Shortly after noon, Wu Niang did not take a nap. She sat on an embroidery stand by the window, embroidering a tent. Pursed lips and looked focused.

Waiting for her was the big girl Yugui.

Yugui and Yuzhu were originally served by Aunt Cui's side, but when they were in Shandong, Aunt Cui thought that a few maids around Wuniang were not stable enough, so she gave Yugui to Wuniang.

Compared with Yuzhu, Yugui's temperament is actually a little soft, but she is always quiet, which is diametrically opposed to Wu Niang's temperament. Although Aunt Cui has not read, she also understands the truth of being close to Zhu Zhechi.

Yugui was a little stunned and watched Wu Niang crouching on the embroidery frame and threading the needle, but her mind didn't know where she had drifted, and she didn't even hear Wu Niang raise her head.

"Yugui!" Wu Niang shouted at a loud voice.

Yugui finally came back to his senses: "What's the matter, Miss?" ”

Wu Niang looked at Yugui suspiciously: "What's wrong with you today?" I've been standing by my side all day, but my soul is not there, so I'll ask you to help me find out if there is any yellow embroidery thread. ”

Wu Niang picked a pale yellow thread on her finger.

"Eh, slave and maid are going." Yugui took the thread in Wu Niang's hand and turned around hurriedly.

After a while, he took out a shaft for Wu Niang that was almost inseparable from the thread: "Miss, that yellow embroidery thread is gone, why don't you use this?" These two colors are about the same and should not be noticeable. ”

Wu Niang frowned, took the embroidery thread in Yugui's hand with a slightly newer color, compared it carefully, shook her head and said, "No, this is my sister's dowry, don't be sloppy." Otherwise, what if the people in the in-laws see the joke? You can help me go to my wife and sister and ask if there is anything like this, but if there is none, I will send someone out to buy it. ”

Yugui took the embroidery thread that Wu Niang handed back, in fact, the colors of the two threads are really close, and you can't see it at all if you don't look carefully. It's just that the shaft in my hand is wrapped around the shaft, so it looks darker.

Yugui sighed and looked at Wu Niang. Some want to say and stop.

Wu Niang only cared about threading her head, but she didn't see it, and Yugui finally spoke: "Miss." You've been embroidering the dowry for Miss Three for several days. You...... Aren't you busy with your own? ”

"Own? What's your own? Wu Niang didn't raise her head, and said casually.

"Your own marriage." Yugui said urgently.

Wu Niang's hand paused, and then she passed the needle through the silky silk as if she had not heard it, and then said softly after half a sound: "What do I have to do with myself?" Could it be that I can still be my own master? In the end, I didn't want to listen to the lord and the lady, so I just didn't want to. ”

Yugui simply walked in front of Wu Niang: "Miss, the second miss and the third miss have already decided to be married, and they are all good people." Now you're left in the third room. But you have been embroidering here all day, and you have not even seen the face of your wife. And how can she be anxious for you to carefully choose for you. ”

Wu Niang's lips pursed, and she said coldly: "She is not my mother!" How can you plan for me? Don't look at her as good to my sister, isn't it because my sister has the eyes of the Queen Mother? If it weren't for the Queen Mother. What do you think my third sister will be able to get? Isn't what she is most accustomed to doing is one thing on the surface and one thing behind her? I want to be at the beginning. I picked up my aunt in a bad way, and I thought my aunt would have a good life in the future, but what happened? ”

Wu Niang's eyes were red, afraid of dripping tears on the embroidery frame, Wu Niang quickly stood up: "I haven't stopped since the second day!" I'm already very well-behaved and obedient, what else? ”

"Shh-" Yugui hurriedly said: "Miss, be quiet, now most of us are surrounded by lady's people." ”

Wu Niang took a deep breath and wiped her tears, but her voice was quieter: "They all say that my aunt is a bad person, and she is innocent of death." But she's my own mother, and I don't believe she can really do that kind of thing. The third sister and the fifth brother must have been deceived by Mrs. ”

Yugui bowed his head and said nothing.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it. Now that my aunt has escaped, maybe she will have a good life, and she doesn't have to stay here to be angry with her. Wu Niang collected her tears and sat down again, "By the way, didn't you go out of the house to see some of your countrymen yesterday?" Look at your soul today, but because something happened at home? ”

Yugui's face turned pale when he heard this, and when he saw Wu Niang looking at him with some doubts, he barely squeezed out a smile: "No, my family is very good." ”

Wu Niang didn't ask: "You are also a good fate, your hometown was separated from your family by a big flood, and finally sold to the Wang family." I don't want to end up with my father and mother in the family, but I found it, and it can be regarded as having a foundation. Unlike Yuzhu, she ......."

Wu Niang's expression darkened.

When Yugui heard this, his heart was a little desolate, he heard that Yuzhu committed suicide by biting his tongue in prison, and finally the corpse was unclaimed, and he didn't know what the situation would be like in the future.

Yugui felt a little chill in her heart, she thought of the so-called "fellow villager" she saw yesterday, and thought of her father and mother in her hometown who wrote a letter a while ago to say that her sister-in-law had just given birth to a big fat boy in the family, and her brother had made some money in business, and the family asked her to find a way to ask the master for a favor, so that they could redeem her and reunite the family.

