"Stay away from me, I'll step on you in a moment." Qu Xiaoqi kicked the puppy lightly with his foot, it took two steps back, stared at Qu Xiaoqi for some reason, and then wagged its tail to rub Qu Xiaoqi's foot.

Ah Qing also woke up at this moment, rubbing the back of the puppy's neck with her eyes in front of her, pouting her mouth to express her dislike for it.

With some leftover ingredients from yesterday, Qu Xiaoqi simply made some lean porridge and mixed vegetables.

The puppies ate with them, and there was no dog food in this era.

After eating, Qu Xiaoqi began to study the hemp rope that she had seen at her uncle's before, which was made by people in the village.

This thing is easy to compile, there are many places to use, and it is very cheap.

Twine rope was used to tie the branches together, creating a simple fence.

may have to go to the vicinity of the uncle's house to see who is weaving hemp rope, and the people in the village are all gathered together to do some work, which is really convenient for Qu Xiaoqi.

This time, Qu Xiaoqi and Ah Qing acted separately, and now Ah Qing asked him to go to the vicinity of his house alone to pick up branches, which should not be a big problem.

Before leaving, he simply instructed two sentences, and left a back for Ah Qing.

At this time, Qu Xiaoqi didn't notice that Ah Qing's eyes behind him regained a trace of clarity, and then he hugged his head in pain.

It didn't take long for those eyes to become dull again, and he got up and walked back to the mountain in a bit of confusion.

Not long after Qu Xiaoqi walked along the river, he saw this woman weaving hemp rope, several women gathered together, some were doing embroidery, some were doing farm work, and some were eating there.

They were all talking about their parents' shortcomings, which caused Qu Xiaoqi to laugh for a while.

Aunt Caifeng sometimes gets together with the people in the village to share the news they have recently learned.

"Hey, you know what? Xihe, who went to the second daughter of the Qu family to make trouble before, was Li Laohan's mouth. Guess what's wrong with her? A woman with embroidered flowers smiled and seemed to say something interesting.

Qu Xiaoqi had already come behind her at this moment, and the rest of the women were looking at her, but she didn't see it, "What's wrong with you?" Sand in the eyes? I'm telling you, she's slumped in bed and can't get out! ”

"Oh? Didn't she have a son? She is paralyzed, what will happen to her son? ”

As if extremely dissatisfied with this unfamiliar voice, the embroidered woman frowned and turned around, "Who are you...... Qu ......"

When she saw Qu Xiaoqi's appearance, the woman was stunned, opened her mouth, and didn't say a word.

Qu Xiaoqi nodded at her, did not reveal the dissatisfaction of others talking about her behind her back, and said to the woman who braided the hemp rope: "Sister, do you still have hemp rope at home?" I want to buy some. ”

Hearing that business came to the door, the woman said with a smile: "Oh, you girl, before and after Lin Caifeng's aunt, you can also call me aunt, there are still at home, how many as you want." ”

"I want to make a fence to prevent the chickens from eating the seeds, I'm afraid it will take a lot."

Hearing this, the woman laughed even more merrily, and some of her swarthy face was covered with folds.

I think this is a lot older than Aunt Caifeng.

Before leaving, Qu Xiaoqi said to the embroidered man: "If you embroider a wealth of money, fortune like the East Sea, Wishing you prosperity or something, it may sell better, rich people like these pleasing ones, you can directly knock on the doors of those rich and noble people, sell to those butlers, and avoid the cloth mill earning you a fee in the middle." ”

"I can't read or write, I have mud legs."

Qu Xiaoqi originally wanted to write the characters directly on the ground, but then thought that his traditional Chinese characters were not so proficient, so he said: "It's close to the farm, and the private school is on holiday." There are always a few families with those treasures, take a few copper plates or a few eggs, and there are always people who are willing to write down these words. ”

The embroidered woman's eyes lit up, she was proud of her exquisite female redness, after all, only Miss Everybody would embroider.

Although the mother of Qu Lao's family is an embroiderer, she has never seen her move a needle and thread, and I am afraid that she will not be able to embroider.

A pair of embroidery can be sold for thirty copper plates, which is a lot of money.

If it is really as Qu Xiaoqi said, she can sell words to big families, maybe she will really make a small profit.

"I didn't expect Qu Lao's family to be easy to get along with."

The other women didn't speak, they didn't get any benefits, and naturally they didn't have much affection for Qu Xiaoqi in their hearts.

Besides, Qu Xiaoqi bought two large bundles of hemp rope, but it cost her two pennies.

The woman happily put the two copper coins in her arms and smiled at Qu Xiaoqi.

Maybe it's because almost every family can compile this thing, so this windfall makes people happy.

In this regard, Qu Xiaoqi expressed his understanding.

When I returned home, there were already a lot of large and small branches in the yard, but Ah Qing was nowhere to be seen.

Qu Xiaoqi lifted his heart and hurriedly went to the house to investigate.

She told her not to be tired, how could this person move back so much in such a short period of time?

"You're back?"

The clear and low tone made Qu Xiaoqi's footsteps pause, very smooth, without a trace of childishness.

At this moment, Qu Xiaoqi's heart was a little complicated, she knew that this matter would happen sooner or later, but she didn't expect that she would be a little caught off guard.

