settled here in the first place, how good it would be to go to the city."

Bai Qianfan smiled dryly, "Wasn't it because there was no city gate here, it was convenient to run away at any time, and the scenery was not bad, it didn't matter if there were fewer people, let's buy a carriage, I will go to the city for business, and I can pick up people on the way to earn a few money for the road." ”

"Come on, do you know how much it costs to buy a carriage? How much does it cost to have a horse? Also, you are too solid eyes, look at the color silk threads we use, all from the silk mill to take the best goods, take the effort, there is no profit at all, other embroidery workshops are used in the medium thread, the price is the same, according to this, sooner or later it will be closed. ”

"Use high-grade threads, firstly, the color is good-looking, and secondly, you and Yuexiang are not so difficult to embroider, and the customers come to get the goods, and they all praise us."

"Can't you boast? For the same price, things are more than one or two percent better than other places. ”

Yuexiang played a round game: "It's okay, as long as our things are good and word of mouth spreads, business will be booming in the future." ”

Laurel snorted, noncommittal.

Bai Qianfan was about to speak, when he heard someone shouting outside: "Brother Fan, is Brother Fan here?" ”

Bai Qianfan raised his voice and hurriedly ran out, and saw Xile standing at the bottom of the steps looking at her and smiling, "Brother Fan, my kite fell off the tree, please help me take it down." ”

Bai Qianfan glanced up at the kite hanging from the tree, "No problem, you wait." ”

She tied her robe to her waist, held the trunk of the tree with both hands and kicked her feet, and went up like a monkey, through the dense branches and leaves, reached the kite with her hand, and pulled it gently, the thread stumbled on the branches and could not go up and down, she climbed the branch with one hand, leaned over, and wrapped the kite up with the other hand.

Yuegui heard the conversation outside in the house, hurriedly walked out, and when she saw this scene, she said to Xile very angrily, "Our Ah Fan is not your servant follower, what does the old envoy call him to do?" Such a tall tree is also told for him to climb, in case he falls and falls, can you afford to pay for it? ”

Xile knew how powerful Yue Gui was, and she was a little scared, standing under the tree and not speaking, his mother was not happy to hear it in the house, so she came out and pulled his ear into the house, "How many times have I told you, don't provoke that family, don't listen, you will be scolded." People are noble, what can you call, go into the house. ”

Joy weeps with a sad face, "My kite ......"

"Don't do it, I'll buy you a good one when I go back."

Bai Qianfan had already taken the kite down, "Joy, here you go." ”

"We don't want it." Xile Niang glanced back at her contemptuously, "You picked it up, give it to you." ”

Yuegui was so angry that she ran over, snatched the kite and wanted to throw it into her door, but Bai Qianfan snatched it back, "Don't throw it, be careful to throw it away, my aunt said, give it to me." ”

"Why can't you hear what's wrong?" Yuegui was a little angry: "If you want a kite, I'll buy it for you, why pick up what others don't want!" ”

"Don't you have to spend money to buy it?" Bai Qianfan hid the kite behind her back to prevent her from grabbing it again.

Yuexiang looked at them and shook her head, "Do you have something to say, is it nice to stand outside and make noise?" ”

Bai Qianfan grinned at Yuegui, ran into the door with a kite, and Yuegui was helpless and followed in.

As soon as she entered the door, she began to count: "It's not that I said you, although we are ordinary people now, but you also have to take care of your identity, you can't be called by cats and dogs, and you can't do dangerous things, the tree is so high, what if you fall down?" You're so good with everybody that kids are now seven or eight years old who come to bully you. Today he told you to climb a tree, tomorrow he asked you to go up the wall, and he didn't know what to do in the future, if this continues, you will become his follower. ”

"How can you say that he likes me, so he plays with me," Bai Qianfan defended: "I'm a kid now, don't I play with him, is it in the girl's pile?" Isn't that a goof? ”

"You're still young, what's wrong with mixing in the girl's pile?" Yuegui said: "You are still a girl's family, and it is inconvenient to mix with a group of half-grown boys all day long, if you want me to say, you are better to be a girl." ”

"That's not possible, I said it, a family has to have a man to do it, otherwise people will bully us, I know a little kung fu, it's convenient to walk outside by pretending to be a kid, even if someone wants to beat our idea, don't dare to act rashly." Later, you all find Lang Jun, I have a brother-in-law, and then I will be a girl. ”

Seeing that Yuegui was about to say, Yuexiang hurriedly interjected: "I think what Ah Fan said is right, in this kind of unfamiliar place, the three girls are not good at supporting a family, it is inconvenient for us to go out to do errands, and many things have to be done by her, and besides, they are a bunch of children, and Ah Fan can't suffer among them." ”

Yuegui sighed, "I feel sorry for her, I used to be a person who was so rich, I opened my mouth for food, stretched out my hand for clothes, hugged her back and forth, and now I can go up to the tree to pick up kites for people." ”

"After saying that you will be a brother and sister, you still regard me as a master." Bai Qianfan said, "Let's forget all about the past, just treat ourselves as Jiangnan people, eat the food here, wear the clothes here, and change the accent slowly, so that we won't be easily caught." ”

Yuegui snorted, "There has been no movement for so long, I think the prince didn't send anyone to find us at all, we don't have to hide or hide, just live a generous life." ”

Bai Qianfan smiled, "It's not bad if that's the case, maybe he married Huangfu Zhu'er as a concubine earlier, and he won't remember me at all." ”

The tone is a self-deprecating tone, but the smile on his face can't hide a faint melancholy in his eyes, no matter how long time has passed, as long as he has loved, he will always leave shallow traces in his heart. But to her, it was not a shallow mark, it was clearly a deep scar that could be seen to the bone. No one knew how she felt when she dreamed back at midnight and was alone in the dark licking her wounds.