Her father and mother, her brother who has loved her since she was a child, and her sister-in-law and nephew, who I heard to be very virtuous and capable, and her nephew who was born not long ago......

Yugui sorrow comes from it. She has always done her duty, just hoping that the family will be safe and secure, so that she can fill her stomach, but why does she refuse to let her go?

At this time, a knock on the door outside interrupted Yugui's thoughts, she restrained her expression, went to open the door, and outside the door stood the maid Qingdai in Xue's room.

Yugui hurriedly turned around and said, "Miss, Sister Qingdai is here." With that, he welcomed Qingdai in.

Wu Niang only glanced up at Qing Dai slightly, nodded, and was busy with the work in her hands again, looking like she had no time to take care of him.

Qing Dai stepped forward and saluted, and said with a smile: "Fifth Miss, Madam asked me to ask if you want to go to the Great Compassion Temple with her tomorrow." ”

Wu Niang shook her head: "I'm not feeling well, so I won't go." Then he said no more.

Wu Niang generally does not go out except for the activities that must be attended, Qingdai got the expected answer, and did not stay long, smiled and bowed before retreating.

After Qingdai left, Yugui glanced at Wu Niang, bit her lip and hesitated for a long time, and finally made up her mind to walk up to Wu Niang and whispered: "Miss, you will go out with Mrs. tomorrow, right?" ”

Wu Niang frowned: "I don't want to go, those people look at me like I have three heads and six arms on my body, I feel uncomfortable." "Since Wu Niang hurt the face of the county lord of Huilan, every time she appears in front of everyone, no matter how low-key she is, there are always people who will look at her openly and secretly, making her feel uncomfortable, which is why she doesn't want to go out with the Xue family.

The stares of those people were like knives that she couldn't stand it, and she preferred to embroider at home.

Yugui was a little anxious, and finally simply leaned into Wu Niang's ear and said a few words.

I don't want Wu Niang to hear this, the needle in her hand pierced her hand, but she had no time to care about this at the moment, so she hurriedly turned around and stared at Yugui, and said excitedly: "What you said is true?" My aunt is ...... She ......"

Yuzhu nodded: "I went to see ...... yesterday When I met my fellow countryman, I happened to meet my aunt, and she said that she wanted you to find a way to meet her, and she still had something to explain to you. ”

"Auntie, how is she now? Where do you live? Do you have any silver on you? Did you go hungry or cold? Wu Niang said to the end, her voice was a little crying.

Yugui was afraid that her crying would attract people outside, so she hurriedly took out a handkerchief and handed it to Wu Niang: "Miss, you are quiet, auntie, she ...... You'll know when you see it. ”

Wu Niang also realized that she couldn't attract others, so she hurriedly covered her mouth with a handkerchief, but her eyes were bright and shiny: "Then when can I see her?" ”

Yugui said in a low voice: "Aunt can't enter the mansion, so you can only have a chance when you leave the mansion." My aunt said when you leave the house, I want me to send her a letter, and she can arrange it. ”

"Then I'll go out tomorrow, and I'll go and tell my wife that I'll go to that temple with her tomorrow." Wu Niang hurriedly got up.

"Miss." Yugui pulled Wu Niang back, "Your eyes are red now, so people can know that you have cried at a glance, so it will make people suspicious, why don't you go to a basin of hot water for you to apply a compress?" It's never too late to wait for the redness and swelling to dissipate. ”

Wu Niang nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, I can't let them know about my aunt, otherwise my aunt will not be alive." You go fetch water. ”

Half an hour later, Wu Niang went to Xue's room, and Sanniang and Xue sat on the kang and talked.

"Wu Niang? There you are? Xue was stunned when he saw Wu Niang, Wu Niang would not come to her if she was fine.

Wu Niang asked for peace, bowed her head and said, "Tomorrow, I want to go to the Great Compassion Temple with you." ”

Xue Shi was stunned again, and then said happily: "Okay, we can't ask for it if you are willing to go out." ”

Sanniang raised her eyebrows and looked at Wu Niang, but saw Wu Niang breathing a sigh of relief.

"Then I'll go back first." Wu Niang hurriedly bowed and was about to retreat.

"Wait." Sanniang suddenly called out to Wuniang in a warm voice.

Wu Niang paused and looked at San Niang.

Sanniang smiled at Xue's family: "Mother, I have some needlework to discuss with my fifth sister, and I will go down first." ”

Xue responded with a smile.

Sanniang smiled at Wuniang and motioned for her to go with her.

At a door, Yugui, who was waiting outside, hurriedly greeted him, but when he saw Sanniang also coming out together, his footsteps stopped and glanced at Wuniang.

Sanniang frowned secretly, and her face was not obvious.

"Third sister, what do you have to tell me? Isn't that the tent you want to embroider other patterns? Wu Niang asked.

"Oh no, you picked a good look. I just wanted to ask you what stitches are used to embroider the petals of Tilian to achieve that halo effect, and I see that your lotus flowers are very well embroidered, and I want to learn about them. (To be continued)