Chapter 293: Qingwen's Life Experience
Over the years that Xing Shuang has been at home, everyone has almost figured out her habits, and the girls in the family have never gone out much before, and the old lady has watched her closely. But the eldest lady insisted that it was better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books, and when the girls were young, she let the girls go out.
The second girl alone was taken by the master to see all kinds of foreigners, and the third girl loved to ride horses, and often followed the master out to ride horses.
Every year, the Shangyuan Festival beggarly festival never let the girls stay at home, and the eldest lady must take them out to play.
Although the old lady can't get used to this, the eldest lady always has a way to take the girls out, and every time An An comes back, and after a few times, the old lady doesn't squeak.
This time, even the second wife followed all the way and took the eldest grandmother out to see the lights. The second old man lost his temper and said that the eldest lady had a bad family style, but fortunately, before this word reached the big house, it was known by the old lady.
The old lady insisted on calling the second master to come to her and reprimanded him well, so that the second master did not dare to continue.
When the people saw this scene, they snickered again, you must know that there is only one second master in the second room now, and the others, who saw the eldest lady, don't say okay?
When Qingwen came back from outside, the attacker was calling the girl, and seeing that she didn't go out with her, she asked curiously, "Give you a chance to go out and play, are you back?" Who is waiting for the girl? ”
Qingwen took a sip of water and said, "Xiaohong followed." ”
The attacker asked, "Why don't you go?" ”
Qingwen was stunned and said, "People crowd people, and they go to do something." It's better to come back and embroider more materials, the girl's spring clothes for the coming year are important. ”
The attacker knew that she must not be because of this, and had the heart to ask her sincerity, so he asked: "How old is Xiaohong, and you actually asked her to serve?" If something goes wrong, who can afford it? ”
Qingwen sighed and said, "Hurry up and take your mother-in-law's temperament, my brother and sister-in-law heard that I was going to come out with the girl, and they had already made up their minds to block me on the road." The girl and my wife did not know about my house, and if they came up and pleaded, they let me go with them.
"You know my brother, he just wants some money to gamble. My sister-in-law is not a good thing, so I don't have to be embarrassed.
"Besides, Xiaohong has been better than me since she was a child, and the family has taken her out to play, she is familiar with the roads in the capital, and she is not like me, I have been serving at other people's homes since I was a child, where can I recognize the road.
"If there is really anything, Xiaohong will top me by ten. If I go instead, not only will I be falsely accused by my brother and sister-in-law, but if I get lost, no one will be able to find me. ”
The attacker knew that what Xiaohong recognized the road was all fake, it must be because of Qingwen's brother and sister-in-law, and she couldn't help but feel sorry for Qingwen.
She also bought it from outside, but she is very different from Qingwen. Although the family sold her as a maid, the family really couldn't open the pot at that time, and she had many younger brothers and sisters, so she, the eldest sister, naturally had to come out to do things and make a living.
Qingwen is an orphan, and her brother Wu Gui is not a brother, but an aunt and brother. The attacker sighed that he went out and still had a home, but Qingwen had to beg for life carefully everywhere. Compared to her, it's really pitiful.
Thinking of this, the attacker said to her: "If you don't want to go out, change Ming'er back to the girl, and if you want to go out in the future, I will follow." Although Xiaohong is clever, she is always a little smaller, and she really wants to serve people, but it doesn't work. ”
Qingwen said gratefully: "You can't be better, I won't hide it from you, I haven't been home since I came in." What are you and I for, and not because there are two bloodsuckers in the house? ”
The attacker nodded and smiled: "It's good to say it earlier, I wanted to see the lights for a long time, but I wanted to give you the opportunity, but you couldn't go." ”
The two maids threw away the matter for a while, and just did things quietly, waiting for the girl to come back. After a while, when the bell of Qingyuanju struck eight times, the girls entered the courtyard. Raider and Qingwen hurriedly stood up and busied, waiting for the girl to sleep, and said nothing all night.
He also said that Benjamin's side, the goods that were pressed by the dock were quickly rescued and sent all the way to the capital. Benjamin received the goods at this end, and the other end called Jia Yun and said that he would go in and thank his wife.
Jia Yun smiled and persuaded: "My uncle and grandmother are very busy at this time, just after the New Year, it is the time when you are riddled with redundant affairs, you have the heart to say thank you, it is better to do business seriously, let the family get better, and it will not be in vain for my uncle to help you." ”
Benjamin was embarrassed by what he said, so he could only press down his grateful mind and seriously pick up his goods.
When he came back, he brought some Western gadgets with him. Because he had inquired in advance, and was instructed by Jia Lian, he brought English silverware and leather products.
Although English leather products are still in the form of small workshops, they have surpassed those of China today in terms of tanning and stitching technology. In particular, all kinds of small leather suitcases, leather handbags, etc., are not available in Huaxia now. And the English leather boots are tighter and less airtight than the Chinese boots, so as long as the goods brought by Benjamin are well marketed, they will definitely not worry about income.
Benjamin is also smart, he kept in mind what Xing Shuang said, "In China, the emphasis is on the word relationship", and after sorting out the goods, he insisted that Jia Yun brought back a lot of goods, saying that it was a gift for his wife and girls.
Xing Shuang accepted the gift, and Le's mouth couldn't close, so she hurriedly asked the girls to pick some too.
This is the first time Lin Daiyu has seen "fresh" Western things, and the one she sees the most on weekdays is the Western clock in her aunt's house. Now this table, small box, and small handbag are novel and tight.
She walked around the table, watching her sisters all selecting, and couldn't help but ask her aunt, "These are all sent by the merchant last time?" ”
Xing Shuang lowered his head and smiled at her: "Yes, he was also your brother's classmate, but his family was in a bad situation, so he did some business for the family." What he brought with him were all good things, even goods that were extremely expensive in England. You see this silverware, and this leather chest, in England it takes a very good craftsman to make it so finely. ”
Daiyu touched the box in front of her with her hand, and sighed in her heart Sure enough, even the corners of this box are wrapped in a thick piece of yellow metal, isn't it gold?
"Auntie, this piece is gold?"
Xing Shuang looked at it and smiled: "That's not it, this is brass." This suitcase has been used for a long time, and the four corners are inevitably worn, so a piece of copper is wrapped in the four corners to protect. Iron sheets are easy to rust, and copper sheets rust more slowly, so they are easier to preserve. 2k reading network