Chapter 332: Do you care about the rice?
Recently, there have been a lot of things, Xiao Man has a headache and irritability, plus more than one embroidery girl proposed to go home, which made Xiao Man more and more irritable today, and it happened that Lu Li told her about this matter at this time, which didn't make her even more angry.
After all, they have no obligation or responsibility to help Canglan, and now that a thousand difficulties have come, they are worried about how to help, and at the same time, they have to resist the trapping of the locals, which is too chilling.
But before Xiao Man walked out of the door, he was grabbed by Lu Li and persuaded: "Xiao Man, I have already handed over those little gangsters to the Fu Yin Yamen, and the Yamen will deal with it, don't worry, okay?" β
"But this group of people has been arrested, what about the rest?" Xiao Man turned his head, frowned and looked at the other party, angry and helpless, worried: "What if someone else wants to do something?" You can't keep watch over the garden every day, can you? β
The secret guard is used to protect Lu Li's safety in the dark, but it is not to appear in the sun to take care of those wild things.
Lu Li disagreed, got up and said, "There are lessons from these people, and the rest of the people don't dare to do it again." Xiaoman, you can rest assured, those people are far from being my opponents, besides, my garden is almost ready, as long as everything is ready, even if someone comes, it will not be destroyed at all. β
After some persuasion from the other party, Xiao Man finally let go of his intention to tell the king, and said helplessly: "Okay, since you have confidence, then I will suppress this matter for the time being." β
As she spoke, she raised her head and said solemnly: "But if such a thing happens again, I will definitely go to the king immediately, and then ask to return to China." β
There are too many things and too complicated, and the difficulties that need to be faced are becoming more and more beyond imagination, Xiaoman is really tired, never tired, so tired that she wants to give up this matter.
"Xiaoman." Lu Li couldn't help but become serious when he heard the other party's words, covered the other party's cheek with his big hand, and frowned slightly, "Since we are here, we must go back after we have done something, this has nothing to do with face and dignity, just keep your promise, don't give up because it's too difficult, you know?" β
"I know, it's just me... I felt like I couldn't hold on. As he spoke, Xiao Man stepped forward and leaned on the man's chest, his head lowered, and his voice was low, with a hint of crying.
Seeing this, Lu Li took the woman into his arms, didn't say anything, just kept hugging him, and then gently patted the other party's back, so as to comfort the other party.
The two hugged each other like this, although neither of them spoke, but this hug was enough to comfort the two, so that they could cheer up in the difficult situation and get up and fight again.
The study was quiet, and the two could only hear each other's breathing, until someone came to the study to find Xiaoman, Lu Li let go of his embrace, patted each other's shoulders, and said softly: "Go, I should go back too, and I will come back to see you in two days." β
"Then you stay safe." Xiao Man instructed with some unease.
She sent Lu Li to the door and watched the other party leave on horseback, until the other party was far away, and the back was small and could no longer be seen, and Xiao Man reluctantly turned around and left.
On the way back to the inner courtyard, Jade on the side said: "Madame and Grandpa Guo are reluctant to give up each other, so why doesn't Grandpa Guo just live in the mansion?" In this way, madam, you can also meet with Grandpa Guo every day. β
"There are too many people outside and too miscellaneous, if Lu Li doesn't take care of it personally, maybe there will be some chaos." Xiao Man explained, and then sighed: "We were kind enough to help them, but they came to make trouble, it's really ...... It's really kind and not rewarded. β
Pearl and Jade, who didn't know what was going on, looked at each other and couldn't help asking, "What happened?" β
Xiao Man told what he had just learned from Lu Li's mouth, and the more he talked, the more angry he became, and finally he simply turned around and complained to the two: "What do you say, what are these people trying to do?" Is it just because you don't like a person to look at, and then you have to secretly stumble? β
Jade is an anxious child, and her first reaction after hearing this incident was to stomp her feet, get angry, and say indignantly: "That's it!" A bunch of heartless people! β
"Madame, don't be angry with these white-eyed wolves, according to the slaves, they are just jealous of the grandfather of the country, so they are doing these tricks." Pearl persuaded: "But fortunately, Grandpa Guo found out in time and sent these people to the mansion, so as not to worry about preventing these villains in the future." β
Hearing this, Xiao Man sighed and nodded in response: "Indeed, there is no need to put this person in the future, but I don't know if there will be other people-"
"Anyone else or what?" Suddenly, a voice next to him interrupted Xiao Man's words, startling the three people who were gathering to talk.
Xiao Man turned around and found that it was Wang Youhe standing behind him, and he didn't know when Wang Youhe came and how much he heard...... I saw the other party looking at him with a smile, innocent and curious, as if he didn't know how scary his sudden appearance was.
