After a ten-day class, Huaxi was not idle on the day of rest, sitting in the house and embroidering two small flowers.

When Hongliu came in, he saw Huaxi sitting quietly on the edge of the couch, leaning on the fluffy pillow behind him, hanging his head, looking intently at the pattern on the flower shed, his thick eyelashes trembling like cicada wings, and his slender jade fingers were flying needles, and his fingertips were as smart as dancing on brocade.

The red willow approached and saw a three-inch dark gold-edged rich flower and a winged butterfly on the plain white brocade outlined by striped embroidered circles. Huaxi is playing layer by layer from shallow to deep, and the three blue are filled with rich petals, and the transition between the layers is soft, fresh and elegant.

It was the first time for Hongliu to see such an embroidery method, and I couldn't help but look at it twice.

"You're back?" Huaxi felt someone approaching, raised her eyes to see that it was a red willow, lowered her head and continued to embroider.

"Girl, I haven't seen this embroidery method before, I don't know what it's called?"

"Embroidery, Mama Ma went to school. It was originally used to decorate the corners, but I thought it looked good, so I tried to see if I could use it for the whole picture. If you want to learn, I'll teach you another day. This is not Huaxi's invention, but she has seen the whole Sanlan Dazi embroidery in her previous life, and this embroidery method has been popular since the Qing Dynasty. At that time, I only felt plain and beautiful, but I didn't expect that now I can embroider by myself, and I can't help but feel the impermanence of the world in my heart.

"Thank you so much, girl." Hongliu Fu thanked him, took out a small cloth bag and presented it to Huaxi, "This is what the girl asked me to find." ”

Huaxi put down the flower shed, opened the cloth bag, it was all some good rabbit down and mink fur leftovers, and nodded at the moment, "Yes, it's just right." ”

Hongliu said: "What is the use of these leftover girls who make winter clothes?" On weekdays, these are secretly taken away by the embroidery room, spliced together, or sold or used for their own use, today the mother-in-law in charge also asked me, I fooled two sentences, and promised some broken silver, she didn't ask again. ”

Huaxi flattened the cloth bag, carefully selected it inside, found a few suitable pieces and took them out for comparison, and nodded with satisfaction, "Next month is the birthday of the third brother and Brother Xuan, I have nothing to do, the spices are all received from the house, and it is not suitable to make incense pills for birthday gifts, so I want to make two pairs of ear warmers and gloves for birthday gifts." When the birthdays of the two brothers are over, it will be winter, and now this one is for the old lady. ”

"Ear warmer?" Puzzled, Hongliu asked, "What is it?" ”

Huaxi looked up at the red willow and said, "It's used to cover your ears in winter." There is a lot of fur material in this one, and there are still a lot left after the three pairs are done. I'll make a pair for you to see, and I'll go back and make a pair for each of you, and walking around and working outside in winter will save you from freezing your ears. ”

"Girl......" Hongliu called in a low voice, and the things that had been suppressed in her heart in the past few months came up again, and there was something unpleasant in her heart.

"Huh? What's wrong? Huaxi didn't look up, still keeping his head down and picking up leather.

"Slave, slave, slave ......" Hongliu was anxious, but opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.

Huaxi put down the things in his hand, "I see that you are a cool person on weekdays, why are you spitting today?" ”

"The slave maid is only temporary, the girl treats people kindly, prepares gifts for the old lady and the young master, and still thinks about the slaves and maids...... Slaves, slaves and maids will definitely keep the girl's goodness in mind......" Hongliu thought about it, but she didn't know whether she was ashamed or afraid, and finally didn't say what she thought in her heart.

"Peaceful?" Huaxi was stunned, and then smiled, "I wrote down your words." I will not treat those who are sincere to me......"

Hongliu nodded, "The slave is provincial." The slave will serve the girl with all her heart. ”

"Is Mother Liu back?"

"Just came back."

"You go down and get busy, and call Mother Liu by the way."

Hongliu withdrew, and after a while, Liu's mother came.

Huaxi asked Chunying to move a small pestle for Liu's mother to sit down, and then sent Chunying out, before asking, "Mom, can I find a suitable shop when I go out this time?" ”

Since Chuntao's matter was resolved, Huaxi asked Liu's mother to ask someone to find a shop in the city.

Liu's mother was full of joy, "It's a coincidence, my distant nephew lives in Wicker Lane behind Zhengyang Street, and there is a grocery store at the corner of the street that expires at the end of the year, and the shopkeeper is not a local, and he wants to go back to his hometown to retire and is not ready to rent." The shop is not big, my nephew went to inquire, and the rent is fifteen taels of silver a year. Although it is not on the street, it is fortunate that there are many households around, and it is close to Zhengyang Street, and you can see it when you turn around from Zhengyang Street, which is 20 taels cheaper than the rent of the shops on the street. ”

Huaxi thought it was good, and asked, "Are there any other fat powder shops around?" ”

"The slave went to see it. Except for Yipinxiang on Zhengyang Street, there are no rouge shops nearby. The slave's nephew inquired about the two large families living nearby, and the ladies and girls must have bought goods from Yipinxiang. The rest are small households, and the rouge gouache used for daily use is bought from street vendors. ”

"Well, that's the right place." Huaxi was not ready to sell high-quality goods as soon as she opened the shop, firstly, the funds were insufficient, secondly, the cost was too high, and large households had a fixed place to buy goods, she did not expect to be able to rob other people's business, and the positioning was to give some spare money to small households.

"But there is one thing, the slave maid still has to ask the girl to come up with an idea, and the shop will be decided, who will take care of it?"

Huaxi had already thought about this matter, and when she asked about it, she said, "Last time, I heard Mother Liu say that your distant nephew is eighteen this year, and it seems that he hasn't married yet, right?" ”

Although Liu's mother's nephew Liu Qigui Huaxi has never seen it, he has heard Liu's mother talk about it a few times. His parents passed away five years ago, and thanks to the help of Liu's mother, he asked someone to find a master carpenter to learn the trade, and now he is doing some carpentry work in the master's shop. Some time ago, he went to inquire about the shop, and within a few days, he sent the news that there was a letter, and Huaxi sent Liu's mother out of the house.

It didn't take ten days to inquire about this matter, and by the way, I inquired about the market of other shops, Huaxi felt that Liu Qigui was a person who would come to things, so she made up her mind.

"Girl—" Mother Liu cried, "what do you mean?" ”

"The cloves are not small, and they are not born in the Mufu family, and the deed of sale is in my hands. Her temperament is not suitable for staying in this house, and I want to find a good family for her to know her roots. ”

Liu's mother was overjoyed, "This is a great thing, Qigui's child is honest, and Lilac is right to follow him." ”

"Even if I have this meaning, I have to see if Lilac is willing. I'm going to say it's not appropriate, and you'll ask her what she means later. If you agree, you can find an excuse to go out of the house and take her to see each other in two days. If she herself also takes a fancy to it, let her recognize you as a godmother. When you become a pro-shop, it will be handed over to the husband and wife, and you will follow her out of the house, and there will be a pension in the future. ”

Mother Liu's eyes moistened, "Girl, the slave knows that you are for the good of the slave and the lilac." But we're all gone, how can we leave you alone in the house? ”

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The first more, the second more later~~~