Ah Qing was sitting on the bed at the moment, looking at Qu Xiaoqi who had just walked in.

"You...... Who are you and what is your name? ”

After Qu Xiaoqi asked two questions, Ah Qing showed a painful look on her face, and then her expression became sluggish.

"Ahh Qu Xiaoqi hurriedly stepped forward to check, but saw Ah Qing smiling stupidly, hugged his waist naturally, and said coquettishly: "Pain, headache pain." ”

"Well, it won't hurt when you rub it, and the old doctor's son will come back in two days, and you'll be fine."

Qu Xiaoqi was a little unwilling, Ah Qing looked at him just now, like looking at a stranger.

This negative man!

Qu Xiaoqi suddenly stopped moving, Ah Qing looked up at Qu Xiaoqi suspiciously, but found that Qu Xiaoqi's face suddenly became bigger.

On the lips, it was soft and a little numb, and it felt so strange...... It's so warm.

But the dragonfly dotted the water, Qu Xiaoqi looked at Ah Qing's sluggish face, and felt a sense of guilt in his heart.

I was really confused by beauty, what was I doing just now!

As if fleeing, he turned and left the room, and began to struggle with the branches and hemp rope on the ground.

Qu Xiaoqi inserted a branch into the soil, tied a knot with hemp rope, and then inserted another branch into the soil, knotted it again, and repeatedly.

The long branches are broken, the short ones are thrown away, and the progress is quite fast.

But if you want to get it right, half a day is definitely not enough.

Ah Qing was next to him, and every time he wanted to come forward to help, he was knocked out of his outstretched hand.

After a few times, Ah Qing was a little aggrieved, and she didn't know what she had done wrong.

looked at Qu Xiaoqi like that, and Qu Xiaoqi felt uncomfortable.

It wasn't until Ah Qing's stomach gurgled that Qu Xiaoqi got up.

The porridge you eat in the morning is easy to digest, and it's normal to be hungry at this time.

At noon, it is white rice and mixed vegetables, and there is no meat.

There is still a piece of meat at home, but Qu Xiaoqi doesn't want to cook.

Ah Qing didn't complain, holding the dishes on the plate, that face, how to look at how wronged.

Qu Xiaoqi was a little annoyed and angry, and said, "If you don't want to eat, you're hungry." ”

"Willing to eat...... Wife...... Don't be angry...... "Ah Qing hurriedly stopped his chopsticks and dragged the corner of Qu Xiaoqi's clothes.

×, who can bear this!

"Then eat." Qu Xiaoqi's expression softened, after all, it was herself who had a weak heart.

Speaking of which, Ah Qing didn't do anything wrong, even if he really remembered something just now, he didn't take the initiative to leave.

Whether it is eating or the rest of his behavior, Ah Qing is the same as the stupid Ah Qing in Qu Xiaoqi's impression, and he doesn't look like he has changed back to a normal person.

Not long after lunch, Aunt Caifeng came over.

Thinking of what he was going to sew, Qu Xiaoqi's mood was much better.

This time, Zhang Jiayong also came over, looking at Aunt Caifeng's expression as if it was not very good, as if something had happened.

"Xiaoqi, did you teach others embroidery today?"

"How can I embroider, what? What happened? ”

"It's nothing, there is a relative who can do embroidery, and I don't know where to listen to embroidery to make money. No, come to my house to let my son teach her to write. I inquired, and other embroidery girls are literate and give five eggs! She didn't take anything, and she had that face! Not ashamed at all! ”

knew that this would be the case, so Qu Xiaoqi secretly told the embroidery girl that it would be good alone, I really didn't expect this matter to spread so quickly.

"How many embroiderers are there in the village?"

"Embroidery? That's not much, only five! We will also sew and mend some embroidery, which is only learned by everyone's young ladies, and they don't teach others. "Aunt Caifeng's longing for embroidery mainly stems from Qu Xiaoqi's aunt's mother, who has been an embroidery girl in the capital for a few years and has earned so much silver.

"Hmm." This is not a large amount, and it will not cause her any trouble, but it will make those who have gone to private schools earn a few eggs for nothing.

Eggs are not cheap, and you can buy two for a penny.

Qu Xiaoqi wanted to eat fish a little, and he didn't know if there were any small fish in the stream in the village.

"Are there any craftsmen in the village who can weave bamboo?" Qu Xiaoqi asked.

"Bamboo? Do you want to buy a basket or a dustpan? There is a family in the city, but no one in the village has this craft. ”

It seems that I will have to make a trip tomorrow, so I bought eggs and vegetables that can be stored for a long time.

When the two of them were sewing cotton and linen, Aunt Caifeng was obviously much more careful, and she was also a little stricter with Qu Xiaoqi.

Obviously, cotton and linen are the best fabrics in the village, and when I saw Aunt Caifeng and that Zhang Jiayong, the fabrics were all cotton and linen.

I went out on my own, and when I came back, I had so much rice, and I could afford to buy fabric.

Aunt Caifeng only knew that she had saved the life of the shopkeeper of the rice shop, but she didn't know where her money came from.

With her temperament of not asking much, Qu Xiaoqi was extremely relieved of her, thinking that if the soy sauce really came out later, she would really have to cooperate with Aunt Caifeng.