When Wang Youhe saw that he was discovered, he laughed twice, and said curiously: "Sister Xiaoman, what were you talking about just now?" Somebody else or something...... What the hell is going on? β
"It's fine." Xiao Man waved his hand, then turned around and walked forward side by side with the other party, "What I asked you to do, how is it going now?" Can you recruit anyone who wants to learn embroidery? β
Because she didn't recruit anyone a few times before, Xiaoman had to lower her requirements again and again, if she couldn't recruit the right talent, she was ready to let Wang Youhe and more than a dozen embroidery girls go back to Beijing first, after all, it was useless to keep them here, just suffer with herself.
Speaking of this, Wang Youhe was slightly excited: "It's recruited!" Didn't I just ask someone to call Sister Xiaoman? I just want to tell you about it. β
"What kind of person does he really want to learn?" Because of the lessons learned from the previous times, Xiao Man was no longer as excited as he was at the beginning, and his tone and expression were faint.
"This time, a total of ten students were recruited, both men and women, young and old, according to their own words, they all want to learn, how specific, Sister Xiaoman is better to see it in person." Wang Youhe didn't dare to talk too much, for fear that he would disappoint Xiaoman.
Xiao Man nodded, thinking: This embroidery art is not only for women to learn, if the man who came this time really has that mind and talent, it may not be impossible to teach him.
Just thinking about it, the group arrived at the door of the main hall, and the two little maids opened the curtain of the door and welcomed the group in.
I saw ten men and women dressed as typical Canglan people standing in the main hall, they were lined up, everyone was facing, old and young faces showed shy smiles, and a few cramped palms, it could be seen that they were very nervous.
After looking left and right, Xiao Man had a bottom in his heart, and then sat in the right seat and asked these people to introduce themselves first.
"Hello county lord, my name is Wang Dacui, and I live in Ximenβ"
"Wait a minute." Xiao Man raised his hand and interrupted, and said apologetically: "Just introduce your name and age, explain why you came to learn embroidery, and what kind of expectations you have, and the rest don't need to be introduced." β
The man nodded hurriedly, and then introduced according to what Xiaoman said: "My name is Wang Dacui, and I am Chinese New Year's Eve second today, the reason why I came to learn embroidery is to make money, and I have no other ideas." β
This person is honest, Xiao Man smiled, and nodded to the next one to introduce himself.
Ten people said that their requirements and purposes are similar to Wang Dacui, regardless of men, women and children, they all want to learn well as soon as possible, and then be able to make money.
"Everyone has been introduced, and I have a basic understanding of everyone's situation." Xiao Man sat on the right seat, his back straight, and said seriously: "Of course, there is nothing wrong with the idea of wanting to make money, but I must tell everyone one thing before I start." β
"Learning this craft is a very boring process, according to ordinary people, the shorter the learning time, the worse the craft, as long as the longer you learn, the more skills you master, the more money you can make, you know?"
After saying this, Xiao Man asked again: "Now, those who still want to continue studying stay, and those who are disappointed in this can leave." β
The ten people in the hall looked left and right, and a few of them hesitated to move a few times, and then resolutely left, seeing that some people had already left, and the rest of them couldn't hold back, and turned around and left.
Until the end, there were only two people who remained firmly.
One of them is Wang Dacui, who introduced himself at the beginning, and the other is a very young man named He Miao.
Ten people, in the end, there were only two people left, although some are better than no one, but Xiao Man still has some bottom in his heart, and he can't help but think about it, and decided to test the firmness of these two people.
"Are you sure you want to start learning this craft?" Xiao Man leaned over slightly, his face was very solemn, and asked again: "If you start now, you may not be able to become a teacher for a year or two, and you have to do very boring procedures all the time, are you sure you want to start learning?" β
He Miao nodded motionlessly, her eyes were very firm, "Yes, I want to learn." β
And Wang Dacui, who was standing beside him, scratched his head, frowning as if he was a little hesitant, but his mouth opened and closed but he couldn't speak, which made Xiaoman a little anxious, so she had to take the initiative to ask: "Dacui, what do you think, do you want to stay?" β
"I... Of course I wanted to stay, but... But, but my ...... "Da Cui is stumbling, I don't know what I'm embarrassed about."
Jade on the side was anxious, "What's the matter, you just say it!" You're so stumbling, who knows what you're trying to say! If you have any difficulties, Madame will definitely help you, just say it! β
Hearing this, Da Cui looked up at Xiao Man, swallowed his saliva, laughed twice, and asked very embarrassedly: "The county lord...... You, do you have food